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The Ashok Gehlot “We will be testing people lation under medical supervi- Government in Rajasthan has coming from Delhi via flight, sion, or demonstrating a rise in imposed night curfew in Jaipur, bus or train, in the wake of plus cases conducted on a the daily new cases of coron- Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Udaipur, New Delhi: Prime Minister surge in Covid-19 cases in the weekday. Only 45,568 tests avirus infections. Ajmer, Alwar and Bhilwara. Narendra Modi is likely to hold national Capital,” UP Chief were conducted over the 24 These three-member teams According to news agencies, virtual meetings with Chief Secretary RK Tiwari was quot- hours before that, showed data will visit the districts reporting nobody except those providing Ministers and other representa- !"# ed as saying by news agency from the Health Ministry. a high number of Covid cases essential and emergency services tives of States and Union ANI today. “We are discussing Uttar Pradesh, too, has and support the State efforts will be allowed to come out from Territories on Tuesday to review &'!&( a population basis) ideally with Oxford and AstraZeneca’s coro- on the number of people been witnessing a sudden surge towards strengthening con- 8 pm to 6 am in few cities in the Covid-19 situation and dis- 50 per cent point estimate navirus vaccine if the British- allowed to attend weddings or in coronavirus cases, which tainment, surveillance, testing, Rajasthan. The fine for not cuss vaccine distribution strate- ndia’s coronavirus vaccine should be a minimum criteri- Swedish pharmaceutical com- other events,” he added. prompted the Centre to rush a infection prevention and con- wearing a face mask has been gy. Modi is expected to hold two Icandidate, Covaxin, will be on for any coronavirus vaccine pany got such approval from The authorities in Gautam three-member expert team to trol measures and efficient increased from Rs 200 to Rs 500. back to back meetings, one with at least 60 per cent effective, candidate. It had also said that the UK Budh Nagar, the district in the state. clinical management of the In Delhi, the fine for not eight States with high caseloads said vaccine manufacturer the efficacy can be assessed Government. Uttar Pradesh adjoining Delhi, With 24 fatalities in Uttar positive cases. The Central wearing face masks has been and another with States and UTs Bharat Biotech on Sunday against disease, severe disease, have been conducting random Pradesh over the last 24 hours, teams shall also guide in effec- increased from Rs 500 to Rs to discuss vaccine distribution based on the trial data of the and/or shedding. checks on incoming people the total rose to 7,524. The tively managing the challenges 2,000. Besides, consumption of strategy, sources said. vaccine candidate. The com- The company, which is for a while. So did Haryana in number of cases surged to related to timely diagnosis and tobacco, spitting in public The PM, till now, has held pany said while it aimed to conducting the trails in collab- *#$+* " Delhi’s adjoining districts of 5,24,223 with 2,326 new infec- follow up, the official said. places, violation of quarantine several virtual meetings with achieve at least 60 per cent oration with the Indian Council Gurugram and Faridabad. tions. The number of active Acting tough in a bid to rules, and not maintaining States over the coronavirus sit- efficacy, it could actually be of Medical Research, said on Berlin: Governments seeking The numbers in Delhi -- cases in the State stands at break the chain of infection, the social distancing will also uation. While the national more. “Chances of the vaccine Tuesday that it had begun the to purchase Moderna’s poten- on an upward movement since 23,471, the positivity rate of UP Government, which initially attract a fine of the same daily Covid-19 case count has being less than 50 per cent third phase trials of the vaccine tial Covid-19 vaccine may the end of October — had November is 1.6 per cent. restricted 100 people at mar- amount. The Delhi Disaster remained below 50,000 for effective are remote, as sug- with 26,000 participants from have to shell out $25 and $37 breached the 8000-mark earli- Over the last 24 hours, the riage function instead of 200 in Management Authority had some time, several urban cen- gested by our trial results so across 22 sites in the country. per dose, depending on the er this month. Even on number of coronavirus cases in Noida and Ghaziabad districts reverted to the earlier cap on tres have witnessed a surge, far,” it said. Meanwhile, the Government size of the order, the compa- Saturday, it topped the list of the country rose by 45,209, tak- brought the entire States under the number of guests in the resulting in enforcement of According to the World may grant Pune’s Serum ny’s CEO Stephane Bancel daily surge with 5,876 cases, ing the total number of infec- the marriage guest capping. wake of a spurt in coronavirus several measures, including Health Organization, clear Institute of India (SII) with the told German weekly ‘Welt even though the number of tions to 90.95 lakh, The violators will face tough cases in the city. curfews in some cities. demonstration of efficacy (on emergency use authorisation of am Sonntag’ (WamS). tests was far below the 60,000- Government data showed. + , ( % !" # $ - . / ( 95 and Asif Sahid. ! ' of degraded land by the year Director General of Police, ' 2030 and encourage a circular xposing Pakistan’s com- Dilbagh Singh, who was also economy. Eplicity in aiding and abet- present on the spot, told ' “Today, we are focused on ting terrorism, a joint team of reporters the items used by the ' + ,- saving our citizens and ! "#$ Border Security Force (BSF) tunnel diggers to cover it up all economies from the effects of % and Jammu & Kashmir police carry the markings of items &'!&( the global pandemic. Equally #$ on Sunday detected a 20-25 feet made in Pakistan. “Earlier, the important is to keep our focus deep and 160-metre-long cross seizures made from the rime Minister Narendra on fighting climate change. border tunnel, along the encounter site at Ban Toll Plaza PModi on Sunday urged the Climate change must be fought # International border in Regal also clearly indicated Pak hand world leaders to keep the focus not in silos but in an integrat- area of Samba sector. in pushing these groups to on climate change and assert- ed, comprehensive, and holis- The tunnel was used by the execute their sinister design of ed that India is exceeding the tic way. Inspired by our tradi- four member fidayeen squad disrupting DDC polls in target of the Paris agreement. tional ethos of living in har- (members of a suicide squad) Jammu & Kashmir,” he He also said the entire world mony with the environment, of Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM) said. can progress faster if there is and the commitment of my to infiltrate inside the Indian He said JeM terrorists were greater support of technology together leaders from the Government, India has adopt- territory before they were neu- tasked by their Pakistan based and finance to developing world’s richest and most devel- ed low-carbon and climate- tralised at Ban Toll Plaza near Indian territory”. He said the Referring to the detection handlers to disrupt the district nations. oped economies, such as the resilient development Nagotra on November 19. tunnel was approximately 160- of tunnel IG, BSF said it development council polls Addressing the G20 side US, China, India, Turkey, practices. Inspector General of BSF, metre-long and 20-25 feet deep. appears it is a freshly dug tun- beginning November 28 in event on “Safeguarding the France, the UK and Brazil, “I am glad to share that Jammu Frontier, NS Jamwal “The exit of the tunnel was nel and appears to be used for Jammu & Kashmir. To execute Planet”, Modi said India is not among others. India is not only meeting our who visited the tunnel site told in thick bushes, carefully con- the first time. He said it appears their sinister plot the JeM group only meeting its Paris Modi said India’s focus is Paris Agreement targets, but reporters, “In a coordinated cealed and meticulously cov- that proper engineering effort was launched inside the Indian Agreement targets but also on saving citizens and the also exceeding them. India has operation a joint team of BSF ered with soil and wild growth. has gone in making the tunnel territory along with the huge exceeding them. economy from pandemic while taken concrete action in many and Jammu & Kashmir police The mouth of the tunnel is which shows the hand of the consignment of arms and Saudi Arabia, which keeping the pace of fighting cli- areas. We have made LED managed to timely detect this strengthened and reinforced establishment. ammunition which included assumed the G20 presidency mate change. He informed the lights popular. This saves 38 cross border tunnel used by the by the sand bags with markings The nearest Pakistan BOPs 11 AK rifles, 29 grenades, RDX this year, is the host of the vir- G20 leaders that India’s aim is million tons of carbon dioxide JeM group to crawl inside the of Karachi, Pakistan,” he added. are — Chak Bhura, Rajab Sahid explosives, etc. tual summit that is bringing to restore 26 million hectares emissions per year. P + 0 R 1 0 )) &'!&( "&'( ) * many advertisers leveraged here appears to be no !&7!5 )) &'!&( consumers’ fears and insecuri- Trespite for Delhiites from % ties to lure them to make prod- poor air quality as on Sunday he Uttarakhand governor he minimum temperature uct purchases through their the national Capital’s air qual- TBaby Rani Maurya has test- Tof the national Capital ' misleading advertisements. ity remained “poor” and ed positive for Covid-19. She dropped to 6.9 degrees Celsius A clothing company claimed Government agencies said it is tweeted on Sunday that the on Sunday, the lowest in the + ' that their fabric kills 99 per cent likely to deteriorate further result of her Covid test had month of November since of the Covid-19 virus with HEIQ due to unfavourable meteoro- come out positive. 2003, as a cold wave swept . ViroBlock Swiss Technology 2. logical conditions. parts of the city. Delhi had The advertiser claimed that The city’s 24-hour average recorded a minimum of 7.5 ' ( &'!&( “HeiQ Viroblock NPJ03 is an AQI was 274 on Sunday. It was degrees Celsius on Friday, the intelligent Swiss textile technol- 251 on Saturday, 296 on Friday, lowest in the month in 14 t the time of the coron- ogy that is added to the fabric 283 on Thursday and 211 on years, according to the India Aavirus pandemic, several during the final stage of the tex- Wednesday. Meteorological Department. firms are promoting false and improve the immune system. tile manufacturing process. This An AQI between zero and “The Safdarjung misleading advertisements to Similarly, a grocery chain said has been tested by HeiQ with the 50 is considered “good”, 51 and Observatory which provides apparently capitalise on this sit- it would refund full grocery bill very reputed Peter Doherty 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 representative data for the city, ! uation of crisis by exploiting the if their customer tested positive Institute for Infection and “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, recorded a minimum of 6.9 fear of the virus in general pub- for Covid-19 within 24 hours of Immunity, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and degrees Celsius. It is Delhi’s plains, the IMD declares a lowest minimum temperature lic, according to the shopping at their store. The Melbourne.” 401 and 500 lowest minimum temperature in cold wave when the mini- of 11.5 degrees Celsius last year, Advertising Standards Council ASCI has found these adver- They also claimed that “severe”. She further stated that she the month since November mum temperature is 10 degrees 10.5 degrees Celsius in 2018 of India (ASCI). tisements to be misleading and wearing of their antiviral shirt The Central Government’s is asymptomatic and not expe- 2003, when the city recorded a Celsius or below and is 4.5 and 7.6 degrees Celsius in 2017 A clothing company in its told the advertisers either to will give protection to the con- Air Quality Early Warning riencing any problem. Under minimum of 6.1 degrees notches less than normal for in the month of advertisement claimed its fab- modify such claims or with- sumer since viruses that come System for Delhi said Delhi- the supervision of doctors, she Celsius,” said Kuldeep two consecutive days. November. ric came with health guard draw their advertisements. in contact on the fabric includ- NCR’s air quality is likely to has isolated herself. She has Srivastava, the head of the IMD’s “However, for small areas The all-time record for the that is 99.94 per cent effective According to the ASCI, at ing Covid-19 will be killed deteriorate to the “very poor” requested all those who come regional forecasting centre. such as Delhi, a cold wave can lowest minimum temperature against the coronavirus. A sweet the time when the second wave and will not be able to reach the category on Monday due to in close contact with her dur- The mercury dropped to be declared if the criteria is ful- in November is 3.9 degrees confectionery claimed its sweets of coronavirus pandemic start- body of the consumer thus pro- unfavourable meteorological ing the past few days to observe 6.1 degrees Celsius at the Palam filled even for a day,” Srivastava Celsius recorded on November could combat Covid-19 and ed spreading across India, tecting him. conditions. alertness and get checked. weather station, he said. For the said. 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)) &'!&( Garg, director of Delhi Fire Delhi witnessed six "severe" Service. air days on the trot from * ver 70 lakh litres of water "On an average, two lakh November 4 to November 9. It Owas sprinkled at 13 pollu- litres of water is sprinkled had recorded seven "severe" air tion hotspots in the past 36 every day. It has been an ongo- days in November last year. )) &'!&( tion in Delhi, under which the days by the Delhi Fire Service ing drive ever since the direc- Pollution levels on Diwali people of Delhi are contribut- to hold down dust as a measure tions were issued from the this year and the day after were he Public Works ing to fight pollution by switch- to improve the deteriorating air Delhi government. The exer- the maximum in the last four TDepartment (PWD) of the ing their vehicles off on the quality in the city, officials cise began on October 17 and years. Delhi Government has traffic signals. said on Sunday. since then our personnel have The Delhi government had installed 23 anti-smog guns at The government has also The drive began on sprinkled more than 70 lakh on November 5 banned the sale key intersections and con- sprayed the bio-decomposer October 17 following orders litres of water across 13 iden- and use of all kinds of fire- struction sites across the city to solution, developed by the from the Delhi government to tified hotspots to curb dust pol- crackers in the city till improve the national capital's Indian Agricultural Research check the dust pollution in the lution," he said. November 30. air quality. Institute, Pusa, on 2000 acres of national capital, they said The exercise is being car- The National Green Delhi's Environment land across Delhi. This solution According to the fire ried out for nearly two hours in Tribunal had also imposed a Minister Gopal Rai said that to converted the stubble into department, about two lakh the morning and two hours in total ban on sale or use of all reduce dust pollution the PWD manure so that the burning of litres of water is being sprinkled the evening every day, Garg kinds of firecrackers in the has installed anti-smog guns at stubble can be prevented. every day by its personnel at 13 said. Pollutions levels breached National Capital Region from the key locations and con- "Two crore people of Delhi places declared as pollution the emergency threshold twice November 9 midnight to struction sites to reduce pollu- have to contribute and play hotspots by the Delhi govern- this month in the national November 30 midnight, saying tion in Delhi. “PWD officials their part to fight against it; our ment. capital as a grey apocalyptic "celebration by crackers is for have been instructed to sprin- small contributions create a big The places are smog enveloped the city for happiness and not to celebrate kle water on the trees, roads 150 tankers have been deployed Bawana, Narela, Mundka, Kejriwal had launched the impact. Please be aware and Jahangirpuri, Narela, Ashok days, blotting out the sun and deaths and diseases". and at the construction sites for sprinkling water. I have also Punjabi Bagh, Wazirpur, 'Yuddh, Pradushan Ke support the government in Vihar, Vivek Vihar, Dwarka, smudging landmarks from It may recalled that Delhi across Delhi to combat dust instructed the PWD officials to Rohini, Vivek Vihar, Anand Viruddh' campaign. Under the controlling the dust pollution. Mundka, Rohini, Wazirpur, view. government had launched a pollution,” he said.. increase the number of tankers Vihar, RK Puram and campaign, various initiatives We are also receiving com- Okhla, Bawana, Anand Vihar, According to the Graded massive anti-air pollution cam- The PWD has also further so that all the key Jahangirpuri — all classified as have been started to combat plaints of garbage burning Punjabi Bagh and R K Puram. Response Action Plan (GRAP), paign titled - Yuddh deployed water tankers to roads of Delhi can be covered. hot spots by the Delhi Pollution several internal sources of pol- from various locations on the A total of 15 fire tenders the air quality is considered in Pradushan Ke Viruddh.A green sprinkle water to contain dust If necessary we will install Control Committee and lution in Delhi, and on-ground app. I want to tell the people of have been pressed into service the "severe plus" or "emer- war room' has also been set up pollution, he added. more anti-smog guns as well at Central Pollution Control actions have been taken. The Delhi to keep uploading such to sprinkle water at the identi- gency" category if PM2.5 and at the Delhi Secretariat to mon- "According to the report the key intersections of Delhi," Board last year based on high 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' instances and complaints on fied hotspots and around 45 PM10 levels persist above 300 itor steps being taken to bring given to me by PWD, 23 anti- the minister said. particulate matter concentra- campaign was launched from the app to make us aware of fire personnel have been g/m3 and 500 g/m3 for more down pollution levels in the smog guns have been installed The major 13 places Okhla tion. 21st October to 15th November them and take action to douse deployed for the task, said Atul than 48 hours. city this season. at different areas of Delhi and Phase-II, Dwarka, Ashok Vihar, Chief Minister Arvind to combat the vehicular pollu- the fire,” Rai had said. ' % ( &'!&( for everyone to be careful and the complainant and his entire that handset to Parmod alias called him and tried to talk to ! C not to indulge in undesirable family if they failed to comply Kala, a resident of Jhajjar dis- him about the extortion call on he Delhi Police has arrest- activities,” said Anil Mittal, with his demands. During trict in Haryana, who made the July 14. Parmod was later New Delhi: Chief Minister % Ted its own Assistant Sub- Additional Public Relation investigation, it was revealed extortion call from Bhiwadi in arrested and on sustained inter- Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday Inspector (ASI) in an extortion Officer (APRO), Delhi Police. that the SIM card and the Rajasthan. Three accused -- rogation, he disclosed that said the world is noticing the D case of two crore from a busi- The ASI Rajbir Singh was mobile phone used to make the Mukesh, Sawan and Sunny Singh had provided the mobile positive changes happening in nessman in South Delhi’s Hauz presently posted in South West extortion call was allegedly alias shooter -- were then number of the complainant to Delhi and credited the people Khas area. Police said that ASI Zone of Police Control Room snatched on June 27 from a arrested by the police,” said the him and also told him to make for the national capital featur- Rajbir Singh, who was posted (PCR) of Delhi Police and is person named Ram Murthy in police official. the extortion call,” he said. ing at the 62nd position in the ulated Delhiites and the chief with the South West zone now in judicial custody. Police Rohtak, Haryana,” said the “During enquiry, it came to “ASI Rajbir Singh had also list of the world's best cities. minister for his leadership. Police Control Room (PCR) said that four other accused in senior police official. light that Parmod was using told him to fire at the car of the Deputy Chief Minister Manish "Congratulations to all the unit was also the kingpin the case were earlier arrested. “However, the snatched three mobile phones. The num- complainant's son, if the extor- Sisodia said Delhi was the only proud people of Delhi and behind the extortion from the According to a senior mobile phone was not used to bers were analysed and it was tion money was not paid. The Indian city in the list and has @ArvindKejriwal for the lead- businessmen. Police have also police official, an First make the call. Instead, its SIM revealed that ASI Rajbir Singh ASI has emerged as the mas- improved its rank from the pre- ership. Our beloved Delhi is initiated the process to take allegedly found involved in a Information Report (FIR) was card was used in another was in continuous touch with termind of this entire extortion vious 81st spot. ranked 62 in World's Best away the ‘Police Medal for serious criminal case. He will registered at Hauz Khas police mobile phone to make the Parmod. Singh also knew the case. Based on technical analy- "Such a good news cities. The only Indian city in Meritorious Service’ conferred have to go through the legal station in which the com- extortion call. That handset was complainant and provided sis and interrogation of the for all Dilliwalas. All dilli walas the list. There is significant to him in 2019. process .Delhi Police is exam- plainant had alleged that on procured from a man named information about the him to accused, Singh was arrested on have worked so hard in the last improvement from the past “Delhi Police has a zero ining the possibility of with- June 28, 2020, his father Sawan by a person named Parmod. He had also met Friday and sent to judicial cus- six years to make it happen. ranking i.E. 81," he tweeted. tolerance policy towards police drawal of medals conferred received a call where the caller Mukesh, both residents of Parmod on several occasions,” tody,” said Atul Kumar Thakur, The world is noticing the pos- The global ranking of 100 personnel indulging in unwar- upon him. He has been sus- introduced himself as a gang- Pankaj Garden, Goyla Dairy said the official. the Deputy Commissioner of itive changes happening in cities with over a million pop- ranted activities. There is no pended and proceedings for his ster Kala, threatened him and and accused in the case,” he “The complainant had got- Police (DCP), South district Delhi," Kejriwal said in a tweet. ulation was released recently by place in the force for personnel dismissal are being contem- asked him to pay Rs two crore. said. ten suspicious about Singh's adding that further investiga- The deputy chief Vancouver headquartered like ASI Rajbir Singh, who is plated. This is a strong message “Kala also threatened to kill “Thereafter, Mukesh gave role in the case after the ASI tion is underway. minister in his tweet congrat- Resonance Consultancy Ltd. ! * 12 )) &'!&( )) &'!&( Moolchand Metro Station from found that the snatching took her house. Around 1.50 PM, place at Lajpat Nagar area on elhi Police have arrested she reached near the metro sta- November 11. In that case, the he national capital has )) used to prepare fake reports on Dtwo men for allegedly tion, two persons on a bike gold chain was snatched from Treported 103 fresh cases of 857587 their letterhead. snatching gold chains from a came there and snatched her the wife of a former Director Dengue last week, taking the The duo didn't seek per- woman journalist and wife of gold chain having diamond General of Police (DGP) of number of people infected with he Chief Minister flying mission from the District former Director General of pendant,” said the DCP. Meghalaya. They disclosed that dengue to 1004 this year. Six Tsquad has arrested two Health Department to con- Police (DGP) of Meghalaya in “During investigation, the chain snatched from new cases of malaria and five take precautions and ensure men for allegedly making duct Covid-19 tests and work Southeast Delhi. police analysed the CCTV Moolchand metro station was cases of chikungunya were also that there is no breeding of forged Covid-19 test reports to in Gurugram. The accused have been footage of the area and identi- sold to Das. On their instance, reported in Delhi last week tak- mosquito larvae around them. people in Sainikhera village Yadav said that they had identified as Alok Ranjan (23) fied the motorcycle which was Das was also apprehended ing the total number to 316 and They have urged people to Sector-30 in Gurugram on been doing this forgery for the and Gufran (26), both residents found registered in the name of from his house, the DCP said. 114 respectively. wear full-sleeves clothes and Saturday night. past two months and used to of Tughlakabad while Gufran. Thereafter, police con- “Das told police that he According to the latest use mosquito nets. The accused have been charge Rs 1,400 to 3,000 per Vishwanath Das (32), a resident ducted raids at Tughlakabad used to receive gold jewellery report released by all three Market associations across identified as Anirban Roy, a test. of Garhi Village, East of Kailash and nabbed both the snatch- from criminals on cheap rates. Municipal Corporation, mos- Delhi came forward in support resident of Kolkata and Parimal examination is being done at There was no specific cri- who is also receiver of stolen ers,” said the DCP. He gets the gold melted from quito-breeding has been of the campaign started by the Roy, a resident of Murshidabad. the 'Medikartz Pathology Lab terion for deciding negative or item was also arrested. “During interrogation, they Chandani Chowk and later reported in at least 20627634 Delhi Government. To escalate The duo were currently resid- & Medical Tourism' in positive. Just as per the symp- According to R P Meena, confessed their involvement sell to other people. He bought households and 82668 legal the impact of the anti-dengue ing in rented accommodation Sainikhera village with the per- toms of the patient, the reports the Deputy Commissioner of in the offence. Gufran was the chain and kept the pendant notices have been issued this campaign, the Delhi in the village. mission of the District Health were prepared. Samples taken Police (DCP), Southeast dis- riding the motorcycle and of the chain with him,” said the year. The dengue breeding Government has sought par- According to the police, the Department. were destroyed, police said. trict, on Friday, information Ranjan was pillion rider who DCP. checkers have checked ticipation from the Resident accused have prepared reports After a specific inputs On the complaint of CM was received regarding snatch- snatched the chain from the “He got the gold chain 19883179 houses and also Welfare Association (RWAs) of to about one thousand people, about the culprits the team flying squard team, a case has ing of a gold chain from a journalist. They also confessed melted from one Tapan issued challans to 10241num- Delhi to contain the vector on the basis of which many raided the spot late Saturday been registered against the cul- woman journalist at Amar that almost ten days ago, they Vishwas, a resident of bers of office and residential borne diseases in the National infected people have also gone night and arrested two people," prits at Sector-40 police station Colony. had also snatched a chain from Chandani Chowk. After melt- premises. Capital. This year, the Delhi abroad. the DSP said. under the sections of the IPC. “Police rushed to the spot a woman at Ring Road, Lajpat ing it, he was trying to sell but Dengue mosquito larvae government has also launched The team of Chief Minister During interrogation, the Further probe is in near Moolchand metro station Nagar which was recovered could not be succeeded so far. breed in clear, standing water a telephonic helpline - Flying Squad headed by DSP accused disclosed that they progress and efforts are being and met the complainant, a from Gufran’s house,” said the The melted gold and pendant while those of malaria mos- 01123300012 and WhatsApp Inderjit Yadav and District have tied up with the 'DYNEX made to trace the other persons journalist in an English news- DCP. have been recovered from his quito thrive even in dirty water. helpline - 8595920530 to assist Inspector Harish Budhiraja Diagnostic and Path Lab locat- involved in the nexus, police paper. She was walking to “During verification, it was house,” the DCP said. Doctors have advised people to the general public with dengue. were informed that a corona ed in Kirti Nagar, Delhi. They added. 7$E37 % ! ) C )) &' steps to contain the further Chadha also distributed )) &'!&( formulating a new strategy to !&( spread of this dreadful pan- masks to several people along combat the Covid-19 surge in demic. I urge citizens to please the Bada Bazaar Marg stretch he number of RT- PCR the national capital. n continuing with consistent get tested as when they exhib- and demonstrated how to Ttests in Delhi has exceeded A total of 250 ventilators Iendeavours of Delhi it the slightest of symptoms. properly wear a mask, urging the number of rapid antigen have been delivered to the Government to provide relief That can go a long way in sav- citizens to continue to get test- tests. According to DRDO hospital and are being at this difficult time, Raghav ing many lives and containing ed should there be any symp- Government officials 3.7 lakh installed. Chadha, MLA from Rajinder the spread," Chadha said. toms at all, and wear their people have been surveyed as The house-to-house sur- Nagar on Sunday commenced “More than 170 people, masks properly. part of to contain the spread of vey, as directed by Shah, has free RT-PCR testing at large- including the AAP MLA "It is imperative that peo- coronavirus in the National started in Delhi and till Friday, scale using mobile vans across Raghav himself got their RT- ple wear their masks properly. Capital. 3,70,729 people have been sur- his Assembly constituency. PCR tests done at the COVID- By that, we mean wearing it According to the veyed. The first round of this 19 mobile testing van at Old over your noses. I have spokesperson of the Ministry of AIIMS has also started the extensive drive was done Rajinder Nagar. At the mobile observed several people wear- Home Affairs, "This was for the process for recruitment of addi- through a Covid-19 Mobile van, a person is required to ing their masks incorrectly. We first time when the number of tional 207 Junior Resident doc- Testing Van at Bada Bazar only share their name, phone cannot afford to be mask- RT-PCR tests in Delhi have tors, the spokesperson said. Marg, Old Rajinder Nagar number and address to regis- complacent even for a minute," exceeded the rapid antigen The actions come in the through a special mobile van, ter for the test. Within 24 Chadha said. tests. “The number of real- wake of 12 decisions taken at a dedicated exclusively for hours the result of the Test will The Delhi government has time reverse transcription poly- high-level meeting chaired by Covid-19 testing. The resi- be sent to your mobile phone" increased the fine for not wear- merase chain reaction (RT- Shah on November 15 after dents of and around Old said Chadha. ing a mask in a public place to PCR) tests in the city sur- Delhi saw fresh spike in Covid- Rajinder Nagar availed the With a view to encourage INR 2,000, from the earlier passed the number of rapid 19 cases. facilities free of cost. more and more people to get INR 500. "The increase in this antigen tests on Friday.” The spurt in coronavirus "Increased RT-PCR testing themselves tested at the Mobile amount is for the benefit and It is important to mention cases in Delhi has been wit- is an effective way of knowing Testing Van, and as a confi- betterment of the citizens. This here that amid the spurt in nessed since October 28 when just how much COVID-19 has dence building measure, is not a form of government coronavirus cases in Delhi, the daily rise breached the spread in Delhi. We do not Chadha himself got tested revenue. It is supposed to act Union home minister Amit 5,000-mark for the first time want to be a mere statistic, but there and then at the mobile as a deterrent," Chadha Shah took the lead in ramping and it crossed the 8,000-mark take proactive and effective van. said. up medical infrastructure and on November 11. ! " # $ % S ' " (
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A new govern- from Dehradun, 65 from Pauri, !&7!5 !&7!5 ment order will be issued soon he number of novel 53 from Haridwar, 40 from to ensure status of a river to the TCoronavirus (Covid-19) Nainital, 38 from Pithoragarh, ven as a surge in the num- he Kumbh Mela will be Ganga at Har Ki Paidi, he said. patients in Uttarakhand 23 from Udham Singh Nagar, Eber of cases of novel Theld in its divine and grand Rawat said that for quite some mounted to 71256 on Sunday 16 from Chamoli, 15 Coronavirus (Covid-19) is form at Haridwar in 2021. The time, the Ganga Sabha and gen- with the state health depart- Uttarkashi, 14 Tehri, seven being reported in the state the government will also pay atten- eral public have been demand- ment reporting 466 fresh cases from Champawat, five each decrease in the number of tests tion to the tradition of the ing that the status of Ganga at of the disease. The depart- from Almora and Bageshwar has made things worse. Kumbh Mela and cultural Har Ki Paidi should not be an ment also reported deaths of and four from The number of weekly tests aspects, said the chief minister which will be taken according starts. The senior officials of the The ABAP head Mahant escape channel. Stating that this nine patients of Covid-19 on Rudraprayag. which were about 85000 a Trivendra Singh Rawat. The to the prevailing situation. The administration should be Narendra Giri said that the area is a symbol of faith, the the day which increased the Uttarakhand now has 4868 month ago has now reduced to CM said this while attending a efforts of the State govern- informed in case any issue is body will fully cooperate with CM said that the government death toll to 1155 in the state. active patients of the disease. about 64000. The data released meeting with office bearers of ment will be aimed at ensuring faced. He directed the focus be the state government for the has taken its decision consid- The authorities discharged 251 Dehradun district with 1254 by the Social Development for the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada that the devotees do not face laid on maintaining cleanliness, successful organisation of the ering public sentiments. patients from different hospi- active cases is at top of table Communities Foundation Parishad (ABAP) regarding any inconvenience. The removing encroachments and Kumbh Mela. Stressing on the tals on the day following their while with 490 active cases (SDCF) reflects that a total of the preparations for the 2021 Kumbh Mela works are being facilitating parking sites. All timely completion of works for be completed by December recovery from the disease. A Pauri is now on second posi- 64278 tests were conducted in Kumbh Mela. reviewed periodically and necessary arrangements should a divine and grand Kumbh 31. The work on nine new total of 65102 patients have so tion. Nainital has 421, the week ending on November Rawat said that some prac- departmental secretaries have be made keeping Covid-19 in Mela, he assured full coopera- Ghats, eight bridges and roads far recovered from the disease Haridwar 399, Tehri 287, 21. As compared to this, 85110 tical problems have been been directed to monitor con- mind, stressed Rawat. tion for whatever decision the being built for the Kumbh and the recovery percentage is Chamoli 284, Udham Singh tests were conducted from caused by the Covid-19 pan- sistently to ensure that the Urban Development min- government takes regarding Mela is nearing completion. at 91.36 percent. Nagar 252, Pithoragarh 247, October 13 to 19 in the state. demic. However, the form of works under progress are com- ister Madan Kaushik said that the form of the Kumbh Mela Stating that special focus is Three patients of Covid-19 Almora 197, Uttarkashi 150, The founder of SDCF, the Kumbh Mela will be pleted soon. Seeking informa- all possible effort will be made considering Covid-19. being laid on cleanliness, he were reported dead at Sushila Rudraprayag 145 and Anoop Nautiyal said that the expanded considering the sta- tion about the progress of to resolve issues of the Akhadas. The Kumbh Mela officer said that work is also being Tiwari Government hospital, Bageshwar 135 active cases of government needs to put tus of Covid-19 at that time. works from the Kumbh Mela Well planned arrangements Deepak Rawat informed that done consistently on drinking Haldwani on Sunday. Similarly the disease. With 107 active renewed focus to increase tests. The suggestions of the ABAP officer, the CM directed that will be made to ensure the most of the permanent works water facilitation, parking facil- two patients of the disease cases of Covid-19, Champawat He said that the infection rate and the religious fraternity will the permanent works should be devotees face no problem dur- will be completed by December ity and removal of encroach- expired at Himalayan hospital is at the bottom of the is steadily climbing up which is also be taken in the decisions completed before the Kumbh ing the Kumbh Mela, he said. 15 this year while all works will ments. Dehradun. One patient each table. not a good sign. ,/4 0 1 " #$% &' ( ) 5 2 0 40 ./% & 6 !&7!5 11 % aking strong exception Tto the Union govern- !&7!5 ment’s decision to allow the post graduate students n a programme organised at of Indian medicines like IRajiv Bhawan on Sunday, Ayurveda to formally prac- Lieutenant General (Retd) M C tice general surgery Badhani formally joined the including Ortho and den- Congress party. The highly tistry, the Indian Medical ed upon by the doctors of decorated officer said that Association (IMA) has said Ayurveda? Would it be a pure impressed with the policies of that the move would corrupt or mixed system of medicine? Congress party and leadership modern medicine. The The Supreme Court in one its of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Uttarakhand chapter of the decision had stated that allo- Gandhi he is joining the party. IMA has demanded that the pathic doctors cannot give Speaking on the occasion, the government should reconsider Ayurveda medicines. The Pradesh Congress Committee 5 tion- Love In Modern the decision. The general sec- reverse of it should also be true’’ (PCC) president Pritam Singh prices are on rise in the BJP inclusion of Lt Gen Badhani party which had accepted the Times. retary of the IMA Uttarakhand, Dr Chaudhury said. said that Congress is a demo- ruled states. In reference to the and his supporters. Launching long standing demand of ex he recently released short The dialogues of movie Dr D D Chaudhury told The In a recent order, the reg- cratic party which respects all ongoing discussion in the party an attack on the Narendra servicemen on OROP and Tfilm Zindagi written and have been written by Dayal Pioneer that the government ulator of Ayurveda study and religion, sects and castes and on return of rebels, the PCC Modi led Union government; implemented it. Singh said directed by Vikash Raj Saxena whereas the editing has been should have taken IMA into practice in the country, the the party has also acted as a president said that the interests the PCC President said that the that the ex servicemen of the is being appreciated for its done by Shubham Saini. The confidence before taking the Central Council of Indian social reformer. He said that the of Congressmen who stood NDA government has deceived country are feeling cheated by content. The movie portrays an movie stars Anil and Aman Ali, decision. " Many questions Medicines (CCIM) has allowed BJP has done nothing but with the party in hard times the ex servicemen on the ‘One the BJP on the issue of OROP. individual's dilemma once he the background score had been need to be answered. Who post graduate degree holders of speaking lies during the Lok would be protected. He claimed Rank one pension’ (OROP). He Rajneesh Juyal and others also feels stuck in his life. Zindagi composed by Aman whereas would give anaesthesia to the Ayurveda to perform a variety Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elec- that the party would get said that it was the UPA gov- joined the party along with Lt has been adapted from the the music has been provided by patients who would be operat- of surgical procedures. tions. The corruption and strengthened in the state by ernment led by the Congress Gen Badhani. upcoming short-story collec- Shivang Biswa Dadhich. ) 0 7 0 4 *+ + -./
!&7!5 and those who live outside the $ city, said Rawat. However, she ue to the conditions result- informed that the non-resi- !&7!5 ing a fish weighing 13 pounds. ly. They were awarded with Ding from the Covid-19 dential taxpayers mostly prefer The second and third positions cash prizes of Rs 50,000, Rs pandemic, the Municipal to deposit property tax physi- he four day Nayar Valley were bagged by Ahmed Ali of 30,000 and Rs 20,000 respec- Corporation of Dehradun cally in the MCD campus as TAdventure Sports festival Dehradun and Tagbeer Singh tively. In the women's catego- (MCD) has started to receive their tax amount is mostly 2020 concluded on Sunday. In Maan of Punjab respectively. ry Usha and Anisha secured about 50 per cent of property high. the national level paragliding In the competition of first and second positions tax online which was hardly ten On the question of whether competition, Chitr Singh, catching most number of fish- respectively. They were award- per cent in the last financial the corporation will organise Ranjit Singh and Amit Thakur es, Sanjeev Parodhya of ed with Rs 30,000 and Rs year. any property tax camps in any secured first, second and third Marchula secured the first 20,000 respectively. Moreover, the corporation wards, Rawat said that MCD position respectively. They position. Ahmed Ali Gazzi of The Pauri district magis- has collected property tax of recently organised a one-day received cash prizes of Rs Rampur and Shyam Gurang of trate, Dhiraaj Singh Gabriyal about Rs 12 crore since April as property tax camp and will 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs Marchula secured the second said, "The festival was inaugu- per the officials. Informing organise in other areas too if 20,000 respectively. Under and third positions respective- rated by the chief minister about it, the municipal tax they receive any requests from women's category the only ly. Trivendra Singh Rawat who superintendent Poonam Rawat the councillors. So far, the cor- participant Alisha of Arunachal In mountain biking, par- envisaged that this festival said that the tax collection was poration has collected Rs 12 Pradesh was also awarded. She ticipants from Nepal secured all should be organised every year. slow for some time but it is now crore about half of this amount received a cash prize of Rs positions in male and female An event like this will give an back on track. The property tax was collected online and if 21,000. category. Ashish Sherpa, impetus to tourism in Pauri payments through online mode necessary in future, MCD In angling competition Ramesh Bharti and Akash district. It will also generate have increased in MCD this might organise camps but it Satpal from Himachal Pradesh Sherpa bagged the first, second employment opportunities for year which mostly includes does not seem necessary at pre- won the first prize after catch- and third positions respective- locals." residential property taxpayers sent, added Rawat.
war against each other. around the Green Revolution One of the claims often can only lead to an ill-fated 3 0 made by the Green environment, an ill-fated soci- Revolutionists carries a Talibani ety, an ill-fated future. It is now tone- had there been no Green Pantnagar University’s ethical Borlaug. Borlaug’s statement- Research Centre. An agricul- cultures the Green Revolution Revolution, we would have responsibility to evolve, design “Pantnagar is the harbinger of ture-based civilisation has no introduced the trend of deadly perished! Dear Green and manage the agricultural Green Revolution”, is invariably ideal of its own larger than pesticides to be inevitably used Revolutionaries, we are not systems that are ecologically heard from a speaker, often Borlaug’s size! if the productivity was to be sus- continuing to be alive because sound, environmentally healthy from the chief guest, at a func- Now let us see into the bio- tained. To synthesize extra bio- of your miracle seeds, but and socioeconomically sus- tion. “Nobel Laureate Dr logical-ecological reality of mass (over and above that the because our soil, despite all tainable. This new pathway of Norman E Borlaug has eulo- agriculture: all cultures involv- traditional seeds did) water kinds of poisoning done by food production has to be gised Pantnagar University as ing plants or any other organ- requirements of the Green your deadly inputs, is still alive. evolved based on the principles a harbinger of Green ism are organic cultures. Revolution crops increased Moreover, we are Indians, and of agro-ecology: living soil, Revolution in India” – this is Everything the plants depend many fold for attaining targeted we have been surviving, flour- biodiversity (agrobiodiversity) the sentence which is invariably upon for existence, growth and yields. As much as 72 per cent ishing, and creating history of and cyclic flow of nutrients. read in every report of the uni- reproduction is inorganic of our freshwater resources are our glory for millennia and Agriculture in an environmen- versity. As if there is nothing (CO2, H2O, minerals). Plants being exploited just for keeping millennia because we culti- tally stressed world cannot more about Pantnagar than (barring the heterotrophic and the Green Revolution green. vate ethos of worshipping our afford to be climate-neutral. what Borlaug said! As if we insectivorous ones) do not the key to high productivity. natural resources (soil being the Organic farming (a mis- soil – The Bhartiya Mitti. The Agroecological processes are hat I have been experi- have to be complacent with depend on anything organic in This is perhaps the greatest fal- critical one) and translate the nomer in itself) based on a dif- story of the Green Revolution essentially climate-healing. Our Wencing for nearly half-a- what the Nobel laureate said nature. They convert the inor- lacy sown by the Green same into higher productivity. ferent set of inputs is a new ver- in India is just about 50 years sustainable future is rooted century at Pantnagar, first as a about us. With the Green ganic into organic through Revolution. The whole story of But this emanates from the sion of the Green Revolution. old and India’s traditional cul- into sustainable agricultural student and later as a faculty Revolution in its fold, photosynthesis and serve as a the Green Revolution, in fact, health of the soil. Thus, the It is aimed at new market ture is nourishing Indian civil- systems and such systems have member of the university, is Pantnagar saved the country lively "bridge" between the is woven round these non-tra- greater the productive potential niches emerging to evade isation for thousands of years. to be nourished through eco- that the Green Revolution is from dying of hunger! If you inorganic cosmos and organic ditional seeds and high pro- of a variety the more intensive health hazards created by Should the Green centric cultivation practices. consistently a Pantnagar don’t trust us, trust Borlaug, the biosphere. In other words, the ductivity is the only goal. the exploitation of the soil. Green Revolution type of food Revolution continue to be What is Pantnagar’s agen- University’s song of glory. On god of Pantnagar. Let us pat our plants are the natural architects Productivity, going by eco- The Green Revolution does production. A new package of Pantnagar’s song of glory in the da of transforming the con- the occasion of an important back. For, Borlaug is the ulti- of organic cultures. The chem- logical principles, is an attribute not regard soil as a living system, inputs and cultural practices of times when it has totally failed ventional agriculture into the event at Pantnagar what is mate truth for us. ical farming or the so called of ecosystem functioning. The but just a physical stratum sup- the so-called organic foods is and has left behind the trails of agriculture most appropriate in heard by an audience is: When Borlaug died on Green Revolution agriculture key to agricultural production, porting the crop plants. In a bid more complex than that of the air, soil and water pollution, our contemporary times? India Pantnagar is the harbinger of September 12, 2009, Pantnagar has introduced "alien" factors in therefore, lies in an ecosystem to recuperate the soil damage by Green Revolution. Now greenhouse gases, and health is desperately looking for it. Green Revolution. A single did take no time to rechristen the organic system. In the – and here it is the soil, the HYVs, use of external inputs humanity seems to have been problems? Should Pantnagar name that is most respectable its Crop Research Centre (the Green Revolution, the new largest ecosystem on the land of (NPK and mined fertilizers) caught into the dichotomy of continue to regard the Green (The author is a former pro- since the day India's first agri- experimental site where seeds seeds produced by applying the earth. Varieties of the seeds came to the fore as the key strate- food production. Proponents of Revolution as its most pristine fessor of Environmental Science cultural university came into of Green Revolution were bred) genetic principles, or the so- plant breeders develop may just gic cultivation process involving the Green Revolution and of legacy? No, not at all. An ill- in GB Pant University of existence is that of Norman as Dr Norman E Borlaug Crop called HYVs, are regarded as carry more potential to exploit HYVs. 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, 5 % % ( + 234 5(564' + ! ! &'!&( as compared to 796 (23%) hended danger or nuisance. * 0 1 candidates in 2015. Certain sections of the ut of a total of 1,197 can- The Rashtriya Janata Dal National Disaster &'!&( January or February 2021. world, India was in a good Odidates with criminal (RJD) has the maximum can- Management Act and the An emergency authorisa- place with respect to access to antecedents who contested the didates with criminal cases Epidemic Act were also used. ndia may grant Pune’s Serum tion of the coronavirus vaccine vaccines, he said. recently-held Bihar Assembly registered against them fol- The local authorities also IInstitute of India (SII) with would ensure its proper admin- Vaccine maker SII’s CEO elections, 467 were fielded by lowed by the BJP. It said, relied on section 188 of the the emergency use authorisa- istration based on the priority Adar Poonawalla on Thursday recognised national and State “Out of 56 RJD candidates, Indian Penal Code to deal tion of Oxford and list, starting with frontline had said the Oxford Covid-19 parties while remaining 730 36, which is 64 per cent, can- with cases of violation of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vac- workers, senior citizens, people vaccine should be available were either fielded by registered didates have criminal cases health guidelines.It deals with cine if the British-Swedish with comorbidities and so on, for healthcare workers and but unrecognised parties or against them, followed by the disobedience to follow orders pharmaceutical company gets he explained. elderly people by around had contested the polls as inde- BJP with 29 out of 46 candi- issued by an authorised pub- such an approval from the UK Earlier this week, the February 2021 and by April for pendents. dates which is 63 per cent. lic servant. Bihar assembly Government, a top official Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine the general public. According to the Election Cases were registered elections were the first full- from the Centre’s vaccine produced a strong immune On Friday, Prime Minister Commission, a total of 3733 against organisers as they had fledged polls to be held amid expert group has indicated. response in older adults, rais- Narendra Modi had chaired a candidates including 371 sought permission to hold coronavirus. Over 4 crore of &'!&( novel coronavirus like virus- “We expect emergency ing hopes that it can protect the review meeting on Covid-19 women were in the fray in the rallies or meetings in which the total over 7 crore voters es infecting large populations authorisation for the Oxford- age groups most at risk from vaccination. Countries such three-phase elections. During following health guidelines exercised their franchise. xpressing apprehension that across the globe and emerging AstraZeneca vaccine to be the virus. as Bangladesh, Myanmar, the polls, 156 cases were reg- was mandatory, explained an Following a Supreme Eviruses like novel coron- as pandemics, can be used as sought in the UK. If so, it will The most likely candidate Qatar, Bhutan, Switzerland, istered against “organisers” official. Ahead of the three Court direction in February avirus which has currently biological weapons against give an opportunity for the to get licensure in India would Bahrain, Austria and South of rallies and meetings of phase elections, the poll panel this year, the Election emerged as pandemic, infect- enemy nations. Indian regulator also,” Dr be the Oxford-Serum Institute Korea have shown keen inter- various leaders and candi- had made it clear that viola- Commission had in March ing a large population across Bio-security, therefore, is Vinod Paul who is also mem- vaccine, with Phase 3 data est in partnering for vaccine dates for violating COVID-19 tion of COVID-19 guidelines asked political parties to jus- the globe, can be used as bio- a critical area of concern, the ber (Health) of the Niti Aayog likely to be available by late development of Indian vac- norms. In 2015 out of 3,450 during election period would tify why they chose candi- logical weapons against enemy report said. said to a news agency here. January or early February 2021. cines and use thereof, accord- candidates 1,038(30%) had be deemed as a violation of dates with criminal history to nations, a Parliamentary panel In its reply, the The Oxford vaccine is The first batch of COVID-19 ing to the PMO. declared criminal section 144 of the CrPC. contest elections. has called upon the Department of Health and already in its third and final vaccine doses would be avail- Modi also reviewed the antecedents. There has also The section of the Assembly elections in Government to formulate Family submitted that a holis- phase of clinical trials in India, able by March-April, 2021, he aspects of emergency use been a rise in the number of Criminal Procedure Code Bihar were the first full- effective laws to counter such tic approach is needed for and if all things go as planned, said. authorisation and for manu- candidates with serious crim- allows local authorities to fledged polls where such bio-terrorism in partnerships ensuring bio-security against the COVID-19 vaccine may be Being the largest manu- facture and procurement of the inal cases, with 915(25%) issue orders to prevent and details of their candidates with different nations. biological weapons, that inter- ready for distribution by facturer of vaccines in the vaccine. declaring such cases this year, address urgent cases of appre- were made public by parties. The Parliamentary alia include approach for Standing Committee on deterrence, prevention, pro- Health, in its report “The tection and response against of public health emergencies is the most appropriate for the with the Department of Outbreak of Pandemic biological weapons, engage- arising from use of bio- government to formulate Health Research that a holis- 1 COVID-19 And its ment with agencies and active weapons and strengthening effective laws to counter bio- tic approach is needed for Management”, underlined the participation in ongoing inter- research and surveillance terrorism,” said the report. ensuring bio-security against need of bio-safety to prevent national treaties and strength- activities related to develop- The panel stated it also biological weapons. The min- the world community from ening bio-safety and bio-secu- ment of diagnostics vaccines believes that with the expand- istry should also engage with 8 0 . 49 any activity signalling bio- rity platforms in India. and drugs. ing network of VRDLs, ICMR agencies and actively partici- terrorism. The panel also pitched “The adverse effects of would serve as an important pate in ongoing international The chairperson of the for instituting robust bio- COVID-19 pandemic have platform for diagnosis and treaties, said the panel while 234).56!5)758 parliamentary standing com- repositories for high-risk taught the lesson on the surveillance of existing as well suggesting to conduct more mittee, Ram Gopal Yadav, sub- emerging/ reemerging infec- importance of controlling bio- as emerging viral infections research and work towards ed, then they will understand Azad said during the interview. mitted the report to Rajya tious pathogens, strengthen- logical agents and the need of and thus make the country training and capacity building their responsibility. Right now, I’m giving a clean chit to Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah ing disease surveillance strategic partnerships among bio-secured against life- for management of public anyone gets any post in the Gandhis due to COVID-19 Naidu on Saturday. including at animal-human different nations. threatening viruses and the health emergencies arising party,” he added. pandemic as they can’t do The committee’s attention interface, training and capac- “The committee, there- menace of bio-terrorism. from use of bio-weapons. He further said that “Polls much right now. There’s no has been drawn to the fact that ity building for management fore, feels that the present time The committee agreed aren’t won by 5-star culture. change in our demands. The problem with leaders today They’ve agreed to most of our is if they get a party ticket, they demands. Our leadership 8 + eader of Opposition, Rajya first book a 5-star hotel. They should hold elections if they 7 + LSabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, won’t go if there’s a rough want to become a national on Sunday, said that “Congress road. Till the time 5-star culture alternative and revive the P # is on its lowest in the last 72 is given up, one can’t win elec- party,” said Azad. years”. During an interview tions.” Our party’s structure has with ANI, Azad said that On being asked about collapsed,” he said, adding that be installed underground and 8 “There is no rebellion in recent losses, Congress leader “We need to rebuild our struc- &'!&( FBTec, a site assembled decen- Congres party.” Ghulam Nabi Azad said “We all ture, and then if any leader is tralised sewage treatment sys- &'!&( but this year was even tougher Ghulam Nabi Azad said were worried about losses, elected in that structure, it will s it gears up to meet its tar- tem using fixed filter media, with the quality, range of that “Congress is on its lowest especially about Bihar and by- work. But saying that just by Aget of providing function- said an official from the oronavirus Pandemic: issues and creativity even in the last 72 years. Congress polls results. I don’t blame the changing the leader, we’ll win al household tap connection to Ministry. CMaking Safer Emergency higher in 2020. I hope as does not have even the post of leadership for the loss. Our Bihar, UP, MP, etc. is wrong. every rural home by 2024 in He said these technologies Hospitals, a film by UK-based many people as possible will Leader of Opposition in Lok people have lost the connection That will happen once we the country, the Union Jal to enable delivery of safe water would now be listed in the CineTecture Ltd on how to watch and share these amaz- Sabha during the last two on the ground. One should be change the system,” he added. Shakti Ministry has recom- to the doorstep of households, innovation portal of the convert large air-conditioned ing, winning works far and terms. But Congress won 9 in love with their party.” “Be it our party or any mended five innovative tech- Presto Online Chlorinator, a Department of Drinking Water spaces into emergency hospi- wide, while being motivated to seats in Ladakh hill council “Till the time, we change other, the culture of syco- nologies to help States/UTs to non-electricity dependent and Sanitation under the tals has won this year’s tve step up action towards a bet- elections even as we were not our way of functioning at every phancy has become the main deliver drinking water services online chlorinator for disin- Ministry. “These technologies Global Sustainability Film ter world and fired-up to sub- expecting such a positive level, things won’t change. reason for the party’s death as of adequate quantity and pre- fection of water for removal of have been appraised at differ- Awards in the nominated cat- mit their own extraordinary result.” Leadership needs to give a well as the downfall of leaders. scribed quality to rural com- bacterial contamination. ent levels before consideration egory along with My Octopus films in 2021”. Office bearers should program to party workers and We should stay away from this munities. The two others are and recommendation by a TeacherDirected by Pippa The inspiring five-day understand their responsibili- hold elections for posts. One culture at all levels. Politics is These are Grundfos Johkasou technology – an high-scientific level technical Ehrlich and James Reed. long online event presented by ty. Till the time, office bearers should be so much indispens- a penance. Shame on those AQpure, a solar energy based inbuilt packaged black (sewage) panel of the Ministry,” said the The tve Global Difficult Dialogues in part- are appointed, they won’t go. able that leadership asks for you who join politics for enjoyment water treatment plant based on and grey water (Kitchen and official. He added that more Sustainability Film Awards nership with the tve GSFAwas But if all office bearers are elect- in your absence,” Ghulam Nabi and money,” he said. ultra filtration, Janajal Water on bath water) treatment system technologies will be included in 2020(tve GSFA), in partnership focused on Global Wheel, an IoT based electric having advanced anaerobic- case they pass certain criterias with Difficult Dialogues, has Sustainability, a key theme vehicle based on GPS location aerobic configuration that can specified by the panel. announced the winners of its that crucially affects the entire eight competitive and two planet. It was well attended by *:;3+ ++ nominated award categories. sustainability experts, film- The online awards presentation makers, businesses, not-for- 77 ( ! + was complemented by four profit organizations, youth thought-provoking Difficult leaders and individuals con- Dialogues panel discussions cerned about sustainability. &'!&( Prime Minister also interacted on crucial themes related to The agenda was to high- with Village Water and <02 = > global sustainability as well as light the current environ- n the last one-and-half years Sanitation Committee. Union the finale of the Daring mental crisis and suggest solu- Iafter the start of the Minister Gajendra Singh Debates,a debate competition tions and actions we need to Government’s Jal Jeevan Shekhawat, Uttar Pradesh aimed at engaging the youth take today to ensure a better Mission, more than 2.6 crore crore 60 lakh families have Governor Anandiben Patel and from across the world in sus- and more sustainable future. families have been provided been provided piped drinking Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tainability-related ideation. This was done through dia- piped drinking water in their water connection to their were present on the occasion. The tve GSFA which is in logues, debates and films, homes, Prime Minister homes including lakhs of fam- “In spite of having several its ninth year and rewards with abouttwo hours of envi- Narendra Modi said on ilies in Uttar Pradesh as well,” rivers, these regions were films both on their creativity as ronment and sustainability Sunday. PM Modi said after laying the known as the most thirsty and well as on the sustainability content each day. He said that under the foundation stone of rural drought-affected and forced impact, had received over a Commenting at the con- scheme, “the life of our moth- drinking water supply projects many people to migrate. Now, hundred film submissions from clusion of the Awards Week, ers and sisters has become eas- in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra water scarcity and irrigation 17 countries. A diverse and Surina Narula, MBE, Founder ier due to easy water access at districts of Vindhyachal region issues will be resolved by these eminent international jury of Difficult Dialogues and the the comfort of their homes and of Uttar Pradesh via video projects and it signifies rapid panel drawn from the fields of tve GSFA said, “The last week added that it has led to a conference. development,” Modi said. sustainability and filmmaking has been a roller coaster ride reduction of many diseases The projects will provide The Prime Minister also adjudicated on the entries to showcasing the collection of like cholera, typhoid, household tap water connec- complimented the Uttar first come up with three or four shortlisted and winning films encephalitis caused by dirty tions in all rural households of Pradesh government for pro- shortlisted films for each cate- and incisive discussions on water”. 2,995 villages and will benefit viding responsive governance gory and then announced the developing a more sustainable “During the last one and about 42 lakh population of during the time of pandemic final winners. world including difficult dia- half years from the start of Jal these districts. and keeping the pace of The winners in the com- logues with businesses Jeevan Mission more than 2 During the event, the reforms going. petitive Award Categories are: because of the dilemma of Documentary Impact: (Joint profit over sustainability. This Winners): Once You year going virtual over five Know(Pulp Films)and Our days gave us more time to pro- # Planet: Our Business(WWF- vide a better experience for UK); Doing Business filmmakers and the visibility Differently: Helping People to showcase our youth ambas- Put the Planet First(BBC sadors and their work.” &'!&( will also involve developing ing and developing necessary StoryWorks); Transforming The five-day event con- + ( technologies for different deep technologies, the official added. Society: BREEF and Rolex cluded with the announce- ndia will soon launch an ocean initiatives. The official said the move Preserve & Protect ment of the winners of Daring Iambitious ‘Deep Ocean The multi-disciplinary strategically significant as it will Nature(The Bahamas Reef Debates which featured the &'!&( % (Administration) in the Union Mission’ that envisages explo- work will be piloted by the enhance India’s presence in Environment Educational college finalists from India, 9 & : Home Ministry. Subsequently, ration of minerals, energy and MoES and other government the Indian Ocean where other Foundation); Campaigning: Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, he Cabinet Secretariat has & % the Home Ministry has direct- marine diversity of the under- departments like the Defence players like China, Korea and 10 Myths about Deforestation Africa, the USA and Sri Lanka Tdirected all the ministries to ed all the heads of divisions and water world, a vast part of Research and Development Germany are active. and Food(WWF-UK); Health who debated the topic – Is scrupulously follow instruc- " its attached offices/subordi- which still remains unexplored, Organisation, Department of Last week, China live- and the Environment: A Global Sustainability tions for non printing of diaries & " nate organisations to comply a top official of the Ministry of Biotechnology, Indian Space streamed footage of its new Failure of the Profitable for Business? At and calendars and instead with the instructions strictly. Earth Sciences said. Research Organisation (ISRO), manned submersible parked at Imagination(The Progress the end of a keenly contested develop electronic format of " The Home Ministry has The ministry’s secretary, M Council for Scientific and the bottom of the Mariana Film Company) finale, Gloria Oziohu Alonge these items. & && also directed the Divisional Rajeevan, said required Industrial Research (CSIR) will Trench. Innovations: Turning the from University of Lagos, Any lapse in compliance of heads to ensure that all the approvals are being obtained be stakeholders in this mission, This was part of its mission Tide(Stramash Films); Nigeria, Africa was declared as the instructions will be viewed organisations under their for the “futuristic and game- Rajeevan added. into the deepest underwater Solutions News Story: The the winner for the motion seriously. electronic applications of cal- administrative control confirm changing” mission, and it is Some of the technologies valley on the planet. Man who grew his own while Aditya Dhar from The decision relating to endars and diaries. compliance of the instructions likely to be launched in the next involved will be developed by India has been ear-marked Amazon Rainforest(BBC, Harvard University, USA won non printing of diary and cal- In the meeting, it was related to the non printing of 3-4 months. organisations such as the ISRO nearly 1.5 lakh square kilome- People Fixing the World); against the motion. endars was reviewed recently decided that all diaries and calendars. The mission, which is and DRDO. tres of area in the central Young Filmmaker: The Award category spon- by the Secretary ministries/departments, The move to do away with expected to cost over 4,000 “One of the main aspects of Indian Ocean for exploration. Traces(Sébastien Pins) sors this year were United (Coordination) in the Cabinet attached offices and subordi- the practice of printing of crore, will give a boost to the mission will be design, In September 2016, India Nick Nuttall, Chair of the Living, Global Healthcare, Secretariat through videocon- nate offices under their control diaries and calendars has been efforts to explore India’s vast development and demonstra- signed a 15-year contract with jury for the tve GSFA 2020 Azad Ayub Ltd and ferencing with various min- are supposed to ensure that cal- taken in view of the tight fiscal Exclusive Economic Zone and tion of human submersibles,” the International Seabed and Strategic Foundation BNP Paribas istries. endars/diaries and similar position in view of the Covid- Continental Shelf, another the MoES official said. Authority (ISA) for exploration Communications Director, (who sponsored the Youth The Secretary materials are not printed. 19 pandemic that has hit econ- senior official of the MoES said. Another aspect is exploring of Poly-Metallic Sulphides Earthday.org said,” Selecting Day), and the Eco Partner was (Coordination) also reviewed The meeting was also omy hard and concurrent loss Rajeevan said the mission the possibility of deep sea min- (PMS) in the Indian Ocean. the winners is always tough, EcoRight Bags. the progress of development of attended by Joint Secretary in government revenues. !"#$ &'$"( $') &* ! +,- +.+. ;
R 7 (8, :; R 1 D8 3 !% 2 Jaipur: A colorful Rajasthani Rajasthani doctors settled cultural evening was organised around the world has been very 7?@ along with the Global Pravasi important in dealing with the Deepotsav programme on corona epidemic and other 7897 > Saturday at Chandni Bagh migrant Rajasthani institutions 9F1 Complex in Bikaner House, have heavily collaborated in $ New Delhi. The cultural dealing with this epidemic. He evening and Global Deepotsav said that right now, organiza- program was broadcast live on tions of 18 diaspora Rajasthanis 1 # Zoom Online, and on YouTube from around 52 countries are ! platform, where expatriate continuously collaborating with !% Rajasthanis from all over the the Foundation. On this occa- world simultaneously lit a lamp every corner of the world to con- port of the Diaspora Rajasthanis sion, Shri Dheeraj thanked and demonstrated their emo- tribute in all aspects of develop- will continue to get rich in all the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as 1% tional engagement with the ment in Rajasthan in the com- programs run by the Rajasthan well as Industries Minister Shri land of Rajasthan. ing days. Chief Minister Shri Government in the public inter- Parsadi Lal Meena and Minister The Global Deepotsav pro- Gehlot said that the efforts of the est. of State for Tourism Shri 1 % gram started with Chief Minister Government of Rajasthan in Commissioner of Rajasthan Govind Singh Dotasara for their 8 # Ashok Gehlot's message to the the management of the Corona Foundation, Mr. Dhiraj support in the campaign to L3 % migrant Rajasthanis. In his global epidemic have been great- Shrivastava said that programs reconnect the migrants to message to the migrant ly appreciated in the country and like Global Pravasi Deepotsav Rajasthan and said that through Rajasthanis, Mr. Gehlot said world, the cooperation of the are a meaningful step towards such programs All the migrant M # that such programs will inspire country and institutions of dias- connecting the expatriate Rajasthanis will feel the cultur- future generations of migrant pora Rajasthanis in this step of Rajasthanis settled in the world al sensations of their soil to the 9F1 Rajasthanis to rejoin their soil of the government is appreciated. to their motherland and par- depths. % % % Rajasthan. He said that this com- In his message, Mr. Gehlot while ticipating in various social con- A colorful cultural pro- mendable step of Rajasthan wishing the Diaspora all over the cerns programs run by the gov- gram has been organized on this I J# C + ( ! Foundation will inspire the world for the Global Deepotsav, ernment. He said that the occasion at Bikaner House, migrant Rajasthanis living in said that we hope that the sup- cooperation of migrant New Delhi. 5 ) 6 53 E % = 2 ( % " ),,E 2. / 7 % 9 Dharwad (Karnataka):Degree Though Covid cases have the state. colleges, which reopened after been declining across the “One reason for most stu- Diwali on November 17 across southern state over the last dents testing negative is due to 5( drug trafficker whom the NCB officials Agisilaos is alleged to be a part of a larg- Lucknow: In view of the surge Karnataka, would be closed if three weeks and recoveries more natural immunity they had arrested earlier the day on Saturday. er drug syndicate operating in Bollywood, in Covid cases, the Yogi Covid cases rise again, said have been outnumbering pos- have at their age though some Special Court here on Sunday During the raid conducted at a location in which is being investigated after the death Adityanath Government has state Health Minister K. itive cases, the state's tally at of them can be vulnerable,” Aremanded television comedian Bharti Khar Danda area, the investigators seized of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. decided to re-impose the Sudhakar on Sunday. 8,71,342 till Friday is the sec- asserted Sudhakar. Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiya various drugs including 15 blots of LSD Earlier on November 8, the NCB offi- restrict 100 guests at weddings “Though degree, engi- ond largest after Maharashtra On the reopening of in Judicial custody till December 4 in con- (commercial quantity), ganja (40 gm) and cials had carried out searches at film pro- and other social functions. neering and polytechnic col- across the country, with 24,714 schools, which have also nection with the drugs seizure and con- Nitrazepam (psychotropic medicines). ducer Firoz A. Nadiadwala’s residence The state government, on leges reopened for final year active cases and 11,641 deaths remained shut since mid- sumption case filed against them by the Bharti and Harsh are being investi- along Gulmohar October 15, had allowed 200 students after remaining shut till date. March due to the Covid- Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). gated in connection with the Bollywood- Cross Road at Juhu Vile Parle guests at weddings with prop- for over eight months, we may “As we have to protect the induced lockdown and its While Bharti was arrested on Saturday drug mafia case registered by the NCB in Development (JVPD) Scheme in north- er safety protocols. But with close them again if Covid cases students and shape their acad- extension, the minister said the evening, Harsh was placed under arrest by the wake of the alleged suicide of west Mumbai and seized a total of 717.1 Covid cases rising again after increase in the state, as safety emic future, colleges have been issue would be discussed with the NCB in the early hours of Sunday. Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. gm of various drugs and arrested five per- the recent festive season, the of students and teachers is conducting online classes since Chief Minister B.S. Their arrests came after the NCB Sushant, it may be recalled, was found sons, including Firoz A. Nadiadwala’s state government keen to check more important than offline August to ensure continuity in Yediyurappa at a meeting in seized 86.5 grams of Cannabis during the hanging from a ceiling fan in his closed wife Shabana the resurgence of cases. classes,” Sudhakar told their studies,” said Sudhakar. Bengaluru on Monday. raids conducted on their residences at room of his duplex flat at Mont Blanc Saeed. According to the govern- reporters here in the state's According to the state “State education minister S. Andheri’s Lokhandwala Complex and building at Bandra’s Carter Road in north- Nearly twenty persons –including ment spokesman, the Chief northwest region. health department, tests across Suresh Kumar, health experts Versova in north-west Mumbai. west Mumbai on June 14. Sushant’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty Minister, on Saturday night, The response of students to cities and towns showed that and officials will discuss when Bharati and Harsh, both of whom have Earlier, on November 9, the NCB had and her brother Showik --- have so far been asked all district magistrates to the reopening of colleges has only 130 students were infect- schools could be reopened, as been booked by the NCB for various raided the residence of Bollywood actor arrested in connection with a case regis- ensure restriction of 100 guests also been tepid last week, as ed while majority of them were their safety was paramount. As offences under the provisions of NDPS Act Arjun Rampal on November 9, his and his tered by the NCB on August 28, two days at weddings. The state home besides negative Covid test virus free. consent of parents was more 1986, were on Sunday produced before a live-in friend Gabriella Demetriades’ ques- after it registered a case suo moto. department will be issuing a report from RT-PCR method, “If more students test pos- important, they will also be special court, which sent them to judicial tioning and the subsequent arrest of his The CB had registered a second case formal order in this regard on consent letter from parents itive, we may have to shut col- consulted through schools custody for 13 days. Australian friend Australian friend Paul after it told the Mumbai court that it wants Sunday. was mandatory for attending leges and continue with online where their wards study,” said During their questioning by the NCB, Bartel was on Friday arrested by the NCB to “to uproot the drug citadel in Mumbai The district magistrates of classes with face mask. classes. We will asses the situ- Sudhakar. Bharti and her husband reportedly con- in the much-discussed Bollywood-drug especially in Bollywood”. Subsequently, Gautam Buddha Nagar have “As students were not get- ation and decide in a week,” Wearing of mask, thermal fessed to having consumed cannabis mafia nexus Rhea was granted conditional bail by the already issued orders in this ting test reports in time and said the minister, who is med- screening and maintaining (ganja). The drug consumption is in addi- case. Bombay High Court in the Sushant death- regard. many parents have been wary ical doctor by profession. physical distancing will be tion to the charge of possessing banned Rampal and Gabriella were ques- related drug case on October 7, 2020. The state government has of sending their wards for The state government mandatory to contain the virus drugs that they face. tioned later. The NCB had earlier last As part of the investigations, the NCB already started doing random offline classes, the attendance decided to reopen pre-univer- spread, all the schools have to The raid on the homes of Bharti and month arrested a South African national had earlier questioned Bollywood’s promi- tests on the UP-Delhi border was 15-20 per cent in most of sity course (PUC) and medical gear up to the new normal to her husband Harsh and their subsequent Agisilaos Demetriades – the brother of nent actresses Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali after Delhi reported a mass rise the colleges in five days last colleges from December 1 if ensure the safety of students arrest came after their names figured in the Rampal’s live-in partner Gabriella Khan, Shraddha Kapoor and Rakul Preet in the Covid curve. IANS week,” Sudhakar recalled. Covid cases further decline in and teachers. IANS custodial interrogation of a 21-year-old Demetriades from Lonavla near Pune. 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23 24 < 0 ( ) ( # # P Q (( ( (( - *I. # J + ( 2 ( 34 # ( ( n spite of the pressing needs of a huge popula- # tion, healthcare in India has never been an elec- * Itoral mobiliser unlike in older democracies, such as the UK and the US. Only three National Health # Policies (1983, 2002 and 2017) have been promul- gated by respective Governments in the last 70 years. Though national policies and promises are often pre- ceded by commitments of political parties in their # manifestos, it is for the first time in the history of # independent India that healthcare infrastructure has # now become a top election agenda. This is all due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 2 Our country should be moving towards a ( healthcare system that places a high priority on keep- ing people healthy and out of hospitals. And the pri- # % mary care doctor should be playing the leading role in this transformation. This, in turn, will lead to a ( reduced financial burden, diminishing the high costs # ( ( of emergency rooms and tertiary care centres. Good ( primary care improves patient outcomes too, yet we / # have ignored these fundamentals to our detriment. !&67$( This blind spot is the biggest flaw in our current &$7& + ( healthcare system. Democracy is a system of governance for the ?$& 65! people, by the people and of the people. Primary healthcare, similarly defined, is healthcare provid- @& * - >(($(& . * ed to all, especially the most marginalised, with their participation and for their needs. If the primary 6$&! P Q P Q healthcare system of a country is not functioning '($( aged to contain the clout of specialists in comprehensive primary care. For exam- delivering primary care. Family clinics in well, it is symptomatic of problems in its democra- 65($(& its healthcare system and accorded a ple, of the 709 public health centres Brazil and polyclinics and nurses offices # cy itself. Primary healthcare is a public good and in $$7& prominent voice to PCPs in its decision- (PHCs) surveyed in 2009 by the in Cuba are examples of systems with ( a democracy, public good is publicly funded. The &Q5(33&! making process. International Institute for Population nationwide coverage. Cuba has one of the ( right to health is subsumed under the right to life $6!& In the early days of Japan’s modern Sciences, Mumbai, about 24 per cent did most effective primary healthcare systems in the Constitution. Yet, India figures at the very bot- medicine history, hospitals catered to only not have electricity and 63 per cent did not in the world, whose centerpiece is the tom of the global health systems’ rankings. We have '($$&(7 an affluent few and the Government lim- have piped water supply. At the same time, community-based polyclinic, each of , * &&!! ( the dubious distinction of having the maximum ited their funding, restricting them to PHCs are expected to deliver centrally- which serves a catchment area, hosting number of tuberculosis and leprosy patients and the 376@(!& functions like training of medical students designed, targetted, vertical programmes, between 30,000 and 60,000 people. The 2 37&@&$(@& + + highest maternal and infant mortality rates. and isolation of infectious cases. alienating them further from communi- neighbourhood-based family doctor-and- With a focus on primary care, our health sys- !57$(@& Reciprocal connections between doctors ties. As a result, even those families that nurse offices further extend care closer to ( ( tem should move away from procedures/hospital- 7&#$&? in private clinics and hospitals were for- can access PHCs continue to look else- the communities. One such office is for "( based care, in which primary care physicians 65!& bidden, thwarting possibilities of a nexus where for their critical healthcare needs. 1,000-2,000 people. Prevention is the # (PCPs) have been devalued. Such systems depict the $>>&!? between the two groups. However, a stur- There is empirical evidence that pub- cornerstone of these services, comple- < PCPs as paper-pushers in a world of specialists. 1(&! dy lobby of clinic-based PCPs evolved, lic spending on primary healthcare is the mented by community analysis and treat- ( The Bhore Committee set up in 1946 published $&6> which tipped the balance in favour of pri- most effective, efficient and equitable ment. An important requirement of pri- a landmark report highlighting the need for a “social mary healthcare. The Japanese social approach to improve the health of popu- mary healthcare is the active participation physician”, who would be a key player in India’s 376@(!&7 health insurance was implemented in 1927 lations. Higher public spending has always of the masses — akin to citizen participa- # '67& ) healthcare system. The report also emphasised the and the medical association, that was shown decreased mortality and morbid- tion in a democracy. Such systems are like- need to recognise the field of Family Medicine as a &3$&$($6 dominated by PCPs, played the main role ity of the poor. An analysis by the Centre ly to be more responsive to public needs. < $&3&63&! # separate speciality with a post-graduate residency in negotiating the fee schedule. for Economic and International Studies In the States of West Bengal and Kerala, programme in post-graduate medical institutes. Our $&(75$57& Primary healthcare renewal demands examined the relative efficiency of pub- in which primary healthcare is co-man- * medical education system, too, needs to encourage !$7&$$& major investments in system transforma- lic and private healthcare spending in 163 aged by panchayats, health outcomes are * " medical students to view primary care as a route to '($!(8($? tion and infrastructure (appropriate countries and reported that the former better than in most other States at simi- ( ( creating a more effective healthcare system. premises and staffing, information man- consistently leads to lower infant mortal- lar levels of economic development. 0 (( The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, an organisa- agement systems and tools and facilitation ity rates and the latter, to higher. Government healthcare centres even < tion working to improve healthcare in the US, says to support the coordination of care and India has a large network of PHCs and in cities are yet to be able to provide treat- 0 that in order to produce more primary care doctors, the improvement of quality). each is meant to serve a population of ment to the sick with dignity. Patients * " ( who are willing to practise in disadvantaged and Sadly, in India until 2018, only one per 25,000. In poorer States, such as Madhya struggling for life sharing beds, children ( * underserved areas, medical schools need to change cent of the Gross Domestic Product Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, one PHC along with parents lying on the floor in the way they select students. It is seen in India, too, (GDP) was spent on healthcare and since covers 45,000, 49,000 and 76,000 people hospital wards and women delivering ( that students, who have strong ties to their commu- 2019 this has increased to 3.6 per cent. respectively. In Rajasthan, the population babies in hospital corridors are an every- J ( nity, want to form long-term relationships and com- This is much lower than many non-demo- is often so dispersed (especially in hilly day sight in Government hospitals in cities. mitment to public service, and hence are more like- cratic/poorer nations and is ahead of only areas in the south and in the desert in the A democratic healthcare system should ly to choose primary care (if such training is made five countries, namely Burundi, Myanmar, west) that a family may need to travel 10- have facilities located within communities ? available in the country) as a profession, than other Pakistan, Sudan and Cambodia. Such low 20 km to reach the nearest PHC. This that are equipped to deal with their students. One of the reasons our country or even spending, as we know, leads to a pervert- means that when a person is sick, s/he may needs and provide preventive and cura- ( the US is facing a shortage of PCPs is because the ed pattern of healthcare as our health sys- have to wait for many hours or days to tive care. They should be staffed by a * D brightest medical students are often told or made tem is meant to cater to a population of reach a healthcare facility. skilled team of providers, who are empa- 3 to believe that they’re too smart not to specialise, over a billion human beings. A few countries in South America thetic to the people and their culture and ( and that attitude is reinforced throughout their med- Poor investment in the primary with limited resources have managed to treat them with dignity. - ical training. What is special about Japan in the con- healthcare system naturally under-equips design and scale up people-friendly health (The writer is an author and a doctor . text of successful healthcare services is that it man- it. Hence, we lack supplies and drugs for systems to cover large populations for by profession) # Q $ R
rent coalition Government in Pakistan enough evidence in the latter coun- Kemal Atatürk. Dexter Filkins, in a Interestingly, all talk of “Deep State” election? In the January 27 edition of Republican US Congressional aide, being led by Prime Minister Imran try to build a substantiated history of March 2012 article for The New vanished from his rhetoric once he the Business Insider, the American aca- Mike Lofgren, wrote that the “Deep Khan’s Centre-Right PTI. the State’s overt involvement in influ- Yorker, writes that the former Prime consolidated his power. demic Rebecca Gordon writes that the State” was not some secret, conspir- The Opposition parties in encing political matters outside of its Minister of Turkey (now President), So what does this imply? In idea of a sinister “Deep State” in the atorial cabal. It is a “State within a Pakistan have increasingly insisted constitutional obligations. So what Recep Erdogan, was extremely ner- many countries, certain powerful US, popularised by Trump across his State” that is hiding in plain sight, and that certain State institutions installed really is a “Deep State”? vous when he was first elected as State institutions do interfere in polit- presidency, is somewhat different its operators mainly act in the light of Khan “through an engineered elec- The scholar Matthew Wills says Prime Minister in 2003 because he ical processes, but increasingly, it’s than how it is understood in most day. tion” in 2018 and were using him as that the term is a translation of the believed that since he was a candidate being done rather unabashedly. It was other countries. According to Gordon, As I argued earlier, there is real- 43 a “puppet.” Pakistan has had a histo- Turkish phrase, derin devlet. Author of an (albeit “moderate”) Islamic always justified as a “necessary step “rather than referring to a parallel sys- ly nothing clandestine about what is ry of State institutions influencing and academic Ryan Gingeras writes party, Turkey’s “Deep State” would taken to curtail political chaos”, but tem of Government operating outside understood as “Deep State”. Its actions political outcomes, sometimes that “Deep State” generally refers to a never allow him to rule. now the interfering State institutions official channels, for Trump the ‘Deep are in the open because it wants to friend, settled in the US, recent- through direct interventions and kind of a parallel system of But no such thing happened. His use social and electronic media to gen- State’ is the Government.” impose the fact that it will secure its ly quipped that never has he sometimes by influencing the results Government in which unofficial or party has continued to win elections erate support for their actions in this For Trump, any State or interests in a political arrangement. Aheard so many Pakistanis (in of elections. unacknowledged individuals play since the early 2000s and the only regard. Again, there is nothing clan- Government institution, which stalls Governments negotiate a space for the US) use the word “Deep State” as This is why my friend was sound- important roles in implementing coup attempt that his Government destine about all this. There has any of his orders, is working for a themselves with the State as long as much as they have been doing since ing sarcastic, because he added that State policy. According to Gingeras, faced in 2016, according to Erdogan’s always been “a State within a State” in “Deep State”. To him, elements with- that space is not overtly violated by the recently-concluded US presiden- not once did he hear the term “Deep the idea of a “Deep State” can be traced own admission, was mounted by a most modern nation-States. in America’s domestic and interna- State institutions in an unconstitution- tial elections. The polls were won by State” from American-Pakistanis (who to the twilight years of the Ottoman faction of the military influenced by Recently, the Pakistani tional Intelligence agencies, such as the al manner. the Democratic Party nominee John voted for Trump) during discussions Empire. a clandestine Islamic group. Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif used FBI and the CIA, were also working If and when it is, the Government Biden. My friend clarified that the on the current political arrangement Gingeras writes that clandestine There is nothing secretive about the phrase “State above the State.” This for the “Deep State”. In November has constitutional tools to push the mentioned term was being used in Pakistan. The term “Deep State”, forces were recruited from paramili- how, after 1923, the Turkish military is probably because he knows that the 2019, the former Deputy Director of State back as much as it can, or just mostly by those Pakistani-Americans now being aired so frequently by tary and criminal elements by the continued to directly and indirectly knowledge of Pakistan having a State the CIA, John McLaughlin, was give in and get on the same page just who actually voted for President Trump supporters, was proliferated by Committee of Union and Progress interfere in Turkish politics, and the within a State is now common, and he amused about Trump’s constant usage to survive. This is common in most Donald Trump. the defeated President himself, who is (CUP), the party that ousted the country’s judiciary and bureaucracy would be saying nothing new. So he of the phrase. In a radio interview countries. But what if the Government Even though exit polls published accusing the “American Deep State” Ottomans in 1923. Across much of the were committed to secure Kemal’s sec- wanted to point towards a much deep- McLaughlin said, “There is no ‘Deep starts to see its own elements in league by The New York Times show that a of engineering his electoral defeat. 20th century, opponents of the CUP ular Turkish republic. For this military er malaise. According to his narrative, State.’ What people think of as the with the so-called “Deep State”, as majority of Asians had cast their vote So far Trump has provided no claimed that the party had established rule, military-backed candidates and the State within the State, which is not ‘Deep State’ is just the American civil Trump saw it? I’m afraid this is then for Biden (63 per cent), up to 31 per evidence whatsoever of this and is a clandestine network of military offi- constitutional courts were used. But quite hidden anymore, is now facing service, social security, the people who nothing more than either a delusion, cent of them voted for Trump. largely sounding like an archetypal cers and their civilian allies who, for there were no hidden agenda, as such, a challenge from within. fix the roads, health and human ser- or simply a cynical ploy to blame According to my friend, a majority of conspiracy theorist. The difference decades, suppressed anyone thought even though men such as Erdogan But what about the US? Does it vices.” something sinister, intangible and these included Pakistanis who between the US and Pakistan in this to pose a threat to the secular order believed that shadowy forces were at have a “Deep State” that, as Trump In his 2016 book, The Deep State, largely imaginary, for one’s own fail- believed Trump was good for the cur- context is the fact that there is now established in Turkey by Mustafa work and would topple him. believes, helped Biden hijack the the American author and a former ures. (Courtesy: Dawn) !"#$ &'$"( $') &* ! +,- +.+. &> 2 R ' %
Philadelphia: As they franti- At 11:26 am, news outlets “It is a sideshow, but it’s a Not a single court has , cally searched for ways to sal- had started calling the presi- harmful sideshow,” Levitt said. agreed with the strength of the ++ vage President Donald Trump’s dential contest for Democrat “It’s a toxic sideshow. The case, but that did not stop ; failed reelection bid, his cam- Joe Biden. continuing baseless, evidence- Trump’s team from firing off paign pursued a dizzying game The race was over. free claims of alternative facts nearly two dozen legal chal- # ( of legal hopscotch across six Just heating up was are actually having an effect on lenges to Biden’s victory in states that centered on the Trump’s plan to subvert the a substantial number of Pennsylvania, including an biggest prize of all: election through litigation and Americans. They are creating early morning suit on Election Washington: The Trump paign continue to insist on an Pennsylvania. howls of fraud — the same tac- the conditions for elections Day filed by a once-imprisoned Campaign has filed a petition honest recount in Georgia, Dubai: US Secretary of State The strategy may have tic he had used to stave off loss- not to work in the future.” lawyer. AP for recount of votes in Georgia, which has to include signature Mike Pompeo on Sunday played well in front of television es in the business world. And days after US President-elect Joe matching and other vital safe- defended his tour of Gulf Arab cameras and on talk radio. it would soon spread far Biden wrested the Republican guards,” the Trump campaign states and the Trump adminis- But it has proved a disaster beyond Pennsylvania. ; :R $ . stronghold by a little over 12,000 said in a late-night statement on tration’s continued efforts to in court, where judges uni- “Some of the ballots looked votes. Saturday. squeeze Iran, even as a new US formly rejected their claims of show how far he is willing to suspicious,” Giuliani, 76, said of C 0 < 1 Democrat Biden became “Without signature match- administration led by Joe Biden vote fraud and found the cam- push baseless theories of wide- the vote count in Philadelphia the first Democrat to have won ing, this recount would be a prepares to enter the White paign’s legal work amateurish. spread voter fraud. as he stood behind a chain link the key battleground state since sham and again allow for illegal House in January. In a ruling late Saturday, It was led by Rudy Giuliani, fence, next to a sex shop. 4 0 1992 after a hand recount of votes to be counted. If there is Although Pompeo has not US District Judge Matthew Trump’s personal lawyer, who He maligned the city as nearly five million votes, that no signature matching, this taken questions from US-based Brann — a Republican and descended on the state the being run by a “decrepit Washington: President-elect election,” Klain told ABC News lasted for several days. would be as phony as the initial reporters traveling with him Federalist Society member in Saturday after the November 3 Democratic machine.” Joe Biden’s Chief of Staff in an interview. Georgia hadn’t voted for a vote count and recount,” said the over the past 10 days, he sat central Pennsylvania — com- election as the count dragged “Those mail-in ballots Ronald Klain on Sunday “The voters rejected his Democratic presidential candi- statement issued by the legal down with the Saudi-owned pared the campaign’s legal on and the president played could have been written the day launched a scathing attack on leadership. A record number of date since Bill Clinton in 1992. team of the campaign. broadcaster Al-Arabiya in Dubai arguments to “Frankenstein’s golf. before, by the Democratic Party President Donald Trump, say- Americans rejected the Trump In case of a recount, election “Let’s stop giving the people for brief televised remarks Monster,” concluding that Summoning reporters to a hacks that were all over the ing American voters have presidency. And, since then, officials in Georgia will have to false results. There must be a Sunday. “Our policies don’t Trump’s team offered only scruffy, far-flung corner of convention center,” Giuliani rejected his leadership and Donald Trump’s been rejecting re-scan the five million hand- time when we stop counting change. Our duty doesn’t “speculative accusations,” not Philadelphia on November 7, said. He promised to file a new everything the Republican democracy. He has been recounted and audited legal illegal ballots. Hopefully it is change. My responsibilities don’t proof of rampant corruption. he held forth at a site that round of lawsuits. He rambled. leader is doing now is bad for launching baseless claims of ballots. coming soon,” said the cam- change,” he said. “I still have an Now, as the legal doors would soon become legendary: “This is a very, very strong the democracy of the US. voter fraud, baseless litigation. “We are focused on ensur- paign, a day after Georgia obligation — every hour, every close on Trump’s attempts to Four Seasons Total case,” he asserted. “I think he has definitely He’s been rejected by 34 courts, ing that every aspect of Georgia Secretary of State, who is also minute — to defend the have courts do what voters Landscaping. Justin Levitt, a Loyola Law set back the democratic norm and now these efforts to try to State Law and the US from the same Republican Party, American people and to keep would not do on Election Day The 11:30 am. News con- School professor who special- here in the United States. He’s get election officials to overturn Constitution are followed so officially certified the election them foremost in our efforts, and deliver him a second term, ference was doomed from the izes in election law, called the been doing that for four years, the will of the voters,” he that every legal vote is counted. results which was narrowly won and we’ll do that. We’ll do that his efforts in Pennsylvania start. Trump lawsuits dangerous. and that’s ramped up since the alleged. PTI President Trump and his cam- by Biden. PTI to the very last minute.” AP D #:. + ( + # P + Guatemala City: Hundreds of right to protest, “but neither protesters broke into can we allow people to van- Guatemala’s Congress and dalize public or private prop- Beijing: Chinese President Xi the lead in tackling climate use of energy and accelerate the burned part of the building erty.” The president said he had Jinping said on Sunday that the change”. growth of new energy and Saturday amid growing been meeting with various G-20 countries should take “We need to follow the green industries to promote demonstrations against groups to present changes to the lead in tackling climate guidance of the United Nations greener economic and social President Alejandro the controversial budget. change, follow the guidance of Framework Convention on development in all respects, he Giammattei and the legislature Discontent had been build- the UN Framework Climate Change, and push for said. He called on the G-20 for approving a budget that cut ing over the 2021 budget on Convention on Climate the full and effective imple- countries to protect the ecosys- educational and health spend- social media and clashes erupt- Change and push for the full mentation of the Paris tem with a respect for Nature, ing. ed during demonstrations on and effective implementation of Agreement,” he said. and said China supports deep- The protest came as about Friday. Guatemalans were the Paris Agreement. He reaffirmed China’s ening G20 cooperation in 7,000 people were demon- angered because lawmakers With US President-elect commitment to striving to reducing land degradation, strating in front of the National approved $65,000 to pay for Joe Biden’s promise to rejoin peak carbon dioxide emissions conserving coral reefs, and Palace in Guatemala City meals for themselves, but cut the Paris Agreement after he by 2030 and achieve carbon cleaning up plastic from the against the budget, which pro- funding for coronavirus takes over power early next neutrality by 2060. ocean. testers say was negotiated and patients and human rights year, its implementation is Xi said China supports the Xi welcomed participation passed by legislators in secret agencies. expected to get a big boost to shift to low-carbon energy in to the 15th meeting of the while the Central American Vice President Guillermo efforts to tackle climate change the post-Covid era to achieve Conference of the Parties to the country was distracted by the Castillo has offered to resign, and other environmental chal- the goal of Sustainable Energy Convention on Biological fallout of back-to-back hurri- telling Giammattei that both lenges to protect the planet. for All. China has put in place Diversity to be held in the canes and the COVID-19 pan- men should resign their posi- The US and China are the the world’s biggest clean ener- Chinese city of Kunming in demic. tions “for the good of the top two polluters of the world. gy system, and has led the May 2021. Video on social media + > + country.” He also suggested Addressing the Leaders’ world in the output and sales of He hoped that the meeting showed flames shooting out a + # vetoing the approved budget, Side Event on Safeguarding new energy vehicles for five will set goals and take actions window in the legislative build- firing government officials and the Planet of the G-20 Riyadh years running, he said. to ensure the protection of ing. According to media were people injured. Saturday. inal acts will be punished with attempting more outreach to Summit via video link, Xi said, China will pursue clean, global biodiversity in the years reports, security agents fired Giammattei condemned “Anyone who is proven to the full force of the law.” He various sectors around the “G-20 should continue to take low-carbon, safe and efficient ahead. PTI tear gas at protestors and there the fires in his Twitter account have participated in the crim- wrote that he defended people’s country. AP > P+ :2 + / 2 D > + >E 0 0 Ankara: Turkish President He added: “Keep your 1 Recep Tayyip Erdogan said promises to our country, from Ouagadougou: Voters went to Sunday that Turkey sees itself as full membership to the issue of the polls in Burkina Faso on * 1 a part of Europe, but he called refugees. Let’’s establish a clos- Sunday for presidential and 3&'7 if a spike in Covid-19 cases was on the European Union to “keep er and more efficient coopera- legislative elections that have &(9(8 witnessed in the province after your promises” on issues such as tion together.” been marred by ongoing akistan's newly-formed the rally. The alliance earlier the country’’s membership bid Turkey applied for mem- extremist violence in this land- uthorities are conducting Palliance of 11 Opposition held three massive back-to- and refugees. bership in the bloc in 1987 and locked West African nation. Amass testing and shutting parties on Sunday held its back gatherings in Gujranwala, He spoke before an EU four years ago signed a deal with President Roch Marc down schools after China massive anti-government rally Karachi and Quetta. summit due to be held next the EU to manage the flow of Christian Kabore has reported three new domesti- in Peshawar despite a ban Addressing the gathering, month. migrants to Europe. promised to secure the coun- cally transmitted cases in the imposed by the city adminis- Pakistan People's Party leader In recent weeks, EU mem- However, claims of democ- try and is vying for another past 24 hours — two in north- tration owing to a spike in Bilawal Bhutto Zardari vowed bers have raised the prospect of ratic backsliding have seen its five years against 12 other ern Inner Mongolia province COVID-19 cases and security that January will be the incum- sanctions against Turkey over its application effectively suspend- candidates. Kabore is expect- and one in Shanghai. threats, with top coalition lead- bent Government's "last month gas exploration missions in the ed while both sides have accused ed to win, but the opposition The city of Manzhouli, in ers predicting that the Imran in power" and the people will eastern Mediterranean. the other of not properly imple- hopes to split the vote, depriv- Inner Mongolia, will start Khan Government will "have decide how Pakistan will be “We always see ourselves as menting the refugee agreement. ing the president of the 51% '8 *++ > @ testing all its residents for to go home by January". governed. part of Europe,” Erdogan said in Ankara has dispatched research support needed for an outright + * Covid-19 on Sunday, a day The fourth power show by "They will go home in a virtual speech to ruling party and drill ships to waters claimed victory in the first round, and after the two cases were dis- the Pakistan Democratic January," he said. "Time is members. “We chose to favour by EU members Greece and then form a coalition behind party of fraud, including brib- changes to the electoral map, covered. Movement (PDM) was held near when you, the people, Europe as long as they don’’t Cyprus, sparking a military the strongest candidate for ing people. The parties also Zephirin Diabre, a leading The city has suspended despite the Khyber would hold this selected force us to look elsewhere.” escalation over the summer. AP round two. accused The National candidate from the Progress classes and shut public venues, Pakhtunkhwa Government's Government and its selectors On Saturday, opposition Independent Electoral and Change Party, told a press telling residents to not gather warning that it may lodge responsible for current candidates accused the ruling Commission of making conference. AP for dinner banquets. cases against the PDM leaders crises...," he said. ) , 2 - 3 9 $ 5 5 ( ! 2 2 Baku: As Azerbaijan regains once lived, is now a shattered “I will build an even better control of land it lost to ruin. house,” he vowed. Armenian forces a quarter- Adil Sharifov, 62, who left Ulviya Jumayeva, 50, can Jerusalem: Israeli aircraft on century ago, civilians who fled his hometown in 1992 during go back to better, though not Sunday struck multiple sites in the fighting decades ago won- the first war and lives in ideal circumstances in her the Gaza Strip in response to a der if they can go back home Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, native Shusha, a city that rocket fired earlier from the now — and if there’s still a knows he will find similar dev- Azerbaijani forces took in the Palestinian territory, Israel’s home to go back to. astation if he returns to the city key offensive of the six-week military said. An estimated 600,000 of Jabrayil, which he longs to war. There were no immediate Azerbaijanis were displaced in do. Her younger brother, reports of injuries. Sydney: A man died Sunday the 1990s war that left the Jabrayil is one of the out- Nasimi, took part in the battle While several militant after being attacked by a shark Nagorno-Karabakh region lying areas regained by and phoned to tell her the groups operate out of the in Western Australia, the eighth under the control of ethnic Azerbaijani troops before the apartment their family fled in Palestinian enclave, Israel holds fatality in the county this year. Armenian separatists and large recent fighting ended. Soon 1992 was intact, though most- Gaza’s Hamas rulers responsi- Police were called to Cable adjacent territories in after it was taken, one of ly stripped of the family’s pos- ble for all rocket fire out of the Beach, a popular tourist spot Armenia’s hands. Sharifov’s cousins went there sessions. territory and usually strikes on Australia’s Indian Ocean During six weeks of and told him the city was “According to him, it is Hamas targets in response. coast, at about 8:40 a.M. The renewed fighting this fall that destroyed, including the large clear that Armenians lived there The Israeli military said in 55-year-old was pulled from ended Nov. 10, Azerbaijan took house with an orchard where after us, and then they took a statement that fighter jets and the water with serious injuries back parts of Nagorno- Sharifov’s family once lived. everything away. But our large attack helicopters hit two rock- in the Ashkelon area, roughly and treated by police before Karabakh itself and sizeable Nonetheless, “the day when mirror in the hallway, which we et ammunition manufactur- 10 kilometers (6 miles) north paramedics arrived. He died at swaths of the outlying areas. I return there will be the great- loved to look at as children, ing sites, underground infra- of Gaza, but there were no the scene, police said. More territory is being est happiness for me,” he said. remains,” Jumayeva said, structure and a Hamas naval injuries. Israeli media said the Park rangers immediately returned as part of the cease- For years, he said, his fam- adding: “Maybe my grandchil- forces training compound. rocket struck a factory, causing closed the beach. fire agreement that stopped the ily had followed reports about dren will look in this mirror.” Late Saturday, Palestinian damage. The man was the eighth to latest fighting. But as Jabrayil on the internet. They “We all have houses in militants in Gaza fired a rock- Israel and Hamas, an die in a shark attack in Azerbaijani forces discovered knew the destruction was ter- Baku, but everyone considered et toward Israel, setting off air- Islamic militant group that Australia this year, the highest when the first area, Aghdam, rible, but Sharifov’s late moth- them to be not permanent, raid sirens in the southern seeks Israel’s destruction, are toll since 1929 when nine died. was turned over on Friday, er retained a desperate hope because all these years we Israeli city of Ashkelon, the bitter enemies who have fought The introduction of shark nets much of the recovered land is that their house had been lived in the hope that we Israeli military said. three wars and numerous skir- at popular beaches in the 1930s uninhabitable. The city of spared and held on to the would return to Shusha,” she Israeli police said the rock- mishes since Hamas seized led to a significant fall in fatal Aghdam, where 50,000 people keys. said. AP et caused damage to a structure power in Gaza in 2007. AP attacks. AP !"#$ &'$"( $') &* ! +,- +.+. ( R ' 8. + .
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Prose across the four metro next week as well. ed a two-pronged strategy to According to sources in the cities on Sunday for the fourth This is required to keep tackle the issue of fake invoic- Department of Revenue, to consecutive day after a nearly OMCs from incurring losses es, sources said. weed out existing fake dealers two-month hiatus. on the sale of petrol and According to people in the from the GST system, the panel In the national capital, diesel. know, the panel has recom- proposed full application of the petrol was priced at 81.46 per While India has brought mended that new or fresh reg- Business Intelligence and Fraud litre on Sunday, eight paise tive news on the successful both petrol and diesel out from istrations in GST may adopt an Analytics (BIFA) tool for pre- higher than the previous level. introduction of a coronavirus an earlier administrative price Aadhaar-like registration cise identification of riskier In the other key cities of vaccine soon. regime and their retail prices process under which new reg- dealers based on the riskier Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, Moreover, the demand for are revised daily based on the istration can be done online input supply chain and outward the fuel was sold at 88.16, oil and falling inventory levels global movement product with live photo and use of bio- supply chain, abnormal tax- 5( 84.53 and 83.03 per litre, in major consuming markets prices, holding the retail price metrics with due verification of that a fresh registrant must go credentials, a registrant or deal- payer behaviour in terms of higher than the Saturday’s lev- has also firmed up the crude revision for almost two months documents. for compulsory physical veri- er falls in “trustworthy” cate- ITC availment, tax payment for he Reserve Bank of India’s els of 88.09, 84.46 and price. was surprising. Such facilities can be pro- fication and personal identifi- gory, then he or she can be catching fake dealer and taking T(RBI) Twitter handle 82.95, respectively. The benchmark Brent At a time when globally vided at banks, post offices, cation in case he or she opts for given registration within seven appropriate action, including achieved 1 million followers on The prices of diesel in crude price is hovering close to prices change by the hour, in and GST Seva Kendras (GSK), non-Aadhaar authentication- working days. enforcement. Sunday, turning it the first Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and $45 a barrel for some time now India it could be kept static for just like the Passport Seva based registration process and If he or she is not in the It has suggested suspension central bank in the world to Kolkata were 71.07, 77.54, while the US WTI crude is also such a long period. Kendras or the Aadhaar Seva does not have income tax “trustworthy” category, then of first lot of riskier traders and achieve the feat. 76.55 and 74.64 per litre, over $42 a barrel. The increase of every dol- Kendras. The GSKs can work return supported adequate conditional registration shall be identification of such taxpayers Taking to Twitter, RBI respectively, compared to The two have remained lar in the price of crude results on the pattern of the Passport financial capability. given within 60 working days on the basis of significant cri- Governor, Shaktikanta Das 70.88, 77.34, 76.37 and firm since the beginning of the in a retail price of petrol and Seva Kendras to provide new In such a case, he or she only after physical verification terion including non-filing of wrote: “RBI Twitter account 74.45 month after remaining soft in diesel to be increased by up to registration facilities with may have to submit a recom- of the place of business where- return for six months, said reaches one million followers The increase in petrol and most parts of October at close 40 paisa per litre. required checks on fake regis- mendation letter by two tax- in in such cases input tax cred- sources, adding that the com- today. A new milestone. diesel prices was expected as to $40 a barrel or less. This would mean that the tration. payers of adequate reliability. it to their buyers shall be mittee underlined that fact Congratulations to all my col- the global oil market has shown OMC sources said that the fuel prices should be up by at According to sources, the Further, also, if on the allowed only after filing of that there are about 6 lakh dor- leagues in RBI.” signs of firming up after posi- auto fuel hike may not end just least 1.20 per litre by now. Law Committee has suggested basis of document supported their return and the dealers mant registrants in GST. It is followed by the Banco de Mexico (Bank of Mexico) as a distant second with 774,000 followers. $ $ ' 7% The US Federal Reserve has 677,000 followers and the European Central Bank has 20 0 0 591,000 followers. > , + ; ; The Federal Reserve joined Twitter in March 2009, while 39( ruptive emergence of the government should therefore . 4 : the ECB has been active on the >2 Covid-19 pandemic, most of press for the removal or reduc- social media platform since he Confederation of Indian Goa’s traditional economic tion of export duty from low- October 2009. TIndustry (CII) Goa chapter engines and employment gen- grade Goan iron ore,” the 5( “Automation of clearance India’s central bank, on $?8(1(@&$67$6$1&(>67&!!&((6 has emphasised the need for erators are facing significant White Paper said. processes, which should have the other hand joined the prompt resumption of mining challenges,” it said. The document has called s international trade gets played a greater role in helping micro-blogging site in 2012. &'!&( exchanges, depositories, activities in the coastal state to “Resumption of mining for regulation of the mining Aback to normalcy with cargo move seamlessly across Apart from its primary investor associations, com- overcome disruption in econ- can play a huge role in gener- sector, especially near green gradual lifting of lockdowns borders, with limited need for Twitter handle, RBI has anoth- here is a need for new modity derivative trainers and omy and unemployment ating employment and restart- zones. across countries, difficulties in human contact, affords an er Twitter account called ‘RBI Tinvestors to take informed resource persons since 2017. caused by the Covid-19 pan- ing traditional economic “Well-regulated and autho- cargo movement and clear- example of the gaps in trade Says’ which largely spreads investment decisions without Sebi is the national coor- demic. engine,” it added. rised mining in Goa should be ance processes are likely to con- facilitation progress,” said the awareness among consumers getting lured by false promis- dinator for the WIW in India, Alterations to the National The CII document points allowed outside the sensitive tinue, said an Asian blog authored by Aileen and bank account holders. es and unsolicited advice, Sebi which will be celebrated this Mineral Policy, phasing out of out that the National Mineral zones. If it pose any significant Development Bank blog post. Pangilinan and Satish Reddy. chairman Ajay Tyagi has said as time from November 23-29. mining activities from eco- Policy which has prioritised threat or danger to a sensitive Emphasising the need for the regulator spearheads World “There is a need for the sensitive areas, setting up of a import substitution, value addi- zone, mining activities should automations, the blog post said Investors Week celebrations in new investors to make comprehensive regulatory tion and discourages exports be phased out,” the document that although the South Asia India beginning Monday. informed investment decisions. mechanism to deter illegal leans in favour of bigger ore- said, adding, that mines whose Subregional Economic Every year, the World Thus, investor awareness and mining, and effective manage- producing states like ore deposits were exhausted Cooperation (SASEC) coun- Investor Week (WIW) is cele- education play an important ment of iron ore deposits are Karnataka, Jharkhand, and should be rehabilitated as per tries have made progress in brated the world over, under role in educating the ivestor. some of the key recommenda- Odisha and is against the inter- the Mines and Minerals automation, there is still a the aegis of IOSCO, the glob- One should not get lured by tions made by the industry ests of Goa which mines low- Regulation and Development need for physical interfacing al body of securities regulators, false promises and by unso- body in a White Paper titled grade iron ore. Act. and paper filings, which is dif- in order to give further impe- licited advice,” Tyagi said in a ‘Accelerating the Goan “This is on account of sig- Mining activities in Goa ficult during the pandemic. tus to the various investor edu- special message on this occa- Economy - A White Paper’. nificantly lower ore quality was banned by the apex court “Inadequate digitisation in cation and awareness initia- sion. Economic function of the “Since the halt on mining compared with the rest of in 2012 following the many of the cross-border reg- tives. securities market is to ensure in Goa during 2012 and later India, and therefore not suit- unearthing of a Rs 35,000 crore ulatory agencies, and lack of The WIW is celebrated in that savings get channelised again in 2018, after only a brief able for domestic steel pro- scam by a judicial commission digital connectivity among more than 100 jurisdictions into productive investment resumption, tourism has been duction. The export of Goan appointed by the central gov- these agencies, ports and ter- across the world. proposals, which lead to capi- one of the key employment ore does not burden the nation- ernment. But it was resumed in minal operators, and shipping Sebi has been participating tal formation and economic generating sectors. However, al assets, thanks to the excellent 2015 with restrictions before it lines further hindered the flow in the celebrations along with growth, he said. with the sudden and highly dis- inland waterways. The Goa was halted again after the apex of cargo,” it said. # +5./ 2 ' ,2 # 0 2 / 5 ' ! F ! &'!&( 2. # he Confederation of All TIndia Traders (CAIT) has &'!&( % & &'!&( written to the Department for & Promotion of Industry and s housing demand has he Government is planning Internal Trade (DPIIT) to take Aimproved over the past 5 & * & )* Tto sell up to 10 per cent action against e-commerce couple of months, the senti- stake in defence PSU Mishra major Amazon and Flipkart for ments of real estate brokers 44* *. * Dhatu Nigam Ltd (MIDHANI) alleged violation of FDI and have also risen regarding the 3& &*$ * in the current fiscal ending FEMA norms. outlook for the sector, showed % March, an official said. In a letter to the DPIIT a report by 360 EDGE. The company got listed Secretary, Guruprasad Ankit Kansal, Founder & on stock exchanges in April Mohapatra, the traders’ body MD, 360 Realtors and 360 2018 and the government had said: “Our association has been light that both these companies “While FCL has only 9.2 EDGE said: “Incremental “As financial markets are raised Rs 438 crore by selling requesting your good office to have been conducting their per cent equity participation in growth across various macro- staggering, many investors are 26 per cent stake through IPO. take appropriate steps and activities in blatant violation of FRL, but by the way of share- economic and socio-econom- looking for real estate as a safe The official said that with investigate, punish and penal- Foreign Exchange holder agreement between ic parameters has also resulted haven,” he said. the opening of space sector to ize the multinational compa- Management (Non-debt Amazon and FCL, it has full in a rise in broker confidence, 360 EDGE is the franchise foinvestment and bringing nies like Amazon and Flipkart Instruments) Rules, 2019 control over FRL,” it alleged. painting an overall positive networking arm of 360 defence sector under automat- (owned by foreign multina- (FEMA Rules). CAIT also told DPIIT that picture. 63 per cent of brokers Realtors. ic route for 74 per cent foreign tional company ‘Walmart’, It said that the the latest Amazon indirectly invested have indicated that they are The respondents are spread direct investment (FDI), MID- interchangeably used here- revelation by Amazon during around Rs 4,200 crore and confident about the future of across numerous cities in India, HANI shares are expected to inafter) for the blatant violation the arbitration proceedings at took over control of More their business.” including NCR, MMR, Pune, attract investors. and/or by exploitation of the an arbitration court in Retail Limited. Improved economic con- Bangalore, Hyderabad, MIDHANI manufactures loopholes of the FDI policy and Singapore clearly shows its It also made allegations ditions, lower rates of home Lucknow, Patna among others. special steel and super alloys for Foreign Exchange control over Future Retail. against Flipkart and said that loans, depreciated value of Around 41.6 per cent of the use in defence, nuclear and Management Act.” “Amazon has equivocally it has on numerous occasions, Indian rupee, plenty of attrac- respondents are independent space sectors. “We are looking It said the traders’ body has claimed that it has absolute brought to the notice of the tive payment plans along with brokers, while 27.6 per cent are at up to 10 per cent stake dilu- been examining various public control over FRL through the authorities about the operation a reduction in stamp duty in employed in a brokerage house. tion via offer for sale,” the offi- statements and documents per- shareholder agreement of inventory-based model of e- states like Maharashtra are giv- Other respondents include cial said. Shares of MID- taining to the investments between Amazon and Future commerce, that is prohibited ing a positive boost to the channel partners, brokerage HANI closed at Rs 193.50 made by both Amazon and Coupons Private Limited,” it to foreign companies, by industry, said Sahil Kapoor, house owners, franchise own- apiece on the BSE on Friday. Walmart and it has come to said. Flipkart. National Head, 360 EDGE. ers among others. !"#$ &'$"( $') &* ! +,- +.+. '
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Although Trade analyst Girish Johar Play is set to hit theatres on the spy thriller has an India con- # the film received a lot of support said all these films performed November 27 as well. Hollywood nect. The film, starring Robert L> 2 %2 6$$ from the film fraternity, it could “below the mark”. “The audience star Gerard Butler will be seen in Pattinson and John David % not excite the audience much. have not come to the theatres Greenland, which is set for a Washington, also features E According to a trade source, the either due to the scare factor or December 4 release. Dimple Kapadia. Not just that, % E comedy film could not even maybe they didn’t find the con- Sawhney added, “There has it was shot in India apart from rake in a crore at the box office tent lucrative enough to take the would have gone over the week- Cinemas, shared that Suraj Pe to be good content with good the US, the UK, Denmark, since its release on November 15. risk. Hollywood films too haven’t end, but the COVID cases are Mangal Bhari has done better marketing where people are Estonia, Italy and Norway. E Among other new releases done well,” Johar said. rising in Mumbai and Delhi, and than the Hollywood films. “We aware that this movie is releasing “I think mentally everyone is #( was the Maisie Williams-starrer, Talking about Trolls World the audience are aware of that. have seen a small growth in foot- on this date. Only then will the waiting for January only. I hope 2 The New Mutants. The horror- Tour and The War With Grandpa, They are being cautious. I doubt falls. It started with youngsters, crowds be back.” He is hoping a we have an upsurge in activities thriller superhero film released Johar said, “I doubt people will they would take a risk for these now families are coming in. The star-studded Bollywood film like by then,” said Johar, who feels in India on October 30. It was go for these films. They are typ- films.” number is still low, but we are 83 and Sooryavanshi can proba- that though the footfalls have followed by the Robert De Niro- ical Hollywood popcorn flicks. Kunal Sawhney, Senior Vice seeing a gradual increase. Once bly make people get out of the been low, “one pan-India film starrer comedy drama, The War Maybe people in metro cities President, Operations, Carnival the content is there, people will comfort of their homes and would change everything.” % M # L I J# ' 3 #' $ &&$(6 M # # O #?5( 7 O% % from one language to another, while maintaining its intent, style, tone and con- @ text. A good translation will evoke the QD<< 9@ : same emotions in the target language as & it does in the source language. We have to make sure that our tone is suiting the char- 0 " acter, the energy level is jumpy, so we have % to match that as well. And if the charac- 01R ter is in a romantic state, then we have to & " A match that kind of vibe too. 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ntil a few years ago, she was an do girls and women get sanitary pads unusually shy girl. Rather timid since the supply was halted at the health Uand even hesitant to strike a con- centre? When schools are open, girls do versation with visiting guests and rela- get pads there, but it was essential to keep tives. All she would do was to quickly the supply chain in order during lock- greet them and slip away at the earliest down too.” Her concerns were also opportunity. Today, she is a youth icon, raised on social media with the support one of the most vocal forces in her vil- of the Shiv Shikha Samiti. The demand lage. Sixteen-year-old Vasundhara was conveyed to the administration as Prajapat, who was nominated for the well. She had been requesting installation International Children’s Peace Prize of an incinerator too for disposal of san- 2020, has all the reasons to smile. A res- itary pads. Moved by her well-intentioned ident of Dardaturki village of Tonk dis- efforts, the Sarpanch has now promised ' % trict in Rajasthan, Vasundhara was nom- to install one in the village girls’ school. inated for her active efforts in advocat- The secretary of the Shiv Shiksha % E ing gender equality at grassroots level. Samiti, Shivji Ram Yadav told us about Excited about her journey so far, how Vasundhara trained nearly 180 Vasundhara recalled how she was initial- girls through life skill sessions. “Her role %79?68( ly reluctant to join the meetings organ- has been commendable in the “Chuppi ised by Save the Children and Shiv Todo” (Break the Silence) programme, 7157 (159 9( Shiksha Samiti, a local NGO working in focussing on menstrual hygiene. She has Tonk district for the past three decades. done really well in creating awareness Her parents were not very enthusiastic about child marriage and adolescent ooking at the recent series of events, we can either. But when she finally felt persuad- health and rights,” he said. Lobserve how the environment is increasingly ed by her friends, she developed inter- Vasundhara is the eldest among her witnessing a global change. There is now a greater est instantly. “It was an eye opener, an three siblings, and hence, her grandpar- realisation of the serious danger that the depletion introduction to a new perspective. The ents were keen on getting her married of the ozone layer has been posing. The greenhouse most motivating fact that now keeps ring- too. They loved her immensely but were effect is now resulting in an increase in the ultra- ing in my mind is — how to be capable nication skills to empathy. They are pre- helped break the ice. She motivated other stuck in an old mindset so Vasundhara violet radiation and eventually, graver consequences of handling your own affairs,” she said. pared to address the challenges of gen- groups of girls too to discuss menstrual mustered up the courage to speak to her like global warming, rise in the level of oceans and Born and brought up in a region der norms, how to bring out changes in hygiene more openly. She now felt con- parents and convinced them to let her vanishing islands and coastal countries from the where child marriages have social accept- ‘society, me and my body’ that includes fident in discussing all issues with her study. She was instrumental in stopping world map. ability despite legal provisions in place, health issues as well as awareness about family members as well and was able to three child marriages using the helpline Hence, in the con- Vasundhara hadn’t thought about wed- physical violence.” convince them to support her. She in fact, number. The marriages eventually were text of preservation of dings beyond an occasion to eat, dance With time, Vasundhara became also taught her mother how to use a san- called off but she invited a lot of displea- environment and and enjoy. Thanks to an awareness drive more observant and sensitive towards itary pad. sure of villagers for her alleged “audaci- planning for develop- for reproductive rights, she became adolescent issues. She started noticing Vasundhara’s village has schools up ty.” Some of them even dissociated with ment, ‘sustainable’ has aware about the impacts of early marriage that girls would just end up working in to Class 12 for both boys and girls but her family. “Look at her. Now she will become a catchword. on adolescent health, menstrual hygiene, fields if there were no girls’ schools in vil- many other villages of the Panchayat only teach us what is right,” became a com- And that is why it is girls’ right to education and much more. lages. She also started identifying the have primary schools for girls. Since par- mon refrain. But for Vasundhara, her now being emphasised She realised that all these aspects were so taboos — how important was menstru- ents do not wish to send their girls to family’s support helped her continue the that our efforts to significant to a youngster’s life but hard- al hygiene, how a girl can prevent her own study outside their village, most of the path. “If your family is with you, you can improve the living ly discussed or mentioned in homes or child marriage, what are the government girls drop out of active schooling after do anything,” she says. Her recent nom- standards of people in schools. This orientation triggered many schemes for women education and Class 5. Vasundhara persuaded the ination for the award, however, has the under-developed questions in her mind. empowerment, how to avail facilities pro- dropout girls to join the two-month ses- eased out the somewhat hostile environ- countries, as also our Her active association with Shiv vided by government at health centres, N('($6&( sion organised by the Samiti and help ment towards her. Well, now, she has means of production Shiksha Samiti, however, started when etc. 36($($6&& them become well-versed in basic English begun to receive praises! and transport should she came into contact with Dholi, the This carved her journey of becom- and Hindi. When asked about her dreams, she not result in depletion then project coordinator for the cam- ing a changemaker. As part of the pro- $6&$$&7$&(>&6> She confidently led all the campaigns replied, “I wish to be in politics to be able of natural resources and degradation of environ- paign, Shaadi Bachhon Ka Khel Nahin ject, a Federation was constituted at 3&63&!8(7# at Gram Panchayat, block and district lev- to better the life of people and girls.” She ment. Greater emphasis is thus being put on the (marriage is no child’s play). She soon Panchayat level in February 2019 named els, be it upgrading an all-girls school in is particularly fascinated by the leader- term ‘sustainable’ whenever one talks of develop- became a member of the children’s ‘Kalpana’. Around 20 girls were selected $&1&?$6 neighbouring Khedula village up to ship qualities of former Prime Minister ment. Many steps in that direction are, therefore, group and acquired life skills training. for the Gram Panchayat and Block Level !!7& eighth standard or providing sanitary Indira Gandhi and her own namesake, being suggested. However, in this whole planning, Sensing her aptitude for social work, Federation and assigned different roles. napkins in private schools and demand former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, not much has been thought and done to reduce the Dholi urged Vasundhara’s parents to Vasundhara was assigned the responsi- 35(87(&@& to include Tonk district in the National Vasundhara Raje. She feels the key to population growth rate, especially in some Asian encourage and motivate her. This was the bility of ‘media’, given her good commu- Adolescent Health Programme. She was address public grievances comes from the countries. It is not being realised that if the pop- beginning of her journey as she became nication skills. “By asserting the right 6&>76$& vociferous in raising the issues on all government. She said, “Samasya ka hal ulation continues to grow in these countries, the a member of the adolescent discussion public narrative on issues of importance, 86@&7&$#(>?65 forums and submitted memorandums to sarkaar se hi aata hai. If you are in a posi- efforts of development, however slow and small, group in 2017. one can make the people in power listen Sarpanch, District Collector, local MP tion, you can be instrumental in bring- would certainly cause more and more damage to Sitaram, the present project coordi- to our cause,” she believes. 7&$&7$( and of course, the media. ing about a change for people, especial- the natural environment. Even if there were not nator, said, “The drive focuses on ‘peer But striking a conversation with 36($(6?65& Vasundhara said, “During the recent ly a better life for girls.” She wants to help much industrial expansion in these and other devel- educator concept’, where groups are girls or even their mothers was not as easy lockdown, the entire attention of the gov- every girl who dares to dream like the oping Asian countries, the huge population and its formed for life skill training on different as she had thought. Most difficult task ($75&$( ernment and other organisations was on protagonist of her favourite film, The continuous growth would itself result in the rise modules ranging from identifying your- was to talk about menstrual hygiene and 7(8(88&O maintaining food supplies which was, of Secret Superstar. of the greenhouse effect because of the production self to gaining confidence and commu- child marriage. But persistent efforts course, the need of the hour. But where L 8 of methane from human and cattle resources. On the other hand, even if the developed countries con- tinue to practice control over growth in human Either way, experts say masks, while helpful, population, the per capita consumption of ener- are not perfect. Keeping a distance, being in well- gy and non-renewable, natural resources in these < ventilated areas, and washing hands are also countries is already so high that it will certainly important ways to reduce risk. result in a serious depletion of natural resources. The excessive use of automobiles and other fac- How is this different from what has been tors would gravely affect the environment. Thus, ' % 2 % said? the threat posed by the lifestyles in these countries Surgeon General, US, Jerome Adams had is real. But almost nothing is being done to bring % % % .,% tweeted on February 29, “Seriously people — Stop the desired change in people’s outlook on their buying masks! They are not effective in prevent- everyday habits which majorly contribute to an ing general public from catching #Coronavirus.” environmental imbalance. A lot of efforts to slow the spread of the The agency referred to a study led by But today, Adams has a different message World over, it is still not being properly realised VCoronavirus comes down to a seemingly Japanese researchers that found masks block pinned to the top of his Twitter account. “When that if the population continues to grow, to meet simple concept — Wearing a mask. But the issue about 60 per cent of the amount of virus that we can’t stay six feet away from others, please, the over all demands of that population, develop- has proven a thorny one. Health authorities have comes out of an infected person. When an unin- I’m begging you, wear a face covering,” Adams mental efforts also go on. Which will lead to a dete- changed their guidance on who should wear fected person wearing a mask is near an infect- says in the videotaped July 2 tweet. And in July, rioration of the environment. Similarly, if the masks and when. This has led to some confusion ed person who isn’t wearing one, the amount of the CDC stressed that cloth face coverings are a lifestyle of the people in the developed countries and even suspicion. virus the uninfected person inhaled fell by up to critical tool in the fight against COVID-19, par- continues to be what it is today, then there would But since the Coronavirus first appeared, 50 per cent. But when both people are wearing ticularly when everyone wears them. certainly be a depletion of natural resources. authorities have gained a better understanding masks, that produced the best result. The decline Similarly, the WHO early on had recom- Combining the two factors together, one can say of how it spreads and how masks can help stop in virus particles reaching the second person was mended against mask-wearing for the general that ‘sustainable development’ has become a that spread. Here’s a look at how, what we know close to 70 per cent. public, saying they might lead to a false sense of dream rather than a reality. about, masks has changed, and how government So, if everyone wears a mask when social dis- security and that people who didn’t know how If, therefore, we wish to avert a major cata- officials are increasingly getting behind the idea tancing is not feasible, the infection rate will be to use them properly could infect themselves. The strophe because of these two grave threats, we of mandating the use of masks. cut, experts say. World Health Organisation changed its advice in must inspire people to have self-control and live A study done in Denmark, published in June. It now suggests that people should wear a simple life and for that purpose, adopt a spiri- What the experts say? Annals of Internal Medicine, seemed to question masks when they are outdoors at a crowded area tual outlook on life. And for that we need to realise The US Centers for Disease Control and whether and to what extent masks protect the or when they can’t be socially distant. our spiritual identity and values. Such awareness Prevention has long advised people to wear masks wearer. The study had a number of flaws, how- Even though not everywhere around the will make us naturally eco-friendly and send out because they help prevent people who are ever, as the researchers acknowledged. For world, there is a mask rule, especially in some a positive energy that will bring the elements of infected — whether they know it or not — from example, study participants who were supposed states of the US, but some countries, including nature into harmony with us again. If a critical spreading the Coronavirus. But last week, the to wear masks sometimes didn’t. And the work Asian, have mandated mask use, from requiring mass of humans begin to live with this spiritual CDC added a new reason — masks can also pro- was done at a time when not much Coronavirus them everywhere in public to using them on pub- awareness, nature will by itself become our tect wearers who are not infected, though to a was spreading in Denmark — there wasn’t a lot lic transportation and in stores. friend, and humanity will look at a golden lesser degree. of data to conclude from. —AP instead of doubtful future. % "" * % % A L) 4 &
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I will be happy to Aafter being overlooked for “I really felt good because I actually I was a bit disappoint- bat wherever the team wants India head coach Ravi tough.” the tour of Australia, knew how I was feeling at that ed. I knew the team was going me to but I don’t know if they Shastri has expressed his appre- Shastri said that NCA’s med- Suryakumar Yadav found com- time and even he could see it in to come out, and the same day would change my role as an hensions about senior players ical team is currently assessing fort in a pep talk with Rohit my eyes clearly. I think to come I tried myself to keep busy, just opener,” Rohit told PTI. Rohit Sharma and Ishant how long would be Rohit’s break Sharma. out of that was a big boost for try and avoid getting that He believes that the team Sharma’s participation in the from the game. Soon after his conversation me,” he said. thought — there is a squad selec- management will have figured upcoming Test series if they “But things could get diffi- with Mumbai Indians’ inspira- The 30-year-old Mumbai tion tonight. out his role in the batting order don’t reach Australia in the next cult if he’s asked to wait for too tional captain, Suryakumar’s batsman conceded that the team “So I thought I’ll just focus by the time he would reach few days. long, (because) then you’re talk- mind was suddenly wired for selection for the Australian tour on my process and my things Australia after completing the Both Rohit (left hamstring) ing of the quarantine again, distraction, and his bat ready to was at the properly and instead of thinking strength and conditioning work and Ishant (side strain) are at the which might make it really do some more talking. back of about the call up, I will try and at an National Cricket Academy NCA undergoing rehabilitation, tough for even him to come just “That time in the gym Rohit his mind keep myself busy, I can go to the in Bengaluru. but the BCCI is yet to announce in time for the Test series,” the was sitting besides me and he even gym or maybe spend time with “I am sure the guys already when the duo would reach head coach added. just looked at me, and I said, though my teammates. in Australia must have figured Australia. Shastri said that even ‘obviously, I am a bit disappoint- he did “But yes, at the back of the out what are options when Considering the mandato- Ishant’s case is similar and he ed’, because he could see that I try a mind, there was a thought that Virat leaves and who are the ry 14-day quarantine require- would also need to play at least was expecting some good news,” few the team is coming out tonight,” guys who will open the ment, it is clear that they would one practice game before he can Suryakumar told PTI. he admitted. innings,” Rohit said. miss the first warm-up game be considered for Test. “Later on he was like ‘I just And when he saw that his “Once I reach there, I will against Australia A, at The second and final warm- believed you have been doing a name did not feature in the list, probably have a clearer idea of Drummoyne Oval from up game, at the SCG from great job for the team right now, Suryakumar was hurt. what’s going to happen. I will be December 6-8, if they don’t December 11-13, will be a day- and instead of thinking about “I sat in a room and started okay to bat wherever they depart by Monday. nighter before the first Test that (non-selection), you just thinking, why my name is not want,” added the dashing bats- “He (Rohit) was never going commences in Adelaide from do the same things what there, but after looking at the man, who has a 46-plus average to play the white-ball series, they December 17. you have been since day squad there were lot of players in 32 Tests. were just looking to see how “It’s (Ishant’s) a similar case one in this IPL. who got lot of runs as well and One of the finest players of long he needed the rest, because to Rohit,” Shastri said. “...‘and when the time even they have been playing the hook and pull shots, the you can’t afford to be resting for “You don’t really know how is right, your opportuni- consistently, doing well for % % ! !H8 Mumbaikar believes that the too long,” Shastri told ABC quickly he’ll be available to fly ty will come, may be India, doing well in IPL. bounce on Australian tracks is Sport. “If you need to play in the out. Like I said, if anyone has to today or tomorrow but it “Then I thought instead &'!&( against Australia as per the sometimes, not as big a factor Test series or any red-ball crick- play in the Test series, he has to will come, you just got to of thinking about that, I’ll just demands of the team manage- as it is made out to be. et, you’ve got to be on the flight be on the flight in the next four believe in yourself’,” Surya try and keep scoring runs, do e has enjoyed and rev- ment. “We talk about bounce in the next three or four days. If or five days. Otherwise, it’s very recalled. my job, what’s in my hand, elled in his new role as The senior batsman is but except for Perth, over the you aren’t, then it’s going to be difficult.” PTI The non-selection, what’s in my control, and Ha Test opener but Rohit expected to play a big role past few years, the other despite his prolific run in then wait for the opportu- Sharma is ready to be flexible alongside Test vice-captain grounds (Adelaide, MCG, “Nowadays, especially ing the cut or pull shots and domestic cricket and the IPL, nity, whenever it comes, about his batting position in the Ajinkya Rahane and SCG), I don’t think have that while opening the batting, I will focus on playing in the ‘V’ and extended Suryakumar’s wait for grab with both hands,” he eagerly-anticipated Test series Cheteshwar Pujara when skip- much bounce. have to think about not play- as straight as possible,” he said. an India cap. said. $ E% 2 -4! ,!" 1 !" F8 % % ! 0* = ++ The legendary Ian Chappell for ESPNcricinfo.com. Australian coach’s summation of the 0!-!1 / ?!&? believes that Virat Kohli’s departure “What was already shaping up choice between incumbent Joe Burns after the first India-Aus Test next as an exciting tussle now has the and rising star Will Pucovski for the ?!&? he Indian team management will think over the month will leave a “big hole” in the added stimulus of crucial selection job of David Warner’s opening part- Tideal opening combination for the upcoming visiting line-up, creating a selection decisions. The result could well ner. ttempting to replicate Neil three-match ODI series against Australia, with a dilemma which could ultimately come down to who is the bravest set “...You shouldn’t overestimate the AWagner and rattle Steve toss-up between Mayank Agarwal and Shubman decide which way the series goes. of selectors.” value of the partnership. Burns’ Smith with a barrage of bounc- Gill for the second opener’s slot on the cards. Kohli will return home after the Stressing on the importance of contributions last summer equated ers may not be a good idea for The visiting Indian team has been training for first Test in Adelaide from December making correct selection choices, to an aggregate of 256 runs at an the visiting Indians in the over a week now and while the primary aim is to 17 to 21, to welcome his first child. Chappell voted in favour of Will average of 32 with two half-centuries. upcoming series, according to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, winning the The 77-year-old Chappell feels the Pucovski over an off-colour Joe That is the performance of a below- Australia’s assistant coach white ball games will certainly increase their con- situation provides a perfect oppor- Burns to be David Warner’s partner average Test player,” the former Andrew McDonald. fidence. tunity for young Indian batters to at Australia’s opening slot. Australia skipper said. Against New Zealand in For skipper Virat Kohli, the key will be to get show their skills. He differed with Australia coach “Pucovski has taken a sledge- the 2019-2020 season, Smith the combination right in the 50-over games, which “This creates both a big hole in Justin Langer, who has backed hammer to the entryway by making was dismissed by left-arm are currently low priority going into the next one the Indian batting order and an Burns. Chappell said selection six centuries at Shield level, three of pacer Wagner four times, as the year with a World Test Championship final spot opportunity for one of their talent- should always be made on the basis them doubles; two of those double- Kiwi consistently attacked the and the T20 World Cup on their minds. ed young players to make a name for of current form. hundreds came this season,” he batsman with short-pitched The last ODI series that India played in New himself,” Chappell wrote in a column “...I was flummoxed by the added. PTI deliveries aimed at his body. Zealand was a nightmare for the Men In Blue who But despite Smith’s recent lost 0-3. issues with the short balls, Agarwal played all three games in New McDonald doesn’t think the Zealand with not much success but that would # R Australian run-machine has count for little as it happened eight months back. any weaknesses in his batting. With Shubman also in the mix, it will be a call “I know within a Test that coach Ravi Shastri and Kohli will have to take ) $57( early goal ruled out for offside before Ronaldo since shoulder surgery in August, a boost for Pirlo’s match he had that moment considering the SCG pitch and the Australian struck twice in a four-minute spell before the side without injured duo Leonardo Bonucci and with Archer where he got him,” attack. ristiano Ronaldo scored his third brace in five break. Giorgio Chiellini before Tuesday’s Champions McDonald said on Sunday. maestro responded with scores There was not much difference in terms of Cgames as champions Juventus The Portuguese striker blasted in an Alvaro League game against Hungarian side Ferencvaros. “But in terms of coming of 98 and 131. form between Gill and Agarwal in the recently-held moved up to second place in Serie A Morata cross on 38 minutes, before latching onto back off that, he was still able “They had a leg gully, a IPL. The KKR opener scored 440 runs while KXIP’s on Saturday with a 2-0 win over a Merih Demiral header from a corner for the sec- LUKAKU LIGHTS UP to score runs. Even in one-day deep square and a deep man Agarwal had 418 runs in his kitty. Cagliari in Turin. ond from close range minutes later. Romelu Lukaku inspired a remarkable sec- cricket and T20 cricket, he’s just in front of square and they At least, nine players select themselves in the Andrea Pirlo’s side are one point Ronaldo, 35, has come back strong after his ond-half comeback as Inter recovered from 2-0 been able to score runs with had everyone up on the off-side first XI for the ODIs. behind leaders AC Milan, who travel coronavirus layoff, scoring eight goals in five down to defeat Torino 4-2 and claim their first that plan being adopted by during the Powerplay. The in-form Shikhar Dhawan, skipper to fourth-placed Napoli on Sunday. games to join Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic win for almost a month. opponents. “So that’s a tactic they’ve Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, wicketkeeper-bats- Juventus had been held 1-1 at Lazio at the top of the Serie A scorers’ Marco Giampaolo’s Torino came into “So, I don’t necessarily see used before, and it’s probably to man KL Rahul (another opening last time out — one of four stalemates this chart. the match with a solitary Serie A win to it as a weakness … they can negate the runs that he scores option), Hardik Pandya, season for the nine-time reigning champi- Ragnar Klavan had a their name this season but belied that keep approaching it that way if and to try and give themselves Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra ons — but quickly took charge against the goal disallowed for meagre return as the effervescent Simone they want.” the best opportunity to poten- Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah are Sardinians. Cagliari midway Zaza crowned an enterprising first-half In recent times, quite a few tially get him out in that area. automatic picks. “We needed a match like this,” said through the second display with the opening goal. bowlers tried to rattle Smith “But he was able to combat While Mohammed Shami Pirlo. “There were excellent perfor- half. A penalty from former Inter man with short-pitched stuffs and that in India last time … so he’s may start in the first ODI with mances, even from those returning from But it was Juventus who Cristian Ansaldi made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute, the Australian had also suffered had that before and he’s worked India’s current fastest bowler national teams. threatened a third with although Alexis Sanchez swiftly reduced the concussion on two occasions his way through it. I see this Navdeep Saini for company, “A lot of them arrived two days Demiral, Morata, arrears. after being hit on the neck and series being no different in the there is a chance that Shardul ago and did their first training yester- Bernardeschi and Paulo Sanchez turned provider for Lukaku to level head respectively. way he approaches it.” Thakur may get a look-in if the day and were also tired from the trip. Dybala having shots at in the 67th minute and the Belgium star kept his The Indians also tried to McDonald added, Indian team management “Tonight they also had fun, per- goal. cool from the spot six minutes from the end of employ the short-ball strategy “They’ve used it before and he’s decides to rest one among formances like this allow the players Dutch defender normal time, before Lautaro Martinez came off against him during the three- done well with it before so I’m Shami and Jasprit Bumrah to gain confidence.” Matthijs de Ligt played the bench to make it four shots on target and four match ODI series in January, suggesting that plan hasn’t nec- looking at their workload. Federico Bernardeschi had an the entire game in his first match goals for Inter in a crazy second half. but the 31-year-old Australian essarily worked to its full effect.” 21!).1< + + ) 6!6 ottenham powered to the top < $ R Tof the Premier League with an impressive 2-0 win against goals in seven Bundesliga 0 : ! 0 Manchester City at home on + 5+ " matches this season to give him Saturday. a total of 31 goals in 30 games ) !7(! Manchester United remain “We had more chances than in all competitions for well off the pace in ninth, but did them but we lost. Mourinho’s Dortmund. tletico Madrid delivered a major boost to manage a first home win in the teams are like this, you make a mis- After Matheus Cunha gave Atheir hopes of winning La Liga on Premier League for seven games as take and they punish you on the Hertha a first-half lead at Berlin’s Saturday by beating Barcelona 1-0 and con- Bruno Fernandes’s twice-taken counter attack,” Guardiola said. Olympic Stadium, Dortmund signing their opponents to their worst start to a league sea- penalty saw off lowly West Brom roared back. son in 29 years. 1-0. BRUNO SCORES Haaland equalised when he Yannick Carrasco finished brilliantly from range after Spurs ended the day on top of United still have a long way to tapped home an Emre Can pass mistakes from Gerard Pique and Marc-Andre ter Stegen the table for the first time in six go to claw themselves back into on 47 minutes. left the goal gaping but Barca, and a below-par Lionel Messi, years as goals from Son Heung- title contention as they again flat- He grabbed his second two failed to respond at the Wanda Metropolitano. min and Giovani Lo Celso saw off tered to deceive at Old Trafford minutes later with perfect tim- Instead, Atletico recorded their first league victory a toothless City at the Tottenham despite picking up a long-awaited ing to slip his marker and fire in over Barcelona in 10 years, which puts them three points Hotspur stadium. win. a Julian Brandt pass. ahead of Real Madrid, with a game in hand, and second Tottenham took the lead after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men Erling Braut Haaland Haaland wrapped up his in the table, level on points with early leaders five minutes as Son ran onto got two slices of penalty fortune as netted four goals and Youssoufa hat-trick on 62 minutes, just Real Sociedad. Tanguy Ndombele’s lofted pass, West Brom were awarded a spot- Moukoko became the youngest before Raphael Guerreiro It also leaves their opponents languish- beat the City offside trap and slot- kick first early in the second-half player in Bundesliga history on stabbed the ball home from close ing in 10th, with Barcelona’s 11 points ted a cool finish under Ederson for when Fernandes challenged Saturday as Borussia range to make it 4-1. from their first eight games their worst already his 11th goal of the season. Connor Gallagher. Dortmund routed Hertha Cunha converted a tally at this stage since the 1991-92 sea- City dominated possession However, on review, referee Berlin 5-2 to trim Bayern late penalty, but the night son. but struggled to create chances and weekend, sparking hopes of a City are languishing in 11th David Coote overturned his orig- Munich’s lead at the top of belonged to Haaland who “Like any coach, I am responsible,” were cut open again for Spurs’ sec- genuine title challenge. place, eight points behind the inal decision. the table to just a point. finished a move he start- said coach Ronald Koeman. “We ond with just their second shot on “The players gave everything leaders, albeit with a game in hand. Moments later, the Red Devils It was the first time the ed with 10 minutes to know we have to improve the target. and followed a strategy. They Pep Guardiola extended his got a penalty for Darnell Furlong’s 20-year-old Haaland had scored play. results. I continue to trust the play- Lo Celso came off the bench were amazing,” Mourinho contract at the Etihad to 2023 handball. four goals in a game for There was still time for his- ers I have.” to score just 35 seconds after his said. this week, but his side look a Fernandes’s first effort was Dortmund since his January tory to be made as Moukoko Beating Barcelona in La Liga for the introduction as he raced onto “We found a way to play shadow of the swaggering saved, but he got a second chance debut, with all of them coming made a late cameo off the first time since 2010 — before Simeone Harry Kane’s sublime pass to slot and it was magnificent to see outfit that won successive as Sam Johnstone had jumped off in the second half. Dortmund bench to replace arrived as coach — will do wonders for past Ederson. them play how they did.” league titles in 2018 and his line prior to the Portuguese “I drank a Red Bull at half Haaland. the Madrid side’s belief and extends what On the one-year anniversary Tottenham, who last won 2019. international’s kick. time, I got some wings and One day after his 16th is now a considerable advantage in the of Jose Mourinho’s appointment, the top-flight title in 1961, lead Twelve points from eight Fernandes slammed home the everything was good,” said birthday, Moukoko is the table. Tottenham are unbeaten in their Chelsea by two points with the two games is City’s lowest total at this reprieve, but was still not happy at Haaland. youngest player in Bundesliga It also extends Atletico’s unbeat- last eight league games since los- set to face each other next week- stage of a Premier League cam- missing from the spot for the third The Norwegian now has 10 history. AFP en run in the league to 24 matches. ing to Everton on the opening end. paign since 2008-09. time this season.