Rajasthan reports 55 more cases, state tally rises to 4,589

Yash Goyal
Our Correspondent 
Jaipur, May 15 

Rajasthan reported 55 more coronavirus cases on Friday, pushing the state’s case tally to 4,589.

Kota reported 29 positive cases, Jaipur 11, Udaipur 9, and Jhunjhunu, Dausa, Karauli, Dungarpur, Baran and Bharatpur one each. This tally included 267 migrants who were brought from other states.

There was no fatality report since Thursday night, and the death toll stands at 125, a medical bulletin said here.

In the last fifty days, out of 4,589 patients, 2,646 have been recovered of which 2,403 have been discharged as of Friday morning. Altogether 1,818 active patients are convalescing in hospitals across the state.

Jaipur has recorded the maximum casualties, 67, including 4 patients from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Jodhpur 17, Kota 10, Ajmer 5, three in Nagaur and Pali, two each in Alwar, Karauli, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Sikar, Chittorgarh, and one each in Jalore, Churu, Banswara, Pratapgarh, Sawaimadhopur and Tonk.

JCTL considers plan to revive public transport in Jaipur

To ease out lockdown conditions and provide relief to commuters in the Pink City’s non-curfew areas, JCTL planned to revive public transportation with 50 per cent capacity. The state government has yet to take a final decision on this service which is very important for the state capital, a JCTL official said.

Allow hearings though video-conference after lockdown: Rajasthan High Court Advocates Association

Rajasthan High Court Advocates Association has demanded the Chief Justice allow the hearing of cases, dealt by aged lawyers, to be conducted through video-conferencing even after the lockdown is over.

“Since the COVID-19 impact and threat would last longer and the courts are always jammed packed with lawyers and litigants hence the VC Legal Hearing shall continue as a precautionary measure and to contain community spread,” Hastimal Sarswat, a prominent lawyer and functionary, said in a letter submitted to the CJ of HC in Jodhpur.

Most of the senior lawyers are in the age group of 25-59, and it would be risky for them to attend the hearing of their cases in open courts where all the concerned people are gathered, he underlined.

CM on Migrants

On the arrival of lakhs of returning migrants from other states, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the problem of unemployment would rise but new opportunities would emerge. MNREGA would offer jobs in rural areas to needy people, he added.

Krishi Mandi calls off strike 

The nine-day long strike by Rajasthan Food Product Vyapar Sangh against 2 per cent cess on agricultural produce was called off after an assurance extended by the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Thursday night.

Altogether 247 Mandis has opened in the state, RFOVS President Babulal Gupta announced on Friday. The state government had announced the new cess claiming that its collection would be credited to Farmers’ Welfare Fund which was not acceptable to the RFOVS, he added.