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COVID-19 UPDATE
WORLD
7,27,025 1,97,03,085 DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA 17,367 DEATHS 5,03,084 CASES
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CONFIRMED CASES
TAMIL NADU 4,808 DEATHS 2,90,907 CASES
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INDIA
DEATHS
Ahmedabad/Jaipur: In yet another turn in the Rajshtan politics just a few days ahead of the assembly session, the BJP has shifted around 20 MLAs to Gujarat anticipating fear of poaching from the ruling party. On August 14, the assembly session is slated where the floor test of the rul-
SATISH POONIA, Rajasthan BJP President
ing party under Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will be held to prove the majority.
In a special charter plane, six MLAs, Nirmal Kumawat, Gopi Chand Meena, Jabbar Singh Sankhala, Gurdeep Shahpini, Dharmendra Kumar Mochi and Gopal Lal Sharma, who are close to former chief minister Vasundhara Raje have been shifted. They are staying at Sagar Darshan Hotel in Somnath. Turn on P6
2,629
CONFIRMED CASES
DELHI 4,098 DEATHS 1,44,127 CASES
DEATHS
KARNATAKA 3,091 DEATHS 1,72,102 CASES
Amid poaching fears, BJP herds MLAs Gargi Raval & Aishwarya Pradhan
GUJARAT
43,453 21,51,899
6 RAJ BJP MLAs NOW IN PORBANDAR
I am very much aware of BJP MLAs going for an excursion. Whenever BJP Legislature party meets, they all will be there as Rajasthan BJP is intact and united. We trust our MLAs and it remains intact.
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from different agencies, insurance of the aircraft etc, he noted. “I might mention that the Air India aircraft are properly insured and discussions will be made with passengers and their families at the appropriate juncture in line with the Montreal convention of international civil aviation organisation”, Puri said. “First of all, every passenger in the aircraft has been accounted for. Twenty three people were discharged because they had only minor injuries. A total of 149 are in the hospital receiving treatment. We are working very closely with the state and central machineries to tide over the difficult situation and extend possible support to the families of deceased passengers and provide all kinds of assistance to the injured persons,” the said. —PTI
New Delhi: Six Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLAs from Rajasthan on Saturday moved Supreme Court seeking transfer of the case against their merger with the Congress party in the state from Rajasthan High Court to the top court. Interestingly the MLAs are of the view that the 2/3rd of Congress MLAs merged with BJP in Goa to form govern-
PURI ANNOUNCES INTERIM
RELIEF FOR VICTIMS MINISTER ANNOUNCED RS 10 LAKH FOR EACH OF THOSE WHO DIED, `2 LAKH EACH FOR THOSE WHO SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND `50,000 FOR THOSE WITH MINOR INJURIES
MEGHWAL TESTS CORONA +VE Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal has tested Corona positive on Saturday. According to the sources, he has been admitted to the Trauma Center of AIIMS.
lion at 1469 as against the global average of 2425 and added that the Case Fatality Rate stands at 2.04 per cent. With 48,900 patients discharged in the last 24 hours, India’s total recoveries from COVID-19 has reached 14,27,005.
ment then why cant the BSP legislators do the same in Rajasthan. “The Supreme Court is already hearing such matter which is related to Goa. Since both the matters are on the same subject, the Supreme Court should hear the Rajasthan MLAs’ matter also,” says senior advocate AK Jain. BSP MLAs, in their petition, also submitted that similar matters pertaining to the interpretation of Para 4 of the Turn on P6
`10L FROM KERALA GOVT, AIR INDIA EACH
Kerala government on Saturday announced Rs 10 lakh compensation to the families of those who died. “The state government has decided to provide a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of those who have lost their lives. The medical expenses of those under treatment will be taken over by the state government,” Kerala CM Vijayan said. AIE said it is adequately insured and would pay the compensation in accordance with applicable law at an appropriate time.
Hardeep Singh Puri, when asked about the speculation on the fuel in the ill-fated aircraft, said the plane was carrying enough fuel to attempt a diversionary landing elsewhere. “Let us await the findings of investigation,” the minister said.
BLACK BOX RECOVERED
Black box of AIE plane that crashed at Karipur International Airport has been recovered and will be taken to Delhi for further investigation by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), said an official of aviation regulator DGCA. Hardeep Singh Puri inspects the crash site of an Air India Express flight at Karippur in Kozhikode.
India’s Covid tally surges to 20 Lakh mark on Saturday New Delhi: With a spike of 61,537 new COVID-19 cases and 933 deaths India’s COVID-19 tally surged to 20,88,612 on Saturday, as per the Union health ministry. The death toll due to the disease now stands at 42,518 in the country, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The COVID-19 tally of 20,88,612 cases includes 6,19,088 active cases, 14,27,006 cured/discharged/migrated. COVID-19 confirmed cases had crossed the 10 lakh mark in India on July 17 when the tally reached 10,03,832. Compared globally, India has one of the lowest cases per mil-
RAJASTHAN 778 DEATHS 51,328 CASES
‘THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL’
‘SATHE WAS EXPERIENCED’
Puri said the aircraft was captained and operated by “one of our most distinguished, experienced commanders”, Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe, who was among those killed in the accident. “In fact, the Captain had more than 10,000 hours of flying experience. He has landed on this very air piece, I think as many as 27 times including this year”, Puri said. The co-pilot Captain Akhilesh Kumar, 32, who also died in the mishap, had a total flying experience of 1723 hours.
CONFIRMED CASES
BSP MLAs want Goa and Raj cases clubbed in SC Aditi Nagar
Dharmnarayan Joshi, Arjun Lal Jingar, Jagasi Ram Koli, Samaram Grasiya, Phool Singh Meena, Amrit Lal Meena, Pratap Gameti, Babulal Kharadi at Shamlaji temple in Gujarat. —PHOTO BY AISHWARYA PRADHAN
69,986
MERGER MUDDLE
KOZHIKODE FLIGHT CRASH
Kozhikode: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday announced an interim relief of Rs 10 lakh for each of those who died in the Air India Express crash at the Karipur airport here. He also assured the kin of victims that steps would be taken to get them compensation in line with an international convention of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Addressing the media after visiting the accident site, along with his ministerial colleague V Muraleedharan and others, the Minister announced Rs 10 lakh for each of those who died in the plane crash, Rs 2 lakh each for those who suffered serious injuries and Rs 50,000 for those with minor injuries. This was over and above all the other compensations, which might be forthcoming
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The recovery rate stands at 68.32 per cent. Meanwhile, 12,822 COVID-19 cases and 275 deaths due to the disease were reported in Maharashtra, the worst affected state by the pandemic, making the tally of the state Turn on P6
India, China’s Major Generals hold discussion New Delhi: The Major General-level talks between India and China, being held at Daulat Beg Oldi area to discuss disengagement by the Chinese side along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh sector, concluded at around 7:30 pm on Saturday, said Indian Army sources. “Major general-level talks held today between India and China concluded around 7:30 pm. The two sides discussed disengagement by the Chinese side in the Ladakh sector including the Depsang Plains area and other friction points,” the sources said. During the talks, which was scheduled to start at 11 AM, the two sides focused on disengagement from Depsang Plains, where the Chinese have marched with over 17,000 troops along the LAC. India has also deployed more than 15,000 troops there along with heavy deployment of armoured regiments to counter any possible Chinese thrust. The Chinese have also come there in with several armoured regiments. Turn on P6
GRATITUDE TO CORONA WARRIORS
Military bands perform at Red Fort New Delhi: Military bands from the three services belted out soulful music amid the backdrop of the iconic Red Fort on Saturday in the run up to the Independence Day celebrations. From “Teri Mitti....” to “Jai Jaikara”, the bands performed with aplomb while taking all the precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a first, military bands from the three services are performing for a fortnight across the country ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, officials said. On Saturday evening, the bands assembled
As part of the ongoing celebration of the 74th Independence Day, the Indian Armed Forces give a musical band performance at Red Fort in Delhi.
keeping social distancing in mind, many bandsmen and conduc-
tors sported masks while playing instruments. The bands of army,
navy and police have already performed at Porbandar, Hyderabad,
Bengaluru, Raipur, Amritsar, Guwahati, Allahabad and Kolkata so far, officials said. “The performances are intended as gestures of gratitude and appreciation of the nation towards the corona warriors who have been steadfastly fighting to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the country even at the risk of their lives,” the defence ministry said in a statement earlier. The tri-services band will be giving three performances in Delhi, one each at Red Fort, Rajpath and the India Gate on August 8, 9 and 12 respectively, it had said.