! ! Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023 INDORE BHOPAL UJJAIN MUMBAI ! PUNE ( "!') ' "( ($%!& ($& ' # GOVT SETS aside Balaghat collector’s decision Setting aside Balagaht collector’s decision on imposing night curfew, the state government on Tuesday directed all district magistrates against imposing such restrictions without its nod. The direction comes in wake of Balaghat collector imposing night curfew and prohibitory orders in the district to check " % !! ! Covid-19 spread. The government over ruled Balagaht collector’s decision on the night curfew, however, the decision of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of• the Cr.PC, prohibiting the assembly of five or more people will remain in place in the district. The decisions of imposing night curfew and prohibitory order were taken during Balaghat district crisis management committee meeting on Tuesday . The Union home ministry too has issued a direc- $ , " ! % " " ! % EARLIER, WHEN CORONA CASES WERE ON THE RISE IN 2020, THE BHOPAL ADMINISTRATION HAD IMPOSED FINES ON PEOPLE VIOLATING GUIDELINES )2.3.786&8.43 -&7 (&3(*11*) &-&)*: *1& 43 &-&7-.:6&86. &8 &(-2&6-. &3) &2/. &'& *1& .3 47-&3,&'&) 3 43)&< ).786.(87 .3(19).3, 43 '46)*6 ;.8- &-&6&7-86& ;*6* 598 43 &1*68 ;.8- .37869(8.437 +46 8-*62&1 (-*(0.3, 4+ 5*451* (42.3, +642 8-* 3*.,-'496.3, 78&8* *451* &88*3).3, -.:6&86. *1& .3 &6*&7 8*78 !-*7* ).786.(87 '46)*6.3, &-&6&7-86& ;.11 93)*6,4 ! .3(19)* 3)46* -45&1 47-&3,&'&) *891 *43. --.3);&6& &1&,&-8 &);&3. -&3);& -&6,43* 96-&3596 &3) 1.6&/596 $ % "! % ! % +.3* +46 348 7 ;*&6.3, 2&70 &3,5&3(-&2. ,&.6 (&3(*11*) +46 7*(43) (437*(98.:* <*&6 5*67437 &114;*) 31< .3 +93*6&1 564(*77.43 98-&;3& &66.&,* -&117 ,&6)*37 (&3 &((4224)&8* 431< 4+ 8-*.6 (&5&(.8< tive that before imposing lockdown, the state should obtain Centre’s approval. Seeing a surge in the 105 new C-cases detected in Indore NO REASON to keep the 22-year-old in custody, rules judge Shantanu Muluk moves bail plea 6 killed in K’taka while disposing explosives %4 ,!+,(! 3!.! '%((! 3$!* 0$! #!( 0%* /0% '/ 0$!5 3!.! 0.5%*# 0+ %/,+/! +" ( * !/0%*!(5 !4,(+ ! % !*0 ((5 0 /0+*! -1 ..5 /%0! %* 2%(( #! %* $%'' (( ,1. ! .(5 $! 1!/ 5 ,+(% ! / % #+2!.*)!*0 $ / +. !.! ,.+ ! %*0+ 0$! ( /0 2 dead, 26 hurt in fire at UPL plant #.+ 0 +* $!)% ( ) &+. 1!/ 5 / % 0$ 0 03+ 3!.! 3+.'!./ %! * %*&1.! "0!. /!.%+1/ "%.! .+'! +10 0 %0/ $ # % ,( *0 %* 0$! $ .1 $ %/0.% 0 +" 1& . 0 0$!. 0$ * 0$ 0 "%2! 3+.'!./ 3!.! )%//%*# +. %*# 0+ 0$! +), *5 ‘Don’t call us Your Honour’ $! 1,.!)! +1.0 1!/ 5 ( 3 /01 !*0 10%+*! .!// 0$! &1 #!/ *+0 0+ / +1. $+*+1. / %0 3 / 1,.!)! *+0 0$! $!* 5+1 (( 1/ +1.0 +1. +*+1. %0 ,,! ./ 0$ 0 5+1 $ 2! 0$! 1,.!)! +1.0 %* )%* !* $ +" $%!" 1/0% ! + ! * 1/0% !/ +, ** * ) /1 . ) *% * 0+( 0$! ( 3 /01 !*0 Farmers’ 'Pagdi Sambhal Divas' +**%*# 0. %0%+* ( 01. */ * /%*#%*# /+*#/ +" 0$! ,! / *0 )+2!)!*0 " .)!./ ,.+0!/0%*# 0 !($% +. !./ # %*/0 0$! 0$.!! #.% ( 3/ +* 1!/ 5 # % ) $ ( ) .'! 0$! %2 / Varavara Rao gets bail #,1. $! +* !* $ +" +) 5 1!/ 5 #. *0! %*0!.%) %( +* )! % ( #.+1* / 0+ %(%*# ,+!0 0%2%/0 . 2 . + %* +**! 0%+* 3%0$ 1.& # .$ %.+* +.! )%*! ./+* /! Disha Ravi, a 22-year old climate activist from Karnataka, was on Tuesday released on bail by a city court; she is charged with creating a "toolkit" to help the farmers protesting on Delhi borders against the Centre's farm laws. Her release is subject to providing two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each. "No reason to keep the 22," year-old in custody held additional sessions judge Dharmendra Rana, who had reserved the judgment on . Saturday Shortly afterwards a second judge, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma, disposed of a Delhi Police application for her extended custody for four days, noting that she has already spent six days in police custody and two in jail. Judge Rana slammed Delhi Police for its "conjecture" instead of any reasoning to keep Disha in . custody Last Saturday, he had picked holes in the argument that Disha and two others -- activist Shantanu -&38&39 9190 & 7975*(8 .3 8-* 43,4.3, !4410.8 )4(92*38 (&7* 6*1&8*) 84 8-* +&62*67 5648*78 24:*) & '&.1 51*& .3 & *1-. (4968 43 !9*7)&< !-* (4968 .7 7*8 84 -*&6 -&38&39 9190 7 51*& 43 $*)3*7)&< *&3;-.1* -&38&39 9190 /4.3*) (4 <*&6 41) &((97*) (1.2&8* &(8.:.78 .7-& &:. &8 8-* *1-. 41.(* <'*6 *11 4++.(* .3 8-* 3&8.43&1 (&5.8&1 +46 +968-*6 564'* .3 8-* 43,4.3, (&7* Q Citizens cannot be put behind bars simply because they choose to disagree with the state policies. Q The offence of sedition cannot be invoked to minister to the wounded vanity of the governments Q Freedom of speech and expression includes the right to seek a global audience. Muluk and Mumbai lawyer Nikita Jacob -- were in league with secessionists and had conspired to cause violence during the farm. ers' tractor rally He began the verdict with remarks: "What is the evidence collected by you to show the link between her and the January 26 violence? ! BJP sweeps polls to municipal corporations in Guj; drubbing for Cong Maha rights body summons DGP over ‘custodial torture' of Pragya AAP BAGS 27 seats in Surat municipal polls The BJP on Tuesday swept elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat by winning 483 out of 576 seats. The ruling party retained power in all the six municipal corporations in the state -- Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. The polls had been held on February 21. The main opposition Congress got a drubbing, as it won only 55 seats and failed even to open account in Surat. On the other hand, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) put up an impressive show by winning 27 seats, all in Surat, and emerged as the main opposition in the Surat Municipal Corporation. The AAP had for the first Kejriwal to hold road show in Gujarat *1-. -.*+ .3.78*6 &3) (43:*346 6:.3) */6.;&1 ;.11 -41) & 64&) .3 7-4; 43 *'69&6< 9/&6&8 ;-*6* -.7 5&68< 6*,.78*6*) .256*77.:* ,&.37 .3 8-* (.:.( '4)< 54117 3 & 8;**8 .3 .3). 8-* &2 &)2. &68< (-.*+ 8-&30*) 8-* 5*451* 4+ 9/&6&8 +46 97-*6.3, .3 &3 *6& 4+ 3*; 541.8.(7 .3 8-* 78&8* time fielded 470 candidates across all the six corporations. The BJP won 159 out of 192 seats in Ahmedabad, 68 out of 72 seats in Rajkot, 50 out of 64 seats in Jamnagar, 44 out of 52 seats in Bhavnagar, 69 out of 76 seats in Vadodara and 93 out of 120 seats in Surat. ! The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission on Tuesday issued a summons to the state Director General of Police over a complaint of custodial torture of 2008 Malegaon blast acSingh Pragya cused Thakur. The commission asked the DGP to appear before it on April 6. In 2018, Aditya Mishra, a lawyer, filed a complaint before the National Human Rights Commission after Thakur, now a BJP MP, alleged during a TV show that she was tortured by the Squad Anti-Terrorism (ATS) of state police after her arrest. The NHRC transferred the matter to the state commission. The commission should take notice of Thakur's allegations as "this is a matter of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution", the plea said. Article 21 enshrines the right to life and person. al liberty ! People who wear glasses less likely to get Covid People who wear glasses are two-to-three times less likely to get infected with COVID-19, a study has found. Interestingly, the finding is an outcome of a study conducted by Indian researchers; it had 304 patients under the scanner glasses-wearing whose habits were examined through a questionnaire and compared with existing studies of the general population, according to research published in medRxiv,• which is not peer-reviewed. The study was immediately picked up by foreign journals; Indian publications latched onto it later. “This study showed that the risk of COVID was two to three times less in spectacle-wearing population than the population not using spectacles,” Amit Kumar Saxena said in the findings,the UK’s Mirror reported.“Protective role of the spectacles was found statistically significant, if those were used for (a) long period of the ,” day Saxena added. “Touching and rubbing of the eyes with contaminated hands may be a significant route of infection.” The researchers said people touch their face on average 23 times an hour and the eyes on average three times per hour.“Touching one’s nose and mouth is reduced significantly when wearing a face mask . properly But wearing a face mask does not protect the eyes,” the study said. ! As many as 105 out 1,706 samples returned positive on Tuesday, taking corona tally to 59,101. Toll remained at 931 as no new death was reported and rate of positive cases stood at 6.15%. According to bulletin released by CMHO, reports of total samples received till Tuesday was 8,25,835. Department has taken 1723 ,more samples for testing, including 1590 RTPCR and 133 Rapid Antigen Tests. As many as 740 patients are under treatment in var. ious hospitals of the city Total 57,430 patients have been discharged so far. ! % , # (# %!& number of daily Coronavirus cases in Bhopal, the district crisis management committee has directed that surveillance be intensified and people arriving from Maharashtra be subjected to thermal screening. Minister for medical education Vishwas Sarang said that holding of dharnas and demonstrations had been prohibited. In the wake of Maapproaching the hashivratri, instructions have been issued to ensure adherence to all Covid-19 protocols during the festive fairs. ! State health dept to finalise strategy with Centre As corona vaccines are under-utilised in inoculation workers frontline for Madhya the (FLWs), Pradesh health department will chalk out a strategy after holding a meeting with the central government through video-conferencing regarding involvement of private hospitals to speed up the vacon process cination . Wednesday The state health department has received a letter in this regard from the . Union health ministry Af- ter the meeting with the Union health ministry, the Madhya Pradesh health will chalk out a strategy regarding speeding up of vaccination. State immunization officer Dr Santosh Shukla said, “We’ve received a letter from the central government regarding involvement of private hos- pitals. We’ll have a videoconference on Wednesday. Involvement of private hospitals means we’ll use their space for vaccination, but not at their price. It’ll be free of cost, whether the vaccination is carried out at a government hospital or a private hospital, even if private hospitals are involved in the private-public partnership (PPP) mode. After discussions with the Union health ministry, a concrete plan will be chalked out regarding the involvement of private hospitals in inocuMadhya in lations Pradesh.” !