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"    "    / 0 %  dire food shortages and experts    "   & 1  & 20 3#   "     ■ 1     said the country was severely in need of cash while noting the P     Taliban are unlikely to enjoy the generous international aid 01    that the civilian Government                         they dethroned did.   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Many fear they will suc- authorities did not immediately brated Independence Day and said that has a historical thoughts and outlook,” he said. AUttar Pradesh Assembly were beneficiaries of the Adityanath said. ceed in erasing two decades of acknowledge the demonstra- some commemorated the Shia relationship with the Afghan On another question, he elections, Yogi scheme. He said the govern- The current DA hike order efforts to expand women’s and tion or the curfew. Ashoura festival — were a people and that will continue to said, “We’re working with inter- Adityanath announced a series ment had also roped in corpo- is going to benefit state gov- human rights and remake the Protesters also took the remarkable show of defiance guide its thoughts and outlook national partners in this regard, of sops in the Vidhan Sabha on rate houses who would con- ernment employees, pension- country. streets in Kunar province, after the Taliban fighters vio- as he spoke on the volatile sit- especially the US, as it controls Thursday. tribute from their corporate ers, staff of aided educational On Thursday, a proces- uation in the war-torn country the airport”. He emphasised He announced a hike in social responsibility (CSR) fund institutes and technical educa- sion of cars and people near at the UN Security Council. that repatriation of Indian dearness allowance for 16 lakh to this Nidhi and also the uni- tion institutes, and employees Kabul’s airport carried long Jaishankar, addressing nationals from Afghanistan state employees’ and 12 lakh versities and other institutions. of urban local bodies. black, red and green banners in    reporters at the UN Security remained its top priority. pensioners from 17 per cent to Targeting the opposition, “The Anganwadi workers honor of the Afghan flag — a Council stakeout after chairing India on Tuesday rushed 28 per cent, hike in honorari- the chief minister said, “during and ASHA Bahus are the banner that is becoming a a high-level United Nations back home its ambassador um for Anganwadi workers, the rule the Corona Warriors who played a symbol of defiance. At anoth- Security Council briefing on Rudrendra Tandon and staff Pradesh Raksha Dal jawans, youth from UP were forced to stellar role as members of the er protest in Nangarhar $% " ‘Threats to international peace from the embassy in Kabul in rojgar sevaks and hike in hide their native state and they vigilance committee in identi- province, video posted online and security caused by terror- a military transport aircraft fol- Suraksha Nidhi for the lawyers were slapped with fake crimi- fying the COVID-19 patients showed a bleeding demonstra- ist acts’ held under India’s cur- lowing escalating tension, fear from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. nal cases but now the state is and distributing medicines and tor with a gunshot wound. rent presidency of the UNSC, and uncertainty gripping the also riot-free and youth are pro- relief material to the people in Onlookers tried to carry him    %  said that the focus is on the safe Afghan capital after the Taliban away. return of Indian nationals who insurgents seized the Afghan In Khost province, Taliban are there in the country. capital on Sunday.       #  $ %&               '             O   tored by a retired Supreme  !"  Court Judge, the court direct- ed. Both the agencies were        asked to submit their reports   !  "  ! "       "# $       within six weeks.  #       In the damaging verdict $    !4+$6:&$3 #$6; Shafqat said the explosion delivered by a five-judge bench      went off while the procession     35+3$$ presided over by acting Chief %   powerful roadside bomb was passing through a con- Justice Rajesh Bindal and com- &  !     Aexploded among a pro- gested neighborhood known as n a major embarrassment for prising justices Indra Prasanna  '())* cession of Shia Muslims in Muhajir Colony. He con- Ithe Mamata Banerjee Mukerji, Harish Tandon,  $#   ! central Pakistan on Thursday, demned the attack and urged Government, the Calcutta Soumen Sen and Subrata   # killing at least three and the Government to further High Court on Thursday Talukdar, the court also direct- %  !  -   #   2     !   + , wounding over 50 people, local step up security at such pro- ordered Central Bureau of ed the State to immediately - $  police said. cessions, which are ongoing in Investigation (CBI) and SIT compensate the people affect- announced the setting up of a gressing.” rural areas,” the chief minister      Videos circulating on social other parts of the country as probes into the post-poll vio- ed in the violence. special Nidhi (fund) of Rs The state government had said.     media showed police and well. lence in Bengal — a charge the An intervention petition 3,000 crore for assisting the withheld DA revision in 2020 The DA hike by the UP  &  ambulances rushing toward Communications in the State Government and the rul- filed on behalf of Bengal youth participating in com- due to financial constraints government comes more than !  O   the site of the explosion. Several area were difficult, as authori- ing Trinamool Congress have Minister Jyoti Priya Mullick petitive examinations, distrib- arising out of COVID-19 curbs. a month after the Central gov- wounded people were seen ties had suspended mobile vehemently denied. was summarily rejected by the ution of one crore smartphones The Yogi government had said ernment increased the dearness   #  waiting for help along a road in phone service across the coun- While the CBI would court. Mullick was named and tablets to diploma and there would not be any DA allowance (DA) by 11 per cent  $%    the deeply conservative city of try a day ago ahead of the Shiite investigate the graver offences among 50 “notorious crimi- other degree holders. hike from April 2020 to July 1, from 17 per cent to 28 per cent  "   . Bahawalnagar in the eastern Ashoura festival. The annual like murder, rape and other nals” by a seven-member team The chief minister said the 2021. for its employees. The hike was   *'(  Punjab province, where the commemoration mourns the human and women’s rights of the National Human Rights youth would be provided The new DA rates will announced more than a year  $  '  attack took place. 7th century death of Prophet violations, the Special Commission that was earlier financial assistance from the now be applicable from July 1, after the government decided    City police officer Muhammad’s grandson Investigating Team headed by directed by the court to enquire Nidhi for participating in three 2021. to put revisions in DA on hold.       Mohammad Asad and Shiite Hussein, one of Shiite Islam’s Kolkata Police Commissioner into the reports of post-poll competitive examinations. A "The state government has The three installments of DA       001 leader Khawar Shafqat con- most beloved saints. Somen Mitra — and compris- violence. provision of Rs 3,000 crore has increased the dearness for the Central government     firmed the bombing. Witnesses For Shia, the remembrance ing other IPS officers Suman Incidentally the Trinamool been made for this in the sup- allowance of government employees and DR for pen-    said tensions are now high in of Hussein is an emotional Bala Sahoo, and Ranbir Kumar Congress, the Left and the plementary grants for the cur- employees to 28 per cent (as sioners due on January 1, 2020,    the city, with Shia protesting event that sees many believers — would look into the other Congress had alleged that the rent fiscal 2021-22 passed by per the Centre's mandate) with July 1, 2020, and January 1,        the attack and demanding ret- weep over his death at the offences, the court said. The NHRC had selectively visited the state assembly on Thursday. the effect from July 2021. The 2021, were put on hold due to   .02(   ribution. Battle of Karbala. SIT probe would be moni- Continued on Page 11 Yogi Adityanath said the government will enhance hon- the COVID-19 pandemic.                          !             "  $%&   %84%$6-#7$9   6-7"-+8 four-member team of the     In response to the query, ARediscover Lost Heritage he three Services chiefs the Covid-19 Vaccine group has stumbled upon the Twill visit the National      Administration Cell of the possible ruins of an ancient Defence Academy (NDA) on Union Health Ministry said it temple near the mouth of the Friday to review infrastructure recommended the second dose Bhargavi river at Balanga of for women cadets.     of Covishield be taken within Puri district. The group, which On Wednesday, the 84-112 days after the first, is listing the archaeological Supreme Court order allowed !"# while in case of Covaxin the monuments of the Ratnachira women candidates to appear gap should between 28-42 days. River Valley, found the ruins in for the entrance examination   6-7"-+8 “The total number of vac- the middle of the river, just one for the NDA in September. It cines (beneficiaries) who got km upstream from the source will be the first time that NDA has found support The visit by the three ser- he Government may have their first dose of Covishield of the Ratnachira. women will appear for the among the leadership of the vices chiefs — Army chief Tbeen recommending inoc- vaccine but did not get their According to locals, many NDA examination. The SC Armed forces. General MM Naravane, Navy ulation of both the doses of second dose within stipulated such large stone blocks were also questioned the “mindset” Sources said the visit has chief Admiral Karambir Singh vaccine within the stipulated period of time as prescribed by discovered in the previous of the Army and said “do not been planned for August 20 and IAF chief RKS Bhadauria time for realising the full ben- the Govt of India as per the due years, which were moved up force” judicial intervention all and it will also review the — was scheduled even before efit of vaccination, but an RTI     #  "  %    !"     report of Co-WIN portal is the steep bank and kept in the the time. training and administrative the apex court’s landmark reply has said that over 3.86 3,40,72,993 (data as on 17th premises of the nearby Sources said the visit is pre- arrangements for women. interim order came on crore people have failed to get Thursday afternoon, Activist Raman Sharma August 2021),” the response Akhandalamani temple. The scheduled but it will take into Founded in 1954 in Wednesday, sources said. their second dose of anti-Covid 44,22,85,854 people have had filed a query under the said. team found carved stone pan- account the new development Khadakvasala near Pune, the They also said plans were vaccines — Covishield and received their first dose, while Right to Information (RTI) It further said the total els, broken images, pillars, regarding the entry of women NDA has so far trained only already in place to expand the Covaxin — within the sched- 12,59,07,443 have taken their Act, seeking to know from the number of beneficiaries who doorjambs and a multitude of into the NDA fold. men for the three services. NDA and its annual intake of uled period. second, indicating that the Government the number of got their first dose of Covaxin minor broken artifacts. Some of They said additional infra- The institution is the cradle for military cadets will be pro- India’s nationwide vacci- overall pace of vaccination is people who had received the but did not get their second the carved stone panels have structure for women cadets grooming officers for the Army, gressively increased by around nation drive completed eight picking up slowly but not fast first dose of vaccines — within the stipulated period of been affixed in the sides of will come up in a time-bound the Navy and the IAF. It is the 400 to cater to the shortfall of months this week. enough to cover roughly 94 Covishield and Covaxin — but time is 46,78,406 (data as on existing temple, which was manner and added that induc- only tri-service training insti- officers in the armed forces. According to information crore adults by the end of this did not take the second with- 17th August 2021). made about a century ago. tion of women through the tution in the world. 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  +4 3657 dance mandatory for classes 9 &'()$       ! *+  to 12. Guardians, teachers and aving recently decided to political organisations have   !   +4 3657 Hopen on-campus classes in also said that on-campus edu- schools, the gov- cation should be started even if ttar Pradesh Chief ernment on Thursday clarified it is for a shorter period,” UMinister Yogi Adityanath that the classes could be sus- Sharma said. showered cash prizes worth Rs pended again if the state wit- “The present atmosphere is 42 crore on the Tokyo Olympic nessed a rise in coronavirus sufficiently secure across the medal winners in a grand cer- positive cases. state but if there is any indica- emony at Bharat Ratna Atal The government has tion of any concern over Bihari Vajpayee Ekana opened schools from August 16 COVID-19 spread, we can also International Stadium here on for classes 9 to 12, from August close schools,” Sharma said. Thursday. 23 for classes 6 to 8 and for stu- Member of Legislative Terming Olympics as the dents of classes 1 to 5 on-cam- Council, Dhruv Kumar Kumbh of sports, Yogi said, pus classes will resume from Tripathi also asked Health “Uttar Pradesh is a land of September 1. Minister if Kumbh and we are honouring Replying to a question by there was any arrangement for the athletes who won the medal teacher constituency member vaccination of teachers and at the Kumbh of sports.” Dhruv Kumar Tripathi in UP students below 18 years of age. Chief Minister Yogi Legislative Council on In a supplementary ques- Adityanath and Governor Thursday, Deputy Chief tion, SP member Shatrudra Anandiben Patel felicitated Minister Dinesh Sharma said Prakash asked the health min- gold medal winner Neeraj that attendance of students ister if it was safe for little chil- Chopra and presented him a would not be compulsory and dren to go to school without cheque worth Rs 2 crore. schools may be closed again if being vaccinated to which Jai Silver medalists Ravi Dahiya the COVID-19 situation wors- Pratap Singh replied that vac- and Mirabai Chanu were ened. cine for children below 18 was given Rs 1.5 crore each while “In schools run by the not yet available but was bronze medal winners PV Basic Education department, expected to be available by Sindhu, Bajrang Punia, attendance is not compulsory. September. The health minis- Lovlina Borgohain and each We have also not made atten- ter further said that after the member of the Indian men's vaccine became available, a hockey team were given Rs 1 campaign would be launched crore. to inoculate children. Members of the Indian Meanwhile, after clearing women’s hockey teams, which the supplementary budget and finished fourth, were given Rs other bills, the Legislative 50 lakh each. The support staff Council Chairman announced also got a purse of Rs 10 lakh the closure of the House sine- each. The 10 athletes from die. Uttar Pradesh, who partici- NOTICE Earlier on Tuesday, Chief pated in the Tokyo Olympics, Minister Yogi Adityanath had were also given Rs 25 lakh for ,      %  !  -       4%  # 5 / 0 %$ 2 $ !  $ 6  &$ &0   1   & I have changed my name said that the state government motivation. 1  & 20 3#   "     from Naveen Jain to Navin was considering reopening Taking a cue from the Kumar Jain, Navin Kumar Jain schools for classes 1 to 8 in a Odisha government, whose The chief minister also levels,” he added. youngsters present here to CM Yogi motivated the UP ment. S/o Gulshan Kumar Jain R/o A- week or two. official sponsorship garners announced plans to start a Meanwhile, the medal win- repeat our feat.” players before their departure “If we believe in ourselves 766, Hanspuram Naubasta, This was announced a day good results for Indian hock- wrestling academy in ners were awestruck with the Indian women’s hockey to Tokyo and promised all then we can achieve success. I Kanpur after schools reopened for stu- ey, the UP government will be and promised to appoint inter- arrangements and environ- team captain Rani Rampal possible support. Lalit's skipper hope this grand event will dents of classes 9 to 12 with 50 adopting two sports, wrestling national medal winners as ment and thanked Chief shared how the girls turned the shared how Prime Minister inspire many players from UP per cent attendance with strict being one of them. DySP in UP Police. Minister Yogi Adityanath for tables despite the three losses in 's phone call to win medals for the country NOTICE Covid protocol in place on “UP government will adopt “The state government has honouring them in such a gala group stages. She also after semi-final loss increased and state,” she said. August 16. two sports for the next 10 increased the cash prize from manner. expressed gratitude to Yogi the confidence and proved to Wrestlers Bajrang Punia Schools in UP have years with one game being Rs 5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh for an Golden boy Neeraj Chopra Adityanath for not restricting be a driving force behind win- and Ravi Dahiya thanked the I have changed my name remained closed for the last 17 wrestling. We will bear all the international medal and more said, “I am thankful to chief the honouring ceremony for ning a medal. chief minister and Wrestling from Subendra Pratap Singh months due to the pandemic expenses of the players and cash prizes will be given to the minister sir for organising such UP players only. Assam’s silver medalist Federation president and a BJP Sengar to Subendra Singh and students are forced to events as well. The second players winning a medal in a big event for us and it feels Indian hockey team mem- Lovlina and PV Sindhu also MP Braj Bhushan Sharan Sengar, Subendra Singh learn their lessons through game to be adopted will be both senior and junior catego- like the entire nation is present ber and Varanasi lad Lalit expressed happiness over their Singh, for taking care of the Sengar S/o Ganga Singh online classes. announced later,” Yogi said. ry at Asian, national and state here. This will motivate the Upadhyay remembered how felicitation by the UP govern- wrestlers. Sengar R/o 471/11 Shastri Nagar, Nagar, Kanpur

NOTICE ,         Lucknow (PNS): Chief Minister Before 2017, they (Samajwadi Party) aaj topi utar gai hai. The fact is that the married under Mukhyamantri Samuhik Due to mistake in my name Yogi Adityanath claimed ideological vic- talked of establishing the idol of Kans, opposition did not put any effort into Vivah Yojana.” Sashi Tiwari pan card tory over opposition parties, saying that now they all bow down before Bhagwan the development, neither talked “When the BJP came to power in No.BBOPT6233M & D.O.B. the latter were involved in intense Ram, Krishna. UP is land of the divine about Ayodhya and its development. 2017, Uttar Pradesh was at number five 01.01.1968 But my Correct competition to polish their credentials known for Bhagirathi, Ganga, Maryada Today, when it seems that society in the tourism map of India. Today it name is Kamla Tiwari & D.O.B. as Ram bhakt and chant Jai Shri Ram. Purushottam Ram, Yogeshwar Krishna, would not forgive them, they bow is at number one position. Irrespective is 03.03.1968, Kamla Tiwari “Aaj topi utar gai hai. The opposi- Kashi Vishwanath temple and several down and worship Lord Shiva, Krishna of caste and creed, the benefits of wel- D/O Lt. Shiv Kumar Bajpai R/O tion has conveniently shed the culture Shakti Peeths. UP was also an impor- and Ram. This victory of ideology is the fare schemes were provided to all 24 P - 315 Yashoda Nagar Kanpur of wearing skull caps. Samajwadi Party tant centre of freedom struggle and eco biggest victory for us,” the chief minis- crore people of the state. No discrimi- U.P. and never paid and heritage tourism but no attention ter said. nation was done in any of the schemes attention to the development of was paid by the previous government Taking further dig at the opposition, on the basis of an person's religion, caste NOTICE Ayodhya and other important pilgrim in the last seven decades,” Yogi Yogi said, “They did not like distribut- or even political affiliations. For us, centres as their leaders were more Adityanath stressed. ing food grains to the poor. Even when everyone is equal and a part of our fam- It's notify that in my educa- interested in erecting their own memo- Referring to Kumbh Mela, the chief we started Mukhyamantri Samuhik ily,” the chief minister said. tion document my parents rials and statues. Now they are claim- minister said, “Every previous govern- Vivah Yojana, they said that it was an Lashing out at the previous govern- name is wrongly mention. As ing to be true Ram bhakts,” the chief ment in Uttar Pradesh had the oppor- insult to the poor. This shows that the ments for misleading the farmers, Yogi Father's name Karvinamanil minister said in Uttar Pradesh Assembly tunity to make Kumbh Mela a grand opposition is not used to walking on the said that his government had provided Vargise Cherian but he's cor- on Thursday. success. But they were busy offering ground. During the last four-and-a-half minimum support price (MSP) to the rect name Karimpanamannil “It is the victory of our ideology. 'mubarakwaad' wearing skull cap. Par years, over 1.52 lakh girls have been farmers. Varughese Cherian and Mother's name Shanthama Cherian but she's correct name 0% &',   Santhamma Cherian. Jenny K Cherian, R/o-3/294 Vinamra  5 Khand-3, Gomti Nagar,     Lucknow. 5      +4 3657 NOTICE L#5!-&-5&+-$9-   +4 3657 ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi #4&&59 6A8-$+ %$6 MY SERVICE No. UAdityanath has come down heavily on 75!-6$6" 8 +"9-6 15444152F NK (NURSING fter Samajwadi Party MP Shaifur- those supporting the Taliban's capture of ASSISTANT) JITENDRA ARehman Barq and All India Muslim Afghanistan and called for exposing such $9-%- 6A#4%D- -"5 Kumar YADAV (Indian Army) Personal Law Board, Urdu poet Munawwar leaders. resident Vill & Post PANDRI Rana came out in oblique support of the Replying to a debate on the first sup- 94-+B8-9-: 6 KRIPAL TAHSEEL GONDA takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban. plementary grants of the current fiscal $@A8$6 #$6;%4#5!- Dist GONDA (UP), I Have While speaking to a news channel 2021-22 in Vidhan Sabha on Thursday, the Changed My Name JITEN- on Thursday, Rana said that he believed chief minister said that Taliban was &-5&+-$9-#8$!-+-##+B DAR KUMAR YADAV (As per that Taliban had done no wrong by unleashing unprecedented violence on #4&&59 6A8-$+ %$6 Service Record) is wrongly taking over the control of Afghanistan women and children “but some people are mentioned in my service record, and they had actually liberated their coun- shamelessly supporting them”. $++8-#-@$ -##854+" but his correct name is JITEN- try. “Some people are supporting the %--H&5#-"M DRA KUMAR YADAV for all He also claimed that Taliban were not Taliban. Women and children are being future purpose vide affidavit terrorists but they could be called “aggres- subjected to cruelty there (in Afghanistan), No.IN-UP 31197514647154T/ sive.” but some people are shamelessly support- India’s freedom movement. dated 11.08.2021 JANPAD The 68-year-old poet also said that ing the Taliban. All these faces should be “When India was under British rule, NYAYALAY GONDA. India had no reason to worry about the exposed,” Yogi Adityanath said. our country fought for freedom. Now the # #"  Taliban in Afghanistan and said, “If you Without naming a mafia-turned-leg- Taliban wants to free their country and look at the history, Afghans have never done islator, the chief minister said that the run it. Taliban is a force that does not allow                 ! "#  ! $ %! 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The state gov-   Tsamples daily, Uttar Pradesh ernment even further initiated became the first state in the coun- world's largest house-to-house sur-    try on Thursday in setting yet veillance of COVID-19 in rural   +4 3657 another benchmark of testing over areas to contain transmission by test- seven crore samples for novel coro- ing people with symptoms, their   +4 3657 stepping out of home is concerned he Uttar Pradesh Assembly navirus infection. rapid isolation, disease manage- and keep them away from infected Twas adjourned sine die on "Uttar Pradesh has been testing ment and contact tracing. ith schools reopening for persons and if they follow this, they Thursday, bringing curtains more than three lakh samples for More than 73,000 surveillance WClasses 6-8 from August 23 and will be able to protect their children down on the Monsoon session COVID-19 infection per day regu- committees constituted by the Yogi for Classes 1-5 from September 1, the to a large extent. This message is being of the House that commenced larly, which is over ten times government are moving across chief medical officer's office will be given by all doctors to patients com- on August 17. more than the prescribed testing 97,941 villages in all 75 districts for monitoring schools on whether the ing to primary health centres (PHCs) Assembly Speaker Hriday protocol for the state by global this activity, which began on May 5, Covid protocols are being followed or and community health centres Narayan Dikshit thanked all health body World Health and has been extended to cover 100 not. (CHCs) for treatment," he said the members who participated Organisation. Testing protocol set by per cent rural households. Almost 70 Giving this information He said that in the preparation to in the proceedings of the the WHO for Uttar Pradesh is per cent of tests since the second Additional Chief Medical Officer Dr tackle the anticipated third wave of House. He said that a total of 32,000 tests per day. However, Covid wave of COVID-19 have solely AP Singh said that officials would be COVID-19, 75-100 beds have been 14 bills were passed during the testing in the state has hovered been conducted in rural regions of appointed area-wise to check the prepared for NICU (Neonatal session and there were three sit- between 2.5 lakh to 3 lakh daily in the state. schools and ensure that the guidelines Intensive Care Unit). He admitted that tings of the House. He said that recent weeks," Additional Chief Aiming to spread awareness were followed. the number of the neonates getting of the total 12.16 hours of Secretary (Information) Navneet about the importance of early detec- PICU NICU Nodal Officer and infected during the first and the sec- proceedings, the House was Sehgal said in Lucknow on tion and early treatment, surveil- Additional CMO Dr Vivek Dubey ond corona wave was almost negligi- adjourned for 2.9 hours. The Thursday. lance committees have been visiting said that he had started reaching out ble. first day of the session was "From getting the first Covid homes in rural areas to educate the to the principals of some of the He further said that 1,000 beds adjourned after condoling the sample test conducted from the people and have been repeatedly schools to spread awareness about had already been prepared for PICU death of sitting MLAs due to laboratory of National Institute of appealing to them to not hide symp- COVID-19 through pamphlets hav- and NICU in hospitals such as Corona - Vijay Kumar Virology, Pune in 2020 to breaching toms and rather get themselves ing catchy slogans on masking, social KGMU, Era Hospital, SGPGIMS, Kashyap, Suresh Kumar the 7-crore test mark, Uttar Pradesh tested. distancing and washing hands for Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Srivastava, Ramesh Chandra has come a long way. Despite being The state's rural-control strate- helping children keep the disease at Integral Hospital, Ram Manohar Diwakar, Dal Bahadur Kori, the most populous state in the gies, as well as community-based bay. Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences Devendra Pratap Singh. country, UP has outperformed all and individual case-based control "We will send these pamphlets to and four CHCs at Chinhat, Dikshit said that during other states, including Delhi, measures, so far have been overall principals and teachers digitally and Mohanlalganj, Malihabad and the three-day session, 90 short Maharashtra and Rajasthan, by con- effective in identifying and treating they can then forward them to the Gosaiganj. notice questions, 957 starred ducting a total of 1.50 lakh RT-PCR patients. students in the digital format, stress- "These four CHCs will have 10 questions and 1,347 unstarred tests on an average per day. Testing and efficient testing strategy in among unexposed individuals," the Five tested positive for coron- ing that wearing masks always paediatric and two HDUs," he added. questions were tabled by the is the backbone for containing the Uttar Pradesh has helped in limit- senior official said. avirus infection in Lucknow during keeps a person safe. Once the teach- The senior doctor said that members, of which the govern- transmission of SARS-CoV-2 as it ing the spread of new cases as it sig- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath the last 24 hours while two COVID- ers and the principals are involved, although these preparations had been ment tabled answers to 270 helps timely detection of positive nificantly reduced the chance of has been emphasising on the impor- 19 patients recovered during this this message will spread fast and in a made, they were not expecting a larg- questions. He said that mem- cases and helps in their isolation and individuals with undetected virus tance of aggressive testing according period. At present there are 25 better manner," he said, adding that er number of cases because children's bers tabled notice under Rule contact tracing. A widely deployed exposure from roaming freely to which the state has been follow- active cases in the city. they had started out with some immunity was good. "But we are pre- 151 seeking a statement from schools and would cover other schools pared for the worst even as we hope the government. shortly. for the best," he added. The 14 bills passed during Dr Dubey said that they were ask- Meanwhile president of People's the monsoon session are UP +=   E      ing the parents to be extra careful Health Organisation Dr Ishwar Urban Rent Regulation Bill, about following Covid appropriate Gilada, while commenting on the 2021, UP (Second) Repeal Bill,   +4 3657 per cent but they were in the process of carrying how it behaves. Many people may think that just behaviour such as keeping hygienic issue of concerns raised by parents 2021 , UP Smoking Prohibition out a study of the survey. because the cases are low herd immunity of the conditions, maintaining social dis- regarding children catching the (Cinema Hall) Repeal Bill, ucknow district's herd immunity is still being Incidentally, with Lucknow reporting less than has increased, which is not true tancing and wearing masks and they infection, said that one should not be 2021, UP Loktantra Samman Lstudied post the sero survey carried out by the 20 fresh cases for more than one-and-a-half because no one knows when the coronavirus may were also being told that if they fol- too worried about the child catching (Amendment) Bill, 2021 UP state government recently. months, Covid experts still say that nothing can mutate and when it will start infecting. In lowed this, then coronavirus infection the infection and one should be (Third) Repeal Bill, 2021 and Giving this information, a senior Health be commented on the herd immunity of the dis- March, the cases had gone down in both Uttar could be avoided . only concerned that those who UP Vindhya Dham Teerth department official admitted that though the trict. Pradesh and Lucknow but the number of cases "We are telling the parents to keep land up in hospital get beds and treat- Vikas Parishad Bill, 2021. ICMR had given the herd immunity of UP as 72 "One knows very little about the disease and suddenly started increasing," he said. children a little restricted as far as ment.          -      % 

 C =   2     +4 3657 crossing in Gomti Nagar on Wednesday is likely to cause death, or by means of two digits of his bank account and so night. fire or any heated substance and for the cheque could not be encashed and   +4 3657 the national flag and "  woman accused a man of stalking The deceased was identified as threatening against Virendra who is Dwivedi sought police help. Independence Day and sought Aher and harassing her even though Utkarsh Kumar Singh of Chitrakoot absconding. The hotel is located near Police worked in the case and dministrative officer of strict action.  he had struck a compromise with her while his friend was identified as Nitish the SSB building in the area. tracked the imposter who owned his ASaksharta Niketan, India ATTACKED: A youth was in the past promising not to go after her Rastogi. Reports said Utkarash along The hotel manager in his complaint crime later. He said he had tricked sev- Literacy Board, Lucknow caught by his rivals and beat- Lucknow (PNS): The in Gomti Nagar on Thursday. with his brother Abhishek was staying said both the victims were working in eral innocents in the past also. Police are lodged a report of rioting and en with rods and sticks with the report of the Inquiry The victim said the miscreant iden- at Dayal Residency and worked at a pri- the kitchen when Virendra, who worked cross checking his criminal past. threatening against an employ- intention to kill him in Para on Commission that has given a tified as Pawan Yadav of Gudamba was vate company. He did not return home as a chef picked a fight with them. ee and his aides who created a Wednesday night. His father clean chit to the police in harassing her for the past 2-3 years. "On late in the night on Wednesday and so "Virendra attacked both the victims ! " ruckus during flag hoisting lodged a report of attempt to Vikas Dubey encounter case a number of occasions, I warned him Abhishek called him around 11.30 pm. with a knife which he was holding in his The police succeeded in identifying ceremony on the campus and murder, rioting while armed was tabled just before the of a police action and also to complain "The man who received the call asked hand. Both suffered serious injuries and the man whose body was recovered when two retired IAS officers with weapons and illegal deten- Vidhan Sabha was adjourned to my parents. But he did not mend his me to reach RML hospital as Utkarsh I along with other staff reached the from Kakauli village in Madiaon on and a serving senior IAS offi- tion against seven persons -- sine die. ways and kept harassing me. I lodged had met with an accident and he had scene. I tried to calm Virendra down but Wednesday. cer were present in the func- Shramjeet Rawat aka Sheru, Parliamentary Affairs a case with the police on August 13 and died while Nitish was seriously injured,' he burst at me and threatened me of dire The deceased was identified as tion. Manoj Rawat, Karan Rawat, Minister Suresh Khanna he had given an undertaking that he Abhishek said. He lodged a case with the consequences before he slipped the Jagdish Verma (35) of Daliganj locali- The Sarojini Nagar police Arun Rawat, Maniya, Rahul tabled the report. would not harass me," she said. police. scene," he said. ty in Hasanganj. His wife Kiran iden- registered a case in this connec- Yadav and Pankaj Shrama, all The commission has The victim said the miscreant did tified the body after the photo of the tion. of Para police station area. claimed that there is no evi- not mend his way even after this. "He  1   deceased was uploaded on social media In his complaint, adminis- The victim was identified dence against the Uttar is using my old photographs which are A chef attacked two waiters of a A fraudster impersonating himself and the same post reached the family trative officer Sudhakar Man as Sohit Kannaujia of Deopur Pradesh police in the killing with him to blackmail and to break my hostel with a knife injuring them at their as army commander was nabbed by a of the deceased. Singh said the Saksharta locality in Para. He was admit- of gangster Vikas Dubey after marriage by showing it to my in-laws," heads and necks in Gomti Nagar Vistar police team in Banthra after a case was Kiran alleged that Jagdish, who Niketan had organised a flag ted to the Trauma Centre of his arrest last year. Vikas she said. police station area. The incident took lodged against him. The accused was worked as a plumber, was killed on hoisting function followed by KGMU and his condition was Dubey and his five associates She added that the accused was act- place in the morning on August 17 but identified as Sudhir Kumar Sharma of some extra marital relation. She said a tree plantation drive on the said to be critical. were killed by the UP police ing in a brazen way towards her and he was reported in the media on Thursday Sarojini Nagar. Jagdish's scooty, his purse, his two campus. The prime accused in July, 2020 days after the called her friend asking her to let her only. Police said Sudhir came on the mobile phones, his gold ring and a gold He said in the function, Shramjeet Rawat is the victim's gangster set up an ambush in (victim) talk to him. "Pawan used to The victims were identified as Raj police radar during the investigation of chain and a purse were missing. She senior Principal Secretary neighbour. which eight policemen were send messages to my friend to cajole her aka Raman and Aryan aka Devanand, a case of fraud which was lodged by one apprehended that the killers looted the (Housing and Basic Education) Victim’s father Ram killed. Vikas Dubey was being to connect me to him. He used to make both of Unnao and the accused was Himanshu Kumar Dwivedi of Kannauj. goods and also took away the mobile Deepak Kumar was the chief Bharose Kannaujia said the brought back to UP in a obscene acts and pass lewd comments identified as Virendra of Sitapur. In his complaint, Dwivedi had said phone to hide details in it. guest while Chairman of India accused persons caught Sohit police convoy when he was whenever I am going for some work. He Virendra was also accused of giving life the miscreant who posed himself as an Preliminary investigation revealed Literacy Board, retired IAS when he was outside the house shot dead. The police said the had made my life a hell," she alleged. threat to the manager of the hotel, iden- army commander ordered potatoes. that Jagdish used to take contracts and officer Ravindra Singh and and took him to Shramjeet’s car in which Dubey was trav- Police registered a case of stalking tified as Shailendra Verma of Barabanki. After the deal was finalized, Dwivedi he presently was working for a contract. former chairman G Patnaik house where they beat him up eling overturned and he and threatening against the accused. Verma lodged a case in this connection. sent two loads of potatoes (worth He had returned home late in the night were also present besides the mercilessly with rods, sticks snatched a policeman's gun, Police registered a case under section above Rs 2.4 lakh). The miscreant on Tuesday and had left the house for large number of employees and belts with the intention to tried to escape and opened      324 of IPC for voluntarily causes hurt impersonating himself as army com- some place, early in the morning, say- and teachers of the schools kill him. fire when they shot him. A youth was killed while his friend by means of any instrument for shoot- mander received the goods and gave a ing he would return soon. His family being run by the society and He said Sohit was lying in There is "no material evi- suffered serious injuries in a road ing, stabbing or cutting, or any instru- cheque of Rs 1.5 lakh to Dwivedi. was searching for him but they were yet other staff. a pool of blood when he got the dence" to rebut the police ver- mishap which took place at Lohiya ment which, used as weapon of offence, But the miscreants deleted the last to lodge a missing report. Singh alleged that one news about the attack and sion of the encounter but employee, Anis Mishra, who reached the spot but by then ate there is "sufficient material" to was illegally residing on the attackers had fled the scene. support it, the three-member *6     7 4   campus, and his aides came on Police registered a case inquiry panel has said in a a four-wheeler and disturbed under sections report submitted to the UP Lucknow (PNS): In the ninth convocation of procession, the anchoring rehearsal of the first ses- Musarrat, Dr Nilanjan Mukherji, Gazali Sami, Pro- the flag hoisting function. 307/147/148/342 of IPC against government. The judicial Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), sion was also done. In the academic procession, the Vice Chancellor Prof Aquil Ahmad, Registrar, Dr. “Anish’s father Vijyendra the accused and were searching panel was headed by Justice 130 students will be awarded gold medals. The RD registrar, controller of examinations, librarian, all aca- Shahid Ali Khan, and other higher officials of Mishra also assisted him in cre- them. BS Chauhan. Sonkar Award will be given to Anju Rawat, a student demic council members, faculty and department heads Integral University. Speaking on the occasion, Stella ating disturbance in the func- DEAD: A 50-year-old cart "We did our best to col- of history department. entered the auditorium keeping a distance of two yards Budiriganya said, "Integral University owns an tion. Anish rode the bonnet of driver succumbed to the lect evidence, asking the pub- BBAU spokesperson Dr Rachna Gangwar said by taking their places in order. Dr Lata Bajpai and Dr incredible intellectual resource and it is reassuring to the vehicle and he and his injuries he suffered when he lic and media to give their that preparations for the ninth convocation of Rajshree played the role of the 'President' and the witness that the Indian students are taking a profound father hurled abuses when was loading goods in his trol- version. The media carried so Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University were in full 'Governor'. interest in learning and innovation." they were asked to act in ley from a loader at a factory in many stories against the UP swing and the final list of gold medalists had also been She invited the Indians to give Burundi a visit. restraint. We called the police Bazaar Khala. police but none gave any evi- released by the university.  "! "    Pro-Chancellor Dr Nadeem Akhtar advised the and the cops rounded up the The deceased, identified dence," the commission said. "A meeting was also held on Thursday to review Integral University welcomed Stella Budiriganya, Integral University officials to identify more areas in rubble rousers and also took as Chaitu Rathor of Chhota Vikas Dubey's wife the preparations for the convocation. It was chaired Ambassador of the Republic of Burundi, at its cam- the field of science, technology, and arts where the vehicle in the custody,” he Ramleela Ground in the area, Richard Dubey earlier called by Vice Chancellor Acharya Sanjay Singh and all issues pus. There were a series of events for two days to felic- Burundi and Integral University could work hand in said. suffered the injuries in his the encounter fake but she relating to the convocation were discussed in detail," itate her. hand to make influential contributions to the entire Singh said the act of Anish head in the mishap on also did not depose before the she said. The event was attended by Pro-Chancellor Dr globe. The event mainly focused on cultural, econom- and his men was an insult to Wednesday afternoon. commission. Dr Gangwar said that along with the academic Syed Nadeem Akhtar, Vice Chancellor Prof. Javed ic, and social similarities between the two countries. #=$ !  =  F!    +4 3657 India's Freedom Movement and the role NBRI Director Dr SK Barik talked of scientists in achieving indepen- about the programmes which would be igyan Bharti Awadh Prant success- dence. She had a word of praise for the hosted throughout the year by Vigyan Vfully organised an online event to programmes being organised by Vigyan Bharati. Dr Shankar Tatvawadi under- kick start scientific activities through- Bharati for the next one year to spread lined the contribution of great scientists out the year till August 15, 2022 as cel- science awareness to the villages and to like Dr CV Raman, Dr Meghanand ebration of 'Swatantrata Ka Amrit connect people with science. Saha, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, Dr Mahotsav'. Co-coordinator Dr Amitabha Yadav Vikram Sarabhai, Dr JC Bose in the The mahotsav will be celebrated as conducted the programme and coordi- country's independence movement. He a Jan Utsav in the spirit of Jan Bhagidari. nator Dr Vinay Singh proposed the vote emphasised that the institutions estab- The theme of the programme is 'Role of thanks. lished by scientists had played an of scientists in India's Independence On this occasion, students, teach- important role in the freedom struggle Movement'. ers, scientists from the country and of India and these institutes were still The programme was inaugurated in abroad, research scholars, innovators, playing an important role in the devel- the presence of Lucknow Mayor retary, Awadh prant. officials of state and district executive opment of the nation. Sanyukta Bhatia, who was the chief Sanyukta Bhatia said that all stu- committees and other dignitaries were In his address, Prof Rana Krishna guest, Dr Shankar Tatvavadi, patron, dents should emulate the inspirational present. Pal Singh said Swatantrata ka Amrit Vigyan Bharati, and Prof Rana Krishana personality and creativity of great sci- In his welcome address, Dr Rajnish Mahotsav meant elixir of energy of Pal Singh, Vice Chancellor, DSMNRU, entists and take inspiration from their Chaturvedi, general secretary, Vigyan independence, elixir of inspirations of Lucknow, Dr SK Barik, president, life struggles. Bharati, Awadh prant laid emphasis on the warriors of freedom struggle, elixir Vigyan Bharati, Avadh Prant, and She said that Amrit Mahotsav the importance of Swatantrata Ka of new ideas and pledges and nectar of Shreyansh Mandloi, organisation sec- would bring a new perspective to Amrit Mahotsav. Atmanirbharta.  "  #  1#   6 #         ! "#$"#"% 4

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Every possible initiative which have enough potential has made an alliance with is being taken in this direction. for export,can help us in Chauhan’s party in view to get Both the waves of coronavirus achieving the target of 400 bil- support of Chauhans, who are were fought effectively . lion dollars through exporta- in a sizable population in many Urging all the people to get tion. constituencies in this belt of vaccinated, the Union Minister Anupriya Patel said that the Purvanchal (eastern UP), in the of State started the second 9 "           &+       government has given a lot of forthcoming assembly elec- phase of Jan Ashirwad Yatra by %  07 emphasis on the start up tions in the state. bowing her head in front of scheme to make the youth of Chauhan is a sub-caste of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's the country self-reliant. More OBC which played an impor- +    0  %   "   #   2  7   statue in Civil Lines. The yatra Anupriya Patel was in Prayagraj Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, than 50,000 startups are being tant role in helping the Bahujan halted at many places from on Thursday. the Jan Ashirwad Yatra pro- run by the youth of the coun- Samaj Party (BSP) come to Prayagraj to Naini and Union Minister of State ceeded towards the Medical try. As a result of this, India is power in UP in 2004 and the purpose of his yatra was to from Ballia where it was the truth of the false promises Karchana and the leaders Anupriya Patel, MP College crossroads. getting recognized as the largest (BJP) in overthrow the ‘anti-backward flagged off by former UP of the BJP government. It is the addressed the supporters. Professor , Jan Ashirwad Yatra was start-up ecosystem in the all polls from 2014 including and Dalit’ BJP government Minister Ram Govid reason why the public has The minister told the peo- Phulpur BJP MP Keshari Devi welcomed at Leproshi Mission world, the minister said. Now 2017 assembly election. Once ruling the state. According to Chaudhary and after passing rejected the Jan Ashirwad Yatra ple that the government is Patel, Mayor Abhilasha Gupta crossroads after crossing the the schemes are not only run- BSP had its strongholds on the him, the BJP had misled the through Ballia, Mau and of the BJP.’ Among those who concerned about their health. Nandi, City unit president Naini bridge. In the welcome ning on paper and files but the Chauhans but prior to 2014, Dalits and backwards by mak- Ghazipur it arrived here. It is a were present in welcoming the Therefore, corona vaccination Ganesh Kesarwani with a large meeting, Anupriya Patel count- last person is also getting its many tall leaders including ing false promises and raising part of SP’s ongoing ‘Bajapa yatra when it came here were is being done free of cost and number of BJP and Apna Dal ed the achievements of the cen- benefits. ex-BSP MP from the pseudo-nationalism where- Hatao, Pradesh Bachao former MLA Abdul Samad new medical colleges are being (S) workers gathered at tral and state governments. From Jan Dhan to Ujjwala- , who is as it is the reality, he added that (Remove BJP, Save State) cam- Ansari, Dr OP. Singh, Ganesh opened in the state. Anupriya Subhash Crossing. There Anupriya said that after the first Awas-Saubhagya and now a cabinet minister in Yogi BJP-led central and state gov- paign. Yadav, city general secretary appealed that people must get Anupriya said that the central wave of Corona, faced stern- Ayushman schemes, many government, and others were ernments have only strength- ‘Clear signs of change are Jitendra Yadav, Anwarul Haque vaccinated so that this pandem- and state governments are seri- ness and we got control over it people have been benefited. shifted towards the BJP. ened the capitalists. City SP visible in the state as the peo- Ansari, Rahul Srivastava, city ic can be eradicated. Patel crit- ously implementing many soon under the leadership of On One District One However, for a long time Phagu spokesperson Sandeep Sharma ple are fed up with the policies chiefs Pooja Yadav (Mahila icized the opposition parties for schemes for the welfare of the Narendra Modi. The UP gov- Product (ODOP) scheme, she Chauhan (now Bihar said that in view to help SP of BJP as its government is Sabha), Deepchand Gupta finding flaws in the vaccination people. Crime has been con- ernment did a better job dur- said that under the ODOP Governor) has been associated President responsible for the deaths of (Lohia Vahini), Abdul Kalam process. trolled in the state, mafias are ing the second wave. Free vac- scheme, the Uttar Pradesh gov- with the BJP. return to power in 2022, Dr people during the corona cri- Qureshi (Youth Brigade) and Seven ministers of Uttar being sent to jail and many cination of corona is being ernment is trying to identify Dr Chauhan said that the Chauuhan has started his yatra sis. People have now realised corporator Haroon Ansari. Pradesh, who were recently have fled the state.Such strict done to protect the health of one such product in every dis- included in the Narendra Modi actions against the mafias have the people, people should also trict, which has been tradition- government at the Center, took never been taken before. cooperate in making vaccina- ally manufactured there, to part in Jan Aashirwad Yatra . People are seeing how the tion drives successful so that increase it financial impor- Seven MPs of the state have concept of Sabka Saath Sabka the country can move forward tance, the government is work-  0(58 been included in the cabinet. In Vikas has been successfully on the path of development ing to provide technical and this sequence, Union Minister implemented under BJP rule. after recovering from the pan- marketing support to such women and girls self-reliant Rural and Urban Livelihood programme in gram panchay- of State and Apna Dal (S) chief After garlanding the statue of demic, she said. Jan Ashirwad products.  %    C$9$6$# apart from making awareness Mission, Self Help Groups, ats and districts will be visu- about their safety and respect. doctors of Health department, alised. Besides, a campaign of ttar Pradesh Minister for During the campaign, 10 ANMs and ASHA workers, excursion and awareness will UUrban Development and departments including Police, school girls and teachers of be conducted in different vil- Minister In-charge of the dis- Women Welfare, Rural Secondary Education apart lages of each police station 2   3    4 trict will Development, Medical Health from 10 women each from under the leadership of women launch Mission Shakti Phase- and Family Welfare, Urban industries and voluntary organ- ASPs, DSPs and police inspec- 3 from divisional headquarters Development, Panchayati Raj, isations would attend the pro- tors. Similarly, a campaign will  %    $++$8$%$" female jury members selected ly appreciated. This year out of upon her the Rani Laxmibai here on August 21. The main Basic Education, Secondary gramme in which some women also be launched by the Labour to be a part of this elite panel 50 jury members, four are Award carrying a prize money function of the programme Education, Higher Education for their outstanding contribu- and Social Welfare depart- enowned radio voice and of judges from the entire South Indians, with Rashi being the of Rs 1 lakh. will be held at Indira Gandhi and Youth Welfare have been tions would will also be hon- ments, District Child Rauthor K Rashi Badalia Asia. only woman. Rashi, who started her Pratishthan in Lucknow. Like included. oured. Under the programme, Protection Unit and Childline Kumar has AIB-London gives interna- Rashi, a resident of Civil career from All India Radio, Phase-1 and 2, this campaign In the inauguration pro- ‘Mission Shakti Room’ will be to take the destitute children once again tional awards every year in the Lines locality of Prayagraj said, Lucknow in 1997, holds the would also be launched in all gramme at 10 am on August 21 set up on August 21 by the found from railway stations, earned laurels fields of journalism, TV, Radio, “It is a matter of great honour record for hosting more than the 75 districts, 821 blocks, here, women lekhpals of Panchayati Raj and Home main crossings etc to the shel- for Sangam Audio and Digital produc- for me to be selected for the 1800 live radio shows. 5900 panchayats, 630 urban Revenue department, kanun- department in all the gram ter homes. The funds for Janani city. The tions. For this, media persons second consecutive year as the Presently, a faculty member of corporations and 1,535 police gos, naib tehsildars, officers, panchayats of the district and Suraksha, institutional delivery Association and organisations from all over selector of these prestigious Radio Journalism and stations across the state for the constables, sub-inspectors, work will be done to convey the and safe motherhood pro- forthe world apply. The selection awards. Glad that my work is Professional Practices at the safety, respect and self-reliance women officers of Police message of Uttar Pradesh gov- grammes will be transferred to International process for these awards will be getting international recogni- Institute of Professional Studies, of women and girls. department, Anganwadi work- ernment to all the women, the accounts of the beneficia- Broadcasting completed in September- tion. This has increased my Allahabad University, Rashi The programme will con- ers, assistants, supervisors and ensuring the participation of ries by the Health department (AIB), October 2021. responsibility towards the soci- has served as the programming tinue till December 31 and dur- child development project offi- 200 women in the panchayat and all the beneficial schemes London has included her The awards ceremony is ety”. head of two leading corporate ing this period, an action plan cers of Child Development building of each gram panchay- / programmes being run will be among its international panel of scheduled to be held between Active in the field of radio radio channels of the will be implemented to make Nutrition department, National at. Live telecast of the state level widely publicised. jury members for its prestigious November 12 and November broadcasting and education country. She has also penned awards for the second year in 15 in London. for the past two-and-a-half two books including 'A Gift' a row. Importantly, she is the In 2020 also Rashi was the decades, Rashi has many and a poetry collection only female from India among only woman from India in the awards to her credit. In 2016, 'From My Attic' has been pub- the jury members this time. AIB jury panel. Her work as cit- the then UP Chief Minister lished.    &./*0(  Rashi is just one of the two izen journalist has been high- Akhilesh Yadav had conferred     % /%(     %    C$9$6$# the meeting convened to cers and employees for the testing and directed for ensur- review the preparations in this purpose and asked the block ing the sprinkling of anti-larva o face the threat of the third direction at his camp office on development officers to exam- and fogging by identifying the Twave of COVID-19 partic- Wednesday last, the District ine the facilities available at affected areas. He also direct- ularly in rural areas, the district Magistrate (DM) Kaushal Raj CHCs and PHCs and submit a ed for ensuring preventive '&' %! administration has decided to Sharma asked the officers to report regarding this. He action to prevent the diseases set up control rooms at all complete all the preparations directed for laying down in the villages recently brought blocks of the district and also regarding this by chalking out pipelines to supply the oxygen under the jurisdiction of  %    $++$8$%$" and Chief Administrative imparted training to the offi- full-proof plan by this month in such CHCs where this facil- Municipal Corporation. Officer / Construction Sharad cers on August 25 in this direc- end. Emphasising on paying ity is not available and asked To ensure the 100 per cent it India Freedom Run two Mehta welcomed the Chief tion. And, the block and tehsil more attention to rural areas, the officers to send letters for second dose of vaccination of Fwas organised at Railgaon Guest General Manager level employees will be impart- the DM directed for holding implanting oxygen plants at COVID-19 for the govern- Colony of North Central Pramod Kumar with a bouquet ed training on August 27 in this training programmes for the CHC in Gajokhar, Puwarikala ment officers and employees Railway at Subedarganj. The and Alka Mehta welcomed regard. officers on August 25 and and Birawkot. He also direct- and furnish the vaccination race was flagged off by the Poonam Kumar, President In view of the possible added, the training programme ed for making available the certificate by August 28, the Chief Guest of the program Mr North Central Railway third wave of the pandemic, the for the tehsil and block level oxygen concentrators at health DM directed to all the depart- Pramod Kumar, General Women's Welfare district administration has employees should be held on centres. ments and asked the vaccina- Manager, North Central Organisation. started preparations and it has August 27. In view of the rising cases tion in-charge to ensure the 100 Railway and Mrs Poonam While conducting the pro- decided to set up control rooms The DM also directed for of mosquito-borne diseases per cent vaccinations of med- Kumar, President, North gram on this occasion, Deputy at block level in this direction. chalking out an action plan in such as dengue and malaria, ical staff in the private hospi- Central Railway Women's Chief Vigilance Officer Ankur Directing to the concerned the urban areas and also the DM emphasised on tals by sending teams and Welfare Organisation. It is to be Chandra apprised that this Fit officers for the purpose during imparting training to the offi- increasing the sampling and holding camps. known that, the “Azadi Ka India Movement was started by Amrit Mahotsav" being organ- the Prime Minister in the year ised to commemorate the 75th 2019 on National Sports Day, Independence Day of the ,!$ /%1      /%188.     August 29. On this occasion, nation, the Fit India Freedom  1  % $  07 the General Manager moti- &     Run two is being organised vated everyone to include fit- under the aegis of the Ministry ness in their daily routine and of Youth Affairs and Sports, of Railways is actively partici- was organised by the North hoped that, if every citizen of Government of India from pating in this Fit India cam- Central Railway Sports India remains fit, then natural- 1 , #  August 13 to October 2, 2021 paign. Association on Thursday. At ly there will be a positive Gandhi Jayanti. The Ministry In this sequence, this race the onset President/NCRSA change in their behaviour

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1     /9%   8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $( 1+#0 (NERSA) and coach of Indian Kumar Singh, secretary/ wrestling team, Chandravijay General Manager and Cricket     orth Eastern Railway’s Singh. Meanwhile, General Secretary DK Khare, Deputy Nwrestler Gourav Balyan Manager of NER and patron of Chief Vigilance Officer/Traffic has made a strong presence in NERSA Vinay Kumar Tripathi, and wrestling secretary JP KANPUR (PNS): Kanpur the sports world by winning a Chief Workshop Manager Singh, Deputy Chief Personnel Development Authority (KDA) bronze medal in the Junior Officer/HQ and joint secretary will organise special zone-wise World Wrestling RP Chand, Deputy General ‘Manchitra Nistaran’ (layout Championship being held in Manager/General and disposal) camps on the first Russia from August 16 to 22. In Handball Secretary KC Singh, floor of its premises on August the competition for the bronze Deputy Chief Engineer, 23, 24, 26 and 27 from 10:30am medal in the 79 kg category, he Gorakhpur region and to 4 pm. It aims at facilitating registered a one-sided victory Basketball secretary Ravinder the approval of building plans by defeating the Russian Mehra, Senior Vigilance through OBPAS by KDA. wrestler by a margin of 10-0. Officer (SVO)/Traffic and Applicants and their archi- In the Commercial depart- Cross Country secretary Amit tects have been invited to ment of Gorakhpur, the head- Srivastava, Senior Vigilance attend the camp to ensure that quarters of NER, Baliyan, Officer /Accounts and maximum numbers of building working as a ticket collector in Treasurer Jai Prakash and plans are approved the same the CCM squad, is a talented Assistant Sports Officer day on the spot. Senior officers wrestler and has performed (ASO) and Indian wrestling concerned will be present at the exceptionally well in many team coach Chandravijay camp which will be monitored national as well as international Singh besides NERSA office- by KDA Vice Chairman events. He won a gold medal in bearers and sports enthusi- Arvind Singh. the Senior National asts have congratulated Gourav On August 23 and 24, Championship-2020 organised Baliyan for his achievement. approval of low-risk building last year. Besides, in the Senior They expressed the hope that  7%%$ 97 748 5 = 9# 1 $   #        ,     7     ,    '   plans for all the zones will be Asian Championship-2020 he (CWM)/ Mechanical in the coming days Baliyan                     7 done. On August 26, approval brought glory to the country by Workshop, Gorakhpur and by performing well in the of high-risk building plans for winning a silver medal. Baliyan president, NERSA, Yogesh international wrestling zones 1 and 2 will be taken up gives credit for his achieve- Mohan, Chief Public Relations competitions will make the while on August 27, it will be ments to North Eastern Officer (CPRO) and general NER, Indian Railways as well as for zones 3 and 4. Railway Sports Association secretary/NERSA Pankaj the country proud. Sales incharge and tehsil-      "    dars of respective zones will also ensure to furnish the no objection certificate (NOC) of /31P  "#  "     the sales and land bank depart- ments to the applicants the 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $( 1+#0 along the railway lines these secured the first position   '  !0 same day. places are becoming clean and among all the zonal railways. Besides, keeping in view he North Eastern Railway tidy. In the year 2020-21 For the year 2021-22 against the interests of the masses, the T(NER) administration has despite Covid-19 NER the target of 160 crore scrap  %    3$6&49 same intubation to the trainees. vice chairman has directed registered a remarkable per- achieved an unprecedented sale set by the Railway Board In the screen present inside officials to make special formance in the field of scrap achievement in scrap sale. despite the impact of the sec- reparations were in full the Motion Simulator, the dri- arrangements for depositing disposal. As a result along with Against the target of 150 ond wave of Covid-19 pan- Pswing to start Metro ver sees the city buildings, debris charges at the camp earning railway revenue, the crore set by the Railway Board, demic earlier this year, NER Services between IIT-K and roads and passengers etc. In itself. For this, the KDA will efforts of the railway adminis- by selling scrap worth 229.1 compared to the corresponding Motijheel and keeping this in this stage, the trainees are coordinate with the Kanpur tration in the direction of envi- crore an all-time new dimen- period last year by selling 54 mind, the Station Controller- being trained for proper door Nagar Nigam to ensure the ronmental protection have got sion was established in NER. In per cent more scrap earned a cum-Train Operators (SCTOs) opening and closing. Along presence of the latter’s compe- a new impetus. As a result of the marking method pre- total railway revenue of 15.91 of Kanpur Metro were being with these, trainees are also tent authority at the camp to scrap disposal, due to the scribed by the Railway Board crore till now, Chief Public given a training at the Centre trained to resolve or to tackle collect debris charges payable removal of waste material lying for scrap disposal, NER by Relations Officer (CPRO) of Excellence for Training all types of possible emergen- through cheque/demand on the railway premises and obtaining 100 per cent marks Pankaj Kumar Singh said. (COET), located in Lucknow. cies situations/technical glitch- draft/RTGS/NEFT/cash and To make its staff experienced es, such as doors stucking or in issue NOC to the applicants. and trained in Train Driving, case of fire. There is a Passenger This will save the people from 5+  /'' the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Emergency Intercom in train unnecessarily running here Corporation Ltd. (UPMRC) so that passengers can talk and there to get the NOC and equipped with all necessary directly to the ‘Train Operator’ keeping in view the priorities of 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '()*+,  of 40 saplings were planted Mokshida Jogi, chairperson of technical equipment at the in case of emergency. It is also state administration, disposal by VMM. Besides, NTPC VMM Rituparna Paul along COET located at Transport practiced by trainees in train- of maximum number of build- TPC Rihand station’s vol- Rihand under its Corporate with other its office-bearers Nagar Depot, Lucknow ing session along with the ing plans s possible. Nuntary organisation Social Responsibility (CSR) and members. amongst them the most promi- Simulators. The KDA has appealed to Vartika Mahila Mandal distributed 400 school bags PLANTATION: New nent was the ‘Train Simulator’. The Simulator gives the general masses to visit the (VMM) did tree plantation in along with stationery in Deputy Commandant of The Simulator was a repli- trainees all kinds of experiences camp on the prescribed date Central Industrial Security ca or an exact copy of the dri- like night, fog, rain and light- and time to quickly get their Force (CISF), Rihand unit, ver’s cab of a Metro Train and ning so that Train Operators problems resolved and make Pradeep Kumar took charge had all the features and func- are prepared for all kinds of this initiative of KDA vice recently. Following the Covid tions that a driver’s cab was experiences in advance. chairman a grand success. 19 prevention guidelines tree having, so that the ‘Train CCTVs are installed inside It may be recalled that in a plantation was done in the Operator’ can have a real expe- the Simulator through which bid to gear up the approval of office premises recently rience during training period !       #     %   the Monitoring/Evaluation building plans, the KDA has along with jawans in which and nothing left a new for him team continuously monitors been connected with the exist- hundreds of fruit-bearing when one goes to run the train explore all the features of the given the experience of ‘5D and evaluates the perfor- ing call centre of Lucknow for and shade plants like neem, on the mainline track. First, the driver’s cab through a computer Motion Simulator’. Motion mance/reflexes of the trainees. quick approval of the building guava, mango etc were plant- trainees undergo classroom screen. In this Simulator, there Simulator was an exact copy of After training on Simulators, plans submitted through ed. In his address, Deputy training and then after they are was a screen like a trains dri- the driver’s cab of train. The the trainees practice on the test OBPAS. Applicants can contact Commandant (Rihand) trained on Simulators as a part ving cab with all the control word ‘Motion’ was associated track of depot. Train operators the officers/employees of the Pradeep Kumar highlighted of their practical training. buttons and a lever. They with this Simulator because are given a ‘Competency call centre on toll-free number the importance of trees. On the Preliminary, trainees were received their first experience whatever movements happen Certificate’ only after 18002670515 for the best pos- occasion inspector CS Singh, trained on the Desktop of driving a train from here. In in train while running on the practicing 400 KMs of train sible solution of their griev- Upper Primary School, Sirsoti, schools. Prominent among C Dungdung, RK Gangwar, Simulators, wherein they the second phase, they are track, this Simulator gives the operation. ances. and Higher Secondary those present during the inspector (Fire) Manish Kumar, School, Gobha, in which programme were Deputy Awadhesh Kumar, sub- mango, guava and other General Manager (HR) Anit inspector (S-I) Bhunesh and     plants are included. A total Kumar, Executive (CSR) others were present. 0               Q  8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -. /#0 Vandana Yojana in the meeting ed two persons along with    $ % 8   hall of the Collectorate on cash. After completing the legal M Praveen Kumar Laxkar Wednesday directed the offi- formalities the police sent the KANPUR (PNS): Members of Dwhile chairing the meeting cials concerned to clear dues of accused identified as Satbeer  %    3$6&49 Adhivakta Kalyan Sangharsh of governing body of District ASHAs within four days and Singh and Shankar Singh, res- Samiti (AKSS) hailed the state Mineral Foundation Trust at inform him or else remain idents of Ahmadgarh village otary Club of Kanpur government’s decision to Collectorate on Wednesday prepared to face the music. under Jhijhna police station in RClassic, Mukesh Singh increase the amount of directed the CMO to organise On the occasion he reviewed Shamli district, to jail. while addressing an elderly Advocates Welfare Fund from health check-up camps in min- the progress of schemes of In another case, City care assembly with the mission Rs 1.50 lakh to Rs.5 lakh and ing areas. Addressing it the DM Health department. Taking a Kotwali police arrested one to providing them good elder- distributed sweets among the made it clear that the fund of serious view of the problems of person and recovered one ly and said if young people take lawyers on Thursday. the Trust should be used for ASHAs he directed the officials stolen motorcycle on Tuesday care of the elderly then they will Speaking on the occasion, providing the infrastructure concerned to clear the dues. night. Reports said that Ram stop feeling isolated and AKSS convener Pt Ravindra in mining areas and illegal The DM directed to ensure reg- Vishwakarma, a resident of depressed. He said such help Sharma, while expressing grat- mining would not be tolerated. istration of all pregnant women Sarainya under City Kotwali provided them a sense of com- itude to the government, said police station, had lodged an munity, a social life, that 1 %    %                7   the Bharatiya Janata Party in its FIR about the theft of his empowered and energised election manifesto had motorcycle on Monday. The them. He said the mission experience throughout but by the elders. She said the solu- She said elders should promised the lawyers to police recovered the motorcy- adopted by the club was to unfortunately, today’s genera- tion to the problem lay with always be treated with respect increase the advocates’ welfare cle from the possession of ‘sport smile to whomsover one tion did not treat them prop- none other than ourselves. and our morning wish should fund of Rs 1.50 lakh being paid Sandeep Vishwakarma, a res- met’. He said the elderlies had erly. She said the modern gen- Ritu Agarwal said if com- be with a smile to make up to them for the past 30 years if ident of Fatahaa under City been highly productive during eration considered elders to be mon people stop thinking of their whole day. Later a total of it was voted to power. Kotwali police station. After their young age and thus it was a burden on them and sent our seniors as a burden and 70 elderlies were provided a He said since then, the completing the legal formalities the bounden duty of the youth them to old age homes without start giving them the respect community lunch by the club AKSS had regularly been fol- the police sent the accused to now to ensure they respect even asking what they want. and value they deserved, one where they interacted and lowing up the issue at the chief jail. Besides, the Adalhaat them so that they maintained She said old age homes were will understand how they were exchanged pleasantries. minister’s level through differ- police arrested two persons their self esteem. built for the senior citizens to a blessing to them rather than Prominent who took part were ent public representatives and accused of hatching a conspir- Addressing the gathering stay and enjoy with their other a burden. She said one need to M Veena, Yogesh Gupta, Sonal state ministers and now the Mines Officer Kamlesh Kumar and make available facilities as acy for murder. In May a case Ritu Gupta said elders were a companions but people had take out some time to spend Narad, Sanjeev Bansal, Sanjay chief minister had honoured Rai proposed the opening of it prescribed under the scheme. had been lodged at the police crucial part of lives who guid- found it to be a way to get rid with them and try to make Singh, Pooja Sharma and sev- his commitment by increasing three mining outposts at Reviewing the scheme TB-free station regarding the murder of ed us with their wisdom and of the so-called ‘burden’ caused them happy. eral others. the advocates welfare fund Narainpur, Shastri bridge and India by 2025 the DM direct- Tarun Kumar Singh, a resident amount to Rs.5 lakh and allo- Dramondganj in order to check ed the official concerned to of Almaur under Palani police cating Rs.90 crore in the bud- the illegal mining which was involve all the staff in it for station in Banda. The deceased get for its smooth implemen- approved unanimously. For achieving the target. The meet- working in a company and was        tation on Thursday. He also creating other facilities in the ing was attended by Chief posted under Adalhaat police hoped for enforcement of Yuva area the proposal for technical Development Officer (CDO), station. During investigation Adhivakta Protsahan Yojana infrastructure and connecting Srilaxmi VS, CMO Dr PD the names of the accused had and Adhivakta Pension Yojana roads was also approved. The Gupta, SIC Dr Alok, CMS come to light and after collect-  %    3$6&49 He suggested development and his keen interest to know He said molasses can be a soon by the state government. DM directed to submit funds Women Hospital Dr Sanjay ing substantial evidence the police use of Apps for providing solu- activities of speciality sugar rich and cheap source for cal- Prominent lawyers present utilisation reports of works Pandey, deputy CMO Dr nabbed the accused and recov- he Joint Secretary (Sugar & tion to various technical prob- division and methodology for cium, carbohydrates and min- on the occasion were Gurmeet done earlier with the verifica- Neelesh, incharge of all com- ered the clothes of the deceased TAdministration), Ministry lems of sugar, ethanol and preparing sugar standards for erals. Singh (president of Upbhokta tion by SDMs with pho- munity health centres (CHCs) and the weapon used for com- of Consumer Affairs, Food & allied industries which can marketing the sugar in the He said the seminar audi- Bar Association), Avinash tographs. The DM directed and medical officers. mitting the murder. After Public Distribution, save time, expenditure on trav- country. torium was one of the state-of- Bajpai, Ashwani Anand, Moti the officials concerned to carry ARRESTED: Katra completing the legal formali- Government of India, Subodh el, quicker solution and thus The Director, National the-art Seminar Room having Lal Gaur, Shesh Bajpai, SK out developmental works at Kotwali police arrested two ties the police sent the accused Kumar Singh, while inaugu- faster implementation of rec- Sugar Institute Prof Narendra digital podium, interactive Sachan, Tinu Shukla, Upendra Bajahaan village under persons with 16,000 on Sandeep Singh, a resident of rating the newly constructed ommendation. Mohan also briefed him and display screens with Awasthi, Ashish Srivastava, Majhawaan block. ADM(F&R) Wednesday. Ramesh Mishra, a Darraa, and Sanjay Singh, a interactive seminar auditorium He also visited various about a novel process of cane sound tracking cameras to Ram Gopal, Danish Qureshi, UP Singh and officials con- resident of Makarikhoh under resident of Pratappur both on Thursday lauded the insti- departments to gather knowl- juice primary clarification identify the participant who Sanjiv Kapoor, Rakesh Jayant cerned were also present in the Katra Kotwali police station, under Adalhaat police station. tute efforts in effective use of edge about their working, based on centrifugation devel- raises any question and Jaiswal, Sarvesh Tripathi, meeting. Besides, the DM while had lodged a complaint with Meanwhile RTO (Enforcement) information and communica- particularly, research work oped by the institute and also was ideally suited for arrang- Sachivendra Senger, Bhagwat chairing the meeting of District the police alleging that cash had Rajesh Verma on Wednesday has tion technology for improving and efforts to enhance the rev- about studies on edible ing lectures of overseas Das, Mohd Shahid and KK Health Committee and been stolen from his shop. issued a notice to the dealer of a academics during Covid crisis. enue generation. He showed molasses. experts. Yadav. Pradhan Mantri Matri Acting swiftly the police arrest- motorcycle for violation of rules. 6    ! "#$"#"%

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Once a leader comes Party (BJP) in Maharashtra on care-taker and Shiv Sena func- memorial. “After that, I became Sena chief minister for a brief leader Devendra Fadnavis said reducing their respective under the aegis of the party, Thursday evening, as a group tionary, washed the photo restless. I cannot let anyone period between February 1 on Thursday that with the political spaces and giving the party honours and takes of Shiv Sainiks “purified” the frame of late Balasaheb with commit sacrilege at the memo- 1999 and October 17 1999 three-party alliance his party an opportunity to care of them”. Bal Thackeray memorial at “Gomutra”, performed rial. It was for this reason that during the Sena-BJP alliance Government ruling the state expand his base by working State BJP president Shivaji Park in north-central “abshishek” and placed flowers I performed abhishek with rule in Maharashtra between and the Shiv Sena no longer its for the welfare of the people Chandrakant Patil said that Mumbai, hours after senior at the memorial. milk and purified the memor- 1995-1999—also visited ally, his party can work in the state” Asha Buchke did not get her BJP leader and Union Minister Several Shiv Sainiks were ial,” he said. Hindutva ideologue V D freely, expand its base and “After the three political due in the Shiv Sena, she Narayan Rane paid homage to present when the “purifica- Earlier in the day, after the Savarkar’s memorial located return to power in the State parties joined hands and would now get her recogni- the late Sena chief at the tion” ceremony took place at news of Rane visiting the in the neighbourhood. in the 2024 Assembly elec- formed the alliance tion in the BJP. memorial before launching the memorial. Thackeray memorial spread Talking to media persons, tions. Government, the BJP in the He said that she would be “Jan Ashirwad Yatra”. Slamming Rane after in the city, Shiv Sena MP Rane said Balasaheb Thackeray Speaking at a function State got a golden opportu- nominated as the party can- In a development that “purifying” the Thackeray Vinayak Raut had lodged a might not be alive, but he organised to welcome Shiv nity to expand its party didate in the 2024 State brought the Shiv Sena at log- memorial, Patil said: “After severe protest saying that the would bless him to do the good Sena leader and Pune Zilla which was not possible Assembly polls. gerheads with the Shiv Sena, leaving the Shiv Sena, Rane had Sena would not let the Union work for the people. “Through Parishad member Asha Buchke when the party was in Expressing her happiness Rane – who himself was a Shiv never come here even once. He Minister go anywhere near the my ministry, I will work and her supporters into the alliance with the Shiv Sena. over joining the BJP, Asha Sena leader in the past – visit- called Uddhav Thackeray Thackeray memorial. towards generating employ- BJP, Fadnavis said that since Now that the three ruling 9 Buchke said: “After joining ed the Bal Thackeray memor- sahib, who is considered one of “Rane has no moral right ment opportunities. The BJP parties are busy mending the BJP I truly feel that I can ial and paid homage to the late the top five Chief Ministers in to go anywhere near the will win the Brihanmumbai their affairs, the BJP can now breathe freely and as a Sena chief in the morning, the country, all kinds of names. Thackeray memorial,” Raut Municipal Corporation polls work freely, expand the :;< party worker, I will work ahead of his launching the We are loyalists of the had said. next year and the task of ensur- party and work for the bet- hard and ensure that we “Jan Ashirwad Yatra” in the Thackeray family. We will not Raut’s threat had sparked ing victory in the BMC has terment of the people of the  expand the reach of the party state. He was accompanied by tolerate this kind of act by any speculation that Rane might been vested with all BJP lead- State. to every household.” leaders of the Opposition in the one. That’s why we purified the cancel his visit to the Thackeray ers, including myself”. The BJP will contest the 2024 Assembly polls on its &   own strength and come to power in the State,”    Fadnavis said. Fadnavis, who is cur- 23 (#  rently the leader of the Opposition in the State Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Assembly, said that all the Minister Ashok Gehlot on supporters of Asha Buchke, Thursday said the Covid-19 who joined the BJP along situation is completely under with her, would be treated control in the State with the honourably in his party. recovery rate of being above 99 per cent. "For the last few weeks, the number of new Covid cases in the state has remained around 20. In the month of August, there has not been a single death due to Covid-19 across the State which is quite satisfactory," Gehlot tweeted. He said at present, there are only 153 active cases in the state and the recovery rate is more than 99 per cent.

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The former against him by Mumbai’s for- (KGMOA), the umbrella doctors from their basic com- gations against “after the legal Minister said he had, therefore, mer Police Commissioner organisation of Government mitments like attending to process is completed”. decided to move the appropri- Param Bir Singh. doctors, has asked Chief patients seeking treatment for In a statement issued here, ate court in a day or two. It may be recalled that on Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to other diseases. Deshmukh said: “The Supreme The Bombay High Court March 20, the former com- reschedule and rearrange the “The local self-govern- Court has permitted me to had on July 22 refused to quash missioner of police had alleged Covid vaccination programme ment bodies should have their approach the lower court. That the FIR filed against him by the that State Home Minister by taking into account the own Covid-19 vaccination being the case, the legal process CBI under the Prevention of Deshmukh had asked now general and facilities so that the pressure is currently on. Once this Corruption Act, after holding arrested and dismissed police psychological health of all on Government hospitals process is completed, I will that Deshmukh’s petition officer Sachin Vaze to "collect" workers in the public health could be brought down. It is myself before the ED and coop- deserved to be “dismissed”. a staggering Rs 100 crore per sector even as reports of a important that doctors and erate with the investigating Hearing a petition filed by month from bars, restaurants Government Hospital nurse nurses attend to patients suf- agency fully”. Deshmukh, a HC of Justices SS and other sources. who administered vaccina- fering from other medical “In my entire political Shinde and NJ Jamadar had Deshmukh is being inves- tion to nearly 900 persons in issues,” said Dr Vijayakrishnan career, I have practised high held that for reasons cited in tigated separately by the CBI in seven and half hours hogged and Dr Suresh. standards of ideals,” Deshmukh the judgement, the plea by the connection with a First the limelight. Earlier, the KGMOA had said. State’s former Minister Information Report (FIR) reg- “The doctors, nurses and alerted the State administra- On Wednesday, the deserved to be dismissed, and istered by it on April 24 section other supporting staff who tion about the severe shortage Supreme Court had dismissed asked the Registrar General to 7 of the amended Prevention of have been working continu- of doctors in Government a plea of former Maharashtra return the investigation papers Corruption of Corruption Act ously for more than one year hospitals and had requested Home Minister Anil to the CBI. and section 120-b (conspiracy) since January 2020 are a tired the Chief Minister to recruit Deshmukh seeking to quash Having established a trail of IPC for an “attempt to obtain and exhausted lot. at least 1,000 doctors on con- the FIR lodged against him by for Rs 4 crore allegedly paid by undue advantage for important They need a break in tract basis to lessen the bur- the CBI in connection with the the 10 bar owners in Mumbai and dishonest performance of between this tiresome process den of the existing staff. allegations of corruption made over a period of three months, the public duty”. of caring patients afflicted The alarming scale of against him by Mumbai’s for- the ED had conducted raids on Having prima facie found with the pandemic,” said a let- shortage of medical staff came mer Police Commissioner the three residences and one “cognisance offences” of cor- ter addressed to Vijayan by out in the open on the Param Bir Singh. property of Deshmukh on June ruption and conspiracy Dr G S Vijayakrishnan (pres- Independence Day when K A SC bench of Justices DY 25. Among other things, the against him during a ident) and Dr T N Suresh Pushpa Latha, a nurse in Chandrachud and M R Shah ED had told the court on June Preliminary Enquiry (PE) con- (General secretary) of the Chengannoor District dismissed Deshmukh’s appeal 26 that  40 lakh was paid by ducted by it into the allegations KGMOA. Hospital, singlehandedly vac- challenging the Bombay High 60 bar owners to the now dis- made against him by Mumbai’s The KGMOA in its letter cinated 893 persons in seven Court of July 22, saying no case missed and incarcerated former Police Commissioner has asked the Government to and half hours. Though this is for interference with the high Assistant Police Inspector Param Bir Singh, the CBI on limit the vaccination pro- seen as a major feat by Pushpa court verdict was made out. (API) Sachin Waze in April 21 registered a regular gramme during the Onam Latha, doctors expressed their The Judges said that there was December last year. The bar case against him and other holidays to major hospitals shock over the workload she no error in the judgement of owners have told the ED that unknown people. where there are sufficient had been burdened with. '1     

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Thursday issued a notification specifying the provisions that ening the defence manufactur- A second negative list, amending the Central Motor have been violated. ing sector. “While assuring all putting import restrictions on Vehicles Rule 1989 for what it “State Governments shall possible cooperation from the 108 military weapons and sys- called “Electronic Monitoring ensure that such devices are   6-7"-+8 changes in the global geopolit- government, I call upon the pri- tems such as next-generation and Enforcement of Road placed at high-risk / high- ical situation.” vate sector to come forward and corvettes, airborne early warn- Safety.” As the name suggests, density corridors on National ith the Taliban taking He sounded this note of contribute in building a strong ing systems, tank engines and under these rules, “electronic Highways, State Highways, and Wcontrol of Afghanistan caution after launching the and self-reliant defence sector,” radars, was issued recently. enforcement devices” will be at critical junctions, at least in and thereby, posing a threat to ‘Defence India Startup he said. In May last year, the gov- used for issuing challans. population and also the 132 riders; and not wearing pro- major cities with more than 1 Indian interests, Defence Challenge 5.0’, an initiative “There is neither a shortage ernment announced increasing The rules specify the cities specified by the ministry. tective headgear or helmet and million population, including Minister Rajnath Singh said under the Innovations for of talents in our country, nor is the Foreign Directo Investment detailed provisions for place- The electronic enforce- other offences, including 132 cities mentioned in the here on Thursday national Defence Excellence (iDEX) that there a lack of demand for tal- (FDI) limit from 49 per cent to ment of electronic enforce- ment device shall be placed in jumping red lights, the min- notification,” the ministry said security challenges are increas- acts as an umbrella organisation ents. But in the absence of a 74 per cent under the ment devices (speed camera, such a manner so as not to istry said. The States enforce- further. It also said the elec- ing and becoming “complex” in to promote technology devel- common platform, the two automatic route in the defence CCTV, speed gun, body wear- cause any obstruction, line-of- ment agencies will have to tronic enforcement device view of the changing geopolit- opment for the defence sector. could not match. ‘iDEX’ plat- sector. able camera, dashboard cam- sight issues or interruption in send traffic violation notice to should be placed in such a ical situation globally. Given the fast-changing form has been successful to a The Government has been era, automatic number plate traffic flow, the notification the offender within 15 days of manner so as not to cause any Making this observation, he security challenges, India must large extent in bridging this focusing on reducing depen- recognition (ANPR) etc. said. The footage from an elec- the offence committed, and the obstruction, line-of-sight issues called for a strong, capable and focus on having strong, capable, gap,” he said. dence on imported military In the notification, the tronic enforcement device hav- electronic record should be or interruption in traffic flow. completely “self-reliant” defence and “self-reliant” defence indus- In the last couple of years, platforms and has decided to ministry has asked the State ing electronic stamp for loca- stored till the disposal of chal- The footage can also be industry in India. Without try to cater to the needs of the the government has unveiled a support domestic defence man- Governments to ensure that tion, date and time can be used lan, according to new rules used to issue challan for jump- referring to developments in armed forces. series of reform measures and ufacturing. electronic enforcement devices to issue challans against notified by the transport min- ing a red light, violating a stop Afghanistan, he said “today, the “It is necessary that we not initiatives to make India a hub The defence ministry has are placed at high-risk and offences such as not driving istry. sign, using handheld commu- security scenario in the whole only create strong, modern and of defence manufacturing. set a goal of a turnover of USD high-density corridors on the within the prescribed speed The ministry also said that nications devices while driving, world is changing very fast. well-equipped forces, but also Last August, Rajnath Singh 25 billion (1.75 lakh crore) in National Highways and state limit; stopping or parking vehi- all challans issued under Rule passing or overtaking other Because of this, the challenges develop our defense industry, announced that India will stop defence manufacturing by 2025 highways and at critical junc- cle at an unauthorised location; 167 in electronic form, using vehicles in a manner contrary to our national security are which is equally strong, capa- the import of 101 weapons that included an export target tions at least in major cities not undertaking safety mea- auto-generation of challan to law, and other traffic viola- increasing and becoming com- ble, and most importantly, com- and military platforms like of USD 5 billion (35,000 crore) with more than one million sures for drivers and pillion through the electronic moni- tions. plex. 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The agency also conducted with ‘standing’ with the ‘cul- Court ruling as saying. crore to a consortium of pub- V Satish Kumar, through recovered from his residence searches at the premises of the prits’ and sought other oppo- He said “the judgement lic sector banks with the con- his company PISL and Ennar during the search carried out accused at Chandigarh, sition parties to emulate it’s should prove a milestone in nivance of Hima Bindu B, MD Energy Limited and with the by ED on July 20, 2021. Zirakpur and Amritsar. role of a ‘constructive opposi- judicial pronouncements and of VMC Systems Limited active assistance of his sister On forensic examination of The arrested accused Gagan tion’ in the State. hoped that the court ruling will (VMCSL). Hima Bindu (MD of VMCSL), digital devices, it was found Negi, Manager, FCI and the pri- Addressing a press confer- prompt Banerjee do some ‘atm Both PISL and VMCSL in order to dodge the banks, that he was indulging in ‘bena- vate person who is the propri-   6-7"-+8 Jehanabad, in which a major ence here BJP spokesperson chintan”. are headquartered at created false/exaggerated oper- mi’ transactions and involved etor of Bunty Enterprises, haul of arms and ammunition Gaurav Bhatia said the high Bhatia said Chief Minister Hyderabad. ational revenues by generating in efforts to transfer fraud Ravinder Singh alias Bunty were he National Investigation was recovered from the pos- Court has asked record of all didn’t do justice and police was The ED had initiated fake sales/purchase invoices amounts to off-shore entities, it produced before the Competent TAgency (NIA) on session of one accused cases and evidence be handed used to “accomplish own polit- money laundering investiga- through the companies con- further said. Court at Chandigarh. Thursday conducted searches Parshuram singh. The NIA over to the CBI and ordered a ical ambitions”. tion on the basis of FIR filed by trolled by their family mem- He was non-cooperative “After expiry of two days of at three locations in Patna dis- had re-registered the case on yet another Special BJP leader quoted the CBI against VMCSL. The bers. during the investigation and police custody, both the accused trict of Bihar in the Jehanabad June 17 this year and took over Investigation team under a Court saying “in number of company had taken loans from Kumar and Bindu was not supplying documents have been produced in the arms recovery case. the investigation. retired Supreme Court judge. cases of rape, violece against a consortium of banks and the siphoned off a part of proceeds of his own business entities on Court of Special Judge, CBI The searches were carried “During the searches con- Besides, he said the court women were closed without present dues outstanding to all of crime by remitting it to the one pretext or the other. He was Cases, Chandigarh and were out at the premises of an ducted today, several incrim- has said victims and their fam- any FIRs apparently to favour the banks is worth 3,316 overseas entities controlled by arrested under Prevention of remanded to 14 days judicial accused and two suspects, inating materials including ilies be given time-bound com- the accused..” crore, the agency said in a state- their family members. Money Laundering Act and is custody,” the agency said in a who are suspected to be hand written documents, pensation within six weeks Bhatia asked other opposi- ment. Although Kumar claimed undergoing ED custody of 10 statement. involved in procurement and Naxal literature/books have and that the CBI and the SIT tion parties in Bengal to follow “The Forensic Audit that he had no link with the days. Earlier, Bindu was arrest- The CBI laid a trap and transportation of arms / been seized. Digital storage will place status report before the BJP and engage in a “ ‘con- revealed that VMCSL circulat- NPA of VMCSL, more than 40 ed under PMLA and under- caught both the accused includ- ammunitions for the CPI devices in the form of pen dri- the high Court. structive opposition” in Bengal. ed loans to various related hard discs of VMCSL were went ED custody till Thursday. ing a private person (bribe giver) (Maoist) in Bihar and ves have also been seized. and the Manager, FCI while giv- Jharkhand . Further investigations in the ing and accepting a bribe of 2 The case is an outcome of case continue,” the agency   " 0     lakh. an FIRof police post Karauna, said in a statement. 9       #   ? "$        # #    ?7@   6-7"-+8 those aged 35 years and older than those below that age. #       British public health study “Both of these vaccines, at "        +  Ahas found that protection two doses, are still doing real- from either of the two most ly well against Delta... 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Prevalence of hate Uis becoming a major cause nent risk factor for heart attack, With 40 per cent of the sam- to 75% and 61%, respectively. vaccinated tend to have a viral speech on Facebook continued of health concern among elder- stroke and kidney disease, ple population studied by LASI That was down from 85% load similar to the unvacci- to decrease for the third quar- ly Indians with about 45 per- often remains underdiagnosed found to be pre-hypertensive, and 68%, respectively, seen nated with an infection, a clear ter in a row,” Facebook Vice- cent of Indians aged 45 and and undertreated in the popu- there is a likelihood that the dis- two weeks after a second dose. deterioration from when the President Integrity Guy Rosen above suffering from hyper- lation at large. ease burden will rise even fur- The decline in efficacy was Alpha variant was still domi- said in a blog post. Hate tension and another 40 per cent “Our team decided to study ther in the coming years unless more pronounced among nant in Britain. speech content removal has @ tion content, it took action on with pre-hypertension, leaving the LASI data for a critical robust action is taken. increased over 15X on 25.7 million pieces on them vulnerable to heart attack analysis of this silent epidemic. Describing this analysis as a Facebook and Instagram since A Facebook and 1.4 million and stroke which at times can Based on this analysis, it was tool to better understand an " J   Facebook first began reporting pieces on Instagram. be fatal or debilitating too, noted with concern that 45 per underlying public health crisis, it, he added. During the June 2021 researchers have found. cent adult Indians were hyper- Professor Chander Shekhar, Co- Rosen said in the second quarter, Facebook took action Using data from the tensive and almost 30 percent Principal Investigator for LASI           quarter, the prevalence of hate on 6.2 million pieces of organ- Longitudinal Ageing Study of had high blood pressure at any said, “This situation analysis of speech was 0.05 per cent, or 5 ised hate content (compared to India (LASI, Wave 1, pub- point of time for want of diag- hypertension in India, derived   6-7"-+8 largest number of cases of views per 10,000 views. This is 9.8 million pieces in March lished in January), the nosis and/ or control. from LASI data can help drug-resistant tuberculosis. down from 0.05-0.06 per cent quarter), 16.8 million pieces of researchers from Department “We are planning to set up improve a major public health consortium of doctors and “Under the joint research, or 5 to 6 views per 10,000 suicide and self-injury content of Community Medicine of a Non-Communicable Disease problem and call for program- Aresearchers from India, the teams from these countries views in the first quarter of the pieces of Covid-related content (as against 5.1 million pieces in the premier Institute of Medical (NCD) Secretariat with eminent matic interventions. The focus Brazil, Russia, and South Africa will explore the negative impact year. on Facebook that our third- Q1) and 34.1 million pieces of Sciences (IMS), BHU and faculty members at IMS, BHU of the intervention strategies have partnered to conduct a of the Covid-19 pandemic on During the reported quar- party fact-checking partners violent and graphic content (up GRID council arrived to the to study the problem more should be universal screening study on the epidemiological the epidemiological character- ter, the Facebook removed rated as false, partly false, from 30.1 million pieces in the disturbing conclusion after closely and suggest a course of and adherence to treatment.” impact and intersection of the istics of TB infection and search more than 20 million pieces of altered or missing context, first quarter). undertaking a secondary analy- public health action.” The experts recommended Covid-19 and Tuberculosis for mechanisms responsible content from its platform and collaborating with 80 fact- On Instagram, it took sis of the hypertension burden Ashim Sanyal, COO, that central-government oper- (TB) pandemics in these coun- for the interaction of these Instagram globally for violat- checking organizations in action on 367,000 pieces of and control rates in the ageing Consumer VOICE emphasized ated Ayushman Bharat-Health tries. two processes,” said an official ing its policies on Covid-19- more than 60 languages organised hate content (up population of the country. that “Hypertension is a signifi- and Wellness Centres (AB- The four countries cur- from the Union Science and related misinformation. It around the world,” it said. from 325,000 in March quar- Shortage in diagnosis and treat- cant public health problem with HWCs) should become a focal rently rank second to fifth in Technology Ministry. removed over 3,000 accounts, Besides, the US-based ter), 3 million pieces of suicide ment facilities was also no age bars. To overcome the and self-sufficient point for the number of cases of Covid- They will also search for pages, and groups for repeat- company took action on 2.3 and self-injury content (from observed. problem, consumers should be treatment with better availabil- 19 and belong to 24 countries strategies to mitigate the neg- edly violating its rules against million content pieces on 2.6 million in Q1) and 7.6 mil- Professor BR Mittal, aware of the health harms of ity of medicines and with further recognised by the WHO with ative consequences of the pan- spreading Covid-19 and vac- Facebook, and 458,000 pieces lion pieces of violent and Director, IMS, BHU said, “Even foods which are rich in salt, investment in technological the highest burden of tubercu- demic and develop individual cine misinformation. on Instagram for child nudity graphic content (compared to as the average lifespan has sugar and fat. All the stake- intervention such as telemedi- losis in the world. 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Farmers’ revolution has  "                   ( camps now roared inside Delhi the representatives introduced This may seem as a direct already started to organise        REG::S               and Indian democracy’s rudder a no-confidence motion, to challenge to the farmers but, farmers across the country as seemed to turn. Now whether the everyone’s awe over 60 MPs instead of demoralising them, one political class and, in the              "  farmers got police permission as from the Opposition parties it spread more distrust among process, even laying the foun-      0'      O           Balaji Shrivastava’s (Delhi Police led by sat in the them for the Modi dation stone for ‘Green        "             :EED   ex-Commissioner) farewell gift to visitors’ gallery, giving tacit Government. It has also Politics’. Naturally the move-                       Modi or their leaders’ astute pol- support to the revolution. This 78-68-3 #$6 exposed the doublespeak on ment is stronger in Punjab, iticking can be debated upon. But event has given a new platform COVID and the police’s inten- Haryana, UP and parts of    "      H     !/     definitely, the Government was to political fringe groups, too, 9-&9-#-6$ C-# tions, too. Rajasthan but other States are   !?          "       ! on the back foot. and many of us were remind- 695"4 -"$ Even the splinter group being added to the list.                         Why would one infer that? ed of the JP movement days. led by VM Singh failed again Despite the farmer leaders          =       "  ! The security measures were the Speaking of political fringe 65* 56@ "-6 - to have a negative impact. The saying otherwise, “Mission first indicator. There were five groups, the Kisan Sansad gave Kisan Sansad’s message rever- UP” is highly political. It starts          @ security personnel for every a platform to women’s issues. !5 565 berated even inside the splin- with a mega farmers’ rally on farmer representative. The media For two days, it transformed -C-9B56-O#$7- ter groups’ meetings. The September 5. The leaders . was often segregated, freelance into an all-women affair. Issues overall motivation in the themselves have revealed that journalists denied entry, and of essential commodities Act, 5C-90!&# @95! camps and hinterland is campaigns will begin in all 18 one day many were barred from women’s reservation and secu- 8-5&&5#  56 strengthened. sub-regions to bolster the anti- re-entry, all done unofficially, of rity were discussed during But the biggest achieve- BJP wave. The farmer leaders course. these days. The farmer leaders &$9 -#+-"%B ment is that the farmers have previously travelled to West Some things fell in the farm- gave special importance to 9$84+A$6"8 #$ started a purely political Bengal and aided Mamata’s ers’ favour, too, starting with a women and have been success- process. From a grassroots victory in the State. UP will be stormy monsoon session. Pegasus ful in garnering their support. 68-C # 59#O movement about fair prices the final test; if successful, the had rocked the House and yet the Apart from being a great and agrarian issues, the revo- farmers’ revolution will have a Government was in no mood to PR campaign against the Modi A$++-9BA C 6A lution has evolved into a bud- major impact on Indian poli- discuss snooping or farm laws. Government, the Kisan $ #4&&595 ding political movement. It has tics. Whether the BJP wins or While crores were wasted in Sansad played an important also given the farmers a taste loses, the Kisan Sansad and Parliament, the Kisan Sansad role in galvanising its own 8-9-C5+4 56 of parliamentary sessions and revolution herald a new age for held debates and discussion each cadre. The hardest part of the democracy. The tacit message farmers’ movement and agrar- day. New faces participated in long-drawn movement or war sent across the country is that ian politics in India. these sessions. Renowned agri is attrition. The Kisan Sansad, the farmers need to get ready (The author writes on experts like Devinder Sharma with the help of vernacular to enter Parliament. agriculture and environment, and Ranjit Singh Ghuman also online media, kept the morale During the late 1990s, VP and is a former Director — lent a hand. Former bureaucrats, high. Jantar Mantar gives the Singh had clearly predicted: Policy & Outreach, National singers and an actress, too, par- farmers a new hope. Alarmed “Till the farmers don’t become Seed Association of India. The ticipated in the proceedings. by the farmers’ success, anti- a political class, no one will lis- views expressed are personal.) @ @ 

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The report also points that many citizens or for the Scheduled Castes weaker sections, the RTE Act also in by the Supreme Court in their schools have registered as minority insti- $665 A659- or the Scheduled Tribes in so far as has provisions on infrastructural judgement in Sk Md. Rafique vs tutions to thwart implementation of the 59 569$C-6- such special provisions relate to their norms, pupil-teacher ratio, prohi- Managing Committee in January, RTE Act. The limited question is whether 8-9-A4+$ 56# admission to educational institu- bition on screening tests and cap- 2020, upholding the West Bengal bringing the minority run educational insti- ##4-"%B8- tions including private education- itation fee and ban on corporal pun- Madrasas Service Commission Act, tutions with in the ambit of RTE Act would #$-78 8$ ! al institutions, whether aided or ishment, etc. These provisions ben- 2008. The Supreme Court held that impinge on the Cultural and Educational unaided by the State, other than the efit both the students and the the State has the right to introduce Rights of the Minorities? Can the minori- 5#9-6A8-6 minority educational institutions minority community. All regulative a regulatory regime in the nation-             +  ' ties, permitted to run educational institu- 8-9-$ 8$6" referred to in clause (1) of Article measures which are not destructive al interest to provide minority edu-               . =    tions under the protective umbrella of S4$+ B 30. In order to give effect to the con- of the character of the institution cational institutions with well-     #           ! Article 30, contravene Article 21(A) which -"4 $ 565 stitutional provisions, the established by the minority, have qualified teachers to achieve excel-      "          ! protects a child’s fundamental right to edu- $++ 8 +"9-6 Parliament enacted the RTE Act. been held valid by the judiciary. In lence in education. In the light of cation? Another cause for serious worry The expression ‘minorities’ in Ahmedabad St. Xavier’s College a series of judgments of the apex      "  #S        8- 8 +"9-6      1  #S      is after the Pramati judgement, placing Article 30 is not defined in the case (AIR1975), Ray C.J. observed, court, minority institutions cannot minority schools outside the purview of the %-+56A58- Constitution. However, Section 2 “This right implies the obligation ignore or contravene the regula-     !     "   RTE Act. #$-$6"  # (c) of the National Commission for and duty of the minority institu- tions issued by the State which aim !        .      All minorities, whether based on reli- 8-&$9$!546 Minorities Act, 1992 notifies tions to render the very best to the to strengthen the reach and qual- 1          # "   ! gion or language, have the right to estab- 5%+ A$ 565@ Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, students [....] checks and balances ity education to all children. The                   3 lish and administer educational institutions Buddhists, Jain and Zoroastrians in the shape of regulatory measures children belong to the State and it 8-#$-5     #          of their choice. Article 29 protects the inter- (Parsis) as minority communities are required to ensure the appoint- is the paramount constitutional             " ests of the minorities by making a provi- #9 C-5 defines minorities. The question is, ment of good teachers and their obligation of the State to strive      3         ! sion that any section of citizens, residing &95C "- if these schools are brought under conditions of service.” According incessantly to provide universal in the territory of India, having a distinct the ambit of RTE Act and the SSA, to Khanna, J., “The regulations have access to quality education to all        !           ! 46 C-9#$+ language, script or culture have the right $ -##5 will it erode the Cultural and necessarily to be made in the inter- children regardless of their reli-             .       to conserve the same. Article 30 guaran- Educational Rights of the minori- est of the institution [...... ]. They gion, gender or community. *    .  3      0'      ! tees the right of minorities to establish and S4$+ B ties. Education, being a Concurrent have to be so designed as to make The RTE Act does not bar the                   ! administer educational institutions of their -"4 $ 565 field of legislation, the Act casts an it an effective vehicle for imparting minority-run institutions from                 choice. But Article 21A inserted vide $++ 8 +"9-6 obligation on the appropriate education”, and “Regulations made choosing their own manage-   S  !      3S  # ! Eighty-sixth Constitution Amendment, Governments and local authorities in the true interests of efficiency of ments, appointing teachers and !   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The Act also imposed.” Justice Khanna also cau- dents, having a reasonable fee      0'          ! which now reads, ‘The State shall endeav- requires all private schools to tioned, “The minority institutions structure and using their proper-                our to provide early childhood care and reserve 25 per cent of seats for chil- cannot be allowed to fall below the ties and assets for their institu-        #  3    education for all children until they com- dren of weaker sections whose standards of excellence expected of tional benefit subject to the laws               .   ! plete the age of six years’. Besides, clause (k), stipulated fee would be reimbursed educational institutions, or under of the land. The provisions of the Article 51A casts an obligation on the par- (The writer is a former by the State. The SSA, launched in the guise of exclusive right of man- Constitution have to be con-         . .    Additional Secretary of ent or guardian to “provide opportunities the Government of India 2002-2003, aims to provide educa- agement... Balance has, therefore, to strued harmoniously. The barri-             "   for education to his child or ward between and a member of Delhi tion for all. It is a flagship pro- be kept between the two objectives, ers of community or gender can- 1 (                 the age of six and fourteen years.” The 93rd Bar Council. The views gramme for the achievement of that of ensuring the standard of not thwart the aims and objects   3             ! Amendment added clause (5) to Article expressed are personal.) Universalisation of Elementary excellence of the institution and that of the legislature. It is time to                  ! 15, which enables the State to make any spe- Education in a time-bound manner. of preserving the right of the review the Pramati Judgment.   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They had influencing that occurs of lobby groups and drawbacks abuse being caused by the ways to this are legitimate and sex work?  C: no family to provide for them. young minds, designed to in the policy formation consumption of pornogra- desirable. They also do not As a social worker in They were from rural areas of blur lines of ethics, morality, process. phy. And it feeds into crimes have the intellectual capacity training, I worked early on Andhra and Odisha — this and undesirable actions and The porn industry in the of human trafficking and or the compass of social jus- with women in the was 25 years back. They This is a question California- their consequences. But US is estimated to contribute child pornography. tice to see the vulnerability of Kamathipura red light district affected my world view. based groups that defend women are impacted by expe- $20 billion a year to the econ- India is currently debating the potential victims. in Mumbai. De-legitimising They made me an advo- porn, always ask. Their ques- riences of abuse and vio- omy. It is a frequently debat- the prosecution of a celebri- Ultimately, the issue is of their work made it tough on cate for the removal of laws tion is misleading. It glosses lence for a lifetime. Their ed topic but only for political ty generating pornography class. Our lens as we assess them. They were locked up like IPTA. They also made me over the how and why of any- families, their children, their posturing. Influential libertar- from unwilling and unknow- criminality and victimization over the weekends, with want to see a stronger system one subjecting themselves to entire communities are sub- ian groups advocate for choice ing young women. That there must be based on social jus- young children at home and for the rescue of younger the transgression of their merged in its aftermath. It and freedom as core justifica- is a debate is indicative of tice and class equity. Why are no outlet for getting bail. women and prosecution of body space. What aim is includes psychological dys- tion of the industry. how the complexity of the those who make pornograph- None of the 20 or so women the criminal contractors, sen- worth the dignity of a human function, physical trauma, In the US, the issue is only issue is lost on most urbane ic videos rich and powerful that I daily interacted with (The writer is Coach, sitization of police towards being? Think of the 'me too' and remains undiagnosed prosecutable if the parties mindsets. Several evolved men? Why are the victims of chose their occupation. Some Academic, and Author of the women and their trade, movement and the conviction and untreated because of the involved are minors. Multiple handles on social media plat- abuse middle-class or poor were sold, some were raped, 'The Making of Indian and so on. of ‘Harvey Weinsteins’ of associated stigma. stakeholders with varying forms have offered the occu- women? And the state must some were born into homes Woman Hood - Red Chilli Does work need to have a Hollywood. Did aspiring to be A review of the porn power differentials have a pational-choice argument. not guess its commitments. It where this was the profession. Pickle and Moonlit higher calling? Why should a Hollywood actress mean industry in the US can help role to play in this policy and This is like dismissing the 'me must always err on the side of Terraces'. The views Later, it became a way of life expressed are personal.) there be a justification to being ready to go through a make us Indians even more practice. Even though, sever- too’ problems. those victimized and lean for them. meet our idea of morality? casting couch and exploitation cautious. The compulsions of al studies document that actu- Powerful social influ- towards their protection.    ! "#$"#"% E &    2     "  $!# 1  1 %   <  '/  $)!1    !0 !#  6-7"-+8 6.58 per cent and 6.53 per cent, points, respectively.  6-7"-+8 the sides and I think that respectively. It was mainly due to a rise would also be a big relief and etail inflation for farm Similarly, food inflation in prices of vegetables and ndia will look at working a big opportunity opener for   6-7"-+8 tonnes in 2019-20, 3.8 million This indicates that the Rworkers and rural labour- based on the indices stood at fruits, onion, meat goat, poul- Iwith the US on market access our export sector,” he said tonnes in 2018-19, and 6,20,000 government is unlikely to ers rise marginally to 3.92 per 2.66 per cent and 2.74 per cent try, chillies-green, and mustard issues to promote bilateral while addressing the Export he Government on tonnes in 2017-18 season. Due extend the export subsidy from cent and 4.09 per cent in July, in July 2021. oil, among others. trade as Washington has indi- Promotion Council leaders in TThursday announced an to the improvement in liquid- the new season, as it would be as compared to the previous lower as compared with The rise or fall in the index cated that it is not looking for Mumbai. On the proposed incentive for sugar mills in the ity of mills following easier for domestic mills to sell month. 2.67 per cent and 2.86 per cent, varied from state to state. a new trade agreement as of free trade pact with the UK, the form of an additional domes- Government measures, the sugar abroad in view of firm The numbers in June had respectively, in June 2021. They In the case of agricultural now, Commerce and Industry minister said it is progressing tic sales quota to those that ministry said  75,703 crore global prices. India, the world’s stood at 3.83 per cent and 4 per were at 7.83 per cent and 7.89 labourers, it recorded an Minister Piyush Goyal said on well as both the teams are in export sugar and divert the cane dues of the 2019-20 sea- second-largest sugar-producing cent, respectively. per cent, respectively, during increase of 1-13 points in 16 Thursday. talks. commodity towards ethanol son were cleared by mills and country, had to offer export “Point-to-point rate of the corresponding states and a decrease of 1-7 He also said that Australia “We are working with line making, in the new 2021-22 only 142 crore arrears are subsidies in the past two years, inflation based on the CPI-AL month of the previous year. points in 3 states, while the has shown significant interest ministries on areas where we season starting October. The pending now. In the ongoing to reduce surplus stocks and (Consumer Price Index for All-India CPI-AL and CPI- index for Assam remained sta- to do an early harvest pact with can quickly close the deal in Government said that sugar 2020-21 season, mills pur- help cash-starved sugar mills Agricultural Labourers) and RL for July 2021 rose four tionary. Tamil Nadu, with 1,249 India and exporters should terms of an early harvest if pos- mills have contracted for export chased a record sugarcane clear cane payment to growers. CPI-RL (Consumer Price points and five points to stand points, topped the index table; share areas of their interest with sible, so instead of trying to of seven million tonnes, against worth about 9,07,872 crore, In a statement, the Index for Rural Labourers) at 1,061 points and 1,070 whereas Himachal Pradesh, the ministry. An early harvest address 11,000 lines (or prod- the mandatory quota of six mil- against which about 81,963 Ministry of Consumer Affairs, stood at 3.92 per cent and 4.09 points, respectively, as com- with 829 points, stood at the with countries like Australia ucts), we can look at areas of lion tonnes fixed for the current crore cane dues have already Food & Public Distribution per cent in July 2021, compared pared to June 2021. bottom. will help India engage with oth- their immediate interest and season ending next month so been paid to farmers, it said. said, “Sugar mills which will to 3.83 per cent and 4 per cent, The major contribution In the case of rural labour- ers on similar lines, Goyal said. our immediate interest,” Goyal far in the current 2020-21 sea- “ Sugar mills have also export sugar and divert sugar respectively, in June 2021,” the towards the rise in general ers, it recorded an increase of “The US as of now has said.On the comprehensive son. been asked to take advantage of to ethanol would also be given labour ministry said in a state- index of agricultural labourers 2-14 points in 15 states and a kind of indicated that they are trade pact with the European Out of this, more than 5.5 firm global sugar prices and incentive in the form of addi- ment. and rural labourers came from decrease of 1-6 points in three not looking for new trade Union, he said discussions million tonnes of sugar was plan export of raw sugar in tional monthly domestic quota It added that the inflation food and miscellaneous group states, while it remained sta- agreements, but we look at have started as the EU is a 27- exported till August 16. advance in the new season for sale in the domestic mar- based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL with 1.78 points and 1.79 tionary for Assam and working with them for more nation bloc, an agreement with Exports stood at 5.96 million (October-September), it said. ket.” during July 2020 had stood at points, and 1.30 and 1.31 Meghalaya. market access issues on both them is a much longer process 7$R       ,  .   1             9         ; :P    * %1     C7DE     6-7"-+8 exported more than 90 per cent => ?@0 A of it so far.  * ,      8B"-9$%$" to fix and regulate FFB prices irmed-up global prices have Mills have also exported (MSP), considering the annu- Fbrightened the prospects of some quantities of sugar this  6-7"-+8 quarter. Mumbai:The growth in infor- he oil palm industry has al average crude palm oil sugar exports from India for year under the open general Offshore mutual funds mation technology spending by n connection with World Twelcomed the Central (CPO) price of last five the 2021-22 marketing year license (OGL) category without he value of the foreign form an important compo- the Government is estimated to IPhotography Day, Government’s initiatives to years.This move will protect starting October, even without availing the government sub- Tportfolio investors (FPI) nent of total foreign portfolio slow down to 8.6 per cent to Directorate of Tourism, Jammu encourage oil palm produc- the farmers from the fluctu- the government subsidy, rating sidy in view of rising global holdings in the domestic equi- investment, apart from other USD 8.3 billion in 2022, against organised photo exhibition and tion in the country. ations in international CPO agency ICRA said on Thursday. rates. ties reached USD 592 billion in large FPIs, such as offshore the 13.2 per cent rise expected live painting competition The Oil Palm Developers prices and also from the price For the last two years, “Sugar export prospects three months ended June 2021, insurance companies, hedge in the ongoing 2021, a global “Mera Jammu Mere Jharokhe and Processors Association volatility. sugar exports have been under- appear encouraging for the a surge of 7 per cent from the funds, and sovereign wealth consultancy said on Thursday. Se” at Octroi Post Suchetgarh. (OPDPA) said the slew of Welcoming the Union taken with a Government sub- next sugar season (SY-2022) in preceding quarter, according to funds. “Digitalisation initiatives On this occasion Director measures announced by the Cabinet decision, Sanjay sidy for a mandated quantity light of the recent surge in a Morningstar report. For the quarter ended June of Indian Government organi- Tourism Jammu, Sh. Government on Wednesday Goenka, President of alone. international raw sugar prices This was largely on the 2021, FPIs were net buyers to sations took a giant leap in 2020 Vivekanand Rai, IRS inaugu- will make it viable for the OPDPA, said, “OPDPA as About 6 million tonne to around USD 430 per tonne back of robust net inflows the tune of USD 0.68 billion because of the global pandem- rated the photo exhibition and industry to operate and the nodal agency has been quota was fixed for the 2020- in August, being the highest from FPIs, coupled with the compared with the net inflow ic. The pandemic forced the live painting competition. In ensure the country is self-suf- relentlessly pursuing the gov- 21 marketing year (September- levels in the past four years,” strong performance of the of USD 7.64 billion was record- Government to shift priorities the photo exhibition many ficient in meeting its edible ernment to bring about October) and mills have ICRA said in a statement. Indian equity markets. ed during the quarter ended as supply chains and revenue photographers of Jammu oil requirements. reforms in the sector to help “As of the quarter ended March 2021. streams dwindled,” Apeksha Division displayed their col- The Union Cabinet on create a sustainable environ- June 2021, the value of FPI While the second wave of Kaushik, senior principal lection of Photographs depict- Wednesday cleared the set- ment for the farmers and the investments in Indian equities the pandemic prompted over- research analyst at Gartner, ing heritage and scenic spots. ting up the 11,040 crore industry -- be it the pricing %       stood at USD 592 billion, seas investors to turn negative said. As the vaccination rates The theme of painting compe- National Mission on Edible mechanism or other subsidy which was considerably high- on Indian equities in April increase throughout the coun- tition was based on ancient her- Oils-Oil Palm to boost palm measures towards increasing   3      er than the USD 552 billion and May as they sold net assets try and public health improves, itage of Jammu and Kashmir in oil production in India and crop cultivation. recorded in the previous quar- worth USD 1.29 billion and Govts will focus on furthering which students of various insti- reduce dependence on expen- “The benefits of the    6-7"-+8 ter, a spike of around 7 per USD 0.39 billion, respectively, the digitalisation efforts on tutes and different age groups sive imports from Southeast Cabinet announcement will cent,” the report noted. they came back strongly in June concerns such as ‘citizen expe- participated. Asia. accrue to the farmers -- the ith India ratifying a global treaty that eventually aims to As of June 2020, the value to pump in USD 2.36 billion as rience’ and digital inclusion, she The venue for the world In the project, the Central most important stakeholder Wphase out a heat-trapping substance - hydrofluorocarbons of FPI investments in Indian the situation turned favorable added. The growth in spending photography day was special- government’s share will be in making widespread oil or HFCs - and replace them with climate-friendly alternatives, equities had been USD 344 bil- for them. However, FPIs turned on software will increase to 24.7 ly chosen with the aim to high- 8,844 crore, while the states palm cultivation a reality and experts on Thursday said this will encourage the air-condition- lion.However, overseas cautious toward Indian equity per cent to USD 1.823 billion in light the Border Tourism of will contribute 2,196 crore whose welfare the association ing and refrigeration industry to develop more efficient cooling investors’ contribution to markets again in July. The U.S. 2022, while the data centre Jammu and bringing it on as their share for the mission. has been fighting for. Today’s technologies faster. Following seven years of negotiations, the 197 domestic equity market capi- Fed’s hawkish statement that it spends growth will see one of theTourism Map of India. The The measures announced by announcement by the Govt Montreal Protocol parties reached a treaty in October 2016 in talisation dropped marginally might raise interest rates much the sharpest declines to 2.2 per Directorate of Tourism, Jammu the Centre include price will have a tremendously pos- Kigali in Rwanda, under which developed countries will start during the quarter under earlier than assumed was the cent from 7.6 per cent in 2021 has organized many similar assurance to the oil palm itive impact on the sector, and phasing out HFCs by 2019, while the developing countries, includ- review to 19.1 per cent from precursor for the change in to USD 507 million in 2022, the programs at the Border in the farmers for the fresh fruit also have a huge impact on ing India, will phase them out at a baseline of 2024-2026 and a 19.9 per cent for the March their stance. report said. recent past. bunches (FFB), a mechanism foreign exchange savings.” freeze date of 2028. 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    B$#   +4 3657 ple to perform pooja and left home. scene and questioned the woman's fami- "  When she did not return home till late ly members.   +4 3657 n what was termed as a case of 'self-sac- in the night, the family started looking for A forensic team was also brought to Lucknow (PNS): In a desperate attempt to win back people’s Irifice', the body of a woman with her her. collect evidence. Prima facie it appeared 6&  confidence in Uttar Pradesh, Congress launched its mega pub- ashtriya Lok Dal, on throat slit was found hanging inside a tem- As some people had seen her to be a case of superstition and self sacri- lic contact campaign ‘Jai Bharat Maha Sampark Abhiyan’ on the RThursday, demanded that ple under Kharkhoda police station lim- going towards the temple, the family fice. occasion of 75th anniversary of Indian Independence on the Central government roll its in on Tuesday evening, send- members went there to check out and Meanwhile in Greater Noida, three rag 6  Thursday. back the hike in the price of ing shock waves in the area. found the temple doors locked from pickers, Vijay, Jiggo and Vijjo of Jewar, During the three-day campaign starting from Thursday, cooking gas. In a statement, But by the time, the police and senior inside. As they somehow entered the tem- died after consuming liquor they found Congress workers and office-bearers will stay at every gram pan- RLD national secretary Anil officers reached the temple to probe the ple, they found her blood-soaked body in a garbage dump in Aligarh's Tappal  8S chayat of UP for 75 hours. Important leaders of the party will Dubey said the government incident, the kin of the deceased cremat- hanging. town. contact 15,000 gram sabhas, wards and about 90,000 people. had already increased the fuel ed her body. There were blood spots on the idol and "While collecting plastic and scrap,   +4 3657 The Congress will also honour freedom fighters, their fam- prices in the guise of interest on Meerut's Senior Superintendent of earthen lamp below the place where they found some liquor and drank it on ilies and farmers in every village of the state during the campaign Oil Bond and now it had Police Prabhakar Chaudhary visited the her body was found. Her throat was Tuesday. However, soon after they returned adbhavna Diwas was cele- which was tweeted by party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi increased the price of cooking spot after police came to know that a also slit. The family members later brought home, they fell ill. Their families took them Sbrated at the National Vadra last Sunday. Greeting people on the country's 75th gas. "The hike in cooking gas woman had committed suicide inside the her body down and cremated her to Jewar primary health centre where Vijay Thermal Power Corporation Independence Day, the Congress leader while confirming that has derailed the budget of the temple. mortal remains without informing the died the same day. The other two were (NTPC) Northern region they would undertake ‘Jai Bharat Jan Sampark Abhiyan’ said that common man," he said. As per reports, a 22-year-old post- police. referred to the district hospital and later Headquarters, Lucknow. freedom fighters, their families, farmers would be honoured in Dubey said inflation was at graduate student used to frequent a local The news of a woman sacrificing her- to Safdarjung hospital in Delhi where they On this occasion, Debashis every village of UP and every resident of the state for their con- its highest in the economic temple at Kharkhaunda regularly. On self inside the temple spread like a wild- succumbed on Wednesday. Further inves- Sen was the chief guest at the tribution in strengthening the country. The Congress will also recession period and this had Monday afternoon, she told her fire in nearby villages after which police tigation is underway," said DCP, Greater programme. celebrate former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's birthday on Friday made the people struggle for family members about going to the tem- reached the spot. Cops checked the crime Noida, Abhishek. Sen administered the (August 20) in almost all villages of Uttar Pradesh. even two meals but the Central pledge in the conference room During their meeting and interaction with the general pub- government was least bothered of the headquarters: "All the lic on Thursday, Congress leaders informed the people about who about the hardship of the peo- officers and employees should was responsible for this deteriorating situation in UP and what ple. He said with a hike of Rs 9. =  =  9=% rise above caste, sect, region, the Congress party did for the country during its rule. The lead- 25 in cooking gas, a LPG cylin- religion and linguistic dis- ers also distributed two books ‘Hum Congress Ke Log’ and ‘Sangh der was now costing Rs 859. He   +4 3657 orders for diamond rakhis in "We have gold rakhis in "There is no wedding sea- crimination and work for the Ka Prachara Against India’ to make people aware of the differ- said since last November, the which one rakhi has a solitaire 3-4 gm weight in a range son currently which is why the nation. ence between Congressmen and the men in “saffron” garb who government had increased the iamond rakhis and gold in the middle while the other between Rs 5000 to Rs markets are not abuzz and The purpose of Sadbhavna were fuelling communal hatred and trying to divide the society price of cooking gas by Rs 265. Drakhis are an attraction on one is embellished with small 25000 and silver rakhis which hence it is not translating into Diwas is to promote national for political gains. The RLD leader said the the occasion of the diamonds. range from Rs 300- Rs 1200. foot falls. If there is a festival integration and communal har- UP Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu said that on the first Central government should Rakshabandhan this year. He admitted that though Lighter items of jewellery then in its support there are mony among people of all reli- day, party office bearers made contact with several lakh people announce a withdrawal of the Organizing Secretary Chowk the market was down they such as earrings also witness sales of other items which is gions, languages and regions," but in the next two days, they would try to `knock' at every home hike in fuel and cooking gas to Saraffa Association Adheesh were expecting sales of lighter sales during the occasion" he not happening this season" he he said. as part of their plan ‘Har Ghar Dastak’. control inflation. Jain said they have received 2 items. added. said. Sen said all the projects emphasised on national inte- gration and communal har- mony and as for the organisa- .    $  1  4  tion participating in the devel- opment of the nation para-   !!   +4 3657 Association of Physicians of with about 140 awards by var- through his articles, talks on COVID-19 like Agra, Kanpur mount and the NTPC was India (MP Chapter), Indore. ious institutions at interna- TV and radio, he has been Nagar and Meerut. Prof Surya moving towards being a leader rofessor Surya Kant, head of This award was presented tional, national and state levels. spreading awareness about pre- Kant has already been hon- in electricity generation.  6-7"-+8 Pthe respiratory medicine to him for his remarkable work Prof Surya Kant is the vention and treatment of dis- oured with 18 fellowships at Senior officers including department at King George's in the field of diseases like brand ambassador of National eases like allergies, asthma, national and international level Regional Executive Director elhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elec- Medical University, in the TB and his valuable contribu- Health Mission for COVID-19 TB, and cancer. by organisations like American Debashis Sen, Pankaj Kumar, Dtions will be held on August 22, according to a notification recently organised Madhya tion in the medical field during vaccination. In this epidemic period, College of Physicians and Chest General Manager (Human issued by the city Government’s Gurdwara Election Directorate. Pradesh's state-level chest con- the COVID-19 epidemic, and Apart from this, he has also when the public is suffering Physicians, Indian Medical Resources), DP Singh, Rohit The polls were to be held on April 25, but were postponed ference Pulmocon 2021, was for spreading awareness in written 17 books on topics from deadly diseases like Association, Indian Chest Chhabra, Brij Kishore Pandey in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Twenty-three return- awarded the Padma Shri Dr society and doing social service related to medical science. So COVID-19, he is making them Society, National College of and senior officers and employ- ing officers have been appointed for all 46 gurdwara wards in Nandlal Bordia Memorial work. far about 690 research papers aware through news channels, Chest Physicians etc. He has ees of all other departments Delhi. Voting will be done at 546 polling stations set up in gov- Lecture (Dr NL Bordia Earlier, Prof Surya Kant has written by him have been pub- YouTube, radio and newspaper also been honoured with the were present during the pledge ernment schools across the city. A total of 312 candidates, includ- Oration) award by the Indian been honoured with seven lished in national and interna- and saving them. Vigyan Gaurav Award (UP's ceremony. ing 132 Independents, are in the fray. The counting of votes will Chest Society (MP Chapter), more oration awards. tional journals in the field of He has been sent by the highest award in the field of sci- All Covid protocols were take place on August 25. As many as 3.42 lakh Sikh voters are Indore Chest Society, National It may be noted that till allergy, asthma, TB and cancer. Uttar Pradesh government to ence) by the Uttar Pradesh gov- followed during this pro- eligible to participate in the election. College of Chest Physicians, now he has been honoured For more than two decades, review the districts affected by ernment. gramme.    ! "#$"#"%

8 &           N  4  4> 0$5   "F       G      E  Washington: After President Donald Trump signed  7$#8 6A56  F   Q !  D a peace deal with the Taliban in February 2020, he    optimistically proclaimed that “we think we'll be suc- he Biden administration has sus-  %- D 6A Washington: President Joe cessful in the end.” His secretary of state, Mike Tpended all arms sales to the Biden says the Taliban have not London: The Taliban takeover sion of poverty and usually an gear up, tool up,” he added. Pompeo, asserted that the administration was “seiz- Government of Afghanistan follow- hina on Thursday said it is in talks changed but are going through of Afghanistan will inspire ter- explosion of extremism or The minister, overseeing ing the best opportunity for peace in a generation.” ing the Taliban takeover of the coun- Cwith the Taliban and called for an an “existential crisis” about rorists and trigger an “explo- security challenges. That's why the evacuation of British Eighteen months later, President Joe Biden is try. In a notice to defence contractors “objective judgement” on their actions whether they want legitimacy sion” of extremism and security we have invested in capabilities nationals from Afghanistan, pointing to the agreement signed in Doha, Qatar, as posted on Wednesday, the State after it seized power in Afghanistan, on the global stage as they've challenges for the world, UK to take action from outside a also dismissed some media he tries to deflect blame for the Taliban overrunning Department's Political/Military saying the militant group appears to taken over Afghanistan. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace country,” Wallace said. reports claiming that planes Afghanistan in a blitz. He says it bound him to with- Affairs Bureau said pending or unde- be more “clear eyed and rational” and In an interview on ABC's warned on Thursday. “One of the things I felt was were flying out of the region draw US troops, setting the stage for the chaos engulf- livered arms transfers to Afghanistan hoped that it will deliver on its “Good Morning America,” Speaking to the BBC, the wrong about where we were half empty. Wallace said seven ing the country. had been put under review. promises, including protection of Biden said that he's “not sure” Cabinet minister said he feared with this deal — you've heard to 10 Royal Air Force (RAF) But Biden can go only so far in claiming the “In light of rapidly evolving cir- women's rights. the Taliban want to be “recog- that terror groups like Al Qaeda me call it a rotten deal — is that packed planes were taking off agreement boxed him in. It had an escape clause: The cumstances in Afghanistan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry nized by the international com- would view the Taliban around the world Islamists will every day. The passengers on US could have withdrawn from the accord if Afghan Directorate of Defense Sales Controls spokesperson Hua Chunying said that munity as being a legitimate advance as an “opportunity” see what they view as a victo- the flights out of Afghanistan peace talks failed. They did, but Biden chose to stay is reviewing all pending and ssued although the situation hasn't cleared government.” and it was important for the ry. That will inspire other ter- this week have included British in it, although he delayed the complete pullout from export licenses and other approvals up completely, it is believed that the He also said that the threat West to gear up against such a rorists,” he said. government personnel, British May to September. to determine their suitability in fur- "Afghan Taliban will not repeat the from al-Qaida and their affili- prospect. “Al-Qaeda is potentially citizens, media and human Chris Miller, acting defence secretary in the final thering world peace, national secu- history of the past and now they are ate organizations is “greater in “It's pretty straightforward. going to look at this as an rights staff and Afghans who months of the Trump administration, chafed at the idea rity and the foreign policy of the clear-eyed and rational” compared to other parts of the world than it Failed states lead to an explo- opportunity. We will have to had worked for the UK. PTI that Biden was handcuffed by the agreement. AP United States,” it said. their last rule. is in Afghanistan, adding that it's “not rational” to ignore the “looming problems” posed by /   # " "    " 9    >            al-Qaida affiliates in Syria or    East Africa, where he said the    $&0'      "   Hong Kong: Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty threat to the US is “significantly 0  on Thursday to organizing and inciting others to take part in an unau- greater.” “We should be focus- Washington: The International Monetary Fund says that Karachi: Pakistani human European nations, in quest of a thorized assembly held in 2019, local media reported. ing on where the threat is the the new Taliban Government in Afghanistan will not at smugglers operating in areas better living environment. Jakarta: When February's military The seven activists appearing in court included Raphael Wong, greatest,” Biden said, in defense the current time be allowed to access loans or other bordering Afghanistan are rak- “Business has been boom- takeover of Myanmar led to the col- the former chairman of the League of Social Democrats political party, of the US withdrawal from resources from the 190-nation lending ing in money as thousands of ing even before the Taliban lapse of the central health care sys- and Figo Chan, who led the Civil Human Rights Front, a now dis- Afghanistan. organisation. Afghans try to exit their coun- entered Kabul. We have smug- tem, independent ethnic organiza- banded group that organized protests. Biden also pushed back In a statement Wednesday, the IMF said it would be try by clandestine means fol- gled in around 1,000 people tions that had operated for decades “I was protesting based on the principle of civil disobedience. One against concerns about the guided by the views of the international community. lowing the fall of Kabul to the from across the border since last on the Southeast Asian country's of the key elements of civil disobedience is to accept the charges. So treatment of women and girls The statement said, “There is currently a lack of clar- Taliban. Thousands of Afghans week and business is booming,” borders stepped in. They provided that is what we are going to do later, to plead guilty,” Wong said in the country, arguing that it's ity within the international community regarding are fleeing Afghanistan to escape Hameed Gul, who operates basic medical services, treated Thursday ahead of the proceedings. “Another key element is that the “not rational” to try to pro- recognition of a Government in Afghanistan, as a con- the new Taliban regime and seek from a small town near the Covid-19-patients and occasionally people carrying out civil disobedience actions know being jailed is tect women's rights around sequence of which the country cannot access SDRs or asylum in different nations, Chaman-Spin Boldak border even tended to injuries from armed just part of the process,” he said. “We are not worried about being jailed. the globe through military other IMF resources.” AP including the US and many with Afghanistan, told PTI . PTI skirmishes. 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The flow the forefront of global counter- holds on listing requests with- of its factions led by dissident Act required dissidents to also tried to issue the ordi- I urge all to participate in this Tmobilisation of ISIS has of funds has continued and terrorism efforts, has taken out any reason, discourage leader Madhav Kumar Nepal have the support of 40 per cent nance seeking to make it easy movement and support us. I become more robust, External rewards for killings are now part in all major global initia- exclusivist thinking and be on applying for registering a new of members in the parliamen- to split the party. However, his appeal to all to mobilise to Affairs Minister S Jaishankar even being paid in Bitcoins! he tives against international ter- guard against new terminolo- political party, after the gov- tary party and the central com- move was met with fierce crit- strengthen the communist told the United Nations on said. Jaishankar said the radi- rorism and is a party to all gies and false priorities,” he ernment backed a controversial mittee to split their mother icism within the CPN-UML movement and mega cam- Thursday, emphasising that calisation of vulnerable youth United Nations' sectoral con- said. He also underlined the ordinance to make it easier for party. resulting in the President paign for democracy and the flow of funds has continued by systematic online propa- ventions relating to terrorism. need to “enlist and delist objec- political parties to split. The ordinance introduced rescinding the decision. nationalism,” said Nepal. for the dreaded terror group ganda campaigns remained a We were pleased to play tively, not on political or reli- Nepal on Wednesday sub- by the Sher Bahadur Deuba The registration of a new The new ordinance on and rewards for killings are serious concern. our role in strengthening the gious considerations.” mitted an application at the government has led to splits in party by Nepal brings to end a Wednesday also facilitated the now even being paid in He said ISIS' modus Global Counter-Terrorism Recognise the linkage to Election Commission (EC), at least two parties, marking long-standing feud between Mahantha Thakur led faction Bitcoins. operandi has changed, with the Strategy adopted last month. organised crime. Support and for registering a new political what observers say an unprece- him and former Prime Minister of the Janata Samajwadi Party Addressing a UNSC brief- core focusing on regaining We reiterate our full support for strengthen the FATF, and pro- party named CPN-UML dented political event, The Oli in the UML. (JSP) to register for a new ing on threats to international ground in Syria and Iraq and counter-terrorism cooperation vide greater funding to UN (Socialist). Kathmandu Post reported. Nepal, a former prime party. peace and security caused by affiliates functioning indepen- under the auspices of the UN, Office of Counter Terrorism, he Earlier on Wednesday, on The ordinance was intro- minister, had gone against the According to JSP's Rakesh terrorist acts, Jaishankar said dently. This evolving phenom- he said. Jaishankar outlined an added. Jaishankar called on the recommendation of the duced by Prime Minister Sher party and supported the then Mishra, party leaders including the latest report of the enon is extremely dangerous eight-point action plan for the UN Security Council to col- Council of Ministers, President Bahadur Deuba-led govern- Opposition alliance in its bid to Mahanta Thakur and Rajendra Secretary-General has provid- and poses a new set of chal- consideration to collectively lectively build on these princi- Bidya Devi Bhandari issued an ment on Tuesday, to make it topple the government led by Mahato, went to the EC to ed another stark reminder that lenges to our collective efforts eliminate the scourge of ter- ples. ordinance to amend the easy for the dissidents to split Oli. apply to get a new political ISIS continues to pose a criti- in our fight against ISIL and rorism which includes sum- It is also important to end Political Parties Act 2071, their mother parties, The On Tuesday, Oli had party registered. cal threat to international peace terrorism, Jaishankar said. moning of the political will and the stalemate preventing the aimed at easing the procedure Himalayan Times reported. expelled Nepal and 13 other The name of the new party and security. Let us always remember refraining from justifying or adoption of a Comprehensive for political parties to The ordinance is likely to lawmakers. will be Samajwadi Party Nepal ISIL (Daesh) remains that what is true of Covid is glorifying terrorism. Convention on International split. help Madhav Kumar Nepal- After applying for the new (Democratic). With this, the active in Syria and Iraq and its even more true of terrorism: No double standards. Terrorism, which India has The amendment ordinance Jhalanath Khanal faction of the party, Nepal issued a statement key Madhesi party has also offi- affiliates are growing in none of us are safe until all of Terrorists are terrorists; dis- championed for so long, he stipulates that 20 per cent or CPN-UML faction that has alleging that Oli had pushed cially split into two. strength, particularly in Africa. us are safe, he cautioned. tinctions are made only at our said. G@7: '0  4 ( &' ( )*  + , (* $+ %$6@$ -$@A8$6#O9-# + -6 - The court also threw out the State Government’s con- tention that whatever violence that took place was when the The Taliban so far have offered no specifics on how they Election Commission was controlling the police force, say- '- 5 - ./  (%+-/ /  . will lead, other than to say they will be guided by Shariah, ing ECI’s having authority over the police did not mean that or Islamic, law. They are in talks with senior officials of pre- the police would stop discharging their normal duties of con- ( vious Afghan governments. But they face an increasingly pre- trolling law and order situation. > "   carious situation. The court, however, rejected the NHRC recommenda- “A humanitarian crisis of incredible proportions is unfold- tions for a trial “outside Bengal” but directed that trials should   6-7"-+8    2 ing before our eyes,” warned Mary Ellen McGroarty, the head be conducted in fast-track courts, with special public pros- of the U.N.’s World Food Program in Afghanistan. ecutors and with a witness protection scheme in place. inance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman   Beyond the difficulties of bringing in food to the land- While there was no comment from Mamata, senior Fwill launch an ambitious ‘Ubharte locked nation dependent on imports, she said that drought Trinamool leader Saugato Roy said he is “not impressed” by Sitaare Fund’ for export-oriented firms   6-7"-+8  has seen over 40% of the country’s crop lost. Many who fled the order as “law and order is the responsibility of the State and startups on Saturday. the Taliban advance now live in parks and open spaces in Government and the CBI’s intervention will tantamount to The fund has been set up by Exim etting the stage for another Kabul. interfering within the State’s jurisdiction.” Bank and SIDBI. Sround of confrontation “This is really Afghanistan’s hour of greatest need, and He said “the Government has all the opitions of appeal “Nirmala Sitharaman will, on between the Delhi Government we urge the international community to stand by the Afghan open before it.” Saturday, August 21, 2021 launch the and the Centre, the Ministry of people at this time,” she said. Senior Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim said, “This order Ubharte Sitaare Fund for export-orient- Home Affairs on Thursday Hafiz Ahmad, a shopkeeper in Kabul, said some food is unfortunate…however we will have to accept it because ed small and mid-sized companies joint- recommended a preliminary referred the matter to the MHA Preliminary Enquiry in the has flowed into the capital, but prices have gone up. He hes- it is a Court’s verdict…rest is with the State Government ly sponsored by Exim Bank and SIDBI,” enquiry by the CBI into pro- in July for its consideration, the matter by the Central Bureau of itated to pass those costs onto his customers but said he had which has its judicial options open before it.” Exim Bank said in a release on Thursday. curement of 1,000 low-floor officials said. Investigation,” said the MHA to. “It is better to have it,” he said. “If there were nothing, Trinamool Congress spokesperson and former MP Kunal It will be launched in Lucknow, Uttar buses by the Arvind Kejriwal The Delhi Government letter. then that would be even worse.” Ghosh said, “It was the BJP which was the offender and not Pradesh. Government. was informed about the CBI Delhi BJP MLA Vijender Two of Afghanistan’s key border crossings with Pakistan, the Trinamool because one has to consider the poll time In her Budget speech last year, Responding to the devel- probe in a letter written to Gupta, who had raised the Torkham near Jalalabad and Chaman near Spin Boldak, are speeches made by their leaders vowing to reach the TMC Sitharaman had mentioned that MSMEs opment, the Delhi Government Chief Secretary Vijay Dev by matter in the Assembly, alleged now open for trade. However, traders still fear insecurity people to the funeral grounds, threatening to make our sup- are vital to keep the wheels of economy refuted allegations “of corrup- MHA Additional Secretary there was a “scam” of thousands on the roads and confusion over customs duties that could porters shorter by six inches from the top, break their limb- moving. They also create jobs, innovate tion in bus procurement and (Union Territory) Govind of crores of rupees in the bus push them to price their goods higher. s…find out from the media clippings who instigated the vio- and are risk takers. accused the BJP-led Central Mohan on August 16. procurement. Amid that uncertainty and concerns that the Taliban will lence.” Accordingly, India Exim Bank’s Government of harassing it by “I am writing this in con- “The CBI enquiry has reimpose a brutal rule, which included largely confining BJP national leader Gaurav Bhatia said Mamata should Ubharte Sitaare Programme (USP) iden- using the CBI. nection with the purchase of begun in the DTC bus pro- women to their homes and holding public executions, many remember that in a democracy everyone had a right to vote tifies Indian companies that have the The matter of “corruption” 1,000 low-floor buses by the curement scam. The Delhi Afghans are trying to flee the country. according to one’s choice but after the elections the Chief potential to be future champions in the in annual maintenance contract Delhi Government and the Transport Minister should be Minister is under the oath to protect the interest of every domestic arena while catering to global (AMC) of the bus procurement report submitted by the three- immediately removed and #-9C -# 8 -@#5C # 6"$5 citizen … irrespective of those who voted for her or against demands, said the release. by the Delhi Transport member committee constitut- arrested,” Gupta said in a video her. The fund is expected to identify Corporation (DTC) was raised ed by the Government of NCT message. 9-C -7 6@9$@5975!-6 State BJP president Dilip Ghosh said, “We wanted CBI Indian enterprises with potential advan- by BJP MLA Vijendra Gupta in Delhi for a detailed enquiry There is “absolutely no probe and have finally got it we welcome this judgment … tages by way of technology, products or Delhi Assembly in March. into the matter. truth” to these allegations, said The infrastructure project was already on since early this today’s order shows that justice is in the way of being deliv- processes along with export potential, but A three-member commit- “The matter has been a Delhi Government state- year to cater to women cadets in the prestigious institution, ered … now the victims who were raped, murdered, maimed which are currently underperforming or tee formed by Lieutenant examined in this Ministry and ment, adding a committee was sources said. and whose properties were looted will get justice.” unable to tap their latent potential to grow. Governor Anil Baijal in June with the approval of competent already set up to investigate the About 300 cadets are inducted into the NDA every CPI (M) central committee member and former MP The fund is a mix of structured sup- had found procedural “flaws” authority, the DoPT has been matter thoroughly, which gave semester after clearing the entrance examination conduct- Sujan Chakrabarty welcomed the order but questioned the port, both financial and advisory services in the AMC and recommend- requested to take necessary a “clean chit” to the ed by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Human Rights’s Commission report alleging “the NHRC was through investments in equity or equity ed scrapping it. The L-G had action for undertaking Government. The interim order of the apex court on Wednesday fairly partial as it only went to some selected places where like instruments, debt (funded and non- marked a significant step towards ensuring greater partici- the BJP’s people were victimized but they avoided places funded) and technical assistance (advisory pation of women in the Armed forces. where the Left and Congress’ men were attacked … was services, grants and soft loans) to the So far, women candidates appear and qualify for cours- because of any distinctive plan to show that only TMC and Indian companies. ; 2 5  es in the Officers Training Academy (OTA) of the Army and BJP prevails in Bengal.” Exim Bank and SIDBI have devel- similar institutions of the IAF and the Navy. oped a pipeline of over 100 potential com- 1   D$!!4 Thanamandi area of Rajouri, the last one month. 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It has freely when you’re outdoors! roles, across different formats, portraying incredible ver- education, have unveiled its last- education has opened up a broad making music education more truly paved a revolutionary path Check out Squeaky Clean’s soap tablets or flower satility with their varied performances. ing benefits that not only help stu- spectrum of possibilities, which accessible and liberating. to success by adding more ease design paper-soap tubes on Amazon and add this Tripathi is the king of keeping characters real and mod- dents in nurturing their minds but elevates the pre-existing teaching Many music institutes have and comfort into the lives of stu- essential to your bag or your pocket in a cute and est and it is this quality that makes him a performer extra- also uplifts them in ways that set methodologies along with creat- ignited the torch of learning by dents. stylish package! ordinaire. He has been nominated for the Best Performance them apart from the crowd, lay- ing a space for experimentation launching into the ed-tech space (The author is the co- (Male) in the film category for Ludo and the Best ing the path to a promising future. that brings radical changes in and shaping how music education founder and CO-CEO of     Performance (Male) in web series category for Mirzapur Every visionary educator has academia. Together with the aid of is perceived by the world. Their Furtados School of Music, Our final essential on this list is an obvious one S2. His short film Laali has also made it to the festival this seamlessly integrated music into technology we’ve been able to unwavering commitment, towards which provides an end-to-end for stepping out — pre or post pandemic! 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The cast of the without a hitch but then in tickled first then I quickly stood firm and left only award.” feel-good caper recalled a film shoot, no matter gathered that the crew after filming the sequence The ‘Diversity in Cinema’ award will one moment in the shoot how well you plan, there’s members had been stung! they were meant to. be presented by the eminent director, that did not raise much always a curveball waiting I remember Vikram telling Mumtaz adds, “When you Anurag Kashyap. He had directed one of laughter, though, in retro- for you!” me, just as he was asking watch a film like Oye the most important films of Tripathi’s spect, it was funny. Producer Nikhil what in God’s name had Mamu!, you will not know career — Gangs of Wasseypur — which put Director Vikram Singh Panchamiya pitches in, happened to everyone, he the amount of serious hard him on the map and changed the course says, “I remember that day “Yes, it was something felt a sting on his arm and work that has gone into of his cinematic journey. Kashyap will be vividly. We were shooting none of us could have the wave of pain made every aspect of its making. presenting the award in the presence of the at the Race Course and we expected! When Singh everything clear. A bunch Shooting a comedy is not Governor of Victoria, who will be the host were going to film a race reached the third camera of nasty wasps had nested just all fun and games and of the evening. with crowds and cast team, they were positioned in the tower and they can occasionally sting too!” @C ;I@ P. 04   ./    fairtalk N     * dailytalk N         .  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True to his word, and in a very good sort of way. the balti meat turned out to be We were welcomed by noth- delightful. The specialties at Dhaba ing but the warmth of the 1980s, also include Murg highway tikka, for the cozy little place inside the Seekh kebab and Jalandhari meat QR   magnificent Claridges, reminded story behind the display was to in the non-vegetarian platter, and one of a rudimentary but sophis- remind one of school days and Baigan ka bharta, Punjabi kadhi, ticated dhaba on the outskirts of tiffins shared with friends. Evoking Tandoori aloo and more for the    R a town. Fashioned traditionally, the a feeling of nothing but pure nos- vegetarians. Dhaba invites one with chairs talgia and bringing back fresh The simple, clean flavours of made of natural-fibre ropes and memories, the tiffin was a way of Mixed vegetables, with its fresh-cut $    wooden frames which are used in sharing food with your special tomatoes, ladyfinger, beans and conventional charpais. Food is someone, of eating together with peas made for comfort food. The !$+$ 3$$959$  served in copper and aluminium your close ones. remaining bowls comprised deli-         utensils, which also double up as The marcom manager, Sukirti cious layers of Dal makhani, rice and decor. The walls — embellished Singhal, told us that the vision for the finger-licking Butter chicken. As  =   with a picturesque false window the restaurant was to create an we spoke amongst ourselves of who panel — reminds one very much impeccable amalgamation of tra- liked what best, we were served with ctress and fitness icon Malaika Arora of sarso ke khet, so romanticised by dition and modernity, enveloped desserts. As we tucked in the Kulfi, Asays that it is a myth that Indian food is Bollywood, which can lead one to by sophistication, reaching any- Badaam halwa and Rasmalai, not a loaded with fat. She says, “There is a reason imagine that s/he has been trans- body and everybody who craves a sound was to be heard except for the why we term an Indian meal as a well-bal- ported to a village in the late 20th good meal. clattering of spoons as the flavours anced one because it is complete with nutri- century. Chef Mahavir Singh, who is mixed and created a fusion of lus- ents, the goodness of vegetables and the rich Displayed on one of the also currently heading Dhaba, cious perfection. flavour of Indian spices.” shelves was a collection of dabbas shared that although following a As we shared some great con- Arora has recently launched her own or Indian tiffin boxes through time very traditional pattern and atmos- versations, laughed around, and food brand called Nude Bowls, the idea — an evolution of tiffin-boxes, if phere, the team, undoubtedly, wave of COVID-19, too. Dhaba enabling a very personalised expe- ridiculous demands being ful- had an excellent culinary experi- behind which is that healthy food can be both I may say so. I was entirely added a pinch of modernity to plans to deliver food by special rience. filled with utmost sincerity and ence, I would like to believe that tasty and wholesome. intrigued by the unique concept of their menu. agents who would not only deliv- The team of chefs ensured that dedication. The four-course meal this is what Dhaba wanted us to “There is a perception that healthy food the gold-copper tiffin boxes with The restaurant is farsighted to er orders but also serve them, after our food was customised to our started with delectable appetisers feel — garnering beautiful mem- is not delicious, or that nutritious food does- five layers of bowls that were be well-equipped with effective the chefs customise the food needs — less spicy, no potatoes, which seemed to whisper words of ories while sharing our dabbas n’t taste as good and I wanted to break this tightly held together by the lid. The solutions for a possible third- according to what is asked, thus, more gravy. It felt great to see our hope to our benumbed, famished with colleagues and friends. myth. Nude Bowls promises the goodness of flavours without compromising on taste and indulgence and guarantees transparency of slow digestion. They are rich in magnesium snacking option and can be eaten when you all ingredients without using artificial  and iron, too. This aids cells in creating are running short on energy. They keep you flavours and colours,” she adds. energy. These have sufficient protein and full for a longer time. Sharing that food is an integral part of carbs and adding them to your meals will self-care for her, she expresses, “Being 2)&EE $2'2   help to tackle fatigue and give energy. Green tea mindful of what we eat and what we choose Green tea is an amazing combination to expose our body to is as important as exer-        Eggs of L-theanine and caffeine which can help cising for our holistic well-being.” The     !    Eggs are rich in protein and can assist you feel energetic and active. It also aids in Bollywood star wanted to share what she in sustaining energy, without that spike and weight loss and helps improve your brain consumes daily which are simple and nutri- ince Covid infected our environment crash that other sugary foods usually function. tious meals that do not contain undisguised Sand subsequently our bodies, we feel cause. Adding them to your breakfast can flavours but are also delicious. Arora has lethargic and completely lacking in ener- be a superb option as it provides enough Flaxseeds curated each dish, keeping in mind that it gy. People are researching about and con- energy to the body to start your day and They are loaded with nutrients like adds all the required nutrients in a single suming foods that provide energy to their escalate efficiency. omega-3 fatty acid and lignans, and, thus, bowl with easy ingredients from the kitchen. bodies. Readily available energy drinks are produce a great amount of energy. They She talks further about the menu which easily available, but on the downside, they Bananas also help in lowering the blood sugar lev- “comprises items created with easily available boost energy only for a short period. It provides potassium, magnesium, els. They can also be mixed with nuts and ingredients to offer wholesome meals with- Below are nine anti-fatigue foods fibre and complex carbs. Its combination consumed when travelling. They are good out missing out on taste and nutrition. In the which will help provide energy naturally of protein and fibre makes you feel full, for weight loss, too. near future, I will also expand the menu to and last for a longer time:- while the carbs give you sustained energy. seasonal favourites and create new concoc- Chia seeds A banana can be your on-the-go meal Water tions based on the reactions and feedback I Oatmeal Although small in size, these seeds act when you are running low on energy and Yes, you read it right. A lot of us tend receive.” Oatmeal is a superfood that is packed as a powerful punch of nutrients. They time. It also is a great food option to choose to underestimate the importance of water Nude Bowls are available to order on with nutrients like fibre, proteins, and min- absorb easily in water and make for an as your pre-workout meal. and drink less of it or we just forget about EatSure, a food delivery app. When asked if erals. Oats settle well without making you excellent source of omega-3 fatty acid, cal- it. Water naturally makes us dehydrated and a retail presence could soon be expected of bloated. Consuming oats for breakfast and cium and antioxidants. Overall, these are Nuts does away with the feeling of exertion. the new brand, she answered, “We were able pre-workout keeps your energy level high. great energy boosters. 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Championship (IWC) along “For example, you should kind of firepower they’ve got, Having dominated the ODI The 10-team tourna- with the top five from last not take Afghanistan for grant- A9$6-" they can go on to win the third World Cup with record five titles ment, the schedule for which time, as the number of teams ed. People like Rashid Khan can time as well. and two runner-up finishes, Richardson after opting out of Dan Christian, Nathan Ellis will be announced in due in the third cycle of the IWC create upsets. It’s the same with L    ! “England has also got the Australia would be eager to recent white-ball tours of the and Daniel Sams have been course, decides three quali- goes up from eight to 10 Pakistan. But, yes, there will be firepower. They have probably break their jinx in the T20 West Indies and Bangladesh, will named as reserves and will be fiers for next year’s women’s teams. pressure on Pakistan.” Additionally, they have got peo- got the most consistent white- World Cup. add much-needed firepower to travelling with the team. World Cup to be held in New The teams that will be He said Afghanistan’s IPL ple like Rashid Khan, Mujeeb, ball team over the last couple of Australia has endured a Australia’s team. Keeping in mind the spin- Zealand from March 4 to seen in action in the fifth edi- players make them a competi- and Mohd Nabi, you can’t take years — after winning the 50- poor run in the T20 format off Smith has been included friendly conditions, Australia April 3. tion of the tournament are tive outfit which can certainly them players lightly.” over World Cup. late, losing back-to-back series despite his ongoing elbow injury, has included three frontline They will join five sides Bangladesh, Ireland, the cause a few upsets. The group 1 which com- “Australia has literally gone to West Indies and Bangladesh while limited overs skipper spinners in the squad — Ashton who have already qualified Netherlands, Pakistan, Papua “I have always been a believ- prises Australia, West Indies, off the radar, probably because recently. Aaron Finch, who missed the Agar, Mitchell Swepson and through the ICC Women’s New Guinea, Sri Lanka, er that if you want to talk about England and South Africa is the a lot of main players are missing, But the return of Marcus Bangladesh series to undergo Adam Zampa. Championship — Australia, Thailand, the United States, one team that is going to be a ‘Group of Death’ according to but then again, they can be very Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Warner, knee surgery, is expected to be Mitchell Starc, Cummins, England, India, South Africa the West Indies and real underdog in this tourna- Gambhir. dangerous on that particular Cummins, Smith and Kane fit on time for the tournament. Richardson and Josh Hazlewood and hosts New Zealand. Zimbabwe. PTI ment, that must be Afghanistan. “That’s actually the real day.” passes !7!$ 57'!$    #  "      *  YORKSHIRE APOLOGISE   B =    =   +56"56 registered a memorable 151-run victory      * $ $ !$1! $%8 over England in the second Test at 9 N     irat Kohli’s enthusiasm and intensi- Lord’s.       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Test cricket still means everything   $R$ = 7 A well-informed source in the PCB said and some others are already in England tak- himself to follow the footsteps of his to him and it’s moments like this that will that they had got positive signals from their ing part in the ‘Hundred’ tournament. heroes such as Sachin Tendulkar and define his legacy,” Pietersen wrote. BENFICA BOOST CL HOPES counterparts in Afghanistan about the series. The Afghanistan Board will host the three Rahul Dravid, who themselves are leg- With the win at Lord’s, India lead the  ! %      “The series appears to be on and the indi- match series — the first bilateral contest ends of the format. five-match series against England 1-0.   +   cations we have got is that the Taliban between the two national teams — from “Knowing Virat Kohli the way that I “It’s very difficult for subcontinental  &#C-  .*'   *  authorities have given green light for the September 1 to 5 in Hambantota. The series do, I know the huge impetus he puts on teams to come to England and perform,     7 series,” he said. “We are going ahead with our is part of the ICC’s qualifying league for the following in the footsteps of his heroes. but they would probably be 2-0 up after plans and we will announce our squad as soon 2023 World Cup in India. His heroes are Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul two matches if it weren’t for the rain at RANJANE, WAGH JOIN GOA as the second Test against the West Indies ends Dravid and other legends of Test match Trent Bridge,” Pietersen said.   ?A      * on 24th August,” he added. SECURITY CLEARANCE cricket,” Pietersen wrote in his blog post Pietersen was lavish in his praise for  #9J # = The Afghanistan players have started New Zealand will go ahead with its tour for Betway. pacer Mohammed Siraj, who took four 7 == *-= training in Kabul while the PCB also of Pakistan subject to a clearance from secu- “Kohli knows that to be considered wickets in each innings at Lord’s. 3=      announced that a training camp would be set rity consultant Reg Dickason after some Kiwi a legend of the game, he needs to deliv- “The way that Mohammed Siraj        up in Lahore from August 21 to 28 for the players expressed concerns about touring the er in this format as well as in T20. bowled on day five summed it up series with the Pakistan squad scheduled to country following Taliban’s takeover of neigh- “That’s why he puts so much impor- Under Kohli, India became the num- —intensity, heart and quality. It’s amaz- 1ST CASE IN PARALYMPIC VILLAGE leave on 29th for Sri Lanka. bouring Afghanistan. New Zealand are due tance on this format and at a time when ber one Test team. They also qualified for ing for Test cricket that India — who are  1" $     It is believed that for the new regime in to reach Islamabad on September 11 to play Test cricket needs all the love it can get, the inaugural World Test Championship the number one brand in the game — are  &  C  Afghanistan there was no better way to send three ODIs and five T20Is in Rawalpindi and how good is it to see a global superstar final, which they lost to New Zealand. so vocal and so passionate about it.    D  out a message to the international communi- Lahore until October 3. so passionate about it.” Earlier this week, the Indian team “It all bodes well for the format.”      

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