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Tamil Nadu is a distant second. the toll was exactly 90 on Friday,
If Maharashtra were a country, it was 97 on each of the preced-
a total of 1,01,141 cases would ing two days. The city’s toll now
have placed it on the 17th posi- stands at 2,044, accounting for
tion on the global Covid meter, 55% of deaths in Maharashtra.
ahead of nations like Canada State health minister
and China. It took the state 77 Rajesh Tope claimed that the
days to reach its first 50,000 cases lockdown has helped the state
since the first case was reported to contain the virus spread and
on March 9. The second 50,000 given it time to set up addition-
cases, however, have come at a al healthcare facilities. “If we
worrying pace—just 19 days. see cases from countries like
In 12 days of June alone, the the USA and other European
state has added 30,000 cases to countries, we are not that bad.
its tally. With 127 deaths added Also, we have only 49,000-odd
on Friday, the state’s overall toll Region itself accounts for 75% 16,443 and 11,281 respectively, active cases in the state. The re-
stood at 3,717, placing its death of the disease burden in the are also major contributors to covery rate in many districts is
count, too, above that of several state. Mumbai, which remains the state tally. as high as 70%,” Tope said.
countries. India’s worst-hit city with 55,451 On Friday, Mumbai reached Within Mumbai, there have
While Maharashtra accounts cases (it added 1,366 cases on another grim milestone by cross- been some silver linings. Even
for more than a third of the Friday), is responsible for 55% ing 2,000 deaths. For the third though Dharavi has crossed 2,000
country’s coronavirus case bur- of the state’s incidence. Thane day in a row, the city added at cases, there has been a steady de-
den, the Mumbai Metropolitan and Pune, with a caseload of least 90 deaths to its tally; while cline there in cases and deaths.

Amid pAndemiC, nepAl gives indiA A new heAdAChe

epal’s Parliament on tegically crucial road connect-
Saturday unanimous- ing the Lipulekh pass with
Nly voted to amend the Dharchula in Uttarakhand on
Constitution to update the May 8.
country’s new political map, Nepal reacted sharply to
laying claim over the strate- the inauguration of the road
gically key areas of Lipulekh, claiming that it passed through
Kalapani and Limpiyadhura Nepalese territory. India re-
along the border with India. jected the claim asserting that
Major opposition parties in- the road lies completely within
cluding Nepali Congress (NC), its territory. Nepal last month
Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal released the revised politi-
(RJP-N) and Rastriya Pra- cal and administrative map of
jatantra Party (RPP) voted in the country laying claim over
favor of the government bill to the strategically key areas. In-
amend Schedule 3 of the Con- dia has been maintaining that
stitution to update the national these three areas belonged to it.
emblem by incorporating the India sternly asked Nepal
new controversial map. not to resort to any “artificial
Two-thirds majority of the enlargement” of territorial
275-member lower house was Diplomats and experts, man said. claims after Kathmandu re-
required to pass the bill. The however, questioned the gov- “We have noted that the leased the new map. Prime
bill will now be sent to the Na- ernment’s move, asking why the House of Representatives of Minister K P Sharma Oli earli-
tional Assembly (NA) where task force was formed when the Nepal has passed a constitution er this month said that his gov-
it will undergo a similar pro- map has already been released amendment bill for changing ernment will seek a solution
cess. The NA will have to give and approved by the Cabinet. the map of Nepal to include to the Kalapani issue through
lawmakers 72 hours to move “This artificial enlargement of parts of Indian territory. We diplomatic efforts and dia-
amendments against the bill’s claims is not based on historical have already made our position logue on the basis of historical
provisions, if any. After the fact or evidence and is not ten- clear on this matter,” said Anu- facts and documents. “We will
National Assembly passes the able. It is also violative of our rag Srivastava. get back the land occupied by
bill, it will be submitted to the current understanding to hold The ties between India and India through holding a dia-
President for authentication, talks on outstanding boundary Nepal came under strain after logue,” Oli said while respond-
after which the bill will be in- issues,” Anurag Srivastava, In- defense minister Rajnath Singh ing to questions in Parliament
corporated in the Constitution. dian foreign ministry spokes- inaugurated a 80-km-long stra- on Wednesday.

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