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We, the indigenous people of Goa known as “Goans” from the Goa Territory of “Estado da India” {the term ‘India’ meaning “Goa, Damao, Diu, Dadra and Nagar-Aveli”}, (hereinafter referred to as “Goa” for the sake of brevity); displaced Goans from outside Goa, Goans living in exile in other foreign countries; Goan allies and sympathizing citizens of the world; hereby prayerfully petition the United Nation General Assembly and state that:

The petitioners appeal to the current members of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to review the subject matter of this petition with a fresh perspective as the conscience keepers of world peace. The UNSC resolution S/5033 was passed in the 988th meeting on 18.Dec.61 with 7 members out of 11 voting in favour of the motion calling for India to withdraw its forces from Goa to its pre 17.Dec.61 position which was vetoed by USSR, a permanent member. Some UNSC members, at that time, were also frustrated with Portugal for not respecting the UN resolutions, and in the bargain, Goa became the unfortunate victim of these frustrations and vindictiveness towards Portugal. India benefited from these disagreements and frustrations of the member nations and went scot free with the murder of the Charter. The Goa instance is perhaps the only instance in the history of the UN compared to other instances of nations conducting themselves in similar aggressive manner against the UN Charter. Since 1961 several incidents similar to Goa like Falkland Islands, East Timor and Kuwait have taken place, and the UN has dealt with them decisively under the Charter. But the Goa matter which has been brought up repeatedly in the UN debates, was itself improperly handled making it difficult to understand as to how the august UN allowed itself to strike Goa out of the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories, to rebuff the Goan delegation of 4 to the Trusteeship Committee, and to attempt to expunge their testimony from the UN records, which was luckily stayed, thanks to some friendly nation members, and finally, the entry into the UN Year Book of 1962 that Goa was nationally REUNITED with India. The aim of the UN Charter is “Peace” but the continuing resultant “Torment” being suffered by the Goans over the past 56 years continues to be, and ever will be held against the UN by future generations and questioned by legal professionals the world over. Therefore there is an urgent need for the current members of the UN to review the matter of Goa’s invasion and continuing illegal occupation by India so that Goans can finally get the ultimate justice and closure. As said by President Bush of the USA, the actions of the UNGA in handling this petition will prove to the entire world whether it is going to be relevant or whether it is going to be a league of nations, irrelevant.

The petitioners hereby also state that the detailed original draft of this petition could not be loaded on the change.org online petition website due to the website's text space limitations, as a result, only the summary of the salient parts was possible to be loaded, which is listed below:

1. INDIA WAS BORN ONLY IN 1947: Until the year 1858 the Indian subcontinent was politically fragmented and comprised of over 560 princely states ruled by indigenous rulers. From 1858 onwards the British captured most of these princely states and formed a unified India, officially a British colony till 1947. The Republic of India was formed in 1947 after it gained independence from the British.

2. PROOF OF GOA’S SOVEREIGNTY vis-à-vis UN & INDIA’s ACCEPTANCE: Although geographically contained in the Indian subcontinent, Goa was already politically established as “Estado da India” and was in continuous existence for 451 years since the year 1510, under Portuguese rule and was neither a part of the British Colony nor a part of India, because India did not exist until 1947. The Republic of India subsequently became a member of the United Nations and exchanged diplomatic missions with Portugal on 12th August 1948.

a) India held its General Consulate in Goa till 1955. This is prima facie proof that Goa was recognized by India as a sovereign country. If Goa was an Indian Territory, India would not have had diplomatic relations with its own territory.

b) India through its Charge d'Affaires in Lisbon, in aide-memoire, requested Portugal to transfer to itself its sovereignty in Goa. This was Indian admission that sovereignty lied with Portugal contrary to its false claims during the UNSC meetings 987 and 988 of 18.Dec.61

c) The ICJ had on 12.Apr.60 ruled in the “Right of Passage Case” that India had no right of claim on the enclaves of Dadra and Nagar Aveli, parts of Damão district, a dependency of Goa and Portugal’s right to passage in exercise of its sovereignty. Indian General Consulate in Goa International Court of Justice

3. INDIA SUPPORTED GOA AS “NON-SELF GOVERNING TERRITORY”: On 15.Dec.60 the UN declared Goa and all Portuguese colonies as Non-Self-Governing Territories (qualifying for self-determination or plebiscite), in light of the provisions of Chapter XI of the Charter, UNGA resolution 742 (VIII) and principles approved in resolution 1542 (XV) on the recommendations of the ad hoc Committee of Six elected by UNGA vide resolution 1467 (XIV) of 12.Dec.59. Indian Ambassador to UN Mr. Chandra. S. Jha was President of the committee who did not claim Goa as Indian territory and voted in favour of the resolution. UN Resolution 1542 UN Resolution 1467

4. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLVES GOA ANNEXATION AS ILLEGAL: In the 988th meeting of the UNSC on 18.Dec.61, USA, UK, France, Turkey, Chile, Ecuador, and Nationalist China, acting on a complaint by Portugal passed a majority resolution S/5033 declaring the annexation of Goa by India as illegal and called for the cessation of hostilities, withdrawal of Indian forces from Goa, and for India and Portugal to solve differences through peaceful means. In the preamble of the draft resolution, Article 1 (2) was recalled and the principle of self-determination by the people of Goa debated. The majority resolution was defeated by the Soviet veto–the 99th cast by the USSR in the UNSC as a favour to India. Portuguese Complaint to the UN UN Security Council Resolution S/5033 UN Security Council Record

5. INDIA ILLEGALLY INVADED GOA CLAIMING IT AS INDIAN TERRITORY: India in violation of the sovereign rights of Portugal, the UN Charter, and world order, illegally conquered, occupied and annexed Goa on 19.Dec.61. India fabricated a false claim that since Goa was geographically a part of the Indian subcontinent, it was Indian Territory, and that India had a right to put an end to the Portuguese colonial rule unilaterally and illegally, ignoring the fact that a year earlier it had voted in favor of including Goa in the UN list of Non Self Governing Territories. This principle, if accepted would permit Panama, to occupy the Canal Zone, or Spain to seize Gibraltar and Alaska to be a part of Canada. If geography should be the criteria for such claims, there is no justification for the existence of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal and other nations in the Indian subcontinent. Sri Lanka is inhabited by a substantial population of Indian origin which was violently fighting for independent North Eastern areas for decades as Tamil Elam, with massive casualties. Indian religious Hindu texts also document religious ties with Shri Lanka from Vedic times. India even sent a Peace Keeping Force to Sri Lanka but never suggested nor claimed it to be Indian Territory. At no time in history was the Indian subcontinent politically united, because historically, there were Hindu empires and kingdoms just as there were Moghul, Bahamani and other empires and kingdoms, and, lastly there was the empire of British India. None of all these empires and kingdoms ever extended over the entire geographical region today known as India. India grew out of a part of the former British India which only held a part of the Indian subcontinent. However the very description of Goa as a "foreign pocket" always showed that the territory was all the time regarded by the people of India and their political leaders as a foreign territory and not a part of India. Goa had nothing to do with the old British Indian Empire. The Chicanery and trickerywhich India’s UN representative Mr. Jha imputed on Portugal were actually acts committed by India, because behind the violent occupation of Goa also stood India’s economic interest as Goa's export of iron ore would yearly add 212 Million Rupees to the Indian Treasury to build up its money reserves from only 982 Million Rupees according to "Der Spiegel" the West German magazine. There were also rumours that NATO was to set up a base in Goa in alliance with Portugal, This probably prompted India to make a pre-emptive strike on Goa. India sent an invasion force of 46,000 troops, jet bombers, fighter planes, an aircraft carrier, cruisers, destroyers and anti-submarine frigates to overwhelm Goa’s 3,500 Portuguese ill trained and worst equipped defenders, violating all norms of morality. India’s claim that the Portuguese had fortified their defences with 25,000 troops with modern NATO weapons were proven to be blatant lies. This can be verified from the report filed from Goa by acclaimed NBC Bureau Chief Mr. Putnam Welles Hangen an American hero and Ex-First Lieutenant buried on his death after a 21 gun salute in Arlington National Cemetery, USA. American Report from Goa by Putnam Wells Hangen

6. INDIAN ARROGANCE & INSULTS AT THE UN: India got its own independence by preaching nonviolence and ‘Peaceful Satyagraha’ to the world, but the same India soon turned into a forceful and arrogant invader showing its true colours through insults and defiance of even the UN when Mr. C S Jha, Indian Ambassador stated at the UNSC 987th meeting Quote “The invasion of Goa is a question of getting rid of the last vestiges of colonialism in India. That is a matter of faith for us. Whatever anyone else may think, Charter or no Charter, Council or no Council, that is our basic faith which we cannot afford to give up at any cost” Unquote. Krishna Menon, the then Indian Defence Minister boasted Quote “Had the Security Council intervened, we would not have stopped the action (to take Goa by military force). We had learned some lessons. ….The nation that behaves well is always in a bad position”Unquote. Mr. Jha also stated in the UNSC, Quote “International Law should be cast into the dustbin of history and its founders, Grotius, Bodin and the rest of the great family, should be relegated to the museums because they were Europeans whom my country does not like” Unquote. The same India is now going around the world like a wolf in sheep’s clothing seeking support from the very same USA and Western and European countries it defied and insulted and did not like, to get a permanent seat at the UNSC. India now wants the world community to reward an aggressor for its open and arrogant contempt for the Charter, International law and its subordination. This is the same Indian delegate, member of the ad hoc Committee of ‘Six’ of the UNGA who had earlier voted to include Goa in the list of “Non-Self-Governing Territories” now voicing an “India does not care for the United Nations”attitude. India in a display of arrogance, admitted to illegally executing the commitment of the UN of eliminating colonial regimes by forcefully annexing one of them by war and disrupting world peace against the Charter. India was gaining legitimacy through defiance of the Charter. It is clear that Mr. Jha resorted to false syllogisms and sophistry in his arguments and the world community saw through those arguments for what they were to vote against India’s action in Goa. UN Security Council 987th Meeting Record dated 18th Dec 1961 UN Securit Council 988th Meeting Record dated 18th Dec 1961 India's Legitimacy through Defiance India Not Ashamed remark of Mr. C. S. Jha in the UN at Page 142

7. INDIA CRITICIZED BY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: A host of countries including the United States, England, Australia, France, Germany, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, New Zealand and Pakistan criticized India at the time for preaching non-violence to the world but indulging in violation of the Charter of the United Nations and the Geneva Convention by using brutal military force in Goa. Referring to the perception, especially in the West, that India had previously been lecturing to the world about the virtues of nonviolence, US President J. F. Kennedy told the Indian ambassador to the US, Quote “You spend the last fifteen years preaching morality to us, and then you go ahead and act the way any normal country would behave.... the preacher was caught coming out of a brothel’Unquote, clearly hinting at the Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru’s rhetoric on non-violence.

International Reaction to Goa Invasion Goa Invasion - US Congressional Record

8. ABDICATION OF DUTY BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE SECURITY COUNCIL: After the Soviet veto, the UNSC totally abdicated its duty and ignored the matter of illegal occupation of Goa by India. The vetoed resolution was for cessation of hostilities, withdrawal of Indian forces, and a solution to differences between India and Portugal through peaceful means. The veto did not permit India to take unilateral action to invade Goa. The veto also in no way obstructed, stopped nor hindered the UNSC from taking steps against India for invading and annexing Goa by force against Article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant as well as Articles 75-85 of UN Charter especially as Goa was a Non Self Governing Territory.

9. INVASION & ANNEXATION OF GOA IS ILLEGAL AS PER LAW & CHARTER: In order for its use of force in Goa to be considered legal under the UN Charter, India had to argue one of three points:

a) Its use of force was not “against” any other state, because Goa was really a part of India,

b) Its use of force had the approval of the Security Council; or

c) Its use of force was in self-defence to a Portuguese “armed attack”.

Unfortunately for India, it pursued the first line of argument. Its delegate in the Security Council debates argued without citing specific laws, that it was the colonization of Goa by Portugal that was illegal and thus Goa was not Portuguese. Defence Minister of India argued, “India had not violated any one’s territorial integrity” Unfortunately for India, just a year earlier the UNGA had declared Goa as a “Non-Self-Governing Territory” under Portuguese administration and India was a signatory to the declaration and did not claim that Goa was Indian Territory till that time. That same year the ICJ acknowledged Portugal’s sovereignty over Dadra and Nagar Aveli, two Portuguese possessions in the Indian sub-continent with the same colonial history as Goa. Therefore India’s first main argument was out. Next, the Security Council did not approve use of force by India in Goa. Unfortunately disagreement at the time prevented the UNSC from reaching a decision on the Goa conflict and the ICJ was not asked to arbitrate or provide an advisory opinion. So the second argument was not available. Finally, India did not argue self defense to a Portuguese “armed attack”. So by all conventional interpretations, India’s annexation of Goa breached Article 2 of the UN Charter.

Illegal Indian claim of acquisition of Goa. Key agreements like the 1907 Porter Convention, the 1920 Covenant of the League of Nations and the 1928 Kellogg–Briand Pact, culminated in Article 2(4) of Chapter I of the UN Charter, which is in force till today: "All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations". Since the use of force against territorial integrity or political independence is illegal, title or sovereignty cannot be transferred in such a situation. It is generally held that countries are under obligation to abide by the Stimson Doctrine that a state: "cannot admit the legality of any situation de facto, nor recognize any treaty or agreement entered into between those Governments... not... recognize any situation, treaty or agreement which may be brought about by means contrary to the covenants and obligations of the Pact of Paris of August 27, 1928". These principles were reconfirmed by the 1970 Friendly Relations Declaration. 1970 Friendly Relations Declaration

Indian annexation of Goa by India is illegal because annexation is a forcible, violent or unilateral seizure and or incorporation of a territory belonging to a sovereign state into the domain of another sovereign country. Annexation has been strictly rejected and prohibited in terms of American President Woodrow Wilson’s No-Annexation Doctrine soon after WWI. This is why and how Mandate System and Trusteeship System were instituted, in the first place, and formalized in terms of Article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant as well as in terms of Articles 75-85 of the Charter, respectively. Moreover during World War II, the use of annexation deprived whole populations of the safeguards provided by international laws governing military occupations. The Fourth Geneva Convention (GCIV) of 1949 amplified the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 with respect to the question of the protection of civilians. The authors of the Fourth Geneva Convention made a point of giving the rules regarding inviolability of rights "an absolute character", thus making it much more difficult for a state to bypass international law through the use of annexation. GCIV Article 47, in the first paragraph in Section III: “Occupied territories”, restricted the effects of annexation on the rights of persons within those territories: Protected persons who are in occupied territory shall not be deprived, in any case or in any manner whatsoever, of the benefits of the present convention by any change introduced, as the result of the occupation of a territory, into the institutions or government of the said territory, nor by any agreement concluded between the authorities of the occupied territories and the Occupying Power, nor by any annexation by the latter of the whole or part of the occupied territory.”

India cannot claim conquest over Goa as conquest is also illegal because conquest is the acquisition of sovereignty over a territory by force of arms, exercised by an independent power which reduces the vanquished power to submission of its territory. Conquest does not, per se, give the conquering state plenum dominium et dominium utile (meaning “full ownership” and “equitable ownership”). Moreover, conquest is generally unacceptable as a means for acquiring sovereignty under current norms of international relations. The acquisition of territory by force of arms (i.e. aggression or similar violation of international law) has, in any event, been illegal in international law since 1945 after the UN Charter came into force. Resolution 1541 (XV) has laid down the principles which the United Nations should follow in respect of territories called colonial. Principle VI mentions only three ways, in which non self-governing territory can be said to have reached a full measure of self-governments, namely:

a) Emergence as a sovereign independent State

b) Free association with an independent State; or

c) Integration with an independent State.

Obviously, alternatives (a) and (b) are both inapplicable to the case of Goa, as it has neither emerged as an independent State nor has it freely associated with an independent State. Goa’s change of status has been brought about by illegal and criminal force. Only the third alternative remains, therefore, to be considered: integration with an independent State.

First of all, no reason can be found why integration with the Indian union should be regarded as of a higher order of values. Resolution 1541 (XV) also specifies the circumstances in which such integration should come about. In this connection Principle IX states:

(a) The integrating territory should have attained an advanced stage of self-government with free political institutions, so that its people have the capacity to make a responsible choice through informed and democratic processes;

(b) The integration should be the result of the freely expressed wishes of the territory’s peoples acting with full knowledge of the change in their status, their wishes having been expressed through informed and democratic progresses, impartially conducted and based on universal adult suffrage.

The United Nations could, when it deems necessary, supervise these processes. These Principles cannot be reconciled with the violent and illegal annexation of Goa, by India. So flagrant is the violation of the UNGA resolutions committed by India that India’s representative who stated in the Security Council – “Charter or no Charter, Council or no Council”, might have also added “Resolutions or no Resolutions”. India not only violated the Charter and defied the Security Council but infringed on the very anti-colonial resolutions of the General Assembly, which it had itself subscribed to. Rule of Law, Institute of Australia

10. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FAVOURED INDIA BY BENDING RULES: India argued that Portugal had failed its administrative responsibilities to Goa required under UNGA resolution 1514 of 1960. This resolution passed by 90% of the UN members required that “immediate steps” be taken “to transfer all powers” to the people of Non-Self-Governing Territories like Goa. However, nothing in Resolution 1514 suggested that a failure to comply, meant the administrating power could have a Non-Self-Governing Territory unilaterally seized and absorbed by another country. Indeed UNGA Resolution 1541 states that the integration of a Non-Self-Governing Territory with an existing State “should” come about from the territory freely expressing its wishes democratically. Portugal had refused to hold a referendum in Goa, but, again, the resolution did not provide for any punishment for this transgression. What is remarkable about the Goa incident is that the international community, without changing a letter of this law, chose to bend these rules in India’s favour. Not only was Goa being gradually recognised by the community as a legal part of India, but, within 18 months of Goa’s annexation, the UNSC was imposing sanctions on Portugal for continued colonial repression elsewhere in the world, letting India go scot free for its war crimes, crimes against humanity and human rights abuses it was committing under its Martial Law in Goa which continued under the so called civilian rule. Nor was the law changed retrospectively to exonerate India. In 1967 the UNSC noted the “inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war”, making no apparent distinction between lawful war, unlawful war, and/or war in the pursuit of decolonisation. Ironically this resolution was passed with the help of India, which had gained respect and legitimacy for its defiance of the Charter, to be elected to the Security Council on five separate occasions from 1966 to 1990. Eventually this bending of the rules culminated in 1974 with Portugal itself recognising Goa as a part of India. But what is even more confusing for rule-of-law proponents is that this rule bending did not set a legal precedent. The General Assembly repeatedly endorsed the right of subjugated peoples to achieve decolonisation “by all available means”, yet no exception has yet been made for the forcible annexation of a Non-Self-Governing Territory by a neighbouring country. In 1982, for example, the Security Council rejected Argentina’s attempted annexation of the UK’s Falkland Islands, despite the Goa precedent being discussed and several members accepting Argentina’s argument that the territory belonged to it. Similarly in 1975, the Security Council, whilst noting Portugal’s failure to uphold its administrative responsibilities, unanimously denounced Indonesia’s annexation of East Timor. How can we reconcile this with our understanding of the rule of law? India violated its legal obligations, and yet it suffered no sanctions.

11. EXCEPT FOR GOA, MOST PORTUGUESE COLONIES GOT INDEPENDENCE: Almost all Portuguese colonies listed along with Goa as “Non-Self Governing Territories” by the UN like Portuguese Guinea got independence in 1974, Angola, Cape Verde Archipelago, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe in 1975 and East Timor as late as 2002 through the intersession of the UN except Goa. The UN at whose behest all these colonies gained independence mysteriously ignored Goa. Goans now re-colonized by India appeal to the United Nations to end its complacency on the matter of the continued illegal occupation of Goa by India. This petition is not seeking something that is too difficult or impossible, as the UN has previously gone to the extent of allowing multinational force in many similar instances like Somalia, Haiti, Rwanda, Eastern Zaire, Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, , Bunia in the DRC, Liberia and Kuwait.Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories (1945-1999)

12. THE UN ACQUIESCED IN INVASION OF GOA BY INDIA: The UN acquiesced in the matter of the invasion, annexation and illegal occupation of Goa by India for 56 years on the mistaken notion that Goans have wholeheartedly and peacefully accepted the illegal invasion of Goa by India as their liberation, and also that Goa was Indian Territory because the peace loving Goans did not get violent over the Indian invasion and illegal occupation. Perhaps the UN would have acted swiftly if Goans had started a mayhem in Goa, killing and burning people and property in opposing the Indian invasion of their motherland.The UN charter is to have peace in the world, and since the Goans did not retaliate and indulge in violence and mayhem against India, the UN wrongly and conveniently concluded that the objective of peace was attained. Certainly the violence in East Timor, convinced and impressed the UN to give them independence ending 20 years of Indonesian occupation. This means that the UN steps in to enforce the Charter only if there is resistance, brutality, killings and war. The UN seems to have penalized the Goans for displaying civilized non-violent behaviour by denying them independence of their motherland just because they did not violently resist the invasion and illegal occupation of their motherland Goa by India.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to understand what actually motivates and influences the UN, especially the UNSC, to act or to remain silent. One illustration of this point is the case of the civil war that has ravaged Sudan for decades with an estimated two million casualties. And yet the only resolutions passed by the UNSC in relation to Sudan concerned Sudan’s failure to extradite suspects in the attempted assassination of President Mubarak of Egypt, which failure was determined to have threatened international peace and security. If Goans had engaged in violence against the mighty and ruthless India, the entire tiny population of Goa would certainly be massacred to extinction by the Indian might and the UN might have just overlooked it, as it did in Sudan. The UN in this case would have attained “Peace” for India with the elimination of the entire Goan population. Legality Versus Legitimacy: Humanitarian Intervention, the Security Council, and the Rule of Law

13. ONLY VIOLENCE AND MAYHEM GETS THE UN ATTENTION, WHILE ABSENCE OF VIOLENCE IS CONSIDERED PEACE: Goans are peaceful, simple, humble, honest people having trust and faith in law and natural justice. Peaceful Goan people detest unruly behaviour, public disorder, riots, strikes, marches, sloganeering, killings in the streets and burning of property for redressal of grievances and show of opposition. The people of Goa have the culture of reason and debate. They argue and plead for their demands and genuinely believe in due process of law to attain justice. When India invaded and occupied Goa, the Goans did not go about braving the Martial Law and intermittent curfews India imposed on the so called “India’s own liberated people of Goa”, to demonstrate and kill people in the streets opposing the invasion. The Goans looked up to and kept their faith in the UN, the civilized and sensible member nations, and rule of international law. Goans were convinced that it was just a matter of time till the UN stepped in and ended the illegal occupation of Goa by India. Goans who are well educated and well informed in International Law, the Geneva Convention, and the UN Charter, perhaps took it for granted that the temporary Indian aberration and foolish aggressive enterprise would soon be ended by the UN intervention and the mighty force of International Law, and did not find it necessary to get violent. Goans did not want to destroy peace and behave like hooligans following in the Indian example of unruly behaviour. The moment for which Goans patiently waited since 1961 for deliverance by the UN has still not arrived. We Goans have now woken up to the reality that only War, Blood Bath, Killings, Burning, Mayhem and total destruction of peace propels the United Nations into action. It seems that for any aggrieved people to get the UN to act, they must aggressively display violent resistance, like they did in East Timor, and only then the UN will take notice and act. The United Nations also failed to consider that Goans were muzzled with a ruthless Martial Law and intermittent curfews and intimidation of people who resisted the invasion. The backs of Goans were ruthlessly broken by the then military administration of Goa by committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. In the bargain, Goans have been subjugated, forced to accept political, economic, social and cultural institutions which are entirely alien to their tradition under Indian colonialism.

14. GOANS UNFAIRLY SILENCED BY THE UN TRUSTEESHIP COMMITTEE: Goans did not take the path of aggressive resistance to protest the Indian invasion of Goa, but a civilized and decent path through the United Nations. As an example, at a conference on the 3rd December 1963 at Hotel de Palais d’Orsay in Paris, Goans from all over the world met and unanimously resolved to send a four member delegation of Antonio da Fonseca, Wolfgang de Souza, Prof. Leo Anthony de Souza, and Romeo da Silva to the “Trusteeship Committee” of the General Assembly on 10.Dec.63. The Goan delegates were given a hearing before this special committee which hears petitions from oppressed people. But all four Goan delegates were mysteriously silenced by the Committee Chairman, Achkar Marof of Guinea, who, for very curious and suspicious reasons was openly biased towards India and against Goa. He cut their statements short on the grounds that they had been given a hearing solely to express their views exclusively on the Portuguese Non-Self Governing Territories included on the list approved by the United Nation and that Goa was not included in the list. A motion to expunge their testimony from the record was however dropped, as a result of the opposition by the USA, Western members and Liberia. (Reported in The New York Times on 11.Dec.63.) It has come to the attention of Goans from a visiting Goan to the UN that an entry has been made in the UN Year Book that “Goa and its dependencies have been nationally reunited with India.” The petitioners are now incensed having lately confirmed upon checking the records of the UN that indeed the UNGA has struck Goa off the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories in 1962 itself as recorded at page 410 of the UN Year book of 1962. Goa is missing in the list of territories as on 31.Dec.62 at page 408 of the said Year Book. The petitioners have also, to their horror, confirmed that the UN List of Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories (1945-1999) lists Goa and Dependencies as “Change in Status” in 1961.Yearbook of the United Nations 1962 REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIES UNDER PORTUGUESE ADMINISTRATION Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories (1945-1999) Anniversary of a 36 Hour War - Armed Invasion of Goa - Goan Delegation of 4 Silenced by Trusteeship Committee Chairman PAGE 31

15. GOANS OBJECT TO THE ENTRY – “GOA REUNITED WITH INDIA”: The UN must resolve to replace the entry in its records which reflects in the Year Books “Goa and its dependencies have been nationally reunited with India.” or any other record, with an appropriately phrased entry conveying the true and realistic meaning amounting to “Goa and dependencies were illegally invaded and annexed by India without authorization of neither the UNSC nor the UNGA, against the Charter while the territory was on the UN list of Non-Self Governing Territories eligible for independence” As already stated in this petition Goa was never ever a part of India to be reunited with it by illegal invasion and annexation. The said entry is false and seems to be at the behest of India and to favour the aggressor India against all relevant facts favouring Goa’s independence. The people of Goa cannot understand how the UN can be so blinded to ignore the truth and make such notations to benefit India.

16. APPEAL FOR RETROSPECTIVE ACTION ON ILLEGAL INDIAN OCCUPATION OF GOA. The UN is bound by its Charter to revisit and reconsider the historical illegality of the forceful invasion, annexation and illegal occupation of Goa by its member nation India against the Charter retrospectively and to act in spite of the illegal Treaty between India and Portugal, and the subsequent illegal declaration of Goa as a state of India. India’s previous illegalities against the UN Charter and the world order, including the Geneva Convention, cannot stand legalized nor condoned by subsequent additional illegal acts, as the right to self-determination, plebiscite and independence had already accrued and passed on to the Goans vide the UN resolutions prior to the 19.Dec.61 invasion of Goa. Indo-Portugal treaty is primarily against international law and conventions so established and its intent is to transfer sovereignty over Goa from Portugal to India with retrospective effect at a point of time when Portugal was not vested with any ownership title or sovereignty over Goa. At that point of time Goa was already under the protection of the UN by virtue of being included in the list of “Non-Self Governing Territories” as of 15.Dec.60, eligible for right to self-determination, plebiscite and independence. The Portuguese also seem to be of the same opinion as Dr. Inocencio Galvao Teles, Portugal's principal attorney in the Rights of Passage case against India at the ICJ, who was also Minister for Law in Dr. Oliveira Salazar’s cabinet, in an interview with the journal, O Diabo, of Lisbon on 18.Feb.92 has stated that the Indo Portuguese Treaty of 31.Dec.74 has failed to meet the requirements of International Law and is not valid as it offended the fundamental principles of International Law.

17. GOA REMOVED FROM THE UN LIST IN A HURRY: The UN is bound by its Charter to reconsider the hurried removal of “Goa and dependencies called the State of India” from the UN list of “Non-Self Governing Territories” within a few months of Goa’s invasion by India, with fresh eyes, and the legality of such hurried removal. The Goans are of the opinion that the illegal invasion of Goa by India may have been considered as a ‘fait accompli” by the UN which legally or illegally removed yet another territory from the long and cumbersome list of “Non-Self Governing Territories”. The UNGA has to introspect, do some soul searching and determine whether it is morally and legally justified in its hurry to take territories off the list of Non Self Governing Territories. Goa certainly is an unfortunate victimas elaborated by R.M. Marty M. Natalegawa, Chairman of the Special Committee on Decolonization which, since its establishment in 1961, had monitored the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. “The aim appeared to be the hurried removal of those Territories from the United Nations list, even as they remained Non-Self-Governing. The international community could not countenance such acts, but must decide if it was going to remain true to the relevant provisions of the Charter” With this background, the Goans wonder whether it was just a matter of convenience for the UNGA to hurriedly remove Goa and dependencies from the list by readily agreeing with false Indian claims of liberating its own people of Goa and that Goa was a part of Indian Territory. (GA/SPD/422 5 OCTOBER 2009) Chairman of the Special Committee on Decolonization

18. RE-INSTATE GOA IN THE UN LIST OF “NON SELF GOVERNING TERRITORIES: The petitioners state that the UN is duty bound under the charter to re-instate Goa in the UN list of “Non-Self Governing Territories” as originally listed in light of the provisions of Chapter and UNGA resolutions. Goans intend to petition the UN (Committee of 24) Special Committee on Decolonization for relief. However they are unable to do so because the said committee, in the matter of the petition signed by 1.80 million West Papuans, has declared that it is not mandated to consider territories not included in the current list of “Non-Self Governing Territories” before it. Since Goa has been unfairly excluded from the said list, the people of Goa are handicapped in petitioning the said Special Committee and hence prayerfully petition all the member nations of the UNGA to rightfully re-instate Goa in the said list.

19. INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ON GOA: The United Nations must consider or re-evaluate the rulings and advisory opinions of the ICJ already on its record and more particularly its judgement of 1960, delivered in the matter of the “Right of Passage Case”, in which it ruled that India had no right of claim on the enclaves of Dadra and Nagar Aveli, parts of the district of Damão, with the same colonial history as Goa and that Portugal has sovereignty over these enclaves, or seek a fresh ruling or advisory opinion from the ICJ on the illegal invasion and annexation of Goa by India in terms of established international law and conventions as stated in the aforesaid Para 9 of this petition. ICJ JUDGMENT OF 12 APRIL 1960 ICJ CASE CONCERNING RIGHT OF PASSAGE OVER: INDIAN TERRITORY

20. GOA NEVER DEPENDED ON INDIA’S PATRONAGE: Before the Indian invasion, Goa was economically far ahead of the Indian Union and never depended on India’s patronage, and on the contrary, had prospered in every way. Goa was well settled, developed and through the centuries became un-debatably prosperous in the Indian subcontinent. This prosperity never escaped the eye of the world press, which had to connect it with India’s intentions to annex it. The few examples from the world press are as follows:

"Der Spiegel" a well-known German political news magazine, issued an article on 10th January 1962: "Behind the violent occupation of Goa by India stands the economic interest as Goa's export of iron will yearly add 250 million DM into the Indian Treasury to build up its money reserves from only 982 Million Rupees (825 million DM)."

"The Daily Telegraph" of 5th December, 1961, reported: "Goa earns more than 10 Million pounds a year at present from her mining operations by exporting mostly to Japan and West Germany. This incidentally is a good reason for grabbing the colony so far as hard-currency hungry India is concerned."

Indian rule has wrecked Goa’s economy and ended its prosperity, impoverished it with mounting accumulated debts and interest on loans. Goa’s current total accumulated debt is almost Rs.70,000 Crores and the 2015-16 government loan interest liabilities stood at 1,846 Crores. None of the loans have ever been repaid as there is no money to repay borrowings. Most loans finance construction projects like roads and bridges which are a good source of kickbacks to the political class from overpriced projects with substandard quality as bridges and roads in Goa do not last very long. Newly constructed roads mostly get washed out with the slightest hint of a monsoon rain shower. With the inevitable failure of the Tourism and Mining Industries the main income and employment generators for Goans, Goa is on the verge of State Bankruptcy.

21. GOA UNFAIRLY SUSTAINS THE INDIAN ECONOMY TO A SUBSTANTIAL EXTENT: Goa’s current annual budget is about Rs.15,000 Crores while the total revenue of the Indian Union in terms of Federal Taxes collected from Goa is almost double of Goa’s annual budget. According to an Indian formula (formerly Gadgil Formula) of sharing this revenue with Goa, based on population, per capita income, area, infrastructure, tax effort, fiscal discipline and literacy Goa gets classified as a rich state.It gets classified as such, because Goa has a smaller population, higher per capita income (mainly earnings by Goans employed overseas,) smaller area, fairly good infrastructure, honesty in tax payment by honest Goans and highest literacy rate as compared to most Indian states. As per this formula Goa’s total share of Union Taxes and grants was 2,459 Crores or 16% for 2005-2010, as compared to 90% to the Indian state of Manipur, 56% to Uttarakhand and 53% to UP. Goa contributes a greater percentage to the National GDP of India than its share from the pool of central taxes that are redistributed. Goa’s mineral wealth of iron and manganese ore has been depleted by illegal mining by giving mining concessions to a select few industrialists in a corrupt environment without any benefit to the Goans who are actually the owners of this mineral wealth. The only beneficiaries of this over exploited environmental hazard have been India, the mining companies and the politicians, one of whom is Digambar Kamat, a former BJP Minister for Mines and later a Congress Chief Minister cum mines Minister. He, presently as a Congress MLA, is being prosecuted by the ruling BJP government due to his indictment by the ‘Shah Commission which investigated illegal mining in Goa. Digambar Kamath’s alleged illegalities cost Goa Rs. 35,000 Crores. If recovered, this amount count have paid off half of Goa’s public debt of Rs. 70,000 Crores, but in a perfect Indian style ‘Match Fixing”Goans know that he will inevitably be acquitted of all charges when he rejoins his parent party, the BJP, with the Rs. 35,000 Crores of illegal mining booty forgotten and/or condoned. On the other hand If the Indian union had only matched Goa’s budget of 15000 Crores under a Special Status for an illegally occupied territory, Goa could have a Tax Free Economy, infrastructure could be developed to international standards and Goans could even get dividends and pension benefits paid to them by the state from the excess of state revenue over expenditure. On the contrary Goa is unfairly and unjustly sustaining the Indian economy to a substantial extent as income extracted from Goans is being spent to develop Indian states like UP and Uttarakhand while Goa is burdened with a debt of Rs. 70,000 Crores. The Goan politicians have no objection to this unfairness as most governments in Goa belong to Indian national political parties like BJP and Congress. They do not want to upset the Indian Government in the interest of their own political comfort at the cost of the Goan economy and welfare of the Goan people. Unfortunately under the Indian illegal occupation, the indigenous Goans do not get a chance in managing their own destinies. Analysis of State Budget Allocation of Goa Goa Economic Survey 2016-17 Finance Commission of India 'Give Goa a higher share in central taxes'

22. BROKEN PROMISES OF GRANTING SPECIAL STATUS: Goans are now frustrated with the broken promises made to them by national and political leaders of India. Since 1961 the people of Goa have been repeatedly promised that the unique identity of Goa will be preserved and a ‘Special Status would be given by amending Article 371 of the Indian constitution. These promises have been made repeatedly by India’s first Prime Minister Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru to the current Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi and everyone in between. In 2007, as the President of the Congress Party, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi promised ‘Special Status’ for Goa in a public ‘election’ speech at Campal, Panjim, which was promptly forgotten after the elections. The current PM in a public election speech in Goa in Jan. 2014 (video link below) declared that the demand for Special Status for Goa is genuine and reasonable and promised that he will grant it once elected PM. But once he became PM he had the audacity to declare that Goa does not qualify for the Special Status. The State Legislature of Goa on 15.Apr.13 unanimously passed a resolution requesting the Indian government to grant a ‘Special Status’ to Goa under Article 371 of the Indian Constitution.. The Goa Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar, on this day, stated in the House, that out of Goa’s total 3,702 sq kms of land, only 362 sq kms were left for the future development, which he said was a cause for concern. He stated "Goa is only demanding Special Status to preserve its land mass and cultural identity," adding that it should be granted on lines of the Indian states of Mizoram and Uttarakhand. Presenting a case for Special Status before the House, the Chief Minister said that Goans will lose their identity due to unprecedented inward migration from Indian States. Mr. Parrikar is a Goan strongman of the BJP and the most favourite Goan friend of the PM Modi who was even rewarded by the PM with the post of Defence MInister of India.Unfortunately he does not get for Goa what he boldly talks about in the Goa Assembly. Modi on Goa Special Status Goa assembly passes resolution seeking special status India’s 10 Most Indebted States

23. INDIAN CONSTITUTION CONTRARY TO GOAN INTERESTS: To the utter disappointment of Goan aspirations, the Indian Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stated in parliament that Goa's demand for ‘Special Status’ under article 371 of the Constitution is not justifiable and hence not agreed to since it contravenes article 19(1)(d) and 19(1)(e) of the Indian Constitution. Article 19(1)(d) gives Indian citizens the right "to move freely throughout the territory of India" while article 19(1)(e) accords the right "to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India". The fundamental disagreement Goans have with India is that Goa is not, and has never ever been a territory of India and is an illegally occupied territory. Therefore Article 19(1)(e) must not apply to Goa especially in terms of the Geneva Convention which mandates that “in and out” flow of population has to be controlled in an occupied territory. The provisions of the Indian constitution are contrary to Goa’s interests. We Goans did not invite India to invade, illegally occupy and force Indian Constitution on Goa. India not only forced itself, its constitution and it’s citizenship on us, but is not willing to make any promised amendments to its constitution to protect Goa’s unique identity and interests. Goa being an illegally occupied territory cannot be treated on par with other Indian states to allow Indians to freely buy land, settle in Goa or to add to the illegal vote banks living in illegal shanties and slums for the Indian political class to outnumber the Goan voters and devastate Goa further. India needed to treat Goa differently like the Indian states of Mizoram and Uttarakhand. This by itself justifies the demand for Goa’s Independence from India. The people of Goa can no longer trust the Indian Union to honour any of its promises nor to prevent their motherland and their unique identity evolved over centuries from getting demographically diluted under the illegal Indian occupation. Centre rejects Goa's special status demand

(ADMINISTRATION) ACT, 1962 UK parliament debates massive corruption in Goa One-third of new MPs face criminal charges BJP has highest no. of MPs, MLAs with cases of crime against women: ADR study

PRAYER TO THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

The petitioners pray that the UN General Assembly resolve to, and re-instate Goa in the UN list of “Non-Self Governing Territories” as originally listed on 15.Dec.60 in light of the provisions of the UN Charter and UNGA resolutions and more particularly UNGA resolution 742 (VIII) and principles approved in resolution 1542 (XV).

Goa might not have attained sovereignty but that right does not lapse, a right that cannot be assumed by others, a right which is inherent to people. In this case, the right belongs to the Goans and has to be exercised consciously and freely within the framework established by the United Nations Charter. The actions of the United Nations General Assembly in handling this petition will prove to the entire world whether it is going to be relevant or whether it is going to be a league of nations irrelevant.

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ED carries out countrywide raids against PFI, its chairman in money laundering case

NEW DELHI: The ED on Thursday raided at least 26 premises in nine states linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI) including those of its chairman OM Abdul Salam and Kerala state chief Nasarudheen Elamarom as part of a money laundering probe, official sources said. The searches are being conducted in Chennai, Tenkasi and Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Bengaluru, Darbhanga and Purnea (Bihar), Lucknow and Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh), Aurangabad in Maharashtra, Kolkata and Murshidabad (West Bengal), Jaipur, Shaheen Bagh area in Delhi and in Kochi, Malappuram and Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. They added the action was aimed at collecting evidence in multiple money laundering cases that have been clubbed into one and are being probed against the PFI and those linked to it. The premises of Salam and Elamarom, also PFI’s national secretary, are also being covered apart from some other office bearers of the organisation, they said. The central probe agency is investigating PFI’s “financial links” on alleged charges of fuelling the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests in the country, the Delhi riots that took place in February and few other instances. It had earlier recorded the statement of Salam, a senior assistant in the Kerala State Electricity Board, and a number of other PFI office bearers in Delhi. Salam has been posted at the regional audit office of the Kerala electricity board in Manjeri town of Malappuram. PFI and Salam called the raids a gimmick and an attempt to divert attention from the farmers’ issue. “Simultaneous raids were carried out by ED at the houses of Popular Front national leaders across the country. We believe this to be a politically motivated action from the part of the agency. Such raids usually happen in our country whenever the government in power comes under the pressure of popular anger and it wants to divert national attention from it.” “Modi government has always used national agencies against its political opponents and to crush dissent in the country to the point that the credibility of these agencies has come under question,” the organisation said in a statement. The central government has come under immense pressure following the farmers’ protests blockading Delhi and the ED raids are nothing but a “gimmick” to divert the issue, it said. It said authorities “intend to prevent the organisation from its fight against the anti-constitutional CAA-NRC, as it is a forerunner and stays a major force in the citizenship agitations across the country”. The PFI, formed in 2006 in Kerala and headquartered in Delhi, said its activities are “transparent” and out in the public and that they had nothing to hide. The ED, last month, had said it was investigating “financial links” between the PFI and Bhim Army in its money laundering case registered to investigate allegations of illegal funds being used to “fuel” the anti-CAA protests. “The ED is investigating financial links between PFI and Bhim Army on the basis of credible evidence recovered from senior PFI officials,” the agency had said in a tweet. The Bhim Army, led by its chief Chandrashekhar Azad, had told PTI that they were ready for all kinds of investigation. The agency is investigating the PFI under the PMLA since 2018. The ED had said that at least Rs 1.04 crore was deposited in several bank accounts linked to the organisation between December 4 last year and January 6 this year in various parts of the country. The sources had said a total amount of Rs 120 crore, credited to bank accounts linked to the PFI, are under the ED’s scanner. The sources had claimed that these dubious deposits were either made in cash or through the immediate payment service (IMPS) and a number of such instances were seen in Uttar Pradesh, where the maximum number of violent anti-CAA protests were reported to have taken place. Sources, quoting the ED findings, had said the withdrawal of money from the bank accounts linked to PFI and its related entities had a “direct correlation” with the violent demonstrations against the CAA. The ED had also sent a report in this connection to the Union Home Ministry. The agency had arrested former Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain in August and alleged that cash received by him was used to “fuel” anti-CAA protests and the Delhi riots. “The probe revealed that companies owned and controlled by Tahir Hussain and his relatives transferred huge amounts of money to dubious entities and entry operators which was returned by them in cash,” it had said. “The cash received by Tahir Hussain through entry operators was used to fuel the anti-CAA protests and Delhi riots,” the agency had said in a statement.

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Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar takes part in the video conference meeting of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries. pic.twitter.com/fW8n7M0ds7

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Fresh support of only 60% in PM's economic stimulus package: Report

Of the Rs 20-lakh-crore package that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to defend the economy against coronavirus disruptions, fresh support may be only around 60 percent of the offer as it counts the first financial stimulus and liquidity support that Reserve Bank has given already, and will overburden bond market, says a report.

Modi outlined a Rs 20-lakh-crore which is 9.7 percent of GDP support package, of which new allocations could only be 50-60 percent of the offer. But until more details are known, financing burden will fall on the bond markets, Radhika Rao, the economist at Singaporean lender DBS Bank said in a note on Wednesday.

She further noted that "the new fiscal package is upsized and its scale lends a positive surprise, at a bigger-than-anticipated size with emphasis on making the economy more self-reliant via local manufacturing and improved supply chains.

In a big push to revive the COVID-hit economy, Modi on Tuesday announced massive new financial incentives on top of the previously announced packages for a combined stimulus of Rs 20 lakh crore.

13:27 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Updates

Karnataka registers 951 COVID-19 cases

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka climbed to 951 after 26 more individuals tested positive between 5 pm on Tuesday till 12 pm on Wednesday, said the state health department.

So far, the state has registered 32 fatalities while 442 COVID-19 patients have been discharged, taking the recovery rate to 46.5 percent.

13:12 (IST)

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Self-reliant India Mission just another version of Make in India: Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took a jibe at the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package and "Self-reliant India Mission" announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as being nothing new but a repackaged version of "Make in India" initiative.

He tweeted a Hindi couplet to express his views on the subject.

The couplet roughly translates to: "He sold the old couplet/lion with a new name; He sold piles of dreams again."

नए नाम से वही पुराना शेर बेच गए सपनों के वो फिर से ढ़ेरों ढ़ेर बेच गए...#MakeInIndia is now आत्मनिर्भर भारत, कुछ और भी नया था क्या? pic.twitter.com/2yQhaaJyNF

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 13, 2020

12:50 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Chandigarh Latest Updates

Two more, including 7-yr-old, test positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh

Two more, including a seven-year-old boy, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Chandigarh on Wednesday. With this, the total number of confirmed cases in the Union Territory is now at 189, said the health department.

As many as three COVID-19 patients have succumbed to the infectious disease so far in Chandigarh.

12:43 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Update

One more tests positive for COVID-19 in Puducherry, taking total cases to four

One more person, hailing from neighbouring Arumbathpuram village tested positive for the COVID-19, taking the total cases of the infection to four in Puducherry, the health department said on Wednesday.

Secretary to Health Prashant Kumar Panda told reporters here that the 36-year-old patient has since been admitted to the Indira Gandhi government medical College hospital.

The person admitted for coronavirus treatment was a worker in private industry in Puducherry. Already the hospital was treating two active cases in addition to the one in Karaikal region.

12:39 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Update

Karnataka's road transport corporations donate one-day pay of staffers to CM relief fund

Officials and employees of all the four road transport corporations in Karnataka have contributed their one day salary amounting to Rs 9.85 crore to the Chief Minister's COVID-19 relief fund.

Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi, who also holds the transport portfolio, handed over the cheque to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday, an official statement said.

State's bus services are operated by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) and North East Road Transport Corporation (NERTC).

12:36 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Smokers or people with COPD have higher death rate and risk of severe complications

Being a current smoker or having a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increased risk of severe complications and higher death risk from COVID-19 infection, according to a study. COPD is a common, persistent dysfunction of the lung associated with a limitation in airflow.

The researchers from the University College London in the UK noted that an estimated 251 million people worldwide are affected by COPD.

Given the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus on respiratory function, they sought to understand the prevalence and the effects of COPD in COVID-19 patients.

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12:29 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh Latest Update

Indore reports 91 COVID-19 cases in part 24 hours, taking total to 2,107 in district

At least 91 more people tested positive for coronavirus in Indore in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of such cases in the worst-hit district of Madhya Pradesh to 2,107, an official said on Wednesday.

Besides, three more persons died of COVID-19 in the district, raising the toll to 95, Chief Medical and Health Officer Praveen Jadia told PTI.

12:22 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Nepal Latest Update

Nepal registers highest single-day spike in COVID-19 infections, cases rise to 217

Nepal registered its highest single-day increase in the coronavirus cases with 83 new infections, including 26 from the Indo-Nepal border area, taking the total COVID-19 tally to 217 in the country, health officials said.

Nepal, which is under nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus, is among the nations that have the least number of cases of the deadly COVID-19 with no deaths.

The total number of people infected by the novel coronavirus has climbed to 217 in Nepal with 83 new cases, the highest number of confirmation of virus transmission in a single-day, Joint Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, Samir Kumar Adhikari said on Tuesday.

12:15 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Nagaland Latest Update

Nagaland offers Rs 10,000 to stranded residents who postpone return, says report

The Nagaland government has said that they will offer Rs 10,000 to those residents who opt not to return to the state right now. A press statement by Chief Secretary Temjen Toy on Tuesday said that many bodies (civil societies, tribal hohos and NGOs) in the state had appealed to stranded citizens not to come back unless it is ‘unavoidable', reports Indian Express.

12:09 (IST)

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18.5 lakh samples tested for COVID-19, says ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that 18,54,250 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the country till 9.00 am on Wednesday.

12:03 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

BRICS' New Development Bank provides $1billion loan to India

The New Development Bank of the BRICS countries has fully disbursed USD one billion emergency assistance loan to India to help it contain the spread of COVID-19 and reduce human, social and economic losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Shanghai-based New Development Bank (NDB) was established by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) countries in 2014 and is headed by veteran Indian banker K V Kamath.

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11:59 (IST)

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India becomes 12th worst COVID-hit nation with 74,281 confirmed cases

India is now the 12th most affected country by the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of confirmed cases was inching closer to 75,000 on Wednesday.

According to the Union Health Ministry, the number of positive cases stand at 74,281 in the country. The ministry also said that 2,415 people have died due to the disease as of Wednesday.

With these figures, India has crossed Canada’s overall count of 69,156 COVID-19, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) list. India is just below China now where the disease originated in December, 2019.

11:57 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Update

First repatriation flight from Dubai with 177 passengers lands in Mangaluru

The first repatriation flight to Mangaluru from Dubai with 177 passengers landed at the international airport. The total passengers, including 88 men, 84 women, five children, and two infants arrived by the Air India Express flight IX 384 late Tuesday night, airport sources said.

There were 12 medical emergency cases and 38 pregnant women among them, they said. The district administration had made arrangements for receiving the passengers, who were provided with sanitizers and masks.

They were advised to maintain social distancing as per the health protocol. All the foreign returnees were screened as per the standard operating procedure to ensure that they were asymptomatic.

The passengers were taken to their chosen place of accommodation in KSRTC buses.

11:51 (IST)

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Rupee rises 21 paise to 75.30 against US dollar in early trade

The rupee appreciated 21 paise to 75.30 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Rs 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package enthused investors.

Forex traders said PM's economic booster aided sentiments. Besides, a positive opening in domestic equities also supported the local unit.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 75.31, then gained ground to touch 75.30, registering a rise of 21 paise over its previous close. On Tuesday, the rupee had settled at 75.51 against the US dollar.

11:45 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Andhra Pradesh Latest Update

Andhra reports 48 new cases in past 24 hours

Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported 48 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state is now 2137 including 948 active cases, 1142 cured/discharged and 47 deceased, said Andhra Pradesh Health Department.

48 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 2137 including 948 active cases, 1142 cured/discharged and 47 deceased: Andhra Pradesh Health Department pic.twitter.com/WRLvCYpoje

— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2020

11:41 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates

Delhi's COVID-19 recovery rate at 36%

Since Tuesday, 346 COVID-19 patients have been discharged in Delhi, taking the total number of recovered cases to 2,858, said health minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday.

With this, the COVID-19 recovery rate in the Union Territory was at 36 percent.

11:38 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates

20 new COVID-19 deaths, 359 confirmed cases reported in Delhi in past 24 hrs

359 more individuals have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total confirmed cases in the National Capital to 7,998 on Wednesday.

The COVID-19 toll stood at 106 after 20 patients succumbed to the viral infection.

11:32 (IST)

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'Stimulus package to provide India with economic quantum jump': JP Nadda

BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday welcomed the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revive the COVID-19-hit economy.

Nadda dubbed the financial package "historical" and said it would provide a "quantum jump" to the Indian economy.

"Poor people, labourers, medium and small industries of the country have been given special consideration in this package. Middle class has also been given consideration, this package is historical and will become the basis to give India an economic quantum jump," said the BJP president.

11:19 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Updates

Three COVID-19 deaths in Odisha so far; recovery rate at 22%

According to the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Odisha government, of the total 538 confirmed cases, 419 were active cases. So far, 116 patients have been cured and discharged so far taking the recovery rate to 22 percent.

Three deaths have been reported due to the infection so far from the state.

11:17 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Updates

Odisha reports highest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases with 101 new patients

As many as 101 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported from Odisha, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 538 on Wednesday. This is the highest number of cases confirmed in a single day in the state.

11:12 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Updates

Air India flight to bring back 169 stranded Indians from Dhaka to Srinagar

A batch of 169 Indian students, stranded in Bangladesh due to the lockdown imposed in view of the novel coronavirus, on Wednesday will board a special Air India flight under Vande Bharat Mission for home.

The evacuation flight carrying the students from Dhaka will land directly in Srinagar on Wednesday. This will be the fifth flight from Bangladesh, which will depart from Dhaka.

10:59 (IST)

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Venkaiah Naidu welcomes stimulus package announced by PM

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday welcomed the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revive the COVID-19-hit economy. He said it will be the way forward in overcoming challenges posed by the pandemic.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced massive new financial incentives on top of the previously announced packages for a combined stimulus of Rs 20 lakh crore.

10:49 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updates

Crowd gather in MP district to welcome Jain monk; police probe on violation of social distancing norms

A huge crowd gathered in Banda, Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, to welcome a Jain monk on Tuesday. According to police, the incident was being investigated to see if social distancing norms were flouted.

"Directions given to investigate and take action against organizers if social distancing norms and section - 144 were violated," Praveen Bhuria, ASP Sagar says,

Madhya Pradesh: A crowd gathered to welcome Jain monk Pramansagar in Banda, Sagar district yesterday. Praveen Bhuria, ASP Sagar says, "Directions given to investigate & take action against organizers if social distancing norms & section-144 were violated". pic.twitter.com/eWNgk4qf4o

— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2020

10:36 (IST)

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FM will expand on relief package at 4 pm press conference

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce details of an economic package worth Rs 20 lakh crore, aimed towards achieving the mission of a self-reliant Aatmanirbhar Bharat, at 4 pm on Wednesday at National Media Centre.

10:04 (IST)

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COVID-19 relief package to involve everyone, including 'honest' middle class tax payers: Sitharaman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a self-reliant India will include everyone - a hawker/street vendor, a trader, a MSME, an honest tax paying middle class, a manufacturer etc., tweeted Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

She further dubbed the COVID-19 economic package a "reform stimulus, a mindset overhaul, and a thrust in governance."

@PMOIndia’s vision:#AatmanirbharBharat Abhiyan to include everyone-a hawker/street vendor, a trader, a MSME, an honest tax paying middle class,a manufacturer etc. This shall not be just a financial package, but a reform stimulus, a mindset overhaul, and a thrust in governance.

— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) May 12, 2020

09:58 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates

In Images: Passenger train from Mumbai arrives at Delhi

The first passenger train from Mumbai to Delhi since lockdown, arrived at New Delhi railway station today morning. A passenger says, "I was waiting since many days, I was very happy when I heard train services have resumed. I am happy to have reached home". pic.twitter.com/2gCZDaR0GV

— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2020

09:53 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan Latest Updates

87 new COVID-19 cases emerge in Rajasthan

After 87 more individuals tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the total number of confirmed cases in the state climbed to 4,213 on Wednesday.

With new COVID-19 deaths being reported in the state since Tuesday, the toll stood at 117, said Rajasthan Health Department.

09:21 (IST)

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Careful examination of recipients COVID-19 economic stimulus will be done: Chidambaram

P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that a careful scrunitisation will be done of the COVID-19 economic package, announced by Narendra Modi, to examine the recipients of the massive stimulus.

"The first thing we will look for is what the poor, hungry and devastated migrant workers can expect after they have walked hundreds of kilometres to their home states," said the former finance minister.

He further added that a thorough examination of what will be received by the bottom half of the Indian population or 13 crore families, in terms of real money, will be done.

We will also carefully examine who gets what? And the first thing we will look for is what the poor, hungry and devastated migrant workers can expect after they have walked hundreds of kilometres to their home states.

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 13, 2020

09:14 (IST)

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'PM gave us a headline and blank page': Chidambaram on Modi's COVID-19 financial package announcement

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram took a potshot at Narendra Modi after the prime minister on Tuesday announced an economic package of Rs 20 lakh crores to provide relief to the people and help the country fight the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

Yesterday, the prime minister gave us a headline and a blank page. Naturally, my reaction was a blank!" said Chidambaram.

He further, "Today, we look forward to the FM filling the blank page. We will carefully count every additional rupee that the government will actually infuse into the economy."

Yesterday, PM gave us a headline and a blank page. Naturally, my reaction was a blank! Today, we look forward to the FM filling the blank page. We will carefully count every ADDITIONAL rupee that the government will actually infuse into the economy.

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 13, 2020

08:51 (IST)

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Gilead signs license pacts with drugmakers in India, Pakistan to make Remdesivir

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Tuesday it has signed non-exclusive licensing pacts with five generic drugmakers based in India and Pakistan to expand the supply of its experimental COVID-19 treatment Remdesivir.

The pacts allow the companies - Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd, Cipla Ltd, Hetero Labs Ltd, Mylan NV and Ferozsons Laboratories Ltd - to make and sell the drug in 127 countries.

The countries consist of nearly all low-income and lower-middle income ones, as well as several that are upper-middle- and high-income, the drugmaker said. Afghanistan, India, North Korea, Pakistan and South Africa are among the countries.

08:46 (IST)

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COVID-19 economic package is reform stimulus: Nirmala Sitharaman

The COVID-19 support measures announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday is not only a financial package, but a reform stimulus, a mindset overhaul, and a thrust in governance, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was quoted by All India Radio News.

Finance Minister #NirmalaSitharaman says this shall not just be a financial package, but a reform stimulus, a mindset overhaul, and a thrust in governance. #AatmanirbharBharat #IndiaFightsCorona #COVID19Pandemic File Photo pic.twitter.com/w2BxQMgUxv

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) May 13, 2020

08:40 (IST)

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Sitharaman to provide fine-print of COVID-19 relief package today, says report

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a press briefing later on Wednesday to provide the fine-print of the economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, CNN-News18 reported. However, official statement on the time of the press conference yet to be announced.

The focus of the package will be on labourers and small scale sectors, according to sources. The Centre wants to ensure employment, maintaining the demand and supply chain and ensure consumption of non-essential goods, added the sources.

Addressing the nation for the fifth time since the coronavirus outbreak in India, Modi Tuesday announced a massive Rs 20 lakh crore package.

08:10 (IST)

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COVID-19 doubling rate improves to 12.2 days from 10.9 in three days: Harsh Vardhan

Even as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase across the nation, the doubling rate has improved to 12.2 days over the last three days from 10.9 days in the past two weeks, health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday.

He further highlighted the need for enhanced surveillance and contact tracing in view of migrants and expats returning home.

07:58 (IST)

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Aarogya Setu has now 100 million users

India's COVID-19 tracking app Aarogya Setu has reached 100 million users in just 13 days of its launch on 2 April.

The app, available on Android and iOS, allows people to self-assess their symptoms of the infectious disease by answering a set of questions. It then uses this information to alert users if they have come in contact with a COVID-19 infected person.

Breaking - 100 Million plus downloads for Aarogya Setu App making it one of the world's most widely used Apps for Contact Tracing in the fight against COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/1C7YHjBW1l

— Prasar Bharati News Services (@PBNS_India) May 13, 2020

07:44 (IST)

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Recipients of COVID-19 economic package

Narendra Modi shed some light as to the intended recipients of the massive economic package announced on Tuesday evening.

"With the package, various sections of the society and economic links will get support," he said, adding, "land, labour, liquidity and laws are in focus in the package and it will support India's cottage industries, home industries, small and medium enterprises (SMEs)."

This package is "for the country's labour, farmers who have worked in every condition and every weather and round the clock for the fellow countrymen, for India’s middle class who pays tax honestly and for industries," he added.

07:33 (IST)

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PM announces relief package of Rs 20 lakh cr to fight pandemic

A day after interacting with chief ministers over the way forward in the battle against COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs.20 lakh crore economic package aimed at making the country self-reliant.

Calling the coronavirus outbreak "a crisis unimaginable for mankind", he said that the only way forward was turning the crisis into an opportunity and making India self-reliant.

Modi also observed that the crisis has taught everyone the importance of local manufacturing, local market and local supply chains. "All our demands during the crisis were met 'locally'. Now, it is time to be vocal about the local products and help these local products become global," he said.

07:24 (IST)

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Modi announces lockdown 4 as confirmed cases rise to 70,756

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there will be a fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown, but with new and different rules. His announcement came on a day when the number of confirmed cases in the country jumped to 70,756 and the toll reached 2,293.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Economic Package Latest Updates: Twitter will allow its employees to work from home "forever", chief executive officer Jack Dorsey said in a company-wide email Tuesday.

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 for local products and being self-reliant.

He tweeted a Hindi couplet to express his views on the subject.

The couplet roughly translates to: "He sold the old couplet/lion with a new name; He sold piles of dreams again."

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka climbed to 951 after 26 more individuals tested positive between 5 pm on Tuesday till 12 pm on Wednesday, said the state health department.

So far, the state has registered 32 fatalities while 442 COVID-19 patients have been discharged, taking the recovery rate to 46.5 percent.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that 18,54,250 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the country till 9.00 am on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported 48 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state is now 2,137.

The rupee appreciated 21 paise to 75.30 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Rs 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package enthused investors. Forex traders said prime minister's economic booster aided sentiments. Besides, a positive opening in domestic equities also supported the local unit.

359 more individuals have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total confirmed cases in the National Capital to 7,998 on Wednesday.

The COVID-19 toll stood at 106 after 20 patients succumbed to the viral infection

She further dubbed the COVID-19 economic package a "reform stimulus, a mindset overhaul, and a thrust in governance."

Yesterday, the prime minister gave us a headline and a blank page. Naturally, my reaction was a blank!" said Chidambaram.

He further, "Today, we look forward to the FM filling the blank page. We will carefully count every additional rupee that the government will actually infuse into the economy."

Addressing the nation for the fifth time since the coronavirus outbreak in India, Modi Tuesday announced a massive Rs 20 lakh crore package.

He further highlighted the need for enhanced surveillance and contact tracing in view of migrants and expats returning home.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there will be a fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown, but with new and different rules.

His announcement came on a day when the number of confirmed cases in the country jumped to 70,756 and the toll reached 2,293.

In his address to the nation, Modi also announced a relief package of Rs.20 lakh crores, amounting to almost 10 percent of the GDP which he said will address problems of a wide range of sectors. The details of the package will be announced by the finance minister, he said

India reports 3,604 cases, 87 deaths in 24 hours

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,293 and the number of cases climbed to 70,756 in the country on Tuesday, registering an increase of 87 fatalities and 3,604 cases in the last 24 hours since Monday 8 am, according to the Union health ministry. The total figure of 70,756 includes foreign nationals.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country stood at 46,008, while 22,454 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.

"Thus, around 31.73 percent patients have recovered so far," PTI quoted a senior health ministry official as saying.

Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said the fatality rate is 3.2 percent while the doubling rate had now improved to 12.2 days. He, however, highlighted the need for enhanced surveillance and contact-tracing in view of migrants and expats returning home.

Of 87 deaths were reported since Monday morning, 36 were in Maharashtra, 20 in Gujarat, six each in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, five in West Bengal and one each in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.

Of the 2,293 deaths, Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of fatalities at 868, followed by Gujarat (513), Madhya Pradesh (221), West Bengal (190), Rajasthan (113), Uttar Pradesh (80), Delhi (73), Tamil Nadu (53) and Andhra Pradesh (45).

According to the health ministry's website, more than 70 percent of the deaths are due to comorbidities.

According to the health ministry data update in the morning, the highest number of 23,401 confirmed cases is from Maharashtra, followed by Gujarat (8,541), Tamil Nadu (8,002), Delhi (7,233), Rajasthan (3,988), Madhya Pradesh (3,785) and Uttar Pradesh (3,573).

However, according to a PTI tally at 9.05 pm, 12 hours after the health ministry's update, the countrywide case count had touched 74,029 while the toll had climbed to 2,338. According to the news agency, 23,938 persons had been cured and discharged.

According to data released by the state health department, Maharashtra reported 1,026 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 24,427 while the death toll rose to 921.

With 53 fresh deaths, 28 of them in Mumbai alone, the number of fatalities shot up to 921, a health official told PTI. Mumbai also reported 426 new cases, pushing the total number of infections in the country's financial capital to 14,781.

In neighbouring Gujarat, 261 more people contracted the viral infection in Ahmedabad district while 21 persons died due to the disease. So far, Ahmedabad has reported 6,353 cases and 421 fatalities.

Meanwhile, confirmed cases in the National Capital shot up to 7,639, with 406 new cases recorded till Tuesday morning, Delhi also reported its highest single-day spike in fatalities as 13 people died due to the viral infection, taking the toll to 86.

New cases were also reported in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, among others. The number of cases in Tami Nadu shot up by 716 to 8,718 and eight deaths were recorded.

Kerala, which had stopped seeing fresh cases till a few days back, saw five new cases as the flow of Keralites returning home from other countries and states continued.

PM announces economic package, says lockdown 4.0 will be different

Calling the coronavirus outbreak "a crisis unimaginable for mankind", he said that the only way forward was turning the crisis into an opportunity and making India self-reliant.

"I announce a special economic package today. This will play an important role in the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan'. The announcements made by the government over COVID-19, decisions of the RBI and today's package totals to Rs 20 Lakh Crores. This is 10 percent of India's GDP." he said.

The prime minister said that the economic package will lay emphasis on land, labour, liquidity and laws. He further said, "This package is for our cottage industries, small and medium industries, which provide livelihoods to crores of people."

The prime minister also hinted at economic reforms and said that the details of the economic package will be announced by the finance minister in the next few days. These reforms include supply chain reforms for agriculture, rational tax system, simple and clear laws, capable human resource and a strong financial system. These reforms will promote business, attract investment, and further strengthen Make in India, he said.

The prime minister also said that there would be a fourth phase of the lockdown which would have new rules, which would be announced after incorporating suggestions given by the states.

"Scientists say that corona will be a part of our lives for a very long time. But we can't let our lives remain confined around the virus. We will wear masks and maintain social distancing but we will not let it affect us. So lockdown 4 will be in a new form with new rules," he said, adding that the details of the same will be revealed before 18 May.

Railways restarts passenger trains

Meanwhile, the Railways cautiously resumed its passenger service after over 50 days, as three trains chugged out of New Delhi and five others left for the National Capital, each carrying around 1,100 passengers who first underwent screening and followed other norms necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, under the strict vigilance of authorities.

In an unprecedented measure, the railways, which is called the lifeline of the country, had suspended passenger service from March 22 midnight due to the pandemic, leaving lakhs of people stranded as road and air services were also stopped during the the coronavirus lockdown.

Passengers at the boarding stations expressed mixed feelings of relief and apprehension, with many arriving hours before the scheduled train departures.

The Railways has issued new guidelines for travel on these special trains , asking passengers to carry their own food and linen and arrive at stations at least 90 minutes before departure for health screening in the wake of the pandemic. The railways also made it mandatory for passengers to download the Aarogya Setu App.

Shramik special trains for migrants also continued to operate, with the first Shramik special train from Mysuru division of South Western Railway with leaving for Bihar on Tuesday with 1,428 migrant workers on board. Around 2,400 migrants from Surat and Pune have been brought in two special trains to Uttarakhand, officials told PTI.

Centre to repatriate Indians under second phase of Vande Bharat Mission

Under the Union governemnt's Vande Bharat Mission, total of 6,527 Indians from the Gulf region as well as countries like the US, the UK, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Malaysia and the Maldives, PTI quoted sources as saying.

The sources also said that the Centre plans to repatriate Indians from 31 countries in 149 flights in the second phase of the mission, between 16 and 22 May. The government will bring back people from Canada, Oman, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, France, Tajikistan, Singapore, the US, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Qatar, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Kuwait and Italy, the said.

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Echoing Mamata Banerjee's views, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel accuses PM Modi of taking unilateral decisions

Baghel said that had the Centre decided on the resumption of trains for ferrying workers and on their movement, before March 24, pains of labourers could have been minimised. (File photo: PTI) Lending a strong voice of support to Mamata Banerjee who charged the Centre with discrimination, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that leaking of central action and communications to the media ahead of informing states tantamounts to undermining their power. Within days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video conference with the chief ministers, Baghel said that even the Tamil Nadu chief minister has raised concern of not coordinating and informing states ahead of sending migrant trains, putting everybody in a grave danger of the novel coronavirus. “If the statements are made (by central leaders) and the information is leaked to newspapers including about the visit of the central team, then the states are justified in getting angry,” he told PTI in an interview. Also read: Check Coronavirus latest updates here: Making a strong case for a more coordinated approach in the battle against the coronavirus, Baghel said the states “need to be and must be” taken into confidence. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has recently accused the Centre of “playing politics” and dubbed as “poorly planned” exercise of national lockdown. She had attacked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly releasing to the media a letter he had written to the state about not allowing trains to ferry migrant labourers to West Bengal. “…why did Mr. Amit Shah need to write a letter and send that to the press? After it was out in the news, people were asking me. What am I supposed to do? Why don’t you speak to us directly? I request this must not happen to other states,” a TMC press release had quoted her as having said in the meeting with the prime minister. In a video conference with Modi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami has opposed resumption of passenger train services and air services in the state till May 31. “We know from media that regular train service to Chennai (from Delhi) and from Chennai will commence from May 12. As the positive cases in Chennai are showing an increasing trend, don’t permit train service up to 31.5.2020, in my state,” Palaniswami had told Modi. Baghel said the states need to be taken into confidence before any measure is initiated while pointing out had the Centre consulted states on time, many of the hardships could have been averted. Citing the plight of labourers who are forced to travel by foot on roads and on railway tracks, the chief minister of the Congress-ruled state said it is heart-wrenching to see starvation or accidental deaths. “If the central government had done all arrangements (related to the movement of workers) before they allowed the movement of migrants, then we would have not seen such frightening scenes of large numbers of people walking on the roads barefoot and with all their family members,’ he said. Baghel said that had the Centre decided on the resumption of trains for ferrying workers and on their movement, before March 24, pains of labourers could have been minimised. “They should have arranged for their movement earlier. They should have taken the states into confidence. There was no arrangement for buses and trains for the workers. People are worried. They want to go back to their home. Some are going on foot and even walking on railway tracks. It is resulting in death of some as well, which is heart-wrenching,” he said. On the question of returning migrant workers to his state, Baghel said some of them might have the potential of carrying the deadly virus. ”We have done all preparations to deal with it. It is true that thousands of workers and stranded people of Chhattisgarh are coming back to the state. They will come from red zone and orange zone. Who all might they meet on the way and get contamination? It is a matter of concern for us. But we have done all preparations for it,” he said. Baghel said over 16,000 quarantine centres have been made in villages so that these people can be kept there in case of need for 14 days. “We have to manage their food and shelter as well and also for the employment needs after they have completed 14 days’ quarantine. None of the states like Chhattisgarh is trying to run way from its responsibility of providing basic needs to these returning workers,” he said. The chief minister, however, said if the states do not know about the trains carrying workers started by the Centre, then there are chances of cases of infection going up. “If we do not know where would people go after coming from trains? If we do not know whether they are clean or carrying the infection? Then there is a possibility of infection cases going up,” he said. Baghel said the states should have the rights to decide on what all activities can be started for reviving the economy and also on resumption of inter-state road, rail and air services for the passengers. Get live Stock Prices from BSE and NSE and latest NAV, portfolio of Mutual Funds, calculate your tax by Income Tax Calculator, know market’s Top Gainers, Top Losers & Best Equity Funds. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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93 New COVID-19 Cases In Delhi Linked To Mosque Event, 426 Of 669 Overall

Coronavirus: Delhi has reported 93 new COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour period, the government said today

New Delhi:

Ninety-three new cases of infection by the novel coronavirus were detected in Delhi over the past 24 hours, as per government data released Wednesday night, taking the total number of cases in the national capital to 669. On Tuesday 51 new cases and two deaths were reported.

The total figure includes nine deaths, 20 patients discharged after receiving treatment and one who has “migrated” to Singapore.

Of the total number of positive cases 214 have a history of foreign travel (or were in contact with someone who travelled) and 426, including the 93 reported yesterday, have been linked to a religious gathering held by Islamic sect Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi last month.

“93 new COVID-19 cases were reported today in the national capital taking the state tally to 669; the death toll stands at nine. All the 93 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today are linked with Nizamuddin Markaz event,” Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain was quoted by news agency ANI..

Only Maharashtra (1,135 cases, 72 deaths) and Tamil Nadu (738 cases and eight deaths) have reported more COVID-19 cases than Delhi.

Across India over 5,700 confirmed cases have been reported, including 166 deaths. Of this figure more than 1,440 cases are linked to the Jamaat.

As of Monday novel coronavirus cases have been reported from 284 districts across 28 states and union territories; the count was 211 districts three days prior.

On Wednesday Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said 20 coronavirus hotspots had been identified across the city – including the famous Sadar Bazar.

An apartment complex in Delhi that has been identified as a coronavirus hotspot being selaed

Other areas identified as hotspots include parts of Mayur Vihar and Patparganj in east Delhi, Dilshad Gardens in the northeast and Malviya Nagar in the south. The Markaz Masjid, where the Jamaat gathering was held, and the Nizamuddin Basti neighbourhood, where the 100-year-old complex is located, are on the list.

The government has assured door delivery of essential items to all residents in these areas.

The Delhi government has also made face masks compulsory for all people who step out of their homes to buy groceries, vegetables or medicines or for exercise. Similar orders have been issued in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Odisha and Nagaland.

These decisions were taken at an emergency meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence yesterday, which was attended by Health Minister Satyendra Jain and Mr Sisodia.

Apart from Delhi, hotspots across 15 districts in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh have also been sealed; these will remain sealed till April 15 at least, the state Chief Secretary said.

Earlier this week the Union Health Ministry released details of an aggressive containment plan for large-scale outbreaks, including creating buffer zones and sealing affected areas for up to a month.

Sealed areas will only be re-opened, the 20-page report said, if no new cases are reported for at least four weeks after the last confirmed test.

India remains under a “total lockdown” imposed on March 24 and scheduled to end April 14. However, this is likely to be extended, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested yesterday in a video meeting with leaders of all parties.

Amid warnings that the rapid spread of the highly infectious COVID-19 virus could peak in the coming weeks, state leaders had earlier called on the centre to extend the lockdown.

Earlier a staggered release of the 1.3 crore people under lockdown had been suggested.

Worldwide nearly 15 lakh people have been infected and nearly 90,000 have been killed by the COVID-19 virus, which originated in China’s Wuhan district in December last year.

World

14,84,993Cases

10,66,534Active

3,29,909Recovered

88,550Deaths

Coronavirus has spread to 184 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 14,84,993 and 88,550 have died; 10,66,534 are active cases and 3,29,909 have recovered as on April 9, 2020 at 9:06 am.

India

5,734 540Cases

5,095 452Active

473 71Recovered

166 17Deaths

In India, there are 5,734 confirmed cases including 166 deaths. The number of active cases is 5,095 and 473 have recovered as on April 9, 2020 at 8:00 am.

State & District Details

State Cases Active Recovered Deaths Maharashtra

DistrictCases

Mumbai378

Pune97

Mumbai Suburban65

Thane29

Sangli24

Ahmednagar17

Nagpur16

Palghar6

Aurangabad6

Raigad6

Latur5

Yavatmal4

Satara4

Buldhana4

Osmanabad4

Ratnagiri2

Washim1

Sindhudurg1

Nashik1

Amravati1

Kolhapur1

Jalgaon1

Hingoli1

Gondia1

Details Awaited*460

1135 117

946 71

117 38

72 8

Tamil Nadu

DistrictCases

Chennai114

Coimbatore58

Dindigul44

Tirunelveli38

Erode32

Tiruchirappalli30

Namakkal27

Ranipet24

Karur23

Theni22

Madurai19

Chengalpattu19

Villupuram16

Tiruppur14

Cuddalore13

Thiruvallur12

Thiruvarur12

Nagapattinam11

Salem11

Virudhunagar11

Thoothukudi10

Tiruvannamalai9

Thanjavur8

Kanchipuram7

Vellore6

Kanniyakumari6

Sivaganga5

The Nilgiris4

Tirupattur4

Ramanathapuram2

Kallakurichi2

Ariyalur1

Details Awaited*124

738 48

709 45

21 2

8 1

Delhi

DistrictCases

South149

Central96

North58

New Delhi52

Shahdara46

South West20

East14

West14

South East13

North East11

North West9

Details Awaited*187

669 93

639 93

Telangana

DistrictCases

Hyderabad149

Nizamabad25

Medchal Malkajgiri16

Warangal Urban14

Ranga Reddy11

Jogulamba Gadwal10

Nalgonda9

Kamareddy8

Mahabubnagar8

Suryapet8

Karimnagar7

Adilabad7

Bhadradri Kothagudem4

Vikarabad4

Jagitial4

Nirmal4

Sangareddy3

Peddapalli2

Medak2

Nagarkurnool2

Mulugu1

Jangoan1

Mahabubabad1

Jayashankar Bhupalapally1

Details Awaited*126

427

385

Rajasthan

DistrictCases

Jaipur67

Jodhpur29

Bhilwara23

Jhunjhunu18

Tonk11

Churu7

Ajmer5

Bikaner5

Dausa5

Dungarpur5

Bharatpur4

Alwar3

Pali2

Pratapgarh2

Jaisalmer2

Nagaur2

Kota1

Sikar1

Dholpur1

Udaipur1

Banswara1

Details Awaited*186

381 53

357 53

Uttar Pradesh

DistrictCases

Gautam Buddha Nagar28

Agra13

Meerut12

Lucknow7

Ghaziabad6

Ghazipur3

Varanasi3

Baghpat2

Moradabad2

Bareilly1

Jaunpur1

Kanpur Nagar1

Kheri1

Pilibhit1

Shamli1

Details Awaited*279

361 18

330 16

27 1

4 1

Andhra Pradesh

DistrictCases

Kurnool40

Spsr Nellore15

Krishna11

Visakhapatnam11

Guntur10

Y.s.r. Kadapa7

Chittoor6

Anantapur3

Prakasam3

East Godavari2

West Godavari2

Details Awaited*238

348 43

338 42

6 1

Kerala

DistrictCases

Kasaragod139

Kannur47

Ernakulam22

Thiruvananthapuram15

Pathanamthitta14

Malappuram11

Thrissur10

Idukki8

Kozhikode7

Palakkad6

Kollam5

Kottayam3

Wayanad3

Alappuzha2

Details Awaited*53

345 9

260

83 13

Madhya Pradesh

DistrictCases

Indore101

Bhopal42

Morena12

Jabalpur7

Ujjain7

Barwani3

Khargone3

Chhindwara2

Gwalior2

Shivpuri2

Vidisha1

Details Awaited*47

229

216

Karnataka

DistrictCases

Bengaluru Urban55

Mysuru34

Chikballapur10

Bidar10

Uttar Kannad10

Belagavi7

Dakshin Kannad7

Ballari6

Udupi4

Bengaluru Rural4

Kalaburagi4

Bagalkot3

Davangere2

Dharwad1

Tumakuru1

Kodagu1

Chitradurga1

Details Awaited*21

181 6

148 2

28 3

5 1

Gujarat

DistrictCases

Ahmadabad66

Surat16

Bhavnagar12

Gandhinagar12

Vadodara12

Rajkot9

Porbandar3

Patan2

Mahesana2

Kachchh2

Gir Somnath2

Panch Mahals1

Jamnagar1

Chhotaudepur1

Morbi1

Botad1

Details Awaited*36

179 14

138 11

16 3

Jammu And Kashmir

DistrictCases

Srinagar21

Bandipora11

Badgam7

Udhampur4

Jammu3

Rajauri3

Baramulla2

Pulwama2

Shopian2

Details Awaited*103

158 42

150 40

4 2

Haryana

DistrictCases

Gurugram31

Faridabad14

Palwal13

Nuh8

Ambala4

Panipat4

Sirsa3

Bhiwani2

Panchkula2

Hisar1

Kaithal1

Karnal1

Rohtak1

Sonipat1

Details Awaited*61

147

116

West Bengal

DistrictCases

Kolkata31

Howrah10

Medinipur East7

Nadia5

Kalimpong5

Hooghly4

Jalpaiguri4

24 Paraganas North3

24 Paraganas South3

Purba Bardhaman3

Paschim Bardhaman2

Darjeeling1

Medinipur West1

Details Awaited*24

103 4

82 1

16 3

Punjab

DistrictCases

S.a.s Nagar24

Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar18

Amritsar10

Hoshiarpur6

Jalandhar6

Ludhiana5

Mansa5

Ropar3

Fatehgarh Sahib2

Pathankot2

Sas Mohali1

Moga1

Barnala1

Patiala1

Faridkot1

Kapurthala1

Details Awaited*14

101 10

89 9

8 1

Odisha

DistrictCases

Khordha27

Bhadrak3

Cuttack2

Kalahandi1

Kendrapara1

Puri1

Details Awaited*7

Bihar

DistrictCases

Patna5

Munger4

Saharsa2

Begusarai1

Lakhisarai1

Nalanda1

Siwan1

Details Awaited*23

Uttarakhand

DistrictCases

Dehradun13

Udam Singh Nagar4

Nainital3

Almora1

Pauri Garhwal1

Details Awaited*11

33 2

28 2

Assam

DistrictCases

Golaghat9

Goalpara3

Marigaon3

Karimganj1

Nalbari1

Details Awaited*11

28 1

Chandigarh

DistrictCases

Chandigarh18

Himachal Pradesh

DistrictCases

Kangra3

Details Awaited*15

Ladakh

DistrictCases

Leh Ladakh11

Kargil2

Details Awaited*1

Andaman And Nicobar Islands

DistrictCases

North And Middle Andaman7

South Andamans3

Details Awaited*1

11 1

Chhattisgarh

DistrictCases

Raipur4

Bilaspur1

Durg1

Rajnandgaon1

Details Awaited*3

Goa

DistrictCases

North Goa4

South Goa1

Details Awaited*2

Puducherry

DistrictCases

Mahe1

Details Awaited*4

Jharkhand

DistrictCases

Details Awaited*4

Manipur

DistrictCases

Imphal West1

Thoubal1

Details Awaited*-1

1 1

Mizoram

Tripura

Arunachal Pradesh

DistrictCases

Details Awaited*1

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With input from ANI

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