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Qaida’s J&K
chief killed
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in encounter
he chief of al-Qaida’s
J&K module was killed
along with two of his aides
in an encounter with secu-
rity forces in South Kashm-
ir’s Shopian on Wednesday.
A Major was among six se-
curity personnel and two ci-
vilians who were injured in
the encounter that began on
Tuesday. Condition of the
Major is critical. P 6
Uddhav dials
Modi for help
M aharashtra CM Uddhav
Thackeray spoke to PM
Modi over the delay in his ap-
pointment to the upper hou-
se by the governor. An NCP
minister said Uddhav sought
the PM’s help in resolving
the crisis, bringing to his no-
tice that if no call was taken,
he would have to quit. P 6
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USFDA to back
emergency use
of remdesivir
T he USFDA plans to anno-
unce an emergency ‘use
authorisation’ for remdesi-
vir, an antiviral drug used to
treat Ebola, which is being
tested in treating patients
with Covid-19. President Tr-
ump and Dr Anthony S Fau-
ci on Wednesday hailed early
trial results of the drug. P11
Govt in talks on
increasing FDI
T he Centre has begun
consultations with sta-
keholders on ways to step
up foreign investment into
the country, with commerce
and industry minister Piy-
ush Goyal launching dis-
cussions with investment
bankers, consulting agenci-
es and law firms. P13
`50k ‘no-mask’
fine in Ahd
T he Ahmedabad Munici-
pal Corporation has de-
cided to impose fines rang-
ing from Rs 2,000 to Rs 50,000
on street vendors, neighbo-
urhood shops, supermar-
kets and malls if their ow-
ners and employees are fo-
und not wearing face masks
from May 1. P 8
Flu drugs’ sale
T
flat over 3 mths
he sales of anti-infectives
—respiratory drugs, pa-
inkillers and analgesics that
are key drugs for influenza-
like illnesses—have remai-
ned mostly static from Janu-
ary to March, indicating no
unusual rise in flu-type in-
fections that might point to a
wider spread of Covid-19. P 8
UP shield for
corona warriors
I ncreasing the ambit of an
ordinance passed by the
Union cabinet recently, the
Yogi Adityanath-led UP go-
vernment said on Wednes-
day that attacking corona
warriors could now attract
a jail term of up to 7 years or
a fine of Rs 5 lakh. P 8
Boris, fiancee
have baby boy
B ritish PM Boris Johnson
and fiancee Carrie Sy-
monds announced the birth
of a son on Wednesday, just
two days after Johnson re-
turned to work following
hospitalisation for the coro-
navirus. Johnson’s office
said he would take paterni-
ty leave later in the year. P11
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day indicated a signifi- Punjab extends
New Delhi: In a major relief cant easing of curbs in New Delhi: The numbers of
for migrant workers and other “orange” and “green” areas lockdown till May 17 swab samples pending for
people, like students and tou-
rists, stranded for the past five
weeks due to the nationwide
post-May 3, with measures to
increase economic activity
and restore normal life. “New
P unjab CM Amarinder
Singh announced that the
lockdown/curfew in the state
tests in Delhi has gone up se-
ven times over the last one
month — from 470 on April 1
lockdown, the home ministry
on Wednesday allowed their
guidelines to fight Covid-19
will come into effect from
will be extended for two more
weeks after May 3, till May 17.
to 3,295 as on April 29.
Officials say this delay is
CRPF SI Md Ikram Hussain was buried in Delhi on Wednesday after he
died of Covid. His battalion in Mayur Vihar has been quarantined | P 2
inter-state movement by road
in accordance with protocols
to be worked out by states.
A migrant worker from Tamil Nadu
begs to be sent home from Mumbai
May 4, which shall give consi-
derable relaxations to many
districts. Details regarding
There will also be limited ea-
sing of restrictions from
Thursday in non-contain-
causing serious problems in
identifying positive cases,
tracing their contacts and Man waits for report HC notice to govt
in “red” areas will not be ea- this shall be communicated ment and non-red zones. P 6 even in deciding whether a
Delhi plans to bring sed much. As these currently in the days to come,” the ho- patient has recovered and he for 8 days, kills self over 30-day isolation
Bengal unveils dynamic
residents home
include several large cities
where migrant labour is usu-
me ministry said.
The easing of curbs is lik-
lockdown plan, P 6
or she can be allowed to go
home or not. A 59-year-old railway emp-
loyee who was quaranti- T he Delhi HC has sought
the state’s response on a
D elhi is working out a plan
to bring back city resi-
dents stranded in different
ally employed, there is a
strong possibility of workers
remaining confined. With
ely to be most evident in dis-
tricts that have had no fresh
cases for more than 28 days.
graded opening of market-
places and more shops than
has been allowed so far.
Delhi has 20 labs — 8 go-
vernment-run and 12 private
labs — that are approved for
ned and was waiting for his
Covid-19 report for eight days
allegedly hanged himself in
plea by a resident asked to sp-
end over 30 days in home qua-
rantine—rules stipulate 14
parts of the country. It will al- discontent running high “Red” zones may see only so- But this is being weighed Covid-19 testing, which is Firozabad Wednesday. A few days—after he came in con-
so facilitate the repatriation of among stranded workers and me relaxations outside of carefully. Sources said flights among the highest for any ci- hours later, his report sho- tact with a pizza delivery boy
people to their home states. P 2
FULL COVERAGE: P 2-14
hotspots. Cities like Delhi,
Mumbai, Ahmedabad and
and trains are unlikely to re-
sume immediately after May
ty in the country.
Some of the swab samples
wed he tested negative. P 8 who later tested positive. P 3
The Centre’s decision is economic activity being limi- Chennai, which are red zones 3 though more industries co- from the state are also sent to has a faster turnaround time. ples were being sent over the
significant as it comes days
before the second phase of the
ted, the Centre decided that
workers be allowed to return.
and have a large number of
hotspots, may experience on-
uld be allowed to resume ope-
rations and defence produc-
National Institute of Biologi-
cals in Noida, which has an
But, according to an order is-
sued by the Delhi health se-
past 15 days, wasn’t releasing
reports expeditiously.
lockdown is scheduled to end
amid indications that curbs Challenge for states, P 11
ly limited relief.
The Centre is considering
tion and ordnance factories
may restart. P 6
automated machine that un-
dertakes 1,000 tests a day and
cretary Wednesday, NIB, whe-
re majority of the city sam- 2 labs can test, P 2
Fbd curbs stop
even Covid-19
Aarogya Setu ‘OK’ must Mom, newborn
die as 5 hosps
Fresh univ session A 3,500km drive
from Chennai
govt lab staffer for central govt staffers refuse to attend from Sept, pending to Mizoram to
C haru Jain, a microbiolo-
gist with a government
Covid-19 testing lab in Fari-
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: All central go-
Cops to use new tech A 20-year-old woman and
her newborn died in Hy-
derabad after five different
exams in July: UGC take body to kin
dabad, was allowed to enter vernment employees were on to track e-profiles hospitals refused to admit Manash.Gohain Aditi R & Shilarze Saha Roy TNN
SC makes NEET must
from Delhi on Wednesday
only after several attempts.
But she was warned that she
Wednesday directed to imme-
diately download ‘Aarogya Se-
tu’ App on their mobile phones
D elhi Police is procuring a
new software to track acti-
vities on social media and in-
her on suspicion that she
was Covid positive, officials
said on Wednesday. The wo-
@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: The new acade- for minority colleges Chennai: At midnight on
April 24, when he began his
won’t be allowed back after
noon. Jain, who has a seven-
and confirm their status as
“safe” or “low-risk” before set-
ternet-enabled platforms, ac-
cording to sources. It will
man died on April 27, a day
after giving birth to a baby
mic session will begin in uni-
versities from September 1 T he Supreme Court on
Wednesday ruled that
four-day 3,450 km journey
from Tamil Nadu to Mizo-
Civic agencies try to
house workers, P 4
ting off for their work place.
Seeking strict adherence to
the directions for improved sa-
enable the cops to identify su-
spicious online profiles. P 5
boy, who died within hours
of delivery. On Wednesday,
the State Human Rights
and from August 1for those al-
ready enrolled, the Universi-
ty Grants Commission (UGC)
single-window NEET will be
mandatory for admissions
to medical and dental cour-
ram, carrying the body of 28-
year-old Vivian Remsanga,
month baby, crossed the bor- fety of all government staffers, “moderate” or “high” risk on Commission wrote to the has said in its guidelines on ses offered by private unai- 4-day-old found, 30
der nonetheless, unsure if the department of personnel the basis of “recent contact wi- concerned hospitals and examinations and academic ded minority medical and
she’d be able to return. She and training instructed all offi- th any infected person”, they the health department to calendar in view of the Co- dental colleges. P 9 couples for adoption
did manage to return home,
but she’s demoralised, just
like several others who face
cers and staff, including outso-
urced personnel, to run a ch-
eck on their status on the App
shouldn’t attend office and
self-isolate for 14 days till their
status is “safe” or “low-risk”.
begin an internal probe.
Her husband said that he
had tried to explain, but all
vid-19 pandemic. The pen-
ding university exams are to
be conducted in July. Pending X, XII exams
A four-day-old baby girl
was found abandoned at
Parthala roundabout in No-
similar difficulties, reports prior to starting for office. If the hospitals insisted on a The admissions for the ida. A police team rescued
Vishakha Chaman. P 4 their status shows them to be Safe workplaces, P 11 coronavirus test. TNN 2020-21 session will be con-
will go ahead: CBSE her and took her to a shelter
ducted between August 1 and
31, according to the guideli- T he board exams for Class
10 and 12 pending due to
home. Around 30 couples
want to adopt her. TNN
32 deaths in 1 day a record for Bhopal gas nes issued on Wednesday. It
has also been recommended
the lockdown will be held at
the first possibility and there ambulance driver S Chin-
victims’ Covid that universities may adopt is no move to do away with the nathambi did not dare tell
Maha; Delhi gets 125 new cases toll rises to 12
alternative and simplified
modes and methods of exams
to complete the process in a
exams, CBSE officials said.
The board is prepared to con-
duct crucial 29 subjects. P 5
his family where he was go-
ing. “I lied saying I was dri-
ving to Tirunelveli. I knew
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
NO. OF RECOVERED CROSSES 8,000 T he number of Bhopal
gas tragedy victims kil-
shorter period of time like re-
ducing the time from 3 hours mittees, are suggestive in na-
they would not understand
why I was taking a risk,” sa-
I
ndia recorded 74 more Co- led by Covid-19 has risen to a to 2 hours as well as offering ture and universities can ad- ys Chinnathambi. “All I wan-
vid-19 deaths on Wednes- Cases on Total dozen, with two patients flexibility of both online and just as per their requirement ted was to give a family the
Name of State/UT Recovered Deaths
April 29 Cases
day, with Maharashtra alo- who died at the state-run offline exams. The guideli- and prevailing situation. chance to bury their son.”
ne accounting for 32 of them Maharashtra 597 9,915 1,593 432 Hamidia Hospital on April nes, based on the recommen-
— the state’s highest figure in Gujarat 308 4,082 527 197 25 and April 26 testing posi- dations of two expert com- 6-month extension, P 10 Hero’s welcome, P 11
a single day so far — taking
the countrywide toll to 1,080. Delhi 125 3,439 1,092 56
tive in postmortem, reports
Ashutosh Shukla.
At 1,635, the number of con-
firmed cases were more than
200 cases lower than Tuesda-
y’s figure. The total number of
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
79
74
2,560
2,438
377
814
130
55
Gas tragedy victims acco-
unt for 12 of Bhopal’s 13 Co-
vid-19 deaths. A 26-year-old
woman from Piplani being
Irrfan, mighty heart & warrior
for great cinema, finds peace
Tamil Nadu 104 2,162 1,210 27
Covid-affected people in the the only exception. After 12
country now stands at 33,045.
Uttar Pradesh 105 2,134 173 22 deaths, the administration is
On the brighter side, more Rest of India 243 6,315 2,271 161 finally reaching out. “I have a
than 8,000 people or 24% of list of 5 lakh gas victims. We Avijit.Ghosh@timesgroup.com
Total 1,635 33,045 8,057 1,080
the patients have recovered are sending SMSs to those My friend...inspiration
H
from the disease. who have serious diseases, is eyes were multi-tas- & the greatest actor
In Delhi, which reported Covid-19 cases in US cross 1-million mark, toll like TB or lung infection. We kers. They could rage of our times...
two deaths, the number of will give them masks and sa- like a bushfire, be
fresh cases dipped significant- exceeds American fatalities in Vietnam war nitisers and request them to warm and tender like a
— Shah Rukh Khan
ly at 125 after a gap of four days.
A day ago, the national capital T he number of people infected by the pandemic in the US cros-
sed one million on Tuesday, while the fatalities spiked to over
stay at home,” said collector
Tarun Pithode. The latest de-
grandma’s lap and convey
the chaos inside a head for The charisma you
brought to everything
had reported 206 cases. 58,300, exceeding the number of US soldiers who lost their lives in
the Vietnam war. According to US National Archives, 58,220 Ame-
ath is Shyamlal Prajapati,
70, who suffered from diabe-
the world to see. Irrfan Khan,
who passed away in a Mum- you did was pure magic.
Gujarat hits 4k mark, P 11
rican soldiers died in the war from 1955 to 1975. P 11 tes and hypertension. bai hospital on Wednesday,
sourced his eyes — and that
lean, gangly frame — to crea-
Your talent forged the
way for so many in so
SAHARANPUR WAKES UP TO HIMALAYAS Fall in no. of te a cache of unforgettable
characters in both Bollywo-
many avenues... You
inspired so many of us
heart attacks, FULL COVERAGE: P 10, 12
— Priyanka Chopra
stroke cases od and Hollywood. He was 53.
Shoojit Sircar, his direc- ‘Bhaijaan has gone A love story that
T he number of non-Covid
emergency cases rushed
tor in ‘Piku’, broke the news
on social media. “My dear to meet our mother’ bloomed at NSD
to hospitals too has come
down drastically and so have
the number of deaths. This
friend Irrfan. You fought and
fought and fought. I’ll always
be proud of you…” Sircar
A lready mourning the re-
cent death of Irrfan’s
mother Saeeda Begum, his
I rrfan met his wife, Sutapa,
at NSD, from where they
both graduated in 1987. His
fall in the number of heart
attacks, strokes and emer-
gency procedures is not a
wrote on Twitter.
In 2018, the Jaipur-born
actor was diagnosed with a
family in Jaipur was devas-
tated a second time. “It ap-
pears that as Bhaijaan was
friend, Alok Chatterjee, now
director of MP School of
Drama, wrote a note on his
trend unique to India, and is malignant neuroendocrine unable to make it for the buri- behalf and slipped it to Suta-
probably due to less stress tumour. He underwent treat- al of our mother, he has gone pa. She told him to ask Irrfan
and reduced pollution, re- ment in London and recove- to meet her,” said younger to speak to her rather than
ports Rema Nagarajan. red to rejoin work last year. brother Imran Khan. using a ‘dakia’. P10
“Lack of unanticipated Irrfan’s latest, ‘Angrezi Me-
exertion,, reduced work-re- dium’, was released days be- to own a resume like him. ‘Ha- lished aesthetics that fetched
lated stress, and people spen- fore the lockdown and shif- asil’, ‘Paan Singh Tomar’, him awards and applause.
As a result of the cleaner air, for the first time in over three decades, the snow-capped peaks of Gangotri ding more relaxed time with ted to an OTT platform. His ‘Maqbool’, ‘Life in a Metro’, If Bollywood was his bre-
became visible from UP’s Saharanpur, an aerial distance of about 200km. For an entire generation that grew families would have helped mother, Saeeda Begum, had ‘The Lunchbox’ and ‘Hindi ad, Hollywood became his
up listening to stories from elders, it was a pleasant surprise. “These are the same mountains which can bring down emergencies,” passed away last week. Medium’ are marked by sin- butter in the latter part of his
otherwise be seen from Mussoorie,” V K Jain, forest conservator, Saharanpur division, said one doctor said. P 7 Any actor would be proud cerity of performance and po- glittering career.
2 TIMES CITY | LOCKDOWN-DAY 36 * THE TIMES OF INDIA, NEW DELHI
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020

43,370
WHERE DELHI IS
In thousands
REASONS BEHIND LOW
40
DAILY TESTING NUMBERS 35,519 TURNAROUND

LAGGING ➤ National Institute of

Biologicals, Noida, which

Number 8 12 30
Samples sent Reports 25,900 has an automated machine
for Covid-19 testing is taking
till date Pending longer than usual for testing
of testing
labs in ➤ Other labs extract the DNA
Delhi 20 16,605 from swab samples manually
Govt Pvt or through semi-automatic
11,601 system, which takes up to
5 hours
10
6,597 ➤ The RNA
2,711 3,709 3,295 extraction kits
2,621
667 496 956 for Covid-19 are
170 available in limited
0
numbers
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Graphic: Sunil Singh

HOME & AWAY: THE VIRAL MIGRATION Delhi govt’s 2 labs

can test less than
After Central Nod, Delhi Govt Readies Plan To Bring People Back To Delhi, Send Others Home
AlokKNMishra@timesgroup.com

New Delhi: Delhi government is

working out a plan to bring back stu-
dents, pilgrims, tourists and city re-
watch, such people will be subjected
to periodic check-ups.
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal
File photo
“She has been pleading with us to
bring her home. It is very difficult for
us to see her in such a state,” he said.
500 samples a day
tweeted: “The Union home ministry Delhi government will designate  Continued from P1 “RT-PCR test, which is recom-
has issued an order with regards to nodal officers and develop standard mended for Covid-19, takes five

sidents stranded in different parts
of the country due to the lockdown.
It will also facilitate the repatriation
of people to their home states from
the capital. After the Union home
ministry permitted inter-state mo-
vement of stranded people on Wed-
nesday, the state government has be-
gun the planning for the exercise.
The people who want to leave
Delhi will be screened and only tho-
se found asymptomatic of Covid-19
will be allowed to proceed. Those ar-
riving in the capital too will be as-
sessed by the health authorities and
kept in home quarantine, unless
they are determined to be requiring
institutional quarantine. Under
the migrants. We are talking to
other states. You will be informed af-
ter we complete all the planning.
Till then, stay at home and follow
the lockdown.” It is likely that Delhi
government will initiate an online
application system for those outside
Delhi wanting to return home.
A large number of competitive
exams aspirants from Delhi are
stranded in Rajasthan’s Kota dis-
trict. Their parents have been requ-
esting the government to evacuate
them. There are students also stran-
ded in Bengaluru, Pune and other
places in India. The number of pil-
grims and tourists stuck outside the
city is not known, but they are esti-
THE LONG TREK HOME: The people who want to leave Delhi will be screened
and only those found asymptomatic of Covid-19 will be allowed to proceed
mated to be quite a few.
Tagore Garden resident Arun
Singh, whose daughter is in Kota
preparing for her medical entrance
examination, said that most of his
daughter’s hostel mates have left.
A
operating protocols for sending and ll deputy commissions to six hours. Specialised man-
receiving stranded people. shall ensure no sample is power is required to perform
People in Delhi will be registered sent to NIB till May 3. The the task. We cannot expand the
with the resident commissioners of sample shall be distributed testing limits beyond a point,”
the various states. Transport is among the other government said an official at ILBS.
likely to be by road, and social and private labs, so as to ensure Dr J C Passey, medical direc-
distancing will be strictly followed that the results are received with- tor of Lok Nayak hospital, said
in sanitised buses. in one day of submission of sam- their lab is running the clock and
The government’s nodal officers ple to the respective lab,” the 70-80 tests were being conducted
will be in touch with the resident health secretary ordered. This daily. “We are in the process of
commissioners of other states for may, however, not contain procuring automated ex-
facilitating the movement of people the crisis of pendency of traction system machine
to and from Delhi. At the moment,
the majority of the migrant labou-
rers are staying in government shel-
tests results totally.
Of the eight govern-
ment labs in Delhi, five
0 8 which will help us scale
up testing capacity to
more than 400 samples
ters and it will not be difficult for the are run by centre and one GOVT LABS daily,” he said.
state government to identify those of them is run by the Ar- IN DELHI, Recently, the state
willing to return home. my Research and Refer- 5 RUN BY government made ar-
CENTRE
ral hospital. Some of rangement for sending

Dreams crushed, just happy Students stuck in city

them, for example the lab swab samples to private
run by National Centre for labs for testing. The head of
Disease Control (NCDC) and one such lab said they weren’t
AIIMS, get swab samples from receiving enough samples as

with 2nd chance to go back heave a sigh of relief

states like UP, Rajasthan and government would prefer to
Jammu & Kashmir as well. use its own lab first. “We are
“The Centre has directed us charging Rs 3,500 if the sample
to expedite testing for Delhi and is sent to us. If we have to go and
File photo we are taking measures to ensure collect the samples too, reim-
Pankhuri.Yadav@timesgroup.com TIMES NEWS NETWORK For parents of girls, it has been an especial- the same,” said an NCDC official. bursement amount comes to Rs
ly harrowing time, given their anxiety abo- Only two labs run by Delhi 4500 per person,” he said.
New Delhi: After a nightmarish month, Kishan New Delhi: The central government’s di- ut women’s safety in the city. “I come from government, one at Institute of RT-PCR testing for Covid-19,
Kumar and his family of six, who came to Delhi rective on allowing movement of stranded ajoint family in Howrah, West Bengal, and Liver and Biliary Sciences which has been approved by the
from Bihar seven months ago and settled in Najaf- people is a big relief for many students, espe- my parents have already borne a lot of (ILBS) and another one at Mau- ICMR, takes longer than rapid
garh to be able to afford a better life, finally feel cially since it is likely that the Covid-19 lock- taunting from my conservative relatives lana Azad Medical College kit tests and it requires special-
uplifted. The news of interstate movement of stran- down will be extended through May. Stu- for allowing me to come to Delhi to study. (MAMC), are approved for Co- ised manpower. Delhi had initi-
ded people being allowed has cheered him. dents from various parts of India and study- On top of that, my parents are now burde- vid-19 testing. Sources said ated screening of persons in
“I tried to leave the city earlier but was turned ing or preparing for competitive examina- ned with thoughts about my safety,” said their combined capacity for high-risk zones using rapid
back from the Anand Vihar bus terminal,” Kumar tions in Delhi were trapped in the city by the another UPSC aspirant, Chetna Mishra. daily testing is less than 500 at kit tests, but that remains sus-
said on Wednesday. “I have five kids to feed and no sudden declaration of the lock- Life has suddenly become a present which isn’t sufficient to pended as its results were found
savings to take care of them. Only people like me down and the suspension of rail- struggle. Requesting anonymi- meet the increased demand. to be inconsistent.
know how tough this time has been. I am glad we way, airline and bus services.
2 6 0 ty, a student from Manipur

In Noida, multiple
will now be able to go back to our village.” Supriya Singh, a civil servi- complained, “Our paying-guest
A fellow migrant, Sonu, said for a month he has ces aspirant, is delighted with accommodation is nice, but im-
struggled to make ends meet, even gone hungry for IN NO MAN’S LAND: The news of interstate movement of the news. A native of Rourkela in SHELTER HOMES mediately after the Covid out-
almost a fortnight. “The food we sometimes got stranded people has left several happy, and a few clueless Odhisa, she says she has been wa- FOR MIGRANTS break and lockdown, the owner

swabs taken, but

from the government was of bad quality, half-coo- iting to return home because she ACROSS THE is asking us to vacate. Three of
ked rice and dal with no salt,” he said. “I am more whom the announcement makes no difference. Mu- cannot afford any longer to pay CAPITAL us, all from Manipur, have been
than happy to be allowed to return to my village in kesh Pandey is one of them. “I work at a construc- the rent of her Karol Bagh apart- staying here for two years now.
Bihar’s Purnea district with my family.” tion site in Pitampura and the company that has ment. “My father runs a small Where can we go except home?

reports not in yet

The plight of the migrant workers has been a fo-
cus attention since the lockdown started. Nitin Pal,
a Chhattisgarh resident, said he came to Delhi ho-
ping to earn some money and has moved from place
to place in the city, from working at one construc-
tion to another. After the lockdown, he has mostly
slept on an empty stomach. “I know I will earn less
back home, but at least my children and I won’t have
to sleep hungry,” Pal mumbled. “As soon as the go-
ahead comes, I am leaving Delhi immediately.”
However, though suffering, there are many to
employed me gives my family and me our meals and business in Rourkela. Because of the lock- Hopefully, travel will now be allowed.”
makes sure that the needs of my children are met,” down, he has no earnings and the family is Managing essentials has also been tough
said Pandey. If our needs are being catered to, why financially under pressure,” Singh confi- during the closure. Debanjana Dasgupta, a
would we want to go back to our hometown?” ded. “My landlord has been insisting that I law student from Assam, stays as a paying
Daya Ram from Madhya Pradesh similarly said pay the rent and hence it will be better for guest. After the lockdown, it has been diffi- Shikha Salaria & with other suspected Covid
he was contented in Delhi and doesn’t want to go ho- me to leave for home. I only hope the states cult for her to manage food because she can- Snehil Sinha TNN patients have complained
me. Going home and returning when things are bet- now coordinate the travel arrangements not step out of the room. “If the government that they have been forced to
ter would be an unnecessary waste of money, he fe- and we reach home safely.” is facilitating such a travel, I will be glad to goNoida: Late last month, a 39- stay there longer than neces-
els. “I have a place to stay and get food every day. That Families have been living in tension af- back,” she said. “If the lockdown is being ex- year-old man living in Sector sary because of what they
is all I need in these tough times. My employers are ter separation from their youngsters due tended, it is any day better to be at home and 150 got himself tested for Co- describe as an endless wait
paying me my daily wage despite the lockdown.” to the lockdown and the ban on movement. not have my parents worrying about me.” vid-19 after developing symp- for their test reports.
toms. His results returned po- A major factor behind se-

Entire CRPF battalion quarantined

sitive on March 26, as did his ems to be the long waiting ti-
LOCKDOWN wife’s, after which they were me at the two testing centres

DOUBTS ANI
shifted to isolation wards,
first at Child PGI and then at
in the district – Government
Institute of Medical Sciences
of this 10-day quarantine, ho- Sharda hospital. (GIMS) in Greater Noida and
WRITE
Bharti.Jain@timesgroup.com
wever, he developed flu-like In the days that followed, National Institute of Biologi-
New Delhi: The CRPF on symptoms and was made to both the patients slowly reco- cals (NIB) in Sector 62. In ma-

TO US
To make your life easy during the coronavirus
Wednesday placed an entire
battalion — the 31st battalion
based in Mayur Vihar — un-
der quarantine following the
lockdown, TOI invites its readers to send their death of a sub-inspector due
queries at www.toilockdownfaqs.com to Covid-19 on Tuesday.
We will seek answers from the police and relevant As many as 45 others from
authorities. We request you to keep your questions brief. the battalion have also tested
positive and around 500 person-
You may also email your queries to lockdownfaqs@timesgroup.com
nel living at the camp, which
has now been sealed, had their
Answers by Delhi Police spokesperson additional swabs taken on Tuesday, the re-
commissioner Mandeep Singh Randhawa sults for which are awaited.
The development came
L CKDOWN Q My daughter and grandson amid suspicion in CRPF that
? FAQS will be returning to India from Sweden the primary source of infec-
after expiry of their visa in the last week of tion — a nursing attendant
June 2020 when flights are likely to be resumed. Will they have who had reported at the facility
to be put in isolation for 14 days even after testing when they from J&K on April 7 and lived
land here? -C S Raghu Raman under quarantine for next 10
It depends on what regulations are in force at that time. days as advised, before testing
positive for Covid-19 — had fai-
Q My parents are both senior citizens and live in Agra alone. led to strictly observe the qua-
I live in Delhi. My father has extremely low immunity due to a rantine, leading to contact with
heart condition. I want to know how I can get a pass to travel
FAREWELL: CRPF personnel present a guard of honour for their
colleague who died from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday
others personnel inside com-
mon facilities such as canteen/
toilets, before he developed
symptoms around April 17.
“It is possible that the qua-
rantine was not enforced
strictly and in line with health
ministry norms that require a
minimum quarantine period
of 14 days. The nursing atten-
dant was advised, as per a di-
rective issued by Director
(Medical) of CRPF, to be under
quarantine for five days,
which was later extended by
another five days. By the end
undergo Covid-19 test on April vered. But while the woman
17. The test returned a positive was discharged on April 16,
outcome on April 19 and he her husband continues to be
ny cases, reports have been
pending for 8-10 days, someti-
mes even more.
was shifted to Rajiv Gandhi kept in isolation. His medica-
Super Speciality Hospital. tion was stopped two weeks For Covid doctors, a
During contact tracing, it tur- ago, but he is waiting for a se- similar delay
ned out that the attendant ca- cond negative Covid report in The quarantine cloud
me in touch with 65 others at order to be released. hangs over frontline doctors
the camp, of which 32, inclu- “My husband’s sample on Covid duty as well. As per
ding SI Mohammad Ikram was taken on April 19, which protocol, after completing a
Hussain who died on Tuesday, we were told is now unusable. shift, doctors and other staff
came out positive. On Tues- After this, four more samples from Covid wards must be
day, 12 more personnel tested have been taken, but the first sent to a quarantine facility
positive, taking the total to 45. of the reports has come only for 14 days and tested. Howe-
“Given that 45 personnel ha- on Wednesday. His X-ray is ver, nine doctors from Sharda
ve come out positive a call was clear, other reports are nor- hospital, who have been in qu-
taken to seal the camp and place mal, treatment has been stop- arantine at Radisson Blu ho-
the entire battalion personnel ped, but he has to stay in the tel since April 14, are yet to re-
lodged at the camp, under qua- hospital with other Covid pa- ceive their reports. The doc-
rantine. All personnel, totalling tients unnecessarily,” said tors’ reports, all negative, ca-
around 500, have also been ma- his wife Pooja. me after a wait of 14 days from
de to undergo the Covid-19 test Like the couple, several the day their samples were ta-
and their results are awaited,” a others who have been cooped ken, following which they we-
senior CRPF official told TOI. up in quarantine facilities re released.

Quake warning shakes Indians stranded in Japan

to Agra if needed. Can I arrange for a pass in advance and use
it only if needed? -Ekta Bhalla
Movement is not allowed but you can present your case to
the local DCP and apply for a movement pass.
Bloomberg

Q Is sale of tobacco products and food items by hawkers Jasjeev.Gandhiok the 35-year-old structural engi- discovered 220 people who rier too,” said Sharma, who is
allowed during lockdown. It the answer is no, then please take @timesgroup.com neer, already stressed by seve- want to leave, but there must be in Japan on a three-month cont-
action in Malviya Nagar where this is happening – KD ral tremors these past couple hundreds more,” he said. Their ract with a car manufacturer.
No, it is not allowed. Kindly inform specific details on police New Delhi: Rohini resident of weeks in the city where he li- attempts at contacting the Indi- “Even for buying vegetables, I
control room number 112. Anirudh Mathur has been wor- ves. “My wife is tense. I wish I an embassy and MEA have not use sign language. Most people
king on a construction project had booked an earlier flight, yielded any results so far. “We here don’t understand English.
in Japan for a year now. Mat- but now I am trapped.” have tweeted or sent email to And with limited hospital beds,
Q I have a drycleaning shop at the DDA market in Janakpuri
hur was supposed to return ho- A Japanese government pa- officials hoping one of them lis- it is unlikely that Indians will be
and we provide pick-up and home delivery. Are we allowed to
me in April — his wife is expec- nel stated this week that a mega- tens and arranges an evacua- hospitalised.” Sharma’s family
open our shop? -Harit Kumar Mehta
ting their second child — but he quake centred on the Japan tion flight. Some Indians are al- of wife and three children live
No, you are not allowed to open your shop. is not only stranded in Japan, Trench and the Kuril Trench in ready seriously ill,” the busi- in Indirapuram and are worri-
but also horrified by the go- the Pacific Ocean off the north nessman claimed. ed sick. “I am almost in depres-
Q I am a resident of a housing complex and we have a gym vernment warning of an im- coast of the island country was More than 13,800 people ha- sion, helpless about them, but
meant only for residents. There are no suspected cases within minent 9 magnitude earthqua- “imminent” and a tsunami “as ve been infected by the novel co- there is nothing I can do,” de-
the complex and also no chance of ke and a tsunami thereafter. high as 30 metres” could hit ronavirus in Japan and around spaired Sharma.
Q I have a shop that crowding in the gym. Can the gym Like Mathur, hundreds of Hokkaido in northern Japan 400 have died. Though there is Amit Sharma felt the men-
sells stationery, be kept open? -S N Shetty other Indians are pleading and Iwate in the northeast if NO FLYING OUT, AS OF NOW no official lockdown, those with tal pressure outweighed eve-
gift and household No, it cannot be kept open. with the Indian ministry of ex- such a quake occurred. mild symptoms have been in- rything at the moment. “We’re
items. Am I allowed ternal affairs to be brought ho- Kamal Vijayvargiya, 58, a Ja- ant he couldn’t book a flight. Sta- if an earthquake strikes?” structed to stay home in self-qu- in a foreign land, trying not to
to open my shop? Q Is walking and jogging allowed me, but there has been little ipur resident, too found himself ying at the home of a client in Ja- Vijayvargiya has been co- arantine. Akhilesh Kumar catch the virus and there’s the
-Prashant Nair in gated residential complexes while progress on their request. in Japan at the wrong time. The pan, he said, “I found all flights ordinating efforts to bring to- Sharma, 43, noted that if Indi- added fear of the earthquake. I
Yes, you maintaining distance? -A K Menon “We are somehow mana- herbal products businessman booked and then within a day or gether all stranded Indians. ans fell sick, admission to hospi- barely sleep for four hours
can open Movement is not allowed but ging with the novel coronavi- reached there on March 18 and two airline operations were su- “By posting in several groups tal would be a problem because each day,” said the Noida resi-
your shop you can walk just around the house rus pandemic, but the quake fo- was to have left by April 22. But spended. We can stay indoors to on social media sites for Indi- they mostly don’t have medical dent, requesting the govern-
now. in a gated society. recast has frightened us,” said the janata curfew in India me- avoid the coronavirus, but what ans in Japan, we have already insurance. “Language is a bar- ment to evacuate them.
THE TIMES OF INDIA, NEW DELHI
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020 TIMES CITY | LOCKDOWN-DAY 36 3

HC notice to govt on 30-day isolation INME

Govt Issued Order 20 Days After Petitioner Came In Contact With Pizza Boy
Abhinav.Garg@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: Delhi high court
on Wednesday sought re-
sponse from the AAP govern-
ment on a plea by a man who
was asked to spend over 30 da-
ys in home quarantine after
he came in contact with a piz-
za delivery boy in south Delhi
last month.
Justice C Hari Shankar
issued notice to the authoriti-
es on the plea questioning
the manner in which Co-
vid-19 quarantine guidelines
are enforced.
In his plea, Amit Bharga-
va said he was one of those
people from the 72 families
who had come in contact
Spitting in public place: Govt seeks detailed info
with the novel coronavirus
infected delivery person. Sin-
ce the contact-tracing revea-
led he had come in contact
with the pizza delivery boy
on March 24, an order was is-
sued for his home quarantine
after the case was discovered
on April 15 — more than 20 da-
ys after he had first contact
with the delivery person.
Rules say that home qua-
rantine for 14 days is needed
from the day of exposure, and
not from the day a positive ca-
se is discovered.
The notice pasted on
Bhargava’s house declared
he was under quarantine
from March 24 to April 20,
which led to his neighbours
PETITION SAYS
Imposition of a 35-day
quarantine on a person
who had a single contact
with the infected person
appears to be arbitrary
questioning him as to
why he was not observing
quarantine since March 24,
said the petition, arguing
that the infected delivery per-
son was diagnosed with coro-
navirus only in mid-April.
It argued that the manner
in which the government cal-
culated the quarantine period
indicated “non-application of
mind” adding that once he po-
inted this out to the local autho-
rities, a fresh home quarantine
notice was pasted on Bharga-
va’s door on April 17. This time,
the quarantine period was
mentioned as April 14-28.
“The imposition of a 35-
day quarantine period on a
person who had a single defi-
ned point of contact with the
infected individual, and who
lives alone, appears to be ar-
bitrary and reflects non-app-
lication of mind.....Calcula-
tion and imposition of home
quarantine on the petitioner
(Bhargava) is contrary to the
guidelines for home quaran-
tine issued by the ministry of
health and family welfare,”
Veg etable
KENT Vegetable Disinfectant
the petition read.
The plea also sought di- Makes Vegetables & Fruits
rections to Delhi govern-
ment to strictly adhere to the 100% Clean
said guidelines and follow Removes Insecticides , Pesticides & Parasites
due procedure, “when issues
of liberty are at stake.”
HC, however, refused to is-
sue notice on Bhargava’s spe-
cific plea that the government
formulate a policy enabling
people in home quarantine to
access private labs for Co-
vid-19 testing. Justice Hari
Shankar said the court can’t
intervene in a policy matter.
Bhargava also alleged that For Demo, Call 9582-123-456 1 Website: www.kent.co.in
during the entire period, he
was neither tested for Covid-19
infection, nor permitted to step
out for testing at a private lab. Head constable Govt: Trials for plasma
commits suicide,
no note found therapy to go on in city
TIMES NEWS NETWORK nister Satyendar Jain. “The tri-

Karol Bagh tops list with on students stranded New Delhi: A head constable
with Delhi Police allegedly
committed suicide in the bath-
room of the New Police Lines
New Delhi: Trials for plasma
therapy will continue in Del-
hi though the Centre has said
al has offered a ray of hope and
the government is following all
laid-down measures. Only some
big institutions have the permis-

235 challans in 10 days abroad via online form office near Mukherjee Nagar.
Bhoop Singh was posted
with the IT cell at the headquar-
it’s not an approved treat-
ment for Covid-19 yet.
“Delhi government has alrea-
sion to conduct it,” he added.
The trial involves extracting
plasma from the blood of a per-
Paras.Singh@timesgroup.com Municipal Corporation Act. Atul.Mathur@timesgroup.com their return, status of arrangements ters and was staying at the bar- dy received Centre’s permission son who has recovered from Co-
“Despite the lockdown in place, required and standard operating proce- racks. Cops did not recover any for trials. It is conducted only on vid-19. Delhi government has
New Delhi: Karol Bagh has topped the more than five hundred individuals New Delhi: Days after the central go- dure for returnees, indicating that the suicide note, but sent his mobi- serious patients and all prescri- appealed to the recovered peo-
list of administrative zones in levying have been caught spitting and urin- vernment sought details from each Centre might launch a huge exercise to le phone for investigation. bed procedures are strictly follo- ple to donate plasma.
penalties on people found spitting in ating in open. It shows that some Del- state about students studying abroad bring the students back. One of Singh’s colleagues at wed before patients undergo it,”
public places over the last 10 days. Re- hiites are not taking the warnings and stuck overseas due to Covid-19, “Eventual return of these indivi- barrack number 8 grew suspi- said an official. The results will
cently, the fines were hiked to curb the about this highly infectious disease Delhi government has started collec- duals will require detailed planning cious when he did not step out be shared with the Centre once
menace which increased the risk of the seriously,” said the official.
novel coronavirus infection. “The violators are being challa-
ting information about them by uplo-
ading a form on its website.
by the state governments. Arrange-
ments will also need to be put in place
of the bathroom for a long time.
The cop managed to force open
the trials are over, he said.
Four patients who under- HAPPAIMES
One of the 12 administrative zones ned on the spot. In case the violator Apart from basic details such as for health check-up, surveillance and the door of the toilet and found went plasma therapy recently in
of Delhi’s civic bodies, does not have mo- the country and the purpose of visit, quarantine,” read the letter. the body of Singh hanging a city hospital showed improve- o 1
Rajesh Mehta
Karol Bagh alone acco- ney to pay the fine, Delhi government has also asked for The officials said the cabinet se- from the grill of a window. ment in their health conditions.
unts for 40% of total then the municipal their medical condition and if they cretary would also have a detailed Cops were in talks with the fa- The Centre has said plasma Knowledge is Safety!
578 challans amoun- officer has been di- discussion with state governments mily in Alwar and would arran- therapy is a technical work that
ting to Rs 1,000 each rected to obtain after the information sought from ge for a vehicle for them to reach is at an experimental stage and Read the paper to enhance
CENTRE’S LETTER SAYS your awareness and safety
which have been issu- proper address de- them was received. Delhi if required. Travel passes nobody should try this without
during these times.
ed since April 21. Du- tails from their Eventual return of these students Sources said Dev asked additional had been granted to them. TNN its permission, said health mi-
ring this period, identity cards. In chief secretary (home), principal se- Healthcare vouchers
will require detailed planning by
the north corporation case the violator is cretary (higher education) and to be won daily.
challaned 521 people not carrying any
the states. Arrangements
secretary (health) to work out a detai- Online video classes for Convert points to
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Agencies look to provide temporary shelter to staff

Haryana Now Digs Up Smaller Entry Points
Paras.Singh@timesgroup.com
Tarun Rawat Border curbs demoralising: Covid lab worker
Vishakha.Chaman old son she had left in the care of stay back at the hospital, who day) but today cops refused to
New Delhi: The trouble of tho- @timesgroup.com her parents-in-law, and the peo- will take care of my baby and acknowledge it,” she added.
usands of government staff ple whose test samples have rea- elderly parents-in-law?” said On Tuesday night, the dis-
who work in Delhi but stay in Faridabad: It was only afterse- ched the lab and who are anxio- Jain. She was relieved when, trict administration had issu-
neighbouring NCR towns in- veral attempts, and arguments, usly waiting for the results. by the end of the day’s work, ed an order stating that govern-
creased on Wednesday after Ha- since 8am on Wednesday that In between pleading with the hospital dean managed to ment employees, doctors, para-
ryana’s border districts further Charu Jain, a microbiologist cops at checkpoints, her phone seek permission from the local medical staff and bank emplo-
restricted interstate movement. with a government Covid-19 buzzed with texts and calls from administration to let the staff yees will be allowed entry into
Other than closing several main testing lab in Faridabad, was fi- colleagues who had been tur- cross the border to reach home. Faridabad only till noon on
border roads, stretches were nally allowed to cross the bor- ned away. It had become clear to But the day’s struggle left Ja- April 29 and no passes except
dug up at many smaller points. der from her home in Delhi. her that the staff strength at the in rattled and demoralised. Like those issued by the Centre wo-
The municipal corporati- But she was told that in line lab would be significantly less the hundreds of others who ha- uld be recognised. The orders
ons alone may lose 20% of their with the drastic sealing orders than other days. Her decision, Charu Jain with her toddler son ve been going to work because will remain in effect till May 3.
field worker strength, promp- announced the night before on though not easy, was firm. Her they are involved in one essenti- Asked about the border or-
ting its departments to arrange the Faridabad-Delhi border, she husband, a Delhi-based surge- me to her infant in the evening. al service or another, and yet deal faced by ESIC staffers, Fa-
for temporary shelters within LOGJAM: Border curbs led to arguments on Wednesday would not be allowed back home on, dropped her at the lab at “In the absence of any do- must face such difficulties. “The ridabad deputy commissio-
Delhi. A senior officer of South after noon, despite having an es- ESIC hospital. However, since mestic help, my mother-in-law mental pressure is too much. ner Yashpal Yadav said, “ESI
Delhi Municipal Corporation Corporation that has several zo- stopped allowing even doctors sential service provider pass. her work doesn’t get done befo- has to do everything, from hou- It is going to affect my producti- is our Covid hospital and tes-
(SDMC) said arrangements nes adjacent to Haryana, said to cross borders in the afterno- Two concerns raced through re 7pm, she had doubts whether sehold chores to taking care of vity. We were given essential ser- ting lab. They have special sta-
had been made in all four zones the civic body was trying to ma- on. Chaos prevailed on the Del- her mind — the seven-month- she would be able to return ho- the baby. Now in this case, if I vices passes yesterday (Tues- tus. We will facilitate them.”
at the community centres of nage with the curtailed work- hi-Faridabad border while se-

35% drop in arrival of fruits, veggies at Azadpur

Krishna Market, Lajpat Nagar, force. “We were coordinating veral smaller points in Najaf-
Kakrola and Green Park. with the neighbouring districts garh like in Kair village were
SDMC will also allow for permission. Now that it isn’t dug up using earthmovers.
stranded employees to stay in possible, it is better they stay wi- Several supervisors said fi-
hotels and lodges. Gro- th their families,” she sa- eld workers didn’t want to stay TIMES NEWS NETWORK however, said that there was there was no spike in whole- and the testing of their con-
ups A and B staff will id, adding many of the away from families and were al- APMC CHAIRMAN SAYS tacts is still being done. The go-

2 0
enough stock and supply to ca- sale rate of seasonal fruits
get Rs 2,000 daily as re- families had been placed so scared of crowding and lack New Delhi: A day after Harya- ter to the residents of Delhi. and vegetables. “The prices vernment should organise
imbursement, and in home isolation. At le- of facilities. An official said 400 na officials imposed severe rest- Azadpur APMC chairman We also get green remain normal and no surge special camps and ensure that
groups C and D emplo- ast 20% of the corpora- of his workers could not come rictions on movement of people Adil Ahmad Khan said that the vegetables from has been reported,” he said. the labourers and staff of the
% OF CIVIC
yees Rs 1,100. tion’s staff come from on Wednesday. SDMC’s public and vehicles across the Delhi shortfall was expected after Rajasthan. So, no Meanwhile, a large number traders are properly checked,”
BODY STAFF
Haryana has made COMES Haryana and if the vi- health department reported border and the district admini- restrictions in the arrival of shortage of vegetables of traders stayed away from the said Pramod Gupta, a trader.
only central passes va- FROM rus situation worsens, that 250 workers were absent. stration of Sonepat banned the vegetables from Sonepat. “Af- was felt at the mandi mandi due to the fear of the no- The officials said that ef-
lid but the Centre do- HARYANA it will provide staying Delhi Transport Corpora- supply to the city, the Azadpur ter the lockdown was imposed, vel coronavirus. “Eleven tra- forts were being made to ensu-
esn’t issue any such pa- facilities, a source said. tion, Delhi Jal Board and Delhi mandi witnessed a drop of abo- we were getting close to 7,000- ders associated with Delhi’s re decongestion and mainte-
per, the officer claimed. The The Haryana border dis- Police also rely heavily on daily ut 35% in the arrival of fruits 8,000 tonnes of collective supp- felt at the mandi,” he added. Azadpur sabzi mandi have tes- nance of social distancing at
central order states that sanita- tricts took the drastic step after commuters from Haryana. Out and vegetables on Wednesday. lies of vegetables and fruits. It The mandi not only caters ted positive for the coronavirus. the auction yard. “No traffic
tion, municipal and essential a minister recently claimed pe- of the 13,000 employees essenti- According to officials, in dropped by almost 30% to abo- to the demand of a large part We are tracing their contacts. jam was reported inside the
service workers engaged in Co- ople going to Delhi for work but al for DJB’s functioning now, ov- comparison with the 7,000-8,000 ut 5,000 tonnes. This was large- of Delhi, but also traders They are not directly connected mandi and at the gate due to the
vid-19 containment measures staying in Haryana were carri- er 3,000 come from Haryana and tonnes of daily arrival of the ly because of green vegetables from the neighbouring towns. to the mandi,” said an official. token system that we have star-
should be allowed on the basis ers of novel coronovirus. Acc- UP. Delhi Police gets 30% of its farm produce, Wednesday's ar- from Sonepat,” Khan said. Any shortage in arrivals may Traders, however, claimed ted. Also, we are sanitising the
of their IDs, he pointed out. ording to the Sonipat district or- workforce from NCR and 60 ho- rival at the Asia’s biggest auc- “But we also get green ve- have a huge impact in Delhi the number of positive cases entire mandi twice a day and
Varsha Joshi, commissio- der, 14 out of its 19 new cases are using arrangements have been tion yard was calculated at a litt- getables from Rajasthan. So, leading to surge in prices. might have crossed 20. “Seve- giving out masks to people visi-
ner of North Delhi Municipal linked to Delhi while Faridabad made to keep 1,000 personnel. le over 5,000 tonnes. Officials, no shortage of vegetables was Khan, however, said that ral people have been infected ting the place,” said an official.

NDMC deploys UV Hard knocks of life keep hunger to help alive Expect light
rain, temp
robots for sanitisation Anchal Sharma Knows What It Means To Go Without Food; She Provides Meals To Around 2,000 People Daily to dip a bit
TIMES NEWS NETWORK ly through the app with a range Ritam.Haldar@timesgroup.com gling to survive and hundreds of people who have the means to cook
of 200 metres,” claimed Lekhi. hungry children going to bed on an food at home, we give them raw ra- TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: To sanitise a huge The ultra violet machine New Delhi: She has experienced empty stomach, she pointed out in tions. For children in slums who
area within minutes without will emit radiations to sterilise hunger in her childhood. “There her appeal. On April 25, the fund need more than a single meal in 24 New Delhi: The capital is lik-
engaging human force, New PPE kits to make them reusab- were days when we ate a roti with stood at Rs 47.8 lakh. Her food and hours, we provide fruit bunches.” ely to see a wet Thursday with
Delhi Municipal Council on le. “The reuse of PPEs will help chili powder,” says the 36-year-old supplies tempo operates in slums It was in 2017 that Sharma was a spell of light showers, ac-
Thursday launched a first-of- cater to large demand and stop cancer survivor from Chhatar- located in Vasant Kunj, Masoodpur, diagnosed with Stage 3 breast can- companied by strong gusty
its-kind robot — UV-Rakshak. a lot of biomedical waste gene- pur in south Delhi. That is why, Bangali Basti, Rangpuri, Saket, cer just after her 32nd birthday. She winds ranging between 30 and
The robot, which was inau- ration,” an official explained. when the Covid lockdown was Dakshinpuri, Kalkaji, even in some underwent a horrific time during 40 km/hr, Met officials said.
gurated by New Delhi MP Mee- On the occasion of its announced, she decided that she areas of Gurgaon. her 11-month fight with the disease, Delhi recorded a maximum
nakshi Lekhi at Sarojini Nagar launch, NDMC disinfected the wouldn’t let people go through Sharma wakes up early and which included, in her words, “ex- temperature of 36.9° Celsius on
market, uses ultra violet rays to police booth situated at Saroji- the harrowing trial of foodless works till late in the night, striv- tremely daunting chemotherapy Wednesday, which was two not-
disinfect PPE kits. “UV Raks- ni Nagar Market. “In foreign co- days. Since then, Anchal Sharma ing hard to reach people in need, and endless surgeries”. During ches below the normal mark.
hak is an innovation by a team untries, the robot will cost aro- has been providing particularly those such a period, one day, Sharma was While the city did touch the
of start-up engineers (Avishka- und Rs 7-8 lakh, but this team meals to around who slip through the approached by some beggar kids at 40° C mark on April 16, tempera-
ar) in Delhi. The machine can has developed this at a nominal 2,000 people in south cracks in the welfare a traffic intersection. She refused tures have remained in the thir-
also be used for sanitisation cost of Rs 60,000,” said Lekhi. system. “We have re- to give them money, but offered ties from April 17 onwards,
Delhi every day and
work in hospital and offices, ste- The Lok Sabha MP also laun- owing to a series of western dis-
in addition provid- ceived good support them food instead.
rilising operation theatres, equ- ched free a tele-health service for turbance influencing the region.
ing rations to hundreds. from Delhi Police, whose on-duty What followed was the turning
ipment, etc, in minutes. It can be senior citizens, DocOPD, which Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at
“I am trying, with my family and personnel help us distribute meals point in her life. “The kids agreed
controlled by a mobile app and is an innovative public health so- IMD and head of the Regional
friends, to make sure people don’t in locations with the direst needs,” and I took them to a restaurant.
has a capacity of disinfecting an lution to help senior citizens. It Weather Forecasting Centre, sa-
go about on empty stomachs,” says says the plucky woman. “There There I saw some of the restau-
area of up to 12,000 square feet works as per the latest guideli- id though the wind speed is ex-
the Class VIII dropout who runs are thousands of daily wage work- rant’s customers leaving when
per hour. It can operate remote- nes by the government of India. pected to be high once again, Del-
Meals For Happiness. Of course, ers who no longer have incomes or they saw these impoverished kids
hi is unlikely to see much rain.
even before the novel coronavirus savings to be able to survive. For dining in the same place as them.
“The light spell of rain will, ho-
had crossed the borders into Delhi, I was disgusted and sat with the
wever, keep temperatures below
Sharma and her family had been From doctors, nurses, bankers to milkmen and kids learning how they survived
the normal mark,” he added.
feeding nearly 500 people daily. But security guards , there are many frontline warriors on the streets,” narrates Sharma.
Delhi’s minimum tempe-
they had to quadruple the daily “That afternoon, I felt inspired to

ail
who are battling it out daily to ensure we are safe rature was recorded at 22.8
quota, taking the help of catering do something for such children.
and taken care of during the lockdown. We salute all degrees Celsius — one degree
service Niju’s Kitchen, Juanapur, That was how I started provid- below normal, while humidity
these real, unsung heroes
to meet the new load. ing meals to street kids. Initially, levels oscillated between 48%
With such a multitude to be fed, I cooked food at home with my and 91% in the last 24 hours.
If you know of #LockdownHeroes whose stories you would like to share please mother’s help and distributed it
Sharma started a crowdfunding The city’s air quality, me-
campaign aiming to collect Rs 50 log on to www.toilockdownheroes.com. We will seek to get in touch and in the slums.” That idea has today
feature select stories in The Times of India newspaper anwhile, was recorded in the
lakh. There are thousands strug- grown manifold. ‘moderate’ range with a rea-
ding of 125 on CPCB’s index.

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intimidate me:
Bhagat Singh Puri
(January 2, 1922 - April 30, 2010) In Loving Memory of
Remembering our
dear father AISA’s Delhi court hearing
You left us on this day 10 years ago. S. Gurcharan Singh Suri
of Rawalpindi
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and grandfather. Anniversary. You
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Your memory is ever so fresh. We continue Sardar Manohar Singh
were an epitome of New Delhi: Kawalpreet Kaur,
to feel your presence in our midst. You are Suri who left the bi ggest
patience, love and the Delhi unit head of All India New Delhi: At a time when courts are turning to vir-
the inspiration for us to approximate the void in our lives on this day in 1997. Altho-
joy. Your noble life
continues to inspire us. Your children and
Students’ Association (AISA), tual hearings to keep the wheels of justice moving
high standards you set. ugh Twenty Three years have passed away,
grandchildren. Vigs, Malhotras and Bahls has alleged that a policeman ca- during the lockdown, the Bar Council of India (BCI)
his kind deeds , affections and selflessness me to her home on April 27 to in- expressed reservations over it becoming the norm.
Hardeep and Lakshmi Pradeep and Kaki generosity makes his memory greener with vestigate about the northeast The statutory body for advocates in the country
Himay ani , Hari , Amava Tai and Jai Deep Aliva , Siddharth and Leia each passing day. Fondly remembered by Delhi riots and seized her phone. cautioned that virtual hearings could never replace
Tilott ama and Danny Tanya Sdn. Darshan Kaur Suri , Sdn. & S. Satnam
Singh Suri , Sdn. & S. Charanjeet Singh Kaur, in a Facebook post, sa- open court hearings and urged the Chief Justice of
Suri , all Family Members & Friends. id “the policeman seized my pho- India to revert to the latter once the lockdown ended.
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less and work less and the practice of law would be con-
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fined to a limited group of lawyers and justice delivery
would be badly affected,” BCI chairman Manan Mishra
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Minorities panel chief’s post sparks row Police will use new tech to
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: A day after his sta-
tement evoked a sharp reaction
on social media, Delhi Minoriti-
es Commission chairperson
Zafarul Islam Khan on Wednes-
day said that he had never tried
to tarnish the image of India
and accused media organisa-
tions of distorting his views.
Khan said he was a “patriot” to
the core and had always “defen-
ded” his country abroad.
“I have not complained aga-
inst my country to any foreign
government or organisation,
nor do I intend to do so in future.
However, at the same time I ha-
ve always been vocal about the
problems in our country like
any other. But we and our politi-
cal, constitutional and judicial
system are capable of tackling
them,” Khan clarified.
The clarification came af-
ter Khan in his Facebook post
on Tuesday said that Hindus
would face an “avalanche” if
Indian Muslims complained to
the Muslim world about their
“hate campaigns, lynchings
and riots”.
“Thank you Kuwait for
standing with the Indian Mus-
lims! The Hindutva bigots cal-
culated that given the huge eco-
nomic stakes involved the
Muslim and Arab world will
not care about the persecution
of Muslims in India,” Khan
had posted.
He, however, clarified on
Wednesday that his tweet was
in the “background” of how
the “issues of Muslims” —
lynching, riots, media bashing
or redressal of their problems
CLEARING THE AIR: Zafarul
Islam Khan said he had never
tried to tarnish the image of India
in political and administrative
processes — were being
dealt with.
“I have always defended my
country in the Arabic media…
According to my knowledge,
Indian Muslims have never
complained against their co-
untry to outside powers. I, like
other Indian Muslims, believe
in the rule of law, the Indian
Constitution and the fine insti-
tutions our country has,”
Khan said.
He, however, added that the
United States Commission on
International Religious Free-
dom in its recent report had
mentioned that religious free-
dom in India deteriorated
sharply last year as the govern-
ment allowed “campaigns of
harassment and violence” aga-
inst Muslims and other religio-
us minorities to continue.
Meanwhile, Delhi BJP
functionaries demanded
Khan’s removal as the chair-
man of the minorities commis-
sion for his remarks.
In a letter to lieutenant go-
vernor Anil Baijal, BJP MLA
from Rohini and former leader
of the Opposition in Delhi as-
track dubious online profiles
sembly, Vijender Gupta, said
that despite being on a consti-
tutional post, Khan had “defa-
med” the country and “threa-
tened” the people of India of Rajshekhar.Jha identify people on the social support Twitter Rest API
“dire consequences”. @timesgroup.com network based on their to extract information from
“He has tried to malign email ID and phone number. historical data,” the docu-
India by spreading lies and New Delhi: A special softwa- It will identify trends and ment suggested.
creating communal enmity. re is being procured by Delhi key influencers against a par- The image analysis featu-
Strict action should be taken Police to identify suspicious ticular event. It will also col- re will have facial recognition
against Zafarul Islam Khan for profiles by tracking activities lect all timeline activities, in- capability to search for pho-
his anti-national activities that on social media and internet- cluding tweets, interactions tographs of suspects and pub-
may have far-reaching conse- enabled platforms, sources and retweets.” lic figures trending on social
quences for national security,” have confirmed. The system media. It will also have the fe-
Gupta said. will also have the ability to The image analysis ature to provide offline video
Delhi BJP spokesperson trawl over the Darknet. feature of the analysis to identify suspects.
Praveen Shankar Kapoor wro- Through this technology, software will have The system will allow the
te to police commissioner SN data from Facebook, Twitter, user to have multiple views in
Srivastava demanding regi- Reddit, Instagram, VKontak- facial recognition terms of trends, timelines, vi-
stration of a case against Khan te and chat platforms like capability to search ral media and users’ views
for his post that could “provoke Slack, Threema, Wechat, for photographs of and reactions. “All analysed
both the Muslim and Hindu Line, Telegram, etc will be information will be provided
communities and disturb the analysed to identify suspicio- suspects and public in visually rich form, like
law and order situation”. us profiles based on their figures trending on maps, tag clouds, flowcharts
“likes, tweets and shares”, social media and sort lists,” said an offici-

DU session documents accessed by al. The tech will also have

CBSE clears the air,

Two city scribes test TOI suggest. An officer said that crawlers to analyse news re-
+ve in Vadodara “Multiple reports will be the system will have the abili- ports from various platforms.
to now end generated from different ty to collect both followers of It will be built on a big data re-

T wo journalists from New Delhi platforms, including hashtag the target and users followed pository to handle a large

Boards not cancelled

on May 15
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: Delhi University
has revised the date of the last
day of classes for the ongoing
semester, in view of the lock-
down. Now the session will
end on May 15, as against the
earlier announced date of
April 28. May 15 is also the last
date for the submission of on-
line examination form.
Issuing a circular, the uni-
versity said, “In view of the
unprecedented situation pre-
vailing in the world leading to
the lockdown in the country
till May 3, the university has
partially modified the acade-
mic calendar, by extending
the date of dispersal of classes
for the even semester from
April 28 to May 15.”
The university is yet to no-
tify the examination schedu-
le, after it withdrew the earli-
er schedule. However it has as-
ked students to fill the exami-
nation form online by May 15.
According to DU, till date
more than 1.5 lakh students
have filled up the examination
form using the student portal.
With students complaining
about problems in filling the
form, the university has as-
ked them to contact their re-
spective colleges/institutions
for resolution.
“If the problem is not re-
solved by the institution, stu-
dents are advised to contact
Shri Kapil on 9711754093 or
Shri Anand on 9971969562 bet-
ween 11 am to 4 pm,” said the
university circular.
Students can also email
their query to examina-
tion.form@exam.du.ac.in.
Will Assess The Situation After Lockdown
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: The board ex-
ams for classes X and XII,
pending due to the coronavi-
rus-induced lockdown, will
be conducted at the first pos-
sibility and there is no move
to do away with the remai-
ning exams, CBSE officials
said on Wednesday.
This put to rest the specu-
lation that the pending Class
X exams for northeast Delhi
have been cancelled.
On April 1, CBSE had an-
nounced via a circular that
it would conduct Board ex-
ams for 29 subjects, inclu-
ding six Class X subjects for
the northeast Delhi, 11 Class
XII subjects for NE Delhi
and 12 Class XII subjects
for all India.
Denying any change in
the decision, CBSE control-
ler Sanyam Bhardwaj issu-
ed a statement, saying:
“With regards to conduct of
Class X examinations, seve-
ral queries are being
received by CBSE. In this
context, it is reiterated that
examinations of Class X as
stated in the press release
dated April 1, 2020 will be
conducted by CBSE. Adequ-
ate time of 10 days will be gi-
ven to all stakeholders befo-
re starting the examina-
tions. Examinations of all
the subjects of Class X and
XII mentioned in the press
release will be conducted af-
SCHEDULE GONE AWRY
ter assessing the situation
once the lockdown is over.”
In its April 1 release,
CBSE had clarified that it
would conduct examina-
tions for only main subjects
CBSE SAYS
Adequate time of 10
days will be given to
all stakeholders before
starting the exams
that might be required for
promotion and crucial for
admissions in higher educa-
tional institutions. “As and
when the Board is in a posi-
tion to hold examinations, it
shall hold examinations on-
ly for the 29 subjects.”
and their driver tested
positive for Covid-19 in Vadodara
on Wednesday. They have been
quarantined at High-Speed
Railway Training Institute, which
Sanjeev Rastogi
has been converted into a Covid
care centre. The scribes had
attended a Covid check-up camp
organised for journalists by the
district administration on
Tuesday and their reports arrived
on Wednesday. TNN
Riots case: Tahir
moves bail plea
S uspended Aam Aadmi Party
councillor Tahir Hussain has
moved a bail application claiming
that he is innocent and was
falsely implicated in the case
pertaining to violence in
northeast Delhi. Hussain and two
others, Gulfam and Tanvir, were
arrested for attempting to murder
and criminal conspiracy on a
complaint. Hussain has six other
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information. The system by him/her. “Police want the amount of information, ad-
will automatically calculate
sentiments/mood against a
system to identify geoloca-
tions wherever possible for
ded the official.
Regarding privacy con-
piece of text, classify it and check-ins, pictures, tags and cerns, police have clarified
extract themes out of it,” said tweets. The operator will be that the programme will
the source.
The source added, “The
system will be able to
able to collect all latest hash-
tags and its results from
Twitter. The software will
only extract data from open
source (o-sint) and not hack
into devices.
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nicipal Corporation sanitised
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invites the Percentage rate bids from the eligible and approved Contractors registered with UP, PWD ,
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qualification criteria specified in Clause 4 of the Instructions to Bidders to qualif y for the award of the contract
ba and Rajan Babu TB — after
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ding her husband who also Construction of 745.00 39.25 Rs, 2000.00 12 Executive Supenn- Cnief Class A
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cial confirmed on Wednes-
day. Ira Singhal, director for
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id that the student is current- found positive with coronavi- Cost Rs 24586 Lakh (Civil work -Rs 89 76 Lakh , Electrical work - Rs 64 50 Technical Bid received online will be opened on 12.05.2020 at 12:30 Hours.4. The prospective bidders who do not
ly stable and was tested at rus on Saturday, reports of 30
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rayan Hospital. At present, “All the 76 health workers we- bid: 2 2 0 5 2 0 2 0 at 11.30 AM The original EMD as scanned & uploaded shall be
Schedule 'C' if available. For this purpose schedule C will be part of Bid Document.
she is asymptomatic. re sent for home quarantine. deposited physically by all the intending bidders in the office of Hospital Engineer (Bipin Pachauria ) (R.K. Mishra)

“Her primary contacts —
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also in home quarantine for
now. They will be tested soon
and the duration of their qu-
Now that the reports of 30 ca-
me negative, district surveil-
lance officer will advise when
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said the official
9560002888
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RS CAN SEE ‘NORMAL’ SESSION AS INTENSIVE NITISH’S REFUSAL TO BRING BACK STUDENTS
EFFORTS ON TO FIGHT CORONA, SAYS NAIDU FROM KOTA WILL HURT NDA IN BIHAR: BJP MLC

Post-May 3, orange & green areas to Chief of Kashmir al-Qaida

see considerable relaxations: MHA module, 2 aides shot dead ANI
Saleem.Pandit@timesgroup.com
PTI

In Red Zones, Some Curbs May Punjab extends Bengal to ease curbs Srinagar: The chief of al-Qai-
da’s Kashmir module was kil-
curfew till May 17 in non-Covid zones led with two of his aides in a
Be Eased Outside Hotspots gun battle with security forc-

TIMES NEWS NETWORK ‘Red’ zones may see only so- P unjab CM Captain Amarin-
der Singh announced on
Wednesday the extension of
U nveiling the contours of a
“dynamic lockdown plan”
and proposing a Rs 1.52 lakh-cr-
es that started in south Kash-
mir’s Shopian district on Tu-
me relaxations, and that too esday and stretched into Wed-
New Delhi: Indicating a sig- outside of hotspots. lockdown/curfew in the state ore relief package, Bengal CM nesday afternoon, leaving six
nificant easing of curbs in The problem is that around for two more weeks after May 3 Mamata Banerjee on Wednes- soldiers —including a Major
‘orange’ and ‘green’ areas 129 districts, outlined as well as a limited easing of day again lashed out at the opp- — and two civilians injured.
post-May 3, with measures to by health minister Harsh restrictions from Thursday in osition for “behaving like Burhan Majid Koka, who
increase economic activity Vardhan, which are red zones, non-containment and non-red vultures” while her government had taken charge of the An-
and restore normal life, the are also where much of the na- zones but with strict adherence was battling the pandemic. The sar Ghazwat-ul Hind after his
Centre on Wednesday said tion’s economic activity is to Covid-19 safety protocols. plan for May 4 and beyond en- predecessor Hameed Lone People inspect a house damaged in the encounter in Shopian
the new guidelines, which centred. Here, the strategy of The CM said the lockdown will tails maintaining status quo in was shot dead in an encoun-
be lifted from 7am to 11am daily. all designated red zones and
will come into force from May
4, will provide “considerable
detection, testing and isolation
is expected to continue vigoro- This means the lockdown will 227 containment areas within
ter in October last year, was
holed up with his men at Mel-
FATF halts review, 4-mth relief for Pak
relaxations” to many dis-
tricts. Details shall be com-
2k unpaid workers attack
police at IIT-Hyd, P 6
A masked farmer at work in
Agartala on Wednesday
now be in force till May 17. TNN
Full report on www.toi.in
Kolkata while easing curbs in
green and orange zones. TNN
hoora village of Zainapora,
around 60km from Srinagar, G lobal terror finance watchdog FATF has temporarily suspend-
ed all mutual evaluations and follow-up deadlines because of
the Covid-19 crisis, allowing Pakistan four more months to imple-
municated in the days to co- when a joint team of Shopian
me, the home ministry said. usly. Sources said cities like being weighed carefully as is uld be on the cards. The move- andered away, lockdown gui- police and the 55 Rashtriya ment its deadline. The agency warned though that it will remain
The easing of curbs is Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad the possibility of allowing ment of labour, including do- delines should be strictly ob- Rifles cordoned off the area. vigilant against attempts by terrorists to exploit this extension to
likely to be most evident in and Chennai, which are red zo- more services beyond groce- mestic help, is not allowed ex- served till May 3.” While one of the terrorists further their objectives. The Paris-based agency said despite the
districts that have no Co- nes and have a large number of ries and essential household cept in green zones. Sources said flights and tra- was shot dead soon after the suspension, it will continue working with all jurisdictions in its net-
vid-19 cases and have been hotspots, may be able to experi- items that are being made av- The home ministry also ins are unlikely to resume im- operation started, the other work to ensure an effective implementation of its standards. TNN
free of the disease for more ence limited relief. ailable by kirana stores. So tweeted, “There have been mediately after May 3 though two kept the raid party at bay
than 28 days. ‘Orange’ zones, The Centre is considering far, the government feels, the tremendous gains and impro- more industries could be allo- with intermittent gunfire for volver and a large quantity of cluding a Sashastra Seema
where there have been no graded opening of marketpla- limited opening of shops and vement in the situation due to wed to resume operations and close to 24 hours, officials said. ammunition. All eight inju- Bal sub-inspector, two cons-
fresh infections for more ces and more shops than has establishments has worked lockdown till now. To ensure defence production and ord- The Army-police conting- red — the Major is said to be tables of the paramilitary for-
than 14 days, will also benefit. been allowed so far. But this is well and a further easing co- that these gains are not squ- nance factories may restart. ent moved in on Wednesday critical — have been shifted to ce and a J&K cop, were injured
after the guns on the other si- the main military hospital in in a grenade attack in No-
de fell silent. Inside were the Srinagar. The two injured ci- whatta chowk late Wednes-

Twitter abuzz
China in trouble, Prasad Turned away by bodies of Koka and two terro- vilians are both residents of day. Barely an hour before
rists identified as Nasir Bhat Melhoora who were caught in that, in Kupwara district, a 38-
from Anantnag and Umar Fi- the crossfire, sources said. year-old man was critically in-
as White House 3 hospitals in dayeen from Kulgam. The for- Meanwhile, in Srinagar, jured after terrorists barged

says exploit ‘adversity’

ces also found two AK-47s, a re- four security personnel, in- into his house and shot him.
‘unfollows’ PM Agra, baby dies
Uddhav dials Modi for help
New Delhi: Twitter was abuzz Agra: Bleeding profusely from
on Wednesday with scornful re- TIMES NEWS NETWORK the nose, an eight-month-old
ports that the White House had
“unfollowed” PM Modi after New Delhi: Communications ANTIVIRUS child was allegedly turned
away by three private hospitals
COVID-19 HAS BECOME AN INFODEMIC OF FAKE NEWS ON

to get into Upper House

“following” him a few weeks and IT minister Ravi Shankar in Agra before he died in the
ago. Connections were drawn Prasad on Wednesday made a SOCIAL MEDIA. TOI HELPS YOU ZAP THE TRENDING LIES arms of his father at the emer-
to the US sourcing hydroxy- fresh pitch for making India a gency ward of SN Medical Col-
chloroquine from India as the global hub for electronics ma- Why UV light is not a Covid cure lege, where he was “told to do
reason for the “follow”.
Congress MP Rahul Gand-
nufacturing, asking the in-
dustry to tap new opportuniti- L ast week, US president Donald Trump
alarmed scientists with his ‘sarcastic’ sug-
paperwork” on Wednesday, re-
ports Deepak Lavania.
Prafulla Marpakwar
@timesgroup.com
Yogi slams Raut for
hi also tweeted: “I’m dismayed
at the ‘unfollowing’ of our Pre-
es arising out of “adversity”,
in what is seen as a reference to
gestions to use UV light and disinfectant to
kill the coronavirus inside Covid-19 patients.
It comes a day after a 12-ye-
Mumbai: More than a fort-
ar-old child died in the city af-
seers’ killing remark
sident and PM by the White
House. I urge the ministry of
the possibility of companies
moving out of China in the wa-
While the disinfectant idea got all the atten-
tion for being dangerous, BBC says UV light would be no less dam-
night after the cabinet urged
ter being turned away by at le-
him to nominate chief mini-
ast six private hospitals that U P CM Yogi Adityanath shot
back at Shiv Sena MP
Sanjay Raut after the latter’s
external affairs to take note.” ke of the Covid-19 pandemic. aging. All three types of UV — A, B and C — harm our tissues to ster Uddhav Thackeray to
wanted the child’s Covid-19
Washington sources said During an interaction, varying degrees, but the third, which is the only type used for steril- the legislative council, go-
status before admission. Two ‘appeal’ not to make the killing
the White House “follows” im- Prasad asked the industry to isation, is so powerful, it can cause sunburn in seconds. It damages vernor Bhagat Singh Koshy-
similar deaths were attribu- of two seers in Bulandshahr a
portant handles from a country take advantage of new sche- genetic material and can “literally fry you.” And all of this damage ari will seek the opinion of
ted to medical negligence in communal issue like it was
where a summit is happening mes notified by his ministry would serve no purpose because once the virus has entered your attorney general K K Venu-
Agra this week. Asked about done in the Palghar lynching
with the US President. They and emphasised the role of body, it can’t be destroyed by shining any kind of light from outside. gopal on the matter. Chief
the recent death, principal of case, reports Pankaj Shah.
“followed” Indian handles like medical electronics industry minister Uddhav Thackeray
SN Medical College, GK Ane- “Does showing concern over
Oxford vaccine volunteer doing fine
“that is at a point of com- on Wednesday spoke to PM killing of seers amount to
PM and President when US Pre- ja, said, “I am not aware about
sident Trump was travelling to
India in February. “It’s standa-
plete turnaround”. After
transport and MSME mini- L
ast Thursday, scientists at Oxford University
injected two volunteers to start UK’s human trials
for a coronavirus vaccine. One of them — Dr Elisa
Modi over the delay in his ap-
the entire matter. I will inqui-
pointment to the upper hou-
re about it.” Chief medical of-
An NCP minister said that
Thackeray had brought to the
politics? The UP CM called up
Maharashtra CM since the
rd practice,” a source said. The ster Nitin Gadkari, Prasad is se by Koshyari.
ficer Dr Mukesh Kumar Vats seers belonged to Nirmohi
Granato — became the face of the project as her PM’s notice that if the governor
White House does not follow fo- the second minister is as ma- An NCP minister said
didn’t respond to calls. Accor- Akhara,” the CM tweeted.
photos were splashed in news reports. But soon, did not take a decision urgently,
reign leaders and entities in no- ny weeks to refer to the pro- that Thackeray knocked at
ding to the child’s family, aro- Full report on www.toi.in
fake news of her death from ‘complications’ started the CM would have to quit
rmal times, sources said. The blems in China, which is be- the doors of Modi and sought
und 20 minutes were wasted in
circulating on social media. Dr Granato has since confirmed that she
White House isn’t following any ing blamed for the pandemic.
is very much alive, cheerful and in perfectly good health.
his cooperation in resolving
paperwork even as the child's hyari, Thackeray dialled the and Jayant Patil that before
foreign leader at present. TNN Full report on www.toi.in the crisis, bringing to his no-
condition deteriorated. PM,” the minister said. taking any decision he will
tice that if no The NCP minister said consult the attorney gene-
decision was the cabinet first took the deci- ral,” he said. “We told the go-
ter, , ofko o, taken then he sion to nominate Thackeray vernor to please not wait till
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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020 TIMES NATION | Lockdown-Day 36 7

Number of non-Covid deaths, emergency cases has dropped PTI

Cleaner Air, Less Stress Help
Cut Heart Attacks & Strokes
Rema.Nagarajan
@timesgroup.com
tacks and strokes related to our
lifestyle have disappeared. Plus
we have to admit that we were
overdoing with our medicine.
We are soliciting patients and
tion, the number of people who looking for diseases. If we look
died owing to diabetes, hyper- hard enough, we will find it too
tension and heart problems in and in treating it are we harm-
leading to deaths in India too. In
this period, those deaths too wo-
uld come down,” said Dr Reddy,
adding that postponing elective
surgeries would also bring do-
wn deaths. “Any elective proce-
dure or surgery would have so-
me risks or fatality. If the mor-
art attack and some fevers are
still coming to the emergency,
the numbers have come down,
especially of heart attacks.
Trauma cases, respiratory dis-
ease exacerbations, gastroin-
testinal bleed and pancreatitis
cases triggered by binge drink-

I
t isn’t just fewer accidents.
In Covid times, the number
of emergency cases rushed
to hospitals too has come down
drastically and so have the
number of deaths. This fall in
the number of heart attacks,
strokes and emergency proce-
dures is not a trend unique to
India. Doctors TOI spoke to put
forward several possible expla-
nations for this phenomenon,
some obvious — like less stress
and reduced pollution — and
others not so obvious like fewer
medical interventions, includ-
ing unnecessary procedures.
According to the Brihan-
mumbai Municipal Corpora-
the month of March was 729 in
2017, 833 in 2018, 937 last year
and just 595 this March.
A recent Reuters report
found a similar trend in many
cities across India with fewer
burials and cremations during
the lockdown period than dur-
ing the same period last year.
Several doctors in their discus-
sion groups and on Twitter
have remarked on the sudden
reduction in emergency admis-
sions by 50-60% even though the
emergency services of most
large hospitals have stayed
open. They felt that the difficul-
ty in transportation and mov-
ing around alone could not ex-
People who have recovered from Covid-19 pose for a selfie outside a hospital in Indore on Wednesday
plain this sufficiently.
So what explain it? “Lack of
unanticipated exertion in daily
life, reduced work-related stres-
s, drop in pollution, not eating
out and hence cutting out trans
fats, and people getting to spend
more relaxed time with famili-
es would definitely have helped
bring down emergencies, such
as acute coronary events or
stroke. It can’t be that people are
staying back home despite an
emergency, as they would defi-
nitely rush to a hospital,” said
Dr Srinath Reddy of the Public
Health Foundation of India.
“The triggers for heart at-
ing our patients? Concepts
such as performance linked
payment in many large hospi-
tals could be driving over treat-
ment. The medical profession
needs to introspect. In this lock-
down period, people are not
coming in contact with us and
they seem to be doing better,”
said Dr OP Yadava of the Na-
tional Heart Institute in Delhi.
Dr Reddy too referred to “ia-
trogenic complications” or th-
ose related to or caused by
treatment. “In the US, it was
found that medical errors were
the third major cause of death
leading to 2 lakh deaths per
year. Medical errors could be
tality rate is 3% for a surgery
(or chance of three deaths out
of 100 surgeries), you are post-
poning those deaths to a period
after the lockdown,” he said.
“A huge increase in mortali-
ty because of smog was record-
ed in London, about 4,000 more
deaths. Conversely, a reduction
in pollution would mean that a
large number of deaths are
averted. With physical distanc-
ing, there would be a substan-
tial reduction in pneumonia
and associated complications
and deaths,” said Dr Vikram
Jaggi, director, Asthma Chest
Allergy Centre in Delhi.
“Though cases of stroke, he-
ing too have come down in this
period. Infections such as pneu-
monia flaring up from commu-
nicable disease have gone down
significantly because of physi-
cal distancing and frequent
handwashing and cases of com-
plications from surgery which
are rushed to emergencies have
stopped,” said a senior consult-
ant in a private hospital.
According to a New York
Times report, cardiologists in
the US too felt there was a 40-
60% reduction in admissions
for heart attacks and a decline
in other emergencies such as
acute appendicitis and acute
gall bladder disease.

Maha plans clinical trials of TB PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

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INVITATION FOR BIDS i NOTICE INVITING TENDER
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vaccine BCG to treat Covid-19

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ANI
prompted the agencies to conduct a
1. The Executive Engineer , Una Divis i on HPPWD Una H.P. on behalf of
Governor of H P invites the online bids on item rate , in electronic
tendering system , in 2 Cover System for the under mentioned works
from the eligible and approved contractors I Firms registered with
HPPWD Department.
REMCL , for and on behalf of Indian Railways, invites bids in Single Stage Two Packet
system (Technical-RFQ & Financial-RFP) for "Sett ing up 1 GW Solar plants on
Railway Land Parcels in various states under Tariff Based Competitive Bidding".
EMD @ Rs .10.0 Lacs/MW.
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Date of Pre bid: 28 05.2020 Date of submission of bid: 30 06.2020 .
full trial. “It has been used in a hand- Bid documents may be downloaded from web site htt0s:lletenders.g0v.inleorocurelapp
Sr. No.:- 1 Name of work :- Construction of HPPWD Circuit House at Una, on payment of ? @ 29,500/-(non refundable). Bids may be submitted as per bid guidelines
Mumbai: Scientists from the Haff- ful of mild, moderate and severe Tehsil & Distt. Una (HP) (SH: - C/o Building Portion , Water Supply and through online mode on portal and offline mode at office of REMCL at Ground Floor, RITES
kine Research Institute, along with cases with encouraging results,” Sanitary Installation , Rain Water Harvesting Tank and Septic Tank etc. ). Bhawan , Plot No. 1, Sector- 29 , Gurgaon 122001; Phone No. - 0124-2818748 on or before
the state’s medical education depart- said an official. Dr Mukherjee con- Estimated cost :- 2,89 ,40 ,941/- EMD :-3,22,000/-Time Limit:- One year bid due date .
ment (MED), are set to conduct a mul- firmed that the initial experience on Cost of tender :- 5,000/- Eligible class of contractor :- Class-A Amendment/Corrigendum, If any, would be hosted on the CPP portal i.e .
ti-centre clinical trial to test the use a handful of patients has been encou- htWs:lletenders .gov.in/eorocure/aoo websiteonl y. (CEOIREMCL)
2. Date of release of Invitation for Bids through e-procurement:
of tuberculosis vaccine BCG (Bacil- raging, but only a full trial would say 18.05.2020.
lus Calmette-Guerin) to treat Co- whether patients will benefit from it. POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF UTrARAKHAND LM.
vid-19. While multiple trials the Some city doctors, however, ex- 3. Cost of Bid Form ::- As per detail in column No. 6 in form of demand
(A Govt. of UftmM=d EnUrprise)
draft in favour of Executive Engineer, Una Division HPPWD , Una
world over, including one by the Indi- pressed scepticism and said that an
payable at Una. Co"mte ID U40101 URM4WOM75 , 1W. No. 0135-M2711
an Council of Medical Research immune-modulator like the BCG vac-
(ICMR), are looking at the vaccine’s cine takes at least two to four weeks to 4. Availability of Bid Document and mode of submission : The bid E-TENDER CO RRIGENDUM-2
efficacy to prevent the coronavirus stimulate immunity. “If it’s a ther- document is available online and bid should be submitted online on The last date of submission of the E-Tender for "Diversion of 220 KV
A health worker collects a swab sample of website http://hptenders.gov.in . Bidder would be required to register
disease, this trial will evaluate apeutic trial, how will they measure Chamba-Dharasu and 220 KV Rishikesh-Dharasu transmission line
whether it can treat the infection.
a woman in Ahmedabad on Wednesday
whether it worked or not as the dis- on the web-site which is free of cost . For submission of bids , the bidder (Ckt.-Ist)" against Tender Specification no. PTCUUE-Tender/C&P-
The 121-year-old institute’s trial is around BCG and whether it has any im- ease’s natural course is two weeks? In is required to have Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) from one of the II/TL-07/2019-20 is herebyextended upto 18.05.2020 13:00 His. For
intended for patients who are moder- pact on Covid-19. We will assess if one most cases, either patients are going authorized Cert ifying Authorities (CA). "Aspiring bidders who have not more details please visit the e-tender website www.uktenders.gov.in
obtained the user ID and password for participating in e-tendering in (tender id no. 2020_ PTCU4_ 23184_ 1) and for e-tender
ately ill with Covid-19 and is likely to be shot of BCG can mitigate the disease.” home by two weeks or succumbing to
H P P W D may o b t a i n the same from the w e b s i t e : corrigendum notice our website www.ptcul.org. All other terms and
carried out in small batches. It will be He said the state is aware that the the infection. The bottomline is if the
http://hptenders .gov.in Digital signature is mandatory to participate in condition shall remain same.
conducted at state-run medical colleg- idea of using BCG as a therapy could patient is too ill, how will they moni-
the e-tendering. Bidders already possessing the digital signature For any assistance on E-Tendering,please contact +91-8899890000
es and has already been approved by raise a few eyebrows, but there is rea- tor?” said a senior infection consult-
issued from authorized CAs can use the same in this tender. RO: 202/HQPU/ PTCUL Superintending Engineer
the state and the institutional ethics son to believe it could work. BCG is ant, adding that an Australian and a
committees. Confirming this, MED widely given to infants and neonates Dutch study are investigating the ef- 5. Key Dates : Date: 28.04.2020 (C&P-I I)
secretary Dr Sanjay Mukherjee said, to prevent tuberculous meningitis. fect of BCG vaccination in health- 1 Date of Online Publication 18.05.2020 (10.00 HRS)
“We are awaiting the Drug Control Sources have told TOI that “en- care workers to see if it offers any nat- 2 Document Download Start and 18.05.2020 (10.30 HRS 1' '1 1"1' 1 I
General of India’s (DCGI) nod to begin couraging results” in a preliminary ural immunity against Covid-19. End Date upto 22 .05 .2020 (09 . 00 HRS)
work. There is a lot of speculation evaluation of the BCG concept has Full report on www.toi.in 3 Bid Submission Start and End Date 18.05.2020 (10.30 HRS upto
22.05.2020 (09.00 HRS)
SHORT NOTICE INVITING BID
NIB No . 354 dtd . 28/04/2020
4 Physical Submission of EMD 23.05.2020 upto 10.30 HRS
NEEPCO invites e-tenders for "Operation & Maintenance
40 days after return from National Sugar Institute
An ISO 9001 :2015 Certified Institute A Premier Institute of 5
and Cost of Tender Document
Date of Technical Bid opening, 23.05 . 2020 (11 . 00 HRS).
including Annual Planned Maintenance of 2 x 30 MW Tuirial Hydro
Electric Power Plant in Kolasib District of Mizoram". For details ,
Evaluation of Technical Bid followed prospective bidders may visit https ://etenders .gov.in ,
Delhi, AP youth tests +ve Government of India Kalyanpur ,
Kanpur-208017 by Opening of Financial Bid. http://www .neepco.co.in. Any amendment/corrigendum /time
extension/notification etc. to this NIB shall be published through
LAST DATE EXTENDE 3. TENDER DETAILS :
F E L L O W S H IP -OURSES:
the above wehsites only.
Vijayawada: A youth in Andhra Pradesh tested posi- The Tender Documents shall be uploaded online in 2 Cover: Chief General Manager i/c C o n t r a c t s & P r o c u r e m e n t .
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tive for coronavirus exactly 40 days after he returned a. Cover I : shall contain scanned copies of all "Technical
Sugar Eng ineering /Fermentation Technology.
from New Delhi, as the southern state reported 73 POST G R A D U A T E DIPLOMA COURSES: Documents/Eligibility Information."
more new cases on Wednesday, taking the overall tally 1. Post Graduate Diploma Course of Associateship of National Sugar Institute in BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND
b. Covert : shall contain "BOQ/ Financial Bid', where contractor will
to 1,332, reports Umamaheswara Rao. Sugar Technology
Quote his offer for each item. SEWERAGE BOARD
The youth from Srikakulam city was taking tui- 2. Post Graduate Diploma Course of Assoclateship of National Sugar Institute in Office of the Chief Engineer (Design),
Sugar Engineering 4. Submission of Original Documents : The bidders are required to
tions in Delhi, and had reached Visakhapatnam on a
3. Post Graduate Diploma Course in Industrial Fermentation & Alcohol submit (a) original demand draft towards the cost of bid document and
flight in March before curtains came down on commer- Technology (b) original bid security/ Earnest Money (EMD) duly pledged in favour IFT No.: BWSSBICEDTEITA2/02.202017212020-21. Date : 27.04.2020
cial flight services and other public transport. 4. Post Graduate Diploma Course in Sugarcane Productivity & Maturity of undersigned and other Technical Documents in Executive Engineer,
Srikakulam SP Ammi Reddy said they have col- Management
Una Division, HPPWD , Una H. P. as specified in Key dates Sr. 4 on INVITATION FOR TENDER
lected the details of his co-passengers and informed 5. Post Graduate Diploma Course in Industrial Instrumentation & Process
Tender Opening Date , failing which the bids will be declared non- (O nly through 9-Procurement Portal)
the officials of the districts concerned. Officials Automation
6. Post Graduate Diploma Course in Quality Control & Environmental Science responsive. BWSSB invites Tender in two cover system from eligible
have declared the PN Colony in Srikakulam town as C E R T I F I C A TE f :OIIRSES:
a containment zone. 5. BID OPENING DETAILS : The bids shall be opened on 23.05.2020 at tenderers for the Work of Construction 12 nos of
1. Sugar Engineering Certificate Course 11.00 HRS in the office of Executive Engineer, Una Division , HP: PWD ,
No new deaths were registered in the state on 2. Sugar Boiling Certificate Course
Una by the authorised officer. In their interest the tenderer is advised to
Quarter Building, (Stilt + Ground + First Floor +
Wednesday and the Covid-19 toll remains at 31. Guntur 3. Certificate Course in Quality Control
be present along with original documents at the time of opening of Second Floor) at HBR Layout coming underAEE (E-1)
district alone reported 29 fresh cases on Wednesday. R E V I S E D S C H E D U L E FOR S U B M I S S I O N OF A P PL I C A T I O N S FOR
Kurnool district, which is the major epicenter of the A D M I S S I O N DURING A C A D E M I C SESSION 2020-21
tenders. If the office happens to be closed on the date of opening of the sub division , Bangalore.
bids as specified , the bids will be opened on the next working day at the Amount Put toTenderRs.296.37Lakhs.EMDRs.4.45Lakhs.
outbreak in the state with 343 cases, registered about Last late for suhmissi on of on-line applications 19° May 2020 (up to 5.00 PM ) same time and venue. The date for opening of financial bids will be
210 cases in the last 10 days. New cases emerging from Last date for receipt of downloaded print outs 29'' May 2020 (up to 5:00 I'M ) intimated separately after evaluation of technical bids. The Last date and time for receipt of completed tenders will
outside the existing containment clusters has become of on-line applications
6. The bids for the work shall remain valid for acceptance for a period not be on 01.06.2020 upto 16:00 hrs.and the date of opening of
a cause for concern for officials.
The state has not reported any death in the last
Downloading of admit card from website 04"' June 2020 (From 10:30 AM)
less than 120 days afterthe deadline dateforbid submission . Technical tenders will be on 03.06.2020 at 12:00 noon.
four days. There are currently 1,014 active cases in
For further details and prospectus visit/contact htto :// nsi .eov.in,/
n sika n nu r,ed u'a em a il.com
7. Other details can be seen in the bidding documents . The officer inviting The details regarding the tender and participation in
the state with the discharge of 287 patients. davp 08202/11/0002/2021
tender shall not be held liable for any delays due to system failure the e-procurement can be obtained by logging on to
beyond its control. Even though the system will attempt to notify the
https :// eproc.kamataka.gov.in Sd/-
bidders of any bid updates, the Employer shall not be liable for any
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH information not received by the bidder. It is the bidders ' responsibility to Chief Engineer (Design)
HC: Quarantine not REVENUE (DM) DEPARTMENT
ANDHRA PRADESH DISASTER RECOVERY PROJECT
verify the website for the latest information related to the tender.
Executive Engineer
WORLD BANK CREDIT NO: 5694-IN 44N 34f qT, iih , qTr7
illegal detention Procurement of Goods under Request For Quotations
Una Division , HP: PWD , Una.
On behalf of Governor of H.P. ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high E-Procurement Notice HIM SUCHANA AVAM JAN SAMPARK MEDICAL SCIENCES , NAGPUR
court has made it clear that any person can- (Two-Envelope with e-Procurement Bidding Process) A dv t No 0187i29U4:2 G2C
Plot No. 02, Sector 20 . MIHAN , Nagpur - 441 108 (MH)
not be held to be in illegal or unlawful deten- RFQ N0:1 to 37/COMP 5/APDRP/2020 29/04/2020 website : www .aiimsnagpu r.edu.in
tion if they have been kept in quarantine by The Government of India has received financing from the World Bank e-Tender Notice
the authorities due to the Covid-19 pandemic, towards the cost of the Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project and (e-Tender No. AIIMS -NAGIAdmin/Mess/

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reports Ajay Sura. intends to apply part of the proceeds towards eligible payments under the OTE/2020 -21/03 Dt. 25/ 04/2020)

04
Justice Lalit Batra also clarified that the contract for which this Request For Quotations (RFQ) is issued .The Project -- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur,
9 70 0
habeas corpus petition for the release of such Director, PMU, APDRP invites quotations electronically from eligible Maharashtra, an apex healthcare Institute being established
persons is not maintainable while dismissing E - TENDER NOTICE
bidders for the following 37 goods through website of Central Public by Act of Parliament of India under aegis of Health &
a petition filed by two residents of Assam and
Procurement Portal www. eprocure.gov.in from 4-05-2020 onwards. The E-Tenders are invited from firms/contractors Family Welfare , Government of India , invites online bids in
Bihar who were kept in quarantine/isolation regi Jas
E-Procurement Notices are also available at the UNDB web site UPLC Lucknow for the following jobs against which two bid system for Hostel Mess Services at A IIMS Nagpur.
by Haryana health authorities. uploaded and same shall be opened/download
www.devbusiness.com and GoAP website www.a dr .a . ov.jn per The prospective / likely suppliers may submit their bid online
“Basic steps initiated by the Government of schedule mentioned. The details and conditions of all tenders
India and the state governments to curb the im- RFQ Name of Equipment: Unit uantit y at CPPP website https :/Ieprocure .gov.in /eprocure/app.
No - are a v a i l a b l e on Noida A u t h o r i t y 's o f f i c i a l w e b s i t e :
pact of Covid-19 are meant for service to the hu- -- -- www.noidaauthorityonline .com & https://etender.up.nic.in. Tender documents may be downloaded for reference from
1 2 3 . 4
manity and such petitioners, have been rightly 1 Safety Heliment Nos 552 Please ensure to see these websites for any changes/ institute's web site www .aiimsnagpur.edu.in and CPPP
kept in a quarantine centre,” observed Justice 2 Wind Proof Jacket Nos 552 amendments & corrigendum etc. site https://eprocure .gov.inleprocure/app.
Batra. The petitioners had attended the Ta- Hand Gloves Nos 552 (A) 20/GM(K)/SM(WC -X)/ET/19-20, Barbed wire fencing work Director , AIIMS, Nagpur
blighi Jamaat event in Delhi and were kept in 4 Kneepad Nos r) r) 2
5 First girl Kits APS 1) F Nos 30
on Noida Authority Land of Village Jhatta , Kambakshpur &
quarantine. Aggrieved by the confinement, the
6 HDPE Life Boats for rescue 14 Seater Nos 03 Gulawali etc. in Work Circle-10Area , Noida !79.95 Lakh.
duo approached the HC seeking “release from , I I I" I I I
7 lRain Suit Nos 552 The above tenders can be uploaded by date 08.05 .2020 upto
illegal detention by the Haryana government”. 8 Safet Boots Nos 552 5.00 PM. Pre-qualification shall be opened/ downloaded on OFFICE OF THE SUPERNTENDING EN(WEER, O&M CIRCLE
9 Safet y Gog les Nos 5 52 date 11.05.2020 at 11.00AM. PTCUL ' I I ' . - I I/ ' I I A
10 Water Purification Unit N 06 (General Manager)
11 Hydr aulic Jack 10 Ton _ __ __ Nos 12 Tender Notice
Kedarnath portals open 1
13
ar enter Tool K it
Ball Peen Hammer
Nos
Nos
1
120
NOIDA
The Tenders for following works are hereby invited from reputed and
ex eriencedfirm:
ra Ic C ones Nos
for rituals, not pilgrims 15
16
Fire Extinguishers
He ad
Nos
552
12
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SI.
No.
Tender No. Name of Work
Last Date of
Submission
ht _ Nos of Tender
Dehradun: The portals of the Kedarnath 17 Make hiti m o o arv Tents 9s._._9 5 OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER ALIGARH CIRCLE, R,W.D ALIGARH Work of replacement of
shrine were opened for this year’s Char Dham 18 Torch lig ht Nos 552 Notice inviting E-Tender(Short Term) old/ defective equipments
19 yictimincationlJnit- Latter No. 2035ICashier (C.D.E.).A.CJ2020 Detail: 23.04.2020 30.05.2020
Yatra on Wednesday. In the wake of the Co- -- T-04/SE at 1 3 2 K V S u b s t a t i o n ,
E f or rescue 8 Seater 3 1. The Superintending Engineer , Aligarh Circle, P.W-D , Aligarh on behalf of Governor of Uttar Pradesh 1 O&MCR/2020-21 Bhupatwala to maintain upto
vid-19 threat, only 16 people were present at the invites the Percentage rate bids from the eligible and approved Contractors registered with UP, PWD ,
opening ceremony, reports Kautilya Singh. 21 Rota Rescue Saw/Concrete Cutter Nos 5 . .
Road work The Bidder may submit bids for any or all of the works Bidders are advised to note the minimum uninterrupted power supply 14:00 Hrs
22 Hydraulic __Combination Tool Nos 06 qualification criteria specified in Clause 4 of the Instructions to Bidders to qualify for the award of the contract. during Kumbh mela-2021
With the lockdown in place, the temple
23 teat in pparatus N os St. Name of Work Estima. Bid of Time Address of Address Address tegory
has been opened only for religious rituals 24 Ear lu Nos 552 No u ted Cost Security Document of Executive of of of Replacement of damaged
and pilgrim movement is not allowed as of Safety Belt Nos (Rs. In (Rs. r (in Rs.) Comp- Engineer Super- Chief Contra. 132 KV Single Moose
Lac) Lacs) lotion executing intendng Eog noer ctor /Panther Conductor in Bus
now. With the chief priest of the shrine Bhee- 26 Emer ens Portable Li g htin g S rine Nos 24
7 Rescue Saw Ir o n C u t e r Nos 12
the work Engineer Bar, Replacement of Bus 30.05.2020
ma Shankar Ling still under quarantine, his 2 T-05/SE
representative Shiv Shankar Ling led the 28 F I in Ny lon Rol2e (Co il of 50 s lengt h) C oi ls 174 1 2 3
Widening and
4
450 .00
5
2450
6
Rs 2000 ,00 12
7 8
Executive
9
Superin-
10
Chief
11
Class
Coupler CTs & associated
O&MCR/2020-21 work At 132 KV Sub-Station,
upto
14:00 Hrs
29 r Fire ) N 45 Strengthening of STC+300.00 Month Eng veer , tending Engineer A ,B,C J w a l a p u r to m a i n t a i n
temple opening ceremony.
De-wate
i rin g Pump wi th accessi
o r ies N 5 Mathura Sadabad TC+84.00 Constructio Engineer , Algerh
uninterrupted power supply
Like Gangotri and Yamunotri which 31 Tow ng Vehicle for De-water ng 12umps Nos 1 - 05 1 Jalesar Awagarh GST= 2384,00 Division- 1, Aligarh Zone .
opened on Sunday, the first prayers at Kedar- i '
w Road (SH-122 ) P.W.D. , Circle, P.W.D. , during Kumbh Mela-2021
(Awagarh Etah P.W.D., Algarh
nath were also conducted in the name of PM 33 "Fire Retardant Over All" for firefighting Nos 1160 Algam
The Tender are hereb y invited against above work upto 14:00 Hrs. on
Byepass ).
Narendra Modi. Tourism minister Satpal -and rescue operations I
2. Time alowed for completion s including Rainy Season. 3_ Bid document with detailed terms and conditions will be
30.05.2020 through Registered/Speed Post only which shall be
Maharaj told TOI, “The first prayers at all Tarpaulin Sheets Sn ml 160.0 available online on wobsite httpJ/etenderup- nie,in from 0U052020 to 11.05.2020 upto 12,00 Hours, Bids must be opened on the same day at 15.00 Hrs. publicly. Tender document can
the Char Dhams — Kedarnath, Badrinath, S IF Hooks _120 submitted online only at e.tendering portal of http J/etender upsk,.ln on or before 12.00 Hours on 11.05.2020. be downloaded from PTCUL website www.otcul.ora If there is any
6 Plasti c Cribbin g a nd Wed g e Se t Nos 5 Technical Bid rece ived online will be opened on 12.05.2020 at 12:30 Hours. 4. The prospective bidders who do not poss- diff iculty in downloading the tender document , please contact on
Gangotri and Yamunotri — will be conduct- es Digital Signature Certif icate (DSC) must get the same issued from approved agencies before submission of bids.
37 Rescu e Throw Bags Nos. 50 5. Contractor should Quote their rates without G.S.T. whch shal be paid extra as per appicable at the time of payment. Telephone No 01332-272256.
ed in PM Modi’s name to give him strength to Sit/ - K.Kanna Babu , I.A.S., P0 (KKB ), No.1154/SE (O&MCR)/Advt. Superinte nding Engineer,
(Bipin Pachauria) (R.K. Mishre)
bring the country out of the current crisis”. 0/o Project Director , NCRMP & APORP . Executive Engineer UPID 150793/27,04 ,2020 SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER Date: 2910412 O&M Circle Roorkee
R.O.No:22PP/CUADVT/1/2020.21;Dt:29-04.2020 S pecial Commissioner Construct ion Division-1 , P, W .D, Etah www .upgov.nic. in ALIGARH CIRCLE , P.W .D, ALIGARH
 8 TIMES NATION | Lockdown-Day 36 THE TIMES OF INDIA, NEW DELHI
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020

States start plasma therapy trials, Flat sale of flu drugs hints at
HCQ administration in War Covid no unusual rise in infections
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

P
lasma therapy trials have
already started in some
states — like Maharash-
tra, UP and Madhya Pradesh
— though on a very small
scale involving only one or a
couple of patients. The use of
hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)
tablets as a preventive mea-
sure for front-line healthcare
workers, and on patients and
their contacts, also has start-
ed in some states.
Other states and UTs are
either awaiting approval
from the ICMR or have got ap-
proval but have not yet start-
ed administering plasma
from infected patients who
have since recovered. In Mah-
arashtra, just one patient has
been on plasma treatment
since this week, while the
state is starting HCQ tablets
for everyone on the frontline
of the battle against Covid-19.
BMC has already distributed
7 lakh HCQS tablets among
hospitals and Covid care cen-
WHAT IS PLASMA THERAPY 3-Month Data Of Sales Allays Fears Of Undetected Covid Spread
THE THERAPY Sushmi.Dey@timesgroup.com year, but dropped by 20% in
Entails giving patients a transfusion with plasma (or
COMFORTING DIP IN MARCH NUMBERS first three weeks of April.
serum) from those who have developed antibodies to New Delhi: Sales of anti-in- Therapeutic Sales Value Sales Value Sales Value According to Niti Aayog
a virus or bacteria fectives (antibiotics and anti- Segments in Jan 2020 in Feb 2020 in Mar 2020 member Dr V K Paul, the fact
virals), respiratory drugs, that sale of anti-infectives
This process grants the patient some passive Anti-infectives 1,577 1,644 1,573
painkillers and analgesics — and respiratory drugs have
immunity. Convalescent blood is an option if there are Pain/Analgesics 796 809 771
some key medicines used for not picked up or broken from
no medicines or vaccines to treat an infectious disease
influenza-like illnesses — Respiratory 1,032 1,054 1,026 the overall trend of sales indi-
The first valid trial was done in 1892 for diphtheria, have remained mostly un- Drugs cates that Covid-19 is under
using serum from animals changed in last three months Indian Pharma 12,119 12,108 11,856 control and there is at least no
(January to March), partly ex- Market big increase in severe cases
SIDE-EFFECTS plained by the lockdown but al- (Total including needing urgent medication
so indicating no unusual rise other segments) or hospitalisation.
No definitive studies exist showing effectiveness. Source: All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggist (AIOCD) Figures in Rupees crore
in flu-type infections that “There is certainly a trend
In case of dengue, convalescent serum was found to
might point to a wider and un- tern for medicines for infec- month in February. It dropped of not buying as many medi-
make patients worse, as it led the virus to replicate
COUNTRIES THAT HAVE detected spread of Covid-19. tions and flus is no different. by 4.3% in March and by 34% cines as people otherwise do. If
There could be transfusion-associated reactions. TRIED PLASMA THERAPY Sales of most medicines, Experts said the decline in in April (till third week). Simi- these diseases are actually on
Unknown pathogens could be transferred into a patient FOR COVID-19 including this set of drugs, sales was primarily because of larly, in case of painkillers and the rise, then that would have
during transfusion dropped significantly after the the lockdown and other re- analgesics which are used for reflected in sales numbers,” a
South nationwide lockdown was im- strictions which forced people fever, sales increased slightly senior executive from the
Korea posed on March 25, sales data to stay indoors. This reduced in February by 1.6% compared pharma industry said.
RISKS FOR COVID-19 China Canada
from the All India Organisa- incidence of infectious diseas- with January but dropped in “The decline in sales is
PATIENTS tion of Chemists and Drug- es in general. But the data also March. In April, sales for these primarily because of lock-
US gists (AIOCD) shows. Industry suggests no significant jump prescriptions dropped by down. When OPDs are
Potential risks of therapy remain Italy
executives and chemists said in number of ILI cases with re- around 27% month-on-month. closed, consultations are
unknown. US FDA rules say suitable the April sales data showed a lated medicines following the Respiratory drugs, which closed, even most chemist
PLASMA

tres in the last 15 days. On
Wednesday, state health min-
ister Rajesh Tope said more
centres in the state would be
roped in once they meet
ICMR guidelines.
Plasma therapy is the
transfusion of antibody-rich
blood plasma from recovered
Covid-19 patients into those
who are ill with the infection.
In Indore, three patients
were injected with plasma
donors are those whose infection month-on-month decline of 30- overall pattern of most drug registered highest year-on- shops are closed, sales are
began 28 days prior 40%. But even though the lock- sales. According to AIOCD da- year growth in March, also re- bound to decline,” said Sand-
A study from Wuhan published down is seen to be impacting ta, sales of anti-infective drugs mained largely unchanged in eep Nangia, president, Delhi
in March showed that 10 adults sales of most drugs, the pat- increased by 4.24% month-on- the first three months of the Chemists Association.
who were severely ill with Covid-19
tolerated the transfusion well and
started developing antibodies that
helped reduce the viral load within
Man hangs self Doubling rate of ‘Dubai bizman
seven days
after 8-day wait, plunges 14
ceived permission for plasma
RBCs

health and family welfare de- en as a preventive medication

Covid report -ve cases has slowed floors to death’
two days ago, and on Wednes-
day a policeman critically ill
in Bhopal received plasma. In
both MP cities, private hospi-
therapy trials but have not yet
begun. Karnataka has col-
lected plasma from two reco-
vered Covid patients but this
partment, contacts of Co-
vid-19 patients, and those
working in containment
zones. The state government
for high-risk segments —
asymptomatic healthcare
workers involved in the care
of suspected or confirmed
Arvind.Chauhan
@timesgroup.com

Agra: A 59-year-old railway

down to 11.3 days
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Kochi: NRI businessman Joy

tals are running the plasma
therapy clinical trials. In
Lucknow, one 58-year-old
critical patient was given
plasma on Sunday. On Tues-
day, doctors said he had im-
proved. Punjab had recently
allowed a private hospital to
conduct plasma therapy on
Ludhiana ACP Anil Kohli but
Kohli died before treatment
could begin. The state has di-
rected all frontline workers to
take the recommended week-
ly dose of HCQ.
Karnataka, Andhra Pra-
desh and Telangana have re-
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI
has not yet been adminis-
tered as none of the seven pa-
tients in ICUs across the state
are eligible under the therapy
protocol. “Being on ventila-
tor support and low oxygen
saturation are prerequisites
for plasma therapy,” doctors
said on Wednesday.
Telangana said it had 100
donors ready and would re-
sort to plasma therapy only if a
patient needed it. As for HCQ
tablets, Karnataka began giv-
ing them to frontline workers
from April 17. The tablets are
now given to all staff of the
has also suggested that the
drug can be taken by senior ci-
tizens in consultation with
specialist doctors but not for
children below 15 years of age.
Plasma therapy has not
yet started in Kerala, though
it was the first state to seek
approval from the ICMR.
Later, ICMR informed the
Kerala government that hos-
pitals treating Covid-19 pa-
tients can join ICMR’s clini-
cal trials. Though govern-
ment hospitals have applied,
they were still awaiting per-
mission. HCQ, though, is giv-
Covid-19 cases and asympto-
matic household contacts of
confirmed cases.
Rajasthan, Bengal, Chan-
digarh and Tamil Nadu are all
awaiting ICMR permission.
Chandigarh, once it receives
permission, plans to start plas-
ma trials on 20 patients.The
UT has not made HCQ tablets
mandatory, they are taken by
doctors of their own accord.
Himachal Pradesh has not
started plasma therapy trials
and HCQ tablets have not been
used for anyone as yet.
Full report on www.toi.in
employee who was quarantin-
ed and was waiting for his Co-
vid-19 report for eight days al-
legedly committed suicide on
Wednesday in Firozabad dis-
trict. Sample taken from the
deceased man, however, test-
ed negative for Covid-19 later
in the day. The staffer was
found hanging in private hos-
pital which was turned into a
quarantine facility. He was a
fourth-grade employee posted
at the carriage and wagon de-
partment in Tundla and be-
longed to Raipur.
Firozabad district magist-
rate Chandra Vijay Singh
said, “The reason for suicide
is not clear as the victim had
Arakkal, managing director
of Dubai-headquartered In-
New Delhi: India’s dou- nova Refining and Trading
bling rate of Covid-19 posi- FZE, had committed suicide
tive cases has slowed fur- on April 23, a newspaper re-
ther in last three days to port said quoting Dubai Po-
an average of 11.3 days lice. His death was reported by
with only 0.33% people on TOI last week.
ventilator support, health “We received a report
minister Harsh Vardhan about a man plunging to his
said on Wednesday. death from the 14th floor of a
The minister said 1.5% building in Business Bay of
of Covid patients are on the city on Thursday (April
oxygen support and 2.34% Union health minister 23). The businessman com-
patients in intensive care Harsh Vardhan said India’s mitted suicide over financial
units, which reflects the Covid-19 mortality rate is problems,” Brigadier Abdul-
“quality of care being around 3%, whereas the lah Khadim Bin Sorour, direc-
provided across the coun- global rate is around 7% tor of Bur Dubai Police Sta-
try”. India’s Covid-19 mor- tion, was quoted by the Gulf
tality rate is around 3% ples per day, according to News as saying.

Chief Engineer (Bridges Department) Salary cut hurdle: Kerala not mentioned any motive for
even as the global mortali-
ty rate of coronavirus pa-
health ministry data.
“The government is
When contacted, Basheer
Kadavath, a manager with
No. Ch.E. /20/07/ Bridges/GMLR dated :- 28/04/2020 taking the extreme step in his tients is around 7%, the working hard to increase Arakkal’s firm in Wayanad,
REQUEST FOR QUALIRCATION (RFQ)
opts for ordinance route one-page suicide note.” In his health minister added. the testing capacity to 1 said he didn’t even have a faint
suicide note, he asked his el- About 86% of Covid-19 lakh tests per day within idea that it was a suicide. “I
(INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING)
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after the Ker- der son to take care of the fam- patients who have suc- the next few days,” Vard- had never thought of him
Honourable Municipal Commissioner , Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai invites "Request for ala high court clamped a two-month stay on ily and also recover cash (Rs cumbed to the deadly vi- han added. With 1813 new committing suicide because
Qualification (RFQ)" from eligible and experienced bidders through e-tendering as detailed below. the state government's decision to deduct a 67,000) which he had kept un- rus so far also had co-mor- Covid-19 cases and 71 he had gone out along with his
Department Ch. Eng. (Bridges) month's pay from its employees in five instal- der his bed at his government bid conditions like acute deaths reported in the last son (when the death hap-
e-RFQ/Bld No. 7100177476 ments starting May, the cabinet on Wednes- accommodation and Rs 4,000 diabetes and hyperten- 24 hours, the total number pened). He had even sched-
day decided to approach governor Arif Mo- from his trouser pocket. sion. At least 288 govern- of coronavirus positive uled an internal meeting in
Subject "Request for Quali f ication (RFQ)" for the work of 'Design and construc- Full report on www.toi.in
hammed Khan for an ordinance giving legal ment laboratories are cases in India has risen to his company that day,” he
tion of Twin Tunnel below SGNP from Amar Nagar , Mulund to Filmcity working along with 97 pri- 31,787, which includes said. Arakkal’s body is in Du-
validity to a proposal to now “defer” payment
Goregaon along with Cut & cover Box Tunnel in Filmcity area , Goregaon of a portion of staff salaries for five months. vate lab chains with 22,982 active cases and bai, Kadavath said. “We need
under the Goregaon Mulund Link Road Project" “The government had decided to set aside six around 16,000 sample col- 7,797 cured patients, ac- to get one more paper ready
Sale of e-IFQ Start Date: 29.04.2020 from 11.00 hrs days’ salary of government employees for lection centres which are cording to data provided and then the body will be
Last Date: 11.06.2020 up to 13.00 hrs five months against the backdrop of the huge testing around 60,000 sam- by the health ministry. flown to Kozhikode,” he said.
economic crisis induced by the Covid-19 pan-
Pre-bid meeting 20.00 hrs. 12.05.2020
demic. The HC, however, pointed out that the
Address- Conference room of AMC (P), 2nd floor , Annex Building, MCGM
Head Office , Mahapalika Marg, Fort , Mumbai-400001 , Maharashtra , India.
government order in this connection does
not have legal backing. The cabinet decided
Relief on cards for Attackers of UP
Web site htto:// orttal.mcam .gov.in to bring out an ordinance to address this
Contact Person Assistant Eng ineer (GMLR) problem,” CM Pinarayi Vijayan said. TNN ‘Covid warriors’
a. Name 1. Shri.Ashok Mali (Mob no.+91 9820847944)
2. Shri. Sudhakar Handle (Mob no. +919869113088)
Full report on www.toi.in
Covid-hit builders to face 7-yr jail
b.Telephone No. 022.25962601 , Ext. 2006 Dipak.Dash@timesgroup.com up under the RERA law. Lucknow: Increasing the am-
CORRIGENDUM OF OPEN TENDERS Some of the RERA rep-
c. Email che.amlr@mcom.aov.in bit of an ordinance passed by
This is to notif y to all concern that the New Delhi: The Centre resentatives told TOI that the Union cabinet last week,
RFQ documents are available on MCGM portal pJ/portal.mcpm.aov.in under e-tender tab_ closing date for submission of bids of
will soon issue an adviso- homebuyers will get relief UP government said on
Any queries about the work can be sent on Email address: che.gm lr@mcymaoy in on or before the following open tenders invited from
this office is extended as follows: ry to all state governments as they won’t have to pay Wednesday that attacking cor-
09.05.2020.
1. Tender No: DRM-W-JBP-47-2020 and real estate regulators any penalty for delayed ona warriors — anybody who
Name of work : Through fittings (RERAs) to invoke the payments to builders, has been appointed to check
MCGM SSdt- renewal of steel channel sleepers and
Engineer (Bridges) “force majeure” provision which was due during the Covid-19 pandemic — in Uttar
HELKJNE NUMBER replacement of cracked channel
sleepers on Bridges under Assistant
due to the Covid pandem- impacted period. The en- Pradesh could now attract a
I I J

Divisional Engineer. Damoh jurisdiction ic. This would bring major tire period will be treated jail term of up to seven years
PRO/53/ADV/20-21 in Bina-Katni section 2. Tender No: relief to builders as they as “zero period”. More- or a fine of Rs 5 lakh, reports
DRMW-JBP-48-2020 Name of work : would get extension of over, regulators won't im- Neha Lalchandani.
Augmentation of water supply by
Office of the Executive Engineer Trans. Line Maintt. Division 2nd provision of Over Head Tank of capacity
timelines for project com- pose any penalty for not Adopting a tough stance on
Pampore AK Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. 90,000 litres at Bandakpur and Khurai 5 held for attack pletion besides exemp- meeting the timelines for reports of attack on health
NOTICE INVITING a- Bids Book your
(Part work of Jabalpur division) 3. on cops, health tions from paying penal- projects impacted due to workers and policemen in var-
Tender No: DRMW-JBP-49- 2020 Name officials: Five ties to state agencies for the pandemic. RERA chief ious parts of the state, CM Adi-
e-NIT No. TLMD 111 03 of 2020 dt: 20.04.2019.
Services ads
of work : Bina - Katni section: Provision residents of a the impacted period. of Gurugram bench in Ha- tyanath on Wednesday said an
of basic amenities kitchen, bathroom,
On behalf of Lt. Governor of Jammu & Kashmir UT online e-bids are hereby locality in Kanpur “We shall consider their ryana, KK Khandelwal ordinance would be brought
tiles flooring, jaffery, replastering leaky
invited from experienced, reputed, competent and financially sound Indian roof & replacement of door & windows
For any query, call - were arrested on demand for invoking ‘force said, “The provision to in- in at the earliest, making
manufacturers/ Companies(Firms/ Joint Ventures/authorized dealers/contractors of old type I & type II staff quarters at Wednesday for majeure’ clause under RE- voke force majeure is amendments to the Epidemic
fulfilling eligibility and qualification requirements specified in the Bidding Document for Damoh, Golapatty, Khariyabhadoli, allegedly RA and will soon announce there in the law. Covid is an Act (1897), to lay down puni-
"UP GRADATION OF 132 KV AND 33 KV TRANSFORMER BAYS INCLUDING Aslana , Patharia , Ganeshganj, Salalya ,
Shinjini :
attacking a team measures to save the inter- unavoidable crisis and the shment for attack on corona
CONCRETING AND REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENTS AND DISMANTLING OF 09 Ghatera under Assistant Divisional
Engineer. Damoh sub division . 4. Tender
of policemen and est of home buyers and pro- Centre has invoked Disas- warriors. Apart from Epidem-
NO. 16.66 MVA SINGLE PHASE POWER TRANSFORMERS ALONG WITH
9810553963
No: DRMW-JBP-50 -2020 Name of health workers tect the sector from adverse ter Management Act to ic act, such attackers would al-
CONSTRUCTION OF FOUNDATIONS AND ALLIED WORKS FOR REPLACEMENT
work : Construction of LHS in lieu of who visited the impact,” Union housing deal with this.” The real so be charged under the Na-
OF AGE OLD 09 NO . 16. 66 MVA, 132/33 KV SINGLE PHASE POWER Level Xing No. 10 at Km 1006/1-2, level
Swamp :
TRANSFORMERS BY 03 NO. 50 MVA THREE PHASE POWER TRANSFORMERS area for contact minister Hardeep Singh estate regulation law has tional Security Act (NSA),
Xing No . 13 at Km 1018 2-3 . Level Xing
AT200 MVA , 132/33 KV GRID STATION PAMPORE (Kashmir)J & K State ". tracing of a Puri tweeted after an emer- this provision to give the Gangster Act and Disaster
No. 15 at Km 1022/9-10 & level Xing No.
Covid-19 patient, gency meeting of the Cen- promoter additional time Management Act, said Yogi.
Name of work Estimated Earnest
cost Money
Cost of bid
document
36 at km 1069/1-2 of Bina-Katni section
5. Tender No: DRMW-JBP-51- 2020 9873886880 said officials. PTI tral Advisory Council set to complete a project. Full report on www.toi.in
Name of work : Construction of LHS in
UP GRADATION OF 132KVAND33KV 310.4 2%of Rs. 5000/= lieu of Level L Xing NO. 53 at km TLM +rsinter
TRANSFORMER BAYS INCLUDING lacs estimated (Non-
CONCRETING AND REPLACEMENT OF cost refundable
1116/1-2 and LHS in 64 at Km
1131/9-10 of Bina - Katni section 6.
I ILULLUMTTIT I 717 No mask? Ahmedabad
EQUIPMENTSAND DISMANTLING OF 09 in the form Tender No: DRMW-JBP-52- 2020 Name A
NO. 16.66 MVASINGLE PHASE POWER of DD) of work: Miscellaneous works in Ist Floor, Old D.C. Office Building, Vishal Enclave , Rajouri Garden , New Delhi-27
TRANSFORMERS ALONG WITH
CONSTRUCTION OF FOUNDATIONSAND
connection with track renewal works
under Assistant Divisional Engineer
PRESS NOTICE FOR TENDER
NIT No. 0l/EE-(M-WZ)-IV/WZ/TC/2020-21 Dated : 28.04.2020
civic body plans to fine
Katni 7. Tender No: DRMW-JBP-53-2020
ALLIED WORKS FOR REPLACEMENTOF
AGE OLD 09 NO.16.66 MVA, 132/33 KV
Name of work : Construction of LHS in
lieu of L Xing No. 107 at Km 1221/2-3 of
The Executive Engineer (M-IV) WZ Division, SDMC percentage tender are
invited on behalf of Commissioner, SDMC. For Online Tendering Time violators up to `50,000
SINGLE PHASE POWER TRANSFORMERS Bina Katni section 8. Tender No: Table please refer htt o s:/Iwww .tenderwizard.com/S O UTHO MCETENDER / Ahmedabad: In a bid to secure the city reeling
BY 03 NO.50 MVATHREE PHASE POWER DRMW-JBP-54-2020 Name of work: sealed percentage ratetenders are invited forthe execution of the following from Covid-19 onslaught, the Ahmedabad Mu-
TRANSFORMERSAT 200 MVA, 132/33 KV Hiring of pick up vehicle (one MT work by the SDMC from approved & eligible contractor registered with
capacity truck) for Senior section
nicipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to im-
GRID STATION PAMPORE SDMC. Tenders will be opened on 20.05.2020 at 02.30 P.M. in the office
Engineer (P.Way/USFD/ Jabal pur in pose hefty fines ranging from Rs 2,000 to Rs
of SE-II/WZ , llnd Floor, Room No:205, Dr. Sahib Singh Verma Bhawan,
Period of completion 90 days Narsinghpur-Jabalpur and Jabalpur- 50,000 on street vendors, neighbourhood
Near West Gate Mall , Raja Garden, New Delhi-27. Validity of rates will be
Procedure for tendering : Dundi and Senior section Engineer
5 months from the date of opening of NIT & in case of negotiation from the shops, supermarkets, malls, etc. if their own-
(P.Way) USFD/Katni Murwara in Katni - ers and employees are found not wearing face
1. The bidding documents can be downloaded from website www.iktenders.aov. in Damoh sections machine No.
date of negotiation. The amount of earnest money will be as mentioned in
from 23.04.2020 18:00 hrs. 711B/158. DS01DJ, 7HD/282 and columns below irrespective of computer generated earnest money shown masks. Besides these fines, which will come in-
2. The a-bids can be uploaded on website www.j ktenders.gov.in from 24.04.2020 DSO42BL section under Divisional on website P.O. in favour of Commissioner , South Delhi Municipal to force from May 1, licences of the erring enti-
10:00 Hrs to 21.05.2020 upto 16:00 Hrs. Engineer (Central) Jabalpur section for a Corporation issued by a Schedule Bank. All detail of Revision, Clarification, ties will also be suspended for three months.
period of two years Last date for Corrigendum, Addendum, Time Extension etc. if any, in respect of these Earlier, AMC used to fine Rs 1,000 for first
3. The complete bidding process will be on line. submission of tender as per published tenders will be uploaded on SDMC website only and will not be published in offence and Rs 5,000 for subsequent offences of
4. The technical & commercial bids shall be opened on-line in the Office of all tenders notice: 01.5.2020 Now newspaper(s). Bidder should regularly visit the website to keep themselves
extended all tenders Last date & Time not wearing masks. This range of fine was ap-
Superintending Engineer O&M Circle-I JKPTCL Kashmir Bernina Srinagar on regularly updated in respect of these tenders.
22.05.2020 at 14:00 Hrs or any other subsequent day convenient to tender for submission of tender (Up to 15.00 plicable to all. Henceforth, this will apply only
Tender document request start date and time : 28.04.2010 at 17.00
Hrs. On): 08.5.2020 to citizens and shops, vendors, malls et al will
opening authority. P.M. Tender document request upto date and time : 20.05.2020 at
5. Any other information regarding this tender (e-tendering process) can be had from
The corrigendum has been issued on
website "https://ireps.gov.in" All the . .
12.00 P M. Tender Opening : 20.05 2020 at 14 30 P.M . . Estimated be covered under the Rs 2,000-Rs 50,000 penalty.
the office of the Executive Eng ineerTLMD-II Pampore Kashmir. terms and conditions of the published Amt. : Rs . 1,30,37,000/- and As . 1,95,99,000/- . Tender Amt.: Besides, shopkeepers will also have to ensure
tenders will remain same. Rs. 1, 20,57,172/- and Rs . 1,81,25 ,587/-. that not only their staff but also customers
s/d Divisional Railway Manager (Works) The detail of tender of NIT i.e. 01 Item No. 01 and 02 can be seen from wear masks and their hands are sanitised. TNN
Executive Engineer WCR, Jabalpur Website of SDMC i.e. hops ://www.tender wiz ar d. com/SOUTHDMCETENDER / Full report on www.toi.in
DIPK- N B 1 5 7 2o TLMD-II Pampore. R. O. No . 11/DPVSouth/2020- 21 EE(M-IV)/WZ
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NEET must for even pvt UP Muslims take out funeral

minority colleges: SC
‘In National Interest, Rights Of Minorities Not Violated’
Dhananjay.Mahapatra
@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: Holding nation-
al interest to be above a reli-
gious and linguistic minori-
ty community’s right to ad-
minister educational institu-
tions, the Supreme Court on
Wednesday ruled that single
window National Eligibility-
cum-Entrance Test (NEET)
will be mandatory for admis-
sions to medical and dental
courses offered by private
unaided minority medical
and dental colleges.
As many as 76 petitions,
including many by reputed
minority medical institu-
tions like Christian Medical
College Vellore and Ludhia-
na, had challenged imposi-
tion of NEET claiming it vio-
lates the fundamental right
of minority communities to
set up educational institu-
tions and frame procedures
for admitting students.
Dismissing all petitions, a
bench of Justices Arun Mis-
hra, Vineet Saran and M R
Shah said, “We hold that
The Supreme Court said when a
rule, regulation or law is enacted
in national interest, then it applies
to all, irrespective of their status
there is no violation of the
rights of unaided/aided mi-
nority to administer institu-
tions under Articles 19(1) (g)
and 30 read with Articles 25,
26 and 29(1) of the Constitu-
tion of India by prescribing
of uniform examination of
NEET for admissions in the
graduate and postgraduate
professional courses of medi-
cal as well as dental science.”
Terming NEET a standar-
disation of admission proc-
ess devised in national inter-
est, the bench said, “It does
not interfere with the rights
of the unaided minority insti-
procession of Hindu priest
Meerut: When Ramesh Mathur, 68, a temple priest, passed
away on Tuesday afternoon, his shattered family needed four
shoulders to take his body to crematorium. They got many, re-
ports Ishita Bhatia.
MI4ACMA1
TOURISM
Ropeway Limite d,
CORRIGENDUM - II
Subject : Development of Ropeway Service between Sri Anandpur Sahib Ji
Ramesh’s body, covered in saffron marigold flowers and
lifted by men in white skull caps, sailed past several deserted
(Rampur Village) to Sri Naina Devi Ji" (the "Project") through Public
Private Partnership (the "PPP") on Design , Finance, Build, Operate and
localities attracting curious glares from windows. Some even
tutions as it has been imposed clicked photos and recorded videos, which were shared wide- Transfer (the "DFBOT") basis.
in national interest consider- ly on social media platforms as a proof of social harmony. With reference to the RFP bearing tender id 2020_HPTDB_35996_ 1
ing the malpractices of grant- Ramesh lived with his elderly wife and a son in Meerut’s
published on 6th March , 2020 & Corrigendum- I issued on 02-04-2020 on
ing illegal admission by vir- Shahpir Gate, a Muslim-dominated locality.
tually selling the seats in der- “Myelder brother, who was in Delhi, could not reach home on the subject cited above , the following amendment is again issued on
ogation to rights of merito- time as there was some difficulty in arranging the pass. This is administrative reasons due to pandemic of COVID-19 without any
rious students. The when the neighbours came out for our help and took the funeral prejudice to the other terms and conditions.
charitable activity of educa- for last rites to crematorium,” said Chandar, the younger son.
SI. Particulars Earlier Extended to
tion became a saleable com- Full report on www.toi.in
modity and prerogative of No.
wealthy persons and poor stu- 1 Pre-Bid Meeting 04-05-2020 11:00 Hrs. 15-06-2020 11:00 Hrs.
dents were forced to get edu-
Woman delivers GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 2 Document Download End 15-06-2020 11:00 Hrs. 31-07-2020 11:00 Hrs.
cation funded from banks.” MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
Date
Writing the 108-page jud-
gement for the bench, Justice in autorickshaw DEPARTMENT OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3 Bid Submission End Date 15-06-2020 16:00 Hrs. 31-07-2020 16:00 Hrs.
Mishra said NEET was neces- Kolkata: A woman in her
sitated because of “ill-reputa- late 20s delivered a baby on
APPLICATIONS FOR THE POST OF 4 Tender Opening Date 15-06-2020 16:30 Hrs. 31-07-2020 16:30 Hrs.
tion developed by MCI”. a moving autorickshaw DIRECTOR (FINANCE) IN (Technical Cover)
SC said that when a rule, amidst countrywide lock- INDIAN TELEPHONE INDUSTRIES
regulation or law is enacted in down on Wednesday, after LIMITED (ITI) (Managing Director)
national interest, then it will she was allegedly turned Last Date of receipt of Sri Naina Devi Ji And Sri Anandpur
be applicable to all, irrespec- down twice by a govern- application in Department of Sahib Ji Ropeway Limited , Shimla.
tive of their status as minori- ment hospital in south Kol- Telecommunications is now
ties. “The minority institut- kata. However, thanks to extended upto 15.00 hours on - - i - -
ions are equally bound to com- timely police intervention,
ply with the conditions im- the mother and the baby
08.05.2020, E-Procurement Tender Notice No. 011P-6912020 -211TMC/HQINCRIPrayagraj Dated: 25.04.2020
posed under the relevant Acts were admitted to a local For detailes login to website
and Regulations to enjoy affil- nursing home and are cur- http: //www .dot.gov.in OPEN TENDER NOTICE
On behalf of the President of India, Principal Chief Engineer, North Central Railway, Subedarganj , Prayagraj-211015 invites
iation and recognition, which rently doing fine. TNN davp 06201/11/0001/2021 the following E-Procurement Tenders: (The complete Information along with tender document of this E-Procurement Tender
apply to all in-
stitutions.” are available In website on http:I/irepssgov.
in upto 15 :00 hrs.of the due date of tender opening).
Full report 4 S Tender Tender Eannest
Brief Description Quantity
on www.toi.in N No. Value Money

TMC Hydraulic Pump, Crawler Motor. Details of descri ption , make As per Section
1 0012021 and quantity as per tender document . IV of tender 4 ,67 ,162/- Exempted
, 7 Pariwar Kalyan Bhawan, Sheikh pura, Patna- 800 014
6-month-old dies in Guj, Corrigendum
c
Department of Health, Government of Bihar 2 TMC
[Acceptable Make : Ameca or Equivalent Branded]

Hydraulic Proportion valve, Pressure Regulator . Valve. Details of

document.

Addendum and corrigendum slip No .02 of e-Tender

parents abandon body Notice No. 87 of 2019.20 10oen ) Engg. !DDU
(1) All the tenders except e-Tender No. 78 of
e-tender (NIT) Reference No: 02/SHSB/ Mannequin Procurement/2020-21

NOTICE INVITING TENDER

0022021 descri ption , make and quantity as per tender document .

[Acceptable Make: Plasser , Rexroth , Plasser or Equivalent Branded]

-Do- 18 ,86 ,988/ Exempted

Ahmedabad: A six-month-old girl died in e-tender Notice No. 87 of 2019-20 (Open)-
1.
Civil Hospital on Tuesday after being admit- Engg ./DDU , which are scheduled to be
Closed on 20.04.2020 and have been
ted on Monday due to complications not re-
extended on 12.05.2020 due to COVID-19
lated to Covid-19. When the hospital staff reasons. (2) Other terms and condition shall 2.
searched for her family, they couldn’t find remain unchanged.
anyone and informed Naroda police. Divisional Railway Manager 3.
East Central Railway, DDU.
DCP, Zone-4, Neeraj Badgujar said the in- P R / 0 0 8 4/ DDU/En ./ C/20-21/ 16
fant’s parents, Bharat Damor and his wife,
residents of Naroda, had come to Civil Hos-
pital with their daughter on Monday. “On
Tuesday, the baby died due to some other CORRIGENDUM
Tender No. 93196181 B Due on
complications.” he said.
19.05.2020. 4.
“After the infant’s death, the parents left
Sub: C o r r i g e n d u m r e g a r d i n g S.No.
her body in the hospital and went away. How Opening Date.
they managed to reach Dungarpur is being
Corrigendum is as under:-
probed as the borders are sealed,” Badgujar 4. 1
Earlier Opening Date 28.04.2020
said, adding the body has been kept in the
Now Opening Date 19.05.2020
hospital mortuary and cops are making ar- 4 .2
Note :. 1. Vendors may visit the REPS
rangements for the cremation. website i. e . www .ireps .gov.in for
Inspector K B Rathod said, “We were able details. 2. No manual offer will be
to trace his cousin. He rang up Damor and entertained. 4.3
asked him to return for the baby’s crema- Sr.DMM/NS/ LP/93196181B12020 date:
29.04 .2020
tion, but he refused and gave permission to 1016/2020
the police to cremate the baby.” TNN
4.4
CAD
4.5
3 TMC Ultrasonic Digital Testing Equipment, Digital Ultrasonic Double Rail
The State Health Society, Bihar (SHSB ), Patna intends to select agency via tendering for Rate
0032021 Tester. Details of descri ption, make and quantity as per -Do- 36,58 .000/ 73,200.00
Contract & Supply of Mannequins to Dakshta Skill Labs Across all Districts of Bihar, and
invites bidsfrom eligible organisations / suppliers. tender document .
The supp lier shall be required to supp ly required mannequin sets to all the Dakshta skill labs 4 TMC Relay, Shock Absorber for Pendulum, Battery, Various types of
across a ll the districts of Bihar, and provide 12 months wa rranty for the delivered products. 0042021 Electronic Items. Details of description , make and quantity as per
To partici pate in the e- tendering process, bidders/ agencies are required to get themselves
tender document .
reg istered with Bihar Government Centralized e-Procurement portal , i.e.,
[Acceptable Make : Plasser or equivalent Branded, Exide , -Do- 61,35 .838/ 1,22. 800/-
https ://www.eproc .bihar.gov.in/BELTRON. The bidder/ agency may contact the hel pdesk at
the following address, "e-Procurement HELP DESK , 1` Floor, M/22, Bank of India Building, Prestolite , Amco, Standard furukawa, Plasser, Hi-Lux, Auto Pal, JMI,
Road No. 25 , Shree Krishna Nagar, Patna- 800001, Phone No. 0612 - 2523006, Mob. No Hella, TVS- Lucas, SCI, SG, Havells, Lapp India , Dowel, Escom,
7542028164 ( Timings: Every Day from 08:00 AM to 08:00 PM ) or may visit the link "Vendor Parker, Elcom, Schrader, Bosch, KSS, Lockit, AKG, Fetzer only]
Info" at htt ps ://www.eproc.bihar.gov.in/BELTRON . 5 TMC Various types of Spares Parts. Details of description , make and
Schedule of Events -Do- 6 ,88 ,658/-
0052021 quantity as per tender document. Exempted
Event Description Timeline
(Acceptable Make : Plasser , or Equivalent]
Till 21/05/2020 (Thursday) up to 05 :00 PM, on the 6 TMC Meggi Spring
Date & time of downloading the
e-Procurement Portal
0062021 Details of description , make and quantity as per tender document. 96 Nos. 1.75 ,694/- Exempted
RFP
(https ://www.eproc.bihar.gov.in/BELTRON ).
[Acceptable Make : Plasser, or Equivalent]
Last date & time for 22/05/2020 (Friday) till 05:00 PM , on the e-
Date of opening : 02.06.2020 for each tender. Note:- 1. The complete information along with Tender document of above E-
submission (upload ) of online Procurement Portal
Procurement Tender Is available on website htb)s :/flreos .gov .in. Up to 15:00 hrs .On the due date of tender opening . 2. Following
bidding document . ( https ://www.eproc.bihar.gov.in/BELTRON
condition has been included in Tender Document vide Railway Board letter No. 2001/RS(g)/77917 Pt I Dated:29.06.2017 "Whenever
Last date & time for 27/05/2020 (Wednesday ) by 05:00 PM, to "The
tender is floated with purchase restriction from sources approved by nominated authorities and there, exists a suspected cartel
submission of EMD in Hard Executive Director, State Health Society, Bihar,
situation by approved sources or the rates available from approved/sources are adjudged unreasonably high , despite fair
(Physical ) Copies (Offline Pariwar Kalyan Bhawan , Sheikh pura , Patna -
Mode) 800014" efforts as permissible, the purchaser reserves the right to place order on firms outside the approved vendors list , without any
restrictions". 3. Bids other than in the form of E-Bids shall not be accepted against above Tenders. For this purpose, venders are
28/05/2020 (Thursday) at 04:00 PM on the
Time , Date of opening of required to get themselves registered with (REPS website along with class III digital signature certificates issued by CCA under
e-Procurement Portal
Technical Bid ITAct-2000. 4. This tender notice has also been uploaded on www .ncr.IndIanrallways,gov.ln . S. Allocation for Security
(https :// www.eproc.bihar.gov.in/BELTRON
Time, Date of opening To be announced later on the e-Procurement depositand Earnest Money is "Deposit Misc stores 00844523 6. In case of any difficulty helpdesk available on the website of
of Financial Bid Portal (https ://www . eproc .bihar.gov.in/BELTRON IREPS may be approached. 492120(K)

OFFICE OF THE CNIEF GENERAL MANAGER [PLC) IDCO, IDCO TOWEII, BNUBANESWAR Note-I) Interested tenderers may obtain further information about this Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) Moog
Tender Call Notice No - IDCO/HOIP &CIEST-E11235/0112020-6587 Dated : 24.04.2020 from the office of State Health Society, Bihar.
NOTICE INVITING TENDER UNDER NATIONAL COMPETTTR IBIDDING TBROUGN e-Procurement ii) No tender will be accepted after closing date and time in any circumstances. THE ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
1. Name of the Work : Construction of Different Buildings inside the Electronic Manufacturing 5. The interested bidders may download the tender documents (a complete set of documents O FFIC E OF THE DIRECTORATE HEALTH SERVICE LADAKH
Cluster (EMC Park ) at infovalley Khurda (Fixation of Rates). including detailed RFP is available on the website ) from e - Procurement Portal
2. Estimated Cost : Rs. 947 .48 Lakhs (approx.) (htt ps :// www.eproc .bihar.gov.in/ BELTRON). The technical and financial bids must be Advert isement Notice No. :- 08/ DHS/ H & ME of 2020
3. Period of completion : 3 (Three) calendar months. submitted through e-procurement portal https :// www.eproc.bihar.gov.in/BELTRON on or Dated : 27-04-2020
4. Other details before the specified date and time as per clause 4 aforesaid. Subject : ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE FOR CONTRACTUAL APPOINTMENT OF DOCTORS UNDER (NHM) UT-Ladakh
2020-21.
Procurement Bid Identification No. Availability of Tender on-Line for Bidding 6. All tenders must be accompanied by EMD and one sample set of mannequins. No bidder is Applications are invited on behalf of Health and Medcal Education Depart ment UT Ladakh , for contractual posts of
Officer exempted from submitt ing the EMD and samples as mentioned in the tender document. In
From To Medical Office rs and Consultants as mentioned in (annexure I), under NHM Programme as per the permissibility vacant posts
case of sample of mannequins, it can be delivered or brought by hand on or before the date of approved under ROP (NHM ) for the year 2020-21 , vide No: F No: M-11016 /9/2020- NHM-II, dated : 15!4/2020.
1 2 3 4 The application shall be addressed to the Director Health Service Ladakh on the prescribed form . Application form ,
opening of technical bids as indicated in clause 4 above.
Chief General Manager (P&C), IDCO. Bid Id. No. PC-EST-E- 07.05.2020 at 20.05.2020 upto advert isement details and list of supporting documents can be downloaded from the www .lehnic.in. Interested candidates shall
7. For further enquiry and information , please contact to the following officers during office apply on the prescribed format and subm t along with supporting documents as prescribed , by mail on dhsladakhhr @gmail.com
IdcoTower , Bhubaneswar 55/2019-20 16.00 His. 17.00 Hrs. within a period of 20 days from the date of advertisement.
hours 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM - Mr. Khalid Arshad , BAS, Administrative Officer, SHSB: Mob:
Further details can be seen from the e- Procurement Portal www.Tendersorissa.gov.in and Corrigendum 8544402232 Eligibility criteria:
if any will not be published in news papers and can only be seen in the e-procurement portal S. No. Name of the Post Eligibility criteria
Mr Manish Ranjan , Assistant Director (Drugs), Procurement Cell, SHSB :Mob: 9473197721
www.tenderorissa.gov.in. Medical Officer 1 MBBS degree from recognized institution.
For furt her details please visit website www.prdbihar.gov.in 2 Registration certificate from Indian Medical Council
Sd/-
Executive Director Pediatrician 1 MBBS degree from recognized institution.
Chief General Manager (P&C) 2. Post graduate degree from recognized institution.
IDCO, Bhubaneswar State Health Society, Bihar 3 Registration certificate as pediatrician from Indian Medical Council
PR . No. 000538 (Ni Ni) 2020- 21
OIPR - 14003/ 11/0001/20-21 Gynaecologist 1 MBBS degree from recognized institution.
2. Post graduate degree from recognized institution.
3 Registration certificate as gynaecologist from Indian Medical Council
Anaesthetist 1 MBBS degree from recognized institution .
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3 Reg istration certificate as anaesthetist from Indian Medical Council.
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and further renewalfternination is strictly on the basis of performance and continuation of the scheme.
The Engineer-in-Chief, Jai Shakti Vibhag, Himachal Pradesh on behalf of the PUBLIC W O RKS DEPARTMENT Honorarium will be negotiable depending on the level of difficulties of the post and maximum negotiation for Zangskar and
Governor of Himachal Pradesh invites two covers (Technical & Financial bid) E-Procurement Notice Lingshed.
online tender from manufacturers of reputed firms for supply of ISI marked The applicant shall apply fora post of a particular health institution and cannot apply for more than one post.
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Galvanized Mild Steel Tubes conforming to IS:1239(Part-1) 2004 with latest The engagement shall strictly be for the particular post per the annexure I . and it is non-transferable in any circumstances.
1 The Executive Engneer Mandi Division No. II HPPVV D Mandi H.P on behalf of Local Candidate shall be given preference.
amendments in random lengths of 4 to 7 mtrs. screwed or plain ended on both Governor of H.P invites the online bids on item rate n electronic tendering system in 2 The selected candidate shall have to sign a contractwith the appointing authority as perNHM guidelines.
ends as per IS:554/1999 in the sizes of 15mm dia & 150mm dia (49177 MT) cover system for the following works from the eligible and approved contractors/ If a contractual appointee at any time willfully neglects or refuse to perform duty, hisrher service shall immediately be
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2. M. No 9906988901
3. M. No :9906015331
on the next day i.e. 01.06 .2020 at 11:30 AM in the office of Executive Engineer, of tender :- Rs. 1500/- Eli g ible class of contractor :-C&B Time limit:- Nine months
Jai Shakti Division No. 1 Kasumpati Shimla-9 by the committee constituted by the -sd-
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3 Bid submission start and end date 29.04.2020 at 5.30 PM up to tender
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original documents be submitted in the o/o Executive Engineer, Jai Shakti Trenching, Laying, Back Filling, Jointing, Termination 138200 .00 5000. 00 at
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Supply, Installation. Testing and Commissioning of Way Station Equi pments , Head Quarter Control Room Equipments
In the two cover tender , first cover shall contain scanned copy for proof of cost With Power Supplies and Emergency Socket in SP/SSP/TSS in Raja Ka Sahaspur Jn-Sambhal Hatim Sarai sing le Line
information
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The financial bid of only those bidders shall be opened whose first demand draft towards the cost of bid document and (b) original bid security/Earnest 11.00 hrs
commissioning of dig ital SDH (STM-1) and primary
packet is found in order as per the terms and conditions document as money Deposit (EMD) and other Technical Documents with this office as specified in key
droplinsert MUX'
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verified from the scanned copies of original documents uploaded by the dates at Sr. No. 5. failing which the bids will be declared non responsive.
single line section in connect on with Railway Electrificationwork underMoradabad division of Northern Railway
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the other documents online. not be held liable forany delays due to system failure beyond its control. Even though the
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Mandi Division No. II No.PR.1310/2020
the other documents online. HP.PWD Mandi Satya Adv. for & on behalf of the President of India

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 10 TIMES NATION | Lockdown-Day 36 THE TIMES OF INDIA, NEW DELHI
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020

MPhil and PhD students get Plan B Should we all get

6-month extension from UGC infected to end pandemic?
Manash.Gohain
@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: The University
Grants Commission said in
case the situation does not ap-
pear to be normal in view of
Covid-19, grading of students
could be composite of 50%
marks on the basis of internal
evaluation and 50% marks on
the basis of performance in
previous semester (if availa-
ble). In case of unavailability
of previous semester marks,
it said, “100% evaluation may
be done on the basis of inter-
nal assessment.” In such a
situation, students may be
allowed to improve their
grades in special exams dur-
ing next semester.
The UGC has also granted
extension of six months to
students of MPhil and PhD.
It stated that universities
may follow a six-day week pat-
tern, develop virtual class-
room and video-conferencing
facilities; prepare e-content/
e-lab experiments and upload
on their websites; and train
faculty in information and
communications technology
(ICT) for use of online teach-
UGC GUIDELINES ON EXAMINATIONS AND ACADEMIC Lockdowns and social distancing can’t last forever. If a HERD IMMUNITY
CALENDAR IN VIEW OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC Covid-19 vaccine does not materialise soon, we’ll have to When most people For example, immunising
count on ‘herd immunity’ through exposure to the virus. It’s become immune to an children with the
Guidelines are University may chart out its own plan of action taking into infectious disease, it pneumococcal vaccine has
a high-risk strategy with strong arguments for and against
advisory in nature consideration the issues pertaining to coronavirus cannot jump to the greatly reduced the number
Abhilash.Gaur@timesgroup.com remaining uninfected of adults hospitalised for
EXAMINATIONS HOW IT WORKS people. The whole pneumococcal disease (like
Herd immunity became a joke in late-
➤ Universities may adopt alternative & ‘herd’ becomes immune. pneumonia and meningitis).
March when British PM Boris Johnson fell
simplified modes and methods of sick with the coronavirus. The UK was
examinations NOT IMMUNE IMMUNE INFECTIOUS
among a handful of countries considering
➤ May adopt efficient & innovative modes herd immunity as a strategy at the time. HOW MANY
of examinations by reducing the time The plan was to let enough people fall sick PEOPLE MAKE
from 3 hours to 2 hours and become immune so that the virus A HERD
would have a hard time finding new hosts. IMMUNE?
➤ Universities may conduct Terminal /
Intermediate Semester / Year If only
But now, Sweden claims its capital, Stock- Covid-19
some have ...the virus
examinations in offline / online mode
➤ In case the situation does not appear to
holm, could have herd immunity in a few
weeks. It means people in Stockholm could
immunity... spreads easily 60-85%
CALENDAR IS SUGGESTED FOR THE
be normal in view of Covid-19, grading of ACADEMIC SESSION 2020-2021 mingle with only a small risk of infection. If most have ...virus is Diphtheria
the students could be composite of 50%
marks on the basis of internal evaluation Admission Process: Conduct of Examinations:
Should other countries also try to build herd
immunity through exposure to the virus?
immunity, contained 75%
August 1 to August Jan 1 to Jan 25, 2021 through
& 50% marks on the basis of performance After all, lockdowns can’t last forever. vaccine or Polio
31, 2020 Commencement of
in previous semester only (if available)
➤ Extension of 6 months period to the
Commencement of Classes for Even ‘DELAYING THE INEVITABLE’ exposure... 80-85%
Classes: Students Semester: Jan 27, 2021 “There’s a consensus that the pandem-
MPhil or PhD students Measles
of 2nd/3rd year ic will only end with the establishment of SWEDEN’S
➤ Period of lockdown may be treated as (Aug 1, 2020); Fresh
Conduct of Examinations:
May 26, 2021 to June 25, so-called herd immunity,” says a Bloom- DEATH TOLL 95%
deemed to be attended by all the students batch (Sept 1, 2020)
2021 berg article. But experts are divided on Deaths/million Not locking down cost Sweden
the best way to get there. The majority from Covid-19, more lives than its neighbours. Yet, it’s
GENERAL GUIDELINES till Apr 15
U niversities may
follow a 6-day D evelop virtual classroom and
video conferencing facility and
F aculty should be adequately
trained so that they
complete about 25% of the
wants a vaccine to make us immune safe-
ly. The opposite camp says we are delay-
done better than many others in Europe
Graphics: Sajeev
Kumarapuram
ing the inevitable.
I’d rather stay inside for a

13
ing tools so that they com- week pattern all teaching staff should be trained syllabus through online teaching
“These measures of social-dis-
ND

42
plete about 25% of the syllab- few more months and still
us through online teaching. and implement these guide- dents, the institution and the through distance learning and tancing mean we will find our- LA ANY

55
F I N see my parents next year
In view of the uncertain lines by making alterations, entire education system. online tools like video-confer- selves with Corona for a longer RM K
GE AR

8
—EPIDEMIOLOGIST Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz
period,” an Israeli expert tells NM

situation, higher educational
institutions have been given
additions or modifications to
deal with any particular situa-
11
For the remaining 2019-20 encing, social media, emails,
D E OPPOSING A HERD-IMMUNITY STRATEGY IN THE
session, it has suggested that etc till May 31. The Jerusalem Post. And the infec- EN
ED GUARDIAN BECAUSE IT WOULD KILL A LARGE

the freedom to adopt/ adapt
tions in the best interest of stu-
teaching would continue
2
18
Full report on www.toi.in tion rates recorded under lockdown are SW NUMBER OF ELDERLY PEOPLE
unrealistic anyway, Jeff Howe, a professor
at Northeastern University, writes in The UK

9
34
FM radio body seeks urgent aid from govt Boston Globe. When people go back to
work, those numbers are going to shoot up.
ITA
LY 2 lakh people have

TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: The Association
of Radio Operators for India
(AROI), representing private
FM radio broadcasters, in an
appeal to PM Narendra Modi
said if the government did not
step in with urgent financial
assistance to the radio indus-
try, many private FM channels
would be forced to go off air.
The AROI representation
said the FM radio industry
was among the worst-hit sec-
tors, and would find it diffi-
cult to remain operational
without ramped up govern-
ment advertising spend, and
waivers of licence and other
fees for the next one year.
Companies need a
waiver of licence and
other fees for a year
to remain afloat, as
well as a reduction in
GST rates from the
current 18% to 5%,
said industry sources
The association said while
it appreciated the three-month
moratorium on payment of li-
cence fees granted to it by the
I&B ministry, this was only a
temporary help and was not a
lasting solution for the finan-
cial crisis being faced by FM
broadcasters in the face of the
coronavirus pandemic.
In the April 24 letter to the
PM, AROI also said FM net-
works operated across 107 ci-
ties and on nearly 370 broad-
cast stations, most of them de-
pendent on government adver-
tising. The association
demanded that the govern-
ment increase its ad spend on
radio channels and bring them
to normal levels, apart from set-
tling all pending payments due
to broadcasters.
So far, the only concession
granted by the I&B ministry
has been postponement of pay-
ment of quarterly licence fee to
July 15 without levying any pe-
nal interest. However, industry
sources said this was a very
small step, and what compa-
nies actually needed was a
waiver of licence and other fees
for one year to remain afloat, as
well as a reduction in GST rates
from the current 18% to 5%.
In the letter to the PM, AROI
president Anuradha Prasad
emphasised the crucial role ra-
dio broadcast services have
played in crisis situations like
the Chennai floods, Odisha cy-
clones as well as in popularis-
ing government-run Mission
Indradhanush. Referring to
Modi as ‘mahanayak’, Prasad
said he was only the second per-
son in India after Mahatma
Gandhi, and the first in the
world, to understand the power
and reach of radio and use it for
his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcasts.
Is herd immunity through exposure our
best bet, then? No, says the World Health
Organisation. It expects recovered patients
to have “some level of protection,” but
doesn’t know how much. If the novel coro-
navirus is like its cousins that cause the
common cold multiple times in a year, in-
tentional infection is a pointless risk.
‘SACRIFICING THE VULNERABLE’
Herd immunity through exposure is also
unjust to the old and disadvantaged, Aus-
tralian epidemiologist Gideon Meyerowitz-
Katz writes in The Guardian. “It requires us
to sacrifice the vulnerable on the altar of
the economy in truly vast numbers.”
Herd immunity proponents say the
high-risk groups could be isolated. Mey-
erowitz-Katz doesn’t agree: “The idea
that we can only infect young people is
39
simply incor-
rect. Firstly, be-
IN
cause that’s not how SPA
society functions, but also
because it will create clusters
of low immunity.” In Stockholm, for
instance, the elderly in care homes have
borne the brunt of the virus.
Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public
health officer, warns: “Even a young per-
son might get severely sick or get into the
ICU.” And death isn’t the only thing we
need to worry about when cases of dam-
age to the kidneys, liver, heart and brain
are coming to light.
‘THINGS WILL GET BETTER’
CNET says talk of herd immunity is futile
when less than 1% of the world’s popula-
tion has been infected, yet more than
9
died. Infecting 60-
85% of people to create
herd immunity would have an
unimaginable human cost.
Howe agrees that “some unknow-
ably large number of us will die,” but adds
that we shouldn’t extrapolate the data. For
one, hospitals have a better understanding
of the virus now and can handle more pa-
tients. Secondly, more than 40 drugs are
being trialled against Covid-19. If even one
of them clicks, more patients will recover
with shorter hospital stays.
To that, Bloomberg adds the 1% infec-
tion figure vastly underestimates the
true number of cases. Most patients do
not develop any symptoms and aren’t
counted. So, perhaps, we are closer to
herd immunity than the data suggests.

Hackers change
A Quiet Man, An Extraordinary Actor course amid Covid,
1967- 2020 TRIBUTES
Avijit Ghosh
turn tutors online
I
trust, i have surrendered,” were
the words Irrfan used in a heart-
Irrfan Khan’s demise
felt note he wrote in 2018 on his is a loss to the world Chandrima.Banerjee In India, search interest
fight with cancer, his family re- of cinema and theatre. @timesgroup.com
He will be remem-
(a relative index) in
called in a statement on Wednes-
bered for his versatile performances ‘hacking’ went from 50

day announcing his demise. “A man
of few words and an actor of silent
expressions… it’s saddening that this
day, we have to bring forward the news
of him passing away. Irrfan was a
strong soul, someone who fought till
the very end and always inspired eve-
ryone who came close to him…”
Irrfan was among the most rec-
ognised Asian actors in world cin-
ema. He worked in global blockbust-
ers (Jurassic World, The Amazing
Spiderman, Inferno), Oscar-win-
ning flicks (Slumdog Millionaire),
Irrfan and Sutapa studied at NSD.
Alok Chatterjee, who now heads MP
School of Drama, played messenger
for Irrfan, conveying his feelings to
Sutapa. She was not amused, but
finally agreed to go out with him
with Oscar-winning directors (Ang
Lee) and in festival favourites (Mira
Nair’s The Namesake, Asif Kapa-
dia’s The Warrior, Michael Winter-
bottom’s A Mighty Heart).
Watching Irrfan perform often felt
like dipping your hands, eyes closed,
into a box of goodies. Serendipity lay
ahead. Like a consummate card play-
er, he laid out his hand steadily. He
didn’t perform shots or scenes, he
unravelled characters. There’s a
rounded integrity to the gentle Ben-
gali immigrant Ashoke Ganguly (The
Namesake). And he seamlessly
brings a raffish sparkle to the un-
couth but endearingly funny office
employee in Life in a Metro. In Paan
Singh Tomar, a biopic on the nation-
al steeplechase champion who took
to the Chambal ravines, Irrfan pre-
sents a multi persona: husband, ath-
lete and dacoit. And in The Lunch-
box, he brings a quiet sincerity to
Saajan Fernandes, an accountant too
hesitant in love and life. Qissa (Pun-
jabi), 7 1/2 Phere, Haider and Talvar
are other important roles in a career
that stretched over three decades.
As a teenager, Irrfan was more
interested in cricket. In a talk show
T
he 21-lesson course is
across different mediums simply called ‘Hacking in the third week of
— Narendra Modi for Beginners’. It covers March to 100 by
cracking passwords, break- mid-April, seeing a
An incredible talent .. a gracious col- ing into devices and net-
league .. a prolific contributor to the works, vulnerability detec- sharp spike right after
World of Cinema .. left us too soon .. tion and, the most important the lockdown
creating a huge vacuum part in Covid times, social en- pees” on another group. A Tele-
— Amitabh Bachchan gineering. The post, from gram group member offered a
April 17, is on a public group “coronavirus discount” and
My dear friend Irfaan. You fought and
on Facebook, like hundreds of said, “Let’s make more money
fought and fought. I will always be proud others that have come up in while (we) stay indoors.” The
of you.. we shall meet again.. condolenc- the past month — offering to supply has been in response to a
es to Sutapa and Babil.. you too fought, teach hacking to people stuck steadily growing demand. In In-
Sutapa you gave everything possible in at home due to the lockdown. dia, search interest (a relative
this fight — Shoojit Sircar Hacking groups usually index) in “hacking” went from
deal in stolen credit card infor- 50 in the third week of March to
Irrfan shone so bright that we all
mation and account pass- 100 by mid-April, seeing a sharp
reflected in his glory. Who will we look
words. The data is used to make spike after the lockdown.
to for such integrity again? The world is purchases or buy online gift Videos follow the same pat-
a lesser place now. Thank you for having cards. The products “bought” tern — about 400 “hacking tuto-
the courage to be yourself and unlocking with these are resold at much rial” videos have been posted
worlds for us, Irrfan lower prices, in a second round on YouTube last month. Most of
— Konkona Sensharma of fraud known as carding. An those asking for lessons want to
iPhone Pro Max worth over Rs make money and many want to
Maine dil se kaha, dhoond laana khushi
1lakh would go for Rs 30,000, an stalk one personal account.
Nasamajh laya gum, to yeh gum hi sahi...
iPhone XR worth around Rs On Wednesday, TOI flagged
Remember singing this song holding his
His Life and Times hand when I met him after he was diag-
50,000 for Rs 15,000. Things are
done fast. The owner can’t
nine public hacking groups
that Facebook took down by
The Lunch Box, Hindi Medium, nosed. He smiled. The warmth of your catch up. With the lockdown, Thursday. “Hacking, phishing
Named Sahabzade Irfan Film debut: Salaam Bombay
Worked in TV serials Shrikant, Qissa (Punjabi), Talvar smile will forever linger my friend this model of crime lost its ap- and other fraudulent activities
Ali Khan Chandrakanta, Bharat Ek Khoj, — Mahesh Bhatt peal. The products couldn’t be are forbidden on Facebook, and
Middle-class family. Father ran a tyre ABROAD Jurassic World, The delivered. So hackers and car- we will take swift action when
Katha Sagar I didn’t know you well but i can’t stop
business Loved cricket. Was selected Amazing Spiderman, Inferno, ders changed course. They we identify accounts engaging
Best of Irrfan crying today because your performances
for CK Nayudu. Couldn’t play Slumdog Millionaire, Life Of Pi, turned into tutors. in these behaviors,” a Face-
Trained at National School of Drama, IN INDIA Haasil, Paan Singh The Namesake, The Warrior, A affected me in a very personal way... “Don’t waste your time book spokesperson told TOI.
thats your magic and that will always
New Delhi Tomar, Maqbool, Life in a Metro, Mighty Heart playing games and watching YouTube has similar gui-
remain — Vidya Balan movies. It’s time to learn some- delines. “Under our policies,
We were working in television in the 90’s thing which gives you benefit we remove content promoting
Left home saying he had a teacher’s job and what struck me most about him was … Start your hacking career
from our channel,” goes a post
dangerous or illegal activ-
ities,” a YouTube spokesper-
his wicked sense of humour. He was
Jaipur: Haider Ali Zaidi, superintendent of police in Bharatpur, has fond on a Facebook group. A man son told TOI. But the videos
acting in Banegi Apni Baat and I was
memories of his childhood friend, Irrfan Khan. Recalling the night Irrfan decided from UP offered “professional and groups are hydra-like —
directing Tara when both our teams were WiFi hacking course for 299 ru- they just keep coming up.
to leave his hometown to pursue an acting career, he said, “I was sleeping on invited on Annu Kapoor’s Antakshari as
the roof. It was 3.30am and somebody was screaming and knocking at our guests. Just before the camera could roll,
door. I went down. It was Irrfan.” Zaidi said, “He was looking restless. He told Irrfan walked up and created a scene that
me he had been selected for the acting course at National School of Drama. He ruffled all of us, before we realised that it
had little money and was worried if it would be enough for his fare to Delhi. I was a prank. That was my first meeting
assured him it was sufficient; he was such a simple man. That day he took a bus with him — Anurag Basu
to Delhi at 5.30am.” Khanhad left without telling his family about his plans. “He
Khan’s elder son Babil is consoled told his mother he had got a job as a teacher.”Today, when news of his death
by a friend of the family outside the arrived, the family home, already in mourning after the death of his mother
hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday Saeeda Begum a few days ago, was again plunged in grief. —Namrata Singh
Son of Abish, he once said that he was a good all-round- Dhulia’s Haasil was his breakthrough movie, his ca-
er. He was selected to play for the CK Nayudu cricket reer’s turning point. His menacing but magnetic Ranvijay
tournament but couldn’t afford the travel cost. A schol- Singh can easily figure among the top 10 Bollywood villains
arship in National School of Drama reset his career. of all time. The movie plonked but Irrfan soared. “(Direc-
Irrfan arrived at the institute with Naseeruddin tor) Vishal Bhardwaj saw Haasil at a trial and decided to
Shah in his head. Aseem Chhabra’s recent biography cast Irrfan in Maqbool,” Dhulia told this reporter several
quotes fellow actor Mita Vashisht as saying, “It was years ago. Later again, it was Dhulia’s Paan Singh Tomar
like, “Arre yaar Irfan, Naseer ko chhodh do…We often that fetched Irrfan a national award for best actor.
saw Naseer in his performances.” At NSD, he also met The actor was on top of his game in 2018 when
his future wife Sutapa Sikdar (dialogue writer, Ka- the tumour struck. His last message to his fans was:
haani) and Tigmanshu Dhulia. “Wait for me.”

US virus toll in 3 months tops Vietnam War losses
Experts Revise Possible Deaths To 74,000 By August Even As CDC Indicates 59,000+ Fatalities Likely Understated
Chidanand.Rajghatta
@timesgroup.com
Washington: The US on
Wednesday passed the grim
milestone of losing more peo-
ple to coronavirus in three
months than soldiers it lost in
nearly two decades of the Viet-
nam War, with the death toll
from the pandemic crossing
59,000 on Wednesday. Approxi-
mately 58,220 US troops were
killed during the Vietnam War.
Despite this, large parts of
the country are reopening for
business, and those who are re-
sisting this from fear of a resur-
gence of virus are under pres-
sure from others who warn
that remaining shut will de-
cimate the economy, which shr-
ank by 4.8% in the first quarter
of the year just as the pande-
mic was starting to take hold.
Acknowledging that the
second quarter could be far
worse, President Trump is go-
ing ahead with the risky move
to allow the country to reopen
for business in the face of
warning from experts that a
FDA to back emergency use of drug
after trial shows shortened recovery
T Preliminary results
he FDA plans to annou-
nce an emergency use
authorisation for rem-
desivir, an experimental anti-
viral drug that is being tested
in treating patients with Covi-
d-19, a senior US official said.
Ahead of the announce-
ment President Trump and
Dr Anthony Fauci, leading in-
fectious diseases scientist, on
Wednesday hailed early trial
results of the drug, holding out
hope that it could help stem the
rising death toll. Meeting with
reporters at the White House,
Fauci cautioned that the re-
sults of the study overseen by
his agency, the National Insti-
tute of Allergy and Infectious
Disease, still need to be peer re-
Given hero’s
welcome in
Mizoram, say
two TN drivers
 Continued from P 1
O
n April 23, Vivian had
died of a heart attack in
his apartment, and
with the city in lockdown,
transporting the body to his
hometown looked next to im-
possible, especially with air
routes shut down. But that’s
when Chinnathambi and fel-
low driver P Jeyendhran
stepped up to take on the jour-
ney no one else was willing to.
After the Chennai Mizo Wel-
fare Association coordinated
the paperwork and state per-
mits with health workers at the
Royapettah GH mortuary, the
two drivers, along with Vivian’s
friend Raphael AVL Malchhan-
hima, began their arduous jour-
ney across six states — Tamil
Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Od-
isha, West Bengal, Assam and
Meghalaya. “We had to pass
through countless checkposts.
We were interrogated by police-
men particularly at the Tamil
Nadu and West Bengal borders,
and screened for Covid-19 be-
fore we were allowed passage,”
says Jeyendhran. Along the
near deserted highways, says
Raphael, most restaurants were
shut because of the lockdown.
The three had to travel for
long hours before they would
spot an eatery that was open.
With no place to stop and rest,
Jeyendhran and Chinnatham-
bi, who took eight-hour driving
shifts, would sleep beside the
icebox that held Vivian’s body.
For Raphael too, the journey,
seated beside the lifeless body of
his best friend, was too much to
bear. After four hard days on
the road, being eyed suspi-
ciously by everyone along the
highway, the mood suddenly
changed when they entered
the borders of Mizoram, says
Chinnathambi. “We were giv-
en a hero’s welcome in Aiz-
wal. People were standing on
both sides of the road, cheer-
ing for us. They wanted to take
selfies,” says Chinnathambi.
The drivers’ efforts were
also recognised by Mizoram
chief minister Zoramthanga.
Full report on www.toi.in
JOE JONAS SAYS SOPHIE TURNER AGREED TO DATE
HIM ONLY IF HE WATCHED ALL HARRY POTTER FILMS
LOWERING ITS GUARD: Beijing announced it
will lower its Covid response level from Thursday.
It will no longer require 14-day quarantine for
people arriving from low-risk areas of the country
second wave of coronavirus is
inevitable. Among them is the
national infectious diseases
pundit Dr Anthony Fauci,
who has suddenly become a
much-reviled figure in the
Trump base that is yearning
for a return to “normalcy. Fau-
ci has been accused of funnell-
ing research money to the Wu-
han virology institute from
where, according to some con-
spiracy theorists, the corona-
virus leaked. According to a
from a US govt trial
show that patients
given remdesivir had
a 31% faster recovery
time than those who
received a placebo
viewed but expressed opti-
mism that it could make a dif-
ference in speeding up the re-
covery of some patients.
Another study, conducted
in China and published in the
Lancet, questioned the value
of the drug for treatment of se-
verely ill patients but left open
the possibility that it might be
useful for others. The re-
search was incomplete, how-
Unpaid for a month, over 2k
migrants attack cops in Hyd
Turn Violent When Asked To Resume Work At IIT-H Campus
Mahesh.Buddi
@timesgroup.com
Hyderabad: Barely hours
before the Centre eased lock-
down rules on Wednesday to
let migrant workers return
home, more than 2,000 angry
labourers attacked private
security and police at the In-
dian Institute of Technology,
Hyderabad (IIT-H) campus.
They had been hired to work
on a construction site inside
the campus. The labourers
were upset over being asked
to start when they had not
been paid for the past month.
They also wanted to go back
to their home states.
An assistant police sub in-
spector and a private security
guard received minor inju-
ries when the workers started
pelting stones. The mob also
damaged a police vehicle be-
fore senior police officials
rushed to the spot and paci-
fied the workers. “Both the in-
jured men are out of danger,”
Return of lakhs of migrants
presents challenge for states
 Continued from P 1
W
hile the Centre ex-
pects states to en-
sure that the
“homecoming” happens in
controlled conditions, the
return of lakhs of workers
can potentially spell a logis-
tical challenge, besides
stiffening the task of deal-
ing with the pandemic.
The workers have re-
mained cooped up in “host
states” because of the sus-
pension of transport, de-
spite having no jobs or in-
come and against their wish-
es. Though thousands defied
the “stay-at-home” protocol
to try and go back, a majority
TIMES GLOBAL
Reuters
China calls top political meet in May
C hina, taking a step toward a return to business as
normal, announced on Wednesday that its previo-
usly postponed national legislature session will be held
in late May. The National People’s Congress, delayed
from early March because of the coronavirus outbreak,
will start on May 22, the official Xinhua news agency sa-
id. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the 3,000 or so
delegates would come to Beijing for what is the biggest
political meeting of the year, or if it would be held virtu-
ally through video. A more than 2,000-member advisory
body that meets in tandem with the Congress will start
one day earlier on May 21, Xinhua reported. “I’m not awa-
re of the specifics, but I believe because of the epidemic,
the two sessions this year will be somewhat different
from other years,” a foreign ministry spokesman said. AP
Newsweek report, Fauci’s Na-
tional Institute for Allergy
and Infectious Diseases
shelled out $7.4 million to the
institute, which was studying
bats with coronavirus.
US experts have revised up-
wards the possible virus toll to
74,000 by August mainly on ac-
count of premature reopen-
ing, even as data by Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) is indi-
cating that even the 59,000 fa-
talities so far may be under-
ever, because not enough par-
ticipants could be enrolled.
Fauci said the federal trial
indicated that remdesivir co-
uld shorten the time to recov-
ery by about a third. “Altho-
ugh a 31% improvement doe-
sn’t seem like a knockout
100%, it is a very important
proof of concept because
what it has proven is that a
drug can block this virus.”
Trump called it a good sign.
“Certainly it’s a positive, it’s a
very positive event,” he said.
Gilead Sciences’ Remdesi-
vir has never been approved as
a treatment for any disease. It
was developed to fight Ebola,
but results from a trial in Af-
rica were disappointing. NYT
TIMES NATION | Lockdown-Day 36
The workers damaged a police vehicle before senior cops rushed to
the spot and pacified them on Wednesday
a senior police official said.
District police officials
said contract for the new
buildings at IIT-Hyderabad in
Kandi has been given to L&T
and Shapoorji Pallonji. “Put
together, 2,354 migrant work-
ers have been working at the
site. Work was suspended in
the lockdown and the labour-
ers have been provided shel-
ter at a camp of the construc-
of them had to stay put.
The prospect of lakhs of
workers raring to rush
home presents the respec-
tive state governments with
the daunting task of draw-
ing plans to manage the
movement of millions in
the next four days. The Cen-
DAUNTING TASK
tre has ruled out running
trains because of the social
distancing protocol which
can be adhered to more ef-
fectively in buses.
After their return, the
workers will have to be
scanned and isolated, and in
cases of suspected symp-
** THE TIMES OF INDIA, NEW DELHI | THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020
stated. Some states such as
New Jersey and Michigan are
seeing a 100% increase in
deaths over the past month
compared to the same period
in recent years, leading to sus-
picion that many Covid-relat-
ed deaths occurring at homes
are not being reported.
Meanwhile, the federal go-
vernment and the states, par-
ticularly those ruled by Demo-
crats, continue to wrangle over
everything from testing capac-
Female hormones
can help men
survive Covid?
A
round the world, one gro-
up has demonstrated a re-
markable resistance to
the virus: women. Whether in
China or US, women have been
less likely to become acutely ill
—and far more likely to survive.
That fact has made doctors won-
der: Could hormones produced
by women be at work? Two gro-
ups of scientists have rushed to
test the hypothesis. Last week,
doctors in New York started tre-
ating patients with estrogen in
an effort to boost their immune
systems, and next week, physi-
cians in Los Angeles will start
treating patients with another
hormone found in women, pro-
gesterone, which has anti-infla-
mmatory properties. Prelimin-
ary results of the estrogen test
could be out in a few months. NYT
PTI
tion firms,” Sangareddy DIG
S Chandrasekhar Reddy said.
On Wednesday, supervi-
sors of the two construction
firms asked the labourers to
return to work after getting
permission to start work.
The workers, who had not
been paid for March, got up-
set and chased away the su-
pervisors. “When the work-
ers saw police approaching,
toms, quarantined — an en-
durance-challenging re-
quirement for states like UP,
Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pra-
desh and Rajasthan when
the pandemic has already
strained their resources.
Modifying Clause 17 of
the MHA guidelines dated
April 15 dealing with the
movement of people, the
home secretary on Wednes-
day ordered that stranded
persons would be allowed to
move across states and UTs
subject to certain conditions.
The political compulsions in
various states should prompt
governments to make the ar-
rangements and foot the bills.
Full report on www.toi.in
A VISIT FROM THE STORK? GIGI HADID AND
ZAYN MALIK REPORTEDLY EXPECTING A BABY
ity and responsibility to feder-
al aid to reopening protocols.
California governor Gavin
Newsom admitted he feels pr-
essured to lift lockdown restri-
ctions as other states race to re-
open, while New York gover-
nor Andrew Cuomo unveiled
an elaborate 12-step plan for a
phased re-opening based on a
robust testing regimen, health-
care capacity, tracking system,
and general decline in cases.
Trump, meanwhile, indi-
cated the US would also reo-
pen its borders and air routes
to the world, with coronavi-
rus testing for flights coming
in from international hot-
spots. “We’re looking at doing
it on the international flights
coming out of areas that are
heavily infected,” Trump
said at a White House event,
identifying Brazil as one of
the hotspots. India remains
below the radar for now.
Whether out of economic
fear or quarantine fatigue, one
thing is clear — the US lock-
down is drawing to a close.
Full report on www.toi.in
AROUND THE WORLD
Only streamed
films to be eligible
for Oscars 2021
T he organisers of the Oscars
said on Tuesday that films
released only on streaming
platforms or video on demand
while movie theatres are
closed due to the pandemic
would be eligible for Academy
Awards next year. The tempo-
rary change, which will apply
only for next year’s Oscars and
will lapse when movie theatres
reopen across the nation, was
announced in a statement by
the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences. Previously,
a movie had to be screened in
a movie theatre in Los Angeles
for at least seven days in order
40 UP migrants fail
to go home from Guj
A group of 40 migrant
workers in Gujarat had left
Ahmedabad for their home-
towns in UP two days ago on
their motorbikes. But they
were turned back at the Guja-
rat-MP border, reports Saeed
Khan. One of the migrant
workers Jitendrakumar
Vishwamitra said after Gujarat
police seized their bikes, they
had to walk back to Ahme-
dabad in the heat of 44°C.
they started pelting stones,”
Sangareddy DSP Sridhar
Reddy said. The workers
want to return home. “We do
not want to stay here any-
more,” said a worker from
Bihar. “The company repre-
sentatives agreed to clear the
dues by Thursday. We have
explained to them that re-
turning home is not possible
right away,” the DIG said.
Over 2K Punjab
pilgrims stuck in
Nanded return
Sanjeev Verma, Neel Kamal &
Syed Rizwanullah TNN
Chandigarh/Bathinda/Au-
rangabad: Punjab was strug-
gling to ensure pilgrims, who
returned to Punjab on Wednes-
day from Hazur Sahib Gurdwa-
ra and Langar Sahib Gurdwara
in Nanded, Maharashtra, were
immediately quarantined and
then tested for the coronavirus
as 29 of 33 new positive cases
were from among the Nanded
pilgrims. As many as 3,498 pil-
grims were stranded in Nanded
since the imposition of the
lockdown; of these, 2,293 re-
turned on Wednesday in buses
sent by the Punjab government.
Full report on www.toi.in
TRACKING OUTBREAK
Countries Infected
United States 1,027,295
Spain 236,899
Italy 203,591
France 169,053
United Kingdom 166,440
Germany 160,479
Turkey 117,589
Russia 99,399
Iran 93,657
83,940
China
AFP
As questions mount about
the health of North Korean
leader Kim Jong-un, website
NK PRO reported that
commercial satellite imagery
showed boats often used by
Kim had made movements in
patterns that suggested he
or his entourage may be in
the coastal resort of Wonsan
to be eligible for Oscar consi-
deration. The Oscars, the hig-
hest awards in the movie ind-
ustry, are still scheduled to ta-
ke place on February 28, 2021.
Amid corona, Niti says farm
sector to grow by 3% this year
Vishwa.Mohan@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: Amid substantial
disruption in economic activ-
ities due to the nationwide
lockdown, the Centre on
Wednesday said the agricul-
ture sector was expected to
rise to the occasion and play
an important role in keeping
the economy’s engine going
with the help of almost unin-
terrupted farm operations on
the ground in many states.
“The farm sector will grow
by 3% this year despite adverse
conditions and it would add at
least 0.5% to India’s GDP
growth in 2020-21, said Ramesh
Chand, member, Niti Aayog,
while predicting better prospec-
ts due to forecast of normal
monsoons and adequate water
storage in reservoirs across the
country. Noting that the agri-
culture and allied sector’s
growth stood at 3.7% during the
2019-20 fiscal, Chand said if you
looked at it at current price lev-
el, it would come to 11.3% which
was 60% more than the growth
rate of non-agriculture sector.
He also expressed his confi-
dence that the farm sector
Guj 2nd state after
Maha to hit 4k mark
Continued from P 1
T A
he number of health-
care workers affected
by the virus, however,
continues to rise with a nurse
working at AIIMS and three
other staff members testing
positive. Elsewhere in the
country, Gujarat reported 16
fresh deaths, followed by 10 in
Madhya Pradesh, six in Uttar
Pradesh, three in Rajasthan,
two each in Tamil Nadu and
Bengal and one in Karnataka.
Though Maharashtra con-
tinued to record more than 30
deaths for the second consecu-
tive day, the number of fresh
cases dropped to 597 from 729
on Tuesday. With 475 fresh
cases, Mumbai added 80% of
LET THERE BE WORK,
BREAD, WATER AND
SALT FOR ALL —
NELSON MANDELA
Death
185
59,392 countries/
24,275 regions hit
27,682
3,167,448+
23,694 infected globally
26,166
6,374
224,562+
3,081
have died
972 957,568+
have recovered
5,957
4,637
Source: Johns Hopkins
University
It’s a boy for UK
PM, fiancee
London: British PM Boris
Johnson’s fiancee, Carrie Sy-
monds, gave birth to a baby boy
at a London hospital on Wed-
nesday, slightly earlier than
had been expected. Symonds,
32, had said previously that the-
ir baby was due in the early sum-
mer. “The PM and Ms Symonds
are thrilled to announce the
birth of a healthy baby boyearli-
er this morning,” a spokeswo-
man said. “Both mother and ba-
by are doing very well.” The PM
had returned to work on Mon-
day after recuperating from Co-
vid-19. Symonds also had symp-
toms of the virus . REUTERS
AGRI OPERATIONS FACED
LEAST DISRUPTIONS
DURING LOCKDOWN
➤ Harvest of pulses & oilseeds
was completed on time
➤ Harvest of wheat to be
completed in a week
➤ Sowing of summer crops
reports 38% higher sown
area compared to acreage
at this time last year
➤ Water storage position is
better than last year’s — it’s
good for pre-monsoon sowing
would rescue the economy the
way it has done during difficult
times in the past.
Union agriculture minister
Narendra Singh Tomar, while
addressing a press conference,
the cases in the state. While
Mumbai’s total tally is 6,644,
Maharashtra’s tally inched
closer to the 10,000-mark at
9915.Mumbai, which recorded
its highest single day toll at 26,
accounted for 80% of the 32
deaths in the state. The death
toll of the state stands at 432.
Gujarat became the sec-
ond state after Maharashtra
to cross the 4,000-mark with
308 fresh cases reported in the
last 24 hours, taking the
state’s count to 4,082. Gujarat
recorded 16 deaths, three low-
er than the previous day, tak-
ing the state toll to 181. On the
positive side, a record 93 pa-
tients were discharged in the
state on Wednesday.
Full report on www.toi.in
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H illary Clinton, the 2016 De-
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minee, threw her support beh-
ind Joe Biden on Tuesday. “I’ve
been not only a colleague of
Joe Biden’s, I’ve been a friend,
and I can tell you that I wish he
were president right now but I
can’t wait until he is — if all of
us do our part to support the
kind of person that we want
back in the White House,”
Clinton said on Tuesday during
a virtual town hall-style event
with Biden. Accepting her
support, Biden said: “I really
appreciate your friendship.
What a, just a wonderful
personal endorsement.” NYT
4 stabbed in a city
in Germany, 2 held
F our people were injured in a
stabbing incident in the Ge-
rman city of Hanau on Tuesday
evening, police said, adding
that officers had detained two
suspects. German magazine
Focus Online cited police as
saying a group of five to seven
men had attacked passers-by
with knives. The magazine
also said none of those injured
was in a life-threatening
condition. A police spokesman
said the motive for the attacks
was still unclear. REUTERS
Pak media mogul
in judicial custody
P akistani media mogul Mir
Shakilur Rehman, arrested
on charges of illegally obtain-
ing government land over 30
years ago when Nawaz Sharif
was the CM of Punjab provin-
ce, has been sent to jail on judi-
cial remand after the country’s
anti-graft body did not seek
his further custody. Rahman,
the editor-in-chief of the Jang
group, was arrested on March
12 by the National Account-
ability Bureau (NAB) and was
in its custody till April 28. PTI
➤ Procurement in many
states is higher compared to
corresponding period last year
➤ Prospect of next crops
looks bright due to forecast
of normal monsoon
➤ States allow farmers to
sell their produce outside
regulated mandis — it
ensures better price to
farmers and maintains
supply chain
too held similar views and said
timely exemptions from re-
strictions have helped farmers
in continuing with their har-
vest and sowing operations.
Full report on www.toi.in
Move to make
workplaces
safe, says DoPT
 Continued from P 1
lternatively, a confirma-
tion of the status of the
central government
staff as “safe” or “low-risk”
every morning would make
them safe for their respective
work places, DoPT stated.
The joint secretary (ad-
ministration) has been asked
by DoPT to ensure that direc-
tions in this regard are strict-
ly followed in the respective
ministry or department.
“Ministries/departments
may issue similar instruc-
tions to all autonomous/stat-
utory bodies, PSUS etc. at-
tached to them,” DoPT said
while asking a report to be
sent to it on the action taken.
12 AN EPIPHANY OF IDEAS THE TIMES OF INDIA
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020

A thought for today

Wise and humane management of the patient
is the best safeguard against infection
Falling Sick Together
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Covid-19 pandemic has immensely boosted the case for Universal Healthcare

The Long Haul Dipankar Gupta

Universal Healthcare
never quite got the
In Britain, the government run
National Health Service (NHS) was
always very popular. A 2015 survey
showed that as many as 89% of British
Home isolation of mild cases is welcome, attention it needed from people were strongly in its favour.
India’s policy planners. However, many influential British
as Covid is not going away any time soon There were always Conservatives never supported the NHS.
other subsidies cooking In 2002, Boris Johnson tore into the

W
orldwide about 80% of Covid-19 patients recover from the and those had to be served first. This NHS and called it “monolithic”,
disease without needing hospital treatment. In these pushed healthcare investment out of the “monopolistic” and “unimprovable”.
cases where symptoms remain mild, such as a slight cough back burner and onto the kitchen floor. In his book ‘Friends, Voters, Country-
or mild fever, self-isolation at home is WHO’s recommended course of As a result, India’s governmental health men’, he went on to suggest that “We
action. Likewise India’s health ministry has issued guidelines whereby spend is just 1% of its GDP, among the need to think of new ways of getting
patients with very mild symptoms don’t have to be hospitalised, lowest in the world. private money into NHS.” In 2015
The main reason why it is always Jeremy Hunt, Conservative govern-
provided the “requisite” facilities are available at their residence. difficult to run a campaign for Universal ment secretary of health, even made a
This is part of the process of societies adapting to the reality that Healthcare is because we fall sick singly deal with Bain Capital (partly owned
Covid-19 will stay with us in the foreseeable future. Because finding and alone. When we are ill all we can by Mitt Romney) for supplying blood
a cure or vaccine could take months or more, we have to think think about is getting well. But when we plasma in the UK.
beyond just containing infections to managing them, devising a are well, we don’t give illness a thought. Over the years, cuts in NHS funding
new normal where the virus and economic activity can coexist. An epidemic changes all that for illness crippled its functioning. The state
now no longer strikes randomly and grant it received was just about
India has seen the world’s biggest lockdown which is scheduled uniquely. enough for running costs with little
to end this weekend. Insofar as the doubling rate of the infection has Covid-19, as we have seen, has linked left over for infrastructural upgrading,
been raised to 10.8 days from 4 this month, all the efforts during the whole masses together, the sick and the training and recruiting professionals.
lockdown have indeed paid off. At the worried non-sick, like partisans in a Fortunately, that attitude is all set to

Uday Deb
same time cases went from 20,000 to movement. In this collective fight for change; PM Johnson today is willing to
30,000 in 7 days. Thankfully this is not life, corporate health tailored to suit in- rush into a burning building to save
dividual capacity to pay, just doesn’t NHS. Why?
exponential growth but growth it is and work. If it did, the US, the peer leader of Current Covid-19 mortality rates in Well, it was the NHS that nursed
will continue to be. privatised medicine, would not have also the US show that Blacks and Hispanics Johnson to health after Covid-19 struck
Reimagination will therefore be requ- led the world in the number of Covid-19 have proportionately higher death rates Boris Johnson today is willing him. Which is why he is now a changed
ired to resume work, schools, shaadis, deaths. Over 59,000 have already gone than white Americans. In Milwaukee to rush into a burning man, forever grateful to this state run
funerals, everything. In this vein, standard and even New York, the vibrant Big County, home to Wisconsin’s largest city, service. If anything, this pandemic has
Apple, lies desolate and forlorn. Blacks account for 70% of Covid-19 building to save NHS. Why? shown that the rich and poor can be laid
operating procedures for home isolation,
including mechanisms for monitoring
Italy’s Lombardy region was the deaths, though they form only 26% of the Well, it was the NHS that low equally. Consequently, those who
most devastated by Covid-19 in all of population. The same picture emerges, once demonised public health delivery
medication, must be configured fast. It Europe. It is no coincidence that from with identical brush strokes, when we
nursed Johnson to health are ready to switch sides.
will reduce pressure on hospitals even as most patients will prefer 1997, Lombardy began to aggressively look at the fatality figures for Louisiana after Covid-19 struck him We see the ravages of Covid-19 in
recovering at home – being close to their family while physically privatise its erstwhile public health and Detroit. India as well. Once again, the
distancing from them. The Aarogya Setu app should also prove useful system. This even brought Arnold This was to be expected. Blacks and make up only 9% of the population, but overwhelming number of health
here, even as the Covid crisis is pushing technology adoption across Schwarzenegger, then California Hispanics are the poorest ethnic groups 18% of deaths. professionals taking a bullet for us –
governor, to visit Lombardy and in America and a large percentage of them Americans have generally been quite doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers
the entire socioeconomic landscape. But to be clear this reimagina- publicly acclaim its officials for cannot afford private insurance. They wary of state run healthcare, but their and paramedics – are public servants.
tion must not be reduced to surveillance and top-down diktats. Those making this move. are the ones who try self-medicating experience with Covid-19 may bring Some years back a Universal Health
are counterproductive even in calm times. Today as governments Bergamo district in Lombardy was for as long as they can, fearing about a difference. Independents, who cover proposal went out to the last UPA
work against turbulent outlooks, they need to take citizens along far ahead of others in this drive and, medical bills. When they cannot take it tilt the scales in any major US policy government, but that never quite got a
even more. Trust will be key to regaining wider social health. unfortunately, the death rate there any longer and go to a hospital, it is issue, have gradually moved in favour of foot in the door. One is often tempted to
Calculating how the infection will continue to spread after the lock- was also disproportionately high. often too late. public healthcare. In 2013, only 41% of read left or right wing politics in
Cumulatively, this meant that Lombardy While about 70% of white Americans them were for state funded healthcare, healthcare, but really it is primarily, if
down, India is aiming for self-reliant capability of one lakh tests a day – with only 16% of Italy’s population – have private insurance, only around but today this number has jumped to not only, about citizenship.
by the end of next month. Tracking new infections will then require a ended up with 66% of Covid-19 deaths in 50% of Blacks have that kind of backup. 62%. Also, Gallup poll reports the Pandemics extract a terrible price
“suppress and lift” strategy, loosening or tightening containment as the country. If anything, this should In New York City, Hispanics comprise startling fact that a growing number of but they teach us a fundamental lesson.
needed in different zones. But here too new guidelines prescribe less introduce a serious rethink on privati- 29% of the population but 34% of deaths. Republicans are beginning to turn their When we fall sick together we realise the
draconian shutting down of entire premises. From punitive public sed medical care. In the larger New York area, Blacks backs on privatised medicine. true value of staying connected.
authorities to overbearing RWA uncles, everyone should get on board
a more humane and long-term engagement with Covid-19.
Irrfan Khan created his own worlds in his films. He’s among
Probe Covid Origin the immortals, one of Indian cinema’s finest actors ever
Australia’s investigation call, despite Sharmistha Gooptu tormented man who lets a necessarily a winner or have
China’s pressure, should be supported Irrfan Khan
dangerous love lead him on.
Making that obsession of love an
goodness as a defining trait. In
Qissa he is a father desirous
was one of almost solidified presence in the only of a male child, and

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n clear act of muscle flexing by China, Beijing’s ambassador in
Australia has suggested there could be economic costs to Indian cinema’s film, the way his performance driven to make a boy out of his
finest actors of allows it to drive and lead him. youngest girl, an endeavour that
Canberra for calling for a probe into the origin and spread of the all times, and a From there onwards, each time is manipulative and abusive.
coronavirus. Australia last week had called for all members of the man who stood he surprised and amazed us And yet, it doesn’t take away
WHO to support the independent review and is presently lobbying out for his ability to create his with his very effortlessness. from the character’s own
world leaders. This has not gone down well with China which is own worlds in his films. And as Like in the very delicate love conviction of himself. Very
Australia’s largest trading partner and one of its biggest export someone who had worked closely story of The Lunchbox, where much like Gabbar Singh.
markets. The Chinese ambassador indicated that should Australia with him said of him, his it’s the signs and signals that Irrfan’s range was unparal-
worlds that he wove around his make for this unlikely romance. leled. He could do noir, a crime
continue asking for the investigation, the Chinese public could boy- characters did not necessarily Only an actor of Irrfan’s calibre documentary like Talvar and
cott Australian wine, beef, tourist destinations and universities. go by our regular notions of good then make us reimagine the
This is outright economic bullying. A fair, independent probe into or bad. But they were worlds Bollywood romance through the
the origin of Covid-19 is indeed necessary to that he could make believable Irrfan’s range was quirky love of Piku. Irrfan wrote
understand the virus and its molecular and alive, not only by his own himself into his characters
convictions but equally by his unparalleled. He could or holding hands, with only he himself was constantly without any great flare or fanfare.
mechanisms, develop possible treatments
and prevent such outbreaks in the future.
nonchalance and understated do noir, a crime her presence and with nothing making and remaking his very But he didn’t exactly just make
ways that made him his very documentary like guaranteed in the relationship. own standards. himself a neat fit into each
But China in recent weeks has adopted the own person. It was this lack of the Irrfan could bring nuances character. Rather each of his
line that the first cases of Covid-19 may have Whether in Piku or The Talvar and then make guarantee of a win in some of his to his characters that were characters seems to have invol-
been detected in Wuhan but that doesn’t Lunchbox Irrfan, through his us reimagine the characters, who are taken along perhaps not stated by the ved him in a conversation of his
mean the virus originated in Chinese presence, created lives and by the flow of things that made script, or even thought of by his own, whereby he part fit them,
worlds that stayed with us by
Bollywood romance for their very strength and force. directors. Had Irrfan played the and they part fit him. It was
territory. That may well be the case. But it
virtue of their quixotic vibrancy, through the quirky Irrfan did not have those power iconic Gabbar Singh, he like ongoing, that conversation, a
can only be ascertained through an interna-
tional, independent investigation. And if China truly has nothing to
and their curious middling love of Piku signatures that mark out star no other actor, could perhaps making and unmaking that sho-
between permanence and personas and their surrounding have redefined Gabbar and the wed itself up until his very end.
hide, it should have no problems cooperating with such a probe. impermanence. Like the actor could convey this man, an fan cultures. Nor those defining terror that Gabbar personified. Very rarely do we have an
Besides, Beijing itself has called for international cooperation to himself, who carried with him improbable candidate for a love two liners scripted by ace writers And that by virtue of his actor whose career is almost like
fight Covid-19. And working together to investigate the origin of the the impression of not really affair, through the little blushes or the resounding lines that singular ability of bringing a meteor. Irrfan shot into promi-
virus can certainly strengthen global cooperation in healthcare. But if belonging to the big world of and smiles, and his partaking of make for claps and cheers. those very original nuances, nence not as a very youthful
Bollywood, and still carrying it the lunchbox. Irrfan made it What he had was the ability that are not spelled out to the face but as someone who held us
China is going to throw its weight around and use its economic heft to along with him. believable, that it could be to make a character his own, if actor by a script, and whereby almost spellbound, blazing his
block such a probe, then its image will take a further beating and Irrfan made his larger possible to fall in love with and nothing else through his declared the actor makes the portrayal own trail and then so sadly and
distrust will grow. This distrust is precisely the reason many countries mainstream presence with through the means of a lunch- indifference to any paradigms his own. unexpectedly dimming away.
are looking to decouple from China and move their production bases Maqbool, with his portrayal of a box, without seeing the person or models to go by. It seemed that An Irrfan character was not The writer is a historian of cinema
out of that country. What Australia is asking for is important for global
health and medical research. The international community, including dilbert Sacredspace
New Delhi, must support Canberra and not allow Beijing to stonewall
investigations into the worst pandemic in our lifetime. The Limitation
I’ve realised that my ... let me call it
Bom-babes and Mum-bais ‘destiny’ or some force that has
pushed me to identify looking for
your comfort zone, as a kind of
The former exhaustedly await limitation. And everybody has a
the return of the latter tendency to fall into the comfort
zone. I did that in the early
Bachi Karkaria stage of my career.
More than the cafe crawl, the mall trawl, the party call, we are Irrfan Khan
missing them most of all. Sita-bai, Ramabai and the latak-matak
Lata. They are resting in their chawls while we are doing the

Positivity Is The Key To Unlock Your Good Luck

jhadoo-pocha-bartan-kapda. Ouff. We never-ever imagined that
we only would end up with this never-ending washing up-wiping
down when we said, why we should take 3BHK, yaa, prices here
are so-low, almost half of SoBo, no? Let’s buy Jodi flat, we can have puja room, TV
room, study room, store room, guest room, all with such-a-lot-of-elbow-room. And Rajyogini Dadi Gulzar face them. This makes it difficult for us our lives free from fear of unsavoury connecting with Him.
till this lockdown shockdown we had a battalion of bais coming in to do all the to adjust to the sudden changes in our situations. It not merely makes us aware This connection becomes easy when
chhutta kaam, and no asking for weekly chhutti, i’m telling you from now only.

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ituations arise in our lives regularly
Those were the days, my dosts. That ease of living is perforce a thing of the and even suddenly, sometimes. At
past, and god only knows when the part-timers who made it possible will present those times, we are not prepared
themselves again. All our ordering them about has been stopped in mid shout. Not for them and even the best of people who
by some gracious elder, No 1 Son returning from Wharton with nuisance notions are generally very positive, can become
of human dignity, or even that do-gooder next door. No, our lording over is over disturbed.
thanks to this never-heard-of-before corona-shorona. Why it didn’t stay put in Feelings of helplessness when faced
China instead of making our chore-free life go phut? with difficult situations are something
How we pray for the day when our part-time maids once that many people in the world
erratica again pour through the gate like a relieving army. How much experience. It’s as if life comes to a
we will overlook when the old normal and the Neela-bai return. standstill and you don’t know where to
We’d give anything to be able to say, ‘Come back, all is forgiven.’ The shelves look for help and whom to call out to.
they left undusted, the bowls they broke, the greasy hob, the unscrubbed collars, Usually, when we tend to pay a lot of
even their irritating ringtones and the long conversations that followed, eating attention to a negative situation. All the
into our allotted hour. We will just smile indulgently at their late arrival, their positivity remains hidden and only the
on-the-dot departure, their AWOL which once drove us up the wall. negativity is highlighted. When some-
Yes, god promise, never again will we have a show-down over serial one is caught in a negative atmosphere,
no-shows. Never again will we see the ‘Good riddance!’ when the next part- his attitude, words and actions too are
timer parts ways in a huff and a shuffle of chappals. We yearn for the past to coloured with negativity. This further
return in the near future. No, we don’t want to let Bai-gones be Bai-gones. aggravates the negative ambience.
*** So, life can be demanding at times
Alec Smart said: “His English wasn’t great, but he was never Medium. when we are not prepared for situations
Irrfan, RIP” or are not mentally strong enough to
life for we normally select status quo as
comfort zone.
The best way to face any crisis is to
remain calm, cool and solution-oriented
with cultivation of positive mindset and
optimistic outlook. This is the key to
develop inner space in which
experience and expression of
virtues like courage, con-
tentment, harmony and
happiness flow freely.
Positive outlook
Cultivating a positive
outlook depends on one’s
personality. And one’s
personality can be changed to bring
positivity and virtues into the mind
space, in the form of good quality
thoughts, thereby creating positivity in
a given situation.
Such positivity can always be
inspired by spirituality, that is truly an
indispensable component for making
of why situations arise in our lives, but
also enables us to accept them.
A spiritual attitude enables us to
give a thought to what positive steps we
need to take on both physical and
non-physical planes, that is, at the
level of our words and actions
which are physical and at the
level of our thoughts which
are non-physical, to reca-
librate right responses to
difficult situations.
It also enhances our
inner power to face
situations fearlessly by
reminding us of the invisible hands of
God to hold on to. The capacity and
courage of mind increase manifold
when we have a very deep relationship
with Him based on a spiritual under-
standing of His universal incorporeal
identity as spiritual father of all souls,
and by meditational means of
we visualise ourselves as a soul or a
non-physical being of spiritual light
different from the physical costume we
wear which we commonly call the
human body.
Boost immunity
Soul Consciousness in meditation is
the foundational technique of
connecting yourself internally, using
the power of visualisation to the
sweet personality of Supreme Soul and
absorbing His virtues.
Spiritual wisdom and meditation
further empower us to see positivity
even in negative situations and
influence others with our positivity
without being affected by others’
negativity in a negative way. We remain
positive in all situations to experience
an increase in our inner immunity,
safety, health, harmony and happiness.
(The writer is global chief of Brahma
Kumaris’ organisation)
PE/VC Investments In India
To Drop Up To 60% In 2020
From the 2019 peak of $48bn of private
equity/venture capital investments in India,
the value of such deals in 2020 is expected
to be $19-26 billion — a reduction of 45-60%
from 2019 levels. PE/VC exit activity is also
expected to see a slowdown till there is
a recovery in asset prices
Source: EY
Govt charts plan to boost FDI flows Industry asks govt to
Piyush Goyal Starts Talks With Bankers, Consulting Agencies, Law Firms
Sidhartha@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: The government
has begun consultations
with stakeholders on ways to
step up foreign investment
into the country, with com-
merce and industry minister
Piyush Goyal launching dis-
cussions with investment
bankers, consulting agenci-
es and law firms.
While the ministry was
already engaged in a dialo-
gue with potential investors,
the efforts had slowed down
due to the coronavirus pan-
demic and have gained mo-
mentum over the last few da-
ys after Prime Minister Na-
rendra Modi’s repeated calls
to focus on domestic produc-
tion. Besides, companies are
also looking to diversify the-
ir production bases beyond
Spate of
salary cuts,
layoffs, leave
reduction
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
A
number of companies are
looking at ways to cut
costs, as the Covid-19 pan-
demic plays havoc with consu-
mer demand. Hardcastle Res-
taurants, which owns and opera-
tes McDonald’s restaurants in
west and south India, plans to de-
fer 40% of the fixed salary, exclu-
ding retrials, of the top manage-
ment from April to September.
Employees a level below would
have a 25% deferment.
SpiceJet, one of the most fi-
nancially stressed Indian carri-
ers, on Wednesday told its pilots
they won’t be getting any salary
for April and May. Pilots opera-
ting cargo flights, the only ones
allowed in the lockdown, will be
paid for the hours flown.
Chennai-based software-as-
a-service firm Zoho said it will
cancel staff bonuses. Founder
Sridhar Vembu said there wo-
HARD TIMES
uld be no layoffs. There’s no sa-
lary cut either for now. “We ha-
ve our own assets and have no
debt, so the impact is not as se-
vere,” Vembu said.
Capgemini, for the first half
of the year, ending June 30, has
capped leave balances at 15 days.
Previously, employees could ac-
cumulate 20 days. The reduction
means there may be less to be pa-
id out for leave balances in case
an employee is quitting or reti-
ring. Capgemini has also asked
all non-billable employees, those
without projects, to apply for lea-
ves with immediate effect.
Automation Anywhere, the
robotic process automation
company last valued at $6.8 bil-
lion, is said to be laying off 10%
of its employees. Co-founder
Mihir Shukla said their growth
projections are lower than
planned before Covid-19.
Cash in circulation
jumps to `25.2L cr
Mumbai: The currency in cir-
culation has jumped by a re-
cord Rs 75,647 crore in 2020-21
up to April 24. According to da-
ta released by the RBI, curren-
cy in circulation rose by Rs
16,600 crore in the week ended
April 24 to Rs 25.23 lakh crore.
The record increase is partly
due to government benefits to
underprivileged and also be-
cause of cash not coming back
into the banking system amid
the lockdown. TNN
Cos lure luxe buyers with ‘lockdown offers’
John Sarkar & Pankaj Doval TNN
New Delhi: With dealerships
shut and uncertainty over
when the walk-in retail will
open up, embattled compani-
es have started to roll out
‘lockdown offers’ to prospecti-
ve customers, valid only while
the movement restrictions
are in place. The offers are on
luxury products such as wat-
ches, cars and shoes, just as
many other players also join
the ‘lockdown bandwagon’.
The rollout of the offers
makes more sense conside-
ring that even the big online
retail giants such as Flipkart
and Amazon are barred from
selling the so-called ‘non-es-
sential’ products, which basi-
cally prohibits the sale of non-
food and non-medicine goods.
The offers allow you to pre-bo-
ok, and then make the full pay-
Value (in $ m)
No. of deals
87
TIMES BUSINESS
7,070
Mar ’19
FEEDBACK FOR GOVT
fine-tune reboot rules
➤ Take advantage of
geo-political opportunities
post Covid-19
➤ Focus on
supply chain
risk by bringing
companies from
China, target
large exports into
Germany, US,
and Japan
➤ Provide incentives to
spur relocation
China, which had become
the mainstay for many global
corporations.
During his meeting with
consulting and law firms,
Goyal is learnt to have talked
about getting investors to in-
M&As in India dive by
36% to $82bn in FY20
Reeba.Zachariah
@timesgroup.com
Mumbai: India deal-making
fell by more than a third in fi-
scal 2020 thanks to global ten-
sions, economic slowdown,
debt distress and the corona-
virus outbreak. From a re-
cord high of $128 billion in fi-
scal 2019, merger and acquisi-
tion (M&A) value declined to
$82 billion.
While several headline-
making transactions were an-
nounced in fiscal 2020, a few of
them like Brookfield’s pur-
chase of Jio’s tower assets,
Adani’s acquisition of Krish-
napatnam Port and French
company ADP’s purchase of a
stake in GMR Airports are
still pending closure. The
number of transactions too
declined from a peak of 1,925
to 1,756 in fiscal 2020, data
from Refinitiv showed.
Though industry obser-
vers see continued deal activi-
ty by companies to improve
market share, seek new tech-
nological capabilities and ac-
cess complementary servi-
ces, they predict a downward
trend in overall M&A action
this fiscal. Deal Street will be
ICICI Pru, IDFC may back
IDFC First’s `2,000cr issue
Madhav.Chanchani
@timesgroup.com
Bengaluru: ICICI Prudenti-
al Life Insurance and IDFC
Ltd may subscribe to a majo-
rity of the Rs 2,000-crore pre-
ferential issue being planned
by IDFC First Bank, as it lo-
oks to create a war chest to
fight any liquidity crisis
emerging from Covid-19.
While ICICI Prudential is
expected to invest Rs 500-600
crore, parent IDFC is likely to
pump in about Rs 800 crore to
maintain its 40% stake, said
two sources briefed on the
matter. Private equity major
Warburg Pincus may bring in
Rs 150-200 crore. “The final al-
locations by various investors
could change after the board’s
decision,” said one of the so-
urces mentioned earlier. “The
capital coming in will be lock-
ed in for a year since it’s a pre-
ferential allotment.”
The talks come after IDFC
First informed stock ex-
changes on Tuesday that its
board will meet on Friday to
BEATING COVID-19 BLUES
Some watch
retailers
are offering
discounts up to
50% on high-
end watches
Luxury carmakers &
retailers give offers
such as ‘100% on-road
finance’, cash discounts,
special service packages
ment and take deliveries once
the lockdown is lifted.
Ethos Watch Boutiques, a
luxury watch retailer, is offe-
ring discounts of up to 50% on
high-end watches. So, a Rs 8
lakh watch can now be bought
for only Rs 4 lakh by paying
half of the discounted price
upfront. “It’s important to ke-
ep the cashflow running,” sa-
82
99
2,856
3,314
Apr ’19 May ’19
➤ Work to step up
investment by existing 68 of
the Fortune100 companies
in India
➤ Need global anchor
investors
➤ Single-window
clearances from
states, clear policy on
economic zones needed
➤ Sanctity of contracts,
dispute resolution system
need attention
vest in the interior areas and
moving beyond big towns
and cities, sources told TOI.
A source said the focus
will be manifold. For instan-
ce, one approach will be to fo-
cus on areas where India has
VIRUS TAKES TOLL
India’s merger and acquisition
(M&A) deals’ value ($ bn)
No. of deals
36%
128
Source: Refinitiv
82
1,925 1,756
FY19 FY20
impacted by the deterioration
of the capital market and
slump in the economy as In-
dia factors in the significant
fallout from Covid-19 on itself.
“Various headwinds mu-
ted India’s deal-making in fi-
scal 2020,” said Refinitiv se-
nior analyst Elaine Tan. No-
netheless, the total M&A va-
lue at $82 billion remained
elevated compared to histori-
cal levels, emerging as the se-
cond-best financial year in
two decades, Tan added.
More than half of the
M&A activity was driven by
local consolidation ($43 bil-
lion), followed by deals by fo-
reign companies ($34 billion)
and cross-border transac-
consider a preferential issue
without disclosing details.
Emailed queries to IDFC
First Bank, IDFC, ICICI Pru-
dential and Warburg Pincus
did not elicit a response till
the time of going to the press.
The development comes
as several banks are expected
to shore up capital in the co-
ming months. While Kotak
Mahindra Bank has announ-
ced a $1-billion capital-raise,
reports have said that Indu-
COVID-19
WAR CHEST
sInd Bank is also in talks with
PE firms for a new round.
IDFC Bank and non-ban-
king finance company Capi-
tal First combined after the
collapse of a $12-billion mer-
ger deal between IDFC and
Shriram Group — one of the
most ambitious M&A deals
in the Indian financial servi-
ces industry — in late 2017.
Some minority IDFC share-
holders sought better pricing
after Shriram offered Rs 60
Shoemakers
too have
joined the
bandwagon
id Pranav Saboo, founder &
CEO of Ethos Watch Boutiqu-
es. “We have spoken to the re-
spective brands and, with the-
ir consent, we are running the
offers. The response has been
good since people are at home
and have time to browse.”
Similarly, BMW retailers in
the national capital are offe-
ring a flat cash discount of Rs 2
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79 83
PE/VC
investments
73 100 74 70
93 89
3,124 2,387 2,502
8,338 4,267 5,288 1,737 818
3,408 3,242
Jun ’19 Jul ’19 Aug ’19 Sept ’19 Oct ’19 Nov ’19 Dec ’19 Jan ’20 Feb ’20 Mar ’20
competitive strengths, such
as textiles and auto parts,
A third strategy is to get
Indian MSMEs to scale up
and scale them through more
investments, especially from
and an attempt is being made
to identify some of the areas,
Eager To Resume Units, Wants Greater
international companies, so
that they can develop local fa-
cilities that meet internatio-
where it is possible to do so.
But policy constraints such
as investment caps are seen
Clarity On Norms To Avoid Any Penalties
nal standards. to be hobbling the plan. Sidhartha & Surojit Gupta TNN The Confederation of Indi- quirement of a one-hour gap
The other approach is to A source engaged with an Industry (CII) has urged between shifts is not possible
look at products, where large the deliberations, however, New DelhI: Indian industry that within red zones, there in continuous process plants,
imports are taking place, and said these are initial consul- has sought fine-tuning of gui- should be a clear demarcation where staggered change of
try to substitute them thro- tations as companies are delines for restarting units of hotspots or containment zo- shifts may be allowed.
ugh domestic production, so- currently focused on batt- and has demanded greater cla- nes, as defined by the ministry To address the concern of
mething that the govern- ling the coronavirus pande- rity on rules to ensure that bu- of home affairs, and economic manufacturing with continuo-
ment has been trying to do mic, with many of them try- siness entities are not penali- activities outside these conta- us processes/operations, Ficci
but has seen little gains so ing to resurrect their exis- sed. Many industries have sa-
far. This will mean greater
attention to sectors such as
ting operations and also loo-
king for liquidity.
id that micro, small and medi-
um enterprise (MSME) units FOR SMOOTH FUNCTIONING
electronics and defence, One of the concerns for and startups may not be able to
which are large items on In-
dia’s import bill.
the government is the inabi-
lity of local industry to build
adhere to the condition that
special transportation faciliti-
R egarding mandatory thermal screening of workers entering
and exiting the workplace, Ficci wants a suitable format to
be devised by organisations for every worker/visitor to give a
A list of so-called cham- Brand India, which is recog- es will be arranged for wor-
self-declaration on Covid-19 at office entry point
pion sectors has been prepa- nised worldwide. This is seen kers coming from outside, wit-
red, which can be among the
focus areas.
to be crucial to attract inter-
national investors.
hout depending on the public
transport system.
The guidelines also stipu-
C II has pointed out the difficulty that
units are facing in accessing raw
material and inputs that are not covered
SC tells I-T late that these vehicles should under relaxations. “For manufacturing
be allowed to work only with activities to function smoothly, the
30-40% of passenger capacity. entire supply chain must be facilitated”
dept to refund The Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (Ficci) has urged C II has further said trucks must be able to move across state
borders seamlessly, including through red zones/districts
`733 crore to that workers residing within
the proximity of the workpla- inment zones may be permit- has recommended workpla-
tions by Indian companies
($1.9 billion). Cross-border de-
als were the lowest in 14 years.
Voda Idea ce could walk or commute by
personal vehicle with strict
adherence to maintaining of
ted. It has urged that the conta-
inment zones can be reasses-
sed on a daily basis.
ces/manufacturing units,
which have continuous proces-
ses/operations, be excluded.
“The financial crisis, trig- New Delhi: The Supreme Co- social distancing. It has also pointed out that CII has pointed out that in-
gered by Covid-19, will increase urt on Wednesday granted And, hygiene en-route can for larger plants, it may not be ter-state movement limita-
pressure on diversified enter- partial relief to Vodafone Idea be added to the standard ope- feasible to shut down entire tions are creating shortages of
prises to restructure portfolios by asking the income tax de- rating procedure guidelines to units on detection of a Co- inputs and problems in move-
and deleverage balance sheets partment to refund Rs 733 cro- enable units to restart their vid-19-positive employee and ment of goods to markets. “For
by selling off assets which ge- re to the telecom firm within operations, without any addi- has suggested changes in the exports to Bhutan, Bangladesh
nerate returns below a certain four weeks, for assessment ye- tional burden, which they can- guidelines, which can be easi- and Nepal, road transport may
threshold level,” said Singhi ar 2014-15. Vodafone Idea, for- not shoulder. ly adhered to. Similarly, the re- be allowed,” CII has demanded.
Advisors MD Mahesh Singhi. merly known as Vodafone Mo-
In bid to restart, small
The start of the fiscal saw Reli- bile Services, had, however, so-
ance Industries agreeing to sell ught Rs 4,759 crore in tax re-
astake in digital platforms unit fund for assessment years
to Facebook for $5.7 billion 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-
biz seek cover for staff
amid its debt-reduction plans. 18. The top court did not order
Though US and European I-T refund pertaining to assess-
companies have traditionally ment years other than 2014-15.
fuelled M&A activity in India, The bench also directed
Chinese players have been upp- the tax department to conclu- Rachel.Chitra@timesgroup.com now they are cutting costs by re- textile workers do not have he-
ing deal-making here. They de as early as possible the pro- ducing cover for dependents. alth insurance but are covered
struck 15 transactions in fiscal ceedings relating to the de- Bengaluru: Businesses are Some companies are asking under the ESI.
2020, investing nearly $2 billion mand of refund of the telecom queuing up to buy group health employees to pay for parents’ “The problem is not for tho-
in one of Asia’s lucrative mar- firm and the scrutiny of inco- covers after a government or- coverage,” said Star Health In- se earning below Rs 15,000 as
kets. In fiscal 2013, China had me by the I-T department with der requiring companies to surance chief executive Dr S they all have ESI. It is for mid-le-
inked just one transaction in- respect to assessment years mandatorily provide insuran- Prakash. vel staff, earning 15,000-25,000,”
volving an investment of $25 2016-17 and 2017-18. “Except for ce for workers if they open up The All India Motor Trans- said Tiruppur Exporters Asso-
million. It subsequently ram- the directions as indicated, we during the Covid-19 lockdown. port Congress (AIMTC) has as- ciation president Arumugam
ped up to seven ($725 million) in The new category of buyers in- ked the government to cover Sakthivel. The association has
fiscal 2016 and to 12 ($1.7 billion) PART RELIEF clude supermarkets, retail cha- truck drivers under a govern- over 3,500 factories as its mem-
in fiscal 2019. see no merit in any of the con- ins, pharmacy stores and food ment policy. This could be simi- bers. Sakthivel said that cur-
However, legal experts said tentions advanced by the ap- processing factories. lar to the Rs 50-lakh Covid-19 de- rently 10-15 factories are produ-
India’s new rules to screen fore- pellant (Vodafone). This appe- “This week, we launched a ath compensation cover pur- cing cloth masks for the domes-
ign direct investments from al is, therefore, dismissed wit- new group cover exclusively for chased by the government for tic market after buying insu-
China will delay deal-making. hout any order as to costs,” the SMEs, where insurance covera- health workers, said AIMTC rance for workers and
judgment said. ge is between Rs 50,000 and Rs 2 supervisors. A hundred more
TRUCKERS EYE
The telecom company had lakh,” said New India CMD Atul factories may start production
earlier moved the Delhi high Sahai. He added that there was a if exports are opened up.
court alleging that there was large demand for the policy. GOVT HELP Workers in tea, coffee, rubber
complete inaction on part of Contractors of city corpora- chairman Bal Malkit Singh. He &pepper plantations and factori-
the I-T department in proces-
sing its ITRs and in issuing app-
ropriate refund to it. The com-
tions and state governments
are in discussions to buy cover
for sanitation workers and gar-
said truck owners were facing
cash problems as they have not
been paid.
es in the southern states are co-
vered under ESI according to
United Planters’ Association of
apiece for the parent and aro- pany had sought a direction to bage disposal crews. But there The Karnataka Employers Southern India (UPASI). This as-
und Rs 48 for the bank. the government department to has not been any demand from Association (KEA) has sought sociation has sought clarifica-
IDFC First Bank was for- process and grant refunds for contractors in the construc- clarity from the state labour de- tion on the need to provide cover
med in December 2018, led by the assessment years 2014-15 to tion, textiles, chemicals, fertili- partment as to whether covera- for migrant workers as planta-
Capital First’s V Vaidyanat- 2017-18, along with interest. The zers and mining industry. ge under the government’s tions are required to have in-hou-
han. Interestingly, Vaidya- Delhi HC in December 2018 dis- Other uninsured workers in- Employee State Insurance se medical facilities under the
nathan, who had earlier led missed the petition and against clude the 1.5 crore truck dri- (ESI) scheme is adequate or ad- Plantation Labours Act, 1951.
ICICI Bank’s retail business, that decision an appeal was fi- vers, contract labourers at the ditional health insurance ne- “We often do not know the names
was also the CEO of ICICI led in the apex court. AGENCIES wholesale vegetable & grain eds to be bought. State labour of workers who are brought by
Prudential before the mana- markets, loaders and vendors departments of Karnataka and contractors in groups of 10-15 for
gement buyout of Capital
First with Warburg Pincus in
WhatsApp call can in APMCs.
“Corporates have always
Tamil Nadu have said they are
seeking clarity from the Centre
two-three months from Bihar
and Jharkhand,” said UPASI
2012. The RBI expects the pa-
rent IDFC to retain 40% in the
now have 8 people bought group health cover. But in this regard. Garments and member Suresh S.
US economy RBI support may
bank for five years. The ban- New Delhi: WhatsApp, has
king licence granted in the announced that it has doubled
second half of 2015 is nearing the number of users who can
the five-year-old threshold. participate in a group call
not help MFs: Fitch
Since the merger, IDFC from four to eight. “Group cal- Mumbai: Mutual funds will
First has been looking to in- ling has been particularly use-
crease its retail footprint and ful and our users have asked to
bring down the share of in- connect with more people at
frastructure loans. While the once. Starting today, we’re do-
shrinks for first find it tough to get money from
banks despite the RBI provi-
ding lenders with cheap refi-
nance, according to Fitch Ra-
retail loan book has increased ubling the number of partici-
from 36% to 49% of total fun- pants you can have on a What-
ded assets since the merger, sApp video or voice call from
infrastructure and whole loan four to eight people at a time,”
time in six years tings. Under-capitalised banks
are unlikely to be tempted to ex-
tend liquidity to the sector wit-
hout capital relief on the facili-
book are being reduced. IDFC the Facebook-owned compa-
First has also kept Rs 3,487 ny said on Tuesday.
8 CONTRACTS 4.8% IN Q1 ties, the ratings agency said.
“Fitch believes funds classi-
Quarterly change in US GDP (in %)
crore of assets on a watch-list, Users will have to update 4.3 fied as ‘Credit Risk Funds’ are
out of which Rs 2,253 crore are to the latest version of the app 4 most at risk if redemptions
in infrastructure. to access the new limit. TNN continue (their assets under
0 management declined by 10%
Q12005 Q12020
in March). This is particularly
-4
true of funds which have expo-
sure to less liquid securities,
-4.8
‘Great Recession’ such as unlisted securities, and
-8
lakh across most of the line-up managed to get a good number -8.2 Q42008 Source: ETIG have demonstrably higher risk
to attract buyers, along with a of enquiries,” Naveen Soni, appetite through exposure to
T
special service package worth senior VP (sales and service) he record-long US econo- ding the expansion that began defaulted entities such as
Rs 1.25 lakh. “The customised at Toyota Kirloskar, said. mic expansion is over. in mid-2009 in the wake of the IL&FS, Religare Finvest, or De-
schemes will help those who Pre-owned luxury car re- Gross domestic product global financial crisis. wan Housing,” it said. TNN
were waiting to buy to make tailer Big Boy Toyz has recei- (GDP) contracted at a 4.8% an- The estimates issued on
the decision now,” one of
BMW’s largest dealers said,
ved bookings for cars in the
range of Rs 80 lakh and Rs 2
nualised rate in the January-
March period, the first drop in
Wednesday are preliminary
and based on incomplete data,
Sebi takes action
while requesting anonymity.
BMW’s rival Mercedes-
crore, since the lockdown. “All
sales have happened via onli-
six years and the largest since
2008, according to commerce de-
particularly for March. The spe-
ed of the economic shift means
on WhatsApp leak
Benz, too, has launched the ne transactions and cars will partment data released on Wed- that revisions could be particu- New Delhi: Sebi on Wednes-
#MercFromHome initiative. be delivered to customers af- nesday. The median projection larly large, and some econo- day imposed a penalty of Rs 30
“It’s an innovative way of rea- ter the lockdown,” said Jatin in a Bloomberg survey of econo- mists expect final figures to lakh on two persons for circu-
ching out to our customers and Ahuja, founder and CEO of mists had called for a 4% drop. show an even bigger decline. lating unpublished price-sen-
prospects by offering them pro- the company. “To name a few, The report is the first to But the data hinted at the sitive information pertaining
ducts and services through our we have got bookings for GLS show the wide-scale hit to US breadth of the damage. Consu- to quarterly results of Bajaj
online sales platform, which is 63 AMG, S500 Maybach, Cay- output from Covid-19, which mer spending, the bedrock of Auto through WhatsApp
holistic, hassle-free and can be enne Diesel S, Discovery shut down business around the the decade-long economic ex- prior to announcement by the
availed from the comfort and sports HSE, Range Rover Evo- globe as governments sought to pansion, fell 7.6%. Business in- company. The regulator levi-
convenience of the home,” said que Dynamic, Phantom Cou- control the spread of the conta- vestment, which was already ed a fine of Rs 15 lakh each on
Martin Schwenk, MD & CEO of pe and A8-W12 & RS6 Avant.” gion. With estimates for a se- struggling because of the trade Neeraj Kumar Agarwal and
Mercedes-Benz India. Japanese shoemaker Asics, cond-quarter contraction that war, fell for the fourth straight Shruti Vishal Vora. Accor-
Toyota is offering a “100% too, has launched online offers, would be a record in data going quarter. Imports and exports ding to norms, any person
on-road finance” for some of wherein customers can avail of back to the 1940s, the first-quar- both declined sharply as the with unpublished price-sensi-
its vehicles with zero down- hefty additional discounts on ter figures effectively confirm pandemic brought global trade tive information is regarded
payment facility. “We have pre-booking of shoes. that a recession has begun, en- to a near standstill. AGENCIES as an insider. AGENCIES
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DAVID WARNER CASTS FRESH DOUBTS IMRAN NAZIR WAS MORE TALENTED THAN SEHWAG
OVER AUSTRALIA’S UK TOUR IN JUNE-JULY BUT DIDN’T HAVE INDIAN’S BRAIN, FEELS SHOAIB

GALLERY

PCB files legal suit ‘COACHES HAVE Rahul Dravid, Head Of Cricket
At The National Cricket
Academy, Talks To TOI On
SC upholds
tax liability
of PILCOM
HAD TO BECOME
against Shoaib Akhtar
Karachi: Shoaib Akhtar has yet again
The Challenges Of Training
landed himself into trouble after Pakistan
Cricket Board (legal) legal advisor Tafazzul
Players During Lockdown… for 1996 WC
Rizvi filed a criminal as well as defamation BA Raju Dhananjay.Mahapatra

suit against the former fast bowler for his
allegedly inappropriate comments against
him in a YouTube show. Rizvi, the long
serving legal advisor of the board, made it
clear he had initiated defamation and
criminal proceedings against Akhtar and
also lodged a complaint with the Federal
Investigation Agency under its cyber
crime laws.
Steve Smith is strange, but a genius,
remarks Ben Stokes: England’s Ben
Stokes has said his Australian rival and IPL
teammate Steve Smith is a “genius” as well
as “strange” as he hailed the number one
Test batsman. “He’s still strange to play
against and he’s still strange to play with.
And the best thing about it is that he admits
it,” Stokes said in a podcast broadcast by
their Indian Premier League side Rajasthan
Royals.“But I feel to be a genius you have to
be a bit strange and you know he’s certainly
both,” Stokes said. “Personally, I could not
think about cricket in the way that he does
when it comes to batting. I could never be
like that.”
Azhar pledges support as ICA raises
Rs 24 lakh for needy cricketers: The
Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) has
raised Rs 24 lakh to help around 30 former
players who are in dire need of funds amid
the lockdown, a drive that has also found
support from former captain Mohammed
Azharuddin. Of the total amount raised so
far, Rs 10 lakh is ICA’s contribution. Former
India skipper Azharuddin has pledged to
donate Rs one lakh, along with former pacer
Rajinder Singh Ghai, who also donated a
similar amount. Other former players such
as Anshuman Gaekwad and Shanta Rangas-
wamy have also come forward to help with
financial aid. As many as 1750 former
cricketers are registered with the ICA.
Turkish athlete has London 2012
sample test positive for doping:
Turkish athlete Gulcan Mingir, a 3,000 metre
steeplechase specialist, was “disqualified”
from the London 2012 Olympics after a
positive doping test, the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) said. Mingir, 30,
finished 27th in the women’s steeplechase
eight years ago. Mingir won the gold in the
event at the 2012 European Champs in
Helsinki.
Daly sorry as ‘vodka and coke
Covid-19 cure’ joke falls flat: John Daly,
who battled alcohol problems during his
career, has faced plenty of backlash ever
since the video, which he said was shot for
members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s
golf clubs across the world, surfaced on
April 9. “Shame we can’t have any humour
in this world anymore,” Daly told Golf.com.
In the 50-second video, Daly had said: “I
only drink one drink a day, it just happens to
be a bottle of good old Belvedere. Just drink
one of these a day,” said Daly. “You know,
sippy, sippy on a McDonald’s Diet Coke you
know, wash it down pretty good. And that’s
the way you kill this coronavirus.”
La Liga set for individual training
return on May 4: Spain’s professional
athletes including La Liga players can
restart basic training from May 4, the
country’s government has announced. The
Spanish top-flight has been on hold since
March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the
decision was the first move in lifting lock-
down measures which will be done in four
stages across two months.
New research says players at risk of
virus spreading to lungs: Research from
Germany and Italy suggests that footballers
and other athletes face a particular risk of
the coronavirus infecting their lungs, raising
major questions over attempts to restart
professional soccer. The research suggests
that due to strenuous exercise, elite athletes
are more likely to inhale virus particles and
direct them to the lower areas of the lung.
Athletes who are asymptomatic could make
their condition worse by infecting their lungs
during strenuous exertion. AGENCIES
CREATIVE’
Gaurav.Gupta@timesgroup.com
Has the NCA devised any
program for India’s under-19
and India ‘A’ teams during this
period of lockdown?
Our strength and conditioning
experts (S&Cs) and physios are in
constant touch with them, moni-
toring players’ programs and
loads. Since some cricketers are
recuperating from injuries, they
require a different level of atten-
tion. Even with the training pro-
grams, it isn’t quite possible for
all the guys to go for a run.
Some have access to gyms but
most don’t, so the coaches have
had to become creative and pro-
vide the athletes the best possible
solution, keeping in mind that the
players need to at least maintain
current strength and condition-
ing levels, if not become better.
How is their fitness being monitored?
The training is different for
different individuals and is large-
ly based on what is available and
how we can use it best.
We have to be flexible in our
approach. Metrics that we use in
a nor mal situation include
weights lifted, distance run, and
exertion levels. These get upload-
ed on our Athlete Management
System (AMS), which we use to
track all the athletes.
However, during this unique
time, our S&Cs have had to be
more flexible and the metrics
range from “number of sessions”
done for someone with basic
home facilities to our usual met-
rics for someone who has access
to in-house gyms.
All contracted players are be-
ing offered support online and
being checked regularly to ensure
they are safe and taking good
care. This includes their injury-
management and injury-preven-
tion programmes as well as the
Sailor Nethra stuck
in Canary Islands
Had Won Bronze
At Sailing World
Cup In January
Prasad.RS@timesgroup.com
Chennai: In January this year,
Nethra Kumanan became the
first Indian woman sailor to
win a medal — a bronze — at
the Sailing World Cup in Mia-
mi, United States. But three
months later, Nethra is finding
it difficult to indulge in her fa-
vourite activity, sailing, as she
is in the midst of a lockdown at
the Gran Canaria, part of
Spain’s Canary Islands. “I miss
being in the waters. For a sail-
or, we love to be in water all the
time and when that’s not possi-
ble it becomes difficult,” the 22-
year-old told TOI.
Nethra arrived in Spain in
the second week of March after
the Asian Olympic Qualifiers
event, scheduled to be held in
Abu Dhabi from March 15-22,
was postponed due to Covid-19
pandemic. “I came to Spain be-
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THE MAN WITH THE MASTER PLAN:
Rahul Dravid (left), seen here with New Delhi: Nearly a quarter
Cheteshwar Pujara, feels knowledgeable century after PILCOM orga-
coaching will ensure cricketers nised ICC World Cup matches
are fitter from a younger age in India, Pakistan and Sri Lan-
ka, the Supreme Court has dis-
missed its appeal against tax
All our camps for the
liability of Rs 39 lakh to the In-
summer, which is a busy dian income tax department
time for NCA, have had with interest from 1996.
to be put on hold. The The Pak-Indo-Lanka Joint
monsoon which arrives in Management Committee, or
most parts of India from June PILCOM, was formed by the
will add to the challenges. cricket boards of the three
We do have a few countries to organise the World
Cup.
contingency plans in place.
PILCOM made a total pay-
Safety is the priority for
ment of 43,50,000 pounds under
everyone right now. " various heads. Income tax au-
—Rahul Dravid thorities demanded tax on pay-
ments made under seven
training programmes. There is heads. The tax tribunal cur-
SIVE
regular communication tailed these to two — guarantee
between the NCA staff
T O I EXCLU money of 8,85,000 pounds paid
to Australia, England, New
and all the players.
Is there any fitness audit for the Zealand, Sri Lanka and Kenya
previous season, in terms of injury and guarantee money of
management? 7,10,000 pounds paid to Pakis-
Ashish (Kaushik, NCA physio) tan, West Indies, Zimbabwe and
and his team had workshops with Holland.
physios of all domestic teams dur- The tribunal held that since
ing the Vijay Hazare (Trophy) ear- only 17 matches of the total 37
lier in the season. After that, they were played in India, the tax de-
have gone about collecting medical mand should be in that propor-
and injury-related data of a lot of tion, that is 17/37 or 45.94%.
state cricketers. The communica- The Calcutta High Court
tion pipeline that has been set up upheld the tribunal’s decision
will allow us to track players and and also ruled that double taxa-
manage injuries better. Additionally, we have identi- which is a busy time for NCA, support to all the athletes that we tion avoidance agreement
Additionally, every injury is fied that a lot of the injuries can have had to be put on hold. The are involved with. (DTAA) would not absolve PIL-
reviewed from a point of view of stem from medical deficiencies or monsoon which arrives in most We have had coaches who have COM of statutory obligation to
protocols followed, timelines met poor training practices. One of parts of India from June will add been working with the under-19 deduct tax at source while mak-
in terms of recovery and relapse, the key reasons to conduct the to the challenges. cricketers and India ‘A’ and wom- ing payments.
if any. We are aware that we are in S&C workshop therefore was to We do have a few contingency en’s teams, also providing sup- A bench of Justices U U La-
such a competitive environment ensure good practices are taught plans in place. Safety is the prior- port to athletes that come to the lit and Vineet Saran said, “Only
now that injuries will be put and standardized. Having good, ity for everyone right now. NCA for short upskilling stints or that proportion of the total re-
through the scanner, therefore hav- knowledgeable coaches in the eco- Once things become clearer, we even some minor corrections/ ceipt made by each such coun-
ing good process is key. We have system will ensure athletes are will be able to react. I guess that’s adjustments during rehab. try from PILCOM, which bears
been working well towards that. fitter right from a young age and true of all sport in the world. We also have other coaches the same ratio as the number of
Also, the more data we can col- in turn ensure there are less inju- The NCA has appointed batting and who work along with our ‘head matches played by each such
lect with regards to our men and ries when they reach the top level. bowling coaches too. What are they education,’ Sujith (Somasundar), country in India to the total
women cricketers, the better posi- As NCA director, how are you going to doing during the lockdown? to develop and deliver coaching number of matches played by
tion we will be in to set standards plan for the next season? It is great to have a group of courses across the country. We each such country in the tour-
and protocols all the way down to It is best to wait and watch. highly experienced and qualified had also identified some experi- nament, should be considered
the first-class and junior teams. There are much larger things at coaches working together at the enced Level 3 coaches as faculty. to be income arising or accru-
We were hoping to continue this play and the future is uncertain. NCA. It just allows us to broaden The team will start these courses ing to the cricket association of
in our camps this summer. All our camps for the summer, our horizons and provide more once the lockdown ends. that particular country.”
CSA has asked me When ‘red-eyed, emotional’
to lead Proteas
again: AB de Villiers
Sachin clobbered Warne, Aus Getty Images
cause it is easy
to train — my Mumbai: Cricket South Africa has asked
New Delhi: Former India bat-
sman VVS Laxman reminis-
coaches and a
sailing partner
AB de Villiers “to lead the national side
once again” but the dashing batsman wants
ced the “best battle” he has
seen on a cricket field between
are here. The
last time I
to ensure that he is in top form when the
time comes for donning the
two masters of the game — Sa-
chin Tendulkar and Shane
sailed was in national colours. Warne. Laxman recollected
the second week of March. Just De Villiers, an explosive the memories of the famous
days before the lockdown came batsman, announced his re- 1998 Test match between India
into force here, we managed to tirement from all forms of in- and Australia played at the MA
move a few of our training ternational cricket in May, Chidambaram Stadium in
equipment into our apart- 2018 but of late there has Chennai.
ment,” said Nethra. been talks of an imminent return in the na- Electing to bat, India were
She ventures out just once a tional team. bowled out for 257 in their first
week for grocery shopping. “The desire is there from my side to play innings — in which Tendulkar
“People here religiously follow for South Africa and have been asked by made a contribution of just
the lockdown rules and you Cricket South Africa to lead the Proteas four runs. MASTERCLASS: Tendulkar blasted an unbeaten 155 off 191 balls in the
won’t see anyone on the streets again,” the 36-year-old De Villiers said. “Sachin was really well second innings of the 1998 Chennai Test, helping India win by 179 runs
unless absolutely necessary. But the former captain said that he will prepared for the Test match in
While there have been very few only make a comeback if he feels that he is Chennai. In the first innings, cause he was unhappy in the nings Sachin just blasted and
cases in the island where we good enough to play at the international lev- he was dismissed for four runs. manner he was dismissed,” he hammered Shane Warne, who
stay, the mainland in Spain has el even though he has been a regular on fran- He hit a boundary and then added. was bowling into the rough
been severely affected,” said chise circuit. “The most important thing to tried to play a big shot over In reply, Australia scored outside the leg stump,” said
Nethra. me is that I have got to be in top form and I mid-on, hitting against the 328 runs and took a 71-run first Laxman. “Warne was using
Despite the ongoing lock- have got to be better than the player next to turn and was caught by Mark innings lead. the depth of the crease and
down, Nethra has made sure me. If I feel I deserve my spot in the side, it Taylor,” Laxman said. However, India came back when he used to pitch it up, Sa-
that her fitness routine never becomes much easier for me to feel that I “I remember Sachin locked strongly and posted 418/4 de- chin used to hit it through the
takes a hit. “We have our cardio should be part of the playing XI,” he said. himself in the physio’s room clared. The Master Blaster mid-off, mid-on region. He
sessions on a daily basis. There “I have not been part of the Proteas for a and only came out after almost played a brilliant knock of 155 went on to get a hundred.
are sessions on balance and co- while and I feel that it’s important for myself an hour. When he came out, we not out, which included 14 “That battle with Shane
ordination as they are the key and for other people to see that I am still good could see his eyes were red. I fours and 4 sixes. Warne is the best I have seen,”
for any sailor,” she stated. enough to be there,” he said. PTI felt he was very emotional be- “Then in the second in- he added. AGENCIES

‘Not convinced about putting artificial substance on ball’ ‘For Olympic-bound

athletes, it’s start
Mike Hussey players as well from each coun- many changes being made to the
Getty Images

MSD is a try to travel, train and play. game and things will fall in
 There is also this idea that place again in the long run. The from the scratch’
Hopes IPL seasoned and
hardened professional. If
the Australia might swap this
year’s T20 WC with India, who
first season may look a little dif-
ferent but I am hopeful we will Dhananjay.Roy@timesgroup.com

Takes Place In he still wants to play

Some Form
Shilarze.Saharoy@timesgroup.com
Chennai: It’s Mike Hussey’s at-
tachment with the sport that
made peers name him Mr Crick-
et. During a chat with TOI, the
former Australian batsman,
who is also the batting coach of
Chennai Super Kings, talks
about whether cricket can be
played behind closed doors,
what still makes MS Dhoni tick
and how he is against the usage
of artificial substance to polish
the ball. Excerpts...
 How has life been for you
under lockdown in Perth?
It has been an interesting
time. But in some ways, it has
been nice to slow down, spend
time at home with family. We
have been allowed to go outside
to exercise and for essential
shopping. Other than that, we
SHARP ACUMEN: Mike Hussey talks with Ravindra Jadeja during the 2019 IPL
have been encouraged to stay
home.
 The lockdown has not only
suspended all sporting events
but there is uncertainty over
future tournaments too.
Under the circumstances,
what are the challenges for
Cricket Australia to host the
T20 World Cup?
I guess that is the unknown.
We don't know how long this will
last, how quickly a vaccine can
be found and when the Austra-
lian government will open up
the borders again. I am still
hopeful for the T20 WC but there
is plenty of uncertainty at the
moment. I am sure CA is looking
at all contingencies. In fact,
looking from CA’s (struggling)
financial perspective, the board
will definitely hope that the WC
can go ahead and be very keen to
international cricket and
the selectors want him in
the team, then, of course,
there is a future for MSD in
the Indian
team.
MIKE HUSSEY
ON MS DHONI’S
INTERNATIONAL
FUTURE
host the series against India this
year.
 There are suggestions that
the T20 WC and various other
tournaments and series in the
immediate future might be
held behind closed doors. Do
you endorse this idea?
I would always prefer fans to
be there at the game. But if it
isn’t safe, the next best thing to
do is host the matches behind
closed doors and fans can watch
them on TV or online. However,
it also needs to be safe for the
are the hosts next year…
I haven’t heard any of these
rumours. But I would like to
think that India would be facing
similar challenges to Austra-
lia’s during this pandemic with
regards to international travel,
quarantining people, social dis-
tancing etc.
 Under normal situation, the
IPL season would have been
in full swing now. How has life
been without IPL?
I love IPL and miss it dearly. I
hope that the tournament in
some way, shape or form can go
ahead at some stage even if it is a
curtailed one.
 The medical committee of
ICC has recommended use of
artificial substances to polish
the ball instead of saliva when
cricket is resumed. Do you
think it would give undue
advantage to the bowlers?
It sounds a little dodgy to
me… I don’t like the thought of
artificial substances being put
on the ball. I hope there aren’t
get through all this and get back
to doing what we love.
 How do you see the MS
Dhoni situation unfolding? Do
you still see an international
future for him?
MSD is a seasoned and hard-
ened professional. He knows
what he needs to do to get ready
physically and mentally for a
tournament. I am sure it won’t
take him too long to get to the lev-
el he needs to play well and con-
tribute. If he still wants to play
international cricket and the se-
lectors want him in the team,
then, of course, there is a future
for MSD in the Indian team.
 What makes Dhoni tick?
MSD is the best I have seen in
terms of finishing capabilities.
It is because he has a calculative
mind and plays smart cricket.
He can still remain calm under
pressure and has incredible
power. AB de Villiers is also up
there with the best of the lot but
MSD’s finishing skills are at an-
other level.
Mumbai: It’s not only countries, sports min-
istries & federations, and individual athletes
across the world who have had their plans
flung over the roof after the postponement of
the Tokyo Olympics. Non-profits like the
Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), who provide in-
valuable support to medal prospects, too, have
had to recalibrate their plans for another year.
As things stood before the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) announced their
decision to hold the Games next year, 21 ath-
letes along with 12 para-athletes supported by
OGQ had won quota places for the Olympic
and the Paralympic Games and a few more
were expected to make the cut.
“In terms of preparedness, it’s the same
for athletes from all over the world. Most of
our athletes were in very good shape physical-
ly and mentally before the lockdown. But now
we are very, very disappointed because all
form, confidence, momentum, everything
goes to zero,” Viren Rasquinha, the CEO of
OGQ, told TOI on Wednesday.
“It will become a level playing field from
here, but athletes will lose so much fitness, so
much momentum and start from scratch all
over again. It’s impossible to predict what will
happen at the Olympics in July 2021.”
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Indoor walks, gardening: Fitness #CORONASUTRA

The best of locked-down creativity

tips for senior citizens in lockdown

mid the lockdown, many people

A are concerned about how to main-

tain fitness if they or someone
they love is older or has functional limi-
If you are looking for some
variety, you can turn to online
workouts that suit your needs

tations, such as arthritis or joint replace-

ments. Experts who study exercise and
aging had a lot to say.
Past science suggests that any health
impacts from prolonged home confine-
ment are likely to be greatest among old-
er people. “I think we’re seeing a slow-mo-
tion version of the kind of declines that
usually occur when older people are hos-
pitalised or bedridden,” says Dr Louise
Aronson, a professor of geriatrics and
health at the University of California.
Aronson and other exercise scientists
suggest starting with a focus on aerobic condition-
ing, which means walking, if at all possible, but not
necessarily formal walks. “During a phone call,” Aron-
son says, “walk around the room or up and down a
hallway” (assuming you are not using a landline).
When you watch television, get up during each com-
mercial break and stroll from room to room. Or if you
have access to a stairwell, climb a flight or two of steps.
Wear a mask and gloves if the stairs are public and
hold tight to the banister. Ideally, older people should
aim to stroll from room to room or up and down a cor-
ridor at least three times a day.
Look for opportunities for simple, low-tech mus-
cle workouts, the experts say. “Consider the wall
squat, for instance,” says Dr James Gladstone, the
chief of sports medicine at a hospital in New York.
If you don’t have dumb-bells, just use items from your
pantry or even fluid-filled bottles to build arm strength
Simply stand upright a foot or so from a wall, legs shoulder
SIMPLY MOVING AROUND Indoor gardening
distance apart. Press your back against the wall and slide down
until your thighs are almost parallel with the ground. Hold
CAN HELP YOU STAY FIT can also act as a this position as long as you can.
■ Start an indoor garden workout “For upper-body strengthening, raid the pantry,” sug-
■ Walk around the room or up and down gests Jennifer Copeland, a professor and director of the
the hallway while attending a call Active Healthy Aging lab at the University of Leth-
bridge in Alberta. Use cans of soup or fluid-filled wa-
■ While watching TV, take a stroll
ter bottles. Grip them with your arms by your side,
inside the house during ad breaks palms forward, and slowly bend your elbows to curl
■ Use the stairs. Wear a mask and the can or bottle upward. Lower and repeat.
gloves if they are public Even starting an indoor herb garden, undemanding
■ Turn to wall squats to build leg muscle as that activity might seem, can “get people out of their
■ Use pantry items for arm strengthening chairs and standing and moving,” Copeland says.
■ Using your arms for support and leverage, You could also try a virtual yoga class with friends, to
repeatedly rise and sit on a chair for overall stretch and reach together across the miles.
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TIMES HITORI LOOP THE LOOP

Rules
HOW TO PLAY
1. A number may
■ Connect adjacent dots with vertical or THE DAILY CROSSWORD
horizontal lines, creating a single loop
appear just (Fig A).
once in each ■ Crossovers or branches are not allowed
row or col- (As shown by dotted lines in Fig B).
umn. Elimi- ■ Numbers in the puzzle indicate the num- Not allowed
(Fig B)
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(Fig A)

numbers by should surround

SUDOKU CHALLENGE darkening it, while empty
Level: Medium cells. (see ex- cells may be sur-
HOW TO PLAY ample) rounded by any
2. Darkened number of lines.
Fill in the grid ■ You can’t draw
so that every cells must
never be adja- lines around ze-
horizontal row, roes.
every vertical cent in a row ■ Each puzzle has
column and or column.
just one unique
every 3x3 box 3. Unmarked
solution.
contains the cells must
wiched" How to begin: Ex-
digits 1-9, create a single ample (Fig A) - Be-
between neigh-
without continuous area, gin with the zero
repeating the bours of the
undivided by dark- next to 3. Since no
numbers in the same value can
ened cells. lines can be drawn
same row, be circled.
4. Every time you around zero, mark
column or (e.g. 6 4 6 )
darken a cell, you crosses around it,
box.You can’t 6. A "triple" is a
can automatically as shown. Now there is a cross in one space around 3. So we know the three
change the special case of
circle its vertical lines of 3 can only be drawn in the remaining three spaces. Next, these lines
digits already sandwich. Circle
and horizontal can only be extended in one direction each. Continue, using the same logic.
given in the the centre cells, Hints: Keep eliminating possibilities by marking crosses in spaces between
neighbours, which
grid. Every and darken the dots where a line isn’t possible, i.e., if you have already completed required
puzzle has means they cannot
ends. lines or where a line
one solution. be eliminated.
(e.g. 6 6 6 ) extension may create a branch or cause a deadend (Fig B)
5. Any cell "sand- Example
ANIMAL CRACKERS
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BELIEVE IT OR NOT DENNIS THE MENACE

BEAU PEEP

ARCHIE

SCRAMBLE
BETWEEN FRIENDS

Rearrange the GVAER HOW TO

letters in the PLAY The three chief
four word EVORR Now arrange the virtues of a ____
jumbles, one letters in the cir- are: Laziness, Im-
letter to each cles to form the patience and
square/circle, AAIXMM answer to the rid- Hubris. - Larry
to make four dle or to fill in the Wall (I0)
ordinary missing word as
words EIPRGP indicated

SPELLATHON
MINDBENDER
Today’s Ratings:
10-average 11-good 13-outstanding
Thelma picks 3 bushels of apples in 8 minutes.
S How many words of four or more letters can Louise picks 4 bushels of apples in 10 minutes.
you make from the letters shown in today’s
T L puzzle? In making a word, a letter can be used
Question: How many bushels can they pick in 1 minute ?
F as many times as it appears in the puzzle. Each
word must contain the central letter. There
I E should be at least one seven letter word. Plu-
T rals, foreign words and proper names are not SOLUTIONS TO GAMES/PUZZLES
allowed. British English Dictionary is used as
reference. TIMES SUDOKU LOOP THE LOOP TIMES HITORI

ARIES March 20 - April 18 Someone could challenge LEO July 22 - August 21 It is how you perceive events, SAGITTARIUS November 21-December 20 A friend
you on a very sensitive issue, resulting in what seems to how you respond to situations and how you adapt to may be feeling insecure. You will notice a renewed lev-
be an argument. You may notice that some people will change that truly matters. You are the product of your el of vitality and enthusiasm that will help you get past

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prefer to keep their distance.
TAURUS April 19 - May 19 This day empowers your
abilities to manifest, so harness this practical and posi-
FORTUNE Anupe rn V K a pl
tive energy to create the changes you seek on the path
to higher truth and expansion. Interestingly, this is an
equally good time for all kinds of intellectual endeavours.
anupamvkap il@gmail.com GEMINI May 20 - June 20 Before you make any deci-
or srns on 9822042295.
sions about where to go or what to do next, settle down
BIRTHDAY TODAY and get simple enough to see what’s going on. Re-con-
thoughts. Say yes to the power of achieving.
VIRGO August 22 - September 21 You can control your
thoughts and flip the switch on your negative thoughts.
Keep the focus on a positive self-image.You may be able
to create something beneficial with colleagues.
LIBRA September 22 - October 22 If you have a neg-
ative thought, put it out of your head and replace it with
a positive one. Your life is determined not so much by
what it brings you as by the attitude you bring to life.
the lack of motivation that you have felt earlier. Put ex-
tra energy into finishing projects.
CAPRICORN December 21 - January 19 Focus on your
work and think about the different kinds of wealth you
want to draw to you. You would be wise in realising that MINDBENDER
your efforts should be focused on collective work. SCRAMBLE
Therefore they pick 0.775 of a bushel in one minute.
AQUARIUS January 20 - February 18 You will be quite Together they pick 3/8 + 4/10 = 30/80 + 32/80 = 62/80
and Hubris. - Larry Wall
surprised at the positive results. It is easy to slip into a Louise picks 4/10 of a bushel in 1 minite. are: Laziness, Impatience
negative frame of mind. You are brilliant when it comes Explanation (not for print): Thelma picks 3/8 of a bushel in 1 minute. virtues of a programmer

I ncrease your magnetic vibrations by wearing 0.775

shades of violet, mauve or violet-purple, dove-grey
and electric shades.
Tip: Your lucky gems are amethyst and all purple-
coloured stones, diamond, moonstone and pearl.
You share your birthday with: Gal Gadot
nect with what’s basic to your sense of wholeness.
CANCER June 21 - July 21 A friend has a work tip that
has all the hallmarks of success, if you are prepared to
take the risk now. Don’t jump to conclusions, get clarifi-
cation. Be open and ready for change.
SCORPIO October 23 - November 20 You are feeling
a lot more optimistic than usual and this will have a pos-
itive impact on every aspect of your life soon. Stop and
think about the value of your work and whether it is sat-
isfying your spirit at the moment.
to insight into the minds of and motivation for others. Answer: The three chief
PISCES February 19 - March 19 Your skills are natu- SPELLATHON
maxima, grippe
WHATZIT? Words: Grave, rover,
ral to you and you can make a difference in the lives of
others. You could be afraid that your level of affection is Look after Number One LEFTIST, life, lift, self, sift, stifl
felt, file, filet, fist, flit, itself, left,
not sufficient for your partner.
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Jab jaisa aaye,jhel pao,

wohi mazaa hai.God
should give you the
strength to handle the OF INDIA

things that come your I am very religious,but not in a conventional

way.Of course,these sense...You don’t have to follow some set rules.
things are easier to say, I think it’s the biggest mystery for every human
and tough times are being to understand how come he’s here,how
not easy to handle,no will he go;it’s a phenomena we all keep
matter for whom trying to understand

PHILOSOPHER-ACTOR IRRFAN
WRAPS UP HIS MASTERCLASS IRRFAN (1967-2020)
Anshul.Chaturvedi@timesgroup.com
After two years of battling cancer, Irrfan passed away in Mumbai on Aapne koi kahani sunai,
“The only thing certain was the uncertainty. All I could do
Wednesday. The acclaimed actor was hospitalised following a colon was to realise my strength and play my game better. This re- woh paanch saal baad bhi kisi
alisation made me submit, surrender and trust, irrespective
infection. Irrfan, 53, is survived by wife Sutapa and sons Babil and Ayan of the outcome, irrespective of where this takes me, eight ke zehen me reh gayi,aur woh
months from now, or four months from now, or two years.”
aaj bhi uss ko soch raha hai,
BATTLING CANCER T
hat was June 2018. Irrfan was summing up his senti-
ments as he battled pain and cancer in London. Two
years. Two years, the upper end of what he had said,
is what it turned out to be.
When he was discussing the rough draft of his 2018 note,
uska kya arth nikal raha hai
mujhe nahi pata – lekin uske
dil me woh aaj bhi zinda hai,
Irrfan revealed he is suffering he explained why he wanted to share how he felt. “I don’t
MARCH 2018 from neuroendocrine tumour want to be miserable. Whatever is happening with me, I want
and was going to London for treatment to see it in the third person.” His first reflex on hearing of it aur uss se aap zinda ho!
had been to say to his son, “Fear and panic should not over-
rule me and make me miserable.”
LEARNING THAT I HAVE BEEN And then, he – with that trademark pause he had mid-
Angrezi Medium (2020)
DIAGNOSED WITH NEUROENDOCRINE conversation – exclaimed, “Ek struggling period na ban
TUMOUR AS OF NOW HAS ADMITTEDLY kar yeh agar ek exploration period ban jaaye, to bada
mazaa aayega!”
Irrfan made
BEEN DIFFICULT, BUT THE LOVE AND And an exploration he did make of it. Instead of re- << his final
appearance in
STRENGTH OF THOSE AROUND ME AND treating into himself, his awareness of the smallest
of things sharpened. From the lawns of his London
this film as a
single father
THAT I FOUND WITHIN ME HAS hospital he would take pictures of budding flowers, trying to fulfil
BROUGHT ME TO A PLACE OF HOPE and write “Each flower, each twig, each leaf which his daughter’s
dream of
has come from the cumulative prayers, each fills me studying abroad
with wonder, happiness and curiosity.” Back in In-
‘Uncertainty is the only certainty’, observed Irrfan, dia, back doing what he loved best, shooting, on the
JUNE 2018 as he gave us a glimpse into his journey – from sets of Angrezi Medium, sapped of energy, he would
the shock of the diagnosis to the calmness of the realisation that ‘the constantly make observations about the birds, the
cork doesn’t need to control the current it’s floating in’ trees, the architecture.
It was surreal to see how undemanding he was, in his state,
IN THIS CHAOS, SHOCKED, AFRAID how accepting, how nobody had to give him space or walk on ice
around him. But then, he wasn’t on edge because he wasn’t fight-
AND IN PANIC, I BLABBER TO MY ing anything, other than the pain. He had surrendered, submit-
SON, “THE ONLY THING I EXPECT FEB-MARCH 2020 Irrfan prepared for the ted, ‘irrespective of the outcome’.
release of his first film in Irrfan was a philosopher as much as an actor, and he lived his
FROM ME IS NOT TO FACE THIS two years, Angrezi Medium, which also became his last post-diagnosis phase with great courage, retaining that curiosi-
CRISIS IN THIS PRESENT STATE. I ty, the instinct to communicate, though over the past few months
that gradually diminished and he only mustered up enough en-
DESPERATELY NEED MY FEET. FEAR MAIN AAJ AAPKE SAATH HOON ergy to talk about his last film. As he put it, “My personal battle
Inferno (2016)

AND PANIC SHOULD NOT OVERRULE BHI AUR NAHIN BHI... KAHAWAT has made me more sensitive in a good and a bad way. I was a man
ME AND MAKE ME MISERABLE” of few words, and now they’ve become fewer.”
HAI, WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU In June 2018, when he explained to us his first reaction, he used
LEMON, YOU MAKE LEMONADE. a very relatable example:
Irrfan returned to the sets after a year of battling And suddenly someone taps
APRIL 2019 cancer. “His mind is in a better place when he is BOLNE MEIN ACHHA LAGTA HAI, on my shoulder and I turn to
doing what he does best. He is happy, see?” wife Sutapa told us
PAR SACH MEIN JAB ZINDAGI see. It’s the TC: “Your desti-
nation is about to come. Please
AAPKE HAATH MEIN NIMBU get down.” I am confused: Piku (2015)
THE PEOPLE AROUND ME ON SET THAMATI HAI NA, TOH SHIKANJI “No, no. My destination has-
ARE SO GENTLE, SO SUPPORTIVE. BANANA BAHUT MUSHKIL HO JATA n’t come.” “No, this is it. This
is how it is sometimes.”
EVERYONE IS ALWAYS CAREFUL HAI (LAUGHS). LEKIN AAPKE PAAS This is how it was, this
THAT I SHOULDN’T BE IN ANY NEED. AUR CHOICE BHI KYA HAI POSITIVE time. The TC has had his Jurassic World (2015)
SHOOTING I LOVE, OF COURSE, AND, REHNE KE ALAWA.... WATCH THE
way. Irrfan has deboarded
the train.
Irrfan spent
a lo
the small thin t of time enjoying
MORE THAN THAT, THIS IS JUST FILM... AND YES, WAIT FOR ME But what a journey he gs
outside his ho – like these flowers
LIKE BEING AT HOME made of it! spital in Lond
on

ZAYN MALIK AND GIGI

HADID TO BECOME Bigg Boss 2 winner Ashutosh Kaushik Talvar (2015)

PARENTS?: REPORTS
gets married in Noida in the lockdown Neha.Maheshwri@timesgroup.com
The Lunchbox (2013)

ctor Ashutosh Kaushik, who

A won the second season of

Bigg Boss, got married on
April 26. He tied the knot with Arpi-
Life Of Pi (2012)
ta Tiwari, whom he had met through
BUZZSTOP

a common friend two years ago. The

ZAYN MALIK and GIGI HADID are
expecting their first child together.
According to an international portal,
Gigi is 20 weeks pregnant, and she
kept the “secret from her family and
friends for a while.” “Once Gigi and
Zayn got back together at the end of
last year, it was like they never
skipped a beat and knew what they
had was special,” a source close to the
couple said. The popstar and the super-
model first started dating in November
2015. They announced their split in
March 2018, but soon after rekindled
their romance. In January 2019, they
broke up once again but got back togeth-
ceremony, which was held on the ter-
race of the bride’s Noida residence,
was attended by only a few guests,
including Ashutosh’s mother, sister Paan Singh
and brother, and Aprita’s mother and Tomar (2012)
brother. Others attended the wedding
virtually.
Ashutosh tells us, “We had fi-
nalised the date in February, as Ak- Maqbool
shaya Tritiya is believed to be an aus- The Namesake (2006) (2003)
picious day for new beginnings. So,
despite the lockdown, we decided to
keep the date. We left for Arpita’s res-
idence in a car with just four people,
including me. We even requested the
panditji to wear gloves and a mask.”
The actor has donated the money
Arpita Tiwari and Ashutosh Kaushik at their wedding
that he had intended to spend on the
wedding to those in need instead. He
says, “I think this should become the
norm now. Shaadi personal maam-
SHAADI PERSONAL MAAMLA HOTA HAI. WHY SPEND la hota hai. Why spend an insane
AN INSANE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON IT? RATHER, WE amount of money on it? Rather, we
SHOULD GIVE IT TO THE NEEDY. I ASKED ARPITA’S should give it to the needy. I asked The Warrior (2001)
Arpita’s parents, too, to donate the
PARENTS, TOO, TO DONATE THE MONEY THEY HAD KEPT money they had kept aside for the
After more than a

ASIDE FOR THE WEDDING – Ashutosh Kaushik wedding.” << decade of acting, this
British film finally got
er by the end of the year. PTI Irrfan recognition