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Our success in ANarendra Modi’s stinging martyrs?” he said. Malhani (Jaunpur) assembly Launching a frontal attack                ing the brave soldiers’ death in Pulwama, is a success of this attack on the Opposition over Congress national constituencies on Saturday on the Samajwadi Party func-             Pulwama attack, some people nation under the leadership of questions posed to the spokesperson Pawan Khera, where by-elections will be held tionaries, he said that they                indulged in “dirty politics” for Imran Khan. You and we are all Government after the Pulwama meanwhile, denied that his on November 3 next. indulged in forming a new    )              their political gains. part of that success.” terror attack in February last party ever questioned the Modi Referring to a recent obser- chain of mafia and goons to      *+,     Without mentioning The PM said he remained year, Congress MP Shashi Government on Pulwama vation of the Allahabad High instigate riots. “…But they (SP)    -          China, the PM said that Indian silent despite all the “accusa- Tharoor dismissed BJP attack, but he too raised the Court that said that changing will not succeed in their plans              soldiers are giving a befitting tions and filthy words” used demand for an apology from issue of safety of the jawans. religion is not necessary for and all those who even think of           M   reply to those eyeing to grab the against him after the Pulwama his party. “No such questions were marriage, the chief minister it will be sent to jail, he added,             country’s land. terror attack. 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 =8.0(-+ ,)#4,#   Lucknow (PNS): ttar Pradesh Governor Samajwadi Party president UAnandiben Patel and Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday Minister Yogi Adityanath, on said that his party supported Saturday, paid floral tributes to independent candidate Prakash Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his Bajaj for the Rajya Sabha elec- birth anniversary here after tions to expose the secret unveiling his statue at the Raj understanding between the Bhawan. Bharatiya Janata Party and the Both leaders also attended Bahujan Samaj Party. an exhibition of photos and “Those having socialist documents of Sardar Patel leanings decided to support the organised to mark the occasion. independent candidate for the They also released a book on Rajya Sabha so that people the life history of the great could come to know that the leader. BJP and the BSP are together,’’ The Governor, while Akhilesh Yadav said here on making a comment in the Saturday, after an event held at guest book, said Vallabhbhai the party office to pay tributes Patel was a symbol of to Acharya Narendra Dev on country's unity and integrity his anniversary. and worked on the ideology of Yadav alleged that the BJP Mahatma Gandhi as a true could enter into an under- patriot. standing with anyone and those This is the reason who had an internal under- that his birth anniversary is standing need to be exposed. celebrated as national unity In a dig at the Yogi day. Adityanath government, Chief Minister Yogi Akhilesh Yadav enquired about Adityanath, in his comment, the status of cleaning of river said the unveiling of the statue Gomti, a work started during of Sardar Patel was a true trib- his regime. He also rued that ute to the great leader. He said there had been no expansion of Sardar Patel inspired patriotism Lucknow metro project which and honesty among country- his government started. men. Speaking after paying floral tributes to Acharya Narendra Dev, Akhilesh Yadav said there 8#        was a need to deliberate on how to restore economic growth amid the persisting COVID-19          pandemic. NOTICE “The big question is how are  =8.0(-+ worth Rs 10,000 crore from we going to achieve prosperity,” companies such as Adani he said, lamenting that despite This is to inform that my name was he Uttar Pradesh govern- Group, Rack Bank and Earth great men showing the path, the RAAHIM KHAN before. Now I have Tment is formulating a pol- Company. governments had not followed changed my name to MOHAMMAD icy to attract data centre The chief minister has them resulting in severe prob- RAAHIM KHAN and in all future builders to Noida in an attempt directed officials to provide lems. “We resolve every year to known as MOHAMMAD RAAHIM to draw investments away from land for the high-profile project serve the society and the coun- KHAN for all purpose. preferred destinations such as at the earliest. He said the try through the path shown by , Bengaluru, project would generate employ- Acharya Narendra Dev. We also NOTICE Hyderabad and Chennai. ment opportunities in the area pay our respect to Sardar Patel To be cost-competitive, the and give a boost to the infor- and Maharshi Valmiki on their This is inform you that, I have policy will include benefits mation technology (IT) com- anniversary today’’, he said. “It changed my name from Ramesh such as uninterrupted power panies that were set to come up is an important day. We are pass- Prasad to Aeesakshi Ramesh supply and permission to build in the nearby areas around the ing through one of the most dif- Agyat. In future I am known as a premises without under- data centre. ficult times. People have lost Aeesakshi Ramesh Agyat S/o ground parking. The state government said their jobs and farmers are not Late Punavasi Prasad, R/o Vill- “We want to prepare a it would ensure uninterrupted getting the right price of their Siristi, Post-Shivadasha, P.S.- favourable policy so that any power supply through the ‘open produce,” he added. Chaubeypur, Dist-Varanasi, Uttar company looking to build a access regime’ under the pro- Pradesh, India-221104. data centre in north India visions of the Indian Electricity prefers Noida. With the airport Act, 2003 to the data centre and film city in the pipeline, a once it was completed. “Such NOTICE separate policy for the data cen- data centres are crucial for tre will help attract invest- keeping the country’s data I Army No. 10315879A Hav. Ram ment. We have sought sugges- within its borders,” it added. Bachan Yadav S/o Mr. Chandra tions from the industry Uttar Pradesh has seen Bali Yadav Village-Chak Bhuwana, experts,” a government official increased investor interest of Post-Bhuwana Bujurg Police said. late. The state even catapulted Station Ziyanpur, Tahsil-Sagari Chief Minister Yogi itself to number two position in Dist- Azamgarh. (U.P.), Pin-code- Adityanath has already given the Business Reform Action 276405. I want to changed my the green light to a Rs 600-crore Plan (BRAP) 2019 Ease of son's name from Krishnakant data centre park, slated to Doing Business ranking. Yadav to Krishna Yadav in my army come up in Greater Noida. The UP has jumped from the record also his DOB wrongly writ- Mumbai-based Hiranandani 12th position in the Business ten 15/07/1999 in my army record. Group is developing the state’s Reform Action Plan (BRAP) But correct-DOB is -15/07/2003. first data centre in an area 2017-18 to the second position spread over 20 acres at a cost of in BRAP 19. It has left behind Rs 600 crore. The developer several leading states such as first approached the UP gov- Gujarat, Telangana, Rajasthan, ernment to set up a data cen- in the EODB tre in the state and owing to the annual rankings. size of the proposed invest- The government has for- ment, it was fast-tracked by the mulated new policies with a state government. A govern- focus on ease of doing business, ment official said that the particularly in food processing, Hiranandani Group had com- electronics, textiles and phar- pleted similar projects in maceutical sectors. The aim of Chennai, Mumbai and the policies is to replace the red Hyderabad as well. tape with red carpet and UP is The state government has now aiming for the top slot on received proposals for projects the index.

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.              * 1    Lucknow (PNS): Thieves made to see his brother in Sultanpur who told her that her maid did I gave the keys to my neighbour off with cash and ornaments and her house was locked. On household work in the house and asked her to give the same from the house of a retired Friday evening, she got a call between 8.30 am and 10 am on to my maid when she came her woman professor in from her driver Raj Kumar Friday and the theft took place work. The theft took place       Gomtinagar. Ranjana Bisht of Rawat, who told her about the after that. “I left for Sultanpur after my maid left the house,” Eldeco Green Colony had gone theft. She called her neighbour around 9:45 am on Thursday. she stated in the FIR.  =8.0(-+ (      he Special Task Force Tnabbed two Nigerians for Lucknow (PNS): The caretak- a dog called Doodle to death duping people by honey-trap- er of former cabinet secretary outside the house on October ping them or luring them with Shashank Shekhar Singh’s 27. He alleged that both would attractive gifts in PGI police house lodged a case against the keep the dogs chained and station area on Saturday. domestic help and gardener for torture them even as neigh- Those arrested were iden- allegedly torturing a dog to bours were aware of that.  ! tified as Thiam Balde and death and while tormenting “Both these persons had Lucknow (PNS): Vice- Ashatu, both of Nigeria and other pets in the house. been asked to take proper care Chancellor of AKTU stressed on presently staying in Delhi. The In his complaint, Vivek of the dogs as the house owner the commitment to get NAAC STF team recovered two lap- Singh of Ruchi Khand in lives in Noida due to health accreditation for constituent insti- tops, two passports, eight Ashiyana said his employer issues. Rajendra is a crook- tutes IET, Faculty of Architecture mobile phones, two SIM cards had hired domestic help minded persons and he had and Planning, Center for of Nigeria and other acces- Rajendra Yadav and gardener deliberately unchained Doodle Advanced Studies and Uttar sories besides Rs 1,700 in cash. Raj Kumar for household work last year. The dog was traced Pradesh Institute of Design They were arrested near Sainik and taking care of dogs at the after two days. Singh’s wife (Noida) at a meeting of Internal Colony in the area. house in Vipul Khand. He said had warned Rajendra to mend Quality Assurance Committee on Police said the accused he came to know that Rajendra his ways, but it failed to deter Saturday. The meeting was trapped gullible people Yadav and Raj Kumar thrashed him,” he stated in the FIR. chaired by AKTU VC VK Pathak through fake Facebook IDs through video-conferencing. Pro- using pictures of different girls 15.63 lakh as customs duty woman refused to pay VC Vineet Kansal spoke about and boys. They would offer charge and was warned of and lodged a case in this the work done by AKTU in var- people attractive gifts from legal action. Finally, the connection. ious aspects. foreign countries and demand money pretending they land- ed in trouble during Customs department checking and would switch off their phones after getting money. The accused were arrested after a woman doctor at SGPGI lodged a case recently. She said she was befriended by one David Elix, who took her in confidence by sending a gift despite her refusal. The fraud- ster asked the woman to pay Rs 82,000. The next day she got a call from a man who asked her to deposit the money and receive the gift. After the vic- tim made the payment online, she was asked to pay Rs 4.3 lakh as the parcel contained 56,000 pounds in cash, and was threatened to face a case of money laundering. The victim made the payment to avoid legal action. The next day, she got a call from a man who introduced himself as an Income Tax offi- cial and asked her to pay Rs 1.5 lakh as the parcel contained precious jewellery. The woman again transferred the money to the bank account, as told by the caller. A couple of days later, she was asked to pay Rs       !+ ,- ././

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ened by training of 1,000 teams He pointed out that the working in areas with maxi- strength to battle Covid-19 has mum cases from November 2 been better among women as onwards. compared to men. “The reason “We are conducting this is difficult to tell but maybe training at KGMU for all the women’s level of anxiety is less surveillance teams that are as compared to that of men,” working in five focus areas, he said. including Aliganj, Indiranagar, Meanwhile, speaking at a Sarojininagar, Alambagh and webinar organised by Indian Gomtinagar, and carry out Science Communicators’ door-to-door surveillance. All Group, former scientist (BSIP) these teams will be trained on CM Nautiyal discussed how a two-hour interval basis. They Covid-19 period has changed will be trained on how they people and their thinking should approach a house and towards science. With the total check on any case that is solar eclipse of 1995, the first symptomatic has ILI or fever,” to be telecast live in India, the a senior official at the CMO #9>  faith in science has increased, office said. he pointed out. This training will be dif- Lucknow (PNS): As many as Unnao, Barabanki, Gonda, “The impact of that pro- ferent from that carried out 274 persons tested positive Gorakhpur and Kushinagar gramme continued to reflect in earlier, because it will also for coronavirus in Lucknow Across the state, 1,822 how people reacted to things include covering non-immu- on Saturday while 297 persons tested positive, they did not understand. The nised children, patients of dia- patients recovered, taking including 205 in Gautam present pandemic has dam- betes, hypertension, cancer the total number of recov- Buddhnagar, 103 in Meerut aged the whole world but has     #$ % $  $    and non-communicable dis- eries to 59,234. Lucknow and 73 in Prayagraj, taking its own good points. An inter- eases. The training will con- has witnessed a total of 878 the UP tally to 4,81,863. national survey has shown  =8.0(-+ of Patel’s teachings in today’s ing the ideal values of great men. tinue till Lucknow experiences deaths so far. There were 21 deaths in that the number of persons India. The university also paid Ripusudan Singh, while recall- the second wave, if any. A senior at the CMO the state, including three in interested in science has con- ational Unity Day was cel- tributes to Acharya Narendra ing the contribution of Patel, Other preparations for the office said the new patients Meerut, two each in siderably gone up. People have Nebrated with enthusiasm in Dev with flowers and garlands said the work done by him con- second wave include targeted included 28 from Varanasi & Sitapur, and one begun to value the role of sci- the city on Saturday. Divisional in the administrative building tinues to be a milestone for soci- surveillance to find out if there Gomtinagar, 25 from each in Prayagraj, ence and technology more, as Commissioner Ranjan Kumar garden with his anniversary ety. is any silent circulation of Indiranagar, 23 from Rae Gorakhpur, Aligarh, other agencies cannot really administered the national unity falling on the same day. A quiz National Unity Day was coronavirus in the city. Bareli road, 22 from Aliganj, Shahjahanpur, Basti, help substantially. This is pledge to all the employees and was also conducted for the stu- also celebrated by Central In the 300 antigen tests 15 from Jankipuram, 12 each Pratapgarh, Farrukhabad, because it is the the medical the staff members at his office dents. The occasion was also Institute for Subtropical conducted at beauty parlours from Alambagh & Chowk, Chandauli, Amroha, Jalaun, experts and scientists who are while District Magistrate celebrated under the joint aegis Horticulture. CISH facilitated and salons on Friday, only 11 from Ashiyana, and 10 Shamli, Auraiyya and engaged in saving the human- Abhishek Prakash administered of Sports Section, 20 UP Girls three sanitation workers one person tested positive. each from Madiaon, Balrampur, taking the toll to ity,” he said. the pledge to officials at Battalion NCC, 67 UP Battalion (Mukesh, Shyam Lal and Raju) “These people are silent Talkatora & Hazratganj. 7,025. Besides, 2,426 patients The webinar was organ- Collectorate. NCC and NSS Unit of for their outstanding perfor- carriers and they don’t even There were 10 deaths in recovered, taking the num- ised to commemorate the Lucknow University also Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar mance during the Covid-19 know that. However, as they the city and five of the ber of recoveries to 4,51,070 completion of 25 years since remembered Patel on his birth University. A seminar was lockdown. CISH director have tested negative, it shows deceased belonged to while there are 23768 active the first-ever live telecast of anniversary on the main cam- organised by the Silver Jubilee Shailendra Rajan administered that the circulation is not there Lucknow while the rest to cases in the state. total solar eclipse in October, pus. The programme started Committee of BBAU. national unity pledge to all the is these areas,” he said. He 1995. with faculty members and stu- Manoj Kumar Dadwal staffers. The institute is also added that this activity of tar- carry out sampling. old Covid patient with intense Nautiyal said that follow- dents paying their respects to administered the national unity observing Vigilance Awareness geted surveillance has been Meanwhile, Dr Zia infection besides co-morbidi- ing years saw more of such Patel’s statue at the Faculty of pledge to all the teachers, staff Week from October 27 to planned well so that the entire Hashim from SGPGI said the ties and we were thinking of efforts which strengthened the Fine Arts. Students put forth members and students. November 2. A virtual lecture city is sampled and in the recovery rate at the Covid intubating her, but we gave her system enabling effective infor- cultural programmes. Vice-Chancellor Sanjay was organised which was urban areas there are 30 teams hospital has been increasing. steroid injections to save her mation communication even ‘Akshamya’ presented a play Singh said people should make addressed by Nirbhay Narayan that are going all around to Recently, there was a 53-year- life. during Covid-19 times. titled ‘Tiranga’ on the relevance their life meaningful by imbib- Gupta. &2'',& 1 )*+ +            /        3 0 Ayush Arya, a class VII    "  student of City Montessori School, Rajajipuram Campus Lucknow (PNS): Mayor I, grabbed  =8.0(-+ Bahraich, Vipin Kumar Mishra, young man set his uncle on fire Sanyukta Bhatia on Saturday gold said that during investigation by dousing him with petrol due announced the construction of medal in alits continued to be the they learnt that on the fateful to a dispute over money trans- a community centre for national- Dprime target of criminals day, the boy was seen with actions in Jabrapur village under Valmiki community near level inter- with a 12-year-old son of a for- Kaleem, also a resident of Fatehganj police station area of Parivartan Chowk on the occa- school mer gram pradhan being kid- Majholi. the district. The man died dur- sion of Valmiki Jayanti. online napped for ransom and later The location of the ransom ing treatment on Thursday Earlier, she garlanded the competi- murdered in Bahraich. caller was traced and the police evening. Police have arrested statue of Maharishi Valmiki at tion called Reports said that Ved raided the house of Rabiya, the accused. Parivartan crossing. She was ‘Brainobrain Wonderkid- Prakash Chowdhary, son of wife of Naushad, a resident of Giving information about accompanied by Municipal 2020’. Students of various former gram pradhan Onkar Tandwa hamlet of Malhipur. the case, Additional Commissioner Ajay Kumar noted schools participated Nath of Majholi locality of Rabiya disclosed that Superintendent of Police Dwivedi. She then carried in this competition wherein Matera, went to attend tuition Kaleem brought the boy and Mahendra Pratap Singh out an inspection behind the Ayush showcased his exem- in Tilak Inter College last that they killed him the same Chauhan said that in the con- Valmiki Ashram near the cross- plary talent in various sub- Thursday but did not return night and later, with the help of troversy over the transaction of ing to see the site of construc- jects and ended up bagging home. The family members one Israr, put the body in a money in Jabrapur village of tion. She said Defence Minister the gold medal. Organisers launched a search and when gunny bag and dumped it near Fatehganj police station area, Rajnath Singh has given her the were all praise for his talents they failed to trace the boy, they a canal in Sonwa locality of Rambharose sprinkled petrol on responsibility to do something and awarded him the gold lodged a report of his kidnap- Shrawasti. Mishra said that the his 55-year-old uncle Binda for the Valmiki community at medal and a certificate. The ping with the local police. body was recovered from the Prasad on Wednesday evening the foundation laying ceremo- competition was aimed at The family also received a canal on Saturday morning. and set him afire. Prasad was ny of many projects of LMC channelising students’ focus call in which the kidnappers The cops arrested Rabiya, admitted to the district hospi- held recently. on their mental capabilities, demanded Rs 30 lakh as ransom Israr along with other family tal for treatment in critical con- Meanwhile, on the occa- finding quick solutions to for the release of the boy. Ved members and made efforts to dition. Police said Rambharose sion of Valmiki Jayanti, the problems and learning to was a fifth standard student. nab Kaleem. had been arrested and a case of Ramayana ‘paath’ was held at develop mental power. Superintendent of Police of Meanwhile in Banda, a murder registered against him. 14 temples across the city. +      4          -  #       #    %1@  

 =8.0(-+ help in building awareness Education Department, stated,  =8.0(-+ from 2014 to 2017. major risk factors for HCV population of the world as well among individuals of all gen- “Under the Mission Shakti KGMU spokesperson Dr infection. Sub-group analysis as previous studies of India. elson Mandela once said, ders and equality among chil- campaign, many programs study conducted by Sudhir Singh said the study was among those with previous There is a need to increase N“Education is the most dren and youth from an early will be organised by the Higher AKGMU has found that important from the angle that surgery showed that the fre- awareness about the mode of powerful weapon which you age. Education Department on top- prior history of surgery associ- Hepatitis C is a major causative quency of HCV infection was HCV infection among general can use to change the world.” Earlier, in the first stage of ics of gender equality, protec- ated with blood transfusion, agent of chronic liver disease, higher in those who had blood public, physicians, surgeons To give it a more realistic the Mission Shakti campaign, tion from domestic violence, dental extraction and roadside hepatocellular carcinoma and transfusion. and paramedical health work- touch, the Uttar Pradesh gov- launched by the Chief Minister POCSO (Protection of shave were major risk factors liver-related deaths. “We also observed that pre- ers,” Dr Singh said. ernment is going to make Yogi Adityanath, 5,57,383 stu- Children from Sexual Offence for Hepatitis C virus transmis- As per the study, a total of vious surgery 143/154 (92.9%) There still exists a gap that Women Empowerment and dents from 6,349 colleges were Act), and women helpline. sion. The study highlights that 31,440 patients attended the in females and roadside shave needs to be addressed. “Primary Dignity as part of the educa- made aware through different NSS will also be launching a despite major advances in blood hepatobiliary clinic. Among 118/156 (75.6%) in males was care physicians can prevent tion syllabus. awareness programs, compe- quiz session related to cyber bank technique, Hepatitis C these, 310 (0.99%) patients the common factor for HCV HCV infection by alertness UP will be the first state in titions, and webinars. In the safety on November 1.” virus is still being transmitted were confirmed for HCV infec- transmission. In district-wise about ensuring hygienic and the country to bring this second stage of this campaign, It is to be mentioned that via this mode. tion and there was no signifi- analysis, most cases were from uninfected operative theatres change in the educational sec- the website will be launched the Mission was launched on A team of doctors consist- cant difference between males Lucknow with previous surgery before surgery, avoiding sharing tor. From the next session, containing data related to the first day of Navratri ing of Ajay Kumar Patwa and V (50.3%) and and females and dental extraction as the of blades and dental equipment, both Basic and Higher women and child safety. (October 17, 2020) and will be Atam conducted a study on the (49.7%). common risk factor. Patients proper screening of blood Education, will be having a syl- Anshumali Sharma, implemented for six months risk factors of the Hepatitis C Previous surgery (49.0%), with confirmed HCV infection before surgery and using blood labus based on empowerment Special and State Liaison till ‘Basant Navratri’ in April, virus infection in patients dental extraction (41.0%) and were 0.99% in our study, which from only authorised blood and gender studies. It will Officer, NSS, Higher 2021. attending fever clinic of KGMU roadside shave (38.1%) were the is similar to the 1% infected banks,” he added.                $ - 2  

 =8.0(-+ per million in Spain and 36.5 per About 50,000 persons suffer renal failure every year but only    #  million in Croatia. “With one per from heart failure annually, but 6,000 renal transplants are done here is a wide gap between million donation rate, India will only about 10-15 heart trans- annually,” he said. Medical Tdemand and supply of have 1,100 organ donors to pro- plants are performed every year Education Minister Suresh  =8.0(-+ Local police are now crore for a BSP ticket to con- organs and tissues for trans- vide kidneys, hearts, livers, pan- in India. In case of cornea, about Khanna said that commission- investigating the matter to test the 2022 Assembly plantation, but India is slowly creas and eyes, which should be 25,000 transplants are done ing of SOTTO in SGPGI is a ailing to get an assurance verify the facts mentioned in elections. and steadily inching forward to enough to bridge the gap. With every year against the require- milestone and will be helpful in Fof a ticket from Bahujan the suicide note. Family members con- bridge this gap, nodal officer of two per million donation rate, ment of one lakh,” he said. monitoring and regulating organ Samaj Party for the Assembly The incident was report- firmed that Munnu expressed SOTTO Dr Rajesh India will have 2,200 organ India’s first organ transplantation and tissue donation and trans- elections in 2022, a trader ed from Maharajganj village his desire to contest the elec- Harshvardhan said. He explained donors, thereby not requiring was conducted in the 1970s and plantation. Additional chief sec- reportedly committed sui- in Sadar Kotwali area. tion on a BSP ticket and had the statutory obligations and live donors,” he pointed out. it was a kidney transplant. retary, Medical Education, cide in Ghazipur district. Reports said that a munici- also spoken to a party leader roles of SOTTO in an online He said an estimated two “Since then, India has Rajneesh Dubey said there is a According to the local pality and BSP leader identi- over the issue. meeting organised by SGPGI lakh patients die of liver failure steadily made few strides for- huge gap in northern India police, a suicide note was fied as Munnu Thathera The local police investi- with all stakeholders on Saturday. or liver cancer annually in India wards, however, a lot more when it comes to organ and tis- found from the person of the committed suicide last gating the case said it was too He said there is a poor but about 10-15% of them can be needs to be done. The number sue donation and transplant as man in which he accused a Tuesday night. In the suicide early to reach any conclusion organ donation rate (0.26 per saved with liver transplant. of transplants done annually has compared to southern India BSP leader of demanding Rs note it was mentioned that he before the investigations are million) in India as compared to “However, only 1,500 liver been gradually rising. Currently, and SOTTO can fill this gap 2 crore for the party ticket. had been asked to pay Rs 2 completed. 26 per million in the USA, 35.3 transplants are done annually. 1.8 lakh persons suffer from with team efforts.         !+ ,- ././ 7    8 ,*-'.(+),     made in various development  .  /*<*(*% projects in this parliamentary  .  *==*>*,* that the number of infected nurse of the railway hospital Officer for Corona Dr Rishi constituency of Prime Minister people is continuously decreas- has received a positive report. Sahai and ACMO Dr. AK eviewing the development Narendra Modi. s many as 92 new infected ing. Samples of 5,031 people According to Nodal Tiwari, on the second day of Rprojects during his visit Addressing the election Aof coronavirus, including a were taken on Friday. Only 92 Officer for Corona Dr Rishi the campaign, on the instruc- here on Saturday evening, meeting in Jaunpur, Yogi said doctor from SRN Hospital and people reported positive. More Sahai, Hotel Manager, lab tech- tions of the CMO, samples of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath that the laws would be made an ENT specialist i.e. two people are beating the corona nician of a private Covid 1,017 people were collected for said that at present, work is against love jihad in respect of physicians, were detected with- than the infected everyday. Dr Hospital, engineer of NTPC Covid testing. going on 136 projects worth Rs the women and highlighted the in the last 24 hours. It is a mat- Bajpai further said that till now Meja, BHW posted at Koraon The women in beauty par- 9259.71 crore in Varanasi dis- efforts of the state government ter of relief that no Covid 16,651 people have been free CHC, Auditor of CDA lors were reluctant to get their trict and out of them, 36 pro- in starting of construction of infected died on the same day. from corona infection by stay- Pension, Loco Pilot of Railways Covid test done but the barber jects worth Rs 401.93 crore Ram temple in Ayodhya. A total of 133 people became ing in home isolation. At the are also included in the list of shop and mehndi artists sup- have been completed this Launching a scathing attack on infection free. Among these, 28 same time, the number of peo- infected. ported the team. month, while two of Rs 7.74 the previous governments, he patients were discharged from ple admitted to hospitals and On the second day of the On Saturday, CMO Dr crore would be completed said that they failed to provide different Covid hospitals. At getting treatment has increased campaign, beauty parlor oper- Bajpai said that employees within a month. He said that 25 jobs to the youth whereas his the same time, 105 people to 2,622. ators and employees were slow working at the sweet vendors projects worth Rs 915.39 crore government had given lakhs of completed home isolation. A On Friday, the number of on the testing on the second and sweet sellers were tested would be completed by the end .$ '    $$  (  employments. According to sample of 1,017 people was infected might have come day of the campaign in the for Covid test. of this year. Besides, the CM      him, it was due to the efforts of taken for the Target Group down but the staff attached to areas which are more likely to As per the intention of the said that 39 projects worth Rs the state government that about Testing. On Saturday, sweet the Health department spread the infection. Barbar government, such sites have 3396.26 crore would be com- system, several parking sites are Sharma and SSP Amit Pathak 30 lakhs youths got jobs under sellers, shopkeepers were test- remains more vulnerable to the shop and Mehndi artists par- been identified where there is pleted by March next year, being developed in the city. He among others. the private sector. Besides, ed through a Covid testing deadly virus. In SRN, a doctor ticipated more in the Covid congestion and the chances of while five of Rs 2710.46 crore said that under the Kashi The CM came here after wooing the people he said that campaign. from the Surgery department, testing. spreading of Covid infection after 2021. Vishwanath Dham project, the addressing an election meeting his government had provided CMO Dr GS Bajpai said private ENT physician, staff According to the Nodal are high. Giving the details of vari- latest and better facilities would in support of Bharatiya Janata houses to lakhs of people and ous completed projects includ- be given to the devotees. The Party (BJP) candidate from pensions to 87 lakhs. Indirectly ing some of them in Banaras meeting was also attended by Malhani assembly byelection in making an attack on the rivals, Hindu University (BHU), Yogi UP ministers Dr Neelkanth Jaunpur district Manoj Singh. he asked the people whether said that the four-lane Tiwari and Ravindra Jaiswal, When Yogi landed at the Police they would support those who /   %     Sultanpur-Varanasi route being MLAs Dr Awadesh Singh and Lines helipad on his two-day were protecting the mafia. The constructed with the cost of Rs Surendra Narayan Singh, MLC visit, senior BJP leaders and election meeting was also 804 crore would be completed Ashok Dhawan, ADG Brij officers welcomed him and addressed by state BJP chief  .  *==*>*,* control over the steering and incident, seven buffaloes died ing on Saturday morning near within a month. According to Bhushan, DC Deepak Agrawal, then the CM reached Circuit Swatantra Dev Singh and many the dumper took a steep right in Prayagraj after being hit by the railway line at Bandhwa him, for smoothen the traffic IG VS Meena, DM Kaushal Raj House to review the progress others. sand laden dumper turn. It damaged the railing a speeding train. At the same Tahirpur of Sarainayat police Ajumped the railing of the and poles to reach the other time one another cattle were station. All the buffaloes Shastri Bridge on the Ganga side of the bridge, and again badly injured in this mishap. reached the railway track while and fell on the sands 60 feet broke the protective platform The incident took place on grazing the grass. It is said that below on Saturday morning. and railing to take a big leap. Saturday morning on the during this seven buffaloes 6   (/     ,+ The driver is stated to be seri- Fortunately the vehicle fell on Bandhwa Tahirpur railway died on the spot due to the ous whole the cleaner and the sands, and got damaged line under the Sarainayat passing of the train. At the another person are also under- completely. police station. Buffaloes were same time a buffalo was seri-  .  /*<*(*% Congress workers paid rich going treatment in the hospi- However, the driver, the grazing along the railway line. ously injured. After the acci- tributes to both Sardar Patel tal, but stated to be out of dan- cleaner and another person Meanwhile, all of them dent, the villagers who came ational Unity Day was cel- and Indira Gandhi. They also ger. were rushed to hospital imme- reached the track and all of from there saw buffaloes lying Nebrated with great enthu- recalled the contributions of The driver Sabir Ali, resi- diately where the driver is them were killed after the on the railway track. On get- siasm at the Banaras great socialist Acharya dent of Chitrakoot, loaded serious. The cleaner Dinesh speeding train mowed them ting information, a crowd of Locomotive Works (BLW) on Narendra Dev on his birth his dumber with sand con- and the other person Heera down. Police also reached the villagers also gathered there. the occasion of the birth anniversary. They recalled the signment of Man Singh Lal are also the residents of spot on getting information During this, police of anniversary of Sardar strong will power of Indira who Enterprises in very late night Chitrakoot. They have also and conducted an investiga- Sarainayat police station also Vallabhbhai Patel here on had changed the geography of hours and reached Shastri sustained injuries but are out tion. Bhagat Yadav, resident of reached on the receipt of infor- Saturday. It was the first major Pakistan when Bangladesh was Bridge around 3 am. As soon of danger. Ustapur Mahmudabad in mation. Police inspected the function of this leading pro- emerging as a new nation. At as the vehicle entered the 7 BUFFALOES KILLED Sarainayat police station said scene and questioned the peo- duction unit of Indian Railways the office of Pandit Kamalapati bridge area, the driver lost IN MISHAP: In a shocking the eight buffaloes were graz- ple. since the change of nomencla- Tripathi Foundation at ture of Diesel Locomotive Englishia Line a seminar was Works (DLW) into BLW and also organised. The speakers joining of its new General said that due to strong will of Manager (GM) Anjali Goyal. &'( &  $) *+,      Sardar Patel, a unique history 1(       On the occasion, she inspect- was made by incorporating ed the parade of Railway more than 600 princely states Protection Force (RPF) and join the BLW family and the many records following the into an independent India. took the salute apart from organisation which got a new COVID-19 guidelines. At the The seminar was presided over  .  *==*>*,* coaches/identified berths dur- administering the oath of name as per ancient tradition same time, she said that with by Vijay Shankar Pandey while ing its duty period. national unity to all the of this city after its glorious this hard work and dedication attended by senior Congress orth Central Railway has Under this programme, employees. Meanwhile, at sev- journey for more than five of our employees, BLW would leaders including Baijnath Nlaunched ‘Meri Saheli’ ini- the drive is being carried out in eral places tributes were paid to decades.’ She further said that set many new records in the Singh, Prof Anil Kumar tiative for focused action on eight pairs of originating trains ‘Iron Man’ Patel on his birth the COVID-19 has posed a dif- coming years. Apart from this, Upadhyay, Prajanath Sharma, security of women across the all and 67 passing trains over anniversary, while ‘Iron Lady’ ficult situation in front of us, programmes were also organ- Vijay Shankar Mehta, three divisions of NCR — North Central Railway. As Indira Gandhi on her death but it is a matter of great plea- ised by BLW workshops, OBC Shailendra Singh, Bhupendra Prayagraj, Jhansi and Agra many as 27 teams comprising anniversary. sure that even under these dif- Association and Scouts and Pratap Singh, Vijay Krishna with an objective to provide 121 RPF security personnel Addressing all the employ- ficult circumstances, the Guides. Rai, Rakesh Chandra Sharma safety and security to lady have been deployed for this ees, the GM said ‘I’m proud to employees of BLW has set Meanwhile, the local and Digvijay Singh. travellers for their entire jour- drive over North Central ney from starting station to Railway. RPF teams at the des- destination station. tination collect the feedback An initiative of RPF, the from the identified lady pas- strategy is to interact with lady sengers. The feedback is then 0)      '  passengers especially those problem during the journey. In stoppages en-route through analysed and corrective action, travelling alone by a team of case any problem is reported control. The platform duty if any, is taken. If some distress young lady RPF personnel at related to women, all possible RPF personnel at the stopping call comes from a train covered  .  /*<*(*% ly improved to 94.50 percent Banaras Hindu University at Swami Vivekanand the originating station. These help is provided by the stations enroute keep watch under “Meri Saheli” initiative, but the mortality rate has (BHU). With the addition of Government Hospital, lady passengers are briefed Railways to address their con- over the concerned coaches the disposal of the call is mon- s many as 61 new COVID- remained at 1.60 per cent. 10 new red zones, the total Bhelupur and four out of 175 about all precautions to be cern on real time basis . and berths and if need arises, itored at the level of senior offi- A19 patients have been Chief Medical Officer number of hotspots has at LBS Hospital, Ramnagar taken during the journey and The RPF team collects the interact with the lady passen- cers. The ‘Meri Saheli’ initiative detected in the district on (CMO) Dr VB Singh has increased to 2,322 including were detected positive but all advised to dial 182 in case they seat numbers of the lady pas- gers. RPF/RPSF escort onboard is getting encouraging response Saturday, increasing the total informed that in the first 214 red zones. One green 275 tests at SSH BHU were face or see any security related sengers and conveys them to also covers all the from lady passengers. number of cases to 16,879. report of the day, 35 positive zone has been converted into found negative. Besides, the The day also saw one more patients were found out of red zone again. There are Health department has dis- death, increasing the toll to 271. 3,515 reports received. Till 2,108 green zones with 21 new tributed 2,040 Ivermectin During the day, the follow-up then, the total test reports ones. tablets to 255 persons. So far, negative reports included 98 received were 3,23,820 and the Under ongoing mass/ 11.25 lakh tablets were dis-       45   and out of them, 97 have been results of 2,175 are awaited. group antigen tests, two out of tributed to 1.40 lakh persons recovered from home isolation Out of them, 3,06,967 were 368 tests were found positive and out of them, 9.35 lakh while one cured from the hos- negative, while 16,853 posi- at Shree Shiv Prasad Gupta tablets to 1.16 lakh persons  .  *==*>*,* this, budget estimation was residential schemes transferred suggested that he was prepar- pital, increasing the number to tive. The total number of (SSPG) Hospital, Kabirchaura, were distributed only by the done by collecting details of from PDA. Not only road, ing to leave India to protect 13,129 and 2,822 respectively. samples collected was while all the 266 tests at adja- Health department while rest he Municipal Corporation maintenance works under joint park but other facilities will also himself as the Supreme Court The total number of patients 3,40,415. Earlier, a male aged cent Government Women’s of tablets by other depart- Twill give a facelift to 40 inspection of both depart- be improved. There is also a has refused to grant him antic- who have been recovered so far 50 from Katari (Cholapur) Hospital were found nega- ments including Supply and roads of the ten colonies trans- ments. After about a quarter of plan to set up an open air gym ipatory bail. A music artiste of is 15,951, leaving 657 active succumbed to COVID-19 at tive. However, one out 110 at Education departments and ferred about a quarter and a a month, the condition of 40 in the next phase after beauti- Varanasi has lodged a rape cases. The recovery has slight- Sir Sundarlal Hospital (SSH), CHC Shivpur, one out of 107 Civil Defence so far. half month ago. Not only this, roads and 20 parks of ten fication in the parks. Also, complaint against Vishnu 20 parks of these colonies will colonies will be improved. other public facilities like street Mishra, and he is also wanted also be beautified. It is clear that The Municipal lights will be repaired. This was in a case of grabbing property the condition of the colonies’ Corporation will get the work informed by Satish Kumar, of one of his relatives. The shabby roads and parks will done in the colonies included Chief Engineer, Municipal Bureau of Immigration has (      &  soon improve. The Public Shantipuram Awas Yojana Corporation Prayagraj. been informed about this Look Works Department has issued Phaphamau, Avantika Colony LOOK OUT NOTICE out notice to prevent Vishnu tenders for these works. Naini, along with Trivenipuram ISSUED: Look out notice has from taking a foreign trip.  .  /*<*(*% utes to the state vice-president Preparations will start in the Awas Yojna Jhunsi, Dev been issued to stop Vijay Unauthorised properties of Uttar Pradesh Vidyut colonies in December. Prayagam Awas Yojana, Mishra’s son Vishnu Mishra of Vijay Mishra in Allahpur khand Ramayan path was Mazdoor Sangh AP Srivastava On September 19, the Devghat Jhalwa Awas Yojana, from leaving the country. Mafia area, under the Georgetown Aheld at many old Shiv tem- who passed away recently. Prayagraj Development Kaushambi Kunj Awas Yojana, don Vijay Mishra is MLA from police station, Prayagraj have ples in this holy city on the Jamuna Pal presided over Authority had transferred sev- Kalindipuram Awas Yojana, Gyanpur Bhadohi and is lan- been marked for demolition, occasion of Maharishi Valmiki the function. Rakesh Pandey eral of its residential colonies to Kasari Masari Awas Yojana guishing in jail at present. but the Divisional Jayanti here on Saturday. UP conducted it and AP Shukla the Municipal Corporation Phase One and Two. Vishnu Mishra, wanted in Commissioner has stayed the Minister of State (Independent proposed vote of thanks. Many and had given nearly  10 The Municipal a good number of cases includ- action for a while, and order in Charge) Dr Neelkanth Tiwari were present including crore. Some funds are yet to be Corporation has decided to ing of rape and property grab- this regard will be issued on offered puja at ancient Ramkrishna Gupta, Dr released in this regard. Prior to start the first phase of work in bing is absconding, and reports November 6. Maharishi Valmiki Shiva tem- Doodhnath, Narendra Mishra, ple, Panchkoshi Marg Visheshwar Rai, Rajesh Singh (Karaundi near BHU). Apart and Shivkumar Singh. from this, Valmiki Ramayana TRIBUTES PAID TO          path was also recited at NARENDRA DEV: To mark Markandeya Mahadev (Kaithi), the 131st Jayanti of Acharya Shool Tankeshwar, Narendra Dev, the Akhand  .  *==*>*,* Marg, Tej Bahadur Sapru of these roads. 2024. Nakateshwari Bhavani and Rastravadi Party on Saturday Marg, Babu Bindeshwari PDA Executive Engineer Encouraging the workers, Jawar Hareshwar Mahadev    % !    $(  % # $  organised a programme at oads will be beautified in Road, Kamla Nehru Road SD Sharma said that no new the Cabinet Minister said that temples and Narasimha and     Saranath, here. RPrayagraj under the Smart Part One, Mumfordganj Road, road will be started till if there is a problem in the Sankuladhara maths. The members of party gar- City. For this, 15 roads have Shobhanath Singh Road, Deepawali. Work will start society, then there is a solution Speaking on the occasion, landed the statue of Acharya also been selected. Of these, the Subhash Nagar Road, Mission only after the festival of light. too. Dr Tiwari wished the people, ‘Lord Ram always inspires FELICITATION FUNC- Narendra Dev and paid their work of widening and beauti- Road, Katra Part 2, Meanwhile, the Cabinet An example of this is pre- saying that the birth anniver- us to live life by following our TION: Bharatiya Mazdoor floral tributes to this great fication of three roads has Hashimpur Road and Panna Minister Siddharth Nath sented by Prime Minister sary of the author of the epic religion. A progressive and Sangh (BMS), Varanasi organ- leader. Recalling his contribu- been started by the Prayagraj Lal Road. Singh is on a visit to Prayag Narendra Modi. Just by blam- Ramayana is celebrated with harmonious society can be ised a felicitation function at its tion to the nation and society, Development Authority. Of them, the work of these days. ing someone, one cannot be reverence and joy. ‘Maharishi built by adopting the education office in Pisachmoch here to they said that he was not mere- However, the work of widening widening and beautification of He is also holding meet- saved from his responsibility. Valmiki composed the and ideals given by them,’ he felicitate the organising secre- ly a leader and rather he was and beautification of a dozen three roads Lohia Road, ings with the workers. In the An example of this can be Adikavya Ramayana and said, informing that the state tary of organistion’s north- the person with the great ide- roads has not started. Work on Panna Lal Road and Mission worker training camp, he said seen in the current circum- showed people the way to walk government has decided to central zone Anupam. alist personality. these roads will be started after Road has been started. that in 2022 all the devotees stances with China. on true and dutiful devotion. celebrate the holy day of Speaking on the occasion, It was Acharya Narendra Deepawali. Therefore, the work However, due to shortage of will have a darshan of BJP city unit president Maharishi Valmiki goes to the Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti in a Anupam said, a union should Dev with whom inspiration, of roads will accelerate only labourers, the work of these Bholenath through the Kashi Ganesh Kesarwani, Prem credit of bringing Lord Shri grand manner on October 31 not only be limited to the Chandrashekhar joined the after the festival of lights. roads is also not accelerating. corridor and alongwith dar- Narayan Kesarwani, Kamlesh Ram’s saga to the world,’ he this year. In many places, organisation’s work and rather, politics and by following his Under Smart City, the At the same time, the work of shan of Maa Ganga. Due to his Gautam, Sanjay Kushwaha, said, adding that the life of Valmiki Ramayana path was social work should also be principles, became the first roads which have been select- other roads is ready to be actions, Narendra Modi will Gaurav Gupta, Kaushki Singh, ‘Maryada Purushottam’ Lord recited in view to popularise done. He called upon organi- Prime Minister of country who ed for widening and beautifi- started after Deepawali. It again win by absolute major- Ranjan Shukla, Pawan Gupta, Ram teaches us all about sac- and spread the human, social sation’s members to come for- was completely socialist, the cation included Clive Road, may be pointed out here that ity. We will also see Shri Ram Ramesh Passi, Devesh Singh, rifice, adherence to dignity and national values among the ward for social work. The president of party Lalji Singh Strachey Road, Cooper Road, about  69 crore will be spent in the grand Shri Ram temple Raju Pathak etc were present and duty devotion. people. members also paid their trib- said. Tashkent Marg, Doctor Lohia in widening and beautification being built in Ayodhya in on the occasion.     !+ ,- ././    

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  8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $- .(#+ He informed about efforts ters, on Friday Deputy Chief being made by it in the field of Personnel Officer/Non-  .  0*(#8< eneral Manager of North movement of passenger and Gazetted, Rana Pratap Chand, GEastern Railway (NER) goods trains at a fast pace and honoured 15 non-gazetted rail- anpur Nagar reported 73 Vinay Kumar Tripathi during their punctuality. Chief waymen retiring on Saturday Kmore coronavirus positive a meeting held in GM’s audi- Administrative by presenting them gold-plat- cases on Saturday evening. torium on Friday along with Officer/Construction RK ed medal, settlement docu- Chief Medical Officer Dr AGM Amit Kumar Agarwal Yadav informed about the ments, service certificate, Anil K Mishra said that 73 and principal heads of depart- updated status of various con- CPRO PK Singh said. On the more people had tested posi- ments reviewed NER’s occasion Chand that tive for coronavirus infection working and achieve- they all had spent between Friday evening and ments. The working of most of their lives in Saturday evening taking the Accounts, Operating, the railway service tally of confirmed cases to Commerce and for which the rail- 27,914 cases. Construction depart- way administration He said no COVID-19 ments were reviewed was grateful to death in the city was report- on the occasion. In his them. He said that ed till Saturday evening address General after retirement they keeping the death toll to 733. Manager said, “safety is would come in the The CMO said at present our top priority and category of senior 780 active cases were under- our focus should be citizens and they going treatment. Dr Mishra only on execution of should spend most said 4575 samples were sent works.” He said completing struction projects on NER. He of their time in social service for testing in the city. projects in a time-bound man- also apprised the efforts to and in the interest of the nation ner with high quality is also one complete the projects within so that they remained healthy of the priorities. For safe and the stipulated time frame. and had a good routine. He secure rail operations he Earlier CPRO Pankaj Kumar suggested that in order to avoid 15*0 emphasised on remaining alert Singh in his welcome address Covid-19 infection they should at all levels. Referring to eco- spoke about GM Tripathi’s wear masks, use sanitiser and    nomic activities, he advised to administrative skills. After maintain physical distancing. take effective steps to increase doing his BTech in Electrical The function was conducted by income and cut expenditure. Engineering from Roorkee, he SPO/headquarters, Pradeep $ $ Besides reducing energy con- joined the rail service as an offi- Kumar. On the occasion APO sumption, continuous moni- cer of the Indian Railway /Settlement, Aniruddh Prasad,  .  0*(#8< toring should also be done, he Service of Electrical Engineers personnel of Personnel said. Stressing the need for (IRSEE) of 1883 batch. During Department and family mem- 0     )(%      1!   former member of the making the NER a scrap-free his service in different railways bers of the retiring personnel Ablock development com- zone, Tripathi said that all by efficiently discharging his were present. mittee (BDC) was shot dead in types of scrap should be auc- responsibilities on many MEMENTO PRESENT- a gambling den at Bhadras vil- tioned on priority basis, which important posts he had con- ED: A meeting of NER lage in Ghatampur Kotwali would result in an increase in tributed significantly to the Promotee Officers’ Association -    8   police area on Friday night. railway revenue and improve progress of railway. Trained in (NERPOA) under the chair- According to reports, the environmental protection. GM higher management in manship of its president, victim, Vimal alias Pappu of Tripathi expected conscious Switzerland and the United Krishna Singh, was held at its Bhadras village and a former efforts for development of NER States, Tripathi has played a office, here on Friday, CP member of the BDC and and active participation at central role in the development Chauhan, senior PRO, NER        deputy gram pradhan, was every level. He said that in our of the three-phase electric loco- and joint secretary/Publicity, shot dead when he was gam- works apart from transparen- motive of the latest technolo- NERPOA, said. who presented bling, His body was recovered cy honest efforts should also be gy and their indigenisation. a memento the retired officer ment plant was required for the from raw hide to processed Jal Nigam for running and from a field, about 20 metres reflected. In order to complete Singh expressed confidence Ashok Kumar Tiwari, Traffic  .  0*(#8< leather industries of Kanpur. hide. maintenance of the common away from a gambling den. the tasks uninterruptedly the that under the able guidance of Costing Officer and wished The divisional commis- The Leather Industry effluent treatment plant that It is alleged that three per- concerned authorities will have General Manager Vinay Kumar him good health and a happy anpur Divisional sioner then visited the 36 MLD Association appraised the divi- was in the process of settlement sons, said to be cops in plain to ensure that the problems Tripathi the NER will be able to life. While conducting the KCommissioner Raj capacity old common effluent sional commissioner that last by a committee chaired by the clothes, came to the gambling were solved quickly either their touch new heights of develop- meeting, general secretary, Shekhar, who visited the leather treatment plant at Jajmau year, the export volumes were district magistrate. den with the intention of loot- or at the higher level. Principal ment. Meanwhile on Friday NERPOA, Ramesh Pandey, export units and inspected the which caters treats the com- around Rs 38,000 crore but this It may be mentioned here ing cash. On seeing them, finance adviser Tanuja Pandey during his journey to stressed on remaining vigilant obsolete common effluent bined effluents of industrial year because of the COVID-9 that the project has been under when the gamblers, including gave detailed information Gorakhpur by 02556 in view of Covid-19 infection, treatment plant (CETP) of the units and domestic waste. pandemic, the production had construction for the last two Pappu, tried to escape, one of about the economic situation of Gorakhdham special express using face masks and sanitisers leather industries of Kanpur on The officials informed the nose-dived to almost one-third years but because of the delays them wearing blue jeans and NER to the GM through a General Manager VK Tripathi besides maintaining social dis- Saturday, directed the Jal divisional commissioner that of the last year figures. in obtaining no objection cer- white shirt shot him dead. power-point presentation and conducted window-trailing tancing and tell other officers Nigam, JD Industries, Kanpur the plant was treating around The Leather Industry tificates (NOCs) from various The Samajwadi Party elaborated on the efforts and inspection on the Lucknow too about it. Among those pre- Nagar Nigam, Fire Department 9-10 MLD industrial effluent Association also informed the departments and COVID-19 workers staged a demonstra- vigilance of the Finance division of NER. He sought sent in the meeting were Deputy and district administration to and 25-26 MLD domestic divisional commissioner about lockdown, the project has got tion at the Ghatampur Kotwali, Department in increasing information about passenger CPO/secretary Indian Railway work out and finalise a suitable sewage. the roster system of operation delayed. At present, the phys- alleging that cops in plain income and reducing expendi- facilities available at Gorakhpur Promotee Officers’ Federation land in the next one month for The divisional commis- of the leather industries that ical progress of the project is clothes had visited the village ture. Principal Chief Operating Jn station from the authorities (IPROF) RP Chand, finance setting up a dedicated fire sta- sioner was accompanied by was creating problems as pro- around 5 per cent only. Now with the intention of looting Manager Anil Kumar Singh concerned. secretary Sunil Kumar Singh, tion for Jajmau industrial belt Jal Nigam chief engineer and duction had been reduced to the tentative revised schedule cash from the gambling den. apprised the General Manager HONOURED: At a func- Vivek Mishra, Anil Kumar so that the proposal could be superintending engineer, one-fourth. for completion of the project They further alleged that on about various aspects related to tion organised at the Personnel Srivastava, Ajit Singh, Ravindra forwarded to the government regional pollution control offi- It requested the govern- will be decided in the upcom- seeing the police force, when the Operations Department. department of NER headquar- Pandey and Umesh Kumar. for approval and sanction of cer, leather industry represen- ment and the department to ing meeting of the National the gamblers started escaping, funds. tatives and officials. look into it and relax the ros- Mission for Clean Ganga the cops opened fire on them, He also directed the He said the visit was an ter in the interest of the leather (NMCG). killing the former BDC mem-  R      Namami Gange team to work effort to take a feedback of the export industry. This project is being mon- ber. Reacting to the incident, out further plans and expedite working and the issues of the The divisional commis- itored by the Supreme Court Samajwadi Party president 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  /, 0#+ to dispose of the pend- the construction of the new leather export units. sioner was also apprised of the and the National Green Akhilesh Yadav assured the ing case on merit with- CETP as a dedicated and hi- He also took feedback of issue relating to charges to be Tribunal (NGT) for its quali- family of the victim of justice. programme was held at out inordinate delay tech common effluent treat- the complete process of the unit paid by leather industries to the tative and timely completion. On getting information Apolice office on Saturday and tighten the noose about the incident, Samajwadi to mark the birth anniversary around criminals. He Party MLA from Mainpuri of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. made it clear that no Sadar, Raju Yadav, former MLA It started with the garlanding laxity would be tolerat- Munindra Shukla and Kaptan of the portrait of Patel by ed in connection with #    &     Singh Rajput also reached Superintendent of Police Ajay crime. He instructed Ghatampur Kotwali and visit- Singh. The speakers threw them to keep a vigil over ed Bhadras village. light on Patel’s personality and criminals who had got  .  0*(#8< edly fight for the enforcement They demanded post- his contribution to keep the '( $    $     bail and if their activities of Adhivakta Pension Scheme, mortem by a panel of doctors. nation intact. They remem- were found suspicious he 145th birth anniversary increase of Adhivakta Kalyan Circle Officer Ravi Kumar bered his contribution as a lawyer, freedom fight- they should be incarcerated under the provisions. Tof Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Nidhi to Rs.10 lakh and pay- Singh said action would be ini- er and first home minister of independent India. Reviewing each point in detail he directed them was observed as ‘Rashtriya ment of Rs.5,000 per year to tiated on the basis of facts and The programme concluded with the SP admin- to ensure the compliance of the court orders on Ekta Diwas’ on Saturday with young lawyers, he said. evidence. Senior istering the oath of national unity to the police priority and do the needful to maintain peace in District Magistrate Alok Tiwari Prominent lawyers present Superintendent of Police personnel. their respective areas. Referring to illegal liquor offering floral tributes to Sardar on the occasion included Pritinder Singh also visited DIRECTIVE: ASP City Sanjay Kumar has trade he directed the policemen to take action Patel and then administering Mayur Saini, Yashu Shukla, the spot on Saturday after- directed the cops to take every dispute seriously against those traders who were selling the com- oath to preserve unity and SK Sachan, Suresh Sachan, noon to monitor investigation. even at the initial stage and adopt preventive modity at their licensed shops. In view of Diwali integrity of the county to his Anoop Sachan, Ved Uttam, measures without any hesitation. Such direction he said that no gambling should be allowed in office staff and officials of the Rajendra Verma, Rizwan Abdi,   was given by him during a meeting held at Dehat the name of the festival. The meeting was attend- district. 0   $    '%!  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Saturday afternoon. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '()*+, the nation by celebrating it as Association, Dinesh Shukla, Sharma said Sardar Patel was a Highlighted the role of Police have started investi- wo persons lost their lives and three ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ or newly-elected vice president visionary. He said by following Sardar Patel in the freedom gation after going through the akesh Roshan Yadav, a resident of Dhurikot village in Tothers sustained injuries when a ‘National Unity Day’ to com- of Kanpur Bar Association, Sardar Patel’s ideals and prin- struggle and in the post-free- footages of the CCTV cameras RSadar Kotwali area of the district was murdered by speeding truck coming from Pipraich memorate Sardar Vallabhbhai Ajay Sharma, former presi- ciples, the society could dom India, Gupta said the installed near the spot. his younger brother, Mukesh Yadav. Mukesh was angry side suddenly went out of control and Patel’s birth anniversary. dent of Lawyers Association, progress. Iron Man was a lover of khadi. Umang Sangal is engaged with Rakesh’s illicit relationship with his wife. On Friday rammed into a house on the Maharaji The district magistrate said Avinash Bajpai, and senior Convenor Ravindra Addressing the gathering, in bran trade near Gujarati the police arrested him from an area near the Dhurikot Uttari Tola Pipraich- Kusmhi road the contribution of Sardar Patel lawyer Ved Prakash Arya gar- Sharma said like the Iron Man Chhotebhai Noronha said Bhawan on Canal Road. village turn. A pistol used for committing the murder, two under the Pipraich police station here. could not be forgotten by the landed the portrait of Sardar strengthened India by amalga- Sardar Patel belonged to a Around 12:30 pm, his employ- magazines and 10 cartridges were recovered from his pos- According to the information received country. Patel. mating hundreds of home- farmer’s family and possessed ee, Monu, was going to the session. Giving details in this connection, Superintendent here, the truck coming from Pipraich Meanwhile, members of Speaking on the occasion, steads, lawyers could also be leadership qualities since child- bank to deposit Rs.8.75 lakh. of Police Hemant Kutiyal said that Mukesh Yadav, a res- was going towards Kusmhi at a high the Adhivakta Kalyan Lawyers Association president united by following his ideals. hood and he led an agitation in On Birhana road, he was inter- ident of speed when its driver suddenly lost Sangharsh Samiti also cele- Dinesh Shukla said there was It would be the real tribute 1928 in Gujarat during cepted by two motorcycle- Dhurikot control over it and it hit Murali’s house. brated the birth anniversary of again need for a firm and to Sardar Patel if lawyers unit- drought. borne youths who said they under the The impact of the collision was so were CID officers and asked Sadar Kotwali, strong that the roof of the house fell him to show his bag. When was in jail over the truck. Consequently the dri- Monu protested, the impostors since 2017 on ver and cleaner on it got buried under threatened to put him behind the charge of the roof. The cleaner died on the spot. & $         the bars. murder. When Besides a 17-year-old youth, Ritesh A scared Monu immedi- he came out of Bharti, son of Murali, and his mother  .  0*(#8< in the process of introducing ately handed over the bag to the jail on bail in and Gopal, son of Murat, of the next another scheme — Hum Sab youths who, after seeing the January this door who were in the house too were hubham Goldiee Masale Pvt Ek Hai Uphar Yojana — and cash, returned it to Monu. year, he came seriously injured. Three to four hous- SLtd successfully organised said the products had received After they left, when Monu to know about es adjacent to it were completely dam- the Goldiee Ayen, Risthte enthusiastic response. checked the bag, he found his elder aged and handpipes, valuables, two Banayen scheme under which He said the organisation Rs.5.15 lakh missing from it.  /   $  $    brother’s illicit motorcycles etc were buried under the a lucky draw was held. was expanding its business and He informed his employer           relationship truck. As soon as the police got infor- The winner of this scheme products in another 22 states of about the incident and he in with his wife. mation about the matter sub-inspector was Shiv Lal of M/s Abhay the country. He said the prod- turn apprised the police about During interrogation, the accused said that he had alsdo (S-I) Sanjay Yadav, accompanied by Traders, of Pandeyganj, ucts of the organisation were the incident. Station House caught them red-handed. He said that during his stay in other police personnel rushed to the Lucknow through super dis- now seen in Big Bazar, Metro Officer Rajesh Pathak said in jail, he had become friends with a criminal Ashutosh Yadav. spot. The trapped people were some- tributor Mayank Bajaj. The Cash-Carry, Vishal Mega Mart, the CCTV footages, four mis- He said that along with Ashutosh and Ramanand he had how rescued by getting the debris keys of the car were given to the &  + $   % O& ' Easy Day, V-Meet, Family creants riding on two bikes hatched a conspiracy to kill his elder brother. Thereafter removed with the help of the JCB. They winner at a grand function    P  Bazar and many more presti- were seen and on the basis of late in the evening on August 28 Mukesh took his elder were then sent to the community attended my several officials gious business centres. their physique, raids were on to brother to the canal near Digghi village. During a liquor health centre (CHC) situated in and owners of the company. because the organisation always and several other products. He said of late the organi- nab them. party there along with friends, Mukesh shot Rakesh in his Pipraich. On seeing their critical con- Addressing the gathering, offered quality products to its He said recently the organ- sation had started exporting its head with a pistol and escaped with Ashutosh on his motor- dition, the doctors referred them to dis- sales officer Ashish Dwivedi customers. isation had launched Goldiee product to a few prominent   bike. After the arrest of Ashutosh from Kurhana village trict hospital. However from there they said today the products of He said the brand was One-to-One noodles which countries as well. A depressed youth com- on October 29 Mukesh’s involvement in this murder came were referred to the Medical College Goldiee had become promi- making deep inroads in cost  5 for a small pack and  Prominent among those mitted suicide by hanging him- to light. On Friday inspector incharge Chandauli police where the driver too succumbed to his nent names and adorned the Lucknow and had recently 10 for the big pack and was present on the occasion includ- self in Rawatpur village under station, Ashok Mishra, SWAT team incharge Abhay Kumar injuries during treatment. The remain- kitchens of every segment of launched its products like available easily in every shop. ed Balwant Yadav, Sunil Dixit, Kalyanpur police station late Singh and apprehended the accused Mukesh Yadav from ing injured were undergoing treatment, society and this was more masale, papad, hing, achar, tea He said the company was Krishna and several others. 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New Delhi: India on Saturday said. ed the nation post 9).  :  $ observed 'National Unity Day' In a social media post, Independence, which was scat- to commemorate the 145th Vice President Naidu said his tered in hundreds of princely  (:+ :=>% appetite, smell and taste, all the present case study proves birth anniversary of Sardar fervent wish was to make every states, and laid the foundation symptoms of Covid-19.. efficacy of Ayurveda interven- Vallabhbhai Patel, with the child familiar with the life and of today's strong India. octors from Delhi-based The patient was given tions in mild-to-moderate case President, the Prime Minister contribution of Patel. Similarly "The country can never DAll India Institute of Ayush Kwatha, Seshmani Vati of Covid-19 infection in a very and a host of other dignitaries every civil servant must read forget his great contribution, Ayurveda (AIIA) under the and Lakshmivilasa rasa also short period with complete recalling his "iron-willed lead- his speeches and every politi- decisive leadership and unpar- Union Ayush Ministry have besides Fifatrol, an immune regression of the symptoms. ership and patriotism" and cian must imbibe Patel's great alleled commitment towards found that immunity enhancer enhancer tablets developed by “The treatment was per- paying rich tributes to him. qualities like integrity, firmness the motherland," he said. herbal drugs like Fifatrol and Delhi-based AIMIL Pharma. sonalized, holistic, and purely A series of events were held and keeping people's interest at The home minister also Ayush kwatha not only In fact, Fifatrol has found a based on Ayurvedic principles, across the country to mark the heart, he said. said that from uniting India to improved the health of a coro- mention among around 200 and no conventional medicines day and government officials, "His love for motherland, reconstruction of the Somnath navirus-infected patient but technologies and research were used. With this case study, security personnel and others leadership qualities, simplici- Temple, Sardar Patel devoted also turned the virus negative activities evaluated by experts it can be inferred that Ayurveda took a pledge "to preserve the ty, honesty, integrity, down-to- each and every moment of his in just six days of treatment. in a recently released has vast potential to address the unity, integrity and security of earth nature, pragmatic life, for the unity and integra- They asserted that the pre- 'Compendium of Indian Covid-19 and such other pan- the nation and also strive hard approach to resolving knotty tion of the country. sent case study proves efficacy Technologies for Combating demics; a large sample-sized, to spread this message". problems, earthly wisdom, "Iron willed leadership, of Ayurveda interventions in COVID-19 (Tracing, Testing multicenter randomized and President Ram Nath discipline, and organising devotion and patriotism of mild-to-moderate case of &Treating)', compiled by controlled clinical studies are Kovind, Vice President M   )      %  /    skills will always remain an Sardar Patel ji will continue to Covid-19 infection in a very National Research the need of the hour,” he said. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime '   $ " P  /    inspiration for every Indian," guide us. short period with complete Development Corporation. The evidence-based case Minister Narendra Modi and   6:7      % 0  !" he said. "On behalf of a grateful regression of the symptoms From the day one of showcasing successful man- Home Minister Amit Shah Naidu recalled that Patel nation, I pay my respects to given that at present there is no admission, the patient was agement of the Covid-19 in paid floral tributes to Patel, the Minister Modi also launched a sibility of taking the country earned the reputation of 'Iron Sardar Patel, a great patriot and specific cure for the disease. given tablets of Fifatrol and ayush sector shows that the first deputy prime minister seaplane service between the forward successfully amid big Man' because of the manner in Iron Man of India," he The case report has been other ayurvedic formulations dimensions of the pandemic and home minister who is Statue of Unity and Sabarmati crisis and difficulties like a which he brought about and said.Later, Shah also adminis- published in the Journal of Ayush Quath, Seshmani Vati require an urgent harnessing of credited with unifying the Riverfront in Ahmedabad. facilitator," Modi said. maintained internal stability as tered the "National Unity Day" Ayurved Case Report, a quar- and Lakshmivilasa rasa. The all knowledge systems as ther- country post Independence. He also addressed proba- "I would also request that the home minister in the wake pledge to government officials, terly journal of the AIIA. patient recovered well and was apeutic strategy available glob- While the PM offered flow- tionary civil servants and said whatever decision a civil ser- of the Partition. security personnel and others."I According to the report, the 30 discharged within six days after ally as so far, no cure specific ers at the 'Statue of Unity' Sardar Patel used to call vant takes should be in the In a series of tweets in solemnly pledge that I dedicate year old patient, a male health he was found Covid-19 nega- to coronavirus has been devel- monument in Kevadiya in bureaucrats the "steel frame". national interest and aimed at Hindi, Shah said the country's myself to preserve the unity, workers was admitted with tive. oped either in modern western Gujarat, the others paid tributes "The role of a steel frame is strengthening the unity and first home minister is an epit- integrity and security of the clinical symptoms such as The lead author of the medicine or in traditional med- at his statue located at Patel not just to support the system, sovereignty of the country and ome of national unity and lives nation and also strive hard to severe fever and headache, report, Dr Sishir Kumar icines, said an official from the Chowk in Delhi. but also to remind the country keeping India's constitutional in the heart of every Indian. spread this message among fatigue, pain in eyes and loss of Mandal from the AIIA says that Ayush Ministry. On the occasion, Prime that they will fulfil the respon- spirit high," the prime minister He said Sardar Patel unit- my fellow countrymen. PTI  !  !#   $  ! %   ! &  )51 

!  (:+ :=>% ciation or body of persons imprisonment of three to seven central legislations that had trig- lify the minimum support price etables. No check has been pro- harasses farmers. years for harassment of farmers, gered farmers' protests in several mechanism that has stood the vided against exploitation of "   ays after the Congress-led On the first day of the have been included in the bills. parts of the country. test of time and introduce sev- farmers,” it said. DPunjab Legislative assembly session, Rajasthan's The Farmers (Empowerment In the Farmers eral other infirmities and dis- In the Farmers Produce Assembly passed four bills to Parliamentary Affairs Minister and Protection) Agreement on (Empowerment and Protection) tortions operating to the grave Trade and Commerce     counter the Centre’s controver- Shanti Dhariwal introduced the Price Assurance and Farm Agreement on Price Assurance detriment and prejudice of agri- (Promotion and Facilitation and sial farm laws, the Ashok Gehlot Essential Commodities (Special Services (Rajasthan and Farm Services (Rajasthan culture and the communities Rajasthan Amendment) Bill,  (:+ :=>% Government in Rajasthan on Provisions and Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, has a specif- Amendment) Bill, a provision associated with it," the statement one of the proposed amend- Saturday followed suit and intro- Amendment) Bill 2020, the ic provision to safeguard states, "Provided further that no of the bill said. ments pertains to regulation of n its first major regulation since it was constituted recently, the duced three bills to negate the Farmers (Empowerment and Minimum Support Price and Farming Agreement for the sale "The Parliament has also notified agriculture produce, INational Medical Commission (NMC) has come out with a central acts. Protection) Agreement on Price seeks punishment for harass- or purchase of a crop shall be introduced a mechanism for which says that the state gov- detailed list of requirements needed for setting a new medical col- Apart from a few other Assurance and Farm Services ment of farmers and powers for valid unless the price paid for production, trade and com- ernment may notify a lege and also for those existing ones --which plan to increase their amendments in the bills, three (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill the State government to give such agricultural produce is merce in agricultural produce Fee/Cess/Cesses/Charges on intake.A notification has been issued by the Union Health Ministry new sections have been added as 2020 and the Farmers Produce directions. The Bill proposes equal to, or greater than, the pre- through this Central Act, that is notified agricultural produce, in this regard which will applicable to medical colleges being estab- special provisions for Rajasthan, Trade and Commerce punishment of imprisonment vailing Minimum Support vulnerable to encroachment and brought or bought or sold, by a lished from the 2021-22 academic session. During the transito- providing for punishment for (Promotion and Facilitation and from three to seven years with Prices, announced by the Central manipulation by vested corpo- corporate or trader for trade and ry period, the established medical colleges will be governed by harassment of farmers and pow- Rajasthan Amendment) Bill or without a fine of Rs 5 lakh if Government for that crop.” rate interests through provi- commerce in a trade area. the relevant regulations existing prior to the current notification. ers to the state government to 2020. any person, company or corpo- "There has been extraordi- sions such as contract farming After the House was "The new standards have been defined keeping the functional give directions. The bill proposes A number of provisions to rate house or any other associ- nary outrage amongst the farm- minus a guarantee of mini- adjourned, deputy leader of oppo- requirements of the institution(s). These allow optimization and punishment of imprisonment protect the interests of farmers, ation or body of persons harass- ers, farm labourers and all oth- mum support price and leaving sition Rajendra Rathore told flexibility in utilizing available resources, and harnessing mod- from three to seven years with including sale or purchase of a es farmers. The Congress lead- ers engaged in incidental and the farmer open to the vagaries reporters that the BJP will oppose ern educational technology tools to facilitate moving towards qual- or without a fine of Rs five lakh crop under farming agreement ership has suggested that states ancillary agricultural activities. of market forces for getting a the bills and will prove during the ity education, even when resources are relatively scarce," said the if any person, company or cor- on a price equal or greater than where it is in power should pass Since the direct consequences of remunerative price for agricul- debate on Monday that the cen- notification titled as “Minimum Requirements For Annual MBBS porate house or any other asso- minimum support price and laws of their own to counter the the Central Act would be to nul- tural produce, fruits and veg- tral laws are in favour of farmers. Admissions Regulations (2020). 10   '5 $     4      I   F :   (:+ :=>% the Lady Hardinge Hospital in 4   6 Delhi.  '&%   any of the mini or minor Hence, immediate treat-       Mstrokes can lead to a ment of TIA and evaluation to  (:+ :=>% gation under the Prevention of totalling to Rs 204.27 crore. major stroke in the first month find out mechanisms causing ,    Money Laundering Act These assets being the part of itself, neurologists have warned these TIA's is important, he .     he Enforcement (PMLA) on the basis of six proceeds of crime have been and cautioned that it should said. =    G TDirectorate (ED) carried FIRs registered by the CBI, provisionally attached under serve as a wake-up call. A brain stroke happens H       out searches at six residen- Anti-Corruption Branch, PMLA,” the agency said. Nearly 30 per cent of stroke when an artery in the brain or   tial/office premises of an Gandhinagar and an FIR by Investigation also revealed victims usually have previous- neck gets blocked or bleeds, .     Ahmedabad-based consultan- CBI, Bank Security and Fraud that Vipul & Manish ly experienced mini-stroke as it causes disruption or ces- .      G cy firms/builder group, True Cell (BS&FC), Mumbai under Associates and True Value which is medically known as sation of the blood supply to  $       Value Group and Vipul & sections Indian Penal Code Management Consultant Pvt. transient ischemic attacks the brain. The clot or blockage  Manish Associates, in connec- Sections relating to criminal Ltd. floated numerous dummy (TIA). obstructs blood and oxygen  ,        tion with the bank fraud case conspiracy and cheating companies and made their rel- “Since the symptoms of from reaching the brain’s tis-      5"%* of Ardor Group of Companies. besides provisions of the ative and associate persons mini-stroke go away com- sues.  4  7 The searches were Prevention of Corruption Act. directors of these companies to pletely - sometimes very quick- Worldwide stroke is a lead- utes to an hour with no lasting more common in carotid arter- launched against these firms The Ardor Group of do circular trading with pur- ly – mostly patients and rela- ing cause of death and disabil- sudden difficulty talking. A damage. ies which lie in the neck and on Thursday and continued ill Companies and its Directors, pose to inflate books of tives heave the sigh of relief ity, despite the fact that up to sudden severe headache, loss of In western countries, TIA supply blood and nutrients to Friday. This resulted in seizure in alleged connivance with accounts of Ardor Group thinking that everything is 80 percent of strokes are pre- vision, and a loss of balance clinics have been set up to han- the brain. of huge cash in Indian cur- unknown Bank officials, had Companies to facilitate them to safe. But, it should be seen as ventable. One in four people could also indicate a minor dle such cases, said Dr Dhamija Brain attacks aka strokes rency worth Rs 5.99 crore and cheated and caused wrongful obtain huge funds from con- an important warning sign as experiences a stroke during stroke. even as he shared that in can be prevented through foreign currency along with loss to the consortium of Banks sortium of banks which later a mini-stroke or TIA could be their lifetime. Unlike a stroke, which can Indians and Asians, usually lifestyle changes and proper various incriminating docu- amounting to Rs 488 crore. became non-performing asset a strong indication that a more TIA symptoms include make the symptoms perma- there is blockage of intracranial management of chronic con- ments, the ED said in a state- “Investigation conducted (NPA), it further said, adding severe stroke is on the way,” said weakness or numbness of the nent, symptoms of a mini- vessels inside the brain causing ditions like Diabetes, ment here on Saturday. so far under PMLA resulted further investigation is under Dr Rajinder K Dhamija, head face, arm, or leg on one side of stroke go away completely after brain attack or stroke whereas Hypertension and increased The ED initiated investi- into identification of assets progress. of the neurology department at the body, slurred speech, and a short period, say from min- in Caucasians, a blockage is Cholesterol. '10     3$     &   7A4 67888  98   4  5              * 7   (:+ :=>%  (:+ :=>% were many areas as big as towns, like Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit national general secretary Kailash he Cooperative Nafed on Chandpur in Bijnor, large part of Shah Will hold organisational meetings Vijayvargiya, vice-president Mukul Roy and TSaturday invited bids from he Standing Committee of the Amroha etc, which are part of the with BJP activists in Bankura and Kolkata state chief Dilip Ghosh, will interact with importers for supply of 15,000 TNational Board of Wildlife sanctuary. Other areas have also wit- during his two-day visit to West Bengal booth and district-level leaders, sources tonnes of red onions by (NBWL) of the Union Environment nessed intense human activity, from November 5, a senior party leader said said. This will be Shah's first visit to November 20 in order to boost Ministry has approved the long- including agricultural fields. “All on Saturday. the state since the COVID-19 outbreak. He the domestic availability and pending proposal of the Uttar such areas have been excluded in the A preparatory meeting was had visited the state on March 1. check price rise. The coopera- Pradesh Government to reduce proposal and we have recommend- organised by the state BJP in the evening, The home minister's visit next tive has asked bidders to sup- Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary area ed the inclusion of 187.62 sq km party sources said. "Amit Shah Ji will week assumes significance with Governor ply 40 to 60 mm size of red to half from 2,073 square kilometer near the northern boundaries of the arrive at Andal airport in Paschim Jagdeep Dhankhar criticising the "wors- onions from any country of ori- (Sq Km) noting that the area has sanctuary which is frequented by Barddhaman district on the night of ening" law and order situation in the state. gin at Rs 50 per kg by several towns and agriculture fields swamp deer, for which, the sanctu- November 4. He will visit Bankura the next State BJP leaders have also been November 20. They can bid for which need to be excluded from the ary was made in the first place,” said day and hold an organisational meeting demanding the imposition of President's a minimum quantity of 2,000 gradually getting depleted, the ly 1 lakh tonnes in select man- protection zone. the WII. with BJP leaders of the two Medinipur dis- Rule, citing "breakdown of the rule of tonnes to be supplied in mul- cooperative has been asked to dis and retail markets so that to The NBWL in a meeting held The Chief Wild Life Warden of tricts, Birbhum, Purulia and Bankura. law". tiple lots of 500 tonnes, it said. augment domestic supplies check retail prices which have recently after giving nod, also asked the UP Government informed that "He will visit Kolkata on Dhankhar had on Thursday met The bidding will close on with imported onions to con- skyrocketed to over Rs 80 per the Yogi Government to notify the after rationalization, the area of the November 6 and hold a meeting with the Shah in New Delhi and discussed the "state November 4 and received bids tinue with ongoing market kg in some parts of the coun- new area within next 30 days. sanctuary would be reduced to state leaders," West Bengal BJP chief Dilip of affairs" in West Bengal. Shah's visit will be opened on the same day. intervention. try due to damage to the kharif The move followed an order 1094.9 sq.km. “The State Ghosh said. comes just days after the party's state unit The shipments are to be deliv- Last year, Nafed had not crop in the wake of heavy from the National Green Tribunal Government would take action for There is a proposal of Shah witnessed a major organisational change, ered at Jawaharlal Nehru Port only imported on its own some rains in the key growing (NGT) which in February 2020 addition of 187.62 sq. km to the holding a press conference in Kolkata but as general secretary (organisation) Subrata and Kandla ports, it added. "We quantities but also distributed states. hearing a petition had directed the sanctuary or notify as Eco Sensitive nothing has been finalised yet, party Chattopadhyay was removed and his have floated tenders for supply onions imported by state-run On October 30, Commerce Centre and the UP Government to Zone (ESZ),” said the Standing sources said. deputy Amitava Chakraborty was elevat- of 15,000 tonnes of imported MMTC. This year, it wants to and Consumer Affairs Minister ensure that the proposal for ratio- Committee of the NBWL. Asked whether Shah's visit is ed to the post by the central leadership. red onions. This will help get the supplies from importers Piyush Goyal had said that pri- nalization of the boundaries of Gaurav Bansal, petitioner in the purely organisational or he will look into After having a limited presence in the polit- increase the domestic supply so that shipments could arrive vate traders have already Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary is case who had been fighting for the the allegations of worsening law and order ically polarised state for decades, the BJP situation," Nafed Additional fast and improve the domestic imported 7,000 tonnes of onion completed as early as notification of the sanctuary for the situation in West Bengal, state BJP gener- emerged as the main rival of the ruling Managing Director S K Singh supply situation. Even the size and another 25,000 tonnes are possible. last four years was of the opinion al secretary Sayantan Basu said they will Trinamool Congress, winning 18 of the 42 said. of onion Nafed has specified for expected to arrive before The Uttar Pradesh Government that in present form, the sanctuary take up the matter of political killings with Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the 2019 The bids will be evaluated supply is what Indians nor- Diwali. had entrusted Wildlife Institute of was quite “haphazard with too him. general election. based on volumes, quality and mally consume. Last year, big The government hopes India, Dehradun, under the Union much of human interference. "It was during Amit Shah Ji's With the BJP's strength increas- early date of shipment. Bidders size onions were imported but that the several measures taken Government for the assessment of Over the decades, the interfer- tenure as the BJP chief that we have tast- ing manifold in the state in the last few have to supply fresh, well dried there were hardly any takers for recently including ban on wildlife habitats with special focus ence has only expanded bringing ed so much success in West Bengal. He is years, where it has never been in power, and cured onions, he added. that. export of onion and stock lim- on swamp deer in Hastinapur man-animal conflict to the fore. now the Union home minister. Every day, party leaders have exuded confidence that Since the buffer stock of onion, So far, Nafed has offloaded its on traders will help ease Wildlife Sanctuary. With the rationalisation of the area, our party workers are getting killed. We will the party will end Chief Minister Mamata which Nafed manages on around 37,000 tonnes of onion pressure on prices during the The WII gave go ahead for the sanctuary will be more protect- take up the matter of political killings with Banerjee's 10-year rule in the assembly elec- behalf of the government, is from the buffer stock of near- festival period. reduction in area, noting that there ed now." him," Basu said. Shah, along with BJP tions. PTI     !+ ,- ././  ! (

       7 ?15&5   .F J@@      1 B  K'J 7 +  &    Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister infected with coronavirus.” itive. NCP urges the Election Sushil Kumar Modi has landed in a “As he claims that he was having Commission to take cognisance in this Kevadiya (Gujarat): Prime Ahmedabad. It is a part of a owing to tough topography controversy after it emerged he was coronavirus and hospitalised in Patna matter and initiate immediate action   )L0 Minister Narendra Modi on series of Water Aerodromes and help bring the remotest involved in election campaigning AIIMS. The doctors have asked him to against him,” said Sudip Pandey, Saturday inaugurated the coun- planned to bring the last-mile parts of India into the main- despite testing Covid positive 9 days under go home quarantine for 14 days. Bhojpuri super star and NCP general Srinagar: A total of 455 people on Saturday try's first seaplane service in connectivity in the country. stream aviation network with- ago. Why he is doing election campaign and secretary of Mumbai Mahanagar. tested Covid-19 positive in Jammu and Gujarat and undertook a jour- Earlier, during his address out the high cost incurred on Modi was involved in road show spreading the virus to others? Who “He is a Deputy CM of Bihar and Kashmir while 864 others were discharged ney on its inaugural flight from on Sardar Patel's birth anniver- building airports and runways. in Danapur in favour of the BJP can- gives him freedom to roam in public if he falls ill during campaign, he will from various hospitals after recovery, officials Sardar Sarovar in Kevadia to sary, Modi said: “Today, sea- These smaller fixed-wing didate on Friday evening and he is also and put others' lives in danger?” Gagan get best medical facilities. But what said. the Sabarmati riverfront in plane service from the Sardar airplanes can land on lakes, and campaigning in Peerpaiti, Bhagalpur, said. about common people who may get A statement by the Information and Ahmedabad. Sarovar to Sabarmati river- dams, and even gravel and Bakhtiyarpur-Khusrupur and Fatuha Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) infected after coming in contact with Public Relations Department said that out of The 45-minute seaplane front is also going to be grass, thus offering easy access in Patna district on Saturday. went a step ahead and alleged that the him? Everyone knows the kind of med- 455 who tested positive on Saturday, 161 are service -- launched on the launched. To see the Statue of to numerous tourist spots. Modi tested Covid positive on BJP-led NDA government is respon- ical facilities available for common peo- from Jammu division and 294 are from 145th birth anniversary of Unity, the countrymen will The service will be pro- October 22 and was admitted in Patna sible for “murder” of devotees of ple,” Pandey said. Kashmir division. So far, 94,785 have been Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel -- now also have the option of vided incentives and benefits AIIMS. As per Covid norms of health Durga and its leaders are spreading During lockdown, the NDA gov- infected with coronavirus in Jammu and connects the Statue of Unity at seaplane service. All these under the central government's department any person found infect- coronavirus to “kill” common people. ernment where he is holding Deputy Kashmir out of which 86,888 have complete- Kevadia with the Sabarmati efforts are going to give a big 'Udaan' scheme, which is get- ed should undergo isolation for 14 days. “This is bizarre to know that a per- CM's post had refused migrant ly recovered. riverfront 200 km away. The boost to tourism in this area.” ting implemented as per a tri- RJD leader and state spokesperson son at a responsible post is involved in labouers to enter into the territories of Besides, 1,478 have been killed by the seaplane service was started by The seaplanes with their partite agreement between the Chitranjan Gagan countered Sushil spreading coronavirus in public. Sushil Bihar. On that occasion, he along with dreaded virus so far including 7 patients who SpiceJet aviation company. ability to land and take-off Gujarat government, the Kumar Modi and said: “Was he realy Modi doesn't care about common other NDA leaders were apprehensive succumbed on Saturday. The number of Modi also inaugurated a from water surface help con- Ministry of Civil Aviation, and infected with coronavirus or he was people. His irresponsible act is com- about Covid-19 virus spreading in active cases is 6,419 out of which 1,860 are Water Aerodrome on the nect geographies or regions the Airports Authority of admitted in hospital to gain sympathy pletely unacceptable. He himself Bihar if they would allow them to enter from Jammu division while 4,559 are from Sabarmati Riverfront in that otherwise are a challenge India. IANS of voters? BJP leaders are one by one declared that he had tested Corona pos- inside,” he alleged. IANS Kashmir division. IANS      $ ;*# 145           !    0-.>% State. A car belonging to the KSC stakes in Kerala Cricket    ;  1  C had transported smuggled mate- Association. Bineesh owns two he gold smuggling case that rials from Kerala to Karnataka. cricket clubs in Thalassery, the KOCHI: A day after it was taken aback by the trunners for the chief minister’s post in the eventu- Aligarh: Kwarsi police have arrested three peo- Trocked Kerala politics took a The KSC car had gone to cradle of Kerala cricket and Enforcement Directorate arrested M Sivsankar, the ality of Vijayan’s tenure is cut short. ple, including two Nigerians of the international new course on Saturday with K Bangalore from wields influence in the function- former principal secretary of Chief Minister Pinarayi Pillai blasted the Central investigating agencies cyber thug gang in the connection of cheating peo- Surendran, BJP state chief, alleg- Thiruvananthapuram on July 5 ing of the sports body. Vijayan on charges of gold smuggling and money to leak out reports damning the CPI(M) leaders and ple by making them facebook friends from ing that the Kerala Sports when the smuggling was report- The woes of the CPI(M) laundering and Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of party the Kerala Government.” This is being done to Delhi. The gang looted 31.23 lakh from a Council, an organisation under ed to have taken place,” said aggravated further on Saturday as strongman Kosiyeri Balakrishnan, allegedly for appease their political masters and this is unheard teacher in the Kishanpur area of Aligarh. On the the department of youth and Surendran. Manu Manoj, a party local leader financing narcotics trafficking, the CPI(M) launched of in the history of the country,” said Pillai. complaint of this teacher, the police intercepted sports affairs, was acting as a con- He said both Mercy Kuttan, in Idukki was arrested in con- an all out attack against the Centre for misusing its MA Baby, polit bureau member, said the arrests this gang. The cheated money has been transferred duit for gold smuggling activities. president of KSC and her per- nection with the suicide of a 16- investigative agencies for silencing the opposition. of Sivsankar and Bineesh reflect the fear in the minds to Nigeria through Western Union money trans- He shocked the film fraternity in sonal assistant were appointed by year-old-girl in the district. The S Ramachandran Pillai, polit bureau member of of the RSS and BJP leadership about the success of fer. The fraudsters have so far collected more than the State with the allegation that the CPI(M). “Both these are Dalit teenager who has been the party, told media persons that Bineesh Kodiyeri the opposition parties under the patronage of the Left 1.5 crore. a CPI(M) led drug cartel was political appointments and a molested and abused by Manot was being victimised by the BJP-led Government at forces in the upcoming elections including that of In a press conference held in Police line audi- deciding the day-to-day affairs of thorough probe should be much against her wish set herself the Centre. “Bineesh Kodiyeri is innocent and the cen- Bihar. “The dreams of the RSS and the BJP to have torium, Village SP, Shubham Patel told that the film sector. ordered by the central agencies ablaze last week and was admit- tral agencies are tormenting him as part of political a Communist-free nation is collapsing and that is the Bhagwati Dutt Sharma, resident of Kishanpur “Official vehicles belonging to into the affairs of KSC,” said ted to a hospital with 65 per cent vendetta. Bineesh is a nice young youth and the reason behind hoisting of fake cases against the Dayal Nagar, is a teacher by profession. On August the Kerala Sports Council had surendran. burns. She said in her death CPI(M) does not have any ties with him. He is the CPI(M) leaders and their relations. But the politically 5, he complained that some foreigners on Facebook been used to ferry smuggled The BJP leader said Bineesh statement that it was because of son of Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and the party would mature and intelligent people in the State would see had cheated him of 31.23 lakh (between March gold from Thiruvananthapuram Kodiyeri, son of CPI(M) secretary Manoj’s torturing that she took in no way come to the aid of Bineesh. He himself will through the ulterior designs of the Sangh Parivar and 2019 to mid-July 2020) during the last one year by airport to various places in the Kosiyeri Balakrishnan , has major the extreme measure. prove his innocence,” said Pillai, one of the fron- taught them an apt lesson,” Baby told reporters.PNS making him a friend on Facebook. PNS  I   '3= #< &   $       $    =:         $8$,*% total number of deaths in the Buldhana. !  )*$$8 Engagement and Outreach in programme through creation of Top, Shri Amarnathji Shrine; state rose from 43,837 to 43911. With 32 deaths, the Covid- ($*" *     Union Territory of Jammu and opportunities in the field of three perennial rivers Chenab, he Covid-19 daily death Similarly with 5548 fresh infec- 19 toll in Mumbai rose from       he Jammu & Kashmir Kashmir was inaugurated by Sports, Livelihood generation, Jhelum and Ravi; leading pro- Ttally plummeted to more tions, the total infected cases 10,261 to 10,293 while the    I 5 7    '3 TGovernment has now set its Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Recreation, Education, ducer of- Apple, Walnut, than a five months’ low of 74 jumped from 16,72,858 to infected cases shot up by 992 to        eyes on tapping the potential of Sinha at SKICC on Saturday. Counselling to effectively sup- Almond, Saffron; Major pro- in Maharashtra on Saturday, as 16,78,406. trigger a jump in the infections -     ,  ! " a 'burgeoning' Army of unem- The Workshop was attend- port and encourage young indi- ducer of - Wool, Figs, Berries, the infections dropped further As 7303 more people were from 256,505 to 2,57,497.         ployed youth looking for ed by top Industry Heads from viduals to shape their future as over 57 industrial estates; to 5,548 in various parts of the discharged from various hos- Meanwhile, the mortality   ! *     opportunities to shape their Ashok Leyland, ICICI founda- per their aspirations”. International airports, 65% of state. pitals in the state, the number rate in the state stood at 2.62          JA@  career dreams and contribute tion, Bombay Stock Exchange, He said, “Kashmir offers the population in the age group The Covid-19 deaths in of people discharged from var- per cent. The number of “active   I     ! "  in the accelerated growth of the Universities, IIMs/IITs and abundant raw material for Agro between 15-59 years; over 7 lakh Maharashtra went down below ious hospitals after full recov- cases” in the state dropped        I   economy. Policy Analysts from across the & Food Processing, strategic MSME units, over 10.25% of the 100 mark for the third time ery since the second week of from 1,25,418 to 1,23,585.     ,   ! According to the rough country. location which is truly blessed India's total Hydel Power pro- in less than a week and that too March this year went up to Pune district, which con- estimates at least 65 percent Addressing the gathering of by nature in its abundance, duction; Major handloom and after a gap of more than five 15,10,353. The recovery rate in tinued to be the worst-affected population is below the age Policy Analysts and Corporate home to handloom and hand- handicraft industry with total months. Earlier on October 26, the state rose from 89.85 per city-district in Maharashtra, >855 group of 35 in Jammu and heads of different organisations icraft, responsive governance, exports of over 5000 crore over the daily Covid-19 toll had cent to 89.99 per cent. saw the total number of cases Kashmir and over 5 lakh during the inaugural session of minimum government, timely the last 5 years. dropped to 84 and two days Of the 74 deaths reported increase from to 3,33,106 to $$ unemployed youth are strug- the event, the Lt Governor policy reforms & rapid single We have so much to offer later on October 28, 91 deaths on Saturday, Mumbai account- 3,33,962 while the total num- gling to earn their livelihood Manoj Sinha said that the idea window clearances and indus- and there is a lot that I expect were reported in the state. ed for a maximum of 32 deaths, ber of deaths in Pune increased for want of better career oppor- behind this Youth Engagement trial infrastructure”. this group to contribute for The daily tally of below- while there were seven deaths from 6,671 to 6678. !  tunities. In comparison to the and Outreach workshop is to It also has Strategic advan- accelerated economic growth, 100 deaths on three occasions in Pune, 6 in Thane, 4 in Thane district remained Agartala: A 90-year-old woman national average unemploy- create institutional mechanisms tages which includes-an area the Lt Governor maintained. To in less than a week should be Nagpur, 3 each in Solapur, in the third spot --after Pune has been allegedly gang-raped ment rate of 13.8%, J&K has a to empower and groom our Spread over 2 lakh square kilo- fix the lag, we have before us seen in the context of the fact Sangli and Nanded, 2 each in and Mumbai – after the total by two men in her house in 25% rate, which is almost dou- youngsters and to make them metres with the country’s major Mission 2025 under which we that the previous low of 97 Jalgaon, Akola, Jalna, Yavatmal number of infections rose from Tripura, police said on Saturday. ble the national rate. To address valuable for J&K as well as the tourist and spiritual destina- have to bring opportunities to deaths was witnessed way back and Chandrapur and one death 2,22,507 to 2,23,197 while the The incident took place at the burning issue a day long country. He said, “The Youth of tions, including Mata Vaishno 80% of our J&K youth, he on May 26. each in Palghar, Raigad, pandemic toll climbed from Barhaldi village in Kanchanpur workshop on Youth J&K will be benefited from the Devi Shrine, Gulmarg, Patni added. With 74 fresh deaths, the Nashik, Parbhani, Beed and 5,331 to 5,337. subdivision of North Tripura district on October 24 but her relatives lodged a police com- plaint on October 29, a senior *     $  :        police officer said. :    The two men accused of raping the woman are abscond-  ?'           *   ing and a manhunt has been launched to nab them, .    Amaravati: With schools in to ensure 180 working days. December 14.  :      Superintendent of Police Andhra Pradesh set to reopen School Education “Wearing masks, washing Bhanupada Chakraborty said. from Monday for students of Commissioner V Chinna hands, and maintaining phys-   *=%*<> goods by air as well. On the “One of the accused used to Classes 9 and 10, the Andhra Veerabhadrudu said that state ical distance are mandatory for other hand, the businessmen of call the woman ''grandmother'',  #$=*  Pradesh Government has once schools will reopen in phases every student and teacher. he exporters of Aligarh are America and Europe, who are who was living alone in her again emphasised that all for different classes. Everyday, students will under- Tnot able to fulfill orders preparing for Christmas, are house. On the night of the health precautions and proto- Class IX and X students go orientation on Covid pre- from American, Europe, demanding for the goods incident, he and another man cols will be followed, including will be physically present in cautions. Classes will be held Australian and African coun- before 15 November 2020. broke into the house and raped      seating of only 16 students per classrooms from Monday from 9.15 am to 1.45 pm, fol- tries in time. The main reason Christmas is celebrated the elderly woman,” the officer classroom. onwards in afternoon hours on lowed by midday meals,” said is the lack of shipping con- with much fanfare in many said. The woman had fallen ill Allowing limited number alternate days of the week. Veerabhadrudu. tainers for shipping hardware, countries of the world includ- after the incident but she did not of students in each classroom For students of Classes VI After physical classes in the locks and electrical products ing America and Europe. inform the police. When her rel-  (:+ :=>% to part with funds amounting is aimed at maintaining all to VIII, schools will reopen morning session, online class- abroad. There is a waiting list The construction, painting, atives came to know of the inci- to USD 120 million (approxi- social distancing norms, it said. from November 23. For Classes es will be held for those who of a minimum of 15 days for repairing and decoration of dent, they lodged the com- he Enforcement Directorate mately Rs. 750 crore) by mis- The 2020-21 academic year has I to V, physical presence in could not attend earlier the shipping containers. There new houses take place on a plaint five days later, he T(ED) has arrested one Sai representing the level of since been extended to April 30 classrooms will resume from ones. IANS are many obstacles to sending wide scale before the festival. said. PTI Chandrasekhar for his involve- stocks/inventory, the ED said. ment in a money laundering On the basis of such mis- case along with Vikram Awasty, representations the accused 6::7   Vinod Sirohi of KPMG India persons induced Hassad  5' :  %   Pvt Ltd and others for cheating Netherlands BV to provide cor- Hassad Netherlands BV to the porate guarantee for the out- !$   tune of Rs 750 crore. standing amount of Rs 714 Aizawl/Guwahati: As the blockade port fuel and LPG from Tripura. Kolasib districts were to hold separate government, reportedly agreed to The accused was produced crore of credit facilities availed on National Highway 306, the lifeline Union Home Secretary Ajay meetings in Assam on Saturday but withdraw their forces gradually from      before a special court here. from consortium of banks. of Mizoram, entered the fourth day Kumar Bhalla also held his second the first meeting that was held proved Assam's territory. The court granted seven days Credit facilities were availed by on Saturday, the Mizoram meeting, through video conference, to be inconclusive, while the Kolasib Assam's Additional Director remand for his custodial inter- Bush Foods Overseas Pvt. Ltd. Government ferried fuel and cooking with the Chief Secretaries of Assam DC did not turn up for the meeting. General of Police, Law and Order, rogation. Earlier, searches were on the basis of non-existent gas from neighbouring Manipur and and Mizoram. Karimganj DC Anbamuthan M.P. Gyanendra Pratap Singh, who had conducted at the residential stocks/inventory. Tripura. The fresh deadlock at its bor- A senior official in Aizawl said on after the meeting said that Mamit DC reached southern Assam, held a and office premises of Sai “Investigation under der with Assam has been continuing Saturday that Bhalla urged both Lalrozama categorically told the series of meetings to normalise the sit- Chandrasekhar on October 23 PMLA revealed that Virkaran since Wednesday despite a series of Assam Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay meeting that they would not with- uation. this year. Awasty along with other direc- top level meetings, officials said on Krishna and his Mizoram counterpart draw their forces from Assam. Festering since October 9, the sit- The ED had initiated inves- tors created bogus stocks by Saturday. Lalnunmawia Chuaungo to take steps Due to the National Highway 306 uation along the 164.6-km Assam- tigation under Prevention of inflating the inventory and fab- In Guwahati, Assam Minister to withdraw security personnel from blockade at Lailapur (in Cachar dis- Mizoram border took an ugly turn Money Laundering Act ricating financial statements of and senior Bharatiya Janata Party the inter-state border. trict), around 200 Mizoram bound when around 20 shops and houses (PMLA) against Virkaran the company. Bulk transac- leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said on While the Assam Chief Secretary goods-laden vehicles are stuck while were burnt and over 50 people sus- Hyderabad: Telangana registered 1,445 Awasty, Vinod Sirohi, KPMG tions of sales and purchases Saturday that solving the vexed inter- said that he has instructed Cachar around 100 Assam bound vehicles tained injuries in the attacks and more coronavirus cases, taking its over- India Pvt. Ltd. and others based were generated in order that state border disputes of Assam with Deputy Commissioner (DC) Keerthi from Mizoram returned to the state. counter-attacks by people on either all tally to 2.38 lakh, while 1,486 more on FIR registered by Economic Bush Foods could record other northeastern states is top of the Jalli to ensure that the blockade is lift- Also, the agitators in southern side on October 17. Before the cur- COVID-19 patients recovered, officials Offence Wing, Delhi Police increased turnover, profit mar- agenda for the party. ed, the Mizoram Chief Secretary Assam refused to call off their block- rent standoff Union Home Ministry said on Saturday. under various Indian Penal gins and additional stock by He said the Central government informed that a few policemen ade - now into its fourth day - of Joint Secretary (North East), Hyderabad accounted for highest 286 Code sections criminal con- generating approximately equal would take up the issue after the deployed along the border would not National Highway 306, seeking with- Satyendra Kumar Garg had visited infections reported in the past 24 hours, spiracy, cheating and criminal value of sales and purchases in Assam polls that are five to six be withdrawn till people on the drawal of security personnel from southern Assam and Mizoram earli- followed by Medchal Malkajgiri district breach of trust following a a year. Artificial profit and months away. Assam side stopped the activities that Assam's territory. er this month and held meetings with 122, Rangareddy 107, Nalgonda 102, complaint from Hassad artificial stock in the book Mizoram's Food, Civil Supplies could “harm public harmony and cre- Mizoram Home Minister the Home Secretaries of Assam and Bhadradri Kothagudem 90, Khammam Netherlands BV. The EOW had value of inventory was record- and Consumer Affairs Minister K. ate panic”. Lalchamliana said that his govern- Mizoram where it was agreed that 77, Karimnagar 65, Warangal Urban 53, consequently filed charge sheet ed in the books by showing Lalrinliana said that two trucks have The inter-state border trouble ment would not withdraw its forces both sides will maintain the status quo Siddipet 43, Jagityal 35, Mehboobnagar in the case. these bulk sales as domestic been sent to Manipur to bring LPG resurfaced after a fortnight on from the state border with Assam till and hold regular talks to prevent any 28, Sangareddy 27, and Rajanna Siricilla Hassad Netherlands BV, a sales,” the agency said.Accused cylinders and five more oil tankers are Wednesday along Assam's Cachar normalcy returns. Lalchamliana's untoward incident. 26. subsidiary of Hassad Food Sai Chandrasekhar was an being sent to the state. and Karimganj districts, which share announcement came nine days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah Six more COVID-19 patients died in Company, was allegedly employee of Hassad Foods The department's Director mountainous borders with two senior officials of the two neigh- also spoke to Assam Chief Minister the southern state, raising its death toll induced by Virkaran Awasty Company and was part of team Lalhriatzuali Ralte said that with the Mizoram districts Mamit and Kolasib. bouring states held a series of meet- Sarbananda Sonowal and Mizoram to 1,336. Telangana's Covid-19 fatality and Ritika Awasty, Directors of which evaluated the transac- help of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, The DCs of Karimganj and ings and the Mizoram government Chief Minister Zoramthanga several rate now stands at 0.56 per cent com- Bush Foods Overseas Pvt. Ltd. tions. similar efforts are on to bring trans- Mamit districts and Cachar and officials, according to the Assam times to normalise the situation. IANS pared with India's 1.5 per cent. IANS     !+ ,- ././ ! )

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The ruling tion with an Islamic extremist route to France, is in critical con- party also secured nearly every 0    knife attack that killed three dition in a French hospital after seat in parliament, giving it the people in a Nice church, as the being wounded by police as they power to change the country’s Yerevan (Armenia): Armenia’s There was no immediate family of the suspected Tunisian arrested him. constitution. leader urged Russia on Saturday response from the Kremlin. assailant demanded to see video A 35-year-old man who had “What happened on to consider providing security The request came as footage of what happened. met with Issaoui in Nice was October 28 was not an election assistance to end the fighting Azerbaijani troops forged deep- Investigators in France, arrested overnight, a judicial but a butchering of democra- over Nagorno-Karabakh, the er into Nagorno-Karabakh and Tunisia and Italy are trying to official said on Saturday. A 47- cy,” CHADEMA chair biggest escalation in the both sides accused each of determine the motive of chief year-old man who had met with Freeman Mbowe told decades-long conflict between breaking a mutual pledge not to suspect Ibrahim Issaoui and Issaoui the night before the reporters, asserting that more his country and Azerbaijan. target residential areas hours whether he acted alone and attack was already in custody, than 20 people were killed Following more than a after it was made. whether he premeditated bringing the number of detained during the vote. month of intense fighting in Russia, which has a military Thursday’s attack on the Notre suspects to three. 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#-=%"%. -( #8=+*$* :C#-: the Bharatiya Janata Party, public service was never a ignored the fact that the Union Government announced Connery fooled them all, playing a wide range of  political agenda. it for a specific State and said action is taken when elec- characters and proving equally adept at comedy, adven- *1 $-% He said his government had given employment to tion atmosphere is vitiated.” ture or drama. And age only heightened the appeal of Against the backdrop of terror attacks in France and about 30 lakh persons, including returnee migrants, and Earlier this month, Union Finance Minister Nirmala his dark stare and rugged brogue; he set a celebrity record '  criticism being faced by its President Emmanuel provided jobs to about 3.50 lakh youths in the most trans- Sitharaman had released the BJP manifesto for the Bihar of sorts when at age 59 he was named People magazine’s Macron over a cartoon row, Modi said it was a matter parent manner. Assembly polls which promised free COVID-19 vaccine “Sexiest Man Alive.” of concern for the entire world how some people have He said the new investment which was coming to once it is cleared by the ICMR. Opposition parties had He won the affection of fans of the “Indiana Jones” =>   come out in support of terrorism. the state would generate more employment for the slammed the BJP for promising free COVID-19 vaccines franchise when he played Indy’s father opposite Harrison “In the present situation, all the nations, all the gov- youths. in its Bihar poll manifesto and demanded action by the Ford in the third picture, 1989’s “Indiana Jones and the ernments and people of all the faiths must get united During his day-long tour, the chief minister also vis- Election Commission, while alleging that the ruling party Last Crusade.” He turned in a poignant portrayal of an New Delhi:The month of against terrorism. Peace, brotherhood and respect for ited Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime was using the pandemic for political gains. The RJD, the aging Robin Hood opposite Audrey Hepburn in “Robin October was the coldest in 58 each other is the identity of humanity. Terrorism and vio- Minister Narendra Modi, and reviewed the development Congress, Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party and the National and Marian” in 1976 and, 15 years later, was King Richard years in the national Capital, lence is not good for anyone,” he said. works, including the work on Kashi Vishwanath Conference all raised questions on the BJP’s poll to Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood in “Robin Hood: Prince according to India India understands the pain of terror victims very well, Corridor. promise of free vaccine for Bihar, alleging that it is politi- of Thieves.” Meteorological Department as terrorism has taken lives of thousands of Indian sol- cising the matter. He was the lovable English con man who joined (IMD) data. diers and citizens over the years, the PM added. #<-.: "- ,<%( <*>8= ,*.0 Michael Caine in swindling people in a distant land in The mean minimum tem- Stressing that the world needs to get united against (*"> $-/: . "- <:*%( N"*%:9 -( submarine commander in “The Hunt for Red October.” was 17.2 degrees Celsius, the that support it. On the issue of securing borders, Modi “ECI cannot arbitrarily revoke the name of Petitioner Connery delivered a charming performance as a said the country’s soldiers now have the capability to give mother continues to be the interim chief, though all from the list of ‘star campaigners’ when the entire statu- reclusive writer who mentors a teenage prodigy in 2000’s a befitting reply to the enemies. decisions are being taken by Rahul in coordination with tory framework of Section 77(1) of Representation of “Finding Forrester.” “Aaj Bharat ki bhoomi par nazar gadane walo to muh his sibling Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Priyanka is general People Act, 1951 does not grant such powers to the ECI,” He won his Oscar for supporting actor in 1987 for tod jawab mil raha hai (Today those eyeing to grab our secretary in the party. says the plea. his portrayal of a tough Chicago cop who joins Elliot land are getting a befitting reply),” Modi said without AICC sources said Rahul’s comeback is being The poll panel on Friday took note of alleged breach Ness’ crime-fighters in “The Untouchables.” naming China. planned ahead of the Assembly election in five States, of “ethical and dignified behaviour” and revoked the “star By then he was at peace with James Bond, and when “India is building hundreds of kilometers of roads, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal next year. campaigner” status of the Congress leader. While the he arrived onstage at the Oscars ceremony he declared, bridges and tunnels near our borders. The country is The party is also expecting to form an alliance political party pays for the expenditure of a star cam- “The name’s Connery. Sean Connery.” committed and well-prepared to protect its honour and Government in Bihar, and if that happened the credit paigner, the candidate pays for the expenditure of other He kept his promise not to play Bond again until sovereignty,” he said. of it could be given to the Gandhi scion, added the source. campaigners. 1983, when he was lured back by an offbeat script about On the occasion, Modi remembered all those At a Congress Working Committee meeting in Reacting on the EC’s order, Nath said, “Which post a middle-aged 007. Based on the only Fleming story that police personnel, who sacrificed their lives while serv- August, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi had or position this star campaigner has? The EC had not hadn’t been nailed down by the film empire Broccoli and ing the society during the coronavirus outbreak. “When said a new president would be elected in six months. given me any notice, nor had it asked me about . Why Saltzman created, Connery took the role and helped pro- other countries are still struggling, 130 crore citizens of The move came after 23 senior party veterans includ- they are doing this in the last two days of campaigning duce the film. The result was “Never Say Never Again,” India came together to give a united fight against the pan- ing Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal and only they know.” But the Congress leader defended his a title suggested by his wife, Micheline Roquebrune. demic. As a result, India is coming out of the coronavirus Shashi Tharoor wrote to her seeking organisational elec- use of the word “item”. Even as the 007 films made him a millionaire, outbreak and marching ahead,” he said. tions and a new leader. “I was in Lok Sabha for so many years. There it is Connery tried often to separate his own personality from He said Jammu and Kashmir’s “unification” with After this crisis, the CWC was also revamped, with mentioned in the agenda sheet, item number 1, item that of Bond. lowest since 1962, when it was India completed one year as his government scrapped multiple new entrants as permanent invitees. These number 2... That was on my mind. I did not say it to dis- “I’m obviously not Bond,” he once said. “And Bond 16.9 degrees Celsius, the IMD Article 370 a year ago. Modi said that Sardar Patel would include Digvijay Singh, Meira Kumar, Salman Khurshid, respect anyone,” he said. “Yet, I had said that if some- is obviously not a human being. Fleming invented him said. Normally, Delhi records a have resolved the Kashmir issue had he been allowed to Pramod Tiwari, Pawan Kumar Bansal and Kuljit Nagraa one feels insulted, then I express regret,” the former chief after the war, when people were hungry for luxury, mean minimum temperature do so. and senior most leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was dropped minister added. Nath also claimed that Congress leader gourmet touches, exotic settings. Those were the things of 19.1 degrees Celsius in “I am fortunate for getting the opportunity to com- from the team. Rahul Gandhi did not express disapproval about him in the English loved to read about following the privations October. plete the unfinished task of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The letter had questioned Rahul Gandhi’s style of particular after the episode, but only said disrespectful of the war.” On Thursday, Delhi Now, Kashmir has embarked on its journey of devel- functioning following which other leaders such as Punjab language should not be used against women. The “real” Sean Connery had a troubled first mar- recorded a minimum temper- opment,” he said, adding that efforts were also being made Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, Rajasthan Chief riage and a history of comments justifying domestic vio- ature of 12.5 degrees Celsius — for bringing peace and prosperity in the north-east Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister :*( .-((:<1 N-<%%(*=O ,-( lence. In 1962, he married Diane Cilento, an actress best the lowest in the month of region. He said Patel started the “yagya” (mission) of Bhupesh Bhagel, several state Congress chiefs and all Lok known for her role as Molly in “Tom Jones.” They had October in 26 years. The last reclaiming India’s cultural heritage by ordering recon- Sabha MPs belonging to the party had urged Rahul to (- $-<: a son, Jason, who also became an actor, but the union time Delhi recorded such a low struction ofSomnath temple. take over the reins if Sonia wants to step down. Rahul proved tempestuous and ended in 1974. temperature was in 1994. “The country saw the extension of that yagya in Gandhi had expressed his displeasure over the letter. For decades, with actors from Connery to Craig in Its impact lasted long after. Cilento would allege that The national Capital had Ayodhya. The country witnessed the Supreme Court rul- The reshuffle also effected several changes in roles, the leading role, filmgoers have loved the outrageous he had physically abused her and Connery defended his recorded a low of 12.3 degrees ing on Ram temple, and people are now witnessing the with the Congress constituting two new bodies, includ- stunts, vicious villains and likable, roguish hero who behavior in interviews. In 1965, he told Playboy maga- Celsius on October 31, 1994, construction of a grand Ram Mandir,” he said. ing one to assist Sonia Gandhi in her role as interim chief. enjoyed a life of carousing, fast cars, gadgety weapons, zine that he did not find “anything particularly wrong according to the IMD data. elegant clothes and vodka martinis (always shaken, not about hitting a woman — although I don’t recommend The normal minimum -/" "- ,<%( (:+ =*+ -( ,)#O 9<:: /*..%(: #<-$%: (- stirred). doing it in the same way that you’d hit a man. An open- temperature for this time of the Connery continued as Bond in “From Russia With handed slap is justified — if all other alternatives fail and year is 15-16 degrees Celsius, =-/: )%>*F 1-% /%-=*"%-( -9 $-:= .-:F :. Love,” “Goldfinger,” “Thunderball,” “You Only Live there has been plenty of warning.” the IMD said. Twice” and “Diamonds Are Forever,” often performing When Barbara Walters brought up those remarks in Kuldeep Srivastava, the of doing something worthwhile for farmers, these “The Directive Principles of State Policy enshrined his own stunts. a 1987 interview, he said his opinion hadn’t changed head of the IMD’s regional people sold off their sugar mills. “How dare they show in the Constitution enjoin upon the State to frame var- “Diamonds Are Forever” came out in 1971 and by because “sometimes women just won’t leave things alone.” forecasting center, said the their face to you and seek votes,’’ he asked. ious welfare measures for the citizens and therefore there then Connery had grown weary of playing 007 and feared Connery was widely criticized, but still received absence of cloud cover is a He said the policies of his government and that at can be no objection to the promise of such welfare in he wasn’t being taken seriously despite his dramatic per- numerous honors, including being chosen as comman- major reason for such low the Centre were clear from the day they came to power. election manifesto,” one of the provisions quoted by the formances in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Marnie” and Sidney der (the same rank as Bond) of France’s Order of Arts minimum temperatures this “The mantra is development and the ideology is ‘Sabka EC said. Lumet’s “The Hill.” and Literature and a Kennedy Center honoree in 1999. time. Saath Sabka Vikas’,” he said, elaborating on how his gov- Trust of voters should be sought only on those “I’d been an actor since I was 25, but the image the The following year Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed him Clouds trap some of the ernment succeeded in distribution of free gas connec- promises which are possible to be fulfilled, the other pro- press put out was that I just fell into this tuxedo and start- a British knight, for services to film drama. outgoing infrared radiation tions and electricity to lakhs of households during three- vision cited by the EC said. “It is stated that the elec- ed mixing vodka martinis,” he once complained. In 2005 he was chosen for a lifetime achievement and radiate it back downward, and-a-half years. tion manifestoes are issued by political parties, candi- When he walked away at age 41, Hollywood insid- award by the American Film Institute. Thomas Sean warming the ground. Another The chief minister asserted that his government dates in respect of a particular election,” the EC ers predicted Connery would soon be washed up. Who Connery was born Aug. 25, 1930, in Edinburgh, reason is calm winds, which devoted itself to the welfare of youth, poor, women and response said. would hire a balding, middle-aged actor with a funny Scotland, the first of two sons of a long-distance truck allow formation of mist and farmers without resorting to appeasement because for Gokhale wrote on on Friday, “ECI shockingly accent? driver and a domestic worker. fog, Srivastava said.     !+ ,- ././ &  .  - 2'% 2% (%     /     &   Q  2', - % will make one cringe or blush given 1 whether one is a prude or is open- A $ % (# ,0   minded.   -   /  / Believe it or not, a romantic    ( $ :C)5 movie is definitely what we need in     these testing times. Holidate will leave re you the kind of person who the viewer feeling warm and fuzzy loves to watch rom-coms with however cliched the story may be. Ahappily-ever after? If the answer Emma Roberts as Sloane is cute is a resounding yes, then Holidate is and shines here. However, one didn’t a movie that is right up your alley even have to show the other women though we know how it is going to around her to be weird or strange. end. While there is nothing new that Take an example: Her aunt, a cougar, the movie has to offer — a single girl who will go after any man even the who is heart-broken and the family man Sloane’s mother has chosen has pushing her to date and parades a slew her intended. But however weird or of eligible men – yet the way the movie strange these other women may be, progresses, it is sweet, cut and fun to they are fun to watch as they watch even though we as Indians may meander through the film. They add not subscribe to the concept. Our the fun element to the movie. mothers one the other hand, may have Luke Bracey, Jackson, plays the a totally different take on this. Hemsworthy charm with aplomb to Nothing gets you going like Roberts' aversion to crowds and watching a romance film with clear dressing up. Together they look cute undertones of comic timing even if making this film watchable. there are a couple of moments that L  %

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I run and scale startups, I started Teen However, not everything was as easy as it couldn’t remember much about    Hive and Skill Hive, which focuses on sounds in Batra’s life. He had to struggle a lot. it but it definitely added to my a book. Hence, I stepped out of helping teenagers develop life skills, “When I started my journey of learning and love for travelling and explor- my comfort zone and inspired educate them about mental health, experimenting with skills, I had to learn every- ing the world,” Goel, who has myself to come up with a t the age of 16, he is an entrepre- experiment with skills. My startup makes sure that they have the right thing myself with help from YouTube and travelled to 24 countries, tells because I was appreciated for neur and an author. He started his helped these students learn skills mindset and help them build a career Google as institutes were not willing to give you. my blog. Now, I finally had a career when he was as young as 10 that I experimented with, like web road map for themselves and helps admission to a ten-year-old, which ended up Her most memorable trip, topic I knew I was passionate and has already seen both highs development, digital marketing, con- individuals do trial and error with skills being a good thing as I learned the ability to do she says, was going for the about to write a book on, and and lows. Meet Agra-based Ojas tent creation, 3D and VFX at an like web development, data analytics, research and figure out things all by myself. I Disney Cruise. “It was a cruise so I did,” she tells you. Batra,A Founder and CEO of Hive Group of affordable price while they digital marketing, content cre- faced much criticism from my relatives, teach- by Disney itself, taking us The biggest lesson that she Companies and author of Teenage AF, a book engage in school studies,” ation and others,” he tells ers and friends around, who thought that this through the Scandinavian- has learnt while travelling, she that will be the torchbearer to all the readers he explains. you. is not my cup of tea and that my focus should Norwegian route. Since I was says, is to travel is to live. “I feel out there and help them to adapt, improvise This startup got Ask Batra what does it be on studies at this age. This was something around 10, Disney always fas- that every time I travel, I for- and step forth in life. acquired in less take to achieve so much that made me question myself in the early days. cinated me, and being paired get everything else and I feel Take us through your journey. How did you than a year in at such a young age and Even when I started freelancing, I had to do with travelling across seas, was like I am just living in the start your career at 10? 2019. “I had the he is quick to respond many projects for free as the clients were not able the best part because as I said, moment. Without this serene “When I was 10, I realised that school did- option to take — acceptance of failure to trust a 10-year-old to do their work. But I exploring new destinations is feeling, I don’t think life is com- n’t make much sense to me, as what I was learn- an investment and self-believe. learnt from it as well. Today, I even suggest my something I absolutely love. It plete. And so, to travel most ing didn’t have a lot of implementation and prac- in exchange of “In order to students to do their first few projects for free to was truly a dream because definitely is to live,” Goel, who tical application and to a certain extent was out- 25 per cent achieve something at understand how things are implemented the Denmark and Norway were has recently been awarded dated. That was the reason I started experi- equity, but I any point of your right way. Another big challenge I faced was such tranquil and scintillating Young Exuberant Traveller and menting and exploring practical skills that had rejected that life, be it as a kid, a when I started my first company. When I hired places,” she tells you. A Budding Author by India value and were needed in the real world. I exper- and offered teenager or an adult, employees, they wanted to run my company for Taking her love for travel- Book of Records 2020 and imented with different skills and freelanced to the whole one needs to accept me as they had issues working for a 14-year-old ling to another level, Goel nominated for the Young implement my skills and understand if it is startup as I failure and learn but that also gave me many learnings about why recently launched A Luxury Author Award by The India meant for me or not. While I was doing this, I realised that from it. Self- credibility matters,” he tells you. Wanderer’s Book, which is Awaz 2020, says. stumbled upon e-commerce, specifically drop- even though believe, self-analy- Not that Batra didn’t feel like quitting. He about understanding what lux- Her parents too has been shipping when I was 12 and I was allured the idea was sis, persistence just overcame all the fears and setbacks. “There ury means to you, your pre- extremely supportive and have towards the concept so I invested some of the good and we towards your goal, were many instances when I felt like quitting. ferred kind of travel. “The always motivated her to do money that I had made through freelancing in were profitable, I the ability to But I always had my parents by my side who told book takes you through desti- what she loves the most. my first store. The store failed but I understood lacked the knowl- make decisions me to give it another try. I also realised that such nations and places you’ve never “I balance my time well by the workings and learned a lot about market- edge and skills and getting the situations are a significant part of entrepre- even thought about. Right from setting deadlines and allotting ing and e-commerce,” Batra tells you. required to scale best out of it is neurship, and ups and downs will always be hotels and being en vogue to a certain amount of time to Even after the failure, Batra didn’t lose hope. the startup. That’s just as important. there, we just need to learn from them,” he says. going to your destination, this each of my chores. I prioritise He learnt from the mistakes and thought to give why after getting my Also one should He has a piece of advice for students who book covers it all,” she says. the important things and bal- it another try. “I opened my second store and startup acquired, I understand the dif- want to do something similar in life but are not Having a travel blog for ance the others. I really believe it succeeded beyond my expectations. I ended went on to work with ference between criti- sure of where to start from. “The important three years, writing a book was that if you want something up having 14 successful ecommerce and selling multiple startups cism and hatred and thing is that you start, not where you start, find always on her cards. “I began then you automatically make all of them, and I left dropshipping in 2019 as and with corporates learn to take it sport- out the skills that are needed in the world and writing my travel blog when I time for it and because I con- I realised that it’s becoming a saturated market to understand ingly,” Batra says. make a list of five that you might be interested was 12. I showcase all my trav- sider writing, travelling and and it is not suitable in the long-term. While I operations and His success mantra, in. Start learning and implementing them, as it’s el experiences through writing academics as things I love, I was running my e-commerce stores, I also start- skills needed to scale he says, has always all about trial and error. One last thing that I and pictures. My blog is titled make time for them on my ed an EdTech startup to give back to the student a company. I also started been to explore would like to mention that my mentor always Travels A La Carte. And hav- own. It doesn’t feel like an community, as not everyone has the opportu- my marketing agency — things out of the comfort says is that confusion is what leads to clarity,” ing had a blog for three years, added pressure at all,” she tells nity to leave school and go out of their way and Advengers in mid-2019. Once I zone and keep challenging he tells you. I always wanted to pen down you. .:&%0%&)44;/%0D;E) f you thought that eight- engine that spells out the got stuck while making the yoga, dance and reading she was curious to create year-olds are only good scanned object’s name in five app. Sometimes the design books,” she says. something that would not only at making sand castles at different languages including was not what was desired and A message that Singhal help nurture a young child’s the beach, then you are English, Hindi, Spanish, sometimes the result was not wants to give out to children of exploratory nature but also clearly mistaken. Meet French and German. perfect. That time, I took my her age is that one should make them self-sufficient, and ManyaI Singhal, a Class IV “I got this idea by seeing teacher’s help and solved the never try to pull down others. the learning experience fun. student of Suncity School, my two-and-a-half-year-old problem. Apart from this, there “There are many children who We are proud of Manya for her Gurguram, Haryana, who has sister who keeps on asking were no major problems, how- bully their classmates. Some perseverance to create this developed a mobile application everyone about the objects ever the design was the most even try to pull down others by app. It’s endearing that despite to help identify everyday that she comes across in daily challenging part,” she explains telling them that they can’t do being a kid herself, she’s trying objects. life. And no one was patient and tells you that there are a a certain thing. Instead one to help other kids deal with The app, Pickaboo (avail- enough to keep on repeating few features that she want to should always motivate his real-life problems with the aid able on Google Play Store), the names of the object until add in the app. One of them classmates. This is the best of technology. We will contin- helps kids scan real-life objects she learns to pronounce it. So being a more personalised quality one can have,” she tells ue to encourage her to find to hear the name. The appli- I made this app to make her touch to the app. you. such creative projects that con- cation takes a picture of the and other children feel inde- It took her around one Seeing Singhal excelling tribute to her holistic devel- object and sends it to a pendent,” Singhal tells you. month to make the app, the in her domain at such a young opment,” Harsh and Shikha Microsoft Image Processing It’s been seven months reason being it is in its simplest age, her parents, teachers and Singhal, Manya’s parents, tell API. Once the API returns the since Singhal has been learn- form. “I worked for about two friends are already on cloud you. description, it is sent to a ing coding on WhiteHat Jr and hours a day on the app,” she nine. Though there is no specif- Translator API (based on lan- the app is nothing but a result tells you. “Manya dedicatedly ic thing on Singhal’s cards, but guage settings). The result is of implementation of the learnt Apart from technology, spends time teaching new she is sure to make best use of then sent to a Text to Speech skills. there are many things that things to her sister. While she technology and make her par- Converter and a translator “There were times when I interest Singhal. “I love doing loves that little routine of hers, ents feel proud in future too. )*

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"% )  "+!98F  Bumrah (3/17 in 4 overs) broke doubly menacing with some of the There was a possibility of the backbone of the Delhi best batsmen abdicating their Rohit returning to action on 16 wins from 17 games under his Capitals middle-order, chok- responsibilities of playing fear- # *      November 3 during Mumbai leadership over the years.  " 0  P   ing them to 110 for 9. less cricket. )   "+!98F  Indians’ last league game against “We need to play another $   "+    E0   The defending champi- Boult was brilliant Sunrisers Hyderabad, but the couple of good games and get to ons coasted to victory in upfront removing openers the intent was missing which match is now inconsequential the final. This isn’t supposed to 14.2 overs, taking their Shikhar Dhawan (0) and affected the morale of the batsmen with the defending champions be our year (MI wins trophies in points tally to 18 and will Prithvi Shaw (10 off 11 coming down the order. having ensured a top-two finish. odd years only), but it’s been have two shots in the balls) in the powerplay Quinton de Kock effected a The stop-gap captain working for us so far,” Pollard play-offs to get into the which pegged the Delhi ‘MS Dhoni-esque’ stumping off seemed pretty happy after MI’s said cheekily. PTI final. Capitals back. Rahul Chahar to see Iyer’s return Delhi Capitals, who Captain Shreyas to the hut after which came few before being adjudged leg- Pant has been even worse and had won seven out of Iyer (25 off 29 balls) and Bumrah’s devastating spell. before, a decision that couldn’t be with each passing match, his their first nine games, Rishabh Pant (21 off 24 A ball pitched on length was reviewed as Pant had consumed wretched form is perhaps a vin- have now lost four on the balls) then compound- climbing up while moving a shade it during his dismissal. dication of Sunil Joshi-led nation- bounce and with a match left ed their team’s worries away which Marcus Stoinis edged If Delhi Capitals miss out on al selection committee’s decision are in danger of missing out on as they failed to regain to the wicketkeeper. a play-off berth, Iyer-Pant duo will to drop him fro the white ball the play-offs with an ever dete- the lost momen- Pant’s misery ended when have to accept their responsibili- squads for the Australia tour. riorating net-run-rate of tum. 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The duo, for and fired one from wide off the ers in this DC line-up. only 274 runs at a below-par strike 0   5 #   ' While batting, Delhi the umpteenth crease that came in with the angle Iyer has scored 414 runs in 13 rate of 112.29 and more impor- #  "+   0   "+!98F  Capitals consumed 62 dot time, looked like to trap him leg before. games but mostly coming in at No tantly failed to score a 50 even balls, which effectively playing for He then tormented Harshal 3, his strike-rate of less than 125 when he batted at No 4 in most of meant that more than half of themselves and Patel, who played and missed a has left a lot to be desired. the games. +17/ /$ 4 E F )DD 4.& Sheikh Zayed Stadium.   skipper Rahul will hope his 1 5 *,% points or by virtue of a superior net games, returns to the side. their previous meeting. run rate — than KXIP, then KL Rahul KXIP’s bowling has been For CSK, 23-year-old Ruturaj : HI 4 ?& ' P 43!?&& 1 heir play-off chances hanging in and his men will not qualify. instrumental in their recent Gaikwad has shown a lot of spark, notch- 0 DD ?& ' P 43!&PP 1 Tbalance, Kings XI Punjab will However, if Sunrisers are beaten wins. 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The Punjab outfit will team, languishing at the bottom of the season Saturday after Kevin points table, head in to the clash after    4  need other results to go their way. Anderson pulled out in the sec- If Sunrisers Hyderabad (10 points notching up back-to-back wins over ond set of their semifinal at the from 12 games) win both their RCB and Kolkata Knight Riders. Erste Bank Open. remaining matches and the loser of With skipper Rahul, the leading The fifth-seeded Rublev the Delhi Capitals (14) and Royal run-scorer of the tournament, and led 6-4, 4-1 when Anderson Challengers Bangalore (14) game fin- the flamboyant Chris Gayle coming quit the match with a right ishes higher on the points table — good and the marauding Nicholas thigh issue. either in Pooran to follow at No 4, KXIP In Sunday's final, Rublev  &       "+!98F  terms of will fancy their chances at the will play Daniel Evans or WYRB9c Lorenzo Sonego, who beat @PSAI@YWXCV Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-1 in only chance of qualification is Friday's quarterfinals.       if they beat Royals and finish Anderson, who won the takes Jos Buttler lightly and on 14 points, with none of the event in 2018, wore tape on his then there is Rahul Tewatia other contenders reaching thigh from the start of the and young Riyan Parag down that tally. That seems improb- match. He first got a medical    S  the order, beefing up RR’s able, the last two successive timeout after losing the open- batting. losses badly hurting their ing game of the second set and  8,*% certainly look forward to their Jofra Archer has been the prospects. asked for treatment again at 3- batting at the Dubai standout performer with the Nevertheless, the likes of 0 before playing just two more hey have just given their International Stadium. Their ball and he will again shoulder Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, games. Tplayoffs qualification hopes talismanic England all-rounder RR’s responsibility in bowling. captain Eoin Morgan in bat- It was the second time this a lift and Rajasthan Royals Ben Stokes has just won a While they have as many ting and Varun Chakravarthy, week that Rublev's opponent will look to sustain the Man-of-the-Match points as RR and KXIP, KKR’s Pat Cummins and Kamlesh quit their match, after Jannik momentum against   award, having made road to the playoffs looks the Nagarkoti with ball would Sinner pulled out after three Kolkata Knight Riders        a breezy half centu- toughest, thanks to their like to give it their all. games with a foot injury in the in another must-win       ry after picking up abysmal net run rate. Their second round. AP game here on Sunday. two wickets, in the Besides a victory team’s win over in their last league game, the Kings XI Punjab on Friday. inaugural edition winners will The 2019 World Cup final  %5   also need other results to go hero getting his mojo back, at /  $*<% In between, Madrid came marked his first start with a bril- their way if they are to make such a crucial juncture of the  >*<)*> like Sharjah unless RCB inflict- by picking up wickets at regular too close for comfort to anoth- liant goal in the first half. the playoffs of the lucrative tournament, is great news for ed early damage which they intervals after opting to bowl. den Hazard scored his first er damaging defeat in the Until then, Huesca had event, in its 13th edition now. the Royals. And, needless to ushed to the wall, Sunrisers failed to do. Young Devdutt Padikkal (5) Egoal for Real Madrid in over Champions League but two late been the better team but The best-case scenario say, a bad one for KKR as PHyderabad produced a clin- RCB removed SRH skipper and skipper Virat Kohli (7) a year and his team appear to goals salvaged a draw at Borussia Hazard's strike turned the con- for RR would be Kings XI the leading all-rounder ical performance to beat Royal David Warner (8) early but they departed in quick succession, turn a corner as they beat newly- Monchengladbach that in the test in the 40th minute, when he Punjab losing their last can singlehandedly influ- Challengers Bangalore by five needed more wickets upfront to falling to Sandeep Sharma (2/20). promoted Huesca 4-1 in La end felt like a win. received the ball on the half- match and Sunrisers ence the outcome of a wickets and stay alive in the be in the contest. Sandeep has now dismissed Liga on Saturday. Huesca, who are yet to win turn and swerved a superb shot Hyderabad winning no game. Indian Premier League Play-off After Warner’s dismissal, Kohli for a record seven times in Hazard has had a terrible this season, might feel the score- into the corner from 30 yards more than one in their last Sanju Samson redis- race, here on Saturday. Wriddhiman Saha and Manish IPL. time with injuries since joining line was harsh after they squan- out. two outings. covering his touch must SRH first produced a bril- Pandey (26 off 19) shared 50 AB de Villiers made a run- Madrid for 100 million euros dered early chances. Benzema made it two, In that case, RR have also gladdened liant bowling effort to restrict a runs for the second wicket in a-ball 24 before perishing and (US$113 million) from Chelsea Madrid will hope the dip chesting down Lucas Vazquez's will go through the hearts of the RR batting-heavy RCB to a modest quick time to take control of the then Josh Philippe (32) again got in 2019 but the Belgian will hope that put Zidane under pressure cross at the back post and dri- with 14 points, team management. 120 for seven and then chased chase. a start but failed to capitalise. He his stunning strike from distance earlier this month is over. ving in, before Valverde struck without net run The wicketkeeper- down the target in 14.1 overs to But some brilliant spin bowl- was caught by Manish Pandey off at the Alfredo di Stefano can Zidane will have been par- a sweet half-volley into the cor- rate coming batsman had started zoom to fourth spot in the ing from Yuzvendra Chahal in Rashid Khan (1/24) in the next kick-start his career in Spain. ticularly delighted with Hazard, ner. into play. the tournament on an standings from seventh. the middle overs and over cau- over as RCB slumped to 76 for Karim Benzema and Fede whose goal was his first for Ferreiro gave Huesca brief However, explosive note before SRH now have 12 points tious batting from SRH gave four in 11.4 overs. Valverde made the win secure Madrid since he scored against hope with 16 minutes left but RR’s first task is to do going off the rails mid- from 13 games and need to win RCB outside hope. RCB were done in by some before Huesca scored through Granada in October last year, Madrid were never overly trou- what is within its way, only to come their last league game against Chahal dismissed Pandey incisive bowling from SRH David Ferreiro, only for and his second overall in La bled and Benzema rounded off control — win the back all guns table-toppers Mumbai Indians to and Saha and then Kane bowlers upfront, resulting in Benzema to add his second and Liga. the win in injury-time, convert- match against the blazing against stay in the hunt. Williamson (8) was sent back by lack of partnerships, which is the Madrid's fourth in injury-time. Ankle surgery kept Hazard ing a smart header back from Knight Riders and KXIP. RCB, who needed a win to Isuru Udana to give RCB a ray vital for any team to post a decent Zinedine Zidane's side jump out for the majority of last sea- Rodrygo. then hope for the Skipper Smith seal their Play-offs berth, of hope even though the contest total on the board. above Real Sociedad to the top son and he was not fit for the Cádiz won at Eibar 2-0 to best. Given the can play according to slumped to their third consecu- was tilted very much in favour RCB’s struggle with the bat of the table to cap an encourag- start of this one, with Madrid extend its impressive return to tight situation, the the situation and tive defeat in the tournament but of SRH. can be gauged from the fact that ing week, which began with a only describing his latest setback the Spanish league after 14 bigger the margin opener Robin stayed at second place in the table Jason Holder played a 10- they hit only nine boundaries Clasico win over Barcelona at as a "muscle injury". years in the lower divisions. of win, the better it Uthappa can put any with 14 points from 13 games. ball 26-run cameo towards the and a six in their entire innings Camp Nou and finishes with But he made his first Cádiz moved into second will be for the Steve attack to the sword The 121-run target was end to take SRH home comfort- despite having the likes of them moving nine points clear appearance off the bench in the place in the standings behind Smith-led side. on his day. always going to be a walk in the ably. Padikkal, Kohli, De Villers and of the Catalans, who play away Champions League in mid- leader Real Sociedad on goal The Royals can No opposition park for SRH in a small ground Earlier, SRH strangled RCB Chris Morris up their ranks. at Alaves later on Saturday. week and against Huesca difference.     !+ ,- ././    -

n Dussehra, which empha- Osised the celebration of tri- umph of good over evil, actors 4      shared their favourite films that define the theme of the festival. For veteran actress Himani             Shivpuri, it’s the 1998 film O!   Salman Khan-starrer Bandhan. ?    “Bandhan is easily one of my   !#%2P favourites as the title itself talks people before it gets too late,” you to think that letting injustice %          of eternal bonds. It is an excel- added she. happen is also a form of injustice. !       lent example of a film that shows Actor-producer Tusshar It’s necessary to raise your voice       0 ! truth always prevails. For all Kapoor picks his forthcoming for important issues and not take is just outstanding. Such perfor- literally gave me goosebumps,” those have not seen it, the film Laxmmi Bomb, starring things lying down,” said the mances beat everything else. Of said Saba. - ! premise of the story was how Akshay Kumar. “I can’t think of actress. course, the negative lead has Actress Pooja Banerjee ,       Jackie Shroff’s character falls any other film right now about Mardaani 2 that saw Rani done a good job too, we need mentions Kahaani, starring .   "      prey to selfish motives and good winning over evil but Mukerji in a cop avatar made more films like this,” said Vidya Balan. “It had a fabulous   %     remarries. This leads to him Laxmmi Bomb. It’s special many believe that good always Shamin. plot, great screenplay, some   5   spoiling his relations with his ex- because it’s a film about good beats evil. Actress Shamin Actress Saba Saudagar agrees power-packed performances wife and his brother-in-law. He winning over evil, a film with Mannan thinks so, too. “The way with her. “The reason why I love and has Durga Puja as a back- "  #  7   realises much later the impor- Indian values, something that Rani not just arrests, but beats Mardaani is because I find it very ground theme. It was the best     % ! tance of relationships and the everyone will connect with, the hell out of that serial rapist real and very non-filmy. The evil for me as a film that shows vic- <    4 mistakes he made all along,” something that will teach you a is just amazing. Everytime I part of Mardaani reflects the tory of good over evil. Plus, see-      she said, who also featured in the lesson, something that will watch that film, it gives me society we live in and the good ing the reality of how some   ,  film. inspire and can bring equality goosebumps. The way Rani’s part also reflects the society we men treat women, specifically  F L%  0* “During this festive season, within our society,” he said. It encourages the youth to stand character SP Shivani gives that live in but take it for granted. The pregnant women, was really this film acts as a reminder to not Harleen Sethi went a little up against injustice, sparks a monologue in an interview talk- last scene of Mardaani 2 where heart-wrenching. It really was       4 fall prey to sinful or wrong back in time to pick her favourite sense of patriotism and shows ing about what all a woman has Rani sits exhausted outside a res- the most impactful film for     4 thoughts and resentful actions good-over-evil film. “Rang De collective integrity against moral to go through, and why it should idence, and then beats the antag- me,” she said.      4 but instead look for the good in Basanti will never be outdated. and political corruption. It forces not be even be compared to men, onist with a Devi idol behind her, L"'           4    4 esigner Anushree Reddy’s bridal collections have been the most      Dsought after by the brides and      their entourage for years. At Lakmé     ! Fashion Week 2020 Digital First Season "     4 Fluid Edition, Anushree unveiled anoth-    4  er offering Nazira (meaning glowing with       happiness) for bridal trousseaux shoppers. Once again there was that uber reflection      of romance and femininity in the ensem-   %     bles as they glided through the show on       % models. Anushree’s creative design direc-      I   tions have always been deeply rooted in  !M traditions. The colour spread showcased a delightful array of hues. There was the ever-neutral pristine ivory as well as the 1 #33!  2 haute bridal favourites like peachy pink,  !& 3!3 cherry red, strong royal purple and regal navy. When it came to the embellish- ! &!  % ! ments, she allowed her designing skills #  3 to bring in large offerings of handcraft- 2  4 1  ed 3D crystal work, which was balanced perfectly with Katdana and delicate 3!  2 thread work. 3!3   Embroidery was the star of her col- lection with fine detailing like ornate scal- 2!   2  loped edges for hemlines, dupattas and !&& % ! 2 %! cholis. Dazzling latkans hung tantalising- &! 2!4 1 ! ly at the waist while strappy gowns replete with the most exotic blooms splashed all  !#%2 &! $%  over were mesmerising. The almost lacy ! !  # !# treatment with embroidery given to the choli sleeves presented a fragile look. The  %  ! 25 saris were treated with great opulence as  !#  2 5 the embellishments were lavishly used for =# & !#   !  the pallavs, borders and cholis. Ridhi Mehra’s collections have always  6 # 5 !# moved with the fashion-forward trends 2 !  # !# season after season. For Lakmé Fashion Week, her collection called Reflections   &  !6 moved from modifying to modernising  2 2  #4 the fashion story. The leitmotif of the line L2 !  was the ever-popular mirror work that designing duo Sukriti and Aakriti choli and dupatta that perfectly balanced was balanced with innovative designs and unveiled their Neo-Phulkari collection. Aparshakti Khurana’s embroidered techniques. The inspiration was the Phulkari, that often appears on bridal bundi kurta and narrow pants     royal heritage of Kutch that brought forth    trousseaux, was given a revival touch look.      the characteristic bohemian craft in a riot by the designers, who incorporated it The electronics brand, boAt,       of colour power play but suited to the in fluid forms onto the Indian silhou- teamed up with designer Masaba contemporary silhouettes. ettes. The base of the craft was the Gupta and unveiled a line of color-     Keeping mirror work as the focal organic fabric as well as the nat- ful headphone designs. +  ! point on the ensembles, Ridhi fused in urally dyed gota work. In Masaba will be back at     mixed elements of gota patti and zari on addition, Sukriti and fashion week next year L    M   the silks as well as the prints that high-   Aakriti gave a creative to showcase her fash- lighted the fabrics like chiffon and organ- contemporary thrust ion collection that   %   ! za. Offering a variety of silhouettes to suit to phulkari so that it will be inspired L=      the ethnic and western dresser, she 5    8    R had a wider global by this collabora- U+     ;  unveiled anarkalis and luxuriously appeal. tion.   %         embellished saris and then moved to styl-             They started She said, “We ish jumpsuits with interesting design with a black and are super excited about       M  directions.     "   ; white offering com- collaborating with boAt.        When it comes to showcasing creativ- prising cropped pants Lending House of     4  ity at its best for occasion wear, design- 8      .  with kurta. They kept Masaba’s aesthetics to  ! er Jayanti Reddy can dazzle her buyers the phulkari embroi- their headphones will with her collections. Her line of ensem-  "        < dery in all white for the invite a new consumer       bles, Rouge, was an ode to the different black jacket. The designs and excite the existing ones U. >  %  U= .  shades of red, which is considered the cel-  $      included cropped jackets, with cool, fresh and quirky  U   ! ebratory offering for all festive Indian sea- white-on-white embroi- products. Lakme Fashion sons. The collection was all about vibrant             dered kurtas, kurtis, Week and I have a long- seductive adventurous and bold clothes   : =  5 *>*> ghararas and flared empire standing association, it is   ! = that will win the wearer showers of acco- line dress over calf-length where I made my debut. I lades wherever she goes. pants. The ivory think that it is a platform that    = $ Jayanti’s kaleidoscopic fashion direc- loped bib necklines, puff-sleeved jackets sherwani/lehenga duo, the peplum has consistently brought some tions started with the fabric base. Here and innovatively woven matted cholis. jacket, bralette and lehenga, choli, amazing talent to the fore- 9  .  it was the elegant silks, the sheer beauty The anarkalis and dupattas were edged dupatta trio, as well as the seductive front. I am sure it would have        A3?K  4 of traditional chanderi and the slinky with ornate silver borders, while the plunge ‘V’ neckline tunic over a been a little challenging in       ! glamour of satin that enchanted her imag- angarkha style kurtas had embroidered white and gold maxi skirt brought these unprecedented times "     ination. The silhouettes that fitted per- bodice as the focal point. A flame-red formal wear into fashionable focus. that we live in. This seems to fectly into the festive and bridal mood, satin sari was edged with glittering bor- The black and white section was be a perfect collaboration.         moved from lehenga, choli, and dupatta der, but the accompanying choli was a all about flamboyant styles as Through these headphones   V@&3   4 trios, then added regal fluid capes and glitzy one-button addition. swirling long skirts looked perfect and my summer collection, I ! completed the fashionable menu with Embellishments were always the focal either with a bralette or giant balloon will be able to transport "         draped skirts. point of the garments as they appeared sleeved cholis, while a flouncy dupat- people into a parallel uni-   )      From tiny cape blouses to regal in discreet but glittering forms though at ta added that extra zing to the look. verse which I can’t wait to long-sleeved cholis matched with asym- times they were lavishly sprinkled on the The showstopping pair, actors share with them. I am look-      ! metric robes, Jayanti’s homage to red garments. Radhika Madan looked radiant in a ing forward to this.” "         moved to long-sleeved gowns with scal- Celebrating fashion for the festivities, colourful lehenga, deep, round neck ) "           B$$:               $   "         ;    4    #  ! "          *      = , <  +  <         <    Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree Opposites attract at Christmas as cynical Dash and ! When a restless spirit curses a village that has a history of female infanti- to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to sunny Lily trade messages and dares in a red notebook cide, the town’s fate lies in the hands of a 10-year-old girl. Starring Shabana Azmi, catch real feelings along the way. The film released on they pass back and forth around New York City. Season Leela Samson and Sanjeeda Sheikh, the film released on October 30 on Netflix. 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n industry which was sup- President, Event and Entertainment keep the cycle running. ical production team is unable to do posed to touch 10,000 crore Management Association (EEMA). “We started sending WhatsApp to too much. Normally, an event com- Ain 2021 suffered huge losses Many of the industry insiders are all the patrons and shared time lim- pany has a staff of 30 people, but a with some estimating the losses at literally writing off this year. “While ited link of our plays after payment team of three people can do the vir- more than 70 per cent. The situation the business has started, but it is still of a certain amount. Though we man- tual event. A good virtual event is got worse as all the big-ticket events a trickle. In our internal survey, all the aged decent earnings, it was nowhere happening at 10 lakh or 25 lakh got stalled after the COVID-19 members are witnessing a reduction near the earnings of physical execu- range when it has got lots of content, restrictions kicked in. Though many of up to 60% of spends from clients tion of the plays. The intention was videos, celebrities. So, this is the high- organisers resorted to an online for- even during the festive season as to ensure our presence in the market, er end; the higher-end physical mat, the response was not up to the clients are worried about consumer which was more important during the events used to be 10 crore or above.  What is Atkan Chatkan about? mark. confidence,” adds Abbas. time of the pandemic,” says Abbas. Even the sponsors are not content I wanted to make a musical film. Those who have not seen Now, with easing out of restric- Questions are being raised when While virtual events bring down with virtual events. A friend of mine the movie, it is about hope, dreams, inspirations, music and kids. tions by the Government, the indus- political events are happening, and the cost for the organiser, the event who runs a big event company in  Why this title? try is looking at the future with antic- the way authorities are turning a blind companies talk about the advantages India said that his dealers are happy I wanted a title that showcased the title and had a rhythm. ipation. Still, the fear is ‘Will people eye to the flouting of pandemic of being the melting pot of mentali- to see me virtually but ask when he There is this instrument that was popular back in the 60s and attend events, and when is it going to norms. “So, when politics gets ties at physical events. “Virtual events plans to do the main events and be 70s. Almost everyone has seen this – a tin box with a couple of happen’. Many are anticipating the rise involved, there is no rule, and that is C  #   2 have advantages such as no geo- physically present.” sticks. We used this instrument in this movie and had to look of virtual events. As of now, every- what we are telling all the State  %   ! graphical or physical barrier, and you However, the organisers are sure for the same in Bhindi bazaar. Also, almost everybody in North thing is waiting, even the Big Fat Governments. Many of them have lis- %!%32  ! can reach an unlimited number of that the virtual events will rule for the India has heard the word atkan chatkan. They don’t know where Indian Wedding.The industry is not tened, and many of them are very people. There is a virtual event that next five-six months. “There is no and in what context but they have heard it. ecstatic as there are restrictions for helpful. The Ministry of Culture has 32  =   I did on October 30, which has got option available. The physical events  You also wrote the story, where did you get inspiration from? events in Maharashtra, Rajasthan as just released some new guidelines on !#   2  250,000 people attending from across can happen if the government My love of music is why I am in this industry. I started off well as in Delhi. The situation is not how to do political events in an audi- #   #= !& the country. Now that is a big advan- becomes a little innovative and says with theatre back in 1996-2000. I used to travel a lot. We have savoury given the fact that these states torium with restriction,” avers Abbas. 3!34 1      # tage, but it lacks face-to-face inter- on every chauraha you can have a seen how musically inclined kids are especially from Rajasthan. are the hubs of big-ticket events. Even During the lockdown, organisers  ! + != 5 actions on which human beings small stage and two performers, and They are able to play any instrument including khartal, an instru- the reports coming from the high fer- turned to virtual events, and many of thrive on. Attending events is about people can watch from their bal- ment we find difficult to even hold. The idea of the film came vour Durga Pooja pandals were not them are still sticking to it to continue 2 2 4 2 3!3 meeting a person in the corridor or conies, which is happening in the from there. Then there were childhood memories that found its encouraging for the event organisers the lower value interactions on social   &!  ! over a cup of tea, it is about a selfie West. But, I think the fear is for life way in the film. as they did not see rainfall of spon- channels. Social media, which turned 2 !# 4 7! 2 with your favourite star standing next and not a livelihood. It will take  How did you zero on your protagonists? sorships like the previous years. out to be the most effective medium   = %  %5 to you or with his hand over your almost six months after the vaccine I have been a casting director for the last 10 years. I have “I am seeing a 60 per cent reduc- of communication during the lock- =#   shoulder; digital events cannot repli- for the people to start moving out. So, worked with Gajraj Rao as associate director. I have worked on tion in festival events also. There will down, was utilised for organising cate these things,” adds Abbas. March 2021 is when I am hoping we thousands of ads. I auditioned very few kids for my project. I be a lot of virtual Diwali or televised webinars and discussions with the & ; !;&  Then comes the economic part as have a vaccine then next Diwali you had seen one of the protagonists, Sachin, in DID and saw how Diwali celebrations. Recently, I saw a sole intention by the event manage-   ! ! 2 2 event companies employ staff for will see people back to normal. I energetic he is. He was a little older than what was looking for company had partnered with a big ment companies to register their 2# = % physical execution, says Abbas, think 2021 will see a big change and but his vibrancy was infectious. Unfortunately, we couldn’t keep ticketing portal to provide a virtual presence in the minds of the target 2  ! adding that “The people are divided all the physical events will have an him in with the project for long.  walkthrough of 250 different Puja audience. Online event option was L !2 == into creative, servicing, and produc- add-on virtual event to them,” says How did you end up in the industry? Pandals,” says Roshan Abbas, also utilised by the theatre groups to tion. Now at this moment, the phys- Abbas. I have been here since 2001. I have worked in many ad films. But we all know that in order to make a film is a different ball- game. I met a lot of people who promised a lot of things but it /  !   never worked out till now.  How did you end up collaborating with AR Rahman? He is the presenter of the movie. I wanted to make a film  !.       !    !   about kids. This film is in flashback and when you showcase a legend, it is his story that one sees all through. And there is no "      *           %.: #    = ! bigger legend in music than AR Rahman. When we showed the  4 4                ! O %;        film, he was a bit apprehensive in acting as he had just been part     4                      of a Tamil movie and wanted to stay away from acting but he     !                 agreed to present it. =(*7=%5 !  This is your directorial debut. How does it feel to finally see     Q!  &33   the end product?  A        =(*7=%5 I have spent so much time on this project that now I feel noth-    A3      A@3  ing. I think it is destiny that has put me where I am today. I know /   A3      A         this film hit the screen back in 2012 but it was destined to be     X         A    released in 2020. And I am happy.  &33           ! %     ?         5#      A       From music to theatre to a director, how has the journey  A33                7  ?       been?  P@               ?EA   . +  ?4A    5   ?EJ     I       Nobody in my family encouraged me to pursue music. My  A@3                              ?EA          ! < father was dead against it and didn’t think it was a career option.  ?33           ! +            ;             When I was 12-13, I shifted to my maternal grandparents’ home  ?33                %           4    !7          and learnt music for three-four years. I shifted to theatre and  3!@   5         ! .  ?P3 .    ?3            !  ?@    ! %  ; would assist directors whenever I could and here I am.  7  !          ! *?%"=5     ;      As a first-time director did you face challenges?  ?3    H  -   H  <  "               <           ,          4 I         To be honest, things were easy. I have been here for 20 years.        ! =         ! #     A                 ! I have learnt so much for world cinema and my experience as /                   !       ! 1  #      ! an assistant director.  A@3        &           A    ! # ?EA             *        !  What next?  A33           ! =      ?A       !        "       Over the years, I have written so many stories. I am just get-  '@     57  !  "  . +       !  !           ting started now. Films have an archival value. I am working on  ?    "        $    !  %           ! a few projects. Let’s see how things work out. Music, romance,           !           . 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ven with an abundance of religious festi- has versions in several regional languages, Ramlila changes, over the slow-but-stable progression of While the wisdom of these tenets is vals, thirty-six at a conservative esti- performances are almost exclusive to the north. government employment. Leveraging technology respected, there are aspects of the legend that mate, Vijaydashmi or Dussehra has The story’s episodic structure lends itself to in the pursuit of their professional and personal make millennials uncomfortable. (Devotees are remained special. Marking the end of enactment. Individual episodes bear titles like Van aspirations, they have focussed on creativity and different as they see all Ram’s actions as godly Navratri, it celebrates the victory of Gaman (Departure for the Forest), Sita Apharan value-addition. Economically better off than their acts.) There are three instances when Ram’s Egood over evil. A double victory — of the goddess (The Kidnapping of Sita), Lanka Dahan (The parents, owning a home and a car has become de behaviour appears questionable: the deceitful Durga over the buffalo demon Mahishasura and Burning of Lanka), Raavan Vadh (The Killing of rigueur, as has been affording their children a killing of Vali, the killing of the Shambuka, the of the legendary prince Ram over Raavan, the ten- Raavan). Though similar to the original, these more comfortable lifestyle. shudra ascetic who performed tapas and the headed king of Lanka. Anyone who has witnessed amateur dramatisations can be a purist’s worst While the family remains a core concern, mil- rejection of Sita. The last two appear in the the burning of the enormous effigies of Raavan, nightmare come true. Using local talent for every lennials are aware that having more choices has seventh chapter of the Ramayana, Uttara his two rakshasa brothers, Kumbhakarna and aspect of the production — from lights and music improved their quality of life. However, they are Kanda, believed to be a later addition. Ram’s Meghnad, cannot forget the high-octane drama to scripting, direction and acting — they fre- wary of being trapped by the ‘hedonic treadmill’. treatment of Sita, in particular, is condemned. that is a fitting finale to the preceding nine nights quently combine Bollywood style entertainment. While increased awareness of the world has Nothing new in that: through folk narratives, when one of the world’s oldest epics, the Songs, dances and over-the-top dialogues are meant that they are more individualistic in their women have always shown sympathy with Sita’s Ramayana, is dramatised in parts of North India interspersed with reiterations of the messages of choices, there is a concern about the environment, pain. as the Ramlila. the Ramcharitmanas. a respect for diversity, a growing egalitarianism. However, millennials’ views, focussed on Attributed to the sage Valmiki, composed For instance, in the scene where Surpanakha Articulate on social media, they are ready, the injustice, are gender neutral. Says Teesta, a between 200 BCE-200 CE, the Ramayana (Ram’s makes overtures to Ram and Lakshman, she may through collective power, to generate dissent over thirty-five-year old Food Quality and Supply Journey), a 24,000 verse poem in Sanskrit, is one sashay onstage to the song Yeh mera dil pyaar ka societal ills, to push for change. Chain Management professional, ‘The agni- of ancient India’s principal literary works, a cor- diwana (from the film Don). The next episode, However, as newer realities emerge, hope has pariksha Sita had to undergo was uncalled nerstone of art and culture in, not just the subcon- showing the decadence of Lanka, may have the given way to anxiety. The economic slowdown, for… synonymous with the disrespect and dis- tinent, but across Southeast Asia. The story, com- demon king, dressed in black and gold, quaffing hugely exacerbated by the ongoing Covid-19 pan- trust of a man towards his wife. The founda- pressed, is about Ram, a righteous, dutiful prince, wine and regaling his inebriated court with demic, has already led (according to a CMIE tion of any relationship is trust. Ram mis- who struggles to rescue his wife Sita from the poetry. Zing is added to speech through rhyming, report) to 21 million salaried job losses. In these judged and misconstrued his wife to defeat this clutches of her abductor, Raavan. as when Hanuman proclaims his loyalty to Ram: circumstances, difficult decisions need to be very basis. He is a man of principles, an ideal Ram’s difficulties, however, begin much earli- Hanuman aapka wafadaar hei, sahayata karne ko taken. As disquiet builds up and a certain amount son and brother, but not perfect — not in er, on the eve of his coronation when, due to the taiyaar hei. of introspection is inevitable, the legend of Ram today’s context.’ machinations of his stepmother, he is exiled for The didactic quality of the Ramcharitmanas, +>*" $*0: ">: becomes less about myth and more about exam- Sanjay Rao, a thirty-year-old commercial fourteen years. The couple go to the forest accom- the razzmatazz of the Ramlila have contributed to <*$*1*(* %( ining the civilisational values it propagates. pilot differs. ‘He was the ideal man, but the panied by Ram’s younger brother Lakshman. the legend’s popularity, but, in the last hundred #*<"%.8=*< Whether we choose to draw inspiration from people he ruled were not. It was they who When both brothers spurn the overtures of the years, movie-making has become instrumental in %(":<:"%( % ">: Valmiki’s original work or from Tulsidas’s wor- made the allegations. As their king he had to rakshasi Surpanakha, she incites her brother the spread of the meta-narrative. Dadasaheb shipful rendition, the fact is that the legend lives take notice and act… though he sent Sita away Raavan, the all-powerful king, who abducts Sita Phalke who made India’s first film, Raja +*1 %" >8$*(%: %" in us. Just as it nurtures us, it is kept alive because to the forest, he remained constant to her, in an and imprisons her on his distant island kingdom. Harishchandra (1913) also made Lanka Dahan >:<- <*$F * * $*( of our anxieties. As audiences of longstanding, we age when kings were allowed several wives.’ In his efforts to rescue Sita, Ram is helped by the (1917). However, the credit for, arguably, the most +>- :/:( *" ">: are in the narrative, seeing something of ourselves A third view is articulated by Tilak, a thir- armies of the monkey king Sugreev, and his min- accomplished and, in their time, extremely suc- +-<" -9 "%$: in its characters and something identifiable about ty-six year old investment banker: ‘The trial- ister Hanuman. A terrible battle follows, Raavan is cessful screen adaptations of the epic belongs to them in us. What makes the Ramayana, in partic- by-fire, though unpleasant, established Sita’s killed. Reunited with Sita, Ram returns to Vijay Bhatt who made Bharat Milap (1942) and .>--: "- $*%("*%( ular, interesting is the way it humanises its hero blamelessness, but casting her away, because of Ayodhya to assume kingship. Ram Rajya (1943). 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Composed Ramayana, first aired in 1987 and, more recently, .-8<*: *( Indian realities, predicated on the notion that the Bharat to continue, as he had been regent for by the 16th century Vaishnava saint, Tulsidas, the in April 2020 when it garnered, according to .-$$%"$:("! ">: =%9: life you live isn’t always the one you want, but the fourteen years, or appointed Lakshman. That chaupais (quatrain verses of poetry popular in the Doordarshan, 7.7 crore viewers. Following the re- =:-( *<: .8"-$4 one you are given. would have been more honourable and taught medieval period) in Awadhi bhasha, are still recit- telecast, the social media was inundated with Ergo, opting to conduct oneself with dignity, his people a well-deserved lesson.’ ed in Hindu homes. Whereas high literary quality memes and discussions, such as Manthara being $*: 9-< %(%*( decency and decorum is praiseworthy. It starts Epics are relevant for the questions they marks Valmiki’s work, the Ramcharitmanas is voted the world’s favourite villain, proving that the <:*=%"%: #<:%.*": with the awareness of dharma — knowing what raise. While these don’t change, every age finds regarded as a ‘holy book’; Ram occupies a story is evergreen. -( ">: (-"%-( ">*" one’s duty is to oneself, family and society. The new answers. Mythological time being pedestal as maryada purushottam, the man who This begs the question: What does the legend ">: =%9: 1-8 =%/: %(;" advice, though not always simple, is sound: follow immutable, we celebrate the victory of good practised righteousness to perfection. of Ram offer modern audiences? the path of truth and righteousness, work for over evil with every Dussehra, and welcome While its piety has given comfort to many, the Among millennials, age bracket 25-40 years, *=+*1 ">: -(: 1-8 unity within the family and in society, respect the victor home with every Diwali. Perhaps, as Ramcharitmanas has also inspired a colourful the oldest were children when the 1987 telecast +*(" ,8" ">: -(: diverse cultures, use your judgement to filter good this year’s diyas are lit, it’s time to acknowledge annual ritual, the Ramlila, a theatrical event of kept entire families glued to their TV sets. In sub- 1-8 *<: %/:( advice from bad, don’t speak ill of others, keep that Ram rajya — a society built on virtues, immense popularity that had its first perfor- sequent years, as the country shed its socialist your word, control your senses if you want to morality and fairness — is what we create. mance, it is said, in Varanasi around 480 years image and opted for more liberal economic poli- avoid sorrow, be compassionate. Understand that ago. Later, as Hindu immigrants crossed overseas, cies, they entered the job market. Better educated life can change its course in a split second; accept The writer is an author. She has recently the Ramlila tradition travelled to Fiji, Mauritius, than previous generations, internet- savvy, they what you cannot control but do your best, via the published ‘Bride of the Forest: The Untold South Africa, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and have preferred the rapid growth promised by the right attitude and action, to deal with it. Finally, it Story of Yayati’s Daughter’ with Speaking Tiger Tobago. Within India, although the Ramayana private sector, irrespective of frequent job is adversity that brings one closer to the Self. Books     %9 +: .>--: +: .*( =%/: %( * +-<= -9 .-$9-<"%( %==8%-( yvixi€ari€  K (-*$ .>-$01   

F1::7 -!  !!-.$  #<*$- #*">*0 "            *        !   )  ,                  >%(-<% )* +)+, hat is maya? Well the consciousness and the supreme con- word literally means sciousness is you. But this is a discus- illusion, but what does sion for another time. it entail? The answer The company of righteous, wise lies in the question and enlightened people expands the whenW you realise that there is only one intellect helping you eschew igno- true reality. So, what is this reality? As rance and psychological distress. While stated countless times over in ancient it takes time to really understand the scriptures and by sages, proved again truth and even longer to realise it, stim- by the intellectuals of today, what we ulating conversations keep our minds perceive as reality and definite around open and receptive. It is said that sat- us, isn’t truly so. And if you believe this, sang (good company) is superior to all then maya too is maya! It is a play of forms of religious practices like chari- our mind. ty, austerity, pilgrimage and the perfor- The ‘one reality’ I spoke of can only mance of religious rites. be called so if it can be defined and if It requires significant will and per- iving with Coronavirus has been a part of our life for that definition remains constant. But, severance to achieve all four of the months now and despite many proposed solutions, the nothing is constant. Quantum physics above gatekeepers. You will realise, the Lquestion how to deal with the pandemic still remains explains this using the fourth dimen- moment you embark on this path, that unanswered. But one thing that we all must realise is that sion, time, which is ever changing. Since everything will start coming together this is certainly going to come to an end. And probably in every object, molecule and atom is for you, just as a frame of a jigsaw puz- the next few months. It is this hope that has to be nursed defined by at least four dimensions if zle helps finding the pieces within it. even if reports suggest that there is a second surge or a third not more, one of them being time, then Having said this, unfortunately these surge or whatever. Yes, we have all reached the end of the everything is constantly changing, and gatekeepers come with no guaranteed tether and this is a worrisome trend. Already we are witness- nothing is ever really the same. outcomes even though they assure ing desperate steps being taken by many as anxieties are tak- Let’s dive deeper into the scrip- your journey in the right direction — ing their toll on reason. Even the slightest trigger leads to tures. They say there is only one true so in the absence of milestones, at least explosion in many cases. What we need to remember is that reality, although known by several you will have a compass. This path is though our patience is wearing out, that is the one thing we names — the Brahman, the infinite one of faith, perseverance and accep- need today to survive in these difficult times. Even if our mind consciousness or the consciousness tance. is getting wayward, there is need to exercise maximum supreme. It exists beyond the physical But the first step to achieving any patience. Mind is the issue and we have to tame the mind. realm we perceive to be the truth. It of the gatekeepers is recognising the Our predicament is like that of a long distance runner into experiences no emotions, nothing is concept of maya. An easy way is this, his last lap. It is this last lap that creates maximum anxiety right or wrong. Simply put, it is the state you say: “Good morning, maya” every- and coping with this anxiety is the most important require- of nothingness. At this point, you are day as you begin your day, knowing that ment in order to win. If we let our patience wear out in the probably challenging the veracity of what follows will all exist within maya. last lap and commit blunder out of sheer frustration, we stand this idea of the ‘reality’ as you feel the As you go through your day, each time to lose. This is what is happening. Out of sheer desperation, mobile phone in your hand, hear the you receive a bout of awareness and people are throwing all caution to winds. It has to be under- sounds of activity around you. The idea remember that you are living in maya, stood that maximum caution is needed in this last lap. The of ‘nothingness’ being reality seems the finite entity creating the ‘dream’ we dom there is self-control and peace. It say out loud, “oops, maya once again”. lifestyle disruption that stretched rather long has now reached ridiculous, but it truly isn’t. Imagine all live in. Since it is one supreme con- is not attained by rites, rituals or pil- Do this every time you find yourself the brink. While the festive season tempts us to venture out, you dozed off and found yourself sciousness reflecting itself onto all our grimages. Self-control is the conquest wrapped in emotions too. As time goes the last round calls for extreme caution. The mantra, then dreaming of mountains and rivers, minds that creates the dream we see or of the mind where you can look with- by, and if you do this sincerely of course, should be to celebrate with care in the present times. As roads fresh green forests, the wind, people. the world we live in, each of us dreams :=94:(H8%<1 -< in and accept yourself as you are, see- you will find yourself aware of your and streets are getting overcrowded, social distancing has gone In the dream, you were deeply the same dreams, so to say. Imagine you ing the divinity within you. It is about existence being within maya about a for a toss. People are coming out in droves and masks seem engrossed in the conversations and have an empty pot of clay. What does 1.-2 % * #<-.: being emotionless, without compromis- hundred times a day, it becomes a habit, to be a forgotten habit. This may prove dear. The protocols pleasure, peace and excitement, the it contain? Nothing to some, and to -9 .=:*<%( ">: ing on empathy. If there is peace and a part of your everyday life. that we were following in the earlier days of the pandemic view, the sensations. When you wake some it holds air. What surrounds this serenity, there will always be anger and As it is for everything in life, you still need to be followed, rather, more so. Complacence may up that dream dissolves and along with pot? Again, nothing, or perhaps air. %(-<*(.: *( the same goes for happiness and pain. must believe in the realm beyond be dangerous. It is going to be a test of human patience. This it every sensation. That is what maya Now if you break this pot, the air with- :=8%-(! -(.: Emotions can be compared with a see- maya to be able to recognise it, there patience comes from faith. Faith that we shall survive. It seems is. The physical world we live in is real- in merges with that outside and you see saw. The best place to sit is at the cen- are no halfway houses. It is easier said as if people are losing faith and embracing recklessness. It ly only a dream. We are merely reflec- no difference. The pot here is Maya. It .=:*< ">:1 *<: tre on the fulcrum. It is indeed difficult than done. For all you know, it could is not just a question of one’s own life. It is putting life of oth- tions and mirages that have conversa- separates the finite from the infinite cre- 8(*99:.": ,1 ">: for those who give in to temptations be a bedtime story for children, born ers to jeopardy. The fight against coronavirus is a war of attri- tions; feel pain, anxiety, happiness ating an illusion that they are disjoint- and lean towards their cravings. in another time. A story perhaps you tion and more than strategy, the resilience is needed. The and love; eventually only to ‘wake up’ ed when in reality they are the same, -%(4-( %( ">: However, with the right effort and guid- may see it as, however it is far removed battle can be won by default, that is to hang around dogged- to the reality that is nothingness. It is they are one. ance this effort yields unparalleled from fiction. Yet even in the scriptures ly. True, the present generation did not experience a situa- this state of illusion that the scriptures It may seem terrifying to abandon +-<=! 1-8 9%( results that cannot be experienced by they have factored in that those who are tion like this, but that is no reason for not acquiring men- state we are living in. everything you’ve ever believed and #:*.: *( ,=% only the five senses. living in ignorance may discard the tal toughness. Our lifestyle changed drastically in the last few A question arises here, why does it accept that we are just characters of a Self-enquiry or gyan is a process of learning. And so I recommend you decades. As we outsourced everything, our metamorpho- all feel so real if it isn’t, and if it is just dream; and that what we feel, we don’t K #:*.: ,:.*8: clearing the ignorance and delusion. trust their experience and embark on sis from human beings to couch potatoes of television era a dream, how are we all living the same really feel and what we see, we don’t (-">%( "-8.>: Once clear, they are unaffected by the your journey, then trust your instincts. to mouse potatoes of computer era and then to slouch pota- one? This is a tricky concept to under- really see. The question arises, how does going-ons in the world. You find peace Be aware of subtle shifts that may occur toes of the social media is complete. A large section of human- stand. There is a fitting quote I once one achieve this awakening? 1-8 *( ,=% and bliss — peace because nothing — perhaps some coincidences, sensa- ity has forgotten the basic problem solving skills, the think- read in the Yog Vashisht, “The world As explained by Guru Vashisht, the ,:.*8: ">: touches you and bliss because the heart tions that defy conventional logic, per- ing mind has become a vestige. Even small problems appear is a stage, the mind is its magical actor, path to this wisdom lies with the four experiences the truth. It is enquiry that haps behaviour shifts without any big. It is time to reinvent, rather rediscover human poten- the soul is a silent spectator watching gatekeepers at the entrance to the >:*<" gives freedom from delusion and context or even a call out of the blue. tial and practice the art of hanging around in crisis. Patience the show in the light of its own intel- realm of freedom, mukti or moksha. :C#:<%:(.: ">: detachment. There is no limit to the Notice the patterns, make the connec- in the wake of adversity is the best solution. Staying on the lect.” The consciousness supreme is an These are self-control, self-enquiry, con- curiosity that unleashes when you tions between seemingly random wicket was what good cricketers adopted when chips were infinite reality that remains absolutely tentment and good com pany. "<8"> look within and begin to recognise the events, and you will know that you are down. Life, after all, is a test match, not a T-20. So play defen- still, neither expanding nor shrinking, The quest for the eternal, unchang- divinity within you. The biggest ques- on the right path. sively, on the backfoot. while our minds are smaller, finite enti- ing freedom is achieved through the tion for which you seek an answer is !     / $    %   $     ties. The infinite reality reflects itself in conquest of one’s mind because in wis- “Who am I?” — You are the supreme     % %F/    %F E$ F      $   "<<<    0 ++ )   )+ *)1 2 +) * , people talk their heart out. Krish, always be stuff beyond my con- tions to yourself when stuck in a "      it turned out, had hundreds of trol. Things to divert me, derail similar situation:  *+*  )* ) 3 4-. $      points to complain about. For me; but I have to stay focused. I ● What facts or signals have Krish, everything was wrong, should not care and spend ener- you been ignoring or turning a od is our friend. Lord Krishna ;     everyone was wrong, but Krish gies on things outside my circle blind eye to? Did you reach states this fact in the verse himself. of influence. There is nothing, where you are in a day or over- G#5.24 of the Bhagwad Gita.      This incident took me back you or I can do to change the time? However, we shouldn’t make the same to an important lesson I learned things beyond my circle of influ- ● What could you have done mistake as Arjuna did, for which he had     before my graduation. January of ence. differently when you first to apologise profusely to the Lord.   ! *    2000, after my last paper for We tend to wait for that per- realised the problem? (11.42) How do we deal with our medical entrance (MBBS), I was fect moment when we wish that ● What new did you learn friends? Who do we choose as a      sure that my dream of becoming everything would fall in place. about yourself from the situa- friend? My understanding in this mat- a doctor would remain a dream. And when that happens, we will tion? ter is to divide people in three cate-     I was not going to make it this give it our best shot. That never ● What are you going to lose gories. Those, who are superior to us year too. happens. Look back at your life, if you stay like this and don’t should be treated with respect. Those (*(*( *8"*$ From the time I started you will get your answers. change? equal to us should be treated as friends. preparations, I used to dread the Three years after this hit me, I ● What is that one thing you And those inferior to us should be rish looked hassled while competitive landscape of medical completed my graduation with a will do today? What will be that treated with compassion. filling the exit clearance entrance. Two thousand-odd gold medal, got through merit- one small action you can take Based on this yardstick, God can- Kform. It was his last work- seats out of four lakh applicants; based M.Sc courses and studied at today to move forward? not be chosen as a friend, because, He ing day in the organisation. I it was tough. “Ordinary people one of the best B schools in India. Remember, you and only is omnipresent, omnipotent and omni- thought it was the pain of docu- like me can never crack these I changed, the way I looked you are responsible for where scient, whereas we are His parts. (15.7) mentation that was troubling exams,” I used to tell myself. at the world changed; so did the you are in your career. Own up Similarly, our dealings with our friends him. That day too, with my mind full results. That is why perhaps I your current state, establish will leave much to be desired if we “So Krish, what next?” I of excuses, I came back home could relate with what Krish was where you want to be, have an adopt the same attitude towards God. orate, but we honour God and feel His tressed. Sure enough I turn to God for asked. “I don’t have anything in where an uncle, who happened undergoing. While he had his action plan. Results will follow! Arjuna had to seek forgiveness for jok- presence. Regarding taking shelter guidance and help. Who else can do that hand. I am leaving because the to be a doctor himself, asked me problem statement, I could see Otherwise, you can choose ing with the Lord, the moment he with God as instructed by Lord Krishna better. Fortunately, I am never disap- manager and organisation did about the exam. I vent out my the answers lying within him. to wait for that perfect moment realised who God actually was. in the verse #18.62, I am trying to fol- pointed; My Lord does respond; He not bother to solve my prob- frustrations, which was a long Krish was in the “Why me” zone. when all the variable of the In fact, Gita is an excellent guide low God’s instructions in the verse helps. I have plenty of material needs lems.” Krish said. His response list. When I was done, my uncle He had to shift to “How to” and world will come into perfect to learn what kind of relationship one #18.65, in which He states that we and who else other than God to turn to. was cold. I could sense frustra- asked me a question that “What next” for things to alignment and make way for you should have with God. The very first should develop God consciousness, Being a writer, I need to learn more tion, anger and aggression in his changed my life. “Ketan, how change. He just had to accept to act and succeed. requirement is to follow God’s instruc- become His devotee, make sacrifices for spiritual truths for which I surely have tone as well as in his body lan- many seats do you need? “ he things that were outside his circle Krish waited for sixteen tions. Personally, I find my nature to be Him and offer obeisance to Him. to turn to God; He gives me realisa- guage. asked. “One,” I responded. of influence and commit to years, how long are you going to a deterrent. Because I wish to become I try to be as devoted to God (8.22) tions. And after more than two decades Significant learning “The go get it, stop giving focusing on what was within his wait? exceedingly dear to God. (12.20) I am as my nature permits. Fighting my of writing, I can consider myself some- that I have gained work- yourself excuses”, he said. circle of influence. !  /)    trying to get linked with God in many nature is a big battle for me, because what of a wise man, whom God uses ing as an HR That is when I under- We all have been in this situ-   ways. (14.26) I try to chant “Ram” changing my nature has not been as an instrument, empowering me to Professional is to let stood that there will ation. Ask the following ques- % throughout the day. When I am not easy. I believe that this is a common write. chanting, I try to remember Him, problem. There is a popular saying To sum it up, I can state with con- which is quite frequent, because my life which goes like this: “Nature and sig- viction that God is indeed a friend but is centered around God. nature don’t change.” They do if we are not in the conventional sense; He is I don’t know if I have become a reg- determined. more like a well-wisher. This became ular practitioner of yoga as described Lord Krishna has spoken about clear to Arjuna, when Lord Krishna in the verse #9.22, but I am trying to four kinds of virtuous people, who wor- preached to him from the verse #18.64 get there. My wife and I have been wor- ship God (7.16) These are: a distressed to 18.72. Similarly, I am under no illu- shiping God in His Laddu Gopal form person, an inquisitive man, a seeker of sion that I can treat God as a friend. for more than three decades. (9.29) We truth and a wise person. I find myself Being a part of God, I am more than have a regular pooja ghar in our resi- in all the four categories. In this “dukha- happy to remain that only. dence. We don’t worship God as is done laya” (place of miseries) (8.15), there are *         in a regular temple, which is quite elab- plenty of occasions when I feel dis-    E(   F      uvitiut )  +#J#J             #

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Efforts are being made to In the same manifesto, create an atmosphere of con- they had promised to establish fusion in the country regarding farmers’ markets in big villages the minimum support price and towns to provide freedom (MSP). The canard of discon- to farmers to sell their produce. tinuation of procurement by In the same manifesto, the the Government at the MSP is assurance of amendment in the being instilled in the minds of Essential Commodities Act the uninformed people. was made. When the same Also, it is being said the issues are covered in the new farmers will have no option but provisions, the moot question to sell their produce outside the Government of India declares venient mechanism has been more facilities. ists and traders. On the con- court cases. With this step of is why the atmosphere of con- market at less than the MSP. the MSP of 22 crops. created to sell produce through Similarly, the Farmers trary, the truth is that in con- the Government, farmers will fusion is being created by First of all, I would like to cor- One of the biggest out- e-trading. Through this agrar- (Empowerment and tract farming, there will be be protected against the risk of protesting against the same. rect the misinformation. We comes of agricultural reforms ian reform, the farmers can also Protection) Agreement on agreement between a farmer price fluctuations in the mar- Today after a long period, ')10)'"&/!!@') have clarified many times that in the country is that for the earn more profit on their pro- Price Assurance and Farm and a businessman to assure ket due to fixation of the price a serious effort has been made the MSP declaration will con- first time after Independence, duce by saving tax and trans- Services Act, 2020 aims to the price of produce at least at of the produce before sowing. in the interest of farmers and tinue and the Government farmers have got freedom from portation costs. connect farmers directly with MSP. There is no issue of land Along with this, farmers will be for improving their condition. procurement on the MSP will the clutches of middlemen. The question is being traders, companies, processing in this case. No trader can take able to access state-of-the-art Full provision has been made continue in the future. The Till now the farmers were raised again and again that the units and exporters. The farm- loan on a farmer’s land nor can technology, advanced manure, in these Acts to ensure that MSP or procurement at MSP obliged to sell their produce in new provisions will abolish ers will get remunerative prices any recovery be made against seeds and equipment. farmers get remunerative prices has nothing to do with the new mandi and only about 30,000 the Agricultural Produce in every circumstances as the the farmer’s land. This law Under the Essential for their produce and all their legislation. Those who question to 40,000 licensed traders doing Market Committees (APMC). price of their produce is fixed protects the interests of farm- Commodities (Amendment) interests are protected. I will ask the Government regarding the business in the mandis across Here again, I want to make it before the sowing through the ers in a much better way than Act 2020, a provision has been political parties to think once MSP should know that only the country used to fix the clear that the APMC mandis agricultural agreement. the existing contract farming made to remove grains, pulses, again in the interest of the after the formation of the NDA prices of the produce. will continue to work. The Here, I would also like to act of the States. oilseeds, onions, potatoes, etc, farmers and the nation before Government under the lead- Through the Farmers’ only difference is now farmers clarify that the farmers will get Provision has been made to from the list of essential com- whipping up a false opinion. ership of Modi, the MSP is Produce Trade and Commerce have freedom to sell their pro- additional benefits under the make payment of produce to modities. This will increase being determined by adding at (Promotion and Facilitation) duce outside mandis also. terms of the agreement along the farmers within three days the capacity of storage and (The writer is Union least fifty per cent profit to the Act, 2020, farmers have not These amendments will also with the minimum price. The of sale. Simultaneously, it has processing and farmers can Minister, Agriculture and cost the produce, as per the only got freedom to sell pro- provide an opportunity to the confusion is being spread that also been provisioned to settle sell their crops in the market at Farmers Welfare, Rural recommendations of the duce anywhere, but in today’s mandis to develop their infra- the land of the farmers will be the dispute at the local level a reasonable price. Development, and Food Swaminathan Committee. The technological era, a more con- structure and farmers will get handed over to the industrial- within 30 days to preclude Till now farmers have been Processing Industries) /1C        .  3    

op officials in Iran say the The Iranian public is pay- America alone,” Biden said at Tupcoming US presidential ing attention. The state-owned a televised ABC town hall this election doesn’t matter, but polling centre ISPA said this month, playing on a longtime nearly everyone else there month that 55 per cent of peo- Trump slogan. “You have Iran seems to be holding their ple believe the outcome of the closer to having enough breath. election will affect Iran “a lot.” nuclear material to build a The race for the White Over half expected Trump bomb.” House could mean another would win, while a fifth said What a return to the deal four years of President Donald Biden. ISPA said it surveyed means, however, is in question. Trump’s “maximum pressure” over 1,600 people by telephone, Biden’s campaign website says campaign. Or it could bring Joe and did not provide a margin he would use “hard-nosed Biden, who has raised the pos- of error. diplomacy and support from sibility of the US returning to Trump’s re-election would our allies to strengthen and Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with mean the extension of his pres- extend it.” One criticism of the world powers. sure campaign, including sanc- accord was its narrow focus on In the upper levels of Iran’s tions on Khamenei and other the nuclear programme, despite Islamic Republic, overseen by senior officials. Some of the concerns by the U.S., Israel and 81-year-old Supreme Leader sanctions are largely symbolic its Gulf Arab allies over Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, anti- — Khamenei has only once ballistic missile programme Americanism is as deeply travelled to America and does- and its presence in Iraq, entrenched as at any time since n’t hold any US bank accounts Lebanon and Syria. the 1979 Islamic Revolution, — but others have devastated Iran maintains that its bal- with Presidents from both par- the economy and sent the local listic missile programme is ties seen as equally repugnant. currency into freefall. As a vital for deterring potential “America has a deep-root- hedge, Iranians have poured attacks and non-negotiable. It ed enmity against the Iranian money into foreign currency, is also unlikely to cease its mil- nation and whether Trump is real estate, precious metals and itary activities in Syria and Iraq, elected or Biden, it will not the stock market — which hit where it spent considerable have any impact on the US a record high in August. blood and treasure in the war main policy to strike the Trump on the campaign against the Islamic State group. Iranian nation,” Parliament trail has hit on that and his But ensuring the survival of speaker Mohammad Bagher decision to launch a drone the Islamic Republic, particu- Qalibaf said in September, strike that killed a top Iranian larly amid the coronavirus pan- according to the semi-official general in January — a move demic, may require the same Fars news agency. that led Tehran to launch a flexibility that saw Iran agree to However noticeably, retaliatory ballistic missile negotiations with the US in the Khamenei himself hasn’t com- strike, wounding dozens of first place. Iran will hold a pres- mented on the election, even as American troops. idential election in June, but public interest has soared. 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