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* Update at 11.17am: Shramik Special trains to now have up to 3 stoppages in destination state, run with full capacity of around 1,700 instead of 1,200: Railway order (PTI)
* Update at 11.01am: Ensure opening of all private clinics, nursing homes, labs with all medical staff, MHA tells states (PTI)
* Update at 10.42am: UP CM Yogi Adityanath chairs a meeting with the Covid-19 management Team-11
* Update at 9.54am: Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla writes to chief secretaries of all the states to cooperate in receiving Shramik special trains and to facilitate the movement of stranded migrant workers.
* Update at 9.38am: Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 2,206; cases climb to 67,152 in India, reports PTI quoting Union health ministry
* Update at 8.32am: Today, technology is helping many in the efforts to make the world free from Covid-19. I salute all those at the forefront of research and innovation on ways to defeat coronavirus. May we keep harnessing technology in order to create a healthier and better planet, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI)
* Out of 287, UP got highest quota of 127 trains for migrants
Out of 287 Shramik Special trains which have reached their respective destinations till Sunday, maximum 127 have terminated at various railway stations in Uttar Pradesh.
Railways, till Sunday, has run 366 Shramik Special trains out of which 287 had reached destinations till evening while 79 were in transit. These trains are bringing migrants from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Telangana. Maximum trains have reached Gorakhpur and Lucknow from where UPSRTC buses took migrants further to their home districts.
The other stations of UP where Shramik Specials have terminated include Barabanki, Faizabad, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Unnao, Azamgarh, Ballia, and Kanpur. Bihar followed UP with 87 trains.
* Lalbagh vendor’s five more contacts test corona +ve
Five more contacts of the Lalbagh vegetable vendor tested positive for novel coronavirus infection on Sunday, taking the number of his acquaintances diagnosed with Covid-19 so far to15.
All the cases are from Nazarbagh hotspot area, being neighbours of the vegetable wholesaler, who tested positive on May 3 after being in regular contact with the Lalbagh vendor who was found infected on April 25.
* Special teams to camp in Agra, Meerut, Kanpur
Alarmed over the Covid-19 situation in highburden districts of Agra, Meerut and Kanpur, the state government has asked senior officers to camp and review the prevention and management protocols.
The three districts together account for over 37% of all Covid-19 cases and over 54% of coronavirus related deaths in the state. Agra in particular is home to 22% Covid-19 cases in UP besides being in the top 15 worst-hit cities of the country.
Three senior IAS and IPS officers will be stationed in these districts as per instructions issued by the CM. These officers will be joined by two senior officers from the state health department.Accordingly, principal secretary, infrastructure, Alok Kumar and IG Vijay Kumar have been posted in Agra; UP State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) MD Anil Garg and IG Deepak Ratan have been posted in Kanpur, while the command of Meerut has been given to irrigation department principal secretary T Venkatesh and IG Laxmi Singh.
* CM pitches for 90 lakh MSME jobs, easy loans to new units
Pitching for job creation to boost economy, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said if 90 lakh micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in UP created one job each, the sector would provide 90 lakh employment opportunities.
Lending traction to employment generation during a high level meeting at his official residence, the CM directed officials to organise mega loan fairs from May 12 to May 20 in every district of the state.
Under the arrangement, any entrepreneur can apply for loan online for which the state government would hold talks with state-level bankers committee (SLBC), an inter-institutional forum which ensures co-ordination between the government and banks on matters pertaining to banking development.
* Update at 11.17am: Shramik Special trains to now have up to 3 stoppages in destination state, run with full capacity of around 1,700 instead of 1,200: Railway order (PTI)
* Update at 11.01am: Ensure opening of all private clinics, nursing homes, labs with all medical staff, MHA tells states (PTI)
* Update at 10.42am: UP CM Yogi Adityanath chairs a meeting with the Covid-19 management Team-11
* Update at 9.54am: Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla writes to chief secretaries of all the states to cooperate in receiving Shramik special trains and to facilitate the movement of stranded migrant workers.
* Update at 9.38am: Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 2,206; cases climb to 67,152 in India, reports PTI quoting Union health ministry
* Update at 8.32am: Today, technology is helping many in the efforts to make the world free from Covid-19. I salute all those at the forefront of research and innovation on ways to defeat coronavirus. May we keep harnessing technology in order to create a healthier and better planet, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI)
* Out of 287, UP got highest quota of 127 trains for migrants
Out of 287 Shramik Special trains which have reached their respective destinations till Sunday, maximum 127 have terminated at various railway stations in Uttar Pradesh.
Railways, till Sunday, has run 366 Shramik Special trains out of which 287 had reached destinations till evening while 79 were in transit. These trains are bringing migrants from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Telangana. Maximum trains have reached Gorakhpur and Lucknow from where UPSRTC buses took migrants further to their home districts.
The other stations of UP where Shramik Specials have terminated include Barabanki, Faizabad, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Unnao, Azamgarh, Ballia, and Kanpur. Bihar followed UP with 87 trains.
* Lalbagh vendor’s five more contacts test corona +ve
Five more contacts of the Lalbagh vegetable vendor tested positive for novel coronavirus infection on Sunday, taking the number of his acquaintances diagnosed with Covid-19 so far to15.
All the cases are from Nazarbagh hotspot area, being neighbours of the vegetable wholesaler, who tested positive on May 3 after being in regular contact with the Lalbagh vendor who was found infected on April 25.
* Special teams to camp in Agra, Meerut, Kanpur
Alarmed over the Covid-19 situation in highburden districts of Agra, Meerut and Kanpur, the state government has asked senior officers to camp and review the prevention and management protocols.
The three districts together account for over 37% of all Covid-19 cases and over 54% of coronavirus related deaths in the state. Agra in particular is home to 22% Covid-19 cases in UP besides being in the top 15 worst-hit cities of the country.
Three senior IAS and IPS officers will be stationed in these districts as per instructions issued by the CM. These officers will be joined by two senior officers from the state health department.Accordingly, principal secretary, infrastructure, Alok Kumar and IG Vijay Kumar have been posted in Agra; UP State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) MD Anil Garg and IG Deepak Ratan have been posted in Kanpur, while the command of Meerut has been given to irrigation department principal secretary T Venkatesh and IG Laxmi Singh.
* CM pitches for 90 lakh MSME jobs, easy loans to new units
Pitching for job creation to boost economy, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said if 90 lakh micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in UP created one job each, the sector would provide 90 lakh employment opportunities.
Lending traction to employment generation during a high level meeting at his official residence, the CM directed officials to organise mega loan fairs from May 12 to May 20 in every district of the state.
Under the arrangement, any entrepreneur can apply for loan online for which the state government would hold talks with state-level bankers committee (SLBC), an inter-institutional forum which ensures co-ordination between the government and banks on matters pertaining to banking development.
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