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Police said that they for sanctioning layout plans involved in organised crime in sources said. J&K Apni party president with senior officials of previous have arrested the accused, who under the ‘Ease of Doing the national Capital. About 300 cadets are Syed Altaf Bukhari has con- Afghan governments. But they are residents of Surajpur in Business’ (EoDB) initiatives. The Constable identified as inducted into the NDA every demned the cowardly act of face an increasingly precarious Uttar Pradesh’s Noida. The move will not only Amit was posted at Paharganj semester after clearing the killing Apni party’s prominent situation. According to a senior police streamline the system but it police station and he faced the entrance examination con- political worker Ghulam “A humanitarian crisis of official, the woman was brought will also bring transparency in action on Wednesday. ducted by the Union Public Hassan Lone. Bukhari termed incredible proportions is to the city on August 16 by the the entire process of sanction- Jasmeet Singh, the Deputy Service Commission (UPSC). the incident “barbaric” and unfolding before our eyes,” men on the pretext of provid- ing layout plans. A senior Commissioner of Police The interim order of the conveyed deep anguish over warned Mary Ellen McGroarty, ing her a job. She reported the SDMC official said that the (DCP), Central district, dis- apex court on Wednesday the innocent killings of politi- the head of the U.N.’s World incident to the police and based move will also reduce manual missed constable Amit after he marked a significant step cal activists who lay down Food Program in Afghanistan. on her complaint, the two men interference as the applicants was found indulging in organ- towards ensuring greater par- their lives for the public welfare. Beyond the difficulties of were arrested on the same day. will get their layout plans sanc- ised crime. ticipation of women in the Several other Kashmir valley bringing in food to the land- “The victim’s statement has tioned without visiting offices “The action was taken Armed forces. based leaders, including former locked nation dependent on been recorded and she has or getting interacted with the against Amit following a So far, women candidates Chief Ministers Omar imports, she said that drought undergone medical examina- concerned officers. the town planning department continue to be submitted and departmental inquiry. The appear and qualify for courses Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti has seen over 40% of the coun- tion as well as counseling,” said “Now, sanctioning of lay- and the process of the case for dealt with in its present form, Station House Officer (SHO) of in the Officers Training and Chairman of the Peoples try’s crop lost. Many who fled a senior police official. “Based out plans will be processed sanction will be done only he said. the Paharganj police station Academy (OTA) of the Army Conference Sajad Lone, con- the Taliban advance now live in on the woman’s complaint and online only. In order to ensure through the online process by Any suggestion and feed- was also sent to district lines,” and similar institutions of the demned the political killing of parks and open spaces in her medical examination uniformity in the process of concerned officers, he said. back to bring about any said a senior police official. IAF and the Navy. J&K Apni party leader. Kabul.“This is really report, a case has been regis- online approval of layout plans, “The approval and release improvement in the newly A firing incident was Moreover, they join these Afghanistan’s hour of greatest tered under Sections 376 D the online module will be of layout will also be done devised overall online system reported on Saturday, day institutions after securing the need, and we urge the interna- (gangrape) and 506 (criminal applicable under the jurisdic- online. The files of layout plans could also be forwarded on the before the Independence Day, basic graduation degree.   tional community to stand by intimidation) of the Indian tion of all three Municipal which are currently under email address of the town plan- in Paharganj area between two In the case of the NDA, the Afghan people at this time,” Penal Code (IPC) and investi- Corporation of Delhi (MCDs),” process in the department may ning department which is ctp- groups over gambling. candidates are eligible for the she said.Hafiz Ahmad, a shop- gation was taken up,” he said. he said. be continued as per the present [email protected]. examination conducted by the    keeper in Kabul, said some “During inquiry, the woman The department will accept procedure and in case rejected User manual for general UPSC after clearing the plus food has flowed into the capi- named one of the accused and soft copy of the layout only the applicant will have to apply guidance of the staff of the two-stage of the school. The tal, but prices have gone up. He gave police the registration through online mode at through the online module town planning department as selected candidates then under- From Page 1 hesitated to pass those costs number of the car. On the https://mcdonline.nic.in. “File along with the requisite fee,” he well as architects/town plan- go rigorous training for four Delhi BJP MLA Vijender onto his customers but said he basis of the car’s registration will be accepted with certifica- added. ners has been displayed on the years before branching out to Gupta, who had raised the had to.“It is better to have it,” he number, a police team traced tion of zero-error generated The proposal for categories website- the specialised institutions of matter in the Assembly, alleged said. “If there were nothing, the men and arrested them.” through the online software of like private land policy will https://mcdonline.nic.in. the Army, IAF and the Navy. there was a “scam” of thousands then that would be even worse.” of crores of rupees in the bus Two of Afghanistan’s key procurement. “The CBI border crossings with Pakistan, 3 
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From Page 1 one’s choice but after the elec- He said “the Government tions the Chief Minister is has all the opitions of appeal under the oath to protect the open before it.” interest of every citizen ⦠Senior Bengal Minister irrespective of those who Firhad Hakim said, “This order voted for her or against h State is unfortunateâ¦however we BJP president Dilip Ghosh will have to accept it because it said, “We wanted CBI probe is a Court’s verdictâ¦rest is and have finally got it we wel- with the State Government come this judgment ⦠today’s which has its judicial options order shows that justice is in open before it.” the way of being delivered ⦠Trinamool Congress now the victims who were spokesperson and former MP raped, murdered, maimed and Kunal Ghosh said, “It was the whose properties were looted BJP which was the offender and will get justice.” not the Trinamool because one CPI (M) central commit- has to consider the poll time tee member and former MP speeches made by their leaders Sujan Chakrabarty welcomed vowing to reach the TMC peo- the order but questioned the ple to the funeral grounds, Human Rights’s Commission threatening to make our sup- report alleging “the NHRC porters shorter by six inches was fairly partial as it only from the top, break their limb- went to some selected places sâ¦find out from the media where the BJP’s people were clippings who instigated the victimized but they avoided violence.” places where the Left and BJP national leader Congress’ men were attacked Gaurav Bhatia said Mamata ⦠was because of any dis- should remember that in a tinctive plan to show that only democracy everyone had a TMC and BJP prevails in right to vote according to Bengal.”

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Vehicles Rule 1989 for what it specifying the provisions that ening the defence manufactur- A second negative list, called “Electronic Monitoring have been violated. ing sector. “While assuring all putting import restrictions on and Enforcement of Road “State Governments shall possible cooperation from the 108 military weapons and sys- Safety.” As the name suggests, ensure that such devices are   6-7"-+8 changes in the global geopolit- government, I call upon the pri- tems such as next-generation under these rules, “electronic placed at high-risk / high- ical situation.” vate sector to come forward and corvettes, airborne early warn- enforcement devices” will be density corridors on National ith the Taliban taking He sounded this note of contribute in building a strong ing systems, tank engines and used for issuing challans. Highways, State Highways, and Wcontrol of Afghanistan caution after launching the and self-reliant defence sector,” radars, was issued recently. The rules specify the at critical junctions, at least in and thereby, posing a threat to ‘Defence India Startup he said. In May last year, the gov- detailed provisions for place- The electronic enforce- other offences, including major cities with more than 1 Indian interests, Defence Challenge 5.0’, an initiative “There is neither a shortage ernment announced increasing ment of electronic enforce- ment device shall be placed in jumping red lights, the min- million population, including Minister Rajnath Singh said under the Innovations for of talents in our country, nor is the Foreign Directo Investment ment devices (speed camera, such a manner so as not to istry said. The States enforce- 132 cities mentioned in the here on Thursday national Defence Excellence (iDEX) that there a lack of demand for tal- (FDI) limit from 49 per cent to CCTV, speed gun, body wear- cause any obstruction, line-of- ment agencies will have to notification,” the ministry said security challenges are increas- acts as an umbrella organisation ents. But in the absence of a 74 per cent under the able camera, dashboard cam- sight issues or interruption in send traffic violation notice to further. It also said the elec- ing and becoming “complex” in to promote technology devel- common platform, the two automatic route in the defence era, automatic number plate traffic flow, the notification the offender within 15 days of tronic enforcement device view of the changing geopolit- opment for the defence sector. could not match. ‘iDEX’ plat- sector. recognition (ANPR) etc. said. The footage from an elec- the offence committed, and the should be placed in such a ical situation globally. Given the fast-changing form has been successful to a The Government has been In the notification, the tronic enforcement device hav- electronic record should be manner so as not to cause any Making this observation, he security challenges, India must large extent in bridging this focusing on reducing depen- ministry has asked the State ing electronic stamp for loca- stored till the disposal of chal- obstruction, line-of-sight issues called for a strong, capable and focus on having strong, capable, gap,” he said. dence on imported military Governments to ensure that tion, date and time can be used lan, according to new rules or interruption in traffic flow. completely “self-reliant” defence and “self-reliant” defence indus- In the last couple of years, platforms and has decided to electronic enforcement devices to issue challans against notified by the transport min- The footage can also be industry in India. Without try to cater to the needs of the the government has unveiled a support domestic defence man- are placed at high-risk and offences such as not driving istry. used to issue challan for jump- referring to developments in armed forces. series of reform measures and ufacturing. high-density corridors on the within the prescribed speed The ministry also said that ing a red light, violating a stop Afghanistan, he said “today, the “It is necessary that we not initiatives to make India a hub The defence ministry has National Highways and state limit; stopping or parking vehi- all challans issued under Rule sign, using handheld commu- security scenario in the whole only create strong, modern and of defence manufacturing. set a goal of a turnover of USD highways and at critical junc- cle at an unauthorised location; 167 in electronic form, using nications devices while driving, world is changing very fast. well-equipped forces, but also Last August, Rajnath Singh 25 billion (1.75 lakh crore) in tions at least in major cities not undertaking safety mea- auto-generation of challan passing or overtaking other Because of this, the challenges develop our defense industry, announced that India will stop defence manufacturing by 2025 with more than one million sures for drivers and pillion through the electronic moni- vehicles in a manner contrary to our national security are which is equally strong, capa- the import of 101 weapons that included an export target population and also the 132 riders; and not wearing pro- toring and enforcement sys- to law, and other traffic viola- increasing and becoming com- ble, and most importantly, com- and military platforms like of USD 5 billion (35,000 crore) cities specified by the ministry. tective headgear or helmet and tem, shall be accompanied by tions. plex. 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The Supreme Court held that impinge on the Cultural and Educational unaided by the State, other than the efit both the students and the the State has the right to introduce Rights of the Minorities? Can the minori- 5#:-6B8-6 minority educational institutions minority community. All regulative a regulatory regime in the nation-             6  - ties, permitted to run educational institu- 8-:-$ 8$6" referred to in clause (1) of Article measures which are not destructive al interest to provide minority edu-               / 7    tions under the protective umbrella of O4$+ C 30. In order to give effect to the con- of the character of the institution cational institutions with well-     $           ( Article 30, contravene Article 21(A) which -"4 $ 565 stitutional provisions, the established by the minority, have qualified teachers to achieve excel-      #          ( protects a child’s fundamental right to edu- $++ 8 +":-6 Parliament enacted the RTE Act. been held valid by the judiciary. In lence in education. In the light of cation? Another cause for serious worry The expression ‘minorities’ in Ahmedabad St. Xavier’s College a series of judgments of the apex      #  $S        8- 8 +":-6      :  $S      is after the Pramati judgement, placing Article 30 is not defined in the case (AIR1975), Ray C.J. observed, court, minority institutions cannot minority schools outside the purview of the %-+56B58- Constitution. However, Section 2 “This right implies the obligation ignore or contravene the regula-     (     #   RTE Act. #$-$6"  # (c) of the National Commission for and duty of the minority institu- tions issued by the State which aim (        /      All minorities, whether based on reli- 8-&$:$!546 Minorities Act, 1992 notifies tions to render the very best to the to strengthen the reach and qual- :          $ #   ( gion or language, have the right to estab- 5%+ B$ 565A Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, students [....] checks and balances ity education to all children. The                   * lish and administer educational institutions Buddhists, Jain and Zoroastrians in the shape of regulatory measures children belong to the State and it 8-#$-5     $          of their choice. Article 29 protects the inter- (Parsis) as minority communities are required to ensure the appoint- is the paramount constitutional             # ests of the minorities by making a provi- #: D-5 defines minorities. The question is, ment of good teachers and their obligation of the State to strive      *         ( sion that any section of citizens, residing &:5D "- if these schools are brought under conditions of service.” According incessantly to provide universal in the territory of India, having a distinct the ambit of RTE Act and the SSA, to Khanna, J., “The regulations have access to quality education to all        (           ( 46 D-:#$+ language, script or culture have the right $ -##5 will it erode the Cultural and necessarily to be made in the inter- children regardless of their reli-             /       to conserve the same. Article 30 guaran- Educational Rights of the minori- est of the institution [...... ]. They gion, gender or community. 9   ! /  *      =-      ( tees the right of minorities to establish and O4$+ C ties. Education, being a Concurrent have to be so designed as to make The RTE Act does not bar the                   ( administer educational institutions of their -"4 $ 565 field of legislation, the Act casts an it an effective vehicle for imparting minority-run institutions from                 choice. 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The SSA, launched in the guise of exclusive right of man- Constitution have to be con-         / /    Additional Secretary of ent or guardian to “provide opportunities the Government of India 2002-2003, aims to provide educa- agement... Balance has, therefore, to strued harmoniously. The barri-             #   for education to his child or ward between and a member of Delhi tion for all. It is a flagship pro- be kept between the two objectives, ers of community or gender can- : E        !         the age of six and fourteen years.” The 93rd Bar Council. The views gramme for the achievement of that of ensuring the standard of not thwart the aims and objects   *             ( Amendment added clause (5) to Article expressed are personal.) Universalisation of Elementary excellence of the institution and that of the legislature. 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India, the world’s stood at 3.83 per cent and 4 per were at 7.83 per cent and 7.89 labourers, it recorded an Minister Piyush Goyal said on well as both the teams are in export sugar and divert the cane dues of the 2019-20 sea- second-largest sugar-producing cent, respectively. per cent, respectively, during increase of 1-13 points in 16 Thursday. talks. commodity towards ethanol son were cleared by mills and country, had to offer export “Point-to-point rate of the corresponding states and a decrease of 1-7 He also said that Australia “We are working with line making, in the new 2021-22 only 142 crore arrears are subsidies in the past two years, inflation based on the CPI-AL month of the previous year. points in 3 states, while the has shown significant interest ministries on areas where we season starting October. The pending now. In the ongoing to reduce surplus stocks and (Consumer Price Index for All-India CPI-AL and CPI- index for Assam remained sta- to do an early harvest pact with can quickly close the deal in Government said that sugar 2020-21 season, mills pur- help cash-starved sugar mills Agricultural Labourers) and RL for July 2021 rose four tionary. Tamil Nadu, with 1,249 India and exporters should terms of an early harvest if pos- mills have contracted for export chased a record sugarcane clear cane payment to growers. CPI-RL (Consumer Price points and five points to stand points, topped the index table; share areas of their interest with sible, so instead of trying to of seven million tonnes, against worth about 9,07,872 crore, In a statement, the Index for Rural Labourers) at 1,061 points and 1,070 whereas Himachal Pradesh, the ministry. An early harvest address 11,000 lines (or prod- the mandatory quota of six mil- against which about 81,963 Ministry of Consumer Affairs, stood at 3.92 per cent and 4.09 points, respectively, as com- with 829 points, stood at the with countries like Australia ucts), we can look at areas of lion tonnes fixed for the current crore cane dues have already Food & Public Distribution per cent in July 2021, compared pared to June 2021. bottom. will help India engage with oth- their immediate interest and season ending next month so been paid to farmers, it said. said, “Sugar mills which will to 3.83 per cent and 4 per cent, The major contribution In the case of rural labour- ers on similar lines, Goyal said. our immediate interest,” Goyal far in the current 2020-21 sea- “ Sugar mills have also export sugar and divert sugar respectively, in June 2021,” the towards the rise in general ers, it recorded an increase of “The US as of now has said.On the comprehensive son. been asked to take advantage of to ethanol would also be given labour ministry said in a state- index of agricultural labourers 2-14 points in 15 states and a kind of indicated that they are trade pact with the European Out of this, more than 5.5 firm global sugar prices and incentive in the form of addi- ment. and rural labourers came from decrease of 1-6 points in three not looking for new trade Union, he said discussions million tonnes of sugar was plan export of raw sugar in tional monthly domestic quota It added that the inflation food and miscellaneous group states, while it remained sta- agreements, but we look at have started as the EU is a 27- exported till August 16. advance in the new season for sale in the domestic mar- based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL with 1.78 points and 1.79 tionary for Assam and working with them for more nation bloc, an agreement with Exports stood at 5.96 million (October-September), it said. ket.” during July 2020 had stood at points, and 1.30 and 1.31 Meghalaya. market access issues on both them is a much longer process *'R  "  $   (
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Se” at Octroi Post Suchetgarh. sures announced by the Goenka, President of OPDPA, taken with a Government sub- next sugar season (SY-2022) in preceding quarter, according to funds. “Digitalisation initiatives On this occasion Director Government on Wednesday said, “OPDPA as the nodal sidy for a mandated quantity light of the recent surge in a Morningstar report. For the quarter ended June of Indian Government organi- Tourism Jammu, Sh. will make it viable for the agency has been relentlessly alone. international raw sugar prices This was largely on the 2021, FPIs were net buyers to sations took a giant leap in 2020 Vivekanand Rai, IRS inaugu- industry to operate and ensure pursuing the government to About 6 million tonne to around USD 430 per tonne back of robust net inflows the tune of USD 0.68 billion because of the global pandem- rated the photo exhibition and the country is self-sufficient in bring about reforms in the sec- quota was fixed for the 2020- in August, being the highest from FPIs, coupled with the compared with the net inflow ic. The pandemic forced the live painting competition. In meeting its edible oil require- tor to help create a sustainable 21 marketing year (September- levels in the past four years,” strong performance of the of USD 7.64 billion was record- Government to shift priorities the photo exhibition many ments. The Union Cabinet on environment for the farmers October) and mills have ICRA said in a statement. Indian equity markets. ed during the quarter ended as supply chains and revenue photographers of Jammu Wednesday cleared the setting and the industry -- be it the “As of the quarter ended March 2021. streams dwindled,” Apeksha Division displayed their col- up the 11,040 crore National pricing mechanism or other June 2021, the value of FPI While the second wave of Kaushik, senior principal lection of Photographs depict- Mission on Edible Oils-Oil subsidy measures towards investments in Indian equities the pandemic prompted over- research analyst at Gartner, ing heritage and scenic spots. Palm to boost palm oil pro- increasing crop cultivation. stood at USD 592 billion, seas investors to turn negative said. 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I cannot let anyone period between February 1 Fadnavis said on Thursday that with the said that all the supporters of Asha of Shiv Sainiks “purified” the frame of late Balasaheb with commit sacrilege at the memo- 1999 and October 17 1999 three-party alliance Government ruling the Buchke, who joined the BJP along with her, Bal Thackeray memorial at “Gomutra”, performed rial. It was for this reason that during the Sena-BJP alliance state and the Shiv Sena no longer its ally, would be treated honourably in his party. Shivaji Park in north-central “abshishek” and placed flowers I performed abhishek with rule in Maharashtra between his party can work freely, expand its base “Our party does not differentiate between Mumbai, hours after senior at the memorial. milk and purified the memor- 1995-1999—also visited and return to power in the State in the 2024 anyone -- an insider or an outsider, old or BJP leader and Union Minister Several Shiv Sainiks were ial,” he said. Hindutva ideologue V D Assembly elections. new. Once a leader comes under the aegis Narayan Rane paid homage to present when the “purifica- Earlier in the day, after the Savarkar’s memorial located Speaking at a function organised to of the party, the party honours and takes the late Sena chief at the tion” ceremony took place at news of Rane visiting the in the neighbourhood. welcome Shiv Sena leader and Pune Zilla care of them”. memorial before launching the memorial. Thackeray memorial spread Talking to media persons, Parishad member Asha Buchke and her State BJP president Chandrakant Patil “Jan Ashirwad Yatra”. Slamming Rane after in the city, Shiv Sena MP Rane said Balasaheb Thackeray supporters into the BJP, Fadnavis said that said that Asha Buchke did not get her due In a development that “purifying” the Thackeray Vinayak Raut had lodged a might not be alive, but he since three major political parties – Shiv in the Shiv Sena, she would now get her brought the Shiv Sena at log- memorial, Patil said: “After severe protest saying that the would bless him to do the good Sena, NCP and Congress – joined had recognition in the BJP. gerheads with the Shiv Sena, leaving the Shiv Sena, Rane had Sena would not let the Union work for the people. “Through hands against the BJP, thus reducing their He said that she would be nominated Rane – who himself was a Shiv never come here even once. He Minister go anywhere near the my ministry, I will work respective political spaces and giving his as the party candidate in the 2024 State Sena leader in the past – visit- called Uddhav Thackeray Thackeray memorial. towards generating employ- party an opportunity to expand his base which was not possible when the party was Assembly polls. ed the Bal Thackeray memor- sahib, who is considered one of “Rane has no moral right ment opportunities. The BJP by working for the welfare of the people in alliance with the Shiv Sena. Now that Expressing her happiness over joining ial and paid homage to the late the top five Chief Ministers in to go anywhere near the will win the Brihanmumbai in the state” the three ruling parties are busy mending the BJP, Asha Buchke said: “After joining Sena chief in the morning, the country, all kinds of names. Thackeray memorial,” Raut Municipal Corporation polls “After the three political parties joined their affairs, the BJP can work freely, the BJP I truly feel that I can now breathe ahead of his launching the We are loyalists of the had said. next year and the task of ensur- hands and formed the alliance expand the party and work for the bet- freely and as a party worker, I will work “Jan Ashirwad Yatra” in the Thackeray family. We will not Raut’s threat had sparked ing victory in the BMC has Government, the BJP in the State got a terment of the people of the State. hard and ensure that we expand the state. He was accompanied by tolerate this kind of act by any speculation that Rane might been vested with all BJP lead- golden opportunity to expand its party The BJP will contest the 2024 reach of the party to every household.” leaders of the Opposition in the one. That’s why we purified the cancel his visit to the Thackeray ers, including myself”. < ! $"=' (;$""$ $ 

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Deshmukh said from his post as the State Home tinues unabated in Kerala, the State’s ing doctors from their basic com- “Uttar Pradesh has been testing Home Minister Anil Deshmukh that the apex court, while refus- Minister on April 5, within health infrastructure is tottering, mitments like attending to patients more than three lakh samples for Covid- said here on Thursday that he ing him interim relief, granted hours after the Bombay High according to health workers includ- seeking treatment for other dis- 19 infection per day regularly, which is would appear before the him liberty to seek appropriate Court ordered a “Preliminary ing doctors and nurses. eases. over ten times more than the pre- Enforcement Directorate (ED) remedy available under the Enquiry” (PE) by the CBI into The Kerala Government Medical “The local self-government bod- scribed testing protocol for the state by in connection with its investi- Code of Criminal Procedure. the serious charges of corrup- Officers’ Association (KGMOA), the ies should have their own Covid-19 global health body World Health gations against “after the legal The former Minister said he tion made against him by umbrella organisation of vaccination facilities so that the Organisation. Testing protocol set by the process is completed”. had, therefore, decided to move Mumbai’s former Police Government doctors, has asked pressure on Government hospitals WHO for Uttar Pradesh is 32,000 tests In a statement issued here, the appropriate court in a day or Commissioner Param Bir Singh. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to could be brought down. It is impor- per day. However, Covid testing in the Deshmukh said: “The Supreme two. It may be recalled that on reschedule and rearrange the Covid tant that doctors and nurses attend state has hovered between 2.5 lakh to 3 Court has permitted me to The Bombay High Court March 20, the former commis- vaccination programme by taking to patients suffering from other lakh daily in recent weeks,” Additional approach the lower court. That had on July 22 refused to quash sioner of police had alleged that into account the general and medical issues,” said Dr Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet mile to break the coronavirus chain. The being the case, the legal process the FIR filed against him by the State Home Minister Deshmukh psychological health of all workers in Vijayakrishnan and Dr Suresh. Sehgal said in Lucknow on Thursday. state government even further initiated is currently on. Once this CBI under the Prevention of had asked now arrested and dis- the public health sector even as Earlier, the KGMOA had alert- “From getting the first Covid sam- world’s largest house-to-house surveil- process is completed, I will Corruption Act, after holding missed police officer Sachin reports of a Government Hospital ed the State administration about the ple test conducted from the laboratory lance of Covid-19 in rural areas to con- myself before the ED and coop- that Deshmukh’s petition Vaze to "collect" a staggering nurse who administered vaccination severe shortage of doctors in of National Institute of Virology, Pune tain transmission by testing people with erate with the investigating deserved to be “dismissed”. 100 crore per month from to nearly 900 persons in Government hospitals and had in 2020 to breaching the 7-crore test symptoms, their rapid isolation, disease agency fully”. Hearing a petition filed by bars, restaurants and other seven and half hours hogged the requested the Chief Minister to mark, Uttar Pradesh has come a long management and contact tracing. “In my entire political Deshmukh, a HC of Justices SS sources.Deshmukh is being limelight. recruit at least 1,000 doctors on con- way. More than 73,000 surveillance com- career, I have practised high Shinde and NJ Jamadar had held investigated separately by the “The doctors, nurses and other tract basis to lessen the burden of the Despite being the most populous mittees constituted by the Yogi govern- standards of ideals,” Deshmukh that for reasons cited in the CBI in connection with a First supporting staff who have been existing staff. State in the country, UP has outper- ment are moving across 97,941 villages said. judgement, the plea by the Information Report (FIR) reg- working continuously for more than The alarming scale of shortage of formed all other States, including Delhi, in all 75 districts for this activity, which On Wednesday, the State’s former Minister deserved istered by it on April 24 section one year since January 2020 are a medical staff came out in the open Maharashtra and Rajasthan, by con- began on May 5, and has been extend- Supreme Court had dismissed a to be dismissed, and asked the 7 of the amended Prevention of tired and exhausted lot. on the Independence Day when K ducting a total of 1.50 lakh RT-PCR tests ed to cover 100 per cent rural house- plea of former Maharashtra Registrar General to return the Corruption of Corruption Act They need a break in between Pushpa Latha, a nurse in on an average per day. Testing is the holds. Almost 70 per cent of tests since Home Minister Anil Deshmukh investigation papers to the CBI. and section 120-b (conspiracy) this tiresome process of caring Chengannoor District Hospital, sin- backbone for containing the transmis- the second wave of Covid-19 have sole- seeking to quash the FIR lodged Having established a trail for of IPC for an “attempt to obtain patients afflicted with the pandem- glehandedly vaccinated 893 persons sion of SARS-CoV-2 as it helps timely ly been conducted in rural regions of the against him by the CBI in con-  4 crore allegedly paid by the undue advantage for important ic,” said a letter addressed to Vijayan in seven and half hours. Though this detection of positive cases and helps in state. nection with the allegations of 10 bar owners in Mumbai over and dishonest performance of by Dr G S Vijayakrishnan (presi- is seen as a major feat by Pushpa their isolation and contact tracing. Aiming to spread awareness about corruption made against him by a period of three months, the the public duty”. dent) and Dr T N Suresh (General Latha, doctors expressed their shock A widely deployed and efficient test- the importance of early detection and Mumbai’s former Police ED had conducted raids on the Having prima facie found secretary) of the KGMOA. over the workload she had been bur- ing strategy in Uttar Pradesh has helped early treatment, surveillance committees Commissioner Param Bir Singh. three residences and one “cognisance offences” of cor- The KGMOA in its letter has dened with. in limiting the spread of new cases as it have been visiting homes in rural areas A SC bench of Justices DY property of Deshmukh on June ruption and conspiracy against asked the Government to limit the “Since everything went smooth- significantly reduced the chance of indi- to educate the people and have been Chandrachud and M R Shah 25. him during a Preliminary vaccination programme during the ly, we are praising her. Imagine viduals with undetected virus exposure repeatedly appealing to them to not hide dismissed Deshmukh’s appeal Among other things, the ED Enquiry (PE) conducted by it Onam holidays to major hospitals what would have happened had from roaming freely among unexposed symptoms and rather get themselves challenging the Bombay High had told the court on June 26 into the allegations made against where there are sufficient human there been an unpleasant incident individuals,” the senior official said.Chief tested. Court of July 22, saying no case that  40 lakh was paid by 60 bar him by Mumbai’s former Police resource. during the marathon,” said Dr Suresh Minister Yogi Adityanath has been The State’s rural-control strategies, for interference with the high owners to the now dismissed Commissioner Param Bir Singh, “It is better to have a vaccination who underscored the importance of emphasising on the importance of as well as community-based and indi- court verdict was made out. The and incarcerated Assistant Police the CBI on April 21 registered holiday on the day of Onam,” said the giving break and rest for the staff aggressive testing according to which the vidual case-based control measures, so Judges said that there was no Inspector (API) Sachin Waze in a regular case against him and representation. even during their single shift of seven state has been following the ‘Trace, Test far have been overall effective in iden- error in the judgement of the December last year. The bar other unknown people. The veteran doctors point out or eight hours. and Treat’ mantra and is reaching the last tifying and treating patients. Q    R"  $  ( $  "   $     +4 3657 ly. On Monday afternoon, she told her family members that she was going to n what was termed as a case of ‘self- the temple to perform puja and left 3. >&  Isacrifice’, the body of a woman with home. When she did not return home her throat slit was found hanging till late in the night, the family started Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief are only 153 active cases in the inside a temple under Kharkhoda looking for her. Minister Ashok Gehlot on state and the recovery rate is police station limits in Meerut on As some people had seen her Thursday said the Covid-19 sit- more than 99 per cent. Tuesday evening, sending shock waves going towards the temple, the family uation is completely under "This shows the Covid pan- in the area. But by the time, the police members went there to check out and control in the State with the demic is completely under con- and senior officers reached the temple found the temple doors locked from recovery rate of being above 99 trol at present in the state. It is to probe the incident, the kin of the inside. As they somehow entered the per cent. in our hands to keep the situ- deceased cremated her body. temple, they found her blood-soaked "For the last few weeks, the ation under control," he said. Meerut's Senior Superintendent of body hanging there. number of new Covid cases in The chief minister said it Police Prabhakar Chaudhary visited the There were blood spots on the idol the state has remained around is necessary to follow the Covid spot after police came to know that a and earthen lamp below the place 20. In the month of August, protocol so that the third wave woman had allegedly “committed sui- where her body was found. Her throat there has not been a single of the pandemic does not cide” inside the temple. was also slit. The family members later death due to Covid-19 across come. Meanwhile, 12 coron- As per reports, a 22-year-old post- brought her body down and cremated the State which is quite satis- avirus positive cases were graduate student used to frequent a her mortal remains without informing factory," Gehlot tweeted. reported in the State on local temple at Kharkhaunda regular- the police.   /  3    #   #  ,      He said at present, there Thursday. PTI !"#"$ &' ( )*)+, -./-.-  $$  011  1

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She says, “There is a reason imagine that s/he has been trans- body and everybody who craves a sound was to be heard except for the why we term an Indian meal as a well-bal- ported to a village in the late 20th good meal. clattering of spoons as the flavours anced one because it is complete with nutri- century. Chef Mahavir Singh, who is mixed and created a fusion of lus- ents, the goodness of vegetables and the rich Displayed on one of the also currently heading Dhaba, cious perfection. flavour of Indian spices.” shelves was a collection of dabbas shared that although following a As we shared some great con- Arora has recently launched her own or Indian tiffin boxes through time very traditional pattern and atmos- versations, laughed around, and food brand called Nude Bowls, the idea — an evolution of tiffin-boxes, if phere, the team, undoubtedly, wave of COVID-19, too. Dhaba enabling a very personalised expe- ridiculous demands being ful- had an excellent culinary experi- behind which is that healthy food can be both I may say so. I was entirely added a pinch of modernity to plans to deliver food by special rience. filled with utmost sincerity and ence, I would like to believe that tasty and wholesome. intrigued by the unique concept of their menu. agents who would not only deliv- The team of chefs ensured that dedication. The four-course meal this is what Dhaba wanted us to “There is a perception that healthy food the gold-copper tiffin boxes with The restaurant is farsighted to er orders but also serve them, after our food was customised to our started with delectable appetisers feel — garnering beautiful mem- is not delicious, or that nutritious food does- five layers of bowls that were be well-equipped with effective the chefs customise the food needs — less spicy, no potatoes, which seemed to whisper words of ories while sharing our dabbas n’t taste as good and I wanted to break this tightly held together by the lid. The solutions for a possible third- according to what is asked, thus, more gravy. It felt great to see our hope to our benumbed, famished with colleagues and friends. myth. Nude Bowls promises the goodness of flavours without compromising on taste and indulgence and guarantees transparency of slow digestion. 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