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Amritsar, May 6
The numbers are swelling! The district reported 25 deaths on Thursday, which is the highest in a single day since the start of the pandemic, taking the toll to 1,057.
The health authorities also reported 492 new positive cases with which the count increased to 35,600.
Of the deceased, two men died at private hospitals in Jalandhar, while one woman died at Civil Hospital, Gurdaspur. The district had till Thursday reported a maximum of 18 deaths in a single day.
Meanwhile, to cater to the increased demand of beds for Covid-19 patients, the district administration has allowed four more private hospitals to admit level-II and level-III patients. With this, the number of beds for level-II category patients increased by 30 and reached 866. With addition of 16 more beds for level-III patients, the total number has gone up to 526.
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Opinion | International conspiracy to defame India
The cat is finally out of the bag. There was an international conspiracy to defame India on the issue of farmersâ protests. On Wednesday, climate activist Greta Thunberg shared a âtoolkitâ on Twitter to amplify farmersâ voices, but she later hurriedly deleted the tweet when Twitterati accused her of being a part of an âinternational conspiracy to defame Indiaâ.
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Pro-India supporters shared a hashtag @GretaThunbergExposed after the climate activist deleted her tweet. In her tweet, Greta had written âHereâs a toolkit if you want to helpâ. She shared a link to a Google Document that mentioned several resources to mobilize people against Indiaâs farm laws. The now-deleted document consisted of a list of actions taken in the past to amplify farmersâ voices online.
TARN TARAN: Jugraj Singh, 23, who pitched the Sikh religious flag ‘Nishan Sahib’ on a pole at the Red Fort premises on January 26, is yet to return to his home in Wan Tara Singh village.
Fearing police action, his parents had fled the village the next day. Jagjit Singh, a villager, told TOI, “Neither Jugraj has returned home nor does anyone know the whereabouts of his parents since Wednesday.
The cops came here a couple of times, only to find Jugraj’s grandparents.” Another villager said on the condition of anonymity that two politicians, including one from an Akali faction, had come to Jugraj’s house on Thursday to promise“all possible help” to the family. Meanwhile, Harjit Singh of the Azad Kisan Sangharsh Committee said, “The struggle will continue for a long time.”