(Ludhiana)SAD Slashes Capt Govt For Not Distributing Ration to Migrants
SAD demands dismissal of Bharat Bhushan Ashu for meting out cruelty to migrant labourers by not distributing ration to them.
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Addressing a press conference senior SAD leaders S. Maheshinder Singh Grewal and S. Sharanjit Singh Dhillon said Bharat Bhushan Ashu was directly responsible for the crisis in Ludhiana. “Even though migrant labourers are most in need of food relief, Ashu did not distribute any food material to them despite the fact that the centre had despatched wheat and pulses for 1.40 crore people to Punjab. It is because of this that labourers took to the streets in Punjab and endangered themselves as well as other citizens by flouting social distancing norms”.
The leaders also asked the chief minister to direct officials to distribute ration on merit without being influenced by Congressmen. They said genuine beneficiaries were suffering because Congressmen had commandeered the distribution operation. “Blue cards of thousands of genuine beneficiaries have been cut and ration is being diverted to Congress leaders to distribute as per their whims and fancies to their supporters.
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SAD Slashes Capt Govt For Not Distributing Ration to Migrants
100th Train Carrying 1200 Migrants Whistles From Punjab
(Ludhiana) 100th Train Carrying 1200 Migrants Whistles From Punjab
Till date, more than 1.35 lakh migrants stuck in Punjab due to the coronavirus lockdown have been sent to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.
The first special train carrying migrants had departed from Jalandhar on May 5
As per officials The Mau-bound train that left the Ludhiana Railway Station on Thursday was the 100th special train from Punjab and 39th from Ludhiana,
Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, Vikas Pratap, informed that the trains are departing from Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Ajitgarh (Mohali), Amritsar, Ferozepur, Sirhand and Bathinda on a daily basis and each train carries nearly 1,200 migrants.
CAPFs Canteens to Sell Only Indigenous Products :Amit Shah
(New Delhi) CAPFs Canteens to Sell Only Indigenous Products :Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday announced that all canteens of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like the CRPF and the BSF will sell only indigenous products from June 1 to 50 lakh family members of about 10 lakh personnel
In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah said the decision has been taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for opting local products and being self-reliant
Shah also appealed to the people of the country to make maximum use of the products made in the country and encourage others to do the same.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) canteens will now sell only indigenous products. This will be applicable to all CAPF canteens across the country from 1 June 2020. With this, 50 lakh family members of about 10 lakh CAPF personnel will use indigenous products,” he said
The CAPFs — CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NSG and Assam Rifles — canteens together sell products worth about Rs 2,800 crore annually
Referring to Modi’s appeal on Tuesday, during his address to the nation, to make the country self-reliant and use products made in India, Shah said this will surely pave the way for India to lead the world in future
“If every Indian pledges to use products made in India (Swadeshi), the country can become self-sufficient in five years,” he said.
Punjab Losses Two More Lives to Covid:31 Fresh Cases
(Chd,Pb)Punjab Losses Two More Lives to Covid 31 fresh Cases
31 people tested positive for the infection, bringing the number of cases to 1,762 in the state
The fresh fatalities pushed coronavirus-related death toll to 31 in Punjab. There are 1,574 active cases in the state
A 62-year-old COVID-19 positive man from Hoshiarpur died at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here, said a health official. The man was having respiratory problems
A 56-year-old COVID-19 patient died at a Ludhiana hospital
Among fresh cases reported on Saturday,
17 were in Jalandhar
, five in Fatehgarh Sahib,
four in Rupnagar,
two in Pathankot and
one each in Patiala, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur
Five coronavirus patients from Jalandhar were discharged from hospital after recovering from the infection. So far, 157 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals in the state.
Holy City Amritsar continued to top the COVID-19 tally in the state with 287 cases, followed by
175 in Jalandhar,
157 in Tarn Taran,
125 in Ludhiana,
116 in Gurdaspur,
103 in SBS Nagar,
96 in Patiala,
95 in Mohali,
90 in Hoshiarpur,
88 in Sangrur,
65 in Muktsar,
56 in Moga,
45 in Faridkot,
43 in Ferozepur,
40 in Bathinda,
39 in Fazilka
, 29 in Pathankot,
28 in Fatehgarh Sahib,
24 in Kapurthala,
21 in Barnala,
20 each in Mansa and Rupnagar
A total of 39,462 samples have been collected in the state so far and 33,639 of them have come out negative and reports of 4,061 are still awaited.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sends 1 Lakh Face Masks to UP
(Lucknow,UP )Priyanka Gandhi sends 1 Lakh Face Masks to UP
These are for distribution among people of Uttar Pradesh, specially those in the red zone,
Party workers will start distributing the face covers to the needy from Saturday, said Lalan Kumar, the media coordinator of state Congress.
Gandhi, who is party in charge of UP, had earlier sent ration through trucks in various districts of the state, he said.
Air India Unions File Writ in HC Against Pay Cut: Pandemic
(Mumbai)Air India Unions Challenge in HC: Pay Cut due to Pandemic
Air India employee unions have moved the Bombay High Court against the airline’s decision to slash allowances, which form a major part of salary, by ten per cent because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Air India Aircraft Engineers Association, All India Service Engineers Association and Indian Pilots Guild filed a writ petition in the high court earlier this week against the national carrier and its subsidiary Air India Engineering Services Ltd.
The petition, filed through advocates Jane Cox and Karishma Rao, said that on March 20, Air India announced 10 per cent deduction for three months from the allowance package of all employees except the cabin crew on account of the impact of coronavirus outbreak.
The plea pointed out that on the same day the Union government issued an advisory asking all private and public firms not to reduce salaries or sack employees due to the pandemic.
The petitioners had also written to the Ministry of Civil Aviation protesting against the deduction but they were to receive any response, the plea said.
The court is likely to hear the matter next week.
Coronavirus Deaths Rose to 27 in Punjab
(Chd,Pb) 75 New COVID-19 Cases in Punjab; total 1,526
The novel coronavirus deaths rose to 27 in Punjab on Wednesday with two more fatalities, while the number of cases climbed by 75 to 1,526, the Health Department said.
A 29-year-old man from Jalandhar died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the PGIMER in Chandigarh on Tuesday, while a 39 year-old man died in Patiala on Tuesday, according to a medical bulletin.
The two deaths take the total fatalities in the state due to the pandemic to 27. A patient is critical and is on ventilator support
Seventy-five people, including 35 Nanded pilgrims, tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases to 1,526. There are 1,364 active cases, according to the bulletin.
A total of 135 COVID-19 patients have been been discharged in the state so far with the recovery of two more people from Patiala and Jalandhar
A total of 32,060 samples have been taken so far in the state, out of which 24,303 are negative and reports of 6,231 are still awaited.
A health official said the number of pilgrims from Nanded, Maharashtra, testing positive for the pathogen reached 1,004, which is 66 per cent of the total coronavirus cases in the state.
Amritsar continued to top the COVID-19 tally in the state with 230 cases, followed by 135 in Jalandhar, 124 in Ludhiana and 95 in Mohali districts.
Exports of Alcohols based #HandSanitizers Banned
(New Delhi)Exports of Alcohols based #HandSanitizers Banned
The government on Wednesday banned exports of alcohol-based hand sanitizers to boost its availability in the domestic market amid coronavirus pandemic.
“Alcohol based hand sanitizers are prohibited for exports,” directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
Sanitisers are used as disinfectant to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
Khattar Again Appeals to Migrant Workers Not to Leave Haryana
(Chd,Hary)Khattar Again Appeals to Migrant Workers to Stay Back
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday reiterated his appeal to migrant workers engaged in industries not to leave and to instead start working in manufacturing units that have been allowed to resume operations, saying the coronavirus situation in the state was much better.
He said migrants must compare the situation in their native places with that in Haryana before making a decision.
On Wednesday, the first special train from Hisar carrying 1,200 migrant workers left for Katihar in Bihar
A few days ago, Khattar had told the migrant workers that “you may not have visited your homes in one or two years, you maybe homesick or under pressure from your families to go back. But during this time of crisis, we will not let you face any difficulty and ensure your jobs remain secure as you resume work in these units which are now restarting”.
What After 17th May :Congress Questions on Lockdown
Smt Sonia Gandhi Questions Strategy of Modi Govt on Lockdown
Addressing a meeting of chief ministers of states where the Congress is in power, she asked “what after May 17?.” The third phase of the lockdown ends on May 17.
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi were part of the meeting
“After May 17th, What? and After May 17th, How?…what criteria is GoI (government of India) using to judge how long the lockdown is to continue…,” Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala quoted Sonia Gandhi as saying in the video conference with CMs.
She thanked farmers, particularly of Punjab and Haryana, for ensuring food security by giving bumper wheat crop produce despite all odds.
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh also said, “We need to know, as Soniaji said, what will happen after lockdown 3.0?”.
Speaking at the meeting, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said he has set up two committees, one to strategise on how to come out of the lockdown and the other on economic revival.
Rajasthan Chief minister Ashok Gehlot said, “until extensive stimulus package is given, how will states and the country run? We have lost Rs 10,000 crore revenue.”
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said, “States are facing dire economic crisis. They need to be provided immediate assistance.”
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