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The non-NDA Delhi Deputy Chief Meetu and the late actor’s States were not satisfied with Minister Manish Sisodia said father KK Singh called the Government’s offer. that under the existing system, her a “murderer” and accused With the States clamouring the city Government cannot her of “poisoning” his son for for compensation of GST rev- take a loan from the RBI to meet a long time. enue shortfall, the Centre on its revenue shortfall. Emerging The CBI’s ongoing investi- Thursday held a five-hour long ! &!, , /3 & ! out of a GST Council meeting, gations into Sushant’s death ! . / 0 P - 2 0 3* meeting of the GST Council in 4 $$ $$! $ he said the Centre has refused took a backseat as the NCB which the Finance Minister " #$"% to pay GST compensation to launched drug-related investi- & . . 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" )#&9"O$4 !$ The Centre should take a loan Having joined the investi- and usage of drugs like She however, admitted that fers or borrowing against its But with the economy from the RBI and give it to the gations in the SSR death case MDMA, marijuana, LSD and Sushant was taking marijuana. balance sheet. slowing down, 70,000 crore #&& $:$$ $&& Delhi Government,” he said. on the basis of the retrieved Cannabidiol which figured in On a day when Rhea’s The deficit can be made shortfall was seen in the last fis- $ ! , & $3$" & , $ Sisodia also charged the WhatsApp messages of Rhea the retrieved WhatsApp con- father was questioned by the good by States borrowing using cal and this year it is estimated /3 $ 01 Centre with failing to fulfil its shared by the Enforcement versation that Rhea had with ED, Rhea posted a video on a special window, she said, to widen to 2.35 lakh crore. ! & $ $ 3 $ $ & promise to the States at the Directorate with it, a three- others, the NCB is likely to grill Instagram showing her father adding this loan can be repaid The Congress said it was $ ,$$) / ! . launch of the Goods and member NCB team that Rhea, Sushant’s former talent being mobbed and chased by after five years from the col- “dissatisfied” with the outcome $&$ !! Services Tax (GST) regime arrived from the national manager Jaya Saha, his house mediapersons outside their lection of GST cess. If States of the GST Council meeting four years ago. “The Centre had Capital went headlong into manager Samuel Miranda and house in Mumbai. She sought agree to either of the options, it and accused the Centre of happy with the outcome of Council meeting. promised that it will pay GST the investigations in drug- Goa-based hotelier Gaurav protection for her and her would effectively mean that adopting a majoritarian GST Council meeting as deci- Puducherry Chief Minister compensation to States at the related matters relating to Arya, who has been hinted as family from Mumbai Police so cess would continue beyond approach and thrusting “solu- sions were thrust upon them by V Narayanasamy, who repre- rate of 14 per cent for five years Sushant’s death case. The NCB drug supplier for Rhea. that the family can co-operate five years of the GST rollout. In tions” on States. the Centre, Punjab’s FM sented the Union Territory at in case of revenue shortfall,” is investigating the allegations On her part, Rhea — who with the probe agencies in the 2017, all States agreed to sub- The Finance Ministers of Manpreet Badal said at a virtual the meeting as he also holds the said Sisodia. under non-bailable provisions has been accused by Rhea’s Sushant case. sume their local taxes such as Congress-ruled States are not press conference after the GST finance portfolio, said it is Continued on Page 4 under the anti-drug law for family of having abetted the Continued on Page 4 !" # $% We don’t want that. We as a in JEE have downloaded admit September 13, said an NTA court cannot risk the health of cards. For NEET, over 10 lakh official. he Supreme Court on all the people,” said the bench, out of 15.97 lakh candidates Moreover, a total of 7.41 TThursday refused permis- which heard the matter !"" downloaded admit cards in 24 lakh candidates out of 8.58 lakh sion to carry out Muharram through video conferencing. hours. It shows that students have downloaded their admit procession across the country Advocate Azim H Laskar, want that exams are held at any cards for JEE-Mains till and asked Lucknow-based peti- appearing for petitioner Syed cost,” Union Education Tuesday evening. tioner to move before the Kalbe Jawab referred to the mid raging protests from Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Only 332 candidates have Allahabad High Court. apex court order passed with Avarious quarters, including Nishank said. requested for change The apex court said how it regard to allowing the Chief Ministers of many States, The NTA conducts both of their centre which is being can pass a general order for the historic annual Rath Yatra at for postponement of the these examination 2019 considered positively,” the offi- whole country and if relief Puri in Odisha and Paryushan s the situation remains upcoming JEE, NEET in the onwards. cial added. was made for a particular area, festival for three Jain temples Avolatile on the Line of wake of coronavirus pandem- The Education Minister Earlier, commenting on then the risk could be assessed. at Mumbai. Actual Control (LAC) for more ic, the Centre on Thursday said also said JEE exam centres Centre’s decision to hold the Muharram will be held To this, the bench said, than three months now, tion after 1962. In fact, after 45 and Chinese armies are locked the huge number of admit have been increased to 660 entrance examinations, this year on August 29. “We are telling you, general External Affairs Minister S years, we have had military in a tense stand-off in eastern cards being downloaded in the from 570 while there are now Pokhriyal said, “Students and A Bench comprising Chief orders in a matter like this can- Jaishankar has said the stand- casualties on this border. The Ladakh for over three-and- past few days show that the 3,842 NEET centres, up from guardians constantly put pres- Justice SA Bobde and Justices not be passed”. offs in eastern Ladakh are quantum of forces currently half-month despite multiple students wanted exams to be 2,546 for the convenience of sure on us to conduct the AS Bopanna and V “You are giving an example “surely the most serious situa- deployed by both sides at the rounds of diplomatic and mil- held at any cost. students. Students have also examinations.” Ramasubramanian said it of Jagannath Puri, there it was tion after 1962.” LAC is also unprecedented.” itary talks,” he said. “National Testing Agency been allotted exam centres of He further said, “The would lead to chaos and tar- in one place and one spot, He also said the number of The Minister was appar- On the efforts to bring (NTA) DG told me that 7.5 their choice. Supreme Court of India also geting of a particular commu- where the chariot was taken. troops deployed there by India ently referring to the India- down the temperature at the lakh out of 8.58 lakh candidates A total of 15.97 lakh can- said the full academic year nity. “You are asking for a gen- There we could assess the risk and China in the aftermath of China war in 1962 and death of LAC, the Minister said face-offs didates have registered for the cannot be wasted. After two eral order and then if we allow and pass the order. Jain temples’ the face-offs is also “unprece- 20 Indian Army personnel in in the past too were resolved %! )' National Eligibility cum deferments examination dates this there will be chaos. case was restricted to three dented” and pinned his hopes June this year in the Galwan through diplomacy be it Entrance Test (NEET-UG) have been finalised.” Particular community will be places. 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External ing, Lucknow Development expenses for the demolition any exigency and the cops Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Authority demolished two ille- will be realised by the Yogi gov- resorted to mild lathicharge 0 &67 Anurag Srivastava said the gal buildings owned by gang- ernment from the gangster. when Mukhtar Ansari’s sons charge sheet into the Pulwama ster-turned-politician Mukhtar Criminals should either give up Abbas and Omar, along with death toll mounted to 323. 5,463 new cases pushed the fresh COVID-19 cases were attack case has been filed Ansari in Dalibagh area. crime or be ready to face such 200 supporters, came out and So far 17,354 infected infection tally to 2,08,419. found. after an investigation spanning Police personnel were pre- tough decisions,” Mrityunjay tried to build pressure on the ucknow witnessed anoth- persons have been cured, There are 52,309 active Uttar Pradesh has one-and-a-half years. “Jaish-e- sent in large numbers in the Kumar, media adviser to Chief squad members to restrain Ler surge in coronavirus including 757 in the last 24 cases in the state, while a total become the first state in the Mohammad had claimed the area when the buildings were Minister Yogi Adityanath, said then from pulling down the infection as 792 more people, hours, and 6,791 active coro- of 1,52,893 people have been country to conduct over 50 responsibility of Pulwama being demolished. in a tweet. buildings. including Cabinet minister navirus cases are undergoing discharged after recovering lakh COVID-19 tests since attack. The organisation and Expenses of the demolition The building had been There was a heated Sidharth Nath Singh, tested treatment in the city. from the infection, the outbreak of the virus. On its leadership are in Pakistan. would be recovered from the constructed on ‘nishkrant sam- exchange between Mukhtar’s positive for the virus, taking The health teams collect- Additional Chief Secretary Wednesday, 1,38,378 tests It is regrettable that Masood owner and an FIR would also patti’, belonging to people who sons and LDA joint secretary the tally of confirmed cases to ed 4,052 samples in the dis- (Information) Awanish were conducted in the state. Azhar, the first accused in the be lodged, officials said, adding have migrated to Pakistan, the Richa Suhas, who was super- 24,468 on Thursday evening. trict. Kumar Awasthi told reporters “Chief Minister Yogi charge sheet continues to that the responsibility of offi- government spokesman said. vising the operation. Officials said the minister Uttar Pradesh on here. Adityanath has expressed his find shelter in Pakistan,” cials under whom this illegal The state government had The police used mild force had mild symptoms and was Thursday reported 76 Of the 52,309 active satisfaction over 50 lakh tests Srivastava said at an online construction came up would be recently seized properties of to disperse the mob and in home isolation. COVID19-related fatalities, cases, 26,504 are in home iso- and asked to work on doing media briefing. fixed. aides of Mukhtar Ansari, the warned Ansari’s sons and their With 11 more COVID-19 taking the death toll due to lation. two lakh tests per day,” an The map of the property sitting BSP MLA from Mau, Continued on Page 4 patients dying in the city, the the disease to 3,217, while In the last 24 hours, 5,463 official said. ! "#$"%"% # 6- 78 &!'( 3 " 52 , $ ' $) !! Lucknow (PNS): Three mur- ants snatched a bag from him. ders were reported from differ- The victim’s brother Rinku, ent parts of the state since who was accompanying him, Wednesday night. said that the bike-borne miscre- ttar Pradesh achieved yet anoth- N , $O In Agra, a trader was shot ants rode alongside their scoot- Uer milestone in the fight against he Uttar Pradesh government while he was returning home on er and hit his brother’s leg with COVID-19 by clocking 50 lakh tests, all the 119 sugar mills operated at Tordered invoking of stringent Wednesday night, a hotel a rod. As they crashed to the the first to be done by any state in the their installed capacity and produced National Security Act (NSA) against employee was found brutally ground, they tried to snatch the country. ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi 1.27 crore MT of sugar during Dilshad who is accused of raping and hacked to death in Unnao while bag. As Lalit resisted their move, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath UAdityanath said here on 2019-20 season. He said the sugar killing an 18-year-old Dalit girl in in a broad daylight killing, a they opened fire, fatally injuring expressed satisfaction over the Thursday that there was no impact of mills also produced 1.5 crore litres of Lakhimpur Kheri a few days back. youth was sprayed with bullets him. A case was registered and progress of testing, saying that no lockdown on agricultural activities sanitisers for fighting the coron- Expressing condolences, Chief in Lakhimpur Kheri. investigations were on. stone would be left unturned to break like harvesting, procurement of food avirus pandemic and also generated Minister Yogi Adityanath announced In Agra, trader Lalit Kathpal Elsewhere in Unnao, the coronavirus infection chain. grains and marketing of agricultural electricity worth Rs 1,500 crore. financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the (44) was killed near Kamlanagar Dinesh Lodhia (20) of “Beside testing, surveillance, con- produce as the state government had Yogi said in a major reform in the victim’s family. police station while he was Mandhatakhera area used to tact tracing and door-to-door surveys taken special measures to protect the agriculture marketing sector, the UP A press release issued by the gov- returning home from Ghatiya work as a waiter at a hotel in were also important and hence these agriculture sector from the adverse government had denotified 45 agri- ernment on Thursday said, “Chief Bazaar after closing his Himachal Pradesh. But due to should be boosted further,” Yogi said impact of the coronavirus pandem- culture produce from the purview of Minister Yogi Adityanath has given cycle/rickshaw shop on lockdown, he had to return to during his routine Team 11 meeting ic induced cessation of economic the UP Agriculture Marketing directions to take strict against crim- Wednesday night. The motive his native place in April. Last in Lucknow on Thursday. activities. Committees Act and exempted them inals in case of rape and murder of behind the killing was suspect- Friday, he asked for money On Wednesday, health teams con- “The lockdown could have by he state government for the seam- from mandi fee, thus enabling the a girl in Lakhimpur Kheri. Action ed to be robbery as the miscre- from his father as he wanted to ducted 1.38 lakh tests, taking the total adversely impacted the harvesting of less harvesting of the remaining Rabi farmers to sell their produce any- should also be taken against crimi- return to his work place. His count to over 50.80 lakh tests across wheat and supply chain of certain crops like wheat. He said as many as where in the state to the buyers of nals under the NSA.” father reasoned that since the the state. Officials said that it took less essential commodities. But the UP 4,774 harvesters and 5,153 reapers their choice . The government agencies would pandemic had peaked and he than four months to cross the 50 lakh- government had permitted agricul- were in operation in the state for the He said a policy was being formu- ensure hearing of the case by a fast should stay for some more mark from one lakh test-mark on May tural activities which prevented the harvesting of the wheat crop. lated by the state government for set- track court and get the accused weeks before returning. A 6. possible inconvenience that could Yogi said the import of agricul- ting up FPOs (farmers producers punished. miffed Dinesh later left the At present, the state is carrying out have been caused to the farmers,” the tural implements from other states organisations) across the state. He said The victim was raped and mur- house without informing any- around 1.30 lakh sample tests daily, the chief minister said while participat- was also permitted for facilitating the two FPOs would be set up in each of dered in Nimgaun area of Lakhimpur one.. maximum being done by any state in ing in video conferencing presided harvesting operations. the over 800 development blocks in Kheri. She was a first-generation When he did not return till the country too. over by Union Agriculture Minister “The UP government and other the state. learner in her family and aspired to late, his family searched for him The state crossed 10 lakh tests on Narendra Singh Tomar on official agencies had set up 5,953 The chief minister expressed sat- bag a government job to alleviate her and informed the Darogakhera July 6, 15 lakh tests on July 28, 30 lakh Agriculture Infrastructure Fund. wheat procurement centres across the isfaction over the acreage under the family. police outpost. tests on August 9 and 40 lakh tests on The chief minister said: state for purchasing wheat directly Kharif and Zaid crops. On the fateful day, the girl was On Thursday morning, August 19. “Harvesting of most of the Rabi from the farmers under minimum “The UP government has heading to a internet cafe to fill up locals spotted a body with its At present, there are 117 testing crops except wheat was completed support price scheme. So far over 35 ensured the availability of agricultur- a scholarship form online when she head severed in the field outside facilities across Uttar Pradesh. The before the lockdown was imposed by lakh metric ton of wheat has been al inputs like seed and fertilisers well was abducted, raped and murdered the village. Family members government has 35 RT-PCR machines, the Centre and UP also benefited procured from the farmers. Other before the sowing of the Kharif crops by the miscreant. identified the body as that of 75 TrueNat machines and seven from the communication established Rabi crops like oilseeds, peas and started and this has resulted in sow- Meanwhile, taking suo motu Dinesh with the help of the CBNAAT machines at government- by the Centre with the state under pulses were also purchased from the ing of Zaid crops in 9.3 lakh hectares, cognisance of the incident, National clothes. The motive for murder run hospitals and other places. Private Atmanirbhar programme announced farmers,” he said. far more than the target set by the Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was being probed. hospitals too have 50 TrueNat by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” The chief minister said that sug- Agriculture department, and area served notice to the chief secretary In the last case in machines. He said adequate number of arcane was the most important cash under Kharif also increased to about and DGP of Uttar Pradesh in this Lakhimpur Kheri, Raja (25) of The chief minister directed offi- agricultural implements like har- crop in Uttar Pradesh and during the 99 lakh hectares,” the chief minister regard. In its notice, the NHRC Hidayatnagar was going on his cials to ensure adequate arrange- vester and reaper were made available recently-ended cane crushing season, said. sought a detailed report within four Alto car when two bike-borne ments in Covid hospitals and to keep weeks mentioning the status of statu- youths intercepted him at all equipment, including ventilators, Yogi also reiterated that ing. He also directed officials to 4,331 people released from hospitals tory relief and other assistance pro- Banwari crossing under Sadar functional. He also stressed on 48- weekend restrictions on closure of all promptly pay compensation in case of on Thursday. vided by the government to the vic- Kotwali area and shot him from hour oxygen backup in Covid hospi- markets and business establishments damage to houses due to floods. Awasthi said there were 26,504 tim’s family. close range. The assailants later tals. would continue in the state while Yogi also asked officials to ensure positive asymptomatic patients in The NHRC observed that peo- fired a few more shots in the air Yogi said that high flow nasal can- there would be a total ban on availability of fertilisers for farmers home isolation, which was almost 50 ple with criminal intent had no fear to terrorise the people and sped nula (HFNC) method of treatment organising any public function — and take action against black marke- per cent of total active patients. He said and respect for law and innocent off. should be continued as it had shown political, social or religious — till teers. till date, a total of 87,120 patients were women, particularly from vulnerable Victim’s father Anees good response in COVID-19 patients. September 30. Meanwhile, Additional Chief in home isolation of which 60,616 had classes were easily targeted. informed the police but failed to He also directed officials to exercise The chief minister assured the Secretary (Home) Awanish Kumar recovered. Besides, he said, there “This is the duty of the state to give any lead on enmity that special caution in Lucknow, Kanpur people that the government had made Awasthi said on Thursday that there were 2,348 patients in private hospi- ensure a fearless environment for its could have resulted in his Nagar, Shahjahanpur and Gorakhpur all arrangements for flood-affected were 52,309 active cases across the tals, 245 in semi-paid hotels and the citizens so that they can live with killing. A case was registered and asked them to beef up health ser- people and asked officials to carry out state while the number of recovered rest in government-run Covid hospi- respect and dignity,” the NHRC and investigations were on. vices. relief in flood-hit areas on a war foot- patients was 1.52 lakh, including tals. notice said. 9" # Q R$ ;< *'
due to coronavirus pandemic ) ! and floods, train and bus ser- = erming the government’s vices were disrupted and the The UP Congress Lucknow (PNS): Already gasp- Congress and join the Bharatiya Tdecision to hold the JEE normal life in many districts Committee will hold state- ing for its survival in India’s most Janata Party. and NEET entrance examina- was disrupted. wide protests against the politically significant state Uttar Earlier this month, the tions during the coronavirus He said if the entrance Centre’s decision to hold JEE- Pradesh, the Congress has been Congress was struck by a huge pandemic as “absurd”, tests were held in such a situ- NEET entrance tests during the further jolted by discord and crisis when 23 senior leaders Samajwadi Party president ation, arrangements for the coronavirus pandemic on infighting after Lakhimpur unit wrote to Sonia Gandhi seeking Akhilesh Yadav said that the transport, lodging and food of Friday. of the party wrote to party chief a full-time visible leadership government was insensitive the students should be made by On Thursday, UPCC chief Sonia Gandhi urging her to and restructuring of the organ- and indifferent towards the the government. Ajay Kumar Lallu said, expel former Union minister, isation. The matter was, howev- health of the students. He Yadav alleged the BJP gov- “Congress workers will protest Jitin Prasada. er, put to rest on Monday after NOTICE demanded that the govern- ernment was apprehensive that across the state on Friday Prasada was one of the sig- Congress Working Committee ment should make arrange- the youth perturbed with against the Central govern- natories of a letter written to the members discussed the contents I swear that due to error the ments for the transport and unemployment and the middle ment’s decision to conduct Congress president on the eve of of the letter and resolved that name in my LIC policy no lodging of the candidates class, which had lost livelihood JEE-NEET amid the pandem- Congress Working Committee Sonia would continue as 330538299 has been wrongly appearing in the JEE and and employment due to floods ic. Protests will be held in (CWC) meeting, seeking a Congress interim chief. mentioned as Shivam mishra, NEET. and COVID-19, would not front of offices of Central and leadership change. Meanwhile, UP Congress but correct name should be In an open letter against vote for it. UP government and district On Wednesday night, Committee maintained a stud- Abhishek mishra, kindly correct the Bharatiya Janata Party “This is the reason why the headquarters from 11 am Congress workers staged a ied silence on the campaign it Abhishek mishra, S/o released on Thursday, Akhilesh government is insensitive onwards.” demonstration at the party office against Prasada, leeading party Santosh kumar Mishra, Yadav charged that ridiculous towards the youth and their Lallu said that neither the and shouted slogans against veterans to allege that the cam- Vill- Kaadipur, Post - Navada, and irrational arguments are problems,” he added. Centre nor the UP govern- Prasada. Lakhimpur is a part of paign was being orchestrated by Dist- Ghazipur. UP being spread by the BJP that Meanwhile, demanding ment had been able to contain Dhaurahra parliamentary con- the state leadership. when people are going out of postponement of JEE and the coronavirus spread and stiutuency which was earlier their houses for other works, NEET, Aam Aadmi Party now they were trying to represented by Prasada. NOTICE why they can’t appear in exam- youth wing workers and lead- expose lakhs of students to the In the letter, Congess work- inations. ers staged a protest at GPO in infection, which had already ers said that Prasada and his I, Neklal Kapoor R/O 11/1020, He said that those who said Hazratganj here, ignoring the claimed the lives of over family had always been against Indira Nagar, Lucknow retired such things should know that Hazratganj police notice which 60,000 people in the country. the Gandhi family and his father, from service on 31.01.1996 people were venturing out only asked the party not to stage “We demand that the late Jitendra Prasad, had even vide LRDO 01/96 PT II Dt due to compulsions while the protest as prohibitory orders Centre postpone these exam- contested party elections against 4-1-1996, In my service record government was forcing the under Section 144 of Criminal inations in view of the coun- Sonia Gandhi. “Despite this, my wife's Sarita Kapoor date of students to go out of their Procedure Code were in force try-wide spread of infection. Sonia Gandhi gave Prasada a birth mentioned as 17-2-1967 homes and appear in the exam- in Lucknow. The protesters Since students appearing are Lok Sabha ticket and made him is wrong her correct date of inations. later handed over a memoran- teenaged, they are accompa- a minister. What he has done is birth is 22-02-1968 as per The former chief minister dum of their demand to the nied by parents to examina- gross indiscipline and the school certificate, this is to be of UP asked whether the gov- DCP (Central). tion centres. It is the Centre’s Lakhimpur District Congress corrected in records ernment would compensate AAP youth wing state pres- advice to all elderly people not Committee wants strict action and help if any candidate who ident Faisal said the situation to step out in view of the pan- against him and condemns his went out to appear in the was not conducive for conduct- demic because of their vulner- actions,” the letter added. entrance examination or the ing these exams in view of the ability to the virus. Has Ahead of the 2019 general guardian accompanying them coronavirus pandemic as it the Central government for- elections, a string of rumours was infected . would put the examinees to risk gotten its own advisory”, Lallu suggested that Jitin Prasada was The SP president said that of contracting infection. asked. considering to bid adieu to the $!( ' )
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Exhibition: On the seventh day of about the humanitarian aspects of life Moharram month on Thursday, a pho- because Imam Husain sacrificed his +, , tography and painting exhibition was and his kin for the sake of humanity. He % 3 organised by SN Lal and it was attend- said the annual exhibition witnessed the '' ed by prominent people from the city. Lal participation of all well-known said the aim was to make people aware photographers. PNS/Lucknow - unnecessary use of the drug,” he 42-year-old prisoner was found hanging said. Besides, nearly 28,867 Ainside the quarantine barrack of District Jail omtinagar and Aliganj are patients availed of the OPD ser- on Wednesday evening. Aman Gopi of Baldi Gemerging as areas having vices from individualised Kheda in Para was arrested in connection with the maximum number of coro- departments of SGPGI from a murder case in 1999. Inspector, Gosainganj, DK navirus cases in Lucknow while May 11 to August 18. The Kushwaha said Aman was sentenced to jail by Indiranagar continues to be the spokesperson said it was a big a court on September 17, 2018. He said a bandi area from where maximum challenge during the pandem- rakshak was conducting checking of jail inmates number of positive cases are ic to ensure timely OPD con- and Aman was found hanging in the barrack of being reported. sultation to follow-up patients circle number 1. CMO incharge MK Singh and to provide assistance to Jail sources said Aman was probably suf- said the number of patients in those referred from other hos- fering from hypertension and he used to pick up home isolation was around 90- pitals in Lucknow or other fights off and on. “In view of his aggressive behav- 95 per cent while that of serious cities. “As there was a total iour, the jail staff had changed his barrack in the patients was less. “Entire focus lockdown for two months, an recent past,” one source said. He said Aman’s body of efforts is on patients and their alternative to OPD consultation bore injury marks and he was apparently beat- contacts and administering was thought of. Electronic OPD en up. There were reports that Aman’s barrack medicines to the contacts. We services were started on May 11 was changed on Wednesday after the brawl and are carrying out both antigen and individual rooms were he took the extreme step. However, jail officials and RT-PCR tests intensively allotted on the first floor of did not endorse the same. The police said the across the district,” he said. School of Telemedicine and autopsy report would clear the doubts. In a meeting held on Meanwhile, spokesperson of Balrampur Hospital Dr Biomedical Informatics to 22 Meanwhile, a forest guard, identified as Thursday by the district admin- of Ram Manohar Lohia Rajeev Lochan said their pathol- departments of the institute. Manik Chand (50) of Vishnupuri Colony in istration on containment of the Hospital Dr Srikesh Singh said ogy lab has got NABL accredi- Four other departments are Vikas Nagar, was found hanging at his house on virus, District Magistrate they were performing regular tation certificate for good lab conducting their OPD services Thursday morning. Reports said Manik Chand Abhishek Prakash said he was kidney transplants on non- practices. “We had applied for at their pre-existing facilities,” was spotted hanging after the door of a room at receiving complaints that Covid patients and there had accreditation two years back and she said. his house was broken on Thursday morning as patients were getting admitted been 10 such operations since it was accorded on March 11. It Among the achievements he did not respond to the calls. His wife Sarita to private hospitals after being June 15. He said PG exams were will be valid for two years and were 60 cases of invasive pre- told the police that Manik Chand returned home referred from non-Covid hos- going on they would be able to the labs will be monitored dur- natal diagnosis by amniocente- in a drunken state on Wednesday night and went pitals, which took a long time. rope in the students as senior ing this time,” he said. He added sis done by the department of straight into his room. “On Thursday morning, “There should be no delay residents after the exam were that with the help of Integrated Medical Genetics through e- our elder son went to serve him tea but found and patients should be imme- over. “There has been a state Control and Command Centre, consultation. “Patients were the door bolted from inside. He did not open the diately shifted to Covid hospi- government order that in any patients were being transferred called for procedure after pre- door even as we rapped the door. We broke open tals,” he said. Officials from the critical department like at a faster rate from regular hos- planning and appointments the door, only to find him hanging from the ceil- district administration also said Medicine, Surgery and pital to Covid facilities. through e-OPD and reports ing,” Sarita told the police. that Sahara Hospital would Anaesthesia, those who have Meanwhile, drug controller were also conveyed through it. In another incident, body of a missing man, start getting Covid patients done MD, MS or DM, MCH AK Jain said they were making Tests done in genetic lab includ- was recovered from railway tracks in Pursaini vil- from Friday while the officials can be taken as senior residents sure that Ivermectin was not ed pre-natal diagnosis for tha- lage in the area on Thursday morning. He was were working to get another 30- and by the end of week, all the blackmarketed or hoarded by lassemia, DMD, down syn- identified as Sajid aka Tinku of Mau village in bed private hospital in trans- exams will be over and we will shopkeepers. “It’s a non-pre- drome, cytogenetic micro-array, Mohanlalganj His brother Aquib Husain told the Gomti area functional. be getting more residents,” he scription drug and we have etc. As these tests are available police that Sajid was missing since Wednesday A senior official at the said. The move is aimed at asked our drug inspectors to in UP only in the Medical evening. The police sent the body for autopsy and CMO office said the areas where strengthening medical services monitor its sale and purchase so Genetics department of SGPGI, started further probe. Meanwhile, a cross-FIR people were venturing out more since Covid and non-Covid that shopkeepers do not sell the patients from UP and neigh- was registered in a case of brawl which took place were witnessing more cases facilities were running at the medicine without proper bill. It bouring states also came here,” reportedly over on an election rivalry in than areas where people were same time. Meanwhile, director will restrict overmedication and she added. Mohanlalganj on Thursday. Reports said the par- largely confined to homes. ties were led by Laxmi Rawat and Govind of However, he pointed out that Belahiya Kheda in the area. The police named the positivity rate of the district several persons from both the sides. had come down to 7.8 per cent. -+)
media and get more numbers of youths to join. n active member of the Inspector, Krishnanagar, APopular Front of India DK Upadhyay said Dilshad (PFI) and its ally, Social had uploaded incendiary posts Democratic Party of India, was on social media, thus creating arrested by Krishnanagar police chances of disruption in com- on Thursday for uploading munal harmony. He said a case inflammatory posts on social under sections 153 (a,b), 295 media allegedly with an aim to (a), 505 (1) (a) (b) and 505 (2) disturb communal harmony. for vilification or attacks upon The accused, identified as the religion, race, place of Mohammed Dilshad of Azad birth, residence, language of Nagar in Krishnanagar, was any particular group or class or arrested from Pakri Ka Pul upon the founders and crossing on VIP road following prophets of a religion. a tip-off. In police interroga- Upadhyay said Dilshad was tion, Dilshad confessed to his spreading hate-filled messages crime and disclosed that he was through Twitter, WhatsApp holding the post of legal and other social media plat- incharge in PFI and was also an forms. “The team keeping a active member in PFI’s ally close tab on those trying to dis- Social Democratic Party of turb peace and harmony in the India. society intercepted the posts He said his job was to uploaded by Dilshad and he propagate the policies of PFI was nabbed later,” the inspec- amongst youths through social tor said. " " # $ &#'
she had left the house without informing anyone,” the police ystery has shrouded the said. A spokesman said the Mdeath of a 55-year-old police sent the body for autop- woman, whose body was sy and started further investi- recovered from a pond in a vil- gation. lage in Kakori on Thursday. Meanwhile, a man suffer- She was missing for the last six ing from leprosy ended his life days. The villagers suspected at his house in Banthra on foul play and demanded a Thursday. Reports said threadbare probe. However, Manglu (37) of Rahimnagar police discounted villagers’ Padiayan village in the area apprehensions, saying the fam- was unmarried. He was found ily of the woman did not seek hanging in his room with a a probe into the case. The bedsheet tied around his neck. police sent the body for autop- The police said sent the body sy. As per reports, the woman, for autopsy and started further identified as Vijay Laxmi Sahu investigation into the case. of Ibrahimganj locality in the The police said Manglu was area, went missing on August found hanging around 5 am 21 morning and her husband on Thursday first by his uncle lodged a report at Kakori Ram Kumar. police station the next day. Since then, family members of the woman were searching Two mobile-snatchers were for her. nabbed by a police team in On Thursday, some vil- Talkatora on Thursday. The lagers spotted the body of a accused, identified as Vishal woman in the pond on the Thakur of Hardoi and Kunal outskirts of Ibrahimpur vil- Verma of Kanpur Dehat, were lage. Husband of the woman, on police radar for the last few who had gone missing, got to months and a team got a tip-off know about it and he about their presence in the area reached the spot and identified on Thursday. Later, a team the body. According to the was sent to the place and they Kakori police, the deceased’s were nabbed. The team recov- husband did not allege foul ered a looted mobile phone and play. “He told us that his wife country-made pistol loaded was mentally unstable and with a cartridge. ! "#$"%"%
&)#<0) + = = where with access to digital medium. This method is also ..4. . )3 3 al languages for JEE. The language row over NEET and JEE examinations came ! In view of the coron- transparent because the facil- to light after the NTA made available the JEE (Mains) paper in Gujarati language avirus pandemic, RDSO has ity to record photos and other “But, today at the GST Council meeting, the Centre refused it, saying there late last year. Banerjee had then questioned why other regional languages, includ- Lucknow (PNS): The stage one started e-pass facility for details of employees on e-pass was no provision for compensation in situation like a pandemic,” Sisodia said ing Bangla, were not included. of land acquisition process for employees. It will be imple- is also available,” he explained. in a briefing. Afterwards, the NTA clarified it had decided to make available the JEE (Mains) construction of Lucknow- The spokesman said that the paper in Gujarati since Gujarat was the only State to have approached it regard- Kanpur Expressway has been mented for railway pension- Telangana Finance Minister Harish Rao who participated in the GST completed. Project director, ers with effect from facility was an important step Council meeting said States have lost 60-70 per cent of their tax revenues after ing the issue. National Highway Authority of November 1. A spokesman towards employees’ welfare joining the GST regime while the Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who has strongly opposed entrance India (NHAI), NN Giri said the said the facility of online and was also environment- Centres loss was pegged at 31 per cent only. exams, said he did not favour a gap year but just postponement by two or three expressway would be construct- ticket booking could be friendly as it saves paper. According to an official release, Telangana demanded that the Group of months. ed from a distance of 1.25 km availed by visiting the IRCTC Ministers headed by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on the The Congress has also announced to hold protest against Centre’s decision website using this e-pass Integrated GST to finalise the modalities and release Telangana’s due share of on Friday. The Samajwadi Party workers staged a protest outside Governor House away from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport as a issued through digital medi- Rs 2,700 crore towards IGST. in Lucknow against NEET/JEE exams on Thursday. 6-lane elevated road to Kanpur. um. “IRCTC will not charge Shagun Verma, a Class VI Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said out of this amount, only about Meanwhile, over 150 academicians from various universities in India and abroad He said they were constructing any convenience fees on such student of Rs 97,000 crore is attributable to the implementation of GST, while the rest have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in written in support of conducting the e-way as an elevated road bookings. The HRMS app City in on account of the coronavirus pandemic hitting the economy. the exam, saying delaying JEE-Mains and NEET any further will mean compro- because they did not want to has already been launched by Montessori Pandey, who is also the Finance Secretary, said while GST collections have mising the future of students. remove people residing in the the Union Ministry of School, been impacted by the pandemic this year, there was a shortfall of Rs 70,000 The signatories include academicians from the Delhi University, IGNOU, area. The expressway will be 63- Railways in the interest of Aliganj crore in 2019-20 (April 2019 to March 2020) which was made good from the Lucknow University, JNU, BHU, IIT Delhi and Indian academicians from foreign km long. “We had already com- railway employees and Campus I, surplus of previous two years. universities such as University of London, University of California, The Hebrew pleted measurement of the land employees can not only see all brought lau- When GST was implemented in 2017, the Centre had promised to com- University of Jerusalem and Ben Gurion University, Israel, among others. area which will be required in the details related to their ser- rels to the pensate States for any revenue loss for five years from a pool created by levy- Lucknow and it will shortly vice such as postings, leave, institution ing cess over and above the GST on luxury and sin goods. 3 443 .D 3 3. 3 begin in Unnao. We require a family details etc, but also by winning This cess pool generated a surplus in the first two years but witnessed a total area of 450 hectares of land communicate with the gold medal at an online aba- deficit in FY20 as well as the current fiscal. 3 4 .05=?HE 3 . in Unnao and 36 hectares of land administration through it cus competition, organised at Detailing the options presented to the States, Sitharaman said the Centre, in Lucknow,” he said. regarding service matters,” zonal level. The competition in consultation with the RBI, will provide a special window to States to bor- Incidentally, his remarks come days after Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General The on-ground construc- he said. He added that the was organised under the aegis row Rs 97,000 crore at a reasonable rate of interest. This money can be repaid Bipin Rawat said earlier this week military option was available if talks did not tion work will be started by present facility of physical of educational institute after five years from the collection of cess. yield any result. March next year. “Our target is pass was also available to the Brainobrain in which stu- The other option is that the States borrow the entire GST compensation Stressing the need for disengagement at the earliest, the External Affairs Minister to award the contract for con- RDSO employees in parallel dents of several noted schools gap of Rs 2,35,000 crore through the special window. The States have seven said a solution to the face-offs with China must be predicated on honouring all struction of the expressway in with the e-pass facility till participated to showcase their working days to decide which option they want, she added. agreements and understandings without attempting to alter the status quo uni- March next year,” he added. October 31. “After an employ- analytical skills. Shagun opted Sitharaman said “the interest from borrowing would be repaid from the laterally. “As you know, we are talking to the Chinese both through military chan- Officials said the Lucknow- ee opted for e-pass facility, the for various abacus tricks to cess collected in the years beyond the first five years of GST implementation.” nels and diplomatic ones. In fact, they work in tandem,” he said. Kanpur Expressway would help physical pass facility will not solve mathematical problems “There will be no additional burden on the States,” she said, adding the Jaishankar also stressed that while restoring status quo, China has to honour decrease travel time between the be available for them. The e- and emerged victorious States have been asked to borrow through the RBI to ensure they do not rush all the pacts and not attempt to alter the situation unilaterally. India has all along two cities. The budget for the pass facility is in the interest amidst tough competition. for the borrowing and there is no hardening of bond yields. maintained in the last few weeks that Chinese forces will have to return to their expressway is Rs 4,500 crore of RDSO employees. Through The organisers were all praise The Minister said the GST Council decided that the borrowing arrange- positions as existing on April end. The Chinese intruded into India in early May and will be constructed over a this facility, employees can for her and awarded her the ment would be for the current fiscal and a review would be done at the begin- and the first face-off took place at the Pangong Tso (lake) when they obstructed period of 2-3 years. apply for e-pass from any- gold medal and certificate. ning of the next financial year. an Indian Army patrol. It led to fisticuffs leaving several soldiers injured. 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We have been trying to get out the troops along the LAC in accordance with the agreements reached between the Minister Dinesh Sharma had of our house to cooperate with ED , CBI and various investigation authori- two Foreign Ministers and the two Special Representatives (SRs) during their con- Lucknow (PNS): AKTU inau- tual lab experiments have been the first meeting with the task ties to cooperate,” Rhea wrote along with the video posted on Instagram. versation on July 5. gurated the 7-day e-bootathon prepared. He said 330 experi- force constituted by him on the In a related development, Sushant’s father KK Singh upped the ante by The Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said complete disengagement training programme under the ments have been mapped on National Education Policy on charging that Rhea was giving ‘poison’ to Sushant for a long time and demand- requires re-deployment of troops by each side towards their regular posts on their aegis of IIT- Kanpur and the virtual lab platform. Pro-VC Thursday. Sharma said that ing that she be arrested immediately. respective sides of the LAC. It is natural that this can be done only through mutu- Government Engineering Vineet Kansal said an easy and after 34 years, India got a new In a video put out by ANI that went viral, Singh dubbed Rhea as a ‘mur- ally agreed reciprocal actions. Thus it is important to bear in mind that achiev- College, Banda, on Thursday accessible platform was avail- education policy which was derer’. “Rhea Chakraborty was giving poison to my son, Sushant, for a long ing this requires agreed actions by both sides. for promotion and construction able to conduct technical high- the first step towards making time. She is his murderer. The investigating agency must arrest her and her In this context, in the last meeting of the WMCC the two sides have agreed of various virtual experiments. er education experiments the country self-reliant. He associates,” Singh said. to resolve the outstanding issues in an expeditious manner and in accordance with As many as 63 training teams through virtual labs. A virtual said that for the new format Singh’s charge came on the heels of Sushant’s sister Shweta Singh Kirt going the existing agreements and protocols. are participating in the pro- lab cell was established in April which will be created in the to town demanding Rhea’s arrest in a series of tweets put out on Thursday, Both sides also agree that full restoration of peace and tranquility in the bor- gramme with each having five under the directions of the VC state, a task force has been con- Shweta had charged that Rhea was ‘doing publicity stunts’ and demanded her der areas would be essential for the overall development of bilateral relations. The members, including four stu- for promotion and construction stituted consisting of intellec- immediate arrest. two sides had also agreed to continue their engagements both through diplomatic dents and one teacher. of virtual experiments. Many tuals from all areas. He said the “Government of India needs to see to it that a prime accused should not and military channels. Due to pandemic, the webinars have been organised new format had to be pre- be moving around giving interviews and doing publicity stunts!!! “I would also refer you to the recent interview of External Affairs Minister inclusion of virtual labs in the through this cell. pared with the aim of ‘Study in #ArrestRheaChakroborty,” Shweta had tweeted. wherein referring to various past border incidents he had noted that what was com- curriculum of AKTU courses Meanwhile, Pathak has India and stay in India’. In one of the revelations made in an interview aired by India Today, Rhea mon was that all borders situations were resolved through diplomacy. The Minister has been done recently. Vice- been nominated as a member He directed the departments said that it was Sushant who drove her out of his flat on June 8, six days before had further noted that “when it comes to finding a solution, this must be predi- Chancellor VK Pathak said of the Governing Council of the concerned to prepare steering the actor’s death on June 14, contrary to the speculation that she had ditched cated on honouring all agreements and understandings. And not attempting to virtual labs and virtual classes Indian Universities’ Association committees for proper imple- Sushant and left his home when the latter needed her most. “At that time, I alter the status quo unilaterally,” Srivastava said. are necessary tools for educa- for two years. The information mentation. The deputy CM said was unwell,” she said. tion system. “Online and virtual was received through a letter by that the new vision under the “On June 2-3 he started asking me to leave. I was also unwell, I was get- ? / /3 platforms are also easily acces- general secretary of Indian new education policy would be ting anxiety attacks. June 8, I had a therapy session, and I didn’t want to do sible even during pandemic,” he Universities’ Association Pankaj visible in the next 20 years. at my parents’ place because I didn’t want them to see me like this. Sushant D 3 . 3 said. So far, 83 teams have par- Mittal. Pathak has also been Sharma said there would be a told me to leave before the therapy, I asked him to let me go after the session, ticipated in the last two e- nominated as a member of visible change witnessed with the but he insisted. His sister was coming over, he insisted that I leave before she supporters to leave the bootathans, in which 108 vir- BOG of IIT-BHU. new policy giving the students arrives. I said I will leave only when his sister Meetu, who lives in Gurgaon, site or face the music. right to choose their own sub- arrives. But he kept pushing me to leave before she arrives,’ Rhea recalled. The police had barricad- jects. Minister Satish Dwivedi “His family and I did not share a good bond, but I understand what a fam- ed the area around the said it was necessary for a stu- ily bond is like, and I wanted her to come so he would be in good hands,” Rhea site to avoid any incon- dent to be connected with skill- said in the interview. venience to public. The based education, not be Alluding to their trip to Europe, Rhea said; “On this trip, Paris mein mera two-hour operation was stressed and choose subjects of ek shoot thaa, Shein, clothing wear ka ek company hai. Unka ek fashion show peaceful baring a few interest. thaa. Uss fashion show mein mujhe Paris bulaaya jaa raha thaa. The compa- minor untoward inci- ny booked my business class tickets and stay. But Sushant thought it was a dents. Ansari was said to good idea to make a Europe trip out of this. Sushant cancelled those tickets have grabbed four bigha and booked first class tickets.” land of enemy property “Rest of the trip, he paid for the hotels. He wanted to and I didn’t have a in Dalibagh area in the problem with that. Ultimately, he lived king size. I had a problem with the 1080’s. Since then, the amount he was spending,” Rhea said. LDA administration was Asked as to when she came to know about Rhea’s death, Rhea replied that making efforts to free its on the afternoon of June 14 she came to know from rumours were afloat land but had failed to take action due to Ansari’s political clout and muscle power. Sushant, she thought they were mere rumours and 10 to 15 minutes later she Presently, Ansari is a sitting Bahujan Samaj Party legislator from Mau. He is got confirmation about the actor’s death. lodged in jail in Punjab for his involvement in 40 criminal cases. Ansari managed Replying to a question, Rhea said; ‘nahi, main unke ghar nahi gayi thi. I to remove his name from the ownership of the property and his sons were made broke down. I was completely shocked. Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha thaa ki the owners in 2000. LDA secretary MP Singh avoided to speak on the issue in aisa kaise ho sakta hai’. detail. Ansari’s sons tried their best to prove themselves to the owner by produc- Rhea, who could not go to Sushant’s funeral as his family was opposed to ing by fake document on several occasions. The situation reached its peak when her presence at the funeral, admitted that she had visited the mortuary to have the LDA administration challenged Ansari’s sons to produce oroginal documents the last glimpse of her actor-friend, that she spent 3 to four seconds and that in January last. They produced the documents a month later, but they were also she said ‘I am sorry, babu’. fake. Asked as to why she said “I am sorry, babu’ in the mortuary, Rhea said; ‘Yes, what else is someone supposed to say to someone who has lost his life? 3.4 334. .. #.33 ) I am sorry you have lost your life. I am sorry that your death has been made a joke. I am sorry that everyone has made a joke of your death. I am sorry 3 D3 D 4.: 3# that your last memory is not of your intelligence or your charity. That is also misconstrued. Aur kya bolein?... I was there in mortuary for probably 3-4 sec- in Chennai, permission was denied,” the bench said. onds. Then I was told to wait outside”. Laskar then told the bench that then permission be given for Lucknow, where Meanwhile, during the course of money laundering probe in Sushant Singh procession could be carried out. Rajput death case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recovered two cloned To this, the bench said, “We do not know what the situation in Lucknow is. SIMs of Rhea Chakraborty. The analysis of the WhatsApp chat of her phones The Allahabad High Court will be in a better position to assess the situation. You has revealed that Rhea allegedly got Rajput’s debit card PIN from another withdraw the petition and approach the High Court”. accused Samuel Miranda who was the house manager of the Late film star. The bench then allowed the petitioner to withdraw the petition with the lib- The analysis of the conversation between Rhea and Miranda has further erty to approach the high court with limited prayer of holding procession in revealed that these two persons were working in close coordination and were Lucknow. allegedly using funds of Rajput for their own purpose. 3 3 E ) .3 #.4H/:
Most significantly, Directors of IITs have stated that further delay in con- ducting medical and engineering entrance exams NEET and JEE will lead to a “zero academic year” and any quick alternative to the crucial exams will dilute the quality of education and have cascading effects. “The pandemic has already disrupted the academic plans of many stu- dents and institutions and we don’t see the virus going away anytime soon. We should not let this be a zero academic year as it might have consequences on the bright future of several students,” Ajit K Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee, said. According to Virendra Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur, “The exams have a global reputation for seeking excellence and are considered one of the tough- est and prestigious examinations in the world. A quick alternative to these tests will certainly not be as gratifying as competing for this examination by all fair means”. Sarit Kumar Das, Director, IIT Ropar, who is also a member of the Joint Admission Board (JAB) of IITs, said the decision to conduct the exams in September has not been taken overnight but after due consideration. Several ruling and Opposition leaders including BJP Subramanian Swamy, LJP’s Chirag Paswan, Congress’ Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik, DMK president MK Stalin, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, Congress ruled States’ Chief Ministers have joined the students and parents and have demanded that the exams be postponed. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who has vehemently opposed the conduct of exams in prevailing condition has asked State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee to inquire if the NTA has included Bangla and other region- ! "#$"%"%
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: . 3 hotspots has increased to 1,409 also died. It also included a were admitted in Kotwan-Bani, Beli Kachar, Primary School including 331 red zones. One PHC medical officer. 58 in Railway Hospital, 65 in New Purva, Government s many as 140 new green zone has been convert- he number of corona Nodal Officer for Kalindipuram, 31 in Unani, 89 Carpentry New Cantt, Mary ACOVID-19 patients have ed into a red zone again. Tpatients in the district is Coronavirus, Dr. Rishi Sahai in Beli, 61 in two private hos- Lucas Old Katra, Ramjanaki been detected here on Besides, there are 1,078 now breaking all previous said that the total number of pitals, 61 in SRNH Prayagraj. Balrampur House, DPS Inter Thursday. With this, the total green zones including 20 new records. Till late Wednesday patients of COVID-19 in the Apart from this, EMO of College Bank Road, Scout number of cases has reached ones. night, the biggest number of district has reached 8,183. Beli Hospital, Assistant Loco Guide Mumfordganj, Former 7,307. The day also saw two Earlier, as many as 554 368 new cases were reported in According to CMO Dr GS Pilot of Railways, one CRPF Secondary School Rajapur, more deaths, increasing the toll corona positive patients were Prayagraj. It also includes 36 Bajpai, 63 people were dis- jawan, Managers of HDFC and Bharat Bharti Vidyalaya to 131. During the day, the fol- found in this belt of Purvanchal inmates of Naini Jail. While charged on Wednesday after Bank of Baroda, one employ- Ganganagar Rajapur, low-up negative reports includ- (eastern UP) comprising 10 four coronavirus-infected the report came negative. ee of Big Bazaar, three RAF Vivekananda Mau Saraiya, ed 103 patients, out of them, 69 districts of three divisions a day patients have also died. These included five from personnel, three teachers of Indian Girls Inter College patients recovered from home ago. The maximum number of Till a few days ago, where Kotwan-Bani, nine from Saidabad Primary School, 17 Badshahi Mandi, Yadgar isolation and the total number 202 were reported from the corona crisis had already Kalindipuram, seven from the employees of NTPC, senior Hussain Inter College Sabzi of patients cured at home has Varanasi (7,167), followed by left its impact on the urban railway hospital, 11 from assistant in SBI. The MP of Mandi, Agarwal Inter College increased to 3,544, while 34 59 in Jaunpur (3,559), 54 in population, now the number of Unani, 15 from Beli, one from Phulpur and its driver have also Shahganj, Kesar Vidyapeeth recovered from the hospitals. Ballia (3,649), 52 in Chandauli patients in the villages has also private hospital, 15 from SRN been found corona positive. Pandariba, Madrasa Gadhaiah, With this, the total number of (1,695), 43 in Azamgarh increased. The shocking thing Hospital. Apart from this, On the other hand, it is a Valmiki Inter College Leader patients discharged from the ; 7 * : % , (2,864), 34 in Ghazipur (2,607), is that the spread of infection home isolation of 130 people matter of relief that on Road, Anglo Bengali Nawab hospitals has reached 2,195 31 in Mirzapur (1,578), 30 in in Naini prison has intensified. has also been completed. The Wednesday, the testing report Yusuf Road, Srijan Hospital while the total number of cured Medical Officer (CMO), Dr VB samples collected a day ago are Sonbhadra (1,385), 29 in Mau A total of 36 prisoners have total number of people who of 1,869 samples came negative. Tashkent Marg, Hemwati patients is 5,739, leaving 1,437 Singh, by the first report by 11 awaited. Out of these 88,105 (1,198) and 20 in Bhadohi been found infected in the have completed home isolation At the same time, patients liv- Nandan Bahuguna Degree active patients. With this, the am during the day, 81 corona were negative while 7,248 pos- (1,064). testing conducted on 120 has reached 2,748 so far. ing in home isolation are also College South Lokapur, recovery rate has declined positive patients were detected itive. Out of total patients of detainees in the jail. All have There are currently 1,679 recovering rapidly, which is Radharaman Inter College slightly to 78.54 per cent while out of 2,090 reports received. The total number of sam- 26,766, the recovery rate was been quarantined. Later they infected patients in home iso- why around 2,800 corona Kazipur and Chak Daud Nagar, mortality rate remained at 1.79 Till then, the total test reports ples collected was 1,06,769. 80.29 per cent (21,493), while were admitted to Covid lation. The number of active patients remain negative while RRB Inter College ADA per cent. received were 95,353 and the With the addition of 18 new mortality rate 1.35 per cent Hospital in Kotwa. cases has increased to 2,170. staying at home. Colony, Shubham Shiksha According to the Chief results of 8,329 excluding 3,087 red zones, the total number of (362 deaths). On Wednesday again, a Swab samples of 3,111 people The mobile team also con- Niketan Guru Nanak Nagar, record 368 patients were found. were taken on Wednesday and ducted the testing in areas Krishi Vigyan Kendra Campus The number of patients was 30 the report of 1,869 people include St. Joseph Girls’ College Chaklal Mohammad and more than that of Tuesday. came negative. Till late Myorabad, Primary School Madhav Gyan Kendra , ? Apart from this, four people Wednesday night, 48 patients Unchavagadhi, Primary School Kharkouni Naini.
Nalnikanth, the Supply depart- tions and policemen. For this, tests. Earlier, in testing of 37 : . 3 ment has distributed 22,288 he has given special responsi- persons at Bhikharipur auto tablets to 3,161 persons, Civil bility to the ACMs under the stand two were found positive, 1 2 ( ntensifying the drive, the Defense department 92,504 leadership of ADM (City). while out of 32 tests at IHealth department in asso- tablets to 11,563 and other Sharma said that the cam- Maidagin auto stand one, out ciation with other departments departments including ICDS paign would go a long way and of 43 at Kutchery auto stand call made on 112 by a fellow station, which facts must have Safii Sarno, Satijo Joedijono is contacting corona positive and Education 59,496 help in preventing corona pan- two were detected positive. student who reported that been recorded in the general Bedjo, Hendra Simbolon and patients and their contacts by ivermectin tablets to 7,437 per- demic because during the test- However, all were found neg- he Allahabad High Court Trivedi was standing there in diary, have filed a vague affi- Dedik Iskandar of Indonesia. visiting door-to door in the dis- sons. ing asymptomatic patients ative in 156 tests at Hathuwa Thas summoned SSP an unconscious/unusual and davit.’ and directed SSP, Petitioner counsel’s plea trict and distributing iver- District Magistrate (DM) would be identified easily and Market and 14 at Chetganj. Varanasi and directed the offi- since then he was missing. Varanasi to remain present on was that all the Jamaatis were mectin tablets. Besides, all the Kaushal Raj Sharma has direct- check the further spread of Besides, one was found positive cer to file a personal affidavit During the course of argu- next date of hearing in the case. having valid passports and frontline corona warriors have ed all the departments that the coronavirus because there are out of 50 in Ramnagar Palika in a PIL regarding disappear- ments, Additional Government HC ALLOWS BAIL PLEA were in Prayagraj when lock- also been advised to use the doses of this medicine should a large number of such asymp- Parishad area while one out of ance of a Banaras Hindu Advocate stated that the boy OF 16 JAMAATIS : The down was declared. They did medicine in view to prevent the be reached on time to all those tomatic patients. 35 in Sunar Mandi and one out University (BHU) student from who was at police station ran Allahabad High Court has not violate any provision of law COVID-19 infection. About who have to take ivermectin Chief Medical Officer of 43 in Visheshwarganj and police custody in Varanasi six away on the next day and no allowed the bail application of including the Foreigners Act. 6.04 lakh ivermectin tablets tablets and there should not be (CMO) Dr. VB Singh has Dalmandi but none of 37 tests months ago, by the next date of details in relation to him were 16 Jamaatis who were foreign There was no fault in the visa have been distributed to a total any delay in providing the pre- informed that on Thursday, was found positive at Sundar hearing. available. However, later, one nationals and were allegedly and passports of the appli- of 75,588 needy people till scribed doses of the medicine under the mass corona testing Ram Complex (Gurdwara The court has fixed mentally retarded person was hiding in Prayagraj during cants. August 25 and out of them, to the positive patients allowed the teachers and other person- Gali). Among 110 tests of cops September 3 as the next date of brought by the police and the lockdown. According to allegations only the Health department for home isolation. He also laid nel of UP College, staff of the at Shivpur police station, none hearing in the case. police is having apprehension Justice SS Shamshery made in the FIR, during had distributed 4.27 lakh special emphasis on accelerat- Cooperative Society located, was found positive but two out The division bench com- that he may be Shiv Kumar passed the order in two sepa- COVID-19 pandemic, the tablets to 53,427 persons ing the pace of mass corona employees of Tourism depart- of 100 cops were detected pos- prising Chief Justice Govind Trivedi and, therefore, a DNA rate bail applications. One was applicants were hidden without through its rural and urban pri- testing campaigns focusing on ment at Chaukaghat Cultural itive at Traffic Police Lines. One Mathur and Justice Saumitra and biometric tests are pro- filed by Muhammad Madalee, any information to the admin- mary health centres (PHCs). tests of traders, auto/ bus dri- Complex and drivers and oth- was also found positive out of Dayal Singh passed the order in posed to be conducted to deter- Hasan Pacho, Sitthipogn istration and the pandemic Apart from this, under the vers, teachers and other per- ers at Ashapur and Parao auto 47 tests conducted on teachers a letter turned into PIL by mine his identity. Limoolsuk, Surasak protocol was not followed by direction of ADM (Supply) sonnel of educational institu- stands went through antigen and staff of UP College. advocate Saurabh Tiwari, a The court on this observed, Lamoolsuk, Arsen Thomya, them. The court while allowing BHU alumnus. ‘We fail to understand why the Abdul Basir Yeedoromae, the bail application of the peti- It was alleged in the letter police authorities instead of Abdunlah Maming, Oapdun tioners directed them not to that Shiv Kumar Trivedi, a BSc placing on record all the details Wahab Wimutikan and tamper with the prosecution II year, BHU student, was relating to the facts that hap- Romlee Kolae of Thailand. witnesses and appear on the 0 3 3 picked from MP theatre pened on and after February 12 Another bail application was dates fixed by trial court unless ground of the university on and more specifically after the filed by Idrus Umar, Ade personal appearance is exempt- February 12 on the basis of a boy ran away from the police Kustina, Samsul Hadi, Imam ed by the trial court. : . 3 the vehicle fell into an abyss along the road in Jaunpur dis- x-member of Parliament trict. It was said that the driver E(MP) and member of lost his control over steering as Advisory Committee of the construction work is being 3 ' + Priyanka Gandhi, Dr Rajesh carried out on the national Mishra on Thursday met with highway. a road accident near Mukund Dr Mishra and two others under Accelerated Economic station has been stopped due Ganesh Kesarwani, Regional village at Badlapur in Jaunpur travelling with him also got Development Scheme. to COVID-19. This work will Minister Kashi Province while going to Lucknow by car. injured besides the driver. The s many as 47 roads in the A total 23 roads have been also be completed soon. This Kamlesh Kumar, Pawan He was admitted at a hospital right side leg of Dr Mishra Acity western assembly con- constructed at a amount of will help people. Trains will Srivastava, Dinesh Tiwari, in Varanasi after a fracture in got fractured and he also sus- stituency were inaugurated by 207.29 lakh. 6 roads were run from here to major cities, Pawan Mishra, Gaurav Gupta his right leg and his condition tained injury on his left side the Cabinet Minister Siddharth constructed at the cost of some trains are still running. etc. were present in the pro- is stated to be out of danger. shoulder. Nath Singh on Thursday. These 47.93 lakh from Purvanchal United Medicity Hospital has gramme. The driver and two others, , 2899 & 2 ,*/2 They all took primary roads were built with a total of Development Fund, while been formed. Tender process Former MP Late Kamala travelling with him, also sus- : % , treatment in a nearby private 641.47 lakh. The special 18 roads and drains were con- has also been completed to Bahuguna’s paternal residence tained injuries and all of them hospital and we're referred to thing is that of them, about 20 structed at the cost of 386.25 build a 100-bed hospital in at Lukarganj road was re- are also stated to be out of dan- Ajay Rai and others to see According to the informa- Varanasi where they were such roads were constructed lakh under the Accelerated Bhagwatpur block. This work inscribed on her name. It was ger. Meanwhile, after receiving the condition of the injured ex- tion, Dr Mishra along with admitted at a private hospital in during the corona period. Economic Development will also start from September unveiled by Cabinet Minister the news of his injuries, UPCC MP. Jaiprakash and Satyendra Pahadi area. In the event held at the Scheme. 24. Siddharth Nath Singh in the president Ajay Kumar ‘Lallu' Dr Mishra had represent- Shukla was going to Lucknow The condition of Dr Circuit House, Minister of The Cabinet Minister pre- The Cabinet Minister presence of MP Dr. Rita came here and visited the hos- ed Varanasi in Lok Sabha in by a four-wheeler. When he Mishra and others is said to be Micro, Small and Medium sented crutches to Divyang. said that a wool processing Bahuguna Joshi and Mayor pital, along with former MLA 2004. was on way to the state capital, out of danger. Enterprises, Investment and Giving lease to 10 people of unit is being set up in Ganja Abhilasha Gupta Nandi. The Export, Khadi and Village the western city, he said that for the development of the Pal route was named by former Industries, Silk, Handloom, the one who sows caste, will community. When I became Chief Minister Narayan Dutt Textile Industries and NRI reap it, the one who sows reli- Khadi Minister, seven blanket Tiwari on December 30, 2001. Department Siddharth Nath gion will reap religion, who factories were closed in the It was removed by the + )& Singh said that the intention will sow terror and reap ter- state, which are all in working Prayagraj Development of the state government is that ror. I have sown development condition today. Authority in the road the wheel of development hence the public is getting Cabinet Minister widening during the Kumbh : . 3 every participant has substan- praised Sooraj Dhawan of M/s Prior to the expo, CEPC had should not stop. development. This event is a Siddharth Nath Singh said Mela. tial video conferencing meet- Falcon Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. organised two webinars for This is the reason that proof of this very fact.. Sixty that before 2022, electricity Municipal Commissioner he first virtual edition of ings with overseas buyers and and his entire team for provid- the benefit of the participants development work continued feet road in Rajarupur was will reach all the villages and Ravi Ranjan, Chief Engineer T40th India Carpet Expo buying representatives and ing 24x7 technical support to on ‘new techniques of packag- in the area even during the built after 30 years. The 200 hamlets of western city. Where Satish Kumar, Corporator (ICE), an exclusive trade fair for received a lot of enquiries. all participants. He also ing for carpet industry’ and pandemic period. The roads meter road work connected there are dilapidated wires or Rohit Darbari, Akhilesh handmade carpets and other They are very happy with expressed his thanks to the ‘colour, design and trends fore- which were inaugurated with it will also be completed low capacity transformers, Singh, Amarjeet Singh, Shiv floor-coverings, organised by organisers for providing them Union Commerce and Textiles cast’. The ICE was inaugurated included MLA Fund, soon. they will also be repaired. Kumar, Rajesh Kushwaha Carpet Export Promotion such a wonderful opportunity,’ ministers and officials of both on August 21 by Union Textiles Purvanchal Development The Cabinet Minister said Pratapgarh MLA Dr. RK among others were present on Council (CEPC), concluded he said, adding that it has the ministries for their support. Minister Smriti Zubin Irani in Fund and roads constructed that the work of Subedarganj Patel, City unit president the occasion. on Wednesday midnight as its emerged once again undisput- For the first time, CEPC presence of Development duration was extended by a day edly that ICE has established as organised ‘Design Awards – Commissioner (Handicrafts) on the requests of exhibitors Asia’s biggest handmade carpet 2020’ in the exhibition on Shantmanu while on the last and buying representatives. show with its ever growing August 25 through video con- day, Secretary (Textiles) Ravi According to CEPC Chairman patronage from buyers all over ferencing with a view to appre- Capoor visited the virtual exhi- 0 Siddh Nath Singh, the virtual the world. He also conveyed ciate and recognise the hard bition and expressed his hap- ICE had received an over- thanks to all participants, his work of participants especial- piness. He opined that this vir- whelming response from colleagues in the Committee of ly the younger generation in the tual ICE is going to help the around 364 overseas buyers Administration (COA) for industry for their participation. artisans, weavers and exporters >>58>8 from 61 countries and 191 their support, Executive Six-member selection com- in a big way. He expressed hope buying representatives from Director of CEPC Sanjay mittee/ juries of eminent that it would create a tangible across the world. Kumar and all others for their designers, professors and emi- impact in development of busi- its vacant land by 2030 for zero carbon emissions target Utility (STU) and Central ‘Response of the exhibitors hard work for giving real shape nent personalities in the field of ness relationships with overseas being ‘Atma-Nirbhar’ and pro- by 2030. Transmission Utility (CTU) was very encouraging as almost to his ideas and vision. He also fashion selected the awardees. buyers. ndian Railway is set to meet vide a green mode of trans- It will also contribute respectively are in progress. Iall it’s energy consumption portation. towards National Solar PCS MAINS EXAM needs of more than 33 billion The primary areas of dis- Mission, an initiative of the FROM SEPT 22: UP Public units by 2030. Current annual cussion in this meeting Government of India to pro- Service Commission has ' 2 requirement of power is about were— Innovative solutions mote solar power. announced the schedule of 21 billion units. for setting up solar projects As a follow up, it has been 2019 PCS Mains examina- Solar Power Developers along the railway track; decided by Ministry of tion. These examinations will VARANASI (PNS): Though Allahabad and Mirzapur as both Manikarnika and about 25 kms from the city, Meet was organised by Indian Possible power procurement Railways to provide solar be held between September 22 the rising trend in river Ganga well as downstream Ghazipur Harishchandra ghats were have heaved a sigh of relief fur- Railways to extend all support routes for achieving 20 GW power plants on vacant and 26, 2020. continued on Thursday, the and Ballia. It indicates that the forced to consign the same to ther as the Gomti started to the developers for installing renewable energy target, set by unused Railway land on mega Centres will be created for speed has slowed down as dur- river is receiving its major the flames at the higher stairs declining at upstream Jaunpur. solar power plants on the Indian Railways, to scale. A pilot project of 1.7 PCS Mains examinations at ing the last 24 hours, the water water from the Yamuna side in or at the new cremation sites In Sonbhadra, the water level of Railway’s vacant unen- become the net zero carbon MW capacity with direct con- Prayagraj, Lucknow, and level was increased by 36 cen- Prayagraj. In the city, due to rise constructed at both ghats. rivers Sone and Rihand was croached land. emitter by 2030; and nectivity to 25 KV traction Ghaziabad where examina- timetres against 50 cms a day in water level, the links between Though the river is still flow- recorded rising at Bansagar Leading Solar Power Challenges in large-scale system has been successfully tions will be held in ago. According to a report of the ghats have already discon- ing about four metres below the Dam and Rihand Dam respec- Developers attended the meet deployment of solar energy operationalised in Bina. In two shifts—from 9.30 am to the Middle Ganga Division-III nected and with the ban on warning level of 70.26 metres, tively. Ballia has already start- and shared their expectations projects by the Indian addition, solar plant of 3 MW 12.30 pm, and from 2 pm to of the Central Water boat movement, the boats it has started posing threats of ed facing flood threats as the of being partners in the jour- Railways. capacity has also been com- 5 pm. Commission (CWC), the river remained standstill. Over a flood not only in Varanasi but water level has already crossed ney of Indian Railways to The developers acknowl- missioned at Modern Coach As many as 6,320 candi- was recorded at 66.15 metres at dozen low-lying temples locat- also in all low-lying areas in warning level of 56.61 metres become ‘net zero carbon emit- edged the efforts of Indian Factory (MCF), Rae Bareli dates had cleared the prelim- 8 am whereas its level was at ed at different ghats were either adjoining districts including as by morning the level was ter’ before 2030. Railways in leading the devel- for non-traction applications. inary examination for 529 65.79 metres a day ago. Though submerged into the water fully Ballia, Ghazipur and Mirzapur. recorded there at 56.64 metres Railway is set to achieve opment of renewable energy Further, two more pro- posts. The mains were earlier the river Ganga was still steady or partially. The activities on The residents of four villages of and it is expected that the 100 per cent electrification by in the country and expressed jects – one at Diwana for 2 scheduled from April 20, but at Phaphamau, it continued ris- the ghats were also restricted Daab area, surrounded by uptrend would continue even the year 2023, and has a mega strong support to Indian MW and another at Bhilai for owing to corona lockdown ing not only in Varanasi but and the people who brought rivers Ganga and Gomti near on Friday when the level would plan for installing solar plants Railways on the path of going 50 MW capacity for connec- they had been postponed also at its upstream including their bodies for cremation at their confluence at Kaithi, reach at 56.88 metres at 8 am of 20 GW capacity by utilising green and achieving the net tivity with State Transmission indefinitely. ! "#$"%"%
7 0 5/ 8PSS@TQPI9@IU *+ ,#( P Minister of State for * UEnergy Rama Shankar Singh Patel said that the gov- ernment was not only com- # . mitted to ensuring the welfare of poor but improving the lives anpur Nagar reported 253 of villagers too. These views Kfresh cases of coronavirus were expressed by him during infection on Thursday evening. the ceremony to lay the foun- Chief Medical Officer Dr dation stone of panchayat AK Mishra said 253 more peo- bhawan in Ptharaura village ple had tested positive for under Narainpur block on , " 3 &/" " &, & & coronavirus infection between Wednesday. Speaking on the 2 & ! 70 7 Wednesday evening and occasion the minister said that Thursday evening, taking the it was due to the visionary Adityanath that jobs could be structed under Pradhanmantri count of confirmed cases to approach of PM that he had provided to migrant labourers. Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan. 13,782. introduced the plan to create an He said that due to the initiative Besides, the minister inaugurat- He said 4,342 COVID-19 asset for village along with pro- of the government the employ- ed a community toilet con- patients had been cured in the viding job to the poor. He ers had to take care of labourers structed in Munjdeeh village city so far, including 54 in the claimed that it was due to the and maintain records. He said under Narainpur block and last 24 hours, and at present able governance of UP CM Yogi that the building was being con- urged the people to maintain it. 3,135 active coronavirus cases were undergoing treatment. The CMO said eight more COVID-19 deaths in the city +2 $ $$ 3 + 2 -+3+', ,+ ' had pushed the death toll to %* &(( 8% 7 8 ; 7+, 406 on Thursday evening. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU *+ ,#( ACTION TAKEN: Taking He said a total of 3,275 stringent action against the samples were sent for testing in G Police Piyush Srivastava illicit liquor traders SHO Dehat the district. Idirected the officers to follow Kotwali Abhay Singh invoked the norms of modern as well as Gangster Act against six of * traditional policing. These them. Giving details the SHO views were expressed by him stated that the accused had 6 during a meeting with the offi- formed a gang through which cers of the department at Police they were running the illegal Lines on Wednesday. Giving -$: &," trade of liquor from manufac- tips for effective policing he & &, turing to smuggling which was directed the SOs to patrol on a violation of law. He said that foot too at places of gatherings meeting was attended by the despite several actions after com- like markets. He directed them SP, ASPs, COs and SOs. ing out from the jail they used get # . stressed on more attention to in constant touch with the Kumar, ADM (City), ADM KANPUR (PNS): Life to keep an eye not only on NABBED: Adalhaat police involved in the said trade repeat- the critical patients, saying this consulting senior doctors and (Finance and Revenue), City Insurance Corporation of India active criminals but the old have arrested two members of edly. Through the illegal trade istrict Magistrate AK had to be worked out with monitor the condition of the Magistrate, doctors and other has launched Jeevan Akshay- ones too. Some times old crim- a gang of cattle smugglers they had amassed a lot of assets, DTiwari in yet another sur- proper planning, right diagno- patients. officials. VII, an immediate annuity inals help the police, he said. recently. As per reports, he added. Under the action the prise visit to Kanshiram sis and optimal efforts. He On being informed that plan. He asked the officers to ensure Suddhu and Sonu, residents of police had invoked the Gangster Hospital on Thursday came said unless this approach was there was an acute crisis of beds In a statement issued on compliance of the directives of Rampur village under Baburi Act against Vindhyavasini Kasera, down heavily on the medical adopted, it would be difficult to and infrastructure, the district Thursday, the LIC said Jeevan authorities and to act upon the police station in Chandauli, a resident of an area under City and the paramedical staff. bring down the COVID-19 magistrate said very soon 20 Meanwhile, Additional Akshay-VII was a single pre- drive as per directions of DG were involved in cattle smug- Kotwali, Sanjay Maurya, a resi- He said the onus of prop- death rate in Kanpur Nagar. additional beds and 15 beds for Director Health, Dr RP Yadav, mium, non-linked, non-par- Police. He directed them to gling since long. Taking stern dent of an area under er and best treatment to the He directed the officials of ICU would be provided to he said the UP government was ticipating and individual take preventive action against action against the gang the Vindhyachal Kotwali, Santosh COVID-19 patients rested on Kanshiram Hospital to ensure hospital. He said whatever be concerned about the slow pace instant annuity scheme. It said criminals as well as history- police had invoked Gangster Yadav, a resident of an area under the senior doctors and so they that CCTV cameras operated the problem, it should be of testing and tracking. on payment of a lump sum, the sheeters for controlling crime. Act against eight of them Dehat Kotwali, Keshav, a resident had to be more responsible. 24 hours of the day. He said immediately brought to the He said in comparison to policy holders could choose He was of the view that mafiosi some weeks ago. Out of the of an area under Katra Kotwali, The district magistrate there should be no excuse of notice of the authorities. Ghaziabad and Gautam any of the 10 available annuity at any level should be crushed eight members two were still at Rajendra and Dheeraj, resi- issued a subtle warning to the the CCTV not being func- Tiwari later inspected the Buddha Nagar, Kanpur Nagar options. with an iron hand. He con- large so the police had announced dents of areas under Adalhaat doctors and paramedics and tional. He said funds were laying of oxygen pipeline and was fare behind them in test- According to the LIC, the cluded the meeting with the a reward of 15,000 each on their police station. The SHO said said there should be no com- being sanctioned immediately said the work should be com- ing. annuity rates are guaranteed at direction to the supervising heads and was trying to nab that under the act the proper- plaint of negligence. for the inverter support and pleted in a stipulated time He said the government the beginning of the policy. The officers to cooperate in polic- them. They were arrested ty amassed through illegal ways Tiwari said the UP gov- backup. frame and without any com- had set an additional target of plan provides for annuity pay- ing with their experience. The recently. might be confiscated. ernment wanted COVID-19 Tiwari said all the patients promise on quality. He said if 1,500 rapid antigen, RT-PCR ments of a stated amount deaths to be brought down and admitted to the hospital should need be more manpower be and TrueNat tests for Kanpur throughout the life time of the the spread of coronavirus con- be monitored by the medical deployed to accomplish the Nagar. Dr Yadav directed the annuitant. - & > 7 tained and thus every person and paramedical teams. He task at the earliest. team assigned the task to The minimum age of entry had to share the responsibility. said this was a crisis time and Prominent among those ensure that each day they test- is 30 years and the maximum 8PSS@TQPI9@IU ' () ONE HELD: Police appre- He said if the doctors had any each person of the hospital had who took part in the meeting ed 1,500 people. He said more age is 100 years. The minimum hended one accused with illic- problem they could bring it to to give the optimal. were Kanpur Municipal man power would be deployed purchase price is 1 lakh but ew City Magistrate Sunil it liquor. The Gohan police his notice. He said the chief medical Commissioner Akshay to give further momentum to there is no maximum limit for NKumar Shukla inspected arrested Jitendra Dohre, son of The district magistrate superintendent should remain Tripathi, CDO Mahendra this drive. purchase price. the Integrated Covid Santosh Kumar, a resident of Besides, it is a single pre- Command and Control Centre Haidalpur village under mium payment plan. The plan on Thursday. He directed the Madhogarh police station and can be purchased online or officials to follow the instruc- confiscated 24 quarters of illic- &13 ' offline. However the online tions of the government and it alcohol bottles from his pos- purchase option allows a rebate accelerate the pace of testing. &" 8" session. Incharge Madhogarh of 2 per cent by way of increase He said that they had very clear 7 &- & Kotwali inspector BL Yadav in the basic annuity rate. guidelines from the state gov- said that police had lodged an 4 As per LIC, the annuity ernment to take more and FIR against him under Section starts as early as next month more samples in order to con- trol Covid-19 pandemic. 60 of the Excise Act. and the annuity may be paid # . brought to the notice of the ing. engineers had not been able to either at monthly, quarterly, authorities as medical care of The chief medical super- install them despite repeated half-yearly or yearly intervals. + Q ++', # - -1 #-2+ LR Hospital Chief Medical COVID-19 patients was being intendent said a demand for 20 requests. The 10 annuity options are: LSuperintendent Dr Richa affected. HFNC had been made but till She said there was an acute annuity payable for life at a uni- Giri has expressed concern Dr Giri said in the past two date only five had been sup- crisis of manpower, especially form rate, annuity payable for Q "+ 3 + $$+3+#- over the failure of the district days, the LLR Hospital received plied . She added that doctors. 5 years certain and thereafter as administration to take action 17 high flow nasal cannula attachments were not sent with She said 10 junior residents long as the annuitant is alive, 8PSS@TQPI9@IU ' () river. The dams of Mata Tila patrolled the streets of the city against medical equipment while five were delivered to the consignment delivered had tested positive for coron- annuity payable for 10 years and Rajgriha had released the on foot. By patrolling on the supplier who was in a casual Kanshiram Hospital. to he hospital and this had avirus infection and this had certain and thereafter till the DM Jayendra Kumar along water recently which had major streets and intersections approach supplying incom- She said none of the equip- stalled the working of the further hindered the medical annuitant is alive, annuity Swith his team visited the increased the level of Yamuna. of the city, a clear message was plete equipment and making ment supplied was complete, equipment. services. payable for 15 years certain and Yamuna ghat in Kalpi on On the occasion the Kalpi given to anti-social elements inordinate delays to make the adding that the stand, which Dr Giri said similar was the She said these doctors were thereafter till the annuitant is Wednesday evening in view of SDM instructed his subordi- that no lawlessness will be supplied equipment function- was the basic thing, had not case at Rama Medical Centre put in quarantine and they alive, annuity payable for 20 nates to remain prepared to accepted. Strict action will be al. been supplied and in most of where 10 aqua ventilators had would soon be replaced with years certain and thereafter deal with the situation arising taken against those who tried She said the issue had been the cases, the basket was miss- been supplied but till date the other junior residents. till the annuitant is alive. due to the rising water level of to disturb peace. Suspicious Similarly, it also has annu- the river and alert the farmers vehicles were also checked at ity for life with return of pur- living in villages near it. the crossings and names and chase price on death of the APPEAL TO PEOPLE: addresses of owners were noted annuitant, Under the leadership of SDM, down. Clear instructions were ;* # Annuity payable for life CO, inspector and police force given on the occasion that no increasing at a simple rate of 3 patrolled on foot in the the city one would be allowed to roam per cent per annum, annuity and made an appeal to people on the streets unnecessarily. for life with a provision of 50 to stay in their houses and wear Besides those found on the per cent of the annuity payable masks while stepping out. streets were advised not to ; to spouse during his or her life- Jalaun SDM Gulab Singh along leave their houses unneces- "* 8 & time on death of the annuitant, < & 87 with CO Vijay Anand, inspec- sarily. Also they were told that annuity for life with a provision = & tor Rameshchandra Mishra, if they had to get out of their # . of 100 per cent of the annuity outpost incharge Sanjeev Dixit house for some important work payable to spouse during his or the rising water level of the accompanied by police force then they should wear masks. anpur Development her lifetime on death of the KAuthority (KDA) has iden- annuitant and annuity for life #-.# ' ,#'+ " tified 17,772 square metre land with a provision of 100 per cent in Ahirwa (Chakeri) for con- of the annuity payable to 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $- ./#( 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $- ./#( structing the office of Anti- spouse during his or her life Terrorists Squad (ATS) unit time on death of annuitant and nder the countrywide ‘Fit India Freedom Movement’ he recovery of the body of a 30- here. the purchase price will be Ucampaign being run by the Government of India from Tyear-old woman in the rear por- KDA Secretary SP Singh returned on the death of last August 15 to October 2 a walkathon was organised under tion of a semi-built house located near said the draft layout of the land survivor. the aegis of North East Railway Sports Association the Tola Mirchain intersection of had been sent to ADG (ATS) (NERSA) at Syed Modi Railway Stadium, Gorakhpur, on Raghunathpur under the Gulriha and his reply was awaited. Wednesday. It was led by Chief Project Director/Bridges police station created a sensation He said in the initial sur- and Works VP Awasthi. In it NERSA general secretary there. The woman’s head had been vey, the ATS officials had 0R and Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Pankaj Kumar crushed with brick. A doctor’s pre- approved the location of the Singh, Women’s Handball secretary and principal chief scription has also been recovered. On land. He said the KDA was also '' engineer’s secretary Kailash Narayan, and a large num- Wednesday the villagers on seeing the interested in providing the ber of railwaymen and body raised an alarm. The Sarhari out- land to the ATS as per the secu- ( sportspersons enthusias- post police sent the body for the post- rity agency’s requirement free tically participated in it mortem examination. Efforts are being of cost. and reiterated their com- made to ascertain the identity of the It may be recalled that mitment towards physical woman on the basis of the doctor’s pre- apart from its office in fitness. The event was scription. SHO Ravi Rai said that the Lucknow, the ATS has felt the 8*:/ 8" &7 & 7 & , 7 # . organised under the matter was being investigated. need for another office in " ?; &> 0 , &@( + supervision of Assistant INJURED: Anshu Sahani (8) was Kanpur. The ADG (ATS) had he family members of slain Sports Officer Chandra injured during celebratory firing at a urged the then district magis- metre land opposite KV 55 ous burns when the boiler of a exploded on Thursday morn- Tlab technician Sanjit Yadav Vijay Singh. During this birthday party function held in the trate and KDA vice chairman (around 200 square metre) in chemical factory exploded in ing. Six workers sustained seri- were stopped by the police at period participants followed social distancing norms and house of Rama Tiwari in Bhuswal BR Tiwari to provide a land Swarn Jayanti Vihar, Phase 5, Katherua village under Vidhnu ous burns when the hot chem- Ramadevi flyover here on other safety standards. The objective of the ‘Fit India Bujurg village under Bansgaon police measuring between 10,000 and and 1,100 square metre police station on Thursday ical fell on them. Thursday when they were Freedom Movement’ is to keep all officers, employees and station on Tuesday night. He was 27,000 square metre area for commercial and around morning. They were identified as going to Lucknow to meet for- general public healthy and fit, said CPRO Pankaj Kumar rushed to a hospital. The absconding the proposed office. 2,000 square metre facilities All the injured were admit- Kamlesh Paswan and Ram mer chief minister and Singh. It is necessary for everyone to remain healthy and accused, Pitambar, was arrested by the Meanwhile, the KDA got land in Swarn Jayanti Vihar, ted to a nursing home where Chander Prajapati of Katherua Samajwadi Party president fit during the corona period. Therefore, such pro- police from Hatwar intersection and its land worth around Rs 15 Phase 8. the condition of three workers village; Mukesh Singh, Shekhar Akhilesh Yadav after fixing a grammes are being organised with the aim of making produced in court on Wednesday. The crore vacated from unautho- was stated to be critical. Singh and Nirbhay Yadav of meeting with him. However, everyone aware to stay healthy and well. In it a person can court sent him to jail under judicial rised possession on > ? According to reports, some Harha village and Ajay of Jamu they could not show any proof do exercise and walking etc by staying anywhere. For ensur- custody. The team which made the Wednesday. chemical was being boiled village. of the appointment with the SP ing physical fitness of railway personnel these types of events arrest comprised SO JN Singh, S-I The KDA freed 37 square Six workers sustained seri- when the boiler suddenly Investigations are on. chief. will continue to be organised in future too. Kamlendra Singh and others. ! "#$"%"% & '8 & - 7 = PAB 0 6C87 &
with 1,023 fatalities being This has spurred the total reported in 24 hours, as per the tests to 3,85,76,510. or the last three weeks, India data. “With more patients t least a third of the world’s Fhas been reporting the high- With a total of 25,23,771 recovering and being dis- Aschoolchildren — 463 mil- est number of daily coron- patients having recuperated charged from hospitals and lion children globally — were avirus cases in the world putting so far, the recovery rate was home isolation (in case of unable to access remote learn- it ahead of the US and Brazil. recorded at 76.24 per cent mild and moderate cases), ing following Covid-19 induced India, the third worst-hit coun- while the COVID-19 case India’s total Covid-19 recov- closure of their schools. ICMR and Member (Health), try on Thursday recorded over fatality rate has declined to 1.83 eries have surpassed cross 2.5 Children in the poorest house- NITI Aayog to review and dis- 75,000 cases breaching the per cent. million on Thursday,” said the holds and in rural areas were he Centre has asked 10 cuss the Covid management highest ever daily tally by the There are 7,25,991 active Government. most affected, according to a TStates—Maharashtra, Tamil and response strategy in these US, and recorded the worst cases of coronavirus infection Recovery of 25,23,771 new report by the Unicef, a Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, States/UT. spike so far globally. in the country which com- patients has been made possi- global child rights agency. It was Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Union Health Secretary The fresh cases have prises 21.93 per cent of the ble because of effective imple- released on Thursday as coun- Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Rajesh Bhushan made a pushed the country’s coron- total caseload, the data stated. mentation of the policy of the tries across the world grapple affected. The highest number of “School opening policies Pradesh and Jammu & detailed presentation on the avirus tally to over 33.1 lakh India’s COVID-19 tally centre-led policies that have with their ‘back-to-school’ children affection by region and practices must include Kashmir— that account for at current status of Covid-19 in cases while the toll breached the had crossed the 20-lakh mark been effectively been imple- plans. were in South Asia, at least 147 expanding access to education, least 89 per cent of total Covid- these States/UT, with a focus on 60,000 mark with 1,017 more on August 7 and went past 30 mented by the State/UT gov- The Unicef warned that the million, according to the report. including remote learning, 19 deaths in the country in the districts reporting high case fatalities in the last 24 hours. lakh on August 23. ernments. At least, 56,013 situation is likely far worse, The agency said the report especially for marginalized last two weeks to ramp up their fatality and the need to refine According to the Union India’s cumulative tests Covid patients have recov- because even where technolo- used a globally representative groups. Education systems efforts to proactively limit as well as strengthen approach Health Ministry data, a record has also reached nearly 3.9 ered in the last 24 hours while gy exists at home, children analysis on the availability of must also be adapted and built COVID transmission and keep and strategies relating to testing, 75,760 infections were added in crore on Thursday while India’s recovery rate amongst may not be able to learn due to home-based technology and to withstand future crises,” it the mortality rate below 1 per contact tracing, surveillance, a day taking the total coron- 9,24,998 lakh tests were con- the Covid-19 patients today pressures to do chores or work. tools needed for remote learn- said. cent. containment, home isolation, avirus caseload to 33,10,234. ducted in last 24 hours across stands at 76.24 per cent, said “For at least 463 million ing, such as access to television, Schoolchildren from the The States/UT have been availability of Ambulances, hos- The death toll climbed to 60,472 the country. the Ministry. children whose schools closed radio and internet, and the poorest households and those suggested a slew of measures pital beds, oxygen, treatment due to Covid-19, there was no availability of curricula deliv- living in rural areas are by far such as focus on effective con- protocols, etc. ! ! hours while significantly reducing such a thing as remote learning,” ered by the platforms. the most likely to miss out dur- tainment, contact tracing and “It was observed that out of # $ %& The States have also been ambulance response time, Unicef Executive Director The youngest children are ing closures, the report said. surveillance, ensuring that at the total deaths in the country asked to ensure a minimum monitoring week-wise fatality Henrietta Fore said. also most likely to miss out on Globally, 72 per cent of least in 80 per cent of new pos- in the last two weeks, 89% of '( of140 tests per million per day rates for each health facility with “The sheer number of chil- remote learning during criti- schoolchildren unable to itive cases, all close contacts deaths are in these 10 States/UT ) )') * in all districts while targeting a particular focus on vulnerable dren whose education was com- cal years, the report said, large- access remote learning live in should be traced and tested and hence, these States/UT positivity/confirmation rate of patients (Comorbid, patients pletely disrupted for months on ly due to challenges and limi- their countries’ poorest house- within 72 hours, said a senior need to have continued and rig- +( ) ## less than 5 per cent. above 60 years’ age) have been end is a global education emer- tations to online learning for holds. In upper-middle- official from the Union Health orous vigil so as to contain the +( & ## Regular monitoring of advised. gency,” she said in a statement. young children and lack of income countries, school- Ministry. spread of infection as well as home isolation patients (tele- The States have also been “The repercussions could be felt assets at home, said the report. children from the poorest He said that Cabinet take steps to reduce fatalities,” & ( calling and home visits) and asked to focus on behavioral in economies and societies for When reopening of the households account for up to Secretary Rajiv Gauba held a said the official. ensuring timely admission to change communication pro- decades to come.” schools is not possible, Unicef 86 per cent of students unable video conference with the The States/UT were ment, contact tracing and sur- healthcare facility if SPO2 level moting Covid appropriate The report released late urged, that the countries to access remote learning. Chief Secretaries and Health advised to proactively take steps veillance, ensuring that at least falls below the designated level, behaviour consisting of social Wednesday night highlights should incorporate compen- Globally, three quarters of Secretaries of nine States and towards reducing case fatality to in 80 per cent of new positive putting in public domain the distancing, wearing of masks, significant inequality across satory learning for lost instruc- schoolchildren without access one UT on Thursday alongwith less than 1% across all districts cases, all close contacts should availability of beds and ambu- hand hygiene, cough etiquettes regions, with school children in tional time into school conti- live in rural areas, the Unicef the Union Health Secretary, DG focusing on effective contain- be traced and tested with 72 lances across COVID facilities etc. sub-Saharan Africa the most nuity and reopening plans. noted. =;D&& 0 & & , 7
vaccines being developed first half of 2021 from the cur- stockpile of syringes as being The HMD has received an opportunity it also makes across the world, including rent 700 million syringes a done by other countries. Should orders from UNICEF to supply them nervous.”In past we did s the WHO has suggested three from India, are in year, as India is getting ready the government need 100 mil- AD syringes for around 300 gear up to produce these as the Ause of disposable and auto- advanced stages of trials, tar- for COVID-19 vaccine immu- lion auto-disable syringes for million to build up a stockpile largest manufacturer in world disable syringes to collect blood geting to have at least a few vac- nization, said Rajiv Nath, Covid-19 vaccines by the end of of around 140 million syringes for AD Syringes only to find the & samples of Covid 19 patients, cines in the market by year end. Managing Director of the this year, we can easily offer for Covid-19 by the end of the Government buying from with an aim to avoid the trans- For instance, Hindustan HMD. them as we have nearly 50 mil- year. It is one of the largest sup- China at L1 rates and expected mission through healthcare Syringes & Medical Devices He explained that at least 60 lion in stock, as the pliers to Unicef for Auto Disable us to match these non remu- need for appointing a Chief of equipment, manufacturers of (HMD), one of the largest to 70 per cent of 1.3 billion peo- Government has not timely syringes for immunisation and nerative rates. This product is Defence Staff (CDS) was being disposable syringes are antici- global manufacturers of dis- ple in India and 7.8 billion peo- lifted orders for standard is the first company in India to like making traffic red-light, tressing the need for achiev- felt for a long time but the deci- pating increase in demand posable and auto-disabled ple worldwide will need immunisation injection cam- manufacture auto disable only Govt. buys red lights for Sing self-reliance in the sion was not made. “The deci- once the vaccine for the virus (AD) syringes, is scaling up its syringes for Covid-19 vaccine. paigns which were suspended syringes for curative segment. traffic management and if they defence manufacturing sector, sion (to appoint CDS) is a sym- is developed. production capacity by 300 “We are waiting on the after onset of Covid-19,” said However, Nath expressed don’t, you have no market in Prime Minister Narendra Modi bol of the new India’s self-con- At least nine out of 142 million to one billion by the Government to start creating a Nath. his apprehension that while it’s private sector,” rued Nath. on Thursday said the fidence,” he said. Government has taken sever- Listing some of the mea- ! & & al steps to unshackle this sec- sures, he said allowing 74 per ,+ '#- 2# + "+$$ tor to enable production of cent foreign direct investment O P equipment here and expansion (FDI) in defence sector and cor- 2 2 ' & ' of the private sector. poratisation of Ordnance , Making this point here Factory Boards (OFBs) were 7 & while addressing the Defence aimed at giving a boost to quality of high school education in the Industry Outreach Webinar defence manufacturing. A por- State, said Dr Y R Johnson, former " organised by Federation of tion of the Defence Ministry’s egional political parties in Tamil principal of Jawahar Navodaya Indian Chambers of capital budget has been ear- & RNadu, especially the AIADMK Vidyalaya and a lead educationist in the Commerce and Industry marked for equipment made in and the DMK, stand isolated in their State. (FICCI) and the Defence India, Modi said. demand for postponing/cancelling Tamil Nadu Government had ull trial at multiple locations Ministry, he said self-confi- “The list of 101 equipment leader while speaking to reporters at the cap- the National Eligibility Entrance Test passed a unanimous resolution in the Fwas undertaken by the dence in the defence sector is for domestic purchase only will ital city on Thursday. Early in the day, three (NEET) for admission to the under- State Assembly seeking exemption Rajya Sabha Chairman very important for making an be expanded further. The pur- hile the Kerala unit of the BJP ministers, G Sudhakaran, Kadakampalli graduate courses in medicine and from NEET as the CBSE syllabus of M.Venkaiah Naidu on Atmanirbhar Bharat (self- pose of this list is to boost the Wdemanded a judicial probe into the Surendran and Thomas Issac had listed fur dental sciences. high standard than that of the State Thursday to check if everything reliant India). Defence Minister industries in the country,” Modi fire at Government Secretariat on Tuesday reasons behind the fire mishap. A day after the Minister of health Board Education. “There was nothing is in place for the upcoming Rajnath Singh and Chief of said. The government earlier that ravaged hundreds of sensitive files, the “The BJP and the Opposition have Dr Vijayabaskar wrote to Union which prevented them upgrading the Monsoon Session of the House. Defence Staff (CDS) General this month had banned import opposition Congress wanted an investiga- heinous intentions behind the allegations. Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan seeking quality of the education. Now it is not Naidu went through the Bipin Rawat also took part in of 101 weapon systems to give tion by one of the central agencies into the This is the best ever government Kerala has cancellation of the NEET this year and fair to blame the NEET,” said Dr “familiarisation drill” for over the event. fillip to the local industry. The incident. seen in its history,” said Kadakampalli, the allow admission based on Class 12 Johnson. Dr A Vinod, south zone head, 45 minutes on Thursday. He Noting that for years India second tranche of restrictions K Surendran, president of the Kerala Marxist minister in charge of the Temples marks have drawn flak from parents, Siksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas, point- will have to keep a watch on at is one of the biggest importers may come by this year end. BJP alleged that there was a concerted in the State. students and educationists alike. ed out that NEET was the best and eas- least six different locations of weapons, the prime minis- The Prime Minister stressed attempt by the CPI(M)-led government to Ramesh Chennithala, called on “Whom are they trying to cheat? iest mode of screening test for admis- with MPs wanting to raise a ter said with new initiatives the on the need for research and sabotage the probe into the fire mishap. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and sub- It is to favour the management of the sion to MBBS/BDS courses, “It is stu- matter either by raising hands, size of procurement orders development in the defence sec- “Though the Kerala Government consti- mitted a memorandum seeking a probe by medical and dental colleges that they dents friendly because there are no Points of Order, participating in from the domestic industry is tor at industry and academic tuted a special team led by Manoj Abraham, a central agency into the fire mishap. are asking the Centre to exempt Tamil multiplicity of tests. It is those people Voice Vote and Division is going to increase in the com- institutions also. “Our govern- ADGP to probe the reasons behind the fire, “Everything associated with this government Nadu from NEET. The Dravidian with ulterior motives who are cam- required. ing days. ment has worked on the princi- four members of the council of ministers is enmeshed in massive corruption. The political parties have a hidden agenda paigning against the eligibility test,” said Naidu also examined “For many years, India has ple of reform, perform and have come out stating four different reasons Gold Smuggling cartel is controlled by the because most of these medical colleges Vinod. voice/audio quality required been one of the biggest defence transform. Decreasing red tape behind the fire. This is unprecedented and Chief Minister’s Office while the LIFE in the State are owned either by lead- He pointed out that it was the UPA for simultaneous interpreta- importers. When India got and extending red carpet has unusual in this State,” said Surendran who Mission houses built by the Government for ers of the AIADMK or the DMK,” said regime led by the Congress which took tion during proceedings. A Independence, it had a great been our endeavour,” he said. questioned the propriety behind the action the poor are not at all safe for the people to a parent who did not want his name the issue up to the Supreme Court for couple of days ago, the system capability in defence manufac- General Rawat said India of the said ministers. live. I checked the apartments and found to be quoted for security reasons. introducing the NEET. That govern- was facing some technical turing and an ecosystem of has the capability, capacity and “We have a utopian cabinet in Kerala, that the whole structure would come down The only factor which stands out ment survived because of the DMK’s issues, which now seems to defence manufacturing estab- will to produce high-end indige- the mission of which is to bury the truth in strong winds and rainfall. The lives of the in this demand for scrapping the support. Now, the same DMK oppos- have been ironed out. lished over 100 years. nous weapon systems. With once and for ever. This could be brought to people who are going to stay in these apart- NEET and exempt the State is the ing the NEET shows that the party has For the first time since Unfortunately, this subject government’s push in the right light only by a judicial probe,” said the BJP ments are at risk,” said Chennithala. Government’s failure to upgrade the some hidden agenda,” said Vinod. 1952, the Parliament would couldn’t get requisite atten- direction and vision of witness massive changes, tion. For making a modern and Aatnirbhar Bharat being pro- including MPs sitting in dif- Atmanirbhar Bharat, there mulgated, this is time to see this ferent locations, use of tech- should be a feeling of self-con- opportunity to achieve self-effi- 8 & 0 4 56 & +" nology to coordinate real-time fidence in the defence sector,” ciency and becoming net audio video transmission, he said. exporter of defence equipment, been manifold here. Tamil Nadu record- among others. The Prime Minister said the he said. ed about 7,000 deaths while Karnataka As a backup, a hotline saw more than 5,000 persons succumb- 7 85 "+ +' communication facility has hief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who ing to the pandemic,” said Vijayan. also been set up between the ., & & Cmet the media on Thursday The Chief Minister claimed that ting cured of the pandemic and this chambers of the two Houses for described Kerala as the most safest Kerala was the only State which could took the number of persons across the communicating any message place in the world while the situation in prevent the transmission/spread of the early 6,000 new persons(5,981 to be State who were cured to 3.43 lakh. The regarding participation of the country was grave and a matter of pandemic. “We in Kerala have the best Nprecise) were diagnosed in Tamil State tested 74,388 persons across the members in case of any tech- 7 33>!33% concern. medical facilities in the country. The Nadu on Thursday with Covid-19 State on Thursday. Tamil Nadu has 146 nical emergency. “Kerala has the lowest fatality rate in private hospitals do not charge a rupee while 109 persons succumbed to the functioning laboratories across the Chambers of both the the world as it has recorded only eight more than what has been fixed by the pandemic during the last 24 hours, said State , a commendable achievement Houses are connected by half 19 pandemic and floods in deaths per million Covid-19 cases while Government. Treatment is absolutely a release by the Department of Health. according to veteran medical doctors, a kilometer long optic fiber parts of the country. Sweden has more than 500 deaths per free in all government hospitals. Those As on Thursday evening, the State It may be remembered that the State and audio-video cables for midst Opposition The Union Government every million cases,” said Vijayan. He also who have been hospitalised are being had 52,364 active Covid-19 cases while had just five laboratories when the first real time transmission of sig- Ademand for the post- has made it clear that they will said that on Thursday, Kerala has diag- provided with free food and medicine the total number of persons tested pos- Covid-19 case was reported in February. nals to enable members seat- ponement of JEE & NEET be held as per schedule with nosed 2,406 Covid-19 cases and ten by my Government,” said the Chief itive till date reached 4,03, 242. But Chennai tested 1,286 positive ed in both the Houses to exams, the BJP on Thursday due precautions. deaths. Out of the 2,406 cases diagnosed Minister. Tamil Nadu got a pat on the back from cases while position in other districts watch the accused the Congress of doing “The Congress believes positive on Thursday, 2,175 persons con- Union Minister Harsh Vardhan in a Union Health Minister Dr Harsh in the cluster remained unchanged. proceedings from both the “politics” over the issue and students must lose a year so it tracted the pandemic through social message released on Thursday had said Varddhan whose message credited the Chengalpet had 298 cases, places. Six counters have been said the Modi Government doesn’t lose an opportunity for transmission, the chief minister said. that Delhi and Tamil Nadu topped the State with a recovery rate of 85 per cent, Kancheepuram 256 and Thiruvallur set up for MPs to sign atten- won’t let the Opposition party politics. Over 85% #JEENEET He repeated that the Covid-19 situ- table of ten states with highest recovery second to Delhi which registered 90 per 323 patients. dance with social distancing. “spoil” students’ future to find candidates don’t agree and ation everywhere in the country except rates. While the recovery rate in Delhi cent. Coimbatore diagnosed 439 cases of Trials were also conduct- relevance. have downloaded admit cards. Kerala was grave and attributed it to the was 90 per cent, Tamil Nadu finished With 109 persons falling victims to Covid-19 while Cuddalore tested 261 ed both on Monday and The Congress and various The Modi Government systematic measures adopted by his secpnd with 85 per cent. But Kerala does the pandemic, the total number of fatal- cases. Situation in Salem, the native dis- Tuesday to put into place all opposition parties, including won’t let Congress spoil stu- government. “Had the government in not figure in the list of states with ten ities in the State reached 6,948 as on trict of Chief Minister Edappadi the arrangements for the ses- AIADMK, have demanded dents’ future to find rele- Kerala been like the ones in other South highest recovery rate, said a veteran med- Thursday. Palaniswami remained a subject of con- sion likely to be held from that the examinations be vance,” BJP general secretary Indian States, death rates would have ical physician in Kerala. “ PNS The day also saw 5,870 persons get- cern as 413 tested positive on Thursday. September 14 to October 1. deferred due to the COVID- Bhupender Yadav said. ! "#$"%"% + , 9"#+-2+ ' 93 & " (B ! A !# $,(B ! B - - 0/)#9- )," /' ' & 7 - '/' " O ! "$ $!$$"&$"& .#$( $ $ ! $ O & !!( 9&$ $& !"& !!,J $ 7 " :$7"; 8 " 8 ! 7 $7" " E * ) 7 P $Q 0 h r : - v ! 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CNN dealt with this situation by 3= / 6 no longer limiting itself to the news at all. / As reported in The Economist, CNN has filled its channels with original films 7 8 <+ * and television series that are either licensed 8 " by it or produced in-house. It has found $ ! major success by adopting this approach. For example, when it got on board the late " celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain to trav- ! el to exotic places in a show titled Parts 8*+A E $ ! Unknown, it helped the channel attract bomb blast accused and cur- professional work. What is all from an acceptable one. close to eight million new viewers. rent Member of Parliament the more discouraging is that Justifying the action of news " + ! Therefore, news channels now are less but forget about it when it only three convictions have anchors, by saying that news about the news and more about the views. comes to the death of an actor. taken place since 2010. channels can only survive the ! " Television news today can battle any This farcical media trial has As per reports, these new reality of 24x7 reporting by soap opera for TRPs. If you want to see how truly revealed the rot that has :. / attacks were allegedly com- compromising all journalistic " 7 thin the line between a soap opera and a set in deep in the field of jour- mitted by members of political integrity, is no different from / news channel is, just look at the manner nalism. News anchors and D. parties, religious sects, student defending corrupt bureaucrats + in which the death of an actor, organisations that produce and 3/ 34 groups and criminal gangs. or politicians who say that 7 ! Sushant Singh Rajput, has been dealt with broadcast this type of news Just this past week, we heard they can only survive in their by news channels with his alleged girl- need to think long and hard 3 4 the sad news of a journalist field by taking bribes and junk- 0 friend, Rhea Chakraborty, at the centre of about the pressures and impact 3 3 being shot dead in Uttar ing their integrity. 8 the media trial. of such incessant media cover- . E# 3 Pradesh. However, this story They are all drinking from <+ ! Just to give you an idea of what counts age. It has the potential to lead has received nowhere close to the same well. In fact, when I as news nowadays, one national media to cases of depression and, 3 the attention that has been was speaking to my son, who @2 3122222 0 channel ran a programme titled Sushant possibly, even suicides. given to this media trial. is a lawyer, about the sad state < par Rhea ka kaala jaadu (Sushant was a vic- I pray that we never see 3/D 3 ) We have not seen news of affairs of television news, he tim of Rhea’s black magic) with a heavy such an outcome but what if 4 organisations or news anchors exclaimed that it’s not all bad dose of graphic images and an alarming such an unfortunate situation raise this issue or use its because these “journalists” have lack of intelligence. When news channels does arise? Will these news 4. D resources to bring attention to added a layer of respectability show content like this, they not only speak channels cover each other and 3# /) this serious threat to our to the lawyers. In the end, how- *R ; about the story but inevitably (and, per- examine any possibility of democracy. Instead of protect- ever, any real change can only haps, intentionally) become the story black magic being responsible 3 .4 ing their own community, that come from the actors on the , ' '/ themselves. or hold the mirror to them- has been the unfortunate vic- screen themselves. The coverage by certain segments of selves? .. 33 tim of violent crimes and pres- History is the only real 8 ' 0 '' the “news” media during this entire episode The field of journalism, 4. .D sures, some television anchors judge and when this period is S has been misogynistic, hateful and frankly however, is not merely under have used their influence and looked back at by future gen- speaking, a source of embarrassment for threat due to the rot within 3 34 the platform to focus their erations, anchors, who had the 0 1234 a country that calls itself the largest from actors in its own fraterni- ./3 stories on the influence of opportunity to mould genera- . 0 democracy in the world. We must not for- ty but more dangerously so and black magic in an ongoing tions, will either be classified as ! 5 get that one of the basic tenets of progres- in a much more tangible sense . D investigation. This is the true Edward R Murrows or risk sive democracy and a fair legal system is from the outside. . tragedy of television news. being called spokespersons of 6 + that anyone accused of a crime is presumed A study that examined I often hear that news a format that can only be said 7 8 ! innocent until proven otherwise. attacks on journalists found channels are in a race for TRPs to be inspired from Radio ! It is a principle that these “news” chan- that there have been nearly 40 and need to do whatever they Rwanda. nels are well aware of, as evident by the fact killings of journalists since can to get attention as it is a (The writer is a former IPS 5 that they keep this in mind when speak- 2014 with 21 of the deaths question of survival. While officer, a former MP and cur- 8 9 # * ing about Pragya Thakur, a 2008 Malegaon being directly linked to their this is an explanation, it is far rently a member of the AAP) " / :* "/; + ' ) * $ 5 . / 01 :,*#; < ! 5 =3>?@? $ ( A ,&!" $&,,!$ $ !!, , $)& $) !) &!" "(4 $ &$#$ !!"!!& &"(4) $ $ O "! $ "&!$$ $ ) # $$ "$( !! &" &$) O$ $( O$ !!( $ < $ ,*# !!!$" $&&$ ! !!, $, $ ?22! 8 9 !( 9 $ $( ( ! ( $ B . < ! /"#.!.%) .)' !.!#") *"B+ !& !"!) @) / " K3& !/$ K/& K # K 3 , $ 7 + :$7+; 1234 ! ! ! 7 $ ! 2 /1 themselves do not want to take the examinations in view of the poten- + S ! tial threat they will be exposed to " ! Sir — Indian policy-makers must $ $ !) L " $ $&$M during the conduct of these exams. work on the assumption that L &,&$?;M( $ &$ Sensing opportunity, the Congress ! / " China is unlikely to retract its cur- &$$&,) , $",& , is wanting to capitalise on the sit- ! rent offensive posture. India $ , , ! uation. Chief Ministers Uddhav " adopted a hardline stance during $KE LEM Thackeray and Hemant Soren, too, the Ladakh standoff and has taken !! , " ! & $L MK& have come out in support. I agree 5 < - :< -; the right stand that relations with " ! ( $ !, &$ with the views of the editorial that 1221!1231 122 " the neighbouring nation will not $ & !!$ $( & ,N&! ,$ the Opposition must come with an be business as usual until the " $ $$&$( alternative timeframe for the con- reversion to status quo ante along ! $ ,) &$ " $) $ duct of these prestigious examina- ! the Line of Actual Control (LAC). &$ ! $ ,$&$$& $$ tions or all its sincere efforts # S Both nations are at present ,$)$&$$,, would sound hollow. ( $ 123? ! engaged in painstaking negotia- !( E $ &! $O ( " &!" Azhar A Khan 7 tions to resolve boundary issues. $$&" , $$$&$&$( $ $) ,&"!$ & ( Rampur Meanwhile, China has been "!!$"!& $$( &$!$$$ 3$$$ 8 < C2 coaxing and cajoling India’s small- $ !! $),$$ 3 / ) $ $ $$ $&$! & < * S ! er neighbours like Nepal and $# $! ! &! &$( & $&$! $ Bangladesh to take unconcealed $ 9 &! $ &$ ,$ $& ,$$, ,$&$$ $ hostile positions. India’s military $( & $ &$ $ $(3& $$ Sir — With reference to the options against China are full of .$ # !&$"& !$ &!"! "& ,: $ Prashant Bhushan case, if the A + strategic obscurities. The stand- ! $ $ ! &$& $O &$ ( Supreme Court really wants to :A+; 9 # 1212 A off is likely to worsen during the 9 $!! !!,$(4& ! #!## provide for a fair ground, the winter. It is, thus, important for &!"$! ,$ & &!"!, power to interpret contempt $ us to strengthen our military. should not just lie in its hands, as India has already exercised the definition of contempt is # * *S the military option of mobilising nology and unbroken supply thousands of lives. In view of the open-ended. The top court the troops along the LAC in chains. A proper linkage rapid spike in cases, the chorus of should establish clearer guidelines $ S Ladakh. But it must prioritise between industry and market Sir — This refers to the editori- Opposition parties against hold- on the contempt issue. $ S ! decoupling its economy with that must be established. Then only al, “Opp backs students” (August ing JEE-NEET exams next month Srinivas 0 ! of the Chinese. For this, India can we achieve much more than 27). The Coronavirus pandemic stands justified. Via email must have a broad vision to fuel what the military can bring. has wreaked havoc. The total The career of 28 lakh exami- # ! production back home. The Venu GS number of cases has breached the nees cannot be compromised. As " 0 S country needs investment, tech- Kollam three million mark and claimed a matter of fact, the students )))'@!'"A/$! :.'$ ! 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14 '6 ,/' 7 7 / - - 7- -7- /' " 7 9 $ :79$;!33 " 3> 79$ ( ) :(); 123@ ! " 79$ < 8-H+9! 3? / 79$ ! 8 79$ 2-5 6 8 s the confrontation with China escalated in eastern Ladakh, many Indians wondered Awhether war was a possibility. Under the cir- " cumstances, a query of that nature is quite justified. If there is anything that is constant with the evolu- 0 @2 ! tion of mankind, it is conflicts and wars. The nature, type and duration of wars may differ but conflicts 42 have never left the human race. Prehistoric societies " were violent and nothing seems to have changed. 79$ As per the Imperial War Museum (UK) data, mil- itary conflicts took place every year in the 20th cen- " tury, too. There were only short periods of time when the world was free from war. The total number of E deaths caused by armed conflict during the 20th cen- 12 - tury has been estimated at 187 million. It, therefore, I I ! necessitates deliberation as to why, despite making unbelievable progress, humankind is unable to + () 0 / - resolve differences through non-violent means. " Von Clausewitz states in his classic book On War that, “War is nothing but a duel on extreme scale. #. 3 ! War is, therefore, an act of violence intended to com- / 3 pel our opponent to fulfil our will. War is a mere 4 3 / " 8 continuation of policy by other means.” Wars are exe- ! E .D cuted when vital interests of a nation are threatened. .3( " Military and other instruments of national power of non-kinetic systems like in the field of sarily be in favour of one or the other spender of the world at $71.1 billion, next ! are employed on the adversary to execute a nation- 3 cyber and space is indeed very potent. adversary. In other words, a country only to the US and China. Plus, in the time 79$ " () 79$ P Q al or political policy, mostly as a last resort, when New systems like Directed Energy should have the capacity to defend itself. period between 2015-2019, India was the other efforts have not succeeded. The summation 4 Weapons (DEW) can bring a change to This would lead us to the aspect of second-largest importer of weapons, " is that two or more nations are involved and it con- #D3 D warfare. Likewise, a well-orchestrated capability development. The significant accounting for 9.2 per cent of the world’s " () cerns each country’s basic and fundamental values. . ) cyber attack can immobilise an adversary. facet to be deliberated is skill vis-à-vis arms import. The Government’s policy of ! This brings us to the thought that is this rele- D History has shown that skilful employ- intention. Whereas intentions can change Atmanirbhar Bharat has created a win-win + vant in today’s interconnected, digitised and high- . ( ment of new weapon systems can signif- within a short period of time, proficien- situation. On one end, strategic self- ly commercial world? One needs to consider, first, D 3 icantly enhance the chances of victory. cy cannot. Capability, to be credible, must reliance can be achieved and on the other, ) 8 whether the vital national interests would change How does this play out in the Indian be consistent over long periods of time and it can create opportunities and much- # + =2 . or be negotiated, if threatened and second, in the 3 . context? Asia is home to two of the most most importantly, keep the threat of war needed employment in the country. 124C @> " ! highly interdependent world, would it be possible populous countries of the world — India in mind. Any dilution in perception of However, it is necessary to highlight that to negotiate a settlement by means other than war? . and China. Despite being old civilisations threat of war can immensely set back pro- such systems produced in the country " () Vaclav Smil, after examining armed conflicts of 3 . with many common understandings, the ficiency development, thereby seriously have to be world-class, meeting the oper- 8-H+9!3? ?2 the past two centuries, in the book, Global 3 two nations have quite different political impacting a nation’s war-waging power. ational requirements of the armed forces + " Catastrophes and Trends: Next Fifty Years says, “The .. systems, ideologies and cultures. Border Capacity development has to consider in terrain and situations that they need to 79$ 33 most important finding regarding future likelihood # problems, too, exist despite efforts to come future technologies, too. Advancement of be employed in. Any faulty production + " ! of violent conflicts comes from Lewis Fry 4 D to an understanding. On the western bor- technologies in the world and their pos- would endanger the lives of soldiers and Richardson’s search for causative factors of war and 4 . . der, Pakistan, with its deeply-troubled eco- sible usage by the adversary need to be the security of the country, besides being his conclusion that wars are largely random cata- nomic condition, obsession with contin- constantly scanned and systems upgrad- economically self-defeating in the long- " 1233 8 CC + . ( strophes whose specific time and location we can- uance of proxy war in Kashmir and lack ed to meet these challenges. term. @= 3>= 4 .4 not predict but whose recurrence we must expect.” 4 )E 3 D of democratic values, remains a poor State Prior to World War II, despite a ban, India has always been a peace-loving " The probability of wars and conflicts in future can- in constant flux. Our threats from both the Germans developed tanks and air country, with no territorial ambitions and not be ruled out. However, the nature and scale may 3 ./ northern and western neighbours, are power, unknown to the world. And when has contributed to the world in every field. + " 79$ 33 be different. The possible spectrum of conflict in 4D . therefore quite real and do not seem to be the Allies learnt about it, it was too late and Such an attitude is instilled in the culture 5 ! today’s world is very wide indeed. A nation may . diminishing in the foreseeable future. these systems contributed notably to of majority of Indians. Hence conflicts and choose to fight a war with its adversary even by proxy, ) A prediction of whether these threats German victory in battles. The entire spec- wars are not desirable. Though India is a - as Pakistan is executing in Kashmir for the last four .4.) will end in wars is difficult to make. It is, trum of conflict, from low-intensity con- peace-loving nation, when threatened, the ) E / 7 123C decades. At the lowest end of the spectrum is the 3 44 however, necessary to note that keeping flict to nuclear war, as also threats from capability must exist to completely anni- =1 + low-intensity conflict and at the highest is nuclear # the theory of war in mind, execution of kinetic and non-kinetic use of systems hilate the adversary and protect our cul- ture. war. However, the level of escalation, once com- D( war as a last resort of implementing the need to be factored in. While menced, cannot be controlled fully as the adversary nation’s will and policy remains very real. weapons/equipment/other war-like mate- Another value which is deeply " ! 3 3 need not be governed by the escalatory ladder that .. The role of world bodies and multi- rial form one part of capability develop- embedded in Indian culture is Ahimsa. 79$ 79$ 33 + ! one has planned to execute. lateral approaches to prevent conflicts and ment, the other important part is human This word is sometimes misunderstood Depending upon how soon the national inten- D # D wars are of great import but they have their resources development. A high morale of and portrayed as meek submission. ( tion is fulfilled, conflicts/wars could be limited in :# own limitations in inter-State conflict res- the armed forces is a battle-winning fac- Whereas, it has quite a different meaning. 79$33 +S scope. It could be limited to a particular geograph- olution. Though the United Nations tor. So is thorough training of all person- Ahimsa prohibits thoughts of causing ical area, limited by international/binational com- (UN) has performed better than its pre- nel in war-like conditions, in an all-arms injury to others. It does not mean that if P Q + mitment, limited by use of weapon systems or lim- decessor, the League of Nations, but lack integrated environment. Another vital ele- physically threatened, you do not retali- $ ! ited by time. A classic example of limited conflict of true representation of the world in the ment in capacity development is strategic ate. You should retaliate and strike the is the Kargil War wherein it was limited to the geo- UN Security Council (UNSC) and vest- self-reliance in defence production. The attacker so hard that he is rendered inca- ) * graphical area of Kargil, limited by India not cross- ed interests of individual nations, do cur- war-waging capability of the armed forces pable of any further threat. The fear of ing the Line of Control (LoC) and was terminated tail it from preventing conflicts between can be seriously neutralised if any defeat, just by the strength of your retal- + on July 26, 1999, once all the Pakistani encroach- States. When a crisis deepens, every weapon/equipment, ammunition or even iation would, therefore, suffice to keep him ! ments were evicted. With modern technologies, wars country, including those with friendly rela- a small part of a system, being imported away. This is deterrence by capability 79$ " + could also be fought by kinetic, non-kinetic means tions, would consider the overall strate- from another country, is denied or development. or a combination of both. Whereas the lethality of gic scenario prevailing at that time and delayed. As per SIPRI (Stockholm (The writer is a military veteran and kinetic weapon systems is ever-increasing, in terms react keeping their own national interests International Peace Research Institute), in former Director-General, National Cadet : ; of range, accuracy and stand-off attacks, the threat in mind. Such reactions need not neces- 2019, India was the third-highest military Corps.) 1 9/ :
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selects the candidate and how such pro- important activity? Every year, goaded by the World Bank, The CAG’s office has to increasing- public money has been wasted? It is bet- cedures are detrimental to the indepen- One of the defining features of a report is released showing the great ly focus its attention on what is trou- ter that we prevent a wrongdoing dence of the body. But does this alone good governance is speedy grievance advances made in this sphere. Has the bling our citizens. Public delivery of ser- rather than comment after the mischief account for the functioning of the Audit redressal. A robust system in which an CAG ever examined how easy or dif- vices should always be the focus area has been done. The Indian CAG is per- Department? The CAG makes big individual lodges a complaint and an ficult it is for an ordinary person to get if the institution is to remain relevant. haps the only organisation which looks news when critical reports on imple- effective machinery that looks into it a SC/ST certificate, a legal heir certifi- There is yet another area which at the functioning of all tiers of mentation of certain schemes are pub- verifies its genuineness and provides a cate, a mutation done for property on needs to be revisited. Over the years, the Government. The Union Government, lished. The CAG’s report on acquisition quick remedy. All Governments have the death of the owner? Should the Audit Department has been labouring State Governments, Union Territories, .3#3 ; 12 of Rafale, allocation of coal blocks, auc- created separate departments for CAG not be ranking departments under the belief that accountability is Urban Local Bodies and Panchayats. It tion of spectrum, conduct of the addressing public grievances. It is often according to the ease of access? best enforced through post-event fault is the only organisation, which looks at ,&!&!$ Commonwealth Games and so on seen that complaints from the public are Computerisation has been intro- finding. The approach has been to iden- such varied departments of ith India turning 74 recently, brought it into the limelight. However, routinely disposed of with a standard duced in a big way in Government tify cases of malfeasance, infraction of Government like atomic energy, space, $ $N& $ it is time to reflect on an insti- do such reports address the concerns answer “settled.” Has the CAG ever ver- departments as it not only makes life established procedures and waste of defence, Public Sector Units and so on. !$$, ,"&" , Wtution that BR Ambedkar of an ordinary citizen? ified whether the complaint has been easy for the citizens but brings in greater public money. While these are impor- It has over the years acquired rich and $ !!$$ "!( once described as the most powerful The Union and State Governments settled? Has he ever commented on the transparency. A huge amount of money tant findings, does it provide any kind varied expertise. The talent pool avail- ", ,E&!! ! one in the country. One that would keep spend humongous amounts of money effectiveness or robustness of the griev- has been invested in this exercise. of assurance to citizens regarding sys- able is unmatched. It should direct its a close watch on all Government on welfare schemes to provide basic ance redressal mechanism? Ideally a citizen should be able to access temic integrity? Should the CAG not be energies for more purposeful activity. ,! $ ! spending: The Comptroller and Auditor amenities to the underprivileged. It is The Right to Information (RTI) Act Government services like obtaining var- looking at systemic issues rather than Public interest would be best served if ,$ ( & General (CAG). All institutions have in the form of free grain, housing, was introduced with great fanfare and ious kinds of certificates online. Has the wasting its resources in examining one- it moves into a more collaborative $ $ been created to serve and protect the health, pension, free education, sup- was meant to empower citizens. Under CAG ever examined the effectiveness off transactions? rather than a confrontationist mindset. $ ,& $ rights and interests of citizens, thus their ply of textbooks and so on. People liv- the RTI, all departments were to proac- of computerisation on service delivery? The other issue that needs to be I write this not to criticise the func- 5=(3& , utility has necessarily to be viewed from ing Below the Poverty Line (BPL) are tively disclose information. A cursory An institution becomes vibrant and debated is whether the CAG should tioning of the CAG but to remind our- the perspective of an aam aadmi (com- entitled to such facilities, thus it is a examination of Government websites retains the trust of citizens as long as blow his whistle post-event. Can we not selves to step back and start looking at " , mon man). We have thus to examine determining criteria for a host of ben- would show that they are hopelessly the people can identify with it. Citizens move into a system wherein the insti- things from a different perspective. I $ !$( $ $ how far has the CAG addressed the efits. The preparation of the BPL list is outdated and one cannot even find the would repose trust in it as a guardian tution renders advice and suggests a would have succeeded in my efforts if $& !!& daily concerns of the masses. mired in controversy with complaints telephone numbers of key officials. Has of their rights and protector of their course of action before the event? Like it generates a healthy debate. ,," Each time a CAG is appointed, regarding inclusion of ineligible people the CAG ever raised such issues? interests if they perceive it to be doing a system of advance ruling? This would (The writer is a retired IA&AS offi- & !$$( there is always much noise regarding and exclusion of eligible ones. Has the Governments make a great noise so. Do they have such a perception be in the larger public interest. What is cer who served as Director-General in the the manner in which the executive CAG ever taken up an audit of such an regarding the ease of doing business. about the CAG? the point of blowing the whistle after CAG of India) L !M ! "#$"%"% )
=69 6 79 "9#- # % %R $0) / &) &8 # ! 7 '+ : ; /3 & ! ,$$ ) 7 ( ** best practices, share ideas, and ! ,!$ $ BI Governor Shaktikanta $(( ( flag the problems. “It is impor- ! /O$ RDas on Thursday appreci- tant that businesses on both ealty stocks on Thursday ated the government’s response sides work to resolve differ- Rwere in huge demand, clos- $ & to the Covid-19 crisis as being !"2$&! ences, work to create a more ing the day with up to 10 per $&?P !! fiscally “very prudent and very valuable and trusted regional cent gains, following the calibrated”. "&$ $$H$ usiness communities of value chains, remove the non- Maharashtra Government’s “I cannot speak for the BIndia and ASEAN should tariff barriers on both sides, decision to reduce the stamp Wednesday decided to slash government. But I just want to work to resolve their differ- ensure sanctity of rules of ori- duty to two per cent till stamp duty on sale deed doc- say that in the central bank, as Deloitte India Partner M ences, remove non-tariff bar- gin, and open markets to December. uments by three per cent from observers of what is happening S Mani said any decision to riers, ensure sanctity of rules of expand trade because in my Shares of DLF closed 9.93 September 1 to December 31, in the country in the fiscal pol- he GST Council not look- extend the cess beyond five origin and open markets to humble view, as they (people) per cent higher, Prestige Estates 2020, and by two per cent icy, I think the Government’s Ting to increase tax rates to years in order to fund the pre- expand two-way trade, say in hindi, ‘taalee do haath se Projects 8.07 per cent, Sunteck from January 1, 2021 to March response has been very prudent fund revenue shortfall of sent compensation deficit Commerce and Industry bajti hai’ (It takes two hands to Realty 7.21 per cent, Godrej 31, 2021.Stamp duty is the and very calibrated,” Das said. states is a positive move, but could become a precedent. Minister Piyush Goyal said on clap)”, he said. Properties 7.06 per cent, transactional tax collected by Speaking at an event extending the period of levy Hence, the period of exten- Thursday. “We will have to work Oberoi Realty 6.94 per cent, the Government on property organised by financial daily /.-$ " * of compensation cess beyond sion of the cess should be Addressing the ASEAN- together and we can create a Sobha Limited 6.57 per cent, purchases. Stamp duty collec- Business Standard, Das said the the originally envisaged five minimal and predefined so India Business Council, Goyal resounding sound which will Mahindra Lifespace tion is one of the largest con- government was “responsible” helpful. years would worry business- that the cess does not become said both the sides need to be heard by the whole world. Developers jumped 4.10 per tributors to a state’s rev- in announcing the measures “Current step of consoli- es, tax experts said. a permanent tax. work together to further this But if each one of us only cent and Indiabulls Real Estate enues.”CREDAI has been pur- right from the start which dation is a step in right direc- At the 41st GST Council “Not considering any rate relationship as two-way trade remains committed to them- 0.64 per cent on the BSE.The suing State Governments for focused on the poor and vul- tion. Indian banks can reap the meeting on Thursday, the increases to make up for the is witnessing signs of decline selves and does not look to fur- BSE realty index was 6.63 per reduction in stamp duty since nerable people. benefits of scale and become Centre presented before the shortfall in cess is a welcome from USD 81 billion to USD 77 ther this relationship , our cent higher at close of trade. the beginning of lockdown. Prime Minister Narendra a partner in the newer busi- states options to meet the measure, however moving to billion, “probably the first time trade which is already seeing “The standout performer was The move will benefit the cus- Modi had announced a 20 ness opportunities across the shortfall in GST revenue, a market borrowing mecha- we saw a 5 per cent de-growth”. signs of falling from USD 81 the realty sector that ended 6.6 tomer and foster demand cre- lakh crore stimulus package, globe. Larger banks can com- saying the deficit can be nism which would extend the He said India and ASEAN billion to USD 77 billion...Can per cent higher as Maharashtra ation along with giving a stim- which included additional pete with global banks,” Das made good by states bor- tenure of the cess beyond five (Association of Southeast Asian at times move into the down- government slashed stamp duty ulus to the allied industries spending of about 2 per cent of said. rowing using a special win- years would worry business- Nations) have not been able to ward spiral,” Goyal added. till December 2020,” Ajit coupled with employment gen- GDP by the Government, as He, however, said that dow. This loan can be repaid es that are subject to the harness the full trade potential The minister said the two Mishra, VP - Research, Religare eration,” CREDAI National well as liquidity measures by while size is essential, efficien- after five years from the col- cess,” Mani said. for various reasons, but now is sides have not yet been able to Broking Ltd. Chairman Jaxay Shah said. the RBI. cy is “more important”. lection of GST cess. Shardul Amarchand the time to expand trade, start the review of free trade The ailing real estate has He further said that when- Meanwhile, Das also wel- The Governor further said If the states agree, it Mangaldas & Co Partner address concerns and resolve agreement in goods. welcomed the Maharashtra ever there has been a reduction comed the government’s strat- it is “fundamental” to reform would effectively mean that Rajat Bose said the Centre has differences. He added that businesses government’s decision to in the stamp duty in the past, egy of consolidating public the nature of governance and the cess would continue put the onus on the states to Goyal said the business can play the role of a bridge to reduce the stamp duty to two it has only led to an increase in sector banks, saying lenders risk management of all the beyond five years of the GST borrow funds with due facil- council meeting is a good help resolve the issues “amica- per cent till December. revenue in the government with large balance sheets will be banks going forward. rollout. itation from the Centre. forum to discuss concerns and bly and quickly”. The State Government on treasury.
BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11609.30 11617.35 11540.60 11559.25 9.65 Script Open High Low LTP COALINDIA 143.20 143.20 140.00 140.55 CANFINHOME 395.00 402.80 369.70 380.85 TATACOFFEE 117.75 119.50 116.65 117.40 MINDACORP 82.85 82.90 80.35 80.70 INDUSINDBK 572.40 619.75 572.00 604.70 37.05 INDUSINDBK 573.65 619.85 572.00 605.55 BEL 111.85 112.65 109.85 110.30 AJANTPHARM 1615.10 1618.00 1582.00 1582.00 WELCORP 115.50 117.25 112.80 115.70 BAYERCROP 6213.85 6213.85 6060.05 6092.35 M&M 619.15 639.30 615.60 638.95 25.60 TATAMOTORS 139.85 146.80 139.35 144.35 CUB 136.60 142.95 135.50 138.65 SOUTHBANK 7.46 7.67 7.42 7.49 INOXLEISUR 292.65 299.00 292.20 294.05 3MINDIA 21024.80 21510.90 20850.65 20864.15 TATAMOTORS 140.10 146.85 139.30 143.55 5.65 RELIANCE 2146.25 2148.50 2103.75 2111.70 SUNTV 490.00 494.15 480.15 481.50 PRESTIGE 241.75 265.00 241.75 259.80 ABB 980.00 984.00 961.65 973.55 RAMCOCEM 731.10 732.75 710.00 712.15 SBIN 210.50 216.50 210.50 216.00 6.15 SBIN 210.10 216.60 210.10 215.75 ONGC 81.70 81.80 80.05 80.20 VGUARD 179.50 182.60 176.00 176.40 PERSISTENT 1072.00 1076.05 1044.90 1049.95 MOTILALOFS* 706.00 715.00 701.70 705.00 GRASIM 670.15 688.00 667.00 685.00 17.80 DLF 162.70 180.10 160.80 175.95 INDIGO 1178.00 1190.00 1169.65 1185.05 COROMANDEL 806.00 810.55 790.05 801.80 SYNGENE 491.70 496.95 483.45 489.35 KEC 332.70 336.60 330.50 334.30 HDFC 1832.00 1883.00 1830.00 1863.00 47.00 PEL 1460.00 1534.95 1440.65 1523.20 TECHM 733.00 746.00 733.00 735.25 CENTURYPLY 149.75 159.35 149.75 158.55 SPARC 182.00 184.30 181.05 182.55 BASF 1628.00 1638.50 1580.00 1595.00 SUNPHARMA 528.95 537.00 524.40 537.00 11.85 BANDHANBNK 303.40 315.00 302.60 310.85 PARAGMILK 119.00 120.70 115.80 117.45 SHREECEM 21700.00 21705.50 21471.05 21564.10 GALAXYSURF 1885.00 1895.00 1850.00 1853.30 AXISBANK 464.00 474.50 464.00 473.15 9.80 BAJFINANCE 3652.05 3684.00 3598.00 3631.75 FSL 67.30 67.30 62.85 63.60 ABFRL 149.50 152.10 145.40 146.40 VARROC 342.00 342.00 331.75 332.05 MARUTI 7043.00 7127.70 6960.80 7113.20 104.55 IDEA 8.88 8.96 8.74 8.88 BOSCHLTD 14350.00 14420.40 14076.25 14138.55 NAUKRI 3251.10 3304.45 3251.10 3285.50 PRSMJOHNSN 55.15 60.70 55.10 58.20 CIPLA 750.80 764.00 749.95 758.90 10.90 ICICIBANK 391.00 397.40 388.20 392.45 AMBUJACEM 221.00 223.55 220.30 222.00 IEX 193.00 193.00 188.15 191.35 KPITTECH 89.15 95.70 88.80 89.90 LT 975.25 980.00 965.30 979.90 10.95 ZEEL 211.10 216.60 205.15 209.65 VSTIND 3640.00 3800.00 3464.15 3490.65 LINDEINDIA 765.45 774.55 749.60 757.10 SONATSOFTW 329.00 329.00 321.00 321.80 ICICIBANK 389.95 397.45 387.60 392.85 3.50 RBLBANK 203.10 207.95 197.85 202.55 SUNTECK 268.00 294.90 268.00 275.85 IFBIND 513.85 523.25 507.05 512.00 PNCINFRA 176.95 176.95 168.40 168.95 JSWSTEEL 285.35 290.75 283.80 288.55 2.35 AXISBANK 464.10 474.50 464.00 473.05 CGCL 227.00 235.00 221.70 225.00 ENGINERSIN 70.80 71.35 70.15 70.55 DALBHARAT* 741.00 759.00 737.80 739.50 BPCL 411.60 418.45 409.50 413.20 3.10 HINDUNILVR 2188.00 2188.00 2165.65 2173.40 INDIAMART 3711.00 3778.00 3517.00 3685.75 DBL 408.00 408.00 393.00 396.20 VAIBHAVGBL 1820.00 1830.00 1766.35 1790.00 ASIANPAINT 1980.90 2009.00 1970.05 1986.25 14.85 HDFC 1834.00 1882.95 1830.05 1862.75 QUESS 379.60 394.00 379.50 387.85 DEEPAKFERT 181.55 182.95 175.55 177.60 JKLAKSHMI 281.50 283.50 277.15 279.50 HDFCLIFE 594.20 600.00 591.15 596.10 4.05 SRTRANSFIN 735.00 748.00 717.00 720.20 PHILIPCARB 125.00 127.00 122.65 123.30 AMBER 1830.00 1840.50 1785.25 1808.60 HEIDELBERG 199.45 199.55 195.10 195.90 HINDALCO 193.50 195.65 192.60 194.80 1.30 HAL 1045.25 1065.65 1008.05 1010.95 MARICO 370.35 375.30 369.55 374.55 TV18BRDCST 34.65 34.75 33.85 34.00 HINDCOPPER 39.00 39.05 37.65 38.00 UPL 493.05 500.00 492.50 496.80 3.25 BHARTIARTL 514.80 518.40 508.80 511.00 RALLIS 330.00 330.00 312.90 316.50 NHPC 22.30 22.70 22.15 22.45 LEMONTREE 31.85 31.85 29.55 30.00 TATASTEEL 425.50 430.20 423.00 427.40 2.40 MARUTI 7010.00 7126.85 6962.40 7104.35 JUBILANT 852.65 856.05 830.25 833.65 GLAXO 1609.00 1628.90 1588.00 1596.45 ITDC 237.65 255.70 237.45 246.00 TECHM 735.00 746.35 732.45 736.00 3.15 TATAELXSI 1090.00 1208.75 1090.00 1151.50 VRLLOG 178.60 187.00 176.90 180.25 THERMAX 804.90 814.70 775.30 781.60 GHCL 170.00 170.85 164.20 167.05 TITAN 1140.00 1148.50 1127.00 1138.70 4.50 TCS 2261.05 2287.00 2242.35 2247.90 GICRE 155.90 160.80 154.10 157.45 COCHINSHIP 363.00 371.40 363.00 365.05 AIAENG 1840.70 1873.30 1825.00 1825.00 WIPRO 273.00 275.20 271.50 272.90 0.85 INFY 960.00 960.55 945.10 946.40 DCBBANK 93.50 93.55 90.55 90.85 TCNSBRANDS 421.00 468.00 420.00 443.25 TIINDIA 633.90 637.00 626.20 627.85 POWERGRID 186.90 187.65 184.70 185.85 0.50 IBULHSGFIN 222.25 223.90 215.10 219.35 AUBANK 736.00 742.10 728.40 728.65 RVNL 22.00 22.20 21.75 21.85 JSL 53.00 53.00 49.30 49.35 INFY 960.00 960.95 945.20 950.50 -0.30 GODREJPROP 884.00 934.90 874.60 909.95 BIRLACORPN 644.95 647.00 635.00 637.45 NIACL 120.50 122.05 118.55 119.25 SUMICHEM 290.05 290.05 283.10 284.70 NTPC 103.20 103.90 102.00 102.70 -0.10 CEATLTD 959.00 959.45 928.00 934.60 EDELWEISS 83.25 85.00 81.65 83.85 JSLHISAR 105.60 106.70 100.75 102.00 JAMNAAUTO 44.95 44.95 43.40 43.40 DRREDDY 4442.40 4468.30 4417.00 4429.50 -5.25 CENTURYTEX 342.65 384.60 342.60 374.80 APLLTD 990.80 1024.45 990.80 1001.65 MAHSCOOTER 3292.20 3292.20 3151.00 3169.90 CENTRALBK 17.75 18.15 17.60 17.75 HCLTECH 713.55 720.00 706.50 711.90 -0.90 EICHERMOT 2250.40 2255.00 2215.50 2236.20 EQUITAS 55.25 57.15 55.25 55.90 ASHOKA 77.70 77.75 75.20 75.35 CARBORUNIV 275.50 281.65 273.45 274.90 BRITANNIA 3840.00 3853.35 3810.00 3820.00 -9.25 HDFCBANK 1128.00 1129.65 1106.10 1111.95 SIEMENS 1237.70 1244.45 1212.30 1214.95 MEGH 77.50 77.50 74.85 75.20 GRSE 218.00 219.35 212.25 212.70 TCS 2266.00 2287.35 2241.75 2248.15 -5.35 ITC 198.00 198.95 194.00 194.20 KEI 401.95 413.55 393.05 406.05 INDOSTAR 330.00 332.00 301.95 305.90 LUXIND 1363.90 1378.00 1352.00 1363.75 INFRATEL 202.00 202.60 198.25 200.00 -0.50 GLENMARK 488.00 506.25 487.70 497.65 ICICIPRULI 449.50 452.80 447.00 449.05 MPHASIS 1200.00 1204.75 1166.30 1193.75 UJJIVANSFB 37.00 37.45 36.20 36.60 BAJFINANCE 3656.95 3668.40 3596.40 3636.00 -9.55 FRETAIL 125.55 133.70 120.60 130.15 CADILAHC 389.50 395.90 388.15 389.15 SBILIFE 840.00 845.85 835.50 842.05 TRIDENT 6.75 6.75 6.67 6.71 FINOLEXIND 518.00 518.00 508.70 510.00 NESTLEIND 16235.00 16240.30 16085.00 16144.00 -46.05 JINDALSTEL 223.15 224.50 213.40 216.35 CONCOR 393.75 397.20 391.60 395.25 GILLETTE 5612.55 5752.60 5600.50 5650.00 IPCALAB 2029.15 2036.00 2008.00 2014.75 NH 338.55 340.35 329.00 329.35 HINDUNILVR 2182.10 2188.00 2165.00 2176.05 -6.75 ADANIENT 285.25 297.70 275.00 287.15 BLISSGVS 158.15 163.00 156.65 157.45 DHANUKA 875.60 884.60 846.30 854.00 JKTYRE 63.00 63.70 62.30 62.65 SCI 63.80 63.80 61.95 62.15 ITC 198.50 198.90 193.90 194.35 -0.60 STAR 612.65 653.05 609.50 642.75 CHOLAFIN 247.00 247.85 239.50 240.75 GAIL 100.00 100.50 99.00 99.20 PGHL 5100.00 5148.95 4950.00 4967.85 HAWKINCOOK 4901.00 4947.95 4900.00 4918.00 EICHERMOT 2249.75 2255.00 2215.00 2240.00 -8.85 LAURUSLABS 1150.30 1219.05 1144.00 1191.55 CANBK 106.30 107.70 105.00 105.50 LAOPALA 244.35 244.75 229.20 229.40 SWSOLAR 278.00 279.20 271.00 273.00 ASTERDM 144.45 147.40 142.30 143.00 BAJAJFINSV 6604.95 6604.95 6487.50 6535.95 -28.45 KOTAKBANK 1437.05 1445.00 1411.80 1419.90 IIFL 91.20 98.85 90.40 92.95 GSPL 220.20 223.65 215.15 218.10 SKFINDIA 1675.00 1688.00 1650.90 1664.60 FLUOROCHEM 535.00 537.00 520.00 525.45 HDFCBANK 1125.80 1129.90 1106.25 1113.55 -4.90 DIVISLAB 3160.00 3278.40 3160.00 3269.45 JAGRAN 42.00 44.20 41.25 42.95 GNFC 223.50 223.50 214.00 218.95 KTKBANK 49.70 49.70 47.30 47.95 BALMLAWRIE 120.50 121.30 118.45 119.20 BHARTIARTL 514.40 518.50 508.00 512.20 -2.30 HEROMOTOCO 3160.00 3160.00 3108.00 3141.15 NTPC 104.00 104.00 102.00 102.55 ENDURANCE 1165.00 1175.45 1085.00 1092.50 SANOFI 8799.95 8873.75 8674.80 8676.05 SPANDANA 623.35 625.30 607.00 611.00 GAIL 100.60 100.60 99.00 99.30 -0.55 IGL 411.00 417.40 402.95 406.90 JAICORPLTD 100.20 103.90 99.50 100.05 IRB 130.80 131.80 129.00 129.00 TAKE 57.70 59.25 56.65 57.05 SUPREMEIND 1357.55 1358.90 1326.00 1347.35 SHREECEM 21710.65 21753.30 21460.00 21584.00 -126.65 APOLLOTYRE 133.35 138.95 132.90 135.30 INTELLECT 181.75 192.30 177.75 192.30 HAVELLS 653.90 657.05 648.85 652.45 HIMATSEIDE 93.25 93.25 88.20 89.25 TATAMETALI 578.45 582.20 566.15 567.00 ULTRACEMCO 4096.00 4116.55 4025.80 4055.10 -24.55 MUTHOOTFIN 1215.00 1227.00 1191.00 1196.40 INFRATEL 201.00 202.30 198.30 200.10 VINATIORGA 1100.00 1140.00 1081.10 1084.25 AAVAS 1545.85 1562.15 1509.55 1516.00 SUPRAJIT 193.80 194.25 188.05 189.60 IOC 88.15 88.40 87.05 87.30 -0.60 LT 973.15 979.85 965.60 975.45 FEDERALBNK 57.00 57.25 56.00 56.10 NOCIL 136.40 136.65 131.25 132.05 GMDCLTD 51.80 52.00 49.90 50.20 REDINGTON 118.00 119.10 116.10 116.15 HEROMOTOCO 3159.00 3170.00 3107.50 3136.00 -24.75 TATAPOWER 63.00 63.30 61.40 61.60 ATUL 5999.50 6360.00 5916.40 6360.00 BALKRISIND 1404.45 1406.05 1371.75 1380.00 ECLERX 777.00 809.50 765.50 785.85 KAJARIACER 484.95 484.95 460.65 460.65 ADANIPORTS 356.00 357.45 349.55 351.45 -2.80 CIPLA 749.65 763.70 749.65 756.05 ALKYLAMINE 3510.00 3550.00 3350.00 3431.00 MRF 59715.00 59715.00 59125.00 59350.00 GESHIP 275.05 283.00 272.95 278.25 AKZOINDIA 2144.35 2190.00 2097.95 2180.00 KOTAKBANK 1441.00 1445.85 1411.55 1424.10 -12.60 HINDPETRO 209.60 211.00 207.65 208.45 BIOCON 395.00 397.05 390.50 391.05 DABUR 498.95 498.95 491.40 492.95 JYOTHYLAB 150.20 150.85 146.25 147.25 JCHAC 2380.00 2416.65 2278.60 2282.00 COALINDIA 142.70 143.25 140.00 140.65 -1.30 BEML 704.95 709.95 693.10 694.60 MGL 1014.00 1016.20 990.00 992.85 PAGEIND 20330.00 20352.95 19981.75 20124.20 OIL 97.25 98.10 97.25 97.90 DBCORP 79.55 83.00 79.50 80.45 ZEEL 211.50 216.50 205.10 209.25 -2.25 ULTRACEMCO 4060.00 4115.00 4027.55 4049.60 BLUESTARCO 631.90 722.95 623.45 678.15 ALKEM 2824.00 2894.95 2824.00 2873.75 LTTS 1554.75 1562.00 1530.40 1541.55 IOB 10.86 11.04 10.86 10.90 BAJAJ-AUTO 3082.20 3088.75 3025.20 3042.00 -40.20 M&MFIN 144.60 145.45 140.35 140.90 GODREJCP 682.90 688.45 677.00 678.50 ISEC 500.20 502.35 488.65 492.15 SHOPERSTOP 197.75 197.75 187.10 189.45 FORTIS 135.85 137.55 135.10 135.45 ONGC 81.80 81.95 80.00 80.30 -1.10 DRREDDY 4437.75 4465.35 4418.00 4429.05 GUJALKALI 346.90 377.00 341.45 369.50 ZYDUSWELL 1728.00 1805.00 1709.80 1715.00 FINCABLES 302.50 306.00 294.95 294.95 KPRMILL 576.25 578.55 565.00 570.45 RELIANCE 2148.00 2150.00 2103.25 2108.45 -28.85 M&M 622.50 639.00 616.25 636.50 MANAPPURAM 158.20 159.25 155.00 155.30 CUMMINSIND 473.60 477.50 468.10 469.25 TNPL 128.75 128.80 124.00 125.55 JTEKTINDIA 88.00 90.00 86.90 88.35 AUROPHARMA 863.40 886.40 863.40 876.20 VOLTAS 650.00 669.20 650.00 664.35 AARTIIND 1139.00 1139.00 1104.00 1127.75 WESTLIFE 376.40 381.45 368.60 371.85 IFCI 7.20 7.36 7.20 7.24 TATASTEEL 425.10 430.20 423.10 426.85 IDFCFIRSTB 32.70 32.80 31.75 31.90 COFORGE 1953.60 1966.10 1933.15 1945.75 THYROCARE 765.65 774.55 751.10 754.00 SOLARINDS 1155.10 1187.95 1148.95 1165.00 IOC 88.00 88.40 87.10 87.25 RAYMOND 302.30 308.80 298.40 304.45 RECLTD 111.80 113.25 110.55 110.80 JBCHEPHARM 793.20 803.60 792.50 793.00 DCAL 190.80 193.80 188.15 193.80 PVR 1340.00 1356.15 1325.10 1335.90 NESTLEIND 16190.00 16320.00 16095.00 16111.35 BAJAJHLDNG 2795.50 2865.40 2766.00 2853.70 JMFINANCIL 85.00 85.00 81.50 81.75 LAXMIMACH 3352.95 3390.00 3335.00 3337.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE JUBLFOOD 2088.00 2215.30 2076.50 2174.40 PTC 61.40 62.20 61.00 61.60 RELAXO 640.70 647.00 636.00 639.70 GUJGAS 327.70 327.70 323.30 326.15 CRISIL 1904.40 1909.00 1842.00 1842.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 27973.00 28050.05 27895.95 27935.55 116.95 TATAMTRDVR 54.10 57.20 52.30 55.30 LTI 2479.00 2530.00 2455.00 2500.00 ADVENZYMES 233.70 233.70 223.05 224.05 SUDARSCHEM 467.05 474.40 464.00 468.65 INDOCO 250.95 250.95 242.30 244.40 HEXAWARE 418.10 429.55 415.45 419.20 SOBHA 257.40 274.70 257.40 272.35 PHOENIXLTD 655.60 659.80 641.00 644.75 BRIGADE 173.45 184.30 173.00 180.40 GODREJIND 432.00 440.00 430.20 434.30 DLF 161.95 181.85 160.80 175.15 15.15 ASHOKLEY 71.55 73.60 71.35 72.50 APOLLOHOSP 1650.20 1679.45 1639.00 1649.45 NAVINFLUOR 2170.00 2170.00 2052.00 2101.75 HSCL 58.90 58.90 56.20 56.80 KRBL 292.00 292.00 282.95 283.40 PEL 1464.00 1535.45 1440.00 1526.70 93.70 ASIANPAINT 1976.50 2008.40 1970.35 1985.60 ADANIGREEN 429.45 442.50 425.00 432.20 ABCAPITAL 65.95 66.40 64.15 64.35 RITES 255.20 258.30 253.50 257.50 OMAXE 75.60 75.60 73.50 74.40 HINDZINC 227.60 239.35 227.20 236.50 10.50 L&TFH 72.60 73.10 70.75 71.05 GREAVESCOT 83.85 90.35 83.75 88.40 ADANITRANS 285.00 287.10 276.40 277.60 DCMSHRIRAM 396.90 408.75 388.95 392.35 GDL 90.50 95.30 90.25 93.45 BANDHANBNK 303.20 315.00 302.40 310.65 12.60 LUPIN 982.55 994.30 976.00 984.50 UBL 1065.00 1065.15 1041.15 1045.70 JSWENERGY 56.80 57.00 55.00 55.90 UNIONBANK 30.65 31.00 30.50 30.55 ORIENTCEM 71.40 71.90 69.20 69.50 BAJAJHLDNG 2800.00 2867.95 2760.00 2850.00 91.75 REPCOHOME 177.40 177.75 170.45 177.75 BAJAJELEC 539.00 541.95 521.40 525.65 SPICEJET 52.45 52.70 51.70 52.00 SJVN 24.60 26.40 24.20 25.85 VBL 770.70 772.45 755.20 756.30 GICRE 154.80 160.95 153.70 157.55 4.25 LICHSGFIN 302.00 304.90 298.95 303.85 SRF 4289.80 4321.05 4226.70 4238.65 BLUEDART 2213.00 2249.90 2158.00 2192.30 CSBBANK 230.90 236.60 227.50 231.75 MRPL 34.25 34.30 33.80 33.85 DIVISLAB 3200.00 3278.00 3185.00 3270.00 73.20 MFSL 615.10 641.90 597.65 603.50 NATIONALUM 37.85 38.60 36.90 37.10 INDIANB 65.35 66.65 65.30 65.75 TATACOMM 850.05 896.15 850.05 880.00 INFIBEAM 76.85 77.10 75.45 76.85 INDIGO 1180.00 1190.40 1169.40 1190.00 14.60 BATAINDIA 1320.00 1359.20 1317.80 1354.05 OFSS 3057.25 3190.00 3041.00 3051.20 MAHINDCIE 151.00 151.90 147.00 148.00 TCIEXP 861.65 867.75 832.95 833.00 AUROPHARMA 868.95 886.00 866.00 878.05 10.15 WIPRO 273.00 275.20 271.20 271.90 BDL 423.00 429.15 410.45 412.70 FINEORG 2740.25 2829.00 2702.60 2755.95 MASFIN 820.00 845.00 799.00 811.30 HDFCAMC 2484.00 2509.00 2460.15 2498.15 27.15 BHEL 40.00 40.85 39.05 39.25 POWERGRID 187.35 187.50 184.70 185.65 IRCON 95.00 96.00 94.10 94.20 JKCEMENT 1515.00 1520.00 1484.10 1511.00 MARICO 371.40 375.45 369.55 374.25 4.05 DEEPAKNI 749.00 774.80 731.70 762.15 GRAPHITE 203.00 213.35 199.00 206.80 ITI 137.15 138.75 135.40 135.95 MMTC 19.95 20.00 19.60 19.70 NMDC 96.20 97.60 95.40 97.25 1.05 GODFRYPHLP 1070.15 1090.00 1010.40 1032.60 WOCKPHARMA 326.00 335.00 324.10 328.00 SWANENERGY 132.85 134.90 131.20 134.25 ZENSARTECH 179.40 182.40 176.80 177.50 ICICIGI 1268.00 1279.20 1263.20 1278.00 13.75 AVANTI 563.90 587.35 543.00 555.25 TATACONSUM 553.00 553.65 543.65 545.00 GMM 5980.00 6108.85 5860.00 5882.00 ORIENTELEC 203.20 207.55 201.15 203.60 NAUKRI 3275.00 3310.00 3251.05 3285.00 33.80 BRITANNIA 3829.10 3854.80 3811.15 3826.95 TITAN 1140.00 1148.05 1127.30 1139.75 ADANIPOWER 40.20 40.55 39.30 39.30 FORCEMOT 1083.75 1088.50 1057.15 1060.75 NHPC 22.30 22.70 22.15 22.40 0.20 AFFLE 3016.00 3083.00 2796.20 2796.20 EIHOTEL 89.65 93.90 87.75 91.80 EIDPARRY 289.60 296.50 286.40 291.20 TATAINVEST 840.75 852.75 835.70 841.70 MOTHERSUMI 117.45 118.70 116.30 117.40 0.75 PNBHOUSING 285.00 308.90 284.50 297.95 NCC 36.40 37.25 36.00 36.40 HONAUT 35930.95 36237.25 34700.00 34929.90 UCOBANK 13.93 14.06 13.85 13.87 ABBOTINDIA 17250.00 17332.00 17006.00 17045.00 101.00 GRASIM 670.00 687.80 667.90 684.75 DISHTV 11.40 12.02 11.05 12.02 RAJESHEXPO 475.00 477.60 472.10 474.00 SOMANYCERA 173.00 174.70 165.65 167.05 AMBUJACEM 222.00 223.70 220.20 221.95 1.10 SBICARD 827.50 831.55 812.10 818.80 BERGEPAINT 564.25 569.40 559.55 562.15 SHK 90.95 90.95 86.50 86.75 GPPL 86.15 86.15 81.10 84.15 SBILIFE 843.95 845.80 835.10 843.20 4.00 SUNPHARMA* 527.10 536.90 524.55 532.90 IDBI 41.65 42.15 41.00 41.25 FDC 328.00 340.00 327.95 336.15 LALPATHLAB 1849.00 1859.20 1845.40 1854.35 LUPIN 978.75 994.50 975.25 983.00 4.25 BHARATFORG 500.60 519.15 498.75 510.65 AMARAJABAT 743.00 745.60 737.10 740.20 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Paracel ! ing visa restrictions on People’s In addition, the US China Sea, destabilizing the Beijing in its global ‘One Belt uphold freedom of the seas in the military in the disputed Islands fall in the disputed L ! Republic of China (PRC) indi- Department of Commerce has region, trampling on the sov- One Road’ strategy. a manner consistent with the region amid aerial reconnais- part of the South China Sea. ,&! $(M viduals responsible for, or com- added 24 PRC state-owned ereign rights of its neighbors, The US said that the international law. sance by US spy planes. 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Since 2013, the PRC Department said, led the across the world. and emphasised that the US progress in militarising its Union towards the end of the !& ,,, has used its state-owned enter- destructive dredging of the “The PRC must not be was prepared to take firm man-made islands in the past Cold War. When the US with- $) $ &9)" <6 prises to dredge and reclaim PRC’s South China Sea out- allowed to use CCCC and action to oppose Beijing’s cam- few years, which it says it has drew from the treaty last year, $,& more than 3,000 acres on dis- posts and is also one of the other state-owned enterprises paign of bullying,” Pompeo the right to defend. it cited China’s deployment of $""! " puted features in the South leading contractors used by as weapons to impose an added. Beijing claims sovereignty such weapons as justification, , ) & "&#)," over all of the SCS. But the report said. $$ &$( Vietnam, Malaysia, the The DF-26 has a range of $) ,& 0 6" 6# Philippines, Brunei and Taiwan 4,000 kilometres and can be $&$)$ $ % % 3D& "7 77 have counterclaims. In the East used in nuclear or conventional $, $ ( Beijing: China’s foreign min- China Sea, China has territor- strikes against ground and "$! $ istry said on Thursday that it ial disputes with Japan. The SCS naval targets. The DF-21 has a $ was unjust for the United // in 90 days. TikTok thanked Mayer. hundreds of millions of users and East China Sea are stated range of around 1,800 kilome- ,$!!&$ , States to impose sanctions on “I have done significant “We appreciate that the globally. to be rich in minerals, oil and tres, with the state media $&$ , Chinese companies involved ikTok CEO Kevin Mayer reflection on what the corpo- political dynamics of the last But its Chinese ownership other natural resources. They describing it the most advanced !$& ! $" in construction in the South Tresigned on Thursday amid rate structural changes will few months have significantly has raised concerns about are also vital to global trade. in the series, and the DF-21D, 9 ,$&" !( China Sea as these activities U.S. pressure for its Chinese require, and what it means for changed what the scope of potential censorship of videos, China launched two mis- as the world’s first anti-ship bal- were happening on China’s owner to sell the popular video the global role I signed up for,” Kevin’s role would be going for- including those critical siles, including an “aircraft-car- listic missile. own territory. Ministry app, which the White House he said in the letter. “Against ward, and fully respect his of the Chinese Government, rier killer”, into the SCS on The missile launch was spokesman Zhao Lijian made says is a security risk. this backdrop, and as we expect decision,” the company said in and the risk Beijing may access Wednesday morning, a day aimed at improving China’s '* , the comments at a daily news In a letter to employees, to reach a resolution very soon, a statement. user data. after US U-2 spy plane entered ability to deny other forces $ "& ! ,$) briefing in Beijing. The US on Mayer said that his decision to it is with a heavy heart that I ByteDance launched Earlier this month, Trump a no-fly zone during a Chinese access to the SCS, the report !$!& ! Wednesday blacklisted 24 leave comes after the “political wanted to let you all know that TikTok in 2017, then bought ordered a sweeping but unspec- live-fire naval drill in the Bohai quoted sources as saying. “This !$ &$ Chinese companies and tar- environment has sharply I have decided to leave the Musical.ly, a video service pop- ified ban on dealings with the Sea off its north coast, Hong is China’s response to the # $&!" geted individuals it said were changed.” company.” Bytedance is cur- ular with teens in the U.S. and Chinese owners of consumer Kong-based South China potential risks brought by the , !$( part of construction and mil- His resignation follows rently in talks with Microsoft Europe, and combined the two. apps TikTok and WeChat as the Morning Post reported on increasingly frequent incoming 3& & $$ itary actions in the South President Donald Trump’s for the U.S. firm to buy TikTok’s A twin service, Douyin, is US heightens scrutiny of Thursday. One of the missiles, US warplanes and military $&! $ ") China Sea in its first such order to ban TikTok unless its U.S. operations. available for Chinese users. Chinese technology compa- a DF-26B, was launched from vessels in the SCS. China does- $ sanctions move against Beijing parent company, ByteDance, Mayer, a former Disney TikTok gained immense nies, citing concerns that they the north-western province of n’t want the neighbouring $ over the disputed strategic sells its U.S. operations executive, joined TikTok as popularity via its fun, goofy may pose a threat to national Qinghai, while the other, a DF- countries to misunderstand 9& $( $" waterway. to an American company with- CEO in May. videos and ease of use, and has security. 21D, (aircraft-carrier killer Beijing’s goals,” the report said. $ , $$ , !)#,,)3& " /+ * 0 1@)06 ;1< O$ ,$ ( ; 9 ./-" & # #)"% *@)& ' - 0;&0)#)&) ' 02@ #R &,"+6)," Geneva: The World Health NEW YORK: US health officials Organization’s chief for Europe , !$ 3 / to his appearance, the report said. " P - sparked criticism and confusion has warned COVID-19 is a Biden and Harris both railed after posting guidelines on coro- “tornado with a long tail” and Charikar (AP): The death toll emocratic Party’s Indian- against Trump’s leadership at 0 !7 ; "7# navirus testing from the White says increased case counts from two days of heavy flooding Dorigin vice presidential can- last week’s Democratic National House task force that run counter among young people could in northern and eastern didate Kamala Harris will deliv- Convention. Washington: The United States to what scientists say is necessary ultimately passed on to more Afghanistan rose to at least 150 er a speech on Thursday to “Donald Trump’s failure of will not allow Iran to obtain 3 Minister Sergey Lavrov will to control the pandemic. vulnerable older people and on Thursday, with scores more counter President Donald leadership has cost lives and nuclear weapon, Democratic chair a large-format meeting of The new guidance says it’s cause an uptick in deaths. injured as rescue crews searched Trump’s remarks at the livelihoods,” Harris, 55, the first vice-presidential nominee oreign Ministers of the BRICS Foreign Ministers, to be not necessary for people who Dr. Hans Kluge said for survivors beneath the mud Republican National Convention Indian-American and first Black Kamala Harris said on FBRICS bloc, including from held via videoconference, dur- have been in close contact with younger people are likely to and rubble of collapsed houses, after formally accepting the woman to be chosen as a vice- Wednesday, asserting that if India, will hold a virtual meet- ing which they will infected people, but don’t feel sick, come into closer contact with officials said. party’s presidential re-nomina- presidential candidate for a major voted to power, a Biden ing on September 4 during exchange views on topical to get tested. It was posted earli- the elderly as the weather cools Heavy rains, compounded tion. political party in the US, said last Administration will work with which they will focus on topi- international matters. #Russia er this week on the website of the in Europe. by mudslides, often threaten Harris will speak “on week. allies to strengthen the Obama- cal international issues and #China #Brazil #India Centers for Disease Control and “We don’t want to do remote areas of Afghanistan, President Trump’s failures to The Biden campaign is era nuclear deal with Tehran and discuss cooperation between #SouthAfrica,” Russian foreign Prevention. The CDC previous- unnecessary predictions, but where infrastructure is poor. contain Covid-19 and protect ramping up Harris’ activities fol- push back its other destabilizing the five countries, the Russian ministry said in a tweet. ly had advised local health this is definitely one of the Flash floods inundated the working families from the eco- lowing what was a largely well- actions. Training her gun at the foreign ministry announced “During the September 4 departments to test people who options: That at one point city of Charikar in northern nomic fallout” and the “Biden- received address last week, sched- Trump Administration on the on Thursday. meeting, #BRICS foreign min- have been within 6 feet of an there would be more hospital- Parwan province starting Harris plan to contain Covid-19 uling her for matter, the Indian-origin Senator The BRICS is the acronym isters will discuss cooperation infected person for more than 15 izations and an uptick in mor- Tuesday night. The Health and build a different path forward three virtual fundraisers, online said, “That nuclear deal, as we all coined for an association of five between the five countries minutes. tality,” he told reporters from Ministry said the local hospital in America,” The Hill quoted a discussions and publishing an op- know, blocked Iran’s pathways to major emerging national #Russia’s BRICS chairmanship Across the country, public Copenhagen, the WHO was partially destroyed and many press release from the ed discussing women’s right to a nuclear weapon and it was economies — Brazil, Russia, in 3 key areas: politics & secu- health experts called the change Europe headquarters. injured were being transferred to Democratic presidential nominee vote, the daily said. working, as was verified by inter- India, China, and South Africa. rity, economics & finance, bizarre. They noted that testing Kluge said 32 out of 55 the capital Kabul. Joe Biden’s campaign as saying. Democrats are hopeful that national inspectors and the US The grouping brings humanitarian ties,” it said in contacts of infected people is a state parties and territories in Powerful flood waters in the While Trump is planning to Harris will be able to successful- intelligence community. But together five major emerging another tweet. core element of public health WHO’s European region have mountainous province dislocat- give his speech from the South ly make the case Donald Trump withdrew from economies comprising 42 per The meeting, to be hosted efforts to keep outbreaks in seen a 14-day incidence rate ed thousands of large rocks that Lawn of the White House lawn, against a second term for Trump it...promising a better deal and a cent of the world’s population, by Russia, was scheduled to be check, and that a large percent- increase of more than 10 per caused major injuries and Harris’s remarks from while also appealing to Black cowed Iran, but instead Iran is having 23 per cent of the glob- held earlier but had to be age of infected people — the cent, calling that “definitely an destroyed entire homes, burying Washington DC will serve as the women and other voters of revving up its nuclear activity and al Gross Domestic Product. postponed due to the coron- CDC has said as many as 40% — uptick which is generalized in people under the rubble, officials Democratic Party’s main counter colour. becoming more provocative.” “On September 4, Foreign avirus pandemic. exhibit no symptoms. 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Christchurch (New Zealand): he clung to the leg of his father. and family members recount- speak at his sentencing. A his attack by stockpiling high- The white supremacist who After the sentence was ed the horror of that day and standby lawyer appointed by powered weapons and joining Paris (AP): A mother and her ing mask rules, hiring extra France’s prime minister slaughtered 51 worshippers at announced, survivors of the the trauma they continue to the court told the judge that shooting clubs, the judge said. three children scanned the teachers and building new desks promised Wednesday to do two New Zealand mosques shootings raised hands and feel. One of those who spoke Tarrant did not oppose the It appears that while trav- school supplies in a Paris super- en masse. While the US back-to- everything to get people back to was sentenced on Thursday to fists in celebration and greeted was Temel Atacocugu, who maximum sentence. elling in Europe you developed market, plucking out multicol- school saga has been politi- school and work. British Prime life in prison without the pos- supporters waving signs with survived being shot nine times The judge said Tarrant deep-seated radical views ored fountain pens, crisp note- cized and chaotic, with a hodge- Minister Boris Johnson called sibility of parole, the first time painted hearts and carrying during the attack at the Al Noor recently told a psychiatrist that regarding the migrant popula- books and plenty of masks. podge of fast-changing rules and reopening schools a moral duty, the maximum available sen- roses outside the court build- mosque. Atacocugu said he he now rejects his extremist tion of some Western countries, Despite resurgent coronavirus backlash against President and his government even threat- tence has been imposed. ing. felt relieved at the sentence. views and considers his attacks the judge said. Tarrant flew a infections, similar scenes are Donald Trump’s insistence on ened to fine parents who keep Judge Cameron Mander The March 2019 attacks “Finally we can breathe abhorrent and irrational. But drone over the Al Noor unfolding across Europe as a reopening, European govern- kids at home. said the crimes committed by targeting people praying at the freely, and we feel secure, and Mander said he was skeptical mosque and researched the new school year dawns. ments have faced less of an Italy’s health minister 29-year-old Australian Brenton Al Noor and Linwood mosques my kids feel secure,” Atacocugu Tarrant had abandoned his layout, according to prosecu- Virus or no virus, European uproar. abruptly shut down discos this Harrison Tarrant were so in Christchurch shocked New said. The justice system has ideology, especially considering tors. On the day of the attacks, authorities are determined to put And even though the virus month with one goal in mind to wicked that a lifetime in jail Zealand and prompted new locked up this ideology forev- that the gunman told police he drove to the mosques with children back into classrooms, to has invaded classrooms in recent reopen schools in September in could not begin to atone for laws banning the deadliest er. after the attacks he wished six guns, including two AR-15s. narrow the learning gaps days from Berlin to Seoul, and complete safety. As both a par- them. He said they had caused types of semi-automatic Tarrant pleaded guilty in he'd killed more people. You committed mass mur- between haves and have-nots some teachers and parents warn ent and a teacher, Mathieu enormous loss and hurt and weapons. They also prompted March to 51 counts of murder, Mander said Tarrant had der, the judge said. You slaugh- that deepened during lock- that their schools aren’t ready, Maillard has plenty to worry stemmed from a warped and global changes to social media 40 counts of attempted murder shown no empathy toward his tered unarmed and defenseless downs and to get their parents European leaders from the polit- about before French schools malignant ideology. protocols after the gunman and one count of terrorism, victims and remained detached people. You maimed, wound- back to work. ical left, right and center are reopen Tuesday. The number of Your actions were inhu- livestreamed his attack on reversing his earlier not guilty and self-centred. ed and crippled many others. Facing a jump in virus cases, sending an unusually consistent virus infections per 100,000 man, Mander said. You delib- Facebook. pleas. Tarrant arrived in New Your victims include the young authorities in France, Britain, message: Even in a pandemic, people has grown five-fold in erately killed a 3-year-old infant During the four-day sen- He fired his lawyers and Zealand in 2017, never sought and the old, men, women and Spain and elsewhere are impos- children are better off in class. France in the last month. by shooting him in the head as tencing hearing, 90 survivors told the judge he didn’t wish to work, and began planning for children. ' , ' - '
Washington (AP): Google’s ney general. fewer redactions than the orig- Twitter and other influential Another Google engineer Google can use to target ads. conceal their movements. documents reveal statements own engineers were troubled The files, unsealed late last inal. online services, the documents wrote, Indeed we aren’t very Those ads generated more than But the revisions didn’t from Google’s own engineers by the way the company secret- week, reveal that Google knew The same day the AP story show. good at explaining this to 130 billion in revenue last year deter Arizona Attorney that are in conflict with what ly tracked the movements of it had a massive problem on its was published, the company Some of Google’s own users.” alone. General Mark Brnovich from the company has been repre- people who didn’t want to be hands after an AP article pub- held what one unidentified engineers scolded the compa- Another concurred that Google is still fighting to opening an investigation that senting to the public,” followed until a 2018 lished in August 2018 email correspondent called an ny for misleading people about what the company was doing keep many of the exhibits and culminated in his suing Google Brnovich said in a Associated Press investigation explained how the company Oh S - meeting to discuss its how its location tracking set- was definitely confusing from key passages in the lawsuit three months ago. Wednesday statement. uncovered the shadowy sur- continued to track users' location tracking tools, accord- tings worked. I agree with the a user point of view. redacted on the grounds that The complaint accuses Google is seeking to dis- veillance, according to unsealed whereabouts even after they ing to the unsealed records in article,” one engineer wrote in The release of the emails is the contents contain confiden- Google of engaging in decep- miss the lawsuit, arguing that documents in a consumer had disabled the feature Google Arizona’s Maricopa County a particularly blunt assessment embarrassing for a company tial information. tive business practices that the Arizona law only applies to fraud case. called “location history”. Superior Court. after the AP story was pub- that tries to build trust with bil- After the AP article on duped Arizona consumers, and goods and services that charge The behind-the-scenes The released documents Google also began moni- lished. lions of users of free services location tracking came out two could potentially result in bil- consumers. That would exclude peek stems from a three- include internal Google emails toring public reaction to the AP “Location off should mean such as maps and online years ago, Google made lions of dollars of penalties if free services that draw upon the month-old lawsuit against and a fresh version of the story, including how it was location off, not except for search, which in turn provide changes to its privacy settings Brnovich prevails. tracking tools that are at the Google filed by Arizona’s attor- state’s civil complaint with trending across Facebook, this case or that case.” the personal information to make it easier for users to The recently unsealed heart of the lawsuit. ! "#$"%"% # "
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But the S-Cross is by cream here, too many gears is like $! far and away the most efficient choosing between six or seven !9& )M ( petrol-engine vehicle in its seg- different types of chocolate ice- ment as a result. creams. But I would rather have ,G$"& Now comes the part where I’ll that than just have vanilla, choco- $ $&,$$ have to share its issues — the late and strawberry. $ ! $ ! engine and the gearbox. All the Maybe I would not mind &,$! competing vehicles in this seg- fewer options of ice-cream if ment now offer turbocharged they were spectacular, but truth & !!( options, Hyundai-Kia’s 1.4 GDi be told you feel the lack of gear engine gives 140PS of power and options on this car. Both in the the Renault-Nissan 1.3 Turbo city and on high-speed roads. The '# )% churns out a mighty impressive kick-down can be a bit violent if * *# #& 156PS. Maruti’s experiment with you really demand overtaking small turbocharged petrol engines power and you tend to rev a bit ended when they withdrew the higher than you would like to. Baleno RS and its Boosterjet Sure for sedate driving maybe it 1 engine. Fair enough on that front, is enough, and the hybrid system " &$ ! all competing models also have will likely disguise the fuel inef- $ naturally aspirated engines. While ficiency of such a gearbox, but $ !$ Renault-Nissan does not give an this is partying like it is 1999. This $ !$ option an automatic on these car has a good ride and takes cor- variants, Hyundai-Kia offer their ners well, it has decent interiors "! "&$ 1.5 naturally aspirated petrol and I’d believe the manual would ! $) $ engine on the Creta and Seltos be great value. But this automat- 1@( with a CVT gearbox. If I was test- ic? A big no! $$& ach and every other street of diesel cars following the BS6 ing the manual, I would have With some manufacturers $$! Ecentral Delhi’s Lodhi Colony emissions standards coming into compared it against the Duster you would not get so critical, but are filled with India’s largest pub- ; +3 # + force. Another was the ‘10-year and Kicks. When it comes to the fact of the matter is that I hold !)&$ lic art display, the Lodhi Art lifetime’ on diesel vehicles in the price-points, the S-Cross auto- Maruti-Suzuki to a higher stan- $ $ ! &$ District. At a time when most 3 , =R , National Capital Region imposed matic actually does go up against dard. As a child of the 1990s, I $( museums and galleries are still by the Supreme Court. But there those two cars. While I feel the S- grew up driving my mother’s L,&$) shut due to the pandemic- ' ' -)6 is one more reason, that is the Cross is a better built car and han- Maruti van, then 800 and finally induced lockdown, it’s an amaz- increasing efficiency of extreme- dles better than either of those, I’ll Zen MPFi alongside my dad’s !!J ing place to go for a stroll or even - ly lean-burning petrol engines. stick to comparing naturally aspi- Gypsy and Esteem. My first G1@(D&G take your car for a photoshoot, Take this 1.5 litre K15 engine rated automatic variants. owned car was an Alto. I have !)M like I did with the refreshed at Nashik, the S-Cross had come diesels still account for half of all from Maruti. While roads around Against the Creta and Seltos held shares in the company for a ",( Maruti-Suzuki S-Cross. The area with a 1.6 diesel, which unfortu- sales in this segment with the the NCR are relatively high- CVT variants, the S-Cross is a lot few years now, and it has been one L G$, offers varied backgrounds. The S- nately didn’t last long and was Creta and Seltos which together speed, I managed over 15 kilome- cheaper. You can save around four of greatest wealth creators of the Cross, which is one of the best soon withdrawn. Just like every have 75 per cent of the market, tres per litre over a three-hour 100 lakh. It should be a no-brainer past two decades in this country !H looking products in the Maruti second Maruti car those days, it the S-Cross, Renault Duster and kilometer return drive between even if the S-Cross is slightly because it has the trust of the !!!( portfolio, felt perfectly at home was sold with ever so popular 1.3 Nissan Kicks are all petrol cars Gurugram and Noida stopping in down on power versus the Korean Indian car consumer. Yes, Suzuki G!, there. But one must wonder how DDiS diesel engine. As we know now as will the future Skoda and Delhi. The single biggest plus twins. Yet, the S-Cross has a Motor Corporation has some ) G$ is it refreshed car, now that it fea- Maruti-Suzuki announced that it Volkswagen products. Five years point on this car is its mild four-speed torque converter auto- technology limitations being a rel- 9")M & tures a petrol engine and an was withdrawing from selling ago, petrol variants accounted for hybrid system, which allows the matic gearbox. A four-speed auto- atively small manufacturer sur- automatic gearbox? diesel cars after the implementa- under 10 per cent of sales in this battery to fill in some torque matic gearbox in 2020. If I could rounded by giants, but this S- ( This car, on whose back tion of BS6 emission norms, segment. Today they have two- when required. It keeps the mod- use cuss words in this column I Cross feels like a cop-out. This car Maruti launched their premium there sales figures have sort of jus- thirds of the market. cons on while stopped in the traf- would, but really? Decent six- is a price warrior, but not out of Nexa sales network, is approxi- tified their decision. While the There are a few reasons for fic and the engine shuts off. speed torque converter gearbox- choice. It is a price warrior mately five years old. At its launch Korean Hyundai-Kia combine this, one was the higher price of Indeed, I am genuinely surprised es are available off the shelf and because it has to be one. ! "#$"%"% '
curated to seamlessly carry forward It requires no artificial preser- this original European legacy. vatives as the natural acidity pre- Here, we explore the new trends vents growth of pathogens in the in food and how consumers today loaves. are making their meal choices. It has a much lower Glycemic And hence, the newest that came to Index, balancing the blood sugar notice was the sourdough. Perhaps, levels and hence, being a great you’d have spotted it on social choice for those who are diabetic. media — sourdough loaves with The true art is in creating crisp, intricately-scored crusts and something that is complex, tender, expansive, holey interiors and won- nourishing with a touch of sweet- dered if you too could make this ness and a little sourness. Suchali’s kind of a bread. The transformation recipes include handcrafted, natu- of the dough into a light and airy rally-leavened sourdough breads, loaf is the chemistry in action, with which have a signature identity, feel Q # 2 . +' a good side of physics. High in and taste. The right temperatures nutrition, easy to digest and filling, for the dough to flourish are # #'" this bread has sustained humans ensured through the stone deck since the biblical times. However, oven that lends the steam for a deli- 3+ '3 * +'" the quest for lesser production cious crust. times and greater returns has Well, who knew that the blend 2 2# +', turned today’s breads a mere of basic ingredients like flour, water embodiment of yeast for a fast rise, and salt can come a long way in giv- , # " , extra salt to add flavour, added ing us such a healthy and nutritious enzymes, flour improvers, artificial loaf of sourdough, right? Even #'" + 3 -" preservatives and a list of other though prepping the sourdough, ingredients, none of which are hand-folding the dough and resting * ' * good for us. It’s time that people it, and the eventual baking process adopt the long-lasting benefits of could be draining and time-con- +', , #* switching from commercially suming, it’s also the most reward- processed breads to the natural ing processes. No two loaves are the # ' + ' " +', goodness of sourdough. same and everytime we are met Sadly, it seems not many peo- with the fresh aroma of a newly- +& $ of handmade fermentations along ple know why sourdough trumps all baked loaf, which brings us so much with oodles of affection. the other baked goods in the well- fulfillment and joy. -$)+ -# + '9 Being the real king of breads, being poker ring as well as playing Wondering now if you can the sourdough’s proverbial reign the flavour card best. Prepared prepare it too? Of course, you can! > dates back almost 15,000 years, with patience with only three ingre- For those who want to learn this from the remotest nooks and cran- dients — flour, water and salt — the age-old craft, it’s the start of a deeply n this self-isolation life, if bread nies to thriving metropolitan cities. bread is slowly fermented in the tra- rewarding journey. Your first few is rising, sourdough is soaring. Sourdough is the oldest form of ditional way without commercial loaves might not be perfect and IAlong with most essentials, leavened bread and as rightly put by yeast. The new food science reveals that’s the beauty of it. Just remem- flour has been amongst the first few Karl De Smedt, the curator of the its enormous nutritional benefits: ber, it will need time after sour- products to vanish from supermar- world’s only sourdough library in It’s a great source of pre-biotic dough is a natural leaven — a mix- ket shelves but for a good reason. Brussels, “Making sourdough is fibre, that is, food for our gut bac- ture of grains and liquid (usually In a sea of banana bread insta part art and part science!” teria. flour and water) inhabited by so- recipes, the most coveted isolation The founding duo, Suchali and It’s easy on the stomach for peo- called “wild” yeasts. Let its distinct- loaves across the globe seem to be Mitali from Suchali’s Artisan ple who have issues with gluten. The ly sour flavour seep in, which the great sourdough — a knobbly, Bakehouse, talks about the delight- longer the fermentation, the more comes from the little wonders textured variety of bread that ful art of preparing sourdough the gluten is broken down, making called lactobacilli or the “friendly requires a dash of patience, a touch through recipes that they have it easier to digest. bacteria.” 1 ; == !) $! H? '.*'@) ● $ , $H0B<& ● $)!9& ● H ● "& !$L $" $ "0 $ + !$MH0>@, ● .$$$$$H0"$ ● 4 "& ) ● $&)" , ' # > == ) ! )$!)$&, ● &!) !$! 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blending clout of Mughlai, Awadhi, filled with dry fruits. It is slightly till the next day remains Kacche Afghani, Rajput and other cultures. sweet, courtesy of the mewa gosht ki tikki, a traditional lamb patty Sadly, these recipes have and melts on seasoned with homemade spices. not been chronicled the Chef Suroor shared an interesting y the time we clocked the end and are thus lost anecdote behind this dish. In ear- of our dinner, Jonathon Gold’s over the years. It lier days, while on hunt, the Bremark, “You can’t fake hum- O!* '( ( !(& is a few chefs nawabs would cook mus. It is either on point or your and hotels meat by themselves grandmother goes home,” was inces- ( ; who are with whatever santly resonating in my mind. Only & $! & doing their spices they could instead of the Middle East, I was in best to revive get hold of. The the lap of Rampur cuisine, and in Rampuri cui- dish on the place of the hummus, I was fussing (& # sine. menu is reflec- over Baigan achari, which seemed #)$ + & If you find tive of that time, to be a proud favourite of masterchef ! ! ))& yourself at the meat is lightly Suroor Khan. Among our conver- Blooms restaurant, marinated and slightly sations about the place, nawabs, cre- + ? 1 (# ( Eros Hotel, Nehru raw. ating jobs for cooks from Rampur, &> ! # !' > Place, with a plate of Tar Chef Suroor’s Saans-e- he mentioned that their Baigan ! $ '#& Korma, one of the signature dum pulao is magnificent, a ies and capsicum is eclipsed by And even though Delhi is a hub of achari is somewhat of an indis- dishes and Mirch ka saalon traditional preparation of sweetening them and this might cultures, this cuisine has found putable force against all other brin- % ) $ which is lightly spiced and slight- Rampur, basmati rice, lamb seem the most uniquely created itself aloof and hidden in kitchens jal oriented dishes. It has small !)# ! ly tangy curry cooked in green and chicken prepared as a Yakhni desserts to someone who’s been liv- at home. The chefs want it to reach pieces of brinjal marinated and ! ( + chilli, just know that this is as pulao. And as you scrape through ing under the rock when it comes to as many people. Not only this, cooked in tangy gravy. I had never authentic as it can get. Quite liter- the spoonfuls, the dish becomes a to Rampuri food but you might also jobs are being created. Chefs from been more excited to try a vegetar- ! '#& ; ! #& ally though since chef Suroor sonnet of flavour, texture and want to try Gulatthi. It is their sig- Rampur are here, so there is expo- ian dish. *? ! & ! belongs to the lineage of royal tongue. Another hit on her tale were aroma. As both the chefs men- nature dessert, sweetened and sure and experience on both sides The menu is curated following (*# * ! cooks or khanasas of nawabs of Dahi ke kebab which are crumbed tioned, half the taste of the cuisine reduced milk, thickened with rice of the spectrum, the chefs and the an extensive hands-on research to )P Rampur. Taste is sacred in the city fried yogurt balls seasoned with is in its smell. The people who used and garnished with kernels and sil- diners. create dishes that are not only and uncompromised, believes chef Rampuri spices, a mixture of 35 to to find refuge in Rampur brought ver leaf. True to the chef’s words, it This experience of dining would eclectic but are on the same wave- Sudarshan. He said that the cuisine 40 spices. The food is flavourful for their own flavour to the kitchens is definitely not the sweetest. remain unparalleled, from the food length of authenticity that one is a nice combination in terms of one, no surprise there but it is also and it still remains diverse in taste. However, what it is not is something to the service to the bits of history would find in Rampur. Rampuri taste, texture and presentation. neutral and balanced in taste, so for- One of the desserts, with the to be missed on. of Rampur that was shared in con- cuisine is essentially a ‘courtly cui- Mewa mave ka shaami became tunately there won’t be the risk of most interesting name, Mirchi ka But why Rampur? Because versations, a few phrases would cer- sine’ that evolved along with its sul- another of my favourites, it is kebab hot flashes or hike in diabetes. halwa, needs an honorary mention. Rampuri cuisine has a taste but no tainly lack justice to an evening of tans and their taste buds. It is a made with condensed milk and One of my personal favourites The spice quotient of the green chill- name, is what chef Suroor shared. amiability and warmth. ! "#$"%"% + ( # < ;@ 0 $ , "& $ - &!!$& 3
New York: 2014 US Open runner- up Kei Nishikori on Wednesday said he tested negative for Covid-19 after having two positive tests but still decided to withdraw from the Grand Slam tournament that begins next week. Nishikori wrote on his mobile app that he is ready to “slowly” return to practice — but not pre- pared to compete in best-of-five-set matches. “After such a long break I feel that returning in a best of 5 long- match setting is not smart until I am fully ready to do so,” Nishikori’s post said. “It’s disappointing as I love the US Open and have great memories there. I will start on the clay. Thank “As a sport, tennis is collectively taking a you.” AP D. “We feel blessed to have pletely to the game,” said Bob. stance against racial inequality and social been able to play the game of “Our loyalty toward each other injustice that once again has been thrust to the WTA should consider a joint action ob and Mike Bryan, the doubles for so long. We are never wavered and we are forefront in the United States. The USTA, ATP that goes beyond a small group of play- Bmost successful men’s dou- grateful to have had the oppor- leaving professional tennis with Tour, and WTA have decided to recognize this ers. bles team in the history of ten- tunities in the beginning of the zero regrets. “We’ll miss the moment in time by pausing tournament play “I think real disruption, that’s nis, are bringing the curtain year to play and say our good- competition and camaraderie at the Western & Southern Open on Thursday, what makes change, and I think a lot down on their 22-year profes- byes to the fans.” amongst the players. We’ll also August 27,” the three oganizations said in a state- of real disruption is caused by affect- sional careers days ahead of the The Californian pair were miss the excitement of gearing ment on Wednesday. ing people in a monetary way and can US Open, the site of their the top-ranked doubles team in up for a big match and playing The Japanese star and last Top 10 seed in force some kind of change,” he said. major debut in 1995, the ATP the world for 438 weeks and for the roar of the fans.” the women’s bracket, joined professional ath- “I’m hoping at least we on the men’s said on Thursday. became the first team to clinch Mike claimed two more letes in basketball, baseball and football in tour as well as the women’s, we band The Bryans, 42, captured a a Career Golden Masters in Grand Slam titles with Jack demanding change after Jacob Blake was shot together and we show support.” professional era record 119 2014 with their Shanghai tri- Sock in 2018 after his brother by police. Osaka tweeted that as a Black All NBA and WNBA games, three titles together, including 16 umph which meant they had was sidelined with a hip injury. woman, she feels compelled to pull out of the Major League Baseball games and five Grand Slams, 39 ATP Masters won all nine ATP World Tour The Bryans will exit on a tournament to put a focus on police shooting of six Major League Soccer games were 1000s and the ATP Finals title Masters 1000 tournaments. winning note, having lifted Black people. “I don’t expect anything drastic called off Wednesday as athletes four times. “We feel it’s the right They also won Olympic the Delray Beach Open title in to happen with me not playing, but if I can get demanded racial justice. time to walk away,” said Mike. Gold at London 2012 and February before the season a conversation started in a majority white sport Osaka beat No 12 Anett Kontaveit “We’ve given over 20 years to were part of the US Davis Cup- was halted by the Covid-19 I consider that a step in the right direction,” 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon, the Tour, and we are now winning team in 2007. pandemic. Osaka tweeted. reaching the semifinals as the only Top looking forward to the next “We’re most proud of the They finish their careers “Watching the continued genocide of Black 10 player left in the bracket. She was chapter of our lives. way we devoted ourselves com- with a 1,108-359 team record. people at the hand of the police is honestly mak- scheduled to play No 14 Elise Mertens ing me sick to my stomach. in the semifinals before the disruption. “I’m exhausted of having a new hashtag pop And it is still unclear if Osaka will advanced in straight sets rout Germany’s Jan-Lennard by 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. up every few days and I’m extremely tired of reconsider her decision after organis- against Ons Jabeur. Struff 6-3, 6-1. The 33-year-old The other men’s semi-final ! D &7 8 &G , having this same conversation over and over ers suspended play for Thursday. The Serbian, who seeks a fourth US will see Greek fourth seed again. When will it ever be enough?” semi-finals will now be played on Open title and 18th Grand Stefanos Tsitsipas, who Her move quickly got support from others Friday, which is scheduled to be the In the men’s section, World Slam crown, advanced to a advanced down 5-6 when D. withdrew a few hours later in a call players on the tour. final day of the event. number one Novak Djokovic, semi-final against Spain’s American Reilly Opelka for racial justice, drawing quick sup- Sloane Stephens retweeted the message and Victoria Azarenka will play eighth- who launches his bid for a Roberto Bautista Agut, who retired, against Canada’s Milos ourth-seeded Naomi Osaka port from other players. added: “Say it louder! Proud of you.” seeded Johanna Konta in the other fourth US Open title and 18th upset defending champion Raonic, who defeated Serbian reached the semifinals of the Soon after, the whole tournament After reaching the semifinals late women’s semifinal. Konta beat Maria Grand Slam crown on Monday, Daniil Medvedev, last year’s US Filip Krajinovic 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), FWestern & Southern Open and was put on hold for a day. Wednesday, Milos Raonic said the ATP and Sakkari 6-4, 6-3 and Azarenka needed only 62 minutes to Open runner-up from Russia, 7-5. 4 $$ $ 4 ' * % ""! 3 . "2 *7 $ ngland will be without one Australian all- Eof its most explosive bats- rounder Daniel Sams will . D men for the upcoming T20 replace injured Jason Roy in series against Pakistan after Delhi Capitals squad for the ustralia limited-overs cap- Jason Roy was ruled out of all 13th edition of Indian Atain Aaron Finch has con- three matches because of a left Premier League. ceded that his Test career side strain. Left-arm pacer Sams is appears over, saying it is unre- The opener was hurt dur- part of the Australian squad alistic for him to play red ball ing practice at Old Trafford on which is currently in England cricket again. Tuesday, and a scan on and will be joining the IPL Finch, who is in England Wednesday revealed the injury. franchise after the series. for three ODIs and as many T20 Roy will remain with the His inclusion will games series, said he may not England squad and look to strengthen Delhi’s pace attack get enough first class games to recover in time for the white- as the 27-year-old Sydney stake claim for a spot in the ball series against Australia in we have in the squad, we don’t Thunder player was the high- Australian Test side. Southampton starting Sept 4 feel a need to pull anybody in,” est wicket-taker in the 2019- He though is keen to com- with the first of three T20s. Morgan said on a video call on 20 edition of KFC Big Bash pete in Test cricket one last time England captain Eoin Thursday. League. PNS before hanging his boots. Morgan said no player will “At the moment we don’t “In terms of red-ball crick- come in as a replacement for anticipate it being anything No players who were et, I don’t think it’s realistic to Roy ahead of the first T20 serious (for Roy) but we want involved in the recent Test play Test cricket again,” Finch against Pakistan on Friday. to give him every chance to be series against Pakistan will play was quoted as saying “Given that we have a lot of fit for Australia for both series, for England in the T20 games, cricket.Com.Au. “Just based on flexibility, particularly with our the T20s and 50-over. We will with the Test and white ball two things: the amount of allrounders in Joe Denly, see how he progresses over the squads being in different bio- opportunity to play four-day Moeen Ali and our batters that next three or four days.” secure bubbles. cricket and force a claim, I think, is going to be really lim- ited; and also the young batters coming through, there are some - D7 (" seriously good players in Australia, especially top-order batters.” Finch has played only calendar for the HSBC BWF #SyedModiInternational & five Tests in his career while he World Tour in 2020,” the world #IndiaOpen stand cancelled has featured in 126 ODIs and 61 he India Open Super 500 body said in a statement. for this year. The safety of play- T20Is. “The talent depth is Tand the Syed Modi “The TOTAL BWF ers & other stakeholders con- really, really strong at the International Super 300 tour- Thomas & Uber Cup Finals nected to the game is para- moment so I don’t think that’s naments were on Thursday 2020 in Aarhus, Denmark will mount.We hope to return in an opportunity to be honest,” he cancelled by the Badminton remain part of the internation- 2021,” the Badminton said. World Federation in its adjust- al tournament calendar and Association of India tweeted. ed calendar to salvage a season will proceed on the planned According to BWF’s adjust- thrown haywire by the Covid- dates of 3-11 October 2020. ed calender the Thomas and #$$ 19 pandemic. “All remaining HSBC Uber Cup Finals will be fol- The India Open, which BWF World Tour tournaments lowed by the BWF World Tour, was originally scheduled in on the calendar will no longer which will resume with a two- $$ March, was to be held from take place at the dates and week European leg in Odense, December 8 to 13 in New locations originally listed.” Denmark. N"$$"!O Delhi and Syed Modi was slat- The badminton season The two-week European ed for November 17 to 22 in has been on hold after the All leg will be followed by two New Delhi (PNS): Former Lucknow in the previously England Championship in Super 1000 tournaments in England spinner Monty Panesar revised calendar. March. Asia and the prestigious World praised James Anderson, who on “The Badminton World “...After weighing the con- Tour Finals. The locations of Tuesday became the first pacer in Federation (BWF) will imple- cerns of Covid pandemic it’s the three Asian tournaments history of red-ball cricket to take ment an adjusted tournament been decided that both are yet to be announced. 600 wickets, as he termed the 38- year-old as the ‘best fast bowler ever’. Speaking at SportsTiger’s & R show Cricket Talks, the Englishman said, “James Capitals this year, may find it nication. “I have opened Anderson has been brilliant. He difficult to find a slot in the top throughout my career and I has stayed injury free and has jinkya Rahane “enjoys order as Shikhar Dhawan and have enjoyed that. But (it is) always been hungry to take wick- Aopening” in the shortest Prithvi Shaw are set to open the completely up to the team man- ets. With this attitude he is the format but a packed Delhi batting with Shreyas Iyer, agement as to what role they best fast bowler ever now.” Capitals top-order could mean Shimron Hetmyer and Rishabh want to give me in the team. I He further added, “England a potential “finisher’s role” for Pant being next in line. Asked will 100 per cent do that,” the team would be thinking now India’s Test vice-captain which about his role in the team, 32-year-old told mediapersons how long they can keep him play- he is not averse to exploring Rahane said: “I don’t know. We on Thursday. So, does he think ing. He has a brilliant record in during the upcoming Indian have to wait and watch as we that a finisher’s role in T20 can English conditions and he is Premier League season in UAE. start our practice sessions, then work for him? The senior bats- averaging around just 21since the Rahane, who joined Delhi only we will have that commu- man said he is open to the idea. age of 36.”