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$ )"* #)5 > / 1# 2 3 "4 " Q R data collected by the DGCA on Sunday shows the minimum ! one-way economy class fares on the Delhi-London nonstop flights during August. The ! fares range from 1,03,191 to 1,21,356 for Vistara and ! O !#$ 1,28,916 to 1,47,544 for British Airways on different ./0,/ 1 days this month. For Air India ./0,/ 1 and Virgin Atlantic the mini- he Indian Council of L mum fare this month is TMedical Research (ICMR) ufactured by Bharat Biotech actually worked in their favour M Delhi-London economy 1,15,936 and 1,28,916, has said that a study on mixing and the ICMR, is the whole as the beneficiaries have more Aclass air ticket priced at 4 respectively. and matching of two Covid-19 virus vaccine. protection than those who "# lakh! Yes, that is the price tag Vistara, which currently vaccines — Covaxin and The subject expert com- have received two shots of the $ for a Delhi-London British operates flights on the Delhi- Covishield — showed better mittee of the Central Drugs same vaccine. ! ( Airways flight for August 26. London as well as the Mumbai- immunogenicity than two Standard Control Organisation “Though India so far has Following an outcry over the but the prices skyrocketed just Delhi-London flights of Vistara London route, said on Sunday: doses of the same vaccine. had in July recommended a followed homologous )$ exorbitant hike in airfares by before August 8, the day the and Air India for August 26 “Pricing is always a function of The study was conducted trial of mixing Covishield and approaches (two doses of one L airlines after the United UK moved India from the was also priced between 1.2 supply and demand. There are on 18 people of Uttar Pradesh’s Covaxin. The trial will be con- vaccine) with Covishield and )* Kingdom (UK) allowed Indian ‘Red List’ to the ‘Amber List’, lakh and 2.3 lakh amid the only 15 flights a week allowed Siddharth Nagar who mistak- ducted by the Christian Covaxin, eighteen individuals, +M travelers to enter the country, thus allowing Indian travellers rush for college admissions in currently on the India-UK enly received doses of two sep- Medical College in Vellore on under the national programme, ,,- with certain conditions from to visit London. the UK. The relaxation from route for Indian carriers and arate vaccines a few months 300 healthy volunteers. inadvertently received Sunday, the Directorate- On Saturday, Sanjeev UK, too, has come at the time when there is relaxation and ago. While that will be a prop- Covishield as the first jab and General of Civil Aviation Gupta, Secretary, Inter-State when huge traffic is expected more capacity allowed, it will The finding of the study, er clinical trial to investigate Covaxin as the second,” it said. (DGCA) has asked airlines to Council Secretariat, Union on the Delhi-London route automatically bring down which has been uploaded on the effectiveness of the cocktail “To the best of our knowl- submit details of fares, they Home Ministry, had com- because of the admissions. prices.” medRxiv, but is yet to be peer- of Covishield and Covaxin, the edge, this is the first study have been charging for India- plained on Twitter that an Officials of the DGCA said While there have been reviewed showed that immu- ICMR’s study titled which reports the effects of het- UK flights in August. economy class ticket on British that it has asked the airlines that lower and upper limits on all nisation with a combination of ‘Serendipitous Covid-19 erologous prime-boost vacci- A round trip between New Airways’ Delhi-London flight operate India-UK flights cur- domestic airfares in India since an adenovirus vector platform- Vaccine-Mix in Uttar Pradesh, nation with an adenovirus vec- Delhi and London by Air India for August 26 was priced at rently to submit details about May 25 last year, no such lim- based vaccine, followed by India: Safety and tored vaccine followed by an in general cost somewhere 3.95 lakh. He added that the their fares. its have been imposed on inter- inactivated whole virus vaccine, Immunogenicity Assessment inactivated whole virus vac- between 55,000 to 70,000, economy class ticket on the According to officials, the national airfares. was not only safe but also of a Heterologous Regime’ was cine,” the researchers said. delivered better immuno- based on the goof-up that The researchers compared genicity. took place in May. There was the safety and immunogenici- Covishield, manufactured no immediate adverse impact ty profile of those people who by Pune’s Serum Institute of of the mix-up on the benefi- received two doses of different " #$ India, is the adenovirus vector ciaries. vaccines, against that of indi- platform-based vaccine, while Now, a further study has viduals receiving either %&' Covaxin, developed and man- revealed that the mix-up has Covishield or Covaxin. % ./0,/ 1 against 16 people and took over the investigation of 12 FIRs he CBI has arrested two from the CID, of Andhra Tmore persons in an on- Pradesh. The cases were taken going investigation of a case over by the CBI in pursuance ./0,/ 1 relating to making derogatory of the orders of the Andhra posts on social media against Pradesh High Court in he National Investigation judges and the judiciary. response to a writ petition. TAgency (NIA) on Sunday The two arrested accused, The original FIRs were conducted searches at multiple Pattapu Aadarsh and Lavanuru registered on the complaints locations in 14 districts of Samba Siva Reddy, will be pro- The first arrest in the case from the Registrar General of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in duced before the Competent was made by the CBI on July 9. the Andhra Pradesh High connection with the Jamaat-e- Court, Guntur, Andhra The accused Lingareddy Court. The cases were regis- Islami (JeI) terror funding Pradesh, officials said. Rajasekhar Reddy, earlier tered under various sections of case. Earlier on July 28, the working in Kuwait, was also the Indian Penal Code relating The searches were con- agency had arrested two remanded to judicial custody to promoting enmity between ducted in conjunction with the accused — Dhami Reddy by the court. various groups on grounds of Jammu & Kashmir Police and Konda Reddy (currently in Till now, five people have religion, intentional insult and the Central Reserve Police judicial custody) and Pamula been arrested by CBI in the criminal intimidation besides Force (CRPF) at 56 locations in Sudheer (currently in police case. The CBI had registered a relevant provisions of the Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal, custody till August 10). case on November 11 last year Information Technology Act. Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar and Rajouri districts of the Valley. The agency conducted the searches at the premises of office-bearers of the banned association, its members and also offices of trusts purport- edly run by the JeI. During the searches, various incriminating documents and electronic devices were seized from the premises of the suspects. The case was registered by the NIA on February 5 this year fol- lowing an order from the Union Home Ministry relating to separatist and secessionist activities of the JeI, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, even after its proscription on February 28, 2019, the agency said. “The members of the organisation have been collecting funds domestically and abroad through donations particular- ly in the form of Zakat. P , ()*))+ &' % ./0,/ 1 2 3* 4) 33 2 3$ 3# )$ rom pizzas to free air trav- Fel, rewards are raining on ! #5 )4 )5 the Indian athletes who won 6 ## #) ## medals for the country at the 78 #9 #$ #3 Tokyo Olympics. As a token of appreciation, Go First, previ- )5 5 ## ously known as GoAir, on . )9 )# )4 Sunday announced free travel : )9 )# )) for all six Indian athletes and carrier Star Air, which connects would offer unlimited free air the men’s hockey team who 13 cities in India, offered the travel to javelin thrower Neeraj 6 )9 )) ); won medals at the Tokyo medal winners a lifetime of free Chopra, who won the only )9 )9 #9 Olympics. travel. IndiGo airlines had gold medal for India, for one ) # 4 Bengaluru-based regional announced on Saturday that it year. !#$! % & '( )*)+ 6 1 ()* +
% run in Haryanvis blood” clear- medal. time, 17 were women. among others have not only Olympics, when Haryanvi lad 1.,671 ly holds sway. Dahiya's native village The Olympic feat is now won laurels at international Vijender Singh became the ++ ,% Ecstatic scenes were wit- Nahri is also home to two other new for Haryana, which is sporting events but also broken first India boxer winning an s a young athlete Neeraj nessed at Chopra's native Olympians Mahavir Singh known as a centre of passion barriers to encourage others to Olympic medal by clinching a AChopra on August 7 hurled Khandra village in Haryana's (1980 Moscow) and Amit for sports with events especially take up sports. Infact, bronze, the state has been a 800g javelin high and pow- Panipat district and the entire Kumar Dahiya (2012 London). wrestling being organized reg- Haryana's famous Phogat sis- making headlines for its ath- % erfully into the sky, it came country on August 7 as the Perhaps, this prompted the ularly in rural areas. ters' life and success in letes. gliding down at a distance of javelin thrower made history in Chief Minister Manohar Lal Till now, Indian individu- wrestling spawned the From former Chief 87.58 m sending 1.3 billion his Olympic debut becoming Khattar to immediately als have won 23 medals in the Bollywood biographical block- Ministers OP Chautala, people into a frenzy and end- India’s first track and field announce the construction of Olympics. These winners are buster Dangal. Bhupinder Singh Hooda to ing the country's wait for over medalist, and only the second a Wrestling Indoor Stadium various states, with Haryana With Haryana leading in current Chief Minister a century for an Olympic gold individual gold medalist after with modern world class facil- accounting for highest seven – producing medal winners, the Manohar Lal Khattar, everyone medal in athletics. Abhinav Bindra’s shooting gold ities at village Nahri to encour- Neeraj Chopra (Gold), Ravi sports experts say that the has focussed on promoting Not only did Chopra's (23) for India in the 2008 Olympic age more youth to take up the Dahiya (Silver), boxer Vijender secret of success lies in the sports in the state. historic feat resulted in India Games. sports. Singh (Bronze), Badminton state's sports policy and per- Under the state's sports ending the Tokyo Olympics Beginning his journey Another wrestler from the player Saina Nehwal (Bronze), haps, athletes' focus on a sim- policy, the medallists at inter- 2020 on a golden note sur- from Haryana’s training state, Bajrang Punia (27), who wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt ple diet, rich in calories. national sporting events are passing the 2012 London grounds, Chopra, an Army hails from Khudan village in (Bronze), wrestler Sakshi Malik The famous saying: given high monetary rewards, Olympics best haul of six Subedar first came into the Jhajjar district, clinched a (Bronze), Bajrang Punia "Deshon mein desh Haryana, a job and a plot at concession- medals but the northern state limelight with a stunning gold bronze medal on the penulti- (Bronze), all won after the jahan doodh ghee ka khana" al rates. of Haryana also scripted anoth- medal at the 2016 Junior World mate day of Olympics. In the year 2008. (The land of lands Haryana has A cash reward of Rs 6 crore er Olympics success story. Championships in Poland and past, Punia has made the coun- As the celebration with a diet of milk and ghee) is given to a player who wins While India got its later made strides with gold try and the state proud at the sweets, traditional dance and grabbed the media limelight a gold medal in Olympics, Rs National Anthem moment medals at the Commonwealth Commonwealth Games and fireworks continues across the again after Olympic bronze 4 crore to a player who wins a !81-1 and peak winter season. He with Chopra's top podium fin- Games and Asian Games in Asian Games. state over the achievements of medallist Bajrang Punia silver medal and Rs 2.5 crore also praised the efforts made ish, there were two more occa- 2018. Interestingly, all three indi- sons of soil at Olympics, it's like recently shared that milk and to those who win a bronze nder the aegis of Project by BRO for the rehabilitation sions where Haryana's players Alongwith Neeraj Chopra, vidual Olympic medal winners déjà vu all over again in dairy products make up a medal. Haryana also gives UShivalik, 21 BRTF organ- work and making road and got to the podium and the who has become an overnight from Haryana belong to the Haryana. huge chunk of his diet. cash awards to winners in ised a felicitation programme at bridges for traffic during Reni Tricolour fluttered with pride sensation, Haryana's wrestlers family of farmers. Three years back also, The sports experts also Paralympic Games . the Gauchar community hall to and Sumna disaster in a time at the Olympics. The country namely Ravi Kumar Dahiya Two hockey players from Haryana celebrated more than say that the Army's strong Recently, a cash reward of honour gallantry award win- bound manner. Rawat further racked up its best-ever Olympic with his silver medal, Bajrang Haryana, Surender Kumar and anyone else in the country influence in the state had laid Rs 50 lakh to sportspersons of ners of Chamoli as a part of the extolled the heroic, brave and medal haul of seven, out of Punia with bronze and Indian Sumit Kumar also brought lau- when the Indian contingent the foundation for Haryana to the state was also announced series of events to commem- selfless service rendered by the which three individual medal men's hockey team players rels to the country and the state had returned from the Gold turn into the country’s sport- for those achieving fourth orate the 75th anniversary of gallantry awardees towards winners and two players in Surender Kumar and Sumit as a resolute Indian men's Coast Commonwealth Games ing powerhouse. The early position in Olympics. Each India’s Independence and cel- the nation. Similar activity India's men hockey team Kumar ensured Haryana's hockey team managed to 2018 with an impressive tally Olympians from the agrarian player participating in the ebration of Azadi Ka Amrit was also organized on August belonged to Haryana, known as domination at the biggest rewrite history clinching the of 66 medals, including 26 Haryana had an Army back- Olympic Games is also given Mahotsav. 7 at Navodaya Vidyalaya, a traditional powerhouse in sporting event as the nation of bronze medal at Olympics after gold. The state's sportsper- ground. an incentive amount of Rs 15 The Garhwal MP and for- Pipalkoti to honour gallantry sports like kabaddi, boxing a billion-plus waited for 41-year-long wait. sons, known for their physical Also, it is no secret that lakh including Rs 5 lakh prior mer CM Tirath Singh Rawat award winners. The event and wrestling. Olympic medals with bated Not only this, nine women resilience, had won a total of most of the players in Haryana to the games for preparations. was the chief guest at the attended by Badrinath MLA Despite having only two breath. from Haryana were part of 22 medals including nine gold, come from a humble back- While the journey from function also attended by the Mahendra Bhatt saw three percent of the country's popu- In his Olympic debut, the Indian women's hockey team six silver and seven bronze. ground, remaining oblivious to clinching an Olympic berth to BRTF 21 commander colonel gallantry award recipients – lation, 30 sportspersons (about Haryanvi lad Ravi Dahiya (23) that had put in a spirited per- Also, the state, notorious the trappings of stardom and becoming a medal winner has Manish Kapil. Vijay Singh nayab subedar Surendra Singh, 25 percent) from Haryana ensured that his name is writ- formance finishing fourth at for female foeticide, has seen focusing to hone their skills. never been easy for any (son) on behalf of Late Kedar lance naik Raghubeer Singh were part of the biggest ever ten in bold letters in the annals the Olympics. Blockbuster sportswomen taking giant The sustained effort of sportsperson, many athletes Singh-SC(P) and Chandrakala and major Preetam Singh Indian contingent of 127 at of Indian sporting history. A movie Dangal’s gender- strides and setting new bench- successive State Governments from Haryana have become (daughter in-law) on behalf of Kunwar being felicitated by the Olympics this time. resident of Nahri village in nuanced rhetoric ‘Mhari marks over the past few which give incentives includ- sporting icons in the past Anand Mani- SC received the MLA. Heema Devi on behalf As we look back at the stel- Sonipat district, Dahiya chhoriyan chhoron se kam decades. Considerable number ing cash rewards, jobs to medal decade, aspiring many young- honour. Speaking on the of her husband Surendra lar performance of our became the second Indian Hain ke’ could never sound so of sportswomen, such as the winners have also drawn more sters to follow their dreams and occasion, Rawat lauded the Singh- SC, Rekha Devi on sportspersons at the Tokyo wrestler after Sushil Kumar to truthful as out of Haryana's 30 Phogat sisters, Sakshi Malik, young people towards sports. bring laurels for the country in efforts of Border Roads behalf of her late husband Olympics, the old adage “Sports have won an Olympic silver sportspersons at Olympics this Manu Bhaker, Deepa Malik Since the 2008 Beijing the sports arena. Organisation (BRO) in main- Raghubeer Singh-SC(P) and tenance of the roads in the Hon Lt (retd) Narender Singh State and the efforts of the Kunwar, father of Maj Preetam BRO in keeping the roads Singh Kunwar- KC attended " # %&' @ open even in the high rainy the event. 1.,671 pb.in with uploading related Pointing out further, Lal the health facilities from empan- -C 66 documents. Singh also said that these 5.01 elled hospitals from August 20 unjab Government has Punjab Mandi Board lakh farmers, who have already this year. He further said that !"# Pdecided to bring nearly 8.5 chairman Lal Singh said that been registered under Sarbat apart from the family head, hus- lakh farmers and their families the Board would pay the entire Sehat Bima Yojna during last band or wife, father or mother, under the ambit of the health premium for the insurance year, need not to re-apply on unmarried children, divorced 1.,671 $ % & insurance cover in line with the cover of all the farmers, who will portal as they will be extended daughter and her minor chil- ‘Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat get cashless treatment facility up the benefit for next year based dren, widowed daughter-in-law aryana Chief Minister Bima Yojana’ for the year 2021- to Rs five lakh per annum. He on earlier documents but and her minor children would HManohar Lal Khattar on ' 22. Besides, all the farmers hav- added that all these farmers and remaining nearly 3.5 lakh farm- be considered eligible to derive Sunday said that young profes- ing ‘J’ forms and ‘Sugarcane their families will now be cov- ers registered as ‘J’ form hold- benefit under the scheme. Any sional associates in Chief ! ! 1- pace of development goes Weighment Slips’ would be ered with effect from August 20, ers and ‘Sugarcane Weighment further information can be Minister's Good Governance # ! $ uninterrupted for which he eligible for the health scheme. 2021. Slips’ after October 1, 2020, sought from the toll free no. 104 Associates Programme ! imachal Chief Minister Jai laid foundation stones and To facilitate the farmers to He also informed that the would have to apply on portal or visit Mandi Board’s website (CMGGA) will make efforts to # HRam Thakur on Sunday inaugurated developmental apply for this scheme in the number of farmers covered for availing Health Insurance. www.mandiboard.nic.in. These improve governance as per the said that the State projects worth Rs 4000 crore easiest way, the Mandi Board under Health Insurance Scheme The Market Committees have farmers can approach any of the priorities of the State The good governance asso- Government is committed to in about 42 Vidhan Sabha has launched a dedicated por- during the last year of the also been directed to facilitate 642 empanelled private hospi- Government. ciates should make efforts to strengthen the panchayati raj areas of the State virtually tal for the first time from this scheme stood at around 5.01 every farmer, in case he needs tals and 208 government hos- Besides this, the associates implement constructive institutions in the state. from Shimla, he said. year. Now, the farmers need not lakh based on ‘J’ forms and any help to avail this cashless pitals for treatment facility of up will help the government to thoughts for the welfare of the The Chief Minister was The Chief Minister fur- to visit the market committee ‘Sugarcane Weighment Slips’. treatment facility in a seamless to Rs five lakh for 1,579 diseases, deliver the benefits of welfare society. Overcoming the chal- addressing the Swaran Jayanti ther said that the government office to apply manually as was Now, the number of farmers has manner, added Lal Singh. including major surgical treat- policies up to the very last per- lenges that prevail while fol- Panch Parmeshwar Gram would provide all possible the case earlier. reached nearly 8.5 lakh with Meanwhile, Mandi Board ments such as heart surgery, son in the queue in the society, lowing the right path should be Swaraj Sammelan at help to ensure that the elect- The interested farmers can 7.91 lakh farmers having ‘J’ secretary Ravi Bhagat informed cancer treatment, joint replace- the Chief Minister while the main focus of life, he added. Jogindernagar in Mandi dis- ed representatives of PRIs simply apply on Mandi Board’s forms registered with the Mandi that the eligible farmers can ment and accident cases under addressing the sixth cohort of The Chief Minister fur- trict. could function smoothly. portal https://emandikaran- Board and 55,000 cane growers. apply online on portal to avail the health insurance scheme. CMGGA here. ther said that as per the inspi- Thakur performed inau- He also urged the elected Citing Parivar Pehchan rational ideology of Swami gurations and foundation members of PRIs to identify Patra (PPP) as one of the Vivekananda, a person should stones laying ceremonies of beneficiaries of various wel- important schemes run by the have courage to rise up against developmental projects worth fare schemes launched by the ( State Government, Khattar said all adversities in life. Rs 110 crore at Chauntra in State Government so that the that main target of the State He also expressed the Jogindernagar Vidhan Sabha benefits of the development )# Government is to ensure Rs importance of genuineness, area. He said that this shows could reach the people living 10,000 per family monthly discipline and to focus on right that the pace of development at the lowest ebb. 1.,671 income of one lakh poor fam- utilization of time. has been expedited during Thakur said that the State ilies under this scheme. In this He informed that earlier the last three and a half years. Government is providing old hiromani Akali Dal (SAD) scheme, 6 Departments includ- young associates of previous The developmental projects age pensions to over 5 lakh old Spresident Sukhbir Singh ing Local Bodies, Labour, Skill batch contributed in pro- worth crores of rupees were age persons in the State. Badal on Sunday announced Development and Industrial grammes like Beti Bachao Beti being implemented in Almost 3.17 lakh free gas the constituency in-charges Training, Health and MSME are Padhao, improving of sex ratio, Jogindernagar constituency. connections were provided in for 12 Assembly seats, includ- working jointly. He said that it CM Window, Saksham Despite the COVID-19 the State under the Himachal ing seven new faces. is the priority of the State Haryana, e-Office, Swachh pandemic, the State Grihini Suvidha Yojna, he Sukhbir, who also met all Government that every family Bharat Abhiyan etc. In the pre- Government ensured that the said. the 12 in-charges separately across the State should get sent batch, Good Governance and later even took their joint employment and self-employ- Associates will prioritise their meeting, urged them to pan ment opportunities by the year efforts on schemes like out in their respective con- 2024 which will bring financial Governance, Security, Health, - % + stituencies and spread aware- stability in the families of the Education, Meri Fasal Mera ness about the 13-point pro- state. Byora, Mera Pani Meri Virasat, gramme announced by the He said that Nuh district in Model Sanskriti Schools, %!. ,+ SAD-BSP alliance which it the State needs a positive trans- Parivar Pehchan Patra, was committed to fulfil once it formation in the field of edu- Mukhyamantri Parivar formed the Government in cation, health and employment Samridhi Yojana etc, he ++ , /01200 the State. as compared to other districts. added. He also requested them to 1.,671 serve the twin purpose of work with vigour in conjunc- being environmental friendly tion with the district and cir- unjab Industries and and providing employment cle organizations to ensure 1 PCommerce Minister Sunder avenues to the youth. optimum coordination with all Sham Arora on Sunday assert- A 100-acre plot had been party members. ed that with Hi-Tech Cycle allotted to Hero Cycles Assuring them that he (D1 Valley, coming up on 378.77 Limited, Ludhiana, in would be visiting each and acres of land in Ludhiana, will December 2018 for setting every constituency in the next be on the world map as cycle up of anchor unit on which three months and would industry titans are establishing Hero Cycles Limited has address the specific concerns of their units there which would already commenced produc- each constituency, Sukhbir 1.,671 Selection Commission had in turn generate employment tion from April 2021 after said: “While we will come out cancelled the examination on opportunities for the young- constructing requisite manu- with an election manifesto for aryana Police has arrest- Saturday and a notice in this sters of the State. facturing infrastructure. the entire State, we will also Hed four candidates, who regard was also issued. Layout plan, change of Further, 61.38 acre plot take into account the problems appeared in the recruitment In a cancellation notice, land use (CLU), has been allotted to the Aditya of individual constituencies examination for the post of HSSC had said, “It is notified Environmental Clearance Birla Group and 17 acre plot and address them also.” male constable of the state for the information of all the under EIA notification, RERA allotted to the JK Paper The in-charges while giv- Police held on August 7 as they candidates that the examina- have also been accorded Industry. ing feedback to the president were found red-handed with tion which was held on August approval for the entire chunk The Industries and said the Congress party was the answer key of the question 7 (morning and evening shifts) of 378.77 acres land. The pro- Commerce Minister added collapsing due to its failure to paper. and scheduled for August 8 ject would entail the cost of Rs that the cycle valley has been implement any of the promis- An official spokesperson of (morning and evening shifts) 365 crore. connected with the es made to the people includ- the Haryana Police said that is hereby cancelled. Fresh He said that the Chief Chandigarh-Ludhiana nation- ing farmers, youth and the the Kaithal Police has caught schedule will be issued later. Minister Capt Amarinder al highway by constructing a weaker sections besides wide- the four candidates and the Inconvenience is regretted.” Singh led State Government is 100 feet wide four-lane and spread corruption and com- police is further investigating Over 10000 candidates working diligently towards 8.3 Km long, external concrete plete collapse of the law and the matter. were scheduled to appear for setting up such industrial pro- road, and handed over to the order situation in the State. The Haryana Staff the exam. jects in the State which would public on 14 April, 2021.
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This year a total of 22 aura Kohli, Pushpa Prahri, ! women have been given the GPushpa Patni, Geeta Tilu Rauteli award while 22 Chand, Galista, Anjana, Sanju ) * !! ,/17,2. about changes in the land law women have been given the Balodi, Meenu, Jyotika Pandey, to make it more suitable to the Anganwadi worker award. The Suman Panwar, Rakhi, Sushma ,/17,2. ongress election campaign requirements of Uttarakhand. Tilu Rauteli award comprises Gusain, Asha Devi, Durga Ccommittee head and for- Stating that the demands of the Rs 31,000 cash and a citation Bisht, Sohani Sharma, Vrinda, he State Health depart- mer chief minister Harish statehood activists will be ful- while the Anganwadi worker Stressing on the importance of nation is fast advancing on the kits are provided for pregnant Pronnati Vishwas, Hansi Tment reported only 18 new Rawat and the leader of oppo- filled if the Congress is voted award comprises Rs 21,000 good condition of Anganwadi path of development. Dhami women and newly born girl Dhapola, Gayatri Danu, Heera cases of the novel Coronavirus sition, Pritam Singh partici- to office, Rawat said that the cash and a citation. centres, the CM said that these also recalled his own child- child. Woman Empowerment Bhatt, Sushma Panchpuri, (Covid-19) and 46 recoveries pated in the protest rally of pensions of statehood activists Speaking on the occasion, centres play an important role hood, using lime solution to and Child Development min- Seema Devi. from the disease in statehood activists towards the should be increased and that the chief minister said that in the development of children write on a slate in school. ister Rekha Arya recalled the Uttarakhand on Sunday. No chief minister’s residence here this will be ensured by the women have always played an in the initial stages. Dhami said Referring to the brave exploits of Tilu Rauteli, age. Referring to Anganwadi death from the disease was on Sunday. The two leaders Congress government. In his important role in the move- that those who achieve big Governmental schemes for on whose birth anniversary the workers, she said that they reported in the state on the day. extended their support to the address, Singh said that this ment for the separate state of despite limited resources earn women empowerment, he said state government had felicitat- had done commendable work The cumulative count of nine demands being raised by and other relevant issues of the Uttarakhand and in various a different level of fame. He said that the state government wants ed women from various fields during the Covid-19 pandem- Covid-19 patients in the state the statehood activists. State will be raised strongly by other aspects in the state. He that Prime Minister Narendra the women to benefit from and Anganwadi workers. ic. The minister recalled that is now at 3,42,392 while a total Pradesh Congress the Congress in the Vidhan said that the State Government Modi spent his earlier life in these schemes. He spoke about Jumping into the battlefield at CM Dhami’s father had donat- of 3,28,522 patients have recov- Committee vice president and Sabha which has been called to is undertaking various efforts normal circumstances but due the Mukhyamantri the age of 15 years, Rauteli had ed his land for an Anganwadi ered from the disease so far. In Chinhit Rajya Andolankari session from August 23. for women empowerment. to his style of functioning, the Mahalakshmi Yojana in which fought seven battles at a small centre. the state 7367 people have lost Sanyukt Samiti patron, Meanwhile, cabinet minis- their lives to Covid -19 till date. Dhirendra Pratap said that the ter Ganesh Joshi sought time The recovery percentage from two leaders assured the protest- till 7 PM on Monday, stating the disease is now at 95.95. ing statehood activists that if that he will try to facilitate a 6 The State Health depart- the Congress is elected to gov- meeting of the statehood ment reported six new patients ern Uttarakhand in the 2022 activists with the chief minis- of Covid -19 each from Assembly elections, it will work ter. % Dehradun, two each from on the demands of the state- Earlier, the statehood Haridwar, Nainital and hood activists. activists gathered at Dilaram + -- Rudraprayag and one each They supported their Chowk and marched towards from Almora, Champawat, demand for reservation for the CM’s residence while rais- Pauri, Tehri, Udham Singh statehood activists, identifica- ing anti-government slogans. ,/17,2. Nagar and Uttarkashi districts tion of remaining activists, They were stopped by the on Sunday. No new patient was making Gairsain the perma- police at the barricading in he regional transport office found in Bageshwar, Chamoli nent state capital and bringing Hathibadkala. T(RTO) of Dehradun has and Pithoragarh districts on the removed the condition of day. reserving the time to arrive in The State now has 463 RTO through online appoint- Chandra Pathoi recently active cases of Covid 19. $%+3 4 ments for the new applicants of increased new slots of LLs Dehradun with 191 cases is at learner license (LL). When the from 25 to 50 due to which top of the table of active cases RTO resumed its services in RTO is currently processing while Pithoragarh is at second 5+ +, June, the public was asked to 100 applications daily includ- spot with 58 active cases. take appointments for services ing 50 old applications. Now Chamoli has 52, Rudraprayag % like vehicles permits, challan, the RTO has also removed the 32, Udham Singh Nagar 31, LLs and permanent driving condition of taking a prior Champawat 26, Uttarkashi 18, licenses (DLs) etc to reserve the online appointment to reserve Pauri 15, Bageshwar 13, ,/17,2. timings to limit the number of the timings for the new appli- Haridwar 10, Almora and visitors in the RTO premises as cants of LLs. Nainital six each and Tehri five he Dehradun a precautionary measure According to officials, the active cases each of the disease. Tvisit of Aam against Covid-19. new applicants of LLs can now The State reported two Aadmi Party’s The RTO removed this book the slots like before but new cases of Mucormycosis national convener condition of prior appoint- the old applicants will have to (Black fungus) on Sunday. A and Delhi Chief ment in other services due to take prior appointments to total of 570 patients of the dis- Minister Arvind the considerable decline in reserve the timings due to ease have so far been reported. Kejriwal which was Covid cases except for LLs heavy backlog. Also, the offi- In the ongoing vaccination scheduled for today ( # # # ) due to the backlog of over cials informed that the limit to drive 32,955 people were vac- has been postponed. # # # &&&&&& & 10,000 applications. The daily slots for DL is still 75 slots cinated on Sunday in 220 ses- According to the regional transport officer per day which might increase sions held in different parts of party members, the (administration) Dinesh in the next two weeks. the State. visit has been post- poned due to some unforeseen circum- stances but Kejriwal will visit Dehradun by the end assured working towards pro- of this week. However, when viding 24 hours electricity the state in charge of the party, which, as he mentioned, will 1 N Dinesh Mohaniya was asked take three to four years to about Kejriwal's visit, he said change the electricity system the party's head will visit across the State. Dehradun soon but the day He had said his party is not glands like parathyroid and activities should be undertak- and time is yet to be con- just making blind promises to adrenal glands can induce pre- en to maintain bone health and firmed. lure voters, everything is being mature osteoporosis. achieve peak bone mass density This will be the second announced on the basis of Uterus removal (hysterec- by 35 years. Consumption of visit of the AAP chief to the plans. Kejriwal has also assert- tomy) is a common procedure alcohol and smoking should be State within two months. It is ed in his last visit that he will in gynecological practice done avoided in all ages. being speculated that after visit Uttarakhand every month in women for abnormal uter- There are medications Delhi deputy Chief Minister to make such announcements ine bleeding. The pre- which are available in the mar- Manish Sisodia's recent visit to in other major spheres too menopausal uterus removal is ket, which reduce the pace of Roorkee where he questioned like education, health, unem- associated with subsequent resorption of the bone. people of Uttarakhand whether ployment among others with a long term reduction of prog- However, these medications a CM should be a corrupt well sorted plan rather than esterone secretion. If it is should be taken after physi- leader or a patriot like colonel making random and tall claims accompanied with removal of cian’s consultation only. The (retd) Ajay Kothiyal, Kejriwal like other parties. ovaries as well then estrogen most common drugs used to may officially announce the For the last two years, AAP $ %# levels are also bound to treat osteoporosis are called bis- latter as the party's chief min- has been making consistent decrease. Therefore, after hys- phosphonate like alendronate isterial candidate in the State. efforts to emerge as the third s the nation is growing so terectomy, these women expe- and injectable zolidronic acid During his last visit in prominent player in state pol- Ais our life expectancy and rience greater, gradual bone and teriparatide. Calcitonin is July, Kejriwal made four itics. Senior leaders of AAP like with it so is osteoporosis. This marrow density reduction and available as a nasal spray, which announcements related to elec- Kejriwal and Sisodia have con- disease causes bones to become more bone density loss than reduces the bone resorption. tricity which he termed as sistently targeted the Bharatiya porous and thereby become women with an intact uterus. Certain suggestions are guarantees and promised to Janata Party (BJP) and weak and brittle. Even a trivial The patients are more prone for made to the general public like fulfil them if the party is voted Congress for successively run- fall or even mild stress such as developing osteoporosis and keeping the floor dry, particu- to office in Uttarakhand next ning corrupt governments and bending, coughing, sneezing subsequent osteoporotic frac- larly of the bathroom. They year. In his announcements, he ruining Uttarakhand for the and laughing can cause a frac- tures too. These patients need should have the good visibili- guaranteed to provide free last 20 years. ture.Bone is living dynamic tis- history, physical examination night. And the third patient Hence these patients and atten- the hormone supplementation. ty at night and not only a night electricity up to 300 units and They have claimed only sue that is constantly being bro- along with blood, urine and x- came with right wrist fracture dants need good understand- It is suggested that women bulb.Provision of handrailing no electricity bills to farmers of AAP can reform Uttarakhand ken down and replaced all the rays. But the gold standard test who was 50 year old post ing about osteoporotic fracture should retain the uterus until support at public places and Uttarakhand. Besides this, he and the party is already work- time. In a healthy bone, the rate nowadays, is to measure the menopausal female. I would and its rehabilitation which is unless they have developed even at home around toilet seat guaranteed waiving off old ing on preparing concrete of bone breakdown is propor- Bone Mineral Density, which like to mention here that this is often long. Here I would like to the disabling or life threatening must be there to assist the old electricity bills too. He also plans. tional to the rate of bone for- can be measured by DEXA the common scenario of osteo- mention that in spite of the best problems. A scientific study and frail patients as they often mation, so the bone strength is Scan and can help to confirm porotic fracture not only in my treatment, even in developed reported a two fold increase of slip in wet bathrooms during maintained. Osteoporosis the diagnosis of osteoporosis. OPD but in all orthopaedic nations, one-third of hip frac- osteoarthritis also in these the night due to poor vision Q!"#$ occurs when the formation of Osteoporosis is such a seri- OPDs. ture patients die within a year patients. Hysterectomy not and poor balance which is a new bone does not keep up ous health issue that being an The fracture alone is itself despite receiving the best sur- only induces bone osteopenia physiological problem at this %& '%()*) ) )#+ )( with the pace of loss of bone. orthopaedic surgeon I see at a problem but because of their gical procedure. and osteoporosis which weak- age. The bone mass increases up to least one new or old fracture in increased age they are having Osteoporosis is more com- en the bones, these patients These old patients should 30-35 years of age, it remains a day in my clinical practice. It co-morbidities like diabetes, mon in people who have subsequently also develop pre- be advised to avoid sudden * () -$ almost constant from 35-45 maybe by chance or it may also hypertension, cardiac ailments deranged hormone levels in mature osteoarthritis along twisting and turning because years and then it starts decreas- be the true picture of osteo- and asthma which further their bodies. The reduction of with knee deformity, which both these movements are pre- ,/17,2. of the winners are either BJP ing after 45 years in female and porosis that some time I have increase their morbidity and estrogen level in women at further progresses to cipitating factors for fracture of workers or the daughters and 50 years in male. seen three different patients of make the anesthesia and sur- menopause is one of the osteoarthritis. It is also noticed hips.In case of a fracture, then he Aam Aadmi Party wives of BJP leaders, averred Osteoporosis affects both osteoporosis having fractures of gical procedure more risky. strongest risk factor for devel- that these women developed it should be treated by early T(AAP) in Dehradun raised one of the spokesmen of AAP, men and women of all races but spine, hip and wrist which are Surgical complication which oping osteoporosis. Similarly in pre mature senile changes treatment and fixation should objections on the selection Sanjay Bhatt. "This award is Asian women especially, post the common osteoporotic frac- often needs to be dealt in spite men, the gradual reduction in which are more prominently be secure so as to mobilize the process for the Tilu Rauteli given to women for their exem- menopausal are at high risk. tures. I had three successive of using good quality implants, testosterone level, increases the seen as skin changes. patient early. The mobilisa- awards alleging that the plary contribution in their Certain medications like patients, one a 91 year old is loosening and breakage of chance of osteoporosis which Prevention is better than tion of these patients often Uttarakhand government pre- fields but Chief Minister steroid and anti-epileptic drugs male- have gradual onset of implants along with cut usually occurs after 70 years. In cure.This proverb is more rel- requires some sort of support sented awards mostly to those Pushkar Singh Dhami has and certain diseases like hyper- back pain. He had fracture of through of the implant through males, prostate cancer reduces evant in osteoporotic fracture. in the form of a walking aid. women who are associated started an extremely wrong thyroidism, diabetes, unhealthy D 12 vertebra without any the bone like "a knife through the testosterone level. Hyper Hence, efforts should be made with the Bharatiya Janata Party tradition by politicising the diet, and sedentary work obvious injury in the back. soft butter". There post opera- activity of thyroid gland or over to prevent thesefractureswith a (The author is an (BJP). The AAP members awards. He must answer the increase the chance of osteo- Another patient, 97 year old tive recovery is often unpre- prescription of thyroxin med- balanced and a nutritious diet orthopaedic surgeon based in called it an insult to warrior public for such actions that vio- porosis. Osteoporosis can be female sustained left hip frac- dictable when they have a bag ication can enhance the osteo- which is rich in calcium and Dehradun. Views expressed are Tilu Rauteli. Except for a few late the sanctity of a heroic icon diagnosed by taking medical ture due to slip from bed at of co-morbidities with them. porosis. Over activities of other vitamin D. Routine physical personal) names of award winners, most of Uttarakhand," stated Bhatt. !#$! % & '( *)+ +
('" R% " 5++ . ./0,/ 1 “It is no secret that the .% Committee’s meeting on its arliamentary Standing established agenda was dis- PCommittee on rupted by members who did Information Technology not want Pegasus to be dis- )7 Chairman Shashi Tharoor on cussed. It was unprecedented Sunday alleged that BJP mem- for 10 members to attend and ./0,/ 1 bers “disrupted” the commit- to refuse to sign the register in tee’s meeting on July 28 as they order to deny the Committee he Opposition relentlessly did not want the Pegasus alle- that the government’s refusal a quorum,” Tharoor said. Tdemanding a debate on gations to be discussed and the to be answerable in any way, The panel was to hold a the Pegasus snooping row and made by the Opposition MPs The CPI(M) accused the bureaucrats who were to tes- shape, or form on an issue of meeting on July 28 during farm laws during discussions of in the Upper House, with the government of “stealing” par- tify “appear to have been national and international which several issues including Bills in the Rajya Sabha was words “farmer” and “Pegasus” liamentary democracy, while instructed not to attend”. He, importance, has made a the Pegasus snooping allega- “deliberate” as part of a joint in the opening lines. TMC’s Sukhendu Shekar Roy however, expressed hope the “mockery of democracy and of tions were expected to be dis- strategy. The demands on the “You are not allowing the raised the issue of “freedom of snooping issue would be taken the ordinary Indians the gov- cussed. It had also summoned two issues, even during dis- discussion we have been asking speech in Parliament”. The up by the panel in the days to ernment claims to represent”. officials from the Ministry of ./0,/ 1 protein has remained con- cussions on Bills, have now for the past 14 days and the dis- other parties which have rep- come. Tharoor said for two years Electronics and Information served during the evolution of been compiled in a three- cussions we can do later. You resentation in the video include Tharoor has already writ- now the IT committee has Technology (MeitY), the cientists have discovered certain coronaviruses. That minute video in what the are passing that Bill now. If you Samajwadi Party, TRS, DMK ten to Lok Sabha Speaker Om been conducting discussions Ministry of Home Affairs and Shuman antibodies that can means it is much less prone to Opposition said was an attempt have courage, begin the dis- and AAP. Birla to take action against the on “Citizens’ data privacy and the Ministry of neutralise several different genetic changes and is similar to make the Government listen cussions on Pegasus now,” One of the leaders in the Ministry officials who skipped security and “cyber security, Communications coronaviruses and pave the in various coronaviruses, to them. Congress’s Mallikarjun Kharge video, Shiv Sena MP in Rajya the meeting. He said that the topics that also featured in its (Department of way for a pan-coronavirus vac- explained lead author Dora Admitting as much, TMC is heard saying in the video on Sabha Priyanka Chaturvedi actions of the three officials agenda under the previous Telecommunications) on the cine. These antibodies have Pinto, from varsity’s School of MP Derek O’Brien on Sunday the floor of the House. said in a democracy if the making “last-minute excuses” chairman, BJP’s Anurag subject ”Citizens data securi- been detected in some people Medicine in Seattle. said that their “strategy was The compilation includes government of the day has a to skip the meeting were a Thakur. ty and privacy”. However, the who have recovered from These include those origi- deliberate”. Opposition speakers like responsibility, so does the “grievous assault” on such The Pegasus issue there- meeting could not take place Covid-19, said the team at the nating in bats that have become “When the official chan- Vandana Chavan of the NCP opposition. panels’ prerogatives to sum- fore clearly falls under the as the BJP members of the University of Washington in a dangerous pathogens in people, nels are being denied, this is a who raised the Pegasus issue, CPI(M) leader and RS MP mon witnesses. purview of the IT committee panel did not sign the atten- study published in the journal and another subgenus that new way to reach the masses,” accusing the Government of Elamaram Kareem said that On Prime Minister and so it is only expected that dance register, even though Science. causes a serious human lung said O’Brien, who is also the “not listening to the people”. speaking during the discussion Narendra Modi’s remarks that its members will ask questions they were present in the meet- The study describes disease transmitted by drome- leader of the TMC in the Rajya RJD’s Manoj Jha too is on bills was the only way to the Opposition was insulting about it when these topics ing room, leading to a lack of research on five such human dary camels, as well as a few Sabha and from whose Twitter seen speaking on the spyware make the Government listen. Parliament, Tharoor told PTI arise, he said. quorum. monoclonal antibodies that other subgenera that cause handle the video was released. issue. “Pegasus has reached Senior Congress leader and can cross-react with a number simple common cold symp- With this being the last everyone’s house. We have to party spokesperson Manish of beta-coronaviruses. The toms. week of the Parliament Session, discuss this,” says Jha. Tewari said that what is hap- Tewari, slamming the govern- have been continuously wit- ing row. team examined certain mem- The team went on to test if the video urges “Mr Modi Congress’s Deepinder pening in the House is a “com- ment for getting bills passed nessing disruptions due to The Opposition has also ory B cells from Covid-19 con- the S2P6 stem helix antibody come listen to us”. Hooda raised the issue of farm- plete murder of democracy”. when the House is not in order. protests by opposition parties been strongly protesting against valescent donors. Memory B could protect against SARS- The video, which has been ers stating that he would talk “The institution of Parliament Since the start of the and a logjam has persisted the price rise issue and cells are white blood cells that CoV-2 by administering it to compiled using clips from about the matter if his “micro- is being trifled with by the Monsoon Session on July 19, over their demand for a dis- demanding the repeal of the recognise and respond to hamsters 24 hours before expo- RSTV, comprises statements phone is not switched off”. NDA-BJP government,” said parliamentary proceedings cussion on the Pegasus snoop- farm laws. pathogens that have tried to sure. They found that this anti- attack the body during a pre- body reduced the viral load of vious encounter. SARS-CoV-2 by inhibiting Out of five promising anti- entry of the virus and by bodies that they isolated, the enhancing additional anti-viral .. # * scientists decided to concen- and virus-clearing cellular 0 1P trate on one designated S2P6. immune responses. Molecular structure analysis Studies of the plasma from ,/ and functional studies showed pre-pandemic human samples, that this human monoclonal as well as from Covid-vacci- # P antibody had impressive nated and Covid-recovered breadth: it was able to neutral- individuals, were also analysed ./0,/ 1 ize three different subgenera of to see how frequently the stem- beta-coronaviruses. The scien- helix targeting antibodies ./0,/ 1 he National Investigation tists observed that it did so by appeared. TAgency (NIA) has con- inhibiting the virus’ ability to The highest frequencies ongress on Sunday dared ducted searches in Karnataka fuse with cell occurred in people who had CTwitter India to lock its in connection with a human membranes.These antibodies recovered from Covid-19, then accounts, a day after the social trafficking case. target a structure, called stem were later vaccinated. Overall, media company locked party The searches were con- helix, in the spike protein of however, the data from this leader Rahul Gandhi’s handle ducted on Saturday at two these viruses. The spike protein study shows that, while it does over a post of his meeting the locations in Bengaluru City, is critical to the virus’ ability to occur, it is relatively rare for family of a nine-year-old Dalit Karnataka at the premises of a overtake host cells. SARS-CoV-2 to elicit plasma girl, who died after an alleged suspect, who is suspected to be The stem helix in the spike stem-helix antibody responses. sexual assault. involved in making fake ID "@TwitterIndia lock our proof documents for the accounts, we challenge you. Bangladeshi traffickers and the ./0,/ 1 it is important to consider this Nothing will stop us from fight- trafficked victims. *(+, subject in a holistic manner in ing for justice & exposing the During the searches, vari- ith India presiding over the United Nations Security truth," the opposition party ous incriminating documents, Wthe United Nations Council. A comprehensive posted along with hashtag all six digital devices including prostitution instead,” the one child were rescued from Security Council (UNSC) for approach to maritime securi- party members calling them- hard disks and mobile phones agency said in a statement. the custody of human traffick- # this month, Prime Minister ty should protect and support selves Rahul. The opposition used for making the forged The case was originally ers. Narendra Modi on Monday legitimate maritime activities, party also tweeted the photo- documents were seized, the registered on June 8, 2021 at The NIA had re-registered will chair a high-level open while countering traditional graph of Rahul Gandhi meeting agency said. Ramamurthy Nagar Police the case July 13 under various - . /. debate on “Enhancing and non-traditional threats the family of the nine-year-old “The women were traf- Station, Bengaluru City against Sections of the Indian Penal Maritime Security - A Case in the maritime domain,” it Dalit girl, who died after being ficked from Bangladesh to 13 accused persons relating to Code, Foreigners Act, 1946 for International said. raped by a priest and three India by accused persons on a raid conducted by Karnataka and relevant provisions of the Cooperation.” The meet will The oceans have played an other men at a crematorium the pretext of providing jobs in Police at a rented house where Immoral Traffic (Prevention) be held virtually. It is the first important part in India’s his- near Delhi Cantonment. India but were forced into seven Bangladeshi women and Act, 1956. time an Indian prime minis- tory right from the time of the "We are highly enraged ter is chairing a UNSC session. Indus Valley civilisation, it with what has happened, The high profile will be noted, adding that based on because this is extremely selec- attended by heads of several the country’s civilisational tive. I can write of 10 accounts, # + +, ( +57 states and member states of ethos that see the seas as an 10 handles, that have pictures, the UNSC, officials said here enabler of shared peace and but, that is not the point, the on Sunday. “Modi would be prosperity, the Prime Minister point is that a Dalit girl, a very 85 #4 the first Indian prime minis- had put forward the vision of poor child, a 9 year old ter to preside over a UN SAGAR - an acronym for child has been gang raped, ./0,/ 1 11 and 12, the IMD Security Council Open “Security and Growth for all burnt alive, all that the parents said. Debate,” the Prime Minister’s in the Region” in 2015. have got her parts of her legs. he intensity of rainfall over Fairly widespread Office(PMO) said. This vision focuses on Can you imagine how trauma- Tsub-Himalayan West rainfall over As regards the meeting, cooperative measures for sus- tizing that must be and some- Bengal and Sikkim is likely to Uttarakhand, northern ./0,/ 1 WhatsApp. Enter OTP. Get officials said the debate will tainable use of the oceans, and body who want to stand with increase from August 11-12 as parts of Uttar Pradesh, your certificate in seconds," focus on ways to effectively provides a framework for a that family and ensure justice, the monsoon trough has shift- Bihar, Jharkhand and eople now no longer have to Mandaviya’s office tweeted. counter maritime crime and safe, secure, and stable mar- you drop his tweet and block ed close to the foothills, the gangetic West Bengal is Plog in into the CoWin por- Cumulatively, 50,68,10,492 insecurity, and strengthen itime domain in the region. his account, so to Twitter I will India Meteorological northeast Madhya Pradesh, it likely during the next four-five tal to download their vaccina- Covid vaccine doses have been coordination in the maritime In 2019, at the East Asia say, ‘Daro Mat, Ye Dara Nahin Department (IMD) said on added. days, Mohapatra said. tion certificate. administered in the country domain. Summit, this initiative was Sakte Humein’," said Congress Sunday. "Under the influence of Rainfall with isolated heavy Those who have been vac- through 58,51,292 sessions, The UNSC has discussed further elaborated through leaders Supriya Shrinate, Alka IMD Director General these systems, widespread rain- falls is very likely over Madhya cinated against Covid-19 can according to a provisional and passed resolutions on dif- the Indo-Pacific Oceans’ Lamba and Ragini Nayak at Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the fall activity with isolated heavy Pradesh and east Rajasthan now also get their vaccination report till 7 am on Sunday, with ferent aspects of maritime Initiative (IPOI) with a focus AICC Press conference. monsoon trough is moving falls is very likely over north- during next two days with sig- certificate through WhatsApp 55,91,657 doses being given in security and maritime crime, on seven pillars of maritime Shrinate regretted the fact towards the western foothills of east and sub-Himalayan West nificant reduction in intensity within seconds, Union Health a day. Five states — Madhya the PMO noted. However, security including Maritime that New India is counting the Himalayas. He said rainfall Bengal and Sikkim during the and distribution thereafter, he Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, this is the first time that mar- Ecology; Maritime Resources; more on crime against women is likely to decrease over north next five days," the IMD said. added. office said on Sunday. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh itime security will be dis- Capacity Building and and dalit, death tolls due to cal- Indian plains and increase Due to stronger south- Subdued rainfall is very "Revolutionising the com- — have administered more cussed in a holistic manner as Resource Sharing; Disaster lousness of government, unem- over the hills. westerly or southerly winds likely over peninsular India, mon man’s life using technol- than one crore cumulative an exclusive agenda item in Risk Reduction and ployment and many more The entire monsoon from the Bay of Bengal, the including Maharashtra and ogy! Now get Covid-19 vacci- doses of the Covid-19 vaccine such a high level open debate, Management; Science, unfortunate things. The trough is likely to shift close to intensity of rainfall is very Gujarat, and excluding Kerala, nation certificate through each to beneficiaries in the 18- it added. 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+ % -+ % 7 D2 E9F ++ + +- G !"# !--2 posing for a selfie and family pix in front of the illuminated O Chennai: Vaccine hesitancy 20.3 per cent in rural areas survey conducted in the he iconic 'Clock tower' clock tower during late evening was prevalent among 27.6 per expressed "unwillingness" to get state. Vaccine acceptance was Tlocated in the heart of stroll in the area. Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay quota, which was quashed by cent of people aged above 60 inoculated. Some of the reasons prevalent among 83.1 per cent Srinagar at Lal Chowk, which Another tourist landmark Raut on Sunday said unless the the Supreme Court earlier this years while the same was pre- for the vaccine hesitancy was people between 18-44 years , mostly remained out of bounds in the capital city, popularly 50 per cent cap on reservations year. sent in 16.9 per cent between fear of injections (48.4 per while it was 81.8 per cent especially for those interested known as ' Zero bridge', has is relaxed, the constitutional The demand for a debate the age group of 18 and 44 cent), fear of complications between 45-59 years and 72.4 in unfurling the national flag also been lit up in the same amendment on allowing states will be raised when the consti- years, a study by the Tamil after receiving the jabs (57.6 per per cent above the age of 60 during Republic day and color scheme to attract visitors to prepare their own OBC list tutional amendment issue Nadu government revealed on cent), long queue to get the jabs years. Nearly 82.5 per cent Independence day celebrations during the week-long celebra- will not help and the Maratha comes up in Parliament, the Sunday. (22.5 per cent), no person to of those residing in urban during trouble-torn years, has tions marking the I-day cele- quota cannot be restored. Rajya Sabha member said. As many as 18.2 per cent of accompany (21 per cent). areas and 79.7 per cent in now been illuminated with brations. Talking to reporters here "Unless the 50 per cent cap is people between the age group About 59.9 per cent peo- rural areas were willing to get 'Colors of India' by the Srinagar The historic Lal Chowk has after meeting Shiv Sena presi- relaxed, the Maratha quota of 45 and 59 years were also ple faced difficulty in collect- vaccinated, while 82.8 per cent Municipal Corporation (SMC) Lal Chowk in colors of the witnessed many historic events dent and Maharashtra Chief cannot be restored," he hesitant to receive the jabs, the ing details on where to receive people said the reason to get in the run up to the 75th Tricolour ahead of and political gatherings in the Minister Uddhav Thackeray, said. survey conducted by the the vaccines, while 24.5 per vaccinated was to prevent dis- Independence day Independence Day. New clocks past. Raut said he discussed the The Union Cabinet is learnt Directorate of Public Health cent doubted the efficacy of the ease while 23.7 people said it celebrations. fitted”, tweeted Mattu. Top leaders of the country issue and developments regard- to have cleared a Constitution and Preventive Medicine, in vaccines. The sample size was prevents spread to others. The Mayor of Srinagar Netizens celebrated the including former Prime ing it in Parliament with the amendment bill that seeks to July across Tamil Nadu, said. 1,596 people between 18-45 Following the results from Municipal Corporation Junaid decision to illuminate and con- Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, CM. He said state Public Works give power to states and UTs to According to the study, years, 771 between the study, the department of Azim Mattu was the first to gratulated the Mayor of founding president of the Department Minister Ashok make their own OBC lists. vaccine hesitancy was observed 45 and 59 years and 488 public health said post images of the illuminated Srinagar. National Conference Sheikh Chavan will hold a virtual The bill will now be intro- in 19.7 per cent men and 18.4 above the age of 60 years. As it would focus on awareness clock tower on his twitter time- The same has now become Mohd Abdullah have made meeting to inform leaders of all duced in Parliament for passage, per cent women, while 17.5 per many as 1,401 men and 1,453 activities to address the mis- line. “We have illuminated the the hot-spot for tourists and historic speeches in front of political parties about the sta- sources said in Delhi on cent people living in urban and women were covered in the conceptions. PTI Clock Tower (‘Ghanta Ghar’) at local visitors as they can be seen thousands of local residents. tus of the issue of Maratha Wednesday. PTI : # ++ 9++ # 4 + 2 / - )E (/ ; : 5, # -2- people will have to wait for 14 days after taking the second dose of vac- -2- @8 @ vehicles’ were damaged by BJP men, the New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta n a big relief to Mumbaikars, the cine to board the train”. Trinamool leadership alleged adding the police Biswa Sarma will meet Prime Minister IMaharashtra Government on The chief minister said that the he daily Covid-19 deaths dropped to he Trinamool Congress on Sunday launched stood a silent spectator. Narendra Modi on Monday to discuss the Sunday announced that fully vac- fully vaccinated people could get T151 and infections came down to 5,508 Ta fierce attack on the BJP for unleashing a Subsequent to the attack 14 TMC men Assam-Mizoram border issue and the cinated people could travel by their train passes that will be avail- in Maharashtra on Sunday, even as 4,895 reign of terror in Tripura and vowed to uproot including the Bengal leaders were arrested by the restoration of peace in the entire north-east. suburban local trains in Mumbai able on smart phones, ward offices patients were discharged after full recov- the Biplab Deb Government from the north-east- police under National Disaster Management laws. The Chief Minister, accompanied by BJP from August 15, with a rider that and suburban railway stations. ery from various hospitals across the state. ern State in 2023 Assembly elections. They were granted bail on Sunday by local court. MPs from Assam, will also meet other Union a gap of 14 days was mandatory "Passengers can download train After the fatalities remained static at The TMC’s reaction came a day after alleged Banerjee rushed to Agartala on Sunday along Ministers including Home Minister Amit after taking the second dose of vac- passes through the mobile app. 187 for two consecutive days, the daily BJP men attacked Trinamool youth wing lead- with fellow MP Dola Banerjee and Bengal min- Shah. According to sources, the ongoing cine to the board train. Those who do not have smart deaths came down to 151, while the ers from Bengal who were visiting Tripura’s ister Batya Basu. unrest on the Assam-Mizoram border, as After weeks of speculation, phones can take photo passes from infections came down from 6,061 on Dhalai district to attend a party programme in “Instead of reaching them to the hospital or well as restoration of peace in the entire the Maharashtra Government municipal ward offices in the city Saturday to 5,508 on Sunday. pursuance of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata providing them with basic medical help the north-east will be the center of discussions relaxed the norms to allow as well as suburban railway sta- With 151 fresh fatalities, the total Banerjee’s bid to expand her party’s base in the injured leaders were arrested by the police,” during these meetings. Mumbaikars and their counter- tions,” Uddhav said. number of deaths in the state increased North East and elsewhere in the Banerjee who is also the nephew of the Bengal Sarma, who is in New Delhi since parts in the satellite towns in The chief minister said that the from 1,33,845 to 1,33,996, while the infec- country. Chief Minister said wondering “is Tripura out- Saturday, was unable to meet Shah earlier Mumbai Metropolitan Region state government might announce tions -- with 4,895 new cases – climbed “Tripura is a big sample of Narendra Modi’s side India? … does the Indian laws not apply in due to some reasons. (MMR) – who have taken two more relaxations for shops, malls, from 63,47,820 to 63,53,328. double-engine government … where the oppo- this region? … in every street corner the BJP men Sources also said that the Assam Chief doses of vaccine --to travel by sub- restaurants and places of religious As 4895 patients were discharged sition men are attacked every day … there is no are standing armed with weapons and wherev- Minister also held one-on-one meetings with urban trains on a condition that the worship after the state disaster from the hospitals across the state after full law and order in this State … the Biplab Deb er our leaders are going they are attacking them the state's BJP MPs on Sunday. 14 days’ gap was mandatory for the management task force reviews the recovery, the total number of people dis- Government is running reign of terror in with rods, lathis, brickbats … is this the sample Last month, tensions heightened people to board trains after taking situation on Monday. charged from the hospitals since the sec- Tripura and the Trinamool Congress has come ofModi’s double-engine Government.” between Mizoram and Assam over the the second dose of vaccine. The chief minister said that the ond week of March last year increased to liberate the local people from the BJP’s Earlier Banerjee tweeted “the GOONS of BJP boundary dispute after six Assam policemen Interacting with the people second wave of Covid-19 was still from 61,39,493 to 61,44,388. The recov- oppression,” Trinamool Congress national gen- have shown their TRUE COLOURS! This bar- and one civilian were killed in a fierce gun across the state through a webcast, not over. “If we have to arrest the ery rate in the state dropped from 96.72 eral secretary Abhishek Banerjee baric attack on Trinamool workers reveals the battle between two states on July 26. Maharashtra chief minister spread of virus, then the people will per cent to 96.71 per cent. who rushed to the north-eastern State on ''GOONDA RAJ'' in Tripura under Biplab''s Govt! However, the two states in a joint state- Uddhav Thackeray said: “From have to follow the pandemic pro- The total “active cases” in the state Sunday said. Your threats and attacks only prove your inhu- ment agreed to take forward the Centre's ini- August 15, people who have taken tocols strictly. Though the pace of increased from 71,050 to 71,510. The fatal- A cavalcade of TMC youth leaders includ- manity. DO WHAT YOU tiative of letting neutral forces patrol the dis- two doses of vaccine can travel by vaccination has increased, but it is ity rate in the state stood static at 2.1 per ing Jaya Dutta, Sudip Raha and Debangshu CAN~CHECK~Trinamoolwill not budge an puted areas of the inter-state border for suburban local trains. But, the not sufficient. cent. Bhattacharya were on Saturday attacked and their INCH!” maintaining peace. Agencies - 3 ( ! 8 #9#4+ ( 6 2 5 1 Guwahati: Raijor Dal chief Akhil Raijor Dal over the issue have Gogoi on Sunday said that an already taken place, with the legis- .68. alliance of regional parties under the lator visiting Kolkata for discussions. leadership of West Bengal Chief Assam TMC president ssam Government has acquired the land and house Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the Gopinath Das said that the talks Athat once belonged to Bhupen Hazarika at making to oust the BJP from power were held in the West Bengal capi- Kuthori near the Kaziranga National Park to set up a at the Centre in 2024. tal. "There were no talks with Raijor cultural centre, an official said on Sunday. The Independent MLA Dal in Assam. Madam (Mamata Kaliabor Sub-divisional Officer P K Das had hand- from Assam also claimed that Banerjee) is pursuing it," he said. The ed over the seven bighas of land to the cultural depart- Banerjee has invited TMC does not have any MLA in the ment last month.The Assam government proposes to him to merge Raijor Dal with Assam assembly at present. set up a cultural project at the site in Nagaon district, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), and Gogoi said that Raijor Dal's efforts which will include a museum, a cinema hall and a a decision in this regard is likely to to form a confederation of region- library to preserve Hazarika''s creations, including his be taken at his party's executive al parties is in keeping with its belief songs and literary works, he said. meeting during the day. " We in the federal structure and the need The Bharat Ratna awardee had bought the land aim to form a confederation of to strengthen it. under the Kaliabor sub-division in 1974 and built a regional forces and project Mamata The Sibsagar MLA scripted his- house, naming it ''Apun Ghar'' (home of one''s own). Banerjee as its leader to remove the tory this year by becoming the first He also had plans to set up a cultural centre there, fam- Narendra Modi government from person in Assam to win an assem- ily members said. Hazarika had created several ever- power in 2024," he told reporters. bly election from behind the bars. green songs and written many literary pieces at this Gogoi claimed that Banerjee has Jailed since December 2019 for his house. assured him of the TMC Assam unit alleged role in violent anti-CAA stir Due to some unavoidable circumstances, howev- president's post if Raijor Dal is in the Assam, Gogoi walked out free er, he had to sell both the land and the house, but his merged with the ruling party in West on July 1 this year after a special fans and intellectuals had urged the state government Bengal. He said that three rounds NIA court cleared him of all to acquire those and set up a cultural centre in his 2 3 O2 5 6 " of talks between the TMC and charges. PTI memory. PTI " ( + A ( @C ( - - O I - <6 /.6 272 are given to an immediate for- on July 26, which coincided 2 @.80 the government. Along with ments of the government to the Aizawl/Silchar/Hailakandi/G Suklabaidya on Saturday con- mer chief minister and with- with the completion of his two this, he directed senior party people. uwahati: Long lines of trucks vinced them it was safe to trav- ormer Karnataka Chief draw the order giving me a cab- years'' term in the office. iving an indication that leaders to spend the night at a “The opposition will try to from the rest of the country el across the border to FMinister B S Yediyurappa inet rank," Yediyurappa said in A day after his resignation, Gmany sitting legislators, booth. defame us. Defeat their nefar- rumbled into Mizoram across Mizoram. on Sunday urged Chief his letter to Bommai, which Yediyurappa had proposed including Ministers, could be "Now the workers should ious designs,” he said. a disputed border with neigh- Suklabaidya said move- Minister Basavaraj Bommai to was made available to the Bommai''s name as the leader denied ticket in the coming start strengthening the party at BJP state president bouring Assam on Sunday, ment of essential commodities withdraw his order to give media. at the BJP legislature party assembly elections, Bharatiya the booth level. Educate people Swatantra Dev Singh instruct- some 13 days after a bloody from Hailakandi district to him cabinet rank Bommai on Saturday had meet and was accordingly Janata Party's national presi- about the schemes of the state ed the leaders to strengthen the clash between the police forces Mizoram, which had been hit status. ordered giving facilities similar accepted by all and on July 28 dent Jagat Prakash Nadda said and Central governments. party at booth level and carry of the two States. since the violent face-off "I request you to provide to a minister to Yediyurappa. Bommai took oath as the new that performance would be Strengthen the booth and out the proposed programmes After assurances of police between the two states, too me only those facilities which Yediyurappa had resigned Chief Minister. PTI the criterion for ticket distrib- increase the number of work- of the organisation with enthu- escorts given on Saturday, resumed from Sunday. ution. ers. siasm. truckers in ones and twos start- Transportation through “Non-performing minis- The programmes of the “The party’s identity is ed moving out of Dholai near rail would begin once tracks, ters and MLAs will not get tick- organisation have to be imple- from the organisation itself. the tense border. where they which were damaged during ets this time,” Nadda said dur- mented cent per cent at the Organisation should be every- had parked their trucks, ever demonstrations following the ing the organisational meeting ground," he said and asked thing for you,” he added. since violence broke out. July 26 flare-up, are repaired, he of Braj region held in Agra on leaders to think how to make Party’s national general What was a trickle on added. Sunday. the organisation strong. secretary (organisation) BL Saturday night became a flood Kolasib Superintendent of In the meeting, which was Chief Minister Yogi Santosh, state in-charge Radha of vehicles moving in convoys, Police (SP), Vanlalfaka Ralte attended by Uttar Pradesh Adityanath, in his speech, elab- Mohan Singh, state general guarded by police escorts, fer- said more than 50 vehicles Chief Minister Yogi orated on the development secretary (organisation) Sunil rying essential supplies includ- have entered Mizoram since Adityanath, BJP state leaders works being done in the Braj Bansal and Deputy Chief ing medicines, diesel and cook- Saturday night till Sunday and ministers, Nadda said that region. He said SN Medical Ministers Dr Dinesh Sharma ing gas to landlocked Mizoram, morning. performance would be the only College would have a super and Keshav Prasad Maurya which had been complaining of “Traffic movement yardstick to decide tickets and specialty hospital and pro- also attended the meeting. shortages of medicines and between the two neighbouring people (legislators and minis- posed the Chhatrapati Shivaji Over 50 MLAs, seven min- gasoline. states as of now is quite ters) still had time to pull up Maharaj museum along with isters and five MLCs from the Truckers had kept their smooth…However, we are still their socks. He added that the medical colleges in Firozabad Braj region attended the meet- trucks parked and refused to on alert as untoward incident road to forming a government and Etah. ing. Among the state ministers, move even after an informal can happen at any time,” Ralte, in UP in 2022 passed through The chief minister said Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan, blockade enforced by locals in who is camping at Vairengte, the Braj region. that during the COVID-19 Shrikant Sharma, Ramnaresh Assam soon after violence told PTI over the phone. The BJP national presi- pandemic when the opposition Agnihotri, Sandeep Singh, broke out was lifted more than Cachar Superintendent of dent instructed all the MLAs was sleeping the government Mahesh Gupta, Chaudhary a week back. Police Ramandeep Kaur also and party’s state office-bearers was working to extend help to Udaybhan Singh and Dr GS They started moving after confirmed to PTI that vehicles to improve coordination the people. He asked party Dharmesh attended the meet- two Assam Ministers Ashok “have been moving under # 0) / between the organisation and workers to take the achieve- ing. Singhal and Parimal heavy police escorts. 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( = <, = = $%&'()*$""(+ *+, , - + + R+++ %, 2 4& <=<= $ <=<> # + # * 2 ( + + # + + ( % + " ven as we celebrate our best ever Olympic perfor- 2 5 mance this year in Tokyo, ? # " # 6 Ea retrospective view is in # order. Much effort and money % was invested by India in the 1982 Asian Games. However, at one # @ % event, the guest-in-chief was one . of our cine superstars. When he + /.+0 + ! approached the podium to award 2 <=AB + ( the medals, the audience erupt- ed in wild applause, as if the play- ( ers did not matter; the gold, sil- S # ( ver and bronze winners were not ( Indian. The coach of one of the " " winning teams asked who this chief guest was, to which the # rather chirpy reply was: “Don’t you know him? He is our most famous cine star.” To this, the # + coach’s response was: “I now understand why a vast country # ( like India is nowhere in sport.” + $ Except for a few privileged families, sport has not been 2 regarded as integral to Indian society. This wasn’t so in ancient Over the centuries, most Tokyo. Apart from the decline, The Olympic Games orig- + " ( India; in the times of Indians stayed aloof from war hockey was an illustration of inated some 3,500 years ago in ( Mahabharata, proficiency in and perhaps from sport. how not to be smug about Greece as a mark of homage to 2 ( archery and other weaponry Cricket has been an exception, one’s success. As an instance, God Zeus. To begin with, # were a part of the education of the in which modern facilities Indian players were adept at there were many Greek city Pandava and Kaurava boys with are available in the cities. But dribbling the ball while the rest States participating in the city 7 ( # " Dronacharya as their guru. In the even these are not affordable of the world had adopted the of Olympia. In the early games, S C war that followed between the by the poor although the technique of passing the ball the events were very few but ( boys when they turned men, Board of Control for Cricket from player to player as a later increased. Chariot and # # ( Dronacharya was a general. in India (BCCI) is lately replacement. For several play- horse racing came in. There But in later times, sports did rolling in wealth. ers, Indian hockey could not were no medals but wreaths not travel or touch villages until I do not know whether we 2. /7 adjust to Astroturf or manda- and garlands. When the " 5 recently. Governments seldom would pay sufficient attention tory wearing of shoes. Earlier, Romans conquered Greece, 3 ( took any interest and most sports in setting up an academy for -/+87 there were years when our the Games carried on until # ( bodies were treated by their the poor to provide for the hockey wizards won because Emperor Theodosius I in 393 members as little political arenas vital need of diet and nourish- ,,.87B/ they played barefoot. AD who disapproved of young for self-promotion. As a result, ment, currently unaffordable 8782 1 In the 1936 Berlin men (there were no women regional representation was more for many a family in our Olympics, India faced participants) stripping. The & important than players’ potential. country. In this context, the B 6/2. Germany in the hockey final. Olympics were revived at the It is said, “The battle of Odisha Government deserves 7/ /. A At half-time, India led the initiative of Baron Coubertin Waterloo was won on the play- hearty congratulations for hosts by only 1-0. Maharaja of France in 1896 at Athens. ing fields of Eton”. This implies patronising hockey. On the 68B/7.-/. Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda, The numbers of coun- how sports help make capable contrary, West Bengal, which who was present in the stadi- tries and players have been military officers of young men. was once noted in football, / ,8-88@.A um, was concerned and visit- increasing, except at Moscow Sports build the physique, intro- allowed its clubs to recruit ./7/., ed the dressing room. He in 1980 because of the boycott duce strategy and tactics in the players from other States and advised Dhyan Chand to play by 60 nations led by the West lives of youth and teach how to even overseas. In the process, -887 barefoot for the remainder of to oppose the Soviet Union’s outwit the opponent. While the local players declined in num- 8,/0/7/ the match. The eventual score invasion of Afghanistan in East India Company and later the bers as well as quality. If other was India-5, Germany-1; 1979. The Olympics have also British Indian Government States could choose other 7//,A1/7 Dhyan Chand scored three of endured tragedy in the form employed Indian soldiers, they games a la Odisha, it would be the four goals. The result was of the massacre by terrorists of confined their choice to what a great national service. -/-/7 not pleasing to Führer Adolf a dozen Israeli athletes in the they labelled ‘martial’ communi- It is also important to /8 Hitler, who was also watching 1972 Munich Games. ties, which meant a limited pool note that we were monopolists the contest. Nevertheless, he (The writer is a of selection in a vast country. In of the Olympic gold medal in 7/.:87 called Dhyan Chand later and well-known columnist, an any case, most of those recruit- hockey until 1960. Today, we / : 78-88. offered him the rank of a author and a former member ed were employed as sepoys, with are celebrating our men’s hock- colonel if the latter came over of the Rajya Sabha. The views no officerial exposure, a level ey team winning the bronze at to Germany as its citizen. expressed are personal.) they remained confined to. 11 121134&12 SOUNDBITE * 6 1 Sir — India has colossally performed at the ! Tokyo Olympics. The performance by our athletes and glories earned are appreciat- ed wholeheartedly by the entire country. + ) . I . K They set an extraordinary example as some of them belong to poor families and are not . +, , as privileged as the others. If we celebrate I their success, we need to stand with their !;%'9;&-+ + 5, ' struggle as well. K.B7 More priorities and better facilities #3 8 * + , ! should be extended to athletes. As we 86 - . know, quite a many of the talented young- K - ( ( )/ -.0 sters lack adequate support, which can be (8 +. K + due to pressure from families or situations + 1 to focus more on academics than on sports. I)#9 ( In this regard, the Governments should + + + 2 come forward to promote sports just like + O 8)9 1 education, as Odisha did for hockey. L G More value should be attached to sports; = M +<8&' it will result in a shower of glories for our 8 K - @ $ country. One hopes that the performance 0 . of our athletes in the Tokyo Olympics will . L bring about a change in people’s mindset 8 ( M towards sports. ( O # ( Manoj Kumar Jena |Cuttack 6(8 6 +K + 3 ( . K + ( ( + O Sir — Many principals, parents and students &+9' # ) * + ( K feel that schools in Mumbai should now be $5 E$ ( +- '&| reopened as COVID-19 cases have dropped significantly. The Maharashtra Government . K room makes more sense. the party’s quintessential leader and led it + S ( must hold a meeting with the disaster man- 1 agement authorities to discuss the issue. An The continuous closure of schools is with a firm grip, serving as the Chief # expert committee must be formed to affecting the students’ mental health. The Minister for 14 years in five different examine the issue as several principals are result of this is that neither they are able to stretches. Amma, as she was fondly called, 4 of the opinion that schools could now be meet friends nor able to discuss their career symbolised the AIADMK much like the or education. The Education Department party represented her. 1 5 reopened as there is no danger, especially to the students. The fact of the matter is that of the State must issue the Standard Things went downhill soon after . # ( by-now frustrated, depressed, tense and Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Edappadi Palaniswamy and O reopening of schools as early as possible. Panneerselvam took over the party, and it 8+'! ' 2 ( anxious students are willing to come to K2 school but their parents are against it and Bhagwan Thadani |Mumbai was more about individuals than the # party and its governance. And the warring + there is a need to convince them. The parents and students should factions of EPS and OPS are far from G 6 )*+S ( mentally prepare themselves as it has been Sir — Perhaps for the first time since its resolving their differences. The AIADMK 7 ( 6 " 4 - over a year since the schools were shut formation in 1972, the AIADMK is in dan- of today is no longer the party with unity - 8 * P3 " down. Students have been taking online ger of disintegration as the demise of J and with military-like strict discipline it was classes and things need to be normalised Jayalalithaa has plunged the party in a lead- under Jayalalithaa’s regime, and it now L A ( now with all precautions taken against ership crisis over the last five years (‘Falling struggles with factionalism. (M Q 5 COVID-19. 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On August 2,pointing to the "devastating adverse effect" of addictive online games on "the development of children", an addi- tional district judge in New Delhi wrote A.61// to the Prime Minister for banning two 6-/ cerns and dangers of video gaming use violence; it also desensitises Video gaming is a multi-billion- online games - Free Fire and PUBG India 7/ //1/ for children. them to violence in real life. dollar industry, more than the - on the lines of the government's earli- Numerous studies conducted "Gaming disorder" is listed as movies and DVDs combined. er decision to ban one of the most pop- /27/ 6B.6 all over the world have repeatedly a disease in WHO's "International Covid-19 has been a 'tipping point' ular mobile games called"Player ./278 1/- drawn attention to the severity of Classification of Disease" and for online gaming, as the KPMG Unknown's Battlegrounds"(PUBG ,8-./.1/ their adverse effects on children, many countries have started treat- study titled "Beyond the Tipping Mobile) in the country. Drawing attention 7./ .6 which includeimpeding their phys- ing it. I know of an addicted boy Point" noted. Confined to their to the fact that the long hours spent by 8N,86.C ical and mental development, who forgot how to speak and had homes for more than a year, both children in playing such games wreak increasing juvenile violence, and to be treated and counselled for children and adults have sought # havoc on their studies and social behav- 2,/180 suicides. The games are designed more than six months before their escape from boredom through ( iour, he pleaded that a law is framed to 16-.6 by experts trained in neurosciences, relearning how to speak again. Yet online gaming in massive numbers. ( restrict exposure of children to such . 1.6/1/ psychology, and human behaviour governments have taken a benign FY21 has seen a major boom in # D games. This suggestion merits serious 72 27/8: in order to make them addictive. stance all over the world, passing online gaming with over 433 mil- + consideration by the government, and not -.A7/68. Playing them releases the pleasure- on the responsibility to parents lion users, with estimated revenue only for these two games. giving neurochemical dopamine in instead, without realising the lim- of Rs 136 billion which is poised to # 8:1/7. + ( India banned PUBG on September 2, the brain telling it to "do it again." itations of such an approach. The grow to Rs 290 billion with 657 mil- 2020, along with 117 Chinese apps under .B8 B/,01 Studies show that gaming can industry also has its proponents lion users by FY25. India had Section 69A of the IT Act. PUBG was 161/7 change the structure of many who forcefully argue that video about 400 video gaming companies, # ( linked to Tencent, the Chinese multina- 86.8. 1/ regions of the brain involved with games also have positive connota- including respected names like # + ( tional technology giant. The game is ,/6./7 higher cognition. The designers tions in children's education, life Infosys, TCS, and Zensar. 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( dangers of long screentimes (as if it would consequences,are most vulnerable minutes on weekdays, but they are The Chinese government is # 3 ( have made any difference) and for prop- .,7/07, to fallprey to their evil charm. difficult to regulate when played now going all out against its own ( agating violence. But the effect of the ban 1/- What follows is not only falling offline. The US Supreme Court giant technology companies, the lat- # ( in India was only temporary; in June this 7/6 grades, but also sleep deprivation, refused to regulate the sale of vio- est target being the for-profit year, the app was again made available on 8. fatigue, irritability when stopped lent video games in 2011, citing the onlinetutoring industry. The next . 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: + +% <# n a briefing to the UN @2 ing has raised growing con- ISecurity Council (UNSC), cerns about civilian casualties. London: Alok Sharma, the “This [IPCC report] is Shaharzad Akbar, Chairperson aliban fighters on Sunday On Saturday, Taliban fight- UK Minister in charge of the going to be the starkest warn- for the Afghanistan Ttook control of much of the ers entered the capital of COP26 climate summit talks in ing yet that human behaviour Independent Human Rights Capital of northern Jawzjan province after sweep- Glasgow in November, on is alarmingly accelerating glob- Commission, said that the first Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, ing through nine of 10 districts Sunday warned that the meet- al warming and this is why six months of this year has been including the Governor’s office in the province. Several other ing hosted by Britain later this COP26 has to be the moment the bloodiest for the war-torn and police headquarters, a of the country’’s 34 provincial year is the world’s last chance we get this right. We can’t country since 2009, with at least provincial council member capitals are threatened as to get a grip on climate change. afford to wait two years, five 1,677 civilians, including said. Taliban fighters sweep through The Indian-origin Cabinet years, 10 years – this is the women and children, dead, Ghulam Rabani Rabani large swaths of Afghanistan at Minister, who is the President- minister said he was simply moment,” Sharma warned. while 3,644 others injured. said fighting between insur- a surprising speed. designate of the United Nations throwing everything at achiev- “This is going to be a “If the current rates of vio- gents and Government forces Climate Change Conference ing a global consensus ahead of wake-up call for anyone who lence continue, I am heartbro- with a greater sense of urgency tions and would investigate had taken place around the or COP26 in Glasgow in the talks in Glasgow. hasn’t yet understood why this ken to note that there might be to the Afghan calls for civilian people travelling to and from Governor’s office and police * < November, said in an interview “I have every week a large next decade has to be absolute- a grim new record of civilian protection, ceasefire, an end to Spin Boldak to prevent full headquarters but that later the that the world would face a cli- number of virtual meetings, but ly decisive in terms of climate harm by end of this year. With violence and meaningful and documentation of these atroc- Taliban had taken over the two mate catastrophe unless urgent I can tell you that having in- action. We will also get a pret- districts and now a provincial inclusive political process. ities.In Malistan, Ghazni buildings. They also had con- * action is agreed this year. person meetings with individ- ty clear understanding that city falling to the Taliban, mil- “Women in particular province, the commission con- trol of the main prison build- He also defended his recent ual ministers is incredibly vital human activity is driving cli- lions of Afghans are waiting in remember the past and present firmed that at least 27 civilians ing in Kunduz, he said. @2 hectic travel agenda, which and actually impactful. It mate change at alarming terror to see what comes next,” abuses of the Taliban against were murdered in targeted Rabani said fighting was came under some media criti- makes a vital difference, to rates… Every fraction of a Akbar told the UNSC. their freedoms and their per- killings by the Taliban. continuing at the city’s airport rovincial Afghan lawmak- cism for his ministerial exemp- build those personal relation- degree rise [in temperature] “This Council and its sons, and dread what is to In one instance, Taliban and other parts of the city. Pers say the Taliban have tion from Covid-19 self-isola- ships which are going to be makes a difference and that’s members still have the leverage come. As you know, many are sought the help of an unarmed Kunduz is a strategic crossroads taken control of another tion rules on return from red incredibly important as we why countries have to act now,” to stop the bleeding of Afghans joining the ranks of those try- guard to move the bodies of with good access to much of provincial capital, the fourth list countries. look to build consensus,” said he told the newspaper. and prevent catastrophes. This ing to flee this worsening civilians and then killed the northern Afghanistan as well as to fall into insurgent hands in “You’re seeing on a daily the minister, who has travelled The November summit in Council can save lives. We will storm,” he added. guard in an attempt to elimi- the capital, Kabul, about 200 less than a week, in a punish- basis what is happening across to countries such as Bangladesh Scotland is widely seen as vital need the council to utilise the In Spin Boldak, Kandahar, nate witnesses. miles (335 kilometers) away. ing blow to government the world. Last year was the and Bolivia in recent weeks. if climate change is to be brought full range of political, diplo- the Commission’s findings con- In Helmand, residents of A Taliban surge has inten- forces. hottest on record, the last decade His interview comes ahead under control, and leaders from matic, human rights and firm that the Taliban dragged the provincial capital of sified as US and NATO troops The Taliban forces over- the hottest decade on record,” he of a report by the 196 countries will meet to try humanitarian tools and inter- out and killed at least 40 civil- Lashkar Gah are stuck between wrap up their withdrawal ran Taleqan, the capital of the told the ‘Observer’ newspaper. Intergovernmental Panel on and agree on action. Meanwhile, ventions to save lives and pre- ians associated with the gov- Taliban attacks and govern- from the country. With northern Takhar province on “I don’t think we’re out of Climate Change (IPCC), the the UK also faces challenges over vent further and more horrif- ernment, in a campaign of tar- ment airstrikes, fearing for Taliban attacks increasing, Sunday, capturing the final time but I think we’re getting world’s leading authority on cli- its own fossil fuel projects, with ic atrocities. geted, extrajudicial killings. their lives every minute and Afghan security forces and areas it hadn’t previously con- dangerously close to when we mate science, out on Monday campaigners questioning new “We urge the Council, the Following media and deprived of access to their government troops have retal- trolled after a monthslong might be out of time,” he said. showing the true impact of oil drilling being planned. UN and international human human rights reporting, basic rights. iated with airstrikes aided by siege, the two lawmakers from On his own travel, the extreme weather. PTI rights mechanisms to respond Taliban imposed strict restric- the United States. The fight- the province said. "# < 0 O'< 6 : 0 ' R+, >;! 7 +++ + ? R + + <) # Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister % . Mustafa al-Kadhimi 6 P 8.,8. Maybe it’s time we looked announced that his t least 45 Houthi rebels at Rishi as the next Secretary of Government and the political 8@A8 Awere killed in multiple ritish Prime Minister Boris State for Health. He could parties are determined to hold 1.8-/.1 across all spectrums,” he said. airstrikes by the Saudi-led coali- BJohnson is said to have potentially do a very good job the Parliamentary elections as “As a regional grouping, mid a continued resur- tion and in ground clashes been furious over a letter being there.’ In an open meeting, after scheduled on October 10. ifty-four years on, the ASEAN has so far been suc- Agence, the single-day with the Yemeni Government leaked to the media last week, ranting about Rishi, he then Al-Kadhimi’s comment FAssociation of Southeast cessful in ensuring that its Covid-19 cases in Japan hit a army in the oil-rich province of which claimed his Chancellor suggested the Chancellor could came during his meeting with Asian Nations (ASEAN) has people enjoy relative peace, new record, while the number Marib in the last 24 hours, mil- Rishi Sunak had written to be demoted in the next reshuf- leaders of the political parties succeeded in ensuring peace, stability, security and steady of people hospitalised in Tokyo itary sources have push for easier international fle, the source said. in the presence of Parliament stability, security and steady development.” also reached a fresh high, confirmed. Covid-19 travel norms ahead of The newspaper pointed Speaker Mohammed al- development, Cambodian Hun Sen said Cambodia is according to local media “In the western district of a planned review. out that Johnson is known for Halbousi, head of the Supreme Prime Minister Hun Sen said in committed to sustaining reports. Sirwah, the airstrikes targeted The reaction followed his off-the-cuff remarks, often Judicial Council, the country’s a message to mark the ASEAN ASEAN as a region of critical On Saturday, the country a rebel makeshift operational media reports that the Indian- made in jest. electoral commission, and the Day on Sunday. importance for global trade, registered 15,753 new Covid room, killing at least 12,” one of origin finance minister had While Downing Street UN Assistance Mission for “Together, we have investment and supply chains cases, which increased the the sources in Marib told written to his boss, calling for refused to comment on private Iraq, the Prime Minister’s embarked on a long and ful- through generating maximum overall infection tally to Xinhua news agency on a significant easing of the coro- conversations, allies of Sunak media office said in a state- filling journey to nurture the benefits from the existing free 10,01,281, while the total death Concerns are growing over Saturday. navirus travel restrictions, insisted he remains focussed on ment. growth of this regional organi- trade agreements and the toll stood at 15,255, reports a potential collapse of the med- “In the adjacent district of warning that they were dam- his current brief to revive the He stressed his govern- zation into a closely-knitted and Regional Comprehensive Xinhua news agency.Tokyo, ical system and the further Rahabah, to the south of aging the economy. COVID-hit UK economy. ment’s insistence on holding people-oriented entity,” he said. Economic Partnership (RCEP). which hosting the Olympics spread of the Delta variant Sirwah, the airstrikes destroyed According to The Sunday The Chancellor is solely the elections on time and con- ASEAN comprises Brunei, While seeking to bind all while under a state of emer- during the Bon holiday period several pick-up vehicles carry- Times, which reported on focused on securing the coun- firmed its ability to provide an Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Southeast Asian nations as a gency, reported 4,566new cases since people usually return to ing rebel combatants, killing the letter last Sunday, Johnson try’s economic recovery and appropriate atmosphere for Malaysia, Myanmar, the strong family, ASEAN will on Saturday, exceeding 4,000 their hometowns or travel else- more than 20,” he added. is said to have been apoplec- continuing to protect and cre- them, Xinhua news agency Philippines, Singapore, strive to further deepen and infections for the fourth where during this period. Another military source tic with anger and even sug- ate jobs, ITV News quoted a reported. Thailand and Vietnam, reports broaden relations and cooper- straight day.Strains are grow- To curb the resurgence of said the army repelled a fierce gested a demotion for Sunak Treasury Department source as “Al-Kadhimi and the polit- Xinhua news agency. ation with external partners in ing over hospitals in Tokyo, as the Covid-19 infections, the attack launched by the Houthi from the powerful Treasury saying. Meanwhile, Sunak is ical parties renewed the call for Hun Sen said ASEAN has the spirit of equality, mutual the number of inpatients hit Olympics were mostly held rebels from three directions department to take charge of preparing for a tough budget, the political blocs that boy- always been an integral part of interest and respect, he added. 3,485, which surpassed the without spectators. on its positions in the moun- Health. The problem was that known as the autumn cotted the elections to reverse Cambodia’s foreign policy. Hun Sen said he is confident record of 3,427 in early The state of emergency for tains of Al-Bayadh and Al- the first Johnson knew of the Spending Review, in the com- their decision,” the statement “Through ASEAN frame- that ASEAN “is well prepared to January.The latest figures were Tokyo will not end when the Abzakh in Rahabah letter was when details of it ing weeks. There have been said. work, we have been able to max- overcome all the unprecedented released a day after Japan’s Paralympics are scheduled to district. appeared in the media, the reports of how this has put him He also suggested forming imize opportunities to cultivate challenges in order to prove cumulative total of confirmed begin on August 24. “Thirteen rebels were report said. Quoting a senior on a collision course with his a committee of political parties friendly ties and cooperation once again that we have the Covid-19 cases topped 1 mil- The Japanese government killed on the ground, while source from a meeting, it said boss Johnson, who is deter- to open a dialogue with the with countries in the region and determination and capability to lion.The turning point of the has recently expanded the state dozens fled,” he told Xinhua. that Johnson then went on to mined on spending on projects boycotting parties to persuade external partners around the further strengthen and promote Covid-19 pandemic seems yet of emergency and also decid- Both strategic mountains say in the presence of around while budgets remain con- them to change their decision, globe for the sake of upholding peace, stability, security and to come amid the spread of the ed to put more prefectures and most of Rahabah district a dozen officials that he had strained due to the costs it added. durable peace, security, pros- prosperity in the region for the highly contagious Delta vari- under a quasi-state of emer- were recaptured by the army been thinking about a change. incurred due to the pandemic. perity, and national development well-being of our peoples”. ant. gency. last week. ( 5 1 # 7 - 6 : # ; % 2 01.68. country due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. /107 S President Joe Biden is Covid-19 cases, hospitali- , Upushing harder on vac- sations, and deaths have con- he Provincial Assembly of cines and masks as Covid-19 tinued to increase in most :87 2,/7, / are still below peaks seen early 72/ Germany, the United States,’’ TPakistan’s Khyber cases are surging across the parts of the country, especial- this year before vaccines he said as the country’s vac- Pakhtunkhwa has unanimous- ly in communities with lower he Covid-19 outbreak in became widely available. More espite a sluggish start, cine verification program ly passed a resolution con- vaccination coverage, accord- Tthe United States crossed than 44,000 Americans are Dthe European Union’s went into effect Friday. demning the attack on a Hindu ing to the Centers for Disease 100,000 new confirmed daily currently hospitalized with Covid-19 vaccination drive People in Italy must now temple in the country’s Punjab Control and Prevention infections Saturday, a mile- COVID-19, according to the has caught up to that of the show proof they have had at province. (CDC). rent data - that masks do not stone last exceeded during the CDC, up 30% in a week and United States, where the slow- least one vaccine dose, recov- Hundreds of people, car- The outlook is especially necessarily protect against the winter surge and driven by the nearly four times the number down of the country’s once- ered from COVID-19 or rying sticks, stones and bricks dire in the South. The States of virus. highly transmissible delta vari- in June. More than 120,000 vaunted campaign has con- recently tested negative for the attacked the temple at Bhong Florida and Louisiana recent- Recent weeks have also ant and low vaccination rates in were hospitalized in January. tributed to the virus’s deadly virus if they want to dine city of Rahim Yar Khan district, ly set seven-day case records, seen a marked increase in the the South. The seven-day average for comeback. indoors, use gyms or go to some 590 kms from Lahore, Xinhua news agencuy quoted number of private sector com- Health officials fear that deaths rose from about 270 In mid-February, less than concerts, theaters, museums burning parts of it and dam- report by The New York Times panies promoting vaccinations cases, hospitalisations and deaths per day two weeks ago 4 per cent of people living in and tourist sites such as the aging the idols on Wednesday as saying on Saturday. for those who want to return to deaths will continue to soar if to nearly 500 a day as of Friday, the 27-nation EU were at least Colosseum. in protest against the release by In Florida, coronavirus the office. more Americans don’t embrace according to Johns Hopkins partially vaccinated against European authorities a court of an eight-year-old hospitalizations are roughly In a sharp about face of the vaccine. Nationwide, 50% of University. Deaths peaked at the coronavirus, compared attribute success in Italy and Hindu boy, who was arrested equal to their previous peak previous statements, recent residents are fully vaccinated 3,500 per day in January. with nearly 12 per cent in the elsewhere to nationalized for allegedly urinating in a from last summer. days saw Biden say he would and more than 70% of adults Deaths usually lag behind hos- US, according to Our World health care and a history of local seminary. In Louisiana, intensive care like to see companies move have received at least one dose. pitalizations as the disease nor- in Data, an online science public confidence in the safe- An FIR has been registered units are strained and young toward mandates. “Our models show that if mally takes a few weeks to kill. publication connected to the ty of immunizations. under terrorism and other sec- adults are contracting serious Biden has announced that we don’t (vaccinate people), we The situation is particularly University of The EU’s slow process for tions of the Pakistan Penal cases of the virus. all federal workers must be vac- could be up to several hundred dire in the South, which has some Oxford. Now the EU has sur- approving the vaccinations Code against over 150 people The resurgence has cinated or be required to wear thousand cases a day, similar to of the lowest vaccination rates in passed the US by that same set the bloc back at the begin- for their involvement in attack- prompted the CDC to issue masks and undergo regular our surge in early January,” the U.S. And has seen smaller measure, with some 60 per ning, but that is now paying ing the temple. new guidelines on mask wear- testing. Centers for Disease Control hospitals overrun with patients. cent of the bloc’s residents dividends because it is instill- The resolution at the ing, and some areas are return- The President also said he and Prevention director In the Southeast, the num- receiving at least one dose, ing more confidence in the provincial assembly of Khyber ing to restrictions seen last year believes more cities and states Rochelle Walensky said on ber of hospitalized COVID-19 versus less than 58 per cent of rapidly developed formulas, Pakhtunkhwa condemning the during the height of the pan- should institute rules like those CNN this week. patients jumped 50% to a daily Americans. said Dr. Peter Liese, a attack on the Hindu temple was demic. in New York City, where cus- It took the US about nine average of 17,600 over the last In Italy, where roughly European Parliament member moved by minority Member of Mask wearing has been a tomers at restaurants, gyms and months to cross 100,000 average week from 11,600 the previous 63 per cent of people 12 and from Germany. the Provincial Assembly (MPA) subject of controversy in the other venues are required to be daily cases in November before week, the CDC says. Florida, older are fully protected, While the US and Britain Ravi Kumar to which the house United States for more than a vaccinated. peaking at about 250,000 in early Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Premier Mario Draghi took a issued emergency authoriza- gave a unanimous approval on year, with a significant chunk So far, 50 per cent of the January. Cases bottomed out in North Carolina, South victory lap this past week. tions of vaccines to get shots Friday. of the population refusing to US. population, or more than June, averaging about 11,000 per Carolina, Tennessee and “I said that I don’t want to into arms quickly, the EU The house also passed a wear masks for many different 165.9 million people, have been day, but six weeks later the Kentucky represent 41% of the celebrate successes, but it must went through the longer resolution for the establishment reasons. Some believe such fully vaccinated against Covid- number is 107,143. nation’s new hospitalisations, be said that Italy has inocu- process of granting full of the Commission for choices are up to the individ- 19, according to the Hospitalisations and deaths the CDC says, twice their over- lated more doses per 100 approvals, putting it weeks Minority Affaires in Khyber ual, others believe - against cur- CDC. are also increasing, though all all share of the population. inhabitants than France, behind. Pakhtunkhwa. !#$! % & '( *)+ *
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The company has fixed a going soft on borrowers pro- have managed to pull back pending dues are crucial to Diagnostics, Windlas Biotech The public issue, with a price band of 1,585-1,618 a vided by the courts ends on some NPAs. We have pulled take the country’s overall and Exxaro Tiles- launched price band of 560-570 a share share for the IPO, which will be August 31, and would ask the back about 80 crore of NPA exports to $400 billion by the their initial share-sales last will open for public subscrip- open for public subscription borrowers to start repaying if in July itself,” Hardayal Prasad, end of this fiscal, according to week to mobilize 3,614 crore. tion on August 9 and conclude during August 9-11. they are capable to do so, a top managing director and CEO of exporters. So far in the current fiscal, on August 11. At the upper end of the company official said. PNB Housing Finance, told The other factors that 16 companies have raised Proceeds of the fresh issue price band, the IPO is expect- The company’s gross non- PTI in an interview. could help in increasing ship- 30,666 crore through IPOs will be used for the repayment ed to mobilise 2,998.51 crore. performing assets (NPAs) The restrictions led to a lit- ments include ensuring that against 31,277 crore by 30 of certain loans availed the Founded in 2009, jumped to six per cent of the tle bit of problems on the negotiations for various free- firms in the entire 2020-21. company and general corporate CarTrade is backed by marquee gross advances (or 3,625 recovery front, he said. trade agreements (FTAs) lead Going forward, market purpose. investors -- Warburg Pincus, crore) in the quarter ended He added that if someone to greater market access for analysts expect the IPO envi- Nuvoco Vistas is a cement Temasek, JP Morgan and June 30, 2021, from 2.7 per cent has borrowed money from the Indian goods; attracting Ludhiana Hand Tools From the Government side, ronment to remain buzzing manufacturer with a consoli- March Capital. by the end of June 2020, main- company, the person is bound export-oriented foreign direct Association President SC Saraf suggested amending during the entire 2021-22. dated capacity of 22.32 The CarTrade platform ly on account of the impact of to return it unless there is a investment, credit to exporters Ralhan said that along with land laws so that exporters can Hemang Kapasi, Head of MMTPA. It has 11 cement allows customers to buy and the second wave of the pan- demise in a family, or some- at international rates; and shortage, high shipping buy land and get all clearances Equities at Sanctum Wealth plants comprising five inte- sell used cars as well as new demic. The increase in NPAs is one’s business is wiped out. investing in dedicated R&D freights are impacting domes- in a month’s time; allowing Management, said that as many grated units, five grinding units cars. also on account of legal for- “But, if you have bor- and design centres for focused tic exporters and both these bank finance at international as 40 IPOs are lined up for the and one blending unit. The firm is a multi-chan- bearance up to August 31, rowed, your business is run- products in each State. matters need attention of the price; and paying off pending rest of the year looking to It operates cement manu- nel auto platform with cover- 2021, as per high court orders, ning. I have every right to ask Leading leather exporter government as “we are tar- dues within a month by all raise 70,000 crore. facturing units in Chhattisgarh, age and presence across vehi- the company said after its June for my money,” Prasad said. and Farida Group Chairman geting $400 billion exports” in government departments. Nuvoco Vistas Jharkhand, West Bengal, cle types and value-added ser- quarter earnings last week. However, the company Rafeeq Ahmed said exporters the current financial year. Current FIEO President A Corporation, part of the Nirma Rajasthan and Haryana. vices through its brands -- Various courts and high will be considerate enough to are facing huge problems with Exports during April- Sakthivel also recommended Group, and online auto classi- CarTrade Tech’s initial CarWale, CarTrade, Shriram courts across the states indi- find a solution on a case-to- regard to container shortage, July 2021 jumped 73.86 per the Centre for augmenting fied platform CarTrade Tech share-sale will be entirely an Automall, BikeWale, CarTrade cated to the lenders not to take case basis, if there are genuine and this issue needs to be cent to $130.56 billion, against cash flow to exporters; and will launch their initial share- offer for sale (OFS) of Exchange, Adroit Auto and any legal or administrative borrowers facing any kind of resolved immediately. $75.10 billion in the year-ago providing freight subsidy to sales on Monday, while that of 18,532,216 equity shares. AutoBiz. action during the second wave problem to repay, he added. Federation of Indian period. FIEO former presi- adjust abnormal hike of ship- Aptus Value Housing Finance Among the investors par- Aptus Value Housing of the pandemic, which main- The company’s Covid-19- Export Organisations (FIEO) dent S K Saraf suggested ping rates. and Chemplast Sanmar will be ticipating in the OFS are-- Finance’ IPO consists of fresh ly spread during April and related restructured loans stood Director General Ajay Sahai exporters to do aggressive He also urged the gov- open for public subscription on CMDB II (22.64 lakh equity issue of equity shares aggre- May. at 1,733 crore as of June 30, said, “Container shortage issue marketing by looking at new ernment to release pending Tuesday, information with shares), Highdell Investment gating to 500 crore and an “During the quarter, there 2021. It posted a five per cent is the most serious one and it market options; investing in claims of exporters under dif- exchanges showed. Ltd (84.09 lakh shares), offer for sale of up to were 45 days of lockdown. So, fall in its net profit to 243 will affect manufacturing, as technology to improve quali- ferent schemes like MEIS The companies are raising Macritchie Investments Pte Ltd 64,590,695 equity shares by there was hardly any activity in crore in the first quarter ended goods will pile up in factories”. ty and productivity, and dou- (Merchandise Exports from funds to retire their debt, fund- (50.76 lakh shares), Springfield pomoter and existing share- this period. “We expect to June 2021, as against 257 Sharing a similar view, bling of existing capacities. India Scheme). ing capital expenditure require- Venture International (17.65 holders. manage these better from this crore in the year-ago quarter. !@ )( ( %& )-# "- : G + R /$ $ ) )%# ' -* *5E
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Once the December 2020 back to India’s equities segment As per the RFP, the RBI is T(RBI) has extended the the Government decided to scrap “The shares the firm held in ruling of the international tribunal and made a net investment of he Reserve Bank of India looking for office premises restrictions on Karnataka- retrospective taxation but the Cairn India (renamed Vedanta on the arbitration initiated by 975 crore in the first week of T(RBI) is looking for addi- with minimum 2,601 based Millath Co-operative international embarrassment Ltd) were attached by the income Cairn came overturning the levy August. The FPIs have made a tional office space in the finan- sq/mtr(28,000 sq/ft) and max- Bank by three months till could have been avoided had tax department soon after it of taxes on the reorganisation of comeback after a net outflow of cial capital near its head office imum 7,618 sq/mtr (82,000 November 7. ‘attached’ shares of Britain’s Cairn served an initial assessment of India business that Cairn carried 11,308 crore in July. in south Mumbai, or in the sq/ft) carpet area located in This extension is subject to Energy Plc not been sold, accord- 10,247 crore tax demand on in 2006 before listing the local The week-ended Friday Bandra Kurla Complex area. south Mumbai within a radius review, said an RBI statement. ing to tax and legal experts. Cairn Energy in January 2014. unit, “the government could have witnessed surge in the Indian According to the RBI, it of 1.5 km from its Central The restrictions were last On Thursday, the “Most of these shares were just released those shares and the equity market with both the wants office space with a size Office Building in Fort, extended till August 8. Government introduced a Bill in sold within two years of serving matter would have ended,” he BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 on of 2,601 to 7,681 square metres, Mumbai and/or in BKC. “The RBI is satisfied that in grant or renew any loans and Parliament to scrap the rule that a formal tax demand in March said. E-mails sent to the finance the National Stock Exchange for which it has issued a Offers of property situated the public interest, it is neces- advances, make any invest- gave the tax department power to 2015,” a leading tax expert said, ministry as well as the Central touching new highs. On Request for Proposals (RFP) for on leasehold land with residual sary to extend the period of ment, incur any liability includ- go 50 years back and slap capital requesting not to be identified. Board of Direct Taxes seeking August 5, the Sensex touched “outright purchase of office lease period at least 30 years operation of the Directive ing borrowal of funds and gains levies wherever ownership The tax department rea- comments remained unanswered. a record high of 54,717.24 premises” in Mumbai. will also be considered by the DCBS.CO.BSD III.D-12 acceptance of fresh deposits, had changed hands overseas but soned the decision to the fact that “There is no right or wrong deci- crore. The market surged in The central bank “intends RBI, the document added. /12.23.096/2018-19 dated April disburse or agree to disburse business assets were in India. The Cairn had begun the process to sion. Decisions are bad or good. line with the global cues and on to purchase vacant and peace- Anuj Puri, chairman, 26, 2019 issued to Millath Co- any payment whether in dis- 2012 legislation was used to levy sell its residual stake in 2014 and The share sale decision was a bad the back of robust Q1 earnings. ful possession of office space ANAROCK Property operative Bank Limited, charge of its liabilities and a cumulative of 1.10 lakh crore the company would have fled the one,” another legal expert said. having clear and marketable Consultants, said that as per Devangere, Karnataka,” the obligations or otherwise. of tax on 17 entities, including UK country after that, leaving no title, for its use in south ANAROCK Research, total statement said. The bank would also not telecom giant Vodafone, but sub- avenues to recover the levy. Mumbai and/or in Bandra leasable space at BKC is As per the RBI’s direc- enter into any compromise or stantial punitive action was taken “But, what is being over- Kurla Complex (BKC) area approximately 8.7 million sq/ft tions, the co-operative bank arrangement and sell, transfer only in the case of Cairn. looked is the fact that Cairn near to its existing establish- area out of which 8-10 per cent shall not, without prior or otherwise dispose of any of The income tax department couldn’t have sold the shares as ments...,” the RFP document is lying vacant. approval of RBI in writing its properties or assets. not just sold Cairn’s near 10 per they were already attached by the :8 ,< !B. 8- ( #
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Iam sure you will like When we quiz him on the chal- again, marking a hat-trick of back-to- it,” he says with a smile. lenges he experienced while hosting back wins. Sharad’s Dreamz Production the show, he is quick to retort, “Reality In 2016, he raked in the rewards House, a well-known name in the toh mere khoon me hai (Reality runs of the glory he had attained in the pre- modelling and fashion industry, is in my veins). After over six years in vious year. From 2016 to 2018, he por- promoting the young talents of India the industry, it comes naturally to me. trayed Lakhan ‘Lucky’ Singh Ahlawat through various ventures like Mr & Earlier this year, I was roped in by in &TV’s Badho Bahu. Since 2016, Miss Super Model International and Flipkart Video to host their quiz Narula has also been a ‘gang leader’ Provogue Personal Care Mr India. As show so it is not really uncharted ter- in each season of MTV Roadies. In we wait for Prince to join us, Sharad ritory. However, it is great fun to be 2018, he played Aryan in Laal Ishq, tells us that Prince has a lot going on, a part of a show like Extreme following which he portrayed but at the moment he has been Survivors, which involved a lot of Shahnawaz in Colors TV’s Naagin 3. focussing on the projects of his record stunts and action. I have to say that In 2019, Narula made his digital debut label, Wiinning Records. my time as a ‘gang leader’ in the with ZEE5’s Bombers as Bali. Next, as Right on cue, Prince shows up Roadies came in handy here. if on a whim, he participated in Star and profusely apologises, sharing However, I have developed a change Japanese animated science fiction film written Plus’ Nach Baliye 9, to win his fourth that he was in the middle of a music in mentality. Earlier, it was all about and co-directed by Hideaki Anno and produced by consecutive reality show. video shoot for his label. entertaining people. Now, while that Studio Khara. It is the fourth and final film in the Against the backdrop of this win- His judgement is impeccable as he is all well and good, I have grown to Rebuild of Evangelion film series of the Neon ning mentality comes the news that sees our initial question coming from realise that I would to cause some real Genesis Evangelion franchise. It releases on August he would be hosting a new web a mile away and laughs it off when we change and help inspire people. I 13 on Amazon Prime Video. series, Extreme Survivors. From a ask him how is Extreme Survivors dif- hope through this show I have been model, to a reality TV persona, to an ferent from other reality TV shows able to effect growth in participants actor and now a web series host, these which promise high octane stunts, and the audience, but there is always are not unfamiliar grounds as he has such as Roadies or Khatron Ke Khiladi. room for improvement. I have come been hosting Flipkart Video’s Khel “You might think that these shows are a long way, yes, but there is a long Paheliyon Ka, a riddle-themed inter- similar to each other, and on face way to go, yet!” active quiz show. value it might seem like they might While Khatron Ke Khiladi, Roadies In these times when people pre- seem to bear a close resemblance to and Extreme Survivors may be designed fer binge-watching shows and web each other. However, if you watch differently, we ask him is there any series at their convenience from the these shows you will realise that each chance of seeing him in Khatron Ke confines of their homes, content has one of the shows you mentioned is Khiladi, since he is well acquainted with grown to become somewhat redun- designed in a different vein altogeth- the other two shows now? dant. New times need newer solutions, er. The concept is implemented by the “Who would turn down an which is why producers and directors director, and after watching Extreme opportunity to work with Rohit are leaving no stone unturned to make Survivors, you would have to agree Shetty sir? Well, I have. (laughs) It sure they create content which can that Sharad bhai has done a splendid was not by design of course, I just keep people engaged and invested. job. I believe that if you really love could not commit to the show This is where Extreme Survivors, something and work towards it to the because of pre-existing commit- directed by Sharad Chaudhary, holds preneur working in the field for over “We have devoted a lot of time best of your ability without worrying ments. But you may rest assured, promise a breath of fresh air in times eight years, expresses that the buzz and energy to this show, and the about the results, you will achieve it you will see me on his show soon, The film’s story is based during 1971 Indo-Pak war when lukewarm reality shows and surrounding Extreme Survivors is no results are out there for everyone to without fail. Sharad and I have poured if not on the next season, the one when the IAF airstrip at Bhuj was destroyed in combat. web-series are a dime a dozen. fluke as it would be promising for see. The first two episodes of Extreme a lot of love into the show, and I after that. I can’t wait to win my fifth Subsequently, 300 local women from Gujarat, led by IAF squadron leader Vijay Karnik, heroically reconstruct the Sharad, who happens to be a cast- audiences who love adventure and Survivors is streaming now on the TV would urge you to watch the show,” reality show, after all,” he shares airbase. It releases on Augut 13 on Disney+ Hotstar. ing director and entertainment entre- high-octane stunts and tasks. and Movie app named ‘VIS Prince grins. unabashedly.
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his is the story of a determined steer you towards success. There are youth from one of the most many organisations and government Tmarginalised sections of Indian initiatives encouraging students to society, paving the path for many access primary and secondary educa- behind him. It is also a story of how tion. But there are very few initiatives 6 6/ Q 6 the ‘system’ itself creates barriers for aiding these students to access high- many who do not have the privilege er education. Students coming from of accessing opportunities. It started lower class-lower caste and tribal 7!A86 71-@2-7 .@2.!)" 10 years ago, in 2011. Raju Kendre, backgrounds do not have the same then an 18-year-old boy, was in Pune privileges. Many of us in the rural for admission to undergraduate stud- areas face a tough time with limited + ies. Owing to financial constraints, he access and a grave digital divide,” said had to give up the opportunity. Today, Raju, while elaborating on Eklavya’s O + he is transforming the education sce- philosophy. The movement has helped nario in Maharashtra’s rural region by over 130 students from rural areas of helping tribal and marginalised com- Maharashtra access opportunities munities access higher education. such as scholarships and placements. ndia gained freedom from Not only this, Raju’s determination Students who registered in Ekalavya’s IBritish raj, 75 years ago on and belief in himself and the grit to mentorship programme are placed in August 15, as a result of sacri- follow the unconventional path has premier institutions like TISS, JNU, fices made by leaders like won him the prestigious Chevening Azim Premji University, Delhi School Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Scholarship offered by the Foreign, of Social Work and IIT’s Development Patel, Pandit Nehru, Maulana Commonwealth and Development Studies programs. Azad and thousands of others Office, Government of United After his success here, he started who suffered grievously at the Kingdom (UK) to pursue his higher preparing for opportunities abroad to hands of Britishers. Many sons education. encourage students to aim beyond and daughters of India even “I dedicate this scholarship to for Eklavya, a grassroots mentorship hold their leaders accountable. We conventional options. Raju received lost their lives in India’s free- first-generation learners,” Raju wrote platform for first-generation learners wanted to prove this commitment offers from 18 universities in the UK dom movement. All those to his programme officer at the from tribal and other marginalised with actions and not just words,” he alone but there was a severe dearth of who took part in this struggle, Chevening Secretariat as he con- communities. remarked. They lost the polls but 21- funding. Chevening Scholarships are which devoured innumerable ideologies, corruption, com- firmed his opportunity to study in the While pursuing his undergradu- year-old Raju set up a progressive one of the most competitive scholar- lives and enormous wealth, munal violence, caste distinc- UK for the next academic year. He has ate education, he joined Maitri — an precedent. “Today, local youth have ships known for selecting potential made their sacrifices because tions and so on. We tend to been asserting this during his press organisation — working in Melghat, mobilised themselves actively. They leaders from over 166 countries across they thought that India, after forget that independence is not interviews and in his social media a distant region on the foothills of are forming independent panels and the world. For the 2021-22 academic independence, would regain only living freely but also posts to highlight an important Satpura hills in Amravati district some have won these polls too,” he calendar, they received over 63,000 peace and prosperity. Our allowing others to live freely. ground reality. “There are so many like bordering Madhya Pradesh. This said while describing the political sit- applicants globally, an unprecedent- forefathers had a beautiful All this makes one wonder if me who have the credentials but lack region suffers from a high death rate uation today. ed figure. Over 5,000 of these candi- vision of a united India which are we really independent? Are mentorship to access opportunities in among children due to malnutrition After he graduated from TISS, dates were shortlisted for the interview was free from poverty, com- we worthy of any praise? Most our system,” expressed Raju. As the and lack of adequate healthcare. Raju was selected in the Chief round in March-April. While the munal hatred, slavery to for- of us would agree that at this results of the prestigious scholarship Maitri organises a volunteering camp Minister’s fellowship programme exact number is yet unknown, the eign habits and goods and had point what we have is not ‘Ram were declared on June 29, Raju’s during monsoons where social work- commissioned by the Maharashtra cohort from India has 35-40 members. the complete liberty to build Rajya’, which is described as a story went viral on social media. ers and volunteers from across the State Government. During the fellow- Raju is one of them and he will be the future, styled by Mahatma place or a period where every- Raju was born to a family of farm- state visit the place and work towards ship, he witnessed the system’s func- joining the School of Oriental and Gandhi as the ‘Ram Rajya’. one — right from the king ers in Pimpri-Khandare, a small vil- improving the condition of the local tioning from within. “Maharashtra African Studies (SOAS), the With a dream in their eyes and down to the most ordinary lage in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district populace. He mentions that this was was at the forefront of the progressive University of London to pursue a mas- zest in their heart, they fought subject — is righteous and in the Vidarbha region. The area is a critical moment in his life when he movement. But there were instances ter’s degree in development studies. for our freedom till their very pure, which is the essence of known for faring poorly on develop- decided to pursue this cause further. While talking about his experience at which made me realise that the state’s While discussing his goals after last breath to ensure that we do true religion, is visible every- ment indicators compared to the rest Melghat transformed Raju’s career the institute’s Tuljapur campus, he commitment to implementing social Chevening, Raju shared, “I want to not have to face what they had where. But in present India of the state. He studied in the local path. “My experiences have shaped my revealed, “TISS helped me to structure justice measures was quite slow, espe- establish a dedicated institution — to. But today, when we look at one finds, corruption not char- zilla parishad school until the eighth decisions. And the time I spent at my thoughts. It helped me to devise cially for geographically distant areas India’s first tribal university — for the present state of our beloved acter, poverty not purity, and standard, scoring good grades consis- Melghat made me realise that my a plan from theory to action”. generally populated by scheduled first-generation learners. I want to use country, we are unable to violence and vandalism rather tently. When he turned 14, he left for problems were part of a larger sys- His plan started taking shape castes and tribes,” he said, citing one my experience to make things better match it with the vision they than virtues that are thriving Bharat Vidhyalaya, Buldhana. The temic issue. Many of us from rural when he took a break from the course of the learnings from the programme. for the next generation. Eklavya, as a had envisaged. visibly. With such a scenario, school is known for admitting meri- areas of India are still struggling to in 2015 to contest the Gram Panchayat Raju strongly believes that Dalits, movement, will create 2000 such Today we proudly say that if we want to have real free- torious students from nearby areas for access the most basic facilities polls in his village. A local youth coali- Bahujan and Adivasi students have to leaders in the next few years.” we are a free country, but our dom, we will have to liberate further education. promised to us by our Constitution,” tion was formed where the group access formal education to uplift Raju’s story is a testimony to one behaviour suggests that we are ourselves from the chains of After returning from Pune, Raju he said, describing the initiation of his addressed development concerns of themselves. Intending to set up local of the gaps in our approach in ensur- still not free. How? Because we five vices of lust, anger, greed, completed his bachelor’s degree from journey. In 2014, he passed the the village — from education to libraries in distant villages of ing social justice. Accessibility, alone, are full of bitterness towards ego and attachment. As long as Maharashtra’s open university. “I had entrance to the Tata Institute of Social water. To prove their commitment to Vidarbha, he started a book collection is not enough if there are no mentor- other religions, traditions and we have not secured a release no one to guide me properly. As a Sciences (TISS), one of the premier the cause, Raju mentions that his drive after the fellowship. He is ship opportunities to help students always try to suppress the from these five well-known first-generation learner, it’s important institutes in the country, for develop- panel printed their manifesto on encouraging more and more stu- from the margins enter the main- growth of others. We are tied enemies, we cannot call our- to have the right mentor to steer your ment studies. He joined the Master’s bond papers and distributed it around dents to read and think. stream. in shackles of terrorism, false selves truly independent. path,” he shared. This sowed the seed programme in rural development. the village. “People have the right to “I believe that a good mentor can L*
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Of course, you do! pus is a word derived from Greek so using juggle hermit crabs, intentionally flood Some hoard it, waste it even; others recog- And all these things have clear traits in com- the Latin pluralisation ‘octopi’ makes you less aquariums and engineer electrical outages, nise its value and so expend it wisely, fru- mon: they’re wet and they’re tentacle-y. Ergo intelligent than Caesar AND HE’S DEAD. alongside solving Rubik’s cubes faster than gally, in moderation. Writing to newspaper ipso facto quid pro quo et cetera, octopi give That leaves us with just two forms, any human could. One octopus in a UK columns about octopus oppression places people the creeps. from which you’re free to pick and choose. aquarium learnt to break out of its tank at you firmly in the former category, as a bane It goes beyond that, however. ‘Octopus’ If perchance you are a pretentious nitwit, night and snack on fish from a nearby tank to society. So with that poo-pooing complete, rhymes with hippopotamus — a creature then octopodes would be the correct before returning innocently in time for the let me address your absurd remarks… notorious for killing people, tallying 500 Greek plural and if you’d rather not have keeper’s morning arrival. And who could Famous for its guile, its gangly arms and human fatalities each year. It also rhymes your head flushed down a toilet then octo- forget Paul, the German octopus, who cor- its grudge with grammarians, the octopus has with hopeless, ignoramus, and autobus — all puses is the safer option. Better yet, steer rectly predicted the results of all seven of captured the hearts and souls of generations words with bad associations. Come to think clear of the subject altogether. Octopodes Germany’s games and the final of the 2010 — which is probably why it now has three of it, ‘octopus’ is only a few letters off Oedipus, are solitary animals after all, so whoever FIFA World Cup? hearts itself. It graced the stage in the worst the Greek 'hero' who killed his father and started the whole futile debate was as sadis- In the end, our world is filled with ever Spider-Man film, as a Bach-playing married his mother. So the creature’s clear- tic and manipulative as the inventor of ignorant people who call octopuses octopi, organ fanatic in the pirate movie nobody can ly fallen in with the wrong crowd. English grammar. who think they have six or 10 legs and spell, and just last year starred in the Oscar- Other traits probably don’t help either. So where does that leave us? On the serve them up on fish menus alongside winning documentary Octosox about how Octopuses have blue blood, just like spiders, first count, the octopus (or octopus for cuttlefish, starfish, crayfish, jellyfish and our eight-legged friends propped up the sock scorpions, vampires and the Queen. No pop- Dutch-speakers) has long been held as the shellfish, none of which belong to that elite industry during its slump in the pandemic ularity points there. The very name, ‘octo- villain of legend. From the infamous class. Octopuses are smarter than we are, when everyone had zip-tied their purse pus,’ is an anagram of itself (switch the ‘o’s) ralise? To be or not to bees? Octopus, octo- sors, but one sciss? I don’t think so. No, the Kraken to the sea monster of Jules Verne’s so they become the de facto bad guys to strings. All of which goes to show that there’s which surely is evidence of witchcraft. And puses, octopodes or octopi? ‘one octopus, two octopus’ formulation is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to Ursula in heal our wounded self-esteem. In the age- one lie to every two truths told. some scientists believe that they’re aliens, or All of these forms are considered right simply asking for trouble, like the nerdy kid The Little Mermaid and countless other fic- old words of Harry Wormwood, “I’m The same applies to your letter — yes, rather squids mutated by DNA carried on by different dictionaries and warring gram- walking into class on his first day with big titious beasts, octopuses frighten folks. Even smart, you’re dumb; I’m big, you’re little; octopuses make excellent evil geniuses; yes, an ancient meteorite. Pretty tenta-cool if you mar gangs. I disagree. 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The second throw was Iperformance in the Stadium, which has already spectacle. Ahis pocket, star javelin a top class field. also very good. Olympics with a haul of seven given India two Olympic thrower Neeraj Chopra’s next But he said he was happy to “I knew at the point of medals, including a Gold. medallists — Sushil Kumar THOSE WHO WERE SO target is breaching the 90m have got the chance to compete. release both will go far. That As the Tokyo Olympics and Yogeshwar Dutt. CLOSE YET SO FAR mark soon in the coming events. Asked how he was able to must have put pressure on the come to a close, let’s take a In fact, Chopra, who come up with big throws in his other athletes.” look at the medallists and PV SINDHU: BRONZE WOMEN’S HOCKEY clinched the country’s maiden those who came within touch- TEAM athletics medal to become only ing distance of glory but From a bottom-place fin- the second Indian to win an couldn’t quite make it to the ish at Rio 2016, the Indian individual Gold in the Olympics, 7 +, podium. women’s team capped a went for it while trying for the remarkable journey at Tokyo Games record (90.57m) on NEERAJ CHOPRA: GOLD Olympics, finishing a cred- Saturday but could not accom- , 3 itable fourth. plish it. Although the team’s “Javelin throw is a very Panipat: A strong determina- Chopra, who played a key dream of securing its maiden technical event and a lot tion, discipline and hardwork role in shaping his career, Olympic medal remained depends on the day’s form. backed by family’s unflinching agreed with his brother. unfulfilled as it lost 3-4 to Anything can happen. So, my support played a key role in “God has answered our One of the strongest next target is to breach the 90m star javelin thrower Neeraj prayers. “It is not only a play- medal contenders heading to (mark),” Chopra said after his Chopra’s success at his maid- er’s hard work and strong the Tokyo Olympics, PV historic feat. en Olympic Games in Tokyo. determination that counts, Sindhu delivered once again. “I was just focussing on Chopra’s father Satish strong family support, constant This time snatching a Bronze. Olympics this year. Now that I Chopra, who has a farming encouragement and motiva- The 26-year-old etched have won the Gold, I will plan background, credited family tion and inculcating good val- her name among the all-time ahead for the upcoming compe- support behind his son’s ues is important. Neeraj have greats after winning women’s titions. After coming to India, I achievement. all these which helped him singles Bronze medal to add to will again look for a foreign visa “When one’s child pursue his aim,” Bhim Chopra the Silver she won at Rio de to take part in international achieves success and brings said. They say save the best for Janeiro five years back. She events,” he added. glory to the nation, there are Chopra’s native Khandra last and for India it came true became the first Indian After pulling out of the no words to express happiness village, near Panipat burst into at the Tokyo Games. Javelin woman and second overall Gateshead Diamond League on of parents and entire family. celebratory mood after their thrower Neeraj Chopra from the country to achieve July 13, Chopra had said that he We live in a joint family and we very own child shone bright at became only the second the feat. could participate in the remain- are four brothers. Neeraj sport’s biggest stage on Indian to win an individual Such was her dominance ing legs of the elite one-day 0 " * P " (Chopra) has been lucky in the Saturday evening. Gold in the Olympics. at the Tokyo Games that she meeting series after the sense that he got full support Even elderly women in the After romanticising sto- dropped only two games, both Great Britain in the closely Olympics. not take any pressure and was son to worry. I was able to focus from entire family, who con- village and family have been ries about ‘nearly there’ for in the semifinal loss to Tai Tzu contested Bronze medal play- The Lausanne (August 26) going about his job just like he on my performance. That has stantly encouraged and moti- dancing and singing after he years, India finally had its first Ying, in six matches. off, the side recorded its best and Paris (August 28) legs as well does at any other international helped me win Gold. vated him to pursue his pas- had won a Gold and heaped track-and-field medal win- ever finish at the Games. as the Zurich finals (September event. “Yes, I did think about India sion,” he told the media. praise on the son-of-the-soil ner, thanks to Chopra’s throw MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM: After three losses on the 9) will have men’s javelin events. “There was no pressure and not winning a medal in athlet- The athlete’s mother Saroj for making India proud. of 87.58m. BRONZE trot, everyone had written The Olympics is the grand- I was taking it (Olympics) just ics but once I get hold of my added: “Today, he has lived up Satish said he was confi- The 23-year-old, a them off. But a moment of est stage for any athlete and can like any other event. It was like javelin, all these things do not to everyone’s expectations and dent that his son would win a Subedar with 4 Rajputana brilliance by skipper Rani be intimidating but not for 23- I have played against these ath- come to my mind.” made India proud,” she said. medal, but was not sure about Rifles in the Indian Army, has Rampal that led to a late year old Chopra, who said he did letes before and there’s no rea- He was short on prepara- Chopra’s uncle Bhim the colour of the medal. PTI been a consistent performer strike by Navneet Kaur in the since bursting into the scene game against Ireland kept the with a historic Gold in the team’s quarterfinal hopes alive. junior world championships A win against South : < # in 2016 with an Under-20 Africa, that saw Vandana world record of 86.48m which Kataria strike a hat-trick, and still stands. Four decades of pain and a favourable result helped His other achievements disappointment was washed ensure India’s passage to the < R include Gold medals in the away as the Indian men’s quarterfinal, where drag flick 2018 Commonwealth Games hockey team clinched the specialist Gurjit Kaur rose to New Delhi: Star India wrestler taped knee in the Bronze bout. and the Asian Games, besides Bronze, the country’s 12th the occasion when it mattered Bajrang Punia on Sunday But I don’t feel comfortable. It the top finish in the 2017 Olympic medal in the sport the most, converting a PC revealed that his knee injury feels like someone has tied my Asian Championships. that came after a gap of 41 against the mighty forced him to skip mat training leg, so I told them even if injury years. Australians. for nearly three weeks which happens I can rest later but if I MIRABAI CHANU: SILVER It wasn’t Gold but it was With the odds stacked severely hampered his Olympic don’t win medal now all the enough to spearhead the firmly against them a brave preparations and he took the work will be lost, so I went all revival of the sport in a coun- and determined women’s team mat for the Bronze play-off out,” he said. try that attaches so much sen- etched its name in the histo- without any knee protection, Asked why he chose to timental value to it. ry books by entering its maid- going against the advice of his compete when he had skipped While Manpreet inspired en Olympic semifinals. support staff. the Poland Open to train, the the team with his leadership, Bajrang had skipped the 27-year-old said he needed to B goalkeeper PR Sreejesh had a DEEPAK PUNIA Poland Open, the last ranking assess himself. phenomenal tournament, After an impressive cam- event before the Tokyo Games, “Injuries can happen in standing like a wall when the paign that saw him race to the arguing that he needed train- training also. And most of the The pint-sized weightlifter opposition mounted an attack. semifinals, Deepak Punia was ing more than the points and injuries happen during training 7 from Manipuri lifted the spir- only 10 seconds away from a headed to Russia, where he because in the tournaments its of the entire nation as she LOVLINA BORGOHAIN: medal, but the 22-year-old trained and also ended up you are completely focussed. In ended a 21-year wait for a BRONZE debutant ended up conceding injuring his right knee by training, you do a lot of differ- medal in weightlifting, clinch- a take-down in the 86kg choosing to compete in ent things. / 6 ing a Silver medal in the 49kg freestyle Bronze medal play- a local event. “I needed to see where I category to open India’s off. He was off-colour in stand in terms of prepara- Nottingham: Persistent rain account on the very first day his first three bouts in tions, so I had to compete,” proved to be anti-climactic as of competitions on July 24. ADITI ASHOK Tokyo but played his he said defending his India, who had a realistic shot The 26-year-old lifted a Aditi Ashok captured the usual tactical and decision. at victory in the series-opener, total of 202kg (87kg+115kg), imagination of the entire aggressive game The 27-year-old were forced to share points finally exorcising the ghosts of country as sports lovers in the do-or-die said he will continue with England after entire fifth her disastrous outing in the turned on their tv sets in the Bronze medal to compete in the day’s play was washed out, 2016 Rio Games where she wee hours to watch golf, try- bout and com- 65kg category till here on Sunday. had failed to log a single legit- ing their hardest to under- fortably beat the Paris Games. India needed to score 157 imate lift. stand the concepts of the Daulet “There is no runs on the final day but the game. Niyazbekov scope to move to rain did not allow a single ball. RAVI DAHIYA: SILVER Ranked 200 in the world, from 74kg. Next year As part of the new World The 23-year-grappler Competing in her maiden the 23-year-old from Kazakhstan to we have the CWG Test Championship cycle, both born in the Nahri village of the Olympics, Borgohain carved a Bengaluru competed toe-to- earn a podium and the Asian India and England log home Sonepat dis- niche for herself in the histo- finish on Games. I have four points each. 3 trict in ry of Indian women’s boxing # : 8 0 Olympic debut. missed the Gold Only 250 plus overs out of Haryana by clinching a Bronze — “I could not do medal now but a maximum 450 were possible scoring 209 runs despite over- India would be getting the stormed to India’s lone boxing medal at mat training for will work on due to the inclement weather as cast conditions which would ‘Test batsman’ KL Rahul back, the final of the Tokyo Games. nearly 25 days. I was my weaknesses and India, chasing a target of 209, have certainly aided seam and which going forward should the men’s not able to run as well try to get a top-finish were well-placed at 52 for 1 in swing bowling. benefit the visitors. 57kg BAJRANG PUNIA: after the injury. Before in Paris,” he said. 14 overs at the end of fourth However there are a lot of One can’t deny the contri- freestyle BRONZE a tournament like Bajrang said he day. takeaways for India from the bution of Jasprit Bumrah, who event with- A favourite heading into Olympics even miss- will start rehabilita- While cricket remains a opening Test of the series. is again back in his element out any fuss. the Games, Bajrang didn’t ing one day’s training tion after going home game of glorious uncertainties, The Indian team in recent with a nine wicket haul. Although, quite live up to the sky-high is not good,” Bajrang and will get ready for Virat Kohli and his men cer- times, save the series in 2007 However the top order he fetched a expectations of becoming the said during a media the World tainly had a better shot at full and the one in 2014, have batsmen would like to give a Silver, his immense strength first Indian wrestler to win the toe against the best golfers in interaction. Championships, set to 12 points from the match. always lost the opening Test in better account of themselves in and stamina along with tech- Gold, but the 27-year-old did the world. But, alas it wasn’t “My coaches and be held in Oslo, It would have taken a spe- England and this was a wel- the next Test which will be nical prowess impressed one return from Tokyo with a meant to be as after coming physio wanted me to Norway from cial bowling effort from come change in that respect. played at the Lord’s from and all. Bronze medal, an impressive agonisingly close, Aditi fin- continue to play with October 2-10. PTI England to stop India from The biggest positive for August 12. PTI Dahiya is a product of the feat in a nation starved for suc- ished fourth. # Q +,3 "7: (
7 / 8. 10 league titles with the club. Messi was at pains to say “I gave everything for this that “nothing has been signed ionel Messi fought back tears club from the first day that I with anyone” and insisted that a Lon Sunday as he began a arrived right to the last. I never picture of him which has made press conference at which he imagined having to say goodbye. waves on social media in recent confirmed he is leaving “In recent days I have given days of him on holiday with PSG Barcelona, where he has played lots of thought to what I can say stars including Neymar and his entire career. and truth to tell I can’t think of Angel Di Maria was ‘just a The 34-year-old anything. photo’. Argentinian superstar, six times “This is really difficult for He said there was no ques- a Ballon d’Or winner, has been me after so many years spent tion of his having engineered a out of contract since the end of here — my entire life. I’m not path to the Parc des Princes, June and Barca say they cannot ready for this,” he said. adding that there had been afford to keep him, with Messi “We have had some good interest from other clubs. admitting that a move to Paris times, some bad times too — but “When the press release (of Saint-Germain is a ‘possibility’. people always showed me the his departure) was published, I Paris: Paris Saint-Germain at a corner. “This year, my family and I > / * 0 8 ? @ A > same love,” said Messi, who received a lot of calls from might be closing in on signing However, PSG were back were convinced we were going / * 8 B*8 said leaving was ‘sad and hard’. interested clubs,” he told Lionel Messi but another level in the 19th minute thanks to stay here, at home — this is As thousands of Barca fans reporters who applauded him Argentinian was their match- to a thumping finish by their what we wanted more than showings in Europe by the club with former clubmate Neymar were in agreement in principle milled outside in disbelief at his for several minutes as he took winner on Saturday as Mauro own Moroccan defender anything,” said Messi as he where he has won four at PSG. with the player and his exit, Messi told reporters one day the stage at the start of the press Icardi’s goal secured a 2-1 vic- Achraf Hakimi. struggled to contain his emo- Champions Leagues but ended “I would’ve liked to have entourage on a new five-year he hoped to be back in some conference and again as he left tory against newly-promoted Icardi then scored what tions. up staying. won another Champions deal on much reduced wages. capacity. the stage to embrace staff in the Troyes in their opening game proved to be the winner just “I have still not come to Last year, he explained, “I League,” he added while stress- “The truth is I don’t know “I hope I can come back and club’s trophy room. of the new Ligue 1 season. two minutes later, controlling terms with the reality of leaving was convinced I knew what I ing that “I don’t regret anything, what to say,” said Messi, who be part of this club at some “For the moment nothing is Second-tier champions a Kylian Mbappe cutback and this club now, changing my life. wanted to say, but this year is not I tried to give my best and I’m signed for the Catalan giants as moment, in any way and bring arranged but, yes, we are in dis- Troyes had gone in front inside slotting home. I love this club. the same”, stressing his prefer- ending my career here with a a 13-year-old. something to help this club to be cussion,” said the Argentinian, eight minutes to the delight of The Argentine striker is Last year he sought to engi- ence was to prolong his stay good number of titles”. “After 21 years I am leaving the best in the world.” who insisted he has always been their fans at the Stade de l’Aube one of those who may have the neer a release from his contract rather than contemplate what Last month Barcelona, bat- with my three Catalan Argentine ‘totally transparent’ on his inten- when Moroccan defender most to lose with the possible in frustration at some poor now seems a likely reunion tling huge debts, had said they children,” said Messi, who won ‘NOTHING SIGNED’ tions. Oualid El Hajjam headed home arrival of Messi. AFP