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Htesters, including women, vented some journalists from INLD spokesperson took to the streets of Kabul on filming the protest. Rakesh Sihag said party patri- Tuesday, chanting “death to The demonstrators gath- arch Om Prakash Chautala Pakistan” and denouncing ered after Ahmad Masoud, the has “personally met” Deve Islamabad’s interference in co-leader of the resistance front Gowda and Mulayam Singh Afghanistan and airstrikes by in Panjshir province, in a voice Yadav and invited them for the its jets in Panjshir province in clip called on people of rally. “It will be a huge rally and support of the Taliban, accord- Afghanistan to resurrect  <=>=-)+ people from various States will ing to a media report. against the Taliban. attend it,” he said. The Taliban on Monday According to the report, ihar Chief Minister Nitish Nitish Kumar, who along said they have seized Panjshir, people in Blakh and Daikundi BKumar is likely to share the of political stalwarts sans the with his party colleague KC the last province not in their provinces also took to the stage with a large number of Congress, INLD leader Abhay Tyagi, had met Chautala at his control, after their takeover of streets and chanted slogans                           Opposition parties, including Chautala said Nitish Kumar, residence in Gurugram last the US-backed Afghanistan against Pakistan.      TMC, Samajwadi Party, NCP, Mulayam Singh Yadav, HD month and had termed it a government last month. The RLD, RJD, Shiromani Akali Deve Gowda and Badal have courtesy call. protesters claimed that Pakistan Dal, National Conference, at a confirmed that they will attend Abhay said that with huge Air Force jets conducted rally at in on the “Samman Samaroh” to political unrest in the country, airstrikes in Panjshir province,     September 25. Nitish Kumar’s mark the birth anniversary of citizens are now looking for an Khaama news reported. Janata Dal (U) is the ruling . He further said NCP alternative to the BJP and the Chanting “death to NDA’s biggest partner after the leader Sharad Pawar, TMC Congress. By bringing all P a k i s t a n”, “ F r e e d o m”, “A l l a h BJP. president and West Bengal these leaders “our aim is to Akbar” and “we do not want       Pitching for a third front, Chief Minister Mamata form the third front for the captivity” among many other   '@8- announcing the Cabinet, said INLD’s Om Prakash Chautala Banerjee, National overall welfare of the country slogans, the protesters gathered ''" <=>=-)+ the Taliban’s regime from 1996 the appointments were for an has tried to bring together Conference leader Farooq and the people,” Chautala said. at the gate of the Pakistani to 2001. he Taliban on Tuesday interim Government. He did Samajwadi Party patriarch Abdullah and RLD leader Om Prakash Chautala, 86, embassy in Kabul and asked its he reported fall of Panjshir The Panjshir Resistance Tannounced a caretaker not elaborate on how long Mulayam Singh Yadav, Nitish Jayant Chowdhury have also after his release from Delhi’s staff to leave Afghanistan, it TValley to Taliban on was operating under Afghan Cabinet that paid homage to they would serve and what Kumar, former Prime Minister been invited for this “huge” Tihar Jail on July 2, had reported. “Pakistan, Pakistan, Monday came when Pakistan’s politician and military leader the old guard of the group, giv- would be the catalyst for a HD Deve Gowda, and SAD political rally on the occasion announced that he will contact Leave Afghanistan,” a slogan on Inter-Services Intelligence Ahmad Massoud and the Vice ing top posts to Taliban per- change. So far, the Taliban supremo Parkash Singh Badal in Haryana’s Jind and their con- Opposition leaders across the a huge banner read. Chief Faiz Hameed was in President of the deposed sonalities who dominated the have shown no indications that on one stage on the birth firmation is awaited. country to forge a “Third The agitators said they do Kabul even as Pakistan Air Afghan Government Amrullah 20-year battle against the US- they will hold elections. anniversary of former Deputy “Many like-minded leaders Front” at the national level. The not want a puppet govern- Force reportedly helped in Saleh. led coalition and its Afghan The announcement of Prime Minister Devi Lal. from non-BJP and non- former CM of Haryana had ment in Afghanistan and asked bombing the resistance fighters The Pakistani jets carried Government allies. Cabinet appointments by Sharing information about Congress parties will come been serving a 10-year sentence for an inclusive Government, it of Northern Alliance’s new out nearly 20 sorties to inflict Interim Prime Minister Mujahid came hours after the rally and coming together together on one stage and will in a recruitment scam. said. The Taliban fighters avatar National Resistance heavy damage in Panjshir Mullah Hasan Akhund headed Taliban fired into the air to dis- Front of Afghanistan or the Valley. The three Pakistani the Taliban Government in perse protesters and arrested Panjshir Resistance. pilots provided to the Taliban Kabul during the last years of several journalists, the second  At the behest of the are Asim Chaudhary, Munir its rule. Mullah Abdul Ghani time in less than a week the Haqqani Network, the Pakistan Afridi and Agmar Bajwa, Baradar, who had led talks group used heavy-handed tac-    "     Air Force loaned three pilots to sources said. with the United States and tics to break up a demonstra-    the Talibani forces and four JF The Afghan national forces signed the deal that led to tion in Kabul.    7 fighters to bomb the valley, had two pilots — Amin Rashid America’s final withdrawal Afghanistan’s previous      the lone Afghan territory that and Rizwan Sadab — trained to from Afghanistan, will be one Government routinely accused        has resisted the Taliban operate the US fighters, and ini- of two deputies to Akhund. Pakistan of aiding the Taliban,           $    &    onslaught after the pullout of tially the Taliban sought to uti- There was no evidence of a charge Islamabad has denied.     the US forces last month. lize their services to carry out non-Taliban in the line-up, a Former vice president     The Northern Alliance had the operations in big demand of the international Amrullah Saleh, one of the L     O  <=>=-)+ B.1.617.2 dominance”. also resisted the Russian forces Panjshir. While Rashid had community. leaders of the anti-Taliban   M#$ The study said “increased during their occupation of fled to Belgium, Sadab left for Taliban spokesman forces, has long been an out-     % & & he higher ability of the replication fitness” and Afghanistan for 14 years and Britain. Zabihullah Mujahid, when spoken critic of Pakistan.        TDelta variant of the SARS- “reduced sensitivity” to neu-  &    CoV2 virus to infect and evade tralising bodies, built either  &   the immune response built through natural '&   (  through previous infections or infection or vaccines, had con-  &      # vaccines can be the possible tributed to the rapid spread of explanation behind the rapid the Delta variant in more than      spread of this particular vari- 90 countries.   ant, which has created havoc in The researchers also stud- )  )  the western world in the second ied breakthrough infections %    phase of the Covid-19.          amongst almost 9,000 fully      ' In a study published in      vaccinated healthcare workers     &  Nature journal, a team of in three Delhi hospitals.  $ ' $  researchers from and variant was six times more A total of 218 workers at As farmers marched on to  *#+      other countries has found that likely to re-infect people who these hospitals had sympto- the secretariat, police had    (  the Delta variant (or B.1.617.2 have recovered from Covid-19. matic infections even after tak- detained farmers’ leaders      )  lineage) was eight times more The study also found ing both doses of the Rakesh Tikait, Yogender Yadav,      likely to escape immunity “higher replication efficiency” Covishield vaccine. Gurnam Singh Chaduni for a  *   gained through AstraZeneca or in the Delta variant, giving it a brief period at Namaste Chowk &O   & Pfizer vaccines compared to the better capability to infect and  %)'<+ ',) in Karnal city but released    # original virus. Also, the Delta “potentially explaining the them after the protest by the he stand-off between the farmers who gathered in large  P  Tfarmers’ unions and the numbers around the police    Haryana Government contin- buses demanding release of  $     ,( ued on Tuesday as thousands of the union leaders.        farmers laid siege to the Bharatiya Kisan Union  - (  . New Delhi: The national With the fresh cases, the mini secretariat building in Rakesh Tikait told the media  /     Capital on Tuesday reported 50 total tally of cases of Delhi has protest against the August 28 that the protest outside the    O    Covid-19 cases and one death, mounted to 14,38,041, while New Delhi: The RP Centre for lathi-charge on farmers. mini secretariat building will       &  & while the positivity rate stood the death toll stands at 25,083. Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS After the talks between continue till  &   # at 0.07 per cent, according to a The case fatality rate stands is conducting a study to ascer- the farmers leaders and the Even as police used water istration accepted their their demands are met. We health department bulletin. at 1.74 per cent, the bulletin tain the presence of the coro- Administration cannons, the farmers managed demands for action against have decided to pitch tents out- !    Thirty patients were dis- said. navirus in various parts of the failed, thousands of protesting to reach the building complex, those involved in the August 28 side the building and made  " charged in the last 24 hours and The number of active cases eye of those who have died due farmers began marching breaking several barricades lathi-charge in Karnal, the other arrangements to contin- # #%&  69,932 tests were conducted on stands at 386, of which 95 are to the infection, the centre’s towards the mini secretariat in and announced to sit in front hometown of Chief Minister ue our protest for a longer peri- L    0 M Monday, it said in home isolation, it said. chief Dr JS Titiyal said. the evening. of the building until the admin- . od, he said.  &     % 123(  45           &  67  O  P   &     (   #          P  <=>=-)+ cases due to the lackadaisical   ,'+8,    attitude of the police, including  <=>=-)+ (land exempted from pay- # #%& 8  ) Delhi court has come supervising officers up to the ment of revenue) but holds and Kumar Baghel, the        Adown heavily on the Delhi rank of DCP and above. priest cannot be treated as such land on behalf of the N86-year-old father of  %,9  Police for its “lackadaisical atti- “I deem it appropriate to ABhumiswami (owner of Aukaf Department (relating to Chief Minister     tude” in probing the 2020 riots send a copy of this order to land) and the deity is the ‘Devasthan) for the purpose of Bhupesh Baghel, was on 2: ;7  cases and asked the Police Commissioner of Police, Delhi, owner of the land attached to management. Tuesday sent to judicial custody  & % ' Commissioner to take appro- with a direction to take appro- a temple, the Supreme Court “The pujari is only a till September 21 as he refused  9 *%,9  priate action ensuring proper, priate action as per law so as to has ruled. grantee to manage the prop- to seek bail in a court when he L      expeditious investigation. ensure proper and expeditious A bench of Justices erty of the deity and such was produced after being      Chief Metropolitan investigation in the present Hemant Gupta and AS agers on behalf of the deity. grant can be reassumed if the arrested on charges of giving a   !     #M Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg case as well as the other riots Bopanna said the “pujari”, or Therefore, the name of the pujari fails to do the task anti-Brahmin speech. , (    made the remarks while hear- cases within the time line,” the priest, only holds the land for manager or that of the priest is assigned to him, i.e., to offer Police, acting on an FIR remand.   %,9  ing a case against one Dinesh judge stated in an order dated the purpose of management of not required to be mentioned prayers and manage the land. lodged at Raipur’s DD Nagar The Chief Minister has    &  Yadav, arrested for rioting, and September 6. the property of the temple. in the column of occupier as He cannot be thus treated as police station on the com- serious ideological differences $ 9%  * & gave the police the final chance Last week, another judge “In the ownership column, well,” the top court said on a Bhumiswami,” the bench plaint of Sarv Brahmin with his father. He has made it     &    to file a supplementary had pulled up the police, say- the name of the deity alone is Monday. said. Samaj, arrested the senior clear on several occasions that  0  ' # chargesheet within three weeks. ing that their failure to conduct required to be mentioned, as It added the law is clear on “We do not find any man- Baghel in New Delhi and while having the highest     The court noted that the a proper investigation will tor- the deity being a juristic person the distinction that the pujari date in any of the judgments brought him to Raipur. regards to his father, he does-         accused is languishing in jail for ment the “sentinels of democ- is the owner of the land. The is not a Kashtkar Mourushi, to hold that the name of He was produced before a n’t approve his anti-Brahmin      almost one year and it is unable racy” when history will look occupation of the land is also (tenant in cultivation) or a pujari or manager is required judicial magistrate where he remarks or any # to proceed with the case on back at the worst communal by the deity which is carried Government lessee or an ordi- to be mentioned in the rev- refused to seek bail. The court statement which disrupts social merits, along with other riots riots in Delhi since partition. out by the servant or the man- nary tenant of the maufi lands enue record, the bench said. sent him on a 14-day judicial harmony.    !"#"$  

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(   " samples would be taken this Vij said that )=' =F125 time whereas in the last survey through the third  %)'<+ ',) Sabha building is common for Elaborating, he said that a the requirements in the nation- about 18,500 samples were sero survey, it will both the Haryana and Punjab resolution in this regard was al capital, he added. /=',$C@= taken. be understood as iting the scarcity of space in State Legislative Assemblies. passed by the Haryana The Chief Minister further %CD=,=(;(;GG He said that children above to whether the CHaryana Vidhan Sabha, The Chief Minister, while Legislative Assembly and an said that it has become neces- 6 years of age will also be cov- antibodies were the Chief Minister Manohar mentioning the proposed all-party delegation led by him sary to allot sufficient space for =+%'-$'99 ered in this survey and it will developed due to Lal Khattar on Tuesday shot off delimitation in his letter to also submitted a memorandum construction of a new building be conducted in both rural and the administration a letter to Union Home said that in the pro- to the Governor of Punjab. in addition to the existing =8=C urban areas. This time around of vaccine or due Minister Amit Shah urging posed delimitation in 2026, Despite these efforts, the building of Haryana Vidhan %C<8%)= 3,600 children in the age group to Corona infec- him to allot 10 acres of land for 126 seats of Vidhan Sabha are Governor of Punjab and the Sabha at . Sufficient of 6 to 9 years, 11,000 between tion. Also, the antibodies devel- possibility that this may the construction of a separate estimated in Haryana, but there Chandigarh Administrator did vacant land is available near the $8,D=/ the age of 10 to 17 years and oped after the administration increase the COVID spread. building for State is currently a seating arrange- not take a concrete decision in existing assembly complex. 22,000 persons above 18 years of first and second doses of vac- Thus, we have appealed to the Assembly. ment of 90 MLAs in the House. this regard, he said. Thus, it is requested to make  %)'<+ ',) of age will be included in the cines like COVAXIN or people that this year all the fes- Urging the Home Minister “The need for a new Describing it as a complex available at least 10 acres of this sero survey. 60 percent samples Covieshield etc. and the per- tivals should be celebrated by to intervene in the issue, Vidhan Bhawan for Haryana is issue, the Chief Minister said land for the new Haryana aryana Government on of the people in rural areas and centage of antibodies devel- staying at home and not cele- Khattar in his letter said that compounded by its long dis- that the work of the Legislative Vidhan Sabha Complex, he HTuesday launched the 40 percent in urban areas will oped will be gauged through brating collectively so as to pre- enough land is available near putes with Punjab,” he further Assembly Secretariat is being concluded. third round of sero survey to be taken under the survey, he this survey. vent the spread of infection, he the current premises of said. affected due to space con- After Haryana came into determine the prevalence of added. He said that it would be the added. Haryana Vidhan Sabha. Thus, Raking up the issue of straints. existence on November 1, 1966, SAR-CoV-2 antibodies in the The Health Minister said first such sero survey being Speaking about medical at least 10 acres of land should Haryana not getting its full Khattar also mentioned both states have common community including children the report of this survey will be conducted in the country oxygen plants in the state, Vij be allotted for the construction share as per the agreement that the new constructions buildings for the Secretariat, aged 6-17 years, the age group submitted within two weeks so where all these variables are informed that Haryana has of a new building of Haryana reached at the time of partition were also done by other states Vidhan Sabha and the Punjab excluded from COVID-19 vac- as to prepare for the speculat- being considered. been allotted 42 oxygen plants Vidhan Sabha, he said. with Punjab, Khattar said, according to the demand of the and Haryana High Court in cination. ed third Corona wave. The Minister also said that by the PM Cares Fund and they In the month of June, “Even after 55 years when the time. The newly constructed Chandigarh. Health Minister Anil Vij In the first sero- survey so far, about 1.73 crore eligible are being installed. In addition, Haryana Speaker Gian Chand state of Haryana came into Vidhan Bhavan of Rajasthan Notably, it is not the first while launching the sero survey conducted in August last year, beneficiaries have been admin- tenders for 139 oxygen plants Gupta had also raised the issue existence, it has not been able Legislative Assembly in Jaipur, time that the issue of space said that about 2,200 medical when a total of 18905 blood istered vaccine in Haryana and have been floated and it has and written a letter to the to get the fixed share of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in crunch at Vidhan Sabha has staff have been deputed to samples were collected, an the state is near to administer- been directed to all the gov- Union Home Ministry, State building of Vidhan Bhavan. Gandhi Nagar, Vidhan Bhavan been raised by the Haryana conduct this survey and the overall 8 per cent of the sam- ing vaccine to its eligible ben- ernment hospitals having more Government and Punjab has illegally occupied a located in Dharamshala of Government. For years, Punjab report would be submitted ples had antibodies against the eficiaries. than 50 beds to set up PSA Speaker Om Birla demanding large part of the Haryana Himachal Pradesh are the and Haryana have been at log- within two weeks. virus. An overall sero-positiv- On the speculations of plants and likewise, all private a separate building for the Legislative Assembly. Haryana prime examples. gerheads over space in the Giving details, Vij said that ity in the state was recorded at third COVID-19 wave, Vij said hospitals above 50 beds should State Assembly. has been making continuous A new Parliament building common Vidhan Sabha build- this sero survey will have a 14.8 percent during the second that the festive season is also have their own PSA plant, At present, the Vidhan efforts to get its rights.” is also being built according to ing. broader perspective than the sero-survey conducted in approaching and there is a he said. '  "   (  )     %)'<+ ',) er-in-law who owned an eatery  %)'<+ ',) would cost around Rs 25,000 obtained from the school staff in Sohana. In this case, he was  %)'<+ ',) which would comprise an regarding the efficiency, ut on bail, Kartar Singh, lodged in jail for 4 years. He unjab Government has amplifier, a mike, a selective required updates, and effect on O67, a retired Sub-inspector had come out on bail recently. T Adviser Dharam Pal on Tuesday inaugu- Pdecided to install broad- classroom multi-switch, indi- the learning process of the of Chandigarh Police on Sources said the suspect Urated India's highest air purifier at Transport casting systems in government vidual speakers and required students. After evaluating the Tuesday allegedly killed his allegedly used to threaten his Light Point (TPT) on Madhya Marg at Sector 26. senior secondary schools for wire. “The amplifier, mike and feedback, the Education 60-year-old wife by banging her brother and wife often. The air purification tower, which is capable of optimum use of the potential of selective switchboard will be Department would take the head on floor repeatedly at his Eyewitnesses told the purifying the air in a radius of 500 meters around teaching and non-teaching kept in the room of the school decision regarding the instal- Phase-XI house in Mohali. The police that Kartar Singh was Transport Chowk, was installed by Pious Air Pvt staff. principal and a speaker will be lation of this system in all gov- deceased has been identified as grieving on the blood-splat- Ltd, a Delhi based firm without any cost to “In the first phase, the installed in every classroom for ernment schools,” added the Kuldeep Kaur. tered floor near the body when Chandigarh Administration and they will also broadcasting system will be the purpose of broadcasting Minister. Kartar Singh locked the police broke open the door. operate and maintain the same for five years with- installed in as many as 616 directions from time to time,” The Minister said that the room from inside but was The duo was apparently out any cost, said an official. schools and a grant of Rs 1.54 he said. Chief Minister Capt Amarinder arrested from near the body of feuding over a court case in The polluted air enters into the inner casing crore has been released by the Singla added that it would Singh-led State Government his wife two hours later. A case which the deceased’s wife was of Mist Chamber, wherein numbers of series of Education Department,” said enable the principal to broad- has continuously been working of murder has been registered a witness. The couple had been mist nozzles spray water in form of mist on the the state Education Minister cast the message in the school to uplift the standard of edu- against him, said Mohali Police. arguing since morning after polluted air, so heavy polluted air particles are Vijay Inder Singla on Tuesday. within minutes which would cation in the State which made Kartar Singh had retired from their youngest son, employed drained in the drain tube, which collects in the Singla said that the instal- save time and energy of the Punjab leader in the school Chandigarh Police seven years in Mohali SSP’s office, left for water tank. Purified air is exhausted in the lation of a broadcasting system staff. “The selective switch- education sector across the ago. work. When neighbours heard environment. would reduce the workload board would further give the country. He said that apart Sources said that a quarrel the commotion from the A Water Sprinkler machine was also flagged on the staff of the schools and broadcaster to choose the num- from the policies and reforms broke out between Kartar house, they informed the son off by the Adviser on the occasion. The sprinkler enable the principal to broad- ber of classrooms while send- of their government, support Singh and his wife and it esca- to come and calm down the will be used to wash the roadside plants as well cast the directions to all the ing the message or directions,” and hard work of the whole lated to such an extent that matter. He sent an acquain- to suppress the dust along the roads. A bicycle teachers, students and non- said the Minister. staff of the Education Kartar Singh killed her by tance to inquire into the mat- rally of around 100 schools from Chandigarh's teaching staff in one go. “After the installation of the Department has made it pos- repeatedly hitting her head on ter who later told him about the schools was also flagged off to raise awareness The Minister, sharing broadcasting systems in the sible to achieve the top position the floor. In 2017, Kartar incident. The couple’s eldest among the general public to curb air pollution and details, said that each system first phase, feedback will be in the country. Singh had shot dead his broth- son is presently in Australia. sensitise them to use bicycles as their local mode of conveyance.  !!"$%!$ &&''!!  "*"   )   !%$%! ')*$ !  %)'<+ ',) cash as well as card. CCTV for purchase of as many as 1.20 elling under concessional +)      "   cameras will also be installed in crore vaccines was also quota. As soon as this card is aryana High Powered the buses, which will ensure approved in the meeting, so as scanned by the conductor at his HPurchase Committee online monitoring as well as to ensure prevention of foot e-ticketing kiosk, the data relat-  %)'<+ ',) (HPPC) under the chairman- security. and mouth disease in animals. ed to the journey of that pas- ship of Chief Minister Manohar An approval for inviting These vaccines will be provid- senger will be immediately unjab Chief Minister Capt Lal Khattar on Tuesday the tender for purchase of fur- ed free of cost to cattle rearers shared with the control room. PAmarinder Singh is all set approved purchases of goods niture and water purifiers for every six months. With this, the department will to tickle the taste buds of state’s and items worth Rs 160 crore playway schools was also given. During the meeting, it was have the complete data of how Olympic medal winners and to be procured by various After this, children coming to informed that since the year many passengers have travelled country’s first-ever track and departments. 4000 playway schools to be 2019, after the vaccination under free pass and conces- field Olympic gold medallist The major tenders that opened in Anganwadi centers scheme was introduced this sional quota, he Neeraj Chopra with the were approved in the High across the state, would not disease in animals has been added. authentic delicacies cooked by Powered Purchase Committee only get clean water but would controlled to a great extent. He informed that NCMC him. On the menu would be meeting included e-ticketing in also ensure they remain hale cards will also be issued to the Patiala cuisine, pulao, lamb, and large and hearty. 4500 e-TICKETING passengers travelling on daily chicken, aloo and zarda rice for projects of furniture and water The Committee also gave MACHINES TO BE PUR- basis. The passengers can dinner at Capt Amarinder’s purifiers in playway schools. approval for inviting the tender CHASED recharge their cards in advance Siswan farmhouse. Besides this, approval was also for purchase of three phase pre- After the meeting, and with just scanning of their Fulfilling the promise he accorded for the purchase of paid electricity meters for the Transport Minister, Mool cards during the journey the made to the state’s all Olympic several items for the power Power Discoms of the state. Chand Sharma said that an fare would automatically be medallists during their felici- Discoms along with inviting These meters will be installed approval was accorded for the deducted. tation ceremony about a month the tenders for purchase of jack in a planned manner by Uttar purchase of 4500 e-ticketing With the introduction of back, Capt Amarinder would suction sewer machines. e- Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam machines for Haryana this system, revenue leakage in be preparing all meals for the ticketing to curb theft and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Roadways. All 24 depots will be the department will also be sporting heroes for dinner on The Chief Minister said Vitran Nigam. Tenders were covered under this. reduced. Many times, there are Wednesday. that the e-ticketing system also approved for purchase of Sharma said that with the cases of re-issuing of tickets and From Patiala cuisine to would be implemented within transformers, oil for trans- introduction of e-ticketing, issuing of fake tickets. The pulao, lamb, chicken, aloo & the next six months in Haryana formers and various types of free passes in roadways buses ticket issued through the e- Zarda rice, CM Roadways. With the imple- electrical wires for Power DIS- and a National Common ticketing machine cannot be re- @capt_amarinder will prepare mentation of this system, tick- COMS. Mobility Card (NCMC) will be issued or counterfeited, he each of these delicacies himself. ets can be purchased through Apart from this, tender issued to the passengers trav- added. , - )    ) )   O  ) )   ) P  %)'<+ ',) gangster wanted in 17 cases Aof extortion, murder and   Department. These doctors recruitment out of the purview posed in specialists’ cadre but theft was arrested in Sangrur on %)'<+ ',) include medical officers, senior of Haryana Public Service with higher pay scales. One Tuesday, Punjab Police said. medical officers, civil surgeons, Commission for both HCMS new post of Chief Specialist or Jaspreet Babbi, an under- n a bid to tide over the acute DHS, ADGHS, DGHS, senior and HCDS cadres, as being Specialist-in-Chief is proposed graduate from Sheron village in Ishortage of doctors in the consultants, done presently in case of med- to be created and posted in Sangrur, has been active in crim- government healthcare sector, Deputation/PG/Leave Reserve. ical officers. The vacancies District Civil Hospitals only. inal activities for the past 11 the Manohar Lal Khattar Under this, 1516 posts of would be calculated in the Under the policy, the spe- years, Sangrur Senior Government has chalked out a general cadre are proposed to be month of October every year cialists of Hospital Superintendent of Police Swapan policy for creation of a “spe- shifted to specialist cadre. Apart and the recruitment process Administration. Public Health Sharma said in an official state- cialist cadre for doctors” in the from this, additional posts pro- would be completed by January,” and Community Medicine ment here. Babbi was in touch state. posed for specialist doctors the draft policy stated. would be posted on the admin- with members of the Ajaib Khan A first-of-its-kind policy in include 574 HCMS (Haryana “With upgraded hospitals istrative side but their seniority gang presently lodged in Sangrur Haryana has proposed lucrative Civil Medical Service) and 10 (e.g. Operation Theaters, or pay structure would be as per jail with whom he had alleged- pay scales and designations to HCDS (Haryana Civil Dental Mother & Child Healthcare, the specialist cadre. ly hatched a conspiracy to elim- attract new specialists to join Services). Trauma Services and CT, MRI, The policy also proposed inate rival gangsters Mani Sheron the state’s Health Department “The recruitment process Cardiac, Cardiology Services in that five doctors each of senior and Feteh Nagri, the SSP said. and to retain the specialists will be separate for both the PPP mode etc.) creation of spe- medical officer and medical While Sheron has been already working in the cadres namely general cadre cialist cadre is judicious,” it said. officer with the qualification of booked for heinous crimes Department. and specialist cadre and would At present, there are seven Public Health, Hospital across Punjab and Haryana, The draft policy released by be done every year at the level levels of doctors in the HCMS Administration and Nagri is involved in around 25 the State Government has pro- of Director General Health cadre and the same are proposed Community Medicine shall be criminal cases. The SSP said posed a strength of 3148 doctors Services through Departmental to be retained on general cadre posted at state headquarter, but Babbi, 32, was arrested while he in general cadre and 2090 in spe- High Powered Selection and on the similar pattern, they would remain the part of was travelling alone in a stolen cialist cadre in the Health Committee by taking the seven levels have been pro- the specialist cadre. car. chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 ‘Mor Jimmedari’ drive Mining proposals worth launched against Covid Rs 267 cr sanctioned STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR

hhattisgarh Chief CMinister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday sanctioned pro- posals related to mining relat- ed projects worth Rs 267 crores. These relate to the Mineral Resources Department and the Chhattisgarh State Mineral Development Corp. Baghel, who holds the mining portfolio, chaired a meeting of the Mineral Development Fund Advisory Committee, an official com- munication said. STAFF REPORTER n people to adhere to Covid was trying to follow Corona At present, the govern- RAIPUR appropriate behaviour and guidelines to avert a possi- ment every year allocates 5 encourage them to get vacci- bile third wave, the Minister percent of the amount hhattisgarh Health nated, the Minister said. said received as mineral revenue to CMinister T.S. Singh Deo The Rath will cover 600 The awareness campaign the Mineral Development on Tuesday flagged off a ‘Mor villages in 20 districts. has been initiated with the Fund. This is utilized to devel- Jimmedari’ Jaagrukta Rath to Although non-availabili- help of UNICEF and some op minerals in the state and to create awareness for vaccina- ty of a consistent supply of voluntary organizations to explore new mining areas and The approved proposals Kerwa coal block, Iron Ore areas of bauxite, survey of online mineral portal for min- tion against Covid-19. vaccine has hampered the make Chhattisgarh 100 per- related activities. include the development of Deposit-4, exploration of new minerals and upgrade of an eral activities. The Rath will inspire the vaccination drive, the state cent vaccinated. Several events to mark Singh Deo meets BJP welcomes action Int’l Literacy Day today against CM's father assaulted doctor STAFF REPORTER n ‘‘Had the STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR RAIPUR n STAFF REPORTER hhattisgarh BJP Chief Minister series of events, including a RAIPUR A‘Literacy Week’, will be held CPresident in Chhattisgarh from September on Tuesday hailed the jailing initiated ealth Minister T.S. of Chief Minister Bhupesh 8 to 17 to mark the International HSingh Deo on Tuesday Literacy Day. On September 8, a Baghel's father Nand Kumar action earlier, met Dr Manoj Lahoti, who Baghel over a hate speech, webinar is scheduled. has been hospitalized after saying it will help foster being assaulted in the office D. Rahul Ventak, Director social and religious harmo- such a and Member Secretary of the of the Chhattisgarh Women’s Commission. ny. State Literacy Mission Police arrested the sen- situation Authority, said in a statement He visited Raipur’s Ramkrishna Care Hospital ior Baghel and a court sent that guidelines have been issued him to 14 days in judicial to all Collectors, Chief Executive and met the doctors treating could have him and also the doctor. He custody after a FIR was filed Officers of Zila Panchayat, condemned the attack on against him for making been averted District Education Officers and the doctor. comments against the District Project Officers in the Dr Lahoti, a Director Brahmin community. The Literacy Mission. of Suyash Hospital here, Chief Minister's 86-year-old today’’ On September 8, a state- was on Saturday assaulted father refused to seek bail. level webinar will be followed by by an official of the Sai said in a statement averted today. a national webinar. The topic of Women’s Commission that had the Chief Minister Finally, the anger of the the latter is ‘Digital Literacy For when he appeared before it initiated action earlier, such community led to the latest Youth and Adults’. in a case. a situation could have been action, he said. Home, Revenue, Food depts to fill up 2,492 vacancies STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR The other departments will prepare tioned 301 patwaris. The Food an action plan for direct recruitment, an Department has released a list of 91 hhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh official communication said. posts including of 84 Food Inspectors. CBaghel on Tuesday called for filling up The Home (Police) Department has The Chief Minister appealed to the the vacant posts in the government approved the formation of ‘Bastar youths to benefit from the openings. He through direct recruitment. The Home, Figthers’ for which recruitment will be told the departments to complete the Revenue and Food departments will start done for 2,100 posts. entire process within the framework of the process to fill up 2,492 vacancies. The Revenue Department has sanc- rules and also ensure transparency. Physiotherapy services at doorstep for elderly tribals

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Delegated Financial days saying terming the Central mendations of 2014 on casual IWednesday hold extensive on Tuesday Patrushev is “terrorist ideology” and the them to sustain the moderni- resources. Powers of Vice Chiefs of the Armed Police Forces like CRPF leaves to trash the CRPF pro- talks on the Afghanistan situ- expected to call on Prime drug threat emanating from sation momentum and be oper- The primary focus of the Services have been increased by to be “essentially civilian forces posal. ation here during the meeting Minister and Afghanistan and agreed to ationally ready. Delegation of enhanced delegation of financial 10 per cent, subject to an over- and their service conditions are “Regarding the number of of Secretary of the Security External Affairs Minister S form a permanent bilateral these powers has increased five powers is to empower Field all ceiling of 500 crore. different from defence forces.” Casual Leave, the Commission Council General Nikolay Jaishankar. channel for consultations on to ten times with a cap of 500 Commanders and below to An enabling provision of Recently, the Ministry had is of the view that the present Patrushev and National Modi and Vladimir on the issue. crores. procure equipment and war-like Emergency Financial Powers labeled the CRPF as a security system is working well and Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit August 24 had discussed the On Monday, Russian This step forms part of the stores in a speedy manner for to the Field formations below force for introducing the need not be altered. As for the Doval. He had invited his developments in Afghanistan envoy to New Delhi Nikolay overall scheme of ease of doing urgent operational necessities Command level for the Defence Security Force Court for taking case of CAPFs for parity with Russian counterpart for the and expressed the view that it Kudashev said there is “ample business besides cutting red and meeting essential suste- Services has now been incor- timely disciplinary action the defence forces is con- parleys. was important for the two scope” for cooperation tape and ensure the troops on nance requirements. Last such porated in the Emergency against the delinquent Group A cerned, the Commission notes These discussions will take countries to work together. between India and Russia on the ground get quality weapons enhancement at all levels for the Powers Schedule which till pre- officers. The Ministry has also that CAPFs are essentially place a day ahead of Prime Patrushev is visiting India at Afghanistan and both sides and ammunition in a seamless Defence Services was done in sent was available to Vice Chiefs. articulated variable stances on civilian forces and their service Minister Narendra Modi like- the invitation of Doval for have been in regular touch manner without delay. 2016. A new schedule on hiring of the nature of these forces as conditions are different from ly to flag India’s concerns high-level India-Russia inter- with each other on the latest Giving details, officials said Speaking on the occasion, aircraft and associated equip- civilian or armed forces. defence forces. Hence parity in about the scenario in governmental consultations developments in the war-torn here Defence Minister Rajnath Rajnath described DFPDS 2021 ment has been introduced for Under the Constitution, terms of number of casual Afghanistan in the Brazil, on Afghanistan, the ministry country. Singh on Tuesday released an as another big step in the Indian Air Force which CAPFs are “Armed Forces of leave cannot be considered. To Russia, India, China and South said. He also said Russia is as order on Delegation of Financial series of defence reforms being includes hiring of Air to Air re- the Union” under the Union sum up, the status quo is rec- Africa(BRICS) summit on “The consultations are a concerned as India that the Powers to Defence Services undertaken by the Government fuellers. Home Ministry, officials said. ommended”. Thursday. follow-up to the telephone Afghan soil should not be a (DFPDS) 2021, providing to strengthen the security infra- For Indian Navy, powers for The move could also derail The Ministry had received Moreover, he is likely to conversation between Prime source of spreading terrorism enhanced delegation of Revenue structure of the country. replenishment of Disaster Union Home Minister Amit a request from CAPFs on July raise the issue of terrorism in Minister Narendra Modi and to other countries and there is Procurement powers to the He stressed on the need to Management Bricks have been Shah’s articulation on 16 this year to enhance the the presence of Pakistan Prime President of the Russian a “danger” of terror being Armed Forces. revise the policies to cater to the delegated to Command Level December 29, 2019 to ensure existing number of casual Minister Imran Khan in the Federation Vladimir Putin on spread to the Russian territo- The DFPDS 2021 aims to needs of the Armed Forces, for immediate response to nat- that the troops get to spend 100 leaves to 28 from the current- Shanghai Cooperation August 24,” the ministry said. ry as well as Kashmir. empower field formations, focus exuding confidence DFPDS ural disasters. days in a year with their fam- ly applicable 15 days. Organisation(SC0)meeting on “The two leaders had The Russian ambassador on operational preparedness, 2021 will not only overcome Chief of Defence ilies. The Central Reserve Police September 15. In both these expressed the view that it was also said there is not much dif- promote ease of doing business procedural delays, but also Staff(CDS)General Bipin Rawat, “The proposal of the CRPF Force (CRPF), the Border high level interactions Russian important for the two strate- ference in the overall position and enhance jointness among bring about greater decentral- Chief of Naval Staff Admiral has been examined and it has Security Force (BSF), the Indo President Vladimir Putin will gic partners to work together of Russia and India on the Services. isation and operational effi- Karambir Singh, Defence been decided to not to agree to –Tibetan Border Police Force be present as Russia is an and instructed their senior Afghanistan and noted that The enhanced delegation of ciency. Secretary Dr Ajay the same in light of the rec- (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal, important part of the SCO and officials to remain in touch on Moscow’s approach in accord- Financial Powers to func- A general enhancement of Kumar and other senior civil ommendation of the 7th Central Industrial Security Force BRICS. Modi will virtually Afghanistan,” it said. ing recognition to a Taliban tionaries in the Service up to two times has been and military officials of Ministry Central Pay Commission (CISF), National Security Guard address both these summits. After the Modi-Putin con- regime would depend on its Headquarters and lower for- approved for the Competent of Defence were present on the (CPC)”, the Ministry said in a (NSG) and the Assam Rifles are As regards the meeting versation, Russia said the two actions. mations will result in quicker Financial Authorities (CFAs). In occasion. communication earlier this classified as CAPFs. 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Launching sever- formations in the education of an early end, Anil Ghanwat, In his letter, Ghanwat said formance in the city corpo- al initiatives in the education sector are not just policy-based odi recalled the stellar a member of the Supreme that the report addressed all the ration polls. sector during the Shikshak but also participation-based,” Mperformance of Indian Court appointed committee apprehensions of the farmers This is the Chief Parv conclave, the PM he added. athletes in the recently con- on farm laws, has written to the and that the committee had Minister’s fourth visit to the expressed confidence that these Modi praised the contri- cluded Olympics and Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV incorporated the opinions and national capital since taking measures will not only make bution of academicians, experts Paralympics. He expressed Ramana, urging that the report suggestions of all the stake- over as the Karnataka  <=>=-)+ our education system globally and teachers at every stage in happiness that athletes have submitted by the Supreme holders with an aim of maxi- Chief Minister on July 28 %  competitive but also make the the formulation of the National accepted his request that every Court-appointed committee mum benefits to the farmers. following the exit of B S he Regional Empowered youth future-ready. Education Policy and its imple- player visit at least 75 schools on farm laws be made public. The Committee was confident Yediyurappa. TCommittee (REC) of the “We have to constantly mentation. He urged everyone during Azadi Ka Amrit Shetkari Sanghatana pres- that the recommendations will Bommai’s programme in Environment Ministry has “in-     redefine and redesign our to take this participation to a Mahotsav to inspire the ident Ghanwat was part of this pave the way to resolve the Delhi includes meeting Union principle” approved a proposal teaching-learning process in new level and also to involve younger generation. panel also comprising agricul- ongoing farmers’ agitation”. finance Minister Nirmala for diversion of 8.11 hectares of   order to make our education society in it. tural economist Ashok Gulati The Supreme Court sus- Sitharaman, Minister for rail- “deemed forest” land, where the sector world-class. In this “During Covid, we have all and Pramod Kumar Joshi- pended the implementation of ways Ashwini Vaishnaw, Indira Gandhi National Centre rapidly changing era, our teach- witnessed capabilities of our CBSE, NISHTHA teachers’ Director, South Asia, three farm laws and constitut- Minister of Personnel, Public for the Arts (IGNCA) stood that  ( ers also have to learn about new education sector. There were a training programme for International Food Policy ed the committee to report on Grievances & Pensions Dr is being redeveloped as the systems and techniques rapid- lot of challenges, but you solved NIPUN Bharat and Vidyanjali Research Institute. The panel these laws on January 12, 2021. Jitendra Singh, Union Central Vista. Three buildings  <=>=-)+ ly. The country is preparing its all challenges swiftly. Online portal for facilitating education finalised the report on farm The committee was given two Minister of Road and will come up in the area. teachers for these changes,” he classes, group video calls, volunteers, donors and CSR laws after consulting all stake- months to submit its report. Transport and The final approval for diver- he Government on said in his address. online exams - such terms contributors for school devel- holders. Ghanwat’s letter comes The committee had sub- Housing and urban affairs sion of forest land is to be TTuesday launched a portal, Noting that the transfor- weren’t heard by many earlier,” opment. amid an escalation of the long mitted its report to the minister Hardeep Puri. granted by the Central govern- PRANA, to track the progress mations being undertaken in he added. “For the development of agitation by farmers. Supreme Court on March 19. Bommai will also attend ment. of the National Clean Air the education sector are not just Modi launched the Indian any nation, education needs to Ghanwat has requested the But the matter is still pending the wedding reception of In August, the Delhi gov- Programme, with policy-based but also partici- Sign Language Dictionary be both equitable and inclusive. Supreme Court to release the with the apex court. The com- daughter of Union parlia- ernment had recommended the Environment Minister pation-based, the Prime (audio and text embedded sign That is why the report so that its recommen- mittee members have held 12 mentary affairs minister proposal for approval of the REC Bhupender Yadav saying the Minister launched several ini- language video for the hearing country is including talking dations can be implemented for rounds of discussions with all Prahlad Joshi. “in larger public interest subject country is committed to tiatives in the education sector impaired, in conformity with books and audio books as part a peaceful solution to the ongo- stakeholders before finalising Though the Chief to the conditions laid by the for- ensure clean air and blue skies which, he said, will play an Universal Design of of education. Based on UDL, an ing farmers’ protests. the report. Minister’s official engage- est department”. There are more to everybody. During the important role in shaping Learning)and Talking Books Indian sign language dictionary “As a member of the They also called agitating ments do not mention an than 250 trees per hectare at the launch event held at the min- India’s future. (audio books for the visually has been developed,” he said. Committee, especially repre- farmers to express their view- appointment with the party site. Therefore, it was treated as istry headquarters here on “If we are in the midst of a impaired). The theme of the ‘Shikshak senting the farmers’ commu- points on the three laws but president, he will meet him “deemed forest” and required the occasion of ‘International transformation period, fortu- He also unveiled the Parv-2021’ is “Quality and nity, I am pained that the issue farmers leaders refused to meet at the wedding reception at approval for diversion for non- Day of Clean Air for Blue nately, we also have modern School Quality Assurance and Sustainable Schools: Learnings raised by the farmers aren’t yet the committee members. Joshi’s residence. Before start- forest activity under the Forest Skies’, Yadav also inaugurated and futuristic new National Assessment Framework of from Schools in India”. ing for Delhi, Bommai was Conservation Act, 1980, a Delhi a smog tower at Anand Vihar, asked whether he would meet forest department official said. saying it was an experimental Nadda to which he said he Of the existing 2,219 trees at technology and its impact will '     N    I would be talking to the party the site, the Central Public be observed for two years. president at the reception. Works Department (CPWD)    & Some of the Ministers in seeks to transplant 1,734 and the Bommai’s cabinet have retain 485 trees. The three office “Translocation scheme and the Department of expressed unhappiness over buildings, which will be part of needs to be submitted before  <=>=-)+ Empowerment of Persons with the portfolio allocations and the Common Central IRO, Jaipur as per species and Disabilities under Union Social more leaders are wanting to Secretariat, are to be built at a age classes suitable for translo- he Nursing Council of Justice Ministry seeking the be ministers, something cost of Rs 3,269 crore, with Rs cation. Forest land will be hand- TIndia’s recent proposal to allegedly discriminatory clause which his predecessor 139 crore set aside for five years’ ed over only after required non- include a clause for admissions be repealed, and that nurses Yediyurappa also faced maintenance. forest land for the project is into nursing courses that with disabilities and disability throughout his tenure since The REC approved the handed over by the user agency,” restricted 5 per cent seats for rights activists be involved in 2019. CPWD’s proposal in a meeting the minutes of the meeting persons with disabilities — but the framing of new guidelines. The success at the city held on August 24 subject to cer- read. only for candidates with a The activists have said corporation polls has given a tain conditions. The CPWD has informed lower-limb disability and that that the INC drafted the boost to the incumbent Chief It said the land for com- the Delhi Forest department too for those with 40-50 dis- “revised Nursing Curriculum Minister’s confidence and pensatory afforestation should that it will transplant 1,500 trees ability has left the health pro- in the year we commemorated seemingly increased his polit- be made available to the Delhi at NTPC Eco Park, Badarpur. fessionals and with disability the 200th anniversary of ical leverage with the central Forest Department, free of all the The location for the remaining rights activists fuming in anger. Florence Nightingale’s birth, leadership. encroachments and encum- trees is being finalised. Terming the NCI’s decision and despite the passage of the The elections took place brances, within 15 days of the According to the agency, there $ '  $ ,    $        $ 2 ,  * )"   $   “discriminatory” and “unfair,” Rights of Persons with on September 3 and the approval and compliance sub- are 1,179 trees, including the 485 $ ('   *     ) P  34305 ( )6  *  '   7   they have now shot off a letter Disabilities Act (RPDA) in results were announced on mitted to Integrated Region retained ones, in the proposed      ) P $     to the Union Health Ministry 2016. Monday. Office, Jaipur. “landscape plan” of the project.   *    !"#"$

"  3 D+%  >   &  4   1% Kolkata: The Bengal Government in some other cases related to %   has preferred an appeal against a political clashes and petty @   1  single Bench order of Calcutta theft. Panji (Goa): In a unique ini- High Court restraining the State “An appeal has been preferred tiative, Khadi and Village "  8 @'+ Police from taking coercive action to get the order vacated,” said a Industries Commission (KVIC) against Opposition leader Suvendu senior official without dwelling has launched a scheme for sus- fter imposing fines on earlier three  ""  C-'' Adhikari and also asked it to seek much on the issue. Adhikari had tainable self-employment of Aoccasions for his failure to appear the court’s permission before arrest- been summoned by the CID in women who lost their loved '  ' 8 pliance reports to the Divisional before it, an inquiry commission, head- he BJP has brushed aside senior ing him in any pre-existing or relation to the unnatural death case. ones due to Covid-19. Commissioner, Kashmir. ed by a retired high court judge, on TTrinamool Congress leader future cases. The BJP however claimed that the Amid grief, despair, and he Union Territory Administration Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Tuesday issued a bailable arrest warrant Mukul Roy’s assertion that at least A single Bench of the Calcutta CID action was a“counter-offensive livelihood crisis, KVIC has pro- Tin Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday Governor said this initiative will put against Mumbai’s formal Police 24 saffron MLAs are in touch with High Court had on Monday passed measure” against the summons vided nine women, from Goa, set into motion a historic initiative by an end to the plight of the migrants Commissioner Param Bir Singh for him and may join the Bengal rul- the order in a three-year-old case issued by the Enforcement who lost the breadwinners of launching an online portal for time including Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims, absenting himself from the hearing into ing outfit anytime soon. of unnatural death of Adhikari’s Directorate to TMC national gen- their families, with financial bound redressal of grievances related who have been suffering since the the allegations of corruption made by Senior State BJP leader security guard. While passing the eral secretary and Chief Minister assistance to set up their own to Kashmiri Migrants' immovable 1990s. With the onset of the Pakistan- him against Maharashtra’s former Home Sayantan Basu on Tuesday dis- order court also restrained the Mamata Banerjee’s nephew manufacturing units under its properties. The move was in the sponsored terrorism in Jammu and Minister Anil Deshmukh for the third counted Roy’s statement saying police from taking coercive actions Abhishek Banerjee. PNS flagship scheme Prime pipeline for a long time but it could Kashmir in the year 1989-1990, a large time. “quite a few people had joined the Minister’s Employment not fructify for a variety of reasons. number of people had to migrate from Justice (Retd) Kailash Uttamchand BJP from other parties … now Generation Program (PMEGP). With the launch of this portal the their ancestral places of residence, par- Chandiwal— who is looking into a sen- some of them are going back. This This is for the first time in the Kashmir Migrants can now log in to ticularly in Kashmir Division. There sational letter written by Singh in March is a normal process … such going 2 country that a government -http://jkmigrantrelief.nic.in/ or was a mass exodus of Kashmiri Hindus this year to Chief Minister Uddhav and coming will continue but it agency is creating livelihood http://kashmirmigrantsip.jk.gov.in to as well as a number of Sikhs and Thackeray accusing the former Minister hardly matters anything for the BJP.” '     C%)+ during the period August 31 to support for the vulnerable peo- submit their complaints. Muslims families. Under compelling of indulging in extortion –issued bailable While Basu would not direct- September 7 were encouraging. ple affected by the pandemic. The application filed on the por- circumstances, the immovable prop- warrant against the former police com- ly contradict Roy’s claim another hough 25,772 new people were “The average TPR has come KVIC Chairman VK tal will be disposed of in a fixed time erties of these migrants got either mission for his non-appearance before State BJP leader Ritesh Tewari Tdiagnosed with Covid-19 in down to a safe level and we have Saxena on Monday, distributed frame under the Public Services encroached or they were forced to sell the probe commission for the enquiry. questioned the “credibility” of the Kerala during the last 24 hours and decided to do away with the night cheques worth 1.48 crore to Guarantee Act, 2011 by the revenue their properties at throwaway prices. The one-man commission had former Railway Minister’s com- 189 patients succumbed to the pan- curfew in operation in the State and these nine women who will start authorities under intimation to the Nearly 60,000 families migrated imposed fines of 5,000 in June and ments saying “Mukul Roy’s state- demic, Chief Minister Pinarayi also the lock down on Sundays. The their own manufacturing units applicant. from the valley during the turmoil, out 25,000 twice in August for his failure to ments means nothing to us because Vijayan said the State has made higher education institutions would like garment stitching, auto- The competent authority (Deputy of which approximately 44,000 respond to the summons to appear he is in the habit making contra- recovery from the worst-case sce- be reopened on October 4 and motive repair, bakery and cake Commissioner) shall undertake sur- migrant families are registered with before it. The arrest warrant issued on dictory claims … in the morning he nario. Speaking to reporters at classes for final year students of shops, beauty parlour, herbal vey/field verification of migrant prop- Relief Organisation, J&K, whereas, rest Tuesday is for 50,000. will say something and in the Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday undergraduate and post graduate and ayurvedic medicines and erties and update all registers, within of the families chose to shift to other The Commission has scheduled the evening he will say the evening, Vijayan said the changes courses will begin from that day,” cashew processing units a period of 15 days and submit com- States/UTs. next hearing for September 22. opposite.” witnessed in the Test Positivity Rate said Vijayan. soon. PNS    !"#"$ +

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I met Chandan at the           "   Ashoka Hotel swimming pool,           6   where he used to swim, with a        5   $   plan he had asked for to cover the        -4    $  Nepal elections. I did go to Nepal but he told me, “although Nepal              $  is a very friendly country, few peo- ! $      $       ple are interested in it news-wise’,  !  !        hinting I should focus on some-                  thing else in my writing. “Arre General, aur kucchh likhiye.” My               B $           story on Wangdung, Sumdurong   +    $      C   $ !/   Chu, in 1995 on what is the edit  !     ; 0  !        !  page today and was a news page        $ $  $     , then — “Why are we withdraw- ing from our own territory?” —  B         !    !     $ created quite a stir, he told me. Kathmandu in 2003 where he Pakistan to set time limits for chali baat?” He replied, “Sara    !     $  !          A budding fashion celebrity became a star for his balanced itself.” The dialogue was organ- jhagda khatam hoi jaave.”    !           !    related to me asked if she could and low-decibel views. He was ised by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Chandan and I shared two meet Chandan. I gladly organised the only journalist from the As a Rajya Sabha MP, he loves: Dogs and Black Dog. I ,  !      6 !     $ /     this tete-a-tete around the fireplace Indian side (there was none became the de facto leader of got to know his wonderful                at the Delhi Gymkhana Club. from Pakistan). He became a the Indian delegation for the wife Shobori who was handling                 3"  “You’ve introduced me to the most favourite of many Pakistanis. It annual event held outside India the books page. She was very          $   9 )#$  spectacular fashion designer,” he turned out at some moments till the dialogue was suspend- kind to me with books and would say. She became a regular on into a shouting match even ed due to COVID-19. obliging with use of space on  9* '  $ -==4 5        P  the VivaCity page when he moved when notables like Sartaj Aziz, Chandan was a treat to listen her pages. We met once over a                $     as editor of The Pioneer. I wrote my Niaz Naik, Moinuddin Haider, )=9+,$ to during the off-the-record, meal and I will never forget               Q      !  first column for Pioneer when Ayesha Siddiqua from Pakistan free-flowing conversations how she took out from her    !  !         !   Vinod Mehta had revived the and Satinder Lambah, G +'-C 8= after a hard day’s work laced handbag miniature idols of paper after nearly eight decades, in Parthasarathy, Raja Mohan, with sturdy beverages. Track II Mukunda ji and placed them in $              1991. When Chandan took over among others, from India were >'$)=-+< is remembered more for all the front of her plate; then a pouch the paper, he offered me a column there. In 2013, before the Modi ') '<8+< leisure time talk than the offi- of chillies, her very own IED. /   which I have been writing uninter- Government came to power, cial exchange. Chandan was a When Chandan quit the rupted for at least 20 years. I Indians and Pakistanis met in ;GG4>)=,=)= great raconteur and, when BJP, I was not surprised. He was remember Chandan commending Dubai. Chandan put the cards @=%' ='$', suitably inspired, would recite not cut out for the Modi-Shah me for the anchor story on the on the table squarely: “Atal Begum Akhtar’s epoch-making vision of India but was more in Palace massacre in Nepal titled “Ke Bihari Vajpayee said there 9C,)+$@'-'<%= “Hamri ataraiya pe aao saan- the mould of Jaswant Singh, gardiye ko?” (What have you should be talks insaniyat ke '<-C>1=%+@=- waria…sara jhagda khatam , . done?) — these were King daayre mein. This was the most hoi jaave”. The story goes that We got a bit disconnected dur- Birendra’s last words after his son remarkable statement by any D+=>$#)=>'$ when Prime Ministers Indira ing COVID though we were Prince Dipendra went on a ram- Indian PM. It was a unilateral Gandhi and Zulfiqar Bhutto conversing digitally. Chandan page during the weekly family royal offer of talks, not bound by )=C<-/ met at the Simla summit after never said no to me. His large dinner after a heady mix of drugs treaty, letter or precedent. If we C8,<'-+$9,C the 1971 war, Mrs G had gone heart always resonated with and Famous Grouse. I’m happy to adopt this attitude, everything is into the minutest detail about kindness. Chandan left early say that Chandan’s views on news- possible. People of both coun- )=+<+'<$+= ‘bandobast’, including Bhutto’s and will be missed. I will miss ability of Nepal changed after this. tries are looking to lasting peace. K)=,=>'$  &           O   P   90:        - - ( -       Sir — It refers to media reports that a  !"#!   &    bust of late has been     stalled at a Government bungalow (New   (    &#  %CD+123        ' # Delhi) by the family of the deceased       political leader even as the extended date   (             @ # for vacating the bungalow draws near.  (    &  Evidently, it is a bid to retain the said   * # 2 bungalow for lifetime in the name of his D        #-#% 7#-0# 5 memorial. The Directorate of Estate          K    (Government of India) should immedi-  #)(*    S         S     ately remove the statue before it becomes   #(    @ 1    1                    a political liability for the Centre to bow        *1   to the demand.        1  *                   Earlier, all efforts of late Ajit Singh          &#      (       !        !  to turn 12 Tughlak Road as Choudhary   &  *      (     "S             #   Charan Singh memorial were successful- +  &  #        &#        1       $      $     ly foiled by the Central Government. $     1  *     1   1   #  !             Likewise, the Central Government firm-  * &  & &    ( (  ly rejected the demand to turn 3, South * %CD+123 &    #   #   &      -& 9#-#  P   !     ! Q '$   Avenue (New Delhi), as a memorial for >  )  C&    K>)CL       * * 1 K @     '          ( former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar.   &      & &   & & (  !    !     This trend was started by the earlier UPA   %CD+123 #>)C   #*  %            !  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There are reports that there is a     +   6     012        people of Kashmir and refusing to ful- bone of India. The Opposition leaders K @ surge in foreign ultras in Kashmir. The fil their legitimate aspirations. should occupy effective positions, in the /      ! # $      S       32 Taliban, which is amenable to being G David Milton |Kanyakumari State and at the Centre, to fight against / O     $    4.47    $  0"3  '      influenced by Pakistan, has already stat- negative forces and join hands with the ed that it will ‘raise voice for Kashmiri &      P   Q8 9          Congress in Kerala and at the Centre.    #> Muslims’. 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rime Minister Narendra Modi said  324 -& this Independence Day that India      S !     3  can achieve self-reliance in energy          !      through an economy of gas-based  fuels,P electric mobility and bio-      +       fuels/ethanol in petrol. Following up on the D   S   S         promise of National Hydrogen Mission  !   $    S B  !  announced in the 2021-22 Budget, he also          9       3    launched this mission to facilitate gener-         !    ation of carbon-free fuel from renewables,             setting a target of 2047 for India to       ;        !      achieve self-reliance in energy. He found the right optics by saying that the coun-              try has had to take a pledge to become    +         -=7> # $ A.. energy-independent in the 100th year of        $    !      independence.    + S         Let us go back to another announce- $   $   $    $       ment by the PM on energy front; In the  , -=7>$              “Urja Sangam” conference in March 2015, he had proclaimed the objective of reduc- ing India’s oil import from 77 per cent of total consumption in 2013-14 to 67 per cent by 2022. Today, the dependence has actually increased with imports account- ing for 85 per cent of oil requirements. 8<-=$$)+$ Whether the new national targets are pragmatic or not is a subject of a larger ,C=%+$ Organization for Alternate Fuels), should have alerted IR about the cation of all tracks under the zero- debate. Days before the PM’s announce- '=<8+< mandated for fixing standards, inefficacy of the project. Never emission policy, thus becoming the ment, there was a media splash that ,+ )=',<=$ development, research and execu- mind, moreover, that these proto- first major railway-country in the Indian Railways (IR), with a view to kick- >+)'---CC$= tion in fuel and energy efficient and types were so constructed that the world to do so. This policy itself is ing off hydrogen mobility in India, had =<$'@C8 eco-friendly technologies for assim- solar panels mounted on top of the debatable. There is a view that fur- invited bids for hydrogen fuel cell-based ilation in IR. After numerous roof offered air resistance and ther electrification of India’s rail trains. Whenever calling of bids, and not D+'@+-+/( experiments, sanctions, build-up of nearly negated the saving in fuel tracks would actually result in actual execution, by IR becomes news, the =<=,+< 9C, esterification plants, repeated news due to solar cells. It was another higher CO2 emissions because +            !  project usually ends in a whimper. We will, =P8+ =<( items, there is not one diesel train irrational project which seems to electricity is majorly sourced from therefore, confine ourselves to see the of IR which runs regularly on have died with the death of DEMUs fossil fuels and therefore India    ,     ,     C,=,+< ( country-wide status through a limited =$+ <+< )= diesel+bio-fuel mix. themselves in the face of rapid elec- should first prioritise greening its  B  E           prism of what IR has done. Before that, We soon heard of initiatives of trification. electricity network by pursuing       B        F  however, a glance at electric mobility, par- D=)+%-='< a dual fuel mode, diesel with CNG, Nearly twenty years after its for- regenerative energy sources more    +  !  !   !      !  ticularly e-buses. ,=,C9+ =< for diesel locomotives and diesel- mation, the IROAF website has this vigorously rather than electrifying   $        3$  3"$  Although diesel buses account for a $%)= =$( electric multiple units (DEMUs) to to state: “Except for minor projects its tracks. In any case, if the policy  E            5 7=    small percentage of the total vehicular %C +$$+C<+< ( reduce their tail pipe emissions. and showcase installations, IR have of 100 per cent electrification is             ;   population, they contribute to more than ,+'-$'< Some prototypes were made but the not aligned itself with the targets of indeed here to stay, why waste time 50 per cent of air pollution and carbon project was given up in favour of the 2022. There is very little that IR and energy on the hydrogen fuel      !        G.   emissions in India. State transport corpo- C=,'+C< LNG as CNG has limitation of is doing on its own to contribute to cell project?              H-    rations, mostly with poorly-managed +=8>+) lower energy density and thus the agenda set by the GoI. The steps Assuming that the project is an       $ 3,<$  ,! $ C $ finances, are known to run smoke-spew- %-=',1%8 poses a space limitation for on taken so far by IR are not commen- effort to develop a standby technol- 1         !      ing, rickety, diesel buses. The Union ,=$C<$+@+-++=$( board fuel. LN Ghas comparable surate with the quantity of energy ogy, sourcing of hydrogen needs to        $          Government made an ambitious plan to +>C8-'-$C energy density with diesel and that it consumes and the influence be settled simultaneously. All shift them to cleaner and sophisticated therefore is much less problematic that it can exert due to it being the hydrogen production in the coun- $    !  !   ,    S =<8-+=                ! electric buses. It started with FAME for on-board storage of fuel. The single largest buyer of petroleum try employs the Steam Methane (Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of '--+$ LNG project lies in infancy for years and electricity.” Reforming process that utilises fos-    !      (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India) that ,==%=$$C,$ with no clear road-map. An honest admission. But this sils fuels because since the clean-       /   !         proved to be ill-conceived and came a The next to catch the fancy of is now followed by this hydrogen er method of Water Electrolysis is   2  1 0 S   !      3   cropper due to ambiguity and misuse of IR was multi-gen set diesel locomo- punch, supposedly in line with the not only expensive but also in the         R !  S ;!$ the subsidy. It was later rejigged as tives, which with the option to PM’s declaration that green hydro- nascent stage. Will the project be     3$     !         FAME 2 for subsidy only to state trans- switch on and off one engine, are gen would give India a quantum- green enough if hydrogen is       !         #   port corporations but the impact has so more energy-efficient. Two such jump in achieving its green targets. sourced from fossil fuels?    C $ +6$  $ J !$ <   ,  far been far from healthy; the penetration prototypes were made nearly ten According to IROAF, the project Unless this project is taken up of e-buses in the country languishes at years back but the project was fore- will commence on the 89 kilome- in right earnest with all loose ends    +            # $  around 2000 buses whereas the number closed due to the increased pace of tres-long -Jind section with about viability, tendering for               of buses in the country is over 17 lakhs. electrification of IR tracks and the retro fitment of hydrogen fuel cell equipment, ordering, designing         R!     S       If the bard’s “What’s past is prologue” IR perceived, belatedly, that these in two DEMU rakes. the vehicle and retro fitment         $     ,   is a lesson in history which sets the con- locomotives could not be prolifer- It is notable that IR has been schemes, commissioning, trials    !       !          text for the present, then IR’s report card ated. trying to acquire hydrogen fuel cell and operation tied up with clear- + !                 so far has been dismal and does not We also heard of Solar Panels technology for diesel locomotives cut responsibilities, it would also inspire any confidence in its ability to con- for a decade but in vain. Has there end up like all its predecessors. I              +       on roof tops of DEMU. A pilot pro- tribute and complement the PM’s ambi- ject was completed on some coach- been any inquest before announc- hope these questions are settled                tious road map. (The writer is retired es of DEMUs and introduced in the ing this bidding process? In his and IR engineers work silently to  ,     F       /     ! General Manger, Indian The thrust started somewhat with bio- Railways. The views Delhi suburban area, touted funni- speech, the PM also said what IR make it successful instead of cre-     !$  $ !          fuels and IR even set up a dedicated orga- expressed are personal.) ly as the first-ever in the world. If has been saying now for many ating another hoopla which would       !    !     $ nization in Delhi called IROAF (IR indeed it was a first-ever, that itself recent years: 100 per cent electrifi- turn a damp squib.                                  B       B    R     S        POINTCOUNTERPOINT  !     3$        <            RB!  S  ""           4   " 3                 <,4(  >(*"'   !     !           ""  * 4 >(*          L'  '  L                              '' '(    6                   s there a need for a caste was strengthened by the draft justify the weaker among the Rajasthan, Kapus in Andhra and educational institutions. bhari, uski utni hissedari” The census? Will it give the proposal of the Justice G. OBCs. The Government, Pradesh and Jats in Haryana. Secondly, and more share in resources should be Iright kind of data on dif- Rohini-led commission rec- too, would benefit from the The poll-bound UP is a importantly, the BJP appre- proportional to the commu- ferent castes in the country or ommending sub-categorisa- enumeration of the caste cen- big prize for the BJP and other hends that a caste census nity’s numerical strength). open the Pandora’s box? Will tion of the Other Backward sus for the programmes. For regional parties. The chorus might harm its goal of unit- The party has recently it end up tearing the social Classes. instance, Bihar chief minister grows with other tiny region- ing Hindus. It is significant got legislation passed giving fabric as it did in 1990 when Union Minister of State and NDA ally Nitish Kumar al outfits, including Anupriya that amongst the numerous states the right to change the then prime minister V.P.  123.1(- for Home Nityanand Rai had met Prime Minister Narendra Patel’s Apna Dal (Sonal), opponents of a caste census is castes in the OBC category in Singh decided to implement announced in Parliament in weaker sections. Modi along with a delegation vocally supporting him. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Parliament. The UP the Mandal Commission July that the Government has Politically, caste undeni- of all parties. Kumar argued Why is the BJP reluctant Sangh, the parent organisation Government has included 39 report? Will it perpetuate no intention of carrying out a ably is an essential tool in that the census will help bet- for a caste census that too of the ruling BJP. The BJP and new castes in the OBC cate- caste? These are some of the caste census. While India’s India. It plays a crucial role ter formulate and implement when it has mobilised many the RSS want to consolidate gory. questions that need answers decadal census has consistent- in every Indian election, from schemes for different social smaller OBC groups? The the Hindus. A caste count No doubt there is a case when there is a chorus to ly recorded the population of the village panchayats to the groups’ welfare. Secondly, BJP has argued that it would could cause fissures in the for caste census but when the include the caste census in the Dalits and Adivasis, it has Parliament. There is no sur- there would be clarity over the lead to the perpetuation of Hindu vote, which the BJP is country is facing too many next year’s decadal census. never counted OBCs since prise that several political percentage of the OBC pop- caste identities. It fears it assiduously working to reduce problems, including COVID There are powerful pro- and 1931. Since 1950, the parties have intensified ulation. Decades ago, the might lead to a messy situa- in recent years. and sliding economy, this is anti-lobbies for it. Government has reserved demand for a caste-based Mandal Commission estimat- tion similar to when the V P The BJP also apprehends not the time to raise another Despite pressure from jobs, college admissions and census. Samajwadi Party (SP) ed it at about 52 per cent. Singh Government imple- that the subsequent demand controversial issue. If nothing, NDA allies and the opposi- elected seats - from Village in UP, JD(U) in Bihar and Significantly, in the past mented the Mandal will be the fair share of it can raise the passions tion, the Centre has shelved councils to the Parliament - DMK in Tamil Nadu have few years, several OBC groups Commission report in the resources in proportion to among the people. Without the idea for now. During the for Dalits and Adivasis. This been most vocal in raising the have been seeking reserva- early 1990s. There were agi- their numerical strength. being blunt, the Modi (The writer is a senior recent Monsoon Session of journalist. The views was to rectify historical demand. tions. This includes the tations because it granted 27 Former UP chief minister Government was wise in post- Parliament, the chorus for expressed are personal.) wrongs that have denied them The supporters of the Marathas in Maharashtra, per cent reservation to OBCs Akhilesh Yadav is known for poning it. There are indeed caste census resurfaced. It equal opportunities for the caste census insist that it will Patidars in Gujarat, Gurjars in in central Government jobs his slogan, “jiski jitni sankhya other ways of getting votes.    !"#"$ # 2 2 89   =-'D+D territory, the Army said. indication Israeli authorities On Monday, hundreds of view them as an immediate srael launched airstrikes on supporters of Islamic Jehad threat. Palestinians consider Iwhat it said was a Hamas rallied in Gaza, and the militant prisoners held by Israel to be 06 military site in the Gaza Strip group sent incendiary balloons heroes of their national cause, early on Tuesday, after incen- across the frontier in support of and many celebrated the escape   'E',1=1$)',+9 &#B&)9 diary balloons were sent into six Palestinian prisoners who on social media. Efforts to Israeli territory, the Army said. had tunneled out of one of the capture the escapees will like- n Afghan employee of an &)%;#0) Fighter jets struck a Hamas most secure Israeli prisons ly draw attention to the AAmerican organisation in rocket manufacturing work- overnight. Palestinian Authority’s securi- Afghanistan says the Taliban --&#).7&- shop as well as a Hamas mili- It was the biggest prison ty coordination with Israel, are blocking her and hundreds tary compound in Khan Yunis, break of its kind in decades. which is deeply unpopular of other people from boarding 7)7#7--7)- a city in southern Gaza, accord- Israel launched a massive man- among Palestinians. There was charter evacuation flights out of 0--4/.&# ing to the Army statement. hunt in the country’s north and no immediate comment from Afghanistan. The Army said the com- the occupied West Bank. The the PA, but President The woman spoke to The %/# pound houses a cement facto- search continued on Tuesday. Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party Associated Press anonymously ry used for building tunnels The escape marks an praised the escape. on Tuesday, saying she feared /%):; B)9 used for terror attacks “and is embarrassing security breach A photo released by the for her safety if she is singled purposefully located in a civil- just ahead of the Jewish New prison service showed a narrow out by the Taliban. ##&#7)       ,         ian area adjacent to a mosque Year, when Israelis flock to the hole in the floor of a cell, and The US organisation, and a water treatment site.” north to enjoy beaches, camp- Israeli security forces could be Ascend, has worked for years ter flights out of the northern Taliban officials say they government pulled its last week when word spread that The strikes came in sites and the Sea of Galilee. The seen examining a similar hole with Afghan women and girls. city of Mazar-e-Sharif. will let people who have the troops and diplomats from the the Taliban were searching the response to Hamas-launched prisoners appear to have gone on a stretch of gravel just out- The woman is among several “We think we are in some proper passports and other country last week. would-be evacuees, and had incendiary balloons into Israeli into hiding and there was no side the walls of the prison. hundred people, reportedly kind of jail,” the woman told the documentation leave. The Afghan woman who taken some away. including American citizens AP. Secretary of State Antony talked to AP says her group has “I am scared if they split us’ 3& and green card holders, who She says the American cit- Blinken on Tuesday denied proper passports and visas, up ‘and not let us leave,” she ,-&,,/13 say they have been waiting in izens she has met in the group claims from Republican law- but the Taliban are blocking said. “If we can’t get out of here, large residence halls and hotels are vulnerable people in their makers that the situation in them from entering the airport. something wrong for more than a week for per- 70s, parents of Afghan Mazar-e-Sharif amounted to a She says she went fleeing to the will happen. And I am afraid of   ( mission to board waiting char- Americans in the United States. hostage-taking, after the US women’s side of her hotel last that.”  " %%-/)).&)-&7? @   @      &1    ' !6 -74 ' "     P     @'< C blamed exile media for exag-  1     gerating the opposition’s     <  &%'!%!$'7%$'%  !    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At on Tuesday, raising the military ousted the elected A    vention, respects basic human rights who in an interview with South Korean Cfake news” a report that the Taliban its height, Bagram base was home to tens prospect of spiraling unrest. government of Aung San Suu )0) @     and refuses to provide refuge for ter- broadcaster SBS called for Seoul to plans to hand over Afghanistan’s key of thousands of US troops. The National Unity Kyi, with initially peaceful @      rorism.” reopen its embassy in Kabul. AP Bagram airbase vacated by the US The airbase played a key role in US Government, which views itself demonstrations against the rul-          troops to it. military conducting its land and air as a shadow government, was ing generals morphing into a  O &  “I can tell you this is pure fake news,” operations against rebels in its war on established by elected legisla- low-level insurrection in many      * Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman terrorism in Afghanistan, which for- tors who were barred from tak- urban areas after security forces  % 123  # Wang Wenbin told a media briefing here mally ended last month with the com- ing their seats when the mili- used deadly force. when asked about a report that Taliban plete withdrawal of American and tary seized power in February. There has been more seri-  ' ( plans to hand over Bagram air force base NATO troops and Taliban seizing The group’s acting presi- ous combat in rural areas, " 4  to China and the Kandahar airport to power in the war-torn country. dent Duwa Lashi La declared especially in border regions -/.% *   what he called a “state of emer- where ethnic minority militias     &   gency” and called for revolt “in have been engaging in heavy  =&   8  ' every village, town and city in clashes with the government =        the entire country at the same troops.       time.” A video of his speech was The shadow government’s  * &      # posted on Facebook. prime minister, Mahn Winn Some 1,000 civilians have Khaing Thann, said in a sepa-  '   been killed in the seven months rate statement posted online "    of clashes that followed the that the new move was taken .--#%- = 8  army takeover. due to “changing circum-      A spokesman for the ruling stances” that required the com-      Kathmandu: Nepal has sent a diplomatic from the other side of the border river. military downplayed the call plete abolition of the ruling  &=O  note to the Indian Government over the A probe committee set by Nepal’s for renewed protests. military government. He did    *    disappearance of a Nepali man in the Home Ministry has said that India’s SSB Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun not elaborate. &          # Mahakali river last month reportedly in was present during the incident. the presence of Indian paramilitary “Nepal’s Foreign Ministry sent a force SSB and the alleged violation of diplomatic note to the Government of ) & &    Nepali airspace by an Indian helicopter. India through Indian Embassy, B Jaya Singh Dhami, 30, belonging to Byas Kathmandu regarding the matter,” an    municipality of Darchula district bor- official at the foreign ministry here con-  dering India, on July 30 fell into the firmed on the condition of anonymity.  & &  Mahakali river, which flows along Nepal’s The issue has been raised by both western border with India, as he was try- the opposition as well as the ruling party Hong Kong: The Hong Kong ing to cross it with the help of a rope. cadres and leaders for weeks, which Government is arbitrarily label- According to Nepalese media observers opine exerted pressure on the ing pro-democracy organiza- reports, he fell into the river and went Sher Bahadur Deuba Government to London: The Health Ministers tions as foreign agents, making missing as the Sashastra Seema Bal finally take the decision to send the from G20 countries, including them subject to prosecution (SSB) personnel allegedly cut the rope diplomatic note. PTI India, have united to pledge under a tough national securi- global action to improve future ty law, a leader of the group that health security, increase vaccine has organized the city’s annu- confidence and tackle antimi- al Tiananmen candlelight vig- crobial resistance (AMR) in a ils said on Tuesday. Health Declaration agreed in Chow Hang-tung, vice chair Rome. of the Hong Kong Alliance in The G20 Health Ministers’ Support of Patriotic Democratic Meeting in Italy this week is Movements of China, made the focused on building on strong comment shortly before the cooperation and collaboration group submitted a letter to to end the Covid-19 pandem- police rejecting their request for ic and support recovery around details of the alliance’s operations the world. TI and finances. AP    !"#"$   4

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We can do DIndia Ratings on Tuesday indicates their continued Tanother all-time high but Finance Minister Nirmala The two agencies imple- on. that within a very short period maintained a stable outlook on market share gains both in closed modestly lower on Sitharaman and requested for ment several schemes and K-based Cairn Energy "Some of our core share- of time, just a matter of a cou- the banking sector for 2021-22 assets and liabilities, while Tuesday as investors offloaded wider implementation of they should be implemented UPLC on Tuesday said it will holders likes BlackRock and ple of days or something," while it expects an increase in competing intensely with IT, pharma and banking stocks schemes like 'one district, one in every district of the state, drop litigations to seize Indian Franklin Templeton agree (to Thomson said. "So we are stressed assets in retail and public sector banks (PSBs). at higher levels. product' operated by agencies he said, adding that a repre- properties in countries ranging this). Our view is supported by preparing on the basis of get- MSME segments by end- Most have strengthened their A sharp drop in the rupee, NABARD and SIDBI. sentation in this regard was from France to the US, within our core shareholders (that) on ting this resolution quickly, all March. capital buffers and which lost 32 paise against the Emerging from the meet- made to the finance a couple of days of getting a balance it is better to accept and these cases being dropped, and It estimates gross non-per- proactively managed their US dollar, further weighed on ing, Bommai said, "I have minister. $1 billion refund resulting from move on and be pragmatic. putting all this behind." forming assets (GNPA) of the portfolio. market mood, traders requested the FM to ensure That apart, the chief min- the scrapping of a retrospective Rather than continue with He said all enforcement banking sector to be at 8.6 per Outlook on PSBs takes said. NABARD and SIDBI imple- ister discussed the state's GST tax law. something negative for all par- proceedings brought because of cent and stressed assets at 10.3 into account continued gov- Snapping its three-day ris- ment the schemes like 'one dis- collection and pending com- The firm, which gave India ties which could last for many the Government of India's per cent for fiscal 2021-22. ernment support through large ing streak, the 30-share BSE trict, one product' and micro- pensation dues. its biggest onland oil discovery, years," he said. refusal to honour an interna- "We have maintained a capital infusions (Rs 2.8 lakh benchmark settled 17.43 points finance in a big way in our Bommai said he will meet termed "bold" the legislation Seeking to repair India's tional arbitration award asking stable outlook on the overall crore over FY18-FY21 and fur- or 0.03 per cent lower at state." Union Railway Minister passed last month to cancel a damaged reputation as an it to return the value of money banking sector for the rest of ther Rs 0.2 lakh crore provi- 58,279.48. Intra-day, it touched Sitharaman assured him Ashwini Vaishnaw and there- 2012 policy that gave the tax investment destination, the seized to enforce the retro- FY22, supported by the con- sioned for FY22), it said. a fresh lifetime high of that she will direct NABARD after attend the wedding department power to go back government last month enact- spective tax demand, will be tinuing systemic support that The agency has a negative 58,553.07. and SIDBI officials on the mat- reception of the daughter of 50 years and slap capital gains ed new legislation to drop Rs dropped. has helped manage the sys- outlook on five banks (about On similar lines, the broad- ter and promised to visit the Parliamentary Affairs levies wherever ownership had 1.1 lakh crore in outstanding "Everything will be tem-wide COVID-19 linked 6.5 per cent of system deposits), er NSE Nifty fell 15.70 points state after the concerned Minister Pralhad Joshi changed hands overseas but claims against multinationals dropped. There will be no more stress," the rating agency said driven primarily by weak cap- or 0.09 per cent to 17,362.10. It schemes were implemented here. business assets were in India. such as telecom group litigation, that will be it. It will in its mid-year banks outlook ital buffers and continued pres- scaled an all-time peak of fully in Karnataka, Bommai He also mentioned that he The offer to return money Vodafone, pharmaceuticals clear the matter up," he said. released on sure on franchise. 17,436.50 during the said. will try to meet BJP National seized to enforce retrospective company Sanofi and brewer Cairn in its half-yearly Tuesday. It estimates that the asset session. These schemes are impor- President J P Nadda during his tax demand in lieu of dropping SABMiller, now owned by AB report on Tuesday said it will Banks will continue to quality impact in the retail seg- Sun Pharma was the top tant for skill development and two-day visit. all litigations against the gov- InBev, and Cairn. return up to USD 700 million strengthen their financials by ment has been higher for private laggard in the Sensex pack, slid- ernment "is acceptable to us," About Rs 8,100 crore col- out of the Rs 7,900 crore (USD raising capital and adding to banks with a median rise of over ing 1.81 per cent, followed by Cairn CEO Simon Thomson lected from companies under 1.06 billion) it is supposed to provision buffers which have 100 per cent in gross NPAs over Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, told PTI in an interview from the scrapped tax provision are get from the Indian govern- already seen a sharp increase in Q1 FY21 to Q1 FY22 (about 45 HCL Tech, Infosys, TCS and London. to be refunded if the firms ment, to "shareholders via spe- the last three to four years, it per cent for PSBs). L&T. Cairn will drop cases to agreed to drop outstanding lit- cial dividend and buyback." seize diplomatic apartments igation, including claims for Asked if the company in Paris and Air India airplanes interest and penalties. Of this, Rs would make a comeback to in the US in "a matter of a cou- 7,900 crore is due only to Cairn. India, Thomson said India will ple of days" after the refund, he "Once we get to final res- become another potential said adding Cairn's sharehold- olution, part of that resolution investment destination once ers are in agreement with is us dropping everything in the issue is closed. 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AICTE has launched a joint rich defence ecosystems and the Education Group said, “The focus on six subjects of spe- schemes as a tribute to the girls last year and this year training to them for the Pro Chancellor YK Gupta programme in MTech in Indian Government has the programme has been designed cialisations i.e Combat Vehicle founding mother Sharda Devi too. The same scheme has upliftment of their own per- said, “We are expanding our Defence Technology to meet ambition to create five billion to produce post graduates who Engineering, Aerospace Gupta on her second death created further new oppor- sonality and for society too. treatment in smaller towns the requirements of the Defence dollars of defence equipment by will have the necessary theo- Technology, Communication anniversary in the prayer tunities for the education and The university is the first near Noida and Greater Sector. While addressing the 2025. To achieve this we need retical knowledge, practitioner Systems & Sensors, High meet organised on September upliftment of girls for private university in Greater Noida so that families can students, academicians and all to increase efficiency and the skills and aptitude in various Energy Materials Technology, 1, 2021. empowering women with Noida to get approval for a avail free health checkup stakeholders during the launch number of productive people defence technologies areas to Naval Technology & Directed On this occasion, better opportunities in edu- girls battalion i.e., 31 UP camp facility and education at programme, DRDO Director from day one, and thus, the carry out research roles in Energy Technology with an Honorable Chancellor of the cation. Girls Bn (SW) NCC, provid- cheapest cost.” General, Technology incubation period will reduce. defence. 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Students have been Tcareer but it has also creat- business administration degree upper level there is a requirement package selection and process tion institutions must look at imparting engaged in what appears to be an ed a new journey of exploration in holders are as follows. of a consultant who can guide the improvement. This job involves soft skills like communication, critical unusual concept of home-learning for business administration career for Marketing manager: The jobs ,   company towards growth and the basic knowledge of data, excel, thinking and decision-making skills, more than a year now. Parents have new graduates. for a marketing manager are for expanding the venture, therefore and some IT related technical which are now more a necessity than a come to realise that there is more to The competitive exam for those who come from business   there is a post of business devel- aspects. choice, as well as training in advanced hybrid learning. 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Eleft-arm spinner Jack Leach Silverwood and captain Joe and wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Root must decide whether Buttler to the squad for the final pacemen James Anderson and Test against India as they seek Ollie Robinson, who have both to level the five-match series. been ever-present in the series, The hosts trail 2-1 after can rally for one last crack at the their 157-run defeat at the Indians. Oval ahead of Friday’s decider “I think they (Anderson at Old Trafford but head coach and Robinson) have been Chris Silverwood has made exceptional. I’m proud of the only minor alterations to his way they have contributed to squad. the games, the way they Leach, who gives England have gone about their a second spin option alongside business and the effort off-spinning all-rounder they have put in for the Moeen Ali, has not played a team,” said Silverwood. Test since March despite “But it is something taking 28 Test wickets we have got to keep in six matches on an eye on.” tours of Sri Lanka Root’s men lost  -C<C< not make enough runs in their and India. a two-match series first innings and also ques- Buttler missed earlier in the season attle-hardened India tioned the shot selection of the the fourth Test to to New Zealand Bexposed shortcomings of batsmen. attend the arrival of and need a sharp England in all departments “England played some his second child reversal of fortunes to with their famous win in the poor strokes through lapses in but is ready to avoid becoming the fourth Test, reckons former concentration. Haseeb return and, if he first England side to skipper Michael Vaughan. Hameed chased a wide ball, for  -C<C< Bumrah said the team “We created a lot of pres- can be tired. My focus is on the reclaims his suffer twin defeats on India were on the backfoot example, and Moeen Ali top- completely shut the outside sure in the first hour and we present, concentrating ball by place as vice- home soil since 1986. initially but conjured up a edged one in the air when asprit Bumrah, one of the noise and was not overtly wor- realised that it was a flat wick- ball and get results in our favour.” comprehensive 157-run win at England were strolling the chief architects of India’s ried when they were down at et and but our job was to not the Oval on Monday to take a game. Those were poor crick- comprehensive win in the 127 for 7 in the first innings. let the game slip away and we 2-1 lead in the five-match et shots. Jfourth Test, on Monday said his “Yes, the wicket was fresh are happy to do that.” !"'' 3" '!:  series. “England lack pace and team’s success lies in the fact and we didn’t score much in the The IPL and the World Vaughan found faults in variation to make things hap- that it is a “happy bunch” that first innings. But we didn’t T20 are also approaching but every department of the game. pen in flat conditions. This lives in ‘present’ and doesn’t lose shape as a team and did- Bumrah doesn’t want to lose  ' .'7$:6-! " 1 “The deficiencies of England Test team are depen- focus on negatives. n’t think about lot of things that focus on immediate goals. Dubai: Indian teen star Shafali England’s Test team were laid dent on the pitch helping Bumrah’s response came are said and lot of things that “When you play a Test  -C<C< under the pump. Verma maintained her number bare this week in batting, them. When that happens they when he was asked if the news are written. match, you don’t realise what “If we’re being truthful, I one position among women’s bowling and fielding. They look like taking 20 wickets like of head coach Ravi Shastri “We wanted to fight till the has been done before or how he Indians know how to would like to have gone fur- T20 batters while New Zealand’s were beaten by battle-hardened they did at Headingley, other- and other support staff mem- end and that’s the character we many overs you have been Tfight back,” said England ther past them at that point, Sophie Devine is the new joint opponents who know how to wise they struggle.” bers testing positive in the wanted to show and things that able to bowl because right head coach Chris Silverwood that’s going to be the oppor- top-ranked all-rounder in the win the key moments,” Vaughan also found “lack middle of the Test match affect- are going outside is something now the focus was on doing as the Virat Kohli-led side tunity to really put pressure latest ICC rankings. Vaughan wrote in his column of intent” among England bats- ed them in any way. that we wanted to address the job for the team,” Bumrah, bounced back to stun the on the Indians,” Silverwood Verma is holding onto her for The Telegraph. men. “We focus on the good later.” who has taken 18 wickets in hosts in the fourth Test was quoted as saying by top rank with 759 ranking “It started with their catch- “The run out of Dawid things. We want to focus on His final figures were 2/27 151 overs so far in this series, despite conceding a 99-run ESPNCrininfo. points, ahead of Australian Beth ing on day one, continued Malan was a prime example. If controllable things and we as a in 22 overs on a flat deck and said. first innings lead. “We failed to do that so Mooney (744) and Smriti through their batting in the you are busy from ball one you team are bunch of individuals the key was building the pres- “I want to play longest India went on to make it’s something we’ll reflect on Mandhana (716). Meg Lanning first innings before their bowl- are alert to singles but Malan who are very happy and fun- sure, said the senior speedster. time for my country so I work 466 in their second effort to in the dressing room and is at fourth spot with 709 points ing was exposed on a flat was on his heels because he loving people, not always try- “In Test cricket, nothing is hard on gym, on my diet and set England a stiff 368-run talk about amongst our- while Devine also gains a place wicket over the weekend. was not expecting that call ing to find needles in all the easy. Even though it was a very everything I try to control. I target and scripted a sensa- selves. in the batting chart to jump up “I would like to know why from Hameed. That is a lack of things,” Bumrah said during good wicket, you have to bowl train really well and I have got tional 157-run victory on the “It would have been to number 5 with 689 points. in the last couple of years this intent. It was an insight into the virtual press conference. in right areas and that’s the ammunition inside me and back of their stupendous great to go maybe 190 past Devine showed her class in fielding team has not England’s mindset. They were It was Bumrah, who tilted message you want to commu- when I want to push, I can attack. them and really pile the the third T20I against England improved. They continue to just batting.” the match in India’s favour in nicate. We had decided, even if push hard. Silverwood said a lead in pressure on, but again cred- and that has enabled her to jump drop chances and should have The former captain also the post-lunch session on the wicket is on flatter side, we have “I am not thinking too far the vicinity of 200 would it to the Indians, they know up a spot and be the joint top- bowled India out for 125 in the did not like the way England final day of the fourth Test, to create pressure for the ahead about the IPL or World have given them the perfect how to fight back,” ranked all-rounder alongside first innings,” he said. chose their combination for with his two-wicket burst. longest time. Cup because then mentally you opportunity to put India Silverwood added. England’s Natalie Sciver. PTI Vaughan said England did the Oval Test. #+!&# +!!(  )   ' 8E< ! $  B)    20 :    Dubai: Rajasthan Royals open- good preparation. I’m happy I improve on.  '@8)'@+ er Yashasvi Jaiswal reckons that could score some runs and win “It was good to see that a New York: Veteran Indian ten- having played in similar condi- some matches for my team.” legend like him was aware of my nis player Rohan Bopanna and t will be a herculean task for them but Kolkata tions to the UAE during Jaiswal also got the chance game, and it was certainly a very his Croatian partner Ivan IKnight Riders batsman Dinesh Karthik is con- Mumbai’s tour of Oman recent- to have a one-on-one session happy moment for me. I can’t Dodig fought their hearts out fident that his side can win six out of their ly will help him during the with his idol, batting great wait to keep implementing those before losing their men’s dou- remaining seven matches and qualify for the IPL upcoming second phase of the Sachin Tendulkar. things in my game and express bles third round to fourth playoffs. The two-time former champions did not IPL. Speaking after joining up myself better on the field,” he seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe have a great run in the first phase of IPL 2021 as The 19-year-old was a part with the Royals’ squad ahead of added. Salisbury at the US Open. they could manage just wins from seven of the Mumbai team that defeat- the IPL, as he quarantines in his Jaiswal also revealed the Bopanna and Dodig, matches. ed Oman in the One- Day hotel room in Dubai, he said, chats he had with another leg- seeded 13th, lost 7-6(4), They are languishing at the bottom half series in Muscat. “My idol has always been Sachin end Kumar Sangakkara, who is 4-6, 6-7(3) to the of the table as the IPL is set to resume in “I had a very good series Tendulkar, and I was really for- the Royals director of cricket,   <=>/C, claim the first set in 29 minutes. Australian Open run- the UAE in a few days from now. against Oman and in similar tunate to have a conversation earlier this year. Djokovic broke in the sec- ners-up in a gruelling “We want to win six out of seven conditions to the UAE. I’m real- with him before the Oman “We have had so many ovak Djokovic struggled ond game of the second set, but contest that lasted matches (to qualify). It’s as simple as that. ly happy with the way I’m play- tour. chats on what I can do during Nbut advanced within three was broken in a electrifying 20- two hours and 30 As a team that’s what we’ll be looking ing my cricket at the moment, “I was over the the game — how I should matches of completing the first minute fifth game, netting a minutes on Monday to do. Take one game at a time but try and I can’t wait to replicate these moon when I first think, what my approach men’s singles calendar-year backhand on Brooksby’s sixth night. and win six out of seven matches,” performances in the IPL against heard he was will be against which Grand Slam in 52 years on break chance as the American With this defeat, Karthik told KKR website. much stronger line-ups,” the going to be pre- bowler, how I can change Monday by outlasting American raised his arms and jumped for India’s challenge has The 2020 edition of IPL saw youngster said. sent there, and the tempo of the game, etc. Jenson Brooksby at the US joy. ended at the last KKR lose out on a last-four berth Jaiswal, who had a tally of when I had the “I’m really fortunate to Open. But Djokovic broke back in Grand Slam of the owing to a not-so-healthy Net close to 300 runs in the one-day chance to speak have a mentor like him. In the late match of the day, the sixth game, ripping a cross- season. PTI Run Rate. and T20 series combined, said to him at I also feel the best 2019 US Open winner Bianca court forehand winner for a 4- “Last year when we were it’s always better to have some length, he was thing about him Andreescu, the sixth seed from 2 lead, and held from there to And 150th- in UAE, we missed it (qualify- cricket under the belt. really humble is that he’s always Canada, battled hard in an 2 take the 68-minute set. ranked Raducanu ing for playoffs) by a whisker. “It was good practice for me and helped willing to listen hour 3 minutes epic but Greek In all, Djokovic won 15 of ripped 43rd-ranked We won as many matches as the before the big matches in the me on some and give his 17th seed Maria Sakkari pre- the last 20 games after the American Shelby Rogers last team had won but still just missed it by a IPL. It had been a while I had skills time to the vailed in three sets. The match marathon broken serve, rolling 6-2, 6-1 in 66 minutes. whisker. Two years on the trot, we have been played competitive cricket, and where he players,” the finished well past 2 am local to victory in the stamina test Raducanu is only the third fifth on the table. That’s something that still to play against an international thought youngster time in New York. after two hours and 59 minutes. qualifier to reach the US Open gnaws at me,” Karthik said. team like Oman is certainly I could said. PTI Sakkari won 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 Berrettini advanced by women’s quarter-finals after (8/6), 6-3 as Andreescu’s unbeat- defeating 144th-ranked German Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi in 2017 en record in the main draw of qualifier Oscar Otte 6-4, 3-6, 6- and American Barbara Gerken this Grand Slam came to a 3, 6-2. in 1981. : -&%%!'' %:        ) close. Zverev, last year’s US Open World number one OLY CHAMPS WIN runner-up, reached his seventh 2' - Q%% Djokovic rallied past 99th- Tokyo Olympic champions career Slam quarter-final and      8  ranked Brooksby 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, Alexander Zverev and Belinda fourth in the past five Slams. 6-2 to book a quarter-final Bencic advanced with straight- Zverev saved two set points   -C<C< New Delhi: The upcoming all likelihood, they wouldn’t world at the Tokyo Games. encounter with Italian sixth set triumphs, as did British 18- on his serve in the 12th game of national men’s boxing champi- compete,” a source said. “Our performance in Tokyo seed Matteo Berrettini in a year-old qualifier Emma the third set and three more in eorge Russell was Tuesday onship is unlikely to feature any The Nationals are due to be is slowly starting to sink in now. rematch of July’s Wimbledon Raducanu. the tie-breaker before Sinner Gconfirmed as Lewis of the five pugilists who com- held from September 15 in We were really dejected when we final. German fourth seed Zverev netted a forehand to end matters Hamilton’s new team-mate at peted at the Tokyo Olympics, Bellary, Karnataka. The Boxing lost to Great Britain in the “It’s going to be exciting,” stretched his win streak to after two hours and 25 minutes. Mercedes for next season after ruling them out of contention Federation of India has stated Bronze medal match, but now Djokovic said. “He loves the 15 matches by beating Zverev will next face 46th- Valtteri Bottas sealed a move to for next month’s world cham- that only the Gold-winners we are seeing the positives from big stage. Big serve, big game Italian 13th seed ranked Lloyd Harris of South Alfa Romeo. pionships in Serbia as well. from the national champi- the tournament,” Tete said. overall. I know what to expect. Jannik Sinner 6-4, 6- Africa, who eliminated US 22nd The British driver, 23, Amit Panghal (52kg), onships will make the squad for “We may not have won a Going to try to prepare a 4, 7-6 (9/7). seed Reilly Opelka 6-7 (6/8), 6- earns the move to the Silver Manish Kaushik (63kg), Vikas the world event scheduled to medal, but we have certainly good game plan and hope for Swiss 11th seed 4, 6-1, 6-3. Arrows after three campaigns Krishan (69kg), Ashish start on October 26 in Belgrade. gained a lot of confidence from the best.” Bencic eliminated Swiatek beat Bencic in their with Williams. Chaudhary (75kg) and Satish the way we played in Tokyo and The 34-year-old Serbian Polish seventh seed only prior meeting in February’s He also impressed in a Kumar (+91kg) had competed FOREIGN COACHES EXTN it’s definitely going to help us to star would become the first Iga Swiatek, last Adelaide final, but the Swiss has- one-off appearance for at the Tokyo Games. All of The BFI has sought a grow as a team and produce man since Rod Laver year’s n’t dropped a set this week and Mercedes at last year’s Sakhir them lost in the preliminary three-month extension for its much better results in the in 1969 to sweep all French has been broken only three Grand Prix as a stand-in for rounds barring Satish, who foreign coaches, whose con- future,” she added. four major titles in Open times. Hamilton after he tested posi- went down in the quarters. tracts were expiring this When asked about the most the same year by champion, Bencic next plays tive for coronavirus. Of these, Vikas, Satish and month, saying a review will be important things that helped capturing his fourth 7-6Raducanu, a US Open debutant “It’s a special day for me Ashish are nursing injuries done after the World India perform exceedingly well career US Open (14/12), who hasn’t dropped a set in four personally and professionally,” and have withdrawn. There is Championships for men and at the Olympics, Tete said, “We crown. 6-3. matches and easily disposed of Russell said in a statement no word yet on what Amit and women later this year. New Delhi: The Indian women’s always found a way to push the An epic shocker the woman who ousted top- from Mercedes. Manish would do but a source Indian boxing has two for- hockey team has gained a lot of ball forward and attack our seemed possible ranked Wimbledon champi- “I’d be lying if I said I was- said they might also skip the eign recruits in men’s High confidence from its stellar dis- opponents in the Olympics. We when Brooksby, a 20- on Ashleigh Barty. n’t absolutely buzzing,” he tournament due to “lack of Performance Director Santiago play at the the Tokyo Olympics, created many goal-scoring year-old American Czech fourth seed added. “It’s a huge opportuni- practice time”. Nieva of Sweden and his according to midfielder Salima opportunities and ensured that wildcard who hadn’t Karolina Pliskova, this ty and one I want to grab with “They have opted out of the women’s team counterpart Tete, who feels the side showed we utilized our Penalty Corners played Djokovic year’s Wimbledon runner- both hands. Nationals because they haven’t Rafaelle Bergamasco from Italy. signs of a bright future despite well. before, broke in the up, beat Russian 14th seed “But I’m under no illu- been able to train well since Both of them came on board in not ending on the podium. “And also we gave every- second and sixth Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova sions as to the scale of the coming back from Tokyo. One 2017 and their contracts were The Indian women’s team thing we had on the pitch and games and fired a 7-5, 6-4. She next faces challenge. It’s going to be a or two might still consider it to end after the Tokyo fought tooth and nail against never gave up, no matter what service winner to Sakkari. steep learning curve.” closer to the tournament but in Olympics. PTI some of the top teams in the the situation was.” PNS