Centre launches finance scheme for street vendors

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Centre launches finance scheme for street vendors

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Monday launched a special micro-credit facility plan to provide affordable loans of up to Rs 10,000 to street vendors across the country.

Titled Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi scheme or PM Svanidhi, the scheme, according to the government, will support over 50 lakh street vendors, who had their businesses operational on or before March 24, 2020. The scheme is valid until March 2022 and will provide total liquidity of Rs 5,000 crore.

Lending under the scheme will commence in the month of July.

“The vendors can avail a working capital loan of upto Rs 10,000, which is repayable in monthly installments in the tenure of one year, under PM SVANiDHI scheme. On timely/early repayment of the loan, interest subsidy at 7 percent per annum will be credited to bank accounts of beneficiaries,” said a tweet by the ministry.

The scheme was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on May 14 under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat economic package and the Union Cabinet approved the scheme on Monday.

Sidbi will be the ministry’s technical partner for the implementation of this scheme. They will manage the credit guarantee to the lending institutions through Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE).

In order to ensure fast implementation of the scheme with transparency, accountability, and consistency, a digital platform with a web portal or mobile app is being developed to administer the scheme with end-to-end solutions.

In another tweet, the ministry said that it is for the first time that microfinance institutions, non-banking finance companies, and self-help group banks have been allowed in a scheme for the urban poor due to their ground-level presence and proximity to the urban poor including the street vendors.

Surge in Covid cases continues in Telangana, six more succumb

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Surge in Covid cases continues in Telangana, six more succumb

Six more people died of Covid-19 in Telangana while the surge in new positive cases continued on Monday.

The six fatalities pushed the state’s death toll to 88 while with 94 fresh Covid-19 cases, the tally rose to 2,792.

For the first time in nearly two weeks, no migrant tested positive. There were also no deportees or foreign returnees among the new cases.

Officials said all 94 cases reported during the last 24 hours, ending 5 p.m. on Monday were local. Greater Hyderabad continued to be the hotbed, accounting for 79 cases.

In the continuing trend of Covid-19 spreading outside Greater Hyderabad, eight districts reported the remaining cases.

Officials said the state’s tally of cases include 434 cases reported among migrants, deportees and foreign returnees.

As 1,491 patients have been discharged from hospitals so far, the number of active cases now stands at 1,213.

With 199 cases, the state on Sunday had witnessed the biggest single-day jump in the cases. The officials attributed this to the relaxation in the lockdown.

“The lockdown has been relaxed since the 16th May 2020. It is being observed that there is a lot of mobility and movement of people from all walks of life and of all age groups. People are travelling across the state and some of them are not following the basic preventive measures like wearing a mask, maintaining safe physical distancing and overcrowding. There has been a surge in the cases since relaxation of lockdown,” reads the media bulletin on Monday.

The state government from Monday allowed inter-state movement of people. Officials said people from other states can now enter Teangana without passes.

From Monday, the night curfew timing was curtailed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Till now the curfew was in force from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The shops and business establishments, however, were asked to close at 8 p.m.

The government on Sunday announced that the lockdown outside the containment zone is extended till June 7 while in the containment zone it is extended till June 30.

Andhra Secretariat employee tests positive, two blocks shut

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Andhra Secretariat employee tests positive, two blocks shut

An employee of Andhra Pradesh Secretariat has tested positive for Covid-19, prompting the authorities to shut down two blocks on Monday and advise 84 employees to work from home for next two weeks.

Employees working in blocks 3 and 4 were directed not to come to the secretariat and were instead advised to work from home for 14 days.

Health authorities took up disinfectant operations in the entire premises including the two blocks.

The infected Secretariat employee, who works in the Agriculture Department, had, along with many others, returned last week to Amaravati from Hyderabad, where they were stranded during the lockdown period.

The government employees, who have their families in Hyderabad, used to travel to the Telangana capital every week. Many were stranded due to sudden imposition of the lockdown.

Ten RTC buses last week brought the stranded employees back to Amaravati. They were taken to Mangalagiri where Covid-19 test was done on them at a convention centre. Lunch was also arranged for the employees at the same venue and it is alleged that the social distancing was not maintained.

Later, a total of three government employees including the one who works at Secretariat tested positive. However, they said to have attended their respective offices for two days before the test results were known.

The Secretariat employee who tested positive stays in a hostel provided by the government. He shares a room with two other employees. The apartment building has 40 inmates, all government employees.

The health officials were busy identifying the primary contacts of the employees tested positive to send them to quarantine.

Meanwhile, panic gripped the Secretariat after the employee tested positive. The attendance was thin in other blocks. Some ministers have shifted the venue for their departmental reviews to other places in Vijayawada.

Last month, six staff members of the Raj Bhavan had also tested positive. The other staff were advised home quarantine.

Andhra Pradesh on Monday reported 105 new Covid cases, pushing the state’s tally to 3,676.

Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively stand up against racism

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Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively stand up against racism

Hollywood couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively feel ashamed that they have allowed themselves to be “uninformed about deeply rooted systemic racism”.

Now, they are determined to address it and fight against it. As a start, they have donated $200,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund as protests and riots continue across the US after the killing of unarmed Black man George Floyd by police, reports dailymail.co.uk.

Reynolds, 43, and Lively, 32, shared the news through a joint statement on their social media.

“We’ve never had to worry about preparing our kids for different rules of law or what might happen if we’re pulled over in the car. We don’t know what it’s like to experience that life day in and day out. We can’t imagine feeling that kind of fear and anger. We’re ashamed that in the past we’ve allowed ourselves to be uninformed about how deeply rooted systemic racism is,” they began.

The statement continued: “We’ve been teaching our children differently than the way our parents taught us. We want to educate ourselves about other people’s experiences and talk to our kids about everything, all of it… especially our own complicity.

“We talk about our bias, blindness and our own mistakes. We look back and see so many mistakes which have led us to deeply examine who we are and who we want to become. They’ve led us to huge avenues of education. We’re committed to raising our kids so they never grow up feeding this insane pattern and so they’ll do their best to never inflict pain on another being consciously or unconsciously.”

On why they decided to contribute the large sum of money to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, they explained: “That’s the least we can do to honour not just George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Eric Garner, but all the black men and women who have been killed when the camera wasn’t rolling.”

Back in March, Reynolds and Lively donated $1 million to Feeding America and Food Banks Canada, as well as $400,000 to the hardest-hit hospitals in New York amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Madhavan turns 50, friend Shilpa Shetty has a special message

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Madhavan turns 50, friend Shilpa Shetty has a special message

Actor R. Madhavan turned 50 on Monday and good friend, actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra, has a special message for him, thanking him for always being honest and teaching her a lot about life and parenting.

“To one of the kindest, sweetest, nicest, most amazing people I know… Happiest birthday my dearest Maddy, thank you for always being sooo honest, teaching me about the latest in technology, hydroponics, life, parenting, and so much more,” Shilpa said on Instagram.

Shilpa also shared a video of Madhavan rowing a boat along with a series of unseen throwback pictures.

“We may not say it often, but @rajkundra9 and I really value your honesty, unconditional friendship, and love you to bits. Have a great birthday, @actormaddy… here’s wishing you and your first directorial venture, #Rocketry, huge success,” she added.

Starting his journey from the small screen — with “Sea Hawks” becoming his most notable work on television, Madhavan has etched his place in the cine world as a man with a charming smile and pleasing screen presence. He is known for his roles in films like “Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein”, “Tanu Weds Manu” and its sequel, “Rang De Basanti”, “Saala Khadoos” and “3 Idiots”. Madhavan also impressed with his digital debut through “Breathe”.

The actor is looking forward to the release of “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect”, which is based on the life of scientist and aerospace engineer S. Nambi Narayanan. It marks the directorial debut of the actor, who also essays the role of the protagonist.

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All shops, including barber, salon allowed in Delhi

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All shops, including barber, salon allowed in Delhi

The Delhi government on Monday allowed all shops in the markets to open without any odd-even rules and also gave its nod for starting barber shops and salons in the city for the first time since the lockdown.

Addressing the media, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the night curfew will remain in place between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. instead of between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. in the previous edition of the lockdown. During the curfew, the movement will only be allowed for essential services.

Announcing the further relaxations in the ‘Unlock 1.0’ phase announced by the Centre, he said that the relaxations given earlier will be implemented as it is.

“The Central government has sent its guidelines on the next phase of the lockdown beginning from Monday and the decisions of the Delhi government are based on the guidelines of the Central government,” said Kejriwal.

He said the Delhi government is also removing the restriction of only one passenger being allowed to travel in an auto-rickshaw, e-rickshaw, and phat-phat sewas.

“The barber and salon shops will now remain open except spas. Based on the guidelines of the Central government, the Delhi government is also removing the restrictions on not more than three passengers allowed in a four-wheeler, and not more than one passenger allowed on a two-wheeler.”

Kejriwal said that since there is no condition in the guidelines of the Central government of shops being allowed to operate on an odd-even basis.

“The Delhi government has decided to lift this condition and now all shops will be allowed to operate in a market place. The Delhi government also announced the operation of the industries based on staggered timings on the guidelines of the Central government, which have also been removed now,” he said.

The Central government on Saturday announced steps for exiting the nationwide lockdown, declaring that the restriction will be limited to only containment zones upto June 30.

The barber shops and salons in the national capital were not allowed to operate since the lockdown was imposed on March 25.

Offices, shops re-open, buses back on roads in Gujarat

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Offices, shops re-open, buses back on roads in Gujarat

With the announcement of relaxations in lockdown norms, the wheels of administration in Gujarat started rolling again, here on Monday, after more than two months of shutdown.

The government offices, including the Secretariat, returned to normal functioning. However, curbs continued for offices located in containment zones and employees residing in those areas.

According to the government announcement, all shops outside the containment zones have been allowed to operate from Monday. Sports complexes and stadia have been allowed to open — not for spectators, only for sportspersons and games.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and other Ministers attended their offices at the ‘Swarnim Sankul’ complexes of the State Secretariat, here.

Entering the SS-1 complex, where the Chief Minister’s office is located, Rupani chanted the “Vaishnav jan to tene re kahiye”, favourite hymn of Mahatma Gandhi. The Chief Minister and other Ministers kept 2-minute silence to pay respects to all those who lost their lives due to Covid-19.

At the Secretariat, employees and visitors were allowed only from Gates No 1 and 4 after thermal screening.

The state transport buses, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run (AMC) AMTS and BRTS also started operating, barring in the containment areas.

The dedicated state transport buses, ferrying government employees from Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar, also plied at 50 per cent strength during the day. The passengers were thermal screened by the conductor before entering the bus and sat maintaining social distance.

The AMC also declared micro containment zones in place of earlier declared containment zones, where instead of declaring the entire ward as containment zone, only the affected portions of the wards have been identified for a lockdown till the end of this month. 46 wards from Ahmedabad’s 7 zones have been identified, covering 14,160 houses and 69,624 residents.

John Cusack attacked while filming Chicago protests

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John Cusack attacked while filming Chicago protests

Actor John Cusack has shared that he was attacked by Chicago police while filming the protests in that city.

John has been documenting the Chicago protests, which erupted in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

“Cops didn’t like me filming the burning car so they came at me with batons. Hitting my bike,” John wrote on Twitter.

The video posted by John doesn’t show the hitting incident, but its audio indicates that he is being told to move along by an unknown assailant in an angry manner. It follows with a sound of metal being slammed.

“Alright, alright,” John is heard saying.

In a separate tweet, John said that he had been hit by pepper spray while out.

“Would be very surprised if this is a one or two day event,” John wrote, adding: “This may well be the beginning of end of Trump loathsome era. Thank god, feels like many streams of outrage coming to a head, a wave peaking.”

John Cusack is known for films like “Better Off Dead”, “Say Anything”, “Being John Malkovich”, and “High Fidelity”.

Trisha discovers a new ‘home workout for triceps and biceps’

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Trisha discovers a new ‘home workout for triceps and biceps’

Southern star Trisha Krishnan has discovered a quirky way for home workout of biceps and triceps.

In a video she posted on Instagram Stories, Trisha plays with her dog Zorro using a toy rope. The clip shows Trisha holding the toy, while her dog is seen pulling it.

She wrote: “Home workout for triceps and biceps.”

The actress then cuddles her furry friend.

She captioned the video: “Bestest quarantine partner.”

Recently, Trisha had shared a picture of homemade pav bhaji amid lockdown.

The actress took to Instagram Stories, where she shared a photograph of the yummy dish and wrote: “Homemade pav bhaji”.

On the acting front, Trisha currently has multiple projects lined up. She will be seen in “Ponniyin Selvan”, “Raangi”, “Sugar” and “Ram”.

Kalvakuntla Kavitha financial help to a student

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Kalvakuntla Kavitha financial help to a student

Former MP and Telangana Jagruthi President Kalvakuntla Kavitha comes forward to provide financial help with a tribal student who secured a seat in the prestigious IIM. K Mahesh, son of an agricultural labourer, studied mass communication from Osmania and managed to get a seat in IIM Ranchi.

Mahesh appealed via Twitter to Former MP to help him financially to pay his admission fee.  Kalvakuntla Kavitha lends a helping hand to Dubai returnee It was almost inconceivable for Mahesh, a native of Kalwakurthi, to secure a seat in the prestigious Institute but the youngster did the unthinkable and got in.

However, his parents, who work as agricultural labourers, were not able to afford the Rs 1 lakh fee, due to the family’s poor financial condition. While Mahesh and his family were overjoyed that he managed to get a seat, their financial status, however, put them in a tough spot, as they had no means to pay the college admission fee.

It was then that Mahesh sought help from former TRS MP Kalvakuntla Kavitha and approached her on Twitter. The ex-MP immediately responded to Mahesh’s tweet and decided to extend financial support to him.

Mahesh and family members, who are now happy that the youngster will study in a prestigious institution, thanked Kavitha for immediately responding and providing financial support to pay an admission fee. Former MP Kalvakuntla Kavitha congratulated Mahesh on his achievement and extended best wishes to him.

Rana Daggubati wedding might take place in August

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Rana Daggubati wedding might take place in August

Rana Daggubati and Miheeka Bajaj pair will soon enter the wedlock. The news about their marriage is doing rounds for quite some time now. The initial reports suggested to us that the wedding will take place only in the month of December.

We now hear that the wedding might take place in August. Both the families are preparing for a three day wedding event. As of now, there is no proper clarity on the wedding date but most likely, it might happen on the 8th of August. The families are going to celebrate the pre-wedding events as well.

It is going to be a mix of Telugu and Marwari customs for the wedding. As of now, the families are getting ready with the arrangements for the wedding. The official announcement on the wedding date will come out soon.

Andy Murray will return from his latest injury problem

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Andy Murray will return from his latest injury problem

Andy Murray will return from his latest injury problem on June 23 in a tournament organised by his brother Jamie to raise money for a UK National Health Service charity. Jamie Murray has helped create the behind-closed-doors tournament called ‘Schroders Battle of the Brits’.

The event, which runs from June 23-28, will see the Murray brothers and fellow British players Kyle Edmund and Dan Evans go head to head at the Lawn Tennis Association’s Roehampton base in London.

It will be screened live on Amazon Prime and aims to raise at least $122,000 for the state-run NHS.With the ATP and WTA seasons postponed due to the coronavirus, Murray’s first appearance since November’s Davis Cup Finals will be a welcome tonic for tennis fans.

“The last few months have been incredibly challenging times for everyone and we see this event as our way of giving back,” Jamie Murray said.

“A lot of work has gone in to make sure this could happen and we are very excited to be able to bring an action-packed week of tennis, while raising valuable funds for NHS heroes to say thank you for the amazing work they have done.”

Prior to the lockdown, former world number one Andy Murray had been returning to the court after another injury-enforced absence.

The 33-year-old was unable to hit for three months because of what was initially diagnosed as a mild bone bruise.

Murray, a two-time Wimbledon champion, later believed the problem was heterotopic ossification, bone growth associated with the hip resurfacing operation he underwent in January 2019.

Spanish top-flight football season will restart on June 11

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Spanish top-flight football season will restart on June 11

The Spanish top-flight football season will restart on June 11 with the derby between Sevilla and Real Betis, La Liga confirmed on Sunday. The first round of games following the coronavirus shutdown will be played over four days, with leaders Barcelona at Mallorca on June 13 and Real Madrid at home to Eibar the next day.

The following matchday will run from Monday, June 15 to Thursday, June 18. Barcelona will host Leganes on June 16 while Madrid take on Valencia in the capital two days later.

The Spanish Sports Council released a statement Friday saying that the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and La Liga had agreed the format for the 11 remaining rounds in the top two Spanish divisions.

La Liga said the season should be completed by July 19.”We want next season to start September 12,” La Liga president Javier Tebas told Movistar.

“We have designed the schedule to give each team at least 72 hours of rest between matches… We will update the schedule two matchdays at a time to take into account the weather conditions, which are known two weeks in advance.”Barcelona led Real Madrid by two points at the top of the table when the season was halted in March.

Hardik Pandya and Natasa are expecting a baby

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Hardik Pandya and Natasa are expecting a baby

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya took to Instagram to announce that he and his fiancee Natasa Stankovic are expecting a baby. Hardik uploaded a series of photos, the first of which shows them both cradling her baby bump. “Natasa and I have had a great journey together and it is just about to get better,” Hardik captioned the photos. “Together we are excited to welcome a new life into our lives very soon. We’re thrilled for this new phase of our life and seek your blessings and wishes,” he added.

Hardik Pandya announced his engagement to Natasa Stankovic on January 1 with an Instagram post.Hardik and Natasa frequently share pictures and videos of each other on social media to set couple goals for their fans. From pictures of working out together to videos of cooking and goofy conversations, Hardik and Natasa have kept their fans entertained amid the ongoing lockdown.

Hardik had shared a video in his Instagram story, which later became viral on the internet, asking Natasa “Baby, main kya hoon tera? (who am I for you)”. The Serbian actress left Hardik amused with her reply, “jigar ka tukda (a piece of my heart)”.

Virat Kohli praising about MS Dhoni

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Virat Kohli praising about MS Dhoni

India captain Virat Kohli credited his predecessor MS Dhoni for playing a big part in him taking over as skipper of the national side. Kohli said that while he has always been inclined towards taking responsibility, becoming the captain of the Indian team was “not even in his wildest dreams”.

He said that once he felt that he had made his place in the team, he started talking to Dhoni, who was the captain at the time, about different tactics, and said that this probably gave Dhoni the confidence that Kohli could take over the reins from him.

“I have always been inclined towards taking responsibility,” he told off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on an Instagram Live chat. “After my debut for India, it was just about wanting to play, it was about being in the Indian XI all the time.”

“Then, with your intrigue in the game, you start talking to the captain regularly. I was always in MS’ ears, discussing different tactics,” Kohli added.

“I think he got a lot of confidence that I can do this after him,” Kohli said.”I think a large portion of me becoming captain was also to do with him observing me for a long time,” he added.

He said that the transition from one captain to another does not happen overnight and that you have to build trust and show that you can take over the job.

“I think he played a big role in that,” Kohli said.Kohli, during the interaction also revealed why he decided to play former Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal like a leg-spinner, who was at peak of his career at the time in 2012.

Kohli said his Doosra — a delivery which turns away from a right-hander batman — was difficult to counter while his regular off-spin delivery was not that potent.

Kohli went on to score 183 in the match, which remains his personal best in ODIs, as India chased down 330 with more than two overs to spare.

Virat Kohli is regarded by many as the best batsman in the world

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Virat Kohli is regarded by many as the best batsman in the world currently and the prospect of bowling to him surely makes a few bowlers very nervous. Pakistan’s 17-year-old pace sensation Naseem Shah, though, is looking forward to taking on the India’s batting star and said that while he respects the Indian captain, he doesn’t fear him. “I hope that I can bowl well against India when that chance comes by and won’t let our fans down. As for Virat Kohli, I respect him but don’t fear him,” Naseem Shah said.

“It’s always a challenge to bowl to the best, but that’s where you have to raise your game. I look forward to playing against Virat Kohli and India whenever that chance comes, the young pacer was quoted saying by PakPassion.net.

Naseem became the youngest fast bowler in history to take a five-wicket haul in an innings and a hat-trick in consecutive Tests against Sri Lanka (December 2019) and Bangladesh (February 2020) in Karachi and Rawalpindi.

Naseem, who burst onto the scene on Pakistan’s Australia tour last year, is the youngest fast bowler and second bowler overall to take five wickets in a Test innings.

He achieved that feat at 16 years and 307 days against Sri Lanka in Karachi last year.

Virat Kohli has taken world cricket by storm with his batting exploits in recent times. The Indian skipper has broken records at will in the past two years but one person who is always been hot on on his heels is Australia’s Steve Smith.

While many have admitted that Virat Kohli is head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to the limited-over formats, some are of the belief that Smith is better when it comes to the longest format.

As per the current ICC Rankings, Smith heads the list in Test rankings with Kohli hot on his heels. In the ODI rankings, Virat Kohli sits pretty at the top followed by teammate Rohit Sharma with Smith not featuring even in top 10.

In T20Is, Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is in number one spot followed by India star KL Rahul with Kohli currently in 10th spot. Smith is currently in 52nd spot in the table.

Music composer Wajid Khan died due to COVID-19

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Music composer Wajid Khan died due to COVID-19

Music composer Wajid Khan of renowned composer duo Sajid-Wajid died at a Mumbai hospital in the wee hours of Monday because of complications from kidney infection, reported news agency PTI.

He was 42, Wajid Khan, best known for composing peppy Bollywood numbers along with his brother Sajid, was mourned on Twitter by Bollywood celebrities with tweets pouring in from the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, his son Abhishek, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, her cousin Parineeti Chopra, Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan, Preity Zinta, Arjun Kapoor and others.

“Shocked at the passing of Wajid Khan. A bright smiling talent passes away. Duas, prayers and in condolence,” tweeted Mr Bachchan while Akshay remembered Wajid Khan as “Talented and ever-smiling” in his tweet. On Monday morning, Abhishek tweeted: “Rest in harmony, my friend.

Had the pleasure of working with both Sajid-Wajid most loving and brilliant.” Priyanka wrote in her tweet: “Terrible news. The one thing I will always remember is Wajid bhai’s laugh. Always smiling. Gone too soon. My condolences to his family and everyone grieving. Rest in peace my friend. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

” Karan Johar tweeted: “Wajid Khan, your music will always live on.” Preity, currently in Los Angeles like Priyanka, tweeted: “I will miss you and our jam sessions forever. Till we meet again.”

Kiren Rijiju to inaugurate KICC Development Program

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Kiren Rijiju to inaugurate KICC Development Program

The Union Sports Ministry is starting a 25-day Khelo India Community Coach (KICC) Development Program from Monday. The program, which will be inaugurated by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, will help in the professional development of 15,000 PE teachers and community coaches, and aims to equip them with skills to train students to take up fitness and sport as a way of life.

Aspects such as age-specific fitness tests and activities have been included in the program module.

The program will see a host of international experts speaking to PE teachers and community coaches. The inaugural session will have Rosa Lopez de D’Amico, President of the International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women, and Darlene A Kluka, Vice President of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education as guest speakers.

Throughout the program, participants will benefit from interactions from a host of international experts such as Isac Doru, Sporting Director, Yokohoma F Marinos, Japan, Karen Danylchuk, EdD President WASM Canada, Lisa Hasker CEO – VICSPORT, Oleksandr Krasilshchikov, School Of Health Sciences University Sains Malaysia, Pedro G President International Society of Comparative Studies of Physical Education and Sport, Maryam Koushkie Jahromi Professor & Head Department of Physical Education and Sports Science Shiraz University, Iran, Swarup Mukherjee Associate Professor Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Martin Toms, Sport Pedagogy School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK, Andy Vasily Host of the show “Striving for Excellence”.

KAUST School, Saudi Arabia and Zachariah Mathew Associate Director, Center for Global Engagement Indiana State University, USA will be sharing their experiences on Facebook Live at 5 pm from Monday to Friday.f

Karnataka for phased relaxation in non-containment zones

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Karnataka for phased relaxation in non-containment zones

The Karnataka government has allowed all activities to operate outside COVID containment zones with immediate effect, except some such as religious places, hospitality industry, shopping malls, and others which will be opened in a phased manner said a top official on Sunday.

“In areas outside containment zones, all activities will be permitted, except some, which will be allowed with the stipulation of following standard operating procedures (SoPs) to be prescribed by the ministry of health and family welfare, in a phased manner,” ordered Chief Secretary T. M. Vijay Bhaskar.

In Phase, I, religious places of worship, hotels, restaurants, hospitality services and shopping malls will be allowed to operate from June 8.

In Phase II, the state government will consult with parents, institutions and other stakeholders to take a call on reopening of schools, colleges, educational institutions, and coaching centers.

“Based on the feedback, a decision on reopening of these institutions will be taken in the month of July,” said Bhaskar.

In Phase III, depending on the prevailing situation and after duly assessing, the state government will take a call on international air travel as permitted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Metro train services, cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places.

The chief secretary issued nine guidelines to be followed by everyone in the phased relaxation of lockdown norms.

As part of the third guideline, he said night curfew between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. will be strictly implemented.

“Movement of individuals shall remain strictly prohibited between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. throughout the state, except for essential services,” he said.

Meanwhile, COVID lockdown will continue to be in force in all containment zones till June 30.

“Containment zones will be demarcated by the district authorities after taking into consideration the guidelines of the department of health and family welfare, the government of Karnataka,” Bhaskar said.

Under the fifth guideline, the chief secretary said there will be no restriction on inter-state and intrastate movement of people and goods.

“No separate permission, approval or e-permit will be required for such movements,” Bhaskar said.

However, separate orders will be issued by the state health department regarding the inter-state movement of people to Karnataka based on public health assessment and prevalence of Covid in various states.

“Movement of passenger trains and Shramik special trains, domestic passenger air travel, movement of Indian nationals stranded outside the country and of specific persons to travel abroad, evacuation of foreign national, and sign on and sign off of Indian seafarers will continue to be regulated as per SoPs issued,” he said.

Similarly, as part of protecting vulnerable people, individuals aged above 65, children below 10, pregnant women and people with co-morbidities have been advised to stay at home, except for health or essential purposes.

Likewise, for timely provision of medical attention, Bhaskar advised all employers to get their employees to install Aarogya Setu app incompatible phones.

Bhaskar ordered all the district deputy commissioners and Bengaluru civic body commissioner to strictly enforce the guidelines.

“Any person violating these measures will be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of Sections 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action under Section 188 of the IPC, and other legal provisions as applicable,” ordered Bhaskar.

The chief secretary has issued all these directives in the capacity of the chairman of the state executive committee, following the union Home Ministry deciding to reopen prohibited activities in a phased manner outside containment zones on Saturday.

IMD to release second monsoon forecast on June 1

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IMD to release second monsoon forecast on June 1

The India Meteorological Department is slated to issue the second stage Long Range Forecast (LRF) for South-West Monsoon Season rainfall on Monday.

The Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences will brief the press through online video conferencing.

Each year, the weather bureau issues LRF in two stages — the first stage forecast is issued in the month of April, while the second one is issued in June.

In its first stage forecast, IMD had predicted normal monsoon this year.

“We will have a normal monsoon this year. Quantitatively the monsoon rainfall during the monsoon season 2020 is expected to be 100 percent of its long period average with an error of +5 or -5 percent,” Madhavan Rajeevan, Earth Sciences Secretary, had said on April 15.

The IMD had predicted onset of monsoon in Kerala on June 1, in Chennai on June 4, in Hyderabad on June 8, in Pune June 10 and Mumbai on June 11 and Delhi June 27.

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