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WHO says Covid tally will reach 1 crore mark in the next week

New Delhi (NVI): Total coronavirus cases in the world will touch the one crore mark within the next week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.

Many countries in North, South, and Central America, are still struggling with unprecedented community transmission, said Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s emergency programme, at a WHO press briefing. He said the pandemic has not yet reached its peak in many countries in the Americas.

Meanwhile, more than 9.4 million cases (over 90 lakh) have been confirmed worldwide, while more than 4,80,000 people have died due to the deadly contagion, according to John Hopkins University tally.

More than a third of these cases came from Mexico, Chile, Peru, Brazil, and the US.

The US remains the worst-affected country in the world, where more than 2.3 million coronavirus cases have been recorded. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will require travelers from states with high cases to quarantine for two weeks. At least 26 US states are seeing rising infections.

WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has also said that the global tally is expected to reach 10 million (1 crore) next week while calling for urgent steps to suppress transmission and save lives.

The coronavirus cases in India have reached 4,73,105, with highest single-day rise of 16,922 cases in the last 24 hours.

Two LeT terrorists killed in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, encounter on

2 LeT militants surrender after gunfight in J&K's Kulgam
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Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter at Hardshiva village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said.

Kashmir Zone Police tweeted that the two militants whose identity is yet to be ascertained were killed while the search operation was on.

A police official said that two militants have been killed in the Hardshiva operation and both seem to be locals. “Search operation is on to rule out the presence of any other militant,” he said, adding that both the slain terrorists belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit.

In the wee hours, the cordon was launched by joint teams of Army’s 22 RR, Police and the CRPF at Hardshiva village of apple town of Sopore. The police official said that the militants were given a chance to surrender but they refused and fired, triggering a gun-battle.

The authorities have suspended mobile internet services in the entire police district of Sopore as a precautionary measure to prevent any law and order situation. Police have requested the locals of the area not to go closer to the encounter spot till the area is properly sanitized.

Pertinently, today’s operation is first against militants in north Kashmir after a long gap as security forces had been conducting operations in southern districts of the Valley so far where 108 militants have been killed since January this year. Kashmir range police chief Vijay Kumar had recently said that after wiping out militancy from the South, security agencies will shift their focus on north Kashmir.

-ARK

Diesel price crosses Rs 80 in Delhi after hike for 19th day in a row

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New Delhi (NVI): Diesel prices in Delhi have now crossed Rs 80 per litre and surpassed the petrol price for the second day straight as fuel rates were hiked for the 19th consecutive day as part of daily revision by oil marketing companies (OMCs).

Petrol price rose by 16 paise a litre while diesel price was hiked by 14 paise a litre today. Petrol is currently retailing at Rs 79.92 per litre in Delhi, according to the data by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).

Notably in other states also, the prices will rise but diesel will continue to be cheaper than petrol due to lower taxes levied by the states, though the gap between the prices will shrink further.

At present, the petrol costs Rs 86.70 a litre in Mumbai and diesel is priced at Rs 78.34 and in Chennai, a litre of petrol comes for Rs 83.18 and diesel for Rs 77.29.

Likewise in Bengaluru, petrol is priced at Rs 82.52 per litre and diesel at Rs 76.09 and in Hyderabad, petrol is priced at Rs 82.96 a litre and diesel at Rs 78.09, as per IOC data.

On June 7, state-owned oil companies restarted revising petrol and diesel prices in line with costs, after ending an 82-day break in rate revision, amid Covid-19 pandemic.

However, diesel is costlier than petrol only in the national capital wherein the state government has raised local sales tax or VAT on fuel last month. It costs less than petrol in other cities.

-RJV/CHK

J&K: LeT module busted in Budgam, 5 held; arms, ammo recovered

Budgam (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir police today busted a Lashkar-e-Toiba module and arrested five militant associates in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said.

On its official Twitter handle, Kashmir Zone Police said that a joint team of police and other security forces arrested five militant associates who were affiliated with the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba from Narbal area of Budgam district. “Incriminating material, arms and ammunition was also recovered from the arrested persons. Case has been registered and a probe launched,” the tweet read.

Those arrested have been identified as Imran Rashid, Ifshan Ahmad Ganie, Owais Ahmad, Mohsin Qadir and Aabid Rather, all from Budgam.

Police said that all the five arrested were involved in providing logistic support and shelter to active militants of Lashkar. “They have been active in the area for the last few months,” a police official said.

An FIR under relevant sections of UAPA has been registered in police station Magam (Budgam) and further investigation has been taken up, police said.

-ARK

Indian Oil’s Product Application & Development Centre inaugurated at Paradip

Indian Oil Refinery at Paradip (File)

Subrat Kumar Sarangi

Bhubaneswar (NVI): A Product Application and Development Centre (PADC) set up by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) at Paradip in Odisha, was today inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Petroleum Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, via video conference.

PADC will be the sixth centre in the country and second in eastern India built on 5 acres of land with a capital expenditure of Rs 43 crore. It has been built near IOCL’s refinery and pharmaceutical complex of Paradip.

The centre will be working on the development of newer grades from Paradip and curtail polymer imports through substitution.

The development centre will also act as a supporting technical centre for polyester yarns and fabrics for the proposed textile unit at Dhamra of Bhadrak. It will work closely in application and development of polymers in collaboration with other reputed institutes.

-CHK/ARK

State-wise details of Covid-19 cases in India

New Delhi (NVI): India saw the highest ever single-day rise in coronavirus cases after 16,922 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 4,73,105, according to Health Ministry data.

Meanwhile, the total number of fatalities due to the deadly contagion rose to 14,894 in the country after 418 new fatalities were reported during this period.

In worst-hit Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases increased to 1,42,900, followed by Delhi with 70,390 cases, and Tamil Nadu with 67,468 cases.

Total positive cases in States/UTs:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 56

Andhra Pradesh- 10,331

Arunachal Pradesh- 158

Assam- 6,198

Bihar- 8,209

Chandigarh- 420

Chhattisgarh- 2,419

Dadar Nagar Haveli- 26

Delhi- 70,390

Gujarat- 28,943

Goa- 951

Haryana– 12,010

Himachal Pradesh- 806

Jammu and Kashmir- 6,422

Jharkhand- 2,207

Karnataka- 10,118

Kerala- 3,603

Ladakh- 941

Madhya Pradesh- 12,448

Maharashtra- 1,42,900

Manipur- 970

Meghalaya- 46

Mizoram- 142

Nagaland- 347

Odisha- 5,752

Puducherry- 461

Punjab- 4,627

Rajasthan- 16,009

Sikkim- 84

Tamil Nadu- 67,468

Telangana- 10,444

Tripura- 1,259

Uttarakhand- 2,623

Uttar Pradesh- 19,557

West Bengal – 15,173

State/UT wise total death toll:

Andhra Pradesh- 124

Assam- 9

Bihar- 57

Chandigarh- 6

Chhattisgarh- 12

Delhi- 2,365

Goa- 2

Gujarat- 1,735

Haryana- 188

Himachal Pradesh- 8

Jammu and Kashmir- 88

Jharkhand- 11

Karnataka- 164

Kerala- 22

Ladakh- 1

Madhya Pradesh- 534

Maharashtra- 6,739

Meghalaya- 1

Odisha- 17

Puducherry- 9

Punjab- 113

Rajasthan- 375

Tamil Nadu- 866

Telangana- 225

Tripura- 1

Uttar Pradesh- 596

Uttarakhand- 35

West Bengal- 591

A total of 2,71,697 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 1,86,514 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.

-CHK

Day of Seafarer 2020: History, significance and campaign for this year

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New Delhi (NVI): Almost 90 per cent of the world’s goods trade are transported by ships and behind these ships are the seafarers who are working hard to ensure that everything runs smoothly, according to International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Each year on June 25, the Day of the Seafarer is celebrated to pay respect to seafarers and sailors who help the entire world function by conducting sea transport. The annual ay of the Seafarer will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

In 2010, the International Maritime Organization, which is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping, decided to designate June 25 as International Day of the Seafarer. It was done to highlight the fact that almost everything we use in our daily lives is either directly or indirectly affected by sea transport.

This year, seafarers are on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, playing an essential role in maintaining the flow of vital goods, such as food, medicines and medical supplies.

However, the crisis has led to difficult working conditions for seafarers, including uncertainties and difficulties about port access, re-supply, crew changeovers and repatriation.

The Day of the Seafarer campaign calls on Member States to recognize seafarers as key workers–to provide them with the support, assistance and travel options open to all key workers during the pandemic.

The campaign pays tribute to seafarers, acknowledging their sacrifice and the issues they face. In support, IMO will be holding a webinar on the theme “Seafarers are key workers: Essential to shipping, essential to the world”

-RJV

Coronavirus cases exceed 9.4 million worldwide

Coronavirus

New Delhi (NVI): More than 9.4 million cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed worldwide, while more than 4,80,000 people have died due to the deadly contagion, according to John Hopkins University tally.

In the US, more than 2.3 million coronavirus cases have been recorded. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will require travelers from states with high cases to quarantine for two weeks. At least 26 US states are seeing rising infections.

The total number of cases in Brazil have crossed 1.18 million, reporting more than 1,03,000 new cases in the past three days alone.

Mexico recorded more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases, as the country nears 2,00,000 total confirmed infections.

China confirmed 19 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Beijing has increased daily nucleic acid testing capicity to more than 300,000 samples a day, compared with about 40,000 previously after spike in cases in being reported.

In addition to this, the Australian airline Qantas is firing at least 6,000 people – 20 percent of its workforce – as part of a series of drastic measures to deal with the impact of the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, the number of cases worldwide is expected to reach 10 million next week, the World Health Organization has said, warning that the virus has yet to peak in the America.

-CHK

Encounter rages in north Kashmir’s Baramulla

encounter
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Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): An encounter broke out today between security forces and terrorists in Hardshiva area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said.

A police official said that joint teams of police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of terrorists in village Hardshiva in the apple town of Sopore.

When the joint teams of security forces zeroed in on a suspected house, the hiding terrorists opened fire at the forces triggering an encounter. “Heavy exchange of fire is going on from both sides,” a police officer said, adding that two to three terrorists are believed to be hiding in the house.

This is the first encounter in north Kashmir after a long gap as 108 terrorists have been killed this year so far of which 90 per cent were killed in South Kashmir districts — Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar had stated recently that militancy would be wiped out from South Kashmir in the remaining months of the ensuing month and the focus will be shifted to north Kashmir.

-CHK

India’s COVID tally crosses 4.73 lakh cases, death toll at 14,894

New Delhi (NVI): The coronavirus cases in India saw the highest single-day rise of 16,922 in the last 24 hours, raising the total number to 4,73,105, Union Health Ministry said.

The death toll due to the virus rose to 14,894, with 418 new fatalities, highest every in a day, were reported in the past 24 hours.

So far, 2,71,697 patients have been cured or discharged from the hospitals in the country.

In worst-hit Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases increased to 1,42,900, followed by Delhi with 70,390 cases, and Tamil Nadu with 67,468 cases.

The other worst affected states are Gujarat (28,943), Uttar Pradesh (19,557), Rajasthan (16,009) and West Bengal (15,173).

Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of fatalities at 6,739, followed by 1,735 in Gujarat and 866 in Tamil Nadu.

The death toll in the national capital rose to 2,365, while 41,437 patients in Delhi have recovered so far, the healthy ministry data shows.

Meanwhile, Karnataka’s Bengaluru is witnessing a sudden rise in cases and the state’s Health Minister B Sriramulu has hinted that if this continues, there might be a complete lockdown in the city soon. Today, 397 fresh cases and 14 more deaths were reported in Karnataka, as the tally crossed the 10,000 mark.

-RJV

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