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GAZA MILITANTS, KIDS AMONG 24 DEAD AS ISRAEL HITS HAMAS
Gaza City: Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting high-rise home of a Hamas field commander and two border tunnels dug by militants, as Hamas and other armed groups fired dozens of rockets toward Israel. Since Monday when the fighting erupted, 24 Palestinians including 9 children were killed in Gaza, most by airstrikes.
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SCHOOL SHOOTING IN RUSSIA KILLS 9; SUSPECT ARRESTED
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
ED books Anil Deshmukh for money laundering New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate has filed a criminal case under anti-money laundering law against ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in an alleged “bribery” case, sources said on Tuesday. They said the case registered under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been filed after studying a CBI FIR that was filed against Deshmukh late last month. The central probe agency may now summon Deshmukh, 71, for questioning apart from others who have a role in the case, they said. The ED case comes about after the CBI first carried out a preliminary enquiry, followed by filing a regular case, on the orders of the Bombay High Court that asked it to look into the allega-
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INDIA SEES DECLINE IN DAILY NEW CASES!
l Total active cases dip to 37,15,221 on Tuesday with net decline of 30,016 cases in 24 hours
l After 61 days, the new recoveries outnumber the new cases seen in the last 24 hours: Ministry
Bodies float in Ganga, 71 fished out so far Anil Deshmukh
SUSPENDED COP VAZE DISMISSED Sachin Vaze, the ‘encounter specialist’, has been dismissed from the Mumbai Police. An assistant police inspector, Vaze, is in NIA custody in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and Mansukh Hiren death case. tions of bribery made against Deshmukh by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. The agency has powers to attach assets of the accused during the probe stage.
Central Vista PIL a bid to stall project: Centre
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the PIL seeking stay on the construction of Central Vista here amid the raging COVID pandemic was just another attempt to stall the project which has been facing such attempts from the beginning on one pretext or another. The “intentions and motive” behind filing of the plea are evident from the fact that the instant project has been singled out by the
Moscow: A gunman attacked a school Tuesday morning in the Russian city of Kazan, sending students running out of the building as smoke poured from its windows. At least 9 people were killed—7 eighth-grade students, a teacher & another school worker— and 21 others were hospitalized, Russian officials said. Officials said attacker has been arrested.
petitioners despite several other agencies, including Delhi Metro, carrying out construction activities across the national capital, the Centre has alleged. “The very fact that out of all these construction activities going on simultaneously for different projects by different agencies, the petitioner has chosen to be a public spirited citizen only with regard to one project only speaks volumes Turn to P6
An otherwise busy Kamaraj Salai area wears a deserted look during COVID-induced lockdown, in Chennai.
New Delhi: An early trend of decline in daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths has been noted in the country, the government said on Tuesday, indicating that the devastating second wave of the pandemic is on the wane. According to the government, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Chhattisgarh were among 18 states and union territories showing continued plateauing or decrease in daily new COVID-19 cases. Addressing a press conference, a senior official, however, said Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Punjab were among 16 states and union territories showing continued increasing trend in daily new COVID-19 cases. Thirteen states have more than 1 lakh active COVID-19 cases each and 26 states have a positivity rate of over 15 per cent, the government said. Ministry also appreciated containment models of Mumbai and Pune, saying that such models need to be replicated at the national level. Turn to P6
CORONA CATASTROPHE
INDIA
3,29,942 New cases
3,876
New fatalities
RAJASTHAN
16,080 New cases
160
New fatalities RAJ SETS TREATMENT RATES IN PVT HOSPS Jaipur: Rajasthan government on Tuesday fixed the package fees for treatment of COVID-19 patients admitted in private hospitals of the state. Government had fixed the treatment cost in June last year, but it was not clear what medicines and tests were included in the package.
26 COVID PATIENTS DIE AT GOA HOSP; MIN SEEKS HC PROBE Panaji: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said 26 COVID-19 patients died at state- run Goa Medical College and Hospital in the early hours and sought an investigation by the HC to find out the cause. He said these fatalities occurred between 2 am and 6 am “which is a fact”, but remained evasive about the cause. Goa CM Pramod Sawant, who visited GMCH, said the gap between the Turn to P6
COUNTRY NEEDS A HELPING HAND IN DISTRESSING TIMES: RAGA New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged people to provide a helping hand to the needy in these distressing times of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said this while asking them to join the SpeakUpToSaveLives’ campaign to strengthen the fight against coronavirus. He also shared an over one-minute Turn to P6
COVID HIGHLIGHTS l 7-day total lockdown in Nagaland from May 14
l Bharat Biotech begins Covaxin supplies to 14 states
l Prioritise those due for 2nd dose: Centre to states
l Indian Army Common Entrance Exam scheduled on May 30 postponed due to current COVID-19 situation
l PM Modi will not attend G7 summit in person: MEA l RT-PCR not needed for travel within states: ICMR
l 17,27,10,066 vax doses administered through 25,15,519 sessions
Ballia/Ghazipur (UP): Bodies were seen floating in the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia and Ghazipur districts, according to local residents and the authorities on Tuesday. Meanwhile, at least 71 bodies were fished out from the Ganga in Bihar’s Buxar, which is downstream the two UP districts, triggering suspicion that these could be of Co-
Congress creating false panic: Nadda to Sonia New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda on Tuesday accused the Congress of misleading people and creating false panic in the fight against COVID-19, and alleged that the conduct of its leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, during the pandemic will be remembered for “duplicity and pettiness”. Nadda wrote a fourpage letter to Congress
First India Bureau Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday called upon politicians and activists to rise above their ideological commitments and unite in the struggle against the corona pandemic. He said that human service is the religion of all political activists and today it is time to
fulfill it. Speaking during the all party meeting convened to discuss covid situation in the state, Gehlot said that all sections of society are helping as much as possible in this crisis. “It is also the responsibility of politicians to support each other in this pandemic and motivate people to win this war,” he said. Gehlot said that the
New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday hit back at BJP chief JP Nadda for accusing the party of playing politics on COVID-19 and said it is the BJP which is trying to make the issue political to hide its failures. Congress senior spokesperson Ajay Maken said it is not just the Congress which is attacking the government over its handling of the pandemic, but leading journals
GUV TO HOLD ALL PARTY MEET TODAY Jaipur: Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday to discuss the contribution made by political parties in the management, control and treatment of the corona pandemic in the state. The meeting will be held through a video conference on Wednesday afternoon. The Governor will discuss the contribution of political parties in the management and treatment of covid patients in the state. PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra, BJP state president Satish Poonia and representatives of the other parties will attend the video conference.
CM Ashok Gehlot during virtual all party meeting where leaders including Dr Raghu Sharma, Dr CP Joshi, Shanti Dhariwal, Dr Subhash Garg, Govind S Dotasra, Satish Poonia, Gulab Chand Kataria, Rajendra Rathore, Sanyam Lodha and others were present on Tuesday.
second wave of corona has taken a very deadly form in the state and
the country. “It is spreading fast compared to prepara-
tions of government. Preventing this spread is the most important task
in which political activists and leaders can play a big role,” he added. Gehlot said state government is taking serious note of the complaints and suggestions given by the politicians and public for larger in-
president Sonia Gandhi, a day after the Congress Working Committee, the apex body of the opposition party, hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over the handling of the coronavirus crisis. The BJP president also accused Congress leaders, including a chief minister, of trying to actively create vaccine Turn to P6
BJP trying to hide its failures, says Maken
Time to unite for cause of humanity: CM to leaders During all party meet, Gehlot urged politicians to rise above party lines & ask Centre to hike Raj’s Oxy, med quota
rona patients. According to Ballia residents, at least 45 bodies were seen floating at the Ujiyar, Kulhadia and Bharauli ghats in the Narahi area. However, the district authorities did not tell the exact number of bodies found there. Bodies were also seen floating in Ghazipur’s Gahmar and Bara villages, according to residents there.
terest. He also thanked the politicians for appreciating the efforts being made by frontline workers, government and officials to fight corona. Gehlot sought support from all political Turn to P6
and experts have also criticised it. He said this issue is not political, and it is not a Congress versus BJP issue but a government versus opposition one. Turn to P6
‘Centre, states doing all to tackle crisis’ Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Centre and the state governments are doing everything possible to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, while asserting that only those who perform commit mistakes. Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow visited a 255bed COVID hospital built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at the Haj House here. Speaking to reporters, Singh said, Turn to P6