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* India’s the panel have strongly defend- Monday came in response to doctors of Cooper (Hospital) “Why?” Shweta wrote. Ineighbours, IAF chief RKS #'() * & ed their findings. The Mumbai the contradictory claims by conducted an autopsy...only But doctors on the AIIMS Bhadauria on Monday said his + Police and the Shiv Sena have AIIMS Forensic Department .-$O "$ one is junior level forensic panel rejected such contention force is ready to take on China , "# said they stood vindicated by head Dr Sudhir Gupta who had 'B$O O " doctor...rest 4 are just medical and said that Gupta had said so and “there is no question it can the AIIMS report. on Saturday claimed that officer. The panel must be of on August 22 when the AIIMS get better of us.” Assuring that deployments have been made The CBI reiterated its stand “Sushant’s death is a case of sui- $$ 33 34 forensic specialists as per had not received any medical the armed forces are “well posi- in all relevant areas consider- that all aspects of the film cide and the murder angle has norms. Who constituted the report or Sushant’s viscera and tioned” to deal with any threat, ing the security scenario. star’s untimely demise are being been completely ruled out.” medical board? What was jus- he was merely reacting to wild he also said the IAF is prepared The IAF helped the Army probed. However, the agency The AIIMS panel was tification for the medical media reports. Meanwhile, the to fight a two-front war. in a major way in mobilising has so far found nothing either tasked to re-evaluate the late ($ O ( board...by the police?” were Mumbai Police is jubilant that While adopting a tough troops and equipment in a by way of forensic, documen- actor’s post-mortem and vis- $.-$ ( 1 some of the questions asked by its probe stood vindicated with stance, the IAF chief, however, short time in all the operational tary, or photographic evidence cera reports based on the 20 $ 0$ Dr Gupta then. the AIIMS ruling out murder. said the main focus of the areas on the LAC, he said but or by way of profiling of the per cent viscera samples avail- 0$ N@"$ O.($ Apart from the forensic Mumbai Police Commissioner Government at present is to refrained from giving details. suspects to differ with the able with them. Dr Gupta’s $ -$ issue, Dr Gupta had also sub- Param Bir Singh said people resolve the tension at the Line Addressing a Press confer- AIIMS findings. The agency claims with respect to Rajput’s $ 'B$ ( " sequently openly questioned with “vested interests” targeted of Actual Control (LAC) ence ahead of Air Force Day on will continue with its probe and case forensic probe from $ $ O the manner in which the autop- Mumbai Police without know- through talks. His remarks October 8, Bhadauria, cau- look into all aspects as was rou- August 22 completely contra- " sy was conducted in Rajput ing anything about the probe. came days before the seventh tioned that there was no ques- tinely done in similar cases dict his views in the matter. ,( case by the Mumbai hospital. Continud on Page 4 round of Corps Commander- tion of underestimating the level talks between the two capabilities of the adversary sides slated for October 12. and said China has superiori- Incidentally, last week he ty in number of aircraft and & "# '(* had described the present sce- missile systems. nario on the border as “not war, Observing that China has not peace.” made huge investments in mil- Elaborating upon the oper- itary technology, Bhadauria ational readiness in the back- said, “Their strength lies in sur- drop of more than five-month- face-to-air systems they have long stand-off at the LAC in put up in the area. They have Eastern Ladakh, the IAF chief long missile systems. We cater on Monday said his force is to those in our matrix... we can (- very “well positioned” to deal take on that threat.” with any threat and very strong Continued on Page 4 * Uttar Pradesh defended the four accused. “JusticeforHathras” claiming it lodged there in judicial custody. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath . /*0 Unmindful of these devel- was created to spread fake The team took their state- on Monday alleged some anar- 1 & opments, the police on Monday information related to the ments and interrogated them chists were out to create com- went on to file 19 FIRs across Hathras incident in order to briefly about the incident. munal frenzy and caste vio- 2 2 * -<<6 urban to rural, and between the health workers who have the State for criminal conspir- incite caste riots across UP. Issuing a statement before lence as they were not liking the * R different groups, but that ulti- strived to save them. acy for inciting riots and com- Uttar Pradesh Additional the electronic media on Monday the progress made by the coun- he head of emergencies at mately it means “the vast Ryan said southeast Asia munal violence in the State. Director General of Police, afternoon, ADGP Kumar said try under Prime Minister New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party Tthe World Health majority of the world remains faced a surge in cases, Europe The FIR has been regis- Law and Order, Prashant that the investigating agencies Narendra Modi. MLA Kuldeep Kumar, who Organization (WHO) on at risk.” and the eastern Mediterranean tered in Chandpa police station Kumar, claimed that a “con- suspected a conspiracy involving According to a press note was found Covid-19 positive Monday said its “best esti- He said the pandemic were seeing an increase in of Hathras district under as spiracy” was made to push the the Popular Front of India (PFI), issued by the BJP, the chief just five days ago, mates” indicate that roughly 1 would continue to evolve, but deaths, while the situations in many as 20 different sections State into “turmoil”. the Social Democratic Party of minister said that some of the on Monday landed up at the in 10 people worldwide may that tools exist to suppress Africa and the Western Pacific including criminal conspiracy Police have found justice- India (SDPI) and mafias target- recent incidents have exposed Hathras gang-rape victim’s have been infected by the coro- transmission and save lives. were “rather more positive.” and IT Act 2008. forhathrasvictim.carrd.co was ing the Government and fund- the conspiracy of such ele- home to meet her family. navirus — more than 20 times “Many deaths have been “Our current best estimates The police, which is facing involved in the conspiracy and ing in this regard to create chaos ments in this regard. Kumar, MLA from Kondli the number of confirmed cases averted and many more lives tell us that about 10 percent of Assembly seat in Delhi, along — and warned of a difficult can be protected,” Ryan said. the global population may have with dozens of his supporters period ahead. He was flanked by his boss, been infected by this virus,” reached Hathras. Dr Michael Ryan, speaking WHO Director-General Tedros Ryan told attendees from mem- 6%2 Kumar also made public to a special session of the Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who ber governments who make up the identity of the victim as he WHO’s 34-member executive minutes earlier led a moment the executive board and provide tweeted mentioning the board focusing on Covid-19, of silence to honour victims as much of its funding. victim’s name. said the figures vary from well as round of applause for Continued on Page 4 0& 89 % ( !"# )=>?5>? ?;?=*))53>;> 9+ $ $% *3?>)3 54)7555=?? ! 2 3 * * 33;=5 . $ , $ 53>?7) 7;=5 >5755= * 54 ++,%35?7?; n a major development, the ( Karnataka Minister and State 0/-00 IUnion Education Ministry $ Congress president DK / & 3*?5*7 >3>>3=4*4* on Monday issued guidelines Shivakumar and others in a A 3?>??4 7**345=44 ( for reopening of schools after 0$ 75-cr disproportionate assets +-+-$- 1 3?=737 ;54 )=7))) October 15 in a phased man- probe and conducted searches "" $ ner. 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chain and it should be carried per cent. In the week from Panchayati Raj) and principal Rojgar Abhiyan was imple- out actively,” the chief minister September 7-13, a total of secretary (Health) respective- mented effectively so that UP said while presiding over a high 45,287 positive cases were ly. He directed them to effec- achieved the top position. level Unlock review meeting at reported and the positivity rate tively continue the activities for Meanwhile, Additional his residence here on Monday. was 4.8 per cent. The next week controlling the infection in Chief Secretary (Health) Amit +,- . The COVID-19 recovery (September 14 -20), there were these districts. Mohan Prasad said that on rate of UP is 87 per cent, 3 per 42,141 cases and the positivity The chief minister also Sunday, 1,49,272 samples were cent more than the average rate of 4.3 per cent while in the directed officials to make all tested. He said there were * @1A/ recovery rate ( 84 per cent) of third week (September 21-27), necessary arrangements at 21,361 asymptomatic COVID- India. On Monday, 3,064 fresh there were 33,256 cases with paddy purchase centres and to 19 patients in home isolation, xpressing satisfaction that coronavirus positive cases were positivity rate of 3.2 per cent. also establish Covid help desks while 3,525 patients were Ethe COVID-19 recovery reported while 4,269 COVID- Last week (September 28 to at all paddy purchase centres. admitted to private hospitals rate was more than 87 per cent 19 patients recovered. So far, October 4), there were 28,000 The chief minister said and the rest were recovering in in Uttar Pradesh, Chief UP has reported 4,17,437 con- cases and the positivity rate was that it should be ensured that government run Covid Minister Yogi Adityanath firmed coronavirus positive 2.6 per cent. the paddy purchase price was hospitals. directed officials to maintain cases while 3,66,321 COVID- The chief minister also transferred in 72 hours to the Prasad said over 4.1 lakh effective treatment of the 19 patients have recovered in sought detailed information accounts of the farmers selling surveillance teams had covered patients. the state. about the situation in Lucknow paddy at the purchase centres. 1,31,336 areas of the state and “The role of contact trac- The positivity rate has been and Kanpur Nagar districts The chief minister also visited 2.61 crore houses to ing is very important in break- declining for the past four from the nodal officers, ACS directed officials to ensure that check the health of over 12.94 .' $$%- / P 1+'&23%%- ing the coronavirus infection weeks. Last week, it was just 2.6 (Rural Development and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan crore people. =& . G O

* @1A/ of power. In Shahjahanpur dis- cumb to any pressure and would trict, the power supply in Kalan not allow the government to go %'%0 ower employees of Uttar area was disrupted after the for privatisation of the power PPradesh on Monday boy- power employees shut the 33/11 sector. He said once the power cotted work in protest against distribution sub-station and sector went into private hands, * @1A/ “The atmosphere of social to the last person of the soci- the proposed privatisation of the locked it while in Choubeypur the consumers would be worst harmony and unity created ety,” Yogi said. Purvanchal Power Distribution in Kanpur Nagar, fire broke out affected as the power tariff iving a broadside to those during the last six years under The chief minister, without Corporation, a subsidiary of UP at a sub-station. would be beyond the reach of a Gspreading casteism and the leadership of Prime Minister mincing his words, said it was Power Corporation Limited. Though the UP govern- large number of consumers. * @1A/ officials to prepare a policy for communalism, Uttar Pradesh Narendra Modi will be taken for- not any secret that the This subsidiary covers polit- ment made alternative arrange- He said the subsidised the pharma sector after con- Chief Minister Yogi ward and the pro-active role of Samajwadi Party stood for ically significant districts like ments in view of the work boy- power in the rural areas and for he Uttar Pradesh govern- sulting all the stake holders. In Adityanath on Monday said his the field workers is extremely hooliganism, and the Bahujan Varanasi, the Lok Sabha con- cott by the power engineers and irrigation would also end as the Tment, for promoting the May last, a presentation was government would give such necessary in this task,” Yogi said. Samaj Party was synonymous stituency of Prime Minister employees, the power genera- main objective would be profit pharmaceutical industry as made before the chief minister persons a befitting reply Addressing a virtual meet- with corruption. He said the Narendra Modi, and tion and supply was affected in of the private company. per the UP Pharmaceutical on Pharma Park and Medical through development. ing of the booth, division and Congress had no base left leav- Gorakhpur, the home town of many districts. On Sunday, the UPPCL Industry Policy 2018 (amend- Device Park. The UP govern- He said that the progress sector level party workers of ing the electoral field open for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Protests and dharnas by management held talks with the ed), has decided to rope in the ment also identified well- and prosperity of India Tundla Assembly constituency the Bharatiya Janata Party. The work boycott disrupt- the striking power employees employee’s joint action commit- Defence Research and known scientific research insti- achieved during the last six going to bypolls on November “The only task which is left is ed power generation and also and engineers were also report- tee leaders to persuade them to Development Organisation tutions in the state like CDRI years had proved to be the sore 3 next, he said that the hard to register record victories in affected the power supply in dif- ed from western parts of the withdraw the work boycott call. (DRDO) as knowledge part- and CIMAP in Lucknow. point of those who were out to work and tenacity of the party the coming bypolls,” he said. ferent parts of the state. state. The talks however broke down ner. The DRDO is an organi- The chief minister had malign the social fabric of workers had so far been exem- Yogi said that this by-elec- The power generation in six Power Employees Joint after the management rejected sation under the Ministry of directed the officials to ensure society. The recent develop- plary in taking the country and tion would be different as no generation units of the Obra and Action Committee coordinator their demand for the rollback of Defence. maximum utilisation of the ment had exposed the evil the state forward on the path mass gathering and public Anpara thermal power stations Manohar Singh said here on the privatisation of the The UP government will infrastructure of the research designs of such forces and the of development and progress. meetings would be allowed. “It in Sonbhadra district was dis- Monday that the employees Purvanchal power distribution soon sign an MoU with the institutions and also connect quantum of their misendeav- “Furthermore, it is up to is required to focus hundred rupted affecting 1820 megawatt and engineers would not suc- corporation. DRDO. UP Chief Minister these with Pharma Park and ours, Yogi said, adding that them (party workers) to dis- per cent on booths and make Yogi Adityanath has given in- Pharma Device Park. development was the most seminate the message of the a group of 4-5 workers to principle approval to the ven- The UP government had potent weapon to thwart any government and help reach conduct door-to-door $% ture. The promotion of phar- also taken up the matter with such threat. benefits of the welfare schemes communication. maceutical industry in UP will the Union government for lead to fresh investments and facilitating the setting up of the creation of fresh job opportu- Pharma Park and Medical ) ' / / nities. Device Park. >? The UP government, dur- A senior government offi- (

* @1A/ tion is not saying anything tor but also the liberalisation of ing the lockdown period in cial said there was no dearth of Lucknow (PNS): Former Rama Trivedi, program- about the provisions of the Act. every single farmer of the coun- May, had identified the phar- land in the state. The Revenue * director of All India Radio ming head at Doordarshan, said haratiya Janata Party’s senior They are spreading rumours try. The farmers will taste free- ma industry as an important department alone has a land and Doordarshan Vilayat she was fortunate to have Bleader and national general that farmers won’t get the min- dom for the first time after sector for investment in the bank of 1.66 lakh acres. This Lucknow (PNS): With the Jaffri, counted amongst the worked under Jaffri. “I recently secretary Anil Jain slammed the imum support price for their Independence,” Jain told a press state. Chief minister Yogi land is available in all the nine arrest of two accused, the legendary figures of took his interview eight months opposition parties for “mis- produce. Nowhere in the Act is conference here on Monday. Adityanath had then directed climatic zones of the state. Chinhat police on Monday Lucknow, died in Mumbai on back and he insisted for it. His leading” the farmers on the farm it written that the farmers won’t The farm sector reforms the Industry department to The government will also claimed to have busted a gang Monday morning. programme ‘Badhate Kadam’ is laws issue and said the reforms get the MSP. They will contin- have ensured that farmers can start work on the project as provide skill development manufacturing illicit liquor. His son Amber Jaffri said well known even today. He would ensure liberalisation in ue to enjoy it like in previous sell their products to anyone there were immense opportu- incentives and other conces- Earlier, the police had busted a the body would be brought to treated me like daughter. He car- the farm sector for the first time years,” Jain said. He said the outside mandi. This will nities in the field of pharma- sions to the investing compa- factory where some miscreants Lucknow on Tuesday and the ried the fragrance of old since Independence. farmers would have their own empower farmers to sell wher- ceutical, medical equipment nies as per the requirement. were manufacturing illicit mortal remains would be Lucknow,” she recalled. “The opposition parties are choice about whom to sell their ever they get a better price and and herbal medicines in the While making any proposal, liquor. Those arrested were buried in the family graveyard misleading the farmers on the produce. “This is not only lib- grow what fetches them money,” state. Bundelkhand will also be kept identified as Vikas Dubey and in Rae Bareli. “The house will farm sector laws. The opposi- eralisation of the agriculture sec- he said. He had also directed the in focus. Ashutosh Pandey (both of be open for people who want Pratapgarh). Vikas was present- to pay their tributes to my ly staying in Madiaon while father,” he said. Ashutosh in Aliganj. The police Jaffri celebrated his 88th 6 "I recovered a luxury car and an birthday on October 2. He SUV, 1,575 bottles of desi liquor, was not keeping well lately. 940 litres of adulterated alcohol, Amber said his father had over 22,000 stickers of different recently defeated coronavirus. B$ B B liquor brands, empty bottles, “He tested positive on urea and other equipment used September 3 but recovered by @ 4 for distilling liquor. The total September 21 and returned * @1A/ field on Sunday afternoon. Efforts were underway to cost of the items recovered was home,” he said. * @1A/ credit. The repayment of the The police said the youth nab the accused, he said. estimated at Rs 25 lakh. Jaffri, who retired as entire loan of Rs 2,250 crore minor girl was critically also called three of his friends Meanwhile in Deoria, a Five of the aides of the Doordarshan director in he Uttar Pradesh cabinet will be made in next 15 years Ainjured after being gang- there and they all gang-raped youth was brutally assaulted by accused managed to evade 1993, was best known for his Thas approved a proposal for in 48 instalments, to be payable raped in Maharajganj while a the girl and escaped. A case his neighbour over a petty arrest. They were identified as light and sound show the funding of the Gorakhpur every quarter. girl was raped at gunpoint and under Protection of Children dispute and was also humiliat- Aditya Kumar, Gulshan, Bipin ‘Badhate Kadam’, which was Link Expressway project by a For ensuring the timely a visually handicapped girl was from Sexual Offences Act ed at gunpoint on Saturday Bihari Shukla, Parmendar held at the Residency. consortium of public sector repayment of the loan, the sexually exploited by her kin in (POCSO Act) has been regis- evening. Sardar and Rahul Tiwari. Married to Krishna Jaffri, he undertaking (PSU) banks led UPEIDA will open an escrow two incidents reported from tered and efforts are being Interestingly, the cops DCP (East) Charu Nigam is survived by a son and by Punjab National Bank. account in the lead bank or Muzaffarnagar. made to nab all the accused. swung into action only after said the accused tricked people three daughters. The other partner banks Punjab National Bank where all According to a report from Superintendent of Police the video of the act went viral by selling adulterated liquor by are Union Bank of India, the receipts from the toll tax Maharajganj, four persons Pradeep Gupta and Additional on Sunday. They arrested three pasting fake stickers on the Canara Bank, Indian Bank, will be deposited and the first gang-raped a minor girl in the District Magistrate Kunj Bihari of the accused and sent them bottles. “The accused had a net- CU Bank and Bank of India. charge on the account will be Kothibhar area of the district also visited the hospital to take to jail. The Chief Minister’s work of sellers at ground level The Punjab National Bank of the lenders. and when she resisted, they first hand information from the Office also directed the local and they sold it among those will extend credit of Rs 750 Meanwhile, the cabinet on brutally assaulted her and victim. officers to take stern action looking for liquor bottles at crore while the total credit Monday also approved a new threatened to kill her if she told In a separate incident, a against all the accused. lower prices. They tricked peo- limit for the project approved agency for collecting toll tax on anyone about the incident, woman was allegedly raped by Reports said that one ple by providing them adulter- by the cabinet is Rs 2,250 the Agra-Lucknow Expressway. which took place on Sunday a man at gunpoint in Anees Chandra Dwivedi, a ated liquor in bottles with fake crore. The amount will be The UPEIDA had fixed afternoon. Muzaffarnagar. Police said on resident of Chakradhar stickers,” one source said. drawn by the UP Expressway the reserve price of Rs 274 crore The girl fainted after the Monday that the accused had Pansrahi hamlet of Sadar, was Industrial Development but the bidders had quoted a incident. When she regained been arrested. constructing a boundary wall Authority in next three years higher price. The contract was her senses after a few hours, she According to a complaint which was opposed by his against the requirement of the awarded to the highest bidder, somehow reached home and filed by the woman, the man neighbour Satish and the two funds. Sahkar Global Limited, which revealed her trauma to her raped her in a sugarcane field parties had scuffled four days The Punjab National Bank quoted Rs 402 crore. parents after which the family on Sunday. A case was regis- back. On Saturday evening, has agreed to immediately The toll on the expressway members took her to the com- tered against the accused, iden- Anees was going to receive his release Rs 350 crore and the will be levied at two toll plazas munity health centre in Siswa tified as Shravan Kumar (26), father at railway station when process of the formation of the and 15 ramp plazas. The toll but in the absence of a female under relevant sections of the he was intercepted by Satish, consortium will take time. collection agency will also pro- doctor, she was referred to the Indian Penal Code on the Vinod Yadav, Nanhe Yadav The PNB has also agreed to vide five ambulances and 10 district hospital. basis of the complaint and he and Govind Yadav who all bru- waive the up front fee and pro- patrolling vehicles on the The girl’s father lodged a was arrested. tally assaulted him and later cessing fee for providing the expressway. report in which he named one In another incident, a took him at gunpoint and one accused and three unknown blind woman was allegedly of them did an objectionable miscreants. raped by her relative for sever- act. An upset Anees returned The local police detained al months after promising to home but on Sunday, the video / two youths and claimed that marry her. A case was regis- of the entire incident went viral the girl was friendly with one tered against the accused following which the local * @1A/ An unsuspecting Neeta gave of the accused who called her under IPC sections 376 (rape) police arrested three of the them utensils after which on the mobile phone and asked and 420 (cheating), SHO accused. A case was registered woman was duped of they said they also cleaned her to meet him in the village Deepak Chaturvedi said. in this regard. Aornaments by two ornaments. Neeta gave them unidentified miscreants pos- two earrings and a gold ing as pot-coating work in chain. 2 4 Thakurganj on Monday. As The accused asked Neeta per reports, the woman, iden- to bring a small brush and she Unnao (PTI): A six-year-old nephew of the police official said on Monday. “Fourteen police tified as Neeta Saxena (55) of went inside to bring the same. woman, who was allegedly raped by five men teams have been deployed to work out the case,” Newazganj, was at her home When she came back, the last year and later burnt alive in December while said Unnao Superintendent of Police Anand when the accused reached accused had gone. She later going to attend a court hearing in the gang-rape Kulkarni. there around 1:30 pm. The informed police but was yet to case, has gone missing. The missing child, a class one student, is the son accused told Neeta that they give any complaint in this The child went missing on Friday from his vil- of the brother of the 23-year-old woman, who was did coating work on utensils. regard. lage in Bihar area and is yet to be traced, a senior allegedly gang-raped by five men last year.

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A secured AIR 1713, said she was ixty-six per cent of the total student of CMS (Kanpur overjoyed as it was her first Scoronavirus cases in Road), Shreyansh said it was attempt. “I am happy because Lucknow have been from Lucknow (PNS): As many as Hasanganj and 10 each from his first attempt and he want- I never thought I would get urban parts while the remain- 454 persons tested positive in Thakurganj & Bazaarkhala. .% ed to get into IIT-Delhi to pur- such a good rank,” she said. She ing from rural areas. A senior Lucknow on Monday while There were eight deaths sue Computer Science. added that would likely go to official at the CMO office said 582 patients recovered. in the city and the deceased Lucknow (PNS): People’s Shreyansh’s father is a gov- IIT-BHU. She said her success that in rural parts of the dis- Lucknow has witnessed 742 included four from Lucknow. Health Organization of India ernment employee and his mantra was to be relaxed while trict, they have better control deaths till now while there are Five patients died at KGMU. claimed that India passed the brother is also a student of IIT- making preparations. because the health system is 5,753 active cases in the In the state, 3,064 persons peak in terms of coronavirus Delhi. He said lockdown “I knew I was giving it my strong in the presence of ASHA district. tested positive, including 196 cases in mid-September. Dr helped him a lot as he took as best, hence I would watch and Aanganwadi workers. A senior official at the in Kanpur, 186 in Noida and Ishwar Gilada from the organ- an opportunity to do as much movies and talk to my friends ASHA workers have been CMO office said the patients 162 in Ghaziabad, taking the isation said after almost eight revision as possible. “I devot- and relatives also while mak- going from door to door in included 43 from Indiranagar, total number of cases to months into the global pan- ed 8-9 hours to my studies during preparations. I was a top- rural areas and checking on 34 from Rae Bareli road, 32 4,17,437. There were 63 demic, India finally achieved ing the lockdown. I also made per in Class 10 in Lakhimpur people having fever or any each from Gomtinagar & deaths in the state, taking the the first important goal. it a point to be away from a Kheri and was preparing for other symptom related to coro- Aliganj, 25 from Alambagh, toll to 6,092. Besides, 4,269 “Covid-19 peak may have smartphone is it could be a big JEE since then. I wanted to navirus. However, in urban 24 from Cantt, 21 from patients recovered, taking the passed in mid-September, distraction,” Shreyansh said. appear for civil services and areas there are no so many Chinhat, 17 from Jankipuram, number of recoveries to possibly during September He said he wanted to be in rural went for JEE because there ASHA and Aanganwadi work- 16 from Madiaon, 15 each 3,66,321 while there are 10-20 considering different areas and work for education of have been many engineers ers,” he said. from Chowk & Ashiyana, 13 45,024 active cases in the parameters. Passing of the children residing there. 5 6& & !& !& 7/ who have cracked civil services The official said their spe- from Vikasnagar, 12 from state. peak is indeed the most Shashwat Gupta, who ' & exams,” said Suhani, who is a cial drive in Aliganj continued important goal; however, sub- secured AIR 603, said it was his student of St Xavier's in even on Monday. “We have two years. “The severity has October 15,” Dr Sahu said. sequent surge can come, as second attempt. A student of St sion,” he said. Shashwat said he was always Gomtinagar. roped in five extra doctors as increased as compared to what Meanwhile, incharge of seen in several European Fidelis College in Vikasnagar, About his success mantra, fascinated by computers. He Nandini Daruka of CMS extra supervisors for the 20 the nature of the cases was Infectious Disease Centre at countries. With India being a he said he dropped a year to he said persistence was the key. said he would like to work in Gomtinagar Campus, who focal points which we have three to four months back,” he KGMU Dr D Himanshu said vast country, some states may crack JEE-Advanced. “Having a mentor is important Robotics as it has many appli- secured AIR 1990, said she got identified in Aliganj for con- said. they were working to find out have different peaks. The “With this rank, I may get and even if you get into a cations in different sectors. a lot of support from her tainment of virus. We are also He said people were hid- whether Covid patients were states that matter the most for Electrical Engineering at IIT in coaching, it is very important Amritesh Sharma, who teachers. Nandini, who passed sending our mobile medical ing their comorbidities while getting haemophagocytic influencing Indian Covid-19 Delhi, Mumbai or Kanpur. I am to study on your own. secured AIR 738, said he was Class XII with 97.7% marks in van to Aliganj to get samples opting for home isolation. lympho histiocytosis (HLH) statistics —Maharashtra, weighing the options at the Guidance is important but self- aiming at IIT-Hyderabad and March earlier this year, said she from private nursing homes “When the Covid pneumonia syndrome. “This is a kind of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh moment. Having said that, study is more so,” he added. IIT-BHU. He said his success wants to pursue Computer and hospitals,” he said. becomes severe in home iso- syndrome which also occurs and Tamil Nadu — have Computer Science is my pas- Son of the state TB officer, mantra was revision and solv- Engineering one of the IITs. The official pointed out lation, patients reach the hos- in non-Covid patients and passed the peak. However, we that the health teams would be pital. Those coming to the there is a treatment protocol cannot let the guard down. carrying out inspection at hospital with a saturation for this. For this, we also Mask remains the most Vivekanand Polyclinic level of oxygen at 80 would check bone marrow and we important tool till we have "+,+, ($) !$'&! ! Institute of Medical Sciences have to be kept on ventilator are getting the evidence of vaccine or cure or both,” he to take stock of the arrange- and the mortality rate would this disease,” he said. added. * @1A/ a lot of opportunity to develop skills and ments for Covid patients. increase,” he said. “As the He said they were also when you are associated with law, you are Dr Sandeep Sahu from lockdown restrictions eased, checking on the molecule completed the trials for the ity achievers were overjoyed after familiar with the loopholes and all the SGPGI said although the people started thinking they which developed by CDRI as BCG vaccine at KGMU for CCLAT-2020 results were declared late credits, merits and demerits of the system,” number of cases in Lucknow could do without taking pre- a drug for Covid-19. “The its effectiveness against coro- on Monday evening. Arushi Tewari, who he said. was decreasing, people should cautions, but the fact remains advantage is that it can be navirus. “It will be clear in secured AIR 85, said she was consistent Utkarsh Upadhyay, who secured AIR not be complacent because that the problem is here to stay manufactured in India and next months as to how use- throughout in studies and focused on the 984, said he cracked the exam in first severe cases and deaths were till the vaccine comes. More will this be cost-effective,” he ful the BCG vaccine is in pro- core competency. attempt. About his success mantra, he said: increasing. He said people precautions need to be taken pointed out. viding us protection against “I devoted 2-3 hours on reading mate- “I just studied regularly. One needs to read must be cautious for the next with further relaxation from He said they have also the virus,” he said. rial and doing follow-up questions on a the newspapers regularly for current daily basis,” said Arushi, who is a student affairs. Generally, people leave out math- of RLB. It was her second attempt at CLAT ematics because it carries 10-15 marks, but for which she dropped a year. She said she pursue a career in corporate law. it is important to focus on it,” he said. He ! "$%& % ''& !(& )(* would go to Law Institute in Bengaluru, Gaurav Pandey, who secured AIR 647, added that initially he had joined a coach- which is considered to be the best. said it was his third attempt. About his suc- ing institute for engineering but then * @1A/ road divider. Mini-truck driver injuries. Meanwhile, the Itaunja year-old milk vendor was fatal- “Whenever we were debating on top- cess mantra, he said he was consistent with realised that it was not his cup of tea. “One Sanjay Saini of Sandila sought police arrested Shani Rawat aka ly knocked down by a speeding ics on socio-economic canvas, I realised his preparations and focused on current of my uncles, who is a district judge, asked mini-truck driver was killed help from his employer and Amrendra of Sarai Damu local- truck on Khujauli Neelmatha that this is the profession I would love to affairs and mathematics. Gaurav said he me to try CLAT. When I did it, I enjoyed Aand several others injured in asked him to send another vehi- ity for posting hate messages road in Mohanlalganj around 10 be in,” she said. She added that she would also wanted to appear for civil services. “I it,” he said. He said he would love to a road mishap in Malihabad on cle. When the milk was being against Thakurs and added the pm on Sunday. Reports said also like to go and study abroad and then am taking the legal route because it gives become a lawyer or a civil servant. Sunday night. shifted to another vehicle, a name of CM Yogi Adityanath in Manish Yadav of Nagram was As per reports, the mini- speeding truck coming from a message on Monday. Police returning home after supplying truck rammed his vehicle into a behind rammed the mini-truck said they were interrogating milk to customers in Telibagh. tractor-trolley. Due to heavy from behind. Due to heavy him. They said Shani had some On the way, his bike was hit by impact, those in the tractor-trol- impact, Sanjay Saini suffered enmity with a group of people a truck from behind. He suffered ley — Mukesh (driver), Anuj, injuries while his colleagues belonging to Kshatriya com- injuries and he bled to death on Subhash and Mithilesh — suf- Sandeep, Abhimanyu (both of munity and the accused posted the spot. The police worked on fered injuries. The mini-truck Sandila), Mohit of Sitapur, the message to take revenge. the case and later informed the ferrying milk got stuck in the Bodhlal and Jamil suffered In another incident, a 28- kin of the deceased. !"#$#$

6%2 89 % (9+ From Page 1 (PE) during March, 2020 the raids. fight this,” Saleem Ahmed, the “The CBI has registered a against the said MLA and oth- “The insidious game of Congress state working presi- -:,A6<'( killed, the IAF chief replied in negative. But with an annual turnover of less than Rs 5 case against former Minister of ers in the matter, the CBI intimidation & machinations of dent, said. he said the IAF “is prepared.” crore by allowing them to file GST returns Karnataka Government spokesperson said. Modi-Yeddyurappa duo being The CBI raids were also '<A',A(@(:, On Rafale, he said it had provided the on a quarterly basis with monthly tax pay- (presently MLA) on the alle- Searches were conducted at executed by a puppet CBI by condemned by senior Congress IAF a technological edge. “It gives the abil- ments from January 1, 2021. gations of possession of dis- 14 locations including raiding @DKShivakumar won’t leader Siddaramaiah. “We all stand vindicated by these find- ity to strike first and strike deep and hard “Such quarterly taxpayers would, for proportionate assets to the Karnataka, Delhi and Mumbai deter us. CBI should be “@BJP4India has always tried ings of AIIMS,” the Police Commissioner even in a contested air space,” he said. the first two months of the quarter, have tune of Rs 74.93 crore (approx- at the premises of the said MLA unearthing the layers of cor- to indulge in vindictive politics said. The Supreme Court had upheld trans- Bhadauria said there was no step up an option to pay 35 per cent of the net cash imately) in his name and in the and others which led to the ruption in Yeddyurappa Govt. & mislead public attention. fer of the FIR lodged by Bihar Police in the in deployment of assets on the other side tax liability of the last quarter using an name of his family members,” recovery of cash of Rs 57 lakh But, ‘Raid Raj’ is their only The latest CBI raid on Rajput case and not the Mumbai Police’s since the last Corps Commander level talks auto-generated challan,” the statement the CBI said in a statement (approximately) and several ‘Machiavellian Move’!” @KPCCPresident investigation, Singh said. on September 21. After the talks, the two added. here. incriminating documents Randeep Singh Surjewala, the @DKShivakumar ‘s house is “The court didn’t find any fault with sides had for the first time issued a joint Pandey said the Council has also The Karnataka including property documents, Congress’ national spokesper- another attempt to derail our our investigation,” he said. Singh further statement and agreed to “stop sending approved the revised requirement of Government had issued a noti- bank related information, com- son, tweeted. preparation for bypolls. I said that the city police had submitted the more troops to frontline” and “refrain from declaring HSN (Harmonised System of fication under Delhi Special puter hard disk among others, “Let Modi & Yeddyurappa strongly condemn this,” investigation report to the apex court in unilaterally changing the situation on the Nomenclature) Code for goods in invoic- Police Establishment Act and it reads the CBI statement, Govts & BJP’s frontal organi- Siddaramaiah tweeted. a sealed cover and it was seen by only six ground.” es and in sales return Form GSTR-1 with was followed up by a notifica- adding investigation is contin- zations i.e CBI-ED-Income Tax “After ED and I-T they persons — the investigating officer, senior On his assessment on the LAC in the effect from April 1, 2021. Taxpayers with tion from the Centre after uing. know that Congress workers & have unleashed CBI. This is police inspector, Deputy Commissioner of next three months, the IAF chief said the a turnover of over Rs 5 crore will have to which CBI had initially regis- Congress leaders flayed the leaders will not be cowed down vendetta for what DKS did dur- Police, Commissioner of Police, advocate main focus was on talks to disengage. He quote 6 digit HSN or tariff code, while tax- tered a Preliminary Enquiry Modi Government and CBI for nor bow down before such ing the RS polls of our leader general of the State and the judge. admitted the current rate of progress was payers with aggregate annual turnover up devious attempts. Our resolve Ahmed Patel. We have belief “Without knowing anything about our slow and said “ground realities” cannot be to Rs 5 crore will have to quote HSN code to fight for people & expose and trust in the judiciary. We investigation and without having seen our ignored. China is digging in for winter and up to 4 digits for B2B supplies of both BJP’s maladministration only will fight it out,” Lakshmi report some vested interests criticised our India will also have to take precautionary goods and services. becomes stronger,” he added. Hebbalkar, former Minister investigation,” he said. Rajput (34) was steps, he added. Further, to encourage domestic Karnataka Congress tweet- and Congress MLA, said. found hanging at his flat in Mumbai on On delivery schedule of the Rafale jets, launching of satellites particularly by ed that CBI has become a per- Sources said the seized June 14. A section of media had hinted that he said while the first five were inducted young startups, the satellite launch services manent electoral weapon for documents and records are it could be a murder. recently, the next four to five planes were supplied by ISRO, Antrix Corporation Ltd the Bharatiya Janata Party being analysed for further legal The CBI had taken over the probe expected in India in November and by and NSIL has been exempted from Goods (BJP). “We condemn this pol- action and probe into the mat- from Bihar Police into the alleged abetment 2023 all the 36 jets will be in operational and Services Tax (GST) by the Council. itics of vendetta,” it said. ter. The accused persons will to suicide case filed by the actor’s father KK in the IAF. The Congress party said it accordingly be summoned for Singh in Patna against Rajput’s girlfriend (<,G'<A@(A will hold a protest meet at its questioning. 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New Delhi (PTI): The “The requirement of con- died within 10 years before ! @& Defence Ministry has tinuous qualifying service of October 1, 2019, without scrapped the requirement of 7 years (to get EOFP) is done completing continuous ser- n two welcome develop- minimum continuous ser- away with effect from vice of seven years, would be Iments, Maharashtra on vice of seven years for grant October 1, 2019,” it said. getting the EOFP, it noted. Monday recorded relatively of enhanced ordinary family If the service personnel As per the rules till date, low 10,244 Covid-19 infec- pension (EOFP) to the next dies after his or her release, “there is a requirement of tions –which is the lowest in a of kin of deceased defence retirement, discharge or continuous qualifying ser- week-- and the recovery rate in personnel, an official state- invalidment, the EOFP is vice of 7 years for grant of the the State touched 80 per cent, ment said Monday. given for seven years from the EOFP to the next of kin of while 263 more people suc- An EOFP is 50 per cent of date of death or up to the defence forces personnel”, it cumbed to coronavirus in var- personnel’s last emoluments time when the personnel stated. While the EOFP is 50 ious parts of the State. and is payable for 10 years would have reached 67 years per cent of last emoluments On a day when the total from the date of the death of of age, whichever is earlier, of the personnel, the ordinary infections in Mumbai region the personnel in service, the the ministry noted. family pension (OFP) is 30 –comprising Mumbai, Thane, ministry said in the state- Further, the family of per cent of last emoluments Navi Mumbai, Kalyan- ment. armed forces personnel who of the personnel. Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Mira- Bhayandar, Palghar, Vasai- Virar, Raigad and Panvel— crossed 5 lakh infection mark to touch 5,02,583, there was a drop in the number of infections in the state. The infections came down to 10,244 from Sunday’s 13,702. With 13,702 fresh infections, the total number of infections jumped from 14,43,409 to 14,53,653. Similarly, with 263 fresh deaths, the Covid-19 toll in the state mounted from 38,084 to 38,347. On a day when 12,982 people were discharged from various hospitals in the state, the number of people discharged from various hospitals after full recovery since the second week of March this year went up to 11,49,603. The recovery rate in the state rose from 79.64 to 80 per cent. Of the total 263 deaths reported on Monday, Mumbai recorded a maximum of 47 deaths, followed by 30 deaths in Pune, 25 in Kolhapur, 20 in Nagpur, 17 in Thane, 15 in Satara, 14 in Jalna, 12 in Yavatmal, 11 in Sangli and 10 deaths each in Raigad and Nanded. !"#$#$ & 7

* 6'( * :&. be tested in a quality manner. there has been a complete Hospital, which was inaugurat- Chief Minister said that change in health medicine in ed on Monday by the Chief he power employees hief Minister Yogi COVID-19 Hospital and the state. He said that the Minister, is in the form of All Tincluding the engineers CAdityanath inaugurated the Cobas-6800 Lab set up in establishment of many new in One Model Hospital. He said went on indefinite strike on state-of-the-art Cobas Lab and Swaroop Rani Hospital will medical colleges in the state that all the facilities are avail- Monday in protest against the 220-bed Covid Hospital at also benefit other districts and super specialty hospitals able here simultaneously. He government move to privatise MLN Medical College on around Prayagraj district, has been arranged in the further said that Cobas Lab will Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Monday through video confer- including Mirzapur, already established medical increase testing capacity and Nigam Limited (PVVNL), encing. This was the second Chitrakoot, Banda, Pratapgarh, colleges, for which he thanked quality of COVID-19. He con- which supplies electricity in the Cobas Lab in the state. With Kaushambi, Fatehpur and other the Union Health Minister Dr gratulated the Chief Minister 21 districts of six divisions of this, around 2,500 RTPCR districts. People will also be Harsh Vardhan. He said that for the untiring efforts being Purvanchal (eastern UP). To checks can be done in a single able to take advantage of it. this has been possible with the made for the rescue and treat- meet the situation being creat- day. Chief Minister said that guidance of the Prime Minister ment of Corona. It is said that ed by the strike and ensure In his address on this occa- unprecedented work has been and with the support of the due to the systematic arrange- smooth supply in the entire sion, the Chief Minister said done in Uttar Pradesh under Union Health Minister. ments made by the Chief region, the state government that both this will prove to be the guidance of the Prime Participating in the pro- Minister for the control of and district administration a milestone in the testing and Minister in controlling the gramme, Union Minister Dr. COVID-19 in the state with have made several alternative treatment of COVID-19. He global pandemic, in which sig- Harsh Vardhan praised the such a large population, signif- arrangements. Besides, at said that out of 220 beds made nificant support of the Central unprecedented efforts made icant success has been achieved power sub stations, offices and for high-quality Covid patients Government has been received. by the Government of Uttar in prevention and treatment of other places tight security and in the newly constructed super He said that the Government of Pradesh in controlling the Covid. other arrangements have been specialty block under the Uttar Pradesh is continuously corona and said that due to the On the occasion of the made. Pradhan Mantri Swasthya working in preventing and untiring efforts of the Chief inauguration programme con- Under the banner of Suraksha Yojana, 140 beds are treating this pandemic with full Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar ducted by the Chief Minister Power Employees’ Joint Action of ICU and 80 beds of isolation. strength and commitment, in Pradesh- has seen a success in through video conferencing in Committee, power employ- 7 All other state-of-the-art facil- which the cooperation of all controlling COVID-19. He said the NIC Room at Collectorate, ees held a meeting at PVVNL ities are available at COVID-19 people has also achieved that apart from other states, MP Phulpur- Keshari Devi headquarters at Bhikharipur city no major impacts were of power disruption in many where the customers can file Hospital along with all medical unprecedented success. important work has been done Patel, MLA City North- Harsh here which was attended by seen, power supply in many other areas including Sarnath. their complaints round-the- equipment as well as central Chief Minister said that in the health sector in Uttar Vardhan Bajpai, Divisional hundreds of employees and other adjoining districts was There was five hour power dis- clock. Besides, elaborate secu- oxygen facility for life saving the State Government has Pradesh, including the estab- Commissioner Ramesh Kumar, engineers and while address- affected badly. ruption through Ashapur rity and other arrangements oxygen gas. ensured adequate number of lishment of medical colleges, IG KP Singh, District ing the power staff, the speak- In view of the strike, the feeder apart from reports of no have been made at one 440 The Chief Minister said beds in L-1, L-2 and L-3 hos- super specialty hospitals and Magistrate Bhanu Chandra ers strongly criticised the state officers were keeping watch on power supply in Madauli areas KVA, four 220 KVA, eight 132 that Cobas-6800 lab is the first pitals made for Covid. He said many other works. Goswami, Principal of Medical government for its policy of the situation through its con- of DPH Manduadih, in KVA, 82 82/11 KVA power lab in Uttar Pradesh. He said that proper arrangements for On this occasion, Uttar College Dr. SP Singh, Chief privatisation and adopting trol room set up at the office Badshah Bagh, Birdopur and sub-stations apart from 229 that this would help in increas- oxygen, ventilators, PPE kits, Pradesh's Minister Suresh Development Officer Ashish rigid attitude as all the meet- of ADM (Finance/Revenue). many other areas. In trans- feeders. At power sub-sta- ing the quality and efficiency of medicines and other neces- Kumar Khanna said that the Kumar and other concerned ings to resolve the problems For repairing faults, the dis- Ganga Chandauli district due tions the supply would be the corona test. From Cobas- sary things have also been COVID-19 Hospital estab- officers and doctors were pre- failed to bring any consensus. trict administration had to closure of Chandhasi power ensured through outsourcing 6800, 1500 samples per day will ensured there. He said that lished in Swaroop Rani sent. They also raised many other deployed some ITI trained sub-station, the supply of by deploying 393 employees demands including restoration electricians. According to many areas was also disrupt- there.Besides, Uttar Pradesh of old pension schemes. The information, police forces have ed. District Magistrate (DM) Power Corporation Limited power employees also held been deployed at many power Kaushal Raj Sharma said that (UPPCL) had provided the list meetings at many other dis- sub-stations but despite that in view of strike, three control of 201 diploma holders, 3,052 tricts of Varanasi, Allahabad, some power employees had rooms have been set up with retired officers and employees Gorakhpur, Azamgarh, disconnected the supply of toll free number of 1912, while the principal of ITI Samiti chalked out a strategy Vindhyachal (Mirzapur) and some of the areas from 0542-2300136 (Bhikharipur) Karaundi gave list of 274 * :&. after holding a meeting to Basti divisions. On the first Shankuldhara power sub-sta- and 0542-2221944 (City trainees and 10 trainers apart make the boycott successful day of the strike, though in the tion. There were also reports Command Centre, Sigra) from many others. he employees of the starting Monday. TElectricity department They also instructed the went on an indefinite strike on engineers and employees to Monday to protest against pri- make the movement successful vatisation. The responsibility of in a peaceful and democratic 190 3 handling power supply in all manner. the 20 divisions of the district The office-bearers said that has been handed over to a pri- the action of crushing the * 6'( increasing the number to 9,672 informed that in the first Habibpura (Chetganj) and vate company Prime One peaceful agitation of the power and seven patients have been report of the day by 11am, 62 Surajkund (Nai Sarak) respec- Workforce Limited. On Sunday workers will not be tolerated s many as 104 new discharged from the hospitals. positive patients were detect- tively succumbed to COVID- evening, the new MD Dr Saroj against the proposal of privati- ACOVID-19 patients have With this, the number of cured ed out of 2,892 received 19 at Sir Sunderlal Hospital Kumar inquired about the sit- sation of Purvanchal Vidyut been detected in the district on patients from the hospitals has reports. (SSH), Banaras Hindu uation from Chief Engineer OP 8 Vitran Nigam and transfer of Monday, increasing the total reached 2,735. The total num- Till then, the total test University (BHU). With the Yadav and instructed not to let / other institutions to private number of cases to 14,197. ber of cured patients is now reports received were 2,25,464 addition of 11 new red zones, any kind of impact on supplies hands. Besides, the district also saw 12,407, leaving 1,559 active and the results of 1,491 are the total number of hotspots during strike and complete energy sector to end the atmos- employees, but this has not The officials of the two more deaths, increasing the patients. The recovery rate has awaited. Out of them, 2,11,309 has increased to 2,101 includ- alternative arrangements. In phere of conflict created by the been done. Sangharsh Samiti said that toll to 231. During the day, the improved to 87.39 per cent, were negative while 14,155 ing 324 red zones. Three green view of the situation, police management, so that the situ- The representatives of the during the work boycott start- follow-up negative reports while the mortality rate has positive. The total number of zones have been converted force has been put in place on ation can be controlled. Sangharsh Samiti also said that ed on Monday, employees of included 125 patients. Out of remained at 1.62 per cent. samples collected was into red zones again. There are the sub-stations. On Sunday, in the protest according to the agreement, the power generating houses, them, 118 patients were recov- Chief Medical Officer 2,41,373. Earlier, a female 1,777 green zones with one After the negotiations meeting in front of George initiative was not taken by the 765/400 kV power sub-sta- ered from home isolation, (CMO) Dr VB Singh has aged 50 and a male (55) from new one. between the Power Town’s Chief Engineer management after the power tions and shift wise work in sys- Corporation Management and Transmission Office, the office- employees, junior engineers tem control was not involved so Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt bearers of the Sangharsh Samiti and engineers taking in confi- that the public does not have to Sangarsh Samiti were inconclu- said that it was decided in a dence. The Sangharsh Samiti face problems. %?4 sive, the struggle across the written agreement with Power said that 1.5 million employees The office-bearers of the divisions was declared by del- Minister Srikanth Sharma in across the country joined the Sangharsh Samiti also said that egation of the Samiti. However, the past that the existing system work boycott to strengthen during the work boycott, the * 6'( Force (NDRF), Forest phin concept on them and in ments. Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt of power distribution corpora- this movement at the national electricity supply of drinking Department, Ganga Vichar the coming days, more and Ganges dolphins are seen Sangarsh Samiti reiterated its tions should improve power level in support of the work water and other essential ser- he Gangetic Dolphin Jalaj Manch, VESS India, children more boatmen and nature in large numbers in Varanasi resolve to positively improve distribution itself. The employ- boycott of power workers due vices remained restored apart TSafari was inaugurated in and others. guides will be linked to this district, especially in Ganga- the power system and appealed ees and engineers will take to the dogma of electricity from the hospitals so as to the the district on the occasion of Namami Gange is a new scheme and their self-help Gomti Sangam area. By provid- to Chief Minister Yogi meaningful steps in this regard management. general public did not have to World Dolphin Day at the initiative to develop river groups (SHGs) will be devel- ing this type of systematic eco- Adityanath to intervene in the after taking in confidence the Earlier, the Sangharsh face inconvenience. confluence of rivers Ganga Ganga for economic purposes oped apart from promoting tourism along with religious and Gomti near Markandeya in view to enhance the liveli- eco-tourism. Sailors and nature tourism, India’s national aquat- Mahadev Ghat, Kaithi here on hood of the local people by cre- guides will be trained in view ic dolphin will also get strength Monday on the fifth day of ating job opportunities like to develop their overall infor- for conservation. Along with ongoing Wildlife Week. The boatmen, nature guides and mation and capacity especial- this, the possibility of promot- 100 23!4516 programme was attended by providers of other tourist facil- ly in connection with dolphins ing eco-tourism will also be experts from Indian Institute of ities. Initially, three boats have and other aquatic organisms. created and the livelihood of Forestry, Ganga Prahari, been attached to this pro- They will also be trained for the local people will be * :&. Dr Bajpai said that out of patients are being treated in L3 ple who died after the death of National Disaster Response gramme by painting the dol- maintaining security arrange- increased. the 308 patients who got infec- Hospital SRN, 42 in Beli, 28 in three patients has increased to he Prayagraj district report- tion-free, 47 were discharged Railway Hospital, 39 in 274. Ted the lowest number of from various Covid hospitals. Kalindipuram, 22 in United These days the Health 144 new positive cases of Covid At the same time home isola- Medicity and 30 in Sainath department is breathing a lot of infection in the last 24 hours on tion of 261 infected was com- Vatsalya AMA Hospital. relief. Because of this, the num- 4 Sunday night. With this, the pleted. So far 12,870 patients The number of corona ber of patients has started to figure of corona infected per- have been cured in home iso- patients decreased the most on decrease. Recently, till a few sons in the district has crossed lation. At the same time, 4,615 Sunday. This is the first figure days ago, where more than 400 from 20,000 to 20,076. While patients have been discharged since August, 65 days when the positive cases were being VARANASI (PNS): Flaying the state govern- showed the mentality of BJP. ments as many as 22 sector 308 people became infection from various Covid hospitals number of corona patients has received daily, the number has Making a scathing attack on ment, he said that the Chief Singh was here to hold dia- magistrates were deployed to free in 24 hours, three patients and Covid care centres. The declined so much. On August now reduced to less than 150. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Minister Yogi Adityanath logue with the party workers keep watch on the activities at died during treatment. death toll from Covid infection 1, there were 141 positive cases Active cases are also coming for rising crime against women failed on the fronts of main- in view of strengthening different centres during the According to CMO Dr GS has increased to 274. of corona and on October 4, down, that is, the number of in the state, Rajya Sabha MP of taining law and order situation AAP’s organisation. examinations conducted in Bajpai, after about two months, According to the CMO, 144 patients were found. positive patients has come Aam Admi Party (AAP) Sanjay and providing jobs to the UPSC PRELIMS: two shifts starting from 9.30 the figures of infected persons there were 2,317 active cases of However, the number of down, as well as the number of Singh said that the party would unemployed youths as per Thousands of candidates am and 2.30 pm. Besides, at all have decreased. Only 144 cases corona infection in the district patients has started decreasing healthy patients is increasing. fight right from the roads to the the promises of the BJP man- appeared in preliminary centres static magistrates were have come positive in 24 hours. on Sunday. A total of 251 since last one week. On Sunday, This is the reason that there are Parliament to ensure justice to ifesto. AAP MP said that UP examinations of Union Public deployed and all activities More than twice as many as patients are admitted in various the total number of corona only 2,317 active patients in the the victim’s family. Talking to is not safe for the women as in Service Commission (UPSC) were watched through CCTV 308 patients have been infec- Covid Care Centres and patients crossed 20,000. At the district who are undergoing the presspersons at Paradkar many cases, the government in their attempt to become cameras. tion-free on the same day. Hospitals. Out of these, 90 same time, the number of peo- treatment. Bhawan here on Sunday, after was seen protecting the main IAS, IPS and other top admin- During the examinations, addressing the party workers, accused of the rape cases. istrative officers. About 26,641 social distance and other he reiterated, once again, that Singh also criticised the BJP candidates were scheduled to COVID-19 guidelines were the inquiry into the Hathras MLA from Ballia district appear in the examinations followed and no candidates 8 incident should be done by a Surendra Singh for his state- conducted at 50 centres in the were allowed to enter the committee headed by a sitting ment on the Hathras incident, city here on Sunday. For mak- centres without wearing judge of the Supreme Court. saying that the same just ing elaborate security arrange- masks. ALLAHABAD (PNS): For media platforms and bulk SMS ners at all stations and work- 15,400 persons have been combating COVID-19 amidst to passengers, railway employ- places; social distancing examined in 05 separate clin- unlocking of economy and ees etc. On North Central arrangements at stations, work- ics being run to examine per- upcoming festival season; Railway 261 important sta- places, offices etc.; promoting sons with fever and symptoms North Central Railway has tions equipped with PA systems use of Arogya setu app; hand like COVID-19. COVID-19 launched intensive communi- are regularly announcing hygiene arrangements; luggage care facilities are being upgrad- cation campaign for October COVID-19 related precaution- sanitisation & wrapping ed continuously in hospitals VARANASI (PNS): Principal Raju. This book has been spe- Scheme (NSS)’ was organised of Sabarmati Ashram Arun and November 2020. With ary messages; major stations arrangement; kiosk for mask, over North Central Railway. So Chief Electrical Engineer cially attempted to provide under the auspices of NSS, Pandya spoke about Gandhi’s focus on Covid appropriate equipped with LED display sanitiser etc.; COVID-19 safe- far, in 100 beds level-2 Covid (PCEE) Satish Kumar Kashyap theoretical knowledge of weld- Banaras Hindu University visit to BHU when he returned behaviour Ministry of Railway facility are playing video clip on ty kit sales points; contactless care facility of Jhansi Divisional released a book based on welding as well as practical informa- (BHU) with Dr Bala from South Africa. Prof. Saroj in consultation with Ministry COVID-19 related precautions; ticket checking arrangements; hospital, 464 Covid positive ing technology in Hindi at his tion to railway personnel and Lakhendra and Deepali Yadav Bala, Dean of NCERT and Dr of Information and posters have been provided in etc. are put in place to safeguard patients have been admitted of chamber on the behalf of officials related to welding as programme coordinator and Sanjay Kumar, convener of Broadcasting had decided to all stations and primary trains passengers as well as railway which 338 discharged, 77 General Manager (GM) engineering and technology of organising secretary respec- Gandhi Study Circle (Delhi launch a multipronged, stan- of NCR; social media plat- employees from Corona virus. referred to other hospitals and Yashpal Singh in Diesel Indian Railways. This hand- tively. In his address, chief University) were the speakers. dard and simple communica- forms are being used to spread As on October 4 total 638 for- 49 are currently under treat- Locomotive Works (DLW) book will help in increasing the guest and great grandson of Dr Dinesh Chahal, programme tion campaign for passengers, awareness Besides existing mal and informal training pro- ment. In level-2 facility of 100 here on Monday. The book welding quality for manufac- Mahatma Gandhi Tushar coordinator NSS Central railway customers, employees efforts, further directions and grammes on sanitisation and beds at Central Hospital entitled ‘Guide of Welding turing world class locomo- Gandhi motivated the students University of Haryana and Dr and public at large during standard communication relat- information, education and Prayagraj, total admissions are Technology’ (second edition) tives. The first edition of this to use the theory of Mahatma Satish Kumar Sahni, pro- ensuing festive season. This ed materials received from communication (IEC) have 435 of which 370 are dis- was edited by Assistant book was released by the then Gandhi for doing social service gramme advisor, Government include display of posters in Ministry of Railways and been organised on NCR to charged, 40 referred to other Mechanical Engineer General Manager on 28 March, and asked them to find a village of India also shared their views stations and trains; automated Ministry of Information & equip our medical profession- hospitals and 25 are currently (Training) Dr Vipin Kumar 2018 and was conferred with that is far from development about Gandhi Regional direc- announcement and jingles Broadcasting shall be used for als and other front-line staff under treatment. COVID-19 Srivastava in the supervision of the Lal Bahadur Shastri and have not received any wel- tors Dr Anshumali Sharma through station PA system; intensifying this communica- with requisite knowledge on testing has also been intensified Principal of Technical Training Technical Basic Writing Award fare projects till now. He also and Dr Ashok Shoti also par- display of video materials on tion campaign. In addition to novel disease. Screening of and Divisional Railway hospi- Centre (TTC), DLW, Ram from the Railway Board level. asked for the need of real life ticipated in the programme LED screens on stations and intensive communication cam- Railway employees, their fam- tal Jhansi has done 1,868 tests Janam Choubey. The function WEBINAR: Valedictory based social service than doing conducted by Dr Chinmoy LED display in trains; message paign, other COVID-19 relat- ily members and other benefi- while Central Hospital was also attended by Chief session of national webinar on any activism on social media Roy. In the end, NSS volunteers on electronic reservation slip ed arrangements such as auto- ciaries of Railway medical ser- Prayagraj has done 2,372 Electrical Engineer ‘Gandhian Values and which does not reaches the presented papers sharing their (ERS), website and IRCTC matic thermal scanners at vices has been intensified, and COVID-19 tests till October 4, (Maintenance) Pawan Priya Principles of National Service underprivileged at all. Director ideas and views. app; extensive use of social major stations; hand held scan- as on 04.10.2020 more than 2020. !"#$#$

1<; ' = $ 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $+ ,-#* stations. He said that in UP under 67 railway * 1@' projects migrant workers who had come here nion Minister of Railways, Commerce and were being provided employment under the anpur Nagar reported 153 UIndustry, Piyush Goyal dedicated the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan. Kmore coronavirus positive changed name of Naugarh railway station to to the in The railway minister said that there cases on Monday evening. Siddharthnagar railway station via video link on has been unprecedented improvement in load- Chief Medical Officer Dr Monday. Speaking on the occasion through ing of goods. The loading in September this year Anil K Mishra said that 153 video link, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said was almost 80 per cent more than the previous more people had tested positive that the due to the birth of Mahatma Buddha year. The railway minister said that Antyodaya, for coronavirus infection in Lumbini near Naugarh, his life events being Humsafar, Deendayalu and LHB coaches were between Sunday evening and connected with this region and in view of pub- being made at Modern Coach Factory, Rae Monday evening taking he lic aspirations the Naugarh railway station was Bareli, and the factory doubled production of tally of confirmed cases to named Siddharthnagar. He congratulated every- coaches last year which was a record in itself. 25,966 cases. one for it. A large number of Buddhist pilgrims On the occasion MP Jagdambika Pal thanked He said five COVID-19 came here for Lumbini. The area has been the Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and said that deaths in the city pushed the declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. The development work was being done rapidly toll to 690 on Monday evening. construction of 240-km-long new railway line through the railways. MP Jagambika Pal said that The CMO said with 214 COVID-19 patients recovering in hospitals and home isolation in the last 24 hours, 22,278 coronavirus infected people had been cured in the city and at present 2998 active cases were undergoing treatment. Dr Mishra said 5,413 samples were sent for testing in the city.

* ! !'" ) ! : from Khalilabad to Bahraich via Domriaganj- Naugarh station was named Siddharthnagar in $ Utraula-Balrampur-Shravasti has been given view of public aspirations.This has fulfilled the approval. The completion of this project will much-awaited demand of the people here. He accelerate development of Sant Kabir Nagar, said that this region was related to the events of % Siddharthnagar, Shravasti, Bahraich and Gonda childhood of Gautama Buddha. Pal said that districts. Goyal said that in Uttar Pradesh dur- during the lockdown the Railways ran Shramik ing the past six years construction of 460-km- Special trains. Besides, 5,000 coaches were con- long new rail line, 531 km doubling and 489 verted into Covid care coaches. The construc- km gauge conversion works were completed. tion of Khalilabad-Bahraich new line (240 km) R Similarly electrification of 4,682 km was also has been approved. The railway minister was * 1@' completed with which the trains will be able to apprised of the demands of the public of the run at high speed and environment will also be region. fire broke out in a paint protected. Besides all 1,404 unmanned level While welcoming the guests, Divisional Q / / R Afactory on Pachore Road crossings had been eliminated in UP, he said. Railway Manager (DRM)/Lucknow Dr Monika under Bithoor police station on Railway Minister further said that due to the Agnihotri said that in view of the demand of the * 1@' every life and the administra- ing a doctor. He said when the set up a four-member special Monday morning. nationwide lockdown the movement of pas- public of the region the district headquarters station was making every effort condition of such patients committee under LLT Seeing the flames and thick senger trains had to be stopped, but the move- tion, Naugarh railway station, has been named anpur Nagar District to ensure that it came from the worsened, they were rushed to Superintendent Dr Jyoti smoke in the factory, panic pre- ment of goods trains and parcel trains for the Siddharthnagar. KMagistrate Alok Tiwari has static figure daily. the hospital when it was Saxena to find out why vailed among the workers of supply of food and other essential materials in The programme was broadcast live via expressed concern that the He said strict monitoring already too late and the COVID-19 deaths in the city other factories. Immediately, all the country continued uninterrupted due to YouTube. On the occasion through web link COVID-19 death rate in the was regularly being main- chances of recovery were little. had once again shot up from the adjacent factories were got which supply the essential materials to the peo- MLA Shyam Dhani, General Manager of North city has not declined as expect- tained at all the government The district magistrate zero to 7-8 per day. vacated. Due to massive jam on ple and coal could reach the power stations. The Eastern Railway (NER) LC Trivedi and senior ed despite all efforts. and even private Covid hos- made a surprise inspection of The other members of the GT Road, the fire brigade movement of special trains was started. A total railway officers were present. The programme He said though the pitals. Regency Hospital at Govind committee are Dr Richa Giri, reached the spot after one-and- of 1,661 Shramik special trains arrived in UP. was conducted by the Chief Public Relations COVID-19 deaths had come Tiwari said the district Nagar and went through the Prof Anil Verma and Prof half hours. From UP too through 191 shramik special trains Officer (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Singh while the down from a daily average of administration and the med- documents related to deaths, Yeshwant Rao. The committee According to reports, there 2,50,000 passengers were sent to various states. vote of thanks was proposed by Additional 12-15 to around 6-7, the objec- ical officials had decided to diagnosis, pathology reports has been asked to submit its are several manufacturing units In Uttar Pradesh 270 railway coaches had been Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM)/ tive was to still bring the shift COVID-19 patients at the and billing. He said on the report in two days. on Pachore Road of Mandhana converted into Covid Care coaches at various Operations Shishir Somvanshi. death rate down even further. initial stages of infection to whole the static magistrates The doctors are of the Industrial Area. Around 9 am Tiwari said one reason for hospital to start treatment gave their feedback that the view that tracking and sur- every day, the labourers and this that had come to light was immediately. doctors were regularly visiting veillance is not being carried workers reach there to report that the hospitals were receiv- He said one reason given patients and that anaesthetists, out in the right earnest and on duty. On Monday morning, 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $+ ,-#* changed time will reach Kanpur Chhapra at 11.10 hours and ing very critical COVID-19 by the medical officials for the specialists and chest physicians most of the patients are getting with the start of entry of work- Central station at 18:25 hours leave at 11:20 hours and reach patients who, despite the best spread of the infection and were constantly on duty. treatment at home by local ers in these units, a paint fac- he railway administration and leave at 18:30 hours, reach Shahganj at 16:55 hours and efforts, could not be saved and COVID-19 patients being Tiwari said the hospital doctors and they come to hos- tory suddenly caught fire. Thas from October 11 Aishbagh station at 19:40 hrs leave at 17:20 hours. The 09465 so a strategy was being worked brought to hospital in a criti- had complied with the Covid pital only when their condition Seeing the devastating changed the arrival and depar- and leave at 19.50 hrs. The Ahmedabad-Darbhanga clone out to identify coronavirus cal condition was that in sub- protocols and guidelines and worsens. flames, the security guards and ture timing of following clone 02563 Saharsa-New Delhi clone special train as per the changed positive cases at the earliest so urban areas and slums, the its working was found satis- The district magistrate workers escaped from there. special trains at different sta- special train will reach Aishbagh time will reach Shahganj at that they could be immediately people were not following the factory. said the committee would The cops from Mandhana tions, Chief Public Relations station at 20:15 hours and leave 23:25 hours and leave at 23:50 shifted to hospitals for treat- social distancing norms and He said during detailed especially look into these facts outpost immediately reached Officer (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar at 20:25 hours as per the hours, reach Chhapra at 04:50 ment to save their lives. when a symptom manifested, discussions with GSVM and also find if the death rate the spot and controlled the sit- Singh said. The 02573 changed time. The 02564 New hours and leave at 04:55 hours, The district magistrate they started taking medicines Medical College Principal Prof was being put up transparent- uation. Entry of workers to Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Delhi-Saharsa clone special train will reach Muzaffarpur at 07.00 said the objective was to save on their own without consult- RB Kamal. it was decided to ly or not. other factories was stopped. Terminus clone special train as as per the changed time will hours and leave at 07.05 hours With the flames coming into per the changed time will reach reach Aishbagh station at 01:25 and reach Samastipur at 08:30 contact with the highly inflam- Gorakhpur Junction station at hours and leave at 01:35 hours. hours and depart at 08.55 mable chemicals in drums, the 16:40 hours and leave at 16:50 The 04651 Jaynagar-Amritsar hours and reach Darbhanga at Q: R fire became devastating. hours. The 02569 Darbhanga- clone special train as per the 10:30 hours. The 09466 Fire tenders were pressed New Delhi Clone special train as changed time will depart from Darbhanga-Ahmedabad clone into service and they took over per the changed time will reach Jaynagar at 04:15 hours, reach special train as per the changed * 1@' could be brought to zero. spread of the infectious disease increase again. two hours to extinguish the fire Aishbagh station at 19:55 hours Darbhanga at 05:25 hours and time will reach Muzaffarpur at Head of GSVMMC trans- under control. She said prolonged effort and leave at 20:05 hours and will leave at 05:30 hours. It will 05:20 hours and leave at 05:25 he GSVM Medical College fusion medicine department She added that for infec- would be required to prevent reach Kanpur Central at 21:35 reach Samastipur at 07:00 hours hrs, reach Chhapra at 08:40 Tdoctors claim that the Dr Lubna Khan said when the tions without a vaccine, even if major outbreaks until a vaccine ; !7 hrs and leave at 21:40 hours. The and leave at 07:25 hours, arrive hours and leave at 08.30 hours COVID-19 graph has fallen novel coronavirus first started many adults had developed was developed. 02570 New Delhi-Darbhanga at Muzaffarpur at 08:20 hours and reach Shahganj at 13.45 because of herd immunity. to spread, the immunity was immunity because of prior Dr Khan said as per the clone special train as per the and leave at 08.25 hours, reach hours and leave at 14:10 hours. They point out that in Kanpur practically nil and only a good infection, the disease could WHO, the death rate for Nagar, the COVID-19 death immune system could fight still circulate among children COVID-19 was 10 times high- rate had shot up to 16 per day the virus. and could still infect those er than for the flu. She said it KANPUR (PNS): The Gwaltoli )Q/&0!&)(!1 !1 and around 600 positive cases She said when most of a with weak immune systems. was higher still among vulner- police have arrested three pun- were being detected but now it population was immune to an Dr Khan said flu mainly able groups like the elderly and ters engaged in betting on IPL 8PSS@TQPI9@IU '( )#* from all angles. code. After registering a case was showing a decline mainly infectious disease, it provided mutated over time, so anti- people with weakened immune matches on Monday. The LIQUOR SEIZED: Under the police seized the liquor, a because of herd immunity. indirect protection — or herd bodies from a previous infec- systems. police recovered `30 lakh in he body of a youth was the joint operation of Padari car and two motorcycles and However, they warn, the immunity — to those who tion provided protection for She said the physical dis- cash from them. Their opera- Tfound hanging in a hotel in police and excise department after arresting the six accused second wave is yet to arrive and were not immune to the dis- only a short period of time. She, tancing measures needed may tion was not confined to Ratanganj locality under Katra six smugglers were nabbed sent them to jail. thus one must remain alert as ease. She said if 80 per cent of however, cautioned that when vary over time and would not Kanpur but spread to different Kotwali on Sunday. The youth and 263 bottles of liquor were APPEAL: At a discourse one cannot yet say that the a population was immune to a infection rates rose and fell over always need to be as strict as states. Superintendent of Police was identified as Adarsh Patel, recovered from them. As per organised at Katra Bajirao on virus has weakened. virus, four out of every five time one may relax social dis- our current shelter-in-place (West) Anil Kumar and a resident of Javansipur village the received reports, SHO Sunday Baalsant Sachchidanand The government has also people who encountered some- tancing measures when num- laws. “But till a vaccine is Superintendent of Police under Newadhiya police sta- Venkatesh Tiwari was Maharaj appealed to people to issued directives that there one with the disease would not bers of infections fall, and then developed, proper and extra (South) Deepak Bhuker said tion in Jaunpur had checked in informed through an informer adopt modern ways but not should be no laxity so that the get sick and this contained the may need to re-implement care has to be taken,” she the drive to nab punters of IPL the hotel on October 1. On that some persons were remain aloof from rich culture Covid infection and death rates disease. She said thus kept the these measures as numbers added. matches was on in the city. On finding foul smell coming out engaged in the sale of liquor. At of our past. He exhorted them a tip-off, the police raided a from the room the manager the information the police to live life with ethics, human house at Khalasi Lines in was informed following which swung into action and raided values and follow Indian culture Gwaltoli and arrested Ravinder when the staff peeped inside it the place along with the team for which we had been famous B+6 2$$ Singh of Khalasi Lines and they saw the body hanging of the Excise department and since long. The discourse start- Harsh Verma and Sonu Singh there and intimated the police cordoned it off. Six persons ed with Govardhan Tripathi’s of Gwaltoli. One of their which reached the spot. They were found engaged in a deal welcome address and garlanding * 1@' ing on quality. He also sug- accomplices, Gaurav, escaped recovered the body of the vic- near Pahada railway crossing of Baalsant Sachchidanand gested appropriate discipli- during the police raid. tim and completed the legal under Padari police station. Maharaj by Nitin Awasthi. anpur Divisional nary action against the offi- Apart from recovery of formalities. Officiating SP On frisking them police recov- Among those present event KCommissioner Raj cials who had failed to per- .29,00,520, police also recov- Sanjay Kumar said that the ered 3,520 in cash and 263 were TN Purwar, Ramkumar Shekhar, during a surprise visit form and also the staff who ered six mobile phones and one investigation would be done bottles of liquor with bogus QR Kesarwani and Manoj Jain. to Kanpur Nagar Nigam on were neither attending to nor notebook from the accused. Monday, found over 60 per resolving public grievances SP (South) said these pun- cent of the employees absent in in the stipulated time frame. ters would always remain in * + " 1 9 nearly all sections. In some sec- Shekhar also directed the contact with big bookies and tions, not even a single employ- municipal commissioner to earn huge commission. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $+ ,-#* from Mathura Junction at 01:30 from Godhra at 11.58 hours, ee was present. carry out weekly random He gathered some impor- hours, from Achhnera at 02.30 from Ratlam at 15.00 hrs, from The divisional commis- checking of attendance and tant clues from the mobile s per the directions issued hours, from Bharatpur at 03.35 Nagda at 15.55 hrs, from sioner directed Kanpur hold weekly review meetings chat of the accused. With the Aby Railway Board the pm, from Sawai Madhopur at Ramganj Mandi at 17.35 hrs, Municipal Commissioner to take feedback on the pend- help of CDR, their links with movement of 02243/02244 05.45 hours, from Kota at 07.10 from Kota at 18:40 hrs, from Akshay Tripathi to deduct ing grievances and check if the other bookies were being ascer- Kanpur Central-Bandra hours, from Ramganj Mandi at Sawai Madhopur at 20.07 hrs. one day’s salary of all the disposal of complaints was tained, he added. Terminus-Kanpur Central 08.15 hours, from Nagda at from Bharatpur at 23:20 hrs, on absent employees. proper or not. Meanwhile, the Chakeri superfast weekly special train 10:50 hours, from Ratlam at second day from Achhnera at He also directed the He also directed the police also arrested two spec- will be ensured from October 11.45 hours, from Godhra at 00.05 hrs, from Mathura Jn at municipal commissioner to municipal commissioner to ulators involved in betting for 7 till further notice. All coach- 14.40 hours, from Vadodara at 01.30 hrs, from Mathura Cantt at issue show-cause notice to all set up a Covid Help Desk at IPL match through WhatsApp es of this train are of reserved 15.52 hours, from Bharuch at 01:42 hrs., from Hathras City at officials and employees and KNN and also set up public on Sunday and sent them to category. The 02243 Kanpur 17.32 hours, from Surat at 18.45 02:18 hrs., from Kasganj at 03.20 submit their replies within a address system for spreading jail. Police recovered a register Central-Bandra Terminus hrs, from Vapi at 20.08 hours, hrs., from Farrukhabad at 04:52 week. awareness about COVID-19 and two mobile phones from superfast weekly special train from Borivali at 22:26 hrs and will hrs, from Fatehgarh at 05.09 Shekhar also directed the among all the visitors and them. Station House Officer will from October 7 every reach Bandra Terminus at 23:05 hrs, from Kannauj at 05.58 hrs, municipal commissioner to * !)/& ! * employees of KNN. He grant- Ravi Srivastava said Jajmau Wednesday till further notice hrs. On the other hand the from Kanpur Anwarganj at 08:20 make adverse entries in the , , : ed three weeks’ time to the outpost incharge Anurag Singh leave from Kanpur Central at 02244 Bandra Terminus-Kanpur hours and will leave Kanpur records of the supervisory municipal commissioner to arrested two youths near UCO 18:20 hours, from Kanpur Central Superfast weekly special Central at 08:.35 hrs. A total of officials for poor monitoring at the Kanpur Nagar Nigam which around 40 per cent comply with this directive. Bank branch at Jajmau. They Anwarganj at 18:32 hours, from train from October 9 every 20 coaches, including two of and supervision of the and found over 55 per cent of were disposed of and five per Shekhar personally were identified as Ashish Kannauj at 19:36 hours, from Friday till further notice will generator-cum-luggage van, six employees and officials atten- the complaints and grievances cent had been rejected. reviewed the complaints and Kesarwani of Phoolwali Gali at Fatehgarh at 20:47 hours, from depart from Bandra Terminus at of general second class, eight of dance and their punctuality. were still pending. He advised the municipal found majority were related to Lal Bungalow and Somil of Farrukhabad at 21:15 hours, 05.10 hours, from Borivali at sleeper class, one of second The divisional commis- He found that since commissioner to dispose of choked drains and cleaning Jajmau Gaushala. The SHO from Kasganj at 22:50 hours, 05.40 hours, from Vapi at 07.29 air-conditioned and three of sioner then checked the January 2020, nearly 5,000 the pending complaints and and some had not been said after collecting call details, from Hathras City at 23:40 hours, from Surat at 08.50 hours, third AC will be attached in this redressal of the public griev- complaints and grievances grievances by October 15 and attended to since September other gang members would be hours, on second day from from Bharuch at 09.39 hours, special train, CPRO Pankaj ances by the Call Centre set up had been registered out of that too without compromis- 17, 2020. arrested. Mathura Cantt at 01:07 hours, from Vadodara at 10.53 hours, Kumar Singh said. !"#$#$ 7

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How is this achieved and demand its rightful place. irrelevance” if it remained resistant with unparalleled ethnic, cultur- ,H<(A,:< when a nation with almost one- But that is not the India of today. 1 to change. The Prime Minister was al and linguistic diversity and fifth of the global population is This is not a tame India. This is 9 ; / 9;0 " A obviously emphasising India’s right home to all the major religions /A'.O('-<(, not a permanent member of the a bold India. A billion-plus cit- ' . ! to be a permanent member of the in the world. Indians speak UNSC whereas two European izens of this nation are no UNSC, a status enjoyed by the P- 121 languages and 270 dialects. .A(, nations — UK (67 million) longer willing to accept these " S 5 — US, UK, France, Russia and Further, India accounts for 18 and France (65 million), each inequities as part of their karma China — who are also armed with per cent of the global population 6&', with a population equivalent to and reconcile themselves to the " 9; extraordinary veto powers. and will overtake China and .<A'G just one of India’s 28 states second-class status thrust on He returned to this theme once become the most populous (Karnataka) — are permanent them 75 years ago. A 7; again when he addressed the nation by 2027. Add to this its .((A members of the UNSC? India is shaking off the delu- ( UNGA last month. Referring to the economic and military strength Articles 108 and 109 of the sions of the past. It has shed its 1 ! circumstances prevailing in 1945 — it is the fifth-largest econo- :6<,:<'-:, UN Charter are also wholly innocence and gullibility that when the UN came into being, he my and one of the top five mil- undemocratic because even if was in full display during the ! . ' told his audience that members itary powers in the world. ,A.<.,:, two-thirds of the members of the “Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai” days !7; 1 were now in a completely different Finally, it is a founding member UN agree to amend the Charter, and has realised that it must era — the 21st century. Therefore, of the UN, one of the 26 signa- ,:<@'< any of the five permanent mem- become strong and resilient to the international community must tories at the first conference in bers of the UNSC can use its promote peace in its neighbour- 5 ask itself whether the character of 1942 and has made a phenom- ,:@,A veto power to block the amend- hood and the world. The 9;S the institution, constituted in 1945, enal contribution to the organ- ,(A/ ment. This is absolutely unde- Chinese are getting a taste of " was relevant even today? He spoke isation’s peace-keeping efforts mocratic and unworthy of being this, and as the momentum of the regard that the people of across the world. Are these not @.<, part of any civilised institution picks up, other nations too will - India have for the UN and said enough reasons for India to be in the democratic world. Why begin to sense it. This is irre- S !! # 5 they wonder whether the reform a permanent member of the A(,@,<(+ should the world’s largest versible. Having nudged his " = 9; process will ever reach its logical UNSC? democracy put up with this? countrymen towards this new . ( . @: conclusion. “For how long will As proud citizens of the .(A These articles enable mem- thinking, Modi is sensing the India be kept out of the decision- world’s largest and most vibrant bers of the P-5 to play politics change. That is why he made a P Q D: " making structures of the United democracy, Indians also have A-<'/- and stonewall reform. That is specific reference to the aspira- ( Nations?...When we were strong, the right to demand that the UN why the efforts of the G-4 tions of the people vis-à-vis UN 9; 2E: we did not trouble the world; when remain faithful to its own fun- ,A<,,:< (India, Brazil, Japan and reform. we were weak, we did not become damental postulates. Is it not Germany) to support each India will celebrate the 75th 2::! a burden on the world. How long strange that the Preamble to the (<A."(( other’s bid for a permanent anniversary of its independence 9; 19# 1 will such a country have to wait?” Charter of the United Nations (,,@( seat in the UNSC have not thus in 2022. The UN must use the . ! The Prime Minister was echo- reaffirms faith “in the equal far fructified. occasion to redeem itself, ing the sentiments of 1.35 billion rights of men and women and The international communi- acknowledge that democracy is 19# citizens of the country when he of nations large and small…” ,:'@(,A, ty must understand that India’s the most civilised political sys- 7 ! hinted that India’s patience was and yet, actively promotes a *>G<'(-A patience, despite all its philo- tem ever devised by man and 7; running thin. Indians find it dif- hierarchy of nations and conse- sophical underpinnings, is not invite India to the high table. ficult to fathom why their country quently, of human beings? How inexhaustible and that there is (The writer is an author spe- 5 +S is kept out, especially when it has can India, which has equality as a new India emerging — opti- cialising in democracy studies. S 1 ! such strong credentials. It is the a fundamental precept in its mistic, self-confident and self- Views expressed are personal) % / 0$ , , B $ =>;444B $ +, ? / ) $ K54 A6. $ $ $ + ' $ $ =4 $ B . + $ + $ + + . /.0 1 ! 4;<>)? &67?))A?)6&?? 4AC?66)8? ?76* $ K 1$ K K'$- K& 2343 $ ( 1 + " ! Sir — Ruling out theories of poi- Sir — US President Donald *5 6 soning and strangulation, the Trump, who has been playing ( " ( 7 AIIMS medical board, in its , < down the threat of the 7 report to the CBI, revealed that .$ A Coronavirus pandemic from its the cause of actor Sushant Singh $ . $ 1 outset, has tested positive along Rajput’s death was indeed sui- O.1P , $ with his wife Melania. Feverish . - ! cide. Ever since the 34-year-old +, $ " and fatigued, Trump was flown ! actor was found dead on June 14 O " to a military hospital on October in his Mumbai apartment, many +& B+ 2 after being injected with an $ ! ' news channels had falsely cooked : experimental drug combination. 8 . up theories of his murder and In a video he posted from the ! started a witch-hunt against his +A hospital, he said that he was girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty. improving and would be “back Under pressure from the media + " soon” but he also acknowledged 1 " # S trial, the case was handed over to $ .1$ " $ $ & $ that the crucial coming days /#0 2343 ! the CBI for further investigation. . $ "& (+,.1 would be “the real test.” With this, The media is supposed to be 1 O.1P + 1( $ O the prospects for two remaining the fourth pillar of democracy " : <<, $ presidential debates and whether + and report unbiased news. & $ , + the President will have to yield " Rajput’s case is a perfect exam- +: !)874A power temporarily to Vice .1- $ S ple of how media houses sensa- President Mike Pence if his con- tionalise news rather than report- dition worsens are unknown. " $ ing facts. They have become a Also, now that Trump under- tool for political parties to dis- one of many such instances. not only lies in our police and stands the severity of the pan- 5 seminate their propaganda and What is more shameful is the judicial system but also the soci- demic that has killed more than polarise the masses. Further, Sir — There is no doubt that even extent to which the State ety which woke up too late in this 2,08,000 Americans, he should 1 5 news debates are being used as after 73 years of Independence, Government is ready to go in case. There is not only a need for adopt a serious approach in the . . a platform to distract people not much has changed when it order to save the culprits. The UP more stringent laws but also a fight against the virus and stop ! from important issues rather comes to caste discrimination police has claimed that the foren- political will to implement them. sending mixed messages on than being informed. There is an and divide. 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8 9 4 " R + ! " ! " . F:FF ! ! " ! G ! ( ! ! 4 ! " 6 S # " . /# eining in the fiscal deficit has always been a 60 challenge for the Centre especially after the Renactment of the Fiscal Responsibility and " ! Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003, which ! requires it to maintain the shortfall within a spec- !5 " ified threshold. At the same time, there are certain ! thrust areas, such as education, roads and other infrastructure, telecommunication networks in # ' . /#'.0 ! rural areas, exploration of oil, gas and so on, which 5 $ " ! the Government feels won’t get the desired funds in the normal course of budgeting. This led to suc- ( cessive dispensations to think of a special tax or cess — a form of tax charged/levied over and above " 6 /> # 0 the base tax liability of a taxpayer. These include # 6 5 ! USO (Universal Service Obligation) levy imposed ! on telecom service providers, cess on Crude ! Petroleum Oil (CPO), Road and Infrastructure Cess (RaIC), Primary Education cess (PEC), Secondary and Higher Education cess (SHEC), Education cess <', ! on Imported Goods (ECIG), R&D cess and so on. (<(,:< The proceeds from these taxes are credited to the @& " ! Consolidated Fund of India (CFI) and subsequent- A@,( = ( ! ly transferred to a non-lapsable fund, for instance, /<'<A, the USO Fund (USOF) — based on the appropri- <6< " ation approved by the Parliament — created in the '<,<.A- 7 ! public account for utilising exclusively for the pur- ,<',:< National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), up for the specified purpose. In certain USO levy) which can be used for plug- 6 poses for which it is collected. The financing of the was about 44,500 crore. Likewise, in the cases, the public accounts were not even ging its general deficit. Look at the RaIC, specified activity thus gets shielded from the vul- -A6<'<, case of the RaIC, (earlier nomenclature created long after the Government start- which accounts for a major slice of the ! (,',<. nerabilities associated with the normal budgeting Road Cess), there was a “short transfer” ed collecting the tax. In others, it contin- CED on petrol and diesel and together exercise. A<,- of about 72,000 crore in the amount col- ued to collect even after the same was with the cascading effect of Value Added " > . / 0 Prima facie, the idea sounds appealing. But the ,:<, + lected since 1998-99 till March 31, 2018 abolished. The Government has, in fact, Tax (VAT) leads to a bizarre situation ! big question is if this is working. Are funds being A,:<'(,:< to the Central Road Fund (CRF), the used them primarily for increasing its whereby taxes alone account for about " utilised for the declared purpose? Are the outcomes -A6<'<, public account. “general revenue” and meeting the fiscal two-third of their prices at the pump. The commensurate with the intent? To answer these A,@<.,A Unlike other taxes, which are part of deficit target. If an overwhelming share high fuel price contributes to high infla- " ! questions, let us look at the reports of the A<,,:<<(( the “divisible pool” to be shared with the of proceeds (or even the whole of it) from tion and higher cost of fertilisers and Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) <6<,<',:< States as per the recommendations of the the cess remain with the CFI, what else food. Since the Government controls G6 ; ( 6 brought out from time to time. The Centre Finance Commission, the Centre gets to one should conclude? Or the dedicated their prices at a low level to make them charges licence fee at eight per cent of the adjust- (</( retain all of the cess (which goes to the public account where the money has to affordable, much of the extra revenue is &A(:<.+ ! ed gross revenue (AGR) of telecom service CFI and is available for general use). go (for use in the intended purpose) is given back as higher subsidy. providers. This includes five per cent as appropri- A<,:<<(( Because its finances have come under not even created, what else can one infer? To that extent, the revenue gain from ,:<'<(.'< " + $ 5 ation for crediting to USOF (set up in 2002) while serious stress during the current pandem- Meanwhile, these cesses continue to the cess (besides other taxes) is imaginary. the balance three per cent is retained with the gen- <<.,A&A(: ic year, its reliance on RaIC has increased inflict damage on the stakeholders who Likewise, 20 per cent OID cess on eral exchequer. For 2018-19, the CAG has noted <((<((,:<(< by leaps and bounds. It raised central bear their brunt. Look at the impact of domestic supplies of crude (besides the " * # /*#0 that out of a total collection of about 6,900 crore '<A,AG excise duty (CED) on petrol and diesel the five per cent USO levy on telecom 20 per cent royalty ONGC/OIL need to ; A as USO levy, only 4,800 crore was transferred to A@,<'" twice this year in March and May, most- service providers. In an intensely com- pay to State Governments in respect of $ E4 the USOF, implying a shortfall of 2,100 crore. 'A.@,6<&@, ly through hike in the cess. At present, petitive environment, wherein they are onshore supplies and 10-12.5 per cent Against a collection of 1,10,000 crore since 2002, out of CED on petrol of 33 per litre, 18 compelled to keep the tariff low (this is royalty to the Centre on offshore supplies) (A1<A@' *# " the amount disbursed till date is only 54,500 crore. AG<'( per litre or 54.5 per cent comes from the also in sync with the dire need to make impacts the viability of producers at a The balance 55,500 crore remains with the CFI. cess. For diesel, out of 32 per litre CED, these affordable to consumers, with a time when their realisation from sale has . 1 223 *# Coming to the SHEC, the Government started col- RaIC is 12 per litre or 37.5 per cent. The majority of them having a low income), plummeted (courtesy, the steep decline lecting this levy from 2006-07 and until January .(,',A'( Government also levies the Oil Industry such levy has the effect of raising the cost in the international price of crude). 2F@H@ '" 222I A<, ' # 5 2019, could harness about 94,000 crore. The entire Development (OID) cess currently at 20 of services and making them unviable. In Despite the cesses not serving the amount has been retained in the CFI. In this case, /,:'<-'.,A per cent ad-valorem on the price that fact, there is a strong case for scrapping intended purpose and their negative con- 8 . 4::: '" ! even the public account christened as Madhyamik (@(,&< domestic producers of crude, namely the this tariff. sequences, the mandarins in the Finance HD 6 and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh (MUSK) was created /G(A Oil and Natural Gas Corporation This was recognised by none other Ministry appear to be in no mood to say H: H: only in August 2017 (more than a decade after the &-,:< (ONGC) and the Oil India Limited than the Union Telecom Minister, Ravi goodbye to them. Amid the current cri- collection started) and has not been opera- [email protected]<, (OIL), get on their supplies from nomi- Shankar Prasad, when he wrote to the sis created by the pandemic, when the tax " *# $ ! tionalised so far. nated blocks and pre-NELP (new explo- Finance Ministry: “Given that rural tele- collections have been severely impacted The R&D Cess Act, 1986, provides for levy and ration licensing policy) exploratory density has significantly increased since and expenditure commitments have bal- *# FD FE collection of cess on all payments made for the blocks. Collected under the Oil Industries the time the fund was set up, it is pro- looned, they may not even entertain any ! import of technology. The proceeds of this were (Development) Act of 1974, though the posed that the USO levy may be reduced discussion on this. Nonetheless, there is " to be disbursed as grants-in-aid to the Technology cess proceeds are intended to fund from five per cent to three per cent. The dire need to put abolition of these cess- F: '" 2: '" ( ! Development Board (TDB) set up in 1996. During research, exploration and development two per cent USO levy reduction may be es on the high table as these are not only 1996-97 to 2017-18, a total of about 8,000 crore work, yet the money remains with the made available to the telecom service counter-productive but also make our F:F:!F2 H4DD was collected. Of this, a mere 800 crore was trans- CFI. providers provided that this amount is policy planners and administrators com- ferred to the TDB. Furthermore, though the cess As pointed out by the top auditor, utilised by them for carrying out research placent with regard to sustainable ways was abolished from April 2017, it continued to be there are irregularities galore in the man- and development for development and of balancing the budget. Will the ' 5 # 7 collected during the following two years, viz. 2017- agement of the cesses. These include deployment of indigenous technologies Government go on a course correction? '5# 18 and 2018-19. In case of Clean Energy Cess short or “nil” transfer of cess proceeds in the country.” Yet the Government con- One can only wait and watch. / (levied on coal supplies) since 2010-11, the from the CFI to the dedicated non- tinues with status quo, the sole reason (The writer is a New Delhi-based pol- ! "# 0 amount denied to the designated fund, viz. lapsable fund in the public account set being easy availability of funds (from icy analyst) " '5 / A QqruyuuxqxuW9B tqyyxuuxuqxquywuq qtquqsq xuxuxuty suyxxu@HT truvyq

The primary concern of the SAD Congress from becoming the ful- two-party system for decades now, churning for the Assembly elections ing with the grand old party. political base of the JJP. But as at the moment is the March 2022 crum of a pro-farmer political mobil- where the SAD-BJP and the Congress starts. Even BJP leaders in the State are The SAD was born on an anti- Assembly elections in Haryana are four Assembly election, the countdown for isation. Party have shared power for long, not sure what exactly to say at the Congress plank and has consistently years away, sitting ensconced in the which has already begun in the State However, the question remains, though the equations changed slight- moment. Behind the public posturing maintained that in the two-party elec- State Government is far more politi- with the political positioning by var- how deep is the fissure between the ly after the emergence of the Aam and the bravado of a couple of saffron toral ethos which the State has devel- cally rewarding for the JJP than facing ious parties. For the SAD, being a part SAD and the BJP and is the split per- Aadmi Party (AAP) and its decent out- leaders, who talked of a “clean sweep oped historically. The BJP or its earli- an uncertain future and an uncertain of the NDA is a secondary concern at manent? Moreover, questions are ing in the last State polls. and Modi wave in next elections”, lies er avatar, the Jan Sangh, has always electoral outcome if it withdraws sup- the moment, focussing as it is on gain- being raised whether this was mere The BJP’s votebank in urban a lurking fear on how to pick candi- been a minor player in the border State. port at this juncture.

9 ing public traction and getting on the posturing and a strategy to buy time? pockets of Punjab is an increment in dates and build the organisation in the Even at the height of the Narendra If the ongoing season of paddy electoral bandwagon. Will the two once again enter into an not only sociological terms for the rural pockets of the State. Hitherto, Modi wave in 2019, the Congress man- procurement goes well, farmers get the t was supposed to be the most loyal, Particularly as the SAD’s main electoral alliance for the 2022 Assembly Akalis but also psychologically as it they had never been to the rural areas aged to swim through. For the BJP, Minimum Support Price (MSP) and oldest and time-tested ally of the rival, the ruling Congress Party, which polls and then the 2024 Lok Sabha helps the alliance present itself to the as it was always left for the Akalis. Even Punjab is more or less politically sim- are able to sell their produce in the IBJP but ground realities and com- is facing anti-incumbency sentiments elections? electorate as an ideal Sikh-Hindu now, after the divorce, the saffron party ilar to Kerala or Tamil Nadu — what- mandis without any difficulty; the pulsions of State politics in Punjab in in the State, has been aggressively tar- The Badal patriarch has time and combination, carrying the legitimacy leaders are taking no steps to build a ever it does, however hard it tries, it apprehensions related to the farm Acts the wake of the passage of the three geting the farm Acts to divert atten- again described the SAD-NDA alliance of the entire population. With the SAD semblance of a political structure in the cannot get a foothold as of now if it would be addressed automatically to farm Acts forced the Shiromani Akali tion from its lacklustre performance in as “made for each other” and even after parting ways with the NDA, which Sikh-dominated rural pockets. Perhaps goes solo. The reason is simple — an extent. Then comes the wheat sow- Dal (SAD) to hurriedly exit the NDA. the last 42 months. It would have chal- this break, he has refused to join in any many, even those in the Badal-led they, too, have a sense that the break- demography and the socio-religious ing and harvesting season in April Had there been even a slight delay in lenged the SAD for being part of an public mudslinging against the former party, believe is temporary, this idea of up is temporary and they should not profile of the electorate. next. Farmers and political parties like announcing the divorce from the alliance which passed the “anti- partner. He also did not get swayed by a composite Sikh-Hindu electoral do anything to aggravate the situation Of course, the farm Acts could the SAD and the BJP will look at that NDA, the party, whose major vote farmer” laws. the temporary sentiments of hostility alliance has been dented. This is like- as of now. have consequences in neighbouring too. And if everything goes as per what bank comprises the farmers and those However, SAD patron and five- towards each other. Perhaps he wants ly to carry an adverse message for the The argument that the Shiv Sena Haryana as well where the BJP is in a the proponents of the Acts in the BJP in the rural areas of Punjab, would have time Chief Minister Parkash Singh to leave a window of rapprochement rest of the country as well, where the walked away from the BJP and formed post-election alliance with the are saying, there could be a rethink in seen an erosion of its base at a crucial Badal and party president Sukhbir ajar as and when the time comes. Many Opposition could paint the BJP as a Government in alliance with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP). The Ajay the strategy of the SAD and its juncture. Plus, the SAD draws its Singh Badal sensed the mood and in Punjab believe that this time would “anti-alliance” or a party which could Congress and the-Nationalist Congress and Dushyant Chautala-led family approach towards the NDA. Many in power from influential Sikh religious strategy of the Congress and took be a few weeks before the Assembly not keep a Sikh minority party in its Party (NCP) in Maharashtra and that party has so far stuck to the chorus that Punjab believe that the SAD would organisations, which would not have immediate measures by quitting the elections when the din associated fold or accommodate the viewpoint of something similar could happen in the Acts would not take away even an wait till the next wheat harvesting sea- taken too kindly to the party contin- NDA. Harsimrat Kaur Badal was with the farm Acts dies down in due its alliance partners. Punjab, simply does not hold ground. “iota” from the farmers and their inter- son and take a call on whether the uing to be in an alliance with the NDA asked to submit her resignation from course and a formula is evolved to Talk to the Akali Dal leaders in The reason is simple — the SAD would ests are safe, but they, too, are slightly divorce with the NDA and the BJP after its decision to push through the the Cabinet and when this was dubbed appease the farmers, who are on the private and they admit that backdoor cease to exist if it even goes soft on the apprehensive given the support the would be permanent or temporary. three farm Acts despite protests by the as “too little, too late”, SAD walked warpath at the moment. negotiations would begin once the heat Congress in Punjab, forget about farmers’ agitation is receiving from the (The writer is Senior Resident farmers. away from the NDA to stop the Punjab has more or less been a generated by the Acts subside and the entering into any sort of understand- rich Jat growers — the main social and Editor, The Pioneer, Chandigarh) !"#$#$ 10 5 ! 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TCS was the top per- analysts said. and Supreme Court final ver- $B 5 former on the Sensex chart, ral- Asian shares rose dict,” said Vinod Nair, Head of 66: lying 7.30 per cent. following Trump’s health Research at Geojit Financial In the process, the IT giant update, while European mar- Services. @& the resilience of the Indian focussed on such reforms.” my is on the path of recovery, became the second Indian firm kets too opened on a firm foot- Sectorally, the BSE IT economy. According to Chauhan, as the markets have indicated. * @& after Reliance Industries to ing. index rose 4.06 per cent, fol- espite Covid-induced “Overall, I believe that India’s economy has shown It is early days to predict full cross the Rs 10 lakh crore “Indian indices had a very lowed by teck, metal, healthcare Dmoderation, India’s eco- despite a moderation caused by signs of stability in the last few recovery but current indica- quity benchmark Sensex market valuation mark. positive start taking cues from and bankex. nomic fundamentals remain the Covid-19 pandemic, the months with manufacturing tions are good.” Edarted up for the third con- Other prominent gainers the global market and in antic- In the broader market, the strong, thereby retaining fundamentals of Indian econ- and services gradually improv- Besides, he cited that in the secutive session on Monday, included Tata Steel, Sun ipation of the Supreme Court BSE midcap index shed 0.18 investors’ interest, contended omy remain strong and GDP ing even as coronavirus cases last 1 year, BSE brokers have buoyed by robust gains in IT Pharma, Infosys, Tech verdict of the compounding of per cent, while the smallcap the chief of the Bombay Stock growth is expected to rebound escalated across the country. opened 1.5 crore investor and banking stocks amid a Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, loans during the moratorium gauge rose 0.38 per cent, Exchange. from the second quarter of FY “Activity in India’s domi- accounts. In the last 6 months broad upmove in global mar- HCL Tech, ICICI Bank, HUL, period. Gains came off when underperforming the bench- In a conversation with 2020-21,” Chauhan said. nant services sector is picking alone, more than 80 lakh kets. TCS soared over 7 per Kotak Bank and HDFC Bank, the decision was deferred to mark. IANS, BSE MD and CEO “Indian government is seen up and manufacturing has investor accounts have been cent after the IT major said it spurting up to 4.71 per cent. next week, this delay is unlike- On the forex market front, Ashishkumar Chauhan point- not only as reformative, but bounced back into expansion opened on BSE. Consequently, will consider a share buyback On the other hand, Bajaj ly to change the framework for the rupee closed 16 paise lower ed out that rising investor par- transformative in approach, as due to government push after the stock exchange major has proposal later this week. Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Bharti small borrowers and the bank- at 73.29 against the US dollar. ticipation in the equity segment seen by the recent farm and four successive months of con- reached a landmark of 5.47 Starting off on a high note, Airtel, Bajaj Auto, PowerGrid ing sector as the government Global crude oil bench- along with recent industrial labour bill enactments. Foreign traction,” he said. crore investor accounts regis- the 30-share BSE Sensex and ITC were among the major and RBI is expected to main- mark Brent was trading near- recovery trends clearly show investors, in my view, are “So clearly the real econo- tered on its platform. zoomed to the day’s peak at laggards, shedding as much as tain the buoyancy of the mat- ly 3 per cent higher at USD 39,263.85, before ceding some 2.70 per cent. ter. 40.41 per barrel. ground to settle at 38,973.70, With the global markets’ “In the near-term, the mar- Analysts further said that ' ' up 276.65 points or 0.71 per focus turning to US President ket is expected to maintain its going ahead, the market’s focus cent. Donald Trump’s COVID-19 optimism based on Trump’s will shift to corporate earnings 6 ); Likewise, the broader NSE treatment, reports of an recovery, development of stim- announcements, with the $ (K Nifty rose 86.40 points or 0.76 improvement in his health ulus in US and India, upcom- results season beginning this ( per cent to close at 11,503.35. boosted investor sentiment, ing Q2 FY21 results in India week. *

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eto, Paleo and GM diet; most of us must Khave tried at least one of them during our weight loss journey. While the results must have varied, it is important to know that eating healthy is possible without falling for these extreme diets. Even if you *@ '7 are aiming for weight loss, you just have to ''(/ make small changes to your food habits and you can reach your ideal weight. It is all about making the right choice when it (( comes eating healthy. Muesli instead of paratha for break- fast: While we all love parathas, they have he Moyamoya Disease is a rare vascular disease which affects 77@' a lot of calories. Eating them on a regular Tthe brain. This disease is commonly seen in children between basis can lead to a series of health problems five-10 years of age and in adults between 35-50 years of age. such as high blood pressure, high choles- Though certain genes have been linked to the disease, the exact " 23!4516 terol and obesity. That’s why switching the cause remains elusive. In India, this disease is frequently seen paratha with muesli is a wise option. in denizens of West Bengal and North East India. Muesli is essentially a mix of rolled oats, This condition causes a progressive slow narrowing of major 19 ' E nuts, seeds, and a bunch of dried fruits. It intracranial blood vessels which supplies blood to both hemi- is not only delicious when paired with toned spheres of the brain. The body tries to compensate for the milk or low-fat yoghurt, muesli is also a reduced blood supply by opening up previously nonfunction- 4 ">B: :.) great source of nutrition. ing small vascular connections between the adjacent blood ves- Green tea instead of regular tea/cof- sels in order to improve the blood supply. Despite the best efforts, he entire world is in the ily history of heart disease and advice. fee: We often don’t realise how much sugar as the disease progresses, the blood supply to the brain progres- grip of COVID-19 infec- smoking. Talking about COVID and we consume daily through our tea and cof- sively diminishes and a stage of decompensation occurs. There tion. Rising number of Obesity — particularly heart disease, it has been seen that fee. High intake of sugar can increase the is an imbalance between blood oxygen supply and the demand infected patients with 6 abdominal obesity can predispose COVID and heart diseases have a risk of diabetes, obesity and heart diseases. of the brain. In the above event the patient starts experiencing everyT next moment is one of the to heart disease both directly as two way association. Patients with It is also bad for our skin, hair and teeth. >: initially fleeting neurological deficits leading to symptoms such major concerns of the time. Social well as indirectly — by increasing COVID 19 infection have a high- Switching regular tea/coffee with green tea as weakness, headaches, seizures which inevitably worsens and distancing, precautions for preven- = the incidence of high blood pres- er incidence of heart diseases such is the right way to go. Rich in antioxidants, ends in permanent neurologic deficits of varying degrees. tion have emerged as new normal, sure and blood sugar. as heart attacks, heart failure and green tea has many health benefits, from Diagnosis of Moyamoya disease is mainly done with MRI but even long before COVID came Diabetes (high blood sugar) — various types of electrical problems weight loss to reduced risk of cancer. and MR angiogram (MRA) or CT angiogram. The MRI shows cardiac diseases have already been 6 in particular it is a very major risk of the heart. On the other side, Olive oil instead of regular cooking the presence of any infarctions or bleed and presence of signif- one of the top killer diseases in our factor in India and its incidence is many established heart patients are oil: Olive oil has loads of heart-protective icant brain damage. MRA reveals the brain blood vessels paten- country. Now another fact is rapidly increasing in both rural and now suffering from unexpected polyphenols that lower cholesterol levels in cy and caliber. It demonstrates the narrowing of blood vessels although COVID is primarily a urban India. Not only do Diabetics complications due to untimely fol- the blood. Packed with a generous amount and the presence of opened up vascular channels trying to shore respiratory disease but in large have a higher incidence of cardiac low up with doctors because fear of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, this up the brain blood supply. When the diagnosis cannot be made number of cases it is leading to car- blockages, they also have more of infection in hospital premises. miraculous oil is also known to improve with certainty on MRI, a slightly invasive procedure known as diac problems as well. Hence more 6:< complex and difficult to treat Hence heart patients need to be brain health and cure depression. Moreover, digital subtraction angiogram (DSA) will be needed. It is the awareness needs to be spread in blockages. regular with their medication and it has anti-inflammatory properties and gold standard and can establish the diagnosis irrefutably. this regard. If one is suffering from any of prescription and also have regular contains mono-saturated fatty acids that aid Ancillary tests like SPECT What exactly is Cardiac the above risk factors, they should follow ups with their treating doc- weight loss by boosting metabolism. With < scans may be done in certain Disease? : be more cautious and get them- tors. Don’t ignore even a minor so many health benefits to offer, you cases to demonstrate func- Major function of the heart is selves regularly evaluated. It is symptom and stay in touch with should definitely replace your regular tionally the adequacy of blood pumping of blood after purifica- also extremely important to follow your concerned doctor. cooking oil with olive oil. 6 supply. tion and oxygenation in lungs. the treating doctors’ advice and " & Stevia instead of sugar: Stevia is a pop- Management of Now when this basic functioning take your prescribed medicines on # !"7&!& +/' ular plant-based, carb-free and calorie-free = Moyamoya disease of the heart is obstructed it leads time as well as follow all life style # alternative to sugar. Unlike artificial sweet- Untreated patients have a to a number of heart diseases, eners, it is extracted from the leaves of a poor prognosis with major results can vary as per the serious- plant called Stevia rebaudiana. It is much neurologic deficits, including ness and complexities of the dis- sweeter than sugar and a small amount is >: death occurring in 70-75 per ease. One can also be born with it sufficient. Taking stevia instead of sugar can cent by two years. and it can be develop due to other promote weight loss as it essentially packs Medical management diseases and unhealthy habits, no calories. However, it is crucial to choose includes blood thinning tablets food pattern and smoking. uring the current time, heart control. heart diseases. If you are already the right stevia as many brands add artifi- = (aspirin and clopidogrel) to A number of COVID patients Dpatients are not only more at Be in contact with your con- a heart patient then takes your cial sweeteners and fillers. prevent formation of small are reporting with heart block. A risk of infection but also their cerned doctor and tell her/him concerned doctor’s suggestion A2 cow ghee instead of regular ghee: 6 clots which may block the study suggests serious COVID treatment process was also dis- about every update regarding first in this regard. Ghee is an indispensable part of any Indian already compromised narrow patients are at 10 times risk of turbed due to the lockdown and your disease. Take extra care of your food kitchen. From using it as a seasoning for blood vessels and cause stroke. developing heart diseases. Hence fear of infection. A case in point Do go to the hospital if doctor habits. Keep the nutrition value Biryani to putting it on chapatis, ghee is per- However though medications take extra precaution and lead a is one of the patients lost his life suggests. Don’t ignore your dis- high; make a diet plan with your haps one of the most used ingredients. But, intuitively seem to reduce the healthy life in order to lower the as he did not come to the hospi- ease because of fear of infection. concerned doctor’s suggestion. there are several reasons why you must risk of future stroke, it does not risk. tal on time due to the fear of Take along only one adult with Keep a positive outlook towards replace your regular ghee with A2 cow ghee. prevent the progression of the There are some diseases which catching infection. you for help so that there will be life. Take your mental health also Easier to digest, A2 cow ghee is loaded with disease and a substantial number of patients develop strokes in play a major role in predisposing Hence considering every lesser risk of overcrowding and seriously and consult a specialist Vitamin A, which is good for eyes. Since it the months or years ahead. to heart diseases. related risk factor, the following follow every required precau- if face any related issue. contains essential fatty acids, it also helps Surgical intervention consists of augmenting the intracranial There are a few standard risk steps should be kept in mind espe- tion. " ' * ! in maintaining healthy cholesterol levels. blood supply by using the blood vessels on the scalp. By this and well established risk factors for cially in regard to cardiac diseases: Exercise daily. Some exercise & L Additionally, A2 cow ghee is Keto-friend- procedure there is an immediate and a delayed increase in blood blockages in the heart. These Keep your BP under check, patterns suggested in Yoga, ! , ly and maintains general immunity. supply to the brain which offsets the progressive oxygen deficit include high blood pressure, dia- make sure your blood sugar is in Pranayama also lower the risk of & " ( B , the brain will face due to the ongoing progressive occlusion of betes, high cholesterol level, fam- & C the intracranial blood vessels. The surgical procedures include a direct bypass between a scalp vessel (superficial temporal artery) and an intracranial vessel (branch of middle cerebral artery) and indirect procedures like DadiKaKehna placing the temporalis muscle directly on the brain surface. The eep Learning — it is the artificial intel- DeepVir with a state-of-the-art optimisa- direct surgery improves the blood supply immediately and the Hair fall can be worrisome. Dligence (AI) that powers today’s self dri- tion approach based on hybrid proximal indirect procedures result in slow parasitisation of the muscle ving cars, chatbots, personal assistants alternating minimization (HyPALM); in axirich, the flagship multivitamin blood supply by the brain. While, in many cases, it can be (such as Alexa, Cortana, Siri etc.), facial short “it is Deep Learning on steroids,” she brand of Cipla Health Ltd has intro- At present, surgical intervention offers the best outcome for due to hormonal imbalance and recognition in social media and law enforce- explains. Mduced Tulsi Drops, a natural immu- Moyamoya disease. If the patient has already suffered major requires doctor intervention, in ment agencies. The collaboration between Our deep learning AI model, DeepVir, nity booster that effectively supports respira- strokes then the surgical outcome and improvement is not good. Prof Angshul Majumdar of IIIT Delhi and selects Chloroquine, Remdesivir, tory and digestive health, gives relief from It needs to be done early in the course of the disease when the most cases simple ingredients Prof Emilie Chouzenoux of INRIA, Saclay, Umifenovir, Favipiravir and Ribavarin. All cough and cold and helps in stress manage- diagnosis is made. Surgery prevents development of stroke and found in our kitchen can do the Paris, harnesses the power of deep learn- of them are undergoing clinical trials for ment. neurologic deficits, but cannot undo the damage of an already trick, says ROSHANI DEVI ing to screen drugs that have the potential treating COVID-19 infections. While the pandemic has taken the world by sustained stroke. to treat COVID-19 infections. “This is the The use of chloroquine and hydroxy- storm, The World Health Organisation, Ministry ost women love 45 minutes. Rinse with first of a kind AI powered study for antivi- chloroquine for COVID-19, both as a pro- of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of long hair. After all, normal water. Do this ral selection”, says Prof Majumdar. phyalactic and as a treatment, is common AYUSH have highlighted the importance of hav- Mone ends up three-four times in a week. In scientific literature this is called ‘drug knowledge today. Major pharma companies ing a strong immune system that enables and Clove is a sweet and boost immunity. It may also styling it differently each Use fresh lemon juice repositioning’. Current approaches are (Zydus Cadilla, Cipla, Jubilant) in India have builds an individual's overall capability to bat- aromatic spice, found both in help in regulating blood sugar time one goes out. or lemon oil. Apply fresh based on rudimentary models like network already launched Remdesivir for treating tle diseases and stay healthy. whole and ground forms. levels. Therefore, when clumps lemon juice to the scalp diffusion, similarity matching, matrix fac- COVID-19 infections. The Russian drug Taking this into consideration Maxirich They are widely used in The eugenol in cloves pos- of hair start falling, it can and hair. Wait for 15 min- torisation, classification etc. In contrast, our Umifenovir has received DGCI nod for Tulsi Drops has been specially curated with Indian dishes and beverages sess strong anti-inflammatory lead to worry. And rightly utes and shampoo. You approach (DeepVir), integrates the power phase III trials in the country a while back. remedial ingredients best known to fight to add flavour. properties and helps ease pain so. In some cases, it can be can use lemon essential of deep representation learning with biolog- Several big Pharma companies have pathogens and that one could be susceptible to. Cloves are low in calories by stimulating pain receptors in due to hormonal imbal- oil diluted in coconut oil ical insights via graphical regularisation. launched the Japanese drug Favipiravir for It includes 95 per cent concentration of five vari- but a rich source of man- the body. Clove oil or extract ance and a visit to the and apply. Furthermore, Prof. Chouzenoux boosted treating novel coronavirus infections. eties of tulsi: shyam tulsi, van tulsi, ram tulsi, ganese. They’re otherwise an provides relief from doctor can help. Otherwise Apply coconut milk. nimbu tulsi, vishnu tulsi all of which have med- insignificant source of nutri- arthritis, inflam- here is what one can Not only is it good for hair ' icinal properties fostering complete wellbeing. ents. In addition to containing mation and any do: re-growth, it con- Tulsi is a powerful antioxidant with anti-viral several important vitamins and pain in gen- Given the bene- trols hair fall as well. 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With the festive season round However, 12 per cent respondents were the corner and work-from-home/any- unsure about what they would do. where becoming the new normal, we People in many parts of India plan =B: analyse how travel suppliers and hotels their travel back home or vacations dur- : are looking at it. ing this time, it said adding, this year, A recent survey by LocalCircles said however, looks drastically different due that only 19 per cent of the people are to the fast spreading COVID-19 pan- < opting to go on a holiday during the demic, lockdowns, unlocks and just a lot forthcoming festive season. of caution amongst people. Though As per the survey, the much-await- India opened domestic air and train to seize the festival demand uptick. = ed festive season is unlikely to bring any travel in June, the daily caseload has Many online portals are even consider- : cheers to the travel industry, including grown by 10 times during this period. ing to get more providers for outstation the airline sector, as less than 20 per cent Well, it certainly raises questions at rental cars and taxi services as people are of people polled plan to travel during how hotels and travel aggregators are opting to travel to nearby places more. =P October-November amid the pandem- preparing to keep the travellers coming Kush Kapoor, CEO, Roseate Hotels L: ic. The majority of those having travel in and give them more chances to keep & Resorts, said, “The Roseate Ganges, plans said that they do not want to make considering their long-awaited plans. Rishikesh, is sold out during all the their booking till they get closer to their weekends in October 2020. Our ‘drive- * travel date. A BETTER PLAN cation’ packages have been well received * The survey was conducted to get Nishant Pitti, CEO & Co-founder, by our guests who have eagerly been $ $" citizen pulse on how people in India are EaseMyTrip, which is supporting its waiting to experience the wellness resort planning to travel in the forthcoming customers to plan their travel at afford- with tailor-made experiences, proper " festive season, given the current situa- able prices via air travel, said, “In hygiene and safety standards and easy tion with COVID-19. 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Of those ings departing from India or else we will Roshan D’Silva, CEO, TripVillas, said, who plan to travel, only 23 per cent say refund double the difference amount to “It’s even more interesting to note that they will travel by a flight and another the customer, who will be then eligible there is a marked shift away from 38 per cent plan to travel by car or a for the refund if s/he has made book- agency).” ing bookings from many, who are hotels to independent villas, homestays $ " cab,” reported the survey. ing via EaseMyTrip and within four Talking about the developments going for car travel and isolated places.” and apartments. People want to travel + When the citizens were asked about hours of booking flights with us, user post that, he added, “After we put out and we have seen a surge in bookings L:Q the kind of travel they plan to under- finds a lower domestic or internation- the challenge, the business is getting NOT TOO FAR during this time. 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Her maternal grandfather hailed from Deoria which is close to Mirzapur and 6 he grew up there along with his siblings. $ Speaking about her child- $ hood memories, Harshita said, “Just talking about the show makes me go all nostalgic as I $ have spent quite an amount of ' - my childhood there. My nana- banking system.” ji and his younger brother were n April 1992, mayhem hit the Sameer Nair, CEO, Applause settled in Mirzapur. He eventu- + IIndian financial sector as the Entertainment says, “We have put ally settled in Amritsar but we nation woke up to the biggest together a great ensemble of used to visit our cousins in stock market scam. So huge was actors and a team of talented Mirzapur during summer hol- its impact on the Dalal Street that writers who worked tirelessly on idays. I have actually seen guns it led to structural changes in the the show. Based on the book writ- and pistols in that home. When financial security system of India and the overall treatment. ed to foray into OTT with this ten by Sucheta Dalal and I used to visit the city women with new reforms in stock trades. Adapted by dialogue writers series that reflects on a landmark Debashis Basu, this show marks used to be in ghoonghat till their memories play out like a show $ However, what remains untold is Sumit Purohit, Saurav Dey, event of the Indian stock market. another chapter in Applause’s waists. Only a few years back, reel as it wasn’t new to me. Years +(B the story of the mastermind Vaibhav Vishal and Karan Vyas, The incident was integral to shap- slate of book adaptations where I got to know that my naani was back if I was probably spotted L $ behind it. SonyLIV brings Scam it is a gripping tale of the mete- ing up India’s financial security we have dramatised the story fighting a case due to some ille- in that city I would have been 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story oric rise and the steep fall of the systems and hence was a story while staying true to the essence gal land grabbing. In fact, our killed on sight. So somewhere M unraveling the man and the story flamboyant Big Bull of the stock waiting to be told. It’s a new sto- of book.” family was advised not to go to yes, I resonated with the fact behind one of the biggest stock market — Harshad Mehta. rytelling format for us and we had Ashish Golwalkar — Head- Mirzapur or Wasliganj because that things like these do hap- L Q+M market scandals in India. Directed by national award- Hansal leading us through this Content SET, Digital Business, of the threat of being killed on pen.” L, $ Produced by Applause winning filmmaker Hansal process.” Sony Pictures Networks India sight. 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All-rounder Marcus Stoinis the last phase again got going back into the bio bubble, a supremely confident Mumbai MI’s replacement pacer James was dropped on 30 by away from us,” Kohli said. so we try to spend time with Indians on Tuesday. Pattinson (7 wickets) has been a rev- Yuzvendra Chahal, after which RCB have won three of each other and that is working Starting with a bang at elation alongside the he went on to score a 26-ball 53 their five matches. really well for us,” he added. Sharjah on a conducive redoubtable Jasprit Bumrah and power Delhi to 196 for four However, both their losses Axer Patel (2/18), who came batting surface, Royals and the crafty Trent Boult. at the Dubai International have come while chasing in to the side in place of the have suddenly hit a slump Once Hardik starts bowling, Cricket Stadium. big targets. injured Amit Mishra, played a on bigger grounds of & > ( (( all the pieces of the puzzle Kohli himself had dropped “I think it is about rec- vital role in his side's victory and Dubai and Abu Dhabi will nicely fit in. KL Rahul twice in RCB’s loss to tifying those small mis- was adjudged the Man of the with their willow-wielders not look- In contrast, Royals would like to Kings XI Punjab earlier in the takes. The conversation match. “I knew it was stopping ing half as menacing as they did dur- arrest the slide before Ben Stokes tournament. around chasing is always to on the wicket. I knew I would ing the first two games. completes his quarantine and is “Those important chances have a big partnership, bowl in the powerplay and I had “The last two games haven’t available from October 11. in between, we need to grab with the dew setting in had practised for it as well. I think I gone to plan for us after what was a One of the primary reasons of when the opportunity comes we kept 7-8 wickets at the executed my plans really well. really good start to the tournament. their fall has been the poor form of our way, it is not like we are end of 10 overs, the game “My plan after speaking to )/ ) + & But I guess that’s the way T20 crick- Jos Buttler (47 runs from 3 games) dropping half chances, we are would have been on,” Kohli batsmen was that since the E / F" et goes sometimes. We have been out- along with yet another dismal show dropping sitters and those things said. wicket was slow, I wanted to played by the opposition on both from Jaydev Unadkat (1 wicket from hurt you,” Kohli said at the post- Delhi Capitals skipper bowl at the stumps and vary the occasions,” Royals skipper Steve 4 games at 9.97 economy). The match presentation ceremony. Shreyas Iyer was delighted pace. Smith said on the eve of the match. young Riyan Parag has also seemed “We got into the game after with his team’s all-round “In the powerplay I was in “Hopefully, I am able to score completely out-of-depth unlike the first six and then Stoinis bat- performance. “Our strate- a mood to defend at first, but a few runs tomorrow. I’ve missed last year. ted really well in the end, we Delhi were off to a flying gy was to be fearless and play when the third ball spun I out on the last two games but that Skipper Steve Smith might gave him a life, he took the game start with openers Prithvi Shaw with full freedom. We have got changed gears and got into an happens,” Smith added. consider dropping Parag, who is away from us,” he added. and Shikhar Dhawan adding 68 good youngsters in our side, so attack mode,” he said. Mumbai Indians, on the not exactly a top of the line other hand, have been solid off-spinner, and give anoth- in their last couple of games er much-talked-about $B: $ and are currently on top of youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal * - the table by virtue of a bet- a go at the top of the "0$ .$ ter net run-rate compared to order. Smith might bring D*E Royal Kohli elected to field. 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The BCCI is trying to work out the logistics to smoothly transfer the squad /@ 20='& F@'R/ F0$@' from one bio-bubble in the UAE to anoth- (1Q L M er in Australia where they might have to $ $ go for a two-week quarantine unless the ( ( >< / rules are relaxed. While there was a plan that coaching +/ $ ;? * .@& Obviously, it is a very disappoint- is out of IPL with a thigh muscle the injury was sustained while bowling staff and non-IPL players will leave direct- >? (1 ing news considering he was injury. It is probably a grade 2 or 3 the 19th over of CSK’s innings during ly for Australia, an alternate plan is being )4" 1 +L enior leg-spinner Amit Mishra was integral to DC’s plans,” a injury, which could mean that he their clash. worked out. $ +++/ Sruled out of the ongoing IPL along source from Mishra’s man- would be out for at least 6 to 8 There was heavy strapping on his “The most feasible plan right now with pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who agement team confirmed. weeks. It might effectively rule thigh but he was in so much pain that looks like entire team flying together M +L/ could also miss the tour of Australia at Delhi Capitals’ later him out of India’s tour of he hobbled out of the ground after from Dubai in one chartered flight. For that, year-end, after the duo sustained dif- issued a press release, stat- Australia,” a senior BCCI offi- sending down just one ball as Abdul the two Test specialists Cheteshwar Pujara, M ferent injuries while competing for ing that the bowler will consult a cial told PTI. Samad finished his over. Hanuma Vihari, along with our coaching (1Q " Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers specialist on his return to India What will hurt the fran- His injury will be a massive blow staff of Ravi Shastri, Bharath Arun, Vikram (. Q + Hyderabad respectively. for recovery and rehabilitation. chises is the fact that both bowlers to SRH skipper David Warner as he Rathour and R Sridhar will arrive in Dubai, While DC’s Mishra fractured his “Mishra will now consult were integral to the team’s plans. struggles for quality death bowlers in most probably at the end of this month,” ring finger while bowling against with a specialist over the next few Mishra, as a wrist-spinner, his side which is short on experience. a BCCI source, currently in Dubai, told PTI Kolkata Knight Riders on October 3, days to determine the most appro- was very important strategically In case of Bhuvneshwar, he might . 5 : 6 5 Bhuvneshwar picked up the thigh priate course of management for for Capitals on bigger grounds as stay back in the UAE as the Indian “In all likelihood, the non-IPL players > ? 3 U)+3)= - muscle injury on October 2 when SRH this unfortunate injury. Everyone at he showed his skills against team’s physio Nitin Patel is also there and the coaching staff along with other sup- took on Chennai Super Kings. He is Delhi Capitals wishes him a speedy Chennai Super Kings with brilliant as part of the BCCI’s medical team. port staff, would have to undergo a six-day % = ? ) U4+>;; - likely to be out of reckoning for the recovery,” the statement read. figures of 4-0-23-0. He returned Being a centrally-contracted play- quarantine with a separate bubble being / 9 = ? ) "4+7>= - much-awaited trip Down Under. As far as Bhuvneshwar is con- 1/14 in 2 overs, including the wick- er, Bhuvneshwar's rehabilitation will be created for them. They will also undergo The 37-year-old Mishra had three cerned, the extent of his injury is et of Shubman Gill, against KKR. entirely looked after by the BCCI. tests on Days 1, 3 and 6. Once IPL is over, , = 3 3 "4+)3) , wickets from three games this season still not clear but it could take It was while trying to get hold of However, for the past one year the squad will come together and fly out + = 3 3 "4+?)* , while Bhuvneshwar also had equal a good 6 to 8 weeks for the a return catch offered by Nitish Rana Bhuvneshwar has been mostly out, due Down Under,” he said. number of scalps albeit after playing a 30-year-old to complete- that Mishra fractured his finger to side strain and hamstring injuries The plan is easier to manage logistical- - > 3 ? "4+?=3 , match more. ly recover from the set- which forced him to leave the and only recently, made a comeback ly as most of the players who will be board- “Amit has fractured his ring finger back. ground. during the IPL. He had missed the New ing the flight to Australia are playing in the > 3 ? "4+=)* , and is out of IPL tournament. “Bhuvneshwar Kumar In case of Bhuvneshwar, Zealand tour earlier this year. protected environment of the IPL. $ >5 > ) = U4+)*; % ''(*=*( *' > ' # ( * &'<A back. John McGinn’s deflected arcelona dropped their * '( struggling but I effort made it three and Bfirst points of the season think I kept it Watkins scored Villa’s fourth on Sunday as Sevilla made etra Kvitova returned to the together better.” before half-time. a statement of intent in La Liga’s title PFrench Open quarter-finals Siegemund Ross Barkley, in his debut race by drawing 1-1 at Camp Nou. for the first time in eight years won last month’s after joining on loan from Luuk de Jong gave Sevilla an early on Monday while German vet- US Open women’s Chelsea, scored Villa’s fifth lead and while Philippe Coutinho lev- eran Laura Siegemund, who doubles titles alongside after the break with the aid of elled two minutes later, the visitors were reached her first Grand Slam Vera Zvonareva. a deflection. arguably the better side in a frantic con- quarter-final. Salah reduced the deficit test. Two-time Wimbledon but Jack Grealish netted num- The draw brings an end to Ronald champion Kvitova is through to Novak Djokovic reached ber six before Villa’s captain Koeman’s perfect start as Barca coach the last eight at Roland Garros the French Open quarterfinals ran clear to cap the rout. but he might not be too displeased with for just the second time. Her for the 11th consecutive year, Second placed Villa have a point, even if his team also had best run in Paris came when she extending his own Open-era * &'-: last day of the previous sea- won all three league games chances to snatch a winner. reached the semi-finals in 2012. record at the tournament. son. this term, while Liverpool’s “We were less energetic than in the Seventh seed Kvitova, who The top-seeded Djokovic n a day of incredible Jurgen Klopp was so first defeat of the season left first two games but that also depends missed last year’s tournament faced his toughest challenge Oresults, Aston Villa pro- taken by surprise at Klopp wondering how to fix on the opposition,” said Koeman. due to an arm injury, yet this year at Roland Garros duced one of the most stun- Liverpool’s collapse that he a leaky defence that has “They have defended well.” defeated China’s Zhang but still won rather easily against ning scorelines in the histo- actually wore a bemused grin shipped 11 goals in four “Getting a point at this Shuai 6-2, 6-4 and will No. 15 seed Karen Khachanov ry of Premier League football at times as his team fell to the matches. ground is always tough, next play world No 66 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 at Court Philippe as they beat defending cham- biggest defeat of the German’s No defending champion (but) I am not satisfied. We Siegemund, who made Chatrier, taking the last four pions Liverpool 7-2 on career. in 67 years has lost so heav- had our chances. It is the second week of a games. Sunday, not long after Liverpool’s chief ily in England. It’s been 57 too bad we couldn’t Grand Slam for the first The stadium’s new $55 mil- Manchester United tormentor was Ollie years since Liverpool was have gotten a better time in 16 attempts. lion retractable roof was shut were beaten 1-6 at Old Watkins, who became beaten as badly. result,” Lopetegui “It’s been really difficult. It * - H & ' because of a heavy downpour. Trafford by Jose the first Villa player to “We lost kind of the plot,” said. was a tough one for sure,” Djokovic has won all 12 sets Mourinho’s Tottenham. score a hat-trick against Liverpool manager Jürgen Real Madrid said Kvitova, who will climb “When the roof is closed it’s player to make the last eight this he’s played in Paris this year and Villa captain Jack the Reds for 88 years. Klopp said. are three points back into the top 10 follow- like being indoors and I really year, joining Iga Swiatek, Nadia dropped a total of only 25 Grealish was in inspired form Watkins bagged Villa’s “The results are strange.” ahead of Barcelona ing her performance in love to play,” added Kvitova. Podoroska and Martina games so far. He lost five games while Ollie Watkins scored a first after a mistake by With Leicester opening but having played Paris. Siegemund, 32, advanced to Trevisan. in each of his first three match- first-half hat-trick as Liverpool keeper Adrian in Sunday with a 3-0 loss to a game more, “She served very well her first Grand Slam quarter- “I didn’t get angry when es. Liverpool were ripped apart the fourth minute. West Ham, it leaves Everton after their 2-0 win over and played very aggressive. I’m final in singles after defeating things weren’t going my way,” This victory puts Djokovic by the club that just about He netted again in the and Villa, whose last titles Levante earlier on really happy I managed to win former junior champion Paula said Siegemund, who trailed in his 47th Grand Slam quarter- stayed in the Premier League 22nd minute before came in the 1980s, leading the Sunday sent them to the even if I didn’t manage to serve Badosa of Spain 7-5, 6-2. She Badosa 5-3 in the first set. I final, second only to Roger by surviving relegation on the Mohamed Salah got one way with perfect starts. top of the table. it out at 5-2.” became the fourth unseeded think we were both kind of Federer’s 57.

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