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Srinagar among 4 districts declared red zones in J&K by Centre

Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): The Union Ministry of Health today designated four districts in Jammu and Kashmir as red zones, even as the UT government has declared 105 areas as red zones already.

According to an order issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GOI, four districts of JK were classified as red zones including Srinagar, Bandipora, Anantnag and Shopian.

These districts have been classified as hotspots/red zones based on the cumulative cases reported and doubling rate. The order further states that 12 districts have been classified as orange zones which include Baramulla, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Jammu, Udhampur, Kulgam, Budgam, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, Ramban and Reasi while four districts have been classified as Green Zones which include Pulwama, Kishtwar, Doda and Poonch.

It is pertinent to mention that district administration in Srinagar has already sealed 50 areas in the district that have been declared as red zones by the government. All entry and exit points have been sealed by the district administration in these areas and rest of the districts in Kashmir and Jammu have followed the suit.

The announcement comes two days before the end of the second round of lockdown. The Covid-19 pandemic has so far claimed eight lives in J&K and over 600 people have got infected so far. Government spokesman Rohit Kansal, while addressing a presser on Thursday said that effective lockdown has helped contain the pandemic spread but “even a small premature celebration can cost J&K dearly.”

Minor girl, woman injured in Pak shelling along Loc in J&K’s Baramulla

Ceasefire
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Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): A 12-year-old girl and a woman were injured today in a fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police officials said.

They said that both the injured received minor splinter injures and were rushed to a hospital, where their condition was stable.

Defence sources said that Pakistan resorted to shelling at Hajipeer sector of Uri which was retaliated by the Indian Army effectively. They said that the shelling intensified in the afternoon which triggered panic in areas that include Chrunda, Sahoora, Silikote, Balkote, Nambla, Garkote areas.

A police official said the injured minor girl was identified as Shanaza Bano and the woman was identified as Tahira (20), both residents of Churunda village of Uri.

Meanwhile, Uri residents have once again urged the J&K government to construct underground bunkers. “At times, shelling intensifies to an extent, we feel war is about to start. We are living under a constant fear,” said Abdur Rashid Khatana, a resident of Uri.

In another ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Baramulla’s Rampur sector this afternoon, three soldiers were injured, defence officials said.

“On 01 May 2020, at about 1530 hours, Pakistan initiated an Unprovoked Ceasefire Violation (CFV) along the LoC in Rampur Sector, District Baramulla (J&K). Three soldiers have been injured in the CFV. Indian Army is retaliating befittingly,” they said.

Ajay Tirkey is new WCD Secretary

New Delhi (NVI): IAS officer Ajay Tirkey today took charge as Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) here.

A 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Tirkey succeeds Rabindra Panwar who retired on superannuation yesterday.

Earlier, Tirkey was holding the post of special secretary in the same ministry.

He worked as Joint Secretary in the Department of School Education and Literacy in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, in the year 2017 before joining as Additional Secretary in WCD ministry.

Tirkey has also been on deputation to the Ministry of Defence as Director and Joint Secretary from 2004 to 2009.

In addition, he has also worked in various capacities as an officer of Indian Administrative Service in Madhya Pradesh.

Special train with migrant workers from Telangana leaves for Jharkhand

The first migrant labourers special train from Lingampalli to Hatia with 1225 migrant labourers was operated today.

New Delhi (NVI): A special train with 1,255 migrant labourers, left from Hyderabad’s Lingampally to Hatia in Jharkhand today, the first such train in the country to carry migrants amid the nationwide lockdown.

The labourers were brought to the Lingampally railway station in 56 buses. The train left with RPF and GRP escort.

This comes two days after the Ministry of Home Affairs announced guidelines for states to bring back their stranded students and migrant labourers on certain conditions, including social distancing and pre and post check ups of passengers for Covid-19.

Looking at the scenario, the Telangana Government made a special request to the Indian Railways to arrange a special train to send the workers home.

All necessary precautions including prior screening of passengers, maintaining social distancing at the station, and in the train were followed, the Railways said.

According to the media reports, about 10 million migrant labourers are stranded across the country. Considering the situation, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines allowing stranded migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, and students to go home but with certain conditions.

Let us together build a better normal: ILO chief on Labour day

ILO chief Guy Ryder (Source: Twitter)

New Delhi (NVI): The lasting legacy of the 2020 global health crisis must be that Labour Day 2021 marks progress in shaping a better normal, ILO’s Director General Guy Ryder said today on the occasion of International Labour Day, also known as May Day.

The International Labour Organisation chief, in his message on Twitter, said: “Global cooperation and solidarity are needed to build a future of work that tackles the injustices Covid-19 has highlighted and meet the challenges of climate, digital and demographic change.”

The COVID-19 epidemic may wipe out about 195 million full-time jobs or 6.7 per cent of working hours globally in the second quarter of the year, according to a report by ILO

On the occasion, Labour minister Santosh Gangwar also tweeted that the Central Government is working for the welfare of labourers amid the pandemic. He added that the Government has set up 20 control rooms to address wage grievances of workers.

International Labour Day is also observed every year on May 1 to celebrate the achievements of workers and labourers across the world.

In India, the first Labour Day was observed in Chennai on May 1, 1923 by Hindustan Labour Kisan Party.

The red flag, which symbolises Labour Day, was used for the first time in India.

During the industrialisation in the 19 century, the workers were asked to work for 15 hours a day. On May 1, 1886, the US labour union went on a strike demanding a decrease in working hours and also asked paid holidays, fair salaries and breaks during the working hours.

40 buses to leave from Delhi today to bring back students stuck in Kota: Kejriwal

New Delhi (NVI): Forty buses will leave from Delhi today to bring back students hailing from the national capital, who are stuck in Rajasthan’s Kota amid lockdown, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today.

The students will be back tomorrow, Kejriwal said, while addressing a press conference here. Yesterday, the CM had announced that the Delhi government will bring back the students from Kota. He said that the Centre has given permission to operate buses to bring back students who were preparing for IIT exams at coaching centers in Kota.

Kejriwal also appealed to the students to quarantine or isolate themselves for 14 days after they get back home.

On the coronavirus situation in Delhi, the Chief Minister said that the first patient from LNJP hospital under Plasma therapy has recovered. The Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital is functioning as a dedicated Covid-19 hospital. “Trials are still going on. This is a positive and encouraging sign for our fight against Corona,” he said adding that Centre had given permission to Delhi government to conduct Plasma therapy trials.

He said that initial results of Plasma therapy have been “good” in Delhi. On the confusion over Centre’s recent statement on the therapy, he said that the Union Health Ministry had said that only those who have got permission to conduct the trials will go ahead.

“The Plasma therapy results are not final now, these are just trails. This is what the Central government has said and we have also agreed on it. We are doing trials on serious patients in LNJP hospital and examining the results. We are also hoping for better results so that we get a solution to this problem. Some people are asking if we are stopping the trials…we are not, in fact, the trials are going on actively and whatever be the results, I will brief you on that,” he said.

There have been 3515 cases in Delhi since last night, out of which 1100 people have recovered and went back to their homes, Kejriwal said. 59 people have died and 2362 cases are active, he added.

He further said that Delhi government has increased testing to identify and treat coronavirus cases on time. “In Delhi, 2300 tests are being conducted on every 10,00,000 or per million population,” he said. Whereas the national average is 500 tests, he said.

He said that several areas have been turned into containment zones in Delhi and these zones are further reducing after showing improvement.

PM greets Maha, Guj on foundation day

PM expresses happiness over rise in India's leopard population
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File photo)

New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the people of Gujarat and Maharashtra on the foundation day of both the states and said they have made a great contribution to the development of the country.

PM Modi took to twitter and said, “Gujaratis have made special contributions in many fields.”

“Gujarat has touched new peaks of achievements. Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat,” he said in a tweet in Gujarati.

In another tweet for Maharashtra, he said: ‘My best wishes to the brothers and sisters of Maharashtra on the occasion of Maharashtra Day.”

“India is proud of Maharashtra’s significant contribution to the country’s development. I pray for the progress and prosperity of the state. Jai Maharashtra,” he said in a Marathi tweet.

‘Maharashtra Day’ and ‘Gujarat Day’ is celebrated in honour of the day when these two states gained statehood on linguistic lines.

Maharashtra and Gujarat were formed after the enactment of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.

State-wise details of Covid-19 cases in India

New Delhi (NVI): On the 17th day of the extended nationwide lockdown, COVID-19 cases keep on increasing, with total confirmed cases at 35,043 and 1,147 deaths so far, according to the Union Health Ministry.

After the first confirmed coronavirus case in India, which was reported in the state of Kerala on January 30, the virus has tightened its grip across the nation.

Total positive cases in different states/UTs:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 33

Andhra Pradesh- 1,403

Arunachal Pradesh- 1

Assam- 42

Bihar- 418

Chandigarh- 56

Chhattisgarh- 40

Delhi- 3,515

Gujarat- 4,395

Haryana – 313

Himachal Pradesh- 40

Jammu and Kashmir- 614

Jharkhand- 109

Karnataka- 565

Kerala- 497

Ladakh- 22

Madhya Pradesh- 2,660

Maharashtra- 10,498

Meghalaya- 12

Mizoram- 1

Odisha- 142

Puducherry- 8

Punjab- 357

Rajasthan- 2,584

Tamil Nadu- 2,323

Telengana- 1,038

Uttarakhand- 57

Uttar Pradesh- 2,203

West Bengal – 795

State/UT wise total death toll in the country:

Andhra Pradesh- 31

Assam- 1

Bihar- 2

Delhi- 59

Gujarat- 214

Haryana- 3

Himachal Pradesh- 1

Jammu and Kashmir- 8

Jharkhand- 3

Karnataka- 21

Kerala- 4

Madhya Pradesh- 137

Maharashtra- 459

Meghalaya- 1

Odisha- 1

Punjab- 19

Rajasthan- 58

Tamil Nadu- 2

Telangana- 26

Uttar Pradesh- 39

West Bengal- 3

A total of 8,889 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 25,007 active cases currently.

COVID-19 cases top 3.25 mn globally; more than 1 mn recovered

Coronavirus cases
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New Delhi (NVI): The total number of confirmed coronavirus infected people stands at more than 3.25 million, with around 2,32,000 deaths eing reported worldwide, according to John Hopkins University tally.

However, more than one million people have recovered from the deadly disease so far globally.

In the US, more than 1 million Covid-19 cases have been recorded, with at least 63,000 deaths.

In another development, more than half of all states will be partially reopened by the end of the week, according to media reports.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that it is “very concerned” about community spread in a number of countries in West Africa.

South Korea has reported 9 more cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the nation’s total infections to 10,774, out of whom 9,072 have recovered, the Yonhap news agency reported.

Covid-19 India tally reaches 35,043, death toll 1,147

New Delhi (NVI): The total number of coronavirus cases in India has risen to 35,043 and fatalities from the virus have gone up to 1,147, Union Health Ministry said this morning.

In the past 24 hours, 1,993 fresh coronavirus cases were recorded in the country.

Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state with 10,498 COVID-19 cases followed by Gujarat with 4,395 cases and Delhi with 3,515 cases, as per Health Ministry data.

The other states with high number of cases are Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

Meanwhile, all infected patients in
Goa, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur have been cured and no new case has been reported.

The recovery rate of the country has improved from 13.06 per cent to 25.36 per cent in 14 days, ministry said.

So far, as many as 8,888 COVID-19 patients have been cured or discharged.

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