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  estimated value corresponds to        14 per cent of the proposed outlay for Centre under the           National Infrastructure   Pipeline (43 lakh crore). s India is engaged in a big New : Amid deepening The end objective of this Arescue operation to bring crisis in Afghanistan after the initiative is to enable “infra- out its citizens from strife- Taliban took over the war-      structure creation through torn Afghanistan, External torn nation, a large number of monetisation” wherein the Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Afghan refugees in India vocif-   public and private sector col- will brief Parliamentary leaders erously protested in front of the laborate, each excelling in their of various political parties on UNHCR office here on   core areas of competence, so as August 26 about the situation Monday demanding release of to deliver socio-economic there. “support letters” from the UN inance Minister Nirmala growth and quality of life to the This forthcoming all-party agency to migrate to other FSitharaman on Monday country’s citizens, she added. interaction comes at the direc-  ""       + "   countries for better opportu- announced an ambitious 6 In the railways sector, as tion of Prime Minister 0- $   !" ' nities. lakh crore National many as 400 railway stations, , Parliamentary Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) 90 passenger trains, 741-km Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi @JoshiPralhad will be intimat- briefing of this sort is expect- aimed at unlocking value in Konkan Railways and 15 rail- said here on Monday. He said ing further details,” Jaishankar ed to focus on India’s     infrastructure assets across way stadiums and colonies are the physical briefing will take tweeted earlier. evacuation, and Afghanistan sectors ranging from power to planned to be monetised for an place at 11 AM on Thursday in Sources said the first ever situation.      road and railways as well estimated 1.2 lakh crore. Parliament House Annexe. Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in +!  ,-     "  Monetising 28,608 circuit “Floor leaders of political  New Delhi.     !   ' . !'/  !" ' kilometres of power transmis- parties would be briefed by The Finance Minister had sion lines is estimated to gen- EAM @DrSJaishankar on the announced the monetisation of Central Government over sustainable infrastructure erate 45,200 crore and anoth- present situation in !    plan in her annual Budget the four-year period from FY financing. Towards this, the er 39,832 crore will come Afghanistan, on 26th August, speech in February. 2022 to FY 2025,” she said. Budget provided for prepara- from 6 GW of power genera- 11am in Main Committee New Delhi: Three copies of Sitharaman said the asset “Ownership of assets will tion of a “National tion assets. Room, PHA, New Delhi. Sikh scripture Guru Granth monetisation did not involve remain with the Government Monetisation Pipeline” of The telecom sector will Invites are being sent through  #    Sahib and 75 people, including selling of land and it is about and there will be a mandatory potential brownfield infra- give 35,100 crore from mon- email. All concerned are 46 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, monetising brownfield assets. hand-back.” structure assets. NITI Aayog in etising 2.86 lakh km of requested to attend,” Joshi are being evacuated from war- Projects have been identified Asset monetisation will consultation with infra line BharatNet fiber and 14,917 tweeted. ravaged Afghanistan on an across sectors, with roads, rail- unlock resources and lead to ministries has prepared the signal towers of BSNL and “In view of developments $    IAF plane, people coordinating ways and power being the top value unlocking, she said. report on NMP. MTNL. in Afghanistan, PM @naren- the evacuation efforts with the segments. Union Budget 2021-22 had The aggregate asset Close to 29,000 crore each dramodi has instructed that the Indian Government said on “NMP estimates aggregate identified monetisation of pipeline under NMP over the is estimated from MEA brief Floor Leaders of      Monday. Nearly 200 more monetisation potential of 6 operating public infrastruc- four-year period is indicative- monetising warehouses and political parties. Minister of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus are lakh crore through core assets ture assets as a key means for ly valued at 6 lakh crore. The coal mines. Parliamentary Affairs head of an emergency G7 still stranded in Afghanistan. Ameeting on Afghanistan, the Taliban on Monday warned that there will be “conse- quences” if the US and the UK sought an extension to the         August 31 deadline for the US-led troop withdrawal from they are extending occupation the war-torn country. while there is no need for Q'   up the vaccination pace as well increased, India can witness six Speaking to Sky News in that,” Shaheen said. as health infrastructure facili- lakh cases per day in the next Doha, Qatar, Taliban “If the US or UK were to  ( ties in the country. wave, the report said. spokesperson Dr Suhail seek additional time to con- The committee of experts “Leading experts have Shaheen stated that the month- tinue evacuations — the answer also said that children will have repeatedly warned of an immi- end deadline was a “red line”, is no. Or there would be con-    a similar risk as adults since nent third Covid-19 wave in as any extension would imply sequences. It will create mis- pediatric facilities, doctors and India. Epidemiologists predict an extended occupation of the trust between us. If they are    R equipment like ventilators, a series of surges till we achieve country. intent on continuing the occu- ambulances, etc, are nowhere herd immunity through infec- He said the timeline had pation it will provoke a reac-   close to what may be required tion or vaccination and the dis- been laid out by US President tion,” he said. in case a large number of chil- ease becoming endemic,” the Joe Biden and threatened “con- The warning came as he third wave of Covid-19 dren becoming infected. report said. sequences” if the US and the British Prime Minister Boris Tcould hit the country any- The report, which has been The NIDM report quoted UK sought an extension to that Johnson convened an emer- time between September and submitted to the Prime the prediction of experts from deadline. gency G7 meeting on Tuesday October, an expert panel set up Minister’s Office, observed that IIT Kanpur which suggested “It’s a red line. President in his role as current Chair of  by an institute under the only around 7.6 per cent (10.4 three likely scenarios for the peak in October with 3.2 lakh virulent variants, the third Biden announced that on the Group of Seven countries Ministry of Home Affairs crore) people are fully vacci- third wave based on the level of positive cases per day. wave could peak in September August 31 they would with- — Canada, France, Germany, (MHA) has predicted. It has nated in India. If the current unlocking. In scenario one, it In scenario two, with the with likely five lakh positive draw all their military forces. So Italy, Japan, the United States      called for significantly ramping vaccination rate is not said that the third wave could emergence of new and more cases per day. if they extend it that means and the UK.                    $ +   P             Q R     !       "  OL%  %%     M      ! ""         !      "%       ,  (- %)*+  , Chandigarh/New Delhi:       elhi Chief Minister Arvind  "-  Punjab Congress president DKejriwal on Monday inau- Navjot Singh Sidhu’s two advis-  -./$  gurated India’s first smog tower     ers came under severe attack at Connaught Place. The smog     ! "  from the Opposition and with- .   0-  tower will significantly reduce %   in the party on Monday for air pollution levels.      . / their recent controversial     Kejriwal said experts will   % remarks on Kashmir and study the performance of the % 011   Pakistan, with Congress MP tower so that similar towers can ! !!   " Manish Tewari asking if such be set up in Delhi.  ! )  people should be kept in the n 11-member delegation The smog tower is powered   ! O party. Afrom Bihar led by Chief by 40 huge fans and "  Amid mounting pressure, Minister Nitish Kumar on 5,000 filters and    Sidhu met the two advisers at Monday called on Prime cleans 1,000 cubic metres of air       !" $% ' !" " !  )!  his Patiala residence on Minister Narendra Modi and per second. % -  Monday, but it was not imme- demanded a caste-based census diately known what was dis- across the country. cussed or decided there. In a U-turn, the BJP too 1-!    $2 "% 3"0!  " 2  Tewari’s open criticism seemed to revisit its stated $!%" "    '!  "!" came a day after Punjab Chief policy of not holding caste   5 "     1   !" ' !  OP*   Minister Amarinder Singh census. Senior BJP leader from asked Sidhu to “rein in” his Bihar and Rajya Sabha member BJP and Assembly polls in UP think over our demand,” advisers and described their Sushil Modi on Sunday said his early next year, Sushil Modi’s Kumar told newspersons.   594.5 mm rainfall as against the remarks as atrocious and ill- party has always supported statement signifies the ruling RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, normal of 652.2, a deficiency of conceived comments that were the caste-based census and party’s reversal of its policy on son of former Bihar CM Lalu rivate weather forecaster almost 9 per cent so far. potentially dangerous to the been part of the resolution caste-based census. Prasad, who represented the PSkymet on Monday down- The Skymet Weather said peace and stability of the state passed in the Bihar Assembly Asked about the Prime RJD in the delegation, said, graded its forecast for the in terms of geographical risk, and the country. in favour of a caste census. Minister’s stand on the issue, “Now, we are waiting for the southwest monsoon this year. , , Odisha, In a tweet, Tewari said, “I The leaders of all the Bihar Chief Minister said decision of the PM on our Skymet said it believes that Kerala, and North-East India urge Harish Rawat, AICC Gen 10 main political parties hav- Modi did not “deny it” (caste request.” there is a 60 per cent chance of are likely to be hit with deficient Secy in-charge Punjab to seri- ing members in the Bihar census) and heard out every- BJP’s another ally Aapna a below-normal monsoon, rain. The chance of drought ously introspect that those who Assembly were part of the del- one. Dal too had sought a caste- which is now forecast to be at over Gujarat and West do not consider J&K to be a egation. He said the leaders of all based census as Samajwadi 94 per cent of the long-period Rajasthan appear imminent. part of India and others who Replying to a written query political parties from Bihar Party leader Ramgopal Yadav average of 880.6 mm rainfall. However, the spatial distribu- have ostensibly Pro-Pakistan in the on July 20, put their views on the caste- during the debate over 127 The forecast for the June- tion of rainfall over the rainfed leanings should be a part of Union Minister of State for based census before the Prime Constitution (amendment) September period has an error areas of , Madhya Punjab Congress.” Home said the Minister. Bill on OBC in the Rajya Sabha margin of plus or minus four Pradesh and has The CM has described the Central Government has decid- “During the meeting, we all last month called for the caste per cent. As per the India been adequate. remarks by Sidhu’s advisers as ed as a matter of policy not to urged the PM to reconsider the census. Meteorological Department Accordingly, food produc- Managing Director, Skymet, the Indian Ocean and extended atrocious and ill-conceived enumerate caste-wise popula- Union Government’s decision Maharashtra and Odisha (IMD) data, of the 36 sub-divi- tion in the agri bowl of the cen- “The weakness in the monsoon break conditions in July and comments that were potential- tion other than SCs and STs in not to hold caste-based census too have requested the Centre sions in India, deficiency of tral parts may not be stressed could possibly be attributed to a August. There is still no clear sig- ly dangerous to the peace and the census. except for SCs and STs. The to collect caste details in the rainfall recorded in 25 sub-divi- and skewed. prolonged negative phase of nal about the emergence of IOD stability of the State and India. Given the OBC pitch of the Prime Minister assured us to forthcoming census. sions so far. 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The Jauljivi-Munsiyari road, which was closed As in the past phases of the rised level. ity in . a car during the night. on Friday night, was reopened by the Border Roads Covid curfew, a maximum of Those arriving from other The party has alleged that One of the spokesmen of Organisation (BRO). According to locals, heavy rain 50 people will be allowed with states will need to register on some BJP activists have start- the party in Uttarakhand, caused rocks to break near Malupati in Munsiyari’s Harkot Covid negative test the smart city portal and need ed venting their aggression by Sanjay Bhatt said that BJP has Gram Panchayat. This has formed a lake at the site. report in marriage functions a Covid negative report if they smearing the stickers and given their party workers com- If there is a breach in this lake Rumalkhet, Malla and while 50 people at the most will lack a full vaccination certifi- posters and destroying plete freedom to cause harm to Talla Bhadeli could suffer considerable damage. After the be allowed in one funeral pro- cate. All the other restrictions hoardings of AAP during AAP’s party members in every information about the formation of the lake, the revenue cession. and relaxations have remained night. way but BJP will face its con- department team has been sent to the spot. It is worth Similarly, all social, political, unchanged from the previous These posters mentioned sequences in the Assembly mentioning that Malupati, Malla and Talla Bhadeli are entertainment and cultural pro- phase of the Covid-curfew. the free electricity promise by elections next year. disaster prone areas. 0-  - " "      6 "       - $   "    he Delhi High Court on  "!  TMonday asked the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to consider as repre-  <89 1$2()$332&)+2)45$3 sentation a plea seeking to &61($$&3$24)('2+'7)($2& stop the alleged illegal con- orest and Environment ($45)57+24$'(+$$2&/ struction of bridges and walls FMinister Harak Singh 7$245($17&&'7)&7$$5/ within tiger breeding habitat of Rawat launched the Nature 5)2*)5/76)(7)45(7%& Corbett Tiger Reserve. Vidya web portal on Monday. *&(4$($41&121)23$2 A bench of Chief Justice The portal offers a wide )43'('2&7$$+&2'1($4&/*'( DN Patel and Justice Jyoti range of simple tools for nature )&$6):&)))*&$1&(7)(+ Singh asked the NTCA to educators to engage children ($$&44+($52)&&2$$(& decide the representation at the outdoors, covering topics such ()72&3$2(32&((6 earliest in accordance with the as ecology, garbage, climate law, rules, regulations and gov- change etc. is limited exposure of teachers ernment policy applicable to This website not only helps and students to modern nature the case and disposed of the alleged rampant illegal con- the provisions of the Wildlife prepare for any future school and environment education. A petition. struction going on Protection Act and the Forest disruptions, but also makes major limitation has been the The court said if any in tiger breeding habitat of Conservation Act. available sophisticated tools in lack of Hindi resources for reports are to be called by the Corbett Tiger Reserve in “Not only illegal construc- Hindi to grassroots teachers for teachers. NTCA from other authorities, Uttarakhand. tion of more than four bridges the first time. To address these lacunae, it shall be done immediately The plea submitted that the near Kalagarh forest rest house Environment education is Nature Science Initiative (NSI) and the representation be illegal construction of bridges and wall is going on but the for- considered to be the founda- in collaboration with JBGVS decided expeditiously. and walls in the breeding habi- est officials are also actively cut- tion for building strong lead- has initiated the bilingual The court was hearing a tat shall not only disturb the ting trees and shrubs in tiger ership and independent obser- Hindi-English website Nature petition by lawyer Gaurav whole ecology of Corbett Tiger breeding habitat,” the plea vation skills in children. Vidya that caters exclusively to Kumar Bansal on the issue of Reserve, but it is also against claimed. In India, several southern environment education. States, including Kerala, Rawat also released a Hindi , Tamil Nadu as well book on the peepal tree and its as Gujarat, have strong collab- ecology, called ‘Rahasmayee orations between civil society Bagicha’, authored by Shruthi organisations and state educa- Rao. This book helps children tion departments for outdoor learn important ecological con- nature and environment cepts by observing fig trees like education. the Peepal. When environment edu- They learn about the value cation is approached system- of friendships in nature to sus- atically, children learn to solve tain life, and understand how local problems and develop fig trees like the Peepal are independent thinking leading important keystone species. to more localised careers. Principal chief conservator of Although eco-clubs have been forest (head of forest force) formed in all the Government Rajiv Bhartari was also present schools of Uttarakhand, there on the occasion.              

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tern action will be taken against doctors in SGovernment hospitals in Uttarakhand if they prescribe branded medicines to patients coming to hospitals instead of generic drugs, Director General Health Tripti Bahuguna said on Monday. She asked all chief medical officers to ensure that doc- tors in hospitals under their jurisdiction prescribe only generic medicines to the patients. Bahuguna also asked them to take stern action against doctors who do not do this. Jana Aushadhi Kendras, sell- ing generic medicines that are far cheaper than brand- ed drugs, have been opened across the country to give economically weaker sections access to quality treatment. The Government keeps issuing orders from time to time asking doctors to pre- scribe generic medi- cines but it has been found they continue to prescribe branded medicines violating the orders, the DG health said in her let- ter to the CMOs.

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Dhami said death of Indira Char Dham Devasthanam The LoP said the BJP Hridayesh has created a void in He said Kalyan Singh sac- Chakrata MLA, Pritam Management Board. Government first made the State Assembly. rificed his Government for the Singh who replaced Indira The party is bringing two amendments in Uttarakhand Remembering his personal cause of Ram temple in Hridayesh in the position of Private Member Bills on these (Uttar Pradesh) Zamindari experience with her, the CM said . The CM also paid Leader of Opposition (LoP) issues. Kedarnath MLA, Manoj Abolition and land manage- Hridayesh never changed her homage to Gangotri MLA became emotional while Rawat would bring Private ment act and then following a approach of dealing with people Gopal Singh Rawat, Srichand, remembering her and said he is Member Bill on Land laws public uproar, has set up a  <89 gallery of the Assembly. erating love in people for the even when she was in power or Ambrish Kumar, former feeling uncomfortable while sit- while Dharchula MLA Harish committee. Assembly Speaker Prem Chand trees. He said that Bahuguna outside it. He said Indira Education Minister Narendra ting on her chair. He said that Dhami would bring Private He added a similar thing he members of Agarwal held a small pro- would always act as a source of Hridayesh holds the record of Singh Bhandari and Bachi she started her political career Bill on Devasthanam manage- occurred in the Char Dham TUttarakhand Assembly gramme in his office before the inspiration for the society. winning the Vidhan Parishad in Singh Rawat. in 1974 and represented UP ment board. These bills are Devasthanam management paid homage to the Pioneer of commencement of the session in Chief Minister Pushkar UP by biggest margin. President of Uttarakhand Vidhan Parishad four times. expected to be tabled on Friday. board where a committee has the world famous Chipko which Rajiv Nayan and Madhu Singh Dhami, Cabinet Ministers Paying rich tributes to for- BJP and Haridwar MLA The Ministers and many mem- Leader of Opposition been appointed after protest by movement and noted environ- Pathak, the son and daughter of Banshidhar Bhagat, Arvind mer UP CM Kalyan Singh, Madan Kaushik said Indira bers of the house also paid trib- (LoP) in Uttarakhand the Teerth Purohits. “The BJP mentalist Sundarlal Bahuguna Bahuguna were honoured. Pandey, Dhan Singh Rawat, Dhami said he dedicated his life Hridayesh never discriminated utes to the late Indira Hridayesh Assembly Pritam Singh, told Government made Gairsain a before the start of the Monsoon Agarwal said Sundarlal president of Uttarakhand BJP to be the voice of the poor and with anyone on the basis of and other leaders. The house media persons outside the commissionerate but went back Session on Monday. Bahuguna had dedicated his Madan Kaushik, MLAs Deshraj backward and provided a crime political affiliations. He said the also observed a silence of two Vidhan Sabha that the bringing on its decision. This Government Members paid their respects entire life for environmental Karnwal, Sanjay Gupta, and corruption-free late Ambrish Kumar was a minutes as a mark of its respect Private Member Bill is right of first takes a decision and then to the departed soul by paying protection, saving the Rajkumar Thukral and others Government in UP. real leader. to the departed leaders. the MLAs. does a rollback,” he said. floral tributes to Bahuguna in the Himalayas and Rivers and gen- were present on the occasion. )*++ ,$ -. / ++*

 <89 make the public suffer on the suffer every time? I noticed mul- Road on Monday and it took fer more as they have to travel roads during these sessions. tiple police personnel on some them over 40 minutes to reach more to avail the facility of pub- hough long traffic jams on This was stated by locals while roads while there were none at the place due to heavy traffic. lic transport like e-rickshaws, Tseveral main roads have expressing their sentiments on others to manage the traffic. On the question of what he autorickshaws, Vikrams and city become a regular thing facing traffic issues on various Why do the authorities not expects from the authorities, buses. “I had to pay extra bucks during every Vidhan Sabha roads of the city on Monday plan responsibly despite observ- Chauhan responded that if the to an autorickshaw driver reach Session in Dehradun, the State due to the monsoon session of ing the same issues during authorities would have been my office near IT Park from Government never attempts Vidhan Sabha. every session for years.” even slightly considerate of Prince Chowk and I was still 30 to make the situation better According to local resident Some senior citizens also the public’s suffering during minutes late due to traffic at var- for the general public during Sanskar Kandari, it took him complained about inconve- State Assembly Sessions, they ious crossings along the way like that period. over one hour to reach nience due to traffic conges- must have done something to Survey Chowk and Every year, police claim to Dharmpur from Mohkampur tion. A 63-year-old Dalanwala tackle this long ago. Sahastradhara Crossing. The   "     make arrangements to ensure due to the diversions and con- resident, Locals also complained that government should also be both-  " " " smooth flow of traffic during gestion on the roads. He said, Chauhan said he and his wife several commuters like office ered about the public during the 7" '   every State Assembly Session “What is the use of traffic plan- had an appointment with a goers and students who use Vidhan Sabha session,” stated a but traffic chaos continues to ning if the commuters have to doctor located at Saharanpur public transportation have to suf- local resident, Seema Khulbe. ( )   $%&'#(     1   *     &     / *           <89 ment reported six new patients   #;  of Covid-19 from Dehradun,  #   "  he State health department five from Pauri, two each from Treported only 22 new cases Nainital, Rudraprayag and  <   #  of the novel Coronavirus and Udham Singh Nagar and one  ;  24 recoveries from the disease each from Champawat and in Uttarakhand on Monday. No Tehri on Monday. No new  <89 death from the disease was cases were reported from reported in the State on the day. Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, fter playing the free elec- The cumulative count of Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi on Atricity card the former Covid-19 patients in the State the day. chief minister and head of is now at 3,42,771 while a total The State now has 313 campaign committee of of 3,29,030 patients have recov- active cases of Covid-19. Congress in Uttarakhand ered from the disease so far. In Dehradun with 104 cases is at Harish Rawat has now said the State, 7377 people have lost the top of the table of active when elected to power in the their lives to Covid-19 till date. cases while Chamoli has 40 State, the Congress The recovery percentage from active cases. Government would provide a the disease is at 95.99 while the In the ongoing vaccination cooking gas subsidy of sample positivity rate on drive 92,786 people were vac- 200 per month. Monday was 0.18 per cent. cinated in 959 sessions in the This subsidy amount The State health depart- State on Monday. would be transferred to the bank accounts of the women of our Government is formed a the State, he said. subsidy of 200 per month The former CM took to would be transferred to the  <89 ple on the day but could admin- In the camp the CM reiter- Narendra Modi for providing social media to make the bank accounts of the women. ister only 28,148 people on the ated the commitment of his the required number of vaccine announcement on the day of I know this annual subsidy of he much hyped mega vac- day. In their enthusiasm the Government to complete 100 per doses to Uttarakhand. Union Rakshabandhan. 2,400 per year is very less in Tcination campaign under- authorities had invited Chief cent vaccination of the adult pop- Minister of State for Defence He said he is pained by the view of the burden loaded by taken by the Dehradun admin- Minister Puskhar Singh Dhami ulation in the next four months. and tourism Ajay Bhatt said the increasing prices of the cook- the NDA Government. I will istration on Monday failed and Union Minister of State He said Bageshwar and maximum number of vaccina- ing gas. also work to increase this sub- miserably as only 28 per cent Ajay Bhatt in a ceremony organ- Rudraprayag districts have tion has been done in India. “The burden on the sisters sidy with betterment of the of the target was achieved. ised to launch the campaign at achieved the target of cent per- Health Minister Dhan Singh has increased due to increasing financial condition of the State,’’ The health department had Government primary school, cent vaccination. The CM also Rawat and others were present prices of cooking gas. When he said. planned to vaccinate 1 lakh peo- Rajiv Nagar on Monday. thanked the Prime Minister on the occasion. &          "          

 <89 Talking about the policy, vehicles. of new vehicles. also said that they are against '   Ashok Grover from Dehradun “This policy is not practical “There is nothing benefi- this policy and if required, erming the new vehicle Truck Association said after the and certainly not beneficial for cial in the policy for commer- they, along with other associ-  <89 Tscrappage policy of the implementation of the policy, commercial vehicle owners. cial vehicle owners. A vehicle ations, will protest against the Central Government imprac- all 15-year-old commercial The Central Government says owner generally gets 15 per Government. ttarakhand Chief Minister tical for transport operators, vehicles and 20-year-old pas- that this policy will help in elim- cent to 20 per cent of the total However, the president of UPuskhar Singh Dhami various transport associations senger vehicles will be dis- inating all the unfit vehicles price of the vehicle after the Uttarakhand Vikram Jankalyan went to Narora in Bulandshahr in Dehradun alleged that this carded which will affect the from roads that cause pollution scrappage but as per the poli- Sewa Samiti, Rajendra Kumar district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) policy is meant to benefit only operators of more than 68 per too but it is actually to boost the cy, this amount has been said that his association sup- on Monday to participate in the automobile manufacturers and cent of total commercial vehi- manufacturing and sale of new reduced to four to six per ports this policy. “No matter funeral of former UP Chief companies. cles in the State that use old automobiles,” stated Grover. cent,” stated Dandriyal. how well maintained you keep Minister Kalyan Singh. He said if the Government He also stated that the your vehicle, it has the limited He offered floral tributes to goes ahead with this policy, proper operation of vehicles ability to run on roads proper- the departed leader. He said thousands of people associated depends on their regular main- ly. I think this policy has all the that Singh was an able admin- with the operation of com- tenance rather than their man- good points and will be bene- istrator and an efficient politi- mercial vehicles will become ufacturing age. “I have recent- ficial environmentally and eco- cian. Dhami said that Kalyan unemployed across the State. ly written to the Ministry of nomically too,” stated Kumar. Singh was a source of many President of Dehradun Road Transport and Highways Besides this, many associ- leaders like him. Mahanagar City Bus mentioning how this scrappage ations of commercial vehicles Dhami was accompanied Mahasangh Vijay Vardhan policy will severely affect the in the State are still baffled by union minister of state for Dandriyal also stated that the commercial vehicle owners about the policy and stated that tourism and defence, Ajay new scrappage policy is made and made some recommenda- they will focus on it Bhatt, Cabinet Minister Dhan to benefit the automobile man- tions too,” said Dandriyal. when the Uttarakhand Singh Rawat and president of ufacturers as scrapping of more Pankaj Arora, the president of Government will issue an order Uttarakhand BJP Madan vehicles will increase the sales Doon Auto Rickshaw Union related to the policy. Kaushik.   !  #  $  %&'%(%)   0

+ ,-   -   "    "  - - +'9         "     "   "     " P     he Supreme Court Monday )  1   2 Tsaid it would consider list-   nsuring gender parity in the ing pleas related to conferring    32 Earmed forces, a selection of senior designation to lawyers he Supreme Court on      board of the Indian Army on by the some high courts by TMonday directed the      Monday cleared the way for the using "arbitrary and discrimi- Centre, Uttar Pradesh and 3   promotion of five women offi- natory" secret voting as a norm Governments to find cers to colonel (Time Scale) and mentioned that “some a solution to the nine-month- 4     rank. development” might take place long road blocks due to the       This is the first time that in a week to two. protests by farmers.      women officers serving with A bench headed by Chief A Bench headed by Justice the Corps of Signals, Corps of Justice N V Ramana took note Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that Electronic and Mechanical of the submissions of senior while farmers have the right to medical issues, it has become a Engineers (EME) and the advocate Indira Jaising, on protest, roads cannot be nightmare for her to travel Corps of Engineers have been whose PIL the apex court had blocked indefinitely. “They from Noida to Delhi. The UP approved to the rank of colonel, come out with a slew of guide- might have right to a place to Government, in its response, officials said here on Monday. neutral Army. petition. It is the first time ever lines for designating lawyers as agitate but roads cannot be informed the Court that it is in Previously, promotion to The five women officers that women candidates will seniors in 2017. blocked like this,” said Justice the process of requesting farm- the rank of colonel was only selected for Colonel Time Scale appear for the NDA entrance Jaising has sought urgent Kaul, adding that Central gov- ers to clear the area for applicable for women officers rank are Lt Col Sangeeta examination since it was listing of her fresh miscella- also requested for senior des- ernment and concerned States smoother traffic. in the Army Medical Corps Sardana from the Corps of founded in 1954. neous application alleging that ) / 9  ignation. I want to take this to devise a solution. In an affidavit filed before (AMC), Judge Advocate Signals, Lt Col Sonia Anand The three Services chiefs some high courts have been 3    up," said the CJI. “You have to find a solu- the top court, the Uttar Pradesh General (JAG) and the Army and Lt Col Navneet Duggal last week visited the NDA to using secret voting process as The bench, also compris- tion. The solution lies in the P Government said that it is Education Corps (AEC). from the Corps of EME and Lt take stock of the creation of the norm for conferring senior /  : ing Justices Surya Kant and hands of Union of India and trying to convince farmers The widening of promo- Col Reenu Khanna and Lt Col infrastructure catering to the designation which is “arbitrary   Aniruddha Bose, referred to concerned States,” the Court about how protests by blocking tion avenues to more branch- Ritcha Sagar from the Corps of possible entry of women and discriminatory” and the demise of senior said. The apex court was hear- roads is not permitted as per es of the Indian Army is a sign Engineers. These officers have cadets. should be declared so. 4   advocate Soli Sorabjee, who ing a plea by a resident of Noida the Supreme Court’s earlier of increasing career opportu- completed 26 years of “reck- Incidentally, the three The designation of lawyers  was one of the members of the seeking relief against road judgments. Efforts are under- nities for women officers, offi- onable service.” chiefs including Army chief M should be on the basis of apex court's panel for taking blockade by protesting farmers way to “make farmers under- cials said here while announc- This comes days five after M Naravane, Admiral marks given by the designated  6  initial decisions on applications against the controversial farm stand the grossly illegal act of ing the latest decision. the Supreme Court allowed eli- Karambir Singh and IAF chief committee and the voting     of lawyers for grant of senior laws for the past nine months. blocking roads”, the affidavit Combined with the deci- gible women to take the exam- R K S Bhadauria are from the should be resorted to "only" 32;   < designation and said that a new The petitioner, Monicca said. “At present, there are sion to grant permanent com- ination for admission to same batch of the NDA. Plans when it is "unavoidable", she appointment has to be made. Agarwal contended despite about 800-1000 protestors in mission to women officers National Defence Academy are already afoot since last said, adding that some high "You know one of our various directions passed by the the area, however, a crowd of from a majority of branches of (NDA). The top court, how- few months to create infra- courts use the voting method about senior designation in seniors Soli has passed away. apex court to keep public roads up to 15,000 protestors collect the Indian Army, this step ever, said that the result of the structure for women cadets, as a norm and not an excep- various courts. We have to replace", the bench clear, they have not been fol- on their call within hours from defines the Indian Army’s examination would be subject sources said. tion. The SCBA (the Supreme said, adding that a three-judge lowed. The petitioner said that adjoining towns and villages,” approach towards a gender- to final adjudication of the "There are some problems Court Bar Association) has bench would hear the case. being a single mother with said the UP Government. *   -% "     -9" +   "       " " :;:<    -

 

he United States has Tapproved a record number of Indian student visa applica- tions in 2021. This comes despite the many challenges that people are facing in trav- elling abroad. As per the US   Ministry. embassy, more than 55,000 stu- it facilitates study for spring Consulates typically begin A total of 90 children were dents and exchange visitors semester students over the interviewing fall semester stu- fter Zydus Cadila, the phar- subjected to Covaxin trials in have or will board planes to coming few months,” the US dents for a given year in May, Ama firm from Gujarat that Karnataka. However, the trial they said. The Covid vaccination trail study in the United States this mission in India said in a state- but the second wave of Covid- was authorised by the DCGI for will take 210 days to complete. Cheluvamba Hospital in for children comprises admin- year. The statement by the US ment. In July, the resumption of 19 forced the Mission to delay    its needle-free ZyCoV-D Covid- As it will take another 5 to 6 Mysuru attached to Mysore istration of two vaccinations embassy in India comes amid visa services allowed after the commencement of its stu- 19 vaccine for children aged 12 months from now, they can’t Medical College and Research between 0 and 28th day along reports of students in several declining in COVID-19 cases. dent visa season by two months. he Supreme Court years and above, it is learnt that wait till then in the current cir- Institute (MMCRI) entrusted with blood sampling. On the other countries struggling to get “The U.S. Embassy and In July, as soon as conditions TMonday said that demo- the top drug regulator is likely cumstances to release the vac- with the conducting of 56th day, there will not be vac- their visas although the classes Consulates opened additional allowed for the resumption of lition of all unauthorised to give approval to the Covaxin cination for children, sources Covaxin’s Clinical trials on chil- cination but blood samples will have begun. “This year, more hours for visa appointments visa services without endan- structures standing on Aravali vaccine of Hyderabad-based added. dren has sent third blood sam- be collected. There will be than 55K students are boarding and made every possible effort gering applicants’ health and forest land in Faridabad’s Bharat Biotech soon for kids for “Final report will come on ples of children to designated another blood sampling on the planes to study in the United to ensure timely arrival for safety, consular teams worked Khori village has to continue, emergency use. the 210th day. The Government laboratories. 118th and also on 210th day of States, an all-time record in academic programs for as many not only to match, but surpass, even as the municipal corpo- The administration of two and DGCI can take calls any day It is one among the five the trail. India,”the US embassy India students as possible. Ultimately, their pre-Covid workload ration informed it that some doses of Covaxin vaccination after the 56th day of the trial medical institutes identified in DGCI will give approvals in tweeted. these efforts paid off, as more New international student farmhouses have already been has been completed among Emergency use. However, the the country, which had got the a phased manner first starting The second wave of Covid- students than ever before enrollment in the United States razed there. children and blood samples study period will be there for institutional ethics committee with children aged 12 years and 19 forced the Mission to delay received visas to study in the dropped 43% in fall 2020 from The apex court, while have been sent for the third time 210 days. Before also, while approvals for Covaxin’s clinical above in the first phase. The the commencement of its stu- United States,” the US embassy the year prior, months after hearing an application filed by to check the effectiveness in releasing Covid vaccines for trials on children. The trials are approvals will be given for dent visa season by two months. added. Covid sent the world into lock- owners of some marriage terms of producing antibodies adults the being done in the monitoring of release of vaccines for 6 to 12 “More students are being The Covid-19 pandemic down. Similarly, the number of halls which have received among children, according to a and DCGI did not wait till the principal investigator and years of children and later for approved every day. The US created tremendous logistical new students who actually notices from the civic body, news agency which has quoted completion of 210 days. Associate Professor, department children aged between 2 to 6 Mission looks forward to challenges for the U.S. Mission’s made it onto campus in person said that Faridabad Municipal a source in the Union Health Vaccines were released earlier,” of Paediatrics Dr. Pradeep N. years. another great student season as consular teams. Embassies and declined by 72 per cent. Corporation has to proceed and demolish the unautho- rised structures as per law. A bench comprising         Justices A M Khanwilkar and  5""  "  2   7  8 Dinesh Maheshwari said that as per previous order of the apex court, the intervenors  =    "  " are supposed to make repre- sentation to the concerned authority which will consid-   er them. “Let the corporation ulti-storied buildings decide on your representation Mconstructed with and after that is decided, we Thermocol or Expanded will consider what course of Polystyrene (EPS) could be action can be adopted. the future earthquake-resis- Today, all unauthorised tant buildings, researchers at structures are being demol- IIT Roorkee have found. ished and that has to contin- EPS, which is used as a ue,” the bench told the coun- composite material in core of sel appearing for the owners reinforced concrete sandwich, of some marriage halls. could resist earthquake forces The counsel on up to four-storey buildings,   strong response to a nationwide appearing for the municipal they found after testing a full- strike against the HUID system. corporation told the bench scale building and a number of he All India Gem Jewellery Shops are closed for a day. that they have filed a compli- wall elements constructed with TDomestic Council (GJC) “Big corporates in the jew- ance report in the matter on thermocol sandwiched on Monday claimed that barring ellery sector never participate in Monday and as far as repre- between two layers of concrete big corporates, most jewellery such strikes. Mostly individual sentation is at the National Seismic Test shops remained shut in and family-run jewellery shops concerned, there is already a Facility (NSTF) of the response to a nationwide strike in all four zones are shut for a direction by the court and the Department of Earthquake call given by 350-odd jewellery day,” GIC said. However, in authority will consider it in Engineering, IIT Roorkee. The        by reducing the mass of the associations to protest the new Tamil Nadu and Kerala, shops accordance with law. project was developed under     building. gold hallmarking rules. The were shut till 12.30 pm due to “We have already demol- the Fund for Improvement of Besides resisting earth- Government, however, claimed the Onam festival, the jewelers ished few farm houses,” the S&T Infrastructure (FIST) pro-  3     quakes, the use of expanded that there was no impact as a body said. lawyer appearing for the civic gramme of the Department of    3    polystyrene core in concrete very small section of jewellers The Ministry said the said body said. Science & Technology (DST). walls of a building can result in closed their shops. call of strike was itself based on When the bench said it Research scholar, Adil      thermal comfort. The core pro- The Ministry of Consumer untenable grounds and an would hear the matter after Ahmad who conducted the      vides the necessary insulation Affairs released photos of big attempt was made to misinform two weeks, the counsel tests, evaluated the behaviour   6 against the heat transfer corporate jewellery showrooms fellow jewellers about the vari- appearing for marriage hall of the constructions under lat- between building interior and like Tanishq, Kalyan Jewellers, ous provisions of hallmarking owners submitted that in the eral forces, as earthquakes )   2   exterior environment. This can Malabar Gold and Diamonds, scheme. The ministry also meantime, the authority cause a force predominantly in       help in keeping the building PC Jewellers, PP Jewellers, released letters of jewellers’ should not lateral direction. The investi- interiors cool in hot environ- Heera Panna Jewellers, Anand bodies — All India Jewellers and demolish their structures gation was supplemented with     ments and warm during cold Jewellers, Kunal Jewellers, Goldsmith Federation (AJGF), while they consider their rep- detailed computer simulation       conditions. India suffers a large Caratlane, Shree Ganesh Swanakaar Sabha, Gems and resentation. of a realistic 4-storey building. variation of temperature in Jewellers, Talwarsons Jewellers, Jewellery Manufacturer The bench told the coun- Prof. Yogendra Singh, super-    different parts of the country Lalchand, Epari Sadashiv Association Organisation sel that they can make repre- vising the research, shared that and during different seasons of Jewellers, Caratlane — which (GJMA), Sarva Swarnkaar sentations and the authority the analysis shows that a four- sandwiched between two lay- the year. Therefore, thermal remained open in different Samaj Netrutva Vikas Sanstha will consider it. storey building constructed ers of concrete having rein- comfort is a crucial consider- parts of the country. which opposed the strike and “If it is unauthorised, it with this technique is capable forcement in the form of weld- ation along with structural The jewellery bodies are supported the Hallmarking has to be of resisting earthquake forces, ed wire mesh. The researchers safety. against the Government’s Unique ID (HUID) system. demolished as per the present even in the most seismic zone said that the force being applied The technology also has Hallmarking Unique ID “As expected, the misguid- law and legal position. The (V) of the country, without any on a building during an earth- the potential of saving con- (HUID) system which they said ed attempt by these limited set corporation has to proceed. additional structural support. quake arises due to the inertia struction material and energy, has nothing to do with the puri- of persons to disrupt the normal Let them proceed,” the bench They attributed this earth- effect and hence depends on with an overall reduction in ty of gold but is just a tracking functioning of jewellery busi- observed and posted the mat- quake resistance capability to the mass of the building. carbon footprint of buildings, mechanism. GIC has claimed ness today, has failed miserably,” ter for hearing on September the fact that the EPS layer is Thermocol resists earthquakes said the researchers. that there has been a very the ministry said. 6.   !  #  $  %&'%(%)   = .     !"! #  @89 other senior officers interacted the Defence PRO said. "On 23 with these youth and their August 1998, information was fter eliminating 100 ter- families after felicitating them received by the Brigade    Arorists including several at a simple ceremony at Headquarters, that a large top commanders of Lashkar-e- Mansabal Lake park in Central number of youths were seen in Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Kashmir's Ganderbal district. the jungles near the  @89 Hizbul Mujahideen since Highlighting the role of the Kishenganga River. January this year the Indian parents the Army commander "An operation was n a swift operation jawans of Army has once again appealed said, "parents have an impor- launched. It was led by (then Ithe special operations group to the local youth on the path tant role to play, in ensuring Captain) and now Brigadier of Jammu & Kashmir police on of terrorism to surrender and that their children do not fol- Budhwar. This group of youths Monday evening gunned down join the mainstream. low the path of violence, which was sighted in the lower reach- two terrorists in Khad Mill The passionate appeal was only brings pain and misery, es of the forest. The soldiers ground at Aloochi Bagh in made by Lt-Gen YK Joshi, not only for the ones who join held fire, as the terrorists Srinagar. Goc-in-C Northern Command terrorism, but also their imme- accompanying these youths, Inspector General of headquarters in Udhampur on diate and extended families". had run away taking cover of Police, Kashmir range Vijay the occasion of 23rd anniver- He said, the Army is steadfast event, Defence PRO Col local OGWs, had collected the thick foliage and vegetation. Kumar told reporters, "the two sary of homecoming of 23 in its resolve of ethical conduct Musavi said,"On 23 Aug 1998, these 23 young boys, all with- These young boys on seeing the terrorists killed in the operation boys who “were forced to pick and ensuring full support to a group of 23 young Kashmiri in 18 years of age, either by Indian Army soldiers, shouted have been identified as Abbas up arms'', but were rescued by those who want to leave the boys was apprehended, while force or through radicalization for help and immediately sur- Sheikh and Saqib Manzoor". the Army in the Gurez sector path of violence. attempting to cross the LC. and had kept them in the rendered. The troops quickly Names of both these ter- and handed over to their fam- Defence PRO in Srinagar These young boys were being dense jungles of Ajas. took control of the situation rorists had figured in the list of ilies later in 1998. Col Emron Musavi said, the compelled into a path of mili- Thereafter the group moved and helped them to cross the most wanted terrorists issued "The youth on the path of rescued boys are now leading tancy through false promises by across the Shamsha Bari range river, which was in spate and by the Jammu & Kashmir Claiming it to be a big suc- "As they zeroed in on the terrorism will be given a second normal, happy lives and are a fellow Kashmiri by the name into Gurez Tulail Valley, with escorted them to Gurez, where police in the first week of cess for the security forces, location of the terrorists they chance to come back and inte- married and have families of of Abdul Hamid @ Bambar the aim of going across the LC, they were medically examined August 2021. Kumar said, "after confirming challenged them, warned them. grate with their families and their own, with children, who Khan, a resident of Ganderbal, into POK. They were then to be and were given food, water and IGP said, Abbas Sheikh the information about their In response the terrorists fired join the mainstream and lead themselves nurture dreams of into joining terrorist tanzeems trained there in terrorist activ- warm beds to sleep. Thereafter used to claim he was chief of presence in the area 10 plain back on the policemen and a normal life, like these indi- having successful careers, and and were being taken to POK". ities and thereafter reinfiltrate they were brought to HQ 15 TRF (The Resistance Front) but clothes policemen from during retaliatory firing both viduals had done, two decades being responsible citizens of the "Over a period of 10 days back into Kashmir and indulge Corps in BB Cantt and were in reality both the slain terror- Srinagar police launched the the terrorists were killed in the back", Army Commander said. country. from 04 Aug to 14 Aug 1998, in terror acts, at the behest of reunited with their parents", ists were associated with LeT. operation". operation". Lt-Gen Joshi along with Sharing background of the Bambar Khan, with the help of the masterminds in Pakistan", Col Emron Musavi said.   5      " "  4 !0D+9 O

"    these years, we did not have sci- and Sasthras. Chanting the slokas or the one which is Scanner with which they mea- 8 entific monitoring equipment name of God is an easy yet comfortable to the chanter sure the amount of positive %   E% ! to study changes that took potent spiritual practice that helps to increase the positive energy generated/released dur- here is a cure for the prob- place in the mind and body to can generate tremendous energy within oneself and this ing recitation of vedic hymns Tlem of suicidal tendencies, make a foolproof observation. amount of positive energy to nullifies the possibility of neg- say that the chanting could  9:  of nearly 4,900 crore for pay- a disturbing trend which has With modern gadgets which overcome defects in a person’s ative energies,” said Clarke. result in exciting results. ment of outstanding dues of claimed many young lives in could measure changes in ener- mind, Clarke told The Pioneer. A person’s capacity to face “Hymns or mantras are entral public sector under- central generating stations, India. say Dr Jayant Athavale, gy levels in body and mind, it This finding was substan- stress depends on how much having high positive energy Ctaking (PSU), National independent power producers a hypno-therapist and Sean is time for us to tell the world tiated with Universal Aura energy he has available to face and by chanting them repeti- Thermal Power Corporation and renewable energy genera- Clarke, a researcher based at that, yes, we can completely Scanner, developed by Dr it, said Dr Athawale. “When tively one can increase the (NTPC), has snapped 275 tors. Maharshi Adhyatma Vishwa cure the tendency to commit Mannem Murthy, a former there are more personality energy field or their vibration. megawatt power from Uttar As of July 31, the UPPCL’s Vidyalay, Ramnadhi, . suicide,” Sean Clarke, a former scientist with the Department defects and unfinished busi- Mantras refuel the enrgy,” said Pradesh from midnight of pending dues to power gener- The National Crime Indian Navy officer who left his of Atomic Energy. ness, the mental energy at his Geetha. August 20 for not clearing ation companies have risen to Records Bureau states that 1.39 job to pursue his passion in The Aura Scanner is capa- disposal is less. Unfinished According to Clarke, per- dues that were outstanding for would regulate the supply of 24,461 crore, out of which lakh Indians committed suicide research. ble of detecting variations in business refers to unpleasant sons belonging to Christianity more than 45 days. 5,512 MW power from its gen- dues of Central generating sta- in the year 2019, out of which According to Dr Athawale energy generated during any incidents in the past like a failed and Islam could recite hymns In a communication to the erating stations from August 20 tions amount to 4,270 crore, 67 per cent was in the 18-45 age and Clarke, practicing spiritu- phase of one’s life. “We found relationship or childhood trau- like Hail Mary or Allah based UP Power Corporation as it had not cleared outstand- while that of independent group. ality and the ‘personality that persons chanting Om ma which causes anxiety. Many on their beliefs and the result Limited, the Central PSU ing dues for more than power producers are of 4,675 The treatment is based on defects removal process’ can Namo Bhagawate Vasudevaya problems have a spiritual root would be the same. “The fact informed it that it would reg- 45 days. crore. Dues payable to renew- a system of knowledge dating help prevent suicide. The sci- or Shri Gurudev Datta gener- cause, destiny or karma being is that chanting make a differ- ulate 275.60 MW from August The Uttar Pradesh Power able energy generators are 388 back to thousands of years entists make it clear that this is ate positive energy and act as one of them,” said Dr Athawale. ence and we have been observ- 20 to 29. The action is a follow- Corporation has sought and crore, while those of state gen- and was culled out of the price- not a new finding but a scien- powerful protection against Dr Murthy and his daugh- ing this for the last four up on NTPC’s warning to received state government erating stations are 15,128 less Vedic and Sasthras. “All tific truth explained in Vedas distress. Daily chanting of these ter Geetha , working on Aura decades,” he said. UPPCL on August 12 that it guarantees for PFC-REC loans crore. $"&* $"*+," *           

Lucknow:: Amid chants of ‘Jai The cremation of the Ram Union Ministers Rajnath *"!" " -$ * Shri Ram’ and recitation of Janmabhoomi movement Singh, , Ashwani ‘shlokas’, the mortal remains of champion was carried out with Choubey, Ajay Bhatt,   =  8 =8< more with us. His mortal ing proud that among them for former Chief Minister and full state honours at Bansi , Chief remains were brought to the the son of Mother India, who ’s Hindu Ghat and Kalyan Singh's son Minister , hief Minister Yogi district Aligarh, which was his took the state forward with mascot Kalyan Singh (89) were and Etah MP lit Uttarakhand Chief Minister CAdityanath said that for- 'Karmabhoomi' and complete transparency, and consigned to flames on the the pyre. Rajveer was assisted Pushkar Singh Dhami, UP mer Chief Minister Kalyan 'Janmabhoomi'. The attach- purity. Hundreds and thou- banks of the river Ganga near by his son and UP minister Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Singh was a developing man as ment that his supporters fol- sands of people present here Narora in Bulandshahr in the Sandeep Singh. The family Maurya, UP BJP chief well as a patriot and a devotee lowers have for their late leader today have had the opportuni- presence of several Union min- members and supporters of the Swatantra Dev Singh along of Ram. He strengthened the for six decades! All of us are ty to live and interact with him isters and numerous VVIPs on departed leader participated with others gave ‘ahuti’ on the organization of the BJP and getting to see a vision of him in close time. Monday. in the cremation and bid adieu mortal remains. Earlier these took the party forward. Chief here. Kalyan Singh has a rela- to Babuji -- as Kalyan Singh leaders along with former Minister Yogi came to Aligarh tionship of about nine decades was fondly known. Around 20 Union Minister on Sunday. Here he paid in the district. In public life, he priests performed the rituals and several UP Ministers and homage to the mortal remains spent about seven decades in which went on for about 30 senior BJP leaders paid floral of former Chief Minister the district Aligarh. Drawing minutes and the pyre was lit at tributes at the cremation Kalyan Singh at Ahilyabai inspiration from Pandit around 4 pm.    +'-!    ground. Holkar Stadium and told in Deendayal Upadhyay, he made Earlier, Singh’s mortal 1" !" ' Security forces also pre- detail about Kalyan Singh's programs, made plans and remains were brought from sented a guard of honour struggle and achievements by realized the fear-free riot-free Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar days. The UP Government had and Lucknow MP, Rajnath before the body was taken for holding a press conference. vision. The work done by him Stadium in Aligarh to his native announced three days’ state Singh. The mortal remains cremation.Earlier, the funeral The Chief Minister said will always be unforgettable for village in . Kalyan Singh mourning and declared were taken to the Vidhan procession from Atrauli to that today every Ram devotee the administration. Even in breathed his last due to sepsis Monday as a public holiday. Bhawan and BJP State office Narora, covering around 29 is a staunch national devotee the present times, all of us are and multi-organ failure at On Sunday, Prime Minister from the residence of Kalyan km, took over two hours as and is mourning the physical learning from his work and Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Narendra Modi rushed to Singh before being airlifted to people thronged the roads at death of a Ram devotee. efforts. +0!   +'-! 3"  "!' Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow to pay his tributes to Aligarh and kept at Ahilyabai several places to pay their Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Aligarh is fortunate, today -! %-"+'-!  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We are try-       : :848 school in this case … as Taliban immediately shifted us on priority Maharashtra government. nition required to be procured by the ing to consolidate ties with like- apprehended that many splinter basis after the Talibans entered … n a new revelation in the draft “The accused no 1 to 10 along accused were linked to a conspira- minded organisations, pol. parties, alibs as they call them there are groups could attack the us they took we heard that some people were Icharges filed before a special court with the deceased accused number 16 cy aimed at “assassinating” Prime representatives of minorities across Tpretty honest people … I our charge to protect us … they being searched for … the people in Mumbai, the NIA has said that the (Father Stan Lourduswamy of Tamil Minister Narendra Modi. the country,” the letter had stated. thought they would be ferocious hosted us in a school and even who had backed the western forces.” accused in the Elgaar Parishad- Nadu who died in Mumbai while in At that the Pune police had The arrested accused in the raw-flesh eaters like … but what I played cricket with us … one of On whether he would return to cum-Bhima-Koregaon riots case custody on July 5, 2021) and abscond- talked about an allegedly incrimi- cases are: Sudhir P. Dhawale, Vernon saw … they were pretty humble … them even asked me to teach him Afghanistan again he said he would had recruited students from various ing accused 17 to 22 being the active nating letter recovered from the lap- S. Gonsalves (both of Mumbai), sweet-tongued and most impor- English … then they treated us to prefer not to “but for that our universities, including the Jawaharlal members of the banned terrorist top of Human Rights activists Rona Arun T. Fereira of Thane, Sagar tantly hospitable. Kabuli Pulao before seeing us off.” Government has to make some Nehru University (JNU) and Tata organisation CPI (Maoists) and its Wilson Jacob on April 17, 2018 Gorkhe of Ahmednagar, Ramesh That is how Tamal On the general atmosphere in arrangement for us … I am the only Institute for Social Sciences (TISS) frontal organisations had conspired which the investigators suspected Gaichor of Pune, Surendra P. Bhattacharya one of the evacuees Kabul, Bhattacharya the only son of bread-earner in my house … I will for terror activities. wage a war against the Government might be Rona himself. Addressed Gadling, Shoma K. Sen, Mahesh S. from war-torn Afghanistan who his aged parents said “there is ten- expect that the government does “...you accused no 1 to 10 along of India and the State Government..,” to one comrade Prakash, the pur- Raut (all of Nagpur), Anand B. late on Sunday evening returned to sion … roads are empty, shops are something for us or else I will have with the wanted accused no 17 to 22 one of the draft charges said, adding ported letter States: “We are think- Teltumbde of Yavatmal, all in Kolkata depicted the “good closed but nothing like the way we to go out.” being the active members of the that they conspired to overthrow the ing along the lines of another Rajiv Maharashtra. Talibans” so to say. Tamal who hails thought earlier happened … there But the family of Sanghamitra banned terrorist organisation CPI governments at the centre and in the Gandhi-type incident. It sounds Two are from New Delhi - Rona from Nimta area of North 24 was no mass killing etc.” Dafadar from Behala is not as lucky (Maoists) and its frontal organisa- state (both BJP). suicidal and there is a good chance J. Wilson and Gautam Navlakha, P. Parganas was among the 150 peo- On the most remarkable as the Bhattacharyas or Ghoshs. tions recruited students from vari- One of the draft charges throws we might fail but we feel the party Varavara Rao of Hyderabad, Sudha ple who were allegedly abducted by change he witnessed in Taliban 2.0 Sanghamitra a mother of two ous universities, including up the connection of Nepal and must deliberate over our proposal. Bharadwaj of Faridabad, Hany Babu the Taliban militia before being he said jeans and western attires children has been working as a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) . “For the purpose ( of Targeting his road shows could be an M. Tharayil of Trichur, and the late released later. vanished overnight from the shops nurse in Kabul. “We are in touch and Tata Institute for Social Sciences waging the war against the effective strategy. We collectively Fr. Stan Lourduswamy of Tamil “It was not abduction as such and women went behind the burqa with my daughter through face- (TISS) for commission of terrorist Government of India and the state believe that survival of the party is Nadu, who died on July 5 in Mumbai … we were detained and taken to as immediately as the prices of gen- book. She is in trouble and we are activity,” the NIA stated in the draft government) conspired to demand supreme to all sacrifices”. while in custody. The absconding- a location where our identity proof eral products including eatables worried … her job has gone and charges filed before the court of and organise Rs 8 crore for annual Among other things, the pur- accused are: Milind Teltumbde alias- and other documents were checked came down with their quantity being a woman she cannot go out Special Judge D E Kothalikar last supply of M-4 (sophisticated ported letter had stated: “Modi-led es Dipak and Sahyadri of Yavatmal, by the Talibs, said this teacher from increasing by almost 50 percent. of her house … her elder son is 19- week. weapon) with 4,00,000 rounds and Hindu fascist regime is bulldozing its Prakash Goswami aliases Navin and an international school in Kabul. “We loved taking Nan and year-old and he has to be sent out The alleged recruitment of the other arms and ammunition through way into the lives of indigenous adi- Ritupan Goswami of , Kishan “The only offensive thing about mutton in the food corners which to bring daily ration … one day he students of JNU, TISS and other uni- a designated supplier from Nepal vasis, in spite of big defeats like Bihar Bose aliases Prashanto of Kolkata, them was perhaps their automatic came for about Rs 160/- per plate. was caught by t he Talibans and versities is one of three fresh reve- and Manipur and conspired to over- and West Bengal. Modi has suc- Mupalla Laxman Rao, alias Ganpati, rifles … otherwise they looked pret- Now with the coming of Talibans they were asking him to join his lations that have been made by the awe the Government of India and cessfully established BJP govt in Chandrashekhar, Manglu, and ty calm, friendly and behaved well the price had not only come down ranks … they told him that ‘you are NIA in its draft charges which will state government by means of crim- more than 15 states. If this pace con- Deepu. and respectfully with the women in but also the quantity had increased handsome and well built … why be formalised and formally framed inal force, show of criminal force, tinues then it would mean immense It may be recalled that the the group,” he said. by half … this is because the don’t you join us … he ran back against the 22 accused in the much- thereby committed the offence pun- trouble for the party on all fronts. scanned copies of 10 “incriminating” On the dread of being shot he traders are not allowed to make home saying he would first take discussed sensational case. ishable under section 121 A of the Greater suppression of dissent and letters were among the virtual and said “we had initial apprehensions extra profit or cheat people,” he said. permission from his family … The other two new revelations Indian Penal Code,” another charge a more brutal form of Mission 2016 physical documents recovered by the but things turned out to be quite Abhijit Ghosh from Behala since then he has not come out of are: the NIA – which had earlier said in the draft charges said. (OGH). Com. Kisan and few other investigators during their simulta- opposite … in fact we told that the said he and the entire lot of for- his house … I heard that they will that the accused in the case had con- Interestingly, the much-dis- comrades have proposed concrete neous raids conducted by the inves- Taliban people apprehending eigners with him passed dreadful be evacuated soon … but how soon spired to wage a war against the cussed sensational allegation – that steps to end Modi-raj”. tigators on April 17 2018 ahead of attacks on us and so they had decid- nights. “I was working at a NATO we do not know,” Ruby Dafadar her Government of India – has for the the Pune police had made in the ini- “Defeating Hindu fascism has the arrest of Wilson and other ed to shift us to safer places … a base as a cook … my employers mother said. first time said that the accused had tial weeks of investigations in the been our core agenda and a major accused in the case.   !  #  $  %&'%(%) >

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The   wilderness of tropical rainforests estimated payout of $6.5 trillion ically and materially inferior hollowness of George Bush’s and soggy rice fields in Vietnam, by 2050 in terms of just the cost 44C< 9 Vietnamese forces is brushed Texan drawl at the joint session to the dustbowl swirls around the of interest towards borrowed G94   aside in the Chinese narrative. of the US Congress 20 years ago, sun-baked Afghan swathes, is money for Afghanistan opera- In Pakistan, despite the repeat- before sending the American deceptively charming, but often tions will haunt and pinch for < <88 ed disgrace of the 1965 Indo- troops to Afghanistan, “The incomplete. Real images of the flee- long. What the US got for its > 4 Pak war, even worse fate in 1971 course of this conflict is not ing Americans escaping clumsily in military operations in 20 years and the more recent Kargil known, yet its outcome is cer- a helicopter from rooftops in is the shameful return of the 8< 8  < war, the bloated and over-enti- tain”, will haunt and traumatise Saigon or that of American troops “enemy” even before the last tled Pakistani Military remains the American soldier and flying out without informing any- American troop had flown  ; beyond questioning. Murmurs national conscience immeasur- body from Bagram Airforce away. Special permissions are 8:8<> of sub-optimal performance ably. The entire edifice of the US Station, are not exactly in the believed to have been sought aside, no one can openly doubt Military from its intelligence mould of Captain America! from the Taliban to ensure the 98? 8;C the Pakistani Military as it con- assessment, firepower, plan- This sophistry of perception safe passage of the retreating @948 48 trols all the essential levers of ning, cutting-edge technology to creation owes a lot to Reganism-era American soldiers! governance and perception the ‘GI Joe’ imagery will be shat- which rescued, resuscitated and Unquestionably, the American ;  <4 management. tered beyond immediate repair. reconstructed the image for the bat- Military is defeated once again, 8 =88<> In 2021, the post- (The writer, a military vet- tered American soldier, after the this time by the disorderly Afghanistan optics and per- eran, is a former Lt of defeat in Vietnam. By the 1990s, assemblage of the incongruous-   < ceptions of the American Andaman & Nicobar Islands and during the Gulf Wars, gestures like ly armed and trained Taliban Soldier will require a lot more Puducherry. The views expressed flag pins, saying “Thank you for militia. than just Hollywood produc- are personal.) ))* )$ )), &)$* SOUNDBITE  P     Q   2      " "       "-?7 5<@   ' ' Sir — As it becomes increasingly evident  !"!#$!"#$ )  ""  that it would be impossible to dislodge 4 )    the saffron party from power if the !  C% C %   %)- Opposition parties continue to tread the   !     1    ! %-;   %   " lone path, the mounting efforts by a few leaders to resurrect a united Opposition    %       %  )- % 2 /   /     &   appear fully justified. 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T h e 8<4- Hindus believed that Baqi had destroyed a pre-existing temple of at the site. 8<48 > They also believed that Rama was born  < here. This belief emanates from the doc- 8; 944<8 the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), erwise notorious for its flourishing This became evident on the 6th uments of Sawai Jai Singh. 8 < 9- under the leadership of Kalyan ‘transfer industry’) and necessary of December in his telephonic con- In fact, in the Kapad-Dwar collection ;94C  Singh, came to power in Uttar backing to carry out the task of versation with Bhairon Singh in the City Palace Museum of Jaipur, there Pradesh and I was appointed as implementing policies. Shekhawat, the then Chief is a sketch map of the Babri Masjid site. 89 = Director, Information and Public He did want a grand temple at Minister of Rajasthan. I was pre- The map portrays an open courtyard and C8 Relations. Ayodhya and was diligently work- sent when this conversation took a built structure resembling Babri Masjid   44  Kalyan Singh had taken on his ing towards a peaceful and amica- place. Kalyan Singh was livid. He              "  with three domes. The courtyard is men- job in the right earnest. He was ble consensus. There were indeed reiterated that he was against such   <  "  <        ( 8<4 tioned as ‘Janmsthan’ and shows a ‘Rama < ?  4 certainly concerned about the a few options emerging. One such a congregation, but he was over-   /0:: # *B% C @         Chabutara’. Rama Mandir issue but on assum- option was the construction of a ruled and no one listened to him.              7    In 1853, a group of Hindu ascetics 8 9<  9 ing office, he made his intentions new masjid close to the site. He His reservation about such a con-            /0:4      ( occupied the site and claimed ownership = ?<8- clear to provide honest and pur- even gave an example of the shift- gregation was not based on any     <           over the structure. In 1855, after a 8: poseful governance. He was keen ing of mosques when Aswan Dam apprehension of a mishap (he was                 Hindu-Muslim clash, a boundary wall  ?> =8 on conveying a message that he was being constructed in Egypt. some how convinced that the was constructed to avoid further disputes. 8=484 meant business. His vision went This idea was gradually gaining structure will never come down in            7  ( Accordingly, the Muslims offered prayers much beyond the Mandir. currency. He was engaging inten- the manner it finally did) but with  ( J  $    <7 .J$<5(   in the inner courtyard and the Hindus on 84 His objective was to build a sively with all the stakeholders. regard to the unnecessary distrac-  /0:;      ;1       S   the raised platform. ;9 -  new and vibrant Uttar Pradesh. A However, he was totally against the tions that such events created. He               ( The dispute acquired a legal dimen- ?  4 list of such officers who had hon- aggressive posturing that was the was opposed to the congregation              sion when in 1877, Syed Mohammad 9;>  est credentials for manning criti- hallmark of right-wing religious in July as well but, fortunately, no /004 #            - <  .-<5 Asghar, the guardian of the structure, filed 48 < cal posts like District Magistrates organisations. untoward incident happened then.  34/A           7  a petition with the Commissioner of and Secretaries of Departments Ironically, what emerged in the The other argument often Faizabad requesting for restraint on was drawn up at his behest. judgement of the Supreme Court raised is, why didn’t he allow the     3          #   <   Hindus who had raised a Chabutara on Certain social evils, like mass in 2019 was the solution that central forces that were stationed - <  34    7  (   ( the spot regarded as the birthplace of copying in school examinations, Kalyan Singh had been working on nearby to handle the situation? It    /4        3424 Ram. were sought to be reined in. The and attempting to convince vari- is a fact that Kalyan Singh didn’t <      7     (    ( In December 1949, Akhil Bhartiya Cabinet Meetings would go on for ous parties to come around to! permit the central forces to take 7              ( Ramayan Mahasabha organized a hours, discussing policies on var- However, what happened on over or seek their assistance, but it th             7 )   9-days recital of the ‘Ramcharitmanas’ just ious issues before taking a final call. the 6 of December, 1992, shocked does not automatically imply that     $  -      J$<     outside the mosque. On the morning of He got a set of extremely bright him as well. 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n the year 2000, five years that the country has been in coup. The young officers who opportunity of giving to the Europe and the end of the cold profoundly mistrustful of after the Taliban came to such a mess, and about the seized power were Marxists USSR its Vietnam War,” said war?” In reality, the Soviet ‘helpful’ foreigners. Ipower in Afghanistan, only useful thing that the cur- who imposed a radical reform former US National Security Union was heading for col- Even now Americans don’t nobody elsewhere cared what rent lot of foreign invaders can programme. Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski . lapse anyway, but the ‘stirred- realise how closely they have happened in that land-locked, do on their way out is offer They gave women the vote He immediately started send- up Moslems’ turned out to be recapitulated the Soviet expe- benighted country. It was ruled refuge abroad to as many as and equal access to education, ing money and weapons to the a fairly large problem. rience in the country. The end- by angry rural fanatics who 2&A* possible of the Afghans who carried out land reforms, and rural rebels who later became The Taliban took power in ing that is now unfolding was tormented the local people trusted their promises. That even attacked the role of reli- the Taliban. Kabul in 1996 after a long all- foreordained from the start, with their demented rules for will certainly not be more gion. By 1979, the Marxist It took ten years, $40 bil- against-all war between the although it has taken twice as proper ‘Islamic’ behaviour, but than ten or twenty percent of tion process in the overthrow regime was facing a massive lion of clandestine US military various Islamist groups, and long to arrive because the it was not a military or diplo- those who earned their protec- of the king in 1973 and the revolt in conservative rural aid, and around a million ruled most of the country United States is much richer matic priority for anybody. tion. proclamation of an Afghan areas, and one faction asked for Afghan dead, but by 1989 the badly and brutally for five than Russia. Nevertheless, the It is about to return to that The Russians and the republic. Other Muslim- Soviet military help. Taliban and their various years. Then an Arab Islamist aftermath will also be the isolated and isolationist exis- Americans share the blame for majority states have made that The moribund Islamist rivals forced the called Osama bin Laden same. tence. Neither then nor now this catastrophe. It’s hard to transition successfully - Turkey Communist leadership in Russians to pull out. Shortly abused the hospitality of the The various factions of do the Taliban even have a for- believe that an uninvaded did, for example, despite its Moscow agreed, and 100,000 afterwards the Soviet Union Taliban leader Mullah Omar the Taliban will split, mostly on eign policy. They are more like Afghanistan could have peace- current government - but the Soviet troops entered the collapsed, and Brzezinski arro- by launching the 9/11 attacks ethnic lines, and another civil a franchise operation whose fully evolved into a prosperous Afghan attempt did not pros- country. The subsequent war gantly but implausibly claimed against the United States in war of uncertain length will various elements share certain democratic society with equal per. devastated the country for a credit for it. 2001. follow. The rule of the winners basic principles - e.g. foreign- rights for all, but ‘uninvaded’ Violent resistance by tra- decade - with much help from “What is most important That led to another twen- will be as cruel and arbitrary ers, women and democracy are is the only condition in which ditional social and religious the United States. to the history of the world?” he ty years of war: the Taliban as it was last time. And the rest bad - but whose members are (Gwynne Dyer’s new book it could conceivably have groups started at once, and the “The day that the Soviets asked. “The Taliban or the col- against another set of foreign- of the world will rapidly lose primarily focused on local is ‘The Shortest History of approached that goal. tottering new republican officially crossed the (Afghan) lapse of the Soviet empire? ers who understood little about interest, because Afghanistan issues and personal ambitions. War’. The views expressed There was the germ of regime was overthrown in border, I wrote to President Some stirred-up Moslems or the country’ recent history won’t pose a serious threat to This is not the first time are personal.) such a locally-led modernisa- 1978 by a bloody military Carter: We now have the the liberation of Central and why it made local people anywhere else.   !  #  $  %&'%(%)   C

4   $* '     '    4    :       :8;9 “unknown attackers.” An Italian humanitarian organi-   6 firefight just outside zation that operates hospitals in     AKabul’s international air- Afghanistan said it had treated      port killed at least one Afghan six patients with bullet wounds   8 =4  soldier early on Monday, from the airport. The US he UK Government said on German officials said, the lat- Military and NATO did not acing criticism over his pol- TMonday that it has rein- est chaos to engulf Western immediately acknowledge the Ficy on Afghanistan, US forced its staff presence in efforts to evacuate those flee- shooting. There was no com- President Joe Biden has Kabul to assist with the evac- ing the Taliban takeover of the ment from the Taliban. defended his move to withdraw uation of British nationals from country. The tragic scenes around American troops from the war- the Afghan capital. The airport shooting came the airport have transfixed the torn country, saying history will Five staff from the Foreign, as the Taliban sent fighters world. Afghans poured onto record this as a “logical, ratio- Commonwealth and north of the capital to eliminate the tarmac last week and some nal and right decision”. Development Office (FCDO) pockets of armed resistance to clung to a US Military trans- The Taliban seized power have joined 14 already working their lightning takeover earli- port plane as it took off, later in Afghanistan on August 15, on the evacuation operation in er this month. plunging to their deaths. At two weeks before the US was Kabul, four of them arriving on The Taliban said they least seven people died that day, set to complete its troop with- Monday morning and one on retook three districts seized by in addition to the seven killed drawal after a costly two- Sunday night. opponents the day before and on Sunday. decade war. nations, including the US and “This brings the total FCDO had surrounded Panjshir, the The Taliban blame the The insurgents stormed many European nations, result- staff currently in Kabul to 19. last province that remains out chaotic evacuation on the U.S. across the country, capturing all ing in total chaos at Kabul air- This includes Ambassador of their control.      "" +!- +" "!        6  -  Military and say there’s no major cities in a matter of port and deaths. Laurie Bristow, staff from British Afghanistan’s security -  "   0"      ' need for any Afghans to flee. days, as Afghan security forces The Biden administration Embassy Kabul and FCDO forces collapsed in the face of They have pledged to bring trained and equipped by the US has come under criticism, espe- rapid deployment team mem- the Taliban advance, despite 20 the Taliban imposed the last entrance to the airport, where around dawn, remained peace and security after and its allies melted away. cially the Opposition bers,” an FCDO statement said. years of Western aid, training time they ran Afghanistan. at least seven Afghans died a unclear. decades of war and say they Thousands of Afghan Republican Party, for the with- “Alongside UK military, and assistance. Tens of thou- That has led to chaos at the air- day earlier in a panicked stam- The German military won’t seek revenge on those nationals and foreigners are drawal of the US forces from these staff are working round sands of Afghans have sought port in Kabul, the main route pede of thousands of people. tweeted that one member of the who worked with the U.S., fleeing the country to escape Afghanistan as the Taliban the clock to support evacua- to flee the country since, fear- out of the country. The circumstances of the Afghan army was killed and NATO and the toppled Afghan the new Taliban regime and to captured power, resulting in tions on the ground in Kabul,” ing a return to the brutal rule Gunfire broke out near an shooting, which occurred three others were wounded by Government. seek asylum in different chaos and deaths. it said. 1   +  R "   0    # +    "*-    /  '       & % &     ; @ = Foreign Ministry spokesperson tice its commitments to    1      Wang Wenbin said on Monday. Afghanistan in terms of devel- /  *  # hina is once again criticis- “It cannot just run away like this.” opment and reconstruction,   Kabul: Afghanistan’s biggest Cing the United States over He called on the US to help and humanitarian assistance,” % &  female pop star Aryana Sayeed Afghanistan, saying America maintain stability, avoid chaos he told a daily briefing.  :8;9 on Thursday confirmed her   8 =4  that Pakistan and particularly cannot simply abandon the and rebuild Afghanistan. China has expressed readi- Moscow: Russia says it will not escape after the Taliban its intelligence services played war-torn country. “I hope the US side can ness to work with all parties in he Taliban’s longtime interfere in the stand-off takeover of Kabul city. akistan and its intelligence a key role fostering the Taliban “The United States is the match its acts with words, take Afghanistan, including the Tspokesman has urged between the Taliban and their “I am well and alive and Pservice have played a key and allowing them to eventu- root cause and the biggest exter- on its responsibilities in Taliban, to rebuild the war-torn imams in Afghanistan to give opponents in Afghanistan. after a couple of unforgettable role in fostering the Taliban ally take over. It’s just disgust- nal factor in the Afghan issue,” Afghanistan and put into prac- nation. assurances to Afghans about Kremlin spokesman Dmitry nights, I have reached Doha, and allowing it to eventually ing to watch Pakistani officials their security and safety. Peskov said on Monday that Qatar and am awaiting my take over Afghanistan, a top celebrate the victory of this Zabihullah Mujahid said leaders of the Collective Security eventual flight back home to Republican lawmaker has group that will bring untold .. ,  %         on Monday at a gathering of Treaty Organisation member Istanbul,” Aryana Sayeed told alleged, stating that it is dis- brutality to the Afghan people,” clerics in the capital Kabul states discussed the standoff her 1.3 million Instagram fol- gusting to watch Islamabad Mr Chabot said. '   *     that they are responsible for and its implications of “another lowers. celebrate the group’s victory “Pakistan’s own persecu-   46 keeping their constituents calm. civil war in Afghanistan”. As women and girls plead that will bring “untold brutal- tion of religious minorities,   ; $ He also urged them to He says, “Of course, no one for their livelihoods under ity” to Afghans. however, gets a lot less attention    "   “clear the baseless propaganda” is going to intervene in these strict Taliban rule, Sayeed, 36, Congressman Steve here in America than it < ,   he says is being disseminated events.” who had recently starred as a Chabot, Co-Chair of the India deserves. We would do well to 1   Washington: The US gave full by the US about the Taliban spokesman said judge on a singing competition Caucus, said in his address to educate our fellow citizens   @ 8;9<= approval to Pfizer’s Covid-19 Taliban. Monday the group’s forces have show on Afghan television, the virtual gala of Hindu about these abuses.  8?<>.9/ vaccine on Monday, a mile- He says: “Imams, keep your surrounded Panjshir, the only told reporters she left via US Political Action Committee on Persecution is particularly hreats against the Indian- stone that could lift public people calm, we should indoc- one of Afghanistan’s 34 cargo jet, reported New York Sunday that he applauds the manifests in the heinous prac- t least 22 people were killed Torigin community in South confidence in the shots and trinate people to support the provinces that has not yet fall- Post. Indian government for wel- tice of the kidnapping, force Aand rescue crews searched Africa do exist after the recent spur more companies, univer- Islamic government and en to the Taliban. Several The singer is among the coming the Afghan religious conversion to Islam and forced desperately on Sunday amid violence, but the Government sities and local Governments to Islamic Emirates of Taliban opponents have gath- lucky few as expats from minorities who have a good marriage of underage Hindu shattered homes and tangled is doing everything in its power make vaccinations mandatory. Afghanistan.” ered in Panjshir. AP around the world struggle to reason to fear persecution at girls to older Muslim men,” he debris for dozens of people still to counter it, Mahatma The formula made by find flights out of the country. the hands of the Taliban and said. Such allegations missing after record-breaking Gandhi’s granddaughter Ela Pfizer and its German partner Agencies their evil rule. are not mere hearsay, rain sent floodwaters surging Gandhi said on Monday. BioNTech now carries the “In contrast, we all know he noted. through Middle Tennessee. Protests against the incar- strongest endorsement from Saturday’s flooding in rural ceration of former president the Food and Drug areas took out roads, cellphone Jacob Zuma on July 7 rapidly Administration, which has towers and telephone lines, leav- devolved into orgies of looting never before had so much evi- ing families uncertain about and arson in the two provinces dence to judge a shot’s safety. whether their loved ones sur- of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. More than 200 million vived the unprecedented deluge. Zuma has been sentenced Pfizer doses have been admin- Emergency workers were search- for contempt of court after he istered in the US — and hun- ing door to door, said Kristi repeatedly refused to testify at dreds of millions more world- Brown, a coordinator for health the Commission of Inquiry wide — since December. But up and safety supervisor with into State Capture, where sev- to now, they were dispensed in Humphreys County Schools. eral witnesses have implicated this country under what is Many of the missing live in him in corruption. known as emergency use the neighborhoods where the Some media reports on authorisation from the FDA. water rose the fastest, said the violence which wracked the “The public can be very Humphreys County Sheriff provinces of KwaZulu-Natal confident that this vaccine Chris Davis, who confirmed and Gauteng last month said meets the high standards for the 22 fatalities in his county. that Indian-origin South safety, effectiveness and man- The names of the missing were Africans bore the brunt of ufacturing quality the FDA on a board in the county’s the attack, some even stating requires of an approved prod- emergency center and listed on that ‘many’ of the 330 people uct,” acting FDA a city department’s Facebook killed as looters went on the Commissioner Janet page. rampage were of Indian origin. 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Tax department said that the functioning of the portal. and preparing ‘Mystery Audit prior approval, as per the reg- or 0.41 per cent to close at domestic equities and weak Supervisory Action Framework According to the ministry portal itself has become The Finance Minister also Reports’ as part of enforcing the ulator. 55,555.79. Similarly, the broad- American currency over- (SAF). of finance, Parekh explained unavailable since August 21. made it clear that the issues company’s discount control According to the CCI, any er NSE Nifty advanced 45.95 seas. Based on the report, a that he and his team are doing At the meeting, Sitharaman faced by taxpayers on current policy. dealer found violating the pol- points or 0.28 per cent to However, surging crude show cause notice was issued. everything to ensure the has expressed annoyance and functionalities of the portal The watchdog slapped the icy was threatened with impo- 16,496.45. prices in the international “After considering the smooth functioning of the por- concerns of the government should be resolved by the team fine of Rs 200 crore as it found sition of penalty, not only upon HCL Tech was the top market restricted the rupee’s bank’s reply and oral submis- tal. “Further, Parekh said that and the taxpayers about the by 15th September, 2021 so that that Maruti Suzuki India Ltd the dealership but also upon its gainer in the Sensex pack, gain, forex traders said. sions made during the personal over 750 team members are continuing glitches in the e-fil- taxpayers and professionals (MSIL) indulged in anti-com- individual persons, including spurting 4.10 per cent, fol- At the interbank forex hearing. working on this project and ing portal of the Income Tax can work seamlessly on the petitive conduct of Resale Price direct sales executive, region- lowed by TCS, Bajaj Finserv, market, the local unit RBI came to the conclusion Pravin Rao, COO of Infosys, is Department even after two portal. Maintenance (RPM) in the al manager and showroom Nestle India, Bharti Airtel, opened strong at 74.27 that the aforesaid charge of personally overseeing this pro- and half months since its Meanwhile, the company passenger vehicle segment by manager. Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra against the greenback and non-adherence/violation of ject. Parekh also assured that launch, which was also delayed. in a late-evening tweet said and Kotak Bank. moved in a range of 74.22 to RBI directions was substanti- Infosys is working expedi- Sitharaman sought an expla- emergency maintenance of the On the other hand, M&M, 74.30 in the day trade. ated and warranted imposition tiously to ensure a glitch-free nation from Infosys for the portal has concluded and the Bajaj Auto, UltraTech Cement, of monetary penalty,” the cen- experience to the taxpayers on repeated issues faced by tax- site is live. PowerGrid, ITC, Asian Paints tral bank said. the portal,” the ministry said in payers. The new income tax e-fil- and Tata Steel were among the formance during 2020-21, lead- It, however, added that the a statement. The ministry emphasised ing portal “www.incometax. laggards, shedding up to 2.50 ing to peak valuations while penalty is based on deficiencies With the new I-T portal that there is a need for putting gov.in’, developed by Infosys, per cent. liquidity is expected to nor- in regulatory compliance and is remaining unavailable for in more resources and efforts had a bumpy start from the day “Heavy selling continued malise in the future. not intended to pronounce almost two consecutive days, on the part of Infosys so that of its launch on June 7, as it in small and mid-cap stocks, “The ongoing correction upon the validity of any trans- the Finance Ministry had the much delayed delivery of continued to face tech glitches while headline indices traded will provide an opportunity for action or agreement entered “summoned” Parekh on agreed services is ensured. Mr. with users complaining that positive due to strong support long-term investors to re-enter into by the bank with its cus- Monday to explain to Finance Parekh was also sensitised on certain functionalities were from IT stock and positive quality stocks,” said Vinod tomers. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman the difficulties that the tax- either unavailable or working global peers. The key factor for Nair, Head of Research at the reasons for continued payers were facing and the slow. the correction is the good per- Geojit Financial Services. 0 -1   !" $,"&!) $!  !+ !!6'    )+         7 Q!$6""$ ! Kattankulathur:SRM Institute Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram 98   # "  "   of Science and Technology and Tiruvallur; Facilitating the (SRMIST), Kattankulathur has service for IPR Filing for Mumbai:A Reserve Bank- ulatory norms for them based      #*" "6$   signed a Memorandum of MSMEs, SRMIST Faculty appointed committee has sug- on their sizes. The RBI com- Understanding (MoU) in the members, students and outside gested a four-tier structure for mittee said that UCBs can be    small section of jewellers has field of Intellectual Property researchers; Facilitating Startup the urban cooperative banks split into four categories - Tier- had no impact,” the Consumer Cooperation and Mentorship; Conduction of (UCBs) depending upon the 1 with deposits up to 100 he Centre on Monday said Affairs Ministry said in a state- Commercialisation with the Workshops/ Seminars. deposits and prescribed differ- crore; Tier-2 with deposits Tthere was “no impact” of a ment. MSME - Technology ent capital adequacy and reg- between 100-1,000 crore. nationwide strike called by a The said call of strike was Development Centre (PPDC), “very small section of jew- itself based on “untenable Govt of India, Ministry of ellers” against gold hallmarking grounds” and “an attempt was MSME, and Intellectual rules. made to misinform fellow jew- Property Facilitation Centre However, 350 associations ellers” about the various pro- EC - Chennai.   9;8 and federations including All visions of the hallmarking The MoU aims at increas- India Gems and Jewellery scheme, it said. ing IP co-operation and com- DFC Bank on Monday Domestic Council (GJC) which “As expected, the mis- mercialisation between the two Hsaid it aims to regain the supported the strike said they guided attempt by these limit- institutions by way of: two per cent market share in received a “strong response” as ed set of persons to disrupt the Sensitization on IPR among the the credit card market it ceded most shops barring big corpo- normal functioning of jew- MSME and public majorly in 4 to rivals during a recent ban, rates remained shut for the day. ellery business today has failed districts - Chennai, within a year by aggressively “The strike called by a very miserably,” it added. tapping into its existing depos- itor base. The bank will also focus on forging new partner- ships to sell more cards and will 4'     not deviate from its conserva- tive approach on taking credit risks as it goes aggressive in the      market, its group head for pay- ments and consumer finance, digital banking and IT, Parag //     Rao, told reporters. On August 17, RBI lifted the ban on HDFC Bank which   9;8 to October 22, 2021, the release had prevented it from issuing said. Policies which are in a new credit cards from o provide continued risk lapsed condition during the December 2020. However, the Tcover to its policyholders, premium paying term and not restrictions on launching new state-run insurer Life Insurance completed policy term are eli- digital initiatives are yet to be Corporation of India (LIC) on gible to be revived in this cam- lifted. Its smaller rivals, includ- Monday launched a special paign, it said. ing ICICI Bank and SBI Card, campaign for the revival of “The campaign is have utilised the opportunity lapsed individual policies. launched for the benefit of created by HDFC Bank’s Under the ‘Special Revival those policyholders whose absence to narrow the gap Campaign’, policies of specific policies lapsed as they were not with the market leader in the eligible plans can be revived able to pay premiums on time last eight months. within five years from the date due to unavoidable circum- of the first unpaid premium, stances,” the release said. subject to certain terms and The insurer is offering conditions, the insurer said in concessions in late fee for plans a release. other than term assurance and The campaign has been high risk plans, depending on launched from August 23, 2021 the total premiums paid.  *+!#   !  #  $  %&'%(%) /  $ $!   ,+- --  - -, *, +P-0)1   - -2,  3 ,,    ,- 3- -- 2  2 4(   ' -     3 -   3  -2  - -  - ,2 , 3-    

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A variety of studies conducted over the years have proven what our ancestors knew - Oral health: According to some stud- ies , honey reduces the amount of acid pro- +R    duced in the mouth, which stops the bac- teria from producing dextran — a compo- illennial women are focused on their careers, and they want nent of dental plaque, thus helps to stop the Mto build a life for themselves before they decide to tie the growth of the bacteria as well. Studies pit- knot or start a family. Women are independent to make their ting Manuka honey against two leading own choices like get married or have babies. 8  8:8 %  %E ?  medical oral treatments for dental plaque Once a woman has reached a certain point in her career, showed that honey was equal to one and sig- she might start thinking about having a child. However, it so %   )      C  ,!C  nificantly better than the other. Its effects happens sometimes that women are ready to have a child (with were studied on gingivitis and ulceration as or without a husband/wife) they go for a regular check-up and well, showing significant improvement in realize that they have either a low chance of getting pregnant %) %    patients during trial . or are infertile. It is ideal for women to plan for a pregnancy Heart health: Honey is laden with at the right time but if they are not able to plan then there are t has been over a year now since Direct invasion of virus is also antioxidants like phenolic compounds, alternatives for that. the pandemic hit worldwide. 8<488= <8< 89 another possibility. ANE is a life flavonoids and pinocembrin. Antioxidants, Now what we do know is that women have a limited num- IAnd during this time, people threatening condition. It needs especially phenolic compounds and ber of eggs, and they are born with those. However, over time who have tested positive and recov- @9<> 8 4<?<88> < immediate ICU admission, MRI to flavonoid have shown reduced risk of these eggs might either get damaged or depleted due to vari- ered have complained of many : < ?<>-4  4  look for abnormalities in the brain, heart diseases and stroke in various epi- ous medical conditions and factors in one’s life. That is why doc- complications that they are now suf- EEG to look for subclinical seizures demiological studies. Some studies show tors are now advising young women to, get a check-up around fering. Dr Chetan Rao Vaddepally, <  ? E*K884 and CSF analysis to rule out CNS that buckwheat (Kuttu) honey can increase their late teens and early 20s so that they are aware of their repro- consultant pulmonologist at the infection. the capacity of antioxidants in the blood by ductive health and to figure out if they have any health con- Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad tells  884  ?8< 9 8<4 4 Vascular complications: helping the arteries to dilate, which enables dition that might impact their you that besides the organs compli- ; ><94 = 48: = COVID-19 is an infectious disease adequate blood flow to the heart. The    egg quality or problems with cations like acute liver failure, gas- 48<49C8; <88<4 that leads to a proinflammatory and antioxidants also inhibit platelets from  3   the eggs. trointestinal complications like prothrombotic state, resulting in forming blood clots as well as prevent LDL Technology has upgraded acute bowel ischaemia and gan- <>48 9?89 both micro- and macrovascular cholesterol.   6 so much so that women can grenes and skin complications like thrombosis, and both arterial and Respiratory health: Sore throats and )   now freeze their eggs. Egg hemorrhagic bullae with intra-bul- ;  4 venous thrombotic events.One- coughs can benefit from a soothing effect freezing can be a great way to lae blood clots and dissecting third of patients hospitalized due to of honey along with conventional medicine     preserve good-quality eggs. hematomas, Isolated herpetiform ery. The infection from COVID-19 products from the body. Thus, its severe COVID-19 develops to cure the ailment.     Women who might have fewer lesions, petechial rash, there are sev- can lead to inflammation in various proper functioning plays a vital role. macrovascular thrombotic com- Gut health: Honey could have a twofold eggs or are undergoing radia- eral complications that have come parts of the body resulting in the Blood clots can stifle the tiny blood plications, including venous throm- benefit in bettering the gut microbiota 3    tion for cancer treatment gen- up. Some of these complications weakening of the heart muscle, vessels in the kidneys leading to its boembolism, myocardial which is the core of our health and immu-   8 erally get their eggs frozen as that have risen post recovery abnormal heart rhythm and could damage. injury/infarction and stroke. nity. On the one hand it encourages the ben-  8   radiation can harm the eggs in include: even cause blood clots in blood ves- Central nervous system com- Complications like acute pul- eficial bacteria in the way of potential pre- a way where they will not be Poor exercise tolerance: This is sels. Complications like Myocarditis plications: Reported complications monary thromboembolism, deep biotics and while the studies on this are     recoverable. In this process mainly a complication caused due or an inflammation of the heart include; acute strokes, encephalopa- vein thrombosis, acute limb early, it definitely has antibacterial proper-     women not only invest in egg to the corona virus infection and leads to it not pumping blood thy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, taste ischemia/ gangrene, mesenteric ties as well which synergistically enhance freezing, but they invest in reduced physical movement. This properly, causing the narrowing of impairment, smell impairment, ischaemia are seen. the probiotic efficacy against pathogens.    3 their emotions as well. We can be due to the affect or the dam- the arteries, triggering high BP, and vision impairment and neuropathy. Insomnia: This is a sleep dis- Wound healing: The viscosity and the know the fertility of a woman age done by the virus on lungs, thus leaving one susceptible to a Acute necrotizing order which affects the central ner- hygroscopic qualities of honey makes for an declines with age (the number heart, blood vessels or muscle heart attack. encephalopathy: Acute necrotizing vous system where the sleep cycle even spread on the wound bed, creating a and quality of eggs in the ovary declines after a certain age, and changes. Renal injury or failure compli- encephalopathy(ANE) is an of the person gets affected, leading favourable environment for healing. Given these days women are delaying getting married to pursue their Cardiac complications: Recent cations: Elevated levels of protein immune mediated disease which is to slower recovery. Various factors that honey has antioxidant, antibacterial and dreams. One does not have to be too worried about the pro- studies reported an increased risk in the urine and abnormal blood usually seen after infection with can trigger this state which includes anti-inflammatory properties, studies have cedure of egg freezing as it is simple. of heart failure in COVID-19 work confirm kidney problems in mycoplasma,influenza A and her- anxiety, stress and loneliness. This shown that it can be used as a wound dress- It involves a series of hormonal injections which are given patients. Post-COVID cardiac com- patients, even in those who did not pes simplex virus. However it was is more so for patients who stay ing to promote rapid and improved heal- over a period of 10 days. plications like acute coronary syn- have renal issues before Covid. recently reported in post-COVID alone for weeks in hospitalisation or ing. This is effective due to honey’s anti-bac- Once the eggs are mature, the woman is then given a shot drome (ACS), Acute MI (stroke), Hypertensive and diabetic COVID- patients and seen in children rarely. isolation, thus making insomnia a terial action, secondary to its high acidity, of general anaesthesia and the eggs are then retrieved. dysrhythmias, persistent hypoten- 19 patients are at a higher risk of Multiple cases of MIS-C are post COVID complication. osmotic effect, anti-oxidant and hydrogen The retrieved eggs are then frozen at an extremely low sion, infective myocarditis have kidney complication post COVID- being reported in the pediatric The list of complications keeps peroxide content. The use of honey temperature, somewhere about minus 190 degrees Celsius. been reported. 19. Some complications may even population. As COVID is a pro- increasing. In order to avoid such improves wound healing in acute cases, pain The frozen eggs are then safe with the lab till she decides Heart damage or cardiac mus- require dialysis. This organ acts like inflammatory condition we tend to complications, it is wise to avoid relief in burn patients and decreased to use her eggs and conceive a child. cle injury complication is seen a filter for the body by flushing out see these complications with direct exposure to the infection by ensur- inflammatory response in such patients. Cryo-preservation (egg freezing) is potentially helping after several days or weeks of recov- the extra water, toxins and waste injury to the central nervous system. ing precautions.           young female professionals to control their reproductive des- tiny. 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"  he National Centre for the municator and brings people, except perhaps Egypt and China. f the BAFTA-nominated young Bollywood actor Performing Arts (NCPA) societies and countries together. I don’t think that there is any IAdarsh Gaurav gets an opportunity to change anything Twas the brainchild of JRD Art builds bridges across coun- other country which possesses a about India, it is the persistence of pay disparities based Tata and Dr Jamshed Jehangir tries, sometimes a bridge over greater store of treasure than on gender. Bhabha (brother of nuclear physi- troubled waters. Art is not only what we possess. Be it poetry, “If we wish to build a better society, we need to stop cist Homi Jehangir Bhabha), two important but essential to man; visual art, literature, songs, dance, gender-based pay disparities,” Gaurav commented. “We’re visionaries, who foresaw India's it is a window to the world music, theatre, rites and rituals, constantly talking about gender equality and there are many need for an all-encompassing around us. Don’t forget — art and languages. Now, it should go areas that need to be worked on, including changing our world-class performing arts cen- science are twin pillars that have without saying that this heritage mindset, but I would like to stress the issue of pay dispar- tre, when it was still a young inde- marked the ascent of man from has to be passionately preserved. ities. It exists even in the film industry.” pendent nation. Those who think early history to the present times And for this, it is imperative that Gaurav started acting at a young age and has appeared Dr Homi’s work was of more use and it is the balance between art the people in this country be in films such as My Name Is Khan, Mom and the short film to the country than Dr Jamshed’s, and science that will determine aware of art and participate in art, Rukh alongside Manoj Bajpayee, but he was internation- in all probability, are not aware of our future.” and its functions. However, there ally acclaimed for his character, Balram Halwai, in the this one time when Dr Jamshed Theorising that art led the is a strange apathy that people Oscar-nominated film, The White Tiger. It was this role had sought out JRD Tata’s help path to the civilisation of man, Dr have towards art in this country. that brought him a BAFTA nomination for Leading Actor. for setting up NCPA, which was Udwadia continued, “Apart from Look at the number of people vis- Continuing on the subject of gender-based pay dispar- founded in 1969. As Dr Jamshed art offering a window to the out- iting museums and exhibitions ities, he said, “If I only talk about the principal actors of a recalled, “I apologised for taking side world, it lends some much- in, say, London or New York, and film, whether male or female, both of them are working up his time when he had to needed perspective into the world compare it with the footfall our for an equal number of days and putting in an equal amount attend to so many matters regard- within us all. It nourishes our country’s museums entertain.” of work based on the demands of the characters they play. ing the steel company. I shall spirit, our stream of conscious- What can we do to change Then why just because one is a man and the other is never forget his reply: ‘No, ness. It enriches our feelings and this apathy, you ask? “I remem- a woman, there should be a pay disparity? I know pay dis- Jamshed, you should not under- in doing so, art moulds us into a ber a sentence from Dante’s parities exist everywhere but being an actor, I can only talk estimate what the NCPA is doing. better, more civilised human great work, The Divine Comedy. about our industry. Pay disparities based on One day, perhaps, the NCPA’s being. Talking about feelings, It goes, ‘It is at school that I gender exist and I think we should put an work may be more important for man is driven by emotions… learnt, O’ Dante, to tread the path end to that.” the country than the work of the Can you imagine a world with that was to lead me here.’ I am Gaurav also spoke up in favour of “the steel company.’” from diverse disciplines is invit- completion, a fire destroyed his for the applause to fade away poor emotions? Semi-robots, taking it out of context to say that freedom of creative expression”. He added Tata wasn’t entirely wrong ed to speak on art and culture long-cherished dream project of before sharing something about moving around the world, how it is at school that we need to that, as an artist, he felt negatively about the about his grand vision given the and allied fields. In the 2021 edi- creating a world-class perform- his patient and friend, “Dr sad would it be? When immersed teach children the relevance of industry’s practise of remaking films. legacy that the cultural institution tion of the series, eminent physi- ing art space in Mumbai. But the, Bhabha was a dreamer who in the rapturous beauty of some art. Art must be a subject very “I believe that making remakes has built over the past five cian and author Dr Farokh E then, 83-year-old Dr Bhabha is dreamed and got to live his transcendental art, the world much like physics, geography, take away the freedom of original- decades. From a humble begin- Udwadia, emeritus professor of said to have responded with a dream. Everyone is a dreamer, ceases to exist — you lose your- language or mathematics. It ity,” Gaurav claimed. “Creating ning in a small rented space in medicine, author, and a Padma simple, ‘Tomorrow, we begin but how often does one turn his self. You delve deep within your- should not be a side show, it anything original, be it a story, Akash Ganga building on Bhushan awardee, delivered a lec- reconstruction.’ Two years later, dreams into reality? He was self, you discover yourself anew. should not be about ‘teaching song or anything, takes time but Bhulabhai Desai Road, today ture on ‘Art and Mankind’ and in 1999, the Jamshed Bhabha someone who went against Isn’t that incredible? Discovering art’ but it should be about try- it is worth investing our ener- the NCPA houses five theatres discussed why art deserves a Theatre (JBT) was inaugurated. norms to live his dreams.” and rediscovering yourself helps ing to make children practice gy in it. To create an original sprawled over eight acres on the place of importance in all human I wish he was with us, with his Dr Udwadia’s love of art and you in knowing yourself better art. Be it songs, theatre, or any story, we have to be very, very southern tip of Nariman Point, endeavours. indomitable spirit, in these uncer- literature has been a constant and you are able to, perhaps.” form of visual arts, it is only rooted, observant and well- and hosts over 600 events each Khushroo N Suntook, chair- tain this time also. The impor- companion and guide in his dis- Touching upon our country’s when children, who have prac- aware of things happening year spanning all art forms,to man of NCPA, kickstarted pro- tance of art in our daily lives was tinguished career spanning six storied and colourful heritage, he ticed some form of art, mature around us,” he expressed. promote and preserve India’s ceedings by addressing the gath- keenly understood by him and it decades, explained how art and expressed, “As Indians, we should and have to make their own way “Creativity, as in inspiration, heritage of music, dance, theatre, ering. “The last year and a half was a pleasant surprise that Dr human existence are inseparably be proud of our heritage…We are in the world that they realise how comes from reality, and when we film, literature and photography. have been a gloomy time for the Udwadia suggested the same linked by saying, “Art is the a civilisation, a vibrant one at that, much art really matters. They make films based on reality, it cre- On August 21, the NCPA performing arts. I am extremely subject when he agreed to speak breath, smiles and tears of all which goes back about 5,000 will learn to protect the art they ates an instant connection with the commemorated the 107th birth curious as to what Dr Bhabha’s at this memorial lecture on Dr mankind. When life climbed its years. The cultural heritage of this practice…” remarked Dr audience. It also reaches a global anniversary of Dr Bhabha by pre- reaction would have been to the Bhabha’s birthday,” Suntook evolutionary ladder to become country is second to none. The Udwadia. audience because the story is more senting the Jamshed Bhabha current problems… Back in observed. human, art became part of what’s light of civilisation shone on (You can catch the complete authentic, and therefore better,” he Memorial Lecture, wherein every 1997, after four-five years’ worth After Dr Udwadia took to human. You cannot separate art this country when the rest of the proceedings of the event on NCPA concluded. year, a distinguished speaker of work, mere months before its the podium, he patiently waited from mankind. It is a great com- world was in bleak darkness, Mumbai’s YouTube channel.) L 

ith climate change, global warming Wand deforestation becoming the A life-changing opportunity realities that we are faced with, people are -" !,+($&*"  growing more concerned about the future   : 0 - ( $ !*"! *$ $ "$  "&! $ of the planet. With constant conversations  " #*$""#" #,,"#*$)"   about deforestation, plastic pollution, our carbon footprint and how the quali- 8 4>8 <9 8    !! ) E   &"$ 0 #/0  4  / ty of life for future generations will be compromised because of the environmen- erwise go to a landfill or be thrown away. oung actor Tahir Raj Bhasin enticed his tal damage caused, the concept of an eco- To give your home an aesthetic yet sustain- Yaudience with his brilliant perfor- friendly lifestyle is becoming paramount. able upgrade, go for older antiques instead mance as a negative lead in Mardaani. Everyone is now willing to take steps of showpieces made of plastic or metal. While the newcomer was cast opposite towards making this planet a better place Rani Mukerji, who was playing the role of for our communities and generations to Switch to green power a firebrand cop chasing a cold-blooded come. Charity begins at home. Since our Green energy refers to the energy gen- human trafficker, Bhasin managed to hold home is where we spend most of our time, erated from natural resources such as his own with his spine-chilling villainous it is the best place to start. wind, sun, biomass and water that can be act. Mardaani released on August 22, Can we make our urban homes eco- naturally replenished, unlike fossil fuels. 2014, and on the seventh anniversary of the friendly without calling an architect or Moving away from the traditional sources film, Tahir reveals Mardaani, produced by causing major lifestyle changes? The of energy is a key step to combat climate Yash Raj Films, has played a huge role in answer is yes. It is about taking small steps change. his life, earning him the industry’s recog- every day, making slight switches and Now, choosing green power does not nition as an actor to watch out for. changing some habits that can make any mean that you have to change your elec- Bhasin expresses, “Mardaani was an home eco-friendly and sustainable. tricity provider. It refers to making small explosive break for me. My life transformed Without further ado, here are a few changes such as replacing regular lights with its release and has never been the small yet practical ways in which you can with LED or CFL bulbs as much as pos- same. The film has played a central role in make your home sustainable and eco- sible and installing solar photovoltaic pan- the recognition I have received as a pow- friendly: els on your roof to heat water. erful actor. As a debut film, Mardaani cut through the clutter and its uniqueness lay Reduce plastic waste Switch to green appliances in how Walt, the anti-hero, was projected Every person generates around 500- Appliances usually consume a huge and stylised by Pradeep Sarkar. People had 800 grams of solid waste every day. amount of energy; it is ideal if we could seen the boy next door, Mardaani gave next few films like Chhichhore, and so on, Managing such vast quantities of waste, take advantage of technological innova- them the bad boy next door.” he was cast to play romantic leads. He will especially plastic, has become a pressing tions and shift to more energy-efficient The actor mentions he had learnt a lot now be seen in Looop Lapeta as a roman- issue for the country. appliances. They can help us save ener- from Mukherji who pushed him to deliv- tic lead opposite Taapsee Pannu and in Yeh While going to zero plastic in one shot gy and money, along with protecting the er a knock-out performance. He continues, Kaali Kaali Ankhein, in which he has been may not be possible, we can start by tak- environment. “Sharing screen space with Rani Mukherji paired with Shweta Tripathi. Tahir also ing small steps such as gradually replac- So, when it’s time to get a new refrig- was a challenge and hugely rewarding. plays the role of Sunil Gavaskar in Kabir ing plastic containers with ceramics, erator, a washing machine or any new Being cast against a star of her stature Khan’s 83. steel or glass to store and cook food. While appliance, look for the products that meet means you have to up your game and this Bhasin commented, “2021 is the year you are at it, also replace the household a high level of energy efficiency. Check the led to the need to show peak performance of the romantic hero chapter for me. In my garbage bags with compostable garbage ‘star label’ on the appliance to get the from day one.” two exciting projects set for release, Looop bags and carry an eco-friendly cloth bag details of the efficiency of the product He adds, “I was working with a star Lapeta and Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhen, I will when picking up vegetables, fruits or along with various other particulars. whose work I have grown up watching and be exploring romantic dramas. I grew up snacks. This will allow you to compare models on set and I learnt through her example. I on a staple dose of 90’s Bollywood romance Reducing plastic is one of the ways to and choose the best one in terms of ener- understood how to be extremely focused and that’s what I channel as I slip into this make your home eco-friendly that is also Similarly, when before buying new furni- Opt for upcycled products gy efficiency. when it counts and to relax so one can step avatar.” good for your overall health. ture, think of eco-friendly ways to spruce Products you choose for your home It is now more important than ever out of the zone when you don’t need to be “As an actor it’s a huge compliment that up the house. go a long way towards reducing your car- to adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle. While in it. I also saw a sterling commitment to the scripts I get now are mostly romantic Reuse household items Daily items such as disposable coffee bon footprint on the planet. To start small, some people feel that making changes in the craft and a work ethic that I try to carry leads and this pushes me to be more ver- When you are replacing plastic con- cups and tissues are easy for us to use but replace plastic cutlery and daily essentials our homes to be more environmentally with me to date.” satile with every successive project. The tainers with glass ones, look around to see harm the environment. But, there is an such as toothbrushes with upcycled bam- conscious will not make a difference, these After starting as a negative lead in journey from anti-hero to hero has been an if there are any jars or objects you can easy way to deal with this, switch to boo toothbrushes and cutlery that has 0 will, if we rally together on this. Mardaani, Bhasin followed it up with adrenaline rush and I am thrilled that the repurpose before running to the store. reusable coffee cups and bamboo tissues per cent negative impact on nature. 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Tokyo: The Tokyo der, dealing another blow to “He will remain with Paralympics opening cere- the under-fire hosts. the squad in Leeds and will mony will feature the flag of Wood had hurt his continue his rehab with the Afghanistan as a ‘sign of sol- shoulder while fielding dur- England medical team.The idarity’, International ing the second Test at Lord’s. 31-year-old will be assessed Paralympic Committee chief “England seamer Mark at the end of this Test Andrew Parsons said on Wood has been ruled out of match.” Monday even as the country’s the LV= Insurance third Test Seamer Saqib athletes were forced out of the against India with a jarred Mahmood, who was called Games after Taliban’s takeover right shoulder,” the ECB up as cover for Broad, could there. said in a statement. be handed a Test debut. The Afghan athletes were “Wood sustained the 24-year-old has played seven forced to withdraw from the injury on the fourth day of ODIs and nine T20Is. PTI "       "   G!"H Games as all flights out of cap- ital Kabul got cancelled after   4 :> the Taliban seized control of build it on from there. experience of playing there. the strife-torn nation. PTI Cheteshwar, we always talk But for Rahane, that is not he best ever Olympics just that he plays slow but that something which is worrying Twent by for India and the to win 10 medals from para innings was really important the side. country looks good for its athletics. for us. He batted for 200 balls. “When you are playing in best ever Paralympics with an Badminton will make its We back each other. the UK, your line and lengths unprecedented 54 inspira- debut at the Paralympic “Cheteshwar and I have are very important and that’s tional athletes eyeing a medal Games in Tokyo and India been playing since long, we a challenge as a bowling unit. haul that might just surpass have some of the brightest know how to handle pressure, 2014 when we came here, we the double digit figure for the medal prospects. how to handle certain situa- were a young unit, the guys first time at the showpiece, World No 1 and multiple- tions. Whatever we can’t con- were still learning. Now we are starting here on Tuesday. time world champion Pramod "> % $ "  " :"  6""" F"> ' trol, we are not thinking about experienced. The likes of star javelin Bhagat is a top Gold medal that,” he said. “All the bowlers have thrower Devendra Jhajharia contender in men’s SL3 event.    Asked again if criticism Rahane said it was all about The Headingley will be an played all over the world, they and high jumper Mariyappan '%  "2% World No 2 shuttler motivates him, he said, hanging in there. unknown territory for the know how to bowl in ceratin Thangavelu — both 2016 Rio .:" /      G!"H Krishna Nagar (SH6) and ndia vice captain Ajinkya “Everything motivates me. “The communication was current Indian team since situation. We focussed on Paralympics Gold winners — Tarun Dhillon (SL4) are other Rahane on Monday dis- Playing for the country moti- all about short targets and none of the players have the bowling in right areas.” will lead the biggest ever con- another para athlete seeking to para shuttlers who are expect- Imissed criticism he and vates me. I am not bothered tingent. defend the Gold he had won ed to do well. Cheteshwar Pujara faced for about criticism.” India is competing in nine in 2016 in T63 high jump, The experienced Parul slow batting during the Lord’s Pujara took 35 balls to get sports in the Paralympics and though he is currently ranked Parmar, a two-time former Test against England, saying off the mark at Lord’s but his the expectation of unprece- world number 2. world championship Gold they have played long enough slow innings along with that of dented success would not be He will also hold the medallist, and young Palak to know what suits the team’s Rahane’s eventually did not wide off the mark as at least country’s flag during the Kohli (SL3-SU5), whose one interest. hurt India, with the visitors four Indians are ranked top of opening ceremony on hand did not develop proper- Rahane even laughed off winning the match by a whop- the world while six are at Tuesday. ly at birth, will carry high the flak they faced on social ping 151 runs. number two and around 10 World champion Sandeep hopes of returning with a media by saying that only Rahane, in the context of are at number three in global Choudhary (F-64 javelin medal in the women’s catego- “important people” are talked the win, said that he was standings. throw) is the third Gold medal ry. about. pleased with the way he Jhajharia, who lost his left contender from the 24-strong India is also banking on its Rahane (61 off 146 balls) played. hand due to electrocution as para athletics team. He is shooters and archers to rise to and Pujara (45 off 206) took “I always believed in con- a child, is going strong even at world number one and world the occasion in Tokyo. nearly 50 overs to add 100 tribution and that contribution 40 and is aiming for a hat- record holder also. India’s campaign begins runs in their partnership. was satisfying. trick of Gold medals in the F- Other medal prospects from August 25 with para table “I am happy that people “You think about your 46 category after finishing on from para-athletics are reign- tennis players Bhavina Patel are talking about me. I have own game but team perfor- top of podium in 2004 and ing world champion Sundar and Sonal Patel in action and always believed that people mance is ultimate. You think 2016. He is current world Singh Gurjar and Ajeet Singh India’s first medal is expected talk about important people, about your methods, your record holder in the event. (also in F-46) and Navdeep to come on Friday when para so I am not too concerned good innings and what suits Mariyappan, who was Singh (F41) — all para-javelin archery events begin. Once about that. It’s all about con- you but ultimately whatever permanent disabled at the age throwers. para athletics events begin on tribution for the team,” Rahane team needs we focus on that.” of five when a bus crushed his The Paralympic Saturday, a medal rush is said ahead of the third Test, Asked about his discus- right leg below the knee, is Committee of India is hoping expected to start. starting here on Wednesday. sion with Pujara in the middle, , 2 1 7 2  7  "-         '  +,     ? E New Delhi: Five Indian Super /7      Lausanne: The Indian men’s League franchises and three I- hockey team drag-flicker League teams will be among 16 Harmanpreet Singh and his sides vying for top honours in event lined up in the remain- female counterpart Gurjit Kaur the Durand Cup football tour-    der of the year and Bajrang were on Monday nominated for nament, to be played across said his season is over. the FIH Player of the Year Kolkata from September 5 to lympic Bronze medallist “The Worlds was the only awards as the country made the October 3. OBajrang Punia will not major championship in the short-list of all the categories on The tournament, now in its compete in the upcoming calender for this year. I don’t the back of its stupendous per- 130th edition, was first held in wrestling World see myself competing in any formance in the Tokyo whopping six goals from eight the mecca of Indian football Championships after being other tournament this sea- Olympics. matches from his drag-flick to back in 2019, after moving from advised a six-week rehabilita- son,” he added. Veteran India custodian P R help the Indian men’s team its longtime venue at Delhi. tion to treat the ligament tear Bajrang had suffered the Sreejesh was among three short- clinch a historic Bronze, its first Besides top ISL franchises he suffered in his right knee in injury in the run up to the listed for Goalkeeper of the Olympic medal in 41 years. FC Goa and Bengaluru FC, the run up to the Tokyo Games. Tokyo Games when he com- Year award for men while Savita Gurjit was also a pivotal other clubs from ISL would be The World Championships peted at a Russian tourna- Punia was among three short- member of the Indian women’s Kerala Blasters, Jamshedpur FC will be held in Oslo, Norway ment — Ali Aliyev in June. listed in the women’s category. team that reached the semifinals and Hyderabad FC. from October 2-10 and Bajrang “Since it was my first The Indian men’s team head for the first time before losing to Challenging them would will not be able to begin his mat Olympics and I had a dream to coach Graham Reid and Great Britain in the Bronze be the century-old training until the rehabilitation win an Olympic medal, I com- women’s team counterpart medal play-off. Mohammedan Sporting of programme is compete. peted through pain in Tokyo. Sjoerd Marijne were among India’s Sharmila Devi was Kolkata, who were the first Bajrang recently under- I had to do it.” three nominees for FIH Coach nominated for FIH Rising Star Indian winners of the Cup in went an MRI scan to know the Bajrang said he was not of the Year award for men and of the Year Award for women 1940 and defending I-League extent of the injury he suffered consulting any specific physio- women. while Vivek Prasad was named champions Gokulam Kerala and in Russia in June before the therapist for his rehabilita- Harmanpreet had scored a among men. PTI Sudeva FC of Delhi. PNS Olympics. tion. “It’s a ligament tear and I “I am doing it myself in have been asked to follow a Sonepat. The doctor has rehabilitation programme for advised a few exercises, that I %     +  & six weeks. I won’t be able to am doing everyday now in compete at the World gym. The mat-training time Championship,” Bajrang said.. will also go into the rehab,” he  <  ond-half blunders from Juve a long VAR check. There is no ranking series said. ‘keeper Wojciech Szczesny Nicolo Zaniolo’s second ristiano Ronaldo was denied allowed Udinese to take a point yellow card gave a brave Ca last-gasp winner to save through Roberto Pereyra’s penal- Fiorentina side hope and Nikola Juventus after his stoppage time ty and a Gerard Deulofeu strike. Milenkovic levelled the scores header was ruled out for offside on the hour mark. in a dramatic 2-2 draw at 6 RED CARDS However great work again Udinese, while Jose It was the most dramatic from Abraham led to Roma Mourinho got off to a win- moment in an eventful night retaking the lead through ning start at Roma with a in the Italian top flight, with Jordan Veretout four minutes 3-1 victory over six red cards in four match- later, the 23-year-old just about Fiorentina. es and three big-name staying onside before rolling a Ronaldo started on managers returning to the perfect low cross which allowed the bench at the Dacia touchline. The one with the the French midfielder to slot Arena in Udine amid biggest reputation — home. rumours he is looking Mourinho — was Veretout made sure for a way out of made happy by Mourinho got three points the Italian two assists from his first match in Serie A giants, but he from new since winning the league with almost signing Inter Milan in 2010 when he snatched the Tammy rolled home the third in the three points Abraham 79th minute after collecting a deep into who on his brilliant Eldor Shomurodov stoppage time Roma debut pass. after Juve laid on both Luciano Spalletti also tri- insisted he goals in a fine umphed on his return to foot- was going win at the Stadio ball with Napoli, his team run- nowhere this Olimpico. ning out 2-0 winners over term. With Fiorentina newly-promoted Venezia Allegri’s Juve down to 10 men despite playing three-quarters looked to be cruis- after Bartlomiej of the match a man down after ing to victory when Dragowski’s bad striker Victor Osimhen was Paulo Dybala, foul on the sent off for punching Daan wearing the cap- England interna- Heymans. tain’s armband, tional forward, in Lorenzo Insigne opened and Juan the 26th minute the scoring with a 62nd-minute Cuadrado put Abraham slipped penalty after having blazed them two ahead through Henrikh over a spot-kick just minutes midway through Mkhitaryan whose before, and Eljif Elmas drilled the first half. neat finish was home the second 11 minutes But two sec- given as a goal after later to secure the win.