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Writers, journalists and digital publications condemn TN media for complete blackout of West Bengal post poll violence

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Writers Aravindan Neelakandan, Dravida Mayai Subbu, senior journalist ‘Kolahala’ Srinivas along with the several digital media publications and Nationalist Journalist Welfare Association have condemned the print and television media of Tamil Nadu for the complete blackout of post-poll violence carried out by Trinamool Congress goons in West Bengal.

Here is the text of the full letter.

Elections are an important element of democracy. Success and failure in it are part of it. It is natural in politics for the parties that win to celebrate their victory while those who trail accept the public mandate.

But the actions of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress is concerning. Unspeakable atrocities are being committed on innocent cadres of opposition parties. Violence, murder, arson and sexual assault have become common. Those who did not vote for the TMC are being hunted down by TMC goons.

Ordinary innocent people are forced to leave their hometowns. As refugees in their own country, they seek refuge in neighbouring states. Such heart wrenching scenes took place during the Partition of India.

A civilized society must oppose and question such barbaric acts of violence. Everyone, including young people, should ask questions on all platforms. This anarchy must be brought to light and the public be made aware.

The media has a lot of responsibility to question and expose such atrocities. But these acts of violence are being deliberately not given attention by the Tamil print and visual media which is unfortunate.

The Tamil Nadu print and television media which jumps in to cover isolate incidents of crime happening in a corner in northern states, have purposefully shied away covering the post-poll violence in West Bengal. 

This unreasonable silence shakes our conscience. We condemn the atrocities unleashed by the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.

  1. Dravida Mayai Subbu (Writer, Senior Journalist)
  2. Kolahala Srenivaas (Writer, Senior Journalist)
  3. Aravinda Neelakandan (Writer, Senior Journalist)
  4. Mediyaan – mediyaan.com
  5. Vijayabharatham Nationalist Weekly – www.vijayabharatham.org
  6. Kathir News – kathir.news
  7. Orey Naadu Magazine – oreynaadu.com
  8. Thamarai – thamaraimedia.com
  9. Dhinasari – dhinasari.com
  10. News Guru – newsguru.news
  11. Tamilthamarai – tamilthamarai.com
  12. Swaraj Tamil – www.com
  13. Avatar News – avatarnews.in
  14. The Commune – www.thecommunemag.com
  15. Shree TV
  16. Enge Bharatham
  17. Sudesi Magazine
  18. Illayabharatham
  19. Kongu Nanbargal Sangam
  20. Nalayabaratham
  21. Hindu Murasu
  22. National Journalist Welfare Association
  23. Prakatanam

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US Navy seizes huge cache of weapons in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen

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Featured Image: The seized cache of arms and weapons laid out on the deck of the USS Monterey.
Credits: Twitter/US 5th Fleet

The US Navy announced on Sunday that it seized an arms shipment of thousands of assault weapons, machine guns and sniper rifles hidden aboard a ship in the Arabian Sea, apparently bound for Yemen to support the country’s Houthi rebels.

According to a US defence official, the Navy’s initial investigation found that the vessel came from Iran, again tying the Islamic Republic to arming the Houthis despite a United Nations arms embargo. Tehran has denied giving the rebels weapons in the past and has not yet commented on the US’ new allegation.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey discovered the weapons aboard “a stateless dhow” in an operation that began Thursday in the northern reaches of the Arabian Sea off Oman and Pakistan. A dhow is a traditional Mideast sailing ship. US sailors boarded the vessel and found the weapons, most of them wrapped in green plastic, below deck.

When laid out on the deck of the Monterey, the scale of the find was revealed.

Sailors found nearly 3,000 Chinese Type 56 assault rifles, a variant of the Kalashnikov. They recovered hundreds of other heavy machine guns and sniper rifles, as well as dozens of advanced, Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles. The shipments also included several hundred rocket-propelled grenade launchers and optical sights for weapons.

The Navy’s Mideast-based Fifth Fleet did not identify where the weapons originated, nor where they were going. However, an American defense official said the weapons resembled those of other shipments interdicted bounded for the Houthis.

Based on interviews with the crew and material investigated on board, the sailors determined that the vessel came from Iran, said the anonymous official.

“After all illicit cargo was removed, the dhow was assessed for seaworthiness, and after questioning, its crew was provided food and water before being released,” the Fifth Fleet said in a statement.

The seizure marks just the latest in the Arabian Sea or Gulf of Aden involving weapons likely bound to Yemen. The seizures began in 2016 and have continued intermittently throughout the war, which has seen the Houthis fire ballistic missiles and use drones later linked to Iran. Yemen is awash with small arms that have been smuggled into poorly controlled ports over years of conflict.

This recent seizure appeared to be among the biggest.

“The unique blend of materiel recovered by the USS Monterey appears to be consistent with the materiel from previous interdictions, which have been linked to Iran,” said Tim Michetti, an investigative researcher who studies the illicit weapon trade.

Since 2015, the UN Security Council has imposed an arms embargo on the Houthis. Despite that, UN experts warn “an increasing body of evidence suggests that individuals or entities in the Islamic Republic of Iran supply significant volumes of weapons and components to the Houthis.”

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India, EU announce comprehensive Connectivity Partnership in direct challenge to China’s debt traps and BRI

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In a major victory for India, the European Union (EU) on Saturday (8 May) announced a comprehensive Connectivity Partnership to support resilient and sustainable connectivity projects in India, to counter the imperialistic ambition of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

The EU also has plans for a comprehensive Connectivity Partnership with other nations and regions like Africa, Central Asia, and the Indo-Pacific reports Economic Times. 

This will be part of the implementation of the partnership alignment with the EU-India 2025 Roadmap.

This could not have come at a better time when India is dealing with the Wuhan virus. This connectivity partnership will give India its very first such connectivity initiative with any foreign partner covering three geographical zones.

What is even more important is that it gives smaller and economically weaker nations an alternative to the BRI that has pushed several nations into debt traps.

India-EU partnership covers digital, energy, transport, and people-to-people sectors and will allow the pooling of resources, norms, and several expertise to serve the needs of the next generation of sustainable and quality infrastructure.

The partnership is a significant game-changer for the private sectors from both sides.

The document on the partnership read, “In order to facilitate large-scale private investments in sustainable connectivity, the two sides express their commitment to implementing relevant international standards, to ensure a level playing field for companies and to ensure reciprocal access to markets.”

In September 2019, the EU had signed a similar partnership with Japan. 

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Five arrested in Bengaluru for black marketing of Remdesivir

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In two separate incidents, Bengaluru Police have arrested five persons for selling Remdesivir injections at eight to ten times more than the prescribed rates of the antiviral drug.

Bengaluru North division police arrested these five persons in two separate incidents. In the first case, four persons were arrested from the Mahalakshmi Layout police limits, while another person was arrested from the Sriramapura police station limits, the police said on Saturday.

The police identified the accused individuals as Shivakumar, 32, a bank manager in the cooperative sector; Darshan, 29, a medical representative; Girish, 30, a lab technician, and Nagesh, 43, a vegetable vendor.

The accused bank manager used the gullible vegetable vendor to sell these vials by making the buyers believe that he was in possession of them as one of his relatives had died of Covid-19 recently. He gave the impression to the buyers that the family was in possession of these medicines and all he wanted was to sell them at a price at which he had reportedly purchased them.

“The lab technician working in a hospital used to send customers to him,” the police said.

The fifth accused arrested from the Sriramapura police station limits has been identified as Nayaz Ahmed, 30, an employee with an online pharmaceutical delivery company.

The police said that all the accused persons were selling the drug for as high as ₹35,000 to ₹40,000 per vial.

In the Sriramapura case, the medicine delivery boy had purchased vials at MRP from a commissioning agent stating that he wanted the medicine to treat his brother.

In Karnataka, the price of Remdesivir ranges between ₹899 and ₹5,400 per vial. According to the available statistics, the retail price (MRP) per vial for various brands of Remdesivir is ₹5,400 for Hetero company, ₹4,700 for Mylan, ₹4,700 for Jubliant, ₹5,400 for Dr Reddy’s, ₹4,000 for Cipla and ₹899 for Zydus.

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‘Congress should stop misleading citizens during Covid times’, says BJP MLA Vedavyas Kamath

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Mangaluru South MLA Vedavyas Kamath has said that the Congress should stop misleading citizens at difficult times like the ones brought on by the coronavirus global pandemic. Kamath was speaking to the press in Mangaluru regarding the treatment of Covid-19 patients in the city’s Wenlock Hospital and how the Congress was undermining not only the effort of the state and district administration in controlling the pandemic, but also that of the hospitals and healthcare workers.

Expressing his rage towards the Opposition, Kamath said, “Congress should first put an end to making mockery out of matters of public health. In addition to giving false statements about Wenlock hospital, it is creating an environment wherein people are scared to arrive at Wenlock hospital.”

The MLA further said, “All facilities are available at Wenlock hospital for the underprivileged. But Congress is misleading citizens and instilling fear in their minds. This kind of politics does not bode well for a party like Congress.”

“Congress has not made any appreciable contribution to the development of Wenlock hospital in the past 50 years. Even when [Congress leader] UT Khader was the health minister, Wenlock did not get any benefit. So far there were only twelve ICUs. Now there are seventy ventilators due to the effort put in by MP Nalin Kumar and the BJP government. In addition, twenty ventilators are reserved in private hospitals for the poor. So ninety ventilators are available for the treatment of the poor. Oxygen cylinder capacity is increased to twelve tonnes from six tonnes. All these are reserved for poor people”, he said.

“In the next thirty to forty days, an oxygen plant will be installed. Within another ten days, fifty more ventilators will arrive. The blueprint is being prepared to install 250 oxygen beds. Work is in progress to install oxygen plants in all the taluk hospitals. Already fifty oxygen beds are being readied. When Khader was the health minister he did not make any contribution to his constituency. Congress does not want development. Congress is leaving aside development and is indulging in criticizing BJP”, Kamath added.

Kamath also lambasted statements from Congress leaders over the oxygen received from Bahrain. “The union government had sent an appeal to Bahrain to send oxygen in the wake of the worsening Covid situation in the country. Initially, due to some political issues, the Centre had decided to get oxygen through Red Cross. So the oxygen was to be sent to Mumbai port. But due to the appeal of the Karnataka government, it was sent to NMPT. This process has happened as per the agreement between the governments of both countries. Congress leaders who are criticizing this matter should first understand it. If the governor is numero uno for any state, DC and elected representatives are important for districts. What is wrong in welcoming the oxygen containers that were brought by the government? Congress politicizes every move of the ruling party. They should utilize their smartness for good work. There is no need to be dramatic during this difficult time”, he fumed.

Speaking on the subject of availability of Covid testing reports for patients, Vedavyas Kamath said, “As the people who used to arrive at Wenlock hospital for Covid test were not filling the details properly in their application form, uploading the same on the system was getting delayed. This issue will be resolved within a week. The Covid report will be available within 24 hours.”

Mayor Premananda Shetty, chief whip of the Mangaluru City Corporation Sudhir Shetty Kannur and BJP South Mandala president Vijaya Kumar Shetty were also present at the press briefing.

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Policewomen dance to ‘Enjaai Enjaami’ at Chennai Central station to create awareness about COVID

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In Chennai, policewomen belonging to the Railway Security Force engaged in an awareness campaign by dancing to ‘Enjaai enjaami’, depicting the impact of the coronavirus.

The police have stepped up awareness campaigns in Tamil Nadu as the spread of coronavirus is intensifying day by day. In that regard, the policewomen belonging to the Chennai Railway Protection Force were involved in an awareness campaign at the Central Railway Station regarding the spread of the virus. The young policewomen danced in a coordinated manner to the song “Enjaai Enjaami”.

They depicted how the virus spreads in terms of being attacked by the virus if not protected by a mask. As a row of female policewomen danced wearing masks, they were joined by another row of policewomen who did not wear a mask. One of the policewomen who was clad in black charged at those who weren’t wearing a mask, depicting how coronavius attacks people.

They then explained to the public about preventive measures against the virus. They advised them to avoid crowding in public places, and insisted that everyone wear a face mask and wash their hands periodically with handwash and sanitiser.

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Elderly couple from Maduravoyal commit suicide together fearing death due to COVID

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In a tragic incident an elderly couple committed suicide in the Maduravoyal area of ​​Chennai fearing that either of them would die due to coronavirus.

Arjun and Anjalatchi were an elderly couple living in Maduravoyal. The couple have no children. They were being supplied with food by their relatives. When one of their relatives had visited their house on Friday to deliver food, they found that the house had been locked from the inside. So when he looked out the window, he was shocked to see that the husband and wife were both hanging from the ceiling.

Seeing this, he immediately informed the police. Police went there on information and conducted an investigation. Investigation into this issue had revealed that they had committed suicide fearing that they would be separated if either of them tested positive for coronavirus.

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Glucose analogue gets emergency approval for COVID treatment

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India’s drug regulator DCGI has given the green signal for a glucose analogue called ‘2-DG’ for COVID treatment on an emergency basis. This is to be used as an adjunct treatment mechanism to supplement the primary treatment that is given to the patients.

“The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given permission for the emergency use of drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as an adjunct therapy in moderate to severe Covid-19 cases,” said Defence Research and Development Organisation on Saturday.

“Being a generic molecule and analogue of glucose, it can be easily produced and made available in plenty. It has been developed by the DRDO lab-Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences-in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories. Clinical trials have shown that this molecule helps in the faster recovery of hospitalized patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence,” the release added.

In 2020, Patanjali had published a research paper about using this drug for COVID treatment. “The 2-DG can dock efficiently with viral main protease 3CLpro as well as NSP15 endoribonuclease, thus efficiently inactivating these viral receptors leading to incapacitation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Such incapacitation was possible by means of the formation of a hydrogen bond between 2-DG and proline residues of viral protease. The 2-DG derivative formed a hydrogen bond with the glutamine amino acid residues of the viral spike glycoprotein,” their paper said. Following this, DRDO had collaborated with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to develop the analogue ‘2-DG’. After clinical trials were successful, it was submitted for approval to the DCGI and has now been approved for usage.

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Karnataka police turn to unique ‘pressure cooker therapy’ to avoid breathing complications

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Featured Image: Two police personnel inhale steam as a preventive measure against COVID-19 in Bengaluru.
Credits: The Hindu

People are known to follow various procedures in order to keep breathing difficulties away by keeping their air passages clear of bacteria and viruses, and thus keep the coronavirus infection at bay. Doctors advise patients to strengthen their immunity power against diseases through physical exercise and good food. People have resorted to breathing exercises in a big way as well, in the recent months.

In this regard, personnel at the Sarjapur police station in Bengaluru have come up with an ingenious practice to stop the Covid-19 infection in its tracks. They stand around a pressure cooker and inhale the steam coming out of it to strengthen their breathing mechanism. In addition, they perform breathing exercises, consume ayurvedic ‘kashaya’ concoction, and zinc tablets.

The police officers also place medicinal herbs such as neem, tulsi and eucalyptus leaves into the cooker, fill it up with water and then heat it. The steam coming out of the cooker is routed through a tube, which is then inhaled.

The pressure cooker is fitted with a steel pipe and two outlets through which two police officials can inhale the steam together, said Harish V, the station in-charge. The personnel who have completed their shifts inhale the steam before they go home. Sometimes, zinc tablets are given to the policemen and their family members. Pressure cookers have turned out to be the police’s apparatus for a satisfying breathing exercise.

Similar arrangements have also been made at police stations across the state of Karnataka.

In Barke police station in Mangaluru, the staff use a steel pipe having four openings tied to a wooden frame, with the pressure cooker placed inside the frame. Three out of the four outlets can be used for taking in the stream, while the fourth is attached to the pressure cooker. This setup was created by Inspector Jyotirlinga Honakatti, which he made at Belagavi last year.

Several other police stations in Chitradurga, Haveri and Shivamogga have replicated this arrangement in their own way to facilitate the staff to maintain their health and escape from infection.

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BJP MLA earns praise for helping obtain oxygen cylinders from ISRO

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BJP MLA M R Gandhi thanked ISRO’s Chairman K Sivan for promising to provide oxygen immediately after he had requested him. MR Gandhi, who was recently elected as an MLA had requested the ISRO for oxygen cylinders to alleviate the oxygen shortage at the hospital in Nagercoil.

In Nagercoil, M R Gandhi of the BJP was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the recent assembly elections. Following his win, he has been working tirelessly since the day of the victory, has been rushing through all the activities related to the corona.

He met with the district collector and discussed the state of the spread of coronavirus in the constituency. He then inspected whether the hospitals had adequate oxygen facilities. Noticing the fact that there was a shortage, he went on to request ISRO’s Chairman K Sivan to supply oxygen to Nagercoil immediately as there was an oxygen shortage at the Asaripallam Medical College Hospital.

Following this, ISRO’s propulsion centre at Mahindragiri assured that they would immediately arrange for oxygen cylinders to be supplied to them. After this announcement, M R Gandhi thanked ISRO and its chairman on his social media page for paving the way for oxygen scarcity. Notably, Kailasavadivoo Sivan is a native of Nagercoil and was born in Keezhasarakkalvilai.

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