The Observer Issue 21 Volume 20

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Second wave of Covid-19 pandemic has made the future of small sporting leagues uncertain | P 2

Vol 20, Issue 21

Monday, May 24, 2021

Travel ban came after they had made bookings By Nishita M. Agath

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Direct flights between India and Canada were cancelled on April 24 as a result of the second Covid-19 wave in India | Courtesy: KPN lines are announced, the rules will remain the same. Owing to the pandemic, students received their visas late, leading them to book tickets as late as May 2021. Trupti Patel, a student, said: “The visa process got delayed, and it took about a year for clearance. I was to leave on May 17. But due to new guidelines imposed by the

government, I had to cancel the ticket and book a new one. The rescheduled ticket is around Rs1 lakh costlier than the earlier one.” Meenakshi G, a student said: “I got my visa in April 2021, and booked a ticket for April 25. Now, I have to bear cancellation charges as well as (pay for) a more expensive ticket. My plans for studies and job seem vague.”

Oil & fuel prices in India may spike due to further sanctions on Iran

Gulf of Mexico storm alert could also play a part

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Direct flights between the two countries, India and Canada, were cancelled on April 24. Rutvik Soni, a student who had booked a flight via the UAE, said: “My flight was not cancelled. However, it was mandatory to get a Covid-19 negative report from the transit country. My flight’s layover was just three hours. Within this duration, I can’t get my Covid-19 reports. This bothered several students. As a result, they had to cancel their tickets.” The students find rules like three-day hotel quarantine and an RT-PCR test on reaching Canada stringent. Shrey Modi, an Ahmedabadbased student, said: “I was to leave on May 1. I had done bookings for three-day hotel quarantine in Toronto by paying $1,100. As the flights got banned all of a sudden, I am now clueless. As per the hotel authorities, they will not grant a refund.” They hotel will adjust the amount if he reaches there within a year. Continued on page 6

News Briefs Hero MotoCorp resumes production Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, on Monday resumed production at all its manufacturing plants in India. The company had on May 17 commenced single-shift production at its Gurugram, Dharuhera and Haridwar plants.

Narada case: CBI moves SC against HC order

The CBI on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court order which allowed house arrest of 4 Trinamool leaders in the Narada case. Kalyan Banerjee of TMC slammed the Governer for directly giving permission to CBI.

User info linked to 18 cr Domino orders leaked Customer information related to 18 crore orders placed with Domino’s India have been made public by a hacker who claims to have breached the company’s servers. The day on which an order was placed on Domino’s website or app, the exact delivery location, and the amount spent were among the information put out by the hacker.

Bengal, Odisha brace for the cyclone Yaas By Upasana Banerjee

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il and fuel prices in India are expected to increase after the expiry of Iran’s nuclear monitoring deal with the UN. Another factor could be a storm alert in the Gulf of Mexico. As per a Reuters report, the US National Hurricane Centre said a low-pressure system over Gulf of Mexico had a 60 per cent chance of turning into a cyclone in the next 48 hours. The 0.5% price increase in Brent Crude Oil futures for July to $66.7 in the early hours of Monday. Crude oil price increased by Rs 44, reaching Rs 4,703 per barrel, on the morning of May 24. How-

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Indians who enrolled in Canada varsities in 2020 are stranded everal students who were to leave for Canada are now left stranded due to ban on flights from India. Alpa Agath, a student, said: “A few universities in Canada have a rule that if a student studies more than half of a course from outside the country, then the course is considered an online course. I enrolled in 2020 and the second semester is to end by June-July 2021. If this situation prevails, and if the travel ban is not lifted, then my fees, as well as efforts, will be in vain.” When the students enquired about the same, authorities at the universities responded that they have no update on the change in online rules. Until any new guide-

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On May 24, the petrol price in Bengaluru was Rs 96.31 per litre while the diesel price was Rs 89.12 per litre | Courtesy: KPN ever, experts are of the opinion that a sharper rise may be witnessed in the coming days. Speaking to The Observer, Richa Mishra, oil and gas reporter for the Hindu Business Line said: “ A rise in global prices

may not immediately impact the prices since we maintain an inventory, but retail oil prices in the country will certainly see a spike in the future as procuring crude oil would become costlier.” Continued on page 4

Kolkata: Cyclone Yaas is likely to hit the Bengal-Odisha coast between Sagar Island and Paradip on the evening of May 26. Yaas, which comes days after cyclone Tauktae wrecked Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat, is expected to acutely affect the Bengal coast after crossing north of Odisha as a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 155 kmph to 165 kmph. Since Sunday, a depression has formed over the Bay of Bengal, causing drizzle in parts of Bengal. “It is very likely to move slowly towards north-north west wards and will continue to move in the direction and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near north Odisha and coast of Bengal by early morning of 26th May,” Dr Sanjib Bandopadhyay, deputy director general of IMD told The Observer.

Courtesy: www.windy.com “It will take a very severe form around noon on Wednesday.” As precautionary measures the Odisha government has asked the Centre for 32 NDRF teams, whereas the West Bengal government has set up a war room at the Lalbazaar police headquarters. Continued on page 6


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