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Allahabad HC orders week-long lockdown in Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur Nagar, Varanasi, Gorakhpur

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Allahabad: Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to impose a week-long lockdown in Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur Nagar, Varanasi and Gorakhpur.

Reacting to the order, the UP government, however, said there will be no “complete lockdown” in the cities for now.

A two-judge bench comprising justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar passed the lockdown order on a Public Interest Litigation on the condition of quarantine centres in the state and treatment of coronavirus patients.

“We are of the considered view that in given scenario of present time if people are restrained from going outside their homes for a week in the first instance, the current chain of spread of COVID infection can be broken and this will also give some respite to the frontline medical and health workers.” the bench observed.

Accordingly, we are passing the directions in respect of cities of Prayagraj (Allahabad), Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar and Gorakhpur and we direct the government to strictly enforce them forthwith,” it said.

“All establishments be it government or private, except financial institutions and financial departments, medical and health services, industrial and scientific establishments, essential services including municipal functions, and public transport, shall remain closed till 26th April, 2021. The judiciary will, however, function on its own discretion,” the bench said.

The state has witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases over the past few weeks.

Responding to the order, Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Navneet Sehgal said strict curbs are necessary to control the spread of the virus and that the government has taken several steps in that direction.

However, he said, alongside saving lives, protecting livelihoods is also important.

“Therefore, there will be no complete lockdown in the cities for now. People are automatically closing many places,” he said.

He did not say whether the government intends to move the Supreme Court against the HC order.

Pakistan bans travel from India for two weeks amid record spike in COVID-19 cases

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday decided to ban for two weeks travellers coming from India due to a record surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases mounted to 1,50,61,919 with a record single-day rise of 2,73,810 coronavirus infections.

The death toll increased to 1,78,769 with a record 1,619 daily new fatalities, the data updated this morning showed.

Pakistan’s National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) took the decision to impose a two-week ban on travel from India in a meeting chaired by its chief Asad Umar who is also the Minister for Planning and Development, according to a statement.

“The forum decided to place India in the list of Category C countries for two weeks. There will be a ban on inbound passengers coming from India via air and land routes,” the statement read.

Other countries already listed in the Category C include South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Comoros, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Malawi, Seychelles, Somalia, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Last week, some 815 Sikhs pilgrims reached Lahore from India to attend the Baisakhi festival.

They are permitted to stay for 10 days.

Earlier, the NCOC meeting was briefed about the new Indian variant of the coronavirus, known as a double-mutant variant, which has reportedly resulted in a spike in the number of infections in India.

The NCOC also announced to further review the Category C on April 21 to add any new country or remove any existing from the list, the statement said.

Already, another 20 countries are in Category A and travellers from there do not require a COVID-19 test before entry into Pakistan.

These are Australia, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Trinidad & Tobago and Vietnam.

Those not listed in A and C are deemed in Category B and people coming from these countries require a COVID-19 PCR test (maximum 72 hours old) before starting their travel to Pakistan.

Pakistan’s coronavirus tally reached 761,437 after 5,152 news cases were detected on Monday.

The death toll reached 16,316 as 73 more people died in this period, according to the Ministry of National Health Services.

Army may Give their hospitals for the treatment of covid patients

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NEW DELHI: As India reels under a massive spike in coronavirus cases, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has asked the Army to extend assistance to state administrations to deal with the pandemic, including by offering help in creation of additional capacities to treat COVID-19 patients.

Sources in the security establishment said following Singh’s communication to Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, it was decided that the Army would consider offering treatment to civilians in its medical facilities, wherever possible, besides extending other assistance to civil administrations.

Singh has conveyed to Gen MM Naravane that the Army units in various states can get in touch with state administrations to understand their requirement like creation of additional capacities to deal with increasing volume of patients.

Subsequently, it was decided that the senior-most Army officer in a state would get in touch with the chief minister to understand the requirement and take forward the process, including offering to treat civilians wherever possible, they said.

The sources said the defence minister has been in touch with the top brass of his ministry and the three forces on how the civilian administration across the country could be assisted in battling the coronavirus situation.

The sources said it was also communicated to the leadership of the Indian Air Force and the Navy to gear up their preparedness in dealing with the situation.

Separately, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar reviewed the possible areas where the armed forces can extend assistance to the civilian authorities.

Following his review, the Defence Ministry instructed 67 hospitals run by Cantonment Boards across the country to ensure medical services to cantonment residents as well as those from outside.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has already been told to extend all possible assistance it can extend to civil administrations across the country.

The DRDO has already reopened a medical facility near the Delhi airport for treatment of COVID-19 patients.

The facility has been made operational with 250 beds and their number is being increased to 1,000.

The premier organisation is coming up with a similar facility in Lucknow.

India has witnessed a massive spike in coronavirus infections as the country recorded over two lakh cases daily in the last five days.

In view of the rapid surge in infections, India is facing an acute shortage of hospital beds, oxygen, essential drugs.

COVID-19 India Update logs record 1,761 fatalities, 2,59,170 fresh cases take active infections over 20 lakh mark

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NEW DELHI: India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,53,21,089 with 2,59,170 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, while active cases surpassed the 20-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

Registering a steady increase for the 41st day in a row, the active cases increased to 20,31,977, comprising 13.26 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 85.56 per cent.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,31,08,582, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.18 per cent, the data stated.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

It went past  60 lakh on September 28,  70 lakh on  October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29,  90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

According to the ICMR, 26,94,14,035 samples have been tested up to April 19 with 15,19,486 samples being tested on Monday.

The 1,716 new fatalities include 351 from Maharashtra,  240 from Delhi, 175 from Chhattisgarh, 167 from Uttar Pradesh, 146 from Karnataka, 117 from Gujarat, 83 from Punjab, 79 from  Madhya Pradesh,  53 from Rajasthan, 46 from Jharkhand, 44 from Tamil Nadu, 41 from Bihar and 38 from West Bengal and 33 from Haryana.

A total of 1,80,530 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 60,824 from Maharashtra, 13,497 from Karnataka ,13,157 from Tamil Nadu, 12,361 from Delhi, 10,606 from West Bengal, 9,997 from Uttar Pradesh, 7,985 from Punjab and 7,437 from Andhra Pradesh.

ICSE cancels class 10 board exams, withdraws option for students to appear later

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NEW DELHI: The ICSE class 10 board exams have been cancelled in view of the worsening COVID-19 situation and the option for students to appear later has been withdrawn, board secretary Gerry Arathoon said on Tuesday.

The Council for The Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) had announced that class 10 students will get an option to either write the exams later or get evaluated on the basis of an alternative criteria.

“Given the present worsening situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the CICSE has decided to cancel the class 10 examination.

The option for students announced earlier, stands withdrawn.

The safety and wellbeing of our students and teaching faculty is of topmost priority and paramount importance,” said Arathoon, Secretary and Chief Executive of the CISCE.

“We are committed to devise a fair and unbiased criterion for declaring class 10 results. The criterion as well as the date of declaration fo results will be announced later,” he said.

Manmohan’s condition stable, best possible care being provided to him: Harsh Vardhan

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NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday followed up on former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s health with the medical team attending to him at AIIMS Delhi and said that his condition is stable.

“Followed up on Dr Manmohan Singh Ji’s health with the medical team attending to him at AIIMS, Delhi. His condition is stable. Best possible care is being provided to him. We all pray for his quick recovery,” tweeted Harsh Vardhan.

The former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Dr Manmohan Singh was diagnosed with COVID-19 and was on Monday admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Trauma Centre.

“Former PM Manmohan Singh tests positive for COVID19, admitted to AIIMS Trauma Centre in Delhi,” said an AIIMS official.

Sources said Singh had a mild fever in Monday morning and later tested positive for COVID-19.

The doctors are monitoring his condition.

 Singh had taken the two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on March 4 and April 3.

Wishes for the speedy recovery of the Congress veteran poured in following his hospitalisation, with messages from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and a host of other leaders.

“Wishing our former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji good health and a speedy recovery,” Prime Minister Modi said.

“I am deeply concerned to learn that Dr. Manmohan Singh is unwell & has been hospitalised. On behalf of all of us in the Congress Party, I send my good wishes to him for a speedy & complete recovery,” Sonia Gandhi said.

In his message to Singh, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said, “India needs your guidance and advice in this difficult time”.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, “Concerned at the news of Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh ji testing COVID positive. Wishing him early and fullest recovery.”      

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, former union minister P Chidambaram, chief ministers Ashok Gehlot, Amarinder Singh and Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu also expressed concern over Singh’s health and voiced hope that he will recover soon.

“My prayers are with Manmohan Singh ji and his family today, and my deepest respect. May he fight this scourge with all his might and get well soon,”

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Twitter.

Banerjee said, “Just got the news that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Ji has tested positive for COVID. Sir, our thoughts and prayers for a speedy and full recovery”.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “The entire nation wishes you a speedy recovery Dr. Manmohan Singh ji.”

“India needs the sagacious vision, self-imposed restraint and the resolve to deliver that you embody and have always practised.”

The COVID-19 situation in India continues to deteriorate amid the second wave of coronavirus infections. For the past three days, the country has been reporting in excess of two lakh coronavirus infections and over 1,000 related deaths on a daily basis. 

Three member gang Stone pelters damage BMTC bus in Kamakshipalya Bengaluru Driver injured

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Pramesh Jain

In a broad daylight incident,a gang of three men pelted stone at the moving BMTC bus as a result the driver sustained head injuries.

Senior officer told,The incident took place at Vigneshwaranagar bus stop in Kamakshipalya police station limits on Sunday evening.

Tension was gripped in the area for a while following the incident, kamakshipalya Inspector and staff with Hoysala patrolling police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured driver to the hospital.

The injured has been identified as Nanjundegowda,(43), a resident of Jalahalli.

The stone pelting incident took place at 4.15pm the bus was heading towards Jalahalli and three men intercepted the bus and pelted stone.

The front glass was damaged and the driver sustained severe head injuries and he was rushed to a nearby hospital.

The incident was caught on CCTV cameras and the police have identified the accused.Efforts are on to nab them a case has been registered in kamakshipalya police station and efforts are on to nab the miscreants.

Apart from instances of assault,angry protesters have pelted stones and damaged more than 97 buses,including luxury air-conditioned buses.As many as 35 buses in the Karnataka Road Transport Corporation’s (KSRTC) fleet have been pelted with stones so far.A total of 85 employees have been arrested so far.

Trio held by CCB for stocking and Black marketing of Remdesivir in Bengaluru,11 Injections bottles seized

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Pramesh Jain

Bengaluru CCB on Sunday conducted a special drive across Bengaluru and arrested 3 accused who were having illegal stock of the Remdesivir injection and selling at Rs 10,500,which is much higher than the MRP.11 injections bottles seized.

The accused have been identified as Rajesh and Shakeeb,who run Gurushree medicals.Case registered in Sudduguntepalya police station. Another accused Sohail,case in Madiwala Police station.

Sandeep Patil,Joint commissioner of police,Crime,told media persons,that There was news in various media and social media about hoarding and black marketing of Remdesivir injection needed for Covid treatment.

Based on the information and tip off from our informants our team conducted a special drive across city in which the team conducted raid on Gurushree Medicals in Sudduguntepalya police station limits and arrested Rajesh and Shakeeb for the possession of illegal stock of the injection and selling it in higher price more than MRP.

Another team arrested one more person in Madiwala police station limits for keeping storing illegally stock of Remdesivir injection and selling it to higher price to make easy money.

The cases have been registered against the accused in Suddaguntepalya and Madiwala police stations.The police is further investigating the source from where the doses were procured by the medical shops.

After the number of COVID-19 cases increased in Karnataka,especially in Bengaluru,the demand for Remdesivir also increased.

Remdesivir is considered a key anti-viral drug in the fight against COVID-19.Several states across the country have asked for more supplies amid the record surge in COVID-19 infections.

Karnataka on Sunday recorded its highest ever single-day coronavirus spike by logging as many as 19067 fresh cases in the span of just 24 hours.

According to the state health bulletin,the total tally reached,11,61,065,while the active cases touched 1,33,543 cases.

Three police personnel succumbed to Covid,100 tested positive in Bengaluru

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Pramesh Jain

Three police personnel succumbed to Covid while 100 police personnel tested covid positive and have been admitted snd quarantined in and around the city on Saturday.

While ASI rank officer from Ashoknagar and Reserve ASI from VIP security section aged 50 and 56 years respectively admitted to hospital yesterday succumed at a hospital today while 46 year old head Constable working in City Armed Reserve was admitted two days ago,breath his last,a senior officer said.

Three Corona Warriors who lost the battle against Covid are identified as,ASIs,as,Hanumanthappa,attached to Ashoknagar traffic police station,Mahadev of VIP security,and Ramachandraiah attached to City Armed Reserve police are three braveheart police personnel who succumbed to Covid19.

The total number of positives cases in the police department in city reached 102.While some admitted to hospital the others with mild symptoms were home quarentined a senior police officer,said.

The infection are on the rise and every police stations reported cases with West Division is highest of 34 cases so far.

All the police stations are being sanitized and police personnel are subjected to tests.Senior police officials counseling their staff since they are covid warriors.

Senior officers condole the death of three police personnel and said another three Brave Warriors Succumbed to Covid19 may the departed soul rest in peace and salute all the Brave Warriors fighting this tough disease to keep people fearless healthy and safe.

Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai,Karantaka DG IGP, Praveen Sood,Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant with other senior officers as,BR Ravikanthe Gowda, DCP Traffic East,Shantharaju KM,ACP,Sathish,PI,Kiran Kumar condole the death of three police personnel who lost their battle in fighting Covid.

And senior officers has instructed to all the police personnel to follow Covid protocol and use sanitizer masks and Covid shields and take care of their health first and to be safe while performing duty.

Inter-state drug racket busted,Two drug peddlers arrested,120.7 kg Marijuana worth Rs.54 Lakhs Seized by Hulimavu police

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Pramesh Jain

The southeast Division police of Hulimavu police busted an inter state drug racket and arrested two persons and seized a total of 120.7 kgs of Marijuana worth Rs 54 lakh from the accused

The accused has been identified as,Radha Ravi,29,and Palani Velu,38 both resident of Tamilnadu.

Both the accused were sourcing drugs from  Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh,and were storing it in Krishnagiri  in Tamilnadu before smuggling it into the city and selling it to the college students on Bannerghatta road.

Senior officer told media persons,that as on 12th April our Hulimavu police inspector Mahesh Kanakagiri received a credible information from his inputs that near Bannerghatta road Christ college a person is selling drugs to college students.

Based on a tip off the Hulimavu police inspector and his team rushed to the spot and kept a close watch on the person and when he was trying to sell Marijuana drugs to Christ college students our team caught him red handed and after checking his bag they found 3.7 kg Marijuana in his possession.

And for the possession of drugs our team arrested Radha Ravi,29,a construction labourer red handed on Monday.

After arresting the accused the team questioned him and a detailed Investigation led the accused to confessed the crime.

The team grilled him and the accused spilled the beans Based on his information the police team headed by PSI,Chidanand and team rushed to Neralagiri village in Krishnagiri and arrested Palani Velu,38, from whom Ravi was sourcing the drugs.

The police team interrogated him who spilled and based on his statement later seized 117 kilograms of Marijuana which he had stored in a pump house near lake in the village.

A detailed investigation by the team it has revealed that Palani,an agricultural labourer ganged up with his associate Mouli and started peddling drus to make quick money.

They contacted their associate Somesh from Vishakhapatnam and bought 120 kgs of Marijuana for Rs 25,000.

They used Radha Ravi,a construction labourer for peddling the drugs in the city to students and employees and construction labourers intended to sell one kilo of Marijuana for Rs 45,000.

The accused Radha Ravi would source the drugs into the city in a goods and vegetable vans from Tamilnadu in small quantity and sell it to his customers until the Hulimavu police got the tip off and nabbed the duo.

Both the accused has been booked under NDPS Act and further investigation is on to nab their associate and ascertain their network.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP Southeast,Srinath Mahadev Joshi, ACP,Pavan N,PI,Mahesh Kanakagiri,PSIs,as, Chidanand Navi,Mehaboob Guddali,and their crime staff as,Parameshwar,Sathish Kumar,Chowdalingaiah TM,Mahaveer Shirahati,Kedharlinga Tambe and Ashok has been appreciated for the exemplary work done by them in nabbing the duo and seizing 120.7kg Marijuana from them and a suitable reward will be given to the team for the tremendous job done by them he added.

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