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    83  was badly hurt while cam- to lodge a formal complaint      paigning in Nandigram during with the EC on Friday. ay after fracture in her which my leg and arm were Dismissing the BJP’s theo-       Dankle, West Bengal Chief injured. There were bone ry that the door of Mamata’s Minister Mamata Banerjee is injuries... ligament injuries… I vehicle on which she was     planning to resume her also suffered chest pain.” standing got hit by a roadside Assembly poll campaign, albeit Speaking about the cause post causing her the freak   ,9&+93:; on wheelchair, even as she of the injury she said, “I was injury, Roy and Hakim said had released a video on Thursday greeting people from the car it been so then the door of her fter showing a decline, asking her party workers to bonnet and the crowd pressed vehicle — NoWB02 AN - 5555 AIndia’s daily Covid-19 cases maintain calm. into me, the entire pressure was — would suffer dents or bear are now moving northwards The Chief Minister had to on me. My leg got injured after scratch marks … but nothing with Maharashtra taking the be hospitalised on Wednesday which I was given medicines of that sort was found in the lead, causing concern for the evening after she fell and broke and taken to Kolkata.” vehicle. authorities.            %    her left ankle during the elec- Mamata’s video statement TMC member The Union Health  ""    ! "#$      & tion campaign in Nandigram. notwithstanding, her party Derek O’ Brien who formally Ministry on Thursday TMC leadership said that leaders continued with the wrote a letter to the expressed concern over the her election campaign pro- “conspiracy” narrative accusing Commission on his party’s steady rise in the number of grammes would remain the Election Commission behalf, said, “You have to daily Covid-19 infections in   R   unchanged and Mamata is sure “conspiracy” blaming 4-5 men team of doctors also said that “which is in charge of the State understand the chronology. Maharashtra as well as the rest to attend five back-to-back ral- who committed the “mischief” some more radiological tests administration now” for “com- You removed the DGP, com- of the country. “We are very lies at Purulia and Bankura on prompting the Trinamool would be conducted on her “to promising the Chief Minister’s promised her security, and worried about Maharashtra — March 13 and 14. workers to start ascertain the reason for the security.” then attacked her. If you go across several districts. We  &  While asking the agitating demonstrating all across the front headache and chest pain. Harping on the conspiracy through social media posts by have seen their names. As we party workers to remain calm State. The TMC also submitted In her video message, theory, senior TMC leaders the BJP leaders there have came here, we came to know in a video message, the Chief a memorandum to the Election Mamata said, “I appeal to Firahd Hakim, and Saugato been indications that she would that very strict lockdown is  "'( Minister said her leg got Commission of India seeking a everyone to remain calm and Roy, who visited the accident be attacked.” being imposed in Nagpur in crushed when a crowd stand- thorough investigation into the not create disturbance to the spot on Thursday, said, “It is There was no reaction particular. So we are reaching ing by the road pressed against matter. common man… I will soon strange that Prime Minister from the EC though inside a situation where those ))    ,9&+93:; Department, out of the total the front door of her vehicle The condition of the Chief return and start campaign … did not call up sources said that EC had approaches are being brought number of 5,711 beds in Covid which was half open while she Minister was stable, doctors no programme will be ham- even once to enquire after the instructed all the DMs and SPs back. This is a very serious elhi reported 409 fresh hospitals, 5,132 are vacant. was standing on it and waving said, adding a cast has been put pered. I will manage it all. If Chief Minister’s health. This is to take precautionary mea- issue for us,” Niti Aayog mem- Dcases of Covid-19, the The number of people at the onlookers. on her left leg. While the MRI need be I will campaign on a unprecedented and clearly sures concerning the Prime ber (health) VK Paul said at a highest daily count in the past under home isolation climbed Mamata had on scan showed abrasion or hair- wheelchair.” speaks about the insensitivity of Minister and the CM. Press conference here. two months on Thursday. With to 1,028 from 982 on Wednesday evening alleged line fracture, a six-member She said, “It is true that I the BJP.” Roy is going to Delhi Continued on Page11 As many as 22,854 persons three fresh deaths reported on Wednesday, it said, adding that tested positive in the last 24 Thursday, the death toll rose to over 6.29 lakh people have hours, the highest daily tally 10,934 in the national Capital. recovered from the infection till since January 7 this year. This The total number of peo- date. The highest single-day  P   is the third time in the year ple infected with life-threaten- spikes 8,593 cases till date was when the daily cases crossed ing Covid-19 has reached reported on November 11. the 20,000 marks. On January 6,42,439 while the daily posi- The number of contain- 1, India recorded 20,035 cases. tivity rate stayed at 0.59 per ment zones in Delhi has shown   ! Maharashtra on cent, according to the health intermittent rise and fall in the  ! "#$ Wednesday reported the high- bulletin issued by the Delhi last several days, with the fig- est number of fresh cases at Government. ure standing at 592 on removal of the “clinical trial use in emergency situation in 13,659 (almost 60 per cent of These 409 new cases came Thursday, it said. It said four    mode” label attached to the public interest and that both the number of cases reported in out of the 69,810, tests con- beds in Covid care centres are emergency authorisation of Covid-19 vaccines Bharat the country on Wednesday), ducted the previous day, occupied by persons under         !    Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vac- Biotech’s Covaxin and followed by Kerala (2,475) and including 42,187 RT-PCR tests quarantine, including travellers cine Covaxin Covishield manufactured by Punjab (1,393), the Ministry and 25,623 rapid antigen tests. who have returned by the   ,9&+93:; The Centre on Thursday Serum Institute have the same said. According to the bulletin issued Vande Bharat Mission.   ,9&+93:; suggested by the Commission,” said that the DCGI has grant- licensure status now,” NITI Continued on Page 11 by the Delhi Health Continued on Page11 Bhushan wrote. eople queuing up in the pri- ed it the restricted emergency Aayog member (Health) Dr V he Union Health Ministry Following a complaint by Pvate hospitals to get Covid- use authorisation mode. K Paul said at a press confer- Thas informed the Election the Trinamool Congress, the 19 vaccination will soon pay “Covaxin has been granted ence here. Commission that it has EC had written to the Ministry less than 200 for Covishield. the permission for restricted Continued on Page 11 removed Prime Minister on March 5 reiterating its Talking to media persons, Narendra Modi’s photo from standing instructions on the Union Health Secretary Rajesh the Covid-19 vaccine certifi- use of photos of political lead- Bhushan said the Government *  /  )    " cates given to recipients in ers in Government advertise- has renegotiated the price of .   poll-bound , West ments during elections and Covishield and it will be “sig- " "   Bengal, Tamil, Puducherry, asked the Health Ministry to nificantly less” than 200 per &% 0 and Kerala. follow the model code in letter dose. So far, the Government   *  Union Health Secretary and spirit. has allowed private health facil- Copenhagen: Denmark, Rajesh Bhushan wrote to It had suggested the use of ities to charge up to 250 for Norway and Iceland on Udhagamandalam: Amid Deputy Election filters in the Co-Win platform one dose of the vaccine. Thursday temporarily sus- increase in Covid-19 cases in Commissioner in-charge of to exclude the picture of the Covishield is one of the two pended the use of several States, the administra- West Bengal Sudeep Jain on Prime Minister in Covid-19 Covid-19 vaccines that have AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine tion in Nilgiris district, home March 9 that “technical mea- certificates being given to peo- been granted emergency use over concerns about patients to popular tourist destinations, sures to comply with the direc- ple in the poll-bound States and authorisation in India. developing post-jab blood clots, on Thursday warned of six tions of ECI have been explored the UT. The vaccine was devel- as the manufacturer and months imprisonment to those promptly.” Sources aware of the cor- oped by the University of Europe’s medicines watchdog found without face masks in “Therefore, necessary fil- respondence between the EC Oxford and drug manufactur- insisted the vaccine was safe. public places. District Collector ters in Co-WIN have been and the Ministry said the panel er AstraZeneca, and is being Denmark was first to Innocent Divya issued the applied for the vaccination didn’t refer to any individual or manufactured in India by the announce its suspension, “fol- warning to prevent a second centres situated in the four personality but had asked the Pune-based Serum Institute of lowing reports of serious cases wave of Covid-19 in the back- States of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Health Ministry to follow the India. of blood clots” among those drop of rise in fresh cases of late Nadu, West Bengal and Union provisions of the model code in Meanwhile, an expert who had received the shot, the in various states and cities, offi- Territory of Puducherry, as letter and spirit. panel recommended the Health Authority said. cial sources said.                          & *R      !    P            ") "( &  ,)-                " "       . *          !    "    "#  $%& ))    ,9&+93:;   !  !   ,9&+93:; for 2 continuous days on 15th #$%     and 16th March 2021. About 10   esidents of Delhi battled &   nited Forum of Bank lakh bank employees and offi- Rhot day on Thursday with % !     UUnions (UFBU), an cers of the banks will partici- the city recording a maximum   !  " umbrella body of nine unions, pate in the strike,” he claimed. ' temperature of 35.2 degrees has given a call for a two-day Most of the banks, includ- Celsius, six notches above nor-      strike from March 15 to protest ing the State Bank of India  "(  mal and the highest so far this    against the proposed privati- (SBI), have informed their cus- year, the India Meteorological !"#     ! sation of two state-owned tomers about the impact on   ,9&+93:; Department said. %  !     lenders. functioning of branches and The minimum tempera- '(  ! !   In the Union Budget pre- offices if the strike materialis- s many as 170 MLAs left ture settled at 17.2 degrees ) * +  sented last month, Finance es. Banks have also informed Athe Congress to join other Celsius, three notches above +      # Minister that they are taking necessary parties during the elections normal. Light rain, hail and   "# had announced the privatisa- steps for the smooth function- held between 2016 and 2020, gusty winds are likely towards  !      tion of two public sector banks ing of bank branches and while only 18 BJP legislators the night, the IMD said. , % '-  !   (PSBs) as part of its disinvest- offices on the days of the pro- switched parties to contest the The mercury is expected to '."/0 ment plan. posed strike. polls in this period. According settle around 35 degrees Celsius  !  !  '1" The Government has Members of UFBU include to a report by Association for for the next three to four days,  * + 0%  already privatised IDBI Bank All India Bank Employees Democratic Reforms (ADR), it said. The air quality in the said.   !   ! " by selling its majority stake in Association (AIBEA), All India between 2016 and 2020, 182 of national Capital was recorded “We are expecting light the lender to LIC in 2019 and Bank Officers’ Confederation the 405 re-contesting MLAs, The Congress has been 2020, 10 of the 16 re-contest- in the “poor” category. The 24- rainfall activity and clouding $    %  merged 14 public sector banks (AIBOC), National who switched political parties, the biggest loser of political ing Rajya Sabha members who hour average air quality index over the plains in the next 2-3 $&   in the last four years. Confederation of Bank joined the BJP. Thirty-eight defection as 170 of its MLAs switched political parties joined (AQI) was 242, according to days. Over Delhi, rain is '( *  2  3 Conciliation meetings — Employees (NCBE), All India others joined the Congress left the party to join other par- the BJP and five of the 12 Lok real-time data of the Central expected around March 12. 4     before the Additional Chief Bank Officers’ Association and 25 the Telangana Rashtra ties during the elections held Sabha members who changed Pollution Control Board Widespread rain and thun- * !!  !  Labour Commissioner on (AIBOA) and Bank Employees Samithi (TRS). between 2016 and 2020. parties joined the Congress (CPCB). derstorms are expected over the   L March 4, 9 and 10 — did not Confederation of India (BEFI). Five members “It is to be noted that the during the 2019 LS polls. An AQI between 201 and hills. There may be a margin-  !   M%   yield any positive result, All Others are Indian National left the BJP to join other par- recent fall of Governments in For the report, the National 300 is considered “poor”, 301- al dip in maximum tempera-  % ! India Bank Employees Bank Employees Federation ties during the 2019 Lok Sabha Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Election Watch and the ADR 400 “very poor” and 401-500 tures over Delhi after the WD !  7  Association (AIBEA) general (INBEF), Indian National Bank polls while seven Rajya Sabha Goa, Arunachal Pradesh and have analysed the self-sworn “severe”, while an AQI above moves away but that will be *     ! secretary CH Venkatachalam Officers Congress, National members left the Congress to Karnataka State Assemblies affidavits of 433 MPs and 500 falls in the “severe plus” only for March 13 and 14,” said      said in a statement. Organisation of Bank Workers contest elections between 2016 were due to defections of their MLAs, who changed parties category. Kuldeep Shrivastava, head, *  " “Hence, it has been decid- and National Organisation of and 2020 as candidates of other MLAs,” the report said. and re-contested elections held The relative humidity at regional weather forecasting ed to go ahead with the strike Bank Officers. parties, the report said. It said between 2016 and in the last five years. 8.30 am was 87 per cent, they centre.     !"#"$"!     

  

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  3)* ,8& Those killed were later irecting officials to take identified as Upendra Paswan Dnecessary steps to control ishaps claimed 20 lives, (28) and Bablu (25), both of the spread of coronavirus infec- Mincluding nine in Agra, in Jharkhand, Guddu Kumar (17), tion in Uttar Pradesh, Chief the state during the last 24 Vikas Kumar (17), Rajesh (26), Minister hours. Nagendra Kumar (15), advised caution and stressed on In a road accident on Agra- Surendra Kumar (17), Aman intensifying contact tracing. Kanpur national highway, nine (24) and Bipin (30), all of Gaya He said in cities having a pop- people were killed and three in Bihar. ulation of 25 lakh, 5,000 peo- injured when an SUV collided The injured were identified ple should be vaccinated daily. with a truck on Thursday as Sujeet (20), Suraj (35) and “People should be con- morning. Chhotu (21) of Gaya. stantly made aware of coron- The accident took place on In Sitapur, a collision took avirus. For this, public address National Highway-2 at around place between a SUV and a car systems should be used effec- 5:15 am in Agra's Etmadpur on Sitapur-Hardoi road in tively. People should be moti- area. The SUV driver probably Himaunpur hamlet of vated to follow the Covid pro- dozed off and lost control over Misrikh, killing Bhanu Pratap tocol and it should be ensured the car, reports said. Rajvanshi (48), maternal that people use masks compul- As per reports, 12 people nephew of the BJP MLA from sorily,” the chief minister said were travelling in the SUV, a Hardoi, Shyam Prakash, while while reviewing the unlock in Scorpio. half a dozen others were a high level meeting held at his The SUV was coming from injured. official residence here on the Etmadpur side suddenly They all were going to Thursday. jumped over the median line Naimisharanya for darshan on He instructed officials to be !   '              and entered the traffic coming the occasion of Mahashivratri extra vigilant in view of increas- L2982397:8)3+#9*8,7,30 from the opposite side. A con- on Thursday when the mishap ing cases of coronavirus infec- quarantine of people coming a focus testing drive of 13-15 go for vaccination. He gave +9&C98B*8C8,D;C)7"B8C tainer truck, which was com- took place. tion in Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar from other states. days would be carried out in instructions regarding Covid ing from Agra, tried to prevent In Kushinagar, a couple and Gautam Buddha Nagar. “Maintain an effective sys- which special attention would vaccination and said that this :;7 2)#3;*++C9777079 7 the collision but failed due to Gurudel Shah of Piprahi and “Testing has an important tem in relation to prevention be on shopkeepers. work should be done effective- 7:8)3+#9)79+9BB9*;D930"298239 high speed. his wife Durgawati Devi were role in breaking the chain of and treatment of coronavirus The chief minister said that ly. He said in districts where the “The bodies were sent for also going for darshan on coronavirus infection. Keeping infection. The integrated com- the state government was com- population was more than 25 7:8)3+#9 8;D9+8B8338& post-mortem while the injured Mahashivratri when a speeding this in mind, more and more mand and control centres set up mitted to protecting people lakh, over 5,000 vaccinations :9*8D;+2C88*83,+;7:8)3+ were being treated at the hos- truck crushed them to death at Covid tests should be carried in districts should operate from coronavirus infection. He should be done daily and in dis- pital,” said Agra’s SSP Bablu Fazilnagar market in Turkpatti out,” he said. He said in UP, actively,” he said. said vaccination had a special tricts with population of less #99,7)C9+:298239)79 7 7 Kumar, adding that the SUV, area of the district on Thursday arrangements should be made During the meeting, the significance in this therefore than 25 lakhs, at least 3,000 peo- *8 2)378C;30M with a Jharkhand registration morning. to ensure contact tracing and chief minister was informed that people should be motivated to ple should be vaccinated daily. number JH13 D 5029 and is In Banda, a speeding jeep registered in the name of first crushed a couple and Mohd. Hafiz-ur-Rehman, was later hit their other family        completely crushed in the acci- members on Jhansi-Mirzapur B! )2%      dent. highway at Mataundh, killing Locals tried to rescue the the couple and critically injur-   3)* ,8& districts.  :.  passengers stuck inside the ing the other late on The chief minister instructed the damaged car and managed to Wednesday evening. our places of Uttar Pradesh associated Energy Department to speed up installa-   3)* ,8& recorded 94 cases of commu- pull out four of them. They The couple were identified Fwith the freedom struggle will be in tion of smart pre-paid meters. nal violence,” the government were sent to hospital in a crit- as Ram Sahai (35) and his wife focus when Prime Minister Narendra Medical Education Minister Suresh he Yogi Adityanath govern- claimed. ical condition. Pan Kumari. Modi will kick off the Amrit Mahotsav of Khanna, Agriculture Production Tment claims that because of A government spokesman An inspector at Itmad-ud- The injured were identified Independence to celebrate the 75th Commissioner Alok Sinha, Additional its ‘zero tolerance’ policy said that with the Mission Daulah police station, as Rekha, Kaushalya and Usha. anniversary of independence on Friday. Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Kumar towards crime and criminals, Shakti campaign, the chief Sanjay Kumar Tyagi, who In yet another accident in To commemorate the independence Awasthi, Director General of Police Hitesh the state has been successful in minister succeeded in achiev- arrived at the spot soon after- Sugapur hamlet of Madhiyan in struggle, special functions will be held at C Awasthi, Additional Chief Secretary not just curbing crimes but ing aim of ensuring safety, dig- ward, said the bodies of the Mirzapur, four persons, includ- Kakori (Lucknow), Shaheed Smarak (MSME and Information) Navneet Sehgal, also in instilling a sense of nity and empowerment of other passengers could be ing a woman and her daughter, (Meerut), Shaheed Smarak (Ballia) and Additional Chief Secretary to Chief security among the common women in Uttar Pradesh with recovered only after an hour- were crushed to death by a Jhansi Fort/Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Minister, SP Goel, Additional Chief man. a stern warning that perpetra- long operation to break speeding truck. Auditorium in Jhansi. Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad, According to the data tors of crimes against females through the crushed body of The deceased were identi- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will Additional Chief Secretary (Panchayati Raj released by the National Crime would be dealt with an iron the SUV. fied as Raj Kumar Maurya, participate in the Amrit Mahotsav pro- entire royalty received from mining and Rural Development) Manoj Kumar Records Bureau (NCRB), hand One of the injured told the Sunita, her 2-year-old daugh- gramme to be organised at the Shaheed reached the government. He said mining Singh, Additional Chief Secretary despite being the most popu- He claimed that 25,895 rescuers before losing con- ter Akansha and one Shyam Smarak in Kakori, Lucknow. should be done as per prescribed terms and (Agriculture) Devesh Chaturvedi, lous state of the country, Uttar criminals had been sent behind sciousness that they were trav- Narain Pal. While reviewing the works of various directed the Mining and Home depart- Additional Chief Secretary (Industrial Pradesh has witnessed a decline bars till 2019. eling from Gaya. None of the Half a dozen others were departments at a high-level meeting con- ments to send their teams to Banda dis- Development) Arvind Kumar, Principal in the crime rate. It may be mentioned here others were in a condition to also injured. vened at his official residence here on trict to investigate the proceedings of min- Secretary to Chief Minister and The NCRB says that that the Rajya Sabha was speak. In Kanpur Dehat, two per- Thursday, the chief minister said that ing. Information, Sanjay Prasad, Principal there has been a significant informed that UP recorded no The traffic on the stretch of sons were killed and five seri- Amrit Mahotsav would be organised by the The chief minister asked officials to set Secretary (Medical Education) Alok decrease in cases of dacoity, communal riots in the last NH-2 between Agra and ously injured when the auto- state government in all the districts of the up 200-bed hospitals from the district min- Kumar, Principal Secretary (Tourism) rape, extortion, kidnapping, three years. However, large- Etmadpur remained disrupted rickshaw they were travelling in state and for that complete preparation eral fund in Hamirpur, Mahoba and Mukesh Meshram, Secretary to Chief loot and clashes in Uttar scale communal clashes took for a long time. collided with a truck on should be done. Chitrakoot districts. Minister, Alok Kumar, Secretary (Mining) Pradesh. place in Uttar Pradesh in the The driver and cleaner of Mughal Road under Bhognipur While reviewing the works of the He said that with the construction of Roshan Jacob, Director of Information “No riots occurred in the year 2016 before Yogi the container truck were police station on Thursday Mining Department, the chief minister these hospitals, good medical facilities Shishir and other senior officers were pre- state in the year 2018, where- Adityanath took charge of the absconding afternoon. directed the officials to ensure that the would be available to the residents of these sent in the meeting. as places like Maharashtra state, the official said. #+8   %O ! 34! 1 3 "      3)* ,8& !/ !   3)* ,8& body was dumped at the said sometime late laucoma Week is being observed at KGMU to create awareness Wednesday night. Gabout glaucoma, a leading cause for irreversible blindness. rime against the fairer sex continued The miscreants later set the body on fire NOTICE   3)* ,8& in the dhaba. The dispute took According to a senior faculty member, Glaucoma Week will conclude Cunabated in the state with two more in a bid to conceal the identity of the vic- an ugly turn when the youths on March 13. young girls being killed and their bodies tim. The cops rushed to the spot on getting I have changed my name n a sensational incident in attacked Vijay with sticks and The department of Ophthalmology is organising a week-long glau- dumped in secluded places. In both the information and doused the fire and sent from Rekha Ram Chandani to IGhazipur district, a block rods, injuring him critically. coma awareness programme for paramedical faculty and students, nurs- killings, reported from Chitrakoot and the body for post-mortem. They are wait- Janvi Manglani. In future I will development officer (BDO) was Som Yadav was also injured ing faculty and students. At the OPD, free glaucoma screening is being Fatehpur, the killers tried to burn the bod- ing for the autopsy report. be known as Janvi Manglani brutally lynched to death by while making efforts to save his done. Patients are also being told about the importance of regular eval- ies. Efforts are being made to ascertain the W/o Pawan manglani R/o some goons while his brother younger brother. uation and follow-up for glaucoma. A poster competition was also In both the cases, the police did not rule identity of the girl. 124/A/377, Block -11, Govind sustained grievous injuries while The assailants later left the organised on the occasion. out the possibility of the victims having Meanwhile in Ballia, the bodies of a nagar, Kanpur trying to save his life. dhaba. The department of Ophthalmology also organised ‘Glaucoma Walk’ been sexually assaulted before being killed. young couple married a year back were The incident took place The other guests rushed which started from the Administrative Block and terminated at the In Chitrakoot, the half-burnt body of found inside their home on Thursday when the victim was celebrating both the victims to hospital department’s north wing. a 17-year-old girl was recovered from a morning. NOTICE his birthday party on Wednesday from where Vijay was referred to KGMU Vice-Chancellor Dr Bipin Puri, Pro-VC, four faculty deans, secluded area of Kuriyadeeh hamlet of While the woman's body was lying on night. the medical college hospital in chief medical superintendent and medical superintendent also par- Bargarh on Thursday morning. The girl was the bed, her husband was found hanging I No-15694627 A L/NK Lok Soon after learning about the Varanasi but he died on the ticipated in the event. said to be mentally retarded and was from the ceiling. Chandra sharma Unit 4 Air incident, the local cops along way. Meanwhile, the pain and palliative unit of the department of missing for the last three days. Reports said that 26-year-old Manoj Formation signal Regiment, with senior officials rushed to Station House Officer of Anaesthesiology (KGMU) is organising a 3-day CME and training pro- The family members claimed that the Gupta, hailing from Madhapar hamlet of C/o 56 APO, have declared the spot and cordoned off the City Kotwali, Vimal Kumar gramme from March 12. This educational programme is designed espe- girl was murdered and later the accused Sikenderpur was married to Kushboo (22) that correct name of my wife is area to arrest the criminals. Mishra, said they had detained cially for the nursing staff and is the first of its kind. Improvement tried to burn her body to conceal the crime. in January last year. They both were Jai Sarveshwari instead of However, the two-hour-long three employees of the dhaba in nursing care is essential to provide effective treatment to terminal- The possibility of the victim being sex- presently living in a rented house at Jaisarveshwari sharma, which hunt went in vain. and were grilling them to extract ly ill patients and to enhance their quality of life. ually assaulted before being murdered was Rampur Udaybhan Nai Basti in Sadar have erroheously entered in my A case was registered and the identity of the assailants as not ruled out by the police. Kotwali area of Ballia. service record. efforts were being made by the they were said to be frequent vis- Station house Officer of Bargarh police On Thursday morning, when they did police to identify the killers and itors. /3782/9+1 station, Ravi Prakash, said the body was sent not come out, the neighbours suspected foul arrest them. Meanwhile in Gorakhpur, for post-mortem and they were waiting for play so they knocked the door but when the NOTICE According to reports, Vijay former  )) the report to confirm how the girl was killed door was not opened, they called the police. Yadav (26), was posted as BDO leader Ritesh Kumar Maurya, Kruiti Rai, a student of City and whether she was sexually exploited. The cops broke open the door and I, Sanjesh Kumari w/o No- in Chandwak block of Jaunpur. hailing from Gagha locality, was Montessori School, Gomti Nagar The girl had disappeared last Monday found both the bodies. 7241284P DFR(ADT) Anil His father Mahendra Yadav had killed over his rivalry with the Campus I, has been offered admis- and her family members were looking for The police suspect that the woman Kumar Mishra, R/o-vill-Nagla retired as a tehsildar. opponents in the coming pan- sion with a scholarship of US$ her. Further investigations are on in this probably consumed poison to commit Harju, Post- Angaraiya, Teh- On Wednesday, Vijay went chayat elections. 1,00,000 by the prestigious Saint regard. suicide and after she died her husband Aliganj, Distt-Etah (up)in serice with his friends and elder He was said to be close to Louis University of the USA for In Fatehpur, the body of an unknown hanged himself to death. record of husband my name is brother Som Yadav to Kalika cabinet minister Swami pursuing higher studies there. girl was found lying in the thick bushes on No suicide note was recovered from the wrongly mention as Sanjesh Dhaba at Tulsipur in City Prasad Maurya and was prepar- The scholarship has been offered the side of Muradipur-Bindki road under room. SP of Ballia Dr Bipin Tanda claimed Kumari. My correct name is Kotwali police area in ing to contest the panchayat elec- to her for the entire study period the Kalyanpur police station area on that the neighbours said that the couple was Sanjesh Mishra (vide Affidavit Ghazipur district to celebrate his tion. of four years. Besides, the Thursday morning. having some dispute over petty household dt-09/03/2021,No- birthday. A heavy police force was University of Cincinnati, Syracuse Station House Officer of Kalyanpur affairs and the two had abused each other 38AE834043, 38AE834044 Sources said that during the deployed in the area to avert any University and Miami University police station, Keshav Verma, said the vic- on Wednesday night also. He said the bod- Mohanlalganj, Lucknow) celebration, Vijay had a dispute untoward incident as tension of the USA have also offered her tim appeared to be in her mid-twenties and ies were sent for post-mortem and inves- with some other youths present prevailed in the village. admission. she was killed somewhere else and later the tigations were on. NOTICE *2;     ! !  I, Noor bahar W/O Zahoor Babu Lucknow (PNS): The Communist to the accused in the Kanpur case and crime. “In the Kanpur case, the police sum- R/O-108/171 pathar wali gali model Party of India (CPI) state secretary, Girish, should also take moral responsibility for moned the victim and her family to house kaiserbagh lucknow, declare criticised the government in Uttar Pradesh failing to check crime and maintain the police station where they forced them to that hereby, I disown and Disinherit saying it had failed to provide safety to rule of law. “The state government is tak- strike a compromise on the issue and kept my three doughter, Najma Misal women and girls. He said the accused in ing oppressive measures against the pub- them at the police station at the night. The age-36, Fatima Izhar age-31, Ashma the Kanpur gang-rape case got the victim's lic which voted them to power. They are police should not act this way,” the CPI Azhar age-30, all my moveable and father killed in a road mishap. running a campaign against the opposition leader said. Girish said incidents of rape immovable properties, due to their “The accused is son of a sub-inspec- to tame them. But they have failed in pro- were reported from Unnao, Hathras, misconduct towards my family. They tor and he had issued threats to the girl and viding safety to women and girls in the UP,” Aligarh, Balrampur, Siddharth Nagar, are self responsible for their activi- her family after they named him and his Girish commented. Pilibhit and Moradabad. He also criticised ties/bussiness and nither me nor my aides in the gang-rape case,” the CPI leader The CPI leader alleged that the police the media saying some of these were not family will be answerable for their activity. general public shall take note. said. In a statement, Girish said the gov- were taking all oppressive measures to keep even showing/writing about such inci- ernment should ensure stern punishment their slate clean and hide the incidents of dents.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             "            # $ S                      &                       !          

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The official said that peo- ext time you visit a canopy ered 5,028 activated SIM cards that they used to sell pre-acti- total of 1,43,652 people He said they are in the ple coming from others states Nwhere SIM cards are sold issued on fake identities, 34 vated SIMs of different compa- Ahave been vaccinated in process of revamping the emer- are still under surveillance. on attractive offers and you are mobile phones and two bio- nies through canopies in small Lucknow since January 16, gency area of the non-Covid “We are tracking and testing asked to get your photo clicked metric devices from the posses- UP villages. As per their con- when the vaccination drive hospital as they are receiving each and every passenger. Till more than once, be alarmed. sion of the accused. fession, the accused used to was inaugurated, according to 3,000 patients at the OPD now, we have not got anyone Your identity is likely to be mis- The arrests were made fol- activate 2-5 SIMs on a single ID district immunisation officer everyday. He pointed out that positive, except for a person used in future as one may lowing investigation into a case and sold the same on attractive Dr MK Singh. Terming the ace 700 people are being vaccinat- from Dubai,” he said. secure more SIMs in your in which some unidentified offers. They used to give a SIM of vaccination he said the ben- ed per day and the feedback President of People’s Health name. The cyber cell of miscreants had withdrawn Rs to the customer and keep the eficiaries include frontline & from beneficiaries are all praise Organisation Dr Ishwar Gilada Lucknow police issued an alert 10,700 from the bank account remaining SIMs. They would health workers, senior citizens for the hygiene and cleanliness said that the populous states of on Thursday and warned peo- of a Chinhat resident some then use another mobile num- and those above 45 years with standards at the hospital. UP and Bihar should increase ple that different companies are time back. ber through which they creat- co-morbidities. Nodal officer for Covid the speed of Covid vaccination issuing several SIMs in just one The complainant had told ed a referral code and e-wallet. Regarding rural areas immunisation at KGMU said to keep the cases low. person’s name on same time, the police that she lost Rs After a victim was trapped where the vaccination has been they have 11 booths for vacci- “States like Bihar, Madhya same day and from the same 10,799 at the hands of uniden- in their racket, they used to slow, Dr Singh said they have nating senior citizens and oth- Pradesh, Rajasthan and UP place. The police issued the tified miscreants who trans- withdraw money from his/her already given instructions for ers with co-morbidities, but are keeping a very low profile alert after arresting two persons ferred the money through bank account. mobilisation of people through there have been only 400 vac- in Covid numbers. UP and accused of duping several using PhonePe and MobiKwik from The accused used to sell ASHA workers. “People are cinations per day. Bihar, especially, have low pos- fake SIM cards. his account in Union Bank. She SIMS for Rs 10 with an offer of keen on getting themselves positive, including 25 in ery figures to 5,94,308 even as A senior health official itivity rates as against the Those arrested were iden- said she had got the call for a internet facility and free calling vaccinated and are visiting Ghaziabad, 10 in Kanpur, eight there are 1,742 active cases in said that the Covid positivity national average of 5%, and tified as Gopal Maurya of job offer. The needle of suspi- for one month. They used to both government and private in Varanasi, seven in Meerut the state. rate in Lucknow has come 13.2% per cent in Maharashtra. Hardoi and Bharat Sharma of cion turned towards Gopal ask the customers to give their facilities in Lucknow,” he and four in Gautam Buddh Meanwhile, RMLIMS down to 0.33 per cent. UP’s population is almost dou- Jalaun. Gopal was staying in and Bharat and they were thumb impression 4-5 times on added. Nagar, pushing the UP case director Dr AK Singh pointed “The Covid positivity rate ble as compared to Nyay Vihar Colony in Bhitauli nabbed from Alambagh on one pretext or the other. Meanwhile, 17 people test- tally to 6,04,791. There was out that currently they have was 0.35 per cent in February Maharashtra’s, but it has had ed positive for coronavirus only a single death due to only three Covid patients and and now it is 0.33 per cent. We fewer Covid cases. Low viru- infection in Lucknow on Covid-19 was reported across that they are thinking in terms had only one death in the past lence, early lockdown, strict Thursday while 11 patients the state and it was in Pilibhit. of shifting the gynaecology ten days,” he said. “It means containment strategies and    O% ##)P   recovered. Across the state, a Besides, 89 patients defeated unit to the Covid hospital, that if 300 people are tested for high-volume testing could well total of 146 people tested Covid coronavirus, taking the recov- marking out some beds for coronavirus, only one will be the reason,” he noted. Lucknow (PNS): Thieves made burgled and the thieves also taking her help,” the off with cash and ornaments decamped with cash, orna- sources said. worth lakhs of rupees from the ments and other items after Neighbours claimed that 1       house of a woman inspector, breaking open the almirah at the police do not take theft inci-  !  !"#   who is presently is the incharge her house in Ashok Vihar dents seriously unless the vic- "    of ‘Dial 112’ in the wee hours Colony in Nilmatha locality tim is some high-profile person. of Thursday. Police were yet to around 3 am. “There have been several cases %"&! &" & "'(!% Lucknow (PNS): SGPGI organised a pro- get any clue after day-long Sources said a police team which are yet to be to be gramme on early diagnosis of diseases in probe. was formed to work on the case. worked out,” they pointed out.   3)* ,8& him that police do not issue com- Daliganj railway station and his women. Around 250 participants took part in As per reports, inspector “Shiva Shukla also boasts of a A police spokesman said a case plaint receipts. mutilated body was recovered later. the programme through video-conferencing. Shiva Shukla informed police good experience in working out under Section 380 of IPC was day after suicide by a contractu- Arjun alleged that Vishal was The police had recovered a suicide Prof Preeti Dabadgaon from the department of on Thursday that her house was several cases and the team is registered in this connection. Aal employee (Vishal), the standing outside the spa where note in which Vishal had alleged that Endocrinology expressed concern over thyroid bereaved kin reached Aliganj police police conducted the raid. “My son his life became hell after he was disease being an important public health issue. station to lodge a case against ADCP was caught and taken inside the spa. framed in a flesh trade case on “As iodine is very essential for mental growth (North) Prachi Singh, who was He was forced to remove his clothes February 13. Vishal further alleged of a child, every neonate should be tested for thy- accused of wrongly booking him in after which his photos were clicked that he was put behind the bars on roid to rule out congenital hypothyroidism,” she a sex trade case. However, the and he was shown arrested,” he the instructions of the ADCP said. Prof Anju Rani spoke on cervix cancer, Aliganj police did not accept the alleged. Vishal’s sister pointed out (North) even though he was not which is caused by human papillomavirus complaint, claiming that the case was there is a CCTV camera at the spa involved in any immoral activity. (HPV), which is multifocal and persistent. She under the jurisdiction of Hasanganj entrance and if that is scanned, it Later, Commissioner of emphasised the need to have HPV vaccination police station. The bereaved family would be clear if Vishal entered the Lucknow had ordered a probe fol- for prevention. then reached Hasanganj police sta- spa on his own or he was forcibly lowing which the ADCP was given “WHO has also recommended HPV vacci- tion where they gave a complaint. taken inside. She flayed the police for a clean chit. In a press communiqué nation for girls aged 9-14 years. Cervical However, they said they were not giving a clean chit to the ADCP after from the CP office, it was said that screening should be carried out because it can issued any receipt. a two-hour probe. the ADCP only performed the duty stop the cancer before it starts. WHO has also Deceased’s father Arjun said On Wednesday, Vishal had assigned to her and that she had no given a target to eradicate cervix cancer by 2030,” inspector Amarnath Verma told jumped before a moving train near intent to harm any innocent. she added. Head of Clinical Immunology department Prof Amita Agrawal pointed out that every pain is not related to arthritis. “Stiffness in the morning, pain and swelling of small joints :.1     !" of hands and feet are the major features of rheumatoid arthritis. It is not directly related to   3)* ,8& dietary habits. If it is associated with fever, high blood pressure, breathing difficulty and skin ooks and magazines at the rashes, one should immediately consult a spe- BMinistry of Information and cialist as it could be something more serious,” Broadcasting Government of India’s she added. She also spoke about osteoarthritis stall are attracting UPSC aspirants to which is associated with ageing. She advised the Lucknow Book Fair at Bal women to exercise regular and to keep the body Sangrahalaya lawns in Charbagh. weight in check to fight osteoarthritis. “Knee Chandra Prabha Sharma from the transplant should be considered as the last stall said the book on freedom option for treatment of arthritis,” she added. fighter Bhagat Singh in four volumes Prof Gaurav Agrawal, emphasised the need is witnessing brisk sale. to have early detection to treat breast cancer in Other books which are selling the initial stage. well include ‘Courts of India’, “Being aware of its risk factors and warn- ‘Bhartiya Andolan Ka Itihas’, and ing signs, doing self-examination and getting ‘Bharat Mein Angrezi Raj’ by Sunder mammography done once in two years can pre- Lal. The latest ‘Economic Survey vent the disease to a great extent. If anybody is 2020-2021’ is also selling well. The diagnosed with breast cancer, treatment should maximum visitors include UPSC be given as early as possible following a multi- aspirants or middle-aged book disciplinary approach,” he said. lovers. SGPGI director Prof RK Dhiman stressed Books on Mahatma Gandhi are the need to educate girl child to maximise the also selling well because everyone participation of women in the progress of soci- wants to read and understand ety and nation as a whole. Coordinator of the Gandhi. “We have many books on depicted through pictures which Champaran’ by DG Tendulkar and session Prof Vinita Agrawal said that such top- Mahatma Gandhi but the one which are not available anywhere. Others ‘Neel Ki Kheti’ by Uday Kumar ics are important for generating awareness for is ahead is based on his life that is books include ‘Gandhi in Srivastava,” Sharma said. women health issues. *     !"& ) & '!* (

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pedestrian was killed in a Aroad mishap in Vibhuti Khand police station area on Thursday. Ram Kishor of Barabanki was hit near GS Lawn by an unidentified bike in the morning. The errant biker sped off the scene while the injured was rushed to RMLIMS, where he was declared brought dead. It surfaced during investi- gation that Ram Kishor, along with his wife, lived in a shanty in the area and was out in search of a job. His wife lodged a case in this connection.   3)* ,8& Meanwhile, the man, whose body was found hang- uge crowds thronged ing in a mango grove in Mall HMankameshwar temple on on Wednesday, had ended his the occasion of Mahashivratri life allegedly due to the abusive on Thursday. There were four behaviour of his son. Police serpentine queues outside the ascertaining the identity of the temple and were over 3km man as Jangalee (55) of long. Mahant Devyagiri said Jalalabad locality in Mall. devotees waited for over two- The police said Jangalee and-a-half hours for their turn took the extreme step due to to pay obeisance to the deity. the crass behavior of his son She pointed out that it was Umakant even though he did the maximum rush in the last not get married just to take of couple of years. “We were him after the death of his wife. expecting huge crowds this year Umakant started consuming because the devotees had not alcohol due to which his father been able to visit the temple dur- *+%         ,*+ was worried. He kept coun- ing Shravan last year 2020 since            selling his son but the latter Covid was at its peak. People refused to mend ways. were eager to visit the temple,” areas of the neighbouring dis- devotees maintaining social dis- On Saturday, Umakant she said. She said she had tricts. Kanwariyas were just tancing which could not be fol- returned home in an inebriat- apprised the administration of about 250 in numbers. On lowed even though the temple ed state and picked up a fight the requirement of additional Mahashivratri, majority of peo- administration tried to ensure with his father. He reportedly force for crowd management. ple from outside Lucknow visit that people wore masks. “We used foul language, leaving his She pointed out that most the temple because they are were regularly appealing to the father hurt. Jangalee left the of the devotees had come from unable to do that at other times,” devotees to mask up so that at house and did not return since the neighbouring areas. “Most she noted. She said circles were least some protocols are fol- then. He was later found hang- of the people came from rural drawn on the ground to help the lowed,” she added. ing from a tree.     !"#"$"! 4     1   

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he Sangam city on TThursday reverberated with the chants of 'bam bam bhole', 'har har mahadev' and vedic hymns on the occasion of Mahashivratri. Devotees and pilgrims in large numbers thronged the Shiva temples since early morning and offered prayers. Loknath Milan Sangh also celebrated Mahashivratri by thronging the abode of Lord Shiva in different parts of the city to offer obeisance and perform the 'Rudrabhishek' ritual. Devouts made a beeline outside different temples, including the historic Padila Mahdeo, Mankameshwar, Takshakeshwar Nath temple and Shivkuti temple at Teliyargunjs. On Shivaratri, only cold water and bael leaves are offered to the lingam. Other traditional offerings, such as -      .  /            /        bathing it in milk and pan- chamruta (a mixture of milk, curds, ghee, sugar and honey) (symbols of sustenance), or anointing it with vermilion 6 ""  <  (kumkum) or white conse- crated rice (akshata) (symbols of fertility or creation), are done on this day, when Lord     Shiva is worshipped as the deity of dissolution. The devotees offered milk,  %   *$DC,7; flow of devotees from of devotees to offer Jalabhishek ple. As many as four big Shiv honey, sugarcane juice, san- Dashaswamedh via Godowlia was seen at Mrityunjaya Barats are taken out on the dalwood paste and leaves of akhs of devotees thronged on one hand and from Mahadev (Daranagar), occasion from different parts wood apple on shivlingas. As Lone of the Dwadasa Maidagin via Chowk from the Onkleshwar Mahadev including Teel Bhandeshwar, ‘Mahashivaratri’ marks the Jyotirlingas, Kashi Vishwanath other hand throughout the (Adampura), Jageshwar Luxa, Janghambadi and wedding of Lord Shiva with (KV) temple here on Thursday day. Earlier, there was a rush of Mahadev (Ishwargangi), Maidagin. Under the auspices Parvati and thus a very auspi- on the auspicious occasion of devotees at Dashaswamedh Goptmeshwar Mahadev of Teel Bhandeshwar Mahadev cious occasion, people in a Mahashivratri. Elaborate secu- and other adjoining ghats as (Godowlia), Sarang Mahadev Shiv Barat Samiti, Shiv Bharat large number visiting temples rity arrangements were made many took holy dip in the river (Sarnath), Kedeshreshwar was taken out from the temple to get their wishes fulfilled,'' both inside and outside of Ganga before offering prayer to Mahadev (Kedar Ghat), and the unique features of the said Anirudh Kumar Mishra, Gyanvapi premises and addi- KV temple. To watch the situ- Tilbhandeshwar Mahadev Shiv Barat was the presence of city based astrologer. tional forces were deployed ation, senior administrative (Pandey Haveli) and Mahadev on decorated horse, Meanwhile, nearly 6 lakh there apart from para-mili- and police officers were camp- Vishwanath temple (BHU) in many tableaux and people in pilgrims and devotees also chanting of mantras and devo- ebrated to revere Lord Shiva is arrangements had been made tary, RAF and PAC personnel ing there to study the stock of the city areas, while at poses of demons, serpents, took a holy dip at Sangam and tees queuing up for prayers. also known as for security at various places. to avoid any untoward incident. the situation. Markandey Mahadev (Kaithi), kinnars ( eunuchs) and danc- further offered prayers to lord Members of Jai Padmarajarathri. On Mahashivaratri, a As the works on under-con- Besides, religious fervour Rameshwar Mahadev, ing in typical Banarasi styles. Shiva. From youngsters to led by Onkar Nath Tripathi Apart from Sangam, large crowd of devotees gath- struction KV Corridor are of Shiv Bhakti engulfed this city Karmdeshwar Mahadev Some were making the proces- elderly people, from middle took out a shobha yatra from bathing also was going on in ered at the pagoda of the city going on, the devotees felt a lot of Lord Vishwanath on this (Kandhwa), Shooltankeshwar sion interesting dancing in aged men to teenage girls, Chowk locality passing Arail, Gangas's Akshayavat, to pay obeisance. Devotees of relief due to spacious expan- biggest festival of this holy city Mahadev (Rohania) and many styles of scorpions and snakes. lakhs of Shiv Bhakts gathered through different parts of the Ramghat, Daraganj, Gangoli who started performing sion of premises, though due to when in almost all the parts the others in adjoining areas. At After being taken out from Teel at Sangam nose and the entire city and culminating at Pagoda, Old GT and Jalabhishekas started in every restrictions they were not traditional slogan of Har Har BHU temple, Vice-Chancellor Bhandeshwar Mahadev, it Sangam nose was reverberat- Meerapur. Children wearing Phaphamau. pagoda including allowed to touch the Shivling. Mahadev echoed at Shiv tem- Prof Rakesh Bhatnagar, Rector passed through Pandey Haveli, ed with bam bam bhole. colourful attire were the cen- The sixth and final Mankameshwar, Due to rush, it was rarely seen ples. Apart from Kashi Prof VK Shukla, Chief Proctor Narad Ghat, Mansarovar Ghat, Officials said that addi- ter of attraction and hun- bathing festival of Magh Mela Dashashwamedh, that the COVID-19 guidelines Vishwanath temple, there are Prof Anand Chaudhary and Hanuman Ghat, Panchkot tional police forces were dreds of devotees chanted of Dharma-Karma, sacrifice Panchmukhi Mahadev, Bhole could be followed strictly, over a dozen famous Shiv tem- others offered prayer. Ghat, Shivala, Sonarpura, deployed at Shiva temples bhajans and shloks. Wearing and dedication has become a Giri, Hatkeshwar Mahadev, though many were wearing ples in the city as well as in Meanwhile, a grand Shiv Bhelupur, Hanuman Mandir, during afternoon hours when colourful clothes, devotees rare harmony among the Abhi Shivkuti Mahadev. masks. adjoining areas falling on Barat was taken out from Devadhiaveer and culminated devotees in a large number attended the festivities amid planet-constellations on People wished to get the There was a continuous Panchkoshi Marg. Heavy rush Tilbhandeshwar Mahadev tem- at the temple. assembled to offer prayers. beating of drums and blowing Mahashivaratri. This is why desired fruit from Bholenath The queue of devotees of conch shells. people had more enthusiasm by having darshan and stretched for almost a kilome- On the other hand, office- about bathing, meditation and Jalabhishek. At the same time, tre outside Mankameshawar. bearers and members of charity. The Sangam area was a lot of devotees were also !   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The prasad will be in Senior Superintendent members of Patharchatti scholar Dr Girija Shankar preparations for the conve- various localities on Mahashivaratri is very glori- Trust, prasad of Shri Kashi the temper proof envelope Post Offices, Varanasi East Ramlila committee amidst Shastri said Mahashivratri cel- nience of devotees. Special Mahashivratri. fied. Often people wish that Vishwanath Temple in new with proper packaging. This Division Sumit Kumar Gatt they can get Baba Bholenath’s format will made available to will not be tampered with in said that prasad can also be prasad at their home. In such the people through Speed Post any way. Yadav said that the obtained from the counter of a situation, people will not service. image of Shri Kashi Varanasi City Post Office for *6&7 8 have to be disappointed any- Under this scheme, an e- Vishwanath Jyotirlinga, just Rs 201. more. Now they will be able to money order of only Rs 251 Mahamrityunjaya Yantra, Shri Apart from this, special get the prasad of Shri Kashi has to be sent to the Senior Shiva Chalisa, 108 beads of stalls will be set up for prasad  %   *$33:#+ Singh murder case he was sent Vishwanath temple through Superintendent of Post Rudraksha’s garland, Bel Patra, at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Assi to Naini Jail in judicial cus- the Speed Post sitting at home. Offices, Varanasi (East) coin having Bhole Baba’s Ghat etc by the Postal depart- ormer MP and muscleman tody. Postmaster General (PMG) of Division from the nearest post image inscribed with Mata ment on the festival of FDhananjay Singh has been The muscleman had writ- Varanasi Region Krishna office. Prasad will be sent to Annapurna, Dry Fruits, Mahashivratri. shifted to Fatehgarh Jail from ten a letter to the concerning Naini here on Thursday morn- officials to shift him to anoth- ing. The alleged conspirator of er jail because his life was Ajit Singh murder case of under threat here at Naini Lucknow, Dhanjay Singh was Central Jail. The Naini Central  " /  2! feeling insecure in Naini Jail officials received a letter Central Jail. from the administrative offi- Dhananjay Singh, former cers on Friday to get BSP MP from Jaunpur had Dhananjay Singh shifted to surrendered in the guise of an Fatehgarh Central Jail. They ',. = advocate in the MP/MLA prepared for his transfer and court on March 5, and was handed him over to the police sent to Naini Central Jail in on Thursday morning.  %   *$DC,7; judicial custody. Lucknow Officials had reached police had filed an FIR against Naini Central Jail with heavy ailway Minister Piyush him for conspiring the mur- police force and Vajra vehicles RGoyal said that the change der of Ajit Singh in to ensure proper security of of name of Banaras Locomotive Gomtinagar area in the month the former MP during his Works (BLW) from Diesel of January. A non-bailable journey from Naini Central Locomotive Works (DLW) was warrant had been issued Jail, Prayagraj to Fatehgarh not mere a name change but against him and the police had % 5    6    Central Jail in Farrukhabad. the BLW had changed itself announced a reward of It may be mentioned here completely to fit into the Prime 25,000 on his head. arrest Dhananjay Singh, and MP/MLA fourt here at that another politician-cum- Minister’s vision of diesel free On the instructions of the in this process his property Prayagraj and surrendered. muscleman Dilip Mishra is Indian Railways. ‘BLW’s contri- higher officials the Lucknow was to be attached, but he sud- In yet another case the court also languishing in Fatehgarh bution to fulfill that vision by police had geared up itself to denly appeared before the granted him bail, but in Ajit Central Jail. December 2023 is going to be remarkable. Indian Railways is poised to move towards ‘net -     0          2        zero’ carbon emitter Railway by 34 /   4     2030 and it will be first big 2 96  Railway in the world to achieve dards and its parts and compo- Rajbhar said that the flagging The function was also this milestone,’ he said while nents are developed in-house. off ceremony is an example of attended by Railway Board flagging off two 3000 horse- Through these locos we are all PM visionary ‘Make in India’ Chairman and CEO Suneet power (HP) cape gauge loco- set to enter the cape gauge loco policy. Secretary (ER)/ MEA Sharma, Janfar Abdulai motives to Mozambique market in Africa. This export Rahul Chabra wished best of (Minister of Transport and '&  through virtual platform on order taps BLW’s expertise of luck to RITES and CFM Board Communication, Government Wednesday. BLW received an six decades of locomotive man- of Mozambique for strengthen- of Mozambique), Robindo order for six diesel locos for ufacture, for making diesel ing and deepening this rela- Augusto Ferera (High  %   *$33:#+ Rahi Illawart Tourist Bungalow. jal, Tomato chat and chaat dishes like Muglai Paratha, export to Mozambique. locos for export contribution to tionship. Commissioner of Mozambique UPSTDC senior manager papdi will be made available to Rumali Roti, Sammi Kabab, Congratulating all on eve Atmanirbhar Bharat,’ he added. President and Chairman, to India), Ankan Banerjee uch to the delight of city DP Singh said ‘This is for the the foodies. Similarly, dishes Galouti Kabab, Tangri Kabab, of Mahashivratri, he said ‘India Union Minister Mahendra CFM Mozambique, Miguel (High Commissioner of India Mfolks, a first of its kind first time in the history of the like chola kulcha, aloo paratha Mutton Kabab, Chicken do has been Mozambique’s partner Nath Pandey recited about the Matabel said that he had the to Mozambique) and David ‘Phalguni Vyanjan Mahotsav’ city that a Phalguni Vyanjan with butter, paneer paratha pyaza and other non-vegetar- in development over the years memories of the PM’s visit to opportunity along with his Rasquinha (MD Exim Bank of 2021 is all set to tickle the taste Mahotsav will be organised with butter and chaach will be ian dishes will be served under in many sectors and now in Mozambique in July 2016 for CFM team to visit all the rail India) in Delhi while at BLW buds of food lovers. The three- on the eve of Holi festival’. served under the Punjabi the Mughlai Swad stall. Railways too. It has given one strengthening ties of the two production units including the here the function was also day Phalguni Vyanjan He added that the event Dhaba stall. Dishes like masala Residents will also be able to lakh COVID-19 vaccines to nations. Today’s event is a BLW, Modern Coach Factory, attended by Laxman Acharya, Mahotsav, to be organised by has six special stalls named dosa with sambhar and chatni, enjoy Thandai, Mishrambu, Mozambique as a friend result of that vision. ‘PM’s Integral Coach Factory, Rail Ashutosh Sinha (both MLCs), the UP State Tourism Chatori Gali, Punjabi Dhaba, idli and vada with sambhar and Lassi with malai, ice-cream, nation.’ According to him, these vision of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Wheel Factory and others and Saurabh Srivastava, Surendra Development Corporation South Indian stall, Maharashtra chatni will also be served under cold drink etc. under Tarotaja 3000 HP cape gauge locos have is not just for India but to he was very impressed both Narayan Singh (both MLAs), (UPSTDC) from March 12 to special, Mughlai Swad, and the South Indian stall. If you corner. According to Singh, been designed, financed and develop good quality and cost with the technology used as General Manager of BLW 14, promises to offer a variety Tarotaja stall. Under the want to enjoy Pav Bhaji and there will be a total of 34 veg- made in India for Mozambique effective products for the well as the scale of production Anjali Goyal and senior officers of delectable dishes of different Chatori Gali stall, food items Bhelpuri, the Maharashtra stall etarian and non-vegetarian in a record time of 14 months. International market,’ he said. and of course, the Indian hos- of BLW, RITES, RDSO and states like Punjab, Uttar like basket chaat, tikiya, gol is there to satisfy your taste preparations which will include ‘These locos are of global stan- Uttar Pradesh’s Minister Anil pitality. others. Pradesh and Maharashtra at guppa with five type of jeera- buds, said Singh. Moreover, a majority of indigenous foods.    !"#"$"! 5

*.!   *   ,6 +    8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '( )#* result the motorcyclist, brought the injured truck driver :  Rajkumar Maurya (20), a res- Vasudev Mishra of Patawadh our persons lost their lives ident of Gajaria Gadhava vil- village under Chopan police  %   *$ ,2)C Fin a road mishap in lage under Madihan police station in Sonbhadra and     Suggapaakh village on Lalganj- station, Sunita (25) of Taand Sandeep Maurya of Siaria village IG Pritinder Singh, on Kalwari Road on Thursday village under Dehat Kotwali under Madihan police station to DThursday, suspended two morning. As per the reports, a police station, and her daugh- the hospital in Madihan. On  %   *$ ,2)C police outpost incharges and a truck was on the way early in ter, Akanksha (2), died on the getting information the police constable in connection with the morning when it hit a spot while Shyamnarain (32) authorities, including SP Ajay anpur Divisional the Sajeti gang-rape case. motorcycle. Thereafter the dri- of Padaria village under Kumar Singh, reached the spot KCommissioner Raj He also ordered a depart- ver lost control over the truck Madihan police station died in and directed the personnel for Shekhar, while inspecting the mental inquiry against all the which hit others too. As a the hospital. The local police necessary action. site for the new shooting range three cops. at Shankarpur Sarai, said the The DIG took this action !:    ;&   "< process for the new rifle range after Ghatampur Circle Officer had begun and directed the Girish Kumar Singh submitted 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $. /0#* special train will from March Gonda-Bahraich unreserved officials concerned to ensure the report of his preliminary 14 daily leave Gonda at 06.15 express special train will from that a detailed report was pre- investigation into the case. he railway administration hrs, Gangadham at 06.27 hrs, March 14 daily leave Gonda pared and submitted at the DIG told media persons Tfor the convenience of pas- Bangain at 06.39 hrs, daily at 15.30 hrs, Gangadham commissionerate in seven days. that Sajeti village police outpost sengers will run two pairs of Bisheshwarganj at 06.51 hrs, at 15.42 hrs, Bangain at 15.54 He said this proposal was incharge Ram Shiromani was special unreserved express Payagpur at 07.03 hrs, hrs, Bisheshwarganj at 16.06 hrs, pending for the past very long suspended for dereliction of trains between Gonda- Yogendra Dham Halt at 07.13 Payagpur at 16.18 hrs, Yogendra time and thus it had been duty while Ghatampur outpost Bahraich. Keeping Covid-19 in hrs, Chilwariya at 07.22 hrs and Dham Halt at 16.28 hrs, given momentum as part of the incharge Abdul Kalam and mind, these special trains will reach Bahraich at 07.50 hrs. In Chilwariya at 16.37 hrs and Smart City Project. constable Adesh Kumar were be run as (unreserved) express the return journey, 05372 reach Bahraich 17.05 hrs. In the He said for the range a land suspended for their lack- special trains so that there is no Bahraich-Gonda unreserved return journey, 05374 Bahraich- measuring 24,580 hectare had adaisical attitude after the death extra rush and to ensure com- special train daily from March Gonda unreserved special train already been allotted by the of the gang-rape victim’s father. pliance of its safety standards, 14 will daily leave Bahraich at will from March 14 daily leave government and the plan had Earlier, for his absence CPRO PK Singh said. It is nec- 08.10 hrs, Chilwariya at 08.26 Bahraich at 18.00 hrs, Chilwariya already been assigned and the from duty, Superintendent of essary to comply with the hrs, Yogendra Dham Halt at at 18.16 hrs, Yogendra Dham double trap two stands would .  %    !    7- 5 7          ,    Police, Kannauj, had suspend- Covid-19 safety guidelines in 08.34 hrs, Payagpur at 08.45 Halt at 18.24 hours, Payagpur at be constructed very soon at a ed Sub-Inspector Devendra the larger health interest of pas- am, Bisheshwarganj at 08.57 18.35 hrs, Bisheshwarganj at cost of Rs 106 lakh. He said the requires a modern shooting was difficult to manage lead that increased core strength, Yadav, father of accused Dipu sengers travelling in these hrs, Bangain at 09.09 hrs, 18.47 hrs, Bangain at 18.59 hrs, expenditure would be jointly range. contamination in outdoor stamina, self-control, gross- Yadav on Wednesday. trains and their co-passengers. Gangadham at 09.21 hrs and Gangadham at 19.11 hrs and shared by the Rifle Club and The ADM said the pro- ranges which was a serious motor skills, and what not and The DIG said the main GONDA-BAHRAICH reach Gonda at 09.45 hrs. In reach Gonda at 19.35 hrs. In this Kanpur Development posed shooting range required issue. thus there had to be a modern accused, Dipu Yadav, was EXP: The 05371 Gonda- this train six DEMU coaches train six DEMU coaches will be Authority. He directed the offi- a larger area as compared to the He said the need was felt shooting range. arrested on Thursday while Bahraich unreserved express will be attached. The 05373 attached. cials of the Irrigation indoor shooting range. He said for a shooting range because it He said the shooting range his accomplice Golu, also Department to coordinate with it was mandatory that it be catered to the sports needs. He could also be beneficial for involved in the gang-rape, had /)(0/ &!&(%&'2 &3 the other departments and located in a remote area. He said sport was one of the great police and army personnel as been arrested on Wednesday. start the work on priority. said this would provide a real- ways to improve the lifestyles well. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $. /0#* and Subhagpur reach Gonda at Nautanwa-Gorakhpur It may be mentioned that istic environment to the shoot- of people and active participa- Others present included 21.45 hrs. In the return journey, Unreserved express special the proposal for a shooting ers and would be typically less tion in sports would help the KDA secretary, deputy director he railway administration the 05376 Gonda-Gorakhpur train will from March 16 range was pending for the past expensive and environment- community to be physically fit, sports, revenue inspector, offi- 0  Twill run 05375 Gorakhpur- unreserved express daily spe- depart from Nautanwa daily at several years and the govern- friendly. healthier, and also mentally cials of Revenue Department Gonda express special train cial will from March 15 depart 06.05 hrs and after stopping at ment finally decided to give it He said as shooting sport strong. He said shooting was and local lekhpal.   from March 14 and 05376 from Gonda at 07.15 hrs and Barwa Kalan Halt, Naikot, momentum as Kanpur Nagar caused lead contamination it one challenging Olympic sport Gonda-Gorakhpur Express after stopping at Subhagpur, Bhagirathpur, Lachmipur, special train from March 15 Intiyathok, Bhawanipur Kalan, Jhamat, Purandarpur, Lok  90 and 05377 Gorakhpur- Balrampur, Jharkhandi, Vidyapith Nagar, Anandnagar, Nautanwa Express special train Gainjahwa, Kauwapur, Loharpurwa, Campierganj, KANPUR (PNS): Uttar from March 15 and 05378 Laxmanpur Halt, Tulsipur, Ramchaura, Mahavankhor 1 8     Pradesh Vyapari Kalyan Board Nautanwa-Gorakhpur Express Laiburwa Halt, Gainsari, Halt, Rawat Ganj, Peppeganj, Vice-President Manish Gupta, special train from March 16. Pachperwa,Trilokpur, Barhni, Maniram and Nakaha Jungle, while addressing the business- Keeping Covid-19 in mind, Mahadev Buzurg, Parsa, reach Gorakhpur at 08.35 hrs.  %   *$ ,2)C men of the city on Thursday, these special trains will be run Mahtha Bazar, Shohartgarh, A total of 10 coaches, includ- said the Uttar Pradesh govern- as express (unreserved) special Chilhia, Ahirauli, ing eight of general second class he Shri Ganpati Bappa ment, in an effort to give a ones so that there is no extra Siddharnagar, Uska Bazar, coaches and two of SLR, will be TNavyuvak Committee in boost to industries of Kanpur rush and to ensure compliance Bridgmanganj, Lehra, attached in this train. Govind Nagar took out a grand and surrounding areas, had of its safety standards. It is nec- Anandnagar, Loharpurwa, Shiv Barat on the occasion of decided that all the new indus- essary follow the Covid-19 Campierganj, Ramchaura,    '*  Mahashivratri on Thursday. tries which would now be set prevention guidelines in the Mahavankhor Halt, Rawat After prayers at up would get power supply at health interest of passengers Ganj, Peppeganj, Kauriaa A block has been taken for Omkareshwar Temple in Block drastically reduced prices. and their co-passengers trav- Jungle, Maniram and Nakaha underpass construction 10 of Govind Nagar, the Shiv He said this effort aimed to elling in these trains. Jungle reach Gorakhpur at between Central Railway’s Barat started and passed give a push to industrialisation GKP-GONDA EXP: The 13.45 hrs. A total of 10 coach- Khadavli-Vasind and through different localities of in Kanpur and Uttar Pradesh as 05375 Gorakhpur-Gonda es, including eight of general Asangaon-Etgaon stations and Govind Nagar with the local well. He said in addition to this unreserved express special will second class and two of SLR, for girding work between residents showering it with it had been decided that there from March 14 depart from will be attached in this train. Kalyan-Kasara on the Shahad flower petals. Some people shall be no surcharge on the Gorakhpur daily at 15.15 hrs GKP-NAUTAMWA EXP: station. Consequently, the fol- took part in the barat dressed news industries for 10 years. He and after stopping at Nakaha The 05377 Gorakhpur- lowing trains will be run by as seers and other deities. The said new industries would get Jungle, Maniram, Kauriaa jun- Nautanwa unreserved express being diverted and controlled. attractive image of Lord Shiv subsidies between 35 per cent gle, Peppeganj, Rawat Ganj, special train will from March 15 The 02541 Lokmanya Tilak riding on Nandi left the audi- and 50 per cent, and food pro- Mahavankhor Halt, daily depart from Gorakhpur at Terminus special train to run ence spell-bound. cessing units up to a maximum Ramchaura, Campierganj, 16.00 hrs and after stopping at from Lokmanya Tilak Traders and several social of 70 per cent. He appealed to Loharpurwa, Anandnagar, Nakha Jungle, Maniram, Terminus on March 12 will be organisations had set up stalls the people to avail themselves Lehra, Bridgmanganj, Uska Kauriaa Jungle, Peppeganj, diverted via Jalgaon-Basai Road on the route of the Shiv Barat of the facility at the earliest. Bazar, Siddharthnagar, Ahirauli Rawat Ganj, Mahavankhor Halt, and a stoppage has been grant- that distributed halva-puri, He added that it had also Chilhia, Shohartgarh, Mahtha Ramchaura, Campierganj, ed at Bhiwadi Road station. chhole, khir, biscuit, sweets, been decided by the govern- Bazar, Parsa, Mahadev Buzurg, Loharpurwa, Anand Nagar, Lok Besides the 05017 fruits etc. as prasad. ment to give a 35 per cent sub- Barhni, Trilokpur, Pachperwa, Vidyapith Nagar, Purandarpur, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - After passing through sidy to open cold storage in Gainsari, Laiburwa Halt, Jhamat, Lachmipur, Gorakhpur special train to run Gopala, Nandlal Chauraha and Kannauj and Etawah. Tulsipur, Lakshmanpur Halt, Bhagirathpur, Naikot and from Lokmanya Tilak Chawla Market, the barat He said there had been sev- Kauwapur, Gainjahwa, Barwa Kalan Halt reach Terminus on March 14 will be ended at the starting point eral complaints about smart Jharkhandi, Balrampur, Nautanwa at 18.45 hrs. In the run by being controlled for 14 where it was accorded a grand meters and they would be Bhawanipur Kalan, Intiyathok return journey, the 05378 minutes at Kalyan station. welcome with holy water and  3    0 8    ,   , taken up on a priority. He said flowers. Prominent members of for this a special committee had the Shiv Barat were committee been set up under the district #&!! *'!-!!!& "! chief Uma Singh, Ravi Shanker former MLA Ajay Kapoor, Rai, Navin Pandit, Amit Anita Gupta, Rajesh Srivastava, magistrate. He said a team Singh, Hari Shanker Singh, Prakash Vir Arya, Dharmendra Tripathi, Subodh Chopra, Sonu Shukla and Shyam Babu. would check the complaints 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '( )#* atmosphere to farmers and guidance. All CMOs and ensure that they were set- of the division were directed to deal with retired tled at the earliest. He said the divisional meeting was held in the meeting employees sympathetically and ensure medical chief minister had directed Ahall of divisional commissioner’s office on facilities, including medicines at all hospitals. officials to take up the prob- Wednesday for reviewing progress of imple- Besides they were directed to complete work of ,       lems of the traders on top pri- mentation of government schemes. preparation of golden cards. ority and settle them at the ear- Chairing it DC Yogeshwar Ram Reviewing other schemes liest. Mishra directed the officials con- listed under top priorities of Gupta said it had been cerned to complete the works the government the DC decided in principle that the within deadline by following qual- made it clear that laxity at !  !  /  person who wanted to be the ity norms. He directed them to use any stage will not be toler- member of the Vyapar Bandhu LED light in government offices so ated. He reviewed the would have to be a member that electricity bills could be progress in collection  %   *$ ,2)C around 1,000 nephrologists sure, which accounted for 20 received long term dialysis, it registered under the GST. reduced up to 40 per cent. He asked the officials through tax and non-tax revenue. He directed across the country. He said to per cent of all cases. He said had only a thousand kidney He said the UP govern- to clear electricity bills on priority basis and in the officials to free government land, public land, orld Kidney Day, be precise, there were 700 dial- India was home to more than specialists in the entire coun- ment was making every effort case budget was not available demand it from pond land etc from encroachments. He direct- Wobserved annually on the ysis centres with a total of 4,000 60 million diabetics and should try. He said furthermore, to ensure that all the pending the departmental headquarters. He directed the ed the Excise department to fix complaint boxes second Thursday in March, is dialysis machines, predomi- current rates hold, the number treatment could be expensive problems of the traders were Electricity department to ensure that power sup- at public places to gather information about ille- a global health awareness cam- nantly in the private sector and of diabetics in India would and one year of dialysis cost settled on top priority. ply was not hampered during summer due to gal trade of liquor. Besides the girls colleges were paign focusing on the impor- mainly concentrated in cities, more than double by 2040 and anywhere Rs 75,000 from Prominent among those increase in its consumption and to avoid such directed to get closed circuit television (CCTV) tance of the kidneys and reduc- especially metros. about one-third of these $1,000 and more. He added who took part in the meeting a situation do regular testing of transformers and cameras installed at the main gate. The meeting ing the frequency and impact He said nearly 10 per cent patients would go on to devel- that the management of were TC Sethia, Vinod Gupta, take necessary action in advance. Emphasising was attended by IG Piyush Srivastava, JDC Suresh of kidney disease and its asso- of India’s people suffered from op CKD. CKD required a host of SN Trivedi, Pankaj Arora, on diversification in farming the DC directed the Chandra Mishra, all DMs, SPs, ADM, CDOs of ciated health problems world- chronic kidney disease (CKD) Dr Dewan said CKD medical devices, from glucose Mahesh Meghani and officials concerned to provide a congenial the division along with other officials concerned. wide. Its theme for this year is in which the kidney slowly lost patients in India tended to be monitoring systems and Rajendra. ‘Living Well with Kidney function and failed. He said as much younger on average than insulin pumps to dialysis Disease’. The day aims at the number of CKD patients in other countries. He said equipment.          spreading awareness among went up so had the size of the patients with end stage renal MERGED BANKS TO  the masses to keep kidneys safe Indian dialysis market which disease were usually 45-50 ISSUE NEW CHEQUE QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@  + ,-( working rule, relay room, point crossing, signal for a healthier life. had increased in value to more years old, as opposed to older BOOKS: PNB Officers KANPUR (PNS): Two per- and sighting board he conducted a safety test. Chronic kidney disease is than $150 million. He said than 60 in the West. He said as Association secretary Anil sons were killed and five seri- he safety test of electrification works of Thereafter the CRS on his inspection special a severe public health problem India’s demand for dialysis was a result, CKD patients in India Mishra on Thursday said that ously injured when the auto- TSalempur-Barhaj Bazar (20 km) rail section train on Salempur-Barhaj Bazar rail section in India, with 1 in 10 people growing at a rate of 31 per cent, typically needed more com- all the six banks which had rickshaw they were travelling in on Varanasi City-Bhatni rail section of Varanasi while testing the standards of 25,000 volt 50 Hz estimated to be suffering from compared to 6 per cent in the prehensive and longer care been merged would be given collided with a truck on Division of North Eastern Railway (NER) was AC traction line fittings, sighting board, over some form of chronic kidney US and 8 per cent in the rest of regimens than their counter- new cheque books which Mughal Road under Bhognipur conducted by Commissioner of Railway Safety head line, power feeder, level crossing gates, cur- disorder (CKD). About the world. parts in other countries. would become effective from police station of Kanpur Dehat (CRS), Lucknow (North vature and bridge/culverts 1,75,000 new cases of kidney Dr Dewan said obesity, He said the prevalence of April 1, 2021. on Thursday. One of the Eastern Circle) reached Barhaj Bazar station. failure (stage V CKD) are high prevalence of diabetes, the disease also varied by He said changes in the deceased was identified as a Mohammad Latief Khan Between both the two stations reported in India each year, hypertension and vascular dis- region in India and urban software had been made and resident of Ghatampur while on Wednesday. In the of the electrified rail section he severe enough to need dialysis. eases were leading to growth in areas had much higher rates thus all the clients will be the identities of the others inspection NER’s Principal inspected as per the standard This was stated by noted the population suffering from than rural areas, and North distributed the new cheque were yet to be ascertained. Chief Administrative pole fittings and signals installed nephrologist from Lucknow, renal diseases. He said factors India had higher rates than books. According to reports, after col- Officer/ Construction RK on them, level at turnouts, dis- Dr Deepak Dewan, while such as frequent need for dial- South India. He added that He said Corporation Bank, lecting passengers from Rajpur, Yadav, Principal Chief tance from track to overhead expressing his views to the ysis (three sessions per week on CKD treatment ranged from Andhra Bank had been merged the auto-rickshaw was going to Electrical Engineer AK traction, curve, points and press on Thursday. He said the an average) and growing adop- dieting and drug therapy to with Union Bank of India, Bhognipur. On the Mughal Shukla, Divisional Railway crossing, electrified colour light prevalence of CKD was 17.2 tion of advanced technologies regular dialysis. He said since whereas the Oriental Bank of Road, a speeding truck hit the Manager Vijay Kumar Panjiar, officers of head- signal, overhead line fittings, relay room, con- per cent with stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 by health care facilities were most Indians with CKD did not Commerce and United Bank auto-rickshaw and it over- quarters and construction organisation besides trol panel, etc. During this time he ensured the which ranged between 7 per expected to drive the renal dial- realise they had the disease, had been merged with Punjab turned. The locals, who rushed Varanasi division’s senior officer and supervisor were installation of height gauges at different level cent and 0.8 per cent, respec- ysis equipment market growth public and private health care National Bank and Syndicate to the spot on hearing screams, present. The CRS reached Salempur railway sta- crossing gates located in this section and inspected tively. He said around 43.1 per in India. providers had set up several Bank had been merged with called the police and rushed the tion on his special inspection vehicle and made a Deoraha Baba Halt, Satraon Halt, Nadua Chhapra cent of their cohort had hyper- Discussing the reasons he national outreach programmes Canara Bank and Allahabad injured to the community thorough inspection of power sub-station and Pulia and Sisai Gulab Rai halt stations and rail- tension, and 18.8 per cent had said diabetes was the primary across India. Bank with Indian Bank. health centre at Punkhrayan distribution line there besides traffic manage- way crossing gates falling in this section diabetes and a big number cause of CKD in India. He said He added that access to He said now the software where Mohd Anis (30) of ment. While thoroughly inspecting the 25,000 according to electrification standards and tested hardly came to notice. He said the condition accounted for 30 CKD treatments was limited changes had been made and Ghatampur and a 35-year-old volt 50 Hz AC traction line, new foot overbridge, safety. After the inspection CRS conducted a suc- ironically India had just around per cent of all CKD cases, as and although India had more would come into effect from man succumbed to their passenger facilities, platform length, station mas- cessful speed trial at an average speed of 60 km from 4,000 dialysis machines with opposed to high blood pres- than 50,000 patients who April 1, 2021. injuries. ter room, VDU station panel, fire alarm, station Barhaj Bazar to Salempur on his special vehicle.    !"#"$"! 6

1  , :2       7   9  8     44  9   !  36>  6P     !    "'4     " govern- Nandigram Incident in which coronavirus cases, the highest Assembly elections, asserting in the final manifesto. ments in the matter will be kept Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee one-day spike this year, which that it will ensure safety and Claiming that both the in consideration. was hurt, the Election took its caseload to 22,66,374, a security of all minorities and Bharatiya (BJP) and The manifesto also Commission has asked the State health official said. frame policies for the State’s the Trinamool Congress (TMC) promised to fill up vacancies in administration to be more cau- With 57 fatalities, the death industrial development, if voted are playing the communal card the state government. tious while planning for securi- toll reached 52,667, he said. to power. to polarise the state’s populace, At least 20 per cent of the ty arrangements for high-profile On October 7 the state had The CPI(M)-led front, the front said that it would state budget will be allotted for VVIPs when they campaign for reported 14,578 cases after Kolkata: The Enforcement which has formed an alliance strictly abide by the principles education, it said, while assert- the coming Assembly election, which the number of daily Directorate (ED), which is with the Congress and newly- of the Constitution, and ensure ing that the National Education an EC official said. cases had declined. probing the money laundering floated ISF, also said that it equal rights for all religions. Policy, 2020 will not be imple- The state chief election offi- As many as 7,193 patients aspect of the multi-crore would work towards re-estab- The Left Front, which ruled mented in West Bengal. cer Ariz Aftab along with ADG were discharged from hospitals Saradha scam, has summoned lishing democracy in the state West Bengal for a record 34 Claiming that severe draw- (Law and Order) and state nodal on Thursday, taking the total of TMC MLA Samir Chakraborty and not implement “repressive years, contended that its fight backs in the state’s healthcare officer Jagmohan held virtual recoveries to 21,06,400. increased to 3,38,643 and four now. and noted painter laws” brought into force by the against “the Centre’s anti-people infrastructure have come to the meetings with district magis- The number of active cases deaths took the fatality count to Nagpur division has report- Suvaprasanna in connection BJP, such as the ones on cow policies will continue”. fore amid the Covid-19 pan- trates in the state and asked to in the state crossed one lakh to 11,519. ed 2,46,363 infections and 4,886 with the case. slaughter and ‘love jihad’. Stress will be laid on small demic, the draft further said adopt strict security measures. reach 1,06,070. On November 6 Mumbai division reported fatalities so far. Sources said Chakraborty The draft has been for- and medium enterprises for “priority will be accorded to epi- "The EC has said security the state had reported 1,02,099 2,856 new cases and 11 deaths, With 97,778 tests carried has been asked to depose warded to alliance partners job creation, and policies would demic control and disease pre- arrangements must be made in active cases and the numbers taking the cumulative caseload out on Thursday, the state has before ED officials on Friday, Congress and Abbas Siddique- be framed to bring in large ventive measures”. PTI a very cautious manner. We can- had dwindled after that. to 7,49,849 and death toll to so far tested 1,72,13,312 samples while Suvaprasanna will face not be casual when it involves However, since February 19,921. for coronavirus. interrogation next Monday. important high-profile VVIPs 14 new cases have surged. Nashik division’s case tally There are 4,80,083 people in Thousands of investors %   like the Prime Minister and the Nagpur city recorded the stood at 3,09,421 and death toll home quarantine while 4,719 have been duped by the Chief Ministers. All DMs and highest 1,701 new cases, fol- at 5,340. are in institutional quarantine. Saradha group by means of the the police administration have lowed by 1,514 cases in Pune Kolhapur division has Out of 57 deaths, 25 fraudulent schemes floated by  'QR  to be very alert when such fig- and 1,509 in Mumbai city. reported 1,20,744 cases and occurred in the last 48 hours the firm. ures come to the State to cam- The Pune division com- 4,082 deaths till now, while and 19 in the last week. Two years ago, Sambhal (UP): Samajwadi ing pre-poll conspiracies incidents might take place?” paign for the coming elections," prising civic bodies of Pune, Aurangabad division’s case tally Remaining 13 deaths were from Suvaprasanna was interrogated Party president Akhilesh Yadav against the Trinamool Yadav said while talking to the official said. Banerjee was Pimpri Chinchwad as well as stood at 87,369 and death count the period before the last week. by the CBI for his alleged Thursday demanded a probe Congress and Banerjee, Yadav reporters at the residence of his hurt while campaigning at districts of Pune, Solapur and at 2,081. Maharashtra’s COVID-19 involvement. into the alleged attack on West asserted that people in West party MP Shafiqur Rahman Nandigram on Wednesday Satara reported 3,088 new cases, Latur division has reported figures are as follows: Positive Sources in the Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bengal know Mamata Banerjee Burq here. “I hope the people evening hours after she filed her highest among the divisions. 90,144 cases until now and cases: 22,66,374, new cases: Enforcement Directorate said Banerjee during electioneering has been the sole popular chief of Bengal will once again elect nomination to contest from the The number of cases in the 2,556 fatalities. Akola division 14,317, death toll: 52,667, dis- Chakraborty had allegedly in Nandigram and hoped that minister of the state. Mamata Banerjee. The people seat in East Midnapore district, Pune division stood at 5,49,484 has reported 1,12,854 cases charged: 21,06,400, active cases: funded a TV channel with people would elect her their “The BJP may hatch as know if there is any popular where she will take on her one and death toll at 11,825. while 1,886 people have suc- 1,06,070, people tested so far: money received from the now- CM once again. many conspiracies as they chief minister, it is Mamata time protege and now BJP leader Mumbai’s Covid-19 tally cumbed to the disease until 1,72,13,312. PTI defunct Saradha group. PTI Accusing the BJP of hatch- want… how many more such Banerjee,” said Yadav. PTI . PTI   7;   !     8   

    ) #; “We are postponing the MPSC resorted to rasta rokos, of the examinations had badly preliminary examination as a dhranas and other forms of affected morale of the students %   ours after the protests precautionary measure taken protests in various parts of the who had been preparing for Herupted in several parts of in view of the spurt in the state. The police resorted to the examination with hard the State over the sudden number of Covid-19 cases in mild lathi charge at Amravati. work. He said that the decision Srinagar: Two Jaish-e- postponement of preliminary the state,” a statement issued by Soon after the protests had also affected the students Mohammad (JeM) militants examinations of the the MPSC had said. erupted in various parts of the financially. “That being the were killed in an overnight Maharashtra Public Service The MPSC 2020 prelims state, the chief minister spoke case, I advise the state gov- encounter with security forces Commission (MPSC)-2020, exams, scheduled to be con- to Director-General of Police ernment to suspend the post- in Anantnag district of Jammu Chief Minister Uddhav ducted on March 14, have Hemant Nagrale and other ponement of examination and and Kashmir, police said on Thackeray announced on been postponed for the fifth senior police officials and hold it as scheduled,” Fadnavis Thursday. Thursday evening that his time in the past one year asked them to deal with the said. The security forces Government would re-sched- owing to the Covid-19 crisis. protestors with restraint. Fadnavis wondered as to launched a cordon and search ule the MPSC within next An estimated 260,000 plus On their part, the leaders why the state government had operation at Kandipora in eight days. candidates were to appear for of the ruling alliance partner chosen to defer the MPSC pre- Bijbehara area of the district on Interacting with the peo- the prelims exams for two Congress – Nana Patole and liminary exams at a time when Wednesday following infor- ple across the state live would not able to appear for objective-type papers at vari- Vijay Wadettiwar – also called there was no ban on political mation about presence of mil- cordon remained intact scribed outfit JeM. through the social media, the exam as they had crossed ous centres in the state on up the chief minister and rallies and several other pub- itants there, a police official throughout night, he said. As per police records, the Uddhav said that the state the age criteria — would not March 14 (Sunday). urged to come out with a lic activities. “Given that the said. “During the search oper- “Today in the morning, official said both the militants government would announce come in the way of their The decision to postpone solution for the unrest among social distancing norms are ation, as the presence of ter- repeated announcements were were involved in several terror the new dates for the MPSC appearing for the postponed the MPSC preliminary exam- the affected students caused by normally enforced at the rorists got ascertained they again made to hiding terrorists crime cases, including attacks preliminary examination examination as all the students inations sent the students the sudden postponement of examination centres, the rea- were given opportunity to sur- to surrender, but the terrorists on security forces and civilian tomorrow. would be allowed to appear for across the state into tizzy. the examination. son for the postponement render. However, they fired fired on joint search party and atrocities. In another relief to the stu- the deferred exam. There were spontaneous Slamming the Uddhav given by the MPSC is wrong. indiscriminately upon the joint the fire was retaliated resulting “Incriminating materials, dents appearing for the exam- The MPSC had earlier in protests in various parts of the Thackeray government for the Hence the state government search party, which was retal- in the elimination of two hid- including arms & ammunition, ination, the chief minister said the day attributed its decision state, including Pune, Nagpur, postponement of the MPSC should hold the examination iated, leading to an encounter,” ing terrorists,” he added. were recovered from the site of that owing to the postpone- to defer the MPSC preliminary Amravati, Aurangabad, preliminary examination, as scheduled earlier,” the for- the official said. The slain militants have encounter. All the recovered ment of the examination, age examinations-2020 to the Solapur, Nanded, Kolhapur, leader of the Opposition mer chief minister said, while Due to darkness, the oper- been identified as Adil Ahmad material has been taken into limit of a section of students – increasing spread of Covid-19 Jalgaon and some other places. said that talking to a regional television ation was suspended on Bhat and Zahid Ahmad Rather. case records for further inves- who apprehended that they in various parts of the state. The affected students the repeated postponement channel. Wednesday evening but the They were affiliated with pro- tigation,” he added. PTI 8.R >=.       

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Sivasagar seat. Congress has fielded its sit- ond phase of polling on April AGP announced eight can- rival BJP in five segments contest on lead partner’s Rising Chennai are the other seats Ranaut’s plea, filed on Addressing a press confer- ting MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi from 1. didates on Sunday as part of its including two in Kanyakumari. Sun symbol. allotted to it by DMK. Wednesday, is slated to be ence here, Raijor Dal Working Mariani and it was anticipated AGP General Secretary first list for the opening phase The AIADMK allotted six Further, TTV Dhinakaran’s Similarly, VCK will contest heard on March 15, her lawyer President Bhasco De Saikia said that he would have a direct con- Ramendra Narayan Kalita of polling on March 27. seats to former Union Minister Amma Makkal Munnetra from Kattumannarkoil, said. the decision to withdraw Gogoi’s test with Gogoi. issued the second list for the six The ruling BJP has formed GK Vasan-led Tamil Maanila Kazhagam struck a poll pact Arakkonam, Cheyyur, Vanur- The Andheri metropolitan nomination from Mariani was With Gogoi leaving constituencies, where the an alliance with the AGP and Congress (TMC) and one seg- with Social Democratic Party - all reserved constituencies magistrate’s court had on March taken primarily to ensure defeat Mariani, the 3-time heavyweight regional party did not have any United People’s Party Liberal ment to a local outfit, with can- of India (SDPI) and allotted it and Nagapattinam and 1 issued a bailable warrant of the BJP from the constituen- Congress MLA will now have a MLA. (UPPL). didates of both parties set to six seats including Ambur and Tiruporur, party leader and against the actor after she failed cy. “Though Akhil Gogoi would direct fight with BJP’s Ramani The nominated AGP can- Out of the 126 seats in the contest on the ruling party’s Palayamkottai to its partner. Lok Sabha member to appear before the court. have won Mariani very easily as Tanti, a lesser known face. Gogoi didates are- Bishnu Das (Raha), Assembly, the BJP has left 26 Two Leaves symbol. The DMK and Congress Thol.Thirumavalavan told Magistrate RR Khanhad it is his home constituency, but had also filed nomination from Habibar Rahman (Dalgaon), and eight constituencies for its With today’s allocations, agreed on the 25 seats the reporters. earlier issued a summons to her we took this decision only to Sivasagar constituency, from Aziz Ahmed Khan (Karimganj allies AGP and UPPL respec- AIADMK, eyeing a third national party will contest from AIADMK ally TMC will in February. help form an anti-BJP where he will contest, Saikia told South), Aptabuddin Laskar tively. record term, would face the and this includes five segments fight elections from six seats As the actor failed to Government in Assam. reporters here. (Algapur), Saddikulla Bhuyan The AGP currently has 13 polls from 189 of the 234 seats presently represented by its including Thiru Vi Ka Nagar appear, the court issued a bail- “Our this step has now Sivasagar and Mariani are (Jamunamukh) and Sabbir MLAs in the Assam Assembly, while two more are yet to be party MLAs. and Patukkotai on the Two able warrant against her and ensured that BJP will be defeat- going to polls in the first phase Ahmed (Patharkandi). which is going for polls in three allotted. The Congress will take on Leaves symbol, party chief posted the matter for hearing ed in Mariani,” he added. on March 27. PTI Khan, who is an AIUDF phases. DMK and ally Viduthalai BJP in Colachel and Vasan said. on March 26.         7  ?   !  9   ?   :  9!        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Agra: Three members of the Hindu tribal rights activist Stan Swamy, The bail plea had also said Surendran on Thursday virtu- has pained me also,” Surendran Kerala had witnessed high Mahasabha were arrested on Thursday for Shillong: Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek on arrested in the Elgar Parishad- that Swamy was not connected ally expressed regret for the told television channels. drama during the nearly three- offering prayers to Lord Shiva inside the Thursday said East Khasi Hills district has the high- Maoist links case. in any way to the organisation incidents that had rocked the The statement of the senior month long annual pilgrimage Taj Mahal compound, police said. est tobacco related cancer cases and also the second The court was likely to pass of Elgar Parishad event in Pune Lord Ayyappa temple at CPI(M) leader, who is con- season in 2018 with around a A case was registered against the trio, highest cancer incidence rate in the country. the order on Thursday, but on December 31, 2017. Sabarimala in 2018 over the testing the April 6 Assembly dozen women in the 10-50 age including a woman, after they were “Yes, it is a fact that as per National Cancer deferred it as the National However, the NIA has women entry issue and said it polls, has come at a time when group being prevented from apprehended by Central Industrial Registry Programme, Cancer statistics 2020, East Khasi Investigation Agency (NIA) filed claimed that it has sufficient evi- “should never have happened”, the opposition Congress and entering the Sabarimala temple Security Force personnel deployed at the Hills district of Meghalaya has the second highest can- some additional documents and dence to prima facie prove that as the Congress and BJP sought BJP are sparing no efforts to by protesting devotees after the monument and handed over to the police, cer incidence rate. It is a fact that East Khasi Hills dis- Swamy’s lawyer soughttime to the accused was involved in the an apology from the left gov- rake up the Sabarimala issue to apex court permitted women of Inspector Umesh Chandra Tripathi of trict has the highest relative proportion of cancers asso- respond. deep-rooted conspiracy and was ernment. attack the Marxist government. all age groups into the hill Tajganj police station said. ciated with the use of tobacco for both males and Swamy, currently lodged in directly involved in the Naxalite He also vowed that the the While senior congress shrine. Police said Meena Diwakar, the females,” Hek told the Assembly. Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai, was movement. final verdict of the Supreme leader Ramesh Chennithala The LDF, particularly provincial president of the Hindu He said tobacco related cancer of 66.9 per cent in arrested on October 8 last year In a related development, Court would be implemented felt the statement was to CPI(M), had drawn flak from Mahasabha, started praying along with the men and 43.1 per cent in women in the district is the by the NIA. the court allowed the exemption only after consultations with “deceive” the devotees, BJP several quarters over the other two on a bench near the central tank highest in the country. In his bail plea, Swamy had plea of activist Varavara Rao, believers, political parties and State president K Surendran women’s entry issue for its in the complex. The Health minister also said that the total num- said that he was being targeted who has been granted interim the general public. said the minister was shedding alleged hastiness in imple- The Mughal-era monument is pro- ber of cancer patients from East Khasi Hills, West by the central agency due to the bail for six months on medical “The incidents that took crocodile tears and would not menting the Supreme Court tected by the Archaeological Survey of Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills and Ri-Bhoi district is 7,014 nature of his writings and work grounds by the Bombay High place in Sabarimala in 2018 was be forgiven for the cruelty and order. PTI India (ASI). PTI in the past five years. PTI about caste and land struggles of Court. PTI    !"#"$"! 7     ! 82   2  $%& 3   ,9&+93:; eight phases from March 27 to April 29. The result will be he BJP has roped in more of %        declared on May 2.  1 !   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Trinamool Congress supremo he Congress on Thursday According to sources, Mamata Banerjee appears to ongress president Sonia Tdemanded the Prime Union Home Minister Amit be the only politician whose CGandhi on Thursday gave Minister Narendra Modi order Shah met these 22 leaders which income and assets have temporary charge of the posi- a thorough probe into the mat- included Nitin Navin, Arvind declined in the last few years. tion of Lok Sabha leader to ter even as Union Minister Limbawali, Radha Mohan The TMC supremo, who is Ludhiana Lok Sabha MP ’s office termed as win the Lok Sabha election. said. Gadkari’s office said it was Singh, Pravesh Verma, Ramesh ruling West Bengal for the Ravneet Singh Bittu. Bittu will “malicious, fabricated, and Such a scathing report by two an internal affair of the Bidhuri, , Sankar two consecutive terms, has discharge the role for the baseless” the findings of inter- reputed international govern- Swedish company. “Since the Choudhary, Vinay declared assets which are less ongoing Budget Session of national media reports that ment broadcasters of grave entire episode of the Scania bus Sahastrabuddhe, Nishikant than her declaration made Parliament. Bittu is the party’s alleged that Swedish truck and corruption in India seriously is an internal affair of the Dubey, Mangal Pandey and during the 2016 Assembly 13,53,356.71. She has invested Sonowal, in his affidavit chief whip in Lok Sabha. bus manufacturer Scania deliv- damages India’s reputation as a Swedish company, it will be Pradeep Singh Vaghela. elections. 18,490.00 in NSS. She also submitted as a BJP candidate The appointment came ered a luxury bus to Gadkari nation and that of Prime prudent for the media to wait Besides, seven union min- According to her affidavit owns jewellery worth  43,837. from Majuli (ST) candidate for on Thursday after Adhir for use in his daughter’s wed- Minister Modi in particular. I for an official statement by isters on the field, two additional filed before the Election Her income was 10.34 lakh in the 2021 Assembly polls in the Ranjan Chowdhry, leader of ding in 2016. hope Prime Minister Modi Scania India which handled central ministers petroleum Commission on Wednesday, 2019-20;  20-71 lakh in 2018- state, has declared total assets Congress in Lok Sabha, had to “The media allegations that will institute a thorough the matter,” it said. Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Mamata’s assets come around 19; 8.35 lakh in 2017-18 and worth over 3.17 crore as leave for campaigning in the in November 2016, Scania inquiry to find out the truth in Gadkari’s office clarified and Power Minister R K Singh only 17.41 lakh which include 9.18 lakh in 2016-17 and  against over 1.85 crore in upcoming State elections. delivered a luxury bus to a this matter,” said Chavan in that the minister was a “pio- have also been put on the job in cash in hand of 69,255. In 1.72 lakh In 2015-16. As per 2016, an increase of With Deputy leader of company that had close ties statement. neer in introducing Scania’s the high-stake eight-phased 2019-20, her income was  the affidavit, Mamata don’t 1,32,26,475. The 59-year old Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav with Gadkari’s sons are mali- On Wednesday, news Ethanol-run bus in Nagpur as battle for ballots in the State. 10.34 lakh as per income tax own any agricultural, non- chief ministers movable assets Gogoi also busy with cious, fabricated and baseless,” agency Reuters quoted a a part of his drive to bring in The election campaign is in return filled by her. agricultural land and immov- have increased to more than Assam polls, Bittu would have said a statement issued by the Swedish media report saying green public transport in full swing in West Bengal. Top On the other hand, Assam able properties in any form. 1.14 cr in 2021 as against to lead party’s strategy in the office of the Union Road Scania delivered a specially- India”. It said Gadkari encour- leaders of BJP and Chief Chief Minister and BJP leader She has no liabilities, criminal more than  70.44 lakh in 2016 lower house where legislative Transport and Highways. “And equipped bus to a company aged the Nagpur Municipal Ministers of BJP-ruled States are ’s assets, cases and FIRs. while the immovable assets business remains held up due the allegations that the bus was with connections to Gadkari Corporation to initiate a pilot visiting the state for the cam- both movable and immovable, In 2016, Banerjee had have shown a rise from 1.15 to opposition’s demands to not paid for and was used for that was intended for his project and the Nagpur civic paign have increased by over 71 per declared assets worth a little cr submitted in the last polls to suspend all work and discuss the wedding of Gadkari’s daughter’s wedding and was body signed a commercial Prime Minister Narendra cent since the last assembly over 30 lakh.Her movable over 2.02 cr. His bank fuel price rise first. daughter are nothing but a fig- not fully paid for. MOU with the Swedish com- Modi kick-started his poll cam- polls in 2016, despite not hav- assets comprise cash in hand of deposits have escalated more Bittu is a three-time ment of media’s imagination,” Denying the allegations, pany. paign from Kolkata parade ing bought any new immov- 18,436, 27.61 lakh in bank than three-fold to 38,02,498 Member of Parliament and has it said. Gadkari’s office said the min- “Accordingly, Scania’s ground this week, his first since able assets. investments, nine grams of in 2021 from 12,13,320 in been closely associated with Former Maharashtra Chief ister and his family members Ethanol-operated buses start- the announcement of poll dates As per the affidavit filed by jewellery worth 6,380, and a 2016 while the value of his the current farmers’ protest Minister and senior Congress have “absolutely nothing to do ed plying in Nagpur. It was by the election commission. her before the Election multi-gym machine worth insurance policies have swelled against the three controversial leader Prithviraj Chavan, how- with the purchase or sale of the purely a commercial arrange- Modi will address over 22 pub- Commission, Mamata’s mov- 2.15 lakh, besides 5,188 as from 28,90,794 to  43,26,461. farm bills. ever, demanded a thorough bus”. “Nor do they have any- ment between the Nagpur civic lic rallies in the state. able assets comprise cash in personal advances. In the 2011 The Chief Minister owned AICC sources said in probe into the matter. “Na thing to do with any firm or body and the Swedish bus The BJP has released the list hand of 69,255, and a total Assembly polls, her assets, shares in Oil India Limited recent times he has been lead- khaunga na khane dunga was individual who might be manufacturers and Gadkari of 60 candidates for the first two movable assets of  comprising entirely of move- (OIL) worth  8,77,500 in ing from front and has come PM Modi’s key campaign linked with the purchase or and his family had nothing to phases of the elections. West 16,72,352.71 which include ables - were valued at 15.84 2016 whose worth has risen to into the good books of party’’s promise which helped him sale of the bus,” the statement do with it,” it said. Bengal elections will be held in FDR and others worth  lakh. 13,04,697 this year. high command. :  &  P 7 9  &          9- 

  ,9&+93:; is committed to fulfilling their Dr. Atul Chauhan,   ,9&+93:; On the other hand the dreams, that’s why the youth Chancellor, Amity University, party’s students unit, NSUI ok Sabha Speaker Om Birla of India is leading in every advised students to always ormer Congress chief Rahul will stage a protest march on Lon Thursday said that edu- field in the world. Universities learn from people. Amity FGandhi on Thursday Friday named cation is an essential factor for are an inspiration for stu- Youth festival is a unique slammed the ruling BJP and ‘Chattr Adhikar March’ the all-around development of dents that build students’ online platform for students to said that India was no longer a across the country. The protest the country, so Government character and capacity. showcase their talent without democratic country. “India is accused the Modi Government will be concerning the major and private sector participation ing a direction to the society. Institutions like Amity pro- boundaries. Prof. (Dr.) no longer a democratic coun- of not paying attention on the points like reduced % in bud- is also important. In such a situation, it is nec- vide students with a growth Balvinder Shukla Vice- try,” Rahul said in his tweet as price rise and it was just to earn get for education sector, unem- “Our country has its own essary to stay connected with environment and opportuni- Chancellor, Amity University he shared a news clipping taxes. the constitution and demol- ployment, issue of scholar- identity in the field of knowl- our culture and move forward ties,” said the Lok Sabha was also present on the occa- which read ‘India now as auto- Earlier, the Congress leader ishing our democracy. In 2018, ships and fellowship grants edge, where Zero was also dis- in the field of science, tech- Speaker. sion. cratic as Pakistan, worse than had appealed citizens to raise people of Rajasthan elected etc. covered in India and today nology, and art,” Birla said He also talked about New The online festival will Bangladesh: Sweden institute’s their voice to “protect democ- the Congress government but This protest is against the India is leading in the world while inaugurating the Amity Education Policy, Skill policy comprise 97 creative and Democracy Report’. racy” and launched the party’s BJP conspired to topple the autocratic Government and in the field of knowledge Youth Festival 2021. and youth development poli- knowledge-driven events/ Rahul has been consis- campaigndemocratically elected their failed governance. The wherein youth have a special “The role of educational cy that have been prepared by activities in which around tently targeting the #SpeakUpForDemocracy. Congress government after campaign is regarding Naukri role. Today’s society is tech- institutions is to transform the government by keeping 10,000 students from India Government over the rising “Today, When the entire doing the same in Madhya Do ya Degree Vapis Lo (either nology and innovation based dreams into sankalp and the youth at the center for all- and 35 countries internation- fuel prices, farm laws and other nation is fighting against coro- Pradesh,” Rahul posted in the gives jobs or take back the and skill development is giv- sankalp into sidhi. The youth round development. ally will be participating. issues. Recently, Rahul Gandhi navirus, the BJP is ripping up video message. degrees).  !&*' "4 :%   !5 % ) (& 2      2* ) ! interest, he said. relevant,” he asserted. It could “At the core of provide strength and direc- Atmanirbhar Bharat is to cre- tion to once again emerge vic-         ,9&+93:; impressions about the elec- been brought to his notice that ate wealth and values not only torious from the challenges tion process,” the EC said in a a fake news which had for ourselves but for the larger humanity faces, he said aking a strong note of an statement. appeared in a Hindi newspaper humanity. We believe that an “In India, we saw many   ,9&+93:; Told fake news about the According to the EC, the quite some time back is being Atmanirbhar Bharat is good for instances of this. Our people- hacking of electronic voting news item dated 21st activated and re-circulated as if the world,” he added. In the powered fight against COVID- ubsequent to searches con- machine (EVM) being circu- December, 2017 maliciously that I express doubts about the   ,9&+93:; recent past, when the world 19, the outstanding spirit of the Sducted at five different loca- lated on some social media attributed that former Chief credibility of the EVM in the needed medicines, India did people, the courage of citizens, tions at Hyderabad, the platforms/internet, the Election Election Commissioner T.S. conduct of . sserting that a self-reliant whatever it could to provide one can say that behind this is Enforcement Directorate (ED) Commission has lodged an Krishnamurthy had opined “This is utterly false and AIndia is good for the world, them, the Prime Minister said, a glimpse of what the Gita on Thursday arrested accused FIR under the IPC Section 500 that a particular party won mischievous to circulate a Prime Minister Narendra Modi referring to India providing highlights,” he said. Noting Preet Kumar Agarwal under Customs as well as to generate (punishment for defamation) Assembly elections by hacking wrong impression in the ensu- said on Thursday that creating medicines and now vaccines that E-books are becoming the Prevention of Money and launder huge proceeds of and Representation of the EVMs. This wrongful infor- ing elections. I would like to wealth and value “not only for during the COVID-19 pan- very popular specially among Laundering Act in connec- crime,” the ED said in a state- People Act 1951 Section 128 mation was previously reiterate that the EVMs are ourselves but for the larger demic. the youth, Modi said, therefore, tion with diversion of gold jew- ment. (maintenance of secrecy of debunked by former CEC him- most credible and I have no humanity” is at the core of “Our scientists worked in a this effort will connect more ellery in the domestic market The investigation con- voting), 134(breach of official self, soon after this matter had doubt about its efficacy and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. Modi quick time to come out with youngsters with the noble despite availing zero duty in ducted by DRI inter alia duty in connection with elec- come to his knowledge in 2018. reliability. EVM is indeed our also asked youngsters to read vaccines. Now, India is hum- thoughts of the Gita. The beau- procurement of gold for mak- revealed that gold weighing tions). This news is again being cir- nation’s pride and that there ‘Bhagawad Gita’, saying its bled that vaccines made in ty of the Gita is in its depth, ing export of finished prod- 250 kg (approximately) had “Investigation has been ini- culated by some miscreants on cannot be any doubt whatso- teachings are extremely prac- India are going around the diversity and flexibility, he said. ucts. been diverted/smuggled by tiated in this matter and stern social media. ever about its credibility,” tical and relatable. In the mid- world. We want to heal as well He quoted a peer reviewed The PMLA case was initi- the accused in the domestic action will be taken against the Refuting this fake news Krishnamurthy said. dle of their fast-paced lives, as help humanity. This is exact- journal of cardiology published ated on the basis of investiga- area. DRI had filed criminal miscreants who have uploaded Krishnamurthy has again The FIR was lodged by Gita will provide an oasis of ly what the Bhagavad Gita by the University of Oxford tion conducted by the complaint under various fake news to create wrong issued a statement saying it has Chief Electoral Office Delhi. clam and peace, he added. teaches us,” Modi stressed. He which talks at length about the Directorate of Intelligence Sections of the Customs Act, Speaking at the launch of said the Bhagavad Gita was relevance of Gita during the (DRI), Kolkata relating to the 1962. the Kindle version of Swami born during conflict, a refer- time of the COVID-19 pan- diversion of “gold jewellery” in During the searches con- *#;  '(J"(? % Chidbhavananda’s ‘Bhagavad ence to Mahabharat, and many demic. Modi said this e-book the domestic area, which was ducted by ED, incriminating Gita’ via video conferencing, feel that humanity is passing will also deepen the connect meant for export. documents, valuables and   ,9&+93:; case against a Hyderabad based from SBI, Commercial Branch, the Prime Minister said the through similar conflict and between the eternal Gita and “The gold was procured records were recovered and private company Parikh Fabrics Hyderabad under a consortium epic’s core message to people is challenges now, Modi said. the glorious Tamil culture and duty-free by the said accused seized, which also indicate he CBI has registered a case Pvt. Ltd., and its directors arrangement. to perform action and assert- “The world is fighting a enable the Tamil diaspora persons from the nominated large scale hawala transactions Tagainst a Hyderabad-based Nikhil B Parikh and Rita B. “It was further alleged that ed that 1.3 billion people of tough battle against a once-in- spread across the world to agencies like MMTC/State being carried out by accused private company and others on Parikh besides unknown pub- the Company had defaulted in India have decided their course a-lifetime global pandemic. read it easily. He praised the Trading Corporation of India persons, it said. the allegations of bank fraud lic servants/private persons on payment of interest and instal- of action which is to make The economic and social Tamil diaspora for scaling new Ltd., Diamond India Ltd. and It has also been found that involving 173.76 crore and the allegations that the com- ments, hence, the account was India ‘Aatmanirbhar’ or self- impacts are also far reaching. In heights in many sectors and yet was being sold illegally to var- the accused persons have conducted searches in pany had availed various loan classified as Non Performing reliant. In the long term, a self- such a time, the path shown in carrying the greatness of its cul- ious persons in the domestic acquired assets in the name of Hyderabad and Chennai. facilities from December 26, Asset (NPA) on 30.08.2011,” reliant India is in everyone’s Bhagavad Gita becomes ever ture wherever they went. territory to evade duty of other persons, it added. The agency registered a 2003 to December 31, 2010 the CBI said in a statement.

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The communists, in 3  '   ,  3  '  principle, abhor any transaction '  -    -      ! with religious groups. We have          "         GFDE?  all grown up hearing the Marxist adage “religion is the    !7.+(6         FH@       ! opium of the people”. However,        9E???      it is true that MN Roy formed 0              $  S  the                  " 6  (in exile) in Tashkent with a T Nagi Reddy (Anantapur) While speaking in the Lok theology diametrically oppo- group of Mohajirs (those who introduced a private member’s Sabha on March 14, 1960, he site to their godless ideal? The 0 7   B         7   P      tried to emigrate from India to Bill, viz; ‘Catholic Church did not contest the right of February 28 rally at Kolkata’s           Q      $     ! Afghanistan, the nearest Dar-ul- Premises and Ecclesiastical the clergies to dissuade peo- Brigade Parade Ground is   7.+(6!DE           P!!   Q   Islam) at the onset of the Order (Restriction of Political ple from voting for the com- already reminding some peo-  ( . '  ?   3      C P2   Khilafat movement. “Most of Activity) Bill’, in the Lok munists. However, he rated ple of Comrade Jyoti Basu’s them transferred their fanatical Sabha. The Bill, originally the excommunication threat decision to be present at the   < =                  ! allegiance from Islam to com- registered in the name of his as dangerous to the morale of Direct Action Day rally con-    "           Q 0           munism,” Roy wrote. One does- party colleague TB Vittal Rao, a Christian. vened by the Muslim League    S           -       n’t know how much of his claim was an outspoken document. Gupta observed: “To a on August 16, 1946. The end         (             was actually true. However, The statement of objects and devout Catholic, Hell means of the rally marked the begin- there was at least an attempt at reasons stated: “It has been much more than to a devout ning of the Great Calcutta             ( B      communist conversion. noticed that the Catholic B8C:9*2;  Hindu. Among Hindus, there Killing (August 16-18), 1946.   "                    ! The instant case is different, Church and its ecclesiastical :9;,+;, is a spirit of penal reforms in Karl Marx, in his article                      where the alliance partner could personnel are engaging in Hell; a term in Hell is not titled ‘Declaration of War —   "       S             retain its essentially religious political activities. This is 79*)3CBC8, indefinite; after five years, 10 On the History of Eastern character. This brand of secular- contrary to the concepts of a 229C7 years or 50 years or 100 years Question’ (New York Daily   S    $             ! ism might be tolerated by the secular State. It has become or even 1,000 years, he can Tribune; April 15, 1854), B  (                   ! Congress, which can form necessary to restrict such 7C,/9 have the life of a worm or a makes no bones of Islamic the-                  alliance with the Muslim League political activities in the para- #9+B9338&":9 dog or, perhaps, a man and ology. He writes: “The Koran and the Shiv Sena with equal mount interests of the secular then go back to whatever he and the Mussulman legislation ease. While secularism for the State. Restriction of such *8 ),;77 ;, deserves…. That is not the emanating from it reduce the   Congress is only self-certifica- political activities is also pro- 2C;,*;239 #:8C Catholic doctrine. If a Catholic geography and ethnography of tion of non-communalism, for vided for by Article 25(2)(a) does not secure the aid of the the various people to the sim- the CPI(M) it must also be of the Constitution.” ,0C,7*;8, Church in this life, he is con- ple and convenient distinction strict non-religiosity. The Bill had its origin in &;:C93;/;8)7 demned to be eternally in Hell. of two nations and of two In this regard, one should the politico-spiritual power That is a very serious matter countries; those of the Faithful recapitulate an episode in India’s struggle between the Catholic /C8)27"&9:D9 for a devout Catholic.” and of the Infidels. The Infidel parliamentary history. It was the Church and the CPI in Kerala 33/C8&,)2 Neither Reddy nor Gupta is “harby,” i.e. the enemy. undivided CPI which had sought and Andhra Pradesh in the was critical of Christianity in Islamism proscribes the nation a ban on political influence of the 1950s. The Church was issuing :9C;,/:9 general. Yet, they showed the of the Infidels, constituting a Catholic Church in India. While edicts against communism as CM;7+/9 courage to take on an eccle- state of permanent hostility one might expect such bravado a political ideology and excom- NC93;/;8,;7:9 siastical institution which between the Mussulman and from the BJP (or its predecessor municating those Christians could issue a spiritual veto the unbeliever.” Will the ), they actu- who had joined the CPI or 82;) 8B:9 against an individual’s polit- CPI(M) “excommunicate” ally took no such step. It was Revolutionary Socialist Party. 298239O ical conviction. Marx to appease Siddiqui? actually the communists who Sadhan Gupta, a commu- The Gupta-Reddy (The writer is an author seriously questioned the political nist leader from Bengal, episode has a special lesson and independent researcher role of the Church. flagged the ex-communica- for the present-day CPI(M). based in New Delhi. 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ecently a short video made by Dananeer Mobeen, a young Pakistani woman, went Rviral in the subcontinent and spawned a 29: host of memes. It was a casual video in which  6     (    #   '   the woman lightheartedly parodied the <6(#'=            Americanised Urdu accents of certain upper- " class Pakistanis. Indeed, viral videos and memes     9HH 7   # -  *  <7#-*= are nothing out of the ordinary. Their “fame”                   usually lasts a few days. Like most popular cul-              P Q (   ! ture products, they are quickly consumed and                   then disposed. But like any other popular cul-  DAD #-*    P    Q         ! ture product they, too, can add something sub-                  stantial to an ongoing social or political dis-                  course. Popular culture products have rapidly evolved, but their nature has remained the same.       I         They have managed to not only exercise social               ! influence but also impact various political           #-*      ! aspects of a society. It is thus not uncommon for                    governments to ban or try to control certain            2      products of popular culture. 282)3C   #-*S           But what is popular culture? Is it a recent *)3)C9                     occurrence or was there always a popular cul- 2C8+)*7 ture when humans began to band together as            :D9C2;+30 societies? Professor of Cultural Studies John 9D83D9+ #) Storey writes in his book, ‘Inventing Popular :9;C,)C9 Culture’, that the term “popular culture” was first :7C9 ;,9+ coined in 19th century England. According to :97 9" Storey, popular culture was a product of indus- :90:D9 trialisation and the consequential urbanisation ,/9+ in Europe, when cities began to grow and wit- 8,88,30 nessed an influx of migrants from rural areas 9M9C*;7978*;3 The American cultural theorist a monopoly over defining and ship, folk and national songs arriving to work in factories. They brought with ;,B3)9,*9#) John Fiske disagrees with Adorno designing popular culture prod- became lyrical manifestations of them, what came to be known as, folk culture. 378; 2* and Horkheimer. In his 1989 book ucts. This meant that these were faith, family values and the glory But in a rapidly evolving urban modernity, folk DC;8)7 ‘Understanding Popular Culture’, being generated from above of State institutions (such as the culture was derided as being superstitious, Fiske writes that popular culture because folk cultures below were military and the police). By the conservative and static. 283;;*3 was made from within and below, seen as promoting ethnic provin- 1990s, the profane had become pri- In response, the urban working classes 729*78B not imposed from above. He writes cialism. For example, till the late vatised and the sacred had become 78*;90"; (               with roots in the rural areas formulated their own that there is always an element of 1960s, the State-owned media was public. The country’s cultural modernity, by utilising inventions such as the ;7:)7,8 popular culture that lies outside not allowed to air folk songs. spaces had shrunk or they had to                ! printing press and the railways to mass-produce ),*8 8,B8C social control, which escapes or Popular culture products were to add some element of the sacred to    S               ! and proliferate cultural products drawn from /8D9C, 9,7 opposes hegemonic forces. follow the State’s instructions to continue existing. These included       "         # their daily experiences in the cities. 8#,8CC08 LW Levine, in his essay for the promote Pakistani society as an spaces sponsored by multination- -  3 <#-3=           The mythos of folk cultures were fused with *8,C83*9C;, 1992 issue of The American integrated cultural whole. al organisations. From the mid-               ! the lived experiences of urban modernity to 2C8+)*78B Historical Review, writes that, to Films based on ancient folk 2000s, popular culture in the  "      $+         develop cultural products that were inexpensive, 282)3C*)3)C9 the purveyors of popular culture tales (such as the 1950s Sassi) were country splintered. The popular   7    6   7  DEEH  mass-produced and expressed as being modern. products, a majority of people buy an example of the “Urduisation” of culture products below — such as They were an exhibition of the modernity of the into this culture of their own a non-Urdu folk tale. exhibitions of religiosity through             3   ! urban working classes. accord. The nature of their According to RB Qureshi in unregulated sermons and speech-     .S       P The makers and sellers of popular culture demand influences the creation ‘Exploring Qawwali and es via digital audio mediums on  Q                 products often belonged to the emerging mid- and evolution of this culture’s Gramophone Culture in Pakistan’, the one hand, and the more secu-            9F         ! dle classes, some of whom came from rural back- products. To them it is a culture of the qawwali was not played on lar popular culture expressions         grounds but had “made it big” in the cities. Their the people, by the people. Radio Pakistan until the creation such as Umer Sharif’s stage plays (              products were weaved to enthrall the masses toil- However, in the anthology of the Urdu qawwali in the late employing everyday Urdu — jos-                  ing in factories and living in cramped conditions. ‘Popular Culture and World 1950s. However, the line between tled for space with the ideas of By the mid-1940s, though, popular culture Politics’, Jutta Weldes and Christina what was being dictated from popular culture coming from the                    O had become a melting pot of varied industries, Rowley write that states and gov- above and what was brewing below middle, such as Coke Studio,   '       -B <      churning out films, songs, pulp novels, tabloids ernments actively use popular began to blur during ZA Bhutto’s award shows and lavish TV soap   =  0 )      -  < and so on. In their 1944 book, ‘Dialectic of culture products in many ways and populist regime (1971-77). operas.         +  $ = Enlightenment’ the German social scientists for multiple purposes. Take, for But even then, the more con- What was emerging from the "   #-*             Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer savage instance, the relationship between centrated “regional” or Sufi themes State above was defused and                  - the “popular culture industry” as a cynical out- popular culture and the State and running across folk songs and defanged. It seemed especially so 7    (     JA          ! come of capitalist production. governments in Pakistan. qawwalis were stripped down and when the three strata, above, mid- They agree that the main consumers of pop- In South Asia, popular culture presented as secularised media- dle and below, all landed on social     B             ular culture products were the urban working — as it began to be understood tions on spiritualism, which could media sites in full view of each       - -    *8 $  8  - and lower-middle classes, but lament that these from the 19th century onwards — now be enjoyed as entertainment other. I do not see their interaction   S +  $  K  $     " 9HH products “confine them, body and soul.” To was a by-product of the many eco- as well. In the 1980s, the General in this respect as a cultural war. It 7#-*           !   ! Adorno and Horkheimer, the popular culture nomic and political changes intro- Zia dictatorship was quick to use is a discourse between varied pop- The views expressed                 ! industry “is not the art of the consumer but are personal. duced in the region by British colo- certain popular culture products to ular culture products and ideas.       L        ! rather the projection of the will of those in con- Courtesy: Dawn nialism. In Pakistan, right from the broadcast its ideas of Islamisation. However, it is still early to predict trol on to their victims.” onset, the State began developing For instance, during the dictator- exactly what this might lead to.              2    #-*              !    /  0       / I    2  3     !     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Sarojini Naidu, Sumant, Is the arrest of a Mahatma a there is a sea change in the sit- as it was the most influential was part of Mahatma Gandhi’s informed him about the deci- Abbas Tyabji, Mithuben Petit small thing? No doubt, uation of the country between and inspirational moment in non-violent protest against the sion to break the salt law which joined the Dandi march. In his Gandhiji has emerged as a then and now. The journey of the fight for independence. British monopoly on produc- Gandhiji felt was the biggest address, Gandhiji gave informa- Mahatma and a divine man in India will now be defined by This is the reason why the tion of salt. injustice to the poor. tion about breaking the Salt the eyes of crores of Indians self-reliance and self-respect. day marking the beginning of   # / In a letter to Lord Irwin on The Dandi March started Law next morning. today.” We will no more be seekers and the Dandi march was chosen March 2, 1930, Mahatma from Sabarmati Ashram on The Mahatma broke the This was the most impor- our image on the world canvas to launch the celebrations sur- Gandhi said that “politically, March 12 as per schedule. At Salt Law by the simple yet tant turn in India’s freedom will be that of a contributor. In rounding 75 years of India’s our position is no better than exactly 6:30 am, Gandhiji left symbolic act of picking up a fist- struggle, which emerged from this hour of crisis across the Independence. The events after that of slaves, the roots of our the ashram with 79 followers ful of salt on the Dandi coast on the Dandi March. People globe, we have delivered med- the Dandi yatra, certainly culture have been hollowed and started the yatra. They ensured that civil disobedience the morning of April 6. He was understood that non-cooper- icines and vaccines to various brought the colonial rulers out.” He further wrote that completed 241 miles up to was not resorted to before immediately detained under ation was not just an idea but a countries. That shows that our under pressure. Through this “this letter is not intended as a Dandi in 24 days. During this Gandhiji broke the Salt Law at British law. well-thought-out plan for resis- age-old belief in “Vasudhaiva movement, Mahatma Gandhi threat. It is just a simple and period, the Father of the Nation Dandi. With the permission of Prior to his arrest, Gandhiji tance to the British rule. With Kutumbakam” is still alive. once again introduced the sacred duty of a Satyagrahi. used to address the gatherings Gandhiji, a pledge was written had clearly sent across the mes- Gandhiji’s visit to Dandi, a India wants to speak the power of truth and non-vio- Therefore, I am sending it during the yatra. His speech- for the satyagrahis. The letter sage that Swaraj cannot be sus- wave of nationalism swept language of labour and toil so lence to the world. through a young English friend es were successful in influenc- stated: “I am ready to go to jail tained without sacrifice and, across India. The symbolic that our future generations are The system of making salt who is an advocate of the ing the minds of the people and I will be happy to bear therefore, it is possible that Dandi yatra created a sentiment carved out in strength. The in India had existed since Indian view, who has full faith against the policies of the whatever hardships and punish- people will have to make unlim- in favour of freedom among the Prime Minister envisions that ancient times and the tradition The writer is in non-violence and who has British. ments will be meted out to me ited sacrifices to achieve it. A people. Gandhiji’s Dandi march when the country celebrates the was carried forward by salt Union Minister of State been perhaps sent to me for this During the march, it was true sacrifice is one in which still shows us how to take the centenary of India’s (Independent Charge), as part of this movement.” farmers. In Bihar and many Ministry of Tourism and purpose only by the Almighty.” clearly spelled out that the peo- On the night of April 4, one side suffers without resort- right decision in difficult times Independence, then our other provinces, this work was Culture. The views The name of the Mahatma’s ple should keep their attention 1930, the padyatra entered ing to retaliation. Describing the and highlights the importance achievements and cultural glory left to a special community. expressed friend was Reginald Reynolds, focused on the Salt Law itself Dandi. Hundreds of Gandhian Dandi march, the reporter of of sacrifice to the people. should be a shining example Gradually, the technique of are personal. who had lived with him in the and at the same time it was satyagrahis gathered on the The Daily Telegraph, London, After about 91 years, I shall before the world.    !"#"$"! <

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Rather than elim- enue growth and 50-100 basis overall operating profitability for improving economic activity, has disrupted the global econ- Policy actions will contin- inating the virus, we expect to points (bps) improvement in automobile dealers, and boost increase in budget allocation omy and triggered a credit ue to support economic activ- ‘learn to live with it’ at low case operating margin expected for cash accruals, the report said. for infrastructure and low base downturn accompanied by a ity and financial markets after rates,” it added. next fiscal, overall revenue and “We are seeing a turn- effect, he added. spike in bond defaults. the pandemic has eased, it The rating agency said it operating profits of automobile around. PV and 2W dealers are Over the past 12 months, “The credit challenges aris- added. Policymakers will con- took several rating actions in dealers are set to scale back to expected to see revenue growth the cost of ownership of pas- ing from Covid-19 have been tinue to support economic response to the credit conse- pre-Covid levels, rating agency of 20-22 per cent and 15-17 per senger vehicles (PVs) and two- substantial, but the credit activity long after the pan- quences of the pandemic and Crisil said. cent, respectively, in fiscal 2022. wheelers (2Ws) has risen 8-10 downturn likely will be rela- demic has faded, in some cases does not expect to conduct The revenues, which were Healthy rural demand and an per cent following a 15-17 per tively short-lived. 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Prior to this, gold According to him, Indian (GSDP). saw a massive 175 per cylin- first months of the year.” The The bond purchases have !!/  / 27  ,;' B% ETFs had seen an outflow of investors seem to be taking Accordingly, these states der increase in rates across all move is aimed at preventing a the effect of pushing down /  / 27  7 J #%   ! 141 crore in November, data advantage of the lower domes- have been granted additional categories, jumped 19.5 per premature rise in borrowing bond yields, which are used as *7C      !   available with Association of tic prices caused due to a com- borrowing permission of cent among the Pradhan Mantri costs while businesses are still benchmarks for borrowing 4        !%    "7 ! Mutual Funds in India bination of falling internation- 37,600 crore by the Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) bene- struggling with coronavirus across the region. 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Congress, criticising the BJP- poll-bound Assam, the Gauhati The Congress already led government for deliberate- "1!>  High Court has stayed the announced five "guarantees" for ly delaying wage revision for   State Government's decision to the people to be fulfilled if the the last several years. enhance daily wages to over party comes to power, includ- While the tea garden work- New Delhi: Prime Minister Devvrat, Union Minister Aatmanirbhar Charkha and    7.46 lakh tea garden workers in ing raising the tea workers' ers in southern Assam are get- Narendra Modi will flag off a Prahlad Singh Patel and Chief Aatmanirbhar Incubator. the state. daily wages to Rs 365 from the ting daily wages of Rs 145 per 'Padyatra' (March) from Minister of Gujarat Vijay Along with the above ini-   ,8;+ A court official on existing Rs 167. day, the workers in the remain- Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat Rupani will also be present on tiatives, a cultural programme Thursday said that the court Following the ruling, the ing areas of the state are getting on Friday and launch various the occasion, scheduled to presenting the celebration of ine people died in Uttar stayed the Bharatiya Janata opposition party termed the Rs 167 per day. initiatives planned under commence at 10.30 a.m. the indomitable spirit of the NPradesh's Agra district on Party-led government's recent hike of the tea garden However, the ruling BJP is 'Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav' to Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav country will also be organized. Thursday morning after an February 20 decision to hike workers' wages as a "poll gim- confident that the court's order commemorate the 75th is a series of events to be It will include music, dance, SUV collided with a tractor- the daily wages to 7,46,667 tea mick". is not going to affect the party's Anniversary of India's organised by the Central gov- recitation, reading of the trolley, police said. garden workers by Rs 50 -- "The BJP government had poll prospects. "This will not Independence. ernment to commemorate the Preamble of the Constitution Three others injured in from Rs 167 to Rs 217 -- on a not followed proper official affect our election prospects in The padyatra will be joined 75th anniversary of India's (each line in a different lan- the crash are hospitalised, Agra petition filed by the Indian Tea procedure to raise the daily any way. If there were techni- by different groups of people Independence. The Mahotsav guage, representing the differ- Senior Superintendent of Police Association (ITA). wages of tea garden workers as cal mistakes, the government on the way to Dandi. will be celebrated as a Jan-Utsav ent regions of the country). Babloo Kumar said. Hearing the petition of the per the Act mentioned in the would rectify them after retain- Union Minister Prahlad in the spirit of Jan-Bhagidari. Depicting the youth power as The incident took place on ITA and 17 tea companies that Labour Department notifica- ing power. No party in Assam Singh Patel will lead the first lap A National Implementation the future of India there will be the Agra-Kanpur highway in own over 90 per cent of tea tion. No committees or sub- has done so far as much for the of 75 kilometres of the padya- Committee headed by the 75 voices in the choir as well as the Etmadaula police station estates in Assam, Justice committees were formed before tea community as the BJP has tra, which will be undertaken Home Minister has been con- 75 dancers in the event. area around 5 am, he said. Michael Zothankhuma upheld the wage hike," Congress done," party's state President by 81 marchers from Sabarmati stituted to chalk out policies State and UT Governments “The speeding SUV the argument that the wage the wage hike, is disposed of. spokesperson Bobeeta Sarma Ranjeet Kumar Dass told the Ashram in Ahmedabad to and planning of various events are also organizing pro- crossed over to the other side hike was "illegal" as no com- As the Assembly poll cam- said. media. Dandi in Navsari, a journey of to be undertaken under the grammes all over India on of the road where it hit the trac- mittee or sub-committee had paign picked up, the focus of all The Congress also claimed Assam has over 10 lakh tea 241 miles that will end on April Commemoration. The curtain March 12. In addition to these tor-trolley. There were 12 peo- been formed, as required under parties have been more on the that Prime Minister Narendra garden workers in the organ- 5, lasting for 25 days. raiser activities are beginning programmes, the ple who got injured and were relevant sections of the tea garden votes. In wake of the Modi had promised to revise ised sector working in 850 tea Modi will also launch var- from March 12, 75 weeks prior Archaeological Survey of India taken to a hospital, where nine Minimum Wages Act, 1948. court order, the leaders of the the daily wages of tea workers estates. The state roughly pro- ious other cultural and digital to August 15, 2022. and Zonal Cultural Centres of them succumbed to the The court asked the gov- Congress-led seven party in Assam to Rs 350 prior to the duces 55 per cent of India's initiatives for the Azadi Ka The event will witness the under the Ministry of Culture, injuries,” Kumar said. ernment not to take any action "Mahajot" (grand alliance) and 2014 Lok Sabha polls. total tea production of 1,389.70 Amrut Mahotsav and will also inauguration of the curtain Ministry of Youth Affairs and The victims belong to against the ITA and the tea the front headed by the Assam Increase in daily wages of million kg. Tea tribe commu- address the gathering at raiser activities planned under TRIFED have planned various Jharkhand, he added. companies until a case chal- Jatiya Parishad have immedi- tea garden workers is an elec- nities determine the votes in 30 Sabarmati Ashram. the theme India@75 like a activities to mark the occasion. Further details were lenging the state Labour ately begun campaigning tion issue in Assam with oppo- to 35 of the state's 126 Gujarat Governor Acharya film, website, song, IANS awaited. Department's notification on against the BJP's "betrayal of sition parties, including the Assembly seats. )% !   )2 6 @      & "      1/&            ,9&+93:; by the Quad countries to expe- Narendra Modi, US President The people cited above ? 2=&&  dite global vaccine delivery Joe Biden, Australian PM Scott said the leaders will discuss Shahjahanpur (UP): A Class 12 student allegedly committed sui- n their first summit under the and explore concrete collabo- Morrison and Japanese PM regional and global issues of cide in this Uttar Pradesh district as he was "upset" over his father's IQuad framework on Friday, ration in supplying safe and Yoshihide Suga. shared interest, and exchange failure to pay his school fee, police said on Thursday. leaders of India, the US, Japan affordable vaccines in the Indo- Biden is attending the sum- views on practical areas of    Anup Kumar (18) shot himself with a countrymade pistol and Australia will deliberate on Pacific region. mit less than two months after cooperation towards main- on Wednesday, after his father told him that he could not arrange expanding cooperation in the The people said the Quad he took charge as US President. taining a free, open and inclu- Chandigarh: The UN Global ing that year. the money for his school fee, Deputy Superintendent of Police Indo-Pacific region and focus vaccine initiative will project It is learnt that a major sive Indo-Pacific region. Forum for Road Traffic Safety He explained that the Mahendra Kumar said. on a coronavirus vaccine ini- and reinforce India's credentials deliverable at the summit will The summit is likely to has appreciated the initiative police had signed a memoran- The deceased's father, Parmeshwar Dayal, who works as a tiative to effectively deal with as a reliable manufacturer and be the vaccine initiative under exchange views on contempo- launched by the Haryana Police dum of understanding with the labourer, told the police that two months ago, his son had asked the pandemic, people familiar supplier of the vaccines, reaf- which vaccines against Covid- rary issues such as post-pan- for reducing the number of Institute of Road Traffic for Rs 8,000 to pay his school fee. On Wednesday, he again asked with the matter said. firming the country's stature as 19 will be developed in the US, demic recovery, resilient supply deaths and injuries caused by Education (IRTE) for carrying his father about the money. They said the virtual sum- the "pharmacy of the world". manufactured in India, chains, emerging and critical road accidents on the Sonipat- out road safety audits of every The body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem, mit is expected to delve into The summit will be par- financed by Japan and US, and technologies, maritime securi- Ambala National Highway 44. kilometre of the highway pass- the police said. PTI pooling in individual strengths ticipated by Prime Minister supported by Australia. ty, and climate change. Under this initiative, the ing through Haryana. The road police have fixed the target of engineering related improve- reducing the number of road ments suggested by the IRTE accidents and deaths on the will be implemented by the 187-km stretch passing NHAI as part of the special 05 A     7B7)#=  =  through Haryana by 33 per understanding by the police cent in the current year. and the state department of Gandhinagar: The Vibrant October 2015 to September take to curb such incidents. The maximum number of girls from 2015 to 2020 and 6 163 and Patan 153 rapes of ado- In this context, DGP transport. state of Gujarat is also vibrant 2020. In reply the Gujarat gov- rapes were registered in the incidents of gang rape. The lescent girls. Manoj Yadava addressed a Since a large number of as far as rapes of adolescent girls Congress MLA from ernment's home department largest city, Ahmedabad with Saurashtra capital, Rajkot wit- Out of these 6,215, the webinar of UN Global Forum road fatalities involves pedes- is concerned. The state has Petlad, Niranjan Patel had informed that during the said 977 cases. The highest number nessed 311 incidents of teenage Gujarat Police still has to arrest for Road Traffic Safety where- trians and cyclists, the police seen more than three rapes of raised the question before period a total of 6,215 adoles- of gang rapes was also regis- girls raped and 4 incidents of a total of 209 persons connect- in he highlighted the various along with the other stake- adolescent girls everyday dur- Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay cent girls were raped in Gujarat. tered in Ahmedabad, 9 during gang rape. ed with the crimes. components of this initiative. holder authorities will create ing the past 5 years. According Rupani as to how many rape Practically this amounts to the same period. The Diamond The North Gujarat city of In response to what steps He mentioned that in 2018, underpasses and foot over- to the state government figures incidents had occurred from more than three rapes of City, Surat was second in line Mehsana registered 272 rapes, did the government take to pre- 743 people had died due to bridges at points where large released in the ongoing October 2015 till September teenage girls everyday in with 753 rapes in 5 years. Surat Rajkot rural 271, Vadodara city vent such crimes, the home road accidents on this stretch, number of pedestrians cross Assembly session there were 2020 in Gujarat, how many per- Gujarat which boasts of having also saw 7 gang rapes in the 270, Ahmedabad rural 214, department replied that 39 which is more than the total the road in Sonipat and Panipat 6,215 incidents of adolescent sons were still to be nabbed and coined the slogan, 'Beti Bachao, same period. Bhavnagar wit- Chhota Udaipur 179, Surat women police stations were number of deaths in the entire districts. girls raped in the period from what action did the government Beti Padhao'. nessed 432 rapes of adolescent rural 174, Morbi 171, Jamnagar set up across the state. IANS Netherlands and the UAE dur- IANS    !"#"$"! 11    , ! C.P ? .      

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The massive and sometimes violent The decision aims to place dialogue by Taiwanese politi- principle. sides of the Straits are one and them were shot in the head. anti-corruption commission is protests coursed through the the power of governing the city cal parties on cross-Strait rela- “Under this premise, we the same family. Over the Yangon: Seven protesters were There was also a fatality in investigating,” Zaw Min Tun financial hub in 2019. “firmly in the hands of forces tions. welcome any political party or years, we have introduced a shot dead in Myanmar on Yangon’s North Dagon, where said. At last year’s meeting of the that are patriotic and love Hong China considers Taiwan as group in Taiwan to communi- number of policies benefiting Thursday as the junta reacted Chit Min Thu, 25, died after Nobel peace laureate Suu National People’s Congress, the Kong”, parliamentary part of it and vows to integrate cate with us and conduct dia- Taiwan businesses and com- to international condemnation being shot in the head. Kyi, detained since the Communist Party leadership spokesman Wang Chen said in it with the Chinese mainland. logue on cross-Straits rela- patriots,” Li said. of its crackdown by claiming “I recently learnt that his February 1 putsch, is already imposed a draconian national Beijing at the opening of the It opposes the present tions and the future of the The mainland will contin- ousted civilian leader Aung wife is two months pregnant,” facing several criminal charges security law on the finance hub congress on Friday. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing- nation,” Li said. ue to enable Taiwan residents San Suu Kyi had accepted hefty his mother Hnin Malar Aung including owning unlicensed that has since been weaponised Senior Chinese officials wen, who is a firm advocate of The mainland is commit- to enjoy the development illegal payments. told AFP. walkie-talkies and violating against the democracy move- have since made clear loyalty to Taiwan independence. ted to promoting peaceful opportunities on mainland Diplomatic pressure has “No one will be in peace coronavirus restrictions by ment. the Communist Party will be key Addressing a virtual press development across the Taiwan and promote integrated devel- been building since the gener- until this situation ends. They staging a campaign event dur- Dozens of campaigners have to deciding if a Hong Konger is conference at the end of the Straits and national reunifica- opment across the Straits, he als seized power on February 1, were so cruel with my son. I ing last year’s election. been jailed, smothering protests a “patriot”. AFP. Parliament session, Li said tion and opposes any form of added. PTI triggering daily protests around never expected my son would On Thursday, state-run the country that they have be shot in the head... I’m wor- newspaper the Mirror carried struggled to quell. ried about all the unarmed an announcement that the The United Nations on youth, they will be in trouble.” Arakan Army (AA) — which B&Q   8 >4R, :  Wednesday condemned the The military, which has fights for more autonomy for junta’s increasingly violent defended its takeover by citing the ethnic Rakhine population crackdown, which has seen voting irregularities in in northern Rakhine state —    &  more than 60 killed and 2,000 November elections won by was no longer considered a ter- R 2 3 arrested, with even China — a Suu Kyi’s party, held a rare news rorist organisation. traditional Myanmar ally — conference Thursday accusing The AA has been locked in ;:7 calling for “de-escalation” and Suu Kyi of corruption. battle with the military for London: Britain’s royal family “We are very much not a “Whilst some recollections dialogue. In the capital Naypyidaw, nearly two years in a conflict is “very much not racist”, Prince racist family,” said Prince may vary, they are taken very Thursday saw more hard- junta spokesman Zaw Min that has left hundreds dead and William said on Thursday, in William during an official visit seriously and will be addressed Minneapolis: A judge on another former Minneapolis line action against demon- Tun said the detained chief forced some 200,000 civilians his first public remarks since to a school in East London. by the family privately. Harry, Thursday granted prosecu- police officer in the unrelated strators, with six killed in cen- minister of Yangon had admit- to flee their homes. AFP his younger brother Prince Asked further if he had Meghan and Archie will always tors’ request to add a third- killing of an Australian Harry and his wife Meghan spoken to his brother yet, he be much loved family mem- degree murder charge against woman. The appeals court Markle made explosive claims replied: “I haven’t spoken to bers,” the statement read. the former Minneapolis police recently affirmed Mohamed in a TV interview. him yet, but I plan to.” The statement indicated officer charged in George Noor’s third-degree murder B  /C!    William, the Duke of The Duke and Duchess of that Queen Elizabeth II was Floyd’s death. conviction in the 2017 shoot- Cambridge, also revealed that Cambridge visited School 21 in “saddened” to learn the full Hennepin County Judge ing death of Justine Ruszczyk he had not spoken to Harry Stratford, East London, to mark extent of how challenging the Peter Cahill reinstated the Damond, and the state used since the tell-all interview to children’s return to classes and last few years had been for her charge after the former officer, that affirmation to argue that &&&  Oprah Winfrey was first broad- the rollout to secondary schools grandson Harry and his wife Derek Chauvin, failed to get it established new justification cast over the weekend but of a mental health project for Meghan, the Duke and appellate courts to block it. for the charge in Chauvin’s Albany: An aide to New York year when he closed the door, “I have never done any- plans to do so. pupils, which Kate Middleton Duchess of Sussex. Cahill had earlier rejected the case. Governor Andrew Cuomo says reached under her shirt and thing like this,” Cuomo said Harry and Meghan’s inter- had launched in primary It followed an extensive charge as not warranted by the Cahill agreed that the he groped her in the governor’s fondled her. through a spokesperson view has sent Buckingham schools in 2018. interview by the couple with circumstances of Floyd’s death, precedent has now been estab- residence, a newspaper report- The newspaper’s report- Wednesday evening. Palace into a tailspin. Prince William’s visit is Winfrey in which Meghan but an appellate court ruling in lished. ed Wednesday, in the most seri- ing is based on an unidentified “The details of this report The 38-year-old second not the first appearance by a spoke about her suicidal an unrelated case established “I feel bound by that and ous allegation made yet by a source with direct knowledge are gut-wrenching,” Cuomo in line to the British throne senior royal since the interview thoughts when she was preg- new grounds for it. I feel it would be an abuse of series of women against the of the woman’s accusation. The said, adding that he would not was joined by wife Catherine, aired - the Prince of Wales car- nant with Archie and also Chauvin already faced discretion not to grant the embattled Democrat. governor had summoned her speak to the specifics of this or the Duchess of Cambridge, ried out an engagement earli- shared her dismay at some second-degree murder motion,” he said. The Times Union of to the Executive Mansion in any other allegation, given an when he was asked by er this week. racist undertones within the and manslaughter charges. Floyd was declared dead on Albany reported that the Albany, saying he needed help ongoing investigation over- reporters about the contro- Prince William’s comments royal ranks towards her son. Legal experts say the addi- May 25 after Chauvin, who is woman, who it did not name, with his cellphone, the news- seen by the state attorney gen- versy that has dominated UK follow a rare statement issued In reference to Prince tional charge helps prosecutors white, pressed his knee against was alone with Cuomo late last paper reported. eral. AP media headlines ever since by Buckingham Palace earlier William and wife Kate by giving jurors one more the Black man’s neck for about Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, this week to say that the issues Middleton, Prince Harry told option to convict Chauvin of nine minutes. Floyd’s death revealed that an unnamed raised during the interview the American chat show host murder. sparked sometimes violent royal had raised concerns with Winfrey, the American that there was a “space” The dispute over the third- protests in Minneapolis and < about their mixed-race son talk show host, particularly between the brothers which he degree murder charge revolved beyond, leading to a nationwide Archie’s skin colour. that of race, are concerning. hoped time would heal. PTI around the conviction of reckoning on race. AP

+;+;23,7&:993*:;C Ministry said. * 2;/, The beneficiaries include 71,97,100 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have been %  78  7&   D  The EC had also asked Bengal Chief administered the first dose, 40,13,249 HCWs Secretary and the Special Observer to file who have been given the second their respective reports by Friday afternoon, dose, 70,54,659 frontline workers Copenhagen: Denmark, European Economic Area, the showed that the batch of praised vaccine rollout has “Things have gone well in sources said. (FLWs) who have been given the first dose Norway and Iceland on European Medicines Agency AstraZeneca vaccines used in been largely underpinned by Denmark, but there are some Another senior TMC leader Partho and 6,37,281 FLWs who have received the sec- Thursday temporarily sus- (EMA) said. Austria was likely not to blame the AstraZeneca jab, also risks linked to the AstraZeneca Chatterjee said, that the State’s law and ond dose. pended the use of Austria announced on for the nurse’s death. defended it as “both safe and vaccine that need to be exam- order condition was “good before the elections Besides, 9,67,058 beneficiaries aged above AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine Monday that it had suspended “This is a super-cautious effective”. ined more closely. That seems were announce and it has deteriorated only 45 years with specific co-morbidities and over concerns about patients the use of a batch of approach based on some iso- The Danish suspension, to me to be the right way to after the EC took charge.” 58,15,664 beneficiaries aged above 60 years developing post-jab blood clots, AstraZeneca vaccines after a lated reports in Europe,” said which will be reviewed after proceed.” AFP Elsewhere rejecting the “conspiracy” the- have also received the first dose of the vac- as the manufacturer and 49-year-old nurse died of Stephen Evans, a professor of two weeks, is expected to slow ory the BJP leadership hit back saying “why cine. Europe’s medicines watchdog “severe blood coagulation pharmacoepidemiology at the down the country’s vaccination on earth the conspirators who want to On the 54th day (March 10) of the ongo- insisted the vaccine was safe. problems” days after receiving London School of Hygiene campaign. Denmark now 9: kill the Chief Minister will target the leg … ing vaccination drive, a total of 13,17,357 vac- Denmark was first to an anti-Covid shot. and Tropical Medicine. expects to have its entire adult and why on earth a party will want to ruin cine doses were administered -- 10,30,243 announce its suspension, “fol- Four other European coun- “The risk and benefit bal- population vaccinated by mid-   D  its electoral chances by mounting such triv- beneficiaries inoculated across 20,299 sessions lowing reports of serious cases tries — Estonia, Latvia, ance is still very much in August instead of early July, the  ial attacks.” for the first dose and 2,87,114 HCWs and of blood clots” among people Lithuania and Luxemburg — favour of the vaccine,” he said. health authority said. State BJP president Dilip Ghosh “wishing FLWs given the second dose. who had received the vaccine, have also suspended the use of AstraZeneca, an Anglo- “We are of course sad- The Hague: The EU’s medi- the Chief Minister early recovery” said “it is the country’s Health Authority vaccines from this batch, which Swedish company which devel- dened by this news,” said Prime cines regulator approved the easy to plaster your leg and lie down crying *8D;7:;93+8*873977 said in a statement. was sent to 17 European coun- oped the vaccine with Oxford Minister Mette Frederiksen. single-shot Johnson & conspiracy --- in order to gather It stressed the move was tries and consisted of one mil- University, defended the safe- Frederiksen, who has Johnson coronavirus vaccine sympathy --- and it is difficult to fight the :,PQQ;,2D precautionary, and that “it has lion jabs. ty of its product. pushed for the production of on Thursday, making it the elections taking on a surging Opposition. But :872;37G/8D not been determined, at the Denmark however sus- “The safety of the vaccine more vaccines and has formed fourth jab to get the green we do not want such backdoor entry time being, that there is a link pended the use of all of its has been extensively studied in a controversial alliance with light for the 27-nation bloc. into politics. We want to fight her in “The condition of it (Covaxin) being between the vaccine and the AstraZeneca supply, as did phase III clinical trials and Austria and Israel to do so, “This is the first vaccine the game and defeat her from the front. Let required to be administered under blood clots”. Iceland and Norway in subse- peer-reviewed data confirms defended the Danish health which can be used as a single her come and campaign and face defeat clinical trial mode is no more there,” Paul As of March 9, 22 cases of quent announcements on the vaccine has been general- authorities’ decision. dose,” Emer Cooke, chief of frontally.” said. blood clots had been reported Thursday citing similar con- ly well tolerated,” a spokesman “There is always a risk the Amsterdam-based “Both the Covid-19 vaccines Covaxin and among more than three million cerns. On Wednesday, the for the group told AFP. associated with vaccines,” she European Medicines Agency 79+0C;79;, Covishield have the same licensure status. people vaccinated in the EMA said a preliminary probe Britain, whose widely- told reporters. (EMA), said in a statement. Covaxin has stood the test of time in terms *8D;+*797 of great safety. Only 311 individuals &8CC;97*9,C9 had minimal side effects. It is the triumph for India’s research and development enterprise  R2    !      While daily cases have been rising since and science and technology enterprise,” he mid-February, reaching the levels seen in the said. last week of December, the uptick in daily India’s drug regulator on January 3 had  DR fatalities is not the same as that was witnessed granted permission for the restricted use of   P 9   during that period. Covaxin in emergency situations in the pub- India recorded 126 fresh fatalities on lic interest as an abundant precaution, in clin- /  Washington: China for to freedom-loving people “This year, as we mark this Wednesday with six States accounted for 82.54 ical trial mode, especially in case of infection decades has waged a cam- worldwide,” the top Democrat solemn anniversary, we con- per cent of the new deaths. Maharashtra reg- by mutant strains. paign to destroy Tibet’s proud said. tinue to take inspiration from istered maximum casualties (54), followed by The Subject Expert Panel on Covid-19 of Cairo: Sudan’s prime minister ations, the countries have failed culture and history, House of That is why, last year, the the Dalai Lama’s powerful Punjab (17) and Kerala (14), the Ministry the CDSCO has recommended granting held talks with the Egyptian to reach a three-way deal. Representatives Speaker Nancy US reaffirmed its bipartisan, message of peace, faith and said. emergency use authorisation to Bharat president in Cairo on Thursday Karthoum has recently Pelosi has alleged, asserting bicameral support for the peo- love,” Pelosi said. Also, eight States have displayed an Biotech’s indigenously developed as both nations seek to build a called for internationalizing that the US will continue to ple of Tibet by enacting the “Guided by His Holiness’s upward trajectory in daily new cases. These Covaxin while removing the condition for the in the ongoing the dispute to include the U.S., stand with the Tibetan people Tibet Policy and Support Act, spirit of hope, we will never are Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, vaccine to be administered in “clinical trial dispute over the controversial the European Union, the U.N. and honour those who sacri- which strengthens diplomatic rest in our efforts to advance Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil mode”. dam that Ethiopia is building And the African Union to ficed all for their rights and ties between the US and the freedom and opportunity in Nadu. Karnataka recorded 760 cases on on the Blue Nile. facilitate reaching an agreement freedom. Central Tibetan Tibet and throughout China – Wednesday, while Gujarat reported 675 cases. +93:;O7+;30*8), Prime Minister Abdalla on the filling and the operation Speaking on the occasion Administration and makes because if we do not stand up India currently has 1,89,226 active Covid- Hamdok and President Abdel of Ethiopia’s massive dam. of the 62nd anniversary of clear that decisions regarding for human rights in China due 19 cases, which account for 1.68 per cent of 72; 978P 8,: Fattah el-Sissi agreed that both Sudan wants Ethiopia to Tibetan Uprising Day on Tibetan religion should be to commercial interests, then its total caseload. :;/:8B1Q- J+;9 governments should “work coordinate and share data on Wednesday against the made solely by Tibetan reli- we lose all moral authority to Showing the change in the number of closely at this critical moment” the dam’s operation to avoid Chinese occupation of the gious leaders, she asserted. talk about human rights in any active cases for the States in the 24-hour peri- Delhi had recorded 370 new cases on until they mobilize interna- flooding and protect its own remote Himalayan region, Previous US president other place in the world. We od, the Health Ministry said Kerala report- Wednesday and 320 on Tuesday. The city tional and regional players to power-generating dams on the Pelosi said, “Sixty-two years Donald Trump in December will not be deterred in this vital ed the maximum decline in the figure while reported three deaths due to the disease on help mediate a solution to the Blue Nile, the main tributary of ago, brave Tibetans rose up last year had signed into law a mission,” said the House Maharashtra has shown the maximum Wednesday and four on Tuesday. water dispute with Ethiopia, the Nile River. against the Chinese invasion to bill which called for establish- Speaker. increase. On Sunday and Monday, 286 and 239 cases, according to a statement by the The Blue Nile meets with protect their way of life and ing a US consulate in Tibet and The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s Nineteen States and Union territories -- respectively, were recorded in the national Egyptian presidency. the White Nile in Khartoum. culture. Today, we continue to building an international coali- exiled spiritual leader has been Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Capital. The city had registered 321 coronavirus The dispute centers on the From there, the Nile winds stand with the Tibetan people tion to ensure that the next demanding meaningful auton- Odisha, Goa, Jharkhand, Puducherry, cases and one death last Saturday, and 312 cases Grand Ethiopia Renaissance northward through Egypt and and honour those who sacri- Dalai Lama is appointed sole- omy for Tibetans. Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Ladakh, and a fatality on Friday. Dam and how much water flows into the Mediterranean ficed all for their rights and ly by the Tibetan Buddhist The 85-year-old Dalai Manipur, Daman and Diu and Dadra and A total of 585 cases were reported on January Ethiopia will release down- Sea. freedom.” community without China’s Lama fled to India in 1959 fol- Nagar Haveli, Meghalaya, Mizoram, 1 and 384 on January 4. The daily count had stream if a multi-year drought Egypt, the Arab world’s “Tibetan men, women and interference. This prompted lowing a crackdown on an Nagaland, Tripura, the Andaman and Nicobar dropped to 306 on January 11 and risen again occurs and how the three coun- most populous country with children want simply to prac- China to warn that the act will uprising by the local popula- Islands and Arunachal Pradesh -- have not to 386 on January 12, according to official fig- tries would settle any future over 100 million people, has tice their faith, speak their lan- seriously disrupt and hurt tion in Tibet. India granted reported any Covid-19 death in the said peri- ures. disputes. called the dam an existential guage and celebrate their cul- bilateral relations. him political asylum and the od. The numbers had started to come down in Egypt and Sudan also call threat and worries that it would ture free from violence and The new Joe Biden admin- Tibetan government-in-exile is Meanwhile, more than 2.56 crore February. On February 26, the month’s highest for a legally binding agreement reduce its share of Nile waters. intimidation. Yet, Beijing for istration on Tuesday said the based on Dharamsala in (2,56,85,011) vaccine doses have so far been daily count of 256 cases was recorded. On on the dam’s filling and oper- The country relies almost decades has waged a cam- Chinese government should Himachal Pradesh since then. administered in the country through 4,78,168 Thursday, 409 new coronavirus cases were ation, while Ethiopia insists on entirely on the Nile to supply paign to destroy Tibet’s proud have no role in the succession China views the 14th Dalai sessions, according to a provisional recorded, taking the infection tally to 6,42,439, guidelines. water for agriculture and its culture and history, which process of Tibetan spiritual Lama as a “separatist” working report compiled at Thursday 7 am, the the bulletin said. Despite years-long negoti- people. AP remains a clarion call for action leader the Dalai Lama. to split Tibet from China. PTI    !"#"$"! 5   O&&'()  +& , +)   -). (    + )P L121  <2 ()) &344   4)4

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ilmmaker Nila Madhab Panda is How do you think such realistic always moved by what surrounds films can impact people’s mindsets Fhim. And we can say this by the and make them start acting towards choice of content that he showcases. His becoming more responsible citizens? filmography usually deals with the During the lockdown, as people things that affect our society at large. For across the globe stayed home to stop instance, take Halkaa, Kadvi Hawa, I am the spread of the Coronavirus, the Kalam and the latest Kalira Atita earth became cleaner. An unplanned (Yesterday’s Past), which has also entered grand experiment changed our plan- the Oscars 2021 race in the general entry et. I feel it’s god’s way of making peo- category for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best ple understand — ek hi planet hai, Director and others. We talk to him to kadar karo uski. When you will learn find out the reason why his films always to become selfless, the world will portray responsibility, highlighting social become normal again. The pandemic issues, what motivates him to create such is a god’s way of telling you to intro- content and his ideology behind it? spect what you have been doing to Excerpts: climate change made it a very essential an area located in the east coast of India challenging survival on the abandoned nature. Certainly, Coronavirus has film of my life. And that’s why I thought (Odisha), where there used to be a clus- coast, his very existence and his strug- given people a lesson of a lifetime, that Oscars are usually people’s ‘once in of sending it to the Oscars. However, it ter of seven villages out of which three gle to survive the fury of nature make look, it’s high time that you start act- a lifetime’ dream. Your film Kalira doesn’t really matter to me if I win the of them have already gone under the sea. his journey a poetic portrayal of emo- ing towards becoming more responsi- Atita has entered the Oscars 2021 race award or not. Of course, I’ll be on cloud In 2006, on the front page of a nation- tional trauma and human triumph. ble citizens. We keep changing as and that too under multiple cate- 9 if it happens but right now what mat- al daily newspaper, I saw a frightening humans but I don’t know how much gories. How are you taking it? What ters more is that people must watch this picture of a lone hand pump sticking out There have been many films and people have actually changed. We can was your reaction when you got to film as a duty. This story is talking about of the sea. It was surprising. So I decid- shows around climate change. How and only hope for the best. know about it for the first time? something that the world is going to face, ed to follow that story... and I did that why do you think this is different? To be honest, it’s a very natural rather what the world is facing already. for almost 14 years continuously. Then I think my film comes as a shock Why do you think there is lesser process. If you see the kind of films I have later, I decided to make a feature film value. It’s like you are actually seeing and audience available for such films that made in my entire career, they have How did you conceptualise it? An on it. So Kalira Atita is about how those realising it now when all this has been are not commercialised but deliver an always been around social issues. I pre- insight into the storyline... villages disappeared because of climate happening in front of you since decades. important message? fer covering important stories during Earlier, in 2005-06, people were not change and rising sea levels. I hope you get what I am trying to con- I don’t blame people because important times. It’s something that I aware that climate change is real. They Well, the story revolves around vey... everybody needs entertainment in believe in and work towards achieving never recognised it as a threat to civili- Gunu, a young man from Satavaya vil- life in one way or another. And films it. I never give up. I constantly try and sation. It’s only now, and that too, after lage, who travels back to his now dev- How much research and fieldwork are a major source of that. People pre- find such stories. That’s my forte. This the pandemic hit us that people are astated village confronting his tragic you had to do in documenting this fer light, comedy content but at the is my first film dedicated to my own lan- accepting this fact and acknowledging past, reliving moments as prophesied by story? same time, they do realise the impor-  - 5 -        guage — Odia. So an Odia film about it seriously. I made this film based on a priest who keeps frequenting him. His Can you believe 14 years of my life tance of such films.  /-   7!    78% ,  &  4 42& ! (&!"*! !"* ""&"*4 "% "&6 *:3"*/ &&!'5!"  ""'("!" & "  &!! .%:  the BMW 2-series Gran Coupe into the equation. And here comes the rub, the 4""*&'" !* !"*& *%& "&%"*  6  Bimmer is a better car to drive more (" 6& !4"*#*&!'- !!  ""*"* engaging and more powerful, the '@ Mercedes is just far more comfortable " "&'"-"*%!" !""'&& because it is bigger. 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burnt chilli dip with roasted dry red chillies blended with oil and slow cooked along with ginger and garlic was better than any other that I have tasted. But even superior was the one made with grounded green coriander celery and spring onion over which is poured hot oil. A treat for those who prefer their flavours a little less fiery. While these had set the bar he organic food industry is not a smaller than their conventional high, the Honey pepper black Tnew concept in India. The wave counterparts. Small farms don’t mushroom and Jumbo five spices towards it started almost a decade ago receive the same benefits from the golden fried prawn raised it fur- and there has been no looking back economies of scale that large oper- ther. The mushroom had been ever since then. Gradually, people ations do and sometimes it may cost hollowed out and stuffed with have become more conscious of them a bit more. This is where big cheese — a combination that is healthy eating. One of the reasons for companies help small farmers to sur- surely made in my idea of culinary this is the side effects of artificial vive by creating jobs for them if that    heaven. Fried crisp on the outside chemicals in food, which have led to food were produced using conven- and squishy inside, it was love at various lifestyle concerns. The growth tional agricultural methods. Due to first bite. I was still revelling in the in the e-commerce sector has acted the support by big companies, small taste when the prawns landed on as a gift for this industry as now they ventures gain the confidence to "*&' -"* '(&!!%* " !"*"!(&% " the table. Piping hot, the soft and can reach out to consumers directly. start cultivating organic farms. flavourful prawns had a delicious Here are a few reasons why the organ- 4   -! !  2  crunchy coating. Certainly, the ic food industry is expected to see an INCREASE IN EXPORT four starters were food for the accelerated demand in the coming The demand for Indian organ- t has been a while since I ate soul. years. ic food has witnessed a steady rise out for its own sake. For the A Ginseng chicken with veg- in India but it is receiving appreci- Ipast one year it has been pri- etable broth followed. However, AWARENESS OF EATING RIGHT ation all over the globe. Due to marily for business meetings or despite its medicinal properties, I People are realising that holistic India’s favorable agro-climatic con- while I was travelling. And that would not rank it at par with the health is from eating right as opposed ditions, the quality of organic food too, with some trepidation. So, starters as it needed a little more to depending on medication or sup- to export is very high. If we contin- when the Empress of China, flavouring. Despite that, we were plements. Artificial chemicals were ue to supply with the same growth which puts on the table cuisine looking forward to the main used in food items that were causing as today then this export trend will from three main provinces — course. The spread was certainly changes in hormones, which were definitely increase in the next five Sichuan, Yunnan and Hunan — extensive and covered all five further creating health and lifestyle years. reopened with safety measures in tastes. Stealing a march over the issues. People have become more place, I decided that it was time other dishes was a Crispy lamb health-conscious and as a result, FOOD KITS to head out. Irrespective of our with peppers which got the bal- they are now focussing more on eat- Creating food kits is a new nor- relations with our western neigh- ance of flavours and textures just ing organic food items which are mal nowadays. Many companies bour, it is one cuisine that I dig. right. It was just perfect with the served to them straight from the are adopting this technique to gain Once inside the restaurant, I Brown garlic fried rice… and farms. people’s interest. These kits have just appreciatively noted the place even on its own. The Claypot taken place after the pandemic exuded a distinct old-world charm chicken with dry red chilli despite EASY ACCESSIBILITY when people started having doubts with its mix of wood-panelled and its name was not too hot but Due to the surge of smart-phone about food items. These food items glass interiors. The restaurant spiced just right. There was also usage in India, there has been an are cooked up to 3/4th of 100 per also has a spacious private dining Steamed river sole with spicy increase in access to information cent, and are well-packed with prop- room which overlooks a lawn, if garlic sauce, which I am told is about organic food. E-commerce er cooking instructions. As we know you wish to enjoy an exclusive get- quite a hot seller, as well as Wok platforms acted as a bridge for reach- we have to start living with the fact together. Ushered into a discrete tossed bok choy with broccoli and ing out to potential customers across that COVID-19 is here to stay for corner, I could see a large party Mapo Tofu – all of which had sim- the country. Due to the heavy usage some time, the trend towards ready thoroughly enjoying their meal. ple, clean flavours. But if I was to of the internet, people have started to eat and ready to cook organic But keeping the social distancing go back, I would stick with the ordering food online, which is mak- meals at home is the way forward. norms in place, there was ade- slightly more complex chicken ing their life much easier. Delivering The organic food industry will quate space between the two and lamb. organic food at home is a new trend witness a humongous rise in the next tables. We were quite full but then in the market, which not only attracts five years. The industry is still naive Coming to the more serious the passion with which he spoke always more in sync with my taste again partake both. What certain- there is always some room for consumers to buy but also creates a and in an emerging phase. But it has business of food, master chef made me certain that we would buds but the succulent chicken ly raised the taste a notch higher dessert, especially when it is platform for future generations to huge growth potential and may Tenzin Losel informed me that he not be disappointed. We started where the juices practically oozed were the dips that accompanied something as delicious as Honey have easy access to such foods. even contribute to the economic had curated a special fare that had off with Vegetable lohan dimsum out as we bit into it had us reach- the dimsums. On being asked, baked yoghurt. The mildly sweet growth of the country in the long its share of both vegetarian and and Chicken siu mai. As far as ing out for seconds. That is not to Chef Tenzin informed me that, dish, with flavours that were in INDIRECT SUPPORT TO SMALL run. non-vegetarian dishes. And I dimsums go, I have always found say that the vegetarian was not unlike the store-bought variety, perfect harmony, was certainly a VENTURES (The writer is the CEO and decided to go with his selection as that the vegetarian varieties are delicious. Given a choice, I would these were made in-house. The perfect ending to the meal. The majority of organic farms are founder of Everything Organik.)

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multi-skilled cricketers like Stokes, Sam Curran and IPL auction sensation Moeen Ali 9 ; for starters, who can change the complexion of any game in either departments. Q & R Throw in specialists like pacers Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Chris Jordan and wrist   : 9+#+ things we needed in specific,” found tough to accelerate after spinner Adil Rashid, it will be Kohli said on the eve of the the fall of early wickets. That a contest where India can never ndia skipper Virat Kohli game referring to the likes of should change now, feels Kohli. be termed firm favourites. Iexpects his team to play Suryakumar and Kishan. “The players have added in The next week and half much more freely in the five- “Guys who can be ‘x fac- the squad is precisely to give would be an indication as to match T20 series as the infusion tors’ with the bat and do things our batting more depth and not which direction the teams are of fresh blood has provided which are the need of the hour play in a similar kind of pattern headed in terms of preparations much-needed “x-factor and in T20 cricket. These guys we have played with in the past. for the marquee event later this depth” to the batting unit, have done so on a regular basis We want to be a side that plays year. which it lacked in the past. in the IPL so we have tried to free cricket, not having any The selectors have picked cover all those basis. Now it will baggage of lack of depth or one SQUADS IPL performers like be interesting to see how they guy having to bat long enough India: Virat Kohli (captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan go about in these five games.” to make sure we get to a big Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Kishan and Rahul Tewatia for Having not had enough total. Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, the England series while the in- options in the past, Kohli is “We have explosive guys in Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh form Rishabh Pant has made a happy with what he has at his the team who can change the Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, comeback. disposal now. game at any stage and that is Yuzvendra Chahal, With the IPL yet to be “These are the only five exactly what we have tried to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar played, Kohli feels another games we have as a team before address. Patel, Washington Sundar, fresh face or two may sneak the World Cup and we want to “This time around you will Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, into the squad ahead of the T20 see how these guys fare in the see guys playing more freely, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Tewatia, World Cup at home in October middle. I feel the squad right more expressive in terms of Ishan Kishan. but finds the current side full of now we have barring Jaddu, approaching the innings even England: Eoin Morgan (cap- balance and options. who will come back whenever after we have lost couple of tain), Joss Buttler (wk), Jason “We have have played with fit, is the most balanced in wickets which wasn’t the case to Roy, Liam Livingstone, Dawid a certain kind of pattern in the terms of the options available to be honest because we did not Malan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, past. We did not have a big take the field as and when have enough depth in the bat- &    / .    %              )G&  &   :       Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, tournament to work towards in required.” ting to play freely for about 10 Chris Jordan, Mark Wood, the past. If you look the squad, The Indian team has been to 12 overs but I see much more   : 9+#+ ! <!"> = the reserves. Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jos Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Sam the additions we have made we guilty of playing one dimen- positivity from this series %&'?>>('  While Suryakumar Yadav Buttler, Dawid Malan and Jason Billings, Jonny Bairstow, Jofra have have tried to address a few sional cricket with the bat and onwards,” said Kohli. blend of favourable 13>21.-2314D 4?/*/ is a sentimental favourite for Roy at the other end, the kook- Archer. results in the present many after last year’s IPL and aburra white might find itself Aand finding the perfect advantages of having multiple his subsequent non-selection in the stands more often than combination for the near future options, fashionably described for the Australia tour, fellow not. 3 C ! PQ &%% ""4 " will be India’s main endeavour as a “happy headache” for any Mumbaikar Shreyas Iyer looks With the unavailability of when they square off against a captain, there are a few pitfalls a likely starter at least in the Thangarasu Natarajan in the    : 9+#+ indications about how the core well-rounded England in a that come with such a situation. first couple of games in that bowling department, combination would look like.   "*'2&  five-match T20I series starting The Indian team understands middle-order slot at No 4 or 5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be ndia captain Virat Kohli on “If Rohit plays, then it’s sim- here on Friday. this fully well, having burnt its depending upon the match back leading the attack along IThursday said that Rohit ple. KL (Rahul) and Rohit have    : 9+#+ And that includes pacer Jofra For skipper Virat Kohli, the hands during the 2019 World situation. side another senior Yuzvendra Sharma and KL Rahul will be been performing consistently at Archer, too. primary aim will be to get an Cup. The Motera track will cer- Chahal for company. the team’s opening combination the top of the order for us and ngland could get an idea of “Yeah, everybody is fit to idea of his core group of play- It was one event where till tainly be a flat deck, suiting the With England’s weakness in T20s going ahead. The skip- those two will start,” Kohli was Ewhere they stand heading play and Jofra is available for the ers going into the ICC T20 last moment, they didn’t have needs of the shortest format against slow bowlers’ well-doc- per also made it clear that unambiguous in his reply that into this year’s World Cup at the series,” he said. World Cup in October. And he a settled number four. and with a lot of batting fire- umented in these conditions, Ravichandran Ashwin will not the seasoned Shikhar Dhawan end of their limited overs Morgan, however, refused to couldn’t have hoped for a bet- However on the eve of the power in both sides, the Chahal could have both be in the white ball scheme of will have to wait. engagements against formidable speak about the team composi- ter opposition than a world- first T20I, skipper Virat Kohli Ahmedabad skyline could wit- Washington Sundar and Axar things till Washington Sundar “In a situation, Rohit takes India, captain Eoin Morgan said tion. class English white-ball side made it clear that his deputy ness a lot of fireworks from Patel for company which leaves is performing. rest and KL has a niggle or on Thursday. under Eoin Morgan, ready to Rohit Sharma and the flamboy- both ends. Shardul Thakur, Deepak India will start their prepa- something, Shikhi (Dhawan) “It is going to be from our ‘MASSIVELY BENEFITTED’ be way more challenging on ant KL Rahul will be the settled Whether it’s vice-captain Chahar and Navdeep Saini in rations for the T20 World Cup, obviously comes in as the third point of view a learning process, England skipper Eoin flatter tracks which promise a first choice opening combina- Rohit, the indomitable duo of a three-way battle. to be held in India later this year, opener but the starting compo- going through what positions we Morgan also said that English run-feast. tion going into the World T20 Rishabh Pant and Hardik For England, the white ball with the series against England sition, Rohit and Rahul will be might find ourselves in seven cricketers’ tryst with the IPL has While there are more with Shikhar Dhawan being in Pandya for the hosts or captain format presents them with and the skipper did give some the ones who will start.” month’s time at the World Cup, “massively benefitted” his team with a perfect case scenario and the “priceless” experience that we are playing against one could hold it in good stead in the /       of the best sides in the world, in upcoming T20 World Cup. 2    % their backyard and we know “Yeah, we have benefitted they are very difficult to beat,” from it (the IPL) massively and Morgan said. we are thankful for it and it has   , - &    ,9&+93:; Morgan said the Virat been a huge part in our devel- 2  9     5 @   Kohli-led India are a very diffi- opment, particularly in the 50- umbai’s in-form skipper '/.9 .+  #. *  A 44AB4 cult side to beat in their backyard over campaign towards 2019 MPrithvi Shaw slammed a 2 7  % PQPQ P' ( (>1 '..">Q PP(@ 'J1".. 1= and the limited overs matches World Cup,” Morgan said. 122-ball 165 and powered his + 2  PQPQ P' ( (J( '1("1Q '>P ->"-? 1=J will be a challenge for his team. “So, with two T20 World team to a comfortable 72-run “I do, I probably replicate Cups almost around the corner win over Karnataka in the   PQ'( '. . (PJ -Q"J( '1Q 'Q("-' J=1 the answer. India are the team to from each other, hopefully we semi-final of the Vijay Hazare C7   PQPQ P' ( ?'J 'PP"?Q '-P 'Q>"JP J=P beat given we are playing them are going to continue to partic- Trophy here on Thursday. + 2  PQ'- PQ '' ?Q- ?("?? 'QJ@ .'"Q- P=> away from home. They are a ipate in the best and the biggest Mumbai will meet Uttar 6 66   very difficult side to T20 tournament in the world. Pradesh in the final at the beat in India,” We gain huge experience and Feroz Shah Kotla on Sunday. In — the single highest in an edi- ominous touch, and had by Nath’s tight seam-up stuff along Morgan said confidence from the other semi-final, UP defeat- tion of the national ODI cham- then smashed nine fours and a with a useful half-century ahead of the that,” said ed Gujarat by five wickets. pionship. six. helped Uttar Pradesh defeat series opener. Morgan, Owing to Shaw’s brilliance, Chasing 323, Karnataka Left-arm spinner Shams Gujarat by five wickets to reach “Given that who has Mumbai posted 322 after being lost in form skipper R Samarth Mulani (2/47) got the better of the Vijay Hazare Trophy final the World Cup is played 97 T20Is. put in to bat at the Airforce (8). Then Devdutt Padikkal Karun Nair (29) as Karnataka after 16 long years. here, I do Morgan also said that ground before bowling out the (64) and Siddharth KV (8) lost half their side for 134, while Opting to bat first, Gujarat think they will from a personal point of opposition for 250, with their tried to rally the innings, with Yashashvi got the better of top-order put up an ordinary enter the World Cup view, he has learnt a lot by   ' @   !  <:&# = bowlers putting up a splendid their 68-run-stand, but it was Shreyas Gopal to show and found the going as favourites, so this playing in the IPL. 3)* ,8& %&'8>> '  performance. 22-year-old off-spin- leave them staring tough against some relentless is going to be a “I think, it (the IPL 13>21.-231D 4?/*/ It was Shaw’s show all the ner Tanush Kotian at 152/6. UP bowling attack to be bun- great test for us and experience) is huge. uoyed by the series- way as he toyed with an expe- (2/23), who inflict- BR Sharath (61) dled out for a paltry 184 in 48.1 a great challenge “I think even regard- Bequalling win against the second,” she added. rienced Karnataka attack, and ed Karnataka a delayed the inevitable overs with Nath taking 1 for 29 and throughout the less of the players involved touring South Africa in the sec- With her knock in the pre- went on to register his fourth double blow by and tried to put up a in 6 overs apart from pacers whole tour and not in the World Cup, the ond ODI, Indian eves will be vious match, Mandhana became century of the tournament, dismissing fight, but that wasn’t Yash Fayal and Aaqib Khan fin- just for T20s,” development process that looking to take the lead in the the first player to score 10 con- hammering 17 fours and seven Siddharth and enough. ishing with three and two added the 34-year- they go through just by third match to be played at secutive 50s in ODI run chases maximums. skipper Manish Padikkal ended the scalps respectively. old Dublin-born being there, rubbing Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari but on the eve of the third ODI, Shaw had earlier scored Pandey. tournament with 737 In reply, UP survived some batsman. shoulders with the best in Vajpayee Ekana International the cricketer said she was not three tons, including a double Leg-spin- runs. early hiccups before Nath According the world, being exposed to Stadium on Friday. aware of it. “I got to know after — 105 not out against Delhi, ner Prashant wrested control with a calculat- to the captain, the pressures of being an The Mithali Raj-led side the second ODI that I was the 227 not out against Puducherry Solanki (2/61) put NATH'S SHOW ed 104-ball 71 (8x4), while the all his players overseas player in the biggest will look to repeat the clinical first to achieve the feat...” and 185 not out against Mumbai on top after In the other semifi- in-form Upendra Yadav sealed are fit and tournament in the world, performance as the match once Asked about her mindset Saurashtra. He has amassed 754 castling the dangerous nal played at Feroz the issue with an unbeaten 31 available for priceless in many ways,” he again will be played on the while batting, she said she tries runs so far in the tournament Padikkal, who was in Shah Kotla, Akshdeep from 25 balls. selection. explained. black soil, which will offer to keep things simple and not some purchase to pacers for the think too much. first few overs and the toss will “I don’t think much about will be crucial again. pressure. Whenever I think Veteran pacer Jhulan before the match I end up not /  2     Goswami, along with Mansi doing as good as I can. So I try Joshi and Anjali Gaikwad, will to keep things simple and not look to repeat the show. As far allow too many thoughts...,” she $   2  $  as South African pacers are added. When asked if the Indian     3      0  E ! concerned, only Shabnim women’s team needed a mental   Ismail has looked effective. conditioning coach going for- ) 2C;7 the outstanding Keylor Navas With Smriti Mandhana ward, Mandhana said it could to tip his spot-kick onto the bar. ) #)+297 eighth place in the Premier becoming the first woman definitely help. ionel Messi scored one stun- Barcelona certainly went League, Klopp’s men looked cricketer to hit 10 consecutive “Well, at the moment the Lning goal but then had a for it, but there was to be no iverpool eased past RB relieved to be away from home, half-centuries while chasing, girls are in a very good space. penalty saved as Barcelona repeat of their infamous recov- LLeipzig into the Champions with the second leg also played winning the toss will once First of all we have come back failed in their attempt to pro- ery against the same opponents League quarter-finals with a 2- in the Hungarian capital due to again be a perfect start to the after a long break and everyone duce a second Champions four years ago, when they lost 0 win in Budapest Wednesday Covid-19 travel restrictions. script for Mithali Raj. Even is fresh and want to play. But, League comeback for the ages the first leg 4-0 but triumphed that coach Jurgen Klopp said “They were outstanding. Smriti Mandhana, in the pre- definitely, a mental condition- against Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 in the return. helps his side put their Premier We had to switch off the match conference on Thursday, ing coach or a mentor will be on Wednesday, a 1-1 draw tak- It is the first time they have League woes to one side. Premier League stuff to get hinted that it was easier to cal- good for a lot of the girls. ing the French side through to gone out before the quarter- Repeating their rapid-fire here and to try. To give it a prop- culate the innings while chas- “And, definitely, the BCCI the quarter-finals 5-2 on aggre- finals since 2007 and, after double act from the first leg, er try,” Klopp told BT Sport. ing. “Whenever I go out to bat, is looking into it and we will gate. Juventus were knocked out on Mohamed Salah and Sadio “The boys really enjoyed I just have one target, and that have something going into the Kylian Mbappe netted a Tuesday, neither Messi nor Mane again struck within themselves tonight which is is to make India win the match. World Cup,” she added. hat-trick as PSG stunned Barca Cristiano Ronaldo will feature four second-half minutes to important,” said Klopp. And that’s the only thing I keep Punam Raut showed her 4-1 in the first leg last month, in the last eight for the first time give the Reds a 4-0 aggre- “It is a big result for us,” thinking about,” Mandhana form while Jemimah Rodrigues and he extended their advan- since 2005. gate win and keep alive said Salah. said during a pre-match press flopped in both matches. tage in this last-16 tie by netting “We are out, and that is Liverpool’s hopes of res- “We lost a few conference. Skipper Mithali Raj and her a first-half penalty in the sec- what counts in our sport, but cuing their miser- games in the “When they (opponents) deputy Harmanpreet Kaur also ond leg to put last season’s run- we can feel good about it able domestic sea- Premier League, have runs on the board, it is looked good in the first ODI. ners-up ahead on the night. because we had chances to son with the team is not in easier to calculate your innings. Meanwhile, South African But Messi made it 1-1 with make life difficult for our oppo- European glory. the best shape Not that I like batting first or openers, along with Sane Luus a ferocious strike from 30 nents,” Koeman told Movistar After six but we want to second.” “I like batting in any and Lara Goodall, were among metres and the Argentine had Plus. successive fight in the given conditions. Just to win runs but they needed to defy the chance to put the visitors “We deserved more, and defeats at Champions the match for India is some- Jhulan’s and Mansi’s new-ball ahead after Antoine Griezmann things could have been differ- Anfield and League,” he thing I keep thinking about attack to put any pressure on was fouled in the area, only for .         !       F;:6 ent had it been 2-1 at half-time.” dropping to said. whether we are batting first or the Indian spinners.