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However, realising his 360 plex matters on global eco- the end. ormer President Pranab Pranab Mukherjee was the Ministers, Pranab Mukherjee’s . FMukherjee breathed his last 13th President of India from climb up the political ladder # on Monday after battling var- 2012 to 2017 and was conferred stopped just short of his ambi- "2 ious ailments, including coro- with the highest civilian award, tion to occupy the PM’s post *.")+ navirus, for almost 20 days. His Bharat Ratna, by the Narendra in 2004, and instead fortunes "" son Abhijit Mukherjee Modi Government. sent him to the highest office "" + R announced the demise of the President Ram Nath Rashtrapati Bhavan as the "# 84-year-old Mukherjee who Kovind, Vice President M country’s first citizen. # was admitted to Army hospi- Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Though he had many . +7 tal in the national Capital on Minister Narendra Modi, for- facets in his over five decades "+ August 10. mer VP Hamid Ansari, Union of a political career, he was 2 262,65, )52 A people’s person till the Ministers, UPA Chairperson Congress’ troubleshooter " end, “Citizen Mukherjee” Sonia Gandhi and several oth- through the decades and one of tweeted that he had tested pos- ers led the nation in condoling the country’s most respected " itive for Covid-19 on August the death of the former politicians. Demonstrating his " . 10. It was his last post and his President saying the country ability to quickly adapt to sit- " last words to the public. has lost a statesman. uations as they arose, “With a heavy heart, this is While Pranab Mukherjee’s Mukherjee was at ease with the . # to inform you that my father house in Birbhum’s Mirati vil- new mode of .)+ ." Shri Pranab Mukherjee has lage in West Beny wore a sad, communication. just passed away in spite of the forlorn look after the passing A politician of the past era, ". best efforts of doctors of RR away of the former President, Mukherjee realised the signif- " . " Hospital and prayers, duas and sources in Government said he icance of social media tool . prarthanas from people will be cremated in the nation- and used Twitter a platform to . ."". ension flared up at the throughout India. I thank all of al Capital. The Centre reach out to people and always + Talready volatile Line of you folded hands,” Abhijit announced a seven-day nation- expressed his condolences on #)6128)62,&,6512 Actual Control (LAC) in Mukherjee tweeted. al mourning period —August the death of leaders and friends, Ladakh when the Chinese The late President was 31 to September 6. greet people on festivals or wish " # $ &$' troops tried to intrude into operated for the removal of a A quintessential party loy- them on their birthdays. L India at the Pangong Tso (lake) &'K) *') ) + on the intervening night of August 29-30. The alert Indian nearly 400-km long Srinagar- # % %!%& troops foiled the aggression. 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LAC in the region where stand- already on the northern bank . + off is on for the last more than of the Pangong Tso between three months and the latest “Finger 4” and “Finger 8” sec- #% ". #&%' “provocative” step on the tor. Despite agreeing to disen- #/ %''!% &# southern side of the Pangong gage in the several rounds of *12- ," Tso by the Chinese, the Indian military-level talks, the Chinese * """ Army has rushed more troops have refused to withdraw their " ." to the region, sources troops from there. They also " "" said. have of late erected more tents /. ## 0 Also, movement for gen- and built bunkers indicating , *1() eral traffic was restricted on the their intent. ""!- . + ! economy. 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India’s economy had grown grew at 3.4 per cent, compared ed a sharp contraction in India’s The news of Chinese by 5.2 per cent in the same to 3 per cent in the corre- GDP for the first quarter of aggression turned the senti- quarter of last fiscal, as per the sponding period of 2020-21. ments negative and BSE flag- data released by the National 2019-20. Even before the coron- ship Sensex plunged over 1,615 Statistical Office (NSO). Construction sector GVA avirus outbreak, India’s GDP points from its day’s high. At The Government had contracted by a whopping 50.3 started to shrink. The GDP had close, the index ended down imposed a nationwide lock- per cent from 5.2 per cent grown at 3.1 per cent in the 839 points for the day to down from March 25, 2020 to expansion earlier. Mining sec- January-March quarter, which 38,628. 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officials before the committee on their community standards. aggravation of Delhi Riots the filing of a supplementary the basis of the aforesaid mate- Witness Awesh Tiwari, a The committee took the charge sheet in the ongoing rial and the scathing deposition. Senior Journalist based in decision on the premise of cases related to Delhi riots on .. The witnesses submitted Chhattisgarh who lodged FIR incriminatory material pro- the basis of supportive and cor- incriminating material on against Ankhi das, has claimed duced on record by the wit- roborative material during the 6 ## record before the committee as that a riot like situation was nesses as well as their scathing course of purported investiga- well as made scathing deposi- planned to be executed before depositions before the tion. '33 "' tions against Facebook Inc, Delhi assembly elections. He Committee, and thus deciding On Monday, three witness- Prima facie reflecting the com- also asserted that Facebook to summon the Facebook offi- es were examined by the com- elhi Assembly’s Peace and plicity of the Social Media deliberately reduces the visi- cials in its next meeting in mittee namely Awesh Tiwari: DHarmony Committee has giant of aggravating Delhi riots. bility and reach of content order to examine them on Journalist from Chhattisgarh found Facebook complicit in The deposition and the which aims at highlighting the oath and determine on their who had lodged FIR against Delhi riots that took place in evidence tendered to the unity and amity between the culpability. Ankhi Das, Kunal Purohit, Delhi this year. The Committee Committee reveals that there communities. The witnesses Further, the committee has independent journalist and has decided to issue summons have been major lapses by have alleged strong complicity also urged the need of an inde- researcher, Subhash Gatade, an for the appearance of Facebook Facebook India in applying on the part of Facebook in pendent investigation leading to independent journalist. "#$%&'#&%" ," - # '

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'33 "' 18-year-old boy was shot Atwice in his leg after he asked elhi Deputy Chief Minister another man to park his car DManish Sisodia on properly in South Delhi’s Monday reiterated his stand Chattarpur area. The incident against the options given by the occurred on Sunday night. Government of India during a The victim has been identi- meeting with the Finance fied as Prabh Preet Singh, a res- Ministers of West Bengal, ident of Chattarpur. Police said Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Kerala that he is out of danger and his and Telangana in reference to parameters are stable. the GST council meeting con- According to Atul Kumar vened by the Finance Minister Thakur, the Deputy of India on August 27. Commissioner of Police (DCP), Sisodia discussed viable South district, on August 30, a options with the Finance police control room (PCR) call Ministers of other states regard- regarding gunshot injuries to a ing the shortfall in the econo- person was received following my due to the Covid-19 out- which Emergency Response break. Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched for It is pertinent to mention the spot. here that the Ministry of “On reaching the spot, the Finance, Government of India sition period. through RBI/any other suitable police team found that the circulated GST compensation According to the Union mechanism. injured had been shifted to options through an arbitrary Finance Ministry. “After the According to Delhi gov- AIIMS. He had received two bul- division of shortfall arising out transition period, principal ernment, Finance Ministers let injuries in his right leg” said of GST implementation and and interest will also be paid agreed to take up the above as the DCP. shortfall arising out on account from the proceeds of the Cess, the only viable option before “The injured youth told the of COVID pandemic. by extending the Cess beyond the Nation and the same will be police that he alongwith his While Finance Ministry the transition period for such brought before the GST friends Raman and Sujal were estimated the total shortfall for period as may be required. The Council eating snacks near the election the year 2020-21 is expected to State will not be required to ser- The repayment of the prin- office in Chattarpur when Prabh be around Rs.2.3 lakh crore, out vice the debt or to repay it from cipal and the interest liability asked the accused persons to of which Rs.96,477 crore is on any other source". should start w.e.f. 2022 and park their car properly. On hear- account of implementation of Borrowing under the should be entirely serviced out ing this, the accused persons got GST and the remaining on Special Window will not be of the receipt from the cess for angry and one of them fired account of COVID-19, the treated as a debt of the State for which the GST Council should upon him,” said the DCP. “One options given by the Union any norms which may be pre- extend the period of levy of cess of the accused identified as government were the shortfall scribed by the Finance beyond 5 years or till the time Chetan was known to the com- arising out of GST implemen- Commission. It said. it is required to repay the debt. plainant and after firing, both the tation (calculated at Rs.97,000 However in option -II, the This will obviate the need accused persons had run crores approximately) will be entire shortfall of Rs.2,35,000 for borrowing by individual away. borrowed by States through the crores (including the COVID- States, which has complications issue of debt under a Special impact portion) may be bor- in terms of the borrowing Window coordinated by the rowed by States through the capacities of the State, and Ministry of Finance. issue of market debt. The GOI also differential interest rates Moreover, the interest on will issue an OM committing to for different States especially in the borrowing under the the repayment of the principal Option No.2. This will also be Special Window will be paid on such debt from Cess. a clean mechanism as the entire from the Cess as and when it In the first meeting of GST, borrowing has to be routed arises until the end of the tran- it was further discussed that the through the “Goods and interest shall be paid by the Services Tax Compensation States from their resources and Fund as mandated by Section to elaborate on the options pro- 10 of the Goods and Services vided by the Government of Tax (Compensation to States) India and to arrive at a con- Act, 2017.” sidered opinion on this com- "GST Council to authorize plicated issue, Finance the Government of India to Ministers of West Bengal, borrow the said amount and to Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, make suitable amendments in Telangana, and Delhi had a the Goods and Services Tax detailed discussion through (Compensation to States) Act, Video Conference this after- 2017 to extend the levy and col- noon and unanimously decid- lection of Cess under the ed to reject both the options Goods and Services Tax given by the Government of (Compensation to States) Act, India since these options are 2017 for the purpose of meet- against the letter and spirit of ing the repayment liabilities the GST Compensation Act arising out of the borrowing by and the Constitution (101st the Government of India. and Amendment) Act Under this option, the Central However, these states Government will also not be resolved that the only legally required to make the relax- tenable option is the entire esti- ations in the borrowing limits mated shortfall of Rs.2,35,000 of the State and or provide for crores in the compensation special borrowing permissions cess fund may be borrowed by in respect of States/Union the Government of India Territories", it said.

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$)&!*++, )(*#$+,$$ R "%- .$$$$ %'# /0&#($1###$$ 2&*3/45 R$ $ (10 Q he contagion of the novel Tcoronavirus (Covid-19) is getting more fatal and wide- spread with every passing day .. # in Uttarakhand. The State health department reported 12 (10 deaths and 592 fresh cases of the disease on Monday. The he founder of social development for communities’ foundation disease has so far claimed 269 T(SDCF), Anoop Nautiyal, has said that in view of the upcom- lives while the tally of the dis- ing festival season the state and escalating condition of pandemic (10 would be kept reserved for ease has risen to 19827 in the in Uttarakhand, the government should not delay the release of Covid-19 patients. The hospi- state. On a positive note amid the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the season. He said fter the Government’s tal has also fixed the charges the the gloom created by the spread Medical Sciences (AIIMS) that utmost vigil is needed during the festival season to control Aorder to the private hospi- Covid-19 would have to pay. of the disease, the State health Rishikesh on the day while one the spread of the disease. tals to start admitting patients The Chief Medical department discharged 604 person died in Government Nautiyal said that Pitrapaksha is starting from September 1 of the Covod-19, some promi- Superintendent (CMS) of the (10 ground level. patients of the disease from dif- Doon Medical College which would be followed by Dussehra and Diwali. “People throng nent hospitals have started hospital Dr S L Jethani said that He was very capable and ferent hospitals after their com- (GDMC) hospital. the markets during this season which would increase the chances treating patients. The a sum of Rs 6700 per day has he Governor Baby Rani served the country in various plete recovery. A total of 13608 The authorities reported of spreading the contagion further. PM during his Man Ki Baat Himalayan hospital Jollygrant been fixed for HDU Covid TMaurya, Chief Minister capacities. A multifaceted per- patients have so far recovered 149 new patients in Dehradun, had asked to be careful during the festival season. There is a talk announced on Monday that it ward while Rs 9500 and Rs Trivendra Singh Rawat, various sonality, he was known for lit- from the disease and the recov- 138 in Haridwar and 99 in about the union government releasing a SOP for the season,’’ he has reserved 100 beds for 12500 have been fixed for semi Ministers and leaders across the erary skill, journalism, gentle ery percentage in the state is Nainital on Monday. In Udham said. Nautiyal during the pandemic period it was observed that Covod-19 patients and has set private ward and private wards political spectrum have and cordial while reaching the now at 68.63. The disease is Singh Nagar district, 58 there was a delay in release of SOP after the guidelines were issued up a 10 bed ICU for these respectively. Covid-19 patients expressed grief at the passing top of politics. He has left an taking 21.71 days to double and patients surfaced while 52 and by the union government. He said that delay in SOP creates con- patients. would have to pay Rs 15000 per away of former President of impression on the nation’s the infection rate (samples test- 41 patients were reported from fusion among the traders and general public. Nautiyal suggest- The Vice Chancellor (VC) day for ICU without ventilator India, Pranab Mukherjee. development,” said Agrawal. ed positive out of total tested) Tehri and Uttarkashi districts ed that after the release of SOP for the festival season, the state of Swami Ram Himalayan and Rs 20000 for ICU with In her condolence message, The State’s Tourism and is at 5.40 percent. respectively. Thirteen patients government too should issue its SOP so that there is no confu- University Vijay Dhasmana ventilator facility in this hos- the Governor said, “Pranab Culture minister Satpal In Sushila Tiwari each were reported from Pauri sion and the traders make necessary preparation accordingly. said that 100 beds in five wards pital. Mukherjee was an uncommon Maharaj also expressed grief at Government hospital Haldwani and Champawat districts while public leader, educationalist, Mukherjee’s demise. The min- seven patients of the disease 10 patients were found in charged on Monday, 227 are Pauri, seven in Rudraprayag Covid-19 with 1483 patients. while Tehri has 320, Uttarkashi economist, parliamentarian ister said, “His demise is an were reported dead on Almora, seven in Rudraprayag from Haridwar, 209 from and two in Almora districts. Dehradun is in second position 223, Almora 176, Pauri 131, and administrator. He spent his irreparable loss. He always Monday. The dead here include and six each in Bageshwar and Dehradun, 29 from Tehri and The State now has 5887 with 1201 active while with Pithoragarh 124, Chamoli 115, whole live in the service of the accorded importance to demo- a 29 year old male. Similarly Pithoragarh districts on 27 each from Uttarkashi and active patients of the disease 1154 active cases Haridwar is in Champawat 87, Bageshwar 86 nation. His tenure as the cratic and parliamentary val- four patients were reported Monday. Chamoli districts. Similarly 19 with Udham Singh top spot in third spot. Nainital has 732 and Rudraprayag 55 active President of India was also ues. dead at All India Institute of Out of the 604 patients dis- patients were discharged in the table of active patients of active patients of Covid-19 patients of Covid-19. unforgettable. He had consid- He was also attached to erable affection for Dehradun Uttarakhand and visited the and Uttarakhand. He had facil- Sate many times. His address to -..&%-$'%# itated the renovation of the all the members of the Vidhan president's bodyguard estate Sabha on May 18, 2015 will ‘Ashiana’ in Dehradun,” she always be remembered as that said while expressing her con- of a parliamentary educator.” " 0 ( dolences to the bereaved fam- The Pradesh Congress ily. Committee (PCC) president 1 ,1 During hearing on the peti- with an affidavit. It will be Conveying his condolence Pritam Singh has expressed tion on Monday, the petitioner recalled that Haridwar resident to the bereaved family of Bharat deep sorrow on the demise of earing on a public interest informed the court that the advocate Vivek Shukla had filed Ratna recipient Mukherjee, the former President Pranab Hlitigation against heavy con- orders of the court had not the PIL stating that Chidanand CM said that the former pres- Mukherjee. struction at Kunau village in been implemented so far. Only Saraswati was encroaching on ident had a multi-faceted per- In a message, Singh said Rajaji national park, the one of the boundary walls of the forest land at Kunao in the sonality. He said, “He was an that Mukherjee held many Uttarakhand high court has encroachment has been removed Rajaji national park about 14 expert in politics, finance, law positions in a long and illus- directed the state government to by the authorities so far. kilometres from Haridwar. He and other subjects. trious career and played an provide information about Responding to this, the counsel had alleged that such illegal He left a lasting impression important role in development observance of the court orders in representing the Government construction had been going during his long public and of the country. He said that the case within three stated that permission had now on since 2006 near the forest political life. An able adminis- Mukherjee would be remem- weeks. The bench of acting chief been received to remove the chowki. However, the forest trator, he was a leading per- bered for his brave decisions justice Ravi Vijaykumar encroachment. Considering this, department had not taken any sonality of Indian politics. which he took while rising Malimath and justice NS Dhanik the court directed the State action against the encroach- Having a special affection for above the party politics when has set September 28 as the next Government to inform it about ment.The petitioner has sought Uttarakhand, he had also in office as President of the date of hearing on the case. the permission received along action against those responsible. addressed the State’s Vidhan country. Sabha,” said Rawat. The PCC president said Expressing grief at that his death has resulted in Mukherjee’s demise, Assembly closure of a chapter in the polit- , # .# # ) speaker Premchand Agrawal ical history of India. Former said that it was an irreparable chief minister and senior loss for society. “The country Congress leader Harish Rawat has lost a leader who always also expressed deep grief at the (10 remained connected to the demise of Mukherjee.

he newly elected leader of !" # Tthe Congress councillors in the Municipal Corporation . of Dehradun (MCD), Vijendra $ !% Pal stated that in the upcoming # board meeting, the councillors (10 ated in Delhi and Hyderabad eration but according to Saify, of Congress party will put their and one more is still kept the disposal has increased in demands before the mayor and he Ramky Company will under consideration.” the last few weeks. !$$ will stand together for the wel- Tstart to dispose of over For the past several Talking about the disposal fare of people in their respec- 1,000 metric tonnes of refuse months, thousands of metric of compost in the plant, Saify ($- tive wards. derived fuel (RDF) daily from tonnes of RDF has been gen- said that about 20 metric tonnes In the last few months, October. The RDF is generat- erated in the Sheeshambada of compost is generated in a day 2/9::' several councillors, especially ed in the Sheeshambada solid waste management plant where which is supplied to the enter- 6 those associated with the waste management and recy- it has accumulated due to prises like Krishak Bharati Congress have complained that we have to put some extra meeting, the mayor Sunil cling plant. This was stated by insufficient means of disposing Cooperative Limited (KRIBH- their demands are not general- effort than others to achieve it. Uniyal ‘Gama’ had also the project head of the waste it. Many people have even CO) and to the local farmers as (10 ly met by the administration of Sometimes, some things get promised to provide five addi- management plant, MA Saify. accused Ramky of burying the per the requirement so that they the corporation. delayed due to such issues tional sanitation workers but According to him, the RDF in the ground but Saify can use the compost for their he Life Insurance spreading the message of life Talking about this, Pal said which affects the work in our several wards are still left with- Ramky Company is currently has always refuted the claims. agricultural practices. TCorporation (LIC) of India insurance among the masses that it is true that the council- wards”, said Pal. out sufficient workers. disposing about 100 metric Talking about the dispos- On the question of the has invested 12,499.79 Crores and mobilization of people’s lors of the majority party always According to him, improp- He said that since the coun- tonnes of RDF by sending it to al of accumulated RDF in the construction of the waste to in government securities and money for people’s welfare. He have an advantage over the er sanitation facility is a com- cillors of the Congress party will different companies in other plant, Saify stated that daily energy plant by the manage- other schemes in Uttarakhand. said that during the financial councillors of the opposition mon issue in several wards have a united representation in states. He said, “The RDF was more than 1,000 metric tonnes ment in Sheeshambada plant, On the eve of Insurance year, 2019-20 LIC has regis- party and their demands are and in the next board meeting, the corporation under a leader already being sent to seven of RDF will be disposed of by Saify said that they have sent week, the senior divisional tered a growth of 25.17 percent likely to be met more than oth- they will raise this issue once now, they will collectively put companies but we have also sending it to all the said com- the proposal to the State Urban manager (SDM) of LIC, Puneet in the new business in terms of ers. “It does not mean our again. He said that there are not their issues before the mayor tied up with two more compa- panies. development department Kumar said that in the last 64 the First Year Premium (FYP). requests and demands are never sufficient sanitation workers and municipal commissioner in nies for the disposal of RDF. Also, the disposal of RDF where the procedure is still years, the corporation has The total FYP amounted to heard in MCD but it is true that in some wards and in the last the next board meeting. These two companies are situ- was quite less of the total gen- under consideration. played a significant role in 177977.07 Crore at the end of March 31, 2020 capturing 68.74 percent of market share. LIC’s market share in terms of num- ,3, P # -+ * " 0 ber of policies was 75.90 percent, garnering over 22 million new policies as on March 31, 11 2020, the SDM said. He added . # # that the focus of the he pressure on the agricul- Corporation is to enhance the Tture industry has increased e-presence and e-delivery capa- at a time when various indus- bilities and to transform exist- 6R'"# $$ % trial activities are still closed as ing enterprise IT systems in a result of the Covid-19 pan- sync with the expectation of the //72 ##% " demic. users. LIC is also issuing e The State’s Agriculture and Policy along with physical pol- Horticulture minister Subodh icy document. )51$ , $8 Uniyal said this while chairing The corporation has a divisional meet of the agri- already revamped its portal culture, horticulture, animal system with the latest techno- (10 put a strong case before the husbandry and linear depart- logical platforms to enhance union government for com- ments here on Monday. digital experience and provide he Uttarakhand Congress pensation of the GST loss. The 2 Considering the increased and the benefits of various Pradhanmantri irrigation ters in the districts so as to facil- online services. It has more Thas alleged that the state is PCC president said that on one demand for herbal products for government schemes. scheme, submission on agri- itate the doubling of farmers’ than 1.40 Crore registered users facing an economic crisis due hand the state is facing natur- boosting immunity during He directed officials to culture mechanisation, nation- incomes. About 1,300 outlets with an average daily login to the refusal of the Union al disasters and on the other Covid-19 pandemic, the min- ensure that 40 per cent of the al food security mission, tra- are being built in the state for count in excess of one lakh Government to compensate hand the farmers are in distress. 3 ister directed the chief devel- district plan is spent on the ditional agriculture develop- marketing of the farmers’ pro- users. the loss incurred to it after the The state government has to 0 opment officers to set up one agriculture sector to benefit as ment scheme, soil health card duce, he said. Uniyal further The SDM added that implementation of the new borrow money to pay for the nursery of medicinal plants in many farmers and agriculture scheme, crop insurance directed that one herbal and claims settlement by LIC is best Good and Service Tax (GST) salaries and pensions. each district and maximise based businesses as possible scheme, food producers organ- medicinal plants’ nursery in industry. The corporation regime. It claimed that the He said that Uttarakhand plantation of medicinal herbs. and facilitate an increase in isation (FPO), agriculture should be set up in each district. has achieved 87.66 percent set- state is incurring a loss of Rs Government has not fulfilled honoured its commitment of Referring to scope for their income. infrastructure fund scheme The schemes of the agri- tlement in maturity claims and 2241 Crore annually after the its promise of loan waivers to compensation to the states. employment in agriculture and Uniyal said that special while also focusing on renova- culture horticulture and linear 95.44 percent in death claims GST was imposed. Castigating the farmers and has failed to In a recent meeting of GST horticulture based sector, the focus should be laid on the tion of old orchards, mecha- departments should be merged settlement during the financial the union government for not provide adequate compensa- councils, the union govern- minister stressed on the need integrated agriculture-horti- nised horticulture, establish- to develop one model village in year 2019-2020. honouring its commitment to tion to the farmers for damage ment had expressed its inabil- for further strengthening this culture scheme to facilitate ment of poly-houses, creation each Nyay Panchayat so that The insurance week compensate for the GST loss- to crops by rain and hailstones. ity to compensate the states for sector. progress in these activities and of water sources, mushroom other villages in the area are (September 1 to 7) in es, the Pradesh Congress Criticising the union gov- the expected shortfall of Rs 2.35 He directed the chief devel- enable the farmers to become cultivation, setting up food motivated to adopt the inte- Dehradun would be inaugu- Committee (PCC) president ernment for suggesting to the lakh Crores. Pritam Singh said opment officers to establish self-reliant. processing units and develop- grated schemes. rated by SDM Puneet Kumar Pritam Singh said that it has state that they should take that only the states ruled by departmental coordination He further directed offi- ment fruit-vegetable belts Further, the officials were on Tuesday. The programme thrown the state into an eco- loan for GST losses, Singh said non NDA parties have opposed with officials of agriculture cials of the agriculture depart- among other such tasks. also directed to identify loca- will start with hoisting of cor- nomic crisis. He said that the that it would have been better the decision of the union gov- allied sectors to ensure that ment to coordinate among var- The departmental officials tions to be developed for hor- porate flag and pledge taken by state government has failed to had the union government ernment. farmers receive better facilities ious schemes including were also directed to set up clus- ticultural tourism. all employees. !"!" 4 5.P 5P3 5$ 3 &Q ' ' P , # # ( 3* '4 '

in the clinical trial phases and rest in the pre- clinical trials he ongoing suspension of nfazed by the continuous and by the end of this year we Tscheduled international Urise in the Covid-19 hope to be able to get a vac- passenger flights has been cases, particularly in the last cine against COVID,” he said. extended till September 30. few days when the infection The Minister said there The Directorate General of crossed 60,000 mark daily, was only one lab in February Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Union Health Minister Dr which has now increased to Monday announced its deci- Harsh Vardhan on Monday 1,583 nationwide, and out of sion to extend the suspension expressed confidence that the this more than 1,000 are gov- and efficient clinical man- of international flight opera- country’s coronavirus count ernment labs. agement mechanisms. tions. This ban will not apply will be “under control” by people effectively worked The country is conduct- ven as Maharashtra, Of these four States, Uttar to international all-cargo and selected routes on case-to case- two months of a complete ban Diwali (which falls in mid together to fight the pan- ing about 1 million tests per EAndhra Pradesh and Pradesh has the maximum international scheduled flights basis. on flights, India resumed its November) this year. Vardhan demic,” the Minister said. day which is way ahead of the Karnataka are already con- number of active cases pegged approved by the DGCA. DGCA had first issued a flight operations on May 25. also expressed hope about “But, the virus has taught target, he said. tributing around 43 per cent of at 54,666, followed by Odisha The circular, dated August circular suspending both inter- While domestic travel has been having a vaccine against us a certain lesson, it has He observed that com- the total Covid-19 caseload in (27,219), Chhattisgarh 31, stated that travel and visa national and domestic flights allowed, international flights Covid-19 by the year-end. taught us there has to be a pared to earlier there is no India, four populous States (13,520) and Jharkhand restrictions have been further on March 26 when the nation- are operational only under Inaugurating the ‘Nation new normal and we need to scarcity of PPE kits, ventila- Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, which has 11,577 active cases. extended. But the DGCA stat- wide lockdown was announced Vande Bharat Mission to bring First’ webinar series, organ- be more diligent about, more tors, and N 95 masks now Chhattisgarh, and Odisha have In terms of total/cumula- ed that it may allow interna- in order to curtail the spread of back Indians stranded over- ised by the Anathkumar cautious about our lifestyle...,” “The scarcity of PPE kits, started giving nightmares to the tive cases till date, Uttar tional scheduled flights on coronavirus pandemic. After seas. Foundation, he pointed out Dr Vardhan added. ventilators, and N 95 masks is Government with a sudden Pradesh has 2,25,632, Odisha that the country was much “We are not lagging no more now. Every day, five surge in the number of infec- (1,00,934), Jharkhand (38,435) managing the challenges relat- Karnataka 11.27 per cent and 24 hours due to COVID-19, ahead in tackling the pan- behind anyone else in the lakh PPE kits are produced in tions and some of them even and Chhattisgarh has 30,092 ed to timely diagnosis and fol- Tamil Nadu with 8.27 per with Maharashtra leading with demic. whole world in our efforts to the country while 10 manu- reporting high mortality. cases. The most number of low up. cent. 30.48 per cent, the ministry “The Covid-19 will sig- contribute towards the vac- facturers are producing N95 On Monday, an alarmed deaths are reported in Uttar The ministry also said Of the total number of said. nificantly come under control cine against COVID... In masks. 25 producers are man- Union Health Ministry decid- Pradesh (3,423) while Odisha, that seven states have con- cases, around 43 per cent were The coronavirus tally in by the Deepavali this year. India we have about 7-8 vac- ufacturing ventilators,” the ed to deploy high-level Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh tributed to 70 per cent of the recorded in just three states of India crossed 36 lakh on The leaders and common cine candidates, three of them Minister added. Central teams comprising of are reporting 482, 410 and 269 new cases in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh Monday with 78,512 new an epidemiologist and a pub- deaths cumulatively. Of these, Maharashtra has and Karnataka, it said. cases, while the number of lic health expert to these A senior official from the contributed the maximum Maharashtra, Andhra recoveries surged to 27,74,801, death toll climbed to 64,469 The daily testing capacity have crossed 4.23 crore with States to help the authorities Ministry said that each of the caseload amounting to almost Pradesh and Karnataka also pushing the recovery rate to with 971 more people suc- has been scaled up to more 8,46,278 tests conducted in there in strengthening con- multi-sectoral teams will also 21 per cent, followed by account for about 50 per cent 76.62 per cent, according to cumbing to the infection in 24 than 10 lakh in August 2020 the past 24 hours, said the tainment, surveillance, testing guide the States in effectively Andhra Pradesh 13.5 per cent, of the deaths added in the last the Health Ministry data. The hours. while the cumulative tests official. -# ... 1 $7' ..3, 6# $ $ . . $ he Congress on Monday 5'# # # ' ) - Tdemanded from the Centre 0 the suspension of pending - 7 approvals and licences of Facebook and Whatsapp and head of the Monsoon announced that it will raise the ASession, Rajya Sabha matter in the Parliament’s with leading economists, said Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu upcoming Monsoon Session. the effects of this attack on the on Monday took stock of the The party claimed that in 3 ormer Congress chief informal sector will be seen preparedness against the back- a span of just two weeks, three ` P FRahul Gandhi on Monday soon. “You are the ones who drop of Covid-19. separate articles in credible accused the Modi Government run this country, You take us Naidu said the MPs should international media publica- of destroying the informal forward and there is a con- ensure testing is done in their tions have revealed how then they will do so”, he added. sector of the economy and three massive examples right spiracy against you. You are own interest. The Facebook and WhatsApp have “This is the tip of the ice- charged the BJP-led NDA now- Demonetisation, wrong being cheated and there is an Parliamentarians will have to colluded with the ruling BJP to berg, Facebook India execu- Government with making GST and Lockdown,” Rahul attempt to turn you into slaves. use face masks for 12 hours and tarnish India’s democracy and tives and their top bosses in the attempts to break this sector. said in a new video series on We have to understand this also whenever they speak in the tear India’s social harmony. US are hand in glove,” he Citing “demonetisation, the economy. attack and the entire country House. Leader of Opposition in alleged. erratic GST and the improper “Don’t think the lockdown has to unite to fight against While a Covid awareness Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Sharpening its attack pandemic related lockdown” as was unplanned. Don’t think it this,” he said in the 4-minute video clip will be shared to MPs, Choudhary said the issue is an against the social media giant three examples of govern- was done at the last minute. video “Let’s talk economy”. the DRDO will provide a range arrival in Delhi should quaran- of aerosols. example of Digital Ímperialism’ Facebook and its popular mes- ment’s attempt to destroy the The aim of these three deci- The former Congress of sanitisation services in the tine themselves and those test- Health Secretary Rajesh by the social media. saging service Whatsapp, the informal sector that provides sions was to destroy our infor- president said in 2008, the Parliament. ing positive during the session Bhushan suggested that move- “There was a time when Congress has already demand- 90 per cent jobs to people, mal sector,” he alleged. world was hit by an econom- Regarding quarantine should not attend the House,” ment of MPs in the chambers of the Britishers were an imperi- ed that a Joint Parliamentary Rahul called upon the entire He said the informal sec- ic storm and it affected the requirements in different States Bhalla suggested. both the Houses may be made alist power, now we are going Committee investigation country to unite and fight tor, which comprises the poor, entire world, the US, Japan, on return of members after Responding to the query of unidirectional to avoid face to to witness digital imperialism should be ordered immediate- against this. farmers and small traders, China and everywhere. He attending the Session, Home the Chairman on the conse- face interactions. where social media will run ly and also a criminal investi- “The BJP Government has has a lot of money which the said in the US banks fell, cor- Secretary Ajay Bhalla assured quences of members wearing Naidu directed the amok in our country,” gation into the affairs of attacked the informal struc- Government cannot touch. porations fell and companies Naidu that the matter will be masks for the full duration of Secretariat officials to ensure Choudhary said at AICC Press Facebook India and the people ture. There is an attempt to “They want to break this sec- shut down and banks also fell taken up with States/UTs to the session each day, Dr. only minimum movement of briefing. He was joined by named should be carried out. turn you into a slave. The gov- tor and extort this money in Europe, but India was unaf- enable travel of MPs without Balaram Bhargava, DG, Indian people in the Parliament House AICC social media experts The party demanded that ernment has been attacking from them,” he charged. fected and the UPA any difficulty. This issue was Council of Medical Research premises in consultation with Praveen Chakraborty who all pending approvals and the informal sector over the Rahul, who has earlier Government was in power at discussed in the context of clarified that wearing masks the Lok Sabha Secretariat. He head the party Data licenses for Facebook and past six years. I am giving you done a series of talk shows the time. Government employees on duty continuously for 12 hours is also suggested that entry into Department and Rohan Gupta WhatsApp be put on hold not being required to undergo absolutely safe. He further sug- the Central Hall of Parliament Chairman of Social Media, until the investigations are quarantine in the States/UTs. gested that MPs may speak should be limited to members AICC. completed and suspension of of all Heads of Public Policy be summoned, but BJP mem- “The article reveals how Bhalla suggested that mem- while wearing masks to mini- of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha He said he will be raising Facebook India’s leadership teams of foreign technology bers have tried best to stall it despite questions raised by bers will have to undergo mize the spread of virus. and that too, only when the the issue in the floor of the team with immediate effect companies operating in India since they are in majority in the other employees in Facebook COVID test within 72 hours of Dr. Bhargava said that respective House is in session. House in the upcoming mon- until the conclusion of the and establishing a code of committee. India and the company’s claims the commencement of the though the seating arrange- Secretary, Defence soon session of the Parliament. investigations. conduct should be held. Adhir Ranjan Choudhary of neutrality, Ankhi Das, Head Session and those coming from ments in Rajya Sabha chamber Research and Chairman “But there cannot be a discus- It also said that an inquiry Adhir Ranjan alleged that said, “Skeletons from Facebook of Facebook India’s public pol- different parts of the country and galleries have been made DRDO Dr. Satish Reddy gave sion if the Government does- by the Parliamentary Standing in the IT Standing Committee India’s cupboard are tumbling icy team and her leadership will have to wait for the results complying with physical dis- a detailed account of the sani- n’t allow it, and if their inten- Committee on Information Chairman Shashi Tharoor had out faster than our monsoon team were arrogant and blatant before undertaking travel. tancing norms, the MPs should tization services to be provid- tion is to save the Facebook Technology into the activities said that Facebook officials will rains.” in their biases,” he added. ‘Those getting positive on speak seated to avoid dispersal ed by DRDO. 89 #)# 1 * # 7C '' # . ) " D New Delhi: The Supreme 2017 verdict which held him B 96=! Court on Monday (August 31) guilty of contempt for trans- and popular spots like Kempty directed fugitive businessman ferring USD 40 million to his Falls. These are covered by Vijay Mallya to be present in children in violations of court opularly known as The highly fractured Krol lime- espite challenges due to the person before it on October 5 orders. PQueen of the Hills, stone exhibiting slope more Doutbreak of the novel coro- at 2 pm, directing the Union Mallya, an accused in a Mussoorie in Uttarakhand is than 60 degrees. navirus pandemic, the Centre Ministry of Home Affairs to bank loan default case of over facing environmental hazards The Landslide has awarded highest length of ensure his presence in the 9,000 crore involving his with a survey pointing out that Susceptibility Mapping (LSM) projects during the current courtroom on that day. defunct Kingfisher Airlines, is about 15 per cent of the region published in the Journal of financial year till date as com- The top court also dismissed in the United Kingdom. around the popular tourist Earth System Science also pared to the projects awarded his plea seeking review of the Agencies hotspot is highly susceptible to showed that about 29 per cent during same period in last three landslides. of the area falls in the moder- years. Like most hill townships, ate landslide susceptible zone As per Road Transport Mussoorie has witnessed sev- and 56 per cent falls in low to Ministry and National Highways eral landslides, resulting from very low landslide susceptible Authority of India (NHAI), dur- an increased spate of develop- zone. ing April to August 2020, NHAI mental activities, prompting The researchers from the has awarded 26 projects of 744 the scientists to map the land- WIHG carried out the study km length as compared to 676 slide susceptibility of the area. using Geographic Information km in 2019-20, 368 km in fiscal Scientists from Dehradun- System (GIS) and high-reso- 2018-19 and 504 km in financial based Wadia Institute of lution satellite imageries. year 2017-18. as per Ministry Himalayan Geology (WIHG) According to the sources the capital cost of these – an autonomous institute researchers, various possible 26 projects is over 31,000 crore, under the Department of causative factors of landslides which includes cost of civil con- Science and Technology – car- in the study area include lithol- struction, land acquisition, and ried out the study in Mussoorie ogy, landuse-landcover, slope, other pre- construction activities. township and its surroundings aspect, curvature, elevation, NHAI has set a target of covering 84 square km in the road-cut drainage, and linea- awarding 4,500 km of highway Lesser Himalayas. ment. during current fiscal and is like- The study could help ini- The WIHG team obtained ly to exceed the same. “Despite tiate a large scale landslide haz- Landslide Occurrence lockdown and prevailing situa- ard, risk, and vulnerability Favourability Score (LOFS) tion, NHAI took various initia- assessment of the hilly town- for a particular class of the tives to instill confidence in the ships in different parts of causal factor of landslide and bidders of the sector. To ease the India, the Ministry of Science subsequently calculated the liquidity crunch and ensure cash and Technology said on weight of each factor of land- flow to the contractors, NHAI Monday. slide to finally generate ensured that no payments are The scientists found that Landslide Susceptible Index delayed due to closure of office dominant part of the area (LSI) in GIS platform. and disbursed 10,000 crore falling under very high and This has been reclassified during lockdown in March 2020 high landslide susceptible zone into five zones using natural using digital platforms,” Road lies in several settlement areas break criteria. Ministry sources said. :

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In a tweet, senior Cabinet colleague, to his Javadekar, Piyush Goyal, Ravi H" .I0 # “India grieves the passing Sonia Gandhi wrote to Singh said, “His demise is a becoming President while I Shankar Prasad, Arjun Munda, '4# % "3' *.. B*"!4 B !%&#" %%" away of Bharat Ratna Shri Sharmistha Mukherjee on the personal loss. He had tremen- was CM,” Banerjee said in a Mansukh Mandaviya, Gajendra < + . % "33%# -?.!5 && K Pranab Mukherjee. He has left passing away of her father dous knowledge of India’s his- statement released from the Singh Shekhawat, Nirmala * C &&G 0 C7 !4 B an indelible mark on the devel- Pranab Mukherjee, saying it tory, diplomacy, public policy state secretariat. Sitharaman, Pralhad Joshi, opment trajectory of our was “hard to imagine how we and also defence.” Expressing Odisha Chief Minister and Sadananda Gowda, ! "3' 4 < # " 0 # . !F nation. A scholar par excel- can do without his wisdom, grief, Union Minister Nitin Biju Janata Dal President Dharmendra Pradhan, Ramesh % "33%# -?. &F4K !4 5 lence, a towering statesman, he experience, sage advice and Gadkari said, “I am deeply Naveen Patnaik said Mukherjee Pokhriyal, Ashwini Choubey, B &F5 was admired across the politi- deep understanding on so saddened by the death of for- will always be remembered for Giriraj Singh, Jitendra Singh, "3!% ' < + 2 cal spectrum and by all sections many subjects”. mer President of India, Bharat his capability to bring about a Smriti Irani, Dr Harsh !" 0 #? of society,” tweeted PM?Modi “His life over the past 50 Ratna Pranab Mukherjee. His consensus on national issues. Vardhan, Dharmendra 7 !4 C % "33%# - * 4 !445K sharing two photos with the years mirrored 50 years of the death is a great loss for the “Deeply saddened to know Pradhan, Thawarchand Gehlot, ?.!G !4 ! < + 1%K. former President. Modi offered history of India , for he played country. Pranab da was a rich about the demise of former and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also "3!% ' 0 #( " 2 condolences to the late a crucial role both in shaping and good friend of the great President Pranab Mukherjee,” expressed their shock at and 4 B7 !4 C Congress veteran’s family, the course of events as well as personality.” He always gave he said in a tweet. “Pranab Da said India lost a great leader % "33%# - ?. &G&K < + friends, admirers and sup- actively participating in them priority to the country, rising was a prolific reader, powerful with Mukherjee’s demise. 6. !44! 0 #?. porters across India and said he whether as a cabinet minister, above party politics. In this orator, scholar & had an unpar- Former Prime Minister "" C7 !4 C will always cherish his interac- parliamentarian or president of hour of grief, I express my alleled experience in gover- and Janata Dal (Secular) leader "' #"&%'%" tions with Mukherjee. India. I personally have so deepest condolences to his nance. He will always be HD Deve Gowda remembered '%"! "" “I was new to Delhi in many warm memories of my family members. God bless remembered for his excep- his long association with < 2 >"."1(+ <6* 2014. From Day 1, I was blessed working with him. Pranabda his departed soul, he added in tional ability to forge consen- Mukherjee. 2 >"." O H &F5I . to have the guidance, support had now been released from his his tweet. sus on national issues.” "" #. and blessings of Shri Pranab suffering. May his soul rest in Remembering Mukherjee, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish !44F <6* #= Mukherjee. I will always cher- peace,” she said. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said Kumar, his deputy Sushil <"(( + # 1H!4 4I ish my interactions with him. Home Minister Amit Shah Pranab Mukherjee kept nation- Kumar Modi and a host of "( O"" * Condolences to his family, condoled the death , saying that al interest supreme, didn’t prominent leaders of the state !4 & # # friends, admirers and sup- his demise has left a huge void believe in political untoucha- mourned the death of former *6 porters across India. Om in the Indian polity. “Deeply bility. president. Expressing his grief 3" %& "" <6* Shanti,” he tweeted. anguished on the passing away The Congress remembered over Mukherjee’s death, Bihar <" #=H!4 4I Remembering the former of former President of India, Mukherjee for his “integrity Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in ,"I Congress leader, President Ram Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab and compassion”. “We are his condolence message called . Nath Kovind said the Bharat Mukherjee ji. He was a vastly deeply pained by the passing of the former president H" < " Ratna awardee combined tra- experienced leader who served Shri Pranab Mukherjee, “Ajatshatru of politics” who *.)." dition and modernity. ‘“Sad to the nation with utmost devo- Former President of India and was equally respected by both I HC #1) ( . # hear that former President Shri tion. Pranab da’s distinguished one of the tallest leaders of the ruling and opposition. *"!4 BD Pranab Mukherjee is no more. career is a matter of great pride Congress,” the party said in a Senior Congress leaders "I #O C?.!4 G His demise is passing of an era. for the entire country,” the tweet. “Shri Pranab Mukherjee Anand Sharma, Shashi < O 7 A colossus in public life, he Home Minister tweeted. will always be remembered for Tharoor, Amarinder Singh - + served Mother India with the Remembering Mukherjee, his integrity & compassion. (Punjab), Yogi Adityanath - # spirit of a sage. The nation veteran BJP leader LK Advani Our prayers are with his fam- (Uttar Pradesh), Hemant Soren 7 #" mourns losing one of its wor- said :”To me personally, he was ily, followers and the nation.” In (Jharkhand), Biplab Kumar thiest sons. Condolences to more than a colleague and we a tribute to her father, Deb (Tripura), Shivraj Singh

& & ' 9791,1 at the instance of then Censor Cabinet colleague, to his nal affairs and commerce - Mukherjee said how “a galaxy father while he was doing his for a pre-fixed interview at the Board Chairperson Sharmila becoming President while I besides serving as deputy chair- of leaders and who’s who would masters … and to keep going Pradesh Congress office in ad I been with him at that Tagore he had watched his last was CM..” man of the Planning visit him when he was in he gave private tuitions and one Kolkata apprehensive that he Htime I would never have Hindi film Rangde Basanti She added, “So many Commission. With his pro- Kolkata. Even Bangladesh of his earliest students Subhra might turn him out for being let him meddle in Sri Lankan alongwith the three services memories. A visit to Delhi found knowledge of history, Prime Minister SK Hasina was became his wife.” full half-an-hour-late --- thanks politics which finally led to his chief before giving his clearance without Pranab da is unimag- economics society, polity and his close friend and took his Talking about his magna- to some traffic issues --- he untimely death” at the hands of overruling certain issues. “He inable. He is a legend in all sub- not least the scriptures he advice on a number of issues nimity former CPI(M) MP simply called him in with first the LTTE. This is what depart- was never unduly dogmatic jects from politics to econom- could silence the Opposition we have seen then Chief Samik Lahiri said, “nothing question and concern in his ed former President of India and respected the truth that ics. Will be forever grateful. most often than not. Minister Buddhadeb from big to small would evade face “bela hoyeche, kheye eshe- Pranab Mukherjee had told one was speakable.” Shall miss him immensely. My He admitted of having Bhattacharjee spending time his eyes. I was a first time MP cho … kichu khabe (its late of his closest associates “True,” another former col- condolences to Abhijit and learnt his art from the likes of discussing important issues … in Parliament and in 2004 and noon are you hungry … will Sukhendu Shekhar Roy cur- league and Congress MP Sharmistha.” Chitta Basu, Hiren Mukherjee, and not least present Chief he walked up to me on the very you eat something …” rently a Trinamool Congress Pradip Bhattacharjee said, “like From Miriti in Birbhum Madhu Limaye, Indrajit Gupta, Minister Mamata first day… I was surprised. And then without waiting Member of Parliament. Jyoti Basu, Pranab da was per- district a close friend (refusing Atal Behari Vajpayee, Piloo Banerjee…He continued to do Later whenever I went up to for the reply ordered for some Reminiscing Mukherjee’s haps the, another best Prime to share his name) said “never liamentary life spanned 37 Modi, LK Advani and others. good to others without brag- him for any work he would call snacks saying “I too am father” memories Roy also said, “it was Minister India never had.” we will see him again coming years, starting from 1969. At 34, Picked by Ms Gandhi in ging about that… one day he me at his residence in the he said not for once asking for unfortunate that he could not Even as condolences to perform Durga Puja every he was handpicked by Indira the 1970s and dropped by told me how even Indira night and listened to me the reason of the delay. After get the opportunity of serving poured in as did an assortment year … never we will see him Gandhi who brought a social- Rajiv Gandhi in 1985 he Gandhi once told him that ‘you patiently … Once during a the interview he said “do tell India as its Prime Minister…” of memories Bengal Chief coming back to Miriti … I saw ist element in the Congress. formed his own party with Dr ask anything and nothing flight to Delhi I was reading a Chandan (Dr Mitra the editor- ruing further “when we talk of Minister Mamata Banerjee said his father who was a Congress Though Mukherjee tended to Sisir Bose the grand nephew of comes out of Pranab’s mouth book and hand not noticed in-chief) that I have taken Bangladesh’s Nobel Laureate she had lost a “father figure” in leader and a freedom fighter … retain the socialist streak he Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. save some smoke.” him. But he saw me and walked good care of you. He is a good Md Younis and his micro- the former President. Soon I saw him throughout his hardly converted it into a Later he rejoined the Congress Amal Mukherjee a friend up to me. Looking at the book friend of mine.” banking policy we forget the after his demise she wrote “It is career… a perfect modest gen- dogma. and the rest is history. His and a former Principal of the he said ‘even I am reading the One remembers his respect story of Pranab da’s contribu- with deep sorrow I write this. tleman and a perfect villager in A school teacher and a col- strong memory earned him the Presidency College reminisced same book’. He was a genera- for the media when he said in a tion towards carrying the banks Bharat Ratna Pranab whom the heart of India lege lecturer in Howrah he appellation of “computer” from how “he was a man of word tion that will never come back.” memorial lecture that to the villagers’ doorsteps after Mukherjee has left us. An era resided.” went on to become the none other than Indira Gandhi. and very much freedom-loving. True perhaps. The genera- “Democracy without a free Press the nationalization of banks … has ended. For decades he was Atypical Bengali Bhadrolok President of India in 2012. Cut to his residence at So much so that in his bid to tion that cared for all and is like a blank piece of paper.” he went totally unsung there.” a father figure. From my first who spoke his flawless English Earlier he held all major min- Dhakuria at South Kolkata. A become self-reliant he had sundry around. When your True! With Pranab Mukherjee a He also remembered how win as MP, to being my senior the Bengali Mukherjee’s par- istries - finance, defense, exter- veteran colleague Deboprosad stopped taking money from his correspondent once visited him generation has gone. !"!" ; * *$ # + ; :,"2 + ; ; !"#$%&'! %() + , !R$" " -# "#1, '%#=,$$$ "$$$,#(-# " " -' 1% $"'"$> - * + ( $(# $ S ," # " #" /. % "" 8 6$87 9 "" # " . #. + ( + P 8 9 6897Q O O + ( ( ( +,+ .&% + " $ # + " ( split in the Congress party seems ) 9 ) (% ;) inevitable. Despite formal genuflec- 0 ) 9 + ( Ations before the Rae Bareli MP, Sonia Gandhi is now only an interim pres- + ident and neither offspring is acceptable as ) future president. Indeed, the Congress 9 Working Committee (CWC) meeting of August 24, 2020, called to address an explo- - ( sive letter by 23 top leaders, could not quash 8 9 the dissent. The shareholders announced $ 8 #S ( that the Congress will not be allowed to run %(/ 6$( 2 7 like a family firm. Far from urging the Wayanad MP to 9 9($ < 9 69$<97 return to the helm, the seven-hour debate 9 declared temporary status quo over inter- = im president. The Gandhi family exposed its reluctance to relinquish control of the # >?@ + ) party but could not deflect the charge that 9 $ ( ( is has lost appeal with voters. The process 89 / of electing a non-Gandhi president may trigger a split as the Gandhis will not work 9 with, or under, a non-protégé. / A 6/A7 ! ( The situation is vastly different from 2 $ % May 1999 when Sharad Pawar, PA Sangma As the veterans reiterated ical gravitas. Moreover, the BJP ascent to Gandhi family patron- and Tariq Anwar questioned Sonia Gandhi’s their concerns in the media, had seized Madhya Pradesh in age: former Union ministers ) 9 S foreign origins and her plan to stake claim Sonia Gandhi opted for con- March itself and Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand S to the Prime Minister’s office without dis- frontation. On August 27, for- Ashok Gehlot had saved his Sharma, Kapil Sibal, Manish 2 + cussion within the party. Although the trio mer Union Minister Jairam government by August 7, when Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, Mukul quit, their contention that a foreigner Ramesh was appointed chief the letter was written. Wasnik, Renuka Chaudhary, 3 would not be able to head a coalition was whip (Rajya Sabha), Gaurav Worse, Rahul Gandhi Milind Deora and Jitin Prasada; 9 S # vindicated when Gandhi selected Gogoi deputy leader and 7 1-1 accused the seniors of penning former Chief Ministers Manmohan Singh in 2004. For a decade, she Ravneet Singh Bittu whip (Lok the missive in collusion with the Bhupinder Singh Hooda wielded enormous power over the Sabha), sidelining seniors like *0,1> ruling BJP. Taken aback, (Haryana), Rajender Kaur # + ( Government via her unelected National Shashi Tharoor and Manish (1-=, Ghulam Nabi Azad, leader of Bhattal (Punjab), M Veerappa 9 " Advisory Council, but Narendra Modi’s vic- Tewari. The inclusion of *167( Opposition, Rajya Sabha, Moily (Karnataka), and $ # tory in 2014 and 2019 convinced even die- Ahmad Patel and KC offered to resign his post if he Prithviraj Chavan hard loyalists that the present leadership is Venugopal in the 10-member 0 ,= , was “in any manner doing this (Maharashtra); PJ Kurian (for- , $8 ( a political liability. Rahul Gandhi’s flight to committee appointed to decide to help the BJP or doing it at its mer deputy chairman, Rajya BC>D Wayanad, Kerala, and Priyanka Gandhi’s the party’s stand on key issues 7227 , 7 behest”, only to be rebuked by Sabha), MP Vivek Tankha; for- 9 $ = . failure to make a dent in Uttar Pradesh in Parliament was a snub to vet- 21(, 1 Priyanka Vadra. “What you mer PCC chiefs Raj Babbar exposed the futility of banking on non- erans like Ghulam Nabi Azad are saying is opposite of what (UP), Arvinder Singh Lovely + charismatic heirs. Even Rahul Gandhi’s re- and Anand Sharma. Now the =,77 you have written,” she coun- (Delhi) and Kaul Singh Thakur 89 ( S ( election from Wayanad seems difficult in battle is joined and there is no 16,, tered. Later, former Union min- (Himachal); current Bihar cam- + 9 + A 2024. going back for either side. 7-( , ister and senior advocate Kapil paign chief Akhilesh Prasad E ;) . ( Having spoken up because of the Sonia Gandhi must have Sibal said he had defended the Singh, former Haryana Speaker Congress’s descent to electoral irrelevance, been enraged by the demand 21,+, party in the Rajasthan High Kuldeep Sharma; former Delhi P ( Q the veterans will not tolerate the imposition for unity with Opposition par- Court and helped it bring down Speaker Yoganand Shastri and 9S P Q " of effete leaders (read Manmohan Singh or ties headed by those who had 7> 70= the BJP government in former MP Sandeep Dixit. 89 - 9 ( AK Antony). They are demanding elections left the Congress in the past. 10,71 Manipur, and yet “we are col- Few of them have an to the CWC and the party’s parliamentary This obviously alludes to a cer- luding with the BJP.” The sharp assured electoral base. But the ( board. There is anger that the party is run tain strongman whom some (,1 and articulate Sibal has become issues they have raised are a # 8 / by a tiny coterie comprising the Gandhi believe has choreographed the ,(7-*1 the face of the dissidents. political audit of the leadership 9 $ family, general secretary KC Venugopal and current revolt. If true, this sug- Currently, the strongest and suggest wider consultations national spokesperson Randeep Surjewala. gests that the epistle was 7*7* support for Gandhi leadership within and outside the - * The unilateral appointments of Adhir planned with leaders outside comes from Punjab Chief Congress. The high command ) 9S + Ranjan Chowdhury (leader, Lok Sabha), Congress, with the aim of dis- >1 Minister Amarinder Singh is being held responsible for the 9 Ajay Maken (general secretary, Rajasthan lodging the once unchallenge- 7(7-(12 (who needs them against rival party’s downfall in State after in-charge), Rajya Sabha nomination for able Gandhis. Partap Singh Bajwa), former State. The demand for collective Mallikarjun Kharge and Hardik Patel as At the CWC, the Gandhi , 0((, Prime Minister Manmohan leadership is an indictment of + working president of the Gujarat unit siblings antagonised the seniors (>7, Singh (who has never fought an the opaque micro-management 9 S shocked the rank and file. instead of discussing the issues election in his life), and former that has distanced the leader- Former spokesperson Sanjay Jha, whose raised by them. The Wayanad Union minister AK Antony ship from the party and public analyses of the rot in the party brought the MP said the letter was sent to (who cannot bring Kerala back opinion on a range of issues. ;) + crisis into the open, tweeted that under Art Sonia Gandhi at a time when to the Congress kitty). Madhya The quest for an “effective” ;) ( 18 (H) of the party constitution, “only a she was unwell and the “party Pradesh stalwart Kamal Nath leader suggests the compulso- freshly elected AICC can elect the next is fighting the Bharatiya Janata has been silent; he could emerge ry retirement of the reigning 9 Congress President. The CWC has already Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh as the rebels’ choice of leader. dynasty – a bloodless coup. 9 ( discharged its responsibilities by appoint- and Rajasthan”. This false emo- It is undeniable that all the (The author is a senior jour- ing an Interim Congress President last year.” tionalism reflected lack of polit- dissidents owe their political nalist. Views are personal.) # $ % ! &#

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/+0,+& %=- # $%%#'"5 $1 R" 1$ # "$ 1$,' # 1 * ) $ ( >@FB $ ) ( ?$ $'# " " # # ) >G A > ( 1 $ / ) * BD $ " 9 - 1 # * $ 6*$7 1 ( # 9AH+(>@ 1--+2 "# >I * he Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recom- ! ) 9 * H ) A mended to the Centre a reduction in share- / + Tholding of the latter in six top Public Sector 1 Banks (PSBs), namely the State Bank of India (SBI), # Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of Baroda ( (BOB), Canara Bank, Union Bank of India (UBI) and Bank of India (BOI) to 51 per cent in the next 6 7 12-18 months. At a recent meeting with the # Ministry of Finance (MOF), the RBI had argued for reduction in stake to 26 per cent. But, observing that $ this might not be possible in the near term for now, % A # it has settled for lowering the Government’s share- / # ( holding to 51 per cent. Given its precarious finan- E 1 cial position and looking for all possible avenues for # increasing revenue, the Narendra Modi Government , 1 # >> A BC has promptly latched on to the idea. It is aiming to / $ S garner about 25,000 crore by shedding its stake in # A $ * the six banks which could even go up to 43,000 * # ( crore (according to an estimate). The PSBs in question have already started gear- 9 ) ing up for this as they have decided not to take any lumpy credit exposure and are taking steps to reduce 0( - # + their non-performing assets (NPAs) by one-third by !4 5% C1 the end of the current financial year March 31, 2021 !4 C% G 9 # — all aimed at improving their valuation and get- ,>10 ting a good price from the sale. The Centre 7619 < (besides, the RBI) is closely monitoring the situa- 6(101 Being headed by a part-time chairman defaulters had any sense of fear as those during the first six months of 2019-20. tion. At the end of the day, it may re-fill its denud- and part-time members, this by itself con- who were expected to take action chose The message is loud and clear. The ail- ed coffers somewhat. But the larger question still 444 (7( veys a lot. On the other two recommen- not to act. The political brass also rides pig- ments afflicting PSBs won’t go away so % 1 +0( - # +(9 ( % H remains unanswered. dations, while (ii) is not even on the radar, gyback on PSBs for absorbing liabilities long as majority ownership and control Is the Modi Government really serious about !4 G% 1 as regards (iii), the only action seen thus created by populist policies such as sup- remain with the Government. There is a 9 ! % !4 % F 9 # 9 bringing down its stake in PSBs to as low as 26 per far is the Government’s decision to divest plying power to farmers and households dire need to unshackle them and grant cent? Is it committed to their privatisation? Does it , , its majority stake in IDBI Bank. at subsidised rates (or even free in some autonomy to the management. The RBI’s $ * have anything credible to show? The idea was first 02,7 But things didn’t work out as planned States). recommendation that the Government’s * B@ 9 P mooted by the NDA dispensation under the then !4 C44 (7( and during 2018-19, the Life Insurance Be it a spate of bailout packages given stake in six PSBs be reduced to 51 per cent "Q Prime Minister AB Vajpayee (1999-2004). It had pro- 1!! C44 (7( Corporation (LIC) was roped in to to power distribution companies (four won’t achieve the desired objective. To get $ # - + posed reduction in the Government’s shareholding (2 , >=+ acquire 51 per cent controlling stake in bailouts have been granted so far) or loan the intended results, the Nayak in PSBs to less than 50 per cent initially and even- ,(16,( , IDBI Bank. The acquisition was complet- waiver given to farmers and now mora- Committee’s prescription should be adopt- # 9 tually to 33 per cent. That remained on paper. ed on January 21, 2019 with LIC being re- torium on loan repayment extended to all ed in totality. In 2015, a RBI committee headed by P Nayak >10-172 classified as promoter of the bank with and sundry, all have inflicted heavy loss- The Government should set up a BIC # 2 < ,7G5 444 (7( ) made sweeping recommendations to bring about management control and the Centre es on PSBs. with eminent professionals as members. structural reforms of PSBs in sync with the require- 0( -!4 F% & continuing to be the co-promoter with- No wonder the country is grappling While the position of chairman should go # % * ) 160(,(,7 ments of an economy on an accelerated growth tra- out management control. While it is nor- with high NPAs. In March 2018, gross to a professional, the member-secretary jectory and to make it globally competitive. It rec- 4 444 (7( mal to see LIC in the role of a financial NPAs (GNPAs) had reached a high 11.5 can be drawn from the bureaucracy. All # ommended (i) setting up of an autonomous Bank 0( -, investor, for it to be owning and running per cent (14.5 per cent for PSBs). These of the shareholding of the Centre in all ) Boards Bureau (BBB) with a mandate to select the 6 (, Q a business enterprise is anomalous. declined to 8.5 per cent as of March; cour- PSBs should be transferred to the BIC. # - S top management; (ii) setting up of a bank invest- *7, Meanwhile, most of the ills that go tesy a number of measures, including res- The company should be given neces- /.$ # + # ment company (BIC) where all Government shares 76!4 &%!4 with majority ownership of the olution of accounts under the Insolvency sary authority to take all decisions on 9 ) # in PSBs will be vested and (iii) divestment of its share- Government continue to afflict PSBs. The and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). But the ratio behalf of the sovereign Government and - /.$ # holding in all PSBs to below 50 per cent. political brass appoints the CMD/MD and may worsen to 12.5 per cent by March allowed to work with full autonomy — at DB $ ) ; The committee had contemplated the Board as deputes bureaucrats as its nominee on the 2021 under the optimistic baseline sce- arm’s length from the latter. ! an interim arrangement — to serve as a precursor bank board. For appointment of directors, nario (14.7 per cent under a severely- The BIC should guide the manage- # /.$ to the BIC. In 2016, the Government approved the until last year, the nomination and remu- stressed one). For PSBs, it would be much ment of individual banks to improve their A # constitution of the BBB as a body of eminent pro- neration committee (NRC) included the higher at 15.2 per cent (16.3 per cent under working, prepare the roadmap for divest- fessionals and officials to make recommendations Centre’s nominee. In August, 2019, the severely-stressed). ment of majority ownership and control " A for appointment of whole-time directors and non- RBI tightened the fit-and-proper criteria The Government has put investiga- and see through its execution. It should ) # 9 executive chairpersons of PSBs and State-owned to exclude him/her. But, this is only cos- tion and prosecution agencies in top gear determine the timing of sale so as to realise BD 9 financial institutions (FIs). The BBB was also man- metic with CMD and MOF nominee — to nab fraudsters and the Prime Minister maximum value. The shares should be so dated to engage with the board of directors of all PSBs both handpicked by the Government — is allegedly against “crony capitalism.” But distributed as to avoid concentration in a A * % to formulate appropriate strategies for their growth calling the shots when it comes to taking these exhortations and central agencies few hands and ensure greater accountabil- - $ ( and development besides, encouraging them to policy decisions or even in its day-to-day seen in action mode do not seem to be ity to the public. + # restructure their business strategy and suggest ways running. yielding the desired result. The proof of It is also crucial for the RBI to / A for their consolidation and merger with other banks In the past, meddling in the affairs of the pudding is in eating. To get a sense, strengthen its “supervision” over banks to $ , % based on requirement. Initially headed by Vinod Rai, the PSBs took the form of what came to we only need to look at the value of bank guard against irregularities and misman- A former Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) till be known as the cult of “crony capitalism.” frauds in recent years. During 2014-15 and agement to prevent the fiasco of the kind April 2018, the BBB has been under a part-time The businessmen patronised by the rul- 2015-16, the value of bank frauds was we have seen in the case of Yes Bank — # ( chairman (a retired bureaucrat) and other part-time ing establishment managed loans on 17,000 crore each. During 2016-17 and a private bank. It should maintain strict ( members. Recently, the term of the BBB was extend- considerations other than merit and got 2017-18, this went up to 20,500 crore and vigil over the auditors to ensure that they # ( ed for a period of two years beyond April 11 or until them ever-greened (taking a new loan to 22,500 crore respectively. Thereafter, the do their job diligently. ( " 0 further orders, whichever is earlier. How much pay back the earlier one). Neither the value galloped to 64,000 crore during (The writer is a New Delhi-based pol- 6 7 importance does the Government give to the BBB? banks insisted on repayment, nor the 2018-19 and further to 110,000 crore icy analyst) $, %%#$ $-"'$ $-&"%?

is a State subject. Markets and fairs are trates; raw cotton whether ginned or a view to carry on with the arrange- meant to be used generally. With the structure of the Constitution and also a State subject as per Entry 28 of unginned, and cotton seeds; and raw ment, inserted Article 369 as a tempo- Farmers’ Produce Trade and which reads as thus: “The fact that the State list. jute.” rary provision in the Constitution for Commerce (Promotion and under the scheme of our Constitution, In its characteristic “shock and awe” The sub-entries on foodstuff right a period of five years from the date of Facilitation) Ordinance, the Union great power is conferred upon the style, the Centre has promulgated up till raw jute were introduced by way commencement of the Constitution. Government has taken control of the Centre vis-à-vis the States does not three Ordinances viz. The Farmer’s of a third amendment to the Article 369 and the Act of 1946 were entire intra-State sale and purchase of mean that States are mere appendages Produce Trade and Commerce Constitution in 1955. There is a histo- to expire on January 26, 1955. all the agricultural produce and has of the Centre. With the sphere allotted (Promotion and Facilitation) ry and background to the third amend- However, the situation of food arti- actually trampled upon the matters to them, States are supreme. The 0(, Ordinance, The Farmer’s ment by which the scope of Entry 33 cles and other essential supplies in the which are State subjects. Centre cannot tamper with their pow- +2&- .&> (Empowerment and Protection) of List III was enlarged. Trade and com- country was still precarious and the So far as the Farmers ers. More particularly, the courts should 2( , Agreement on Price Assurance and merce within the State and production, menace of hoarding and black market- (Empowerment and Protection) not adopt an approach, an interpreta- ," #". ndia is a democracy with a federal Farm Services Ordinance and The supply and distribution of goods were ing was still there. So, with a view to Agreement on Price Assurance and tion, which has the effect of or tends to ." structure. There are elaborate pro- Essential Commodities (Amendment) the matters enumerated in the provin- continue the arrangement allowing Farm Services Ordinance is concerned, have the effect of whittling down the Ivisions in the Constitution for the Ordinance. cial list as per the Government of India the Centre to legislate on trade, com- which basically provides legal structure powers reserved to the States.” . " Centre and States with regard to their Prima facie the first two ordinances Act, 1935. Even now these matters are merce and production, supply and dis- for contract farming, the same in Consequently, the first two of the " . respective financial, administrative and do not seem to come under the domain in the State list under Entry 26 and 27. tribution of essential commodities, effect directly deals with the production three Ordinances mentioned above " ) legislative powers. The legislative pow- of the Union Government. It is Entry Therefore, it is needless to say that they four sub-entries were introduced in in the agriculture sector which, in every have certainly encroached upon the .# ers are distributed through Schedule number 33 of the Concurrent List are essentially State subjects. Entry 33 by way of the third amend- respect, is a State subject. The interpre- State subjects and it is a colourable exer- #2- VII of the Constitution, which provides which is presumably put to use by the However, due to the World War- ment to the Constitution. tation, which the Centre has given to cise of jurisdiction by the Union three lists. While List I contains mat- Union Government for promulgating II, emergency was declared and the Alongside, The Essential sub-entries of Entry 33 of List III, is Government. " . " ters on which the Union Government them. Entry 33 is being reproduced Central legislature acquired the power Commodities Act, 1955 was also enact- novel. The Union has tried to use Entry It is not a case where a Central leg- can exclusively legislate, List II enumer- below for better understanding of the to legislate on these matters. When the ed. Therefore, it was the space ceded 33 as a standalone provision and it con- islation incidentally trenched upon a ".% #" ates matters on which State issue: “Trade and commerce in, and the emergency was lifted, the power to leg- by Article 369 of the Constitution and veniently ignored the context, object subject in the State list but a case where # " + Governments can legislate and List III, production, supply and distribution of islate on these matters was sought to be Act of 1946, which in fact came to be and background of the sub-entries for the Centre has blatantly usurped sub- ,"". which is called the Concurrent List, the products of any industry where the retained by the Dominion Government occupied by the amended Entry 33 in the reasons which are other than unin- jects which are essentially State matters. contains matters on which both, the control of such industry by the Union due to the prevailing circumstances and List III and The Essential Commodities tended. The Ordinance route makes the The action by the Union Government " + Union and State Governments may leg- is declared by Parliament by law to be scarcity of essential items. The Act, 1955 (ECA). The amended Entry intentions of the Centre only more sus- is surely not in the spirit of federalism, " # #" islate. expedient in the public interest, and Dominion Government also enacted 33 and ECA principally equipped the pect. which has been held to be one of the 6 ( " Agriculture, with all its associat- imported goods of the same kind as The Essential Supplies (Temporary) Union Government to tackle the scarci- An observation made by the basic features of the Constitution by the ""# ed ancillary and subsidiary enterpris- such products; foodstuffs, including Powers Act, 1946 (hereinafter referred ty of essential articles, hoarding, black- Supreme Court in the case of SR Supreme Court. es, including education and research, edible oil seeds and oils; cattle fodder, to as Act of 1946) to handle the situa- marketing, irrational price rise and such Bommai Vs Centre is a compelling (The writer is a practising advocate + livestock, fisheries, irrigation and so on including oilcakes and other concen- tion. 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Neighbours are not only pro- six patients, he had submitted power to impose lockdown Aduring the recent anti ter- It is after a long gap, ter- So far three Over ground viding moral strength to his report to the Director- post August, the Bengal rorist operations in the rorist handlers have attempted workers including a government patients but also providing all General, Medical Health Government has decided to Kashmir valley, ‘unidentified’ to directly target an army con- teacher have been arrested by the necessary items of daily liv- Services, Lucknow, and CMO. continue with its pre- terrorists on Monday targeted voy in Baramulla. the police and interrogated by ing because the administration’s He said that we inspected announced lockdown schedules an army convoy moving from All the recent strikes were various other intelligence agen- approach in meeting the daily on various criteria including in the month of September. Baramulla towards Srinagar aimed at either CRPF or Jammu cies at a Joint Interrogation cen- needs of home-isolated patients Presence of Isolation Poster – A senior Home Ministry but failed to hit the target. & Kashmir police personnel. tre. Addressing a press confer- is disappointing. Posters found on 5 out of 6 official on Monday said that 7, 11 and 12. guidelines from the Union At least seven civilians pass- According to a Jammu & ence on Monday, SSP Reasi The most dangerous situ- houses and a poster of one “there is no change in the lock- “The Government is stick- Home Ministry.” ing through the area received Kashmir police spokesman, Rashmi Wazir said, we have ation is that the health depart- house was torn down, down schedules and the State ing to the decision and every- The State Government, injuries after the grenade hurled “the grenade attack on an Army busted a plan of the Lashkar-e- ment has neither provided any Emergency number to patients will go ahead with it in the thing will be closed as decided,” however, have decided to help by the terrorists missed the tar- convoy was reported in Taiba (LeT) based in Pakistan to emergency numbers nor the – the emergency number was month of September.” the official said adding the facilitate transportation of stu- get and exploded in the middle Baramulla around 1.15 pm in revive its network in Jammu and essential medicines to covid not provided to 3 out of 6 hous- Before the Centre’s Metro Railways which was dents appearing for the of the road near Azadgunj which seven civilians received Kashmir’’s Reasi district and patients to prevent infection. es, Number of close contact announcement taking back the scheduled to start running from JEE/NEET examinations on the Bridge area of Baramulla. injuries on Monday”. have arrested its three OGW’s. Communicable disease and status of their health – dif- power of declaring lockdowns September 7 will now run from specific dates in September. “The CCTV footage of the spot All the injured were shifted SSP Reasi said, these “over- specialist Dr. Devendra Kumar ferent numbers in all houses, from the State Governments September 8. respective department have been revealed the grenade had to the hospital for the treatment ground workers” were in con- has been sent from Lucknow to Medicine for prevention of during Unlock 4, Chief The Chief Public Relation directed to run maximum pos- exploded seconds after the last of their injuries, the spokesman tact with their Pakistani handler Aligarh to take some additional infection (HCQS / ivermectin) Minister Mamata Banerjee had Officer of the Kolkata Metro sible buses and other transports vehicle of an army convoy was added. In another important (LeT) Mohd Qasim of Mahore steps towards the prevention of – No medicine was given in any declared that the State will Railways Indrani Banerjee, including autos and taxis to passing through the bridge. development, the joint teams of who had exfiltrated to Pakistan- covid infection. Dr. Devendra house for the prevention of have lockdowns — to break the however, said that “all decisions ferry the students,” a Tranport Large number of civilians were Jammu and Kashmir police occupied Kashmir in 2002. Kumar visited the homes of the infection. corona chain — on September will be taken after we receive Department official said. % !E !'%" '##"" = & ' . , #'1##,(,'8@ & 45 Abu Dhabi/Jerusalem: In a O’Brien. Beijing: Chinese Foreign Azar’s visit was regarded as er’s Taiwan visit, the report said. historic step towards peace in The delegation left aboard Minister Wang Yi on Monday the major diplomatic setback for Wang said Taiwan is an Vilnius (Lithuania): The three the Middle East, the first com- the commercial El Al flight 971 warned that anyone challenging Beijing which asserts that the inalienable part of the Chinese Baltic countries on Monday mercial direct flight between that took off from Ben Gurion the ‘one-China’ policy will pay ‘one-China’ policy constitutes territory, noting that to challenge slapped their own travel sanc- Israel and the UAE landed in airport in Tel Aviv at 11.21am a heavy price as he termed a top the core of its foreign policy the one-China principle over the tions on 30 top officials in Abu Dhabi on Monday after local time. The word peace was Czech Republic official’s visit to recognised by all the countries Taiwan issue is to make an Belarus, including President both countries announced nor- painted on it in Arabic, English Taiwan as a provocation and which have established diplo- enemy of 1.4 billion Chinese Alexander Lukashenko, in malisation of relations. and Hebrew above a cockpit short-sighted move. matic relations with it. people and is a violation of inter- response to a brutal crackdown The flight carried a top window. The Chinese government is After Azar, Czech Republic national trust and conduct. against protesters who say the level Israeli delegation led by “We just completed a truly under increased pressure over Senate Speaker Milos Vystrcil Calling Vystrcil’s visit to Aug. 9 presidential election in National Security Adviser Meir historic flight. This hopefully Taiwan after the recent visit of started his visit to Taiwan from Taiwan a provocation, Wang Belarus was rigged. Ben Shabbat while the US del- will be the first of many,” US Health Service Secretary Sunday, ignoring Beijing’s prior stressed that the Chinese gov- Those on the list are banned egation was headed by US Kushner said after disembark- Alex Azar to Taipei, the first warnings and met top Taiwanese ernment and people will not sit from entering Lithuania, Latvia President Donald Trump’s ing from the flight. high-ranking American official officials. idly when challenged by the anti- and Estonia, according to the adviser and son-in-law Jared He thanked leadership on to visit the estranged island China’s state-run Global China power and will let him document signed by the three Kushner and US National both sides on the occasion. which China claims as part of its Times said Vystrci went ahead pay a heavy price for the short- Baltic nations’ interior ministers. Security Adviser Robert Saudi Arabia granted permis- + #.P - " : ;# ' .$ 6-") / mainland. with the visit despite the oppo- sighted move and political spec- “New people will be added to the -' <-6-"5 =P > " . Azar, who is the highest- sition from the Czech president ulation. list in the future.” said Lithuanian "#'< " > ) " ranking Cabinet member to Milos Zeman. Responding to questions President Gitanas Nauseda. visit Taiwan since the US Wang, who was in Germany on Wang’s remarks, Chinese The move comes as the EU sion for the use of its air diplomatic relations, in a US- switched diplomatic recogni- on Monday as part of his visit to Foreign Ministry spokesman is planning its own sanctions list space. brokered deal that required tion to Beijing from Taipei in the European Union countries, Zhao Lijian told a media brief- of up to 20 senior Belarus offi- “Peace overwhelmingly Israel to suspend its plan to 1979, visited Taiwan in the sec- said Beijing will not tolerate the ing here on Monday that the cials suspected of election fraud desired by the people, except annex parts of the West Bank. ond week of this month and met violation of its one-China poli- anti-China forces in the Czech and the crackdown on protest- by those who exploit misery to UAE is only the third Arab Taiwanese President Tsai Ing- cy. He said that anyone who republic deliberately impinge ers and is likely to put remain in power. Future country to establish diplomat- wen, a staunch proponent of challenges the one-China prin- upon China’ sovereignty and Lukashenko on that list at some belongs to industrious people ic ties with the Jewish state. Taiwan’s independence from ciple will pay a heavy price, refer- blatantly interfere in China’s point. All three Baltic nations are of the region,” Kushner said. Israel’s neighbours, Egypt and China. ring to the Czech senate speak- internal affairs. PTI members of the EU. AP Israel and the UAE Jordan, being the other two announced on August 13 that Arab states to recognise the they were establishing full Jewish state. PTI . ) (#$,'$ %67 %$- $% Beirut: Lebanon’s president is form a new government after 1-979 Prime Minister Prayuth holding consultations with winning the backing of major Chan-ocha, who concurrent- heads of parliamentary blocs to parties, including the crucial hailand’s government has ly serves as defence minister, designate a new prime minister support of senior politicians Tdecided to delay the pur- had told the navy to delay the for the crisis-stricken country, from his own Sunni Muslim chase of two submarines from 22.5 billion baht (USD 723 with a career diplomat poised to community. China, withdrawing its request million) purchase until fiscal win the job on Monday. The consultations were to parliament to include the year 2022. Lebanon’s ambassador to being held hours before sum for an initial payment in The government had Germany, Mustapha Adib, was French President Emmanuel the fiscal year 2021 national sought to have 3.375 billion expected to be named as prime Macron was due to arrive for budget. baht (USD 108 million ) minister-designate and asked to a two day-visit. AP Government spokesman included in the 2021 budget to Anucha Burapachaisri cover the first of seven annual announced on Monday that installment payments. !"!" ,

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B#*9 1 '% regulator has refused to extend with all stakeholders and study- the September 1 deadline, as ing all options available to it in '% gas, coal, crude oil and elec- arkets regulator Sebi has depositories are ready to imple- the matter,” a spokesperson of '% overshot the annual target in revenue realisation, which tricity declined by 16.5%, 13.9 Mrefused to extend the ment the new mechanism. Anmi said. October last year. dipped further towards the ontracting for the fifth %, 13.5 %, 10.2%, 5.7%, 4.9% September 1 deadline to imple- However, Association of The brokers association he Union Government’s The Government had end of March because of lock- Cconsecutive month, the and 2.3%, respectively. On the ment the new rules on margin National Exchanges Members had requested for the co-exis- Tfiscal deficit overshot the pegged the fiscal deficit for down. As per the CGA data, output of eight core infra- other hand, the fertiliser sector pledge, stock brokers’ associa- of India (Anmi), a grouping of tence of the current systems of budget target for the current 2020-21 at 7.96 lakh crore or Government’s revenue receipts structure sectors dropped by output grew by 6.9 per cent tion Anmi said on Monday. around 900 stock brokers from title transfer, and the proposed financial year within four 3.5 per cent of the GDP in the stood at 2,27,402 crore or 11.3 9.6 per cent in July due to during the month under review The new mechanism is across the country, on Friday pledge system till September months (April-July), mainly budget presented by Finance per cent of the Budget decline mostly in production of as against 1.5 per cent rise in aimed at bringing transparen- urged Sebi to extend the imple- 30. on account of the impact of Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Estimates (BE). During the steel, refinery products and July 2019.During April-July cy and preventing brokerages mentation of the new mecha- However, Securities and lockdown on revenue collec- in February.These figures, how- same period of last fiscal, the cement.The production of eight 2020-21, the sector’s output from misusing clients’ securi- nism on margin pledge by one Exchange Board of India (Sebi) tions. ever, have to be revised signif- realisation was at 19.5 per cent core sectors had expanded by dipped by 20.5 per cent as com- ties. month till September 30, citing in July had said that trading According to the data icantly in view of the econom- of the BE.Tax revenue stood at 2.6 per cent in July 2019, pared to a growth of 3.2 per The decision was taken several challenges faced by members (TMs) or clearing released by the Controller ic disruptions created by the 2,02,788 crore or 12.4 per cent showed data released by the cent in the same period previ- after Sebi’s meeting with stock market participants. members (CMs) can accept General of Accounts (CGA), outbreak of coronavirus.The of BE during the first four Commerce and Industry ous year. brokers’ association, deposito- Besides, back office ven- client securities as collateral by fiscal deficit during April-July Government had imposed a months of the fiscal. During the Ministry on Monday. Barring Commenting on the ries and clearing corporations. dors group has not given 100 way of title transfer into the was at 103.1 per cent of the nationwide lockdown from corresponding period of the fertiliser, all seven sectors - coal, numbers, ICRA Ltd Principal The meeting was held to per cent clearance to members client collateral account as per annual target or at 8,21,349 March 25 to prevent the spread last fiscal, the tax revenue was crude oil, natural gas, refinery Economist Aditi Nayar said analyse readiness to imple- to launch the new process, it the present system till August- crore. of Covid-19 pandemic. The at 20.5 per cent of BE. products, steel, cement and that based on the available ment the new norms. had added. end. It stood at 77.8 per cent of economy was opened up grad- The Government’s total electricity -- recorded negative trends for the core sector, auto Sebi had come out with the “In today’s virtual meeting, The regulator had allowed the annual target during the ually after the lockdown. receipts were at 10.4 per cent of growth in July.The rate of con- production and merchandise norms in February and was Sebi’s declined to grant exten- co-existence of the current title corresponding period of last Fiscal deficit had soared to BE or 2,32,860 crore. In the traction in the sectors, howev- exports, “we expect the con- scheduled to come into effect sion of further time in imple- transfer collateral mechanism fiscal. a seven-year high of 4.6 per Budget, the Government had er, has come down from 37.9 traction inthe Industrial Index from June 1. It was extended to menting margin and the new pledge and re- Fiscal deficit, which refers cent of Gross Domestic estimated thetotal receipts for per cent in April. of Production to ease to 7-11 August 1 and thereafter to pledge/repledge process. This pledge process till August 31 to the difference between Product (GDP) in 2019-20, the fiscal at Rs 22.45 lakh The output of steel, refin- per cent in July 2020 from 16.6 September 1. mi and its 900 members. Anmi and had said no further exten- expenditure and revenue, had mainly on account of poor crore. ery products, cement, natural per cent in June 2020”. According to sources, the is holding consecutive meetings sion will be granted. !"#$ - " # $% "'(# 8""9 : + - #" *+, -, ./0 <(A; # '% (consumer price index for the increase in index. navirus pandemic, the NHAI industrial workers) for July However, this rise was Mumbai: Dharavi residents Dharavi Redevelopment %& '% has awarded highest length of etail inflation for industri- 2020 increased by 4 points to checked by rice, fish fresh, 3 B have decided to intensify their Authority, the special purpose projects during FY 2020-21 till Ral workers eased marginal- 336. On one-month percentage goat meat, poultry (chicken), agitation following the state vehicle appointed to imple- 4 date as compared to the pro- ly to 5.33 per cent in July change, it increased by 1.20 per lemon, etc, putting downward -727 , 1 Government’s plan to invite ment the project had issued a jects awarded during same compared to 5.98 per cent in cent between June and July pressure on the index. fresh bids for the redevelop- letter of intent to Dubai-based period in last three years. the same month last year, 2020 compared to 0.95 per cent At centre level, Jamshedpur , 7 - ment of the Asia’s largest slum. Seclink Technologies '% “During April to August mainly due to lower prices of rise in the same period the pre- recorded the maximum The core team of the Corporation, which was the 2020, the NHAI has awarded certain food items. vious year. increase of 36 points followed Dharavi Redevelopment 7,500 crore, while the second he National Highways 26 projects of 744 km length as “Year-on-year inflation The data showed that the by Haldia (23 points), '% *0*1 Committee, a federation of 52 bid from Adani was lower at TAuthority of India (NHAI) compared to 676 km in FY based on all-items stood at 5.33 maximum upward movement Tiruchirapally (13 points), associations of residents, has 4,529 crore.The AG had rec- on Monday said it has award- 2019-20, 368 km in FY-2018- per cent for July 2020 as com- in the current index came from Kodarma and Faridabad (12 he rupee stalled its three- already taken a decision to ommended inviting fresh bids ed projects worth 31,000 crore 19 and 504 km in FY 2017-18,” pared to 5.06 per cent for the housing group, contributing points each), Srinagar (11 Tsession winning run on approach the court against the for the project, which has in the first five months of the it said in a statement. previous month (June 2020) (+) 2.28 percentage points to points), Lucknow and Doom- Monday, sliding 21 paise to government’s stand, its already seen a delay of 16 current fiscal year, despite chal- Capital cost of these 26 and 5.98 per cent during the the total change. Dooma Tinsukia (10 points 73.60 against the US dollar after President Raju Korde said. years. According to reports, the lenges posed by the Covid-19 projects is over 31,000 crore, corresponding month (July The food index further each). fresh tensions along the India- “We are yet to receive an government has accepted the pandemic. which includes cost of civil 2019) of the previous year,” a accentuated the overall index Among others, 8 points China border dented forex official communication from recommendations of the A total of 26 projects for construction, land acquisition labour ministry statement said. by (+) 1.77 percentage points. increase was observed in 2 market sentiment. the Government, but if the state Advocate General and is plan- building 744 km length of and other pre-construction The food inflation stood at At item level, wheat atta, centres, followed by 7 points At the interbank forex mar- is rethinking about its decision, ning to invite fresh bids for the highways were awarded during activities, it said. 6.38 per cent in July, compared mustard oil, milk (Buffalo), in 5 centres, 6 points in 8 cen- ket, the domestic unit opened then we will intensify our agi- project. “We are unable to the April-August period of this The NHAI said it has set a to 5.49 per cent in the previous green chillies, brinjal, gourd, tres, 5 points in 7 centres, 4 on a strong note at 73.26 but tation. We will be holding understand why the opinion (of fiscal, the NHAI said in a target of awarding 4,500 km of month and 4.78 per cent dur- palak, parval, potato, tomato, points in 10 centres, 3 points lost momentum as the trade another meeting on September AG) was sought when the land statement. highwayprojects during the ing the same period a year ago, snack saltish, cooking gas, fire- in 9 centres, 2 points in 9 cen- progressed and finally ended at 3 with rest of the members to parcel in question was very “Despite challenges due to current fiscal and is likely to it added. wood, bus fare, petrol, tailoring tres and 1 point in another 9 73.60 against the greenback, decide our next course of much a part of the bid docu- the outbreak of the novel coro- exceed the same. The All-India CPI-IW charges, etc are responsible for centres. down 21 paise over its previous action,” he said. ment. While bidding, we knew close of 73.39. Last year, former chief that the bidder will have to bear During the session, the Minister Devendra Fadnavis the cost of land acquisition, local unit witnessed an intra- had sought state advocate gen- while the deal was to be sealed P /,>= 1* /*2" 33 $+" P, # day high of 73.25 and a low of eral’s opinion on whether to go by the state and the railway 73.80 against the US dollar. for retendering after the Govt authority. That is the reason -# " ' ' 2 2+ 3+$$*+,$ . . Besides, weak macro-eco- purchased the 45 acre land par- why we had submitted a high- nomic data suggesting a long cel at Matunga which was to be er bid,” Seclink Group chair- 4$ )# .P road to recovery also brought included in the project. The man and MD Nilang Shah '44(2+3""$.3*$ " the rupee under pressure. opinion was sought after the said. PTI

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Town feet) is generally used to refer to the financial indepen- This claim is also confirmed by one of the dence of a young adult. A little thought, and one realises how it panels of the European Food Safety can have a different meaning as one transitions through differ- Authority. ent phases of life. As a toddler it is about gaining bodily control Energy drinks have the impacts of caf- and as one ages having seen it all, it is about retaining physical feine and sugar, but there is little or no evi- independence, functional capacity and quality of life. dence that the wide variety of other Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a common joint dis- ingredients have any impact. ease and a leading cause of disability, functional impairment However, like several things, there are worldwide. It is a serious disease with significant financial and several myths about energy drinks. socioeconomic implications. The impact is not limited to the knee Myth 1: Energy drinks have high with recent studies pointing towards a link between knee pain amounts of caffeine and increased mortality due to cardiovascular disease and other osquitoes are found in Japanese encephalitis, West Nile by a plasmodium parasite that is Fact: The large majority of energy causes. The prevalence of OA is increasing across all ages and different parts of the globe fever transmitted by the bite of an infect- drinks available that are consumed in is likely to continue to rise due to a plethora of reasons includ- Mand the insect has 3,500 Mosquito spread diseases that ed mosquito. People suffering from India like the Monster, Red Bull, and sev- ing lifestyle changes, obesity and an increasingly ageing popu- species of small insects that fly. claim more lives than any other this disease have symptoms like eral prominent brands have similar or lation. Joint pains are often neglected until it causes distress or These tiny insects are millions of diseases. fever, chills, and sweatiness. This lower levels of caffeine compared to the impaired quality of life, but still a greater number of young patients years old and exist as species Dengue: This is a mosquito- disease is curable by treatment home-brewed coffee which many people are presenting with this problem. Obesity is a key modifiable fac- because they’re next to impossible borne viral disease that occurs in from an expert doctor and It is also enjoy on a daily basis. And many consists tor for knee OA and cannot be overlooked as three to six times to wipe-out from the planet. the sub-tropical and tropical parts preventable by taking protective of half the caffeine of a similarly-sized cof- the body weight is transferred across the knee joint during walk- Besides being a menace, in our of the world, spread to humans ? drugs before entering an area con- fee shop coffee. A 473.176 ml energy drink ing. So, for every 5 kg of extra ecosystem they serve as food for through the bite of an infected taminated by the disease. normally contains 160 milligrams of caf- $0 weight the knees have to carry other species (birds, frogs, and fish) species of Aedes. In dengue there Fact: The majority of deaths feine, while the same size coffee shop cof- an extra load of 15 to 30 kg. and are also pollinators. are four DENV serotypes, meaning due to mosquitoes are caused by fee contains around 300 to 330 mil- 0 Despite the progress in Each year on August 20, World that there are chances of getting 7 A& Malaria which alone has around 4, ligrams. Moreover, caffeine has been con- medical technology and Mosquito Day is celebrated to infected four times. While DENV 35,000 deaths as per a report in sidered to safely be consumed around the decades of trying to understand raise awareness of the importance infections produce only mild ill- 2017. globe for hundreds of years. knee OA, in the absence of a of mosquito control and educate ness, it can cause acute flu-like ill- 3 Yellow Fever : Yellow fever is Myth 2: Energy drinks and caffeine P 0 cure the treatments strategies people to save themselves from the ness as well. also commonly known as Jaundice drinks are the same largely focus on symptom man- deadly diseases spread by the Fact: According to studies, 0 in many parts of the world. This Fact: Myth, energy drinks and ener- agement including pain relief, insect that remain the number one 100 million new infections of disease is an acute viral hemor- gy shots are not the same. Mainstream 0 improved joint function, and killer of humans around the world. dengue are estimated to occur rhagic disease transmitted by energy drinks made and distributed by 3 joint stability. If you think World Mosquito Day was intro- annually in more than 100 coun- 2 A% infected mosquitoes. No specific companies are branded as conventional about it we do not cure most duced in the year 1897 by Dr tries. treatments for the disease exist so beverages and thus, regulated as such. conditions and we either Ronald Ross when he discovered Chikungunya: This disease is far. Efforts focus mainly on man- They are also present in package sizes 7 remove, replace or manage the malaria parasite in the stomach highly found in Asia and Africa. aging symptoms and limiting com- comparable to those of other non-alco- 3 3A5 most conditions. wall of the mosquito. He succeed- Most people diagnosed with this plications. holic drinks. Energy drinks are normally Joint replacement surgery ed in confirming that the insect disease recover within a week or A Fact: While most symptoms of marketed as dietary supplements and are : 3 till date is the preferred option was a carrier of the disease and sometimes few more days. Its the disease clear up after three or sold in package sizes where the quantity for long term solution in severe transmitted it to the human body symptoms occur within the first four days, some cases enter a second is usually about 59.1471 ml. Most well- 3 cases benefitting a vast major- and was awarded a Nobel Prize for week of infection with sudden 33 phase, which can cause high fever, known brands also normally contain a ity, yet some of them continue Medicine in 1902 for his discovery. fever, joint pains, fatigue, and severe bleeding, and organ failure. much higher concentration of caffeine. to experience pain. As per According to the World Health rashes in some cases. There is no India being a favorite habitat Myth 3: Energy drinks are harmless research evidence around 9 Organisation, the harmless-looking cure for the disease and the treat- 3 for mosquitoes, during the mon- Fact:The sugar and caffeine in ener- +: ( 3 per cent of the patients under- creature claims more than 1 mil- ment is focused on relieving the soon season, and the hot tropical gy drinks can be excessive. Excessive caf- going hip replacement surgery lion human lives every year. symptoms. Between the years 2012 area with large population invites feine can cause anxiety, a higher heart rate, and 20 per cent of the patients Following are the diseases and 2016 India saw a 300 per cent the female mosquitoes who are the and increased blood pressure. And the undergoing knee replacement surgery have an unfavourable pain spread by mosquitoes: rise in the cases of Chikungunya. carriers of the diseases. The spread sugar well as much as 15 tsp in a single outcome. 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" #" the Made In India edition of The season witnessed the to let go of the second oppor- part heist designed specially Bollywood elements to the # +"" Khatron Ke Khiladi featured host and action filmmaker tunity that Colors gave me. I by Rohit Shetty, where the stunts, while making it more " champions of past seasons Rohit Shetty design some wanted to win and I would contestants had to hunt down entertaining.” + " 1 such as Jay Bhanushali, incredible stunts for the con- not have been at ease with any a necklace to win, amidst Abhishek Rege, CEO, .# + Rithvik Dhanjani, Bharti testants. Nia overcame chal- other result. Winning the explosions, shattered glass, Endemol added, “I would Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa, lenges that involved conquer- season brought a sense of and electric shock. like to congratulate Nia for L"T O" Aly Goni and Karan Patel. ing heights, negotiating happiness and satisfaction. It Rohit earlier wrote in his her win and for giving such M" "" Dhanjani had to quit the explosions, swimming was also my answer to those Instagram post, “Before com- an amazing and spirited per- " ."" " contest midway due to per- through mud and, in one people who thought Nia was mencing the shoot for this formance. To create such an "" # + sonal commitments. round, surviving a watery only about makeup and season, we were worried impactful show with the con- 7" # 1O “Khatron Ke Khiladi start- coffin. She also made a mark styling. No, she’s not. She is a because of pandemic, lock- straints we faced due to the !%& ( ed off as a fun special edition, on the Colors channel show winner and she has proven it down, safety of the unit and pandemic speaks of the cre- but it quickly became my with her camaraderie with co- with this win!” Nia added. contestants and will we be ativity and ingenuity of the 7,, # "# " sole agenda to win the season. contestants, especially come- The grand finale had a able to match the internation- entire Khatron Ke Khiladi: # I gave my all to every stunt dian Harsh Limbachiyaa. Bollywood-style red carpet al standards of action for this Made In India team. We look + that I performed on the “The team always showed laid out for the contestants. season of Khatron Ke Khiladi forward to the next season.” ,"# "% show,” said Nia, who has ear- immense faith in me and The finale stunts involved as we were shooting it in L7 '.# " "# Some of them like Muktabai and #"# Janabai even hold their own sta- ."+7 tus in a male-dominated society. 1.. G The conclusion drawn is that "" bhakti, though in a small way, # O" paved the path for equality amongst the sexes, particularly in "" the medieval period. And Chikanna’s intricate imagery " points towards this movement of " growth. = .,. Detailed designs Looking at Chikanna’s cow images, we at once think of Nandi + — Lord Shiva’s sacred bull. Nandi is Shiva’s faithful mount and the most devout worshipper — an O& embodiment of devotion. The young bull is popularly, but incor- rectly, known as Nandi, “the joy- 5& ful,” but is better referred to sim- & ply as Vrishabha, the “white bull.” He is understood as an expression 53 of Shiva’s supreme wisdom and 5 thus is also worshipped as a the- 0 & P riomorphic form of Shiva himself. Nandi always assumed an inde- 3A& pendent cult status. Shrines to A Shiva’s bull are the testifies to the resilience of such cults. Chikanna’s 3 imagery on the horns brings in the 5& magic of folk art and echoes of the A# P medieval era. 3 A& Miniature tradition & The exquisitely-detailed drawings tell us that Chikanna has A&P studied the rigorous techniques of 3 3 the miniature tradition — from gilding and hand-crafting the 3 3 thickly-plied to carefully bur- & P AP nished paper supporting the care- L 7 " ful application of colour with tiny pen, ink strokes, and curls and curves. ,"!4!4" Chikanna has a velvet hand. "% He continues to experiment with- O # in the well-defined strictures of this traditional discipline. In both " + these examples, it is the finely- -" ockdown unravelled the bril- detailed portraits of the god set in "# liance of artist Santosh sumptuously-filled landscapes, + LChikanna who lives in Bidar, and replete with the meticulous Karnataka. It was his Holy Cow detail that remind us of yesteryear O# . " % series that caught my gaze. It is an & imagery found in folios commis- " " amazing composition, where the sioned by the Mughal emperors. "+ detailing of the divine appears to For Chikanna, there is an exquis- ," be his forte. He calls his series with ite tension between the stringent an exclamatory dialogue; when + +- &/++Q " parameters of this ancient practice # # " you look at it, you can see the and the modernity of his experi- " !" # majesty of the miniature world, the ence — one that speaks, in part, . beauty of mythology, his perenni- $ '* 4 12+ +&! to the frictions of a world in which # " "" al fascination for the gods and novelty and orthodoxy collide. " ."K ! some tales from the Puranas. He says, “In Delhi, there are The drawing on the horns became accessible to one and all. Expression becomes his leit- many who leave their cows back evokes feelings of bhakti, or spir- 1,7( (1, Maharashtra is full of stories motif in his recreating the cow’s ! # + Bhakti and emotive essence at home and wander, hoping to get itual devotion, love for nature as of the bhakti movement and face. In a world ruled by paradox- ," #" While his cow is both contem- some food. I have a cow that well as worship and longing for the 7(-11 women saints. Scholars like J Stor es of glittering wealth and abject # " porary and traditional, it is his comes and bellows at my gate divine moment, but when used as 66(,1= say that in a sense, women did far poverty and sometimes oppressive " ."". "" focus on the horn that radiates an every morning at 6:30, and I feed storytelling, they mirror the same better in the bhakti milieu but only religion and debauchery, these energy that is at once evocative. her. Her trust in me is uncanny. emotion in the viewer. The con- ,( 9 -021 within the metaphor of what was two drawings present a masterful . Santosh recreates Lord Ganesha in Her eyes reflect a divinity I have cept of bhakti goes back to ancient 7>(1, 7 known as the pati-vrata dharma. debut steeped in atmosphere and #+ different ways, striking up a con- rarely seen. There is the beauty of times and the Rig Veda. It is There are some exceptions to this shimmering with the mystery of versation about the worship of history and tradition and lifestyle derived from the root ‘Bhai,’ which 170,,7( 2 general description in the lives of the human hand that can create gods and questioning as to how to and satire in these compositions as means to serve or adore. Bhakti cut 76-7 women saints belonging to the works, which we can admire till look after the cow. well as a sense of play. across all sections of society and Varkari tradition of Maharashtra. eternity. )' !$ # $%# ny transcends the boundaries of an audi- Krishnamurthy, Ashley Lobo, Deepa " " " torium and becomes accessible to an Punjani, Deepika Deshpande Amin, audience of thousands, right in their Dolly Ahluwalia, Feroz Abbas Khan, Ila " $ homes.” Arun, Joseph Mitchell, Lillete Dubey, % .. Signalling new possibilities for the- Makarand Sathe, Mahesh Dattani, *,>> *.1+ atre in an increasingly digital-only Nandita Das, Naveen Kishore, Sharmila L," . % world, plays were viewed online to Tagore, Shobha Deepak Singh, Sonal decide the winners. The jury included Mansingh, Sumant Jayakrishnan, " M" playwright, stage director and filmmak- Sushma Seth and Vinay Pathak. #" + ," C"*,1 er Mahesh Dattani, playwright and The nominated plays offered diverse !4 F "." novelist Makarand Sathe, veteran actor theatre scenes and included plays in mul- ." % #". and a teacher of speech and drama tiple languages such as Hindi, English, " #" + Sushma Seth, actor-writer Vinay Pathak Hindustani, Bengali, Marathi, L(# who’s been actively involved in Indian Malayalam, Assamese (blended with gib- cinema and theatre for over two berish) and a non-verbal play too. The . " decades, and film, television and theatre nominations featured five productions +. O # " actor and director, Lillete Dubey. from Maharashtra, two from Kerala and % Unanimously recognised as an one each from Assam, Delhi and West "" example of modern experimental the- Bengal. From reinterpretations of atre, Delhi-based Black Box Okhla’s For mythology, the crises of ideology, explo- "" ahindra Excellence in Theatre the Record, directed by Nikhil Mehta, rations and exploitations of gender, and #+ ). MAwards (META) and Festival con- won the Best Play and also bagged the the marginalisation and politics of caste, % cluded a three-week celebration, bring- highest number of awards across six cat- there were thought-provoking drama ing together theatre personalities in a egories. that inspires change and brings relevant "O" virtual ceremony. The festival rewards The Old Man (Assamese and social issues to the forefront. and recognises excellence across all Gibberish) from Orchid Theatre and Earlier, the META Lifetime K? " aspects of theatre production. 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Original Script (winner of 2019) giving said, “In spite of, or perhaps because of, Eminent names who gave away the impetus to scriptwriting in contempo- all our current difficulties, the ceremo- awards included Ajit Rai, Akhila rary Indian theatre. !"!" +

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All my focus is on " " .B(O this tour at the moment and is exit from the IPL ustralian pacer Josh when the IPL comes closer we’ll attributed to personal '% from the game for the last one they have got depth with Kedar AHazlewood on Monday think about that,” Hazlewood Hreasons this season, all- year, so he would end up getting Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Sam admitted that he is “concerned” said. rounder Suresh Raina’s stint ahendra Singh Dhoni a lot more balls to face and then Curran, all those guys they can about the Covid-19 outbreak in Hazlewood is part of the with Chennai Super Kings Mshould be batting at num- he can actually play the anchor come in. his IPL side Chennai Super Australian squad that has trav- seems in jeopardy even next year ber three for Chennai Super innings as well which he “So, I think it is going to be Kings, but said he is currently elled to England for the white- as the franchise might part ways Kings now that Suresh Raina has been doing for India a great opportunity for focussing on the limited overs ball tour. The two sides will play with him before the 2021 edi- has pulled out of the IPL, feels for the last couple of someone like MS tour of England. three T20Is in Southampton tion. former India opener Gautam years,” the two-time IPL- Dhoni and I am The IPL, which is beginning and as many ODIs in The CSK camp based in Gambhir. winning skipper said. sure he is going in the UAE on September 19, Manchester between Sept 4-16. Dubai reported 13 Covid-19 Gambhir thinks that Dhoni, Gambhir said to relish that. has reported 13 Covid-19 pos- The 29-year-old, who along cases, including two main squad who has been away from the that Dhoni can Also, Suresh itive cases from the CSK contin- with the likes of David Warner, members Deepak Chahar and game for over a year, should try come at one Raina not being gent, including two players. Steve Smith, Pat Cummins and Ruturaj Gaikwad, a development and play as many balls possible. down as there there, you want “We have a group Aaron Finch is scheduled to which an IPL source said, played “It will be a good opportu- are batsmen to have some WhatsApp with all the informa- travel to the UAE after the tour a role in the recently-retired nity for MS Dhoni to come and who can play the experienced play- tion that comes through, it’s of England, said there will be dis- India player’s exit from the bat at No 3,” Gambhir said on finishing game. er batting at No 3, obviously a little bit of a con- cussions with the Cricket event starting September 19. Star Sports’ show Cricket “So, MS so it could be cern,” Hazlewood, who is here Australia (CA) if the number of However, it has now Connected. Dhoni at No MS Dhoni for national duty, told reporters. positive cases in the IPL increas- emerged that the team manage- “And he has been away 3 and then now,” he added. Those who have tested es. ment was not particularly happy positive have been isolated “We haven’t spoken too with the 32-year-old’s “conduct” an official replacement for in a separate hotel. much about it yet, it’s a few during the quarantine time, Raina...They are undecided,” ! Q According to the weeks away until we get there. something which infuriated the IPL source added. BCCI’s Standard I assume those things will CSK owner and former BCCI On the speculated bio-bub- Operating Procedure come up if cases are still hap- president N Srinivasan. ble breach, the source said an ' ' (SOP), all those who test pening closer to the date, “In CSK, the norm is that apology from Raina will have lit- positive are man- then we’ll touch base the coach, captain and the man- Raina could well be gone for too well with the top people,” the tle impact given that the team is easoned batsman Suresh chances in the 13th edition of dated to go with Cricket Australia ager get suites. However, Raina good now not only this season source said. looking ahead. SRaina will realise what he is the IPL despite the departure through an addi- (CA) and have a also gets a suite in any hotel that but also the next IPL scheduled “It looks highly improbable “I don’t know about the missing out on by skipping the of their highest run-getter. tional 14-day chat.” the franchise stays. It’s just that in April, 2021. Chennai’s that someone who has retired apology part but CSK will now Indian Premier League and his “The season has not begun quarantine. They CA has been his room didn’t have a balcony,” favourite Chinna Thala may and likely won’t play any crick- be eyeing to prepare Ruturaj absence won’t have an impact yet and Raina will certainly can enter the bio- extra cautious in an IPL source said. not wear the Canary yellow et will come back for CSK. looking at the future and Dhoni on the Chennai Super Kings, realise what he is missing and secure bubble it’s approach to “It was an issue but I don’t again. Maybe, he will be back in auc- and Fleming will rejig their team owner N Srinivasan has certainly all the money he is only after return- counter the think big enough to warrant a Is there a possibility of tion and someone else might strategy accordingly,” the source said. going to lose,” Srinivasan, a for- ing negative in tests Covid-19 pan- comeback (to India). There Raina coming back this season, pick him.” added. In an interview with mer BCCI and International to be conducted after demic. The board could be something more than thereby changing the circum- CSK is punting heavily on Raina is CSK’s highest run- Outlook magazine, Srinivasan Cricket Council chief, was the extended isola- has restricted its players just the scare of rising Covid- stances? young Ruturaj, expecting that he getter with 4527 runs from 164 shared his views on Raina’s quoted as saying. tion. from using sweat from caseload in Chennai,” the source “He is unavailable this sea- will come good once he com- IPL games. The left-hander is sudden decision to leave the CSK CEO Kasi “Ideally you’d the head, face and neck added, alluding to a speculated son and that is clear from the pletes the quarantine and rejoins also the second highest scorer in CSK team and head back to Viswanathan had confirmed have no cases, they to shine the ball during breach of the bio-bubble by official statement issued by the the training session after two IPL history with 5368 runs, India. on Saturday that Raina had left are in quarantine the tour of England to Raina. CSK. Now there are certain negative tests. second only to Indian skipper The 75-year-old said that the team and flown back to now and I think reduce the risk of trans- He said given the situation, things that have not gone down “CSK has not yet asked for Virat Kohli’s 5412 runs. CSK were confident of their India due to “personal reasons”. that finishes up in mission of the virus. ! , % ,#$#5 ) 'A ' 3 '% 17( vibes” irrespective of the match $+ ,#% $8 $ situation. ormer Pakistan skipper “No matter what happens '% 01 FInzamam-ul-Haq has during the match, only positive slammed coach-cum-selector vibes should go out from the ings XI Punjab’s fielding coach Misbah-ul-Haq for his negative dressing room. It’s very impor- KJonty Rhodes feels it’s important body language during tant. We are T20 champions. If for the team’s senior players such as Pakistan’s defeat in the second we’re losing in that (format), it’s , Mohammed Shami to set an example T20I against England on a cause of worry.” for the juniors to follow in the upcom- Sunday. The 50-year-old Inzamam ing IPL. England chased down a also drew a comparison "@1 “From an energy perspective, I stiff 196-run target losing only between Misbah and former always look to the senior players to lead five wickets. coach Mickey Arthur, who was %- The sticky wicket was a “great challenge” because there are some talented young With England going strong shown the door following but South African star AB de Villiers left the players like Mayank Agarwal, Karun at 65 for no loss, Misbah was $ ' ') '/# /*C # +!-# Pakistan’s disappointing World ground after his first net session in ages a sat- Nair, Deepak Hooda, some great field- seen sitting with his hands Cup campaign last year. isfied man, having got what he had wanted ers,” Rhodes said in a video posted on them to follow. So it’s great to see over his face and holding his ceded 40-45 runs, the camera but you are sending a message “Mickey Arthur used to ahead of the IPL. the official Twitter handle of Kings XI Shami speed to the ball, great tech- head in disappointment. kept showing Misbah and he that suggests that you have respond in the same way,” said The 36-year-old, who turns out for Royal Punjab. nique and just showing the younger Inzamam said such reac- had his hands on his head, done something wrong. Inzamam, who was the chief Challengers Bangalore in the T20 league, “But it’s guys like Shami who, for guys that he’s still got something left tions sends a negative message which suggested that some- “You can have a proper dis- selector when Arthur served as resumed training after a five-months and said me, are so important to this outfit in the tank.” to the team which was still bat- thing really bad had happened,” cussion after the game, but if the chief coach. the first sessions were pretty good as he stuck because they are often looked up to This will be Rhodes’ first stint with tling in the middle. Inzamam said in his YouTube you respond like this during the “Whenever I used to go to to the basics. and respected in very high regard, the Kings XI Punjab. He is making a “During the fifth over of channel. match, then this will have a bad watch series and talk to play- “It was very good, enjoyable to be out there, especially in Indian cricketing circles. return to the IPL after having spent two England innings, when “There were still 155-160 effect on the team.” ers, they used to complain a lot the wicket was a bit sticky so it was a great chal- “If they are setting high stan- seasons away post his stint with the Pakistan were bowling their runs to go, the match could The former skipper said it that Arthur’s similar antics lenge, actually if I could have it my way, I would dards, then young players, it’s easier for Mumbai Indians. Powerplay overs and had con- have gone in anyone’s favour, is important to send “positive affected them negatively.” have wanted my first net session to go like this only after a long time,” De Villiers said in a video posted on RCB’s official Twitter handle. “I kept my basics in place, watched the ball ( .# 1.7 . ,!4 carefully, I played some nice shots in the end Murray eyes strong US run and it was enjoyable,” added de Villiers, who $ 4" - Andy Murray says 3 *1 ,( T20 series against Pakistan in also donned the keeping gloves during the ses- his true self will be on show at Manchester on Sunday ahead of sion. a Grand Slam for the first time ngland on Monday recalled Tuesday’s finale. De Villiers was in quarantine for six days in three years this week at the US Eseveral World Cup winners Jason Roy, another member after arriving in the UAE and hit the nets after Open after battling back from a for their upcoming white-ball of England’s World Cup winning clearing three Covid-19 tests. The session was career-threatening hip injury. series against Australia but Test side, has been ruled out of the also attended by Umesh Yadav, Parthiv Patel The former world No 1 captain Joe Root has again been T20s with the same side strain and Gurkeerat Singh among others. said the last time he felt this omitted from the T20 squad. that has sidelined him for all The team had hit the nets for the first time &. . ' .' '7A pain-free going into a tennis Fifty-over world champions three Pakistan T20s. on Saturday after successfully ending its quar- ,'. &# /8 7 # '" major was at Roland Garros in England have been fielding sep- But England hope the antine period. PTI #-- -# " 2017. arate red and white ball squads Surrey opener will be fit for the “It has been a long journey in a season hit by the coron- one-dayers. to get back to this point,” the 33- avirus pandemic. Meanwhile Ben Stokes, who year-old told reporters. But with all six Tests span- has not played for England 17 N O “I’m actually hopefully ning two series wins against the since this month’s first Test going to compete at a Slam coronavirus pandemic shut- West Indies and Pakistan now against Pakistan, was again omit- where I’m not worried about down, kept him out of compe- completed, England have ted with the all-rounder still . " .# " how I’m going to be and how my tition until the ATP Western and recalled some of their multi-for- spending time in New Zealand hip is going to feel. The last time Southern Open this past week, mat players for next month’s lim- with his father, who has been '% 1 that would have been was in the where he reached the last 16. ited-overs matches against diagnosed with brain cancer. 2017 French Open. The 2012 US Open cham- Australia. There was no place in either t’s been seven years since a “It’s a long time ago and I pion said he is “pumped” to be Root was the third-highest squad for all-rounder David Ichess player got the Arjuna know I’ve played a couple of back at Flushing Meadows for run-scorer at the 2016 T20 Willey, despite the left-arm pace- award and the iconic slams since then but that wasn’t the first time since 2018. World Cup but the Yorkshire man being England’s man of the Viswanathan Anand is hoping really me on the court,” he “Physically right now I feel batsman has not played a T20Is series in their 2-1 one-day inter- that India’s triumphant cam- added. pretty good. So I’m really happy for over a year, despite still national campaign win over paign at the online Chess Murray had career-saving about that because it’s allowing wanting to feature in the format. Ireland earlier this month. Olympiad will change this hip surgery in 2019, his second me to practice, and prepare Meanwhile fellow World “We have selected strong when the national sporting hip operation, before suffering properly and enjoy my time on Cup winners Jofra Archer, Jos squads,” said Ed Smith, the honours are announced next another setback with a pelvic the court,” he said. Buttler, and Mark Wood all Both England white-ball England national selector. “We year. injury at the Davis Cup last Murray plays Japan’s return for both the T20 and ODI sides are again captained by Eoin are also continuing to develop In an interview after India November. Yoshihito Nishioka in the first series, while Chris Woakes is Morgan, whose dashing 66 depth in preparation for the won the top honours jointly That, combined with the round on Tuesday. AP back in the 50-over squad. helped put the hosts 1-0 up in a upcoming T20 World Cups.” with Russia on Sunday, Anand, years, there has been “a drop medal win in the Chess a recipient of both the Arjuna off in the attitude of the Sports Olympiad as a “magical and the Khel Ratna, said award Ministry towards chess play- moment” which will spur the &0 recognition is due for the ers” regarding Government further growth of the sport in ".O sport’s practitioners in India. awards. the country. “I hope this will lead to all “I don’t mean at a person- “The tournament went like " - Prolific scorer Ciro $ ! %- India’s foreign coach Centre of Sports Excellence. sorts of positive things includ- al level obviously. Just that a dream for me. A special Gold Immobile has extended his con- for badminton, Agus Dwi “I understand SAI’s decision ing the reconsideration in the institutionally, we no longer for me. A special moment for tract with Lazio through 2025. Santoso, says he will not be able to allow eight players for the Sports Ministry of the Arjuna get awards for international youngsters. Winning the Gold His previous contract was due to to implement his plans with only camp in this pandemic but only award and the Dronacharya competitions,” Anand said is simply a magical moment,” expire in 2023. four shuttlers at his disposal, and four players are training. I need awards for chess. It has been a later in an online media inter- Anad told reporters during an “This is important, because wants the Sports Authority of more players of the same level, long time,” said the country’s action. online media interaction, along Immobile had gained the atten- India to allow more players in quality players because bad- first Khel Ratna awardee. Anand also touched upon with all the other 11 members tion of some big clubs, consid- the national camp. minton is a mind game, it needs The last time a chess play- the wrangling within the of the Indian team. ering that he’s the European He admitted that the Covid- teamwork,” Santoso said. er received the Arjuna was in national federation. “I hope this will be the Golden Boot holder,” Lazio 19 situation remains worrisome “It has been few weeks and 2013 when Abhijeet Gupta “It might be due to various start of many things for India,” communications but said they will have to adapt we are still training a few play- was bestowed the honour, issues pertaining to code of Anand said of the country’s director Stefano De to it. The nodal sports body had players to implement my plans,” camp and is training at a sepa- ers and that is not good. It is while a chess coach has been conduct etc. Our federation first Gold medal in the Chess Martino said allowed the camp for eight Santoso said. rate facility with husband P important to train as a group so given the Dronacharya just has had some difficulties. It Olympiad. on Monday. Olympic hopefuls following He has been hired to work Kashyap and a few others, who that players can compete hard twice — Raghunandan Vasant would be nice to reset this. Indian men had previ- In the approval from the Telangana with the top singles players. are not part of the camp. and help each other. A healthy Gokhale (1986) and Koneru And the best way to reset this ously won a Bronze in the Serie A sea- Government but only four are Out of the eight Olympic Satwiksairaj Ranki Reddy, competition is important. Ashok (2006). is not by writing long letters to 2014 edition, which was son that ended currently training at the SAI- hopefuls, only world champion who recently tested positive for “I hope for support from “Sometimes you need to editors but by having good the country’s best finish early August, Pullela Gopichand Academy. PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth, Covid-19, is at his home, while SAI in getting more players to show that we are still there and results like this.” before this Gold. Immobile scored “The current situation is still women’s doubles specialist Sikki his men’s doubles partner Chirag train. Once we have that, we I hope this results in positive “The Olympiad win is 36 goals to match a worry but we have to adapt and Reddy and Kidambi Srikanth are Shetty is lodged in Mumbai. would be in a better position to impetus for many things,” ‘MAGICAL MOMENT FOR US’ very special...A very special Gonzalo Higuain’s live with the virus. We have been currently attending the camp. Ashwini Ponnappa has pre- prepare and do well in tourna- Anand said. The legendary player medal I will add to my collec- Italian league following the protocols of the Former world No 1 Saina ferred to stay in Bangalore and ments including the Tokyo He said in the last few termed India’s maiden Gold tion,” he added. record. AP Government but I need more Nehwal has still not joined the train at the Padukone-Dravid Olympics.” PTI