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Aday after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
announced a special econom-
ic and comprehensive package
of C20 lakh crore — equivalent
to 10 per cent of India’s GDP —
for the revival of the coron-
avirus-hit economy, Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
on Wednesday came out with
a slew of measures for relief and
credit support to businesses,
especially MSMEs.
The FM announced C3
lakh crore of collateral-free
loans for small businesses, cut
the tax rate for non-salary pay-
ments and provided liquidity to
non-banking companies to
help them tide over the dis-
ruptions caused by the lock-
down.
Announcing the first set of
components stimulus package
announced by the Prime
Minister, she said C90,000 crore
liquidity infusion will be made
in electricity distribution com-
panies to help them fight the
current financial stress.
The Minister also extend-
ed by three months the
Government support to com-
panies with less than 100
employees to meet retirement
fund obligations.
For companies, the statu-
tory obligation to pay 12 per
cent of basic salary as employ-
er’s share to employee provi-
dent fund (EPF) contribution
has been reduced to 10 per cent
to boost their liquidity.
To boost construction, all
Government agencies will give
up to 6 months extension to all
contractors to complete con-
struction, and goods and ser-
vice contracts.
“Essentially this is to spur
growth and to build a very self-
reliant India.
It addresses ease of doing
business, compliance, and due
diligence and the intention is
also to build local brands,” she
said.
Sitharaman said collateral-
free loans will benefit 45 lakh
small businesses.
The loan will have 4-
year tenure and will have a
12-month moratorium, she
said, adding the loans will be
guaranteed by the
Government.
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With 20 deaths which took
place in April and May in
the national Capital as report-
ed on Wednesday by the
authorities, the death toll due
to Covid-19 in Delhi has gone
up to 106.
The total number of coro-
navirus cases in Delhi climbed
to 7,998 after 359 fresh cases
were reported.
In a bulletin issued on
Wednesday, the Delhi Health
Department said the 20 deaths
reported on Wednesday, took
place in April and May as per
case sheets received from hos-
pitals, and audited by the
Covid-19 death committee.
However, it also carried a
footnote, saying certain figures
mentioned in the bulletin were
subject to change on receipt of
additional information.
In the first week of May, the
city also recorded its largest sin-
gle-day spike of 448 new
Covid-19 cases.
On Tuesday, the total num-
ber of cases stood at 7,639 with
86 deaths. With 20 more fatal-
ities, the death toll from Covid-
19 in Delhi has risen to 106.
Of the total deaths, 86
took place at various Covid-19
dedicated hospitals, with RML
Hospital accounting for 41 of
these fatalities, the maximum
among the dedicated hospi-
tals, according to the bul-
letin, which added that the
others took place at other
hospitals.
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In an effort to give some rest
to “overburdened” State
police personnel who have
been “working day and night in
these challenging times of
coronavirus”, the Maharashtra
Government has requested the
Centre to make available 20
companies of the Central
Armed Police Forces (CAPF)
ahead of the Eid.
State Home Minister Anil
Deshmukh on Wednesday said,
“Owing to the outbreak of
coronavirus in the State, our
police personnel have been
working day and night.
Considering that Eid is round
the corner and we have to
maintain law and order situa-
tion in the State, the State
Government — in order to give
some rest to our police per-
sonnel — has requested the
Centre to make available 20
companies CAPF to the State”.
32 companies of the State
Reserve Police Force (SRPF)
are working in tandem with the
Maharashtra Police.
“Many of our police per-
sonnel have tested positive for
Covid-19.
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Ten prisoners of Agra
Central Jail tested positive
for Covid-19 on Wednesday.
They have been moved to an
isolation ward, prison senior
superintendent VK Singh said.
The jail authorities have
requested the Uttar Pradesh
health department to collect
samples of other prisoners and
staff for tests. Singh said,
“There were 14 suspected cases
and reports of four were neg-
ative while 10 inmates tested
positive for the Coronavirus.”
The prisoners who tested
positive were being held in bar-
rack number three.
“We have evacuated bar-
rack number three and request-
ed the health department to
collect samples of other
inmates of the barrack and the
jail staff,” Singh said.
Jailor SP Mishra said the
request for collecting the sam-
ples of the other prisoners and
staff had been made to the chief
medical officer of Agra.
According to Mishra, there are
1,941 inmates in Central Jail
and about 120 jail staff, includ-
ing senior officials.
On May 9, a prisoner who
tested positive for Covid-19
died at Sarojani Naidu Medical
College (SNMC). Subsequently,
an 85-year-old prisoner from
the same barrack, who was suf-
fering from chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, died at
SNMC on Tuesday.
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The Central paramilitary
forces’ canteen will sell only
Swadeshi/made in India prod-
ucts from June 1 as part of
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s announcement of mak-
ing India self-reliant through
“vocal for local” campaign.
Modi had on Tuesday
made an appeal to make the
country self-reliant and use
products made in India. Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Wednesday described PM’s
appeal as “a guiding light to
make India the global leader.”
In keeping with the PM’s
call, the Home Ministry has
decided that all the Central
Armed Police Forces (CAPF)
canteens and stores across the
country will now sell only
indigenous products.
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In a relief to taxpayers, the
Government on Wednesday
extended the deadline for fil-
ing of all Income Tax returns
for 2019-20 fiscal till
November 30, 2020 and also
slashed TDS (tax deducted at
source)/TCS (Tax collected at
source) rates for non-salary
payments to residents by 25
per cent.
“From tomorrow till
March 31, 2021, the TDS/TCS
rates have been reduced by 25
per cent of the existing rate...
This shall also apply to all pay-
ments for contracts, interest,
rent, dividend, commission
or brokerage… all of these will
be eligible for 25 per cent rate
reduction.
“This reduction would
release nearly C50,000 crore in
the hands of the people who
would have otherwise paid it
as TDS,” Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman.
The Government has also
extended, the Vivad Se
Vishwas scheme for direct tax
dispute resolution has been
extended by six months till
December 31, 2020.
Sitharaman said the
income tax department will
fast track processing of pend-
ing refunds to charitable trusts,
LLPs, non-corporate busi-
nesses and proprietorship
firms, among others.
Also, assessments getting
time-barred on September 30
have been extended till
December 31, 2020 and those
getting time-barred on March
31, 2021 have been extended
till September 30, 2021.
She also said the income
tax department has already
cleared C18,000 crore worth of
refunds where the quantum
due was up to C5 lakh.
“This coupled with release
of pending refunds to all non-
corporate tax payers would fast
track the revival of business
and enterprises,” he added.
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The Opposition leaders on
Wednesday gave a thumb
down to the Prime Minister’s
stimulus package of C20 lakh
crore terming it hollow
announcement.
Senior Congress leader
and former finance minister P
Chidambaram stated there is
nothing in what Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
said for the lakhs of poor and
it’s a cruel blow to those who
toil everyday,
Trinamool Congress chief
and West Bengal Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee
echoed her views and said
while people expected to get
relief, but the announcements
by the FM is a big zero. “There
is nothing for the States,”
Mamata said.
Referring to the economic
stimulus package, other leaders,
including from Left parties,
said neither the PM nor the FM
mention about the rehabilita-
tion road plan for laborers
whose lives have been upend-
ed by the lockdown.
The former Finance
Minister said, “Except for mod-
est MSME package, we are
disappointed with announce-
ments made by FM.”
“Centre has announced
C3.6 lakh crore in the C20-lakh
crore package; where is the rest
of C16.4 lakh crore,”
Chidambaram asked. He said
the Government is a prisoner
of its own ignorance and fears.
“The Government must
spend more, borrow more, and
allow states to borrow more but
it is not willing to do so,” he
said. “Wrong time to bring
labour law changes by BJP-
ruled States.
Wrong precedent set by
them,” the Congress leader
further opined at AICC video
Press conference soon after
Sitharaman Press conference.
He said in case of the credit
guarantee fund, not the entire
fund would be spent.
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With Maharashtra record-
ing nearly 1,500 new
cases and 54 deaths, at least 123
fresh Covid-linked deaths and
3,525 positive cases were
reported from across the coun-
try on Wednesday taking the
toll to 2,544 and total number
of infections to 77,889.
Of the total number of
cases 26,090 people have recov-
ered or have been discharged.
Of the total deaths in
Maharashtra, 40 were record-
ed in Mumbai alone taking the
overall case count to 25,922 and
the number of fatalities to 975.
The total number of Covid-19
infected cases crossed the 1,000
mark in Mumbai's worst pan-
demic-hit Dharavi on
Wednesday, as 66 more persons
tested positive for Covid-19.
On a day when the
Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) pegged
the number of deaths in
Dharavi at 40, as many as 66
new infected cases were report-
ed from various parts of Asia's
biggest slum. With the fresh
infected cases, the total num-
ber of infected cases rose to a
staggering 1,028.
Attributing the increase in
the number of deaths to the
new information received from
the BMC's Epidemic Cell, the
BMC said, New nine deaths
have been reported by epi-
demic cell. These deaths had
happened earlier on different
dates and conveyed to ward
office subsequently.As many as
five positive cases ere record-
ed in Dhondu Mistry Chawl,
while four cases were reported
from Matunga Labour camp.
Three cases each were
recorded in Geetanjali Nagar,
Azad Nagar and 90 feet Road
area, while the areas like
Kerusheth Chawl, Vijaynagar
and Rajiv Gandhi Nagar regis-
tered two positive cases.
There is a race between
Tamil Nadu and Gujarat for the
second spot. The former has
now replaced Gujarat from the
second spot with 9,227 cases,
nine cases more than Gujarat.
Tamil Nadu reported 509 cases
and Gujarat 364 on Wednesday.
Delhi, the State with the fourth-
highest number of cases, has
7,998 with the addition of 359
new cases on Wednesday.
Covid cases in Madhya
Pradesh touched 4,173 with
187 new infections while in
Uttar Pradesh, the cases surged
to 3,664.Bihar reported 932
cases. In Uttarakhand, the total
number of cases touched 71. In
Punjab, 1,924 Covid-19 cases
were reported while 32 people
died in the State. Odisha, which
a few days ago, was reporting
a few cases has now started wit-
nessing surge in number daily
with 101 new cases on
Wednesday pushing up the
total to 538 positive cases.
Three people have died in the
States so far.
In Kerala, ten fresh cases
were noted, taking its tally to
534. Wayanad, Palakkad,
Malappuram, Kozhikode,
Kottayam reported fresh cases
on Wednesday. A total 490 peo-
ple have recovered in the State.
Total coronavirus infec-
tion in Karnataka stands at 959
while Rajasthan noted 65 new
cases with total infections in the
State jumping to 4,278 while
the recoveries stand at 2,459.
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Punjab Government has
facilitated the return of 1.10
lakh migrants to their native
states till date. More than 90
trains have left Punjab taking
1,10,000 migrants to their states
with the State Government
spending more than C6 crore to
fund the movement of these
migrants.
“This return is being
accomplished with the collab-
oration of railway authorities of
Ferozepur division and Ambala
division. In the coming days,
more than 15 trains are going
to depart daily taking migrants
to their homes,” said the State
Nodal Officer (Railways) Vikas
Pratap.
Pratap said that the maxi-
mum number of trains are
going from Ludhiana, and till
now, 36 trains have taken pas-
sengers from there to their
home states. “Similarly, 31
trains have gone from
Jalandhar to different parts of
the country.
Other places from where
trains have departed are Patiala,
Mohali, Bathinda, Sirhind etc.
In the coming days, trains
shall also depart from
Ferozepur Cantt, Doraha etc,”
he said.
Maximum trains are going
to Uttar Pradesh followed by
Bihar and Jharkhand. Punjab
Government is also sending
trains to Chattisgarh, Manipur,
Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra
Pradesh to mitigate the diffi-
culties of the migrants of these
states.
Pratap also informed that
the state of Punjab has appoint-
ed nodal officers for all these
states who are pro-actively
connecting to their counter-
parts in other states to facilitate
the return of the migrants.
“All the Deputy
Commissioners of the state
have constituted teams for the
mandatory medical screening
of migrants. Only those are
being allowed to board the
trains who are found to be
asymptomatic,” he added.
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Amidst the continuous con-
flict between the Minister
and Chief Secretary, Punjab
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder
Singh on Wednesday approved
the state’s amended Excise
Policy, leaving it on the con-
tractors to decide on the home
delivery of liquor.
At the same time, the Chief
Minister ruled out any exten-
sion for the liquor vend con-
tracts beyond March 31 dead-
line. He also announced that
the State Government would,
in line with the Finance
Department’s recommenda-
tion, provide adjustments to the
licensees for losses incurred for
the lockdown period, from
March 23 to May 6, 2020.
The approval comes a cou-
ple of days after the Cabinet
unanimously authorized the
Chief Minister to decide upon
the changes incorporated in the
excise policy in the wake of
more than a month long cur-
few due to COVID-19 out-
break.
It has been learnt that the
policy has been approved by
the Chief Minister on late
Tuesday evening, before the
Chief Secretary Karan Avtar
Singh was divested of the addi-
tional charge of Excise and
Taxation Department’s
Financial Commissioner.
Spokesperson informed
that the Chief Minister has
accepted the Excise
Department’s recommenda-
tion, aligned to the Finance
Department’s advice, to main-
tain the period of contract of
liquor vends till March 31,
2021.
Capt Amarinder has also
approved the Finance
Department’s recommenda-
tion to provide proportionate
adjustment of minimum guar-
anteed quota (MGQ) for the
losses incurred in the nine
days of lockdown in March.
Further, in line with the
Finance Department’s recom-
mendation, the revenues, both
license fee and minimum guar-
anteed revenue (MGR), for
the period of loss from April 1
to May 6, 2020, may also be
adjusted or re-determined
accordingly by the Excise
Department.
Notably, the licensees of
2019-20 could not complete the
year as on March 31, 2020, as
their vends were closed for nine
days due to imposition of cur-
few and lockdown from March
23, 2020 onwards, in Punjab.
Further the liquor vends
for the year 2020-21, which
were due to open on April 1,
2020, in pursuance of the State
Excise Policy 2020-21, could
not be opened.
Noting that as a result of
the lockdown, the Excise
Department could not com-
plete allotment of liquor vends
for the year 2020-21, the Chief
Minister directed the
Department to take further
action, including allotment of
remaining vends, in accor-
dance with the State Excise
Policy 2020-21.
Of a total of 756 groups,
500 were renewed as per excise
policy of 2019-20 and the
remaining 256 groups were
restructured into 186 groups, of
which 89 groups were allotted
as per the policy of 2020-21,
while the remaining 97 groups
are yet to be allotted.
It may be recalled that
State’s Excise Policy for the year
2020-21 was approved by the
Council of Ministers (CoM) on
January 31, 2020. Thereafter,
the Department had taken sub-
stantial action to implement the
policy. However, implementa-
tion was stopped due to the
pandemic COVID-19 and
resultant curfew and lockdown,
with effect from March 23,
2020, imposed first by the
State Government on March 23
and thereafter by the Union
Ministry of Home Affairs on
March 24, 2020 under the rel-
evant provisions of Code of
Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
and Disaster Management Act,
2005.Pointing out that, post the
lockdown, the State
Government had time and
again requested the
Government of India to allow
the Excise and Taxation
Department to open liquor
vends as it involved loss of State
Excise revenue, it is only from
May 4, 2020, that Union
Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA) allowed opening of
liquor vends as per the guide-
lines issued vide letter of May
1, 2020.
Subsequent to these guide-
lines of the MHA, the
Department examined their
implementation in keeping
with the State Excise Policy
2020-21. The Department also
prepared a memorandum for
the consideration of Cabinet,
which was sent to the Finance
Department for their advice
and the same was received on
May 11, 2020.
The matter was thereafter
considered in the Cabinet on
May 11, 2020, wherein the
Chief Minister was authorized
to approve suitable changes in
the State Excise Policy as war-
ranted due to the pandemic
COVID-19 and resultant cur-
few and lockdown.
CONTRACTORS TO
DECIDE ON HOME DELIV-
ERY
On the issue of home delivery
of liquor, the Chief Minister has
decided that the provisions of
the existing Excise Policy
would continue to be applica-
ble.
However, the Chief
Minister has also cited the
Supreme Court’s observations
in this regard saying that the
Apex Court has left the option
with the licensees. “The
Supreme Court, it may be
recalled, had suggested home
delivery or indirect sale of
liquor, in its order in a public
interest litigation of May 8,
2020, to facilitate social dis-
tancing during the period of
lockdown,” he pointed.
It may be mentioned that
many liquor contractors in
Punjab had opposed the move
citing various reasons, includ-
ing shortage of manpower. In
fact, in Mohali and Fatehgarh
Sahib, where all the liquor
vends are open, the contractors
have not opted for door to door
delivery of liquor.
The Government’s deci-
sion to provide liquor at peo-
ple’s doorsteps drew opposition
from several quarters, includ-
ing the party leaders, MLAs,
Ministers, and also wives of
some leaders. Punjab Congress
chief Sunil Jakhar, Cabinet
Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu
and his wife, MLA Amarinder
Singh Raja Warring and his
wife, among others had sought
review of the decision fearing
that it might lead to increase in
domestic violence cases.
Though there is no provi-
sion of home delivery of liquor
in the Punjab Excise Act and
the Excise Rules, the decision
was taken to ensure social dis-
tancing in the wake of the pan-
demic.
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Corona virus cases rose to
793 in Haryana on
Wednesday after 13 people,
including five in the worst-
affected Gurugram district,
tested positive, the Health
Department said. Haryana had
so far reported 11 corona virus-
related deaths. 76 Covid
patients were discharged from
various districts including
Sonepat, Jhajjar and others on
Wednesday.
The number of active coro-
na virus cases is 364, while 418
people have been discharged so
far, the department said.
On Wednesday too, the
majority of the new cases are
from NCR districts
–Gurugram, Jhajjar, Sonepat,
Rewari, Rohtak and Faridabad.
The worst affected dis-
tricts of the State with maxi-
mum number of positive cases
are Gurugram (166), Faridabad
(119), Sonepat (120), Jhajjar
(84), Nuh (60), Ambala (42)
and Palwal (37), Panipat (36).
According to the State gov-
ernment’s health bulletin, 13
fresh cases were reported from
Gurugram, Sonepat, Faridabad,
Jhajjar, Rewari and Rohtak.
While hard hit Gurugram
reported five more cases, tak-
ing the total number of Covid-
19 cases in the district to 166,
Sonepat district that had so far
reported 118 cases over few
weeks ago, added two more
now, taking the tally to 120.
Faridabad reported two
more cases, taking the tally to
119. Jhajjar reported one more
case, taking the tally to 84. Two
more cases reported in Rohtak,
taking the tally to seven.
Rewari reported one more
case, taking the tally to 5.
Meanwhile, 62 Covid patients
have been discharged in
Gurugram while 58 in
Faridabad, 54 in Sonepat, 24 in
Jhajjar, 57 in Nuh, 34 in Palwal,
18 in Panchkula and 38 in
Ambala.By Wednesday
evening, Haryana had sent as
65,785 nasopharyngeal samples
for testing to various diagnos-
tic laboratories, of which 59,890
tested negative while report was
awaited in 5,102 cases, the
Health Department said.
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At least four new cases of
COVID-19 infection were
reported in Jharkhand on
Wednesday – two each from
Ranchi and Koderma, health
officials said. One of the two
cases is Ranchi is from Mandar,
a block in suburban Ranchi.
The other is from Hindpiri –
the only large containment
zone in Jharkhand, officials
added.
Four new cases were
reported on Wednesday. Two
of them are from Ranchi and
the remaining two from
Koderma, said Health
Secretary Nitin Madan
Kulkarni. With Wednesday's
findings, the total number of
cases in Jharkhand shot up to
177, he added. The findings also take the total count of active cases in
Koderma to four. Most of the
new cases reported in the past
one week were migrant work-
ers who returned home, health
officials said. The rise in the
number of COVID-19 cases in
rural Jharkhand is also a cause
for concern for the health
machinery here, they added.
Several migrant workers
returned to Koderma on
Tuesday. Health officials said
that the two suspects who test-
ed positive for COVID-19 in
Koderma are also migrant
workers.
According to National
Health Mission (NHM), at
least 87 of the 177 patients here
–nearly 50 per cent– have
recovered from the viral infec-
tion and discharged from hos-
pital. Interestingly, most of
them did not show any of the
COVID-19 symptoms during
their treatment, said doctors
from Rajendra Institute of
Medical Sciences (RIMS) in
Ranchi.
While 87 of the 177 cases
reported in Jharkhand by
Wednesday evening are in the
age bracket of 11 to 30 years, 59
are in the age bracket of 31 to
50 years, the NHM report said.
At least nine children, below
the age of 10 years, have been
infected by the virus in
Jharkhand so far, the report
added.
Government has collected
samples of around 29,000 sus-
pects so far, and tested 25769
of them, an NHM bulletin
said. As many as 1102 samples
were tested on Wednesday and
four of them came out positive,
the bulletin further said.
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Migrant workers returning
home from other States
have caused a spike in the num-
ber of COVID-19 cases report-
ed in Jharkhand in the past one
week, officials from the health
department said.
In one week, the number of
cases in the tribal State has sky-
rocketed from 127 to 173, and
almost all the new cases of
COVID-19 here are migrant
workers who returned home,
they added.
It is a fact that almost all
the new cases reported in the
past one week are migrant
workers, said Health Secretary
Nitin Madan Kulkarni.
We are screening all the
workers who have returned to
Jharkhand from other States.
They are also being quaran-
tined, he added.
Several trains carrying
workers from different parts of
the country entered
Jharkhand's territory this
month after the Government
decided to bring the stranded
labourers back home. Migrant
workers from South Indian
states and even Maharashtra
have returned to Jharkhand in
the past couple of weeks,
sources said.
The Government has not
shared the exact count of work-
ers returning home, but sources
said that the count must be
more than 25,000.
At least 20 COVID-19
cases –all migrant workers–
surfaced in Garhwa in a day last
week. Besides, six COVID-19
patients were found in
Hazaribag in a day.
All of them too were
migrant workers, officials said.
We knew that many migrant
workers will test positive for
COVID-19, and that is why we
intensified screening process,
said a health official requesting
anonymity.
Chief Minister Hemant
Soren also launched the
Jharkhand Corona Sahayata
Mobile App to identify and
help the migrant labourers
stranded in other states.
All the 80 Legislators here
were also asked to spend Rs.20
lakh from their MLA LAD
fund for helping migrant
labourers.
Helpline numbers have
also been launched for migrant
labourers.
The Government is com-
mitted in helping all Jharkhand
residents stranded in other
States, Soren said recently.
However, the return of
migrant workers may also
cause the spread of virus in
areas that are yet to be affect-
ed, sources said.
There are 33 COVID-19
containment zones in
Jharkhand and 15 of them fall
within the periphery of Ranchi,
Kulakarni has said. The
remaining 18 containment
zones are spread across the nine
districts that fall in the catego-
ry of orange zones here, he
added.
The nine districts in
Jharkhand that fall in orange
zone of COVID-19 will
become green zones if no new
cases are reported in the next
fortnight, officials said.
At present, Ranchi is the
only red zone in Jharkhand and
there are 14 green zones – dis-
tricts that have not reported
any cases of COVID-19 virus,
he added.
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- 1. ?=BQ =4F34;78 Aday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a special econom- ic and comprehensive package of C20 lakh crore — equivalent to 10 per cent of India’s GDP — for the revival of the coron- avirus-hit economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday came out with a slew of measures for relief and credit support to businesses, especially MSMEs. The FM announced C3 lakh crore of collateral-free loans for small businesses, cut the tax rate for non-salary pay- ments and provided liquidity to non-banking companies to help them tide over the dis- ruptions caused by the lock- down. Announcing the first set of components stimulus package announced by the Prime Minister, she said C90,000 crore liquidity infusion will be made in electricity distribution com- panies to help them fight the current financial stress. The Minister also extend- ed by three months the Government support to com- panies with less than 100 employees to meet retirement fund obligations. For companies, the statu- tory obligation to pay 12 per cent of basic salary as employ- er’s share to employee provi- dent fund (EPF) contribution has been reduced to 10 per cent to boost their liquidity. To boost construction, all Government agencies will give up to 6 months extension to all contractors to complete con- struction, and goods and ser- vice contracts. “Essentially this is to spur growth and to build a very self- reliant India. It addresses ease of doing business, compliance, and due diligence and the intention is also to build local brands,” she said. Sitharaman said collateral- free loans will benefit 45 lakh small businesses. The loan will have 4- year tenure and will have a 12-month moratorium, she said, adding the loans will be guaranteed by the Government. BC055A4?AC4AQ =4F34;78 With 20 deaths which took place in April and May in the national Capital as report- ed on Wednesday by the authorities, the death toll due to Covid-19 in Delhi has gone up to 106. The total number of coro- navirus cases in Delhi climbed to 7,998 after 359 fresh cases were reported. In a bulletin issued on Wednesday, the Delhi Health Department said the 20 deaths reported on Wednesday, took place in April and May as per case sheets received from hos- pitals, and audited by the Covid-19 death committee. However, it also carried a footnote, saying certain figures mentioned in the bulletin were subject to change on receipt of additional information. In the first week of May, the city also recorded its largest sin- gle-day spike of 448 new Covid-19 cases. On Tuesday, the total num- ber of cases stood at 7,639 with 86 deaths. With 20 more fatal- ities, the death toll from Covid- 19 in Delhi has risen to 106. Of the total deaths, 86 took place at various Covid-19 dedicated hospitals, with RML Hospital accounting for 41 of these fatalities, the maximum among the dedicated hospi- tals, according to the bul- letin, which added that the others took place at other hospitals. C=A067D=0C70Q D108 In an effort to give some rest to “overburdened” State police personnel who have been “working day and night in these challenging times of coronavirus”, the Maharashtra Government has requested the Centre to make available 20 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) ahead of the Eid. State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday said, “Owing to the outbreak of coronavirus in the State, our police personnel have been working day and night. Considering that Eid is round the corner and we have to maintain law and order situa- tion in the State, the State Government — in order to give some rest to our police per- sonnel — has requested the Centre to make available 20 companies CAPF to the State”. 32 companies of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) are working in tandem with the Maharashtra Police. “Many of our police per- sonnel have tested positive for Covid-19. ?=BQ 06A0 Ten prisoners of Agra Central Jail tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. They have been moved to an isolation ward, prison senior superintendent VK Singh said. The jail authorities have requested the Uttar Pradesh health department to collect samples of other prisoners and staff for tests. Singh said, “There were 14 suspected cases and reports of four were neg- ative while 10 inmates tested positive for the Coronavirus.” The prisoners who tested positive were being held in bar- rack number three. “We have evacuated bar- rack number three and request- ed the health department to collect samples of other inmates of the barrack and the jail staff,” Singh said. Jailor SP Mishra said the request for collecting the sam- ples of the other prisoners and staff had been made to the chief medical officer of Agra. According to Mishra, there are 1,941 inmates in Central Jail and about 120 jail staff, includ- ing senior officials. On May 9, a prisoner who tested positive for Covid-19 died at Sarojani Naidu Medical College (SNMC). Subsequently, an 85-year-old prisoner from the same barrack, who was suf- fering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, died at SNMC on Tuesday. ?=BQ =4F34;78 The Central paramilitary forces’ canteen will sell only Swadeshi/made in India prod- ucts from June 1 as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of mak- ing India self-reliant through “vocal for local” campaign. Modi had on Tuesday made an appeal to make the country self-reliant and use products made in India. Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday described PM’s appeal as “a guiding light to make India the global leader.” In keeping with the PM’s call, the Home Ministry has decided that all the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) canteens and stores across the country will now sell only indigenous products. DfTT`fcW`c:_UZRZ_TC$=4cf_dVTfcVU]`R_d )RFXV RQ 060( C. FURUH VXERUGLQDWH GHEW IRU VWUHVVHG EXVLQHVVHV ?=BQ =4F34;78 In a relief to taxpayers, the Government on Wednesday extended the deadline for fil- ing of all Income Tax returns for 2019-20 fiscal till November 30, 2020 and also slashed TDS (tax deducted at source)/TCS (Tax collected at source) rates for non-salary payments to residents by 25 per cent. “From tomorrow till March 31, 2021, the TDS/TCS rates have been reduced by 25 per cent of the existing rate... This shall also apply to all pay- ments for contracts, interest, rent, dividend, commission or brokerage… all of these will be eligible for 25 per cent rate reduction. “This reduction would release nearly C50,000 crore in the hands of the people who would have otherwise paid it as TDS,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Government has also extended, the Vivad Se Vishwas scheme for direct tax dispute resolution has been extended by six months till December 31, 2020. Sitharaman said the income tax department will fast track processing of pend- ing refunds to charitable trusts, LLPs, non-corporate busi- nesses and proprietorship firms, among others. Also, assessments getting time-barred on September 30 have been extended till December 31, 2020 and those getting time-barred on March 31, 2021 have been extended till September 30, 2021. She also said the income tax department has already cleared C18,000 crore worth of refunds where the quantum due was up to C5 lakh. “This coupled with release of pending refunds to all non- corporate tax payers would fast track the revival of business and enterprises,” he added. ,75 ILOLQJ GHDGOLQH QRZ 1RY 7'6 UDWH VODVKHG E ?=BQ =4F34;78 The Opposition leaders on Wednesday gave a thumb down to the Prime Minister’s stimulus package of C20 lakh crore terming it hollow announcement. Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram stated there is nothing in what Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said for the lakhs of poor and it’s a cruel blow to those who toil everyday, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee echoed her views and said while people expected to get relief, but the announcements by the FM is a big zero. “There is nothing for the States,” Mamata said. Referring to the economic stimulus package, other leaders, including from Left parties, said neither the PM nor the FM mention about the rehabilita- tion road plan for laborers whose lives have been upend- ed by the lockdown. The former Finance Minister said, “Except for mod- est MSME package, we are disappointed with announce- ments made by FM.” “Centre has announced C3.6 lakh crore in the C20-lakh crore package; where is the rest of C16.4 lakh crore,” Chidambaram asked. He said the Government is a prisoner of its own ignorance and fears. “The Government must spend more, borrow more, and allow states to borrow more but it is not willing to do so,” he said. “Wrong time to bring labour law changes by BJP- ruled States. Wrong precedent set by them,” the Congress leader further opined at AICC video Press conference soon after Sitharaman Press conference. He said in case of the credit guarantee fund, not the entire fund would be spent. 6WLPXOXV SDFNDJH HHZDVK 2SS 8QUHSRUWHG GHDWKV LQ $SULO0D UDLVH DSLWDO¶V WROO WR PWPaPbWcaPaTcPX]bc^_b[^c*c^cP[^eTa: 5VReYe`]]#%%RTc`dd:_UZR,#'*!*aV`a]VYRgVcVT`gVcVU RYRdVVd#! 42A7T`^aR_ZVd e`RZU`gVch`cVU a`]ZTVUfcZ_X6ZU $JUD HQWUDO -DLO SULVRQHUV WHVW YH ?=BQ =4F34;78 With Maharashtra record- ing nearly 1,500 new cases and 54 deaths, at least 123 fresh Covid-linked deaths and 3,525 positive cases were reported from across the coun- try on Wednesday taking the toll to 2,544 and total number of infections to 77,889. Of the total number of cases 26,090 people have recov- ered or have been discharged. Of the total deaths in Maharashtra, 40 were record- ed in Mumbai alone taking the overall case count to 25,922 and the number of fatalities to 975. The total number of Covid-19 infected cases crossed the 1,000 mark in Mumbai's worst pan- demic-hit Dharavi on Wednesday, as 66 more persons tested positive for Covid-19. On a day when the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) pegged the number of deaths in Dharavi at 40, as many as 66 new infected cases were report- ed from various parts of Asia's biggest slum. With the fresh infected cases, the total num- ber of infected cases rose to a staggering 1,028. Attributing the increase in the number of deaths to the new information received from the BMC's Epidemic Cell, the BMC said, New nine deaths have been reported by epi- demic cell. These deaths had happened earlier on different dates and conveyed to ward office subsequently.As many as five positive cases ere record- ed in Dhondu Mistry Chawl, while four cases were reported from Matunga Labour camp. Three cases each were recorded in Geetanjali Nagar, Azad Nagar and 90 feet Road area, while the areas like Kerusheth Chawl, Vijaynagar and Rajiv Gandhi Nagar regis- tered two positive cases. There is a race between Tamil Nadu and Gujarat for the second spot. The former has now replaced Gujarat from the second spot with 9,227 cases, nine cases more than Gujarat. Tamil Nadu reported 509 cases and Gujarat 364 on Wednesday. Delhi, the State with the fourth- highest number of cases, has 7,998 with the addition of 359 new cases on Wednesday. Covid cases in Madhya Pradesh touched 4,173 with 187 new infections while in Uttar Pradesh, the cases surged to 3,664.Bihar reported 932 cases. In Uttarakhand, the total number of cases touched 71. In Punjab, 1,924 Covid-19 cases were reported while 32 people died in the State. Odisha, which a few days ago, was reporting a few cases has now started wit- nessing surge in number daily with 101 new cases on Wednesday pushing up the total to 538 positive cases. Three people have died in the States so far. In Kerala, ten fresh cases were noted, taking its tally to 534. Wayanad, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kottayam reported fresh cases on Wednesday. A total 490 peo- ple have recovered in the State. Total coronavirus infec- tion in Karnataka stands at 959 while Rajasthan noted 65 new cases with total infections in the State jumping to 4,278 while the recoveries stand at 2,459. BC0C4B 20B4B340C7BA42E4A43 PWPaPbWcaP !$(!! ($$$# 6dYPaPc (!%' $%%$%! CPX[=PSd (!! %#! % 3T[WX ((' %!'$' APYPbcWP] #!' !!#$( PSWhP?aPSTbW # !!$ '% DccPa?aPSTbW %%# '! 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- 2. dccPaPZWP]S!347A03D=kC7DAB30H k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·V ZLOO QRW EH KHOG UHVSRQVLEOH IRU DQ NLQG RI FODLP PDGH E WKH DGYHUWLVHUV RI WKH SURGXFWV VHUYLFHV DQG VKDOO QRW EH PDGH UHVSRQVLEOH IRU DQ NLQG RI ORVV FRQVHTXHQFHV DQG IXUWKHU SURGXFWUHODWHG GDPDJHV RQ VXFK DGYHUWLVHPHQWV ?=BQ 270=3860A7 Punjab Government has facilitated the return of 1.10 lakh migrants to their native states till date. More than 90 trains have left Punjab taking 1,10,000 migrants to their states with the State Government spending more than C6 crore to fund the movement of these migrants. “This return is being accomplished with the collab- oration of railway authorities of Ferozepur division and Ambala division. In the coming days, more than 15 trains are going to depart daily taking migrants to their homes,” said the State Nodal Officer (Railways) Vikas Pratap. Pratap said that the maxi- mum number of trains are going from Ludhiana, and till now, 36 trains have taken pas- sengers from there to their home states. “Similarly, 31 trains have gone from Jalandhar to different parts of the country. Other places from where trains have departed are Patiala, Mohali, Bathinda, Sirhind etc. In the coming days, trains shall also depart from Ferozepur Cantt, Doraha etc,” he said. Maximum trains are going to Uttar Pradesh followed by Bihar and Jharkhand. Punjab Government is also sending trains to Chattisgarh, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh to mitigate the diffi- culties of the migrants of these states. Pratap also informed that the state of Punjab has appoint- ed nodal officers for all these states who are pro-actively connecting to their counter- parts in other states to facilitate the return of the migrants. “All the Deputy Commissioners of the state have constituted teams for the mandatory medical screening of migrants. Only those are being allowed to board the trains who are found to be asymptomatic,” he added. [PZWXVaP]cbaTcda]c^cWTXa]PcXeTBcPcTbUa^?d]YPQ ?=BQ 270=3860A7 Amidst the continuous con- flict between the Minister and Chief Secretary, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday approved the state’s amended Excise Policy, leaving it on the con- tractors to decide on the home delivery of liquor. At the same time, the Chief Minister ruled out any exten- sion for the liquor vend con- tracts beyond March 31 dead- line. He also announced that the State Government would, in line with the Finance Department’s recommenda- tion, provide adjustments to the licensees for losses incurred for the lockdown period, from March 23 to May 6, 2020. The approval comes a cou- ple of days after the Cabinet unanimously authorized the Chief Minister to decide upon the changes incorporated in the excise policy in the wake of more than a month long cur- few due to COVID-19 out- break. It has been learnt that the policy has been approved by the Chief Minister on late Tuesday evening, before the Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh was divested of the addi- tional charge of Excise and Taxation Department’s Financial Commissioner. Spokesperson informed that the Chief Minister has accepted the Excise Department’s recommenda- tion, aligned to the Finance Department’s advice, to main- tain the period of contract of liquor vends till March 31, 2021. Capt Amarinder has also approved the Finance Department’s recommenda- tion to provide proportionate adjustment of minimum guar- anteed quota (MGQ) for the losses incurred in the nine days of lockdown in March. Further, in line with the Finance Department’s recom- mendation, the revenues, both license fee and minimum guar- anteed revenue (MGR), for the period of loss from April 1 to May 6, 2020, may also be adjusted or re-determined accordingly by the Excise Department. Notably, the licensees of 2019-20 could not complete the year as on March 31, 2020, as their vends were closed for nine days due to imposition of cur- few and lockdown from March 23, 2020 onwards, in Punjab. Further the liquor vends for the year 2020-21, which were due to open on April 1, 2020, in pursuance of the State Excise Policy 2020-21, could not be opened. Noting that as a result of the lockdown, the Excise Department could not com- plete allotment of liquor vends for the year 2020-21, the Chief Minister directed the Department to take further action, including allotment of remaining vends, in accor- dance with the State Excise Policy 2020-21. Of a total of 756 groups, 500 were renewed as per excise policy of 2019-20 and the remaining 256 groups were restructured into 186 groups, of which 89 groups were allotted as per the policy of 2020-21, while the remaining 97 groups are yet to be allotted. It may be recalled that State’s Excise Policy for the year 2020-21 was approved by the Council of Ministers (CoM) on January 31, 2020. Thereafter, the Department had taken sub- stantial action to implement the policy. However, implementa- tion was stopped due to the pandemic COVID-19 and resultant curfew and lockdown, with effect from March 23, 2020, imposed first by the State Government on March 23 and thereafter by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on March 24, 2020 under the rel- evant provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and Disaster Management Act, 2005.Pointing out that, post the lockdown, the State Government had time and again requested the Government of India to allow the Excise and Taxation Department to open liquor vends as it involved loss of State Excise revenue, it is only from May 4, 2020, that Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) allowed opening of liquor vends as per the guide- lines issued vide letter of May 1, 2020. Subsequent to these guide- lines of the MHA, the Department examined their implementation in keeping with the State Excise Policy 2020-21. The Department also prepared a memorandum for the consideration of Cabinet, which was sent to the Finance Department for their advice and the same was received on May 11, 2020. The matter was thereafter considered in the Cabinet on May 11, 2020, wherein the Chief Minister was authorized to approve suitable changes in the State Excise Policy as war- ranted due to the pandemic COVID-19 and resultant cur- few and lockdown. CONTRACTORS TO DECIDE ON HOME DELIV- ERY On the issue of home delivery of liquor, the Chief Minister has decided that the provisions of the existing Excise Policy would continue to be applica- ble. However, the Chief Minister has also cited the Supreme Court’s observations in this regard saying that the Apex Court has left the option with the licensees. “The Supreme Court, it may be recalled, had suggested home delivery or indirect sale of liquor, in its order in a public interest litigation of May 8, 2020, to facilitate social dis- tancing during the period of lockdown,” he pointed. It may be mentioned that many liquor contractors in Punjab had opposed the move citing various reasons, includ- ing shortage of manpower. In fact, in Mohali and Fatehgarh Sahib, where all the liquor vends are open, the contractors have not opted for door to door delivery of liquor. The Government’s deci- sion to provide liquor at peo- ple’s doorsteps drew opposition from several quarters, includ- ing the party leaders, MLAs, Ministers, and also wives of some leaders. Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, Cabinet Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and his wife, MLA Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and his wife, among others had sought review of the decision fearing that it might lead to increase in domestic violence cases. Though there is no provi- sion of home delivery of liquor in the Punjab Excise Act and the Excise Rules, the decision was taken to ensure social dis- tancing in the wake of the pan- demic. 3XQMDE H[FLVH SROLF DSSURYHG FRQWUDFWRUV WR GHFLGH RQ KRPH GHOLYHU RI OLTXRU ?=BQ 270=3860A7 Corona virus cases rose to 793 in Haryana on Wednesday after 13 people, including five in the worst- affected Gurugram district, tested positive, the Health Department said. Haryana had so far reported 11 corona virus- related deaths. 76 Covid patients were discharged from various districts including Sonepat, Jhajjar and others on Wednesday. The number of active coro- na virus cases is 364, while 418 people have been discharged so far, the department said. On Wednesday too, the majority of the new cases are from NCR districts –Gurugram, Jhajjar, Sonepat, Rewari, Rohtak and Faridabad. The worst affected dis- tricts of the State with maxi- mum number of positive cases are Gurugram (166), Faridabad (119), Sonepat (120), Jhajjar (84), Nuh (60), Ambala (42) and Palwal (37), Panipat (36). According to the State gov- ernment’s health bulletin, 13 fresh cases were reported from Gurugram, Sonepat, Faridabad, Jhajjar, Rewari and Rohtak. While hard hit Gurugram reported five more cases, tak- ing the total number of Covid- 19 cases in the district to 166, Sonepat district that had so far reported 118 cases over few weeks ago, added two more now, taking the tally to 120. Faridabad reported two more cases, taking the tally to 119. Jhajjar reported one more case, taking the tally to 84. Two more cases reported in Rohtak, taking the tally to seven. Rewari reported one more case, taking the tally to 5. Meanwhile, 62 Covid patients have been discharged in Gurugram while 58 in Faridabad, 54 in Sonepat, 24 in Jhajjar, 57 in Nuh, 34 in Palwal, 18 in Panchkula and 38 in Ambala.By Wednesday evening, Haryana had sent as 65,785 nasopharyngeal samples for testing to various diagnos- tic laboratories, of which 59,890 tested negative while report was awaited in 5,102 cases, the Health Department said. ?=BQ A0=278 At least four new cases of COVID-19 infection were reported in Jharkhand on Wednesday – two each from Ranchi and Koderma, health officials said. One of the two cases is Ranchi is from Mandar, a block in suburban Ranchi. The other is from Hindpiri – the only large containment zone in Jharkhand, officials added. Four new cases were reported on Wednesday. Two of them are from Ranchi and the remaining two from Koderma, said Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni. With Wednesday's findings, the total number of cases in Jharkhand shot up to 177, he added. The findings also take the total count of active cases in Koderma to four. Most of the new cases reported in the past one week were migrant work- ers who returned home, health officials said. The rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in rural Jharkhand is also a cause for concern for the health machinery here, they added. Several migrant workers returned to Koderma on Tuesday. Health officials said that the two suspects who test- ed positive for COVID-19 in Koderma are also migrant workers. According to National Health Mission (NHM), at least 87 of the 177 patients here –nearly 50 per cent– have recovered from the viral infec- tion and discharged from hos- pital. Interestingly, most of them did not show any of the COVID-19 symptoms during their treatment, said doctors from Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi. While 87 of the 177 cases reported in Jharkhand by Wednesday evening are in the age bracket of 11 to 30 years, 59 are in the age bracket of 31 to 50 years, the NHM report said. At least nine children, below the age of 10 years, have been infected by the virus in Jharkhand so far, the report added. Government has collected samples of around 29,000 sus- pects so far, and tested 25769 of them, an NHM bulletin said. As many as 1102 samples were tested on Wednesday and four of them came out positive, the bulletin further said. B0DA0EAHQ A0=278 Migrant workers returning home from other States have caused a spike in the num- ber of COVID-19 cases report- ed in Jharkhand in the past one week, officials from the health department said. In one week, the number of cases in the tribal State has sky- rocketed from 127 to 173, and almost all the new cases of COVID-19 here are migrant workers who returned home, they added. It is a fact that almost all the new cases reported in the past one week are migrant workers, said Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni. We are screening all the workers who have returned to Jharkhand from other States. They are also being quaran- tined, he added. Several trains carrying workers from different parts of the country entered Jharkhand's territory this month after the Government decided to bring the stranded labourers back home. Migrant workers from South Indian states and even Maharashtra have returned to Jharkhand in the past couple of weeks, sources said. The Government has not shared the exact count of work- ers returning home, but sources said that the count must be more than 25,000. At least 20 COVID-19 cases –all migrant workers– surfaced in Garhwa in a day last week. Besides, six COVID-19 patients were found in Hazaribag in a day. All of them too were migrant workers, officials said. We knew that many migrant workers will test positive for COVID-19, and that is why we intensified screening process, said a health official requesting anonymity. Chief Minister Hemant Soren also launched the Jharkhand Corona Sahayata Mobile App to identify and help the migrant labourers stranded in other states. All the 80 Legislators here were also asked to spend Rs.20 lakh from their MLA LAD fund for helping migrant labourers. Helpline numbers have also been launched for migrant labourers. The Government is com- mitted in helping all Jharkhand residents stranded in other States, Soren said recently. However, the return of migrant workers may also cause the spread of virus in areas that are yet to be affect- ed, sources said. There are 33 COVID-19 containment zones in Jharkhand and 15 of them fall within the periphery of Ranchi, Kulakarni has said. The remaining 18 containment zones are spread across the nine districts that fall in the catego- ry of orange zones here, he added. The nine districts in Jharkhand that fall in orange zone of COVID-19 will become green zones if no new cases are reported in the next fortnight, officials said. At present, Ranchi is the only red zone in Jharkhand and there are 14 green zones – dis- tricts that have not reported any cases of COVID-19 virus, he added. 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- 3. dccPaPZWP]S347A03D=kC7DAB30H k0H #!! 90B:8A0=27?A0=Q 347A03D= When a veteran journalist like Raj Kanwar brings out a book on Dehradun which has been his home for several decades, one can expect it to have a title related to journal- istic terminology. So we have his new book that talks about the history of the city, its major institutions and eminent peo- ple down the years, all intri- cately linked to the author’s personal memories. And the book is aptly titled Dateline Dehra Dun. Essentially, dateline is a term used by newspapers and news agencies to indicate the city or town from where the news emanates or a news story is sent as also the date of its dis- patch. Dateline Dehra Dun thus means that the book is all about Dehradun. What was Dehradun like in the 1930s? What was then its administra- tive structure? Who was its first District Magistrate? And who was its first Superintendent of Police? Who are its prominent citizens? And who are its well known authors? What is the origin and growth of its famous schools that has given Dehradun the sobriquet of the school town of India? What are its world- famous institutions and how and when those were established? How and when Dehradun became the head- quarters of the ONGC and in what way that changed the town’s face? Why did Jawaharlal Nehru love Dehradun and why did Indira Gandhi frequently visit the town? And what were those early struggling days of well known author Ruskin Bond, and why did he visit the main Post Office so frequent- ly? From a small quaint town, Dehradun slowly grew into a larger town. Kanwar says, “And so did I grow.. From a teenager, I jumped to my adulthood bypassing the years of adoles- cence. In a way, the town and I grew in a togetherness of sort, and I seriously felt as if the town was my sibling. Over the past 70 years, Dehradun and I seem to have developed inex- tricable and somewhat unusu- al ties, more like an umbilical cord. I believe that not many of my fellow residents know what Dehradun was like in those early years and how it grew from a small town into a flour- ishing city. Dateline Dehra Dun answers those questions.” The book has come out recently and has a foreword by well-known author and diplo- mat Navtej Sarna (former ambassador of India to the US) Sarna spent his childhood tears in the valley and did his schooling from Saint Joseph’s Academy. He has a strong emotional connection with the town. “I knew that he would set the tone for the book by sharing his memories of Dehradun in the foreword,” says Kanwar. The book talks at length about the many famous schools of the valley including the Doon School, Welham Boys’, Welham Girls School and Saint Joseph’s Academy. It includes chapters about their principals, headmasters, well-known alumni and teachers, chroni- cling the existence of these edu- cational institutions that have made Dehradun known the world over. There is a section titled “Dehra Dun: The School Town of India” Indian Military Academy, Forest Research Institute (FRI), Survey of India and ONGC fea- ture prominently in the book which has on its cover the FRI’s imposing corridors. The book shows the vast experience of the author who has been a jour- nalist in Dehradun since the 1950s. He met Nehru when he used to visit the valley and stay at the Circuit House. There is a chapter titled “Nehru’s love affair with Dera Dun”. As Sarna writes in the fore- word, “ Those who are famil- iar with the town in its pre-cap- ital days are nostalgic about its cosy smallness, its attraction as a retirement destination …its days of bungalows and Baghs…..Mr Raj Kanwar has seen it all, lived it all. He has made his life and writing syn- onymous with the best of Dehra Dun. This is a treasure trove of his memories being pulled out straight from his heart. All those who share his love for the valley will enjoy the book and others will be inspired to learn about the lit- tle heaven that was.” 30C4;8=4347A03D= $ ERRN WKDW HYRNHV QRVWDOJLD IRU WKH 'RRQ 9DOOH ?=BQ 347A03D= The number of relief camps operational in Dehradun district has dropped to six with 86 migrant labourers who have not gone to their respec- tive homes yet. While talking to The Pioneer, Dehradun Chief Development Officer (CDO) Nitika Khandelwal said that earlier there were about 25 active relief camps with hun- dreds of migrant workers in the district. Now as most of them have gone to their respective dis- tricts, there are only 86 migrant labourers left in six relief camps, said Khandelwal. She added that these camps are now being used as shelter homes for migrants returning from other states. If migrants reach here during the night, we make them stay in these camps for the night and then they depart for their home districts in the morning, said the CDO. She said that most of the migrants returning from other States have homes here, so the number of people is not increasing in the relief camps. Though, Khandelwal has stat- ed earlier that migrants can stay in quarantine centres if they do not desire to go their homes due to safety concerns for their family members. Since the last week, the requirement of cooked food has also reduced by over 35 per cent. Meanwhile, the donation of cooked food packets has also declined with a drop in the demand of food for those in need during the lockdown. AT[XTURP_bSa^_Ua^!$ c^bXgX]3TWaPSd]SXbcaXRc ?=BQ 347A03D= Since the administration has not allowed salons to open during the ongoing lockdown, several barbers and salon own- ers revealed that they are get- ting many requests from peo- ple to visit their homes to give them a haircut. Apart from this, they also opined that such home visits may continue in the future too so that the cus- tomers can feel secure in their homes from COVID-19. According to a local salon owner Rashid Khurshid, “The last two months were quite dif- ficult due to complete lock- down. Now the government has provided some relaxation so our customers are approach- ing us to give them haircut at home. However, I am only visiting the customers in my area for now. My customers are also paying a few extra bucks for home visits. I have earned about Rs 2000 in last ten days which is enough to buy essen- tial items during the restric- tions in lockdown. However many barbers have refused the customers for home visits while some are calling them at their homes for haircuts. Maintaining social dis- tance is very important in the current scenario. I receive many requests for home visits from customers but I decline them all. The situation is very critical so I do not want to risk the health of my family mem- bers. We have got free ration from fair price shops too, so food has not been a problem so far. My earnings are obviously zero for over two months but since I live in a joint family, we all somehow manage the other essential things including milk for kids and medicines for my parents among others, said Rakesh, a barber from Adhoiwala. We poor barbers also need money to feed our family. T h e r e f o r e , instead of visit- ing customer's home, I call them to my home for the haircuts and grooming. I do not charge them anything extra, said a salon owner Babban. Some barbers also informed that a few salon owners are operating their shops before sunrise to make some earnings and to avoid the police too. When some barbers and salon owners were asked about their work plan after the lock- down, they said that customers will come to their shops once they feel secure. To ensure this, the shops and instru- ments will be sanitised regu- larly along with the use of gloves and masks, said the salon owners. They said that visiting customer's homes for haircut and grooming can be a biggest part of the business in the next few months but it will be decided by the response of people after the lockdown. ;^RP[bP__a^PRWX]VQPaQTabU^aW^TeXbXcbX][^RZS^f] ?=BQ 347A03D= Three new patients of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) surfaced in Uttarakhand on Wednesday pushing up the tally of the patients affected by the dread- ed disease in the state to 72. In Dehradun, a 52 year old woman who had come back from New Delhi on May 11 was found positive for the dis- ease. The woman, a resident of Adarsh Colony in Dehradun had gone to Delhi for treatment of kidney stone before start of lockdown. Her son recently went to Delhi to bring her back. On May 11, her sample was taken at Asharodi check-post of Dehradun and she along her son was sent to home quaran- tine. On Wednesday, the labo- ratory of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) found the woman positive for the disease. She and her son were shift- ed to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh by the district administration. The health department is now in contact with the authorities in Delhi for contact history of this woman. The provisional state capital now has 36 patients of the dis- ease out of which 26 have recovered from the disease and have been discharged from the hospital. In another case of migrants bringing the virus to the green zone of Uttarakhand, a 27 year old man who had recently returned to Ranikhet of Almora district from Gurugram in Haryana was found positive for the disease. Incidentally Almora district had only one case of COVID- 19 and the second patient was reported on Wednesday after a gap of 38 days. One person said to be associated with Tablighi Jamaat was found positive for the dis- ease in Haldwani of Nainital district. He along with 14 other Jamaatis had returned from Amravati in Maharashtra recently and was kept in quar- antine centre in Vanbhoolpura area of Nainital district. Meanwhile on a positive note one patient in Nainital dis- trict was released from the hospital after recovering on Wednesday. The additional secretary, state health department, Yugal Kishore Pant said reports of 409 samples were found nega- tive for the disease on Wednesday while two were found positive. He added that reports of 338 samples are still awaited by the department. On Wednesday, a total of 301 samples were collected for COVID -19 testing. The authorities have so far taken swab samples of 10792 sus- pected patients for COVID-19 test. Out of the total samples taken, 0.71 percent samples have been found positive for the disease. The rate of recov- ery from the COVID-19 in the state is 65.71 percent. A total of 1367515 people have so far downloaded the ‘Aaroggya Setu App’ on their smart phones. The state now has 24 active cases in the state with Udham Singh Nagar and Dehradun districts having nine cases each of the disease. Haridwar and Nainital districts have two active cases while Uttarkashi and Almora districts have one active case each. 2E83 ( $_VhT`c`_RaReZV_edW`f_UZ_DeReV 2QH FDVH HDFK UHSRUWHG IURP 'HKUDGXQ $OPRUD DQG 1DQLWDO GLVWULFWV WKH WDOO RI SDWLHQWV UHDFKHV LQ WKH 6WDWH 6094=3A0B8=67=468Q 347A03D= There appears to be a major incongruity between the number of migrants returning to the state and the data pro- vided by the Uttarakhand administration about the per- sons kept in home and institu- tional quarantine in different parts of the state. As per the data provided by the state administration, a total of 56,672 persons had returned to the state till May 12. Similarly 56,878 people have done inter district movement within the state. As per the guidelines for COVID-19, all the persons coming from other parts of the country to the state should be compulsorily quarantined at home or institutions. On the other hand the state health department in its daily bulletin of May 12 mentioned that 19,969 persons were kept in home quarantine while 2,805 were in facility quarantine. Since majority of the intra-state movement of people and return of the migrants took place in the third stage of lock- down which started on May 4 and considering the huge num- bers of inter district and migrants from other states (56,878 and 56,672), it is imperative that the number of persons in quarantine should be in excess of one lakh. It is worth mentioning here that the persons with symptoms of the disease and those who had con- tact history with the patients of COVID-19 are also kept in the quarantine which should fur- ther increase the number of quarantined persons for all practical purposes. When this disparity of data of the state administration was pointed to him, the government spokesperson and senior cab- inet minister Madan Kaushik said that the data released by the administration is correct and is updated regularly. He added that the data of returning migrants includes all those who have moved into the state during the entire peri- od of lockdown and many of them have completed the required quarantine period. Kaushik claimed scanning of every migrant is being done on entry into the state and based on this the suspected people are sent to institutional quarantine and all the others are kept in home quarantine. Social activist Anoop Nautiyal told The Pioneer that discordance in the numbers of those kept in quarantine and those who have returned to their homes in the state is a point of concern. He said that the departments concerned should cross check the data. One official of the health department accepted that the difference is very large. He however added that the health department first receives the list of the people in quar- antine from the districts and then compiles the data for whole of the state. This official did not rule out the possibility of breach of communication. It is perti- nent to mention here that the returning migrants have come to almost every village of the state and the Pradhans are entrusted with the responsi- bility of keeping these migrants into home quaran- tine and it is apparent that they are not able to communicate the exact number of persons kept in home quarantine in their areas. 3Xb_PaXchX]SPcP^UXVaP]cb`dPaP]cX]TS_T^_[TX]D³ZWP]S ^aTcWP] [PZW_T^_[T WPeTRa^bbTS SXbcaXRcP]S bcPcT Q^d]SPaXTbQdc cWT]dQTa^U `dPaP]cX]TS _Tab^]bXb dRW[Tbb ?=BQ 347A03D= Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the provisions made for the MSME sector. The provisions for cottage industry and MSME announced by Sitharaman as part of the C20 lakh crore spe- cial economic package announced by the PM will definitely pump in new life to the domestic economy. Encouraging small industries will also strengthen the vision of self-reliant India. Rawat said, “The MSME sector in Uttarakhand will also benefit considerably from the package announced by the Centre. The industries which have resumed operations will also receive an impetus, which will improve production and employment. With various central pro- jects under construction in Uttarakhand, the contract extension decision will enable timely completion of these projects. Whatever needs to be done by the state government will be done to ensure that the state’s MSME units benefit from the central package,” said the CM. Rawat further said that the centre has made provision for C3,00,000 crore loan for the MSME sector with no guaran- tee required for the loan. This will provide consid- erable relief to the micro, small and medium enterprises. The C20,000 crore loan arrange- ment for stressed MSME industries will benefit about two lakh industries, he said. Further, increasing the investment and turnover limit in MSMEs will enable such enterprises to expand. The government deciding to discontinue global tenders for works amounting up to C 200 crore will benefit the domestic industries. MSMEs will also be pro- vided e-market linkage and their dues in the government sector will be cleared within 45 days. With C50,000 crore equi- ty infusion through fund of funds in MSME, the market will once again pick up pace, said the CM. ?=BQ 347A03D= The Uttarakhand Cabinet in its meeting on Wednesday thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for C20 lakh crore central package for reviv- ing economy of the country. The Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat provided succour to the electricity consumers of the state reeling under the effect of novel Coronavirus (COVID- 19) on the economy. The State Government has provided relaxations to the power consumers in the inter- est amount and surcharges in their electricity bills. A finan- cial load of C17.64 crore would be on the State Government from these measures. A compensation of C 17.64 crore would be provided from the Chief Minister’s relief fund to the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) for these measures. Informing about the deci- sions of the state cabinet held on the day, cabinet minister and state government spokesman Madan Kaushik told media persons that the hotel and restaurant owners would be provided waiver in the fixed charges of electricity for the period of April and June. This measure would pro- vide relief to about 25000 per- sons associated with tourism sector. A financial burden of Rs six crore would be on govern- ment for the measure. In the state about one lakh people are associated with hotel industry. In another decision aimed at providing relief to the farmers, the state government has decid- ed to waive off late payment charges on the bills of private tube well consumers. The measure is expected to provide relief to 20000 farmers of the state. The cabinet also decided to suspend recovery of fixed and demand charge from the indus- trial and commercial category consumers. The recovery would now be done from July to October in four equal install- ments. For online payment of electricity bills, a rebate of one percent would be given to all consumers. Kaushik said that the cab- inet decided to bring an ordi- nance for promotion of con- tract farming in the state. In another decision, the cabinet amended the Boiler act of 1923 to provide relaxation in inspection of boilers till June. The cabinet also decided to merge the cadres of ministeri- al employees of state health directorate and offices in the districts. 8¶NKDQG SURYLGHV UHOLHI WR HOHFWULFLW FRQVXPHUV 0;;CH?4B5 2=BD4AB 6A0=C43 A4;845*1DA34= 5C %#2A =4G274@D4A ?=BQ 347A03D= The economy of Uttarakhand has suffered a blow of about C7000 crore during the lockdown enforced to break the infection cycle of novel Coronavirus (COVID- 19). Cabinet Minister and State Government spokesman Madan Kaushik said that these are rough estimates and should not be termed as loss to the State. He said that the State Government has received the report of the committee headed by former chief secretary Indu Kumar Pandey on effect of COVID- 19 on economy of the State. He said that the high level committee has made many recommendations for revival of economy of the state. Kaushik exuded confidence that the Uttarakhand would get benefit in various sectors by the economic package offered by the central govern- ment to revive the economy. CRa^aTST]c^] D³ZWP]STR^]^h SdTc^[^RZS^f] 4V_ecR]aRTRXVhZ]]S``de D6dDeReV¶dVT`_`^j+4 2T]caTWPbPST _a^eXbX^]U^aC Ra^aT[^P]U^acWTB4 bTRc^a
- 4. ]PcX^]#347A03D=kC7DAB30H k0H #!! 2E83 (DC1A40: @aaU`^Z_ReVUFaaVc9`fdVW`c$*`W')jcd+?RZUf ?=BQ =4F34;78 In an interesting research amidst the Corona lock- down, it has turned out that the Opposition has had an upper hand in the Rajya Sabha for 39 of the 68 years in terms of numbers. The information shared by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu says that despite this, legislative business was not adversely impacted, though other con- cerns did emerge. The mode of elections to and tenures of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha are different. This could lead to a situation of the Government of the day having majority as required in the Lok Sabha and not having the numbers in the Rajya Sabha. This is what had happened over the years, Naidu noted while recounting the journey of the Upper House on the occasion of 68th anniversary of its first sitting. Naidu said the Rajya Sabha held 5,472 sittings and passed 3,857 Bills till the Budget Session this year, even as it asserted its independence on some occasions. Sharing about the first sit- ting of Rajya Sabha on May 13, 1952, Naidu recounted the proceedings and mentioned the first observation in the House was made by the then Secretary SN Mukherjee, who read out the order of the President of India appointing Dr S Radhakrishnan and SV Krishna Moorthy Rao. And the first ever obser- vation in the House by the Chairman Radhakrishnan while welcoming the Members was: May I extend to you all a hearty welcome and express the hope that by our activities we will further the speedy and all- round progress of our people? As per the information, 197 Members including 9 women from 16 States made and subscribed the oath or affirmation on the first day of the Council of States. The first Member to take oath was N. Gopalaswami Ayyengar, the then Minister of Defence, who was subsequently appointed the leader of the House. The first woman to take oath was Pushpalata Das. Some other prominent members included Kunwarani Vijaya Raje, Prof. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Violet Alva and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Naidu recalled the Upper House passing several major Bills relating to GST, IBC, triple talaq, re-organisation of J K, citizenship amendment etc, even though the present government does not have the numbers. “This suggests that no case can be made against the Rajya Sabha as being obstruc- tionist in law making, he noted. He further observed that irrespective of the composition of the House, time spent on leg- islation remained 29 pc of the total functional time of the Upper House. The line between obstruc- tion and disruption is thin and needs to be put aside, he said. Tracing the evolution of the Rajya Sabha, Naidu stated that it is turning out to be more and more a deliberative body hav- ing spent 33.54 pc of the time of the House on discussing issues of public importance during 1978-2014; 41.42 pc during 2005-14 and a high of 46.59 pc during 2015-19. The chairman, however, expressed concern over declin- ing time spent on the oversight function of the House amidst rising trend of disruptions eroding the productivity of the House. He observed that the Rajya Sabha spent 39.50 pc of the total time on ensuring the accountability of the executive during 1978-2004 which declined to 21.99 pc during 2005-14 and further to 12.34 pc during 2015-19. This was primarily on account of the Question Hour being abandoned due to dis- ruptions, he said. Naidu informed that the functional productivity of the Rajya Sabha used to be about 100 pc till 1997 and it slid to 87 pc during 1998-2004, to 71 pc during 2005-14 and further to 61 pc during the next five years. Since 1978, the annual productivity of the Rajya Sabha has been 100 pc in only 12 years and it has never been 100 pc in the last 29 years, he said, adding that the lowest annual productivity of 38.63 pc was recorded in 2018. He also referred to three Joint Sittings in 1961, 1978 and 2002 when the Rajya Sabha rejected the Dowry Prohibition Bill, 1959, the Banking Services Commission (Repeal) Bill, 1977, and the Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 2002, respec- tively. In 1959, the then gov- ernment had majority in the Upper House. The Rajya Sabha also dif- fered with the Lok Sabha when it rejected the Constitution (Twenty-fourth Amendment) Bill, 1970, seeking to abolish privy purses to the erstwhile rulers and two more such Constitution Amendment Bills in 1989 seeking to strengthen the Panchayats and Municipalities which later became the Acts of Parliament. Referring to delaying of passing of some other Bills by the Upper House, Naidu said that if they amounted to check- ing 'hasty legislation', the Rajya Sabha passed five Constitution Amendment Bills in a day on August 25, 1994, when the then Government did not have the numbers. A07D;30CC0Q =4F34;78 In an effort to overcome short- age of officers and attract tal- ent into the armed forces, the Army is mulling a proposal to allowathree-year‘TourofDuty’ to common citizens on a trial basis in the force. The induction will be purely voluntary in nature and will have no dilution of selection standards. Those selected will on an average get a higher pay package than their peers in the corporate or civil- ian sector besides income tax exemption benefits. At present, the briefest stint is for five to 10 years as a Short Service Commission (SSC) inductee. The Army top brass is considering all aspects of the proposed ‘Tour of Duty” process where in those men and women desirous of don- ning the uniform, though for a short period, can serve the nation, sources said here on Wednesday. The proposed scheme will enable the Army both to reduce shortage of officers to a large extent and also bring down the burgeoning salary and pension bill, the sources added. This is expected to free up funds for modernisation for the Army too. At present, there is a shortfall of more than 8,000 officers in junior positions. Giving details of the ‘Tour of Duty,’ the term first used by the US during Vietnam when its personnel served stints of six months to a year and then re- inducted for the next ‘tour,’ sources said the induction will be for both officers and other ranks initially for a limited number of vacancies and then expanded later. The overall purpose of this entry scheme is ‘internship/temporary experi- ence’ and so there will be no requirement of attractive sev- erance packages, resettlement courses, professional encash- ment training leave, ex-ser- vicemen status and Ex-ser- vicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS). Elaborating upon the expenditure, they said the cost of training incurred on each personnel compared to the limited employment of the manpower for three years is more. Explaining the benefits of the proposed scheme, they said the cumulative approxi- mate cost of pre-commission training, pay, allowances, gra- tuity, proposed severance pack- ages, leave encashment and other costs is nearly C5.12 crore and C6.83 crore respec- tively on an SSC officer if he or she is released from Service after 10 and 14 years. The overall cost goes up even further as 50-60% of the SSC officers opt for Permanent Commission and continue in service till 54 years and there- after as pension benefits. However, similar costs for those released after three years is just C80-85 lakh, they said. Similarly, estimates for a non-commissioned soldier with 17 years of service as compared to with the ‘Tour of Duty’ jawan with three-years- service, shows that the prospective lifetime savings for just one Jawan is C11.5 crore. Therefore, savings for only 1,000 jawans could be ?11,000 crore which could be used for the much needed modernisation of the Army, the proposal said. Underlining the advan- tages of the scheme, officials said it focuses on those indi- viduals who do not want a full career in the Army but still want to put on the Uniform. Those opting for this process will get a much high- er salary than their peers on an average who start a career in the corporate sector. They will also have advantage after leaving the Service and going to the Corporate sector, the proposal States. The Army hopes this scheme will attract individuals from the best col- leges. The proposal has sug- gested several measures to incentivise this scheme like a tax-free income for three years and a token lumpsum at the end of three years about C 5-6 lakh for officers and C 2-3 lakh for jawan. The Army’s pay and pen- sion bill has been increasing- ly steeply over the years accounting for 60% of the Army’s budget allocation. During the last five years though the growth in defence budget has been 68%, and for defence salaries 75%, defence pensions have increased by a staggering 146%. 0A270=09HC8Q =4F34;78 Making it clear that the hotel industry needs to be ready for changes as lockdown restric- tions get gradually eased amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government has prepared draft guidelines for hotels and other accommodation units to ensure social distancing and adequate safety measures. Besides listing Covid-19- related must-have amenities at hotels, the draft ''Post COVID- 19 Protocols for Accommodation Units’ details procedures for check-ins and check-outs, room allocation processandin-roomprovisions, daily thermal checking of guests and staff, room and common area cleaning, food service, and other dos and don’ts for hotel staff and guests. The Union Tourism Ministry has now sought sug- gestions from the stakeholders like Hotel Association of India (HAI), Confederation of Indian Industry(CII)andFederationof Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) and Federation of Hotel and RestaurantAssociationsofIndia (FHRAI). The draft protocols seek to minimise all possible touch points between a staff and guest while at the hotel, and propos- es a ‘special recommendation’ that the staff should have the Aarogya Setu app for guest sur- veillance during check-ins. “As the Coronavirus pan- demic has brought in new norms in day-today life, turning our lives upside down the time has come to think and organize our near future. We know that Coronavirus has already had and will also have important economic consequences and thattourismisoneofthesectors most affected by this crisis. Draft protocols are way forward in the Coronavirus times,” said an official from the Tourism Ministrywhichhaspreparedthe guidelines. Prepared in consultation with the Union Health Ministry and other agencies , the proto- cols will be finalised soon, he said. “This policy is developed with the view of the govern- ment’sguidelinesofmaintaining social distancing at all times by multiple preventive actions and safety measures in addition to making hotels aware about how to operate and manage running operations during the current situation,” as per the document. It also stated that the guide- lines endeavour to make the traceability of guests easier, in case a situation in future war- rants so. Housekeeping staff would have to wear masks or PPE wherever needed while cleaning or deep cleaning the room. As per the draft guidelines, thehotelsshouldmaintainasafe distance of 6 feet from such guests and should offer them medical assistance. The staff should keep a watch over the health condition of these guests and if illness persists the room of the guest should be locked and the entire floor, reception andallcommonareasshouldbe deep cleaned and fumigated. Linen and other items must be washed separately. Details of the guest, including travel his- tory and medical condition along with ID and self-decla- ration form must be provided by the guest at the reception for the time being. Regarding the check-out procedure, the draft SOP pro- posed that guests should inform at the reception an hour before the check out and they should only check out once he/she is confirmed by the reception. In case of a guest is sus- pected of COVID-19 infec- tion, the draft guidelines say they should not be denied check-in if they are coughing or sneezing, instead social dis- tancing should be maintained and medical assistance should be offered. In case suspected guests flee/not traceable, inform the police immediately, as per the document. The protocols come days after the Union Health Ministry prepared guidelines for the hotels interested to offer their rooms/accommodations for Covid-19 suspected/patients needing quarantine/isolation facilities. ?a^_^bP[WPbR^TU^afPaSc^^eTaR^TbW^acPVT^U^UUXRTabP]S PccaPRccP[T]c*'Yd]X^a^UUXRTab[TeT[ePRP]RXTbTgXbcX]U^aRTb 0ahd[[bhaC^da^U3dchU^aRXeX[XP]b New Delhi: The face-offs between troops of India and China have no connection with any domestic or interna- tional situation prevailing today, Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Wednesday. In an interview with ANI, Naravane said these face-offs havebeenhappeninginthepast and it has happened again now and “we will deal with it as per protocol between the two coun- tries”. The Army chief said face- offs between Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops and Indian troops are nothing new as the Line of Actual Control (LAC)isnotvery“welldefined” but asserted that the armed force will deal with the issue as per the protocol laid out between the two countries. The Army chief’s remarks came after Indian forces had face-offs with Chinese forces in northernSikkimandineastern Ladakh earlier this week. “As far the situation in northern borders is concerned, LAC is not very well defined. There are different perceptions where the LAC runs. Accordingly,bothsidespatrolup to their accepted claimed lines and, therefore, when patrols reach at the same place and at the same time such face-offs do occur.Theyhaveoccurredinthe pastandthereisnothingnewin what has happened in last week or ten days,” Naravane said. “Itisjustamatterof chance that the face-off in eastern Ladakh happened during the same period but we should not readtoomuchintothisthatthis is part of some coordinated plan. There is nothing like that… But we will deal with it as per the protocol which has been laid out between the two countries and in accordance with strategic guidelines,” he said. Naravane said that Indian Armyisalwaysworkingtowards self-relianceandamajorityofits orders have gone into firms in the country. “We always working towards self-reliance and I have been fully in support of the Make in India initiative. In the past, we have also had new cat- egorisations like Make 1, Make 2 which make it much easier for private industries to partici- pateindefence-relatedproducts andtheycanmakeitinIndiafor us. So, we are not only doing indigenisation through our PSUs and Ordnance Factory Board (OFBs),” he said when asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for self- reliant India. “We also want to get local industry and indigenous play- ers into the fold of making defence-related products. More than 70-80 per cent of Army’s ordersbothinnumbersandcost have gone to Indian firms and we will continue doing it in the future also. Recently, we have signed an order of C70 crores with LT and we will contin- ue to support indigenisation process,” he said. ANI $UP KLHI GRZQSODV IDFHRII ZLWK KLQD P CWXbXbTg_TRcTSc^UaTTd_Ud]SbU^a^STa]XbPcX^]U^acWT0ah c^^0c_aTbT]ccWTaTXbPbW^acUP[[^U^aTcWP](^UUXRTabX] Yd]X^a_^bXcX^]b P 6XeX]VSTcPX[b^UcWT²C^da^U3dch³cWTcTaUXabcdbTSQhcWTDB SdaX]VEXTc]PfWT]Xcb_Tab^]]T[bTaeTSbcX]cb^UbXg^]cWbc^P hTPaP]ScWT]aTX]SdRcTSU^acWT]Tgc²c^da³b^daRTbbPXScWT X]SdRcX^]fX[[QTU^aQ^cW^UUXRTabP]S^cWTaaP]ZbX]XcXP[[hU^aP [XXcTS]dQTa^UePRP]RXTbP]ScWT]Tg_P]STS[PcTa P CWT^eTaP[[_da_^bT^UcWXbT]cahbRWTTXb ²X]cTa]bWX_cT_^aPahTg_TaXT]RT³P]Sb^cWTaTfX[[QT]^ aT`dXaTT]c^UPccaPRcXeTbTeTaP]RT_PRZPVTbaTbTcc[TT]cR^dabTb _a^UTbbX^]P[T]RPbWT]ccaPX]X]V[TPeTTgbTaeXRTT]bcPcdbP]S 4gbTaeXRTT]2^]caXQdc^ah7TP[cWBRWTT427B 1HZ GUDIW JXLGHOLQHV IRU KRWHOV ?=BQ =4F34;78 To protect the interest of homebuyers as well as the real estate sector, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on Wednesday issued an advisory to all States and Union Territories and their respective Real Estate Regulatory Authorities (RERA) to automatically extend registration of all pro- jects registered under RERA which were due on or after March 25 by six months and further upto three months if the situation in a particular state or any part thereof needs consideration in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The regulatory authorities now cannot take action against the developers until the revised timelines get over. In a statement, the min- istry said it has issued an advi- sory to all States / UTs and their respective Real Estate Regulatory Authorities to con- sider the current pandemic of COVID-19 as “force majeure” being a natural calamity, which is adversely affecting the reg- ular development of the real estate projects and extend reg- istration of all real estate pro- jects registered under RERA by 6 months and further upto 3 months, as per situation evolv- ing in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the ministry, this measure will safeguard the interest of homebuyers to get them the delivery of their flats/homes although with the delay of few months but it will definitely ensure the comple- tion of the projects. To avoid unnecessary liti- gation against real estate devel- opers Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on May 13 announced an extension in registration and completion date of real estate projects under RERA. “The nationwide lock- down forced the labours to return to their home and in such circumstances, work on the real estate projects will take quite some time to restart in full gear. In the absence of urgent remedial regulatory measures under RERA, there is also a possibility of many real estate projects getting stalled leading to litigation etc. This will ultimately result in non- delivery of flats to the home- buyers, who have invested their lifetime savings for their dream homes,” the ministry said. A lot of projects got stalled due to various reasons leaving lakhs of homebuyers in a very difficult situation, where they were running from pillar to post for their booked homes. “It is clear that in such cir- cumstances, work on the real estate projects will take quite some time to restart in full gear. In the absence of urgent reme- dial regulatory measures under RERA Act, 2016, there is also a possibility of many real estate projects getting stalled leading to litigation etc. This will ulti- mately result in non-delivery of flats to the homebuyers, who have invested their lifetime savings for their dream homes,” officials said. The construction work of ongoing real estate projects was halted leading to reverse migration of labourers to their native places. Further, there was large scale disruption in the supply chain of construc- tion materials which adverse- ly impacted the construction activities across the country. The officials further added that it is also anticipated that construction activities in pre- monsoon could not be under- taken, which will further delay the construction cycle. Moreover, due to the impend- ing monsoon season followed by festivals like Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath, the labour- ers are not expected to come back soon. Project registration cer- tificates will also be issued automatically with revised timelines and all timelines for various statutory compliance under RERA are extended concurrently. These measures will destress the developers of the compliance burden and will ensure that they focus on the completion of the project as per revised timelines. There was a demand for providing special relief for the sector so that it is able to cope up with adverse impact of the crisis. Covid-19 has already disrupted construction activi- ties due to reverse migration. ?a^cTRcX]cTaTbc^UW^TQdhTabaTP[TbcPcT bTRc^a)^7D0PSeXb^ahc^BcPcTbDCb ?=BQ =4F34;78 The CISF on Wednesday recorded a major spurt in Covid-19 cases with the detec- tion of 41 coronavirus-infect- ed persons. A maximum of 38 Covid-19 positive cases were reported from its unit deployed at Kolkata-based defence PSU GRSEL. For their part, the BSF reported 13 new cases and the CRPF three cases. The Garden Reach Ship Builders Engineers Limited (GRSEL) is a strategic warship building facility on the banks of Hooghly River in West Bengal which caters to the requirements of both Navy and Coast Guard. On Monday, a 55-year-old Assistant Sub Inspector of the paramilitary at GRSEL had succumbed to the disease. This was the third death from the pandemic in the force with the other two in a unit that guards the Indian Museum in Kolkata and the one that protects the Mumbai international airport. The CISF unit at GRSEL has 38 active COVID-19 cases now, with all but one being reported in the last 24 hours, officials said. Over 400 armed Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were deployed at GRSEL in 2016 for securing the campus. In a statement, the GRSEL said, “An ASI of CISF deputed in GRSE and having history of diabetes hypertension tested positive for Covid 19 and passed away on 11 May 2020. The Shipyard stands in soli- darity at this hour with the bereaved family.” All CISF personnel who reside within the barrack accommodation of GRSE Main Unit have been placed under quarantine and their samples have been immediately sent for testing. Personnel found Covid positive have already been shifted for treatment at State Medical Facilities designated for treatment of Covid 19, as per extant norms, the Mini Ratna further said. 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- 5. ]PcX^]$347A03D=kC7DAB30H k0H #!! 2E83 (DC1A40: :D0A274;;0??0= Q :278 The economic package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday has failed to enthuse the Micro, Small and Mini Enterprises (MSME) in Tamil Nadu which directly employs 1.3 crore workers in the State. There are 20 lakh such units spread out in Chennai, Tiruchi, Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode districts. “None of the announcements made by the Finance Minister would help us,” said S Vasudevan, joint secretary, Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA), the apex body of MSME units in the State. “The only concession which we have received is the announcement by the Union Minister that the pending payments from Government would be cleared in 45 days. There is no mention about the interest waiver on loans during the lockdown period which the industrial units were looking for,” said Vasudevan who is also the spokesman of the TANSTIA. “It was a big disappointment for us. We had sent many representations and appeals but we deeply regret the same have not been con- sidered. We request our PM to intervene and help the MSME sector with suitable relief mea- sures,” said the TANSTIA leader. But B Radhakrishnan, general secretary, Laghu Udyog Bharati Kerala unit was all praise for the announcements made by Sitharaman. “There are many concessions which have been granted. The Government’s move to allocate C3 lakh crore for the MSME will go along way in addressing the problems faced by the sector. We had requested the Minister to allocate C5 lakh crore but the fact that she has kept apart more than half of what we had asked for is a positive sign. It is difficult to please one and all. :D0A274;;0??0= Q :278 Leading industrialists and entrepre- neurs owning micro, small and mini industrial units in South India in gen- eral and Tamil Nadu in particular are of the view that banks should show com- passion and kindness towards them. This is in the backdrop of the coronavirus induced economic melt-down and set- back suffered by industrial sector in Tamil Nadu. “The industrialists are willing to take up any challenge to revive the economy and bring the country back to life. But we alone cannot do that. There is an ocean of opportunities waiting for us and we can make it happen with some help from the banking sector,” Hari Thiagarajan, head of Confederation of Indian Industries’ Tamil Nadu Council, told The Pioneer. The export units in Tirupur, head quarters of India’s cotton knitwear industry, MSME units in Chennai and Coimbatore and major industrial hous- es are encountering a number of prob- lems because of drying up of revenue sources, said Thiagarajan, executive director of Madurai based Thiyagarajar Mills Ltd. “Lot of export orders got can- celled because of the coronavirus pan- demic. Whatever was cancelled has gone and there is no possibility of us get- ting it back in the near future. Moreover, we are burdened with the payment to the workers which we have to disburse in full. This was also the time for price negotiation with buyers for exporting the products,” said the CII Tamil Nadu chief. He said it is going to be challenging times for all sectors except pharmacy, insurance companies and Information Technology units. 1P]ZbbW^d[SbW^fR^_PbbX^] ZX]S]Tbbc^fPaSbdb)8]SdbcaXP[Xbcb :D0A274;;0??0= Q :278 There are 9,227 Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu as on Wednesday evening 7 pm. The daily medical bulletin issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu stated that 509 persons tested positive for coronavirus all over the State on Wednesday taking the number of patients to 9,227. With three more persons succumbing to the pandemic on Wednesday, the fatalities in the State reached 64. Chennai, the capital city, saw the number of covid-19 patients going up by 380 mak- ing the total number of patients in the metropolis to 5,262. This means that the number of coronavirus positive persons in the city increasing two-fold during the last week. According to the details furnished by the Government, there were 2,644 patients on May 7 in the city. This has shot up to 5,262 in six days, a shocking increase. But Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami told reporters early in the day that the hike in the number of coronavirus cases is due to the increased testing of samples which he claimed as the high- est in the country. XgTSaTPRcX^]b c^5X]X]´baT[XTU _PRZPVTX]B^dcW Jaipur: It was a tough trail for a 9-month pregnant woman who walked 196 kilometres on foot, from Ahmedabad with her husband, son (1-year-old) and daughter (2-year-old) for 6 days to reach her native place in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam. Surprisingly, no one took pity on her con- dition throughout the way as she crossed dis- trict after district, checkpost after checkpost with an aim to reach her native place at the earliest. However, it was her luck to get a few good samaritans at Dungarpur checkpost, who see- ing her plight, stopped her and offered her food and transportation to help her reach her hometown. Dungarpur SDM Rajeev Dwivedi told IANS, This woman, with her family, includ- ing husband and two kids, reached Dungapur checkpost on Monday evening. The staff at the location was stunned to see her feeble condition as she looked quite tired and lacked energy. When asked if she had food, she sim- ply refused. It also seemed as if she was in pain. The officials at the checkpoint hence informed the SDM and other officials. Soon a team of doctors from nearby medical check- post arrived at the location to review her med- ical condition. It was evident that she was not in a condition to walk but had walked all along from Ahmedabad and hence they asked the family to rest overnight and offered them food and shelter, said Dwivedi. IANS *^`_eYacVX_R_eh`^R_ hR]d*'^e`Y`^V $(]TfRPbTb cPZTbC=c^cP[ cP[[hPc(!! B0D60AB4=6D?C0Q :;:0C0 Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday dis- missed the ‘muchbandied’ central package worth C20 lakh crore as a ‘big zero’ and ‘eyewash’ intend- ed to ‘hoodwink’ the people of the country. Accusing the Centre for “bulldozing the federal struc- ture” of the country she said “in the name of a special package this Government has produced a Ghorar Deem (mare’s nest) ... it is a big zero, a big eyewash aimed at hoodwinking the peo- ple in the name of fighting coro- na crisis.” Banerjee was referring to the Tuesday’s press conference of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in which she elabo- rated on the Centre’s package. Claiming that there was “no consistency between what the Prime Minister said yesterday, and what we were given to hear today,” the Chief Minister said “when the PM announced C20 lakh crore package, we were hopeful that the interest of the states will be looked into, the FRBM limit would be increased. But today ... it was found that everything that was said yesterday was a bluff ... There is nothing in public spend- ing, money transfer, and nothing to fight the pandemic.” Comparing the central pack- age with her own new scheme called “Maatir Shristi” --- that would entail setting up of envi- ronment friendly units on 50,000 acre of land creating thousands of jobs --- Banerjee said, the Finance Minister’s announcement had “nothing to generate employ- ment ... no fund for health infra- structure ... no fund for fighting the pandemic... neither it has put cash in the pocket of the poorest of the poor who have lost their jobs and were travelling back hundreds of miles to their villages. ” Accusing the Centre for try- ing to “bulldoze” and “destroy” the “cooperative federalism” Banerjee said “the State’s rights are being taken away.” How the States would run without finan- cial assistance from the Centre she asked wondering “why the farmers’ debts were not waived.” ?=BQ 90D One more death due to Covid-19 was report- ed from Jammu district on Wednesday after test reports of a patient, who was admitted in the Government Medical College hospital late Tuesday night, tested positive posthumously while 37 fresh cases were detected across Jammu Kashmir taking the total tally to 971 cases. The total death toll due to Covid -19 in Jammu and Kashmir has gone up to 11. So far, nine deaths have been reported from Kashmir and two from Jammu division. Out of these 37 fresh cases, Kashmir valley recorded 30 cases while Jammu division record- ed 7 new cases of coronavirus. 11 patients were discharged from the hospitals, 2 from Jammu and 9 from Kashmir division. On Wednesday, dis- trict Anantnag recorded 18 fresh cases, Budgam 7 while 4 cases were reported from Kathua and 3 from Jammu. Meanwhile, panic gripped among the hos- pital authorities in Jammu especially among those who had handled the patient in the emergency department before the patient breathed his last. Apparently, the patient had no travel history but official sources claimed his son had returned from New Delhi recently. The district author- ities have launched contact tracing exercise and sealed the area to prevent spread of coronavirus in the vicinity. On the other hand, the hospital premises wit- nessed high voltage drama when the family members of the deceased patient were denied ambulance facility to ferry his dead body to the cremation ground. New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecast that a low pressure area has developed in the southeast Bay of Bengal and the same could intensify into a cyclonic storm by the evening of May 16. The low pressure area, to be named 'Amphan' if it develops into a cyclonic storm, is likely to move northwestwards initially till May 17 before recurving north- northeastwards. According to the IMD, there were 354 heavy rainfall events — defined by IMD as absolute rainfall above 64.5 mil- limetres (mm) — across India in March and April. Of these events, 224 occurred in April, while 130 occurred in March. Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh were impacted the most (52 occurrences), followed by West Bengal (41) and Odisha (40), while Meghalaya recorded 29 such events in two months. The heavy rain and storms led to cooler-than-normal tempera- tures across north, central and east India. The IMD recorded some unusual climatic changes to forecast for the upcoming sum- mer. “With no major heat waves recorded in the core zones so far and excess rainfall across the country, this summer is turning out to be unusual,” it said. In its weather forecast on Wednesday, the IMD said that a low pressure area has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea, in the Wednesday morning. PNS PPcPRP[[b2T]caT³b_PRZPVT²iTa^³ C= A067D=0C70Q D108 The total number of Covid- 19 infected cases crossed the 1,000 mark in Mumbai’s worst pandemic-affected Dharavi on Wednesday, as 66 more persons tested positive for Covid-19. On a day when the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) pegged the number of deaths in Dharavi at 40, as many as 66 new infected cases were report- ed from various parts of Asia’s biggest slum. With the fresh infected cases, the total num- ber of infected cases rose to a taggering 1,028. Attributing the increase in the number of deaths to the new information received from the BMC’s Epidemic Cell, the BMC said: “ New nine deaths have informed by epidemic cell. These deaths had happened earlier on dif- ferent dates and conveyed to ward office subsequently”. As many as five positive cases were recorded in Dhondu Mistry Chawl, while four cases were reported from Matunga Labour camp. Three cases each were recorded in Geetanjali Nagar, Azad Nagar and 90 feet Road area, while the areas like Kerusheth Chawl, Vijaynagar and Rajiv Gandhi Nagar regis- tered two positive cases. Rest of the infected cases were reported from most parts of Dharavi, where positive cases are being recorded on a regular basis. The spike in the number of infected cases in Dharavi came a day after this densely popu- lated slum recorded 46 positive cases and one death on Tuesday. Matunga Labour camp, which on Wednesday accounted for four infected, has been the worst-hit area in Dharavi. On Tuesday, eight infected cases were recorded in Matunga Labour camp. On Monday, this area had regis- tered eight cases. 78C:0=370A8Q 90D Ayoungster from Central Kashmir's Budgam district Wednesday paid a heavy price for jumping the security check point, twice, on Srinagar- Gulmarg road after security forces stationed there opened fire on him resulting in his death. The deceased has been identified as Mehrajuddin Peer son of Ghulam Nabi Peer res- ident of Makhama Beerwah Budgam. As news of his death, at the hands of security forces, spread like wild fire in the area, the district authorities snapped mobile internet services in the area and rushed additional security personnel to handle any law and order situation. According to police spokesman, on Wednesday at about 10.20 a.m, during Joint Naka at Khalisa Kawoosa in the jurisdiction of Police Station Magam, a Wagon-R vehicle bearing registration No. JK02AK-6702 was sig- naled to stop. However, the said vehicle ignored to stop and fled away from two Naka points in suspicious condition. The police spokesman said, the Naka party opened fire at the vehicle to thwart the attempt. The driver of the vehi- cle got injured and was shifted to hospital for medical treat- ment, however he succumbed to his injuries. Police has reg- istered a case and started inves- tigation in to the matter. Mainstream political par- ties in Kashmir valley con- demned the killing of a civilian and called for an impartial enquiry to punish the guilty. Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah termed the incident as unfortunate. “Very unfortu- nate. The circumstances sur- rounding this shooting need to be impartially investigated findings made known. My con- dolences to the family of the deceased,” he tweeted. Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), in a statement, strongly condemned the killing of Mehrajuddin. “The firing should have been avoided. The loss of inno- cent lives has the potential to lead to further alienation of the people,” the JKPCC said. The party demanded a probe into the circumstances, which led to the killing of the civilian in order to fix the responsibility. RXQJVWHU NLOOHG LQ %XGJDP ILULQJ 83 _aTSXRcbRhR[^]Tbc^aQhPh % PRUH GHDWK QHZ FDVHV LQ - . %%^aTeTRPbTbX]3WPaPeX
- 6. A mid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, India-Nepal relations are witnessing a difficult phase as a long-time low-profile diplomat- ic row has now intensified between the two. Following Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s inauguration of the road section connecting Lipulekh pass with Dharchula in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, on May 8, social media went abuzz with hashtags such as #GoBackIndia and #BackOffIndia, with Nepal staking claim over the Lipulekh area. The new 80- kilometre link route developed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in India is aimed at cutting down travel time for Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims by almost 80 per cent. The newly-constructed road orig- inates from Ghatiabagarh and terminates at Lipulekh Pass, the gateway to Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet. Previously, Indian pilgrims had to undertake an arduous 90-km trek through treacherous high-altitude terrain running across the Indian State of Sikkim or through Nepal to reach the site. With the inaugura- tion of the link road, travel time would be reduced by many days since the yatra will be carried out using vehicles. It is an engi- neering achievement of the BRO as the 80- km road spans altitudes between 6,000 and 17,060 feet. Within 24 hours of the inauguration of the road, Kathmandu summoned India’s ambassador to protest against its inaugura- tion. In a statement, the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), the country’s ruling party, said the road construction “violates Nepal’s sovereignty. [Our] serious attention has been drawn to the ‘inauguration’ by India of a link road to Lipulekh of Nepal via Nepali terri- tory.” The statement was signed by the NCP’s chairman and Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli. Using strong language, it said, “In light of this develop- ment, the Government of Nepal calls upon the Government of India to refrain from car- rying out any activity inside the territory of Nepal.” The Indian side, too, pushed back Nepalese concerns, saying that the disputed region was “completely within the territory of India.” The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated, “The recently inaugurated road section in Pithoragarh district in the State of Uttarakhand lies completely within the territory of India. The road follows the pre-existingrouteusedbythepilgrimsofthe KailashMansarovar yatra.”TheMEA’s state- ment is in the same spirit as the one it made in November 2019 when India had again refutedNepal’sallegedencroachmentclaims in the Kalapani region on India. In fact, relations between the two coun- trieshadbeenstrainedsince2015whenIndia opposed Nepal’s newly-promulgated Constitution.Whatfollowednextwasaneco- nomic blockade. Border tensions have renewedinthepastsixmonths.Particularly, following the abrogation of Article 370, which gave special privileges to the erstwhile State ofJammuKashmir(JK)and following the issuance of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, two new Union Territories of JK and Ladakh came into exis- tence on October 31. With India releasing a new map,KathmanducriticisedNew Delhiforprominentlydisplaying Lipulekh in the border area of Kalapani. But despite its allega- tions that the new Indian map had wrongly depicted Kalapani as Indian territory, Kathmandu fellshortofsupportingitsclaims asthenewmapwasnodifferent thanthepreviousone.Itwasthe internal boundaries that were updated.Nootherchangeswere made in India’s international borders. Later, it had also come in the public domain that the officialsofthePakistaniembassy allegedly held talks with the Nepalese politicians and even funded anti-India demonstra- tions in several parts of Nepal. Time and again, Nepal has cited the Treaty of Sugauli as a legaldocumenttobackitsclaim intheseregions.Surprisingly,the Archaeological Survey of Nepal and the MoFA have reportedly notbeenabletoproduceanorig- inal copy of the pact. Even after going through the document, there was no clear demarcation of the borders agreed between the then British Indian Government and the King of Nepal. It is only through the modern-day border manage- ment exercises that the two countries have demarcated the open border. A prominent Technical Committee formed in 1981 to resolve the border issues has already clarified 76 borderpointsoutof78andmore than 180 strip maps based on Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have been established. In fact, most of the differences were identified and resolved in 2007.Ontheofficialfront,India has stated that “strip maps per- taining to 98 per cent of the boundary have been agreed to and signed in 2007.” Additionally, in 2016, the twoGovernmentshadconstitut- ed the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India relations with a mandate to recommend measures and institutional frameworkwithaviewtoelevate existing relations to a new height. The group has conclud- ed its task and prepared a con- sensus report, which is yet to be made public. While Nepal has agreedwithIndiathattechnical- ities of the EPG report need to be worked out before it comes inthepublicdomain,itisunfor- tunate that the Nepalese Government has failed to inform the same to its people and this is causing confusion. InNepal,itisapopularbelief that it is a unilateral decision of India to not make the EPG report public. Meanwhile, con- sidering the anti-India senti- ment in Nepal, India is always depictedinadarklight.Thismay be paying off in the ruling Government’s political aspira- tionsbutisindeednotawiseact. Notably, in the last 10 years, China has been attempting to manufactureartificialpeople-to- people relations with Nepal but it has failed tremendously. On theotherhand,attemptsarealso beingmadetodemolishthenat- urally existing people-to-people ties with India. In the long term, Nepalwillhavetorealisetheloss. Also, the Nepalese Government is well involved in the diplomat- icexerciseswithIndia,including on border disputes. It has even goneonrecordtosaythatNepal sees “diplomacy as the first and the last resort in mitigating any differences with India.” But had this been the case, a road inau- guration in India would have been welcomed by it. The80-kilometreroadcon- struction was not an under- groundworkthatcouldbecom- pleted overnight without a close neighbour knowing about it, especiallywhenthereisanopen border. The construction has very much been in line with India’s sovereign rights and a friendly neighbour like Nepal needs to understand this. To its right, Nepal has protested the road inauguration through an officialstatement.Still,theuseof a strong language does not indi- cate the essence of the existing “specialrelations”betweenNepal and India. Also, the use of com- monphrasesandlanguageinthe statement issued by the ruling NCP indicated the involvement ofthevestedinterestthataimsto benefit politically on home ground. To conclude, relations between India and Nepal are a product of the centuries-old deep-rooted people-to-people contacts of kinship and culture. Theyareneitherartificiallycon- structed nor based on distrust and blame-game. Hence, rela- tions need to be cherished. And in case of differences, like every other close-knit family has, they need to be resolved through the diplomatic mechanism with a caution that even diplomacy should not hamper the demog- raphy of the “special relations” between the two countries. It was a decade long war in Nepal which ousted centuries- old autocratic rule of the Shah kings that led to the establish- ment of democracy there. Therefore,asademocracy,Nepal has the best chance to interact with the biggest democracy in the world and use democratic tools to improve relations. It needs to critically introspect its diplomaticstancesbecauseinthe worst of confrontations, coun- tries have finally opted for rec- onciliation through diplomatic channels. With countries facing the COVID-19 challenge, India and Nepal have successfully developed a cooperative mech- anism to contain it. The same needstoreflectintheborderdis- pute mechanism as well. 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