The Centre has extended the nationwide lockdown, put in to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, by two more weeks. It was set to end this Sunday but now it has been pushed to May 17.
"After a comprehensive review, and in view of the lockdown measures having led to significant gains in the COVID-19 situation in the country, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India (GoI) issued an Order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, today, to further extend the lockdown for a further period of two weeks beyond May 4, 2020," said a home ministry notification.
The extension will however see some relaxations which will be regulated based on the spread of the virus in the districts, identified as red (hotspot), green and orange zones.
The green zones are districts with either zero confirmed cases till date; or, no confirmed case in the last 21 days. The classification of districts as red zones will take into account the total number of active cases, doubling rate of confirmed cases, extent of testing and surveillance feedback from the districts. Those districts, which are neither defined as Red nor Green, shall be classified as Orange zones.
Red zone:
These will see intensified surveillance protocols, contact tracing and 100% coverage of Aarogya Setu app. Containment zones will see house to house surveillance, home/ institutional quarantining of affected, and clinical management. Strict perimeter will be ensured.
What is allowed ( with restrictions and social distancing)
Orange zones:
Allowed
In addition to activities permitted in Red Zone, taxis and cab aggregators will be permitted with 1 driver and 1 passenger only. Inter-district movement of individuals and vehicles will be allowed for permitted activities only. Four wheeler vehicles will have maximum two passengers besides the driver and pillion riding will be allowed on two-wheelers.
Green zones:
Allowed
All activities are permitted except opening of schools, colleges, restaurants, large gatherings and malls. Buses can operate with up to 50% seating capacity and bus depots can operate with up to 50% capacity. All goods traffic is to be permitted. No separate pass of any sort is needed for such movement. Ecommerce for non-essentials and liquor sale are allowed.
Standalone shops selling liquor need to ensure 6-feet distance for customers and not more than five people will be allowed at one time in the shop.
In all zones, people above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years, shall stay at home, except for meeting essential requirements and for health purposes. Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) and Medical clinics shall be permitted to operate in Red, Orange and Green Zones, with social distancing norms.
Still no-no: Air, rail, metro, running of schools, colleges, and other educational and training/coaching institutions; hospitality services, including hotels and restaurants; places of large public gatherings, such as cinema halls, malls, gymnasiums, sports complexes etc; social, political, cultural and other kinds of gatherings; and, religious places/ places of worship for public. However, movement of persons by air, rail and road is allowed for select purposes, and for purposes as permitted by MHA.
Movement of individuals, for all nonessential activities, shall remain strictly prohibited between 7 pm to 7 am.
"After a comprehensive review, and in view of the lockdown measures having led to significant gains in the COVID-19 situation in the country, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India (GoI) issued an Order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, today, to further extend the lockdown for a further period of two weeks beyond May 4, 2020," said a home ministry notification.
The extension will however see some relaxations which will be regulated based on the spread of the virus in the districts, identified as red (hotspot), green and orange zones.
The green zones are districts with either zero confirmed cases till date; or, no confirmed case in the last 21 days. The classification of districts as red zones will take into account the total number of active cases, doubling rate of confirmed cases, extent of testing and surveillance feedback from the districts. Those districts, which are neither defined as Red nor Green, shall be classified as Orange zones.
Red zone:
These will see intensified surveillance protocols, contact tracing and 100% coverage of Aarogya Setu app. Containment zones will see house to house surveillance, home/ institutional quarantining of affected, and clinical management. Strict perimeter will be ensured.
What is allowed ( with restrictions and social distancing)
- Movement of individuals and vehicles with a maximum of 2 persons (besides the driver) in four-wheeler vehicles, and with no pillion rider in the case of two-wheelers.
- Special Economic Zones, Export Oriented Units , industrial estates and industrial townships
- Manufacturing units of essential goods, including drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, their raw materials
- Manufacturing of IT hardware
- Jute industry with staggered shifts and social distancing; and,
- manufacturing units of packaging material.
- Construction activities limited to in-situ construction (where workers are available on site).
- All standalone (single) shops, neighborhood (colony) shops and shops in residential complexes.
- E-Commerce activities only in respect of essential goods.
- Private offices can operate with upto 33% strength .
- All Government offices
- Food-processing units
- All agriculture activities
- All plantation activities
- All health services (including AYUSH)
- Banks, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), insurance and capital market activities.
- Public utilities
Orange zones:
Allowed
In addition to activities permitted in Red Zone, taxis and cab aggregators will be permitted with 1 driver and 1 passenger only. Inter-district movement of individuals and vehicles will be allowed for permitted activities only. Four wheeler vehicles will have maximum two passengers besides the driver and pillion riding will be allowed on two-wheelers.
Green zones:
Allowed
All activities are permitted except opening of schools, colleges, restaurants, large gatherings and malls. Buses can operate with up to 50% seating capacity and bus depots can operate with up to 50% capacity. All goods traffic is to be permitted. No separate pass of any sort is needed for such movement. Ecommerce for non-essentials and liquor sale are allowed.
Standalone shops selling liquor need to ensure 6-feet distance for customers and not more than five people will be allowed at one time in the shop.
In all zones, people above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years, shall stay at home, except for meeting essential requirements and for health purposes. Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) and Medical clinics shall be permitted to operate in Red, Orange and Green Zones, with social distancing norms.
Still no-no: Air, rail, metro, running of schools, colleges, and other educational and training/coaching institutions; hospitality services, including hotels and restaurants; places of large public gatherings, such as cinema halls, malls, gymnasiums, sports complexes etc; social, political, cultural and other kinds of gatherings; and, religious places/ places of worship for public. However, movement of persons by air, rail and road is allowed for select purposes, and for purposes as permitted by MHA.
Movement of individuals, for all nonessential activities, shall remain strictly prohibited between 7 pm to 7 am.
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Don't try to usurp power in time of crisis: Mamata Banerjee hits out at West Bengal Governor
Banerjee's sharp rebuttal came after the governor shot off two letters to the chief minister last week amid the clash between the Raj Bhavan and Nabanna, the state secretariat, in the wake of West Bengal's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday, accusing him of trying to "usurp powers" amid the coronavirus crisis, and asked him to desist from using official communications and logos on social media.
Banerjee's sharp rebuttal came after the governor shot off two letters to the chief minister last week amid the clash between the Raj Bhavan and Nabanna, the state secretariat, in the wake of West Bengal's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
"Such words and such communications of such content, tenor and tone from a Governor to an elected CM are unprecedented in the annals of Indian constitutional and political history. Your words against me and my ministers and officers can be described as vituperative, intemperate, intimidating and abusive," Banerjee said in her 14-page reply to Dhankhar.
Accusing him of preaching and sermonising constitutional norms "without practising it and violating it", she said the governor may not agree with her policies, but unfortunately, he has no other power than bringing it to her notice, as long as the government commands the confidence of the legislature.
"I beseech you to desist from intensifying your efforts to usurp powers, especially at the time of crisis.... You should desist from using official communications/logos for your continuous tweets on social media," the chief minister said.
Banerjee's sharp rebuttal came after the governor shot off two letters to the chief minister last week amid the clash between the Raj Bhavan and Nabanna, the state secretariat, in the wake of West Bengal's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
"Such words and such communications of such content, tenor and tone from a Governor to an elected CM are unprecedented in the annals of Indian constitutional and political history. Your words against me and my ministers and officers can be described as vituperative, intemperate, intimidating and abusive," Banerjee said in her 14-page reply to Dhankhar.
Accusing him of preaching and sermonising constitutional norms "without practising it and violating it", she said the governor may not agree with her policies, but unfortunately, he has no other power than bringing it to her notice, as long as the government commands the confidence of the legislature.
"I beseech you to desist from intensifying your efforts to usurp powers, especially at the time of crisis.... You should desist from using official communications/logos for your continuous tweets on social media," the chief minister said.
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UAE sends 7 metric tonnes of medical supplies to boost India's COVID-19 fight
The aid sent by plane will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to combat the virus, the embassy said in a statement. "The UAE is committed to extending critical support to nations seeking to bolster their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic," the UAE's Ambassador to India Ahmed Abdul Rahman AlBanna said.
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New Delhi: The UAE on Saturday sent seven metric tonnes of medical supplies to India to bolster its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gulf country's embassy here said. The aid sent by plane will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to combat the virus, the embassy said in a statement.
"The UAE is committed to extending critical support to nations seeking to bolster their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic," the UAE's Ambassador to India Ahmed Abdul Rahman AlBanna said.
"UAE assistance to India comes in recognition of the profound and brotherly ties our two countries have shared throughout the years," he said.
Combating COVID-19 has become a primary global concern, and the UAE acts out of its conviction that strengthening the efforts of other countries to contain the virus is a pressing necessity, the envoy said.
Till now, the UAE has provided more than 348 metric tonnes of aid to over 34 countries, supporting nearly 3,48,000 medical professionals in the process.
"The UAE is committed to extending critical support to nations seeking to bolster their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic," the UAE's Ambassador to India Ahmed Abdul Rahman AlBanna said.
"UAE assistance to India comes in recognition of the profound and brotherly ties our two countries have shared throughout the years," he said.
Combating COVID-19 has become a primary global concern, and the UAE acts out of its conviction that strengthening the efforts of other countries to contain the virus is a pressing necessity, the envoy said.
Till now, the UAE has provided more than 348 metric tonnes of aid to over 34 countries, supporting nearly 3,48,000 medical professionals in the process.
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Firm up plan to employ 15-20 lakh people: UP CM to officials
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked officials to firm up a plan to provide employment to nearly 20 lakh people in the state after studying the Centre's advisory on lockdown and the permitted economic activities amid it.
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LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked officials to firm up a plan to provide employment to nearly 20 lakh people in the state after studying the Centre's advisory on lockdown and the permitted economic activities amid it.
He also asked them to compile all details including names, addresses, mobile numbers and work competencies of labourers returning to the state to facilitate their employment.
"A work plan should be made to provide employment to 15-20 lakh people. During COVID-19 pandemic, the state government has paid salaries to 16 lakh state government employees and 12 lakh retired employees," he said, while chairing a meeting of senior state government officials at his residence.
Adityanath also directed officials to study the Centre's advisory pertaining to the lockdown, and, restart economic activities accordingly.
"Even during the lockdown, it is necessary to search possibilities. Industrial activities should be conducted while following all anti-infection measures," he said.
The chief minister observed that sugar mills have been allowed to operate and no case of Covid-19 infection has been reported from that sector.
Similarly, no such case has been reported from brick kilns, he pointed out.
"In the same way, all industries should operate. A detailed work plan should be prepared to give a new dimension to investment in the state," Adityanath said in a statement, issued by the UP government.
He also directed that health check up of labourers who came back to UP should be mandatorily conducted.
"The respective state governments should be informed that they should prepare a list of labourers from UP staying there, conduct their health check up, and facilitate their departure. Health check-ups of labourers who come back to UP should be mandatorily conducted. Infra-red thermometer should be made available so that the health check-up of labourers can be done," he said.
The health workers should screen the labourers coming back to the state, and those who are healthy should be sent to home quarantine for 14 days, he said.
“Those who are not well, should be given treatment. An officer-in-charge for these activities should be nominated in every district,” he added.
Effective policing should be done so as to ensure that any illegal inter-state or inter-district transportation is not allowed, the chief minister said.
To register a decisive victory over Covid-19, it is necessary to break the infection chain, he said.
Seeking identification of Covid-19 and non- Covid-19 hospitals in every district should, he said, "It should be ensured that Covid-19 patients are given treatment at the designated hospitals only." “The prevention and precaution can stop the spread of infection,” he pointed out.
Adityanath said doorstep delivery should be improved, and quarantine centres should be increased in the state.
Community kitchens should also observe social distancing, while cooking food.
"Arrangements should be made to ensure that one employee of the Revenue Department remains available at every quarantine centre," he said.
He also said social distancing should be strictly adhered to in the mandis, which should be regularly sanitised.
Members of women self-help groups should be engaged in making masks, pickles, murabba and papad, he added.
"If any 'nirashrit' (destitute) person dies, the government will bear the expenses of his last rites," he said in the statement.
He also asked them to compile all details including names, addresses, mobile numbers and work competencies of labourers returning to the state to facilitate their employment.
"A work plan should be made to provide employment to 15-20 lakh people. During COVID-19 pandemic, the state government has paid salaries to 16 lakh state government employees and 12 lakh retired employees," he said, while chairing a meeting of senior state government officials at his residence.
Adityanath also directed officials to study the Centre's advisory pertaining to the lockdown, and, restart economic activities accordingly.
"Even during the lockdown, it is necessary to search possibilities. Industrial activities should be conducted while following all anti-infection measures," he said.
The chief minister observed that sugar mills have been allowed to operate and no case of Covid-19 infection has been reported from that sector.
Similarly, no such case has been reported from brick kilns, he pointed out.
"In the same way, all industries should operate. A detailed work plan should be prepared to give a new dimension to investment in the state," Adityanath said in a statement, issued by the UP government.
He also directed that health check up of labourers who came back to UP should be mandatorily conducted.
"The respective state governments should be informed that they should prepare a list of labourers from UP staying there, conduct their health check up, and facilitate their departure. Health check-ups of labourers who come back to UP should be mandatorily conducted. Infra-red thermometer should be made available so that the health check-up of labourers can be done," he said.
The health workers should screen the labourers coming back to the state, and those who are healthy should be sent to home quarantine for 14 days, he said.
“Those who are not well, should be given treatment. An officer-in-charge for these activities should be nominated in every district,” he added.
Effective policing should be done so as to ensure that any illegal inter-state or inter-district transportation is not allowed, the chief minister said.
To register a decisive victory over Covid-19, it is necessary to break the infection chain, he said.
Seeking identification of Covid-19 and non- Covid-19 hospitals in every district should, he said, "It should be ensured that Covid-19 patients are given treatment at the designated hospitals only." “The prevention and precaution can stop the spread of infection,” he pointed out.
Adityanath said doorstep delivery should be improved, and quarantine centres should be increased in the state.
Community kitchens should also observe social distancing, while cooking food.
"Arrangements should be made to ensure that one employee of the Revenue Department remains available at every quarantine centre," he said.
He also said social distancing should be strictly adhered to in the mandis, which should be regularly sanitised.
Members of women self-help groups should be engaged in making masks, pickles, murabba and papad, he added.
"If any 'nirashrit' (destitute) person dies, the government will bear the expenses of his last rites," he said in the statement.
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Lockdown, Day 39: India's highest daily jump
Meanwhile, the DGCA has grounded domestic and international flights till the end of the lockdown.
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Last Updated: May 02, 2020, 08.52 PM IST
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In the last 24 hours, cases grew by the highest number yet with as many as 2,333 cases detected across the country. Maharashtra led the charts, reporting a record 1,003 new cases with Mumbai alone accounting for 741.
Meanwhile, the DGCA has grounded domestic and international flights till the end of the lockdown.
Here are the latest updates from today:
COUNT SO FAR:
LOCKDOWN LITE:
WORLD:
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Meanwhile, the DGCA has grounded domestic and international flights till the end of the lockdown.
Here are the latest updates from today:
COUNT SO FAR:
- Three deaths and 12 new cases in Rajasthan.
- Two deaths, 113 positive cases in Jharkhand.
- 127 new cases in Uttar Pradesh; total rises to 2,455.
- 62 new cases in Andhra Pradesh, total tally now 1,500.
- 38 cases at INS Angre in Mumbai.
- 20 test positive in Nanded Gurudwara.
- 19 new cases in Nashik; district tally at 316.
- Two new cases in Odisha.
| World | India | ||
| Tally | Toll | Tally | Toll |
| 33,59,055 | 2,38,999 | 37,776 | 1,223 |
LOCKDOWN LITE:
- India’s Q1 jewellery demand falls by 41%
- Coal India April shipments fall 25.5%
- GE Power resumes operations at Durgapur plant.
- Meghalaya allows mining for domestic purpose.
- US eases H-1B visa and Green Card rules.
- Maharashtra rolls out free insurance for its citizens.
- Second payment soon for women Jan Dhan holders.
WORLD:
- FDA allows emergency use of antiviral vaccine Remdesivir.
- US deaths climbed by 1,883 in 24 hrs.
- Italy reports 207,428 cases.
- China reports one new case versus 12 a day earlier.
- Germany's confirmed cases rise by 945 to 1,61,703.
- Mexico reports 1,515 new cases, 113 deaths.
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- What is the way forward? Tell us what you think, here.
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Gandhinagar chosen as it is only functional IFSC now: Devendra Fadnavis
Modi had announced at the 2007 Vibrant Gujarat Summit that GIFT City Ahmedabad would be developed as an IFSC and appointed ECADI for its planning and by 2012 plans were ready and work had started, Fadnavis said. In 2015, the Government of India enacted a law to govern IFSC and immediately GIFT City proposal was submitted and Mumbai's proposal was submitted eventually, he said.
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Last Updated: May 02, 2020, 05.32 PM IST
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Mumbai: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday defended the Union government's decision to set up the International Financial Services Centres Authority in Gandhinagar, saying it was the only functional IFSC as of now.
Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Congress chief and state revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat had alleged that the decision to set up IFSC headquarters in Gujarat was taken to "reduce Mumbai's stature" as the country's financial capital.
"Some people have selective memory when they want to blame everything on the Narendra Modi government," Fadnavis, a former Maharashtra chief minister, tweeted.
A high powered committee of the Central government submitted a report in February 2007, recommending creation of IFSC, he said.
"Neither the government of Maharashtra submitted any official proposal, nor did the Centre consider it.
"The headquarters is announced at Gandhinagar because it is the only functional IFSC. Those who are beating the chest now were in power from 2007 to 2014 and did nothing for Mumbai IFSC," he said, targeting the Congress and NCP.
"That void was captured by then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi," he said.
"Mumbai had a natural IFSC eco-system and it can still become an IFSC if Maharashtra govt desires," Fadnavis added.
Modi had announced at the 2007 Vibrant Gujarat Summit that GIFT City Ahmedabad would be developed as an IFSC and appointed ECADI for its planning and by 2012 plans were ready and work had started, he said.
In 2015, the Government of India enacted a law to govern IFSC and immediately GIFT City proposal was submitted and Mumbai's proposal was submitted eventually, he said.
GIFT City was in advanced stage so it got approval and Mumbai BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex) proposal faced technical problem for want of 50 hectares ofcontiguous land, said Fadnavis who was chief minister between 2014-2019.
The Maharashtra government resent the proposal and while planning Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project, the Centre planned the (proposed) BKC station in such a way that an IFSC building can stand over it, he said.
As GIFT City in Gujarat had already started functioning, then Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said the government was mulling if there could be two IFSCs, he said.
The Maharashtra government sent a report on how they can coexist and it is still under consideration, Fadnavis claimed.
Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Congress chief and state revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat had alleged that the decision to set up IFSC headquarters in Gujarat was taken to "reduce Mumbai's stature" as the country's financial capital.
"Some people have selective memory when they want to blame everything on the Narendra Modi government," Fadnavis, a former Maharashtra chief minister, tweeted.
A high powered committee of the Central government submitted a report in February 2007, recommending creation of IFSC, he said.
"Neither the government of Maharashtra submitted any official proposal, nor did the Centre consider it.
"The headquarters is announced at Gandhinagar because it is the only functional IFSC. Those who are beating the chest now were in power from 2007 to 2014 and did nothing for Mumbai IFSC," he said, targeting the Congress and NCP.
"That void was captured by then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi," he said.
"Mumbai had a natural IFSC eco-system and it can still become an IFSC if Maharashtra govt desires," Fadnavis added.
Modi had announced at the 2007 Vibrant Gujarat Summit that GIFT City Ahmedabad would be developed as an IFSC and appointed ECADI for its planning and by 2012 plans were ready and work had started, he said.
In 2015, the Government of India enacted a law to govern IFSC and immediately GIFT City proposal was submitted and Mumbai's proposal was submitted eventually, he said.
GIFT City was in advanced stage so it got approval and Mumbai BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex) proposal faced technical problem for want of 50 hectares ofcontiguous land, said Fadnavis who was chief minister between 2014-2019.
The Maharashtra government resent the proposal and while planning Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project, the Centre planned the (proposed) BKC station in such a way that an IFSC building can stand over it, he said.
As GIFT City in Gujarat had already started functioning, then Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said the government was mulling if there could be two IFSCs, he said.
The Maharashtra government sent a report on how they can coexist and it is still under consideration, Fadnavis claimed.
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PM must lay out lockdown-exit plan, roadmap to fight corona, bring economy back on track: Congress
Asking when the lockdown will finally end, Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the prime minister must also lay out the exit strategy from it and spell out the goalpost in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and economy.
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NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must come forward and address the countrymen to enlighten them on the way ahead in dealing with the coronavirus and the economic situation. Asking when the lockdown will finally end, Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the prime minister must also lay out the exit strategy from it and spell out the goalpost in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and economy.
"Will we see another lockdown? When will the lockdown finally end? The Prime Minister must come forward and address 130 crore Indians and enlighten them on the way ahead," he told reporters at a press briefing through video-conferencing.
Accusing the government of not handling the issue of migrant labourers in a humane or compassionate manner, Surjewala urged the prime minister and the Centre to ferry the migrant labourers to their home in sanitised trains for free, along with food.
"Will we see another lockdown? When will the lockdown finally end? The Prime Minister must come forward and address 130 crore Indians and enlighten them on the way ahead," he told reporters at a press briefing through video-conferencing.
Accusing the government of not handling the issue of migrant labourers in a humane or compassionate manner, Surjewala urged the prime minister and the Centre to ferry the migrant labourers to their home in sanitised trains for free, along with food.
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COVID-19: Functioning of Delhi High Court, district courts restricted till May 17
The Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the High Court, headed by Chief Justice D N Patel, decided that the restriction would be in place till May 17 and only urgent matters would continue to be heard via video-conferencing.
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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Saturday decided to restrict its and the district courts' functioning to urgent matters only till May 17, in view of the extended lockdown announced by the Centre in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to government data, the novel coronavirus has so far infected 37,336 people and claimed 1,218 lives in the country.
The Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the High Court, headed by Chief Justice D N Patel, decided that the restriction would be in place till May 17 and only urgent matters would continue to be heard via video-conferencing.
The administrative order said the progress of hearing urgent matters in the high court has been tremendous and all the courts in Delhi, including the high court, have already dealt with more than 11,427 urgent matters after the announcement of the lockdown.
"Initially, when the hearings started taking place through video-conferencing, it was confined to extremely urgent matters. However, with the experience and after taking regular inputs from the Bar, presently, all the urgent matters of all kinds are being taken up by the Delhi High Court as well as the courts subordinate to it. The mentioning in High Court is exclusively through a two-tier weblink, a completely transparent mechanism, which ensures contentment for all," it said.
The mentioning of urgent matters will continue to be done through the web link. The mentioning will be available from 9 am to 10.30 am on all working days to further expedite the listing and hearing.
The order said all the cases listed in the high court, including before the registrars and joint registrars, from May 4 to 17 have been adjourned to the corresponding dates between June 1 and June 15. The matters listed in the district courts during this period will also be adjourned and the information will be uploaded on their websites, the order said.
It said initially, the video-conferencing was started with one division bench and one single-judge bench, and gradually, increased to two division benches and six single benches on all working days, and the number of benches can be increased depending on the workload.
Earlier, the high court had on March 25 restricted its and the district courts' functioning till April 14. It was then extended to May 3.
The Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the High Court, headed by Chief Justice D N Patel, decided that the restriction would be in place till May 17 and only urgent matters would continue to be heard via video-conferencing.
The administrative order said the progress of hearing urgent matters in the high court has been tremendous and all the courts in Delhi, including the high court, have already dealt with more than 11,427 urgent matters after the announcement of the lockdown.
"Initially, when the hearings started taking place through video-conferencing, it was confined to extremely urgent matters. However, with the experience and after taking regular inputs from the Bar, presently, all the urgent matters of all kinds are being taken up by the Delhi High Court as well as the courts subordinate to it. The mentioning in High Court is exclusively through a two-tier weblink, a completely transparent mechanism, which ensures contentment for all," it said.
The mentioning of urgent matters will continue to be done through the web link. The mentioning will be available from 9 am to 10.30 am on all working days to further expedite the listing and hearing.
The order said all the cases listed in the high court, including before the registrars and joint registrars, from May 4 to 17 have been adjourned to the corresponding dates between June 1 and June 15. The matters listed in the district courts during this period will also be adjourned and the information will be uploaded on their websites, the order said.
It said initially, the video-conferencing was started with one division bench and one single-judge bench, and gradually, increased to two division benches and six single benches on all working days, and the number of benches can be increased depending on the workload.
Earlier, the high court had on March 25 restricted its and the district courts' functioning till April 14. It was then extended to May 3.
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Chairman of Delhi Minority Commission booked for sedition
In the FIR, the complainant alleged that Khan's post was “provocative”, "deliberate” and seditious and intended to cause disharmony and create a rift in the society, police said, adding that the case is being investigated by the cyber cell. The remarks were posted by Khan on Tuesday but deleted after sometime.
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NEW DELHI: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has registered a case of sedition against Chairman of Delhi Minority Commission Zafarul Islam Khan for a controversial social media post, an officer said on Saturday.
The FIR was registered against Khan on April 30 under section 124 A (sedition) and 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth) after police received a complaint by a resident of Vasant Kunj.
In the FIR, the complainant alleged that Khan's post was “provocative”, "deliberate” and seditious and intended to cause disharmony and create a rift in the society, police said, adding that the case is being investigated by the cyber cell.
The remarks were posted by Khan on Tuesday but deleted after sometime.
Later, Khan also sought an apology while the BJP demanded his removal from the commission.
"I realise that my tweet was ill-timed and insensitive in view of our county facing a medical emergency and fighting an unseen enemy. I apologise to all whose sentiments were hurt," Khan said in a statement.
He said that his tweet on April 28, thanking Kuwait for taking note of the "persecution" of Indian Muslims, in the context of the northeast Delhi violence, has "pained" some people which was never his intention.
The FIR was registered against Khan on April 30 under section 124 A (sedition) and 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth) after police received a complaint by a resident of Vasant Kunj.
In the FIR, the complainant alleged that Khan's post was “provocative”, "deliberate” and seditious and intended to cause disharmony and create a rift in the society, police said, adding that the case is being investigated by the cyber cell.
The remarks were posted by Khan on Tuesday but deleted after sometime.
Later, Khan also sought an apology while the BJP demanded his removal from the commission.
"I realise that my tweet was ill-timed and insensitive in view of our county facing a medical emergency and fighting an unseen enemy. I apologise to all whose sentiments were hurt," Khan said in a statement.
He said that his tweet on April 28, thanking Kuwait for taking note of the "persecution" of Indian Muslims, in the context of the northeast Delhi violence, has "pained" some people which was never his intention.
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European, US data can't be extrapolated to project COVID-19 cases in India: Mazumdar-Shaw
India's projections cannot be based on European and US data, says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
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BENGALURU: India has a different social structure and tackled the coronavirus much better than other countries, and projections of possible COVID-19 scenario going forward in this country cannot be based on European and US data, biotechnology industry veteran Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said on Saturday. In an interview the Executive Chairperson bio-pharmaceuticals major Biocon Ltd also suggested creating smaller red zones instead of classifying entire district as one so that economic activity picks up and supply chain is not cut-off.
She called for empowering district administrations in management of the pandemic with a mandate to test the population and provide treatment for the needy.
On some reports that COVID-19 would peak in India in June-July, Mazumdar-Shaw retorted: there are so many models doing the rounds projecting so many things and underlined that one has to go with real data.
We are extrapolating too much from other areas (Europe and the US) which have not done what we have done.
I really don't think we should extrapolate data from European data, or US data or western data , she said.
Mazumdar-Shaw noted that India had declared lockdown when the country had 500 positive cases, while Italy had done so when it had 9,000 cases, and the UK 6,700 cases.
So the burden of disease was much higher in those countries when they enforced lockdown when compared to what we did.
And by the way, the kind of preemptive measures that India took in terms of quarantining, curfew, lockdown, surveillance and adhering strictly to lockdown protocols are something which most countries have not done , she pointed out.
She recalled how health officials were calling up travelers who came from abroad for two weeks as part of strict surveillance at an early stage.
Which country has done so much? There was a very strict surveillance even in early stages; so we must appreciate all those measures that were taken, even during the lockdown.
The police have done an outstanding job in strict monitoring .
The kind of strict and preemptive measures that India has taken is standing the country in good stead and we should not start preparing models based on European or western ones because those are very different, Mazumdar-Shaw said.
Those (European and the US) models depend a lot on home for the elderly, they have lot of these.
Look at the number of deaths that have taken place in the home for aged in the western world, its huge, whether it is Italy, or the UK or France, or anywhere in Europe, see how many people have died in those homes.
We don't have such social structures in India.
We don't have a large number of old people dying at one time.
So, can you extrapolate from that data and impose it on India? No, because our social structure is so different, that's why I am skeptical of these predictions and models which are based on western models, you cannot extrapolate in Asia, she said.
I would do local extrapolation of data, I would not try and build mathematical model based on European or US data.
I would rather build mathematical models based on Indian data, state-wise, Mazumdar-Shaw said.
She also opined that red zoning has to be made smaller, saying one cannot make classify a whole district as a red zone.
You should actually start creating smaller sub-sets of red zones, because, otherwise, your whole supply chain will be blocked.
That's not good, she said.
You cannot make an entire district red because districts are too large.
You should sub-divide districts into red areas.
If you can create orange and green zones within a district, it will be better .
According to her, management of Covid-19 pandemic should be left to district administrations, who have to be empowered and told to test, track, quarantine patients and provide treatment for the needy.
That way if you start doing it, you will really be able to control the virus, burden of the viral disease.
That's the way to do it.
Economic activity should be brought into immediate effect in orange and green zones, she added.
She called for empowering district administrations in management of the pandemic with a mandate to test the population and provide treatment for the needy.
On some reports that COVID-19 would peak in India in June-July, Mazumdar-Shaw retorted: there are so many models doing the rounds projecting so many things and underlined that one has to go with real data.
We are extrapolating too much from other areas (Europe and the US) which have not done what we have done.
I really don't think we should extrapolate data from European data, or US data or western data , she said.
Mazumdar-Shaw noted that India had declared lockdown when the country had 500 positive cases, while Italy had done so when it had 9,000 cases, and the UK 6,700 cases.
So the burden of disease was much higher in those countries when they enforced lockdown when compared to what we did.
And by the way, the kind of preemptive measures that India took in terms of quarantining, curfew, lockdown, surveillance and adhering strictly to lockdown protocols are something which most countries have not done , she pointed out.
She recalled how health officials were calling up travelers who came from abroad for two weeks as part of strict surveillance at an early stage.
Which country has done so much? There was a very strict surveillance even in early stages; so we must appreciate all those measures that were taken, even during the lockdown.
The police have done an outstanding job in strict monitoring .
The kind of strict and preemptive measures that India has taken is standing the country in good stead and we should not start preparing models based on European or western ones because those are very different, Mazumdar-Shaw said.
Those (European and the US) models depend a lot on home for the elderly, they have lot of these.
Look at the number of deaths that have taken place in the home for aged in the western world, its huge, whether it is Italy, or the UK or France, or anywhere in Europe, see how many people have died in those homes.
We don't have such social structures in India.
We don't have a large number of old people dying at one time.
So, can you extrapolate from that data and impose it on India? No, because our social structure is so different, that's why I am skeptical of these predictions and models which are based on western models, you cannot extrapolate in Asia, she said.
I would do local extrapolation of data, I would not try and build mathematical model based on European or US data.
I would rather build mathematical models based on Indian data, state-wise, Mazumdar-Shaw said.
She also opined that red zoning has to be made smaller, saying one cannot make classify a whole district as a red zone.
You should actually start creating smaller sub-sets of red zones, because, otherwise, your whole supply chain will be blocked.
That's not good, she said.
You cannot make an entire district red because districts are too large.
You should sub-divide districts into red areas.
If you can create orange and green zones within a district, it will be better .
According to her, management of Covid-19 pandemic should be left to district administrations, who have to be empowered and told to test, track, quarantine patients and provide treatment for the needy.
That way if you start doing it, you will really be able to control the virus, burden of the viral disease.
That's the way to do it.
Economic activity should be brought into immediate effect in orange and green zones, she added.