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Inside 'Shocked' at heavy traffic Maharashtra still has time to restore OBC quota in movement in Mumbai local bodies: Fadnavis CM warns of stricter curbs

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Vaccination for all by year-end, says govt as SC questions dual pricing policy

New Delhi to check the spread of COVID and vehicular underpass to Dahanukarwadi and Aarey Maharashtra Chief infection. "I was shocked to connect the airport. "The stations. The corridor will be Minister Uddhav Thackeray see heavy vehicular traffic Metro corridor will be open for commercial run by said on Monday (May 31) in Mumbai today. I was open for commercial run October, an official release Read full story on page 4 that he was completely taken wondering if I said anything by October, according to said. aback to see heavy traffic on about restrictions being Maharashtra government. The Mumbai Metropolitan state capital Mumbai's roads lifted last night but I did not. When completed, these Region Development Central Vista essential project, as he went to caution the If this (traffic) continues, projects will put Mumbai Authority (MMRDA) began work to continue: HC people against a possible third stricter curbs will have to be on a faster pace amid the testing on the yellow line 2A wave of coronavirus and red line 7 from infection in the state. Monday wherein The Chief oscillation trials of Minister, while a prototype 6-car addressing the public train will be run at today, asked them various speeds, the not to lower their release said. The guard and announced commissioning that the restrictions of both the lines is imposed in the state planned in two phases, Read full story on page 8 to curb the spread of the first phase of 20 the infection will be km from Charkop extended till June 15. CM imposed," said. CM Uddhav. battle against the COVID-19 depot/ Dahanukarwadi to COVID-19 treatment rates to Uddhav Thackeray added "I myself cross-checked pandemic," he said. Aarey by September 2021, be reduced in Maharashtra that the state government will my speechmade last night. I The Maharashtra and the remaining line by take stock of the situation in did not say that COVID-19 government has extended January 2022. each district and may tighten restrictions have been lifted. the lockdown- like curbs in The sub-systems and or relax the curbs in specific Mumbai will have to be put the state till June 15 and said equipment will be tested areas. under stricter curbs if such a relaxations will be granted under dynamic conditions, Warning people against situation continues," he said. depending on the COVID-19 the release said, adding that adopting a relaxed attitude, CM Uddhav was speaking positivity rate and availability integration with signalling, Uddhav stated that if in suburban Bandra at the of oxygen beds. telecom and platform screen continues, the Maharashtra inauguration of the trial run of CM Uddhav on Monday doors will be tested along government will be bound to two Metro lines and bhoomi inaugurated the trial run with other different safety Read full story on page 11 impose stricter curbs in order pujan of the elevated road of Metro line between tests. 2 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 City / Local Across State

Governor presides over 37th Convocation Fadnavis meets Pawar of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Chancellor Dr. Murlidhar terms it 'courtesy' call Mumbai Chandekar, Pro Vice The Governor Chancellor Dr. Rajesh of Maharashtra and Jaipurkar and students Chancellor of Universities were present. Bhagat Singh Koshyari Honorary degree of presided over the Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) 37th Convocation of the was conferred upon well- Sant Gadge Baba Amravati known social worker University, Amravati through online mode Shankar Baba Papalkar for his work of from Raj Bhavan Mumbai on Saturday providing shelter and care to 123 Orphan (29th May). and Divyang children through his ‘Late Union Minister for Road Transport Ambadas Pant Matimand, Muk Badhir, & Highways and Micro, Small & Bevaras Balgriha Ashram’ at village Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari Vazzar in Amravati district. Shankar delivered the Convocation address. Baba accompanied by a Divyang child Maharashtra’s Higher and Technical accepted the degree at the hands of Vice Education Minister Uday Samant, Vice Chancellor Dr Murlidhar Chandekar.

Mumbai The meeting comes against the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra backdrop of the Supreme Court's decision Two arrested for printing fake currency notes Assembly Devendra Fadnavis met NCP to strike down the Maharashtra law chief Sharad Pawar at the latter's residence granting quota to Marathas in admissions Nagpur alias Rafique Khan (24) food, liquor, electronic here on Monday morning. and government jobs. The crime branch of had managed to circulate gadgets etc using fake It was a courtesy meeting, BJP leader The BJP has planned to hold a protest Nagpur police has arrested fake currency with the face currency. He had also Fadnavis tweeted after his interaction with on June 5 over the state government's two persons for allegedly value of Rs two lakh in the purchased items from Pawar (80), who has resumed his activities handling of the Maratha quota issue. printing fake currency market so far, he said. e-tailers, the official said. after recovering from a surgery. Fadnavis, the former chief minister of notes, an official said on Acting on a tip-off, the To avoid risk, he used to Pawar, whose party shares power with Maharashtra, has also been critical of the Sunday. police raided Kadbe's house print fake notes of Rs 100 the Shiv Sena and NCP in Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray-led state government The accused learnt in Ekta Nagar locality on and Rs 50 denominations as recently underwent a gall bladder surgery over its handling of the COVID-19 printing of currency by Saturday. circulating fake currerncy following which he was advised rest. pandemic. watching tutorials on Police had seized a of Rs 500 in the market YouTube, he said. computer, two printers, is risky. The accused, Nilesh besides fake currency notes A case has been Subscribe Today! Kadbe (24), a history- of Rs 100 denomination. registered under the Indian Across State sheeter, and Maruf Khan Kadbe used to purchase Penal Code. SUBSCRIPTION FORM Name :...... Man held for killing his live-in partner in Mumbai Address :...... Mumbai woman, also a native of Jharkhand, ...... A 21-year-old man was arrested on after a fight between them on Sunday Monday by crime branch sleuths for night when she threatened to approach ...... allegedly killing his paramour and dumping the police if he fails to marry her and ...... her body near a church in suburban Bandra, return Rs 1.5 lakh taken from her, the City :...... State:...... a Mumbai Police official said. official said. He said the accused was arrested An FIR has been registered under while he was trying to flee to various sections of the Indian Penal Code Phone :...... E-mail: ...... Jharkhand. The accused killed the (IPC) including murder, he added.

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Across State City / Local Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 3 Maharashtra still has time to restore Maharashtra extends lockdown-like OBC quota in local bodies: Fadnavis restrictions by 15 days, Mumbai on July 31, 2019. It had The Maha Vikas Aghadi sought time to submit (MVA) government can the data and the Supreme with certain relaxations restore reservation of Court gave us time till Mumbai Other Backward Class August 28, 2019. The Maharashtra on Sunday extended the lockdown in local bodies’ elections MVA government came imposed in the state by another 15 days, saying by furnishing empirical to power on November coronavirus cases are are on the rise in some districts, data, as sought by the 28, 2019 and allowed the especially the rural areas. Chief Minister Uddhav Supreme Court to justify ordinance to lapse. On Thackeray in a press briefing urged people to not let the reservation beyond 50 December 13, 2019, the their guard down. percent, Opposition Leader SC asked the state to justify “I don’t know when and what date the third wave Devendra Fadnavis said on the 50 percent reservation,” will come. So we should not let our guard down…If Monday. Fadnavis said. the third wave comes at a strong intensity, then we Addressing the media “In the past 15 months, will have a problem with oxygen supply because this at the party headquarters, had issued an ordinance Fadnavis attacked the the state kept insisting time we needed 1700 MT every day,” Chief Minister Fadnavis said: “The to protect the OBC state ministers for holding on next date, but did not Uddhav Thackeray said. Supreme Court struck down reservation in local bodies. the Centre responsible for initiate any move to submit The unlocking will be in a graded manner, the the OBC reservation in local Unfortunately, the Uddhav the apex court’s decision the data before the court. chief minister said. "We are unwillingly extending bodies’ poll as the state did Thackeray-led government on the issue. Instead, it admitted in the the lockdown. We are ramping up the health not comply with the apex allowed the ordinance to The former CM said, court that the reservation infrastructure. The unlocking will be done in graded court’s recommendations.” lapse.” “All the ministers are was exceeding 50 percent,” manner," he said. Also, it failed to furnish “All local bodies’ polls busy politicising the issue. he alleged. Thackeray said that more curbs will be imposed the data to justify the OBC are unlikely to take place They are making baseless On March 4 this year, in some districts, while relaxation will be given in reservation in zilla parishad immediately due to the accusations against the BJP the SC observed that the zones where COVID-19 cases are not increasing at and panchayat samiti, he pandemic. The state can and the Centre without state was just bidding more alarming rate. added. use this time to strategise on going into the details.” time and struck down the All essential shops are now allowed to operate Fadnavis said, “During restoring the OBC quota in “The BJP government OBC reservation in local between 7 am to 2 pm which was earlier between our government, we local bodies polls.” had issued an ordinance bodies. 7-11 am. Standalone non-essential shops can stay open for 7 hours on alternate days Mumbai The Brihanmumbai shops will be functional city, while movement of Municipal Corporation five days a week and an domestic helps, cooks, (BMC) on Monday allowed alternate-day rule will drivers and medical standalone non-essential be adopted. All non- attendees is allowed shops to function between essential shops will be between 7 am and 10 pm. 7 am and 2 pm from June shut on Saturdays and The Forum for 1 on alternate days. Sundays. Retail Traders Welfare A notification, listing According to Association (FRTWA) new guidelines under the alternate-day said they will meet the ‘Break the Chain’, was arrangement, in the first disaster management issued by Municipal week of June, shops on officer on Tuesday over Commissioner I S Chahal. the right-hand side of the timings of non- As per the new a lane will be open on essential shops as the 7 guidelines, non-essential Monday, Wednesday and am-2 pm duration might Friday, while those on not be “practical” for the left will function on many stores. Tuesday and Thursday. “This order of opening Mumbai receives mild pre-monsoon showers In the following shops on alternate week, shops on the right- days for a few hours is Mumbai on June 1. Suburban areas received Colaba and Byculla, received hand side of a lane will unacceptable. It’s not Amid delay in the south-west showers from 7 pm onwards. comparatively less rain, he said. be open on Tuesday and practical. Shopkeepers monsoon arrival in Kerala, Mumbai In some areas, it started raining "The city witnessed an increase Thursday, while those on are not at all happy with on Tuesday received pre- monsoon earlier, though it was not an intense in humidity levels after cyclone the left will function on the order,” said Viren showers, bringing relief to people spell. Tauktae brought heavy showers last the remaining three days. shah, president of the from humidity. "Andheri, Jogeshwari, Dindoshi, month. After that, rise in temperature The arrangement will FRTWA. IMD officials said the monsoon Goregaon, Malad and Borivali (all increased the humidity and it lasted continue until further The BMC has also onset over Kerala has been delayed suburbs) received showers in the for almost one week. orders by the BMC. allowed essential shops to June 3. evening and they continued till late "However, weather will be At present, eye clinics to function till 2 pm. Earlier, the monsoon was in the night, said an official. pleasant in the coming days, the and optician shops are Delivery of non-essential expected to arrive at the Kerala coast South Mumbai areas, including official said. allowed to remain open items by e-portals has also from 7 am to 8 pm in the been allowed to resume. 4 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 National News Across State

WHO names Family Pension Rules simplified in view of Covid-19 variants first the COVID pandemic: Dr Jitendra Singh found in India New Delhi of Provisional Pension may be Union Minister of State extended up to a period of one as 'Kappa' and (Independent Charge) year from the date of retirement Development of North Eastern with the concurrence of PAO and 'Delta' Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, after the approval by the Head of Geneva Personnel, Public Grievances, the Department. The B.1.617.1 and Pensions, Atomic Energy As per the Rule 64 of CCS B.1.617.2 variants of the and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh (Pension), 1972, Provisional Covid-19, first identified in informed here today that the Pension is normally sanctioned India, have been named as Family Pension Rules have been for a period of six months in cases 'Kappa' and 'Delta' respectively, simplified in view of the COVID whether a government servant is the World Health Organisation pandemic. likely to retire before finalization (WHO) announced on Monday Giving a brief about the of his pension. However, in as it named various variants of important reforms undertaken view of the COVID pandemic, the coronavirus using Greek by the Department of Pension & instructions were issued for grant alphabets. Pensioners Welfare (DoP&PW) either because of COVID or issued that Provisional Family of Provisional Family Pension "Today, @WHO announces during the COVID-19 pandemic, because of non-COVID cause. Pension may be sanctioned in accordance to Rule 64 where new, easy-to-say labels for Dr Jitendra Singh said, a provision In accordance with Rules immediately on receipt of a there is a delay in submission of #SARSCoV2 Variants of was recently made for the 80 (A) of the CCS (Pension) claim for Family Pension and papers. Concern (VOCs) & Interest Provisional Family Pension to be Rule 1972, on death of the Death Certificate from the Dr Jitendra Singh said, in (VOIs). They will not replace sanctioned immediately on receipt government servant during eligible family member, without the wake of the pandemic, the existing scientific names, but of claim for Family Pension service, Provisional Family waiting for forwarding of the Department of Pension and are aimed to help in public and Death Certificate from the Pension could be sanctioned Family Pension case to Pay and Pensioners Welfare has been, discussion of VOI/VOC," Dr eligible family member without to the eligible member of the Accounts Office. from time to time, very sensitively Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's waiting for other formalities or family, only after the Family Similarly, the Minister responding to each of the issues technical Covid-19 lead, procedural requirements to be Pension case has been forwarded informed that in view of the concerned with Pensioners and tweeted on Monday. completed. This provision, he to the Pay and Accounts Office. COVID pandemic another elder citizens. Reforms are also The UN health agency said, is applicable in case of death However, in view of the ongoing important reform announced being undertaken accordingly, named the B.1.617.1 variant happening during the pandemic, pandemic, instructions were recently provides that payment he added. of the Covid-19 as 'Kappa' while the B1.617.2 variant was dubbed 'Delta.' Both the variants were first found in India. Vaccination for all by year-end, says The WHO's move came nearly three weeks after India objected to the B.1.617 mutant of the novel coronavirus being govt as SC questions dual pricing policy termed an "Indian Variant" in New Delhi There needs to be one price for vaccines media reports, with the Union The entire eligible population would be across India,” it noted. Health Ministry pointing out vaccinated by the end of 2021, the Centre “Is this the policy of the Union Government that the UN's top health organ on Monday told the Supreme Court, which that the state or municipal corporation can has not used the word "Indian" sought clarifications on vaccine procurement procure the vaccine or the Union Government for this strain in its document. by states, pricing and the need for mandatory is going to procure for them like a nodal On May 12, the ministry registration on CoWIN app for people to get agency? We want clarity on this and rationale dismissed as "without any basis vaccinated. behind this policy,” the Bench said. and unfounded" media reports Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told Asking the Centre to file an affidavit on that have used the term "Indian a Special Bench headed by Justice DY the issue, it posted the matter for further variant" for the B.1.617 mutant Chandrachud that the government was also hearing after two weeks. strain, which the WHO recently in talks with companies such as Pfizer for The top court also sought clarifications said was a "variant of global vaccine procurement. on the need for mandatory registration concern". The Bench, which was hearing a suo motu on the CoWIN app for people to get "Several media reports PIL on Covid management, posed a series of vaccinated without keeping in mind the have covered the news of the questions to the Centre on the Covid vaccine real “digital India” situation, observing that World Health Organisation procurement policy and pointed out that states the policymakers must have an ear to the (WHO) classifying B.1.617 such as Punjab and Delhi were in the process ground. “Right now, the policy is such that as a variant of global concern. of issuing global tenders to procure foreign it is completely exclusionary of the rural Some of these reports have vaccines. areas,” the court said. termed the B.1.617 variant of “The Centre says it gets a low pricing “You keep on saying digital India, digital the coronavirus as an 'Indian since it buys in bulk. If this is the rationale, India, but the situation is actually different in Variant'," the ministry said in a then why do states have to pay a higher price? rural areas...” it told Mehta. statement in New Delhi. Across State National Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 5

Goa Board chalks out West Bengal Chief Secy quits, joins as Didi’s adviser Kolkata abruptly transferred to scheme for Class 10 West Bengal Chief Delhi following a fracas Secretary Alapan resulting from Mamata’s board exam results Bandyopadhyay has been refusal to take part in a caught in the crossfire of the meeting convened by Panaji assessment conducted by tussle between PM Modi the PM in Kalaikunda to The Goa education schools and an objective and CM Mamata Banerjee. review losses suffered by board, which cancelled criterion developed by the At a press conference here West Bengal in Cyclone its Class 10 final exams board," it said. today, the CM announced “Yaas”. this year, has formulated Any candidate who his superannuation as well In a letter to the PM on a scheme for finalising the is not satisfied with the as appointment as her Chief Monday, Mamata refused results of students based on marks allotted will be given Adviser. to relieve Bandyopadhyay. their internal assessment an opportunity to appear “We need the services The CM said conducted by schools in an exam as and when of Alapan Bandyopadhyay Bandyopadhyay’s during the academic year conditions are conducive to very badly. He has retired He will draw a monthly 1987-batch IAS officer of retirement order was and an objective criterion hold the exam, according to as Chief Secretary but I salary of Rs 2.5 lakh plus West Bengal cadre, was issued before a letter developed by the board. the scheme. haven’t allowed him to other allowances. At the scheduled to retire today arrived to her from Delhi The Board of Secondary "In cases where leave ‘Nabanna’ (state press conference, the CM after completion of 60 this evening citing Rule and Higher Secondary a school deliberately secretariat). I will not said Modi and Union Home years of age. However, he 6(1) of the IAS (Cadre) Education's (GBSHSE) indulges in practices that allow a bright officer Minister Amit Shah were was granted a three-month Rules, 1954, which says in executive committee met are not consistent with like him to leave us,” creating problems for the extension by the Centre on case of disagreement over on Saturday and prepared fair, unbiased and objective Mamata said, announcing state as they were unable May 24 following a request deputation, the Centre’s the scheme, which will practices of assessment, the Bandyopadhyay’s to digest the BJP’s defeat by Mamata. view will prevail. have to be followed by all board reserves the right appointment as Chief in the Assembly polls. On Friday, the schools affiliated to it. to start de-recognition Adviser for three years. Bandyopadhyay, a Bandyopadhyay was The scheme's draft proceedings and/or impose lays down several checks financial penalty against and balances, including the school or decide not to de-recognition or penalty declare the result of class for a school if it is found tenth for the school till the Hospitals can’t tie up with hotels for indulging in malpractices time it is not in conformity while finalising the results with the boards policy," of Class 10 students. it said. vaccine packages: Centre to states The board has said Schools affiliated to the New Delhni The development Municipal Corporation the vaccination camp only in view of the increasing Goa board have been asked The union health comes a day after Mumbai (BMC) issued a show for a single day. Criticare COVID-19 cases in Goa, to form a result committee, ministry on Monday Mayor Kishori Pednekar cause notice to the hotel in Hospital was not involved the Class 10 examinations, comprising teachers from reiterated that states will on Sunday visited Lalit Andheri (East) over various with any vaccination which were supposed to be their own institution and have to ensure that no Hotel and found it was packages, ranging between programme carried out in held from May 13 to June 4 neighbouring schools. private hospitals tie up storing vaccine vials and Rs 3,500 and Rs 5,000, that the hotel before or after 22 this year, stand cancelled. The state board is yet with hotels to provide providing rooms and meals the hotel was offering to May 2021,” a spokesperson "The results of Class to announce a decision on vaccination packages as a package deal along people post-vaccination, said. tenth board will be prepared Class 12 exams. or hotel stays post- with the inoculation. including hotel stay and An official, who was on the basis of the internal vaccination. The Brihanmumbai meals. The hotel, Pednekar handling bookings for said, had tied up with Lalit Hotel, remained Criticare Hospital. unavailable for comment. “We are waiting for On May 29, the Centre the hotel to respond. had written to all states that Pawar may have advised Fadnavis Appropriate action will vaccination is permissible be taken based on what only in government or on oppn leader's role: Raut they say. The hotel was private vaccination centre, Mumbai termed it as a "courtesy meeting". The power (in the state) in the next 100 displaying package inoculation centres set up Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on meeting came against the backdrop years." "It (the meeting) could be rates on banners for in government offices to Tuesday quipped that NCP president of the BJP criticising the Shiv Sena- about how to play his role (as an post-vaccination,” said immunise their employees, Sharad Pawar may have advised led Maharashtra government over its opposition leader) in the interest of additional municipal private offices in case of former Maharashtra chief minister handling of the Maratha quota issue the state, the public and the nation," commissioner Suresh a tie-up with a registered Devendra Fadnavis on how to be a and the COVID-19 situation in the the Sena leader added. Asked about "good opposition leader" during their state. The NCP and Congress share any political angle to the meeting Kakani. hospital, and temporary meeting a day ago. Talking to reporters power with the Sena in Maharashtra. between Pawar and Fadnavis, Raut Criticare Hospital centres in housing here, Raut dismissed prospects of any Pawar underwent a gall bladder said the BJP leader himself termed said it had conducted a societies, panchayat new political arithmetic emerging in surgery in April this year following it as a "courtesy meet". Earlier also, vaccination camp at the offices, community centres, the state. "Forget about 'operation which he was advised rest. Asked there were speculations in political hotel for 750 officials of schools, colleges, and old Lotus' in Maharashtra. It will not about the meeting between the two circles when Raut met Fadnavis in happen here, not in West Bengal. leaders, Raut took a dig at Fadnavis September last year However, Raut, a private bank on May 22. age homes. Why bring political angle into every saying, "Sharad Pawar may have who is the executive editor of the Sena “The vaccines were For the differently- meeting?" he said. Fadnavis, who advised Devendra Fadnavis on how mouthpiece 'Saamana', had then said carefully carried and abled and the elderly, a is the leader of opposition in the to be a good opposition leader. If the meeting pertained to an interview officials inoculated with all vaccination set-up near Maharashtra Assembly, called on he continues to act like this, the of Fadnavis which he planned to the vital safety precautions. their home is permitted. Pawar (80) on Monday and later opposition (BJP) will not come to conduct. Further to this, we did color

6 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 National Across State Aligarh hooch tragedy: Death

Aligarh (UP) In a statement issued in Gautam also tolldenied reports there risesare similar cases in several saidto two inspectors 36 under Tappal The toll in the Aligarh Lucknow, the UP government that he is "using his influence to other villages and they should police station were suspended hooch tragedy climbed to 36 on said Circle Officer Gabhana protect some businessmen who be investigated immediately to on Sunday after reports were Monday with 11 more deaths Karamveer Singh has been are close to him". prevent further agony for the received that liquor shops are being confirmed by the district suspended, while a clarification "Let the police investigate bereaved families. operating freely in their area. authorities amid apprehension has been sought about the incident such cases with a free hand and Other opposition parties Similarly, the station house that it may rise further. from Circle Officer Khair Shiv catch the real culprits. But I will also alleged discrepancies in the officer of Akrabad police station Viscera samples of 35 other Pratap Singh and Circle Officer not allow any official to cover up official death toll. and another inspector were people, who are suspected to (City-3) Vishal Chaudhary within his lapses by diverting attention President of the Bahujan suspended after it came to light have died after consuming three days. and framing innocent people," Samaj Party's Aligarh unit that a factory manufacturing spurious liquor, have been sent Former Samajwadi Party (SP) he said, adding that he will meet Ratandeep Singh said he has spurious liquor had been for examination to confirm the MLA from Aligarh Zameerullah the CM shortly to apprise him of also written to the district operating in their area for the cause of death, Chief Medical Khan produced before the media past six months, he said. Officer (CMO) Dr Bhanu Pratap the families of 12 people who he UP Additional Chief Secretary Kalyani said. claimed died over the past three (Excise) Sanjay Bhoosreddy Meanwhile, 10 persons days after consuming the spurious Excise Commissioner removed said Joint Excise Commissioner, allegedly involved directly and liquor and whose post-mortem Agra Zone, Ravi Shankar Pathak indirectly in the trade of illicit was not conducted. He demanded The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has removed has been suspended and Joint liquor were arrested on Monday that the state government provide state Excise Commissioner R. Guruprasad, following the Aligarh Excise Commissioner, Lucknow, as raids continued for the third compensation to all such families. hooch tragedy that has claimed 36 lives so far. Orders to this effect Dheeraj Singh has been given the successive day all over the district. CMO Kalyani said, "A total were issued late on Monday night. The state government has also additional charge. Senior Superintendent of of 71 bodies have arrived at the suspended Karmveer Singh, police Circle Officer of Gabhana, for his Deputy Excise Police Kalanidhi Naithani told the post-mortem house from Friday laxity in checking sale of spurious liquor. Additional Chief Secretary Commissioner, Aligarh, O P media that with Monday's arrests, to Monday forenoon. Liquor (Home) Avanish Awasthi, said that Circle Officer Gabhana has not Singh has also been suspended. the total number of persons poisoning has been confirmed as only been suspended, but a departmental inquiry has also been initiated Deputy Excise Commissioner arrested since Friday has reached the cause of death for 36 of these against him. Vijay Kumar Mishra has been 30. people." Awasthi said that an explanation has been sought from Circle given the additional charge. This includes 11 persons The post-mortem of the Officer Khair, Shiv Pratap Singh and Circle Officer City, Vishal Action has also been initiated who had been booked on Friday. remaining 35 bodies has also been Chaudhary who will have to submit their replies within three days. against seven other officials, Of the 12 persons who had conducted. Though these people The Excise Department also ordered action against two more excise he said. been named in three different are also suspected to have died officers, suspending Joint Excise Commissioner Ravi Shankar Pathak Commissioner, Aligarh reports on Friday, now only one of liquor poisoning, the cause of and Deputy Excise Commissioner O.P. Singh. Division, Gaurav Dayal held person is still eluding the police. death will be confirmed once the a high-level meeting to review Questioning of those arrested is viscera report comes, he said. the situation. magistrate regarding the 12 cases the situation and instructed also going on which could lead BJP Lok Sabha MP from District Magistrate Chandra from Lodha, Rait and Sujaapur officials to continue raids and to more arrests. Aligarh Satish Gautam accused Bhushan Singh did not comment villages in which the alleged take stern action against the Among those arrested on the district authorities of on the MP's allegations. hooch tragedy victims' last rites liquor mafia. Monday are some persons, who "protecting some corrupt officials SP leader Zameerullah Khan were conducted "without a post- Meanwhile, three people were involved in the manufacture in the excise department and demanded that compensation be mortem examination". in Chandana locality under of alcohol-based products. attempting to implicate some given to all such families. In one He claimed there are several Kuwarsi police station area A large number of vehicles innocent businessmen". He said case, Khan claimed, a woman such cases that can only be traced here fell ill early this morning owned by persons involved in he would raise the issue with whose husband was among the by conducting a detailed survey after consuming liquor. They the illicit liquor trade have also Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. hooch tragedy victims who were of the affected villages. were rushed to the hospital in been seized. Police parties are The MP, who had claimed cremated without a post-mortem Congress leader Pradeep a serious condition, the police checking roadside eateries to on Sunday that the death toll in has been running from pillar to Mathur alleged that the local sources said. ensure that no illicit liquor is sold the hooch tragedy had crossed post with her four-day-old child administration is hiding facts and As of Sunday, 11 of the through such outlets. 35, said the district magistrate to seek compensation. the number of deaths is "much 12 people, including kingpin The SSP said the process of cannot "escape responsibility" of "Can such victims be denied higher". He also accused the state Anil Chaudhary, booked in confiscating the properties of identifying and listing the names ex-gratia relief on vague technical government of "patronising" the connection with the hooch those found to be involved in the of those who have lost their lives grounds?" he asked. liquor mafia. tragedy had been arrested, illicit liquor trade has also started. in this tragedy. The SP leader further claimed In a statement, SSP Naithani according to police. color

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Bank frauds on the rise under Modi govt: Congress Rear Admiral Dhankhar is New Delhi of India (RBI) annual report for were in effect for until December 31, New Flag Officer Sea Training The Congress on Monday alleged 2020-21 points out certain alarming 2020, the fraud amount for the entire that banking frauds have risen under statistics and alleged that the failure of year was still Rs 1,38,422 crore, Kochi the Modi government and accused it the Modi government in controlling Vallabh said. Rear Admiral Rajesh of allowing the fraudsters to either infections due to the second wave of "In the last 3 years, the average Dhankhar, an alumnus of Indian continue functioning in the country COVID-19 is denting a heavy blow fraud amount increased from Rs 10.5 Naval Academy, will be the new or leave. again to the economy. crore in 2018-19 to Rs 21.3 crore in Flag Officer Sea Training. Citing an Reserve Bank of India He said, "The March 2021 round 2019-20 to Rs 18.8 crore in 2020- Dhankhar, commissioned in (RBI) report, Congress spokesperson of the Reserve Bank's consumer 21. The average fraud amount was the Navy on July 1, 1990, will Gourav Vallabh alleged that there confidence survey (CCS) showed a Rs 4.2 crore in 2014-15. Hence, the assume charge as Flag Officer Sea Training on Tuesday. have been bank frauds to the tune of worsening consumer sentiment on average fraud amount has become 4 According to a defence release, the Flag Officer is a 5 trillion rupees. the back of deteriorating sentiments to 5 times under Modi 1.0 and Modi specialist in navigation and direction and has served on "The Modi government has on general economic situation, 2.0," he alleged. frontline warships of the Navy as Navigating Officer and weakened the banking system by income and prices." The Congress leader alleged that Operations Officer. He has done instructional tenures at allowing the fraudsters to either On bank frauds, he said, the RBI the details provided by RBI highlight Project 15 Training Team, Mumbai, Mids Wing Officer continue functioning in the country report says the cases and amount has a glaring reality on both the fraud Cadet School, Singapore, and at Navigation & Direction or leave the country without making been on a rapid rise since 2014-15. and the state of the economy and it School, Kochi. He later served as the Executive Officer any efforts to recover the fraud "In the year 2020-21 alone, the clearly vindicates the fact that the and Principal Warfare Officer of Guided Missile Destroyer amounts. It has also not provided total amount of fraud was Rs 1.38 Modi government is all talk and no INS Delhi. A graduate of Defence Services Staff College, enough capital support to the banks. lakh crore," he said. action, similar to all its poll promises. Wellington, Rear Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar has attended "The Congress party urges that The total fraud amount has "Why has the government failed the Higher Command Course at the JMSDF Command & the Modi government handles these been increasing since 2014-15 and to curb the bank frauds in the last Staff College, Tokyo, Japan in 2011-12. fraudsters with an iron fist and increased at a Compound Annual 7 years? What is the government The Flag Officer is a recipient of Nau Sena Medal make sure that the entire amount, Growth Rate (CAGR) of 57 per cent doing to recover the amount involved (Gallantry) for undertaking non-combatant evacuation that belongs to our nation, be up to 2019-20, he said, adding that in these bank frauds? How much of Indian and foreign personnel from Yemen as part of recovered as soon as possible," he for the year 2020-21, when loan amount has been collected from these Operation Rahat in April 2015. reporters. moratorium was in effect till August fraudsters who are weakening our He is also a keen golfer and a student of International Vallabh said the Reserve Bank 31, 2020 and restructuring initiatives banking system," he asked. Relations and Maritime History. Delhi likely to get Sputnik V in June: Kejriwal New Delhi The process of lifting the lockdown Asked on the issue of states being Delhi is likely to receive the first gradually in the capital also began from held responsible for the procurement of consignment of Sputnik V, the Russian Monday, starting with resumption of vaccines, he said, "How will the states COVID-19 vaccine, in June, Delhi Chief construction activities and reopening procure the vaccines? It has been one- Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday, of factories for a week. However, many and-a-half to two months since the Centre while stressing that vaccination is key to people also faced certain issues on the had announced that states should float the the fight against coronavirus. first day. tenders. There are 36 states and Union The chief minister also said the On being asked about the problems Territories. Every state and every political city currently has around 944 cases of faced by people, he said, "We will rectify party has tried its best to procure the mucormycosis or black fungus, including whatever issues people are facing. I vaccines by filing global tenders." 300 at the central government-run observed that the portal was facing some Kejriwal said none of the states have hospitals. around 650 in Delhi government hospitals. issues today. We are working towards been able to procure a single injection on He inaugurated a free walk-in However, the supply of injections is low. resolving those and all the other issues their own until now. vaccination facility for journalists and We had received 1,000 injections the day based on the feedback from f the people," "It has become apparent that states are their families at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya before yesterday, but did not receive any he added. not able to procure vaccines on their own at DDU Marg in ITO. injections yesterday. It takes 3-4 injections Kejriwal had shared a video on Twitter and the central government has to do it. "We have started this vaccination per person per day," he said. in which Haryana Chief Minister M L States should be held responsible if and facility for journalists and their families. Kejriwal said Delhi is likely to get a Khattar had accused him of politicising when they are not able to make proper There was a demand from journalists to consignment of the Sputnik V vaccine that the vaccination issue and had said that the arrangements to administer the vaccines start a special vaccination facility for them. will be imported by the firm concerned national capital is getting more vaccine after the Centre has procured, produced The vaccines are being administered to after June 20. doses than other states. and supplied the vaccines to us. those who are in the 18-44 age group as "Sputnik will probably offer vaccines Khattar even suggested that Delhi was "Thus, I feel that procurement, well as those aged above 45. after June 20. They will start the vaccine vaccinating people at a fast pace. production, and distribution of the "I urge all journalists to come in large production from the month of August. They On being asked about Khattar's vaccines is the responsibility of the numbers and get vaccinated. You can are importing the vaccines right now, and remarks and his tweet, he said, "If we do central government, and administering the protect yourself from coronavirus only they will allot a section of their imported not vaccinate people at a faster pace and vaccines is the responsibility of the state through vaccination," he told reporters. vaccines to the Delhi government," he said. as soon as possible, how will we ensure governments." The chief minister said there are The Drugs Controller General of vaccination for all our people and protect There are people in the 18-44 age around 650 cases of the black fungus in India (DCGI) has granted permission them from corona?" group who had received the first dose of Delhi government hospitals but there is a for restricted emergency use of Sputnik The Delhi government has floated a Covaxin on May 1 and are due for their shortage of drugs used to treat the disease. V with certain conditions. Dr Reddy's global expression of interest (EOI) for the second dose. However, the vaccination for "There are 300 cases of black fungus Laboratories will import the vaccine in procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine on this age group has been shut owing to the in central government hospitals and the country. an urgent basis. stocks getting over. 8 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 National Across State Fiscal deficit for 2020-21 Central Vista essential at 9.3 pc of GDP: CGA project, work to continue: HC New Delhi Fiscal deficit for 2020-21 was at 9.3 per cent of the gross domestic New Delhi by November 2021 and, therefore, it should to be product (GDP), lower than 9.5 per cent estimated by the Finance Describing the Central Vista project as "vital and allowed to continue. Ministry in the revised Budget estimates, according to the CGA data. essential", the Delhi High Court on Monday allowed The plea for halting the work was moved by Unveiling the revenue-expenditure data of the Union government construction work on the project to continue and Anya Malhotra, a translator, and Sohail Hashmi, for 2020-21, the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners for a historian and documentary filmmaker. The two said that the revenue deficit at the end of the fiscal was 7.42 per cent. their "motivated" plea. had contended in their PIL In absolute terms, the The court said the that the project was not an fiscal deficit works out to be legality of the project essential activity and can be Rs 18,21,461 crore. was already upheld by put on hold for time being. For this financial year, the Supreme Court. It The project entails the government had initially added that even the Delhi construction activities on pegged the fiscal deficit Disaster Management Rajpath and the surrounding at Rs 7.96 lakh crore or Authority allowed it to lawns from the India Gate 3.5 per cent of the GDP continue, workers were to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in the budget presented in already present at the site according to the petition, February 2020. and, therefore, "we see no filed through advocates The government in the revised estimates in the Budget for reason to stop the work". Gautam Khazanchi and 2021-22 forecast a higher fiscal deficit of 9.5 per cent of the GDP A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Pradyuman Kaistha. or Rs 18,48,655 crore for the fiscal ended in March due to a rise in Jyoti Singh dismissed the plea seeking to halt the The project envisages building a new Parliament expenditure on account of the outbreak of COVID-19 and moderation project during the coronavirus pandemic, saying the House, a new residential complex to house offices in revenue during this fiscal year. petition was "motivated" and "not a genuine PIL". and the prime minister and the vice president. It Fiscal deficit had soared to a high of 4.6 per cent of the Gross It imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners. will also have new office buildings and a Central Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019-20, mainly due to poor revenue The court said under the contract awarded to the Secretariat to accommodate various ministries realisation. Shapoorji Pallonji Group, work had to be completed 'offices. Third wave? Govt to ramp up health infra for children New Delhi audit what is required and what might Amid fears that the potential third be required in a worst case scenario,” wave of Covid-19 might impact children said Paul. more, India is in the process of adopting He said a national expert group on fresh guidelines on pediatric Covid pediatric Covid had given a detailed disease with a group of experts telling report which would be adopted soon. the government to prepare for the worst The push in the direction follows and ramp up hospital infrastructure for realisation that 2-3 per cent of the children. children infected with Covid might need VK Paul, Member, Health, NITI hospitalisation. Paul said the plan was Aayog, today said though there was no to ramp up pediatric hospital facilities evidence of serious Covid disease in by 2.5 times. children, the impact could increase if the He also shared evidence of a new virus changed its behaviour. serious post-Covid disease among “Our focus on pediatric Covid children which showed up two to six disease is gaining attention. We will weeks after recovery and could turn into strengthen our systems for children and an emergency situation.

Gonda (UP) The deceased have been identified as Nisar Ahmad (35), Eight people, including three children, have been killed Rubina Bano (32), Shamshad (28), Sairunisha (35), Shahbaz 8 killed in when a double-storey house in Tikri village here collapsed (14), Noori Saba (12), Meraj (11) and Mohammad Shoeab (2). after an LPG cylinder explosion, police said on Wednesday. Superintendent of Police, Santosh Kumar Mishra said Seven people have been grievously injured in the Tuesday personnel of the force immediately reached the spot after cylinder night incident and they have been rushed to Lucknow for receiving information of the incident on its helpline. better treatment, officials said. "Forensic teams are collecting samples from the site and explosion in "The LPG cylinder exploded in the house of one Nurul a probe has been ordered into the incident." Chief Minister Hasan around 10 pm on Tuesday which led to the double- Yogi Adityanath condoled the deaths and directed officials to storey house to collapse. Eight people died in the incident provide good treatment to the injured. He asked the district UP, building while seven others were seriously injured," District Magistrate magistrate to probe the cause of the incident and submit the collapses Markandey Shahi said. report to the government. Across State Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 9 Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Swapan Dasgupta on GDP, unemployment renominated to Rajya Sabha New Delhi New Delhi Congress leader Rahul Former journalist Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Swapan Dasgupta, who Prime Minister Narendra had resigned from Rajya Modi over the adverse GDP Sabha and unsuccessfully and unemployment figures contested the recent West and raised the issue of Bengal assembly elections "shortage" of drugs for on a BJP ticket, has been treating black fungus. renominated to the Upper "PM's hall of shame - House of Parliament by the Minimum GDP, Maximum government. Unemployment," he said Noted lawyer Mahesh to the Council of States to the demise of Raghunath on Twitter and shared a Jethmalani was also to fill the seat which has Mohapatra for the reminder graph showing a rise in nominated to Rajya Sabha fallen vacant due to his his (Mohapatra's) term unemployment among the India began pulling out of elaborate. by the cental government. resignation for his reminder i.e till 13-07-2024. The youth since 2014. a steep pandemic-induced After thousands of "In exercise of the term viz - 24-04-2022," President nominates His remarks came a day recession in the earlier six cases of black fungus were powers conferred by according to a Home renowned personalities to after data released by the months. reported among COVID-19 sub-clause (a) of clause Ministry notification. the Upper House on the National Statistical Office Gandhi also posed patients in the country, the (1) of article 80 of the In a separate advice of the government. (NSO) showed that India's questions to the Centre on May 20 urged all Constitution of India, notification, the Home The nominated economy contracted by 7.3 central government on states and union territories read with clause (3) of Ministry said Jethmalani members are drawn from percent in the fiscal year mucormycosis or "black to declare it as a notifiable that article, the President has been nominated to fields such as literature, ended March 2021 after the fungus epidemic". disease under the Epidemic is pleased to renominate Rajya Sabha to fill the seat science, sports, art and growth rate picked up in the "What is being done Diseases Act to ensure Shri Swapan Dasgupta that has fallen vacant due social service. fourth quarter, just before about the shortage of mandatory surveillance to the world's worst outbreak drug Amphotericin B? tackle the "new challenge". of coronavirus infections What is the procedure for The government had hit the country. helping the patient get said that the shortage of 86% Indians maintain digital The gross domestic this medicine," he said on Amphotericin B shortage product (GDP) in Asia's Twitter. will be resolved soon as five hygiene amid remote work: Report third-largest economy "Instead of providing more pharma companies grew by 1.6 percent in treatment, why is the Modi have got new drug approval New Delhi of 648 new threats per has visited their home the January-March period, government embroiling for producing it in India, in While there has been minute. "While the and has connected to up from 0.5 percent in the public in formalities," addition to the existing six an increase in Covid- study indicates that more their internet. "Remote the previous quarter when he also asked, but did not pharma companies. themed attacks targeting Indians are digitally working, online learning, people working remotely, connected owing to the and a surge in the usage more Indians (86 per pandemic, they are also of connected devices cent of those surveyed) now actively taking due to more time being India, Australia look forward to have implemented more steps to keep themselves spent indoors has resulted protection for their digital protected from online in increased digital devices at home, a report threats," said Venkat dependence among holding ‘2+2’ talks soon: Rajnath showed on Wednesday. Krishnapur, vice- Indians," Krishnapur said. New Delhi in the backdrop of the current regional Nearly 88 per cent president of engineering More than half of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and situation and expressed satisfaction at the of Indian consumers feel and managing director, Indians (58 per cent) his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton growing military ties between the two more digitally connected McAfee India. indicate having a good on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation countries. since the pandemic via "The spike in our understanding of the data during which they reviewed the progress “Both sides reviewed the progress devices, online activities digital footprints during they store on their mobile of various defence cooperation initiatives on various bilateral defence cooperation and connected homes, this time, makes it devices. Nearly 81 per between the two countries and resolved initiatives and expressed commitment and 57 per cent of them critical for everyone to cent of Indians said that to convene a “2+2” ministerial dialogue to further elevate engagements between that digital hygiene or the understand the importance since 2020, members at the earliest. the armed forces. During the dialogue, lack of it can put them of online security and in their household have The “2+2 dialogue” between the foreign both ministers expressed their intent to and their families at risk, take measures towards started to participate in and defence ministers was instituted as convene the 2+2 ministerial dialogue at according to cybersecurity protecting themselves," distance learning via part of an overall goal to expand strategic the earliest,” it said in a statement. firm McAfee's '2021 Krishnapur said in a virtual platforms. cooperation between the two countries. Both ministers acknowledged the Consumer Security statement. Two out of However, less than India has such a framework for talks with momentum that defence cooperation Mindset Survey'. three Indians check if half (36 per cent) of these a very few countries, including the US between India and Australia has achieved Cybercriminals have the network that they are purchased new security/ and Japan. following the upgrade of the partnership worked feverishly to joining is secure before protection technology Rajnath Singh said he spoke to Dutton to a comprehensive strategic partnership launch Covid-themed connecting. to protect their family about measures taken by both countries to in June 2020. attacks that increased by Furthermore, more and home when distance fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Last June, India and Australia had 240 per cent in Q3 2020 than half (53 per cent) learning was introduced The Defence Ministry said the two announced to upgrade their “2+2” dialogue and 114 per cent in Q4 feel more vulnerable into their new life routine, ministers reviewed the defence cooperation from level of secretaries to that of ministers. last year, with an average to risks when someone the findings showed. color

10 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 Global View Across State U.S. to detail plan for global distribution of 80 million vaccine doses San Jose, Costa Rica Blinken said the announcement would reveal the The United States will announce in the next two weeks criteria and details of the process. how it will distribute 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses The Biden administration has been under pressure to it has pledged globally, U.S. Secretary of State Antony share vaccines to help curb worsening outbreaks from Blinken said on Tuesday. India to Brazil, where health experts fear new, more Speaking at a joint news conference with Costa Rican contagious coronavirus variants could undermine the President Carlos Alvarado, Blinken said the administration effectiveness of available shots. of U.S. President Joe Biden would focus on equitable As the pandemic outlook within the United States distribution and not tie political strings to the process. brightens with advancing vaccinations, the aid pledge is On Monday, Biden said his administration would send central to the administration's drive to use U.S. vaccine at least 20 million doses of the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE , supply as a tool to counter Chinese and Russian vaccine Moderna Inc and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, on top of diplomacy. 60 million AstraZeneca Plc doses he had already planned Costa Rica's Alvarado stressed that his country was to give to other countries. vaccines," Blinken said during his first trip as secretary hoping for prompt news on vaccine distribution. "Sometime within the next two weeks we will be of state to Latin America, which is fighting to contain Earlier on Tuesday, the World Bank urged the United announcing the process by which we will distribute those COVID-19. States to free up excess vaccines. Canada allows mixing and Netanyahu: Will risk matching Covid vaccines friction with US over Iran Ottawa Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has announced its updated guidance to allow mixing and matching approved Covid-19 vaccines in most scenarios. Under the updated guidance, people who received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine may receive Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second dose, unless contraindicated. Four Public Health Officer Theresa found mixing and matching vaccines, developed by Pfizer, Tam said at a press conference AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines Moderna, AstraZeneca and on Tuesday. was both safe and effective at Johnson & Johnson, have been While NACI is advising preventing Covid-19. authorized for use in Canada to that the vaccines can be safely "This is not a new concept, date, Xinhua reported. used in combination, Tam said so having a multi-dose series The new guidance also Canadians should try to get the in terms of vaccines given by Tel Aviv 2015 Iran nuclear accord. advises that the Pfizer and same dose in a series if possible, manufacturers is something that Israel Prime Minister “If we have to choose, I Moderna vaccines can be mixed specifically when receiving public health have used over time Benjamin Netanyahu said on hope it doesn't happen, between for first and second doses. Pfizer or Moderna. for many other vaccines," Tam Tuesday that he was prepared to friction with our great friend the But it is not recommending "NACI is not recommending said. "When vaccines program risk tension with the US if that was United States and eliminating the AstraZeneca after a first shot of just use them interchangeably, and supplies change, this is not what it took to neutralise Iran's existential threat — eliminating Pfizer or Moderna because of but mostly try and use the same an unusual thing to do." nuclear capabilities. the existential threat wins,” safety concerns and limited data vaccine for the second dose," Tam More than 13 million people The embattled premier, whose Netanyahu said. on the use of this combination. said. "If you can't find it, or you have received at least one dose of political future is in question just He spoke at a ceremony for "NACI has worked to quickly don't know what someone had, the Pfizer vaccine in Canada, in 11 days out from a bruising war, David Barnea, the new chief of adapt this guidance on the use of whether it's Pfizer or Moderna contrast to over 3.5 million of the said Israel's biggest threat remains Israel's Mossad spy agency. COVID-19 vaccines in Canada for the first dose, another vaccine Moderna vaccine and more than the possibility of a nuclear-armed Iran has accused Israel of to ensure optimal protection of can be considered." 2.1 million of the AstraZeneca Iran. He said Israel was prepared being behind a number of attacks Canadians at pace with the ever- The updated NACI guidance vaccine as of May 22, according to prevent that from happening killing Iranian nuclear scientists changing circumstances during is based on emerging research to the Public Health Agency of even if the United States and other or sabotaging Iranian nuclear this pandemic," Canada's Chief from Spain and the UK that Canada. nations succeed in reinstating the facilities. Across State Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 11 PM-led panel for ex-SC judge Mishra as Frivolous cases making NHRC chief, Kharge dissents SC dysfunctional, says New Delhi candidates. Mishra had recently made Justice Chandrachud Prime Minister Narendra Modi- This is the first time in the NHRC’s news for praising the PM as New Delhi led five member selection committee 27 years that the commission will be an “internationally acclaimed Frivolous cases were has recommended the name of former headed by a former SC judge and visionary who could think consuming most of its time, Supreme Court Judge Arun Kumar not a former Chief Justice of India. globally and act locally” and a making it “dysfunctional” Mishra as the next chairperson of the The NDA government had in 2019 “versatile genius”. by causing inordinate National Human Rights Commission amended the Protection of Human He was selected from a list delays in hearing of cases (NHRC). Rights Act, which earlier mandated of 12. He retired from the apex of national importance, However, Leader of Opposition that the NHRC chief should be a court in September 2020. The the Supreme Court said on in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge former CJI.t final orders on the appointment Tuesday. dissented to the decision questioning The law was changed to of the NHRC chairman will “We as an institution the absence of the names of eligible allow appointment of a former come from President Ram Nath must not spend our time candidates from marginalised SC judge as the commission Kovind on the recommendation dealing with frivolous Matters” or “Not Ready communities in short list of 12 chief. Former SC Judge Arun of the selection committee. matters. This wastes the Regular Hearing” matters. time of the court and The Bench got irked suggests that we have a lot to see an application in of time. Serious matters a matter that had already must be given time,” a been disposed of. Bench headed by Justice “We cannot pass COVID-19 treatment rates to DY Chandrachud said another order in an already while hearing a consumer disposed of matter. We dispute. shouldn’t be hearing be reduced in Maharashtra As on May 1 this year, you. Actually, this is Mumbai scheme, he said. 67,898 cases were pending how the SC is becoming The Maharashtra "The government in the Supreme Court. Out dysfunctional. Judges have government on Tuesday has announced various of 67,898 pending matters, to spend their important announced rationalisation packages for treatment 12,945 matters are such time going through these of the rates of COVID-19 covering all the costs which can’t be listed for files before the start of the treatment at private including doctor's visit “hearing” as they are either day,” commented Justice hospitals which is expected and bed charges," he “Incomplete Miscellaneous Chandrachud. to give relief to patients added. outside big cities. "Maharashtra is a The earlier rates, progressive state, so ABVP writes to President for prescribed by the the government is government during the first bearing the expenses of appointment of new JNU VC wave of the pandemic, were treatment," Tope said. based on the rates prevalent Besides COVID-19, New Delhi Shivam Chaurasia said. in Mumbai, said health mucormycosis (black The Akhil Bharatiya Meanwhile, the Delhi minister Rajesh Tope. fungus) treatment is Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) University Students' Union "We have now decided also covered under the Tuesday submitted a (DUSU), which is also led to rationalise them further, MJPJAY, he noted. memorandum to President by the ABVP, presented a so the charges will be "There are some Ram Nath Kovind, memorandum of demands reduced in tehsil- and 4,000 cases of seeking the appointment to the DU VC to address district-level hospitals," mucormycosis in the of a new vice chancellor academic and exam issues. he said. The government has covered under the state at present. We of the Jawaharlal Nehru It said in a statement that Tope was speaking to also identified the private Mahatma Jyotiba are trying to make the University (JNU). Current students and representatives reporters after attending hospitals where the Phule Jan Arogya medicine for it available vice chancellor M Jagadesh voiced their "opinions and a meeting with cabinet coronavirus infection Yojana (MJPJAY), the to all patients," the Kumar is on six months' impediments in the General colleagues and officials. treatment would be state's health insurance health minister said. extension after his term Body Meeting where more ended in January. The than 52 college unions of student body urged the DU decided to propose their Gujarat government recruits 2,938 school teachers President for the permanent demands". "...that included appointment of a new vice another chance for students Ahmedabad Speaking on the occasion, CM as saying. Rupani said the chancellor since "important giving assignment based The Gujarat government on Rupani said the entire recruitment state government has recruited over responsibilities are being evaluation (ABE) to submit Tuesday appointed more than 2,900 process was conducted in a face-less 14,000 schoolteachers in the last 10 discharged temporarily". their assignments, a request teachers for grant-in-aid higher and transparent manner. years. On the occasion, education "Decisions are not being to frame a University policy secondary schools in the state. Though schools are shut due to secretary Vinod Rao said the taken at a quick pace in the wherein the component Chief Minister Vijay Rupani coronavirus, the government went student-teacher ratio has dropped interest of the university, of attendance is not to gave appointment letters to 2,938 ahead with the recruitment to make below 30:1 after the recruitment so the appointment of a be added in the marking 'Teaching Assistants' or teachers at sure students of Classes 11 and of 2,938 teachers for grant-in-aid permanent vice-chancellor of ABE by colleges and a virtual ceremony in Gandhinagar, 12 do not suffer due to a shortage higher secondary schools in the becomes imperative," results to be declared said a government release. of teachers, the release quoted the state. ABVP JNU president immediately," it demanded. 12 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 EdiTrack Across State Managing Yaas disaster

Cyclone Yaas, designated affected areas, it seems like a job ‘very severe’ by meteorological well done. Barely a week earlier, experts, made landfall on Cyclone Tauktae struck the west the country’s east coast on coast, causing 174 fatalities, Wednesday, leaving a trail while 81 persons are still of destruction in Odisha and missing. While Tauktae was more West Bengal. Farther inland, powerful of the two, it seems the Jharkhand too was affected as loss of lives due to Tauktae could Yaas developed into a deep have been lesser if more urgency depression over it and interior had been displayed — in the Odisha. The damage was case of the ONGC Barge P305, severest in Odisha and West for instance. Bengal — according to initial India Meteorological estimates by their governments, Department chief Mrutyunjay hundreds of villages and towns Mohapatra has suggested that were inundated, lakhs of homes the increased frequency of destroyed, property washed intense cyclones could be linked away or lost and infrastructure to climate change, though he ruined. The damage to farmland did admit that more research and standing crops, and loss of and analysis is needed on livestock will be more accurately the subject. Experts believe worked out in time, providing us that climate change is leaving a clearer picture of the losses. from their homes and housed in shelters. a cascading effect on our With thousands of big trees uprooted in The Coast Guard ensured that fishing boats ecosystem — melting glaciers, rising sea forests and reserves, the impact on ecology returned safely before the storm hit. Personnel levels, unseasonal snow and heat could be and environment would be severe, too. from the National Disaster Response Force — at the bottom of many natural disasters. This Amidst this horror, one figure stands out which deployed 113 rescue teams — and the could be interpreted as nature’s increasingly — while even one death is one too many, the Army rescued hundreds of people who had insistent warning to us. single-digit toll suggests that the governments either refused to evacuate or were trapped by // satyasya paramaṁ nidhānam // were effective in their efforts to minimise the the storm. All in all, considering the severity of We would like to hear from you. Please share your comments on loss of lives. Lakhs of people were evacuated the storm and the density of population in the [email protected]

"Life is either a daring adventure Choksi’s extradition or nothing at all." -Helen Keller Indian govt on track, should be prepared for the long haul

NDIA has come a vital treaties/arrangements with 58 Printer-Publisher & Editor In Chief step closer to securing countries, including Antigua the extradition of fugitive and Barbuda, but none with Sanjay Mangesh Bhaire I Allied publication Across Mumbai diamantaire Mehul Choksi, Dominica. It’s obvious that (Marathi & Hindi) who is wanted in the Rs Choksi and his ilk will try Managing Editor 13,500-crore bank loan fraud every trick in the book to Suchita Bhaire case. New Delhi is banking escape extradition — right Editor on cooperation from Antigua from citing the virulence of Sreeraj N. and Barbuda, the Caribbean the Covid pandemic in India Legal Advisor country Choksi had fled to to ‘below-par’ conditions in Adv. Ameet Mehta in January 2018, days before Indian prisons. The Centre Special Correspondents the scam came to light, must be prepared for the long K V Raman Vinod Raghavan and Dominica, where he is haul and proactively address Asha Gopalan Menon presently detained. India is for the ruling dispensation to Lok Sabha that the CBI and all issues that can delay the Chief Designer also hopeful of bringing back celebrate or pat itself on the the Enforcement Directorate fugitives’ return. Extradition, Vikram Jadav another runaway diamantaire, back. were pursuing legal action however, will be only half Cartoonist Choksi’s nephew Nirav Eradicating corruption to bring back 28 Indians, the battle won. The bigger Sunil Vinekar Modi, whose extradition and retrieving black money including Choksi, Nirav challenge is to take the cases Photographers was approved by the UK stashed abroad were the Modi, businessman Vijay to their logical conclusion by Ajit Raut Bhooshan Koyande government in April this major promises that had Mallya and former IPL chief completing the trial in a time- year. These are promising propelled the BJP-led NDA to Lalit Modi. The Fugitive bound manner and convicting Contributors and Advertisements Satish Shetty developments for the power in 2014. However, the Economic Offenders Act, the culprits. Ensuring Savita Tiwari Narendra Modi government, long list of fugitive economic 2018, was enacted with the comeuppance for those who J D Rodrigues which has been repeatedly offenders living outside India objective of deterring such have ridden roughshod over Circulation Dept. accused of not doing continues to be a thorn in the elements from evading the Indian laws would be the Dinesh Gupta Suchit Kumar Saytonday enough to catch the big fish. government’s flesh. In July process of law in India. ultimate deterrence. However, it is way too early 2018, the Centre had told the India has extradition Across State Opinion Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 13 Regulating digital media Keeping Covid at bay Tightrope act over privacy, social order NCR should take a cue from Gurugram’s villages

The tussle over an individual’s right world, such as Europe, users can refuse to privacy vis-a-vis the state’s duty to to allow WhatsApp to share their data — identify and punish wrongdoers has taken in India, this option is not given to the Thirteen villages of has come down in recent entering the premises. an interesting turn. The management of users. WhatsApp bends to the rules of Gurugram district have weeks. The majority of In Delhi, the authorities WhatsApp, the messaging application the European Union because they have a managed to ward off the these infections are being have been struggling to used by 53 crore Indians, has gone to data protection law in place there — in virus by strictly following reported from Gurugram’s make people see reason court against the Indian Government India, such a law has been in the works Covid-appropriate norms urban areas, pointing to and follow the pandemic guidelines under which digital media for two years but it is yet to see the light and observing a total laxity on the part of the safety protocol. On May companies are sought to be regulated. of day. This has enabled WhatsApp to lockdown, shutting out people in terms of wearing 23, the Delhi Police Citing user privacy, WhatsApp has taken discriminate against Indian users. outsiders. The respective masks and maintaining did not challan people the moral high ground. The new rules Over the last few years, after several panchayats deserve a pat social distancing. for violating Covid-19 state, among other things, that digital cases of mob violence following rumours on the back for encouraging Other places in the guidelines and instead gave media companies such as WhatsApp must disseminated over WhatsApp, the self-discipline and self- National Capital Region them masks and flowers disclose the identity of the ‘first originator company has attempted to arrest spread of sufficiency among the (NCR), such as Faridabad, to raise awareness about of information’ when the government misinformation. In a significant judgment residents. About 65 other Ghaziabad and Noida, sticking to the basics. seeks it. WhatsApp contends that in order in 2017, the Supreme Court ruled that villages in the district are are also finding it hard It’s a pity that grown-ups to comply with the new rules, it would individual privacy is a fundamental on course to being declared to tame the virus due to have to be schooled to have to break the end-to-end encryption right, except when ‘legality, necessity Covid-free as they have just half-hearted enforcement shun complacency and that ensures user privacy, undermining and proportionality’ all outweigh it; one case each. These are the of the restrictions and indiscipline. The entire people’s right to privacy. digital media companies, thus, must findings of a door-to-door recklessness on the part NCR needs to take a cue But there’s much more to the issue disclose the identity of those causing or survey being conducted of the residents. The sorry from Gurugram’s 13 than just user privacy. The new user abetting crime through rumours or hate by the health department state of affairs is summed villages and mend its ways. policy of WhatsApp, introduced earlier speech. Free speech advocates, however, in Gurugram’s rural areas. up by Thursday’s incident The second wave seems this year, allows it to share an individual’s fear that the government could use this Amid these green shoots, in Greater Noida, where to be subsiding, but it’s information — generated when a user provision to stifle dissent or criticism of the overall situation in the two young men hurled way too early to take it interacts with a business account on its policies. Seeing the track record of district continues to be a abuse at a doctor and his easy. Nobody is safe until WhatsApp — with its parent company, the governments, it is a legitimate fear. cause for concern. Its daily staff, issued threats and everyone is safe — it’s as Facebook, and other group firms. The Among these competing interests, a fair caseload remains among opened fire outside the simple as that. idea is for Facebook to use this data to balance must be brought through debate, the highest in Haryana, clinic after one of them was its financial benefit. In other parts of the negotiation and a new law. though the positivity rate told to wear a mask before

With just 53 days to go for the biggest across the world would land in Japan — is prioritising money over the safety of festival of youth and sport, the Olympic could turn into a superspreader. There’s athletes and Japan’s population, ignoring Games in Tokyo, several parts of Japan the worry that Covid-19 variants could public opinion. are being ravaged by the coronavirus wreak havoc in the densely-populated The Japanese government too does not Olympics pandemic. Several cities and regions of country. want to cancel or postpone the event — it the country, including Tokyo, have been In this backdrop, the insistence of has already spent over $15.4 billion to in a state of emergency for weeks, and it the International Olympic Committee organise the Olympics, and a cancellation has been extended to June 20. Less than (IOC) that the idea of calling off the would mean a dead loss of this sum. during 5 per cent of the country’s population has Olympics is ‘off the table’ is intriguing, Also, cancellation would lead to a loss of been given Covid-19 vaccine shots — to say the least. The cost-benefit analysis face for a country that prides itself on its the lowest vaccination rate among the of the Olympic Games has a benefit that efficiency. In all such debates, the human world’s rich countries. The clamour to is completely irresistible — money. cost is often ignored — the pain of the pandemic call off the Olympics has been growing The Olympics are the cash cow of IOC, dead and the dying, and of the ones left stronger, with a new survey showing that which is sitting on an estimated reserve behind. If the money involved were small, 83 per cent of the respondents want them of $1 billion. The biggest chunk of IOC’s cancelling the Olympics would have been to be either cancelled or postponed — up profits comes from broadcaster fees, a no-brainer. However, the government Why Japan, IOC have not from 69 per cent in April. Associations of which account for roughly 75 per cent and the organisers must note this — if the physicians have issued a stern warning of the revenues. Another 18 per cent Games are held and there is a steep rise that the event — during which thousands revenues come from corporate partners. in infections, the economic loss could be cancelled the event of athletes, delegates and media from It’s big money. To put it crudely, IOC greater. 14 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 Across State Climate change: six priorities for pulling carbon out of the air Fuel Standard and the Australian Carbon Farming Initiative both incentivise businesses to capture and store CO2. Leaving the EU Common Agriculture Policy means the UK has its own opportunity to pay farmers to put carbon into their soils, trees and crops. 5. Monitoring, reporting and verifying This is the vital but unglamorous work of ensuring carbon removal is properly documented and accurately measured. Without it, citizens would rightly worry whether any of this was real, and whether governments were simply handing out public money to companies for nothing in return. To reach net zero emissions into balance. Done badly, it could which distracts from the critical supported, and will want to see Monitoring, reporting and by 2050, global emissions must be a dangerous distraction. task of reducing emissions. So that reducing emissions remains verifying carbon storage in soil be cut faster and deeper than how do we get removals right? the priority. is a major challenge, requiring the world has yet managed. But Getting removal right As the scientists who will Consultation is vital. a complex system of in-field even then, some hard-to-treat Greenhouse gases can be lead a national greenhouse gas Democratic processes, such as sampling, satellites and models. sources of pollution in aviation, removed from the atmosphere in removal hub, we've sketched out citizen assemblies, can help to Even for trees there are gaps agriculture and cement making several different ways. CO2 can six priorities. find solutions that are attractive to in international reporting in may linger for longer than we be captured by plants as they grow 1. A clear vision different communities, increasing many countries, and no agreed would like. It will take time for or absorbed by soils, minerals or The UK government has their legitimacy. method for reporting direct air clean alternatives to arrive and chemicals, and locked up in the yet to decide how much CO2 3. Innovation capture and storage, which uses replace them. biosphere, oceans, underground, it wants to remove from the The types of approaches that chemicals to absorb CO2 from That means the world also or even in long-lived products atmosphere, the specific methods remove CO2 permanently are at the air. needs to find and ramp up ways of such as construction materials it prefers, and whether 2050 is an an early stage of development 6. Decision-making taking CO2 out of the atmosphere (including timber or aggregates). endpoint or a stepping stone to and cost hundreds of pounds A lot of information about to stabilise the climate. Just These stores vary in size more removals beyond. A clear per tonne of CO2 removed. CO2 removal resides in academic meeting the UK's net zero target and stability, and methods for vision would help people see the They are more expensive than literature and focuses on global- is likely to require the removal getting carbon into them vary merits of investing to remove most decarbonisation measures scale scenarios. But actually of 100 million tonnes of CO2 in cost and readiness. Trees, for CO2, while also indicating which such as energy efficient lighting, doing it will involve people a year, similar in size to current instance, are literally a shovel- emissions sources should be insulation, solar and wind power ranging from local farmers to emissions from the country's ready way to soak up carbon with stopped entirely. or electric cars. Government international financiers. All will largest-emitting sector, road many additional benefits. But the 2. Public support support for research and need tools to help them make transport, but in reverse. carbon they store can be released Carbon removal at the scales development, and policies to better decisions, from easy- The UK government's by fires, pests or logging. Storing under discussion will have big encourage deployment are also to-read manuals to improved announcement of 31.5 million CO2 underground offers a more implications for communities crucial to stimulate innovation models. pounds (USD 44.7 million) stable reservoir and could hold and the environment. Entire and bring down costs. These priorities will guide in support for research and 100 times as much, but methods landscapes and livelihoods will 4. Incentives our research, and will be things to development of carbon removal of injecting it from the air are change. The government already How does a business earn a look out for in the government's is welcome. And while trials expensive and at an early stage aims to plant enough trees to profit from removing CO2 from emerging removal strategy. They of new tech will help, there are of development. Nevertheless, a cover twice the area of Bristol the air? Except for trees, there need to involve businesses and many social issues that need to be raft of innovations, competitions each year. are no long-term, government- citizens, not just policymakers tackled if removing greenhouse and start-ups are emerging. These changes need to offer backed incentives for the removal and scientists. gases is to succeed. Some experts worry that other benefits and align with the and storage of carbon. Unfortunately, it is so late in Done right, carbon carbon removal could prove to values of local people. People The UK government can the day that we can't afford to get removal could be the perfect be a mirage particularly at the care not only about the removal learn from efforts in other this wrong. But we are optimistic accompaniment to emissions massive scales assumed in some techniques themselves, but countries. The 45Q tax rebate that there is plenty of scope to cuts, bringing the climate back pathways for reaching net zero also how they are funded and and Californian Low-Carbon get it right. Across State Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 15 Google, Facebook updating website to reflect new grievance officer appointed under IT rules New Delhi WhatsApp also did not complaints. Large digital companies respond to detailed email After the new norms like Google and Facebook queries on the appointment came into effect on May have begun updating of the personnel as required 26, the IT Ministry had their websites to reflect by the new IT rules. turned up the heat on the appointment of the The sources had earlier significant social media grievance officers under the said that besides Google, companies, asking them new social media rules that Facebook and WhatsApp, to immediately report came into effect recently. other significant social compliance and provide According to media intermediaries details of the three key government sources, large like Koo, Sharechat, officials appointed. social media companies Telegram and LinkedIn The new IT rules also like Google, Facebook and too have shared details require significant social WhatsApp have shared with the ministry as per media intermediaries details with the IT Ministry the requirement of the IT - providing services as per the requirement of norms. primarily in the nature the new digital rules, but Under the new rules, of messaging - to Twitter is still not following social media companies enable identification the norms. will have to take down of the "first originator" The new rules require flagged content within of the information significant social media 36 hours, and remove that undermines the intermediaries - those with within 24 hours content sovereignty of India, the other 50 lakh users - to page shows details of Joe will have to acknowledge law firm as a nodal contact that is flagged for nudity, security of the state, or appoint a grievance officer, Grier as a contact person the complaint within 24 person and grievance pornography etc. public order. nodal officer and a chief with an address from hours and dispose of such officer, they added. The Centre has said the The large platforms compliance officer. These Mountain View, US. The complaint within a period This when the IT new rules are designed to have to also publish personnel are required to page also contains details of 15 days from the date of rules clearly require these prevent abuse and misuse periodic compliance be resident in India. on the grievance redressal its receipt; and receive and designated officers of the of platforms, and offer reports every month Industry sources said mechanism for YouTube. acknowledge any order, significant social media users a robust forum for mentioning the details of Facebook and WhatsApp As per the rules, all notice or direction issued platforms to be employees grievance redressal. complaints received and have already shared their intermediaries have to by the authorities. of the company and resident Non-compliance with action taken thereon, and compliance report with prominently publish on The government in India, they pointed out. the rules would result in the number of specific the Ministry of Electronics their website, app or both, sources on Friday had said While Twitter did not these platforms losing the communication links or and IT, and that the details the name of the grievance that Twitter is not following respond to email queries intermediary status that parts of information that the of the new grievance officer and his/her contact the norms. on the issue, its website provides them immunity intermediary has removed officers appointed are details as well as the Twitter has not sent mentions Dharmendra from liabilities over any or disabled access to in being updated to replace mechanism by which a details of the chief Chatur as the 'Resident third-party data hosted pursuance of any proactive the existing information on user or a victim may make compliance officer to the IT Grievance Officer for India by them. In other words, monitoring conducted by these platforms. a complaint. Ministry, and shared details (Interim)'. they could be liable for using automated tools or Google's 'Contact Us' The grievance officer of a lawyer working in a Google, Facebook and criminal action in case of other reasons.

New Delhi The market capitalisation of Hindustan Unilever Eight of the top-10 most of State Bank of India rallied diminished by Rs 8,904.94 Eight of top-10 valued companies together Rs 18,697.06 crore to Rs crore to Rs 5,45,762.50 added Rs 1,39,566.52 3,76,663.23 crore and that of crore. most valued crore in market valuation Kotak Mahindra Bank gained The market capitalisation last week, with Reliance Rs 8,435.06 crore to Rs of Bajaj Finance declined firms add over Industries, TCS and Infosys 3,56,849.67 crore. by Rs 1,282.63 crore to Rs emerging as top performers. Reliance Industries saw its HDFC's valuation rose by 3,38,589.27 crore. On a weekly basis, the market valuation jump by Rs 4,555.41 crore to reach Reliance Industries Rs 1.39 lakh BSE benchmark Sensex Rs 59,590.77 crore to Rs Rs 4,58,418.62 crore and remained the most valued gained 882.40 points or 1.74 13,28,049.94 crore. that of HDFC Bank jumped firm followed by Tata cr in m-cap; per cent. Tata Consultancy by Rs 2,721.71 crore to Rs Consultancy Services, HDFC Only Hindustan Unilever Services added Rs 23,562.96 8,28,341.24 crore. Bank, Infosys, Hindustan Reliance and Bajaj Finance saw losses crore to take its valuation to ICICI Bank added Rs Unilever, HDFC, ICICI in their market capitalisation Rs 11,63,018.74 crore and 608.28 crore to see its Bank, State Bank of India, for the trading week closed Infosys gained Rs 21,395.27 capitalisation reach Rs Kotak Mahindra Bank and Industries on Friday. crore to Rs 5,98,604.10 4,45,171.34 crore. Bajaj Finance. tops chart Among the gainers, crore. In contrast, the valuation color

16 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 Across State No slowdown in decision-making in tel mkt; telcos focused on demand-based capacities: Ericsson Ind New Delhi to pay 10 per cent more for just of view, we are fully prepared," The second wave of COVID 5G connectivity. Bansal said. has not slowed down decision- On whether the delay in So far as the PLI scheme making in the telecom market spectrum auction timelines could is concerned, the company is and operators are focused on dampen India's aspirations for "looking at the policy". managing network capacities a robust 5G play, Bansal said, "We will make a decision based on a spike in data demand, "We have seen the benefits of based on also the timelines for 5G with safety protocols in place, what 5G brings for consumers auction, because when it comes to a top Ericsson India official has and enterprises. It is not about build up and capacity available in said. missing the bus, because it is an our manufacturing facility, we are The Swedish telecom evolving technology. So, the basic okay for now," he said. equipment vendor said it is "fully needs for it are the availability The Department of Telecom prepared" for 5G deployment in of an affordable and adequate (DoT) recently allocated spectrum India as and when rollouts happen, quantity of spectrum. Once that is to operators to start 5G trials, in but it is for the government and available, we can start the rollout the country. The trials will be policymakers to decide on the and movement curbs across India, one is our consumer survey process". conducted at various locations, actual timelines. various states. Remote working (indicating) the willingness for The exact timeline for the including Delhi, Mumbai, Asked if the second severe and social distancing norms have consumers to pay more for 5G 5G rollout is for the regulator Kolkata, Bengaluru, Gujarat, wave of COVID had led to any driven data usage to new highs, services, as they look for robust and government to decide, he Hyderabad, among others, say slowdown in decision-making in pushing telecom operators to and reliable connectivity layer," maintained. industry sources. the telecom market, Nitin Bansal, invest in network capacities. he said. "We can only say, we are Telecom operators have been Managing Director of Ericsson Bansal said Ericsson is fully The willingness to pay more ready for deployments, whenever allocated spectrum in 700 Mhz India and Head of Network prepared for 5G deployments for 5G would also translate into they start to happen," Bansal said. bands, 3.3-3.6 gigahertz (Ghz) Solutions Ericsson South East in India, backed by confidence better Average Revenue Per User On the Production-Linked band and 24.25-28.5 Ghz band Asia, Oceania and India told PTI, arising from its global commercial or ARPU for Indian operators. Incentive (PLI) scheme for across various locations. "No, we have not seen that". agreements, and various live "There is a revenue potential telecom and networking products, The trial spectrum allocation "Data consumption continues, networks. 5G would bring a slew also which 5G brings, we have the company has said it is came after the DoT, on May I have not seen a reduction in of opportunities for consumers seen this globally and it is also reviewing the policy and yet to 4, had approved applications anything. Operators are working and enterprise applications. relevant for India," Bansal said. take a final call. from Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, hard to manage capacities based "We have worked across the A recent report by Ericsson Ericsson was the first telecom Vodafone Idea and MTNL for on the demand. Everyone is globe in various countries, both has estimated that India can equipment vendor to start conducting 5G trials without responsible for own employees, with different kind of traffic potentially have 40 million 5G manufacturing in India, back in using technologies from Chinese everyone is working in a very profiles and different kind of users in the first year when the 1994, Bansal pointed out. companies. responsible way, and whenever spectrum. And we are ready with next-generation service is made "Since then, from our facility The DoT had approved trials there is need for increased what is required for rolling out 5G available to them. According in Pune we are catering to all of 5G with Ericsson, Nokia, capacity, managing capacity, in India," Bansal said. to Ericsson ConsumerLab requirement for supplies in India Samsung and C-DOT. In addition, that is happening," Bansal said. The company is optimistic report, consumers have shown and also we started exporting Reliance Jio Infocomm will be Telecom services have been about the 5G prospects in India. willingness to pay 50 per cent both 4G and 5G gear to other conducting trials using its own categorised as essential services "If you look at why are we so more for 5G plans bundled with countries. From a deployment indigenous technology. amid COVID-induced lockdown confident that 5G is needed for digital services, while they want and capacity of production point Suzuki Motorcycle India looks to boost exports to developed markets exports plan," Suzuki Motorcycle India Elaborating on the company's exports, exporting to some newer and developed New Delhi Pvt Ltd (SMIPL) Company Head Satoshi SMIPL Vice-President, Sales, Marketing markets such as Japan, New Zealand and Suzuki Motorcycle India is planning to Uchida told media. and After Sales, Devashish Handa South Africa". cash in on the "demand of Indian model" in He said the company is currently said, "We are very bullish on exports. The company's main markets continue global markets as it looks to boost exports focussing on markets in Latin America, Throughout the last year, our order book to be Bangladesh in South Asia, Colombia to developed markets, including Japan and Japan, South East Asia and neighbouring was far exceeding what we could supply. and Mexico in Latin America. New Zealand, according to a top company countries like Sri Lanka, Nepal and That situation continues even now". Asked if there are plans to export to official. Bangladesh. However, he said, in March and April, Africa, Uchida said, "In the case of the While the company's exports had dipped On the prospects of the company's the situation had improved. African market, we need a little bit more last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it exports picking up again, Uchida said, This month because of the oxygen-led time. We are focussing on big premium is looking to increase shipments this year "Because of COVId-19, outside India also disruptions in the supply chain, he said, products ...Africa is still a commuting as most of the international markets where suffered. So, we had reduced our exports "Everybody will make less. So, this month market. We don't have a commuting it sells its products have recovered. last year. This year some countries have may be an aberration, but next month model right now. So, we have to focus on "If you look at all the world, the already started recovering. So, we hope onwards, we expect a similar situation to premium customers". demand for Indian models is increasing we can increase our export sales". come about again". He, however, said the company "cannot drastically. So, we have to catch up with In 2020-21, SMIPL's exports were Stating that the company is hoping to forecast so many premium customers" in such kind of demand as soon as possible. down 33.09 per cent at 70,369 units as cross the one lakh unit exports mark again, Africa at present, but "we have to prepare So, we are very positive about our future compared to 1,05,164 units in 2019-20. Handa said, "Now, we are increasingly for the future African market". color

Across State Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 17 Smoking Is a Major Risk Factor for COPD This World No Tobacco Day, lets draw attention most common form of tobacco use6 and highlighted Hospital, New Delhi, If you have COPD, quitting on tobacco epidemic Mumbai, Maharashtra, New on exposure to smoking and importance of quitting. smoking, quitting use of all tobacco products and even Delhi, Delhi, India Business Wire India Tobacco use He mentioned, The earlier the exposure to risk factor avoiding passive smoking is the best thing you can do is one of the major risk factors for multiple chronic like smoking, the greater is the level of decline in to protect your lungs and keep your COPD symptoms diseases, including lung disease. In India, use of lung function. Continuing to smoke when you have from getting worse. This can help you stay more active tobacco accounts for approx. 1.35 million deaths respiratory disease like COPD further worsens lung and enjoy life. Reach out to your family and friends every year and is one of the major causes of death function. Fortunately, quitting to smoke or use tobacco by telling them about your goal to quit. Take a break and disease. According to the Global Adult Tobacco in any form and following all instructions given by from people and situations that make you want to Survey India (2016-17) nearly 267 million adults your doctor can reduce the number of hospitalisations smoke. Stressing over it would not help so take 1 day (15 years and above) i.e.29% of all adults in India and the decline of lung function. The earlier the at a time. If needed, you should speak to your doctor use tobacco.1 GATS-2 data showed that 1 of every 8 quitting, better you manage the disease and save your and ask help. Anyone can quit smoking and use of young (age group of 15 to 24 years) Indian uses some lungs from more damage. other tobacco products. Listing reasons to quit helps form of tobacco2. COPD, a common respiratory disease, is a major many people to themselves why they decided to quit The most prevalent form of tobacco use in India reason for morbidity in India, in fact, it was the top and to stay on track. There are multiple ways and is smokeless tobacco, commonly used products for 2nd reason for deaths in India in year 20197. Data programs to help people to quit. Doctors can suggest same include khaini, gutkha, betel quid with tobacco suggests that an Indian COPD patient spends on an multiple approaches to help including 1) Medicines, and zarda. The smoking forms of tobacco used in average 15% of his income on smoking products and 2) Nicotine replacement therapy and/ or 3) Support India include bidi, cigarette and hookah1. Smoking is up to 30% on disease management4. Global Initiative groups or counselling. It is important to reach out for a major risk factor for COPD, both active and passive. for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2021 right help whenever needed9. In fact, exposure to passive smoking in early childhood Report highlights that smoking is one of the major risk could pave path for chronic obstructive pulmonary factor for COPD and also a major trigger for flare- disorder (COPD) in future5. ups/ worsening of symptoms in patients with COPD. On the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day, Smoking can damage lung/s to a level that in and out Dr. Samir D. Garde, Pulmonologist, Global Hospital, movement of enough air becomes hard, leading to Parel, Dhanvantri Hospital and Research Centre and breathlessness and other symptoms in COPD. Thus, ACI Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai emphasized it is advised to quit smoking8. on connection between tobacco use and risk of According to Dr Prashant Saxena, Critical Care respiratory disease. As cigarette smoking is one of the Head Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine at Max Smart 18 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 Beauty Across State

“Net Zero by 2050” is the rallying cry of scientists and removing any requirement for “deep critical thinking.” countries commit to using trees to meet carbon neutral policymakers Thethroughout the world. However, Net that epithet This has been, Zero and according to the authors, remains Mirage a status, but the end results are appallingly diametrical to echoes past decades of climate change/global warming huge mistake. The next step to solving the problem was their own stated intentions, and flat-out wrong. mitigation plans, one after another, all failures. introduction of Carbon-Capture and Storage, a feel-good According to scientist Bill Moomaw, co-author of The world’s continuing failure to come to grips with plan for policymakers but one that failed to address several IPCC reports and widely recognized as one of the dilemma led three notable climate scientists, deeply increasing levels of fossil fuel usage. By the Copenhagen the world’s leading experts on “carbon sinks”: “If we let involved at the highest levels, to publicly ridicule past 2009 summit it was clear that Carbon-Capture and Storage some of our forests grow, we could remove an additional and future attempts to fix climate change in a blockbuster did not exist in the real world; it was another big bust. 10 to 20 percent of what we emit every year. Instead, we’re article entitled: “Climate Scientists: Concept of Net Zero Thereafter, a new magic bullet, Bioenergy Carbon paying subsidies to have people cut them down, burning is a Dangerous Trap” The Conversation, April 22, 2021. Capture and Storage – BECCS, became the new savior them in place of coal, and counting it as zero carbon.” That article is a must-read exposé of failed schemes technology, burning biomass instead of coal. However, (Source: Europe’s Renewable Energy Policy is Built on that unintentionally hoodwink the general public, and BECCS, which is very much in favor today, carries Burning American Trees, Vox, Mar. 4, 2019) scientists, and policymakers into believing in the merits of manifold issues, including the insanity of burning trees Dr. Moomaw led a group of 800 scientists that “feel-good proposals to save the planet.” But in reality, the that absorb & store CO2 if left alone. petitioned the EU parliament in Jan. 2018 to: “End its scientists expose these projects as foolhardy, in part, based According to the authors: “Alas, BECCS, just like support for biomass.” Nevertheless, in June 2018, the EU upon their own personal experience in actually helping all the previous solutions, was too good to be true,” Ibid. Commission voted to keep biomass listed as a renewable to formulate some of the proposals in the first instance. The following information about BECCS was not energy, joined in their position by the support of the U.S. It is a thought-provoking article that cannot be included in the relevant article but has been included and Britain. Is this conclusive proof that policymakers, dismissed, as it essentially implies we’re screwed unless herewith as BECCS has become the rage, especially in at their peril, ignore science? Answer: Yes! global policymakers face up and react, immediately. They the EU, which generates more energy from burning wood Back to the original article for this story, by 2015, suggests foregoing the conceptual “Net Zero by 2050,” than from wind and solar combined. Biomass is now a with CO2 emissions still skyrocketing, Paris ’15 brought instead cut to the chase by cutting fossil fuels now! $50B global industry. the world together to limit warming to 2°C, hopefully As a follow up to the stirring article, Dr. Alison Green The title of a recent article tells the story of BECCS: 1.5°C vs. pre-industrial levels. At the end of negotiations, of ScientistsWarning interviewed the authors, May 8th, “The ‘Green Energy’ That Might Be Ruining the Planet,” predictably, worldwide media celebrated an alleged 2021: Politico, March 26, 2021. For example: “Solar panels can marvelous achievement by the nations of the world to The authors, not pulling any punches, take academia produce 100 times as much power per acre as biomass,” limit global warming, actually implying a halt to global and international policymakers to the woodshed for Ibid. And, here’s another snippet: “In February, more warming, full stop at 2°C. Oh, please! decades of fairytale fixit schemes that always, always, than 500 scientists and economists wrote to President Yet, the bitter truth about Paris ’15: “But dig a little always hold out hope, great promise to save civilization Joe Biden and other leaders to warn that converting wood deeper and you could find another emotion lurking from burning up in a self-afflicted earthly hades, but never into power is a carbon disaster, a forest destroyer and an within delegates on December 13. Doubt. We struggle deliver, postage required. absurdly inefficient way to generate energy… Trees are to name any climate scientist who at that time thought The message behind the scathing article is simple, more valuable alive than dead,” Ibid. According to Earth the Paris Agreement was feasible. We have since been straightforward: Enough is enough we’re fooling Institute, woody biomass power plants actually produce told by some scientists that the Paris Agreement was ‘of ourselves and getting nowhere fast, stop the madness, more “global warming CO2” than fossil fuel plants, i.e., course important for climate justice but unworkable’ and get real. Here’s how the authors see it: “Collectively 65% more CO2 per megawatt hour than modern coal ‘a complete shock, no one thought limiting to 1.5°C was we three authors of this article must have spent more plants and 285% more CO2 than natural gas, meanwhile possible’. Rather than being able to limit warming to than 80 years thinking about climate change. Why has it Canada and the U.S. deliver wood to Europe like there’s 1.5°C, a senior academic involved in the IPCC concluded taken us so long to speak out about the obvious dangers no tomorrow. According to LSA – University of Colorado/ we were heading beyond 3°C by the end of this century,” of the concept of net zero? In our defence, the premise Boulder: Wood accounts for 79% of biomass production Ibid. But, at the conclusion of Paris ’15 policymakers and of net zero is deceptively simple – and we admit that it and accounts for 3.2% of energy production. Wood the world’s media focused on a celebration with bright deceived us,” Ibid. dominates the worldwide biomass industry. Today 50% of colored streamers and champagne popping and lots of A “Net Zero” search on Google brings up 1,630,000,000 EU renewable energy is based upon biomass, and it is on backslapping, continuing the false narrative that a fixit hits within 0.89 seconds, and that’s just for starters. the rise. For example, in the UK, the Drax Group converted was orchestrated by the nations of the world by simply Deferring to the authors: “We have arrived at the painful 4 of 6 coal-generating units to biomass, powering 12% of keeping temperatures below 2°C and maybe even 1.5°C. realisation that the idea of net zero has licensed a UK electricity for 4 million households. The Drax biomass It’s that simple. But, getting there may be very complex, recklessly cavalier ‘burn now, pay later’ approach which plant has an enormous appetite for wood, e.g., in less than accordingly, atmospheric CO2 emissions since 2015: has seen carbon emissions continue to soar. It has also two hours an entire freight train of wooden pellets goes 399.89 ppm January 2015 versus 419.05 ppm April 2021 hastened the destruction of the natural world by increasing up in smoke (easily qualifying for Ripley’s Believe It or and increasing at twice the rate of the last century, which deforestation today, and greatly increases the risk of Not). According to Drax’s PR department, their operation makes Paris ’15 a laughing stock. further devastation in the future,” Ibid. has slashed CO2 by over 80% since 2012, claiming to be Furthermore, the three author/scientists discount all of Their article goes on to describe “Steps towards Net “the largest decarbonization project in Europe.” (Source: the current proposals on the table like Direct Air Capture, Zero” starting with James Hansen, as administrator of Biomass Energy: Green or Dirty? Environment & Energy BECCS, and Solar Radiation Management to control and NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies June 1988 – Feature Article, Jan. 8, 2020); however, when scientists reduce the impact of global warming: “The problems testimony to Congress, demonstrating how humans analyze Drax’s claims, they do not hold up. come when it is assumed that these can be deployed at were warming Earth’s climate, famously stating, “The When wood pellets burn, Drax assumes the released vast scale. This effectively serves as a blank cheque for greenhouse (“GHG”) effect has been detected.” Then, carbon is “recaptured instantly by new growth.” That is the continued burning of fossil fuels and the acceleration four years later at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, all a fairy tale. According to John Sherman, an expert on of habitat destruction,” Ibid. nations pledged to stabilize GHGs and the 1997 Kyoto Complex Systems Analysis at MIT: The “carbon debt “Rather than acknowledge the seriousness of our Summit re-emphasized these goals, but at the time when payback time” for forests in the eastern US, where Drax’s situation, we instead continue to participate in the fantasy something very constructive should have, could have been wood pellets originate, compared to burning coal, under of net zero. What will we do when reality bites? The time accomplished, the parties failed, subsequently fossil fuels the best-case scenario, when all harvested land regrows as has come to voice our fears and be honest with wider never looked back, zooming ahead in the face of nations a forest, the wood pellet “payback time is 44 to 104 years,” society. Current net zero policies will not keep warming of the world agreeing to stabilize GHGs but continuing which is mindboggling, thus prompts a query: Whoever to within 1.5°C because they were never intended to. They to fail. did the research on biomass? Fire them! were and still are driven by a need to protect business as As follows, the next approach was to link economic Study after study proves that “burning coal instead of usual, not the climate. If we want to keep people safe activity to climate change via “Integrated Assessment woody biomass” reduces the impact of CO2 atmospheric then large and sustained cuts to carbon emissions need Models,” which became, and remain to this day, emissions. Coal is the clear winner, but problematically to happen now. That is the very simple acid test that must the principal guidance for climate policy, implicitly coal has already been cast into no-man’s land as a horrific be applied to all climate policies. The time for wishful implying that “market-based” approaches work, thereby polluter. Therefore, a massive complexity is at work as thinking is over.” Across State Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 19 4 Tips To Help Create A Culture Of Authentic Appreciation At Work One of our shared human desires is to feel truly every person on the team feel appreciated consistently: relationships among team members. appreciated—an expression of admiration, approval, or 1. Schedule it. 3. Personalize the gratitude. gratitude (according to Merriam-Webster). To create You're likely extremely busy with a never-ending Ask each person on the team how they like to be the most positive and productive work setting, leaders to-do list, an overflowing email inbox, meetings, calls, appreciated, and keep a log for each employee to help of organizations and teams must create a culture where distractions, and personal responsibilities. Providing you remember. Ask them questions about their favorite every single employee feels appreciated in specific and specific and immediate feedback to team members, on foods, colors, activities, experiences, and so on. Keep track personal ways. the other hand, is not necessarily an urgent task—but of their special dates, including birthdays, anniversaries, According to Harvard Business School researchers that doesn't make it any less important. Create a tangible work anniversaries, their children's special days, etc. Theresa Amiable, Ph.D., and Steven Kramer, Ph.D., the reminder so it won't slip your mind: Perhaps set a block Not everyone likes public acknowledgment, so make No. 1 motivation strategy for employees is consistent on your calendar at least two times per week to ensure sure to ask if they appreciate public or private recognition. progress in meaningful work (coined the "progress you dedicate time to notice and appreciate each person Perhaps ask them to tell you a story about the best way principle"). Meaning, leaders are noticing their progress, on your team. they have ever been recognized. To treat your whole showing gratitude for said progress, and celebrating them You can show appreciation in meetings, in person, on team, keep it consistent and mix it up: You might bring along the way—in other words, showing appreciation. the phone or during a video conference, over email, with in breakfast one day, send them a virtual card with a note Another study by researchers Adam Grant, Ph.D., and handwritten notes, and more. The goal is to create a rhythm the next time, or give them all a half-day on Friday as a Francesca Gino, Ph.D., also found that when people and make this become routine and habitual for you. Of "thank you." It is the little gestures that truly matter, and experience gratitude from their manager, they're more course, make sure the appreciation is fair and spread out everyone loves a fun surprise! productive. across your team. 4. Translate feedback to action. Many organizations have formal processes and 2. Have public shoutouts. People feel appreciated when their ideas and procedures in place to ensure that employees feel This tactic can increase the appreciation between suggestions are taken seriously and especially when they recognized (like a note from a manager on an employee's team members, as well as increase team connection and see positive changes. Create a culture where everyone work anniversary, monthly awards for team members, and belonging. I used this tactic in my monthly sales meetings on the team can speak their mind and be their authentic the like). These formal practices can certainly help, but when I worked in the hospitality industry, and my teams selves. According to workplace data analysis conducted sometimes they can be interpreted as forced or fabricated, always felt like family. by Google, teams that had "psychological safety" were the and they do not create a culture of personalized gratitude. For example, if there is time for public shoutouts at ones that performed the best. The initiative, called "Project Rather, authentic appreciation includes consistent, timely, the beginning of a meeting, you can dedicate that time Aristotle," studied hundreds of Google's teams and found and personalized feedback—between leaders and their for employees to share a specific "thank you" and show that successful groups had leaders who ensured every direct reports and among employees themselves. appreciation for someone else on the team. Not everyone person on the team had an equal voice and contributed Of course, maintaining culture can be more challenging has to say something, so it is not forced. The goal here is without feeling insecure. in a work-from-home setting with remote team members. for team members to reflect on, say, the previous month That said, ask for regular and authentic feedback, In this case, leaders must utilize consistent tactics to ensure and think about how their fellow colleagues supported but it's also important to commit to taking action on the each employee and team as a whole feels sincerely and them, the organization, or clients. It is a small gesture feedback and communicate updates. authentically appreciated. Here are my top tactics to help that goes a long way, and it typically fosters deeper Two Daily Servings Of This Naturally Sweet Food May Lower Your Diabetes Risk Diabetes—specifically Type 2 lifestyle, which includes the consumption Diabetes—is a growing health concern, of whole fruits, is a great strategy to lower with the CDC estimating that 10.5% of your risk of developing type 2 diabetes," the US population have a form of diabetes she says. and an additional 34.5% of the adult US It's also worth noting that the same population have prediabetes. With all benefits were not found when fruit juice that to consider, breakthroughs in small was the source, only with fresh whole interventions that can help manage the risk fruits. "As well as being high in vitamins of developing type 2 diabetes are critically and minerals, fruits are a great source important. of phytochemicals, which may increase A new study, published today in the insulin sensitivity," she explains, "and journal of Clinical Endocrinology and fiber which helps regulate the release of Metabolism, added to evidence that a sugar into the blood and also helps people surprisingly sweet food group can help to feel fuller for longer." She also points out decrease diabetes risk by as much as 36%. that most of the sugar in fruit has a lower Need another reason to eat more fruit "We found an association between fruit insulin (hyperinsulinemia) can damage glycemic index, meaning "the fruit's sugar this summer? Here you go. intake and markers of insulin sensitivity," blood vessels and are related not only to is digested and absorbed into the body The study used data from 7,675 explains Nicola Bondonno, Ph.D., from diabetes, but also to high blood pressure, more slowly." Australians in the Baker Heart and Diabetes the Institute for Nutrition Research at obesity, and heart disease." You probably don't need advice for Institute's AusDiab Study. Researchers Edith Cowan University, "suggesting that Focusing on whole, fresh fruit is best. ways to enjoy fruit—but in case you do, found that, based on the results, eating two people who consumed more fruit had to As the language from Bondonno makes here's a few of our favorite recipes that daily servings of fruit could be linked to produce less insulin to lower their blood clear, the study found an association, not a feature a variety of whole fruits: atop a lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes— glucose levels." causal relationship: so it may be possible vegan yogurt bowl, briefly tossed on the specifically, they report, the risk reduction According to Bondonno, "This is that people who ate more fruit had a lower grill, or in a quinoa-filled take on fruit can be up to 36%. important because high levels of circulating risk in the long run: "A healthy diet and salad. 20 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 The Stage Across State Tiger Shroff showcases chiselled jawline, ripped shoulder in latest Instagram post

Tiger Shroff on Tuesday treated fans posted. to a stunning close-up picture showcasing Scores of followers chimed into the his chiselled jawline and muscular comments section as they left red heart biceps. and fire emoticons in awe of the actor’s The ‘Baaghi’ actor took to Instagram physique. and posted the photo in which he set Meanwhile, on the work front, the fitness goals. 31-year-old star has recently completed The picture sees the ‘Heropanti’ star the first schedule of shooting for looking off the camera as he donned a the sequel of his 2014 debut movie straight face while flaunting his flawless ‘Heropanti’. complexion. The actor’s ripped biceps are ‘Heropanti 2’ is slated for release on on display as he donned a grey vest. December 3 this year. Apart from Tiger, Teasing his fans to play “#AskME” the sequel will also star Tara Sutaria in the actor captioned the post with a the lead role. question. The feature on Instagram The movie is being directed by enables a user to post questions using Ahmed Khan, who also directed Tiger’s a sticker to the Story, and the sticker last release, ‘Baaghi 3’. The film’s music auto-populates with the phrase ‘Ask me’ will be composed by A R Rahman, with a question. Once the Questions sticker is the lyrics penned by Mehboob. posted, followers can respond. Apart from this, Tiger also has an He asked, “AskMe soon?” interesting lineup of movies- ‘Baaghi 4’, Celebrity followers including Vaani ‘Ganpath’ co-starring Kriti Sanon in the Kapoor and more than 2.4 lakh fans pipeline. liked the post within 29 minutes of being NCB arrests drug peddler, to Chulbul Pandey gets an animated avatar probe his role in drug case linked Salman Khan’s iconic character return in an animated avatar, Salman Chulbul Pandey is making an exciting Khan says, “Chulbul Pandey is a very to Sushant Singh Rajput's death return in a brand-new avatar with special character for me because of the The Narcotics Control Bureau The NCB on Sunday also Dabangg—The Animated Series on love that audiences have showered on has arrested drug peddler Haris questioned Rajput's two former Disney+ Hotstar VIP. An adaptation him, and the movie, for over 10 years. Khan over his alleged links with domestic workers Neeraj and and reimagination of the blockbuster I couldn’t be happier that Chulbul, gangster and drug peddler Parvez Keshav in connection with the Bollywood franchise, the action- Makkhi and Rajjo are returning in Khan alias Chinku Pathan, an case. comedy series chronicles the day- animated avatars to entertain the associate of fugitive underworld Rajput was found hanging to-day life of police officer Chulbul children of our country. I cannot don Dawood Ibrahim, an NCB at his home in Bandra in June Pandey, who stands in the face of evil wait to binge-watch all episodes of official said on Wednesday. last year. to keep the city safe. He is joined by Dabangg—The Animated Series The NCB will also conduct The NCB had arrested his younger brother Makkhi, who, with my nieces and nephews while at an investigation into Khan's Pathan, a henchman Dawood new to the police force, attempts to home. Animation has opened up yet role in a drug case linked to Ibrahim and a relative of late emulate his older brother in every another dimension for this character Bollywood actor Sushant Singh mafia don Karim Lala, in January sticky situation. It is a rib-tickling and I’m thrilled Cosmos-Maya did Rajput's death last year, he said. this year from neighbouring Navi entertainer that can be enjoyed by kids that. I hope that all children, along Khan was arrested on Mumbai after busting a drug and all fans of the franchise. with their families, take time out and Tuesday after an NCB team, trafficking racket. Speaking about Chulbul Pandey’s enjoy watching this together.” led by its zonal director Sameer Wankhede, conducted raids at various locations in suburban Andheri, Lokhandwala and Karishma Sharma dedicates her upcoming song to frontline workers Bandra, the official said. "As of now, the NCB has Karishma Sharma’s new music video, titled Mannda Ee Ni, is all set arrested Khan in connection with to release on June 4. The song is sung by DJ Flow and it features Happy the Chinku Pathan drugs case, but Raikoti. Karishma says, “It’s a very peppy number. Something that we his role in the drug case linked haven’t had for quite some time. I am happy to be working with this to Rajput's death will also be incredible team and especially my director who has innumerable hits investigated," the official said. under his belt.” The anti-drugs agency She adds, “I am happy to be entertaining people while the lockdown last week arrested Rajput's is persistent and people are mostly locked in their houses. Very happy to flatmate Siddharth Pithani from be bringing them smiles and some form of entertainment. This song is Hyderabad in the drug case dedicated to all the frontline workers. They have stood firmly against all linked to the actor's death. odds and have been fighting for us all. A huge salute to them!” Across State The Stage Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 21

Man sings Juhi Chawla’s songs, interrupts There is no other feeling as beautiful proceedings on her plea against 5G in HC as love, says singer Asees Kaur

Some of the hit songs time the proceedings were hai… Juhi Chawla’ and Completely in love is singer Asees is into business, moved his base so that I of actress Juhi Chawla’s locked. was again removed from Kaur with the idea of ‘love’! A total can fulfil my dream.” movies made their way Chawla also joined the the hearing. romantic at heart, as much as she enjoyed Anything that’s connected to in the proceedings before virtual proceedings from The third time, he singing Pyar Diyan Rahan, the song Chandigarh becomes an instant hit, the Delhi High Court on South Africa. joined and sang ‘Meri is enjoying a good believes Asees. Wednesday when a man The man, who was banno ki aayegi baraat run with youngsters. “Galat was shot ke dhol bajao ji’ from the This is an amazing in Chandigarh movie Aaina. time for singers, and has already At the outset, the man believes Asees. “It’s crossed 60 was heard saying “where just like the 90s, million, while is Juhi Ma’am I can’t see when independent Pani Di Gal her” and when the judge music was at the too crossed 119 asked the court master to peak. Once again, million views. mute the concerned person, lots of singers are Chandigarh Mein he said “you want to mute coming up with fetched its share me. Oh really! beautiful numbers of followers Initially, he joined the and enjoying too,” says Asees. hearing with the name of appreciation.” “Whenever I Azaan, thereafter, changed Pyar Diyan go for shows name to Manisha Koirala Rahan is her first in Punjab, we and then to Janvi. song with Tips first land at The film star herself music, “The first Chandigarh, eat on her Twitter account time I heard the delicious food last evening had shared song, I completely before beginning the link for joining the fell in love with it. the shoot.” proceedings. It has been beautifully composed by In fact, it’s the flavours of her She had tweeted “if Mrinmoy Sarmah and Sagnika Saha, and hometown, Panipat, which she misses the you do think this concerns the lyrics are by Goldie Sohel.” most in Mumbai. “I miss the tikkis and you in anyway, feel free With songs like Panghat (Roohi), gol gappe of Panipat, and also the loud started singing them during logging in the virtual to join our first virtual Bolna (Kapoor & Sons), Rang Reza weddings of Punjab!” the virtual hearing relating hearing with different hearing conducted at Delhi (Beiimaan Love), Hui Malang (Malang) Lockdown made the singer sit down to the Bollywood star’s plea names first started singing High Court to be held to her credit, Asees adds, “My father and take notice of her physical as well as against the 5G wireless ‘Ghoonghat ki aad mein on 2nd June, 10.45 AM encouraged me to sing. I started singing mental health. “From a fast-paced life to network. dilbar ka didaar adhura’ onwards”. shabads when I was barely five and that be locked up at home came as a jolt, but The action of the man from her blockbuster movie Justice JR Midha asked fetched me lots of praise. By my sixth also made me realise how to take care of resulted in the periodic ‘Hum hai rahi pyar ke’ and the court master to lock the standard, I had resolved to make a career my body and mind.” Most significant in interruption of hearing and he was then removed. proceedings and to contact in playback singing and sing for Madhuri today’s time is to open up, she insists. on the judge’s directions, He again joined the Delhi Police and ask them Dixit,” While Asees is yet to sing for her “We must speak on what bothers us. It’s the person was repeatedly proceedings and started to identify the person so favourite actress, she values that her entire the time to help each other out.” For her removed from the hearing, singing from her another that a contempt notice family moved from Panipat to Mumbai to dose of positivity, she starts her days with but he kept on joining and hit film Naajayaz ‘Lal lal could be issued against him help her pursue her dream. “My family riyaaz. “If I don’t, I am lost and listless; started singing till the hoton pe gori kiska naam for his conduct. has been a huge support, my father, who riyaaz makes me a happy bird.” Shreya Ghoshal shares first glimpse of her baby boy Singer Shreya Ghoshal She shared a family picture in overwhelming love.” welcomed her first kid which the singer can be seen Several celebrities and with husband Shiladitya holding the baby along with colleagues of Shreya reacted Mukhopadhyaya on May 22. her husband Shiladitya. to her post and extended The duo informed their fans She wrote, “Introducing their love for the baby. with a special note that they ‘Devyaan Mukhopadhyaya’. Sophie Choudry commented, have been blessed with a baby He arrived on 22nd May & “This is so beautiful! And boy. changed our lives forever. In such a lovely name! God Now, on Wednesday, that first glimpse as he was bless” Ashmit Patel wrote, Shreya shared the first picture born, he filled our hearts with “Congratulations and god of her little munchkin and a kind of love only a mother, bless.” Tony Kakkar, Vishal introduced him to her fans as a father can feel for their Mishra, and others also Devyaan Mukhopadhyaya. child. Pure uncontrollable commented on Shreya’s post. 22 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 Sports Across State

Domestic doyen Amol Muzumdar appointed Mumbai coach Amrinder Singh leaves Mumbai City FC after five seasons Mumbai Reigning ISL champions Mumbai City FC have confirmed that goalkeeper Amrinder Singh will leave the franchise after his contract ends on Monday, bringing to an end an association of five seasons. The 27-year old goalkeeper leaves the club after spending five seasons with the current ISL champions and League Winners, a media release issued here said. Mumbai Pradeep Sunderram, Nandan Amrinder, who joined the club Ranji Trophy legend and Phadnis, Umesh Patwal and on September 7, 2016 initially on former Mumbai captain Amol Vinod Raghvan. loan from Bengaluru FC, made Muzumdar was on Tuesday Muzumdar, incidentally his debut against FC Goa later in appointed coach the senior team was pipped four months ago by the year in November. for the upcoming domestic former India off-spinner Powar, The Mahilpur-born Amrinder, season replacing Ramesh Powar, who guided Mumbai to the Vijay who has also captained the who has taken charge of Indian Hazare Trophy last season but franchise, had penned a three- women's team. only to leave after getting the year extension with the club in The decision to appoint India appointment. March 2018. According to Amrinder, he to family. But I am proud that him was taken by the Cricket A Mumbai stalwart, On January 4, 2020, Amrinder came to the club as a boy and now I can leave this family as a Improvement Committee of the Muzumdar scored 11,167 runs in created history by becoming the leaves as a man. champion, winning our first ever MCA comprising Jatin Paranjape 171 first class matches between highest capped player in Mumbai "I have learnt so much about trophies, and I will always hold (chairman), Nilesh Kulkarni and 1993 and 2013. City when he led the Islanders out football and about life in my time Mumbai City close to my heart," Vinod Kambli. A well-known commentator against ATK, bettering the record at Mumbai City. I have had the he added. The CIC zeroed in on the post retirement, he has been a set by Lucian Goian. privilege of working with some of Head coach Sergio Lobera 46-year-old after interviewing batting coach with the NCA, Amrinder made 84 the best players, the best coaches, said, "Amrinder's influence both eight other candidates, which IPL team Rajasthan Royals and appearances for Mumbai City and staff here," Amrinder was on and off the pitch was immense included Balwinder Singh was also South Africa's interim FC and the last one was the 2020- quoted as saying in the release. and his role in our incredibly Sandhu, Wasim Jaffer, Sairaj batting coach for the 2019-20 21 ISL final against ATK Mohun "This club is my family and successful last season cannot be Bahutule, Sulakshan Kulkarni, series against India. Bagan. it's always tough to say goodbye understated. Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open citing depression PARIS a strongly worded statement warning of possible Japan’s Naomi Osaka stunned the tennis world expulsion from the French Open and future by withdrawing from the French Open after deciding Majors if she failed to change her stance. to boycott post-match media duties, explaining she On Monday, the world No. 2 decided to take had been suffering from depression for almost matters into her own hands to end the stand-off. three years. “I think now the best thing for the tournament, Osaka said in the build-up to the tournament the other players and my well-being is that that she would not attend the obligatory press I withdraw so that everyone can get back to conferences for players after matches, saying the focusing on the tennis going on in Paris,” the questioning by journalists impacts her mental 23-year-old Osaka said on Twitter. well-being. Osaka, one of the biggest names in women’s The four-time Grand Slam champion made sport, went on to say she had suffered from good on her threat on Sunday when, after depression since 2018. winning her first round match, she did not hold “The truth is that I have suffered long bouts a press conference. of depression since the US Open in 2018 and I She was fined $15,000 by the Roland Garros have had a really hard time coping with that,” referee, and Grand Slam organisers later issued she said. Across State Get Set Go... Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 23 Series against India might see people get rotated more: Anderson London (Anderson and Stuart there doesn't seem to be Closing in on becoming Broad) would like to think that longevity in bowlers England's most-capped Test that we're both in that. And any more, and there's cricketer, veteran seamer we'd love to share the new loads of T20 cricket and James Anderson says ball together, yes." whatever else going on players might be rotated "Stuart and I have sent around the world. It feels more in the marquee five- a few texts to each other a lot." match series against India saying it'd be nice if we Regarding equalling later this summer since the did get to play together. former skipper Alastair games will be taking place Obviously, it's completely Cook's record of most Test in quick succession. down to the coach and appearances, Anderson The pacer, who is captain. said he is proud of it but the world's highest Test "But I think, from never imagined he would wicket-taker among fast the team's point of view, get there in million years. bowlers with 614 scalps we want to get some "I never imagined in from 160 matches, will turn momentum going into a a million years I'd get 39 in July. big summer," he said. to this point. Certainly Speaking about the Besides standing on for a bowler to play this England & Wales Cricket the verge of becoming amount of games is... I Board's (ECB) much- England's most-capped don't know what the word debated rotation policy, Test player, Anderson is is. But it's a bit mind- he said, "The five Tests also eight shy of completing blowing to me. against India might be a "The rotation in the think it will start to get to that. 1000 wickets in first-class "I feel really honoured different story with back- winter was completely relaxed. We won't be in "Yes. I'd love to play all cricket. that I've managed to do to-backs in quite quick understandable with the the sort of bubble life that seven Tests this summer. He calls the numbers it because it's such an succession. That might be amount of cricket we had we've experienced in the There are five Tests against mind blowing. amazing thing to do. where people get rotated a and the amount of time last 12 months. So, there India after these two Tests "1,000 wickets does I absolutely love Test bit more." in bubbles that we were might be not as much against New Zealand, and seem like a lot," he said. cricket. I've got a huge England will play the spending," Anderson reason to rest people." then the Ashes after that. "In this day and passion for it. Growing Kiwis in two Tests starting was quoted as saying by Anderson is looking So, we want to start this age I don't know if it's up, all I wanted to do June 4 and then host India 'ESPNcricinfo'. forward to playing all Tests summer well." possible to get that many is play Test cricket for in a big-ticket five-match "It's going to be slightly this summer, including the He added, "So first-class wickets any England and I'm honoured series later in the second different this summer. If five against India and two hopefully, if we do pick more. With the amount I've been able to do it for half of the English summer. everything goes well, I versus New Zealand prior our strongest team we of cricket that's played, this long.

Kathmandu adventure. summit to change, and covered the near A retired attorney from Chicago who You realize how big a mountain it is, vertical distance in 25 hours and 50 minutes. became the oldest American to scale Mount how dangerous it is, how many things that She was lucky because there were barely Oldest Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is could go wrong. Yeah, it makes you nervous, any climbers on the way to the highest camp now the fastest female climber of the world's it makes you know some anxiety there at South Col. After that, on her way to the highest peak, on Sunday returned safely and maybe little bit of scared," Muir told summit, she met only climbers making their American, from the mountain where climbing teams reporters in Kathmandu. descent, which did not slow her speed climb. have been struggling with bad weather and I was just surprised when I actually got There are only a few days of good a coronavirus outbreak. to there (summit) but I was too tired to stand weather left on the mountain this year, when Arthur Muir, 75, scaled the peak earlier up, and in my summit pictures I am sitting hundreds of climbers line up to the summit, fastest this month, beating the record by another down," he said. many having to wait for a long time in the American, Bill Burke, at age 67. Muir began mountaineering at age 68 traffic jam on the highest trail. Tsang Yin-hung, 45, of Hong Kong with trips to South America and Alaska I just feel kind of relief and happy woman on scaled the summit from the base camp in before attempting Everest in 2019, when he because I am not looking for breaking a 25 hours and 50 minutes, and became the fell off the aluminum ladder. record," she said. I feel relieved because fastest female climber. The record 10 hours Climbing was closed last year due to I can prove my work to my friends, to my Everest and 56 minutes is held by a Sherpa guide, the pandemic. students." Lakpa Gelu. Married and a father of three, Muir has She made a previous attempt on May A climbing accident in 2019, when six grandchildren. The last one a boy was 11, but bad weather forced her to turn back he hurt his ankle falling off a ladder, did born while he was still on the mountains from a point very close to the summit. She return not deter Muir from attempting to scale during his current expedition. then returned last Sunday. the peak again. The retired lawyer, who Tsang made only two stops between the For the summit, it is not just not your began mountaineering late in life, said he base camp, located at 5,300 meters (17,390 ability, team work, I think luck is very safely was scared and anxious during his latest feet), to the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) important, she said. color

24 Mumbai, Thursday 03-09 June 2021 Last Page Across State CBSE Class 12 board exams 2021 cancelled New Delhi The CBSE Class 12 board exams 2021 have been cancelled after the meeting today chaired by PM Narendra Modi. The CBSE Class 12 results will be made as per a well-defined objective criteria in a time-bound manner, much like the decision made in April for the CBSE Class 10 board exams 2021. PM Modi said that the decision on the Class 12 CBSE board exams had been taken in the interest of students due to the uncertain situation created due to the pandemic. A review meeting was held on Tuesday from 5:30 pm to discuss the fate of the CBSE and other state board exams amidst the Covid-19 situation. Officials gave a detailed presentation on the wide and extensive consultation held so far and views received from all stakeholders, including the state governments. "The health and safety of our students "Students should not be forced to for a lockdown. Students, parents and in case some students desire to take the is of utmost importance and there would appear for exams in such a stressful teachers are naturally worried about the exams, such an option would be provided be no compromise on this aspect," PM situation," said the PM, adding that all health of the students in such a situation. to them by CBSE, as and when the Modi said. stakeholders need to show sensitivity for Referring to the wide consultative situation becomes conducive. He said that the anxiety among students. process, PM expressed appreciation that a The Prime Minister had earlier held a students, parents and teachers due to the The PM said that the Covid situation student-friendly decision has been reached high-level meeting on May 21 which was possibility of the CBSE board exams must is a dynamic situation across the country. after consulting all stakeholders from attended by ministers and officials. be put to an end. While the numbers are coming down in across the length and breadth of India. Thereafter, a meeting under the He said that in today’s time, such the country and some states are managing He also thanked the states for providing Chairmanship of Union Defence Minister exams cannot be the reason to put our the situation through effective micro- feedback on this issue. was held on May 23 which was attended youth at risk. containment, some states have still opted It was also decided that like last year, by the education ministers of the states. Sonia Sethi to hold additional charge of MMRDA commissioner Centre trying to weaken Mumbai Sonia Sethi, a 1994-batch IAS officer who is one of the additional co-op banking sector: NCP metropolitan commissioners Mumbai Institute of India to increase at the Mumbai Metropolitan The Centre is trying vaccination. Region Development Authority to weaken the cooperative Malik said the MVA (MMRDA), will be holding banking sector by making government wanted additional charge of MMRDA changes to the Banking Act of reservation for OBCs in local commissioner. currently being executed by the 1949, NCP spokesman Nawab elections. IAS officer R A Rajeev retired MMRDA. Malik said after party chief About reservation in as commissioner of MMRDA on On Monday, besides starting Sharad Pawar held a meeting promotion, Malik said that May 31 after starting the trial run the trial runs of Metro lines with all ministers representing NCP would ensure that of Metro 7 and Metro 2A. 7 (Dahisar East to Andheri the party in the state cabinet. no injustice is done to any In March, Rajeev was East) and 2A (Dahisar to DN This was Pawar’s first plan. He added that Pawar segment of society. re-employed by the state Nagar), a bhumi pujan of an formal meeting with his party had given a boost to the The NCP also said that government as the metropolitan elevated road and vehicular after he underwent a surgical cooperative banking sector but their foundation day on commissioner of MMRDA on underpass to connect Terminal procedure last month. He has the Centre was taking away June 10 would be celebrated a contractual basis for three 1 (T1) and Terminal 2 (T2) of been convalescing at home its rights and making private keeping in mind Covid-19 months. He has been heading the international airport and since then. banks powerful. “The NCP norms and senior leaders like the MMRDA since May 2018. e-inauguration of one arm of Malik said that a task force will stop this game,” he said. Sharad Pawar, Jayant Patil Projects such as the Mumbai Rajnoli flyover and Durgadi under Cooperation Minister He also said the NCP and Ajit Pawar would do a Metro corridors and Mumbai flyover on Bhiwandi-Kalyan road Balasaheb Patil would be set chief would be personally Facebook Live. Trans Harbour Link Project are were done. up soon to stop the Centre’s speaking to Pune-based Serum

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