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Over 1.47 lakh children lost their parents due to COVID and other reasons since April 2020

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New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has informed the Supreme Court that a total of 1,47,492 children since April 1, 2020, have lost either their mother or father or both parents due to COVID-19 and other reasons.

Giving the details in a suo motu matter on children in need of care and protection due to loss of parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCPCR said its figures are based on data uploaded by states and Union Territories on its ‘Baal Swaraj Portal-COVID care’ up to January 11.

That it is most humbly reiterated that the data of children uploaded on the ‘Baal Swaraj Portal-COVID care’ by the States/UTs comprises of both categories of children, wherein the child has lost both or either of the parent to COVID-19 disease or otherwise from April 2020 onwards , the affidavit filed through advocate Swarupama Chaturvedi said.

The Commission said the data uploaded up to January 11 showed the status of children in need of care and protection included orphans (10,094), lost either parent (1,36,910) and abandoned (488) taking the total to 1,47,492.

In the gender-wise break-up, the commission said, out of the 1,47,492 children, there are 76,508 boys, 70,980 girls and four transgender.

It said that the maximum number of children are between the age group of eight to 13 years (59,010), followed by children in the age group of 14 to 15 years (22,763) and age group of 16 to 18 years (22,626) and four to seven years (26,080).

The Commission also gave the current status of shelter of children and said that maximum of the children are with their single parent -1,25,205, while 11,272 children are with family members, followed by 8,450 with guardians.

It said that 1,529 kids are in children’s homes, 19 in open shelter homes, two in observation homes, 188 in orphanages, 66 in special adoption agencies and 39 in hostels.

Giving the state-wise details of children who lost either their mother or father or both parents to COVID and other reasons since April 2020, the Commission said that the maximum number of such children are from Odisha (24,405), followed by Maharashtra (19,623), Gujarat (14,770), Tamil Nadu (11,014), Uttar Pradesh (9,247), Andhra Pradesh (8,760), Madhya Pradesh (7,340), West Bengal (6,835) Delhi (6,629) and Rajasthan (6,827).

The Commission said that it is taking steps to ensure that children should not be or are less adversely affected in the pandemic.

In this context, NCPCR has been conducting virtual meetings with state commissions for protection of child rights of each States/UTs to know the updated status of preparedness in the event of a third wave of COVID pandemic, if at all such a wave comes , it said.

The Commission informed the top court that it has been conducting zone-wise meetings with SCPCRs of each state/UT and a virtual meeting with North-East states is scheduled to be held on January 19.

The discussions with the SCPCRs are being done to take an updated status of health care facilities, institutions for Children-schools/residential educational institutions, child care institutions, children in street situations and status of implementation of court’s order , it said.

We can defeat Covid-19 only through vaccine: Health and Medical Education Minister : Dr.K.Sudhakar

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Parmesh S Jain

People will neither forget nor forgive Congress’ irresponsible Padayatra

We can defeat Covid only though vaccine. Therefore everyone should get vaccinated without fail,said health and medical education minister Dr.K.Sudhakar.

Extending his greetings to the people of state on the occasion of Makara Sankranti, which makes the beginning of Uttarayana,Dr.Sudhakar wished that may Uttarayana bring good health,joy and prosperity to all.

Dr.Sudhakar welcomed Governor Tawarchand Gehlot,who visited BMCRI’s PMSSY hospital to receive his precaution dose.

So far about 83,937 doses have been given at BMCRI including 420 lactating mothers and 1,179 pregnant women.

Vaccine is the only way to defeat Covid-19 and even WHO has been urging everyone to take vaccine. In his VC with CMs,PM Modi also emphasised on achieving 100% coverage.Therefore I urge everyone to voluntarily come forward and get their vaccine,said Sudhakar.

I welcome Hon’ble HC’s direction on Congress’ padayatra.

This is inline with Centre and state government’s Covid guidelines. People will neither forget or forgive the irresponsible behaviour of Congress, said Dr.Sudhakar.

Although the cases are increasing day by day, only about 5-6% are getting hospitalised. However, it is a matter of concern that nursing staff are getting infected.

So we should not be complacent as it may overwhelm our health infrastructure. Experts have opined that the third wave has not peaked yet in the state and it may peak by February first week. It may start receding by February third or fourth week.

Weekend restrictions have been enforced from last week. We can’t expect the infection to reduce in seven days. In the first two waves we needed at least 14 days to break the chain.

It is lesser in this wave, but the infection is spreading 5-6 times faster. We will get to see the result of weekend curfew in next few days.

CommonWealth Games–Birmingham 2022–Queen’s Baton Relay Flagging Off

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Parmesh S Jain

Well qualified coaches need to provide scientific training for the sportspersons, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said, participating virtually in the Commonwealth Games Baton Relay programme.

Sportspersons need training from the best coaches.There is need for formulate a syllabus and guide them accordingly.

State government is committed to provide necessary assistance to achieve the goals of Amrita Sports Project, Bommai said.

The Commonwealth Federation comrosing 72 nations has provided the forum for exchange of views on various domains.

The sporting events are being organised to strengthen the bonding among the youth. Over 6000 sports persons are taking part in this once in a 4 year event, Bommai said.

The baton has arrived in India after traversing 9000kms.Four mega cities have been given the opportunity to receive the baton and it is happy to note thean Bengaluru is one among them,he said.

Prime Minister Modi has given new thought and dimension to the sportingSports world.Sporting events are being held regularly under the ‘Khelo India’ programme.’Jeeto India’ programme has given big boost and inspiration for the sportspersons.

This has enabled India to win the highest medals at the recent Tokyo Olympics.Sports need a lot of encouragement. In the post-independence era Prime Minister Modi deserves the credit for launching a maximum number of programmes to encourage sports.

He has interacted with sportspersons before heading for major sporting events and after their return. He has inspired those who won the medals.This has been a model for us all, Bommai said.

State government has given importance for empowerment of the youth. A new Youth Policy is being formulated.

It is like a boon for sports in Karnataka as a sportsperson himself  is our Governor, Thavar Chand Gehlot. It is commendable that the Karnataka Olympics Association has been giving a big boost for sports, Bommai said. 

CM greets people on Makar Sankranti

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Parmesh S Jain

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has greeted the people on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.  

On this auspicious occasion of the Sun making a transition(Sankramana) in his trajectory from southern to northern hemisphere, I wish that all the hopes, aspirations and dreams of the people may come true, the Chief Minister tweeted  on the occasion.

May the occasion of  Sankarmana bring good tidings in the life of every one in the state, Bommai has said and called upon the people to fight unitedly against Corona and eradicate it from Karnataka and India, the Chief Minister has said.

Once again wishing you all a happy Sankranti, the CM has tweeted.

Effective leverage of technology in Covid fight 2.5 lakh staff trained though online: Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K Sudhakar

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Parmesh S Jain

Karnataka has effectively leveraged technology in Covid battle and so far about 2.5 lakh healthcare and frontline staff have been trained through online platforms so far.This is model to the entire country, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr.K.Sudhakar.

Dr.Sudhakar inaugurated the virtual training program being conducted in association with StepOne for about 10,000 medical, dental and ayush students to train them in home isolation care and addressed the students.

During the first wave it was necessary to provide training to healthcare workers about the new virus.

But due to lockdown and other reasons when it was not feasible to conduct physical training we trained about 2.5 lakh healthcare and front line staff though online with the help of RGUHS.Even Central govt had appreciated Karnataka’s efforts to leverage technology.

StepOne has partnered with state govt in mobilising volunteers and doctors and training them in tele-triaging.

This has led to effective home isolation care in Karnataka. Even Niti Ayog has appreciated the home isolation process in Karnataka and the technology deployed for it.

Medical students, doctors of Health Dept and faculty of medical colleges have played a great role in home isolation management, said Dr.Sudhakar.

“10,000 medicos deployed”

We have a process to regularly monitor the health of those under home isolation.We are utilising the services of about 10,000 medical,dental and ayush students.

About 500 experts are supporting the system. During the second wave about 1.33 crore tele-consultations were done including 42.57 lakh doctor consultations.About 36,000 people were provided mental health counseling.

Several people seek hospitalisation due to panic, even if they are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic.If proper counselling is provided though phone,we can reduce unnecessary burden on our health infrastructure.

Ex-minister Dara Singh Chauhan, Apna Dal MLA join Samajwadi Party

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Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh minister and OBC leader Dara Singh Chauhan joined the Samajwadi Party on Sunday, days after he resigned from the Yogi Adityanath cabinet ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.

On Friday, former ministers Swami Prasad Maurya and Dharam Singh Saini, five BJP MLAs and one from the Apna Dal (Sonelal) joined the Samajwadi Party.

Apna Dal (Sonelal) is an ally of the BJP.

Besides Chauhan, Apna Dal (Sonelal) MLA from Vishvanathganj Assembly constituency in Pratapgarh district R K Verma too on Sunday joined the Akhilesh Yadav-led party which has emerged as the main challenger to the BJP in the state.

While joining the Samajwadi party, Chauhan trained his guns at the BJP, saying, “When the BJP formed government in Uttar Pradesh in 2017, it gave the slogan ‘sabka saath, sabka vikaas’… But, ‘vikaas’ (development) of a handful of people was done and the rest were left to their fate.”

Terming the Samajwadi Party as his “old home”, he said, “We will change the politics of Uttar Pradesh, and make Akhilesh Yadav the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh once again.”

Major fire at Secunderabad Club in Hyderabad, no casualties

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Hyderabad: A massive fire broke out at the heritage Secunderabad Club building here in the early hours of Sunday damaging most parts of the structure, police said. However, there were no casualties, they said.

A police patrol team noticed the blaze at around 3.15 AM and alerted the Fire department and seven fire engines including one from the Army were rushed to the spot and flames were extinguished by 6 AM, a police official told PTI.

It was a major fire and based on preliminary investigation the cause of the fire is suspected to be a short circuit, the official said.

Visuals on social media showed the building completely engulfed in flames.

According to Secunderabad Club website, the Secunderabad Club was established by the British in 1878 and it is one of the oldest clubs in India. Located on a 22-acre campus, the Club’s century old Main Club House, carefully and aesthetically maintained, has been given Heritage status by the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority.

The club boasts of dining, reading, indoor and outdoor sports with its own cricket field and many recreational facilities. It may be the only members club to have its own dedicated Sailing Annexe, its website says.

Novak Djokovic loses deportation appeal in Australia

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Melbourne (AP): Novak Djokovic’s hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star’s appeal against a deportation order.

Three Federal Court judges upheld a decision made on Friday by the immigration minister to cancel the 34-year-old Serb’s visa on public interest grounds.

The decision likely means that Djokovic, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, will remain in detention in Melbourne until he is deported.

A deportation order usually also includes a three-year ban on returning to Australia.

The minister cancelled the visa on the grounds that Djokovic’s presence in Australia may be a risk to the health and good order of the Australian public and may be counterproductive to efforts at vaccination by others in Australia.

Djokovic’s visa was initially cancelled on Jan. 6 at Melbourne’s airport hours after he arrived to compete in the first Grand Slam of 2022.

A border official cancelled his visa after deciding Djokovic didn’t qualify for a medical exemption from Australia’s rules for unvaccinated visitors.

Kohli is one of the finest captains, once in a generation cricketer: BCCI

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New Delhi: Virat Kohli is “one of the finest captains” and “once in a generation” cricketer, BCCI said in its rich tribute after the star batter quit as Test captain and asserted that it was a personal decision which the cricket body respects.

Kohli on Saturday ended his seven-year reign as India’s most successful Test captain, a day after an unexpected 1-2 series loss against South Africa.

Under Kohli, India won 40 out of 68 Tests, a record which made him one of the most successful Test captains in world cricket.

“I personally thank Virat for his immense contributions as captain of the Indian cricket team. Under his leadership, the Indian cricket team has made rapid strides in all formats of the game. His decision is a personal one and the BCCI respects it immensely,” BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said in a statement.

“He will continue to be a very important member of this team and take this team to newer heights with his contributions with the bat under a new captain. Every good thing comes to an end and this has been a very good one,” Gnaguly added.

Kohli’s strained relations with the BCCI recently made headlines when the star batter quit T20 captaincy and was later sacked as ODI captain. Ganguly had said they had requested Kohli to stay back till the T20 World Cup, a claim which Kohli contradicted.

Kohli has been the most successful Test captain India has ever produced. After taking over the reins from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, he led India in 68 Test matches and secured 40 wins at a win percentage of 58.82.

As Test captain, he registered his first series win against Sri Lanka in 2015, a victory that India registered in the Emerald Island after 22 years.

“Virat Kohli has been one of the finest captains to have ever led the Indian cricket team. His record and contribution towards the team as a leader has been second to none. To lead India in 40 Test wins is proof that he led the side with aplomb,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said.

“He led the team to some of its finest Test match wins in India and overseas including Australia, England, West Indies, Sri Lanka and South Africa and his efforts will inspire the fellow and upcoming cricketers who aspire to represent the country.

“We wish Virat the best for the future and hope that he will continue to make memorable contributions on the field for the Indian team.”

Under Kohli’s leadership, India also registered their first Test series win in Australia in 2018, clinched series in the West Indies, attained the No.1 spot in Test rankings and later in the subsequent years marched into the maiden ICC World Test Championship Final in 2021.

Kohli also holds the impeccable record of winning 24 out of the 31 Tests played at home as captain, having lost only two Tests.

“A cricketer like Virat comes once in a generation and Indian cricket is fortunate to have him serve the team as a leader,” said BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla.

“He captained the side with passion and aggression and played a pivotal part in many of India’s memorable wins at home and abroad. We wish him the best for his career ahead.”

While Kohli is India’s most successful Test skipper, MS Dhoni is second in the list with 27 victories in 60 games and Ganguly comes third with 21 wins.

Kohli also ranks fourth in the list of most victories as Test captain behind South Africa’s Graeme Smith (53) and Australian duo of Ricky Ponting (48) and Steve Waugh (41).

“With his never-say-die attitude, Virat gave his all to the side as leader and his fabulous record as a captain speaks for that. From the moment he became India’s Test captain, he made sure that India always strives for excellence and dominates world cricket,” said Arun Singh Dhumal, BCCI Treasurer.

“While Virat the batsman remained a powerhouse, Virat the captain did not leave any stone unturned, powering the team to some of its finest performances across the globe. I wish him all the very best for the future.”

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India-China trade grows to record USD 125 billion in 2021 despite Ladakh tensions

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BEIJING: The India-China bilateral trade touched a record high of over USD 125 billion in 2021, crossing the USD 100 billion-mark in a year when the relations hit a new low due to the prolonged standoff by the militaries in eastern Ladakh, while India’s trade deficit too mounted to over USD 69 billion, according to official data released on Friday.

The total trade between China and India in 2021 stood at USD 125.66 billion, up 43.3 per cent from 2020, state-run Global Times reported, quoting data from the General Administration of Customs.

China’s exports to India from January to December rose 46.2 per cent to USD 97.52 billion, while India’s exports to China grew by 34.2 per cent to USD 28.14 billion.

The trade deficit for India grew to USD 69.38 billion in 2021.

India has been highlighting its concerns over the growing trade deficit with China for over a decade and calling on Beijing to open its markets for India’s IT and pharmaceutical products.

Observers say much of China’s exports increase this year to India was attributed to the import of medical products and raw materials for India’s burgeoning pharmaceutical industry due to the massive second wave of COVID-19 and recurring bouts of the virus in the country.

The landmark increase of the bilateral trade crossing USD 100 billion went without much fanfare as the relations remained frosty over the lingering military standoff in eastern Ladakh.

The border standoff between the armies of India and China erupted on May 5 last year following a violent clash in the Pangong lake areas and both sides have gradually enhanced their deployment by rushing in tens of thousands of soldiers as well as heavy weaponry.

As a result of a series of military and diplomatic talks, the two sides completed the disengagement process in the Gogra area in August and in the north and south banks of the Pangong lake in February.

The two sides held the 14 round of Corps Commander-level talks on January 12 to resolve the standoff in the remaining areas and agreed to hold a new round of talks soon.

Each side currently has around 50,000 to 60,000 troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the mountainous sector.

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