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Amid the worsening coron-
avirus pandemic, falling
economy and an aggressive
China on the Line of Actual
Control (LAC), Parliament
would begin its 18-day
Monsoon Session on Monday
with no Question Hour and
shortening of Zero Hour.
In a clear indication of
unusual times, for the first time
in two decades, the Lok Sabha
Speakerdidnothostan all-party
meeting on the eve of the
Session for consultation
between the ruling party and
the Opposition for the smooth
running of the legislative busi-
ness.
The departure from the
convention came amid a rift
between the Opposition and the
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on
the issues to be raised on the
floor of Parliament.
A meeting of the Business
Advisory Committee (BAC)
was called to iron out con-
tentious issues, including the
abolition of Question Hour and
the curtailing of Zero Hour
which has been opposed by the
Opposition parties.
Leader of Congress in Lok
Sabha Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury who attended the
BAC meeting said the meet did
not come to any conclusion on
the issues raised by us, therefore,
Birla will convene another
meeting on September 15.
Chowdhury said, We have
proposed issues of unemploy-
ment, status of migrant labour-
ers, economic scenario in the
country to be discussed in
Parliament. We urged the
Government that Opposition
voices should be heard in
Parliament. We want to have a
discussion on Covid-19, NEP,
environment policy, floods, bor-
der tensions with China. We will
continue to raise people's prob-
lem in Parliament, he said.
The Congress leader said
not only his party but the entire
Opposition wants to know what
is happening on the borders
with China. We want to know
Government's views on this. We
will support the Government
whatever decision it takes to
counter China, he said.
The Lok Sabha Speaker
hoped after the BAC meet that
all members will be present and
will engage in fruitful discus-
sions.
He said leaders of all polit-
ical parties have taken a pledge
to uphold and carry our con-
stitutional duties and responsi-
bilities even in this hour of cri-
sis.
Politically, Bihar polls which
are round the corner may gen-
erate heat with Opposition rais-
ing the Government's handling
of the Covid-19 in the State and
the alleged neglect of migrant
labourers.
A discussion on the India-
China face-off is unlikely to be
allowed anytime soon during
the limited session. In 2017 the
Government had refused dis-
cussion on China's incursion at
Doklam on the LAC citing
national security.
Parliament resumes after 20
soldiers were killed at Glawan in
Ladakh after clashes with China
in June.
The Opposition is expect-
ed to seek clarification on Prime
Minister Narendra Modi's first
reaction on the LAC stand-off
following Glawan incident
when he asserted in the All-
Party Meet that no one entered
Indian territory, no posts taken.
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The Congress-led
Opposition is all set to
oppose four of the 11
Government Ordinances and
try to corner the ruling dis-
pensation on the issue of the
LAC tension, Covid-19 situa-
tion and plight of the economy
in the Monsoon Session of
Parliament starting Monday.
Congress chief whip in the
Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh, on
Sunday said like-minded non-
NDA parties have largely
agreed on a joint strategy to
question the four ordinances.
“We've proposed that the
issues of unemployment, the
status of migrant labourers
and the economic scenario in
the country, to be discussed in
the upcoming Session both
the Houses.
The Government has not
handled the China territorial
problem, and the relation with
neighbouring Nepal is at its
lowest ebb. We have urged the
Government that our voices
should be heard in Parliament,
said Leader of the party in Lok
Sabha Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury.
Party sources said the
Opposition will also raise the
issue of Delhi riot supplemen-
tary chargesheet in which the
the names of several political
personalities including Sitaram
Yechury and Yogendra Yadav
appear in a disclosure state-
ment of an accused.
Jairam Ramesh said they
will be re opposing three ordi-
nances “clearly and 100 per
cent”.
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With eyes fixed on the
upcoming Bihar
Assembly polls, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Sunday
inaugurated three petro pro-
jects estimated to incur an
investment of Rs 900 crore.
These include the
Durgapur-Banka section of the
Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur
Pipeline Augmentation Project
and two LPG Bottling Plants.
They have been commissioned
by Indian Oil and HPCL under
the aegis of the Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas.
In what sounded like a poll
campaign speech, the PM
praised Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar saying Bihar's admin-
istration has been exemplary in
making sure that Government
schemes reach the common
people.
Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar has a very important
role to play in taking Bihar for-
ward on the path to progress.
We must ensure Sushasan
(good governance) in Bihar.
The good work done in the last
15 years must continue.
During the rule of Nitish, two
large universities, one IIT, one
IIM, one NIFT, one National
Law Institute in Bihar have
opened, said Modi.
In the last 15 years Bihar
has shown that if the right
Government is elected in a
State, benefits of Government's
schemes can reach its people,
said Modi detailing the Rs
21,000 crore projects imple-
mented in the State by the BJP
led Government.
These two LPG plants will
be able to fill gas cylinders for
several districts not only in
Bihar but also in Jharkhand
and a few districts in Uttar
Pradesh as well, Modi said.
Kumar, Union Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan, Bihar
Deputy CM Sushil K Modi
were among those who were
present in the virtual inaugu-
ration ceremony. The Prime
Minister said the Centre has
worked extensively in devel-
oping all energy related projects
in the State. We do not live in
the age where one generation
saw the inauguration of a pro-
ject and another generation saw
its completion. New India and
new Bihar believes in fast-
paced development.
Detailing the implementa-
tion of several projects, Modi
said the age when someone
owned a gas connection was
considered a bigwig is now a
thing of the past. He also high-
lighted that Centre's schemes
like Ujjwala has also empow-
ered women and made sure
that they do not spend hours
collecting firewood which
would later when burnt to
cook would also cause respira-
tory ailments.
The PM said eastern India
and Bihar's infrastructure was
never prioritised.
He further said earlier
people never imagined that
they could get access to devel-
oped infrastructure because
there were economic and polit-
ical issues to which no one paid
attention to despite the fact that
the region is teeming with nat-
ural as well as human
resources.
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His loud guffaws and ear-to-
ear smile is a thing of the
past. Veteran socialist leader
and former Union Minister
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (74),
succumbed to post-Covid ill-
ness at the All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on
Sunday.
Singh was under treatment
for a lung infection and was put
on a ventilator on September 6
after his condition worsened.
He is survived by three chil-
dren.
A trusted lieutenant of
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
chief Lalu Prasad for nearly
three-decades, Singh had
resigned from the RJD from his
hospital bed just four days
ago. His hand-written resigna-
tion letter to Lalu went viral on
social media platforms.
In his two-line letter to
Lalu, Singh wrote, I have been
standing behind you ever since
the demise of Karpoori Thakur
for the last 32 years. Not any-
more.
Lalu did react, writing back
that he did not believe that
Raghuvansh babu would
leave him, adding that the two
would sit down and sort it out
once the leader recovered. On
Sunday, the RJD chief tweeted
his condolences. Dear
Raghuvansh babu! What have
you done? I told you the day
before yesterday that you are
not going anywhere. But you
have gone so far. I am speech-
less. I am sad. Will miss you
very much.
The same day he also wrote
to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar about the projects in his
constituency Vaishali, and
demanded that alms bowl of
Lord Buddha should be
brought to Vaisali from Kabul
Museum and national flag
should be hoisted at Vaisaligarh
on Independence Day and
Republic Day to mark the
importance of his native district
as the world's first republic.
A rustic man all the way,
Singh was one of those few
leaders who never faced even
single charge of corruption in
his nearly 40 years of political
life. He had a PhD in mathe-
matics and began his career as
a mathematics professor at a
north Bihar college.
Recognisable by his white kurta
and his khadi dhoti, Singh was
one of the tallest Rajput lead-
ers of the RJD.
As a Rural Development
Minister between 2004 and
2009, Singh was one of the key
persons behind the success of
the UPA Government's flagship
scheme, Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (MNREGA).
The five-term Lok Sabha
member representing Vaishali
had been in the news recently
despite his illness for express-
ing his disenchantment with
the way RJD was being run.
Upset with the functioning
of the party he had formed with
Lalu, he was facing an ideo-
logical dilemma.
Like a true socialist, he sent
two handwritten letters, one to
Lalu and other to the Bihar
CM.
In a moving tribute to the
departed leader, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, who
received the news of his death
when he was inaugurating a
string of petroleum sector
schemes for Bihar, called him
a grassroots leader with deep
understanding of poverty and
problems of the poor.
I will request Nitish
Kumar to execute the devel-
opment projects he wrote about
in the letter. Let's together —
the State and the Centre — ful-
fil his wishes, Modi said, while
referring to Singh's letter to the
Chief Minister.
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The CRPF and BSF have
each reported about 9,000
Covid-19 infections each till
now and lost around 66 men
due to the pandemic. The com-
bined Covid-19 infections of
the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF
and SSB have reached 29,377
and these Forces have suffered
101 casualties till now.
The Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF) has reported
8,992 cases of Covid-19 infec-
tions of which 7,609 have recov-
ered from the disease while
1,342 patients continue with the
illness.
As many as 41 patients
have succumbed to the disease.
With a strength of 3.25 lakh per-
sonnel, the CRPF is the world’s
largest paramilitary force.
Likewise, the Border
Security Force (BSF) has
reported 8,826 Covid-19 infec-
tions out of which 1,704 are
active 7,097 have recovered.
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vaccine is likely to be available
by early next year and the
Government is considering its
emergency authorisation for
high-risk settings, Union
Minister Harsh Vardhan on
Sunday said, asserting he will
take the first dosage if there is
any concern over its safety.
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Amassive political row has
erupted over the inclusion
of the names of several politi-
cal personalities, including
Sitaram Yechury and Yogendra
Yadav in a disclosure statement
of an accused in the Delhi riot
supplementary chargesheet .
In addition to Yechury and
Yadav, renowned economist
Jayati Ghosh, Delhi University
Professor Apoorvanand, and
documentary filmmaker Rahul
Roy figure as persons who had,
allegedly played a role in fan-
ning the riot by making
provocative speeches.
The issue is likely to rock
the Parliament Monsoon
Session beginning on Monday
even as both Yechury and
Yadav have slammed the Delhi
Police and asked why no action
was taken against the real
provocateurs like Kapil Mishra
and Union Minister Anurag
Thakur.
On its part, the Delhi
Police on Sunday denied
reports that a supplementary
chargesheet was filed in the
Delhi riots case against some
activists, including CPI(M)
general secretary Sitaram
Yechury, Yogendra Yadav and
Jayanti Ghosh among others.
“It is clarified that Sitaram
Yachury Shri Yogendra Yadav
and Jayati Ghosh have not been
arraigned as accused in the sup-
plementary chargesheet filed by
the Delhi Police,” the Delhi
Police said through a tweet.
Referring to a PTI tweet on
the subject, a Delhi Police
spokesperson said, “In a case
related to Jafrabad riots…it
has been mentioned in one of
the online news agency reports
that the names are part of the
disclosure statement of one of
the accused in connection with
organising and addressing the
anti-CAA protests.
The disclosure statement
has been truthfully recorded as
narrated by the accused per-
son,” added the statement.
“However, a person is not
arraigned as an accused only on
the basis of a disclosure state-
ment.
It is only on the existence
of sufficient corroborative evi-
dence that further legal action
is taken. The matter is currently
sub judice.
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Union Home Minister Amit
Shah, who recently recov-
ered from Covid-19, has been
admitted to AIIMS in New
Delhi for 1-2 days for a complete
medical check up before the
Parliament session begins, hos-
pital authorities said on Sunday.
The 55-year-old Minister was
admitted to the hospital at 11
pm on Saturday.
Shahwasearlieradmittedto
the AIIMS here on August 18
for post-Covid care and dis-
charged on August 31 following
recovery, hospital authorities
had said.
As per advice given at dis-
charge, he has now been admit-
ted for complete medical check
up before Parliament session
for 1-2 days, AIIMS said in a
statement.
The Monsoon session of
Parliament begins on Monday.
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As many as five members of
the Lok Sabha have tested
positive for coronavirus ahead
of the Monsoon Parliament
Session beginning Monday.
There is is no official con-
firmation about the number of
MPS who have tested positive,
but it is learned that the num-
bers may go up to 15.
The MPs were asked to get
their Covid-19 test done with-
in 72 hours before the start of
the Parliamentary Session at
any hospital/laboratory autho-
rised by the Government or at
Parliament House Complex.
According to officials, all
persons were informed about
the test results and as it is a
matter related to privacy, there
would be no official announce-
ment. Those who found posi-
tive were asked to undergo
treatment.
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Chandigarh recorded its
biggest single-day jump of 449
COVID-19 cases on Sunday,
taking the city’s tally to 7991.
With one more COVID-19
fatality in the last 24 hours, the
toll has reached 90 in the city.
A huge number of 3645
positive cases have been report-
ed in the month of September
till now while a total of 3295
cases were reported in the
month of August.
In September till now, 34
Coronavirus related deaths
have been reported while a
total of 41 residents had suc-
cumbed to the deadly virus in
August and 15 people had died
between March-July.
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ures, Punjab on Sunday
reported the steepest hike of
2,628 fresh cases of the novel
coronavirus, taking the state’s
Covid-19 tally just short of
80,000-mark. The state, in the
past week, has reported the
steepest number of cases for
five times, and recorded more
than 2000 cases six times —
with the infection tally now
standing at 79,679.
The State had, for the first
time, reported above 2000 fig-
ure on September 7 with 2,110
cases in a single day, followed
by 2137 on September 9, 2464
on September 10, and 2526 on
September 11.
With 68 casualties report-
ed in the past 24 hours, the
COVID-19 death toll now
stands at 2356. Maximum 11
deaths were reported from
Amritsar, followed by 10 in
Patiala; six each in Bathinda
and Jalandhar; five from
Ludhiana; four from
Kapurthala; three each from
Pathankot, Mohali, Hoshiarpur,
Sangrur, and Fazilka; two each
from Mansa, Moga, and Ropar;
and one each Barnala, Tarn
Taran, Faridkot, Gurdaspur,
and SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr).
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Nagar (Mohali) reported
whopping 433 cases, followed
by 327 in Patiala, 274 in
Ludhiana, 260 in Gurdaspur,
252 in Jalandhar, 188 in
Amritsar, 104 in Bathinda, 79
in Hoshiarpur, 74 in Sangrur,
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Sukhmanjot Kaur, a student
of class X in Mohali, who
has grown up sharing clothes,
books and food with her two
siblings, had a hard time when
her school switched to online
lessons amid Covid-19 pan-
demic.
While the online classes
made the education just a click
away, Sukhmanjot, 14 struggled
to catch up with the online
lessons, as she now had to share
the only mobile phone at home
with her siblings for education.
Staring at disruptions in her
studies due to non-availability
of a device, she missed several
classes waiting for her turn to
have access to the phone.
This was one of the stories
that prompted five school-
going teenage girls to launch
‘Prerna- for you and us’, an ini-
tiative to encourage people to
donate gadgets for underpriv-
ileged girls for their online
learning.
Saachi Ahuja, 16, one of the
founders of the initiative tells
The Pioneer, “It is through one
of our teachers we came to
know that many girl students
do not have access to smart-
phones, desktop or laptop,
which is a major obstacle in
online learning. We were
moved hearing that and we
could not imagine ourselves in
a situation where we do not
have access to education. That
is how the initiative ‘Prerna- for
you and us’ came into exis-
tence.”
With a motto ‘Education of
a girl child is as important as of
a boy child’, the teenagers -
Saachi, Ustatt Anand, Tara
Khanna, Divjot Kaur and
Samridhi Verma, all aged
between 16-17 studying in
Class XI or XII in different
city’s schools had come togeth-
er in the month of July to
launch this initiative which
has benefitted 21 students till
now.
Thinking about welfare of
their gender in less privileged
places, these young change-
makers are making a positive
difference in other lives at a
time when everyone is pushed
into an uncertain situation in
the wake of COVID-19 pan-
demic.
Not only this, the young
girls have geared up to launch
two more initiatives namely
‘KIT-O-DELIGHT’ and anoth-
er campaign to spread aware-
ness about menstrual hygiene
in the city.
Ustatt Anand, a class XII
student in Carmel Convent
School, Chandigarh tells,
“Under ‘Prerna –for you and
us’ initiative, we have collected
24 gadgets till now including
smart phones, laptops, desktop,
iPad and tablets. 21 girls’ stu-
dents in Green Fields Public
School in the outskirts of
Chandigarh have already
been provided with the gad-
gets to continue their educa-
tion through online mode.”
Sukhmanjot Kaur, a stu-
dent of class X in Green
Fields Public School, Mohali
was among those 21 students
who received a laptop with the
efforts of the five teenage girls.
Kaur, a resident of Nadiali
village in Mohali shares, “My
father is a daily wager. He
takes his phone with him
whenever he goes out for work.
So the only device on which I
and my two siblings could
attend online classes was my
mother’s phone. I had to miss
several classes due to this. But
now, things are better as a lap-
top is given to me to attend
classes and it has benefitted my
siblings as well.”
The COVID-19 pandem-
ic’s disparate impact on rich
and poor is a grim reality that
the country is confronting.
Due to absence of a phone and
reliable internet connection,
many students are forced to
miss their online classes while
many others are visiting their
neighbors or relatives on a
daily basis to keep up with their
classes.
Since the month of March
when a nationwide lockdown
was imposed to stem the spread
of COVID-19, the schools are
closed and students are attend-
ing online classes.
Saachi and Ustatt, who too
are attending their classes
online say, “The pandemic has
affected everyone in a different
way. Discrimination is already
reflected in denial of female
child’s education in our society.
We have come across inci-
dents where parents prefer
their sons over daughters when
it comes to education or pro-
viding access to gadgets to
attend online classes.”The gen-
der bias is already hampering
girls’ education in our society.
We did not want that factors
like affordability and accessi-
bility of devices affect the stud-
ies of at least those girls who are
enrolled in schools, say the
young vibrant girls.
Revealing the stark reality,
a recent survey by the National
Council for Education
Research and Training
(NCERT) had stated that more
than one in every three stu-
dents find online classes diffi-
cult or burdensome. And,
internet connectivity, disrup-
tion in electricity supply and
non-availability of devices, such
as laptops and mobile phones,
are among the major hin-
drances hampering online
learning in the country, as per
the survey.
Maintaining that mobile
phones are the primary means
through which students are
accessing online classes, the
survey further revealed that
atleast 27 percent students do
not have access to smartphones
or laptops to attend online
classes.
Urging people to come
forward to donate gadgets for
the needy students, Saachi says,
“After posting about the initia-
tive on the social media plat-
forms, we have received a good
response from the public as
people have donated even new
phones.”
While the five teenagers
have set out to bridge the dig-
ital gap to ensure girls’ educa-
tion, they will soon be launch-
ing another initiative ‘KIT-O-
DELIGHT’, under which kits
with goodies and face mask will
be distributed to around 700
children who were rescued
from child labour in the city.
Saachi and Ustatt share,
“We have collaborated with
an NGO and will launch our
next campaign in the last week
of September to deliver a kit of
happiness with goodies and a
face mask to around 700 chil-
dren. We are accepting mone-
tary help and in-kind donation
for this initiative.”
About expanding their cur-
rent initiative ‘Prerna –for you
and us’, they tell, “Apart from
working on promotion of girls’
education, we have planned to
expand the ambit of this cam-
paign and focus on menstrual
hygiene. Our group will be
working with panchayats of
various villages to raise men-
strual awareness among people
and distribute sanitary pads.”
On the source of their
inspiration, the girls say that the
feeling of contentment and
zeal to help the needy, drives
us to continue with our tireless
efforts for our initiative. And,
we hope to inspire others to
start giving back to the society,
the girls conclude.
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The Vice-Chancellor of the
Central University of
Punjab, Bathinda (CUPB) Prof.
Raghavendra P. Tiwari met the
Punjab Governor .P. Singh
Badnore here and appraised
him about the establishment
growth of CUPB in the short
span of 11 years. He said that
the university is setting new
benchmarks in education and
research, and has become the
youngest Central University
to be ranked among Top 100
Universities of India with 87th
position in NIRF India
Rankings 2020 in a very short
time. For this, credit goes to
faculty and staff. During the
interaction, Prof. Tiwari stated
that the innovative reforms
introduced in National
Education Policy (NEP) 2020,
truly makes it a Bharat Centric
Education Policy that provides
us with a roadmap for Self-
Reliant Bharat. He shared that
currently his vision and mis-
sion is to completely implement
all the imperatives of NEP-2020
at CUPB and make quality edu-
cation accessible to all, so the
youngsters of the state could
avail the best opportunities at
affordable costs.
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Congress legislator from
Moga Dr Harjot Kamal
became the first elected rep-
resentative of the State to have
donated his plasma for the
treatment of COVID-19
patients.
“I have donated plasma
to Guru Gobind Singh
Medical College and
Hospital, Faridkot yesterday,
after which I am feeling very
satisfied and happy,” said
Kamal.He said that after
falling victim to the COVID-
19, he tested negative on
August 25, after which he
decided to donate his plasma.
After talking to the health
experts, he donated his plasma
on Saturday.“It is my responsi-
bility to save the lives of the
people as I am in a responsible
position and I have taken this
decision,” he said while appeal-
ing to other patients recovering
from coronavirus to come for-
ward to donate their plasma.
He also appealed to the people
to follow the instructions and
precautions issued by the
Punjab Government and the
state Health Department to
prevent the spread of the dis-
ease so that the Mission Fateh
could be made a success.
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Alarmed over the surge in
coronavirus cases cou-
pled with mounting fatality
rate, the Punjab Government
has written to the neigh-
bouring states of Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, and
Uttarakhand seeking supply
of liquid oxygen amid fears of
shortage by September end.
The Government has also
asked the key oxygen manu-
facturers in the State to pri-
oritize oxygen supply to the
hospitals. In fact, the Deputy
Commissioners of the worst-
affected districts, including
Ludhiana, Bathinda,
Amritsar, Jalandhar, have
been asked to hold talks with
the refilling plants and oxy-
gen manufacturers in their
respective areas to enhance
the production of medical oxy-
gen. The development came
two days after the state Health
and Family Welfare Minister
Balbir Singh Sidhu had claimed
that there was no shortage of
medical oxygen in the State,
and had maintained that elab-
orate arrangements for manu-
facturing and refilling of oxy-
gen cylinders have been made
to ensure uninterrupted supply
of medical oxygen in govern-
ment and private hospitals
across the State.It has been
learnt that amidst worsening
situation in terms of COVID-
19 outbreak, the state author-
ities are struggling in tackling
the steep demand in oxygen
supply.
Currently, the oxygen
demand is around 90 MT per
day, against around 22 MT per
day required some two months
back. Currently, the state has
the capacity of about 100-120
MT per day.
The government is expect-
ing that the oxygen require-
ment to government and pri-
vate hospitals will increase in
the coming days considering
the high number of cases the
state is reporting every day.
“We want to be prepared, and
that was why we are ensuring
enough oxygen supply,” a
senior government official told
The Pioneer.
As on Sunday (September
13), as many as 501 patients are
on oxygen support, while 93
are critical and on ventilator
support. These numbers has
witnessed a multifold increase
from the respective figures of
three and five in May, accord-
ing to data from the state
Health Department.
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Punjab Chief Secretary Vini
Mahajan on Sunday assured
private hospitals partnering
the State in the fight against
COVID-19 of all possible help
from the State Government to
address their concerns, includ-
ing availability of drugs and
consumable such as PPE kits,
as well as disposal of bio-med-
ical waste generated at their
facilities. The Chief Secretary
gave the assurance during a
video conference (VC) inter-
action with all the private hos-
pitals that are working as equal
partners with the State
Government in treating
COVID-19 cases in the 22 dis-
tricts of the State.
Representatives of more than
100 private health facilities
assured the State Government
of their full support in com-
bating the pandemic and
offered to add as many beds as
may be needed for the care of
COVID-19 patients in the state
in order to save lives.
While urging the private
hospitals to intensify their
efforts to support the people of
the State amid spiraling cases
of COVID-19, which was
necessitating increased hospi-
talization, Mahajan asked them
to use the present crisis as an
opportunity to earn public
goodwill and not for profiteer-
ing.
She also urged the hospitals
to reach out to the families of
the patients and try to reduce
the trauma and stress being
faced by them.
More than 100 participants
from private facilities across the
State joined the interaction,
which was attended by Health
Advisor to the State Dr KK
Talwar, and principal Secretary
to the Chief Minister Tejveer
Singh, along with officials from
the Departments of Health,
and Medical Education and
Research and senior officers
from the District
Administration and civil sur-
geons.It was informed during
the meeting that more than 180
private hospitals have come for-
ward in the fight against the
pandemic, and have already
offered over 2300 beds for
Level II and over 900 beds for
Level III treatment of COVID
patients. The State Govt has
given around 100 ventilators to
the private hospitals free of
charge to support their efforts,
said Mahajan, adding that th
Punjab Government recog-
nizes the support being given
by the private hospitals in these
critical times.
Representatives from var-
ious private hospitals shared
their feedback and concerns on
various issues ranging from
clinical management of the
disease to availability of drugs
and consumables like PPEs
and bio-medical waste being
generated in these facilities
and their disposal.
The Chief Secretary
assured the private hospitals
that the government was fully
aware of the problems being
faced by them and was com-
mitted towards making all pos-
sible efforts to ease their prob-
lems. She also asked the hos-
pitals to spread the word about
the good work being done by
them through local and social
media.Dr Talwar said that an
expert group of doctors from
PGI, AIIMS and from abroad
(USA/UK), were supporting
the State for clinical manage-
ment of the patients. “The
group meets every Saturday
and invites treating doctors
from private hospitals to attend
these sessions to share their
experiences and learn the best
practices of others in the fra-
ternity,” he said.
Dr Talwar also asked the
representatives from hospitals
having Level II facilities to
join the “specialist sessions” on
Thursdays and share their suc-
cess stories or best practices
which would help in publish-
ing Punjab’s holistic response to
the pandemic.
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A day before, 250 positive
cases were reported in
Chandigarh while the previous
single-day record cases were
reported on September 8 when
377 infections had surfaced.
“The total tally of positive
cases stood at 7991 which
included 2728 active cases.
5170 have cured from the dis-
ease till date,” stated
Chandigarh Health
Department’s evening bulletin.
“A 56 years old male resi-
dent of Sector 47, a known case
of type 2 diabetes Mellitus, who
tested COVID positive, has
expired at Sector 48 Hospital
on Sunday,” the bulletin stated.
Out of 449 fresh cases,
378 were detected through RT-
PCR testing while other cases
were found through rapid anti-
gen testing.
The fresh cases were
reported from Sectors 4, 5, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46,
47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 56, 61, 63,
38 west, Bapu Dham colony in
Sector 26, Daria, Dhanas,
Burail, Dadumajra, Behlana,
Industrial Area Phase I and II,
Hallomajra, Khuda Lahora,
Khuda Jassu, Khuda Alisher,
Kajeri, Kishangarh, Maloya,
Manimajra, Mauli Jagram
PGIMER campus, Raipur
Khurd and Ramdarbar, as per
the bulletin.
Among those tested posi-
tive in the last 24 hours includ-
ed a 20 days male child from
Industrial Area Phase I, two
years old male child from
Behlana, two years old female
child from Manimajra, three
years old male child from
Behlana, four years old girl
from Behlana, four years old
male child from Sector 11,
five years old male child from
Manimajra, five years old
female child from Kajheri and
five years old male child from
Sector 45, the bulletin stated.
“A single-day record 306
recoveries were also reported in
the city. These patients have
been discharged from hospitals
and home isolation, who have
completed 10 days isolation
and are asymptomatic as per
Centre’s guidelines,” the bulletin
added.
There were 203 critical
patients admitted in COVID
dedicated NHE, PGIMER on
Sunday. Out of them, 23 were
admitted in the Intensive Care
Unit.
Meanwhile, testing has
been ramped up in
Chandigarh. From an average
of 800 tests per day in the first
week of September, the
Chandigarh Administration
has now increased COVID-19
testing to an average of more
than 2000 tests per day to
detect the infections. As per the
data of UT Health Department,
2145 samples were tested in the
last 24 hours as on September
13, 1979 samples were tested as
on September 12, 2261 samples
were tested as on September 11
and a record 4370 samples
were tested as on September 10.
A total of 49451 samples have
been tested so far in the city,
according to the health bulletin.
With testing ramped up in
the city, the number of infec-
tions has also seen a quantum
jump. The city, which had
crossed the 7000-mark of pos-
itive cases on September 11, has
reached the 8000-mark in just
two days with the total tally
recorded at 7999 on Sunday.
Notably, the infections had
crossed 100-mark on May 4,
1000-mark on July 30, 2000-
mark on August 15, 3000-
mark on August 24, 4000-
mark on August 30, 5000-
mark on September 5 and
6000-mark on September 8.
As the infections are surg-
ing at a rapid pace, a higher
positivity rate and growth rate
of COVID-cases remain a
major concern in the city.
Chandigarh on Sunday record-
ed 4.6 percent average growth
rate of infections, and remained
among the worst affected states
or union territories in the
country. The daily growth rate
of COVID-19 cases, averaged
over a seven-day period in
Chandigarh has surpassed even
the worst affected states of
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh and others in
the country.
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from Fazilka, 49 from
Pathankot, 48 from Mansa, 47
from Fatehgarh Sahib, 45 from
Ropar, 36 from Moga, 33 from
SBS Nagar, 29 from Barnala,
and 25 from Tarn Taran.As
many as 2,151 patients — 648
from Jalandhar, 510 from
Ludhiana, 176 from Amritsar,
161 from Patiala, 135 from
Gurdaspur, among others —
were discharged after recover-
ing from the deadly contagion,
taking the total number of
recoveries to 57,536. The state
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- 1. 20?BD;4 19?0=B13H5D=3 70=68=65ACA44 2WX]bdaPWF1) CWTQ^Sh^UP 19?f^aZTafPbU^d]SWP]VX]V Ua^PcaTTX]FTbc1T]VP[b 7^^VW[hSXbcaXRc^]Bd]SPh _^[XRTbPXS6P]TbWA^hP XSS[TPVTSSPX[hfPVTafPb U^d]SWP]VX]VUa^PcaTT]TPa WXbeX[[PVTX]:WP]PcXPaTP]TPa cWT6^VWPcaPX[fPhbcPcX^]cWTh bPXSCWT19?P[[TVTSWTfPb daSTaTSQhTQTab^UcWT CaX]P^^[2^]VaTbbPRWPaVTS ST]XTSQhcWTBcPcTbad[X]V _Pach 0A0C70@DC0)?BC B2BC0H?AC4BC74;3 ?d]T) TQTab^UcWTPaPcWP :aP]cX^aRWP^]Bd]SPhbcPVTS _a^cTbcbX]B^[P_dabBWXePYX 2W^fZPaTPPVPX]bccWTBcPcT P]SD]X^]6^eTa]T]cb U^[[^fX]VcWTBd_aTT2^dac bcPh^]cWTX_[TT]cPcX^]^UP STRXbX^]c^_a^eXST`d^cPU^acWT R^d]XchX]Y^QbP]S TSdRPcX^] =44C74;38=C=083 ;F:4H?AC4BCB 2WT]]PX) CWT=PcX^]P[4[XVXQX[Xch Rd4]caP]RTCTbc =44CfPbWT[SX] ^eTa!RT]caTb PRa^bbCPX[=PSd ^]Bd]SPhPXST[PQ^aPcT 2E83 (TPbdaTbP]S bTRdaXchfWX[Tb_^aPSXR_a^cTbcb fTaTbcPVTSPVPX]bccWTTgP U^[[^fX]VP[[TVTSbdXRXSTb^U cWaTTTSXRP[Pb_XaP]cb BC0C4B CC0;20B4B340C7BA42E4A43 PWPaPbWcaP %' !($ #% 0]SWaP?aPSTbW $% ! #( !#% ( CPX[=PSd $!$( '' #!(# % :Pa]PcPZP #$(##$!%$!!#$# DccPa?aPSTbW !% ##!(!! $% 3T[WX ! '# ### $# FTbc1T]VP[ !!' (#$ %%! 1XWPa $''( '!! ! CT[P]VP]P $(% (% # SXbWP $' %( ' 0bbP # % #%( $$ 6dYPaPc %%! ! ( :TaP[P '!( ## !$# APYPbcWP] !#' !%'#'! 7PahP]P (%# ($%%$ PSWhP?aPSTbW ' ( !'% !'$ ?=BQ =4F34;78 Amid the worsening coron- avirus pandemic, falling economy and an aggressive China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Parliament would begin its 18-day Monsoon Session on Monday with no Question Hour and shortening of Zero Hour. In a clear indication of unusual times, for the first time in two decades, the Lok Sabha Speakerdidnothostan all-party meeting on the eve of the Session for consultation between the ruling party and the Opposition for the smooth running of the legislative busi- ness. The departure from the convention came amid a rift between the Opposition and the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on the issues to be raised on the floor of Parliament. A meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) was called to iron out con- tentious issues, including the abolition of Question Hour and the curtailing of Zero Hour which has been opposed by the Opposition parties. Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury who attended the BAC meeting said the meet did not come to any conclusion on the issues raised by us, therefore, Birla will convene another meeting on September 15. Chowdhury said, We have proposed issues of unemploy- ment, status of migrant labour- ers, economic scenario in the country to be discussed in Parliament. We urged the Government that Opposition voices should be heard in Parliament. We want to have a discussion on Covid-19, NEP, environment policy, floods, bor- der tensions with China. We will continue to raise people's prob- lem in Parliament, he said. The Congress leader said not only his party but the entire Opposition wants to know what is happening on the borders with China. We want to know Government's views on this. We will support the Government whatever decision it takes to counter China, he said. The Lok Sabha Speaker hoped after the BAC meet that all members will be present and will engage in fruitful discus- sions. He said leaders of all polit- ical parties have taken a pledge to uphold and carry our con- stitutional duties and responsi- bilities even in this hour of cri- sis. Politically, Bihar polls which are round the corner may gen- erate heat with Opposition rais- ing the Government's handling of the Covid-19 in the State and the alleged neglect of migrant labourers. A discussion on the India- China face-off is unlikely to be allowed anytime soon during the limited session. In 2017 the Government had refused dis- cussion on China's incursion at Doklam on the LAC citing national security. Parliament resumes after 20 soldiers were killed at Glawan in Ladakh after clashes with China in June. The Opposition is expect- ed to seek clarification on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first reaction on the LAC stand-off following Glawan incident when he asserted in the All- Party Meet that no one entered Indian territory, no posts taken. =`X[R^`gVc9`fdVUVSReV]Zde ?=BQ =4F34;78 The Congress-led Opposition is all set to oppose four of the 11 Government Ordinances and try to corner the ruling dis- pensation on the issue of the LAC tension, Covid-19 situa- tion and plight of the economy in the Monsoon Session of Parliament starting Monday. Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh, on Sunday said like-minded non- NDA parties have largely agreed on a joint strategy to question the four ordinances. “We've proposed that the issues of unemployment, the status of migrant labourers and the economic scenario in the country, to be discussed in the upcoming Session both the Houses. The Government has not handled the China territorial problem, and the relation with neighbouring Nepal is at its lowest ebb. We have urged the Government that our voices should be heard in Parliament, said Leader of the party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Party sources said the Opposition will also raise the issue of Delhi riot supplemen- tary chargesheet in which the the names of several political personalities including Sitaram Yechury and Yogendra Yadav appear in a disclosure state- ment of an accused. Jairam Ramesh said they will be re opposing three ordi- nances “clearly and 100 per cent”. RQJOHG 2SS WR RSSRVH RI *RYW 2UGLQDQFHV ?=BQ =4F34;78 With eyes fixed on the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated three petro pro- jects estimated to incur an investment of Rs 900 crore. These include the Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and two LPG Bottling Plants. They have been commissioned by Indian Oil and HPCL under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. In what sounded like a poll campaign speech, the PM praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying Bihar's admin- istration has been exemplary in making sure that Government schemes reach the common people. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has a very important role to play in taking Bihar for- ward on the path to progress. We must ensure Sushasan (good governance) in Bihar. The good work done in the last 15 years must continue. During the rule of Nitish, two large universities, one IIT, one IIM, one NIFT, one National Law Institute in Bihar have opened, said Modi. In the last 15 years Bihar has shown that if the right Government is elected in a State, benefits of Government's schemes can reach its people, said Modi detailing the Rs 21,000 crore projects imple- mented in the State by the BJP led Government. These two LPG plants will be able to fill gas cylinders for several districts not only in Bihar but also in Jharkhand and a few districts in Uttar Pradesh as well, Modi said. Kumar, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Bihar Deputy CM Sushil K Modi were among those who were present in the virtual inaugu- ration ceremony. The Prime Minister said the Centre has worked extensively in devel- oping all energy related projects in the State. We do not live in the age where one generation saw the inauguration of a pro- ject and another generation saw its completion. New India and new Bihar believes in fast- paced development. Detailing the implementa- tion of several projects, Modi said the age when someone owned a gas connection was considered a bigwig is now a thing of the past. He also high- lighted that Centre's schemes like Ujjwala has also empow- ered women and made sure that they do not spend hours collecting firewood which would later when burnt to cook would also cause respira- tory ailments. The PM said eastern India and Bihar's infrastructure was never prioritised. He further said earlier people never imagined that they could get access to devel- oped infrastructure because there were economic and polit- ical issues to which no one paid attention to despite the fact that the region is teeming with nat- ural as well as human resources. ?=BQ =4F34;78 His loud guffaws and ear-to- ear smile is a thing of the past. Veteran socialist leader and former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (74), succumbed to post-Covid ill- ness at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Sunday. Singh was under treatment for a lung infection and was put on a ventilator on September 6 after his condition worsened. He is survived by three chil- dren. A trusted lieutenant of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad for nearly three-decades, Singh had resigned from the RJD from his hospital bed just four days ago. His hand-written resigna- tion letter to Lalu went viral on social media platforms. In his two-line letter to Lalu, Singh wrote, I have been standing behind you ever since the demise of Karpoori Thakur for the last 32 years. Not any- more. Lalu did react, writing back that he did not believe that Raghuvansh babu would leave him, adding that the two would sit down and sort it out once the leader recovered. On Sunday, the RJD chief tweeted his condolences. Dear Raghuvansh babu! What have you done? I told you the day before yesterday that you are not going anywhere. But you have gone so far. I am speech- less. I am sad. Will miss you very much. The same day he also wrote to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar about the projects in his constituency Vaishali, and demanded that alms bowl of Lord Buddha should be brought to Vaisali from Kabul Museum and national flag should be hoisted at Vaisaligarh on Independence Day and Republic Day to mark the importance of his native district as the world's first republic. A rustic man all the way, Singh was one of those few leaders who never faced even single charge of corruption in his nearly 40 years of political life. He had a PhD in mathe- matics and began his career as a mathematics professor at a north Bihar college. Recognisable by his white kurta and his khadi dhoti, Singh was one of the tallest Rajput lead- ers of the RJD. As a Rural Development Minister between 2004 and 2009, Singh was one of the key persons behind the success of the UPA Government's flagship scheme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). The five-term Lok Sabha member representing Vaishali had been in the news recently despite his illness for express- ing his disenchantment with the way RJD was being run. Upset with the functioning of the party he had formed with Lalu, he was facing an ideo- logical dilemma. Like a true socialist, he sent two handwritten letters, one to Lalu and other to the Bihar CM. In a moving tribute to the departed leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who received the news of his death when he was inaugurating a string of petroleum sector schemes for Bihar, called him a grassroots leader with deep understanding of poverty and problems of the poor. I will request Nitish Kumar to execute the devel- opment projects he wrote about in the letter. Let's together — the State and the Centre — ful- fil his wishes, Modi said, while referring to Singh's letter to the Chief Minister. APVWdeP]bW?aPbPSBX]VWbdRRdQbc^_^bc2^eXSX[[]Tbb A0:4B7:B8=67Q =4F34;78 The CRPF and BSF have each reported about 9,000 Covid-19 infections each till now and lost around 66 men due to the pandemic. The com- bined Covid-19 infections of the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB have reached 29,377 and these Forces have suffered 101 casualties till now. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has reported 8,992 cases of Covid-19 infec- tions of which 7,609 have recov- ered from the disease while 1,342 patients continue with the illness. As many as 41 patients have succumbed to the disease. With a strength of 3.25 lakh per- sonnel, the CRPF is the world’s largest paramilitary force. Likewise, the Border Security Force (BSF) has reported 8,826 Covid-19 infec- tions out of which 1,704 are active 7,097 have recovered. 4CA73D7cVa`ce*!!!4`gZU* TRdVdVRTY,''UZV`WaR_UV^ZT =4F34;78)A Covid-19 vaccine is likely to be available by early next year and the Government is considering its emergency authorisation for high-risk settings, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said, asserting he will take the first dosage if there is any concern over its safety. Detailed report on P4 ?=BQ =4F34;78 Amassive political row has erupted over the inclusion of the names of several politi- cal personalities, including Sitaram Yechury and Yogendra Yadav in a disclosure statement of an accused in the Delhi riot supplementary chargesheet . In addition to Yechury and Yadav, renowned economist Jayati Ghosh, Delhi University Professor Apoorvanand, and documentary filmmaker Rahul Roy figure as persons who had, allegedly played a role in fan- ning the riot by making provocative speeches. The issue is likely to rock the Parliament Monsoon Session beginning on Monday even as both Yechury and Yadav have slammed the Delhi Police and asked why no action was taken against the real provocateurs like Kapil Mishra and Union Minister Anurag Thakur. On its part, the Delhi Police on Sunday denied reports that a supplementary chargesheet was filed in the Delhi riots case against some activists, including CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav and Jayanti Ghosh among others. “It is clarified that Sitaram Yachury Shri Yogendra Yadav and Jayati Ghosh have not been arraigned as accused in the sup- plementary chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police,” the Delhi Police said through a tweet. Referring to a PTI tweet on the subject, a Delhi Police spokesperson said, “In a case related to Jafrabad riots…it has been mentioned in one of the online news agency reports that the names are part of the disclosure statement of one of the accused in connection with organising and addressing the anti-CAA protests. The disclosure statement has been truthfully recorded as narrated by the accused per- son,” added the statement. “However, a person is not arraigned as an accused only on the basis of a disclosure state- ment. It is only on the existence of sufficient corroborative evi- dence that further legal action is taken. The matter is currently sub judice. 5RZ RYHU UHSRUW RI HFKXU DGDY LQ ULRWV FKDUJHVKHHW BC055A4?AC4AQ =4F34;78 Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who recently recov- ered from Covid-19, has been admitted to AIIMS in New Delhi for 1-2 days for a complete medical check up before the Parliament session begins, hos- pital authorities said on Sunday. The 55-year-old Minister was admitted to the hospital at 11 pm on Saturday. Shahwasearlieradmittedto the AIIMS here on August 18 for post-Covid care and dis- charged on August 31 following recovery, hospital authorities had said. As per advice given at dis- charge, he has now been admit- ted for complete medical check up before Parliament session for 1-2 days, AIIMS said in a statement. The Monsoon session of Parliament begins on Monday. ?aXTX]XbcTa=PaT]SaP^SXPSSaTbbTbPccWTSTSXRPcX^]^UcWaTTZTh_a^YTRcb aT[PcTSc^cWT?Tca^[TdbTRc^aX]1XWPac^cWT]PcX^]eXPeXST^R^]UTaT]RX]VX]=Tf 3T[WX^]Bd]SPh ?C8 BTRdaXch_Tab^]]T[fTPaX]VUPRTbWXT[SbP]SPbZb_Pca^[cWT_aTXbTb^U?Pa[XPT]c7^dbTX]=Tf3T[WX^]Bd]SPh ?C8 DYRYRU^ZeeVUe` 2::DW`cT`^a]VeV ^VUZTR]TYVTfa 1LWLVK µ6XVKDVDQ YLWDO WR WDNH %LKDU IRUZDUG 0RGL AZ_RfXfcReVd $aVec`ac`[VTed h`ceYC*!!Tc 3T[WX?^[XRTaTYTRcbR[PXbPhbHPRWdahHPSPe6W^bW]^c]PTSPbPRRdbTS AdeVde 4`gZUgV ?=BQ =4F34;78 As many as five members of the Lok Sabha have tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the Monsoon Parliament Session beginning Monday. There is is no official con- firmation about the number of MPS who have tested positive, but it is learned that the num- bers may go up to 15. The MPs were asked to get their Covid-19 test done with- in 72 hours before the start of the Parliamentary Session at any hospital/laboratory autho- rised by the Government or at Parliament House Complex. According to officials, all persons were informed about the test results and as it is a matter related to privacy, there would be no official announce- ment. Those who found posi- tive were asked to undergo treatment. ;02cT]bX^]2^eXS TR^]^h[XZT[hc^ ZTT_cT_WXVWX] ^]b^^]BTbbX^] E0228=41H40A;H!! F8;;C0:458ABCB7C85 B054CH3D1C43)E0A370= 20B4B) #'##(# 340C7B)(# A42E4A43) #( 02C8E4)(''%!$ 4`gZU* :?:?5:2 CC0; ?=BQ 270=3860A7 The union territory of Chandigarh recorded its biggest single-day jump of 449 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the city’s tally to 7991. With one more COVID-19 fatality in the last 24 hours, the toll has reached 90 in the city. A huge number of 3645 positive cases have been report- ed in the month of September till now while a total of 3295 cases were reported in the month of August. In September till now, 34 Coronavirus related deaths have been reported while a total of 41 residents had suc- cumbed to the deadly virus in August and 15 people had died between March-July. Continued on Page 2 4YR_UZXRcYcVa`ced SZXXVdedZ_X]VURj daZV`W%%*TRdVd ?=BQ 270=3860A7 Surpassing all previous fig- ures, Punjab on Sunday reported the steepest hike of 2,628 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the state’s Covid-19 tally just short of 80,000-mark. The state, in the past week, has reported the steepest number of cases for five times, and recorded more than 2000 cases six times — with the infection tally now standing at 79,679. The State had, for the first time, reported above 2000 fig- ure on September 7 with 2,110 cases in a single day, followed by 2137 on September 9, 2464 on September 10, and 2526 on September 11. With 68 casualties report- ed in the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 death toll now stands at 2356. Maximum 11 deaths were reported from Amritsar, followed by 10 in Patiala; six each in Bathinda and Jalandhar; five from Ludhiana; four from Kapurthala; three each from Pathankot, Mohali, Hoshiarpur, Sangrur, and Fazilka; two each from Mansa, Moga, and Ropar; and one each Barnala, Tarn Taran, Faridkot, Gurdaspur, and SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr). 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While the online classes made the education just a click away, Sukhmanjot, 14 struggled to catch up with the online lessons, as she now had to share the only mobile phone at home with her siblings for education. Staring at disruptions in her studies due to non-availability of a device, she missed several classes waiting for her turn to have access to the phone. This was one of the stories that prompted five school- going teenage girls to launch ‘Prerna- for you and us’, an ini- tiative to encourage people to donate gadgets for underpriv- ileged girls for their online learning. Saachi Ahuja, 16, one of the founders of the initiative tells The Pioneer, “It is through one of our teachers we came to know that many girl students do not have access to smart- phones, desktop or laptop, which is a major obstacle in online learning. We were moved hearing that and we could not imagine ourselves in a situation where we do not have access to education. That is how the initiative ‘Prerna- for you and us’ came into exis- tence.” With a motto ‘Education of a girl child is as important as of a boy child’, the teenagers - Saachi, Ustatt Anand, Tara Khanna, Divjot Kaur and Samridhi Verma, all aged between 16-17 studying in Class XI or XII in different city’s schools had come togeth- er in the month of July to launch this initiative which has benefitted 21 students till now. Thinking about welfare of their gender in less privileged places, these young change- makers are making a positive difference in other lives at a time when everyone is pushed into an uncertain situation in the wake of COVID-19 pan- demic. Not only this, the young girls have geared up to launch two more initiatives namely ‘KIT-O-DELIGHT’ and anoth- er campaign to spread aware- ness about menstrual hygiene in the city. Ustatt Anand, a class XII student in Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh tells, “Under ‘Prerna –for you and us’ initiative, we have collected 24 gadgets till now including smart phones, laptops, desktop, iPad and tablets. 21 girls’ stu- dents in Green Fields Public School in the outskirts of Chandigarh have already been provided with the gad- gets to continue their educa- tion through online mode.” Sukhmanjot Kaur, a stu- dent of class X in Green Fields Public School, Mohali was among those 21 students who received a laptop with the efforts of the five teenage girls. Kaur, a resident of Nadiali village in Mohali shares, “My father is a daily wager. He takes his phone with him whenever he goes out for work. So the only device on which I and my two siblings could attend online classes was my mother’s phone. I had to miss several classes due to this. But now, things are better as a lap- top is given to me to attend classes and it has benefitted my siblings as well.” The COVID-19 pandem- ic’s disparate impact on rich and poor is a grim reality that the country is confronting. Due to absence of a phone and reliable internet connection, many students are forced to miss their online classes while many others are visiting their neighbors or relatives on a daily basis to keep up with their classes. Since the month of March when a nationwide lockdown was imposed to stem the spread of COVID-19, the schools are closed and students are attend- ing online classes. Saachi and Ustatt, who too are attending their classes online say, “The pandemic has affected everyone in a different way. Discrimination is already reflected in denial of female child’s education in our society. We have come across inci- dents where parents prefer their sons over daughters when it comes to education or pro- viding access to gadgets to attend online classes.”The gen- der bias is already hampering girls’ education in our society. We did not want that factors like affordability and accessi- bility of devices affect the stud- ies of at least those girls who are enrolled in schools, say the young vibrant girls. Revealing the stark reality, a recent survey by the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) had stated that more than one in every three stu- dents find online classes diffi- cult or burdensome. And, internet connectivity, disrup- tion in electricity supply and non-availability of devices, such as laptops and mobile phones, are among the major hin- drances hampering online learning in the country, as per the survey. Maintaining that mobile phones are the primary means through which students are accessing online classes, the survey further revealed that atleast 27 percent students do not have access to smartphones or laptops to attend online classes. Urging people to come forward to donate gadgets for the needy students, Saachi says, “After posting about the initia- tive on the social media plat- forms, we have received a good response from the public as people have donated even new phones.” While the five teenagers have set out to bridge the dig- ital gap to ensure girls’ educa- tion, they will soon be launch- ing another initiative ‘KIT-O- DELIGHT’, under which kits with goodies and face mask will be distributed to around 700 children who were rescued from child labour in the city. Saachi and Ustatt share, “We have collaborated with an NGO and will launch our next campaign in the last week of September to deliver a kit of happiness with goodies and a face mask to around 700 chil- dren. We are accepting mone- tary help and in-kind donation for this initiative.” About expanding their cur- rent initiative ‘Prerna –for you and us’, they tell, “Apart from working on promotion of girls’ education, we have planned to expand the ambit of this cam- paign and focus on menstrual hygiene. Our group will be working with panchayats of various villages to raise men- strual awareness among people and distribute sanitary pads.” On the source of their inspiration, the girls say that the feeling of contentment and zeal to help the needy, drives us to continue with our tireless efforts for our initiative. And, we hope to inspire others to start giving back to the society, the girls conclude. ?=BQ 270=3860A7 The Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (CUPB) Prof. Raghavendra P. Tiwari met the Punjab Governor .P. Singh Badnore here and appraised him about the establishment growth of CUPB in the short span of 11 years. He said that the university is setting new benchmarks in education and research, and has become the youngest Central University to be ranked among Top 100 Universities of India with 87th position in NIRF India Rankings 2020 in a very short time. For this, credit goes to faculty and staff. During the interaction, Prof. Tiwari stated that the innovative reforms introduced in National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, truly makes it a Bharat Centric Education Policy that provides us with a roadmap for Self- Reliant Bharat. He shared that currently his vision and mis- sion is to completely implement all the imperatives of NEP-2020 at CUPB and make quality edu- cation accessible to all, so the youngsters of the state could avail the best opportunities at affordable costs. ?=BQ 60 Congress legislator from Moga Dr Harjot Kamal became the first elected rep- resentative of the State to have donated his plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. “I have donated plasma to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot yesterday, after which I am feeling very satisfied and happy,” said Kamal.He said that after falling victim to the COVID- 19, he tested negative on August 25, after which he decided to donate his plasma. After talking to the health experts, he donated his plasma on Saturday.“It is my responsi- bility to save the lives of the people as I am in a responsible position and I have taken this decision,” he said while appeal- ing to other patients recovering from coronavirus to come for- ward to donate their plasma. He also appealed to the people to follow the instructions and precautions issued by the Punjab Government and the state Health Department to prevent the spread of the dis- ease so that the Mission Fateh could be made a success. ?=BQ 270=3860A7 Alarmed over the surge in coronavirus cases cou- pled with mounting fatality rate, the Punjab Government has written to the neigh- bouring states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand seeking supply of liquid oxygen amid fears of shortage by September end. The Government has also asked the key oxygen manu- facturers in the State to pri- oritize oxygen supply to the hospitals. In fact, the Deputy Commissioners of the worst- affected districts, including Ludhiana, Bathinda, Amritsar, Jalandhar, have been asked to hold talks with the refilling plants and oxy- gen manufacturers in their respective areas to enhance the production of medical oxy- gen. The development came two days after the state Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu had claimed that there was no shortage of medical oxygen in the State, and had maintained that elab- orate arrangements for manu- facturing and refilling of oxy- gen cylinders have been made to ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen in govern- ment and private hospitals across the State.It has been learnt that amidst worsening situation in terms of COVID- 19 outbreak, the state author- ities are struggling in tackling the steep demand in oxygen supply. Currently, the oxygen demand is around 90 MT per day, against around 22 MT per day required some two months back. Currently, the state has the capacity of about 100-120 MT per day. The government is expect- ing that the oxygen require- ment to government and pri- vate hospitals will increase in the coming days considering the high number of cases the state is reporting every day. “We want to be prepared, and that was why we are ensuring enough oxygen supply,” a senior government official told The Pioneer. As on Sunday (September 13), as many as 501 patients are on oxygen support, while 93 are critical and on ventilator support. These numbers has witnessed a multifold increase from the respective figures of three and five in May, accord- ing to data from the state Health Department. ?=BQ 270=3860A7 Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Sunday assured private hospitals partnering the State in the fight against COVID-19 of all possible help from the State Government to address their concerns, includ- ing availability of drugs and consumable such as PPE kits, as well as disposal of bio-med- ical waste generated at their facilities. The Chief Secretary gave the assurance during a video conference (VC) inter- action with all the private hos- pitals that are working as equal partners with the State Government in treating COVID-19 cases in the 22 dis- tricts of the State. Representatives of more than 100 private health facilities assured the State Government of their full support in com- bating the pandemic and offered to add as many beds as may be needed for the care of COVID-19 patients in the state in order to save lives. While urging the private hospitals to intensify their efforts to support the people of the State amid spiraling cases of COVID-19, which was necessitating increased hospi- talization, Mahajan asked them to use the present crisis as an opportunity to earn public goodwill and not for profiteer- ing. She also urged the hospitals to reach out to the families of the patients and try to reduce the trauma and stress being faced by them. More than 100 participants from private facilities across the State joined the interaction, which was attended by Health Advisor to the State Dr KK Talwar, and principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Tejveer Singh, along with officials from the Departments of Health, and Medical Education and Research and senior officers from the District Administration and civil sur- geons.It was informed during the meeting that more than 180 private hospitals have come for- ward in the fight against the pandemic, and have already offered over 2300 beds for Level II and over 900 beds for Level III treatment of COVID patients. The State Govt has given around 100 ventilators to the private hospitals free of charge to support their efforts, said Mahajan, adding that th Punjab Government recog- nizes the support being given by the private hospitals in these critical times. Representatives from var- ious private hospitals shared their feedback and concerns on various issues ranging from clinical management of the disease to availability of drugs and consumables like PPEs and bio-medical waste being generated in these facilities and their disposal. The Chief Secretary assured the private hospitals that the government was fully aware of the problems being faced by them and was com- mitted towards making all pos- sible efforts to ease their prob- lems. She also asked the hos- pitals to spread the word about the good work being done by them through local and social media.Dr Talwar said that an expert group of doctors from PGI, AIIMS and from abroad (USA/UK), were supporting the State for clinical manage- ment of the patients. “The group meets every Saturday and invites treating doctors from private hospitals to attend these sessions to share their experiences and learn the best practices of others in the fra- ternity,” he said. Dr Talwar also asked the representatives from hospitals having Level II facilities to join the “specialist sessions” on Thursdays and share their suc- cess stories or best practices which would help in publish- ing Punjab’s holistic response to the pandemic. EYV[`j`WXZgZ_XR_UTRcZ_XUfcZ_XeYVaR_UV^ZT 2D?1 EXRT2WP]RT[[^a CXfPaXTTcb 1PS]^aT 3XQMDE ZULWHV WR QHLJKERULQJ 6WDWHV VHHNLQJ VXSSO RI OLTXLG R[JHQ ?d]YPQPbbdaTb_aXePcTW^b_XcP[b^UUd[[6^ec bd__^acc^PSSaTbbR^]RTa]bX]2^eXSUXVWc 0RJD 0/$ GRQDWHV SODVPD DIWHU UHFRYHULQJ IURP RYLG From page 1 A day before, 250 positive cases were reported in Chandigarh while the previous single-day record cases were reported on September 8 when 377 infections had surfaced. “The total tally of positive cases stood at 7991 which included 2728 active cases. 5170 have cured from the dis- ease till date,” stated Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin. “A 56 years old male resi- dent of Sector 47, a known case of type 2 diabetes Mellitus, who tested COVID positive, has expired at Sector 48 Hospital on Sunday,” the bulletin stated. Out of 449 fresh cases, 378 were detected through RT- PCR testing while other cases were found through rapid anti- gen testing. The fresh cases were reported from Sectors 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 56, 61, 63, 38 west, Bapu Dham colony in Sector 26, Daria, Dhanas, Burail, Dadumajra, Behlana, Industrial Area Phase I and II, Hallomajra, Khuda Lahora, Khuda Jassu, Khuda Alisher, Kajeri, Kishangarh, Maloya, Manimajra, Mauli Jagram PGIMER campus, Raipur Khurd and Ramdarbar, as per the bulletin. Among those tested posi- tive in the last 24 hours includ- ed a 20 days male child from Industrial Area Phase I, two years old male child from Behlana, two years old female child from Manimajra, three years old male child from Behlana, four years old girl from Behlana, four years old male child from Sector 11, five years old male child from Manimajra, five years old female child from Kajheri and five years old male child from Sector 45, the bulletin stated. “A single-day record 306 recoveries were also reported in the city. These patients have been discharged from hospitals and home isolation, who have completed 10 days isolation and are asymptomatic as per Centre’s guidelines,” the bulletin added. There were 203 critical patients admitted in COVID dedicated NHE, PGIMER on Sunday. Out of them, 23 were admitted in the Intensive Care Unit. Meanwhile, testing has been ramped up in Chandigarh. From an average of 800 tests per day in the first week of September, the Chandigarh Administration has now increased COVID-19 testing to an average of more than 2000 tests per day to detect the infections. As per the data of UT Health Department, 2145 samples were tested in the last 24 hours as on September 13, 1979 samples were tested as on September 12, 2261 samples were tested as on September 11 and a record 4370 samples were tested as on September 10. A total of 49451 samples have been tested so far in the city, according to the health bulletin. With testing ramped up in the city, the number of infec- tions has also seen a quantum jump. The city, which had crossed the 7000-mark of pos- itive cases on September 11, has reached the 8000-mark in just two days with the total tally recorded at 7999 on Sunday. Notably, the infections had crossed 100-mark on May 4, 1000-mark on July 30, 2000- mark on August 15, 3000- mark on August 24, 4000- mark on August 30, 5000- mark on September 5 and 6000-mark on September 8. As the infections are surg- ing at a rapid pace, a higher positivity rate and growth rate of COVID-cases remain a major concern in the city. Chandigarh on Sunday record- ed 4.6 percent average growth rate of infections, and remained among the worst affected states or union territories in the country. 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- 3. ]^acW270=3860A7k=30H kB4?C414A #!! ?=BQ 270=3860A7 Dubbing the SAD presi- dent’s sudden U-turn on the farm ordinances as a cheap gimmick to hoodwink the farming community, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday challenged Sukhbir Badal to quit the BJP- led Central Government to prove his party’s sincerity in the matter. Pointing out that, as a member of the ruling alliance at the Centre, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) was party to the Ordinances and had sup- ported them unconditionally, the Chief Minister slammed Sukhbir over his party’s brazen double standards on the issue asking if the Akali leader was ready to vote against the Ordinances in the Parliament as and when the Central Government puts them to vote. The Chief Minister termed as “total hogwash” the SAD’s so-called appeal to the Union Government not to present the three central agricultural ordinances for approval in the Parliament until all reservations expressed by farmer organisa- tions were addressed. The Chief Minister recalled Sukhbir’s assertion, during the all-party on the issue in June, that the Central Government had assured SAD that there would be no tinkering of the MSP. “It is more than obvious now that the SAD president had lied then in a deliberate bid to mislead the farmers,” he said, adding that given his track record, nothing that Sukhbir was saying now on the issue could be believed or trusted in. “SAD’s sudden decision to urge the Centre ‘not to rush through the Ordinances’ reflected their desperation to get back into the good books of the farmers unions or organi- zations with an eye on the Punjab Assembly elections, which were just about 18 months away,” he said. Capt Amarinder trashed as completely fraudulent Sukhbir’s statement that SAD would hold talks in the coming days with ‘like-minded parties’ on the issue. “The like-minded parties, including the Congress, had rejected outright the Ordinances in June during the all-party meeting. What were they doing then? Why did they not support our stand then?” he asked. The Chief Minister also ridiculed the SAD decision on sending a delegation led by Sukhbir to meet the Central Government to discuss the concern of the farmers. The decision to approach the Centre had been taken by the all-party in June itself, he point- ed out, questioning the Akalis’ belated move in this regard. “Your wife is a union min- ister. Has she, even once, spo- ken for the farmers in the cab- inet?” he asked Sukhbir, adding that, on the contrary, the pres- ence of the Akalis in the Union Cabinet had ensured that the Congress-ruled Punjab con- tinues to get step-motherly treatment from the Central Government. Meanwhile, Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa also asked SAD chief to make it clear to the people of the State that ordinances brought in the name of agrar- ian reforms are pro-farmers or anti-farmers. He also asked Sukhbir to make it clear whether his party would support or oppose these ordinances during the forth- coming Parliament session. “Sukhbir Singh Badal is still misleading the people of Punjab on these anti-farmer ordinances by issuing baseless statements. He is very well aware that these ordinances would be brought in the Parliament dur- ing this session and in the same format. Thus, instead of pretending an appeal to the Central Government to introduce these ordinances only after allaying the fears of the farmers, Sukhbir should decide whether his party would propose any amendment or oppose these ordinances or will Akali Dal as per their earlier stand saying these ordinances pro farmers, will support these ordinances,” said Bajwa. AGRI ORDINANCE, ELEC- TRICITY BILL WILL PUT PUNJAB MPS TO TEST: AAP Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Punjab unit president and Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said that the mon- soon session of the Parliament, during which the three Agriculture Ordinances and Central Electricity Amendment Bill-2020 would be tabled, would test all parliamentarians of Punjab whether they stand with the State or against the peasants of Punjab or give up in greed of ministership. Mann appealed to all Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members from Punjab to speak in unison and vote against the Agriculture Ordinances and Electricity Bill in the monsoon session of the Parliament starting from Monday. “On the day of the intro- duction of Agriculture Ordinance, just as the eyes of people of Punjab will be on Sukhbir Singh Badal and Harsimrat Kaur Badal, I will raise the voice of people of Punjab inside the Parliament and state whether this party is in the interest of Punjab or against it,” he said. AF?;234EC2D96DD25¶DFEFC?@?72C@C5:?2?46D ?=BQ 270=3860A7 The ruling BJP in Haryana on Sunday accused the opposition of trying to create doubt among farmers about the Centre’s agriculture-relat- ed ordinances for their polit- ical interests. State BJP chief Om Prakash Dhankar sought to assure farmers that the ordinances will neither have any impact on the existing ''mandis'' nor will affect the minimum support price (MSP) mechanism. “To grind their political axe, opposition leaders are trying to create an atmosphere of doubt. These ordinances will nei- ther have any impact on the existing mandi system nor will it in any way affect the MSP mechanism,” Dhankar, a former state agriculture min- ister, said. Hitting out at the main Opposition Congress, he said they should stop mis- leading farmers on the issue. After the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and other organisations held a protest in Kurukshetra's Pipli against the ordinances recently, Dhankar constituted a three- member panel comprising BJP MPs Dharambir Singh, Brijendra Singh and Nayab Singh Saini to talk farmers. “The BJP has always stood behind farmers and protected their interests,” said Dhankar. He asked farmers to give their views, saying the ordi- nances will take the shape of law only after their suggestions have been incorporated. State Agriculture Minister JP Dalal on Sunday also attacked the Congress, saying farmers have not forgotten how their land was snatched for peanuts when the Congress was in power. About the ordinances, Dalal said contrary to the “false- hood” which the opposition is trying to spread, farmers stand to benefit a lot. “The existing mandi sys- tem is not going to change and crops will continue to be pro- cured at MSP. But if any farmer gets a higher price outside the mandi system, then he is at liberty to decide where he wants to sell his crops,” he said, asking how it can be anti-farmer. 7PahP]P19?PRRdbTb__^UcahX]Vc^ RaTPcTS^dQcPQ^dcUPa^aSX]P]RTb CWTbT^aSX]P]RTb fX[[]TXcWTaWPeT P]hX_PRc^] cWTTgXbcX]V P]SXbhbcT]^a fX[[XcX]P]hfPh PUUTRccWTB? TRWP]Xb 3WP]ZPaPU^aTa BcPcT0VaXRd[cdaT X]XbcTa ?=BQ 270=3860A7 Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Sunday con- demned the police’s use of force on agitating farmers at Pipli in Kurukshetra and demanded a probe into the incident. “Action should be taken against those who first stopped (farmers) and then gave permission. The incident of Pipli is highly con- demnable,” said Dushyant while talking to the media- persons in Gurugram. Dushyant’s Jannayak Janata Party is an alliance partner of the Manohar Lal Khatter-led Haryana Government. Recently, Dushyant’s younger brother and senior leader of JJP, Digvijay Chautala had also condemned lathicharge on agitating farm- ers in Pipli. Digvijay is head- ing JJP’s students’ wing- Indian National Students Organization (INSO). Earlier, two BJP leaders, Dharambir Singh and Brijendra Singh, Lok Sabha MPs from Bhiwani and Mahendragarh, respec- tively, had also supported the protesting farmers and con- demned use of police force by the government without lis- tening to their voice in a democratic country. Meanwhile, the Deputy CM accused the Congress of misleading the farmers on the issue of Centre’s agricul- ture-related ordinances. He said that the Congress has indulged in shallow-minded politics on this issue and is misleading the farmers. The three ordinances are not brought by the Haryana Government but the Central Government. The decision to bring ordinances was taken to ensure that all farmers could get the benefit of MSP, Dushyant said. The welfare of farmers is the top priority of the State Govt and several policies and schemes are being implemented in this regard, he added. Notably, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and other organisations held a protest in Kurukshetra’s Pipli last week. The farmers were protesting against agriculture-related ordinances brought on June 5 - The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020; and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, as, they said, the ordinances are anti- farmer. In the police action during the protest, many farmers were left injured and the district police had later registered cases against farm- ers, including Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni, for damaging pub- lic property and violating restrictions on assembly. 'XVKDQW FRQGHPQV ODWKL FKDUJH RQ IDUPHUV GHPDQGV LQTXLU ?=BQ 270=3860A7 In yet another spike in COVID-19 cases, Haryana on Sunday reported 2526 fresh COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths.With this, the state’s tally of positive cases reached 93641 and the total toll stood at 975, according to the Haryana Health Department’s evening bulletin. Only a day before, the state had witnessed its biggest single- day spike of 2,783 cases, which had taken the total infections in the state past the 90,000- mark. In the last 24 hours, four COVID-19 fatalities were reported from Karnal, three deaths each were reported from Faridabad and Ambala, two deaths each from Gurugram, Rohtak, Bhiwani and Yamunangar and one death from Kurukshetra.“Out of 2526 fresh cases reported on Sunday, a maximum of 339 infections were reported from Gurugram. 298 fresh positive cases were reported from Faridabad, 295 from Karnal, 182 cases from Ambala, 155 from Panipat, 142 from Rohtak, 167 from Sonepat, 130 from Kurukshetra, 126 from Hisar and 120 from Panchkula,” the health bulletin stated. Among the 319 critical COVID-19 patients in the state, 276 were on oxygen support while 43 were on ventilator, it stated According to the bul- letin, the fatality rate is record- ed at 1.04% in Haryana. The case-doubling rate in Haryana on Sunday stood at 28 days, COVID positive rate was 6.31 per cent and recovery rate was recorded at 77.52%. 72587 patients including 1874 in the last 24 hours have recovered and have been dis- charged from hospitals in the state. There were a total of 20079 active cases in Haryana till the evening, the bulletin stated. The worst-affected district in the state-Faridabad has till now reported 15860 positive cases and 191 deaths. +DUDQD UHSRUWV YH FDVHV GHDWKV $V FKHDS JLPPLFN WR JHW LQWR JRRG ERRNV RI IDUPHU XQLRQV
- 4. ]PcX^]#270=3860A7k=30H kB4?C414A #!! ?=BQ =4F34;78 The coronavirus vaccine might be ready by the first quarter of 2021, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday announced even as he said that no date has been fixed for the vaccine launch. And in a bid to allay fears regarding the safety aspect of the vaccines, he offered to take the first dosage of vaccine himself to remove any trust deficit among people. “The Government is also considering emergency autho- risation of Covid-19 vaccina- tion to senior citizens and peo- ple working in high-risk set- tings. This shall be done after a consensus has been reached,” he said adding that the vaccine would be first made available to those who need it the most, irrespective of their paying capacity. The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 is drawing up a detailed strategy on how to immunise the majority of the population, he said during the ‘Sunday Samvad’ programme where he interacted with his social media followers and answered their questions. Dr Harsh Vardhan also assured that the Government is taking full precautions in con- ducting the human trials of the vaccine. “Issues like vaccine securi- ty, cost, equity, cold-chain requirements, production time- lines, etc, are also being dis- cussed intensely,” he said and assured the vaccine would be first made available to those who need it the most, irre- spective of their paying capac- ity. His statement regarding adminisration of vaccine came in the wake of an incident in the UK where one of the par- ticipants in the ongoing trial of the University of Oxford’s vac- cine candidate developed a severe complication right after being administered its dose. The coronavirus tally in India crossed the 47 lakh- mark with 94,732 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. 4`gZU*gRTTZ_V]ZV]jSjRcTY#!#+9RcdYGRcUYR_ ?=BQ =4F 34;78 With more than 47 lakh reported c o r o n av i r u s infections and a rise in the num- ber of critically- ill patients need- ing oxygen, a w o r r i e d Government has now asked seven States with high Covid-19 case- loads to pull up their socks and ensure adequate supply of oxygen in their healthcare facilities to min- imise fatalities. A string of measures such as provision for Green corri- dors for movement of oxygen tankers within cities, timely payment of dues, effective coordination with steel plants and uninterrupted oxygen supply within states has been suggested to Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka which are witnessing a surge in infections and deaths due to the virulent virus. Following reports of shortage of oxygen from some States, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Saturday held a virtual meet- ing which was attended by Secretary Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Secretary Pharmaceuticals besides State Health Secretaries and Industries Secretaries of the identified States to take stock of the oxy- gen availability. The States were specifi- cally advised to ensure facil- ity wise/hospital wise oxygen inventory management and advance planning for timely replenishment so that there are no stockouts, said a senior official from the Union Health Ministry. They were also asked to ensure that no restriction is imposed on the movement of Medical Oxygen between States/UTs while provision of “Green Corridor” for Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) Tankers with- in the cities is planned. The States were remind- ed that hospitals and institu- tions have long term tender/ contract agreements for sup- ply of Oxygen with oxygen manufacturers, which need to be honoured. Hence, States must not impose restrictions on free movement of Oxygen, they were told. “Ensure proper disinfec- tion of Oxygen cylinders as per protocols while sending cylinders to fillers of oxygen and effective coordination with steel plants for oxygen,” the states have been advised, said the official. BcPcTbdaVTSc^T]bdaTPST`dPcT bd__[h^U^ghVT]X]WTP[cWRPaTUPRX[XcXTb ?=BQ =4F34;78 In the wake of reports of health complications faced by Covid-19 survivors, the Government on Sunday issued fresh guidelines recommend- ing the recovered patients to undertake physical exercise and consume chavyanprakash and turmeric milk and other prescribed immunity boosting medicines besides constantly monitoring their health and looking for early signs like a dip in oxygen level or unexplained chest pain. In its new management protocol for patients who have recovered from Covid-19, the Union Health Ministry on Sunday called for a holistic approach for follow up care and well-being of all recovered patients and said that they must continue Covid appro- priate behaviour by use of mask, hand and respiratory hygiene, physical distancing. The protocol provides an approach for managing patients who have recovered from Covid-19 for care at home. However, the procedure is not meant to be seen as pre- ventive or as a curative thera- py. “The recovery period is likely to be longer for patients who suffered from more severe form of the disease and those with pre-existing illness,” it said. At individual level, the protocol suggested drinking adequate amount of warm water (if not contra-indicated), taking immunity promoting AYUSH medicine prescribed by a qualified practitioner of AYUSH and if health permits then regular household work to be done. Immunity promoting AYUSH medicine like mulethi powder, ayush kwath, Samshamani vati and Ashwagandha powder have also been recommended by the Health Ministry in its protocol. It advised people to resume professional work in a graded manner. Daily practice of Yogasana, Pranayama and meditation, as much as health permits or as prescribed, breathing exercises as pre- scribed by treating physician and daily morning or evening walk at a comfortable pace as tolerated were among other measures. The protocol also called for self-health monitoring at home of temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar (especially, if dia- betic), pulse oximetry etc (if medically advised). “If there is persistent dry cough/sore throat, do saline gargles and take steam inhala- tion. The addition of herbs/spices for gargling/steam inhalation. Cough medications, should be taken on advice of medical doctor or qualified practi- tioner of Ayush. Look for early warning signs like high grade fever, breathlessness, unexplained chest pain, new onset of confusion, focal weakness,” it said. At the level of communi- ty, the ministry said recovered individuals should share their positive experiences with friends and relatives using social media, community leaders, opinion leaders, reli- gious leaders for creating awareness, dispelling myths and stigma. “Take support of com- munity based self-help groups, civil society organizations, and qualified professionals for recovery and rehabilitation process (medical, social, occu- pational, livelihood). Seek psy- cho-social support from peers, community health workers, counsellor. If required seek mental health support ser- vice,” the protocol said. In the healthcare facility setting, the ministry advised the first follow-up visit (phys- ical/telephonic) should be within seven days after dis- charge, preferably at the hos- pital where he/she underwent treatment. “ S u b s e q u e n t treatment/follow up visits may be with the nearest qualified allopathic/AYUSH practi- tioner/medical facility of other systems of medicine. “Poly-therapy is to be avoided due to potential for unknown drug-drug interac- tion, which may lead to Serious Adverse Events or Adverse Effects,” it said. 6^ecXbbdTbUaTbW]^abU^aaTR^eTaTS_PcXT]cb bPhbTgTaRXbTcPZTXd]XchQ^^bcX]VTSXRX]Tb 6^ecXbcPZX]VUd[[ _aTRPdcX^]bX] R^]SdRcX]V WdP]caXP[b^U cWTePRRX]T ?=BQ =4F34;78 The CPI(M) polit bureau on Sunday blamed the Delhi Police for bringing its leaders’ names in the Delhi communal riots related case chargesheet. However, the Delhi Police clar- ified that the media reports in this regard are totally wrong and none of the leaders was mentioned as accused. CPI(M) MPs have decided to take up this issue in the Parliament Session, starting Monday, and have given a suspension of business notice. “The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is shocked by the brazenness with which the Delhi Police, acting under Home Minister, Amit Shah has tried to implicate promi- nent political leadership, aca- demics, cultural personalities and activists in connection with the horrific communal violence in North East Delhi in February. No condemnation is strong enough for this act of crude partisanship and vengeance. “In scripting its own nar- rative of the organised com- munal violence, it is amply clear that BJP-RSS has gone about to portray Delhi riots being a “deep-rooted conspir- acy” by anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) pro- testers. In the latest sequel, the Delhi police have dragged in Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, renowned economist Jayati Ghosh, Delhi University professor Apoorvanand, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav and documentary filmmaker Rahul Roy, among other prominent personalities, as persons who had, encouraged the protesters as part of a ‘plan’,” said CPI(M) in a statement. 2?Q[PTb3T[WX?^[XRTU^aQaX]VX]V Xcb[TPSTab´]PTbX]3T[WXaX^cb ?=BQ =4F34;78 President Xi Jinping is a major threat to global peace and the world needs to follow India in fighting his expan- sionism, an exiled Chinese stu- dent leader who had led the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest has said. Zhou Fengsuo, the President of Humanitarian China, also compared Xi with Nazi Party’s Hitler, and pointed out that the characteristics of the two lead- ers are remarkably similar. “I applaud India for ban- ning all the Chinese apps. It is important to counter China at every step. There is no way out. Other countries should follow Indian footsteps in fighting the Communist Party of China under Xi Jinping,” Zhou, who is currently in exile in the United States, said. Making this sharp remarks recently while speaking at a webinar here organised by Law and Society Alliance and Defence.Capital, he said the Chinese Communist Party under Xi is a threat to the entire world and every nation must realise China’s human rights violations perpetrated on Chinese citizens and on those in Tibet, East Turkestan and Inner Mongolia. The theme of the webinar was “Emperor has no Clothes: China under Xi Jinping.” He said the global threat from Xi’s Communist Party of China will impact the people of every nation around the world and its shadow will fall on all of us, including all Indians. “The 1989 Tiananmen Square protest should have woken up the world to the tragedy of allowing the Chinese Communist Party(CCP) to continue in power, a regime that uses battle tanks and guns on its own people. Shouldn’t the world have understood how a regime that is brutally killing its own people will be a threat to the entire world later?” he asked. Drawing parallel with Nazi Party’s Hitler with CCP’s Xi, Zhou said Communist China was using technology and debt- diplomacy to subjugate the entire world. “The totalitarian regime of Communist China has become unmatched in human history. Now I see a commonality between Xi’s China and Hitler’s Germany. To me, it is very alarming. We should fight it all the time and on all the fronts. To me a strong administration like India’s that has taken strong steps is laud- able.” Throwing light on the atrocities committed on the Tibetans by Communist Party of China, Thinlay Chukki, Special Appointee for Human Rights at the Geneva-based The Tibet Bureau, said since 1949, the CCP has massacred 1.2 million Tibetans and destroyed more than 6,000 monasteries in Tibet. Aditya Raj Kaul, an inde- pendent journalist, said Communist Party of China under Xi has a game plan, which includes domination of every global institution in the emerging new world order. He said the expansionist tendencies of Xi is reflective of the hegemonistic mindset of Communist China, which has triggered the current conflict with India in Ladakh. ?C8Q 07430103 Afire broke out at the State- run SSG Hospital treating COVID-19 patients in Gujarat’s Vadodara city, the second such incident at the hospital in a week, officials said on Sunday. The minor blaze erupted in the hospital late Saturday night following a spark in the electric room of the neurosurgery ward, but it was soon doused with a fire extinguisher by alert staff members, they said. There was no casualty, they added. No fire department per- sonnel was called, a fire brigade official said. The incident took place on the ground floor of the build- ing, which has an ICU ward having several patients on the first floor and a laboratory for testing samples for coronavirus, a hospital official said. “It was a minor fire. A fuse blew up due to an electric spark, but the fire was soon brought under control,” SSG Hospital’s medical superinten- dent Ranjan Aiyer said. “We controlled the blaze using a fire extinguisher. Had the fire not been controlled, the situation could have been worse as many serious patients are admitted in the ICU ward on the first floor,” another hos- pital official said. Earlier, a fire broke out in the hospital in Tuesday fol- lowing which 35 patients were shifted from two affected wards. No one was injured in that incident. The fire had broken out due to a short-circuit in a ven- tilator inside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward where critical coronavirus patients were being treated, an official earlier said. 6dYPaPc)0]^cWTaUXaTPc BB67^b_XcP[X] EPS^SPaP]^RPbdP[ch ?C8Q =4F34;78 Aspiring to study law, a 77-year old woman has approached the Supreme Court challenging the fresh BCI rules prescribing an upper age limit of 30 for admission. Denied admission to pur- sue a three year LL.B course, Rajkumari Tyagi, a resident of Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh, moved a plea seeking to inter- vene in a case already pending on the issue where- in the Bar Council of India (BCI) rule has been chal- lenged. The BCI rules prescribe an upper age limit of 20 years for 5-year and 30 years for a 3-year LL.B course. F^P]RWP[[T]VTb 128ad[T^]UXgX]VPVT [XXcU^aPSXbbX^] ?=BQ =4F34;78 If conservation efforts are not improved, at least 558 mammal species globally will vanish within the next decade ie by 2100, researchers have said. Even though they did not attribute the likely extinction of the wildlife to human actions, they were clear that “humans are almost entirely to be blamed” for all the mam- mal species that have gone extinct so far. The researchers in their study published in the journal Science Advances said in the past 126,000 years at least 351 mammal species have gone extinct. But these extinctions that have occurred in the past centuries only rep- resent the “tip of the iceberg”, compared to the looming extinctions of the next decades. ‘On the basis of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)- based scenario, we predict 558 mammal species’ extinc- tions globally by the year 2100,’ the study authors wrote said the researchers in the journal Science Advances. Currently there are 5,700 extant species of mammals. Out of them, 80 are known from historical reports since the year 1500, while all others are only known from fossil or zooarcheological records. For the study, Tobias Andermann from University of Gothenburg in Sweden and his colleagues applied mathe- matical procedures that apply probabilities to statistical problems to the fossil records to estimate how mammalian extinction rates have changed over the past 126,000 years, inferring specific times of rate increases. Based on current trends, the researchers predicted for the near future a rate escala- tion of “unprecedented mag- nitude.” Further the authors said, ‘We are losing biodiversity every year, and with every extinct species and popula- tion, we lose unique evolu- tionary history.’ According to these mod- els, “the extinctions that have occurred in the past centuries only represent the tip of the iceberg, compared to the looming extinctions of the next decades.” However, the study authors noted that despite the high level of current threat, there is still a window of opportunity to prevent many species’ extinctions by improving conservation efforts. ?=BQ =4F34;78 “Unhealthy” commodity companies like those engaged in alcohol, tobacco, junk foods, gambling, infant milk formula, and fossil fuels to name a few around the world are using the covid-19 pan- demic for commercial gain in ways that could fuel future disease epidemics in a big way, a report has said. Taking exception to this “corporate capture of covid 19”, the researchers from the NCD Alliance and a multi-uni- versity and multi-agency con- sortium of researchers known as SPECTRUM, based at Edinburgh University, has called for a tough government actions and warned that firms were trying to weaken regula- tions and shape tax policies to their advantages. The study also slammed such firms for “leveraging” the coronavirus crisis to burnish their brands, build influence, and advance their strategic interests, often to the detriment of wider public health and sustainability goals. Lucy Westerman, the NCD Alliance’s policy and campaigns manager, said, “There is an irony that companies whose products increase the risk of non-communicable diseases, putting people at higher risk of suffering through the pan- demic, have positioned them- selves as heroes and partners in the response but have inter- fered in public policies that seek to protect population health.” Linda Bauld, a professor of public health at Edinburgh University and head of SPEC- TRUM, said that companies were constantly adapting their engagement with covid-19 and that the findings should be seen as the “tip of the iceberg.” Jeff Collin, co-investigator and professor of global health policy at Edinburgh University, said,“Alcoholandultraprocessed foodcompaniesinparticularare desperate to present themselves as partners in global health and development rather than as key drivers of NCD [non-commu- nicabledisease]epidemics.And they’re extensively working to exploit opportunities arising from the pandemic to promote that framing-one that has wor- rying potential to shape policy agendas across national and international levels.” Inthecrowdsourcedproject the researchers analysed com- panies’ activity over 10 weeks, from early May to mid-July this year, in 94 countries. They amassed 786 submissions, in which the most frequently cited countries were the UK and the US (119 submissions each), fol- lowed by Australia, India, Mexico, Brazil, and Jamaica Westerman said, “Companies rapidly adapted their marketing efforts to refer- ence the health and social con- cerns associated with the pan- demic. ³$$'PP[b_TRXTb PheP]XbWQh! ´ ³CWT ('( CXP]P]T]B`dPaT _a^cTbcbW^d[S WPeTf^ZT]d_cWT f^a[Sc^cWT caPVTSh^UP[[^fX]V cWT2WX]TbT 2^d]Xbc?Pach c^R^]cX]dTX] _^fTa´ ³?aTiGX9X]_X]VPPY^acWaTPcc^V[^QP[_TPRT´ 0[R^W^[c^QPRR^Yd]ZU^^Sb UXabdbX]V2^eXS_P]STXR U^aR^TaRXP[VPX])AT_^ac ?C8Q =4F34;78 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wished students appearing for the medical entrance exam NEET on Sunday, while expressing his sympathies with those who could not take it due to the COVID-19 pandemic and floods. He also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, say- ing he wished the PM was con- cerned about the JEE-NEET aspirants. “My best wishes to the students appearing for NEET exam and my sympathies to those who couldn’t take it due to the Covid pandemic and floods. “Wish Modi ji was as con- cerned about JEE-NEET aspi- rants and students as he is about his crony capitalist friends,” he said on Twitter. Gandhi and his Congress party have been demanding postponement of NEET and JEE exams, saying the situation is not conducive for holding these exams due to the pan- demic. He has also said hold- ing the exams at such a time is endangering their lives. Over 15 lakh candidates are likely to appear in NEET on Sunday which will be con- ducted amid strict precautions in view of the COVID1-9 pan- demic. The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is con- ducting the exam, said in order to maintain social distancing, it has increased the number of exam centres from originally- planned 2,546 to 3,843, while the number of candidates per room has been reduced from earlier 24 to 12. The crucial National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), which is a pen and paper based test unlike the engineering entrance exam JEE, has already been deferred twice in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. =44C)APWd[6P]SWX fXbWTbbcdST]cb P__TPaX]VU^aTgP
- 5. ]PcX^]$270=3860A7k=30H kB4?C414A #!! B0D60AB4=6D?C0Q :;:0C0 The Bengal BJP on Sunday threatened retaliation after another saffron worker was found hanging from a tree this time at Goghat in Hooghly dis- trict some 50 km from Kolkata. The incident occurred close on the heels of yet another BJP worker found hanging in a sim- ilar fashion at Khanakul in the same district a few days ago. Ganesh Roy a middle-aged BJP “Mandal” president was found hanging from a tree near Goghat railway station, some 2 km away from his home, family members said accusing “there is a Trinamool hand in the murder.” The incident sparked instant tension in the area with hundreds of saffron workers staging a road blockade at Arambagh highway and the police had to clear the block- ade after great strain. Local party men said Roy was “under TMC’s radar as he had been an active worker and great mobiliser of supporters which was he was “being threatened by the TMC ever since they lost Hooghly to BJP in the last year’s parliamentary elections.” Reacting to the incident State BJP president Dilip Ghosh said “the TMC wants to cling on to the power by hook or by crook… they know that they are on their way out and so they have become desperate, killing our good organisers. But this will not the BJP workers. They will come back with bigger force.” Alleging that terror was the state policy of the TMC Government he said “CPI(M) used to bury the opponents and the TMC is doing the opposite by hanging them from trees. But these cruel acts of theirs will not go unpunished. The TMC will be wiped out in the next year’s Assembly elections.” Another senior State leader Sayantan Basu warned the TMC of retaliation saying “we are taking note of all the inci- dents and these will be paid back in equal measures and in the same coin. When we will come to power there will be no TMC party office left in the State.” State Minister Firhad Hakim however denied Trinamool hands in the inci- dent saying “the BJP workers are committing suicide because they are depressed by the fact that as members of that party they have to commit many undesirable works including spreading hatred among the people. So I tell all and sundry that doing BJP is risky.” Killing opponents was not the policy of the Trinamool as the party had suffered the same at the hands of the CPI(M) ear- lier and knows what it was like being killed by the ruling party goons, he said. A number of BJP men had hung to death in Purulia district last year. Even a few months ago a BJP MLA from Hemtabad in North Dinajpur died by hang- ing near his village. Meanwhile, Two months after BJP MLA from Hemtabad Debendranath Ray was found hanging in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed its charge sheet concluding it to be an abetment to suicide and cheating case. Sources said quoting the, Charge Sheet that cases had been filed under sections 306/ 420/ 120(B)/ 34 of the Indian Penal Coce. “Charge sheet has been submitted against accused - Niloy Sinha of English Bazar, Malda district and Mabud Ali of Chanchal, Malda district for abetment to suicide, conspira- cy and cheating,” sources said. The BJP had staged mas- sive protests against the TMC for allegedly murdering the MLA and demanded a CBI investigation. 3;A^R_dS`UjW`f_UYR_XZ_XWc`^ecVVZ_H3 ?A0344?B0G4=0=Q 0;860A7 Abody of 12-year-old boy who was kidnapped from Dori Nagar in Gandhi Park police station area was found in an empty plot near Kwarsi bypass road. It seems that his face was crushed and burnt with acid. The family suspect- ed their neighbour of kidnap- ping and murder due to old enmity. A fruit-seller by profession, Gopal Kumar Sharma said that he lives on rent in a relative's house in Dori Nagar. He is hav- ing three daughters, wife Manju, and a 12-year-old son Atul Kumar alias Laddu. On Thursday night at around 8 pm, the son went out of the house after a power cut and never returned home. Families searched him overnight. The next day, a missing report was lodged at Gandhi Park police station. The police also started a search operation however, they did also not find any clue. According to Gopal, on Saturday afternoon, he was searching for the son with his wife near Etah Chungi when he was informed about a child's body to be found in an empty plot near the engineer colony on the Kwarsi bypass. On reaching there, he con- firmed the body as his son Atul Kumar. The Kwarsi police were also present at the spot and sent the body for postmortem. Because of no ransom call, a family is suspecting their neighbor for this crime due to old enmity. SSP Muniraj said that police had been searching for him since the missing report was filed of the child. CCTV footage was also investigated. Meanwhile, news of the dead body was received on Saturday afternoon. All aspects are being investigated. Darkness ate Laddu Father of Atul alias Laddoo, Mr. Gopal said that he is curs- ing that time when the power of the locality went off. The son came out of the house only after the power cut. If the light had not gone, he would have been watching TV comfortably at home and would not have been killed. Gopal said that he has married two of the three daughters. Atul was third. Another daughter younger than him is 2 years old. Wife Manju is in deep shock by the incident. Daughters are also in depression. ?A0344?B0G4=0=Q 0;860A7 Uttar Pradesh traders got a big relief after a facility has been started to hear the old tax cases at the earliest in Uttar Pradesh. The pending cases of VAT for the financial year 2016- 17 will be now heard online. All traders will have to download the “Dealer epassbook” app for this. The state’s commercial tax commissioner Amrita Soni has issued this instruction on 11th September. Under this, for the financial year 2016-17, the time frame for tax assessment or re-assessment promises has been extended to 31st October due to corona. Earlieritwasextendedfrom21st March to 30th June 2020. Accordingtothisdecisionmade under Section 29 sub-section (11) of the Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act 2008, now hear- ing of VAT cases will be through 'e-Hearing' i.e. online. The Aligarh Commercial Tax Office comprises the districts of Aligarh, Hathras, Etah, Kasganj, andMathura,andcasesofabout 18000 will come under this new arrangement. Officers and staff will be imparted training at the Commercial Tax Office at Talanagri from Monday 14th September. ?A0344?B0G4=0=Q 0;860A7 The National Education Polic-2020 will have a great impact on the dis- course of future education and will bring a drastic change in the edu- cation system in coming years”, said Professor Tariq Mansoor, Vice- Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University while inaugurating a webinar on National Education Policy organized by the AMU Malappuram Centre, Kerala. He said that the new policy is being widely discussed by educationists across the country and seminar and con- ferences are being organised for the dis- semination of details of the new National Education Policy. Dr Shakila T Shamsu (former OSD, NEP 2020, Department of Higher Education) highlighted var- ious aspects of National Education Policy. :D0A274;;0??0=Q 274==08 Students committing suicide allegedly due to fear of fail- ure in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is being blown out of proportion by some political parties in Tamil Nadu, say parents and aspiring medical students in the State. “How come that only stu- dents from Tamil Nadu are the ones who resort to the extreme measure?” asks Vijayasree Ramesh, a lawyer cum social activist who is also a doting mother. DMK president M K Stalin had described that NEET was not at all an examination fol- lowing the reports of suicide by three students from different parts of the State. “They com- mitted suicide even before they appeared in the test. That sounds strange,” said Vijayasree. She said parents should be blamed for the suicides. “They pressurize the children to accomplish their dreams on children. Parents need coun- selling to handle children,” she said. She was also for coun- selling the children. “The chil- dren aren’t given time to relax or take time off to pursue hob- bies or divert their thought once negativity sets in,” said Vijayasree. She blamed parental and peer pressure for this phe- nomenon. “The crucial ten seconds to commit suicide .. if that’s evaded they can escape suicidal attempts. The parents should not allow children to be alone or lock up their rooms,” said Vijayasree. Vanathi Srinivasan, senior BJP leader has something inter- esting to tell. “I had launched a free NEET coaching center for students from Coimbatore and Tiruppur. Students from 12 government schools were selected and were offered coaching. Six students made it to all India ranks list. I dis- continued the coaching centres when Tamil Nadu Government set up such centres in all dis- tricts. But the DMK, having certain hidden agenda, was against NEET from day one despite their support to the Congress in ushering the sys- tem,” said Vanathi Srinivasan. Vanathi is of the view that the approach of the DMK and the AIADMK was not pro-stu- dent. “They are trying to make the students to take up cudgels by spreading falsehoods against NEET,” she said. Vanathi and Vijayasree pointed out that the suicides are reported only from TN and not from anywhere else. ?PaT]cbQ[PT_^[XcXRXP]bU^ab_aTPSX]V[XTbPQ^dc=44C 83 %RG RI HDUROG NLGQDSSHG ER IRXQG LQ SORW [SE0CRPbTb ^U! % X] D?fX[[QT WTPaS^][X]T =4?c^WPeTVaTPc X_PRc^]TSdRcX^] X]UdcdaT)0DE2 Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister AshokGehlotonSaturdaydecidedto enhance the benefits given under the welfare schemes for journalists in the State, a statement said. Inareviewmeetingofthedepart- ment of Information and Public Relations,thechiefministerapproved the increase in the assistance amount for journalists from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2lakhincaseofseriousillness,itsaid. The CM also decided to enhance the monthly pension of veteran jour- nalists from present Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 and asked the officials to address other issues of journalists, including land allotment among oth- ers, the statement said. Addressing the meeting, Gehlot said journalism is a powerful medium of service and the welfare of journalists should be the responsibility of the government. DIPR Commissioner Mahendra Soni gave a presentation on the works and vision of the department during the meet- ing, while DIPR minister Raghu Sharma suggested to improve the content and pre- sentation of the magazine Sujas. In another review meeting of the gen- eral administration department, the chief minister instructed officials to dispose of Nazul properties in a phased and time bound manner, the statement said. He also directed to prepare a report about the proper use of these properties in public interest, it said. Gehlot asked the offi- cials to go to Delhi and prepare a report about the properties of the state in Delhi. It was informed in the meeting that a software is being prepared for effective monitoring of state assets, the statement said. 80=BQ 14=60;DAD Defying COVID-19 fears, as many as 1,19,587 students wrote their National Eligibility- cum-Entrance Test (NEET) on Sunday in 298 examination centres across Karnataka. The examination went smoothly across the state without any incident being reported. The NEET is conducted to select seats for Medical and Dental Science courses across the country. The state government had taken all precau- tionary steps like thermal screening and sanitisers for both students and staff members of all 298 centres. Across the country, as many 15,97,433 stu- dents appeared for this examination. The test was conducted in cities like Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Udupi, Davanagere, Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwarda and in Kalburgi districts. As per the COVID norms, the number of students per call was restricted to 12 instead of 24 last year, as a result the number of examina- tion centres this year was at an all-time high, with 298 centres when compared to last year's 194 cen- tres across the state. 80=BQ 08=?DA8D? A15-year-old boy was allegedly hacked to death with an axe by his cousin brother in Nagla Kondar village in Mainpuri over a trivial issue of using pump for irrigating their fields. The police have registered an FIR in the case and the main accused has been detained for questioning. According to reports, the Robin Yadav, a student of class 11, had gone to plough his field when he was attacked by his cousin brother Rahul Yadav (26). There was a dispute between them over using the pumping set for irrigating their fields, which had been distrib- uted between two families. However, the ownership of the pump set is not yet clear, said police. Interestingly, despite the dispute, the two families were living together in one house. A FIR under section 302 (murder) of IPC has been reg- istered against three persons including Rahul Yadav on a complaint filed by the deceased's family members at Dannhar police station. The deceased's father Vinod Yadav had died earlier. ?C8Q ;D2:=F Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday lashed out at the BJP, saying the suicide by a Tamil Nadu girl student on the eve of NEET was the murder of the “Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao” slogan. The 19-year-old Madurai girl and two other medical aspirants in Tamil Nadu had committed suicide on Saturday, prompting the oppo- sition parties to demand the scrap- ping of the National Entrance- cum-Eligibility Test (NEET). On Wednesday, the Supreme Court had refused to entertain a batch of pleas seeking deferment or cancellation of exam scheduled for Sunday, saying the authorities will take all necessary steps for con- ducting it amid COVID-19. Referring to the girl's suicide, the SP chief in a tweet asked the BJP who was responsible for her “murder”. “The news of suicide by a med- ical aspirant in Madurai yesterday has shocked every family,” he said while paying tributes to the girl. “Heartless BJP should tell who is responsible for this. This is a murder. Along with this, the slo- gan of 'Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao (teach daughter, save daughter) has also been murdered,” he said. Besides the girl, the other two aspirants, aged between 19 and 21, had committed suicide in Dharmapuri and Namakkal dis- tricts of Tamil Nadu. They were found hanging in their homes. Bengaluru: A 105-year-old woman in Koppal District has successfully recovered from COVID-19, after undergoing treatment for the viral infection at her home. KamalammaLinganagouda Hiregoudar hails from Katarki village in Koppal taluk. According to official sources, as the elderly woman had a fever, she was made to undergo a test and the result came out positive last week. As the centenarian had no other health issues, also considering her refusal to go to hospital, she underwent treat- ment under home isolation at her son's residence. After undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of grandson, Srinivas Hyati, who is a Doctor by profession, Kamalamma has recovered and her test reports have come neg- ative now. Speaking to reporters, Kamalamma's grandson said he felt it was challenging con- sidering her age, but as she had no other health issues, she was under normal treatment and his grandmother is now an inspi- ration for those who fear COVID-19. Though the elderly woman hesitated to take food, she was administered porridge and water, and medicine that was prescribed to her was limited. Tilllastevening,Koppal had reported a total of 8,802 COVID-19 cases, including 186 deaths and 6,870 discharges. As of September 12 evening, cumulatively 4.49 lakh positive cases have been confirmed in Karnataka,whichincludes7,161 deaths and 3.44 lakh discharges. PTI PSdaPXVXa[bbdXRXSTQTU^aT =44CdaSTa^U³1TcX1PRWP^ 1TcX?PSWP^´b[^VP])0ZWX[TbW ;dQ[Q*1]YT3_fYT !!)Q[XcdeTU^dc Q``UQbV_b55D $hTPa^[Sf^P] aTR^eTabUa^R^a^]PPUcTa caTPcT]cPcW^TX]:³cPZP 5DM *RYW HQKDQFHV EHQHILWV XQGHU ZHOIDUH VFKHPH IRU MRXUQDOLVWV X]^aWPRZTS c^STPcWU^a dbX]V_d_bTc C=A067D=0C70 Q D108 Upping the ante over the incidents of assault on a retired Navy officer by Shiv Sainiks and alleged efforts by the Udhav Thackeray Government to “implicate” Kangana Ranaut in a drug case, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Sunday rooted for imposition of President’s rule in Maharashtra, even as actress Kangana called on Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and sought justice for her. Talking to media persons after meeting the retired Navy Officer Madan Sharma at Kandivli residence in north Mumbai, Athawale said: “I met Mr Sharma and made enquiries about his health. He has suf- fered an injury in the eye. I have advised him to undergo treatment at Mumbai's top eye- specialist Dr T P Lahane”. Charging that the attack on Sharma was attempt on his life, Athawale said: “The police should have registered offences against the accused under sec- tions 307 (attempt to murder and 326 (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of IPC. Since these IPC sections were not invoked, the accused got the bail easily in the case”. Athavale, who is also the president of Republican Party of India (A), said that being the principal ruling party in Maharashtra, it was the respon- sibility of the Shiv Sena. “But, the Shiv Sena is con- ducting itself in a vindictive manner. Its workers attacked retired Navy officer and senior citizen Madan Sharma. The Shiv Sena has even defended the attack. The police have not acted sternly against the Shiv Sainiks who attacked Sharma. The accused are on bail now”. Alluding to news reports that the Maharashtra govern- ment had ordered an inquiry into the alleged consumption of narcotic substances by Kangana, Athawale also charged the Mumbai police – under the advice of the Maharashtra government – were trying to “implicate” the actress in a drug consumption case. Athawale, it may be recalled, had on Thursday vis- ited Kangana’s Pali Hill bun- galow and held an hour-long meeting with the actress. Athavale extended his party’s support to the actress. “Because of the vindictive acts of the Shiv Sena-led MVA government, the atmosphere has vitiated. Under the cir- cumstances, the Centre should dismiss the Maharashtra gov- ernment and impose President’s rule in the state,” Athawale said. Meanwhile, Kangana cre- ated a minor flutter in Mumbai by calling on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan here on Sunday to seek “justice” for her in the wake of partial demolition of h4er bungalow at Bandra’s Pali Hill area in north- west Mumbai. Kangana's sis- ter Rangoli had accompanied the actress to Raj Bhavan. After her meeting with the Governor, Kanagana tweeted: “A short while ago I met His Excellency the Governor of Maharashtra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari Ji. I explained my point of view to him and also requested that justice be given to me; it will restore the faith of common citizens and par- ticularly daughters in the sys- tem”. Meanwhile, the “Queen” fame actress fired a fresh salvo at the Shiv Sena spokesperson and MP Sanjay Raut over that reported statement that it was unfortunate that the BJP was “backing” her despite her liken- ing Mumbai Pak-Occupied Kashmir with an eye on the Bihar Assembly polls.Taking a pot shot at Raut, Kangana tweeted: “Wow!! Unfortunate that BJP is protecting someone who busted drug and mafia racket, BJP should instead let Shiv Sena goons break my face,rape or openly lynch me, nahin Sanjay ji? How dare they protect a young woman who is standing against the mafia!!!” On his part, Raut said that the Shiv Sena had stopped talking about the statements and issues relating to Kangana. “But, we are keeping a close watch of the Kangana-related events, who is doing what and which party is behind the whole thing”. Raut’s comment should be seen in the context of Kangana’s statements, the support being extended to her by the Opposition BJP and her meet- ing with Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari earlier in the day. Earlier, in his weekly col- umn “Rok tok” published in the Shiv Sena’s official mouth- piece “Saamana”, Raut slammed Kangana, without naming her but merely describing as an actress, for her objectionable statements against chief min- ister Uddhav Thackeray whom he referred to in singular term as “Tujhe” and even threatened to expose. It may be recalled that referring to Uddhav Thackeray as “tujhe”, Kangana had on September 9 launched an all out war against the Maha Vikas Aghadi government. “Uddhav Thackeray, tujhe kya lagta hai? (what do you think?)… colluded along with the film mafia, demolished my home and took revenge on me? My home was demolished today, your arrogance will crumble tomorrow,” Kangana had said in a video message on her arrival in Mumbai. In his write-up, Raut expressed surprise that the entire film industry kept quiet over Kangana’s statement. “The film personalities should have come forward and taken a stand against Kangana’s view linking Mumbai to PoK. They should have said it is the opin- ion of Kangana and not the entire film industry. At least film stars like Akshay Kumar should have spoken against Kangana. Mumbai has given so much to people. But, when it comes to expressing their grat- itude to Mumbai, they feel the pain,” Raut wrote. “Thackerays control the state. That being the case, there is no need for the Shiv Sainiks to take to streets to create ruckus over the Marathi Asmita (self-respect) cause,” Raut stated. 0cWPfP[TfP]cb?aTiad[TX]PWP^eTa:P]VP]P=PehP]PbbPd[c ;Q^WQ^QBQ^QedSQc_^7_fUb^_bcUU[cZecdYSU 1^[[hf^^SPRcaTbb:P]VP]PAP]PdcfXcW6^eTa]^a1WPVPcBX]VW:^bWhPaXPcAPY 1WPeP]X]b^dcWdQPX^]Bd]SPh 80=B Q 60=378=060A Gujarat recorded 1,326 more coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking its tally to 1,13,662, while the death toll rose to 3,213 with 15 more patients succumbing. In September so far, the state has added 17,227 more cases, at a daily average of 1,325. Meanwhile, 1,205 patients were discharged on Sunday, taking the total cured to 94,010, while there are 16,439 active cases, out of which 87 critical patients are on ventilator. Of the new cases, hotspot Surat led with 281, followed by Ahmedabad with 172, and Rajkot on third spot with 151. Vadodara, with 123, and Jamnagar, with 120, were also in the three-digit case group. Meanwhile, Bhavnagar had 69 new cases, Gandhinagar 46, Junagadh 36, Mehsana 32, Panchmahals 30, Kutch 28, Amreli 25, Bharuch 21, Surendranagar 19, Banaskantha 18, Dahod 17, Morbi 15, Gir- Somnath 14, Sabarkantha 13, Kheda and Patan 11 each, Anand 10, Narmada nine, Mahisagar, Navsari, Tapi, and Valsad eight each, Devbhumi Dwarka and Botad six each, Porbandar five, Aravalli three and Chhota Udepur two. Sunday's deaths were reported from Surat (6), Ahmedabad (4), Vadodara (2) and Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Bharuch (one each). 6dYPaPcbTTb !%]Tf2^eXS RPbTb $^aTSTPcWb