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COVID-19 UPDATE
USA
2,50,155 36,13,084 1,524 44,870 DEATHS
SPAIN ITALY UK GERMANY RUSSIA TURKEY BRAZIL IRAN CHINA CANADA BELGIUM N’LANDS ECUADOR
69,064 25,428 29,079 28,734 6,866 1,356 3,397 7,051 6,277 4,633 3,767 7,924 5,082 1,569
HOPE
+466 +164 +195 +288 +11 +76 +56 +26 +74 +3 +85 +80 +26 +5
DEATHS
CONFIRMED CASES
BEACON of
TOTAL NEW DEATHS DEATHS
1,200,794 248,301 211,938 190,584 165,745 145,268 126,045 101,826 98,647 82,880 59,858 50,267 40,770 31,881
INDIA
WORLD
GLOBAL STATE OF AFFAIRS COUNTRY TOTAL CASES
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CONFIRMED CASES
77
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RAJASTHAN
DEATHS
3,061
CONFIRMED CASES
The Keukenhof flower garden in Holland, with its seven million spring-flowering bulbs, is the most ‘beautiful spring garden in the world’. For the first time in its 71-year history, it is closed due to coronavirus lockdown. However, its magnificent blooms can still be seen in all their multi-coloured glory—virtually—thanks to Dutch photographer Albert Dros, who was given exclusive access to the Garden of Europe. Gardeners had been working hard to prepare the site for its annual flower festival, planting 7million bulbs!
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IN RAJASTHAN DISTRICT
TOTAL CASES
AJMER 172 ALWAR 12 BANSWARA 66 BARAN 1 BARMER 3 BHARATPUR 114 BHILWARA 37 BIKANER 38 CHITTORGARH 90 CHURU 14 DAUSA 21 DHOLPUR 15 DUNGARPUR 7 HANUMANGARH 11 JAIPUR 1022 JAISALMER 35 JHALAWAR 41 JHUNJHUNU 42 JODHPUR 721 KARAULI 3 KOTA 212 NAGAUR 119 PALI 28 PRATAPGARH 4 RAJSAMAND 4 SWAI MADHOPUR 8 SIKAR 7 TONK 134 UDAIPUR 15 OTHER DIST. 2 2998 TOTAL OTHER (Italy) 2 EVACUEES 61 GRAND TOTAL 3061 SAMPLE RECEIVED SAMPLE NEGATIVE
NEW TOTAL CASES DEATH
+4 +1 — — +1 — — +1 +23 — — +3 — — +29 — +1 — +89 — +3 +1 +15 — +2 — +1 — +1 — +175 — — +175
1 1 — — — 2 2 1 1 — — — — — 44 — — — 11 — 6 2 — 1 — — 2 1 — 2(UP) 77 — — 77
1,29,258 1,22,513
UNDER EXAMINATION
3,684
FARE ENOUGH!
Never talked about charging migrants workers 85% fare borne by railways, 15% by state govts, says Centre Every PCC shall bear the cost for rail travel, says Sonia Gandhi Bihar & MP have decided to fund rail travel of its workers
Cong to pay rail fare of needy migrants: Sonia Migrants from Nagpur arrive at Lucknow railway station by a special train on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has said that it is charging only standard fare in Shramik special trains from State Governments, which is just 15 % of the total cost incurred by Railways. “The Railways is not selling any tickets to migrants and is only boarding passengers based on lists provided by States,” said sources from the Ministry of Railways. The Railways is running Shramik special trains keeping berths empty in each coach to maintain social distancing, said sources adding the trains are returning empty from
destinations under lock and key. Free food and bottled water is also being provided to the migrants by Railways. “The Railways has run 34 Shramik special trains so far from different parts of the country and is fulfilling its social responsibility of providing safe and convenient travel especially to the poorest of the poor in a time of crisis,” the sources added. The special trains are being run to transport migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places in the country due to lockdown. Turn on P6
New Delhi: Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that her party will bear the cost for rail travel of every needy migrant worker and labourer to their respective home towns during the lockdown. She said that Congress had taken the decision as the Centre and Rail Ministry had completely ignored party’s repeated requests to ensure provisions of “safe and free rail travel of migrant
workers and labourers to their home-towns.” “Indian National Congress has taken a decision that every Pradesh Congress Committee shall bear the cost for the rail Turn on P6
INDIA TO BRING CITIZENS STRANDED ABROAD FROM MAY 7 New Delhi: Centre said it will be “facilitating return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner,” from 7 May. “Travel would be arranged by aircraft and naval ships. Indian Embassies and High Commissions are preparing a list of distressed Indians.
Bonding over booze: People give social distancing a miss! Liquor shops reopened on Monday but were shut down as crowd became unruly; In Raj shops will now open on Tuesday after proper barricading, said Excise Dept New Delhi: Liquor shops reopened across the country in the noncontainment zones after 40 days from Monday with people queuing up in large numbers, giving social distancing norms a toss at some places. MHA had extended the 40-day nationwide lockdown from Monday for two more weeks and allowed liquor and tobacco shops to open in the green and orange zones. Many liquor shops had to be shut as people, who gathered outside the outlets, did not follow social dis-
tancing norms, while in some cases police had to use mild force to disperse the unruly crowd. Large number of people made a beeline in Uttar Pradesh that reopened 26,000 liquor stores, while Rajasthan had to close most of the shops where social distancing norms were not being followed. As per the government notification, shops selling liquor have to ensure social distancing and also make sure that not more than five people are present at one time at the shop.
SPREADING “DEADLY VIRUS LIKE TERRORISM”: MODI ON PAK AT NON-ALIGNED SUMMIT New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday delivered a sharp takedown of Pakistan during a video address to the summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), pointing to its focus on terror even amid the coronavirus pandemic. Without naming Pakistan, PM Modi said, “Even as the world fights COVID19, some people are busy spreading some other deadly viruses such as terrorism, fake news and doctored videos to divide communities and countries”. P6
Stranded penniless in crisis? Gehlot opens govt’s ‘wallet’! CM announces to pay for train & road travel of all outgoing labourers heading home Speed up testing in Jodhpur & Nimbahera: Gehlot Asks officials to create awareness in public that lockdown hasn’t ended Kartikey Dev Singh Jaipur: Hours after Congress President Sonia Gandhi announced that state units will pay for the train tickets of stranded laborers across the nation, Rajasthan Chief Minister and
senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, known to be sensitive towards the people’s hardships, also announced free travel for laborers looking to go out of state. Gehlot emphasized that his government will ensure that labourers
will not have to pay from their own pocket in this time of crisis. “The government will bear the expenses of those who want to catch a train back home and will also make arrangements for free travel of those opting for road journey till Rajasthan’s
CM REVIEWS DAMAGE CAUSED BY HAIL Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has instructed the district collectors to assess the damage caused by hailstorm and storm and provide assistance for human loss immediately. He has also instructed to give assistance of up to 4 lakh rupees, as per rules, to the next of kin who died due to recent hailstrom in Tonk district. “In the last few days there has been hailstorm in various districts in which crops have been damaged. For this, all the District Collectors have been asked to gather information about the crop at the earliest, so that special girdawari can be done if required,” Gehlot said.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during a video conference with officials of various departments where DB Gupta and Rajeeva Swarup were also present on Monday.
boundary,” Gehlot said. Chairing a marathon three and a half hour long video conference with senior bureaucrats, nodal officers, of-
ficials of various departments, district collectors, superintendents of police and officials of health department, Turn on P6