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57 DEAD AS PLANE CRASHES IN KARACHI Karachi: At least 57 people were killed when a Pakistan International Airlines plane with 99 people on board crashed into a densely populated residential area near the Jinnah International Airport here on Friday, officials said. The toll may rise. Flight PK-8303 from Lahore was about to land in Karachi when it crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir, just a minute before its landing, they said. The PIA Airbus A320 carrying 91 passengers and eight crew members has crashed landed into the Jinnah housing society located near the airport, a spokesperson of the national carrier said. Earlier, a PIA spokesperson and many media reports said that there were 107 people on board the aircraft. Turn on P6
Narendra Modi @narendramodi Deeply saddened by the loss of life due to a plane crash in Pakistan. Our condolences to the families of the deceased, and wishing speedy recovery to those injured.
#CycloneAmphan
Modi visits Bengal and
Odisha, gives `1,500 cr relief
PM Narendra Modi conducts aerial survey of areas affected due to Cyclone, in Bhubaneswar.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced Rs 1,000 crore relief package for West Bengal and Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured in the destruction caused by cyclone Amphan. He also announced finan-
cial assistance of Rs 500 crore and ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to next of kin of deceased & Rs 50,000 to seriously injured for the affected in Odisha. PM said all aspects relating to rehabilitation, reconstruction will be addressed and the Centre will always
stand with West Bengal in these testing time. He heaped praise on CM Mamata Banerjee saying, “Under the leadership of CM Banerjee, West Bengal is doing its bit in fighting the crisis situation caused by cyclone Amphan,” Turn on P6
Bus Politics takes an ugly turn!
Economic package a cruel joke on the country; govt has no exit strategy: Sonia
First India Bureau
She was addressing meeting of 22 like-minded political parties via VC
Jaipur: The stand-off between BJP-led UP government and Congress party over buses has now taken an ugly turn with BSP chief Mayawati slamming Rajasthan government for demanding payment of over Rs 36 lakh for transporting students of UP from Kota to Agra and Jhansi, saying, the move shows its “depravity” and “inhumanity”. There is no love lost between Mayawati and Rajasthan Congress since she has accused the party of poaching her 6 MLAs. Gehlot govt has sent a bill to UP government asking reimbursement for transporting students from Kota to UP. On this issue UP Dy CM Dinesh Sharma said the bill was the reflection of Congress’s doublespeak. P2
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi came down heavily on the government over the COVID-19 situation in the country on Friday and alleged that it has abandoned any pretence of being democratic and forgotten the spirit of federalism. Addressing a meeting of 22 Opposition parties convened through video-conferencing to discuss the situation arising out of
Declare cyclone national calamity, demands Oppn
the coronavirus pandemic, she alleged that the government is uncertain about the crite-
AI RESUMES BOOKING OF DOMESTIC FLIGHTS New Delhi: Air India on Friday started booking for domestic flights amid lockdown. “We have started bookings for domestic flights,” said Air India in a statement. It will operate a total of 8,428 flights each week for the next three months from 25 May to 25 August as govt announced resumption of domestic flights.
ria for enforcing lockdowns and has no exit strategy from it. Turn on P6
‘INDIA HAS ONLY 0.1 MILLION CASES’ New Delhi: In a country of 1.35 billion people, there are only 0.1 million cases of COVID-19, said Union Health and Family Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan in his address after taking charge as the chairman of the WHO Executive Board on Friday. P6
New Delhi: Twenty-two Opposition parties urged the Centre on Friday to immediately declare the devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan in Odisha and West Bengal as a national calamity and called for helping the two states. They said relief and rehabilitation should be the topmost priority at this juncture.
COVID-19 IMPACT: RBI CUTS KEY INTEREST RATES Mumbai: RBI on Friday reduced repo rate by 40 basis points to 4% and extended loan repayment moratorium for another three months up to August 31. As a result, the reverse repo rate stands at 3.35%, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. The monetary policy committee voted 5:1 in favour of the decision.
For Nirogi Raj, govt will promote Indian medical practices: CM CM said relevance of Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani and other Indian medical practices has increased in modern lifestyle First India Bureau Jaipur: Stressing on the role of Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani and other Indian medical practices, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that these practices have an important role in realising the resolve
of ‘Nirogi Rajasthan’. “The state government will not shy away from promoting these systems. During the ongoing fight against Covid-19 pandemic, the doctors and nursing workers associated with these medical practices have worked with full dedication,” Gehlot observed.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during a VC on Friday where Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma, DB Gupta, Kuldeep Ranka, Rohit K Singh, and others were present.
The Chief Minister was interacting with medical personnel associated with Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani and other Indian systems of medicine through a video conference on Friday. He said that these methods have also contributed well in preventing corona. “The efforts made by the Ayurveda Department to increase immunity through decoction and other medicines have shown good results. Also, other methods
have contributed in their own ways to strengthen the immune system,” Gehlot said. The Chief Minister said that the relevance of these systems has increased in modern life style. “Confidence in the public towards these systems has increased. Research in these systems should be encouraged and they need to be made more useful towards the current needs of people. Special emphasis should be made on Yoga and Naturopathy to
make people healthy,” he said. During the VC, Medical and Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma said that AYUSH medical workers have rendered commendable services in this challenging phase of the pandemic. “It is the effort of the state government that these systems emerge in new forms and more and more people can get benefit from them. The CM had announced the opening of two Homeopathy Colleges in this budget Turn on P6