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%% ,56 ,56 5 1# “Atmanirbhar Bharat”. Before 5 1# launching himself on the ‘self- itching for “self-reliance” reliance’ theme, the Prime hree of every four Covid- Pin every field, Prime Minister congratulated people T19 cases in Asia come from Minister Narendra Modi on on the range of festival across the India despite the country’s Sunday affirmed that toys be country saying how they are population of 135 crore being manufactured locally with the being played in the time of coro- less than one-third of the con- creative signature of Indian navirus pandemic. tinent’s population of 460 culture and tradition. “The kind of restraint being crore. With an eye obviously on practised across the country India’s record on testing is China, which is a big source of during this time is unprece- also dismal compared to other toys for Indian children, the PM dented, Ganeshotsav too is also Asian nations. On the yardstick said a toy can change the life of being celebrated online,” he said. of testing per million popula- a child and therefore a lot of This time around in his tions, India is way below most attention has been given on the address, the Prime Minister put Asian countries, in some cases “impact of toys on different great stress on manufacturing even 20 times less than its geo- aspects of children’s lives in the local toys bearing the stamp of graphical neighbours. country’s new education policy. Indian culture and tradition This is just the starting Modi said the global toy which could be used in the cre- point of analysing the pattern industry is of more than 7 lakh ative education of children. of the spread of coronavirus in crore rupees but regretted that “Toys should be such that Asia, and particularly in the India’s share in such a big indus- they bring out the childhood of Indian sub-continent com- try is very little. a child and also his or her cre- prising India, Pakistan, In the quest for the next ativity. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Google, Facebook and Twitter “In the National Education Nepal and Sri Lanka. coming from India, Modi on Policy, a lot of attention has Interestingly, as many as 23 Sunday talked about several been given on the impact of Asian countries have less than homegrown apps which were apps in different categories, he Indian forces, attracting very lit- Research on the Indian toys on different aspects of chil- 20,000 total cases. Seven of the recently awarded top prizes in said, asking listeners to famil- tle expenses for their upkeep. breed dogs is also being done by dren’s lives. Asian countries did not report the AatmaNirbhar Bharat App iarise themselves with these “Our security agencies are the Indian Council of Learning while playing, even a single case on Saturday. ! " $%& ' Innovation Challenge. The apps and to connect with them. also inducting these Indian Agriculture Research with the learning to make toys, visiting Asia reported 1,03,000 Prime Minister said the youth Addressing the nation in his breed dogs as part of their secu- aim to make them better and toy factories, all these have been new cases on Saturday where- still giving hiccups. They participated enthusiastically in monthly radio talk ‘Man Ki rity squad. In the recent past, more beneficial,” Modi said in made part of the curriculum,” as India alone contributed reported 3,834; 3,614 and 3,300 ./" " the challenge. He noted that Baat’, the Prime Minister re- Mudhol Hound dogs have been his talk in which he dominant- said Modi quoting poet 78,000 of them. Overall, Asia’s cases respectively on Saturday nearly two thirds of the entries emphasised his slogan ‘be vocal trained and inducted in the ly spelled-out need for an Rabindranath Tagore. caseload stood at 68,88,876 is whereas Iran recorded 1,901 12342 were made by the youth of tier- for local’ saying people should dog squad of the Army, CISF nearly double than of India’s cases. 2 and tier-3 cities. Awards have adopt Indian breed dogs who and NSG; Kombai dogs have total.The countries which did Incidentally, much has 22 been given to around two dozen have performed excellently in the been included by the CRPF. not report a single case on been said about how people of ) &R Saturday are Magnolia, these Asian countries have NEW DELHI: With the Cambodia, Brunei, Macao, higher immunity because of Centre allowing com- Timor Leste, Oman, and Laos. climatic condition and heavy mencement of Delhi Metro ( $)* * ,,-% .,, $ The Covid situation is use of anti-malaria drugs and train services from under complete control in vaccines over a period of time. September 7, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, The case of Pakistan is the Delhi Metro Rail $ Bhutan, Maldives, and several interesting. The country last Corporation (DMRC) has other countries whereas reported 1,000 plus cases — formulated a standard oper- +* Bangladesh is trying to put out 1,114 to be precise — on July ating procedure (SOP) for ,56 5 1# the fear of a second wave. 30. Since then in one month, mitigating people to people Pakistan reported 319 new their numbers of cases have contact. oon after Prime Minister cases on Saturday, Sri Lanka 6, steadily declined while India’s Passengers boarding Metro SNarendra Modi talked about Bhutan 11, Maldives 109, and number has been on a one-way trains won’t be able to avail making “toys for the world” in Nepal 844. Among India’s rise.Pakistan has now 2.95 lakh token system. They will be ! R his Mann Ki Baat address on immediate neighbours only cases and is placed behind allowed to travel by using Sunday, former Congress chief Bangladesh reported more Bangladesh 3.8 lakh cases, smart cards only. # Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at than 2,000 cases.Iraq, the Saudi Arabia 3.13 lakh cases, Delhi Transport him saying the students Philippines, and Indonesia are and Iran 3.71 lakh cases. Of Minister Kailash Gahlot said $ expected to listen the PM’s view among some of the countries course India remains on top thermal screening will be !7! 0# on the NEET and JEE exams where the Covid situation is with nearly 3.6 million cases. conducted at stations. amidst pandemic, but the PM aving already subjected to went on to chat about making Hactress Rhea Chakraborty India a toy hub. ! 89'&9: ;<===>&< to a marathon questioning for “Lakhs of college students , =;=8&8 &:=9 <=<:<' 27-long hours during the past protesting the conduct of JEE three days — including for nine and NEET exams during the 0 =;;'9> <&<<;:>;=9 hours on Sunday, the CBI Covid crisis would have pre- Rahul took to Twitter on - <<>:;9>;<;;?:>>= sleuths appeared to be contem- ferred a “pariksha pe charcha Sunday to announce about the ! &'&()) 7 ;;>&<; <;?8?>;9:< plating on summoning (discussion on exams)” over a video series on “how the Modi Sushant’s sisters Meethu and ( ) '('* “khilona pe charcha (discus- Government has destroyed the !'*+*, ?8<<:' *&'(?>'';8 Priyanka Singh for questioning ) sion on toys)”, Rahul Gandhi Indian economy” with a short 6 ?>:89> <'?8?;?'=& in the coming days on the late tweeted. Despite speculations, clip where he states how ! ?<>'?< &&;?':&:& actor’s mental condition and the run-up months to the tioned for nine more hours for The PM did not speak a word demonetisation, “flawed GST” ),' ' ?;<':' 8999&':> other issues in the run-up to his actor’s death, whether she — as the third consecutive day. about the upcoming NEET and the coronavirus lockdown alleged suicide. a stay-in friend — was giving The CBI officials also and JEE exams. have hit the national economy. !, -,- 0 ?'<8:> ;898:<'9 During her questioning medicines to Sushant, whether questioned Rhea’s brother Rahul has been continu- The first video will be out @) :>?>> ;:&;8<&'? on Saturday and Sunday, Rhea she had either given directly or Showik Chakraborty for the ously criticising the at 10 am on Monday on all his ?'':<= >'?&><;< —who has been accused by administered drugs to Sushant, fourth consecutive day. Like Government over various social media channels.. 5( % Sushant’s family members of whether she had received they have been doing more for issues and the latest in his series “I will give you three big A ) 9';;8 ?''>&'>9> abetting the actor’s suicide — money from the actor and more than 10 days now, the of attacks comes amid protests examples right now — demon- 622 2"2 "2$2"2 - 8<9>> ;&9 =<8>8 ?'<'8 ?8& is understood to have been whether she was taking finan- CBI officials also grilled from students and Opposition etization, flawed GST and the 1 &<;9; &=&=9&:' repeatedly questioned on cial and career decisions for the Sushant’s cook Neeraj Singh parties over the decision to lockdown,” Rahul said in a 26- # ?;8;' ;&> Sushant’s mental condition in deceased actor.Rhea was ques- and others. hold JEE and NEET this week. second clip. @ >??' ;?9 ! &;=<< ?<'&===>< !"## $R % & '('(% ### & ' # ,$ $ - * + * ) . $ 10 # # ,56 5 1# hief Minister Shivraj Singh CChouhan inspected the .0!!7 neither New Delhi’s nor of he first phase of the Census flood affected areas of the ! anyone across the border. We Tand the exercise to update State by helicopter. Chouhan "# espite having differences are answerable to the people of the National Population took stock of the flood affect- O Dwith the dispensation in Jammu & Kashmir and will Register (NPR), scheduled for ed areas of the State on the sec- % New Delhi over its handling of work for them,” Dr Abdullah this year but deferred due to the ond day on Sunday. % &'' Kashmir affairs, former told a news agency. coronavirus outbreak, may be He had viewed flood % ( Jammu & Kashmir Chief Referring to the issue of delayed by a year as there is no affected areas of Hoshangabad, Minister and sitting cross-border terrorism, sign of slowdown of the pan- Sehore, Raisen today while " Parliamentarian from Srinagar Abdullah said, “I would urge demic. today he again viewed the Dr Farooq Abdullah on Sunday Pakistan to stop sending armed The Indian census is one of submerged areas of strongly reacted to the recent men into Kashmir. the largest administrative and Hoshangabad, Sehore and statement of Pakistan’s Foreign We want an end to the statistical exercises in the world, Raisen districts apart from Minister hailing ‘Gupkar dec- bloodshed in J&K. All political with the involvement of more Dewas, Harda and Vidisha % % laration’. parties in Jammu & Kashmir than 30 lakh officials who districts. Without mincing any are committed to fight for our would visit each household Chief Minister Chouhan words Abdullah said, ‘we are rights peacefully, including for across the length and breadth held a telephonic discussion ) * + ! , - not anyone’s puppets’. what was unconstitutionally of the country. with the concerned district , "" $"" - ) “Pakistan has always snatched away from us on “Census is not an essential collectors to seek detailed % % ) % abused mainstream political August 5 last year.” exercise for now. Even if it is information of the flood situ- " parties of Jammu & Kashmir Pitching for resumption delayed by a year, there would ation in the affected areas, areas of six districts by heli- sought immediately if neces- avoid visiting picnic spots. but now suddenly they like us,” of stalled dialogue process be no harm,” a senior official affected population, loss of copter. The Chief Minister has sary. Chouhan also obtained Information as regard to open- former Chief Minister between India and Pakistan, told PTI. life or property, and regarding instructed the collectors to information about security ing of the gates is given due to ! Abdullah said when asked the National Conference The official said no final safety of cattle, crops and food remain active and ready to help arrangements made in all rural increase in water level of the ""$ about Pakistan Foreign President also urged both decision has been taken on grain. the affected people in this cri- and urban areas. dams but many people do not ./- Minister Shah Mehmood India and Pakistan to resume when the first phase of the Chouhan held a high-level sis situation. He said that there are ade- take it seriously. % Qureshi’s statement that the their dialogue “for everyone’s Census 2021 and NPR update review meeting at the CM In view of waterlogging in quate arrangements for divers, The State Government is % ,#0 declaration issued by the NC, greater good”. would take place, House this morning and the lower settlements, the cit- boats, helicopters etc to deal ready to help common man. % PDP, Congress and three other “Our people are being but it is almost certain that sought information on the izens should be shifted to with the emergency. But it is very important for 1%!) parties was “not an ordinary killed on both sides of the Line it would not be held in 2020 effects of heavy rains on the life other places on time. The con- People should not attempt common man to remain alert. % occurrence but an important of Control every time there are due to the rising cases of the of the people and the relief trol panel must work actively. to cross bridges and culverts on Disaster management % development”. ceasefire violations. For God’s coronavirus. “The virus threat work being undertaken in the The assistance of Police, Home roads if there is flood water. teams posted in districts are L M !50 Let me make it clear that sake bring a halt to that”, he is still looming large,” another State. Chouhan then proceed- Guards, Army and Disaster The public should take care of ready to assist people in all " we are not anyone’s puppets, said. official said. ed to inspect flood affected Management Team should be themselves and people should kinds of crisis. !"!#$ %&' ()() % $# # 5# $# #
,56 5 1# screening will be conducted at cards and other digital methods than five months due to enabled to recharge smart cards. sanitizers will be made at every stations and only passengers of payment for purchasing the Coronavirus Pandemic, DMRC All measures will be taken to station and wearing a mask will ith the Centre allowing with normal body tempera- ticket,” he said. will resume its services from ensure the mandatory social dis- be mandatory for everyone. Wcommencement of Delhi tures will be allowed to travel. The transport minister fur- September 7 onwards in a cal- tance of one meter between pas- “Passenger can be issued Metro train services from Hand sanitizers will be provid- ther said that the services will be ibrated manner following the sengers in the train, marking of challans by DMRC officials and September 7, Delhi Metro Rail ed at stations. resumed following all COVID new guidelines issued by the seats will also be done to ensure police officers for violating any Corporation ( Passengers “We will ensure that social protocols so that the general Ministry of Home Affairs. social distancing,” the govern- guidelines. The air condition in boarding Metro trains won't be distancing is maintained in the public does not face any kind of “There will be a system of ment said in a statement. the coaches will be operated as able to avail token system. They metro trains. Thermal screen- difficulties. “Resumption of purchasing smart cards at every In order to manage crowd, per new guidelines so that there will be allowed to travel by using ing of the passengers will be metro services will provide station and passengers will be metro staff, additional civil is a constant flow of fresh air in smart cards only. done at all the entry points. great relief to the public of able to travel only with smart defence volunteers will be the train. A list of stations Delhi Transport Minister Tokens will not be issued and Delhi. cards. To ensure contactless deployed at station premises, it where services will be restored Kailash Gahlot said that thermal commuters can only use smart After being shut for more travel, digital methods will be said, adding that provision of is being prepared,” it said. * ,56 Tiwari -a Chattisgarh based journalist and author and Facebook nizance of this issue and has 5 1# journalist who has lodged an Nikhil Pahwa- digital rights Two witnesses also set its mechanism in full swing FIR against against Ankhi Das activist thoroughly who affirmed that- a free and fair A formal notice have been he peace and harmony (Senior official of Facebook) deposed at length during the investigation must be con- sent to Tiwari, Kunal Purohit, Tcommittee of Delhi and 2 others shall be examined proceedings. ducted by an independent Journalist, Prabir Purkayastha: Legislative assembly has called along with Kunal Purohit, Guha, among other investigating agency to Editor- News Click, journalist for the appearance of certain Prabir Purkayastha, Subhash things, categorically deposed painstakingly investigate the and Subhash Gatade, witnesses on Monday for Gatade , Kiruba Munusamy that Facebook platform is not alleged inaction of the Independent Journalist and examining them on oath. and certain other com- as agnostic and content neu- Facebook in curbing the hate- Kuruba Munusamy, To maintain the trans- plainants who have made alle- tral as it claims to be. He fur- ful content Advocate and a social, politi- parency in the functioning of gations against the Facebook. ther deposed that there are The Delhi Legislative cal and judicial activist for the committee, the proceed- The committee through sufficient circumstantial evi- assembly’s committee after the appearance before the com- ings shall be live- streamed for its Chairman Raghav Chadha dences which show an alleged careful deliberations of the mittee on August 31with a , " ) " "" more public outreach. on August 25 had examined unholy nexus between the allegations levelled in the com- view to carry out the relevant " " ) Importantly, Awesh Paranjoy Guha Thakurta- ruling dispensation and plaints has taken prompt cog- proceedings. .) " / $0 +10, #@0A1 as the Government is of the ,56 5 1# “The ongoing activity of view that night curfew and immunization was disrupted day after the Central weekend lockdowns should he Delhi Women and Child due to Covid-19 lockdown but AGovernment issued continue especially when the TDevelopment Minister after the partial unlock the ‘Unlock 4’ guidelines taking state is reporting about 1500 Rajendra Pal Gautam has direct- immunization has been con- away state’s powers to impose cases and 50 deaths every day,” ed officials to start the process sidered an essential aspect for lockdowns ‘on their own’ out- a senior government official told of vaccination and immuniza- which a decision has been taken side containment zones, the The Pioneer. tion with the help of Accredited to restore the facilities to chil- Punjab Government has decid- Notably, Haryana and Social Health Activists (ASHA) dren in the best possible man- ed to write to the Centre to con- Chandigarh have lifted the and Anganwadi workers while ner,” he said. tinue with the ‘night curfew’, and weekend lockdowns, but the taking all necessary precau- Gautam further said that weekend lockdowns. For the Punjab Government wanted to tions. the department through its same, the Government has continue with the lockdown in The direction came in a 10,000 Anganwadi Centres in decided to write to the Centre its urban areas on Saturdays and review meeting chaired by the capital plays an important role to seek its permission for the Sundays. minister on Sunday. The meet- in getting the children enrolled same. While the Centre’s guide- ing was attended by the senior in anganwadi centers immu- Notably, the latest guide- lines has allowed partial open- officers of the Department of nized. “This is done by organ- lines, issued by the Union ing of educational institutions, Women and Child ising immunization camps in Ministry of Home Affairs it has been learnt that the State Development (DWCD) and each center every month in (MHA), said that from Government is against it and Department of Health (DOH) coordination with the health September 1, states and UTs wanted to keep the schools and of the Delhi Government. department, he said. won’t be able to impose any local colleges closed. In fact, the After the meeting, the The immunization camp lockdowns at the state, district, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Minister said, in view of will be organized once a month sub-division or city level, or on Singh has repeatedly main- COVID-19, it is essential to pro- at each Anganwadi center. The weekends outside the contain- tained that the children’s lives ) " ) " . ' 1 " tect yourself and others around Anganwadi Worker and ment zones without prior con- cannot be put to risk. ) ) ) (.' you, as the care and precaution Anganwadi Helpers will help sultation with the Centre. Alarmed over a massive is the utmost priority but child Auxiliary Nurse Midwives and According to it, the States or spike in COVID-19 cases and immunization program is a ASHA shall ensure the immu- UTs will have to take permission casualties across the State, necessity to keep the future of nization of each child in their from the Centre now before Punjab Government on August " #% %"& children healthy and safe. respective area. imposing any lockdowns of 21 imposed weekend lockdown, their own. However, consider- and daily night curfew from 7 ,56 5 1# ment water supply using ing the high rate of coron- pm to 5 am in all the 167 cities groundwater to provide water in +$** / avirus cases reported from the or towns; while completely ban- ice Chairman of the Delhi a rationalised and cost efficient State every day, coupled with ning all types of gatherings, VJal Board Raghav Chadha manner. mounting number of deaths, the except weddings and funerals. on Sunday inaugurated ground Chadha, said "I had decid- state government is of the view In five worst-affected dis- water supply connections to ed to solve the water crisis in the ' that it should continue with the tricts of Amritsar, Ludhiana, rationalise water supply in Budh area on priority at the time of lockdowns to check the further Jalandhar, Patiala, and SAS Nagar, Inderpuri and nearby campaigning during the elec- 0 * spread. Nagar (Mohali), the areas. The project was pending tion. Today, I fulfilled the project A meeting to decide on the Government had also imposed for the last 32 years and now, res- and it brought tears to my eyes A0,+1# curfew and lockdowns in the restrictions on vehicular capac- idents of Budh Nagar (A block) after seeing the immense sense state would be held on Monday, ity with buses and other public will get water for the first time of satisfaction on the faces of he Giridih district adminis- after which the state govern- transport to operate with 50 through taps in their houses. hundreds of people. From now Ttration that had sent BJP ment would issue the new percent capacity, while private The people of the area were onwards people will get clean MP from Unnao Uttar Pradesh, guidelines for ‘Unlock 4’ in the four-wheelers would not be depending on water supply from drinking water in their taps”. Sakshi Maharaj on 14-day quar- state. “We would be writing to allowed to carry more than tankers. Chadha visited the site antine on Saturday released the Centre to seek its permission three passengers per vehicle. and directed the officials to aug- him on Sunday. Maharaj who ! " was released from quarantine in the afternoon left for New Delhi # $ from Dhanbad by train. Q+* / # $ % " The BJP MP was released & ' ! ( from quarantine after his coro- na report came negative. 2# 3 )#*+ ## ! Maharaj, the firebrand BJP " " leader who is known for con- New Delhi: A fresh chargesheet call detail records, it came to was filed under the Unlawful , &! troversial remarks, after getting filed by the Delhi Police against light that he had visited the Activities (Prevention) Act in freed from quarantine attacked JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam, protest sites in Seelampur and a case related to delivering & the Hemant Soren government. who was arrested under sedi- Khureji.The same was also seditious speeches against the He said, “The State Government tion charges for his alleged corroborated through a Citizenship Amendment Act had sent me to 14 day quaran- inflammatory speeches, has WhatsApp chat which further and the National Register of " tine with ulterior motives. The claimed that he "was desperate pointed out to his alleged role Citizens. ; % % State Government acted against to take the anti-Citizenship in spreading "misinformation It was also filed under ) me with bad intentions, sending Amendment Act (CAA) in the North-East district by Sections 124A (Sedition), " 33 )) me to quarantine,” he said. protests to an all India level" taking help of local Imams of 153(A) (Promoting enmity), - H % F The BJP MP, who was on a and was making rigorous local Masjids." 153 (B) (Assertion prejudicial '' day long visit to Giridih to see efforts in order to do the same. The chargesheet further to national integration), 505 ,56 5 1# registered at Moga, police said. service road coming from $ his ailing mother, was asked to As per his statements, alleges that Imam and his (spreading rumours) of the According to Sanjeev Singhu border, however, they stay back there in quarantine for Imam was in touch with one of group had identified various Indian Penal Code and Section he Special Cell of Delhi Kumar Yadav, the Deputy were apprehended after a brief " 14 days as per the state govern- the members of the Popular mosques and assigned the task 13 of Unlawful Activities TPolice has nabbed two Commissioner of Police chase,” said the DCP. " $)) ment’s Covid norms. Maharaj Front of India (PFI) who sug- of distribution of pamphlets in (Prevention) Act. members of banned terrorist (DCP), Special Cell, on “During interrogation, it was staying at Shanti Bhawan in gested him to protest as a these mosques to certain indi- On August 25, the Delhi outfit ‘Khalistan Zindabad Saturday, specific inputs were was revealed that Gill used to Giridih district, where he had member of PFI, the chargesheet viduals in order to mobilize the Police Special Cell arrested Force’ in the National Capital. received that two members of work as a driver. On August 8, other person give lectures on come to attend a programme on has claimed. Muslim mass in large numbers Imam in a separate case relat- Police said that the duo on Khalistan Zindabad Force his maternal brother Jagga per- the channel delivering anti- Friday. "The accused was very des- in the garb of protesting against ing to the Delhi riots under the Independence Day had alleged- would be coming to Delhi to suaded him to listen to a India preaching and also ask A team of district officials perate to take the protests that the CAA. stringent Unlawful Activities ly raised a 'Khalistan' flag on commit some anti-national banned youtube channel 'Sikhs Sikh youths to build Khalistan, headed by Giridih SDO Prerna level where the leaders of the It was also alleged that Prevention Act UAPA). the terrace of the Deputy activities on the directions of For Justice' and also told him wave Khalistan flag and tear the Dixit stopped the MP’s car near protestors take the control of Imam along with one Mohd. He was brought back to Commissioner’s (DC) office their foreign-based comman- to vote for Khalistan on a Indian flag on August 14, 15 Pirtand police station while he the mob in their own hand," Kasif distributed the pamphlets capital from Assam two days in Punjab's Moga and also ders. Whatsapp link to be sent by and 16,” said the DCP. was going to Dhanbad to board the chargesheet said ,while at a mosque in Delhi's earlier on a production war- desecrated an Indian flag in the “Acting on the specific them and become its member. “Rana had declared a the Delhi-bound Rajdhani adding that Imam not only Nizamuddin area and several rant.Next day, a Delhi court premises inputs, a trap was laid near Sani Gill subscribed to the channel reward of US$ 2,500 for wav- Express. mobilized one of the commu- other places.The documents sent him to a four-day police The terrorists have been Mandir, GT Karnal road when and started watching it,” said ing the Khalistan flag and for The SDO’s order came in nities but also set the stage for further states that Imam in a custody.Imam came to lime- identified as Inderjeet Singh at around 6.30 pm, two persons the DCP.“On August 9, Gill tearing the Indian flag at Moga for severe criticism from senior disruptive 'Chakka Jam' across WhatsApp chat had admitted light for his speech in Delhi's Gill (31) and Jaspal Singh (27), were seen standing near Sani received a Whatsapp link and a reward of US$ 1,25,000 BJP party leaders and the party Delhi and other parts of the that he had drafted the pam- Jamia Millia Islamia against both residents of Moga district mandir bus stand. When police where he cast his vote for for doing the same on the Red had even planned a protest country.As per Imam's state- phlets and later distributed the CAA and the National Register in Punjab. Police said that they were approaching them, they Khalistan. He further said that Fort and other historical build- against what they call as illegal ments and the analysis of his same.The fresh chargesheet of Citizens on December 13. were wanted in a sedition case started moving towards the one Rana from US and one ings,” said the DCP. quarantine of BJP MP. ! " # $ % S ' " (
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Full help CChouhan has said that the Chief Minister Chouhan record of heavy rainfall being monitored continuously. will be given as per the eligi- !16 flood affected people are being informed that a family was in occurred 20 years ago is broken Relief works are being done at bility after assessing real con- helped in the State with trouble after heavy incessant by incessant heavy rains in war footing. dition of crops. A process is gang involved in human promptness. Relief efforts have rains in Valwat village of some parts of Narmadanchal. No loss to life is caused at also underway to provide ben- Atrafficking which sold a been carried out in the affect- Hoshangabad district. One hundred seventy relief any place. The Chief Minister efit of insurance scheme to the one-year old girl child for Rs 2 ed areas. About 10,000 people The family was rescued by camps have been set up in the appealed the general public farmers.People airlifted with lakh to the couple residing in have been saved through the boat. Five people, including two state, in which around 9300 not to insist for staying back in the help of IAF Delhi and also involved in rescue operation. No loss of life infants in the family were people have been accommo- flooded areas and on the call of Chief Minister Shri murder of the mother of the has caused. Boats are also stranded in the flood. dated. administration, cooperate Chouhan informed that 3 peo- girl child as she was opposing active to evacuate people to safe Rajkumari Keer, Arti Keer, a In view of corona crisis, immediately to shift to other ple of flood affected Kulmi vil- her husband’s decision to sell places. boy aged 3 years, girls aged 5 arrangement of screening has places or relief camps while lage of Balaghat district have her daughter was arrested by Three helicopters of Air months and two months have also been made at several taking precautions. been airlifted. In Chhindwara Pithampur police. Force are conducting rescue been evacuated safely. places. Better arrangements are district, 6 people have evacu- According to the police, a operation. Four teams of These kinds of efforts have Chief Minister Shri being made. Chouhan said ated on August 29 from flood five-day old decomposed dead NDRF are working actively. also been carried out in Chouhan further mentioned that kaccha houses do not bear affected areas with the help of body of woman was found at Commissioner Bhopal besides Chhindwara, Balaghat, Sehore, that keeping in view the flood the brunt of heavy rains. Action Indian Air Force. Manmani colony sector 1 tehsil living with his wife and a one- in the orphanage for adopting other officers of Bhopal divi- Dewas, Seoni and Raisen dis- situation, necessary relief works is also being taken to vacate The Army and a team of Pithampur industrial area dis- year old daughter Pari in other the child since 4 years which sion are constantly monitoring tricts. are being conducted in affect- these houses. Will not leave any NDRF are making effort to trict Dhar. On 25 august the house and few days back they they were not getting as the the flood affected areas of Families have been airlift- ed areas. Rescue teams are stone unturned for the safety of evacuate flood affected people landlord of the house Ikrar son came to live in this new rent- father of the accused Sikkander Bhopal division. Will not leave ed from Somalwara of Sehore active. It has been ensured people. in some villages like of Abdul Sattar resident of ed room. has some contacts in Dewas any stone unturned in rescue district and sent to Shahganj. that no loss to life caused in the Chief Minister Chouhan Bandrabhan of Hoshangabad Mhow reported the matter to I killed my wife with the district from there they got a and relief efforts. In the last two days, over 7,000 State. Chief Minister Chouhan also urged the voluntary orga- district. Two companies have the police. help of my elder brother message that a girl child is Chouhan on Sunday people have been evacuated informed that the record of nizations to render coopera- been deployed in Hoshangabad SP Dhar Aditya Pratap Prasandi alias Shivam son of available at the laborer’s house morning held a high level safely from the flood affected 1999 flood is broken. tion. Lend help in providing district. Some villages of Sehore Singh formed a team under Sukhman Choudhary and his in Pithampur industrial area. meeting with Chief Secretary villages of 12 districts of the Chouhan informed that food, clothes and other assis- district are still surrounded by ASP Dhar Devendra Patidar wife Deepika as she was oppos- All the 10 accused involved in Iqbal Singh Bains, Director state. Control room has been the Prime Minister Narendra tance to flood affected people. flood. comprising of the CSP ing me to sell the daughter Pari. the murder of woman sell and General of Police Vivek Johri, set up at CM house and mon- Modi was also apprised of the People dwelling in kachcha Administration is in con- Pithampur Tarunendra Singh Police arrested accused purchase of girl child have Additional Chief Secretary itoring is being done. situation of flood affected areas houses have been advised to stant contact with people. If Baghel and T I Pithampur Chotu his brother and his been arrested by Pithampur Home Rajesh Rajoura, The Chief Minister also of the state. Union Minister for shift to other places to protect needed, team of NDRF along Chandra Bhaan Singh Chadar brother’s wife for selling the girl police. Additional Chief Secretary conducted continuous moni- Defence was also informed in their lives. with Army Jawans will help to track this blind murder. child and murder, other 5 The couple had payed rs 1 Water Resources S.N. Mishra, toring in the midnight of the past. Chouhan said that the ben- affected people. A team of The police received an accused who were involved in lakh 80 thousand to the Principal Secretary to CM Saturday and Sunday. About Chief Minister Chouhan efit of all the relief provisions Army will help people of vicin- Aadhar card from the landlord selling the girl child radha bai, accused in which rs 1 lakh was Manish Rastogi and sought 400 villages of the state are further informed that no stone of the Revenue Book Circular ity by setting up base in which was given by the accused sagar bai, meena bai, kept by the sellers and rs 80 information in detail about affected by flood. As per the will be left unturned in pro- (RBC 6-4) will be given to Nasrullaganj and Shahganj. to the landlord which was maankuwar bai all resident of thousand was distributed found fake later the landlord Indore district and mithun among 5 middlemen. also provided the mobile num- resident of sadar. Police registered the case ber of the same person. Police also arrested against all the 10 accused under "" > ;& Police tracked the mobile Sikkandar son of Gaurilal IPC section 302,370 number and arrested Chotu Poddar age 40 and Poonam age 467,468,470,478,201,120 b 34. son of Sukhman Choudhary 38 wife of Sikkander both res- SP Dhar Aditya Pratap " $ @ resident of village Mankora ident of Kakrola, 38 sector 16 Singh announced an award to p.s Rera district Panna M P. Dwarkapuri J J colony Delhi. the police team comprising of Accused Chotu told the police Dhar S P Aditya Pratap CSP Pithampur Tarunendra to the affected people. + ! that he eloped with the victim Singh told The Pioneer that the Singh Baghel, T I Pithampur 49: There should be no laxi- Indra alias Ruby who was from couple who were purchasing Sector 1 Chandra Bhaan Singh ty and negligence in this 10 elections. To a query, whether same district Panna and con- the girl child had no children Chadar, S I Heena Joshi and " "" work, he added. Chouhan the present Government is ducted love marriage. He was and they have already applied ASI Balkrishana Mishra. issued instructions to the armers and welfare ready for waiving off loans of senior officers of Revenue, FAgriculture development farmers, as the previous Public Health Engineering, Minister Kamal Patel has on Government failed to fulfill the Public Health and Family Sunday said that his promise, Patel said that his Welfare, Panchayat and Rural Government would verify the Government believes in mak- 10 Development, Urban claims of Congress that loans of ing the farmers self-reliant. Administration and 26 lakh farmers have been However, we would consider hief Minister Shivraj Development, Rural waived off. waiving off their loans in near CSingh Chouhan has said Engineering Service depart- While talking to media future, he added. that the incessant rainfall in ments etc. persons here, Patel said that he "We are with the farmers of large area of Madhya Pradesh Commissioner Public would get the claims of PCC the State and getting their in the last three days has cre- Relations Sudam Khade made Chief and former Chief crops insured. The last date for ated a flood situation in major presentation on flood situa- Minister Kamal Nath get veri- crop insurance has been part of the State. tion as well as rescue and a distance of 2 k.m. by boat fied and soon FIR would be extended August 31. The banks Dewas, Harda, Sehore, relief works. and rescued people. lodged against previous have been opened even on Hoshangabad, Raisen, Chouhan has informed The Chief Minister Government for cheating with Sunday for insurance and the Vidisha, Balaghat, Seoni, that about 11 thousand peo- directed that state level call the farmers. farmers are reaching bank Chhindwara, Khandwa ple of 454 flood affected vil- centre 1079 and dial-100 When asked whether the branches in queues. We are besides other districts have lages of the state have been should work round the clock present Government has any insuring even the defaulter been affected the most by the evacuated safely. along with control rooms set data countering the claims of farmers," he added. flooding. Several villages are Arrangement for food, med- up in all districts for flood former Chief Minister Kamal With the support of Prime surrounded by the flood icines, pure drinking water relief and resolve problems Nath, Patel stated that loans of Minister Narendra Modi, the water. etc. has been made at 170 immediately. farmers have been waived off State Government is making all The first floor of houses is relief camps being opera- Whatever help is needed only in Chhindwara and out efforts to provide relief to submerged under water. tional in the State. from Bhopal level will be Jhabua where the previous the flood-hit farmers in ( " ) " ' Farms are also submerged The Chief Minister said provided immediately. Government had to face by- Madhya Pradesh, he said. under water. Only top portion that 267 people have been air- Resources of those areas of trees is visible. The effect of lifted from various places of which are not affected by flood can be seen in 10 k.m. the state by the helicopter of floods, should be used in radius on both the sides of Air Force. flood affected areas. O " " < ) = " " Narmada river. Along with the Air Force, Chouhan said that dirty Because of the backflow Army, NDRF, SGRF, Police, water has contaminated of water of tributaries rivers Home Guard and the entire drinking water sources, of Narmada river, the areas in team of revenue is constant- ponds, wells etc. due to )( " ) ) " the vicinity are submerged ly working in rescue works. floods. In such a situation, under water. Twenty four Along with them, social orga- providing clean drinking discussed. Executive that in order to normal- !0, 07A Chambal in Mandsaur district is hours rescue and relief works nizations, institutions and water is a top priority. 10 Executive in Program, ize life while being pro- also increasing rapidly, after which 16 are being conducted at war daring youths are rendering Water in hand pumps is Zee Business, Mumbai tected from infection, ight faces of Pashupatinath sub- gates of Gandhi Sagar Dam were footing by the Government. their services. relatively pure, so it should be ensitising the elec- Swanat Khanilwal joined people have to instill Emerged in the flood of Shivna opened and remained open till We will safely evacuate Chouhan said that he utilized more. Stronic to remain safe as a special guest. Senior confidence. Media will river while 16 sluice gates are opened Sunday evening. every individual stranded in himself, Chief Secretary, DGP Medicines like chlorine and eliminate Corona Journalist and Political have to play an impor- due to the released water from Collector Manoj Pushp told flood and provide every pos- and others are constantly etc. should be used to purify based discrimination and Analyst Girija Shankar tant role. The magni- Gandhi Sagar Dam of district. Pioneer that there is a warning of sible help to the flood victims. monitoring the flood situa- drinking water. The aware- stigma a webinar was chief guest. tude of this infection The river Shivna flowing in the heavy rains in Mandsaur on Sunday Flood is a challenge for us and tion. Today, they observed the ness is necessary so that peo- 'Keeping Safe while Safe' The main speakers cannot be interpreted in city has been flooded continuously and Monday, the water level of the service to suffering humani- flood situation by conducting ple do not drink dirty water. was ornganised by Public were Pushpendra Pal words. for the second time this season. For river is constantly increasing, with the ty is our religion. We will suc- aerial survey of 6 districts of Apart from this, water can be Relations Society of Singh, President of PRSI There is no cure for the second time water has entered the increase in water in Chambal, about ceed on both the fronts, he the State. purified by filtering and boil- India, Neo-weight chapter and chief Editor, this, so it is necessary to inner chamber in the temple of Lord 5 lakh cusecs of water is coming in added. They kept on seeking ing. Society and Working Rojgar and Nirman and follow preventive mea- Pashupatinath along the banks of the the opening 16 sluice gates of the Chouhan has said that at information on flood situa- Chouhan directed that all Journalist Society. discussed Corona is the sures, for this reason river, the water level of Shivana river Gandhi Sagar Dam 16 gates and in present the level of water is tion from the entire state essential medicines should How the media rep- problem of the whole common with the people is increasing rapidly due to continu- which 3 lakh cusecs of water is being descending because of the whole night yesterday. They be available with all rural resentatives have to make society and therefore Pushpendra Pal Singh ous rains since yesterday. released. decline in intensity of rains, had also received direct calls depot holders including cities. the society safe while require the cooperation said that society is being Due to floods in the Shivna river If the incoming water is contin- but there is always a possibil- from many villages. Rescue Health staff should be being protected from of the media in handling protected from the in the afternoon on Sunday, the uous then more gates will be opened. ity of seasonal diseases in work was conducted whole especially vigilant and make infection was discussed. the crisis. Corona infection by the flood water has entered the inner A complete alert has been issued in such condition. Hence all the night. Five people were evac- all arrangements for preven- Role of media on The Government has society for discrimina- chamber of Lord Pashupatinath and Rajasthan's quota and all the lower departments concerned uated from Narela village at tion of diseases like dengue, Disaster management in made every effort to con- tion and in order to get submerged 8 faces. settlements for opening of gates as the should work with alertness 2.30 a.m. The Commissioner malaria, cholera etc. the event of flood was trol its own positioning, rid of stigma role and Also by the evening, the water release is yet to reach. This level is and diligence continuously Bhopal and I.G. reached Necessary sprinkling of med- also discussedThe topic remediation and infec- active participation is of Shivana river was increasing rapid- being maintained by the district to provide all necessary help Somalvada village located at icines must be ensured. of journalism was also tion.Girija Shanki said required. ly. Meanwhile, the water level of administration. ! %1478 4) 4545 % 10 Secretary, Skill Development higher education of CII and grappling with Corona's 10 tigation it was found that the Department of Madhya co-convener of the panel on impact and lack of workflow. bootleggers used stickers of he CII Madhya Pradesh Pradesh, P Narhari, higher education of CII, was In such a situation, the he excise department has police on the car to evade sus- TSkill Summit 2020 was Commissioner of Technical present. Among the keynote demand for online courses Tseized car and recovered picion but were nabbed. 10 massive fire alerted the locals organised online. The webi- Education Department, speakers, Anurag Shrivastava run by various institutions is illegally transported 6 cartons Meanwhile, Chola Mandir and fire brigade was informed nar was held under the ini- Sunita Sanghi, Senior Advisor, spoke on industry problems increasing which is helpful in of Indian Made Foreign Liquor police has nabbed a vehicle- aw materials and wood and prompt response from fire tiative of a State level panel on Skill Development Ministry, and said that the industry is increasing the skills. worth Rs 1.25 lakh during from lifter and recovered a stolen car Rlogs worth lakhs of rupees brigade helped to control the higher education and skill Government of India, Digital Govindpura area on Sunday; on Saturday from Shankar were gutted when a major fire fire from spreading.Around development of CII and in Skill and Innovation, National two bootleggers were arrested. Nagar; car was stolen from broke out at a timber shop at half a dozen fire tender vehicles collaboration with AISECT, Skill Development Council According to the excise Hamidia hospital parking. timber market Pul Patra area in rushed to the spot and con- IES University and Sitech. Head Venkatesh Sarvasiddhi, official car bearing registra- According to the police, acting the morning hours of Sunday. trolled and pacified the fire. In this online summit, Healthcare Sector Skill tion number MP04CG3183 on a tip-off regarding stolen car Panic prevailed in the area The fire was controlled various officials of State gov- Council CEO Ashish Jain, was tracked in Govindpura bearing registration number after the fire took massive averting any untoward incident ernment discussed the unique Cummins India Vice area and later when the vehicle MP 04 CK 6718 police team shape in the early morning as the petrol pump was situat- initiative taken by the President Anjali Pandey, PSS- was checked 6 cartons of liquor tracked the car and arrested the hours on Sunday. The fire ed near the spot where the fire Government in this difficult CIVE Joint Director Rajesh was recovered. accused. spread rapidly engulfing the broke out. time due to Covid. Also told Khambayat, Hindalco GM The nabbed accused were The accused identified as wood and raw material of fur- Police and fire tender offi- about the work being done in Mayook Dasgupta, Santac identified as Natwarlal and Deepak Sharma confessed that niture. cials said that the circumstan- skill development and future Technologies Managing Mahipal, details of the accused the car was stolen from The stocks of wood and tial evidences suggest fire broke needs. Director Ambareesh Kela, would be investigated. The car Hamidia hospital parking. furniture were kept at the tim- out due to short circuit. Many speakers were also UNDP Program Advisor was stolen one or the car driver Deepak is a resident of Bajaria ber store which also owns a saw In the incident no casual- associated with the industry Harish Singh Oshin Chavan, who escaped was using the car and his crime record details are machine which were worth ty has been reported and no at the skill summit and made founder and CEO of for the transportation of liquor been searched. The complaint lakhs of rupees. one was injured in the incident. them aware of the needs of Infispark, was among the illegally would be investigated. of the stolen vehicle was lodged The fire tenders were able The loss in the fire was of teak- the industry and the techno- keynote speakers. A case under section 34(2) of with the Koh-e-Fiza police and to control and pacify the fire wood logs and raw materials logical changes over time. Apart from this, the Excise Act was registered car was handed over to Koh-e- after putting efforts for more which were completely gutted Key speakers at the Skill Siddharth Chaturvedi, chair- and further investigation has Fiza police in the further inves- than two hours which broke at in fire and the loss in the fire Summit include Caroline man of CII Bhopal zone and been started. During the inves- tigation. around 8 am on Sunday. The was of Rs 3 lakh. Khangwar, Principal convener of the panel on !"!#$ %&' ()() - # # #% 6 5 ) $ " " O P advisory is implemented at “The Council has now ,56 5 1# the ground level, the PCI has found that despite its directions ,56 5 1# ties of new vaccine, drugs and line with the Prime Minister’s sought details on statements to institutions many of the col- medical devices in their normal directive to encourage new he country’s top pharmacy about salary payments to the lege managements are not o boost research and activ- course of business to claim drug discoveries for Covid-19, Teducation regulator’s warn- council every month. “Copy of complying with its orders. Tities for vaccine develop- CSR benefits for undertaking said K VijayRaghavan, ing to pharma educational pay-rolls and salary slips from “Besides there are orders ment to combat Covid-19, the R&D activity of new vaccine, Principal Scientific Adviser to institutions against cutting January 2020 should be sent to from central and State Government has expanded the drugs and medical devices the Government. salary and terminating facul- the Council and such data Governments to all educa- ambit of the Corporate Social related to the virus.” CSR rules were modified ty during the Covid-19 pan- should be shared with the tional institutions that the Responsibility (CSR) umbrel- The provision will be avail- last year to support research in demic seems to have fallen on Council in future also. The salary of teachers must be dis- la, allowing the pharma and able for fiscal years 2020-21, publicly funded institutions ,56 5 1# vaccine development, officials deaf ears. institutions should also post bursed every month and it medical device manufactur- 2021-22 and 2022-23. and incubators. CSR can sup- in the Union Health Ministry The Pharmacy Council of the details on their websites,” should not be cut or withheld ers to invest the ‘philanthrop- The companies need to port organisations working in mid a record surge in cases admit that the rise in positive India (PCI) has now shot off said the circular. till normalcy is restored in the ic doles’ in researches related to disclose details of such activi- areas outside companies’ ‘nor- Afor the past few days which cases does not bode well for the the third missive in a row to The PCI had issued circu- education sector,” the Council the pandemic for the next ty separately in the annual mal course of business’. So, a is set to push the Covid-19 tally existing medical infrastruc- the institutions/colleges stating lars on April 20 and then on has reminded the colleges. three years. report on CSR included in the pharma company could not in India to over 36 lakh and the ture. that stern action would be July 9 this year, insisting on The PCI has further The Government has Board’s report. fund pharma R&D, he said. fatalities beyond 63,000 by Though a lot of infected taken against them for not regular payments of salaries to noticed that certain institu- amended the Companies However, in view of the The activities under CSR Monday, the Government is people are recuperating in sticking to its orders. the teaching faculties of its tions have terminated some of (Corporate Social Covid-19 pandemic, the include eradicating extreme now a worried lot as it reviews home isolation as well as in In the third circular issued affiliated institutions across their teachers and the council Responsibility Policy) Rules, Ministry has also amended hunger, poverty, promotion of the availability of ventilators hospital, the demand for con- on August 24, the PCI wanted the country. has taken the issue very seri- 2014 in this regard. the Act bringing incubators or education, promoting gender and ICU bed facilities across sumption of oxygen by Covid the college management to The move followed sever- ously. A senior official from the research and development pro- equality and women’s empow- the States. and non-covid patients is all set stick to its instructions failing al complaints from teachers “Action will be taken if the Union Ministry of Corporate jects in the field of science, erment as well as reducing The Government fears that to increase in the coming which it warned of action posted in the pharmacy col- institutions do not pay heed to Affairs said that a provision in technology, engineering and child mortality, improving if the Covid-19 positive cases months. Usually, 3 to 4 per cent against such institutions. leges from all across the coun- even the advisory,” said the Companies (Corporate Social medicine that are funded by maternal health and combating and non-Covid patients of the total Covid-19 cases are Also, to ensure that the try. sources. Responsibility Policy) Rules, the central or state govern- diseases. increase, there will be a huge serious and critical and mod- 2014 has been “inserted ment, a public sector under- Ensuring environmental burden on the existing critical erate. Tripura, with a positivity rate is gradually increasing in non-covid patients increased, through amendment that taking or any government sustainability and prompting medical care system needing For instance, with no let- of 21 per cent, the Covid-19 Assam since last month and it would be a serious challenge would allow pharmaceutical, agency under the CSR provi- employment enhancing voca- oxygen cylinders and ICU up in the cases, the Assam gov- situation is turning out alarm- currently per day oxygen for the health department to vaccine and medical device sion. tional skills are other activities beds. ernment is apprehending a ing as in many other tier 2 requirement is 33 MT against manage the oxygen. firms engaged in R&D activi- The decision was taken in approved under CSR. Though the Government crisis of oxygen cylinders and cities . the state’s production capacity If we at all manage oxygen has been maintaining that is trying to get it from neigh- Assam Health Minister of 37.86 MT per day. from West Bengal and Sunday. 1.93 per cent on ICU and 2.88 lakh PPEs and about 27,000 India has one of the lowest bouring West Bengal and Himanta Biswa Sarma said “As on Saturday, 433 Jharkhand, it would also be a Presently, as per the per cent of cases are on oxygen. ventilators have been provid- global Covid fatality rates and Jharkhand. that consumption of oxygen by patients are on oxygen support. tough task to carry the oxygen Central Government, 0.29 per- Presently, more than 338 ed by the Centre to the is working on the coronavirus On the other hand, in Covid and non-covid patients If the number of Covid and in time,” he told the media on cent of cases are on ventilators, lakh N-95 masks, nearly 135 States/UTs. @A#5G0,+5O B " A5 A50 !7 ' ) @ 5 1A7@1 0= A" )) A5A+10,,5 ,56 5 1# are supposed to communicate ities in this O) " P about service matters through Ministry and ,56 5 1# one of the producers of the he Union Home Ministry proper channel, and action many of biopic of Prime Minister Thas directed the paramili- can be taken for violation of the them ,56 5 1# he Congress on Sunday Narendra Modi starring actor tary chiefs to issue a circular stipulation. through DO 15+!!##, Tsought to establish the Vivek Oberoi in the lead role. highlighting service conduct “It has been observed that letters on he Delimitation 6# A5 A06 15 alleged links between the BJP “This shows that he (Sandeep) rules that bar direct represen- the officers/officials of CAPFs official letter TCommission, set up to and Bollywood producer has close links with the BJP since tation by the personnel to the (Central Armed Police Forces) head. Such redraw the constituencies of -0 100, Sandeep Ssingh, who is under the biopic poster was launched Government on service mat- instead of submitting repre- communica- Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, the scanner in the high profile in the presence then ters. sentation through proper chan- tions not Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu 05! * Sushant Singh Rajput sui- Maharashtra Chief Minister According to the service nel, are forwarding represen- being in and Kashmir, will visit the cide/murder case, now being Devendra Fadnavis,” Singhvi conduct rules, the personnel tation directly to higher author- consonance north-eastern States and the +, # 75,+#5 handled by CBI. said raising doubts that due to with the Union Territory after preparing F 15F7A The Congress also alleged his close links Ssing may flee the instructions issued by DoP&T such communication. a “broad framework” of the that all the drugs related cases country. vide OM dated 31.08.2016 and The move comes in the delimitation exercise. The com- ,A 1(50 5A, being discussed in the media “In 2019, his firm Legend - also CCS (Conduct) Rules, wake of the Home Ministry mission will also seek views and and leaked by the probing Global Studio was the only film may attract disciplinary pro- being saddled with a number inputs of its “associate mem- 0 5 agency were during the BJP company to have signed a Rs 178 ceedings,” reads the recent of direct representations from bers” — a group of Lok Sabha government led by Devendra crore MoU at the Vibrant ) Ministry directive to the the paramilitary personnel members and MLAs— after Fadnavis and when Sandeep Gujarat Summit despite report- Directors General of the and many of such complaints drawing up the broad frame- Act. Ssingh was making the biopic ing losses for consecutive years,” CAPFs or the Central para- could have been filtered at the work. The Delimitation It is headed by former on Prime Minister Narendra Singhvi said. " B '( military forces. level of the Forces, officials Commission for the four north- Supreme Court judge Justice Modi. The Congress further said The letter further said, said. eastern States and Jammu and Ranjana Desai (retd). Election With spokesperson for that Ssingh was part of a trip to ,56 5 1# “DsG (Directors General) of The copy of the Home Kashmir was set up in March. Commissioner Sushil Chandra Congress’ Maharashtra unit Mauritius organised by the , CAPFs (i.e. BSF, CISF, CRPF, Ministry letter has been for- “First the broad framework is the representative of the Sachin Sawant claiming that Indian Embassy where he was hospital has every right ITBP & SSB) are requested to warded to the Central Reserve has to be developed on carving Election Commission in the one Sandeep Ssingh, who was charged with sexually assaulting Ato insist on payment but " . " issue a circular to their officers Police Force (CRPF), Border out constituencies based on delimitation panel while state close to Rajput has links to the a minor Swiss national on March it also has the prime duty to , # with regard to submission of Security Force (BSF), Indo- the 2011 Census. Only then election commissioners of BJP, senior advocate and a 29, 2018. “It is being claimed that take care of a patient facing representations on service mat- Tibetan Border Police, Central would the Delimitation Jammu and Kashmir and the Congress member in Rajya the matter has been settled, but a health emergency, the !# ! ter through proper channel, Industrial Security Force Commission visit the states to four states are its ex-officio Sabha, Abhishek Manu Singhvi we want to put before people the National Consumer Disputes , bringing the relevant provisions (CISF) and Sashastra Seema meet locals. Once the frame- members. at a Press conference asked: “Is real face of BJP,” the Rajya Sabha Redressal Commission & ) of Conduct Rules attracting Bal (SSB). work is drawn, it would also In May, the Lok Sabha he the same Sandeep Ssingh member said. (NCDRC) has said while disciplinary action, in case of While the provisions for interact with associate members Speaker had nominated 15 MPs who called the BJP office in Referring to recent devel- awarding a compensation of non-adherence to the pre- following the proper channel to seek their views and inputs,” from Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra 53 times.” He opments in the case of the 25 lakh for medical negli- it was diagnosed as a case of scribed procedures.” by Government servants were said an official aware of the Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and asked the BJP to furnish details deceased actor, Singhvi said, gence to a woman whose Coronary Artery Disease In the letter, the Ministry there in place, the reiteration developments. Arunachal Pradesh as “associ- of which leaders, if any, were in “Most drug-related cases linked husband died at the (CAD). has specifically mentioned of the fact and stress on the The delimitation panel will ate members” of the touch with Singh. to SSR case are from 2018, Christian Medical College The hospital began the Office Memorandum disciplinary proceedings in redraw the Lok Sabha and Delimitation Commission to Though individual state- 2019. What was Fadnavis gov- (CMC), Vellore. administering doses of dated June 6, 2013 and August case of violation of the pro- assembly constituencies of the assist the panel in redrawing ments of various leaders flowed ernment doing then?” A bench of presiding Heparin to the patient, the 31, 2015 on the issue of rep- cedure is likely to limit the four north-eastern states and, parliamentary and assembly in media on the Sushant Rajput “The swiftness with which member S M Kantikar and complaint alleged, adding that resentation from Government scope of grievance redressal of work on increasing the assem- constituencies of the north- case but this was the first time case was handed to CBI, was it Dinesh Singh awarded the it was started without any servants on service matters the paramilitary personnel bly seats of the Union Territory eastern states and the Union that the Congress conducted a because of Sandeep Ssingh? A compensation to the deceased laboratory investigations or and the related instructions who are barred from forming of Jammu and Kashmir as per Territory. The 15 MPs include Press conference. number of people in the case patient’s wife Yashumati Devi monitoring protocol. regarding insistence on adher- associations or unions, para- the provisions of the Jammu two Union ministers — Kiren Singhvi reiterated the point have close links with BJP,” noting that there was an The patient complained to ence to proper channel for military insiders said. and Kashmir Reorganisation Rijiju and Jitendra Singh. made by Sawant that Singh was Singhvi claimed. urgent need for the patient’s the hospital authorities of brain CT scan but it was bleeding and disorientation, delayed for more than three but despite repeated requests hours as the hospital waited the doctors ignored it. ", " ) for a fresh receipt of 1,850 It stated that they contin- towards charges for the pro- ued administering the drug cedure. (Heparin) which was the cause ,56 5 1# “On the basis of the exam- of the bleeding, only to be ination made above, deficien- informed later that he had suf- rime Minister Narendra cy / negligence is conclusive- fered a stroke and there was an PModi on Sunday pitched his ly established. In our consid- immediate need for a CT ‘vocal for local’ campaign in an ered view, in the facts and scan. entirely new domain – that of specificities of the instant case, Citing unpaid dues, the the canines. Calling for the compensation of Rs 25 lakh CT scan sought was denied for adoption of “fabulous” Indian with interest at the rate of 8 per over three hours despite the dog breeds, Modi said they are cent per annum from the date fact that 1,50,000 was already cheaper to raise and adapt bet- of the death of the patient deposited. ter to the Indian environment appears just and equitable,” the “The delay in treatment even as he revealed that the bench said. and the improper adminis- Indian security forces too were The compensation shall tration of Heparin led to increasingly inducting these be paid within six weeks of the anticoagulation, resulting in local breeds. dogs, he said indigenous dogs of dogs for rescue operations. pronouncement of this order, brain haemorrhage, and the The country came to such Mudhol Hound, In the event of an earth- without fail, it said. patient suffered stroke in the know about the Army dogs Himachali Hound, quake, building collapse, these “There was an urgent morning at 08:30 AM, since after Modi praised their role Rajapalayam, Kanni, dogs are experts in searching need for brain CT scan of the then the doctors at CMC in sniffing out explosives, Chippiparai and Kombai were out people trapped under patient but it was delayed virtually did nothing till mines and terrorists besides “fabulous,” cheaper to raise debris. more than 3 hours for the 10.30 PM and after long disaster relief operations. In and adapted better to the The superiority of these want of a fresh receipt of Rs struggle the patient died on his monthly radio programme Indian environment. “The canine soldiers employed has 1,850 towards CT scan charges 20.06.2009 at 6.30am,” it ‘Mann ki Baat’, Modi named next time you think of raising led to increasing demand for even though complainants said. two dogs ‘Sophie’ and ‘Vida’ a pet dog, consider bringing these dogs from neighbouring had already deposited 1,50,000 The hospital raised pre- — who were awarded Chief of to fabricate an IED, thereby ing, assault, infantry patrol, improvised explosive device home one of these Indian countries like Bangladesh, in advance. Hospital has every liminary objections that the Army Staff commendation saving precious lives. and search and rescue. (IED) many years ago but was breeds. At a time when Myanmar and Cambodia. right to insist on the payment complainants filed a false cards on August 15 this year “Our armed forces and Mansi, a Labrador, was killed as terrorists managed to Atmanirbhar Bharat is Japan also showed interest in but it was also a prime duty to complaint and — saying these trained security forces have many posthumously “mentioned in trigger the explosive. becoming a mantra of the the training standards of care (for) the emergency suppressed the correct facts. canines received this honour such brave dogs who not only dispatches” (the highest hon- “Two or three years ago in people, how can any domain Indian Army canines when patient,” the bench said. It was further contend- because they performed their live for the country but also our that a dog can get in mil- Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, a snif- be left untouched by its influ- their Chief of Staff visited the According to the com- ed that the blood thinners duties diligently while pro- sacrifice themselves for the itary service in India) four fer dog Cracker of the CRPF ence,” he said. Dog Training Facility at plaint, the 58-year man, who the patient had been taking tecting their country. country,” he said. years ago for her role in a also attained martyrdom in an In the last one year, the Meerut in 2017. later died, had a history of pain prior to his treatment at the ‘Vida,’ the dog from an Five Labradors were counter-infiltration operation IED blast. You might have dogs have contributed to 53 Moreover, these dogs have in his left arm after engaging hospital may have caused Army Dog Unit located in awarded commendation cards in north Kashmir. Her han- seen a very moving scene on successful missions for the also saved lives during in strenuous activity. internal bleeding. Northern Command, was on Army Day 2020 for help- dler, Bashir Ahmed War, was TV a few days ago in which Indian Army, including track- avalanches, earthquakes and In 2009, the patient visit- Being aggrieved, the conferred the medal for ing soldiers track down ter- posthumously awarded Sena the Beed Police were giving ing of terrorists and recover- other natural disasters. The ed the patient’s wife and son filed detecting five mines and one rorists in Jammu and Kashmir Medal for gallantry. their canine colleague Rocky ing individuals from snow- Army has eight different hospital’s outpatient depart- the consumer complaint grenade buried underground. and sniffing out deadly explo- In his address, Modi also a final farewell with all due bound areas. In over 30 trades of dogs: tracker, guard, ment complaining of pain in against the CMC for the ‘Sophie’ of Special Frontier sives in the North-east last highlighted the actions of respect. Rocky had helped instances, these canines have mine detection, explosive his left arm on exertion. alleged medical negligence Force (Bomb Disposal Squad) year. The army has more than another dog Balaram, who the police in solving over 300 sniffed out IEDs/Explosives. detection, infantry patrol, The patient got admitted and callousness of the sniffed out the presence of 1,000 dogs trained for a vari- detected explosives on the cases,” the Prime Minister The National Disaster avalanche rescue operations, in CMC as a private patient. doctors seeking compensa- initiator/accelerant which ety of roles such as detecting Amarnath Yatra route and said. Response Force (NDRF) also search and rescue, assault On next day, after examination tion of 2.01 crore could have been hastily used mines and explosives, track- Bhavana, who sniffed out an Favouring Indian breed uses specially trained dozens and narcotic detection. !"!#$ %&' ()() . ' # # $##% 7 # '& " & #( &)*+,-% .0!!7 Zadoora area of Pulwama on Singh said, the police officer As per police records, the Saturday while three terrorists belonging to the Special killed terrorists were part of wo bravehearts including a of LeT were neutralised in Operations Group was leading groups involved in planning % & ./012& Tsenior officer of the Special Srinagar. from the front when he and executing several terror Operations Group of Jammu & Paying rich tributes in the received bullet injuries during attacks in the area. Besides 9 positive in Jammu region and Kashmir police and a Junior memory of the martyred police the initial exchange of fire and weapon snatching bid at J&K .0!!7 5899 in Kashmir division". Commissioned Officer (JCO) officer Director General of later attained martyrdom in the Bank Pampore, Saqib Bashir Significantly, the recovery rate of the Indian Army deployed Jammu and Kashmir police line of duty". was also involved in motivating he Union Territory of in Jammu & Kashmir has along the line of control in Dilbagh Singh told reporters in Singh said, ASI Babu Ram and radicalizing the youth of TJammu & Kashmir on reached 76 percent and the Nowshera sector of Rajouri Srinagar, "an Assistant Sub was a brave police officer and the area to join terror folds. Sunday witnessed the highest death rate stood at 1.86 attained martyrdom while Inspector of Jammu and was part of the lead team of the According to a Jammu ever spike recording a total percent. three Lashkar-e- Tayyeba (LeT) Kashmir police identified as Special Operations group based Defence spokesman Lt- number of 786 new coron- Out of 37163 cases, 28510 terrorists were neutralised dur- Babu Ram, hailing from engaged in anti-terrorist oper- Col Devendra Anand, avirus positive cases in one sin- have recovered fully and dis- ing an overnight operation in Mendhar area of Poonch, sus- ations in Kashmir valley. "Pakistan Army resorted to gle day while nine more Covid- charged from different hospi- the Pantha Chowk area of tained bullet injuries while a Several senior police officers unprovoked ceasefire violation 19 patients died taking the tals so far. Srinagar on Sunday. joint team of Jammu and and colleagues of ASI Babu on the line of control (LoC) in tally of deaths to 694. Official sources said, In the last three days, 10 Kashmir police and para mil- Ram also paid rich tributes to Nowshera Sector of Rajouri For the first time, Jammu Jammu district started report- terrorists have been neutralised itary forces chased a group of him and remembered him as a district. Own troops respond- district alone recorded 258 ing a large number of cases in three anti-terrorist opera- three terrorists after a failed neutralised after attempts made borne youth had opened fire on brave heart. ed strongly to the enemy fire. cases, 97 more than Srinagar after rapid antigen testing was tions in Shopian, Pulwama and weapon snatching bid in the by their parents to convince the security checkpoint in the Meanwhile, the slain ter- In the incident, Naib Subedar district on Sunday taking the launched across urban and Srinagar. Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar them to surrender failed. The Pantha Chowk area and also rorists have been identified as Rajwinder Singh was critically total active positive cases to rural centres across the district Four terrorists of Albadr late last night around 10.00 three slain terrorists were locals attempted weapon snatching. Saqib Bashir Khanday, Umar injured and later succumbed to 7959. last week. were neutralised in Kiloora p.m". hailing from Pampore",he Alert jawans of the Jammu and Tariq Bhat and Zubair Ahmad his injuries". According to the media "Out of 9943 samples, 365 area of South Kashmir's DGP said, "one of the ter- added. Kashmir police and paramili- Shiekh all the residents of Naib Subedar Rajwinder bulletin, "the total number of tested positive across Urban Shopian district on Friday rorists was neutralised by the Sharing details of the night tary forces chased them after Drangbal Pampore. They were Singh, hailed from Amritsar in active positive cases in Jammu and rural centres of the district while three Hizbul Mujahideen joint teams in the initial round long operation, DGP Dilbagh they ran towards bylanes leav- affiliated with proscribed ter- Punjab and is survived by his & Kashmir stood at 7959. Out till Saturday",official sources terrorists were gunned down in of firing while two others were Singh said, " three motor bike ing behind their motorbike. ror outfit LeT. wife and two children. of these 2060 cases are active said. 45 # %C& , / ## ! # 0 2 , G # : 0 #@0A1 increased to 174. It took " , 3 24' veryone is horrified by the about two : 0 #@0A1 Ecorona pandemic, at the months to - -0 0 of students in danger, he said adding low directives!” he tweeted. same time people are careless cross this fig- “they have no sensitivity towards their “'Don't prey on students for sake of ood news for the villagers. Now they also when it comes to taking ure. In the day after Bengal Governor Jagdeep plights, they only serve the interests of politicking', " he said adding, "Students Gwill get a certificate of their house precautions. Neither people first unlock ADhankhar advised Chief Minister the rich industrialists and not the are our future. Its matter of global com- built in the village like a khatauni of the : 0 #@0A1 are taking care inside the house (3rd to 30th June), this num- Mamata Banerjee not to push the stu- common people including the stu- petitiveness. It cannot be in political farm. With this, they will be able to take nor outside. Some people are ber reached 490 and in the dents in political quagmire over the dents … it is foolish that they did not whirlpool. Silent majority of students do a loan from the bank. Until now, they wo inspectors of Gabhana even avoiding the use of masks second unlock (1st to 31st conducting of JEE/NEET exams the rul- hold the exams when the rate of infec- not seek to risk their prospects and cap- did not get the benefit related to the Tpolice station are trapped in and social distancing. 189 new July), it increased to about ing, Trinamool Congress attacked him tion was comparatively far lower in the size their future. house due to lack of ownership of the a bribery case. virus cases were reported. 1450. In the third unlock (1st for running a BJP party office from the month of May … and now when the Meanwhile, in an apparent bid to up land. The State Government has start- On the complaint of BJP Around 4000 have been found to 30th August), the number Raj Bhavan. infection is going up they are pushing the ante against the Trinamool Congress ed a proprietary scheme for this. In this, MLA from Barauli, SSP has infected since April. More than exceeded 4000. 95 per cent of “It seems that the Governor has no the young children in the mouth of pan- keeping in view the next year’s State 100 villages of the district have been conducted an inquiry and a 2500 covid infections were the total cases were reported inkling of Bengal’s culture, and its demic.” elections, the BJP on Sunday announced selected in the first phase. Of these, 20 case has been registered detected in August. There were in unlock. geo-political history which is why he is Replying to the Governor’s terse a series of programmes to highlight the villages have been taken from each against them under The 174 patients in lockdown, this Apart from the increasing making such bizarre statements… remarks he said “here is a person who State Government’s failures in all tehsil. A joint team of accountant and Prevention of Corruption number increased 22 times in number of Covid patients, the Bengal has always raised its voice when calls himself a constitutional head but front. secretary has been formed for the sur- Act. unlock. number of recovering patients the country has faced any problem. acts as if he is the member of the BJP The programmes would culmi- vey. Then there is a preparation to con- These cases have regis- Looking at the data of 95 is also increasing . Over 2700 “Our Chief Minister has raised this converting his official residence into a nate into a “march to Nabanna (State duct a survey with the drone. tered after the investigation of percent of patients in unlock, have been recuperated so far. issue not only in the interest of the stu- BJP party office.” secretariat),” said party MP Soumitra ADM DP Pal said that till now peo- the complaint by SP Crime. during first lockdown (25th The recovery rate is more than dents of Bengal but for the 25 lakh stu- Reacting to the Chief Minister’s ini- Khan. “The party Yuva Morcha (youth ple in the village do not have any own- And during the investiga- March to 14th April) only one 70 per cent. According to the dents of the entire country who are tiative to postpone the all-India exams wing) will raise issues like lack of ership of the population site. Nobody's tion, both have been suspend- infected patient was detected. experts, a good recovery rate being thrown into the mouth of a pan- in the face of corona pandemic employment, irregularities in providing name is recorded in the revenue record. ed. At the same time, four other In the second lockdown (25th does not mean that people demic for no fault of theirs… She wants Dhankhar had on Saturday wondered jobs to the aspirants in Teachers’ Now the state government has started inspectors of the same police April to 3rd May), this figure become careless about the to save their lives and not harm their as to why the Chief Minister was push- Eligibility Test, SSC exams etc apart the proprietary scheme to give owner- station have also been lined-up rose to 43. In the third lock- infection. More than 30 career,” Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim ing the students into in political mire. from rampant corruption, falling law ship to the people. In the first phase, the after getting continuous com- down (4th to 17th May), it patients have died. CMO Dr. said. “Why thoughtlessly make it polit- and order problems and hold state wide scheme is being implemented in 100 vil- plaints against them. This jumped to 85 and in the Bhanu Pratap Singh Kalyani The Central Government had made ical hot potato! Student welfare is the programme which will finally culminate lages of the district. action has shaken the police fourth lockdown (18th May to said that reckless people are it a point of ego to hold the exams now top priority. Why not read Supreme into a Nabanna march in a months’ After this, the survey will have to be department. 2nd June), the number putting others at risk. in September putting the lives of lakhs Court judgment, its rationale and fol- time,” he said. completed in 200 villages in 1 month. ) ) 9&":- %
0 ,0 airport where hundreds of down. % 1# 64## labourers are assembling to The Nitish Kumar govern- he migration of labourers is catch flights. The development ment had announced a deposit Tturning out to be a poll is also visible in villages where of 1,000 for every labourer. 50 & & & 5%&" issue for Opposition parties in buses are sent by employers per cent of them were deprived Bihar as Leader of Opposition from other states to take our of government aid. Bihar has a 0@A0 District Magistrate P.N. Tejashwi Yadav has slammed skilled labourers," Tejashwi "double-engine" government Singh warned that those who Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said. but neither state nor Centre has gra reported 56 fresh cases violated the guidelines would for being unable to create jobs "These labourers have trav- extended their helping hand to Aof Covid-19 in the last 24 be heavily fined. in the State. elled thousands of kilometres them, he said. hours, even as the 55-hour The Government offices As a result, labourers who during the Covid-19 lockdown "Nitish Kumar is a weekend lockdown continues. are the worst hit. The district walked thousands of kilometres to reach their homes. Do they respectable person. I respect Alarmed by the rising health department has recom- are heading back to States not deserve some respect and him personally. At the same graph of cases, the district mended staggered working offering more job opportuni- jobs back home? The employ- time, he is also a liar. He hid the administration is strictly hours. ties, Tejashwi alleged. ers of other states are sending actual data of corona-infected enforcing the weekend lock- Meanwhile, there were His statement comes a day air tickets and buses for the persons. There were 84 lakh down which will end indications that the district after Pappu Yadav, president of labourers of Bihar. It explains people in Bihar's 16 districts Monday morning. Officials authorities would permit Jan Adhikar Party, the approach of the Bihar gov- which were flood-affected. I appealed to the people not to reopening of the Taj Mahal and blamed Nitish Kumar for the ernment," he added. have pointed out several times move out without work and fol- the Agra Fort from September same. Tejashwi claims that near- and the Chief Minister went for low the guidelines in respect of 15 as new guidelines for Unlock "The development of Bihar ly 40 lakh migrant labourers aerial survey just twice," social distancing and mask- 4 will come into force from ) " *" is currently reflecting at Patna returned home during the lock- Tejashwi alleged. wearing. September 1. 3) && " 4 & 1 &" "6" 1 0 "). %&* 5%" & 3%& #& * 63 ) " & % 0"#" " &8 !7! 0# (between Watra and Speaking about his vision Moyabinpeta) and Improvement for development of backward Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh causing flooding in some of the Mangaluru: Bellary is about fter inaugurating three of Garanji – Pustola Road. areas in the capacity of a MSME Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath residential colonies in his con- Karnataka's ruling BJP 330km northwest of Aimportant bridges and two Gadchiroli also laid foun- Minister, Shri Gadkari said with on Sunday held meetings with stituency. president and the Bengaluru in the road improvement projects and dation stones for four other bamboo available in plenty, elected representatives from An audio clip in which he party's Dakshina southern state. laying foundation stones for major bridge projects across Gadchiroli could become the Gorakhpur to resolve their dif- is conversing with a party Kannada Lok Sabha In a related four other major bridge projects the rivers Wainganga, Bandiya, hub of Agarbatti manufacturing, ferences. leader and is heard taking member Nalin Kumar development, former across four rivers Gadchiroli, Perikota and Perimili. These whose import has now been The Chief Minister gave a barbs at the "Thakur sarkar" Kateel has been Congress legislator Union Minister for Road projects are considered crucial stopped. patient hearing to the MP and had also gone viral on social admitted to a private Munirathna has also Transport & Highways Nitin for improving mobility for socio- He said there is a scope to MLAs from his home district, media. hospital here after test- been admitted in a Gadkari said on Sunday that the economic development of the set up 100 units, which would heard out their grievances and The MLA has been given a ing positive for the private hospital in entire face of the this naxalite- Gadchiroli district. give employment to local peo- assured them that he would week's time to respond to the coronavirus, an offi- Bengaluru after he infested district would be trans- Speaking on the occasion, ple. ensure speedy development of notice. cial said on Sunday. tested positive on formed in around two years Gadkari said that with the con- The Minister also said that the area. Gorakhpur MP and actor "Kateel is in a pri- Saturday. owing to the road-connectivity struction of these key bridges, he is initiating project for con- The Chief Minister asked Ravi Kishan had queered the vate hospital in the Munirathna, 57, projects. the National Highway connec- version of rice to ethanol in all the elected representatives to pitch by asking Agarwal to city on a doctor's advice for Earlier in the day, state's joined the ruling BJP in After inaugurating and lay- tivity in Maharashtra- Gadchiroli as part of bio-fuel maintain discipline and not resign if he was upset at being treatment after testing positive mining baron and former BJP November 2019 after he defect- ing the foundation for road Chhattisgarh –Telangana is development programme. sully the image of Gorakhpur a legislator. for Covid-19. He is asympto- Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy ed from the Congress follow- projects worth 777 crore complete now. “This will provide greater by making unnecessary state- Referring to a tweet by matic," the party official told tested Covid positive and was ing his disqualification for through video links in “This is a dream which has value for rice growers and also ments. Agarwal in which he said he IANS. admitted to a private hospital revolting against the party. He Gadchiroli district in eastern come true after nearly 25 years, create jobs” he said, while It may be recalled that leg- was angry with himself for Mangaluru is a port city on for treatment in Bengaluru. resigned from the RR Nagar Maharashtra, Gadkari said: “The when it was conceived when I requesting the State Public islators from Gorakhpur had being a legislator because he the west coast about 360km "Reddy is in a private hos- assembly segment in the city's all-weather road network in far was a Minister in Maharashtra”. Works Minister Shri Eknath recently been involved in a let- could not tolerate the control of from Bengaluru in the south- pital for treatment after he northwest suburb. flung areas of Naxal affected dis- Gadkari said the total length Shinde to explore various ter war over the transfer of a corrupt bureaucrats on honest ern state. tested positive for corona virus Former Janata Dal-Secular tricts like Gadchiroli will of National Highway in avenues for job creation in government employee, legislators, Ravi Kishan had "Though I have no symp- on Saturday as he was not feel- (JD-S) minister H.D. Revanna improve the socio-economic Gadchiroli district has increased Gadchiroli with a target of pro- causing considerable embar- said "If you are so troubled with toms, my Covid test has come ing well. As he is asymptomatic, and Congress state unit presi- development in the region and from 54 kms to 647 kms during viding employment to 10,000 rassment to the state govern- the ideology and policies of the positive. I have got admitted to he is responding to the treat- dent D. K. Shivakumar are in in upcoming two years or so the his tenure. Ministry of Road youth. ment. party, you should quit." a hospital on doctor's advice. I ment," a party official told separate private hospitals in the Gadchiroli district will see an all- Transport & Highways has While complimenting the The state BJP had even Talking to reporters after will recover fast with all your IANS. city for treatment after they round transformation”. approved 44 road projects of 541 completion of developmental served a show-cause notice to the meeting on Sunday, blessings and good wishes," Confirming that Reddy both tested positive for the The projects inaugurated kms length with an outlay of Road projects in the area, Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, a Agarwal said that the meeting tweeted Kateel in Kannada. tested positive for the infection, virus on August 27 and August were 168 crore 855 metre 1,740 crore for Gadchiroli dis- Minister of State for Road four-term MLA from the with the chief minister was The three-time lawmaker state Health Minister B. 25. major bridge across Pranahita trict.The Minister compliment- Transport and Highways Gen V Gorakhpur seat, for anti-party 'positive'. also advised all who came in Sriramulu said he would pray Scores of politicians, river (on Nizamabad – Jagdalpur ed the engineers and contractors K Singh said that the new road activities on social media plat- "He spoke to us at length, contact with him recently to to god for his best friend's including state Chief Minister Road (NH 63), 248 crore 630 who completed the construction projects would go a long way in forms. heard our problems and undergo a Covid test and iso- speedy recovery. B.S Yediyurappa, opposition metre high level bridge across of bridges in Gadchiroli, despite mainstreaming of people living The notice was served by assured that he will look into late at their home. Incidentally, Reddy, 53, Congress leader Siddaramaiah, the Indravati River near the fear of Naxals. in LWE areas. He said, an area state BJP vice-president J.P.S. them," he said. State Medical Education was to visit Bellary on Sunday state cabinet ministers S.T. Patagudam (on Nizamabad – He informed that the bridge progressed only when infra- Rathore on the directions of BJP MP Ravi Kishan told Minister K. Sudhakar, said he to attend the last rites of Somashekar, Anand Singh and Jagdalpur Road (NH 63), 30 across River Indravati was com- structure was developed there. state BJP president Swatantra reporters, "The Chief Minister was saddened to know that Sriramulu's mother after the C.T. Ravi, Lok Sabha members, metre high level bridge near pleted under very trying and war He said that with more and Dev Singh. discussed developmental pro- Kateel tested positive for Covid. Supreme Court on August 27 MLAs and MLCs tested posi- Lankachen (on Bejurpalli – like conditions. A police station more infra projects coming up Agarwal had taken to jects with us and also asked us "I pray to god that he allowed him to travel to his tive and recovered from the Aheri Road), Improvement of had to be set up in order to help in these areas, the extremism is social media to raise the issue to maintain the dignity and recovers fast and get back to home town from Bengaluru for infection during the last 2 Bejurpalli-Aheri Road (SH 275) construct the bridge. coming down gradually. of a road, which he claimed was image of Gorakhpur." IANS work," Sudhakar tweeted. 2 days. months. 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Kedourie, in a 1963 essay for the Saud. Weeks later, Saud held a sim- International Affairs, Pakistan held However, Nasser’s mystique and However, in the new century, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society ilar conference in Mecca. Turkey did a World Muslim Conference in influence began to rapidly recede events such as the Arab Spring, the of Great Britain, writes that Kemal not attend any of the two events and 1951 in Karachi. During the event, when Egyptian and Syrian forces fall of dictatorships in Libya, Iraq was conscious of the fact that the neither did the Shia-majority Iran. Liaquat highlighted the importance were decimated by their Israeli and Tunisia, civil wars in idea of the caliphate was deeply In 1947, a much smaller player of retaining pan-Islamic ideas. counterparts in 1967. Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and embedded in the minds of Muslims. emerged in this race. It called itself This did not please Saudi In 1970, Nasser passed away, Yemen, the emergence of multiple According to Kedourie, at one Pakistan. It was founded in August Arabia, which suspected that and Saudi Arabia once again rushed violent anti-State Islamist outfits in point, Kemal actually wanted to 1947 by Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s Pakistan was trying to undermine in to pick up the status of the leader most Muslim countries, along with 67 name himself as the new Caliph. But Muslim League. The party’s roots lay the kingdom’s (self-appointed) role of the Muslim world. A windfall of the retreat of the US and the rise of since this would have contradicted in an evolving idea which emerged as the leader of the post-Colonial profits made during (and because China, began to make various n 1924, a year after declaring and complicated his secularisation in the 19th century. It took a mod- Muslim world. But this role was dra- of) the 1973 oil crisis enhanced the Muslim countries reconsider their Turkey a republic and becoming and republican project, he didn’t. ernist approach to understanding matically snatched away by Gamal influence of what became known as strategic priorities and even reinvent Iits President, the former com- However, Kedourie adds that Islam. This then progressed as a Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian the “petro-dollar.” And Saudi Arabia their ideological character to strike mander in the army of the shrink- Kemal then offered a much-weak- Muslim nationalism, which was President who came to power had the most. new alliances. Turkey, which had ing Ottoman Empire, and a hero of ened version of the caliphate to remoulded as Pakistani nationalism. through a coup in 1952. Charismatic Faisal cleverly used these to sub- dropped out of the game of Muslim World War-I, Mustafa Kemal Pasha, Shaikh Ahmad al-Sanusi, an Arab According to the French political and articulate, Nasser was hailed as due (and win over) Nasser’s succes- leadership decades ago, entered the abolished the centuries-old office of head of a Sufi order, as long as he scientist, Christophe Jaffrelot, this a hero by Muslims around the sor Anwar Sadat. Faisal was also fray again and is trying to lure non- the caliphate and drove the last would remain outside Turkey. approach relegated Islamic rituals to world when, in 1956, he managed aware of the ambitions of Pakistani Arab Muslim regions to break away Ottoman Caliph into exile. This suggests that, despite the private sphere and brought into to keep at bay an attack by British Prime Minister ZA Bhutto, who fan- from the Saudi orbit. It is an orbit With this act, not only did launching an aggressive project to public space Islam as a political-cul- and Israeli forces on Egypt. cied himself as a champion of the that had already begun to decay. Kemal launch his ambitious repub- secularise Turkey, Kemal was still tural identity marker. With his displays of Arab social- modern Muslim world. But since This is one reason why the new lican and secularisation project in interested in retaining the country’s Inspired by the writings of ism and a modernity suited to the Pakistan had lost a war in 1971 and Saudi monarchs are trying to revive Turkey, but he also triggered a race role as the “spiritual and political Muslim reformers such as Sir Syed needs of the evolving Muslim poli- its economy was weak, Faisal King Faisal’s initial reformist ideas. between Muslim leaders and mon- leader of the Muslim world.” But Ahmad Khan and the poet and ties, Nasser mocked Saudi Arabia of brought Pakistan fully into the Whereas the conservative aspect of archs to become recognised as the after the abolition of the Ottoman philosopher Muhammad Iqbal, being retrogressive and rigid. For a ever-expanding Saudi orbit. Saudi ideology was castigated by new leaders of the Muslim world. caliphate, two contenders rushed in Jinnah and his party imagined a sov- decade after 1956, Nasser’s Egypt By the 1980s, flush with petro- Nasser’s Egypt in the past, this Various Muslim groups around to claim the title. King Fuad of Egypt ereign Muslim-majority country was the undisputed leader of the dollars and with a surge in the pop- time it is being challenged by the world had agitated against (that was still being ruled by the untainted by, what Iqbal had lament- Muslim world, inspiring large num- ularity of “political Islam” in Muslim Erdogan’s “neo-Ottomanism”, which European powers, who were at war British) and the Wahabi Arab trib- ed, tribalism inherent in Arabian South-Asian Muslims. bers of Muslims in Arab and non- countries, Saudi political and reli- is critical of Saudi Arabia for squan- with the Ottomans during World al leader, Ibn Saud, who, with the polities. Iqbal pleaded for a faith But this did not deter Pakistan’s Arab regions alike. gious influence witnessed a mani- dering the influence it had enjoyed War-I. But after the defeat of the help of the British, had conquered understood and articulated accord- first Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Stung by Nasser’s status in this fold increase. It was only chal- for decades as the leader of the Ottomans, many Muslim political former Ottoman territories in what ing to the needs of modern times. Khan, from declaring that Pakistan context, and also by his criticism of lenged by the radical Shia theocra- Muslim world. leaders and intellectuals hailed would become Saudi Arabia in Jinnah and his colleagues need- was a lot more than just another Saudi Arabia, the Saudi monarch cy in Iran. Both countries fought a Turkey sees itself as a more nat- Kemal’s coming into power and saw 1932. In 1926, Fuad organised an ed to greatly trim the pan-Islamic Muslim country. According to M King Faisal (who came to the throne brutal war of influence through sec- ural candidate for this role. This title him as a modern redeemer of Islam. international Muslim conference aspects of Muslim nationalism to Razvi, in the 1981 issue of the in 1964) unfolded a hectic moderni- tarian proxies in countries such as once again is up for grabs. The British historian, E in Cairo. It was not attended by root it more in the realities of Journal of Pakistan Institute of sation process in Saudi Arabia. Pakistan and Lebanon. (Courtesy: Dawn) !"!#$ %&' ()() # 9
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Portland (US): One person Washington: The number of higher - perhaps 10 times high- was shot and killed late confirmed coronavirus cases er in the US, according to the Saturday in Portland, Oregon, globally has topped 25 million. Centre for Disease Control as a large caravan of President That’s according to a tally and Prevention - given testing Donald Trump supporters and kept by Johns Hopkins limitations and the many mild Black Lives Matter protesters University. cases that have gone unreport- clashed in the streets, police The US leads the count ed or unrecognised. said. with 5.9 million cases, fol- Global deaths from It wasn’t clear if the shoot- lowed by Brazil with 3.8 million COVID-19 stand at over ing was linked to fights that and India with 3.5 million. 842,000, with the US having the broke out as a caravan of about The real number of people highest number with 182,779, 600 vehicles was confronted by infected by the virus around the followed by Brazil with 120,262 protesters in the city’s down- world is believed to be much and Mexico with 63,819. AP town. An Associated Press free- lance photographer heard three gunshots and then observed : # # ** 2 police medics working on the body of the victim, who *; 44; * appeared to be a white man. “Portland Police officers Kathmandu: Nepal on Sunday country’s death toll jumped to heard sounds of gunfire from reported its highest single-day 221 after 14 more people died the area of Southeast 3rd increase in the coronavirus due to COVID-19. Avenue and Southwest Alder ,) " ) * , cases with 1,221 new infections, The country’s death toll has Street. They responded and taking the country’s total count doubled in just two weeks due located a victim with a gunshot eral law enforcement since late Trump and other speakers The caravan had gathered to 38,561. to a surge in cases. wound to the chest. Medical May. The caravan arrived at this week’s convention earlier in the day at a suburban During a regular press According to the spokesper- responded and determined that downtown just as a protest evoked a violent, dystopian mall and drove as a group to the briefing, Dr Jageshwar Gautam, son, there are currently 17,518 '. " the victim was deceased,” the planned for Saturday was get- future if Democratic presiden- heart of Portland. As they the spokesperson for the corona active COVID-19 ) Portland Police Bureau said in ting underway. Police made tial hopeful Joe Biden wins in arrived in the city, protesters Ministry of Health, said the patients in the country. PTI , a statement. several arrests before the shoot- November and pointed to attempted to stop them by Police did not release any ing and advised residents to Portland as a cautionary tale for standing in the street and block- additional details and were at avoid the city core. what would be in store for ing bridges. -# $# '' the scene investigating late The chaotic scene came Americans. Videos from the scene ,* # Saturday. two days after Trump invoked The pro-Trump rally’s showed sporadic fighting, as # # :# Portland has been the site Portland as a liberal city over- organiser, who coordinated a well as Trump supporters fir- of nightly protests for more run with violence in a speech at similar caravan in Boise, Idaho, ing paintball pellets at oppo- $ than three months since the the Republican National earlier in the week, said in a nents and using bear spray as 20 police killing of George Floyd Convention as part of his “law video posted on Twitter counter-protesters threw things Ankara: Turkey marked the in Minneapolis. and order” re-election cam- Saturday afternoon that atten- at the Trump caravan. The Bangkok: About 1,000 people 98th anniversary of the decisive Many of them end in van- paign theme. The caravan dees should only carry con- shooting happened shortly gathered in a Bangkok sports War of Independence battle dalism and violence, and hun- marked the third Saturday in a cealed weapons and the route before 9 pm Pacific, several arena on Sunday, swearing to against Greek forces Sunday as dreds of demonstrators have row that Trump supporters was being kept secret for safe- hours after the caravan began defend Thailand’s monarchy the threat of a new conflict with been arrested by local and fed- have rallied in the city. ty reasons. arriving in Portland. AP from a student-led mass move- Athens looms in the eastern ment that they believe is a Mediterranean. threat to the institution’s exis- “Turkey’s struggle for inde- tence. pendence and future continues ' " Calling themselves “Thai today as well,” Turkish President Pakdee,” or “Loyal Thai,” most Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a were dressed in yellow shirts — message to commemorate a colour closely associated with Victory Day. the monarchy and the ruling “It is absolutely not a coin- establishment. Some clutched cidence that those who seek to portraits of current King Maha exclude us from the eastern Taipei: The president of the visit as “undermining the polit- Vajiralongkorn and of his late " "D. Mediterranean are the same Czech Senate arrived in Taiwan ical foundation of China-Czech revered father, King Bhumibhol E , invaders as the ones who on Sunday on a visit that has relations” and said participants Adulyadej, while others waved attempted to invade our home- drawn sharp criticism from were acting out of “their own giant national flags. 1970s, when a jungle insur- demands: holding new elec- land a century ago.” China. interests.” “China condemns The gathering took place as gency threatened the coun- tions, amending the constitu- In recent weeks, Turkish Milos Vystrcil was accom- this despicable act and urges anti-government protests gath- try’s stability. tion and ending the intimida- and Greek forces have engaged panied by Prague Mayor the Czech side to abide by the er momentum across Thailand, “I promise to fight shoul- tion of critics of the govern- in a series of cat-and-mouse Zdenek Hrib and more than 80 one-China principle and han- posing the strongest challenge der to shoulder with brothers ment. military exercises in the seas representatives from govern- dle Taiwan-related issues in a yet to the rule of Prime and sisters who share the same But some of the anti-gov- between Cyprus and the Greek ment, business and academia, prudent and appropriate man- Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. beliefs, to protect the beloved ernment movement’s leaders island of Crete. The confronta- lending Taiwan a boost in its ner,” foreign ministry The former army chief first institution,” said one speaker, stirred controversy with an tion was sparked when Turkey efforts to resist the diplomatic spokesperson Zhao Lijian told took power in a coup in 2014, Patiyut Tongpajong. unprecedented call for reform sent a research vessel accom- isolation imposed by Beijing. reporters on Thursday. then retained it in an election Speaking to the media of the monarchy, which they panied by warships to search for Taiwanese Foreign China claims Taiwan as its last year widely seen as rigged before the program began, see as out of touch and unac- gas and oil reserves. EU mem- Minister Joseph Wu greeted the own territory and its increasing to all but guarantee his victory. Thai Pakdee leader Warong countable. ber Greece claims the waters are delegation at Taiwan’s main diplomatic pressure has reduced Speakers at Sunday’s rally Dechgitvigrom, a former The institution has tradi- part of its continental shelf and Taoyuan International Airport the number of the self-govern- pledged to protect the monar- Member of parliament, said tionally been treated as beyond has enlisted the support of the after their arrival on a flight ing island’s formal allies to just chy and the nation. Videos their aim was “to educate the reproach. It is also protected by 27-nation bloc, which has con- chartered from Taiwanese flag 15, most of them small countries were shown, one of which people.” The protesters that strict defamation laws that can demned Turkey’s “illegal activ- carrier China Airlines. China in the Pacific, Central America extolled King Maha’s role in the royalist movement is bring punishment of 15 years ities” and warned of potential last week denounced Vystrcil’s and the Caribbean. AP fighting communism in the responding to have three core in prison. AP sanctions against Ankara. AP :$ , #& * * < $# ## # *, # & . Manila (Philippines): Kabul: Afghanistan’s president government. women representatives, one of Gunmen stopped a group of # ) has appointed a council for The council is separate whom was named Abdullah’s motorcycle riders then opened national reconciliation, which from a 21-member negotiating deputy. Ghani also appointed fire with assault rifles in a busy Paris: A senior French army “necessary protective measures” will have final say on whether team, which Ghani appointed former President Hamid Karzai downtown area in the southern officer based abroad has been as a result. the government will sign a in March and which is expect- to the council but his prede- Philippines, killing nine peo- arrested and handed prelimi- A treason investigation was peace deal with the Taliban ed to travel to the Gulf Arab cessor rejected the appoint- ple, police said Sunday, in the nary treason charges for shar- opened in late July after the after what are expected to be state of Qatar, where the ment in a statement Sunday, latest violence to roil the ing highly sensitive intelligence Defense Ministry alerted the protracted and uncertain nego- Taliban maintain a political saying he declines to be part of volatile region. with a foreign power, authori- Paris prosecutor’s office to sus- tiations with the insurgents. office, for intra-Afghan talks. any government structure. Police officials said the ties said Sunday. pect activity, according to a The negotiations were The council will have the Also on the council are attack on the victims, who Europe-1 radio reported judicial official. The officer was envisaged under a US-Taliban final say and will ultimately mujahedeen and jihadi leaders were mostly farmers, at noon that the lieutenant colonel is arrested and given preliminary peace agreement signed in decide on the points that the who fought against the Soviet Saturday in Kabacan town in accused of passing “ultra-sen- charges Aug. 21 of compro- February as intra-Afghan talks negotiating team takes up with Union in the 1980s but who Cotabato province may have sitive” information to Russian mising national defense secrets, to decide the war-torn coun- the Taliban. were also involved in a been sparked by a local feud secret services. It reported that sharing intelligence with a for- try’s future. However, their Abdullah’s appointment to Afghanistan’s brutal civil war and was likely not an act of ter- the officer served on a NATO eign power that threatens the start has been hampered by a head the reconciliation efforts that followed their takeover in rorism. base in Italy, and was arrested nation’s fundamental interests series of delays that have frus- followed a power-sharing deal 1992 that left 50,000, mostly Cotabato lies in a poverty- while on vacation in France. and other counts, the official trated Washington. Some had he signed in May with Ghani to civilians, dead in Kabul. wracked region where a French authorities would told The Associated Press. expected the negotiations to end the political deadlock after Among them is Gulbuddin decades-long Muslim sepa- not confirm which foreign The official was not autho- begin earlier this month. last year’s election — a vote in Hekmatyar, who signed a peace ratist insurgency has eased power the senior officer is sus- rized to be publicly identified Afghan President Ashraf which Abdullah had also deal with Ghani in 2016 but largely due to a 2014 peace deal pected of spying for. discussing an ongoing investi- Ghani issued a decree late declared himself a winner. previously was declared a ter- between the Philippines’ largest Defence Minister Florence gation. NATO said the organi- Saturday establishing the 46- The High Council for rorist by the US. The council Muslim rebel group and the Parly said the officer is under zation does not comment on member council, led by his for- National Reconciliation is also includes Abdur Rasool government, although small investigation for “serious secu- intelligence issues, noted that mer rival in last year’s presi- made up of an array of Afghan Sayyaf, who was the inspiration armed groups aligned with rity breaches.” Speaking on there is a judicial process under- dential election, Abdullah political figures, including cur- for the Philippine terrorist the Islamic State group still Europe-1 on Sunday, Parly said way and referred questions to Abdullah, who is now in the rent and former and nine group Abu Sayyaf. AP pose a threat. AP the French military has taken French authorities. AP 8 ) - ) P ;$ " @ $ #
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,56 5 1# tionately reduced in the present ernment securities (G-secs) Atmanirbhar Bharat package as minus Rs 65,000 crore collect- ,56 5 1# banking frauds mainly per- lag between occurrence and situation,” it said in the 12-page and has other macro-econom- a Covid relief measure will not ed as GST compensation cess) tain to loan related frauds. detection of frauds. s several states continue to letter. ic repercussions, it said. be available separately. for FY21. But this borrowing ttributing the rise in “It is important to note “In large frauds (100 crore Aoppose the borrowing Along with direct taxes on “The yield on G-secs acts Under option one, the will be allowed by subsuming Areporting of bank frauds to that the RBI has substantially and above), the average lag was options proposed in lieu of the wages and salaries getting seri- as a benchmark for state bor- Centre has offered a special the additional unconditional greater scrutiny, experts said strengthened the fraud recog- almost 5 years which by GST compensation, the Centre ously affected, Customs rev- rowing as well as private sector borrowing window to states, in borrowing limit of 0.5 per cent strong due diligence at branch nition process and such spurt any standard is not acceptable. has told states that central rev- enues are also hit by the slow- borrowing. Hence any rise in consultation with the RBI, for and the final (bonus) tranche level and periodic fund utili- in cases may not necessarily What is needed is Real Time enues have been under greater down in imports, it said. Central borrowing costs ipso an amount of Rs 97,000 crore of 0.5 per cent given to states sation audits can check finan- indicate increase in banking Warning Signals (RTWS) strain compared to GST rev- Central expenditures are facto drives up borrowing costs (the shortfall arising out of GST as a special limit to fight the cial delinquencies. frauds, but may instead reflect instead of Early Warning enue. stretched not only by the pan- for all borrowers, including implementation) at a “reason- Covid pandemic. The Reserve Bank in its cases which had earlier Signals (EWS). Also the In a letter to the states, and demic response but also by the not only the states but also the able” interest rate. Though reform linked bor- latest annual report revealed remained undetected,” he said. strengthening of concurrent Union Territories proposing needs of national security, the entire private sector,” the letter The Centre will endeavour rowing will be permitted under that bank frauds, both in terms Pandey further said that audits in banks is a possible the two options and explaining Finance Ministry stressed. said. to keep the borrowing cost at this option, it would not be car- of numbers and volume, have the RBI’s directives on increas- way forward,” he said. them in detail, the Finance “This is a national prob- As per the design of the or close to the G-sec yield, and ried forward to next year. gone up substantially during ing monitoring of loans as well As per the central bank’s Ministry also laid down the lem, not a Central Government options given to the states by in the event of the cost being The interest on borrowing 2019-20. as imposing requirement of latest annual report, banks and issues faced by the Centre in problem alone,” it said. the Centre to meet GST com- higher, will bear the margin taken by states under this As per the annual report, increased forensic audits seem financial institutions (FIs) took disbursing the compensation On the question of bor- pensation gap, if the states between G-secs and the aver- option will have to be paid by “the total cases of frauds to be a step in the right direc- an average of 2 years in detect- cess. rowing by the Union decide to meet the entire short- age of State Development Loan them from their resources. (involving 1 lakh and above) tion.KV Karthik, Partner, ing a fraud during 2019-20, “The prevailing economic Government, to pay the com- fall of Rs 2,35,000 crores yields up to 0.5 per cent (50 The principal on the amount reported by banks/FIs Forensic - Financial Advisory, while for high-value frauds of situation is such that Central pensation cess, the ministry (including the Covid-impact basis points) through a subsidy. borrowed under the option, increased by 28 per cent by vol- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu over 100 crore, the time lag in revenues are under greater said that the Centre already portion) through issue of mar- The second option given after the transition period, will ume and 159 per cent by value India LLP, opined that over the occurrence and knowledge of strain than GST revenue. While faces a very large borrowing ket debt, then additional by the Centre allows states to be paid from the proceeds of during 2019-20.” years RBI has been active when fund misappropriation was indirect taxes are linked to requirement this year. unconditional borrowing limit borrow the entire projected the cess. The date of occurrence of it comes to providing timely much higher at over 5 years. transactions, and recover in Further, additional bor- of 0.5 per cent and the final GST compensation shortfall The states will not be these frauds are, however, guidelines to banks on emerg- Presenting data of frauds proportion to activity, direct rowing by the Centre influ- (bonus) tranche of 0.5 per cent of Rs 2,35,000 crore (total required to repay the principal spread over several previous ing frauds, fraud prevention involving 1 lakh and above, taxes on profits are dispropor- ences the yields on Central gov- provided under the shortfall of Rs 3 lakh crore from any other source. years. methods, compliance frame- RBI said a total of 8,707 frauds Both the borrowers and works and pushing for strin- were detected during 2019-20 lenders should be held account- gent reporting norms and other involving an amount of able for misuse of depositors’ enablers. 1,85,644 crore. This com- + # % 9 " %5 funds, said Gagan Puri - It is up to the banks to pares with 6,799 cases involv- Partner, Leader Forensic ser- implement these guidelines ing 71,543 crore in the previ- vices, PwC, adding “a culpable and implement a fraud risk ous year. % " act of diversion of funds management and Early RBI’s report said frauds accompanied by ineffective or Warning Signals (EWS) system have been predominantly ,56 5 1# insufficient monitoring can be in a comprehensive manner. occurring in the loan portfolio a recipe for disaster.” “This will require a shift (advances category), both in he board of Coal India Ltd % $ Strong culture of account- towards a proactive approach terms of number and value. Thas approved creating an ability, zero tolerance and effec- for fraud risk management There was a concentration additional board level post in ,56 5 1# tive enforcement is the key for rather than reactive approach of large value frauds, with the the PSU and its subsidiaries. * ensuring that the instances of that is prevalent. top fifty credit-related frauds According to a Coal India he market valuation of six fraud decrease, he said. This means banks will constituting 76 per cent of the report, the post of Director Tof the top 10 most valued “Enhancing the due dili- need to move from equipping total amount reported as frauds (Business Development) will be firms zoomed by 1,06,523.84 gence process taking into the oneself to respond to a fraud during 2019-20. created to identify and devel- crore last week, with ICICI learnings of the frauds that incident, to preventing it, peri- Weak implementation of op new business opportunities. Bank and Kotak Mahindra and HDFC Bank’s worth have been identified, and fund odically reviewing their risk EWS by banks, non-detection “The board of direc- Bank leading the pack. increased by 16,547.52 crore utilisation audits at the time of and controls and implementing of EWS during internal audits, tors...Had approved creation of During the last week, the to 6,13,598.67 crore. disbursements, instead of doing technology tools for prevention non-cooperation of borrowers board level post of Director organisation, as all other board Industrial Relations), Director BSE benchmark Sensex had Among other two gainers, these once the account has and early detection of frauds,” during forensic audits, incon- (Business Development) in CIL level posts basically meet the (Finance) and Director gained 1,032.59 points or 2.68 HDFC saw its market valuation been identified as a NPA, are Karthik said. clusive audit reports and lack of (Coal India) and its subsidiaries existing functional needs of the (Marketing). As such, at pre- per cent. rise by 14,599.47 crore to measures that are the need of Commenting on the issue, decision making in joint as per Companies Act, 2013, organisation. sent, there are five Board level Of these 10 most valued 3,37,472.45 crore and Bharti the hour,” Puri added. Vivek Jalan, Partner at Tax lenders’ meetings account for Listing Regulations and DPE In case, the said works are posts in CIL including CMD. companies in terms of market Airtel added 1,936.73 crore to Atul Pandey, Partner, Connect Advisory services LLP, delay in detection of frauds, it guideline,” the world’s largest combined with the existing All the board functionar- capitalisation (m-cap), Reliance 2,85,625.71 crore. Khaitan & Co, said the spurt in said the root cause lies in the added. coal miner said in its latest functional set up in the organ- ies are handling their respon- Industries Ltd (RIL), HDFC In contrast, the market cap report. isation, requisite focus and sibilities as per their job Bank, HDFC, Kotak Mahindra of HUL plunged by 11,982.71 The business scenario in thrust are feared to get some- description and the tasks Bank, Bharti Airtel and ICICI crore to 5,05,658.41 crore. which CIL operates is rapidly what compromised. assigned to them. Bank emerged as gainers. Infosys witnessed an ero- F! " ) changing globally in the cur- CIL is already in the In addition, CIL board On the other hand, four sion of 5,963.14 crore to rent times. To cater to futuris- process of investing a substan- consists of two government firms Tata Consultancy 3,98,188.66 crore from its % tic business models, there is a tial amount in diversification nominee directors and seven Services (TCS), Hindustan valuation and TCS took a hit of " ) need for an additional board projects namely solar power, independent director posts, Unilever Ltd (HUL), Infosys 4,165.15 crore to see its mar- level post that can drive the revival of fertilizer plants, out of which, five posts in the and ITC ended the week with ket cap at 8,39,445.98 crore. company’s future business, acquiring coking coal assets in process of getting filled by the losses. The valuation of ITC also ,56 5 1# " B, increase its revenue, identify Australia and Canada, coal Government of India. The market valuation of declined by 1,661.13 crore to and develop new business gasification, CBM, rail wagon CIL was incorporated in ICICI Bank jumped by 2,40,619 crore. head of the roll out of opportunities, build and procurement among others in 1975 with the government tak- 26,620.32 crore to 2,82,550.05 In the ranking of ten most Aone-time debt recast for ,56 5 1# tries are planning investments, expand the presence of the the coming years. ing over private coal mines. crore, becoming the biggest valued firms at the close of the resolution of Covid-19 related while some have already invest- company both locally as well as CIL is presently headed by Coal India is a maharatna gainer. trading week on Friday, RIL stress in bank loans, Finance rivate companies have ed,” he said. in the global markets, it said. Chairman and Managing firm operating through its eight Kotak Mahindra Bank’s held the numero uno position Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Pbegan investing in farm “Lot of things are hap- All the said tasks are Director who is assisted by four subsidiaries in eight states. It m-cap rose by 25,360.91 crore followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, will hold a review meeting sector spurred by the recent pening. I was told that a rice strategic in nature and it can be other functional directors has a foreign subsidiary in to 2,90,458.09 crore, RIL’s val- HUL, Infosys, HDFC, Kotak with bankers and heads of reforms that will help increase company has already entered managed only by a separate namely Director (Technical), Mozambique namely Coal uation was up by 21,458.89 Mahindra Bank, Bharti Airtel, non-banking financial com- farmers’ income, according to into contract farming with board level post to lead the Director (Personnel and India Africana Limitada. crore at 13,41,164.42 crore ICICI Bank and ITC. panies (NBFCs) on September Agriculture Secretary Sanjay basmati rice growers in 1,000 3 for smooth and speedy imple- Agarwal. acres, while another company mentation of the scheme. The Government recent- has opened a private mandi,” he “The review (meeting) ly brought three major reforms said without disclosing invest- will focus on enabling busi- via Ordinances. ment amount. nesses and households to avail It amended the Essential On the ongoing kharif " of the revival framework on the Commodities Act to deregulate (summer) sowing, Agarwal basis of viability, necessary food items, and introduced a said India has already set a new " steps like finalising bank poli- new law - The Farmers’ record in sowing of kharif B( cies and identifying borrowers, Produce Trade and Commerce crops. “Good rains have ,56 5 1# “SCI has been the pioneer with a workplace free of dis- and discussing issues that (Promotion and Facilitation) improved the prospects of ,56 5 1# Currently, the stamp duty in India with regards to recruit- crimination, the report said. require addressing for smooth Ordinance, 2020 -- to allow kharif crops. Total area sown to rate is 5 per cent for urban areas omestic liner Shipping ing women for jobs on board All HR activities of recruit- and speedy implementation,” farmers to sell their produce kharif crops has reached 1,082 omebuyers sitting on the and 4 per cent for rural areas. DCorporation of India (SCI) its fleet ment, placement, promotion, the Finance Ministry said in a outside the Agricultural lakh hectares till August 28, Hfence are likely to enter the Stamp duty is a transac- has emerged as a pioneer Presently, two masters, transfer, separation, compen- statement. Produce Market Committees . surpassing the 2016 record,” he property market and move tional tax collected by the gov- among top Indian fleet owners five chief officers, two second sation benefits and training The finance minister will The Farmers said. In 2016, farmers had forward with their purchase ernment on property purchas- when it comes to hiring women engineers, 31 second/third offi- ensure equal opportunities for review the implementation of (Empowerment and sown kharif crops in a total area decisions following the the es.”The temporary stamp duty in key roles on ships with over cers, six third/fourth engineers skill enhancement and career the resolution framework for Protection) Agreement on of 1,075.71 lakh hectare. temporary reduction in stamp reduction is an excellent move 20 per cent women workforce and two nurses are women progression, it said. Covid-19 related stress in bank Price Assurance and Farm Total sown area under duty by Maharashtra by the Maharashtra Govt. It has and a robust gender-neutral serving on various types of “Company’s efforts are loans on Thursday with the top Services Ordinance, 2020 was kharif crops stood at 1,009.98 Government, according to top been intelligently designed to hiring policy in place. ships,” as per the annual report reflected in the representation management of scheduled brought in to legalise contract lakh hectares during the cor- real estate developers.The expire in a time-bound manner Incidentally, SCI- which of the Navratna public sector of women across various hier- commercial banks and NBFCs, farming. responding period last year. ready-to-move-in residential which creates an incentive for owns and operates around one- enterprise. archical grades. it said. “These reforms are applic- Even in the current COVID-19 properties will be in more fence-sitting homebuyers to third of the Indian tonnage and In addition, there are 13 At present, women consti- The RBI earlier this month able pan-India. They are mov- crisis, farmers have worked demand than the under-con- move forward with their pur- has operating interests in prac- women trainee nautical offi- tute around 20.54 per cent of permitted one-time restruc- ing in the right direction and very hard, he said. struction flats, they said. chase decisions,” Godrej tically all areas of the shipping cers, four woman trainee total workforce at shore estab- turing of both corporate and will help increase the income of “Overall, there has been On Wednesday, the Properties Executive Chairman business, servicing both nation- marine engineers and seven lishments of your company,” retail loans.Banks are in the farmers,” Agarwal told PTI. good sowing till date. All Maharashtra Govt decided to Pirojsha Godrej told PTI. al and international trades -- woman trainee electrical engi- SCI said. process of getting a board- The government has required steps for risk mitiga- slash stamp duty on sale deed Embassy Group Chairman and has at its helm a woman as the neers. SCI encourages active approved restructuring frame- already held one round of dis- tion have also been taken,” documents by 3 per cent from Managing Director Jitu chairperson and managing The company is committed involvement in the activities of work in line with RBI’s frame- cussion with the industry on Agarwal said, adding that September 1 to Dec 31, 2020, Virwani termed it as an director, H K Joshi. to the principle of equal the Forum of Women in Public work and eligibility defined by implementation of agri- reports on status of crops in and by 2 per cent from January encouraging move by the Of the total 646 employees, employment opportunity and Sector (WIPS) since its incep- the central bank in its notifi- reforms. states that faced floods and 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021. Maharashtra Govt. 135 are women. strives to provide employees tion, it said. cation on August 6. “Large number of indus- heavy rains are awaited. ) * : %0$%7F ; 5 ) ,56 5 1# & P " # M N scriber base to remain flat in this fiscal, and the rural sub- elecom industry’s revenues ## & & scribers will grow to offset the ,56 5 1# ! January 1, 2020, on transac- transaction bears a charge. Tare expected to rise 14-15 " # " #& ! & SIM consolidation in urban A % % tions carried out using the “Such practice on part of per cent in the current finan- &, & ! ! # geographies. he Income Tax department . ?;';' electronic modes prescribed banks is a breach of section cial year led by some uptick in “Data consumption per on Sunday asked banks to under section 269SU of the 10A of the PSS (Payment and average revenue per user, "> user per month will move T refund the charges collected on Income-tax Act,1961 and not Settlement Systems) Act as though the subscriber base higher from 12 GB to 15 GB by or after January 1, 2020, on % to impose charges on any well as Section 269SU of the may remain flat with rural next year, and there will be transactions carried out future transactions carried Income Tax Act. Such breach growth offsetting SIM consol- ences amongst the telecom acquired in auctions. increase in ARPU this fiscal but through electronic modes like through the said prescribed attracts penal provisions...,” the idation in urban locations, companies, who are members On whether, the telecom whether that will be significant RuPay cards or BHIM-UPI. modes,” the CBDT circular CBDT said. apex association COAI esti- of the association, on various industry is headed towards a increase or not is something we The Central Board of receipts from business of more said. Nangia Andersen LLP mates. issues. duopoly, Kochhar spoke in will have to see,” he said. Direct Taxes (CBDT), in a cir- than 50 crore in the imme- The apex body on direct Partner Sandeep Jhunjhunwala The newly appointed Director “COAI tries to get the favour of competition saying, However, Kochhar added cular on ‘imposition of charge diately preceding previous year taxes said that it had in said, “Processing of refund of General of Cellular Operators’ point of view of all members “at the end of the day, general that the association has not on the prescribed electronic to mandatorily provide facili- December 2019 clarified that charges collected from January Association of India (COAI) S unanimously and we make public should get benefits of received any indication as yet modes under section 269SU of ties for accepting payments any charge, including the 2020 till date and non-imposi- P Kochhar told PTI that any sure whenever we project to telecom and that will not hap- from its members companies I-T Act’, also advised banks not through prescribed electronic Merchant Discount Rate tion on future transactions duopoly situation in the current any authority whether in gov- pen in case of a duopoly”. on tariff hike. to impose any charges on any modes. (MDR) shall not be applicable carried out using electronic three-player private telcos mar- ernment or regulatory, we do it It is in the interest of the “Only recently ARPUs future transactions carried out Subsequently, in December on or after January 1, 2020, on modes prescribed under ket can “never be a good thing” as unanimous voice, we are not country that duopoly does not started moving up. But with through these modes. 2019, debit card powered by payment made through pre- Section 269SU of the I-T Act and asserted that sufficient partisan...,” he said. come in and “we have more various other liabilities on tel- To encourage digital trans- RuPay; Unified Payments scribed electronic modes. could mean an added burden competition among the oper- Kochhar said that indus- competition, so better services cos, profits have not yet start- actions and move towards a Interface (UPI) (BHIM-UPI); However, it has received on the banking system han- ators is required for ensuring try’s financial distress is “evi- at better prices can be offered ed seeing the light of day and less-cash economy, the and Unified Payments Interface representations that some dling transactions via RuPay or that subscribers get good ser- dent” and that the COAI will to subscribers”, he said. companies are unlikely to be Government inserted a new Quick Response Code (UPI banks are imposing and col- UPI right from initiation to set- vices at better prices. continue to push for relief The industry’s revenue, profitable with the current provision, Section 269SU, in QR Code) were notified as pre- lecting charges on transactions tlement of such payments. The COAI will continue to including reduction in spec- Kochhar said, will grow at 14- scale of improvement in the Finance Act, 2019. scribed electronic modes. carried out through UPI. Guidance in this regard from be a neutral body that believes trum usage charges (SUC) and 15 per cent in FY21, led by ARPUs. 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Money is invested and pletely overlooks the fact that due to lack a tree and is often referred to as the Kalpa Vriksha, resources are utilised to conceptualise, &> --, - 0 of enough space, these saplings will not wherein kalpa connotes the time period of one com- design and implement these schemes on grow properly. Clearly, these initiatives plete cycle of creation from golden age to the end ground, however, after completion, no lack technical expertise and a concrete of iron age. The seed or the creator of this creation one talks about their sustenance and < < 3' ' # &6 " "&"& " plan on follow-up activities. is of course, lord. There is a trunk and many big upkeep. Of all the schemes and branches that stem from the tree. The big branch- announcements, the infrastructural pro- " & #%#%66 &"& * 6" * %"& & * 9 es of this world tree represent the main religions jects bring hope particularly for people The mounds and trenches construct- of the world that are created by powerful souls who residing in remote locations as they bring #6 " %6 & "" ) 1&%" & ed for water conservation are too facing come on earth as reli- with them employment opportunities a similar fate. The resources are being gious preceptors. They with promises of a better quality of life. invested in new structures while the older give birth to a new order However, once the project is concluded, # ones can be seen in dilapidated condition or faith that is followed keeping a check on it gets compromised. in the Van Panchayats. As per Pitamber by millions around the telephone or through videos to repair the not working,” shared Govind Singh groups are quite active in the mountain- Melkani, a resident of Jalna Neel Pahari world over a period of lights but due to lack of technical knowl- Fatrayal, a resident of village Kaltani in ous areas. in Dhari Block in Nainital, “Between 2018- time. With the passage of In the mountainous region of edge and training, we hardly ever suc- Almora Development Block. After filing 20, Central Himalayan Environment time, as this tree grows Uttarakhand, villages are tucked away in ceeded,” rued Kheem. He believes that for several complaints, the concerned depart- Association (CHEA), as part of a project bigger and older, many some of the most isolated corners. In such an arrangement, villagers should be ment fixed the issue but due to lack of Another project that has lost its under the Department of Science and new branches come out these villages, people do not venture out involved while conceptualising the maintenance, the lights stopped working enthusiasm in the State today is the man- Technology (DST), constructed mounds and the older ones also of their houses after sunset. The fear of scheme and should be given proper train- again. agement of forests by community mem- and trenches in Van Panchayat of our continue to expand and attack by wild animals in the dark forces ing to be able to repair lights on their Narendra Mohan, who works with bers through Van Panchayat. Once region. It provided employment opportu- divide. However, the villagers to stay indoors. “To tackle the own. UREDA in state capital, Dehradun, recognised as effective bodies for man- nities to locals and today, 55 families are original purity and situation, the state government had The solar lights were installed in 670 agrees that a proper maintenance is aging and protecting forest areas in able to fulfill their water requirements strength of religions announced installation of solar lights by villages in the entire state under the Atal required to ensure successful implemen- Uttarakhand, Van Panchayats are facing because of these structures. But who will begin to decline with time and many divisions occur Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Adarsh Gram Yojana, which was tation of any scheme. “If we talk about serious challenges today. Every year, sev- be responsible for the maintenance of within them and then finally at the end of iron age, Development Agency (UREDA) to make launched in the year 2010-11. But like the maintenance of solar lights, I believe eral saplings are planted by the Van these structures over the years?” the tree dries up completely and the seed emerges. life a little easier for us,” shared Kheem Sirsoda village, several solar lights, which that the previous arrangement of offer- Panchayats and the official papers indi- Well, it is not just Uttarakhand but Well, god and truth is one. When the astronauts Singh Bisht, a resident of village Sirsoda were previously installed have been ren- ing subsidy on these lights should be re- cate a 100 per cent success rate. The several other hilly states face similar fate fly in their spaceships and see the fragmented earth in Almora district. dered useless. This has led to sheer dark- considered. Equal investment by individ- ground reality, however, differs. Of the as tough geography and weather condi- from above, they see it as one planet. In the same After installation of lights, villagers ness on the streets connecting these vil- uals would put equal responsibility on vil- total, only 55 per cent plants manage to tions make it difficult to maintain such way, spirituality takes us beyond all divisions to a in these far-flung areas started venturing lages taking away the little light that the lagers to maintain these lights. survive because of a lack of maintenance. projects. It therefore becomes quite cru- stage where through oneness, the world can out even during the night without any villagers had found. Government should provide them prop- But no one is bothered about the success cial to build the capacities of the locals and become a beautiful family. Since everyone in the fear. However, with no proper mainte- “In the year 2015-16, UREDA had er training and technical knowledge to of the scheme as long as formality on offi- make them equally involved in such ini- world is unique, and therein lies its beauty, indi- nance, the lights have now started giv- installed 20 solar lights in our village. make them capable of repairing these cial papers is fulfilled. tiatives. Ownership by the community will viduals are bound to be different. But those differ- ing trouble. “We’d lodge complaints on Streets, which would look deserted after lights on their own,” said Mohan. He also The activities under the scheme are make them responsible for successful ences shouldn’t come in the way of our unity. Which the number provided by the implement- evening, were lit up by these lights. It suggested that self-help groups can be being conducted without any course cor- maintenance and protection without rely- is also why, the foundation of unity does not lie in ing agency but it wasn’t always success- brought a sense of safety among villagers. given the responsibility of looking after rection. Multiple projects of similar ing on the government all the time. always doing the same thing but in identifying our ful. Sometimes, they would guide us on Today, however, nine out of 20 lights are such projects in the village as these nature are simultaneously being imple- L 3 common roots. A family is born out of common parents and so, for the world to be united, every- one must belong to the same father. + beyond their initial training with- ered us to automate regular It is in this realisation that we descend from the in an institution. It keeps the processes with immaculate pre- same home and the same parent that we bond with track of what a teacher experi- cision. Video-analytics-based sys- everyone as brothers and sisters. When we strip our- ences, learns and also how s/he tems can be deployed within selves of all differences and labels that we inherit applies them. Conventionally, it classrooms to reflect on the per- from the costume of body, we arrive at who we orig- refers to the physical file or fold- formance of a teacher. It can inally are — souls sparkling with energies of knowl- er that contains the information analyse everything right from edge, purity, peace, love, happiness, bliss and power. about the development of an their body language to the over- From the interplay of these energies are born virtues educator. Some organisations use all classroom engagement. It like humility, forgiveness, tolerance, acceptance and this term while referring to a paves the way for live and on- cooperation that help us coexist in a world of vari- training or development plan, demand, of the class when need- ety. Remember, unity of hearts is possible with a % which some argue is not accurate. ed. It also enables the designat- conscious awareness that we are all souls who are Usually, the professional ed mentor to easily add flags, innately virtuous and belong to the same family. 0 1#15- -7!0A development of a teacher remains comments and events to a video This wisdom is loaded with the power to transcend in the paper trail. They show their and assist teachers in searching all tangible and intangible barriers that disconnect CPD improvement to receive and navigating the content. any two persons, families, communities or nations. promotions. However, if there has Further, it can help teachers Our strong and deep-rooted desire for togetherness been no progress in terms of identify their shortfalls and work despite the current scenario brings us to the under- , *R skills, there is no enhancement in on them. standing that things must have been in complete their student training as well. This Such advanced solutions are harmony once upon a time. in turn means that there is no the need of the hour. It goes with- The world was first called the paradise, as many * effective improvement in class- out saying that teachers play a scriptures say, and it functioned like one family and room learning, which needs to critical role in the holistic devel- one kingdom; it had one language and one religion. change. opment of a student. So, their Over the passage of time, this unit began to branch eachers shape the future of A lot of schools have started own career progress and skill out and divisions emerged. And today, with so many Tstudents. They teach, engage, following it, and now I think it is development have a direct impact mounting differences and global problems reach- collaborate and inspire in more the time to digitise these pro- on their pupils' learning. ing a dead-end, it is time to renew the world on all than one way. In the words of grammes. Doing so will not only Thankfully, we have these tech- counts. It’s time to begin afresh and re-instill in our- Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai, However, a teacher’s profes- Though they receive workshops Development), comes into the unleash a teacher’s true potential, driven solutions as the next log- selves the culture of connecting with each other with “One book, one pen, one child sional development often goes occasionally but they are rarely picture. It is a process of tracking it will also benefit the students. ical step towards teacher training love and respect the laws of nature and be honest and one teacher can change the overlooked. Apart from teaching personalised to meet their and recording the skills, knowl- Well, thanks to our advances in and continuous development. to our original values that bring us together. Let’s world.” Rightly so, the role that a students, the only learning they demands. edge and experience that a digital technology, this can be (The writer is regional direc- plant a sapling of self-change so that we can achieve teacher plays in a larger transfor- receive is the discussion with Well, this is precisely where teacher has gained formally and done without much hassle. Today, tor, ONVU Learning, ONVU a world that is united. The day is not far when we mation of children is enormous. their peers in the staff room. CPD (Continuing Professional informally. This learning is using video analytics has empow- Technologies.) shall walk hand-in-hand as one family. ) *% )& &# # A L/
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In a fixture where both sides were behind Michael Schumacher’s They are not able to get any- unchanged after Friday's opener in a Formula One record on Sunday. where close to Hamilton in three-match series ended as a no The world champion was terms of speed, let along chal- result washout, the tourists were sent untroubled from pole position, lenge him. into bat by Eoin Morgan, the England beating his Mercedes teammate Having secured a record- captain. Valtteri Bottas by eight seconds extending 93rd career pole, But Babar, who pulled the first and finishing 15 seconds ahead which he dedicated to American ball of the match from fast bowler of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. actor Chadwick Boseman, Saqib Mahmood for four, was uncon- Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo was Hamilton made a clean start and cerned as he struck boundaries off fourth and grabbed an extra Bottas was unable to exert pres- spinners and seamers alike. point for the fastest lap. sure on the long straight up to Fellow opener Fakhar Zaman Hamilton’s fifth win from Turn 2. saw his brisk 36 end when he skyed seven races also extended his Early into the 44-lap race, Rashid to long-on to leave his side 72. championship lead over Williams driver George Russell Babar completed a fine fifty with Verstappen to 47 points with and Alfa Romeo’s Antonio a superb extra-cover drive off Rashid Bottas drifting back in third. Giovinazzi crashed heavily but - his seventh four in 37 balls faced. Hamilton is odds-on to win a were both unharmed. But Rashid had his revenge when Hafeez, whose pulled six off ball, an above waist-high full toss, for Mahmood to long leg which saw him missed off the penultimate ball of the seventh title to tie Schumacher’s McLaren driver Carlos Babar miscued a pull to deep mid- Mahmood kept the runs coming six. to a 26-ball fifty including four fours innings when he drove Curran to record. Sainz Jr. Failed to start because wicket. when he pulled a careless Curran no- Hafeez’s scooped four off and three sixes before he was dis- Morgan at extra-cover. Schumacher won five of of an exhaust failure. # $ * " * - " 0$ , , be a tough battle but that’s three fifties to his name. “He left it a lot better and something I do enjoy. You want “I had some success against he was a lot more patient (in ecord-setting England pacer to get the best players out,” him in 2014 and then he came 2018). He waited for you to ) B : RJames Anderson relishes Anderson told the Test Match back a completely different bowl at him and then he’s very the challenge of getting the best Special podcast. player in 2018 and was incred- strong off his legs so he could +15,,0# batsmen out and is looking for- When India toured ible,” the 38-year-old Anderson, score freely,” said the star ward to a tough contest against England in 2014, Anderson who is currently in the fourth England bowler who has played ndia and Russia were on Sunday declared joint Virat Kohli when his side trav- was Kohli’s nemesis with the place among all-time highest 156 Tests since 2003. Iwinners of the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad els India next year. right-arm pacer dismissing the Test wicket-takers, said. Asked about the techniques after the final was marred by internet discon- Anderson, who recently India skipper on four occasions. Asked what changes he saw he would use on continental nection and server malfunction. became the highest Test wick- Kohli could score just 134 runs in Kohli’s batting in 2018, pitches, he said, “We have had Russia were initially declared winners after et taker among pacers with 600 in his 10 innings. Anderson said, “He left the ball our success. We tried to roll fin- two Indian players — Nihal Sarin and Divya scalps during the home series But Kohli came back to really well in 2018. The first gers down the side of the ball, Deshmukh — lost out on time in the final after against Pakistan, and Kohli England an altogether different time he came over (in 2014), just try to make it grip on the suffering a disconnection with the server. have had some intriguing bat- batsman in 2018 as he finished when I was bowling out- dry surface. India lodged a protest against the contro- tles over the years. the Test series as the top run- swingers he might chase it “Having skills like that real- versial decision which was reviewed. “It’s always tough bowling scorer with an impressive 593- early on and that brought the ly helps. We enjoyed bowling This was the first time FIDE, the interna- at batsmen of that quality. It will run tally with two centuries and edge and the slips into play. (in India).” tional chess federation, was holding the Olympiad in an online format, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich made Was pretty scared to hit nets for first time says Kohli a decision to give gold medals of FIDE Online #ChessOlympiad to both teams - India and Russia,” the world chess body tweeted. est. I was pretty scared. I hadn’t on the ball. That's a big plus,” he Washington and Shahbaz “We are the champions !! Congrats Russia!,” 7 0# picked up a bat for five months, said. Nadeem and a few pacers also the legendary Viswananthan Anand wrote on but yeah it came out better than “Otherwise you come heav- trained and Kohli was pleased his twitter handle after the final. ndian captain Virat Kohli I thought, to be honest,” Kohli ier into the season, the body isn’t with the way they went about The first round of the final ended in a 3-3 Iadmitted he was “pretty was quoted as saying by the fran- moving as much, and it starts their business in the first session. draw with all the six games finishing in stale- scared” to hit the nets for the first chise’s website. playing on mind, but yeah, as I “The spinners looked pret- mate. Russia won the second round 4.5-1.5 with time in five months but said his The 31-year-old, who was said it went much better than I ty good for day one, they pitched - wins for Andrey Esipenko over Sarin and Polina first training session ahead of the RCB’s highest run-getter last expected.” RCB arrived in Dubai the ball in consistent areas for Shuvalova over Deshmukh, leading to a contro- IPL went “better than expected”. year, said staying fit during the last week ahead of the 13th IPL long enough,” said Kohli, whose " ) B versy as the Indians claimed the losses were due The Royal Challengers lockdown helped him to react which is scheduled to begin on last assignment was the two- to connection issues. Bangalore captain resumed better during the net session even September 19. The cash-rich match Test series against New 7 0# In the second round, Anand, coming in for training after a five-month coro- though he was training after a T20 event was moved out of Zealand in early March. P Harikrishna, had drawn with Ian navirus-forced hiatus. The net long break. India due to the rising COVID- “Shahbaz was good, Washy erming the upcoming IPL one of his Nepomniachtchi while captain Vidit Gujrathi session was also attended by “I’ve trained quite a bit dur- 19 cases in the country. was very good, I saw Chahal T“most important assignments” as captain, drew with Daniil Dubov. South African pace legend Dale ing the lockdown, so I’m feeling The team hit the nets on bowl well too. The seamers went Delhi Capitals’ Shreyas Iyer has demanded Koneru Humpy, the world rapid champi- Steyn and RCB team director quite fit and that helps. Because Saturday after successfully end- through their motions a little bit. consistency from all his teammates. on, was beaten by Alexandra Goryachkina and Mike Hesson. “(It went) much the body is light and you react ing its quarantine period. Besides All in all, a decent start to our In the last edition, Delhi Capitals reached D Harika drew with Alexandra Kosteniuk. better than expected, to be hon- better, I feel like I have more time Kohli, spin trio of Chahal, camp.” the IPL play-offs for the first time in seven years, and they are hoping to better that result this time. “It’s certainly very different from last sea- son, but challenges excite me,” Iyer told ## " " &# & "% IPLT20.Com. “As a captain, this is going to be certain- ly one of my most important assignments just ,56 5 1# “bonus”. already played the format, I just not before he achieves his goals in was a joy, more so as it was my first because of how different the setting is. It is Speaking to PTI from want to make sure I get what I am Test cricket. Test wicket,” recalled Cornwall, going to be very different, the key is to take t a time when most of the Trinidad, where he is making an really looking for in Test cricket “If I get to play different who is yet to make his limited it one day at a time. Ayoung cricketers are lured by impact with both bat and ball for and when my times comes to leagues around the world, it would overs debut for West Indies but is “We’re being briefed about the do’s and “easy money” in thriving T20 St Lucia Zouks in the CPL, retire, I don’t have any regrets,” said be a bonus for me but the main confident of doing so with a suc- don’ts at every step, it’s crucial that everyone leagues, West Indian Rahkeem Cornwall expressed his devotion Cornwall. focus is to keep pushing my Test cessful outing the ongoing CPL. who is part of our team bubble follows that.” Cornwall, the heaviest ever to to Test cricket. West Indies cricket has career,” said the offie who made his At the moment, he likes to be Moved out of India due to the COVID- play the five-day format at more “If I can play the T20 format enjoyed most success in the short- Test debut against India in Jamaica known as the off-spinner who can 19 pandemic, the 13th edition of the world's than 140kg, has got his priorities and travel the world and play est format over the past 10 years last year when he took three wick- “drastically” improve with the biggest T20 league will be played across three straight. leagues it would be good but my with a chunk of its players going ets including Cheteshwar Pujara's. bat. venues in the UAE from September 19 to The 27-year-old spinner wants aim is to be one of the most suc- on make a name and some hand- He had also dismissed India The constant chatter around November 10. to “nail down” his Test career, cessful Test players out there. some amount of money in T20 skipper Virat Kohli in a tour game his size doesn't bother him but he “All pieces of the puzzle need to fall in the which is only three games old, and “Playing Test cricket is the art leagues around the world. in 2016. would want to be fitter and lean- right place to be a champion team,” he said. if leagues like the IPL happen of cricket, everyone wants to play Cornwall too is open to “Pujara is a quality player, a er to the point where he is able to “But the IPL is a long tournament and along the way, it would be a Test cricket and do well. I have becoming a T20 globetrotter but good player of spin. To get him perform at his best in all formats. results keep going up and down invariably. “The one thing that worked for us last season for how in each and every match, dif- ferent players stepped up to the occasion and that was crucial to our success and will be key ' * , 6 " @ / this year too. Having not just one consistent performer but many of them.” Iyer welcomed the new additions in the ,56*A- “What is that, 23-0?” Raonic said play- although both spoke out via Twitter on his 80th career title and 61st on hard form of experienced India players fully during the trophy ceremony. Saturday against Djokovic’s bid to start a courts. Jimmy Connors holds the men’s Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane. or all that’s been on Novak Djokovic’s “Honestly, if I start the year off 3-0, I’m new group to represent men’s tennis play- record of 109 titles; the only others ahead “Ashwin and Rahane add tremendous Fplate of late - including a painful neck pretty happy.” ers. of Djokovic are Federer, Ivan Lendl and depth to our side and give Ricky and me and his efforts to start a new players’ asso- Earlier Saturday, Victoria Azarenka “We want to have our own organiza- Nadal. options to be flexible with our playing XI ciation in men’s tennis - he just keeps win- won her first tour title since 2016 when tion and association that is 100% ours,” Djokovic also won the Western & depending on where we're playing, who our ning. Naomi Osaka pulled out of the women's Djokovic said. Southern Open in 2018 and is now the first opposition is and where we are placed in the He’s perfect in 2020, an ideal way to final because of a left hamstring injury. On court, Djokovic was listless in the man to win each Masters 1000 event - one tournament at a particular time,” Iyer said. head into the U.S. Open. “I just hope I'm giving myself, you first set, looking exactly the way one might level below the Grand Slams - at least twice. “Also these are two individuals who are Djokovic tied Rafael Nadal’s record by know, the opportunity and the chance to have expected given that he labored Osaka initially felt a problem with her highly knowledgeable about the game and earning his 35th title at a Masters 1000 have enough time” to recover ahead of the through a three-hour semifinal a day ear- leg in her first match of the Western & have captained IPL teams, so for me as cap- tournament, overcoming a sluggish start U.S. Open, Osaka said. lier, when he repeatedly grabbed his Southern Open and said she pulled the tain, this is an opportunity to use all experi- to beat Milos Raonic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the The Western & Southern Open nor- stomach and twice had his neck massaged hamstring in the second-set tiebreaker of ence and reach out to them whenever I want Western & Southern Open final Saturday mally is held in Ohio but was moved to by a trainer. her semifinal Friday. to share or discuss anything at all.” and improve to 23-0 this season. Flushing Meadows this year because of the It took all of 30 minutes for Raonic, a She called this an “emotional week.” He said he is blessed to be working along- “Has been challenging mentally and coronavirus pandemic as part of a two- Canadian ranked No. 30, to take that set. The 22-year-old Osaka brought the side Australian legend Ricky Ponting, who is emotionally for me to stay sane and be able tournament "controlled environment.” But Djokovic asserted himself in the sec- push for racial justice to the tennis tour by the chief coach of the Delhi franchise. to compete on the highest level and win Djokovic, 11-0 head-to-head against Djokovic will be seeking his 18th ond set, breaking to lead 3-2 with a back- saying she was not going to play in her “He’s such a legend and makes everyone, this title,” Djokovic said. 2016 Wimbledon runner-up Raonic, goes Grand Slam title, which would move him hand passing shot and raising his right fist. semifinal, joining athletes in other sports from the senior-most to the newest guy feel “Going on an unbeaten run so far this into the U.S. Open as the No. 1 seed and one behind Nadal and two behind Roger In the third, Djokovic broke twice sitting out in reaction to the shooting by at home and as a part of this unit. As a cap- year obviously brings even more confi- a big favorite. The Grand Slam tournament Federer's men's record of 20. Neither of more, and eventually the 33-year-old a Wisconsin police officer of a Black man, tain, he gives me freedom and that has helped dence each match.” begins Monday. those rivals is entered in the U.S. Open - from Serbia was raising his arms to mark Jacob Blake. me grow as a cricketer.”