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Twitter has lost its legal pro- '& + &(+1 vaccination. report, since the launch of the However, measures have Out of new cases, 2,016 tection in because it  &* Clinical trial procedures nationwide vaccination from been put in place like avail- were from quarantine and 1,519   ,& deliberately chose non-com-  do have compensation provi- January 16 till June 7, one per- ability of anaphylaxis kits at were local contacts.Khordha pliance despite multiple  & O sions which are paid by the son has died due to severe aller- each vaccination site, immedi- district again reported day’s opportunities to it. Losing &   ' companies, though the process gic reaction of vaccination ate referral to AEFI manage- highest cases at 533 followed by legal protection means & 2*'(( # is fraught with difficulties and while 488 succumbed post ment centre and observation of Jajpur with 348, Cuttack 320, (+1  Twitter’s top executives,  #' may stretches years. inoculation which the vaccine recipients for 30 min- Baleswar 296, Puri 187, including the nation’s manag- &&&&& A senior Union Health Government said were due to utes at session site for any Bhadrak 184, Mayurbhanj 153 ing director, face police ques-   ''& ( 0!&'*& Ministry official said there is no co-incidental reasons, includ- adverse events so as to take and Kendrapada 104. tioning and criminal liability provision of doling out com- ing co-morbidities, and cannot timely corrective measure. The districts which record- under the Indian Penal Code unit and seven others in con- face police ques- pensation for recipients of be directly attributed to the Also, the AEFI management of ed below 100 cases were over “unlawful and inflam- nection with a viral video of an tioning and criminal liability  "  Covid-19 vaccine against any vaccination. So far, 26 crore such cases are provided free of Nayagah with 95, Keonjhar 92, matory” content posted by attack on an elderly person under the Indian Penal Code kind of adverse events follow- people have been vaccinated in cost treatment in Public Health Jagatsinghpur 90, Bargarh 86, users on Twitter. and issued notices to them. over “unlawful and inflam- #$ ing immunisation (AEFI) or the country with Covaxin or Facilities, he had said. Nabarangpur 85, Sundargarh Accusing Twitter of delib- This is the first case that holds matory” content posted by New Delhi: Amid stand-off medical complications that Covishield. “Though under clinical tri- 76, Rayagada 73, Dhenkanal, erately refusing to comply the social media giant respon- Twitter users on its platform. with the Government, Twitter may arise due to inoculation. In In fact, in a written reply in als conducted in India, there Kandhamal and Koraput 56 with Indian laws, in identical sible for third-party content. In a series of tweets, shared details of an interim this connection, he cited chil- Parliament, Union Health are specific rules defining com- each, Boudh 52, Subarnapur posts on Twitter as well as its Twitter has lost its inter- Prasad said there are numer- compliance officer with the dren immunisation pro- Minister of State Ashwani pensation for participants, this and Sambalpur 39 each, Indian rival Koo, Union IT mediary immunity (legal pro- ous queries arising as to Ministry of Electronics and gramme where no compensa- Kumar Choubey on March 19 is not so in case for the vacci- Kalahandi 35,Gajapati 27, Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tection) in India after it failed whether Twitter is entitled to Information Technology. tion has been given so far. said, “There is no provision of nation. Ganjam 26, Deogarh 25, said Twitter was given “multi- to appoint statutory officers on safe harbour provision. Twitter has reiterated that it is The AEFI is defined as “any compensation for recipients of There is no method under Balangir 18, Nuapada 15 and ple opportunities to comply” the company’s role, in accor- “However, the simple fact of making all possible efforts to untoward medical occurrence Covid-19 vaccine against any the Drugs and Cosmetics Act Jharsuguda 12. but it deliberately chose non- dance with the new the matter is that Twitter has comply with the new IT rules. which follows immunisation” kind of side effects or medical to provide any type of com- Besides, 82 cases were compliance. Information Technology (IT) failed to comply with the A Twitter spokesperson stated and which does not necessar- complications that may arise pensation against any adverse reported from State pool. The In a related development, rules. This means Twitter’s top Intermediary Guidelines that on Wednesday that the interim ily have a causal relationship due to inoculation. The Covid- event after receiving a vaccine active cases stood at 47,796 and the Ghaziabad police have executives, including the came into effect from the 26th Chief Compliance Officer had with the usage of the vaccine. 19 vaccination is entirely vol- approved for restricted emer- while so far 8,11,780 patients booked Twitter Inc, its India nation’s managing director, of May,” he said. been retained by the company. As per the Government untary for the beneficiary.” gency use. have recovered.                             '& test positivity rate (TPR) has from 6 am to 1 pm.Street vend-   ) $   come down from 14 per cent to ing for takeaway packets is   6 per cent.” allowed only in 17 districts  !      $ ' All 30 districts have been under Category A. However, the ok Janshakti Party (LJP)  $  divided into two groups. As Chief Secretary informed that Lleader on many 17 southern and western night curfew and weekend shut- Wednesday vowed to fight    &'(  ) districts have been marked as down would continue across back to save the party found- )'$  $ ) Category A, where the TPR has State till July 1. ed by his father late Ram s the third Covid-19 wave %)%)%*    remained below 5% while the Keeping in view livelihood Vilas Paswan, saying he was Ais projected to impact chil- remaining 13 districts of coastal of milk farmers, the “sher ka beta” (lion’s son). dren in a bigger way, the     )    and adjourning area have been Government has decided to In his first media interac- Government has issued guide- !" # %$  ') put in Category B, where the open sweets shops in the State. tion after split in the LJP par- lines for Covid-care manage- '  )$ TPR is high. They can only give parcels. liamentary party and five of ment for kids. According to the $ !"# As the western and south- The cycle sale and auto- LJP MPs writing to guidelines, drugs such as iver-  /4/ ) 1 ern districts are now reporting mobile repair shops will con- Speaker to appoint his uncle mectin, hydroxychloroquine,  %$   a very low TPR, little relaxation tinue to remain open. Morning Pashupati Kumar Paras as the favipiravir and antibiotics like !" # day before the lockdown has been given in these districts, walk and jugging are allowed, leader of the party, Chirag doxycycline and azithromycin, Arestrictions were set to end, Mahapatra said. but parks and gyms would blamed the which are prescribed for adult  %  the Odisha Government on The districts are remain closed.All essential ser- (United) for crisis in the party.                 patients, should not be rec- Wednesday announced that Sundargarh, Ganjam, vices, transport of goods, indus- While blaming the JD(U)         ommended for treating the  3 !"  &# lockdown restrictions would Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, trial activities and construc- for the split, he steered clear minor. continue in the State till July 1 Nuapada, Deogarh, Kalahandi, tion activities would be allowed. of questions regarding the before the split in the parlia- a long battle, Paswan said, as The Union Health 'P '&!"&# (5 am). In the wake of the sec- Subarnapur, Koraput, But public buses would not role of the BJP in the devel- mentary party. When asked if the group headed by him Ministry’s recommendations ond Covid wave, the State Jharsuguda, Kandhamal, run. opment and added that what “Hanuman” who is in trouble fights the faction of five other include augmenting existing '&&!"& # Government had imposed a Bargarh, Boudh, Rayagada, All restrictions regarding has happened is also an inter- now will seek help from party MPs, led by Paras, to Covid-care facilities to provide lockdown from May 5 to 14, Gajapati, Sambalpur and marriage, cremation, meetings, nal matter of his party for “Ram”, a reference to his pro- claim ownership of the LJP. care to children with acute &!" # which was first extended to June Balangir. social gatherings, and religious which he will not target oth- jection of his relationship The JD(U), he alleged, coronavirus infection. 1 and subsequently to June 17 The Category B districts are places would continue as before. ers. with Prime Minister Narendra had been working to cause a “Similarly, issues of opti- $  & !"# (5 am). Puri, Kendrapada, Khordha, All temples and other places of Chirag may have avoided Modi during the split in the party even when mal treatment for multisystem Chief Secretary Suresh Jajpur, Baleswar, Bhadrak, warship will remain closed. any reference to the role of the Assembly polls as that his father was alive. Targeting inflammatory syndrome in Various States like Delhi, Chandra Mahapatra said, “To Jagatsinghpur, Dhenkanal, However, rituals would contin- BJP behind the split in the between the two famous char- the party, he said it has always children ( MIS-C ) need to be UP and Maharashtra on their break the chain of Covid-19 Angul, Cuttack, Nayagarh and ue as earlier.Mahapatra urged to LJP, but it is well known that acters of epic Ramayan, he worked to divide Dalits and addressed by clinical trials, own have already started tak- infection, the State Government Mayurbhanj. In Category-A people to continue to follow the saffron outfit had lent its said, “If Hanuman has to seek weaken its leaders. The LJP such as comparison of low ing measures — from ramping has imposed lockdown in three districts, the shops for essential Covid-appropriate behaviours weight behind Paras. State help from Ram, then what draws its support from dose with high doses steroids, up paediatric beds to priori- phases since May 5. The State goods will open from 6 am to 5 like wearing a mask, social dis- BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal had good is Hanuman and what Paswans, the largest Dalit comparison of steroids with tising vaccination for parents has crossed the peak. Now the pm and in Category-B districts tance and hand washing. met Paras just three days good is Ram.” It is going to be caste in Bihar. IVIG and others,” it added. of kids below 12 years.

)*     R    !"  ++,&         #  $%&"    /4/ ) 1    Minister of Coal and Mines and   Parliamentary Affairs...” Earlier hubaneswar on Wednesday n a move unheard of in the dwelling on the post poll violence "  '("! Bregistered 372 new Covid- Icontemporary political histo- and the alleged Governmental 19 positive cases, with which ry of India, Bengal Governor apathy, Dhankhar said how the   the State capital city’s total Jagdeep Dhankhar on State Government was turning a  /4/ ) 1 tally increased to 85,208. Out Wednesday called on National blind eye to the incidents of “ret- of the new cases, 287 were local Human Rights Commission ributive post poll violence” that ealthcare is the primary  +41 contacts and 85 were from Chairman Justice Arun Mishra had rendered thousands of peo- Hfocus area of my quarantine. apparently to apprise him of ple homeless and properties Government; and we are invest- he Shree Jagannatha The local contacts includ- what he called “retributive post worth crores looted and ing more than Rs 8,500 crore on TTemple Administration ed 22 cases in Patia, 15 in poll violence” in the State. destroyed. “Four Cabinet meet- health infrastructure,” Chief (SJTA) on Wednesday decided Niladri Vihar, 13 each in The ruling Trinamool ings have taken place in the past Minister Naveen Patnaik said not to allow devotees into the Patrapada and Khandagiri, 12 , the prime target of six weeks … not a single word this on Wednesday while inter- ation. The current pandemic need to be extremely careful.” shrine till July 25 in view of the each in Nayapalli, Laxmisagar Dhankhar’s attack, promptly has been spent on the post poll acting with 786 doctors who has transformed doctors into Health Minister Naba Kishore continuing Covid-19 pandem- ing on July 24 or 25 to decide and Chandrasekharpur, 11 reacted saying “Governor… don’t violence … no Minister or offi- were recently selected through warriors, he said. Das, Chief Secretary Suresh ic. Earlier, the administration on ‘public darshan’ of the each in Old Town and AIIMS come back to Bengal.” The cer has visited the affected areas the OPSC. Congratulating the young doc- Mahapatra and Secretary to had decided to stop ‘public dar- deities. As the Snan Yatra is to Nagar, 10 in Badagada and nine Governor is reported to have and no compensation has been Patnaik said his tors, Patnaik said, “Your family CM (5T) VK Pandian also shan’ at the temple till June 15. be followed by the Rath Yatra in Pokhariput. drawn the attention of the declared,” the Governor said, Government is continuously is proud of your achievement. spoke. In his welcome address, SJTA Chief Administrator on July 12 and the Niladri Bije Currently, the active cases NHRC chief towards the attacks adding, “I told the Chief Minister strengthening the healthcare You are now a role model in ACS Health PK Mohapatra Krishan Kumar told media- on July 23, the SJTA’s priority stood at 3,004 in the city. mounted on Opposition sup- to update me about the situation system by recruiting large num- your community.” Making a referred to the persons after a meeting of the is to ensure smooth conduct of Meanwhile, four more patients porters and human rights viola- but … there was no response on bers of personnel in the last few cautionary remark, he said the initiatives taken for administration that a unani- these festivals and rituals of succumbed to the disease in the tion in State. Dhankhar, who was her part… it seems that the years. Appreciating the doctors’ fight against Covid is far from improvement of health infra. He mous decision has been taken deities while adhering to Covid city, increasing the total death on a three-day trip to New police have forgotten their work role in the current pandemic, he being over. “You are all joining said the Shri Jagannath Medical to stop visit to the shrine till protocol, Kumar added. This toll to 388. However, 825 Delhi, also met Union Ministers … the police and the Home said doctors have a special during a very challenging time College at Puri would function July 25. If there is an improve- year too, the Rath Yatra will be patients recovered on the day, Prahlad Singh Patel and Prahlad Department must rise above respect in society. People look at in the midst of the second wave from this year. Till 2024, the ment in the Covid situation, the held with participation of servi- increasing the total recoveries Joshi before tweeting, “… Had partisan politics … (or else) I doctors like gods, especially in the country. Even though the State would have two more SJTA would again hold a meet- tors and police personnel only. to 81,795. useful interaction with Union shall not overlook the matter.” when it’s a life-and-death situ- cases are coming down, we all medical colleges each year.   ! "#   $% &'& 

5"#   , * +,        -   -                ( ,+4      /4/ ) 1 he Joda police arrested and     ' unsold iron ore. Majhi said a crore. He further stated that     s the State Government on Tcourt-forwarded four inter-  '   % group of BJP legislators have despite a High Court ruling AWednesday allowed sale State dacoits who were plan-   written a letter to Chief that the Mines Principal  (4 ( procure the illegal arms from Singh, Priyadarshi said. As and service of automobiles, ning to loot trucks carrying Minister Naveen Patnaik and Secretary would take a call on Munger in Bihar, the CP said many as 43 illegal arms along State Transport Authority iron ore while passing between  $    Union Coal and Mining the issue, he has decided that he Commissionerate police at a Press meet. Swain used to with 225 rounds of ammuni- (STA) has permitted registra- Joda to Rimuli situated on    Minister Prahllad Joshi and there would no extension in Tclaimed to have busted a be a major supplier of guns to tions have been seized in the tion of new vehicles by dealers. NH- 520 of Keonjhar district.  % $ Petroleum Minister mine leasing. major illegal firearms racket in notorious gangster siblings D- Cuttack urban police jurisdic- The registration will be done Joda PS IIC Padmalaya Sahoo Dharmendra Minister to inter- Reacting to the statement Cuttack by seizing 11 country- brothers who are currently tion in the last three months, on VAHAN portal with effect revealed that on Monday night  /4/ ) 1 vene in this issue. of Majhi, BJD spokesperson made guns and 51 live rounds behind the bars, he said. the CP said. from June 17. at about 3 pm a suspected Xylo He said that before Covid- Lenin Mohanty said Majhi’s of ammunitions on “A total of 18 cases are “The crackdown on use of The STA Chairman has jeep having registration No. he BJP on Wednesday 19, it was estimated that there allegation is based on political Wednesday. pending against Tukuna Swain, illegal arms is highly required written a letter to all Regional JH -06D- 4242 with four Tdemanded sale of an esti- were 58,000 MT of iron ore, out consideration, baseless and Four conduits involved in who is currently on remand, at to prevent organised crimes Transport Officers (RTOs) ask- youths inside was parked at mated 16.5 million tonnes of of which 16.5 MT is now without facts. the gunrunning syndicate were various police stations in Angul and the Commissionerate ing them to allow the dealers Kandra- Dampur road by the iron ore worth an estimated unsold. Mohanty said Odisha is the arrested, said Commissioner of and Jagatsinghpur districts. police have successfully curbed access to VAHAN portal until side of NH-520. A team of 10,000 crore left unsold According to the MMDR only State where mine leasing Police (CP) Soumendra Five cases are pending against the supply and manufacturing further orders. police consisting of ASI, because of the Covid-19 situ- Act, the unsold ore could be is conducted in a fair and Priyadarshi. The arrests and Santosh Rout in Bhubaneswar of illegal arms,” Priyadarshi Earlier in day, the Bileipada Beat house Azhar ation. Addressing a Press con- stored up to seven months. Of transparent manner, which the arms seizure were made by a and Cuttack, five cases against claimed. Government allowed opening Khan, SI, Joda PS Sasmita Hari ference here, Keonjhar MLA the 16.5 MT of iron ore, 8.5 MT Union Government has special squad of the police led Jyoti Ranjan alias Lipu, nine The special drive against of automobile showrooms for and others immediately rushed and BJP Legislature Party Chief is lying at Nuagaon in Keonjhar praised.“If Majhi thinks of any by Cuttack DCP Pratik Singh. against Prasant Rout are also illegal country-made guns has sale and service of vehicles to the spot. Having seen police, Whip Mohan Majhi stated that district. unfair work on the State Those arrested were identi- pending” he informed. A spe- yielded fruit as organised while announcing lockdown the Xylo sped away towards to strengthen the State’s econ- Majhi alleged that because Government’s part, he can ask fied as Tukuna Swain, Santosh cial drive against organised crimes have decreased consid- relaxations. The partial lock- Jharkhand. However, the police omy and provide employment of lack of imitative of the State the Central Government to Rout, Jyoti Ranjan and Prasant crime syndicates has been erably due to the continuous down will remain in force team nabbed them and recov- to local youths, the State Government, Odisha is going find out the truth,” Mohanty Rout. Tukuna Swain, who is the expedited under the direct crackdown against firearm from 5 am of June 17 to 5 am ered from them a 9 mm USA- Government must sell the to lose revenue of 10,000 added. kingpin of the racket, used to supervision of DCP Pratik smuggling, he pointed out. of July 1. made pistol, mobile and cash. *  +/  'P  )       %!+  % & #  ational very soon to provide a awardee Govinda Chandra platform to the artists to devel- Panigrahi and master of pup-   +P-  op their skills. ADM Santosh pet dance and member, Odisha , - .   > 1 Kumar Naik, District Cultural Sangeet Natak Akademi Officer Sushree Manuswini Chakradhara Parida among  /4/ ) 1 Mayors Challenge, a worldwide  ,   1 he 3rd Folk Art Day at the Rout, DIPRO Sanjib Barik, others participated in the vir- innovation competition that Tdistrict level was observed vice-president, District Folk tual meeting and praised the ourkela has been elevated encourages and spreads the everal Maoists were injured in virtual mode in Keonjhar on Artists ' Association Loknath different initiatives taken by the Rto the final round among cities’ most promising ideas, the Sduring an encounter with Monday. District Collector Sahu, eminent Pala Gayak and district administration to pro- 50 champion cities in the 2021 Bloomberg Philanthropies said police in a forest under the Ashish Thackrey, who was the Sangita Nayak Akademi mote the folk art in the district. Global Mayors Challenge, a in a release. The ideas provide Mathili police station in chief guest on the occasion, worldwide innovation compe- a powerful snapshot of the Malkangiri district on Tuesday, told that folk art reflects the tition organised by the innovation priorities of the it was reported on Wednesday. cultural life of a community but Bloomberg Philanthropies. world’s cities. At the global During a combing opera- with the development of sci- The steel city found the level, innovations focusing on tion in a jungle near Kulabeda two INSAS magazines, four kit peaceful developmental initia- ence and technology, folk art is place as one of the finalists in improving health and reducing village, Maoists opened fire at bags, digital cameras and other tives and get better medical losing its relevance and is on India apart from Pune in 5 unemployment were most the security personnel, who articles, Khilari said. Notably, treatment. the verge of extinction. Asia-Pacific countries for common. Racial justice retaliated with controlled firing Maoists are losing public sup- Meanwhile, six Maoists However, the State urban innovations. The emerged as the area of highest after warning the ultras, said port in this area. were killed in operations con- Government has come for- Bloomberg Philanthropies priority for US cities while Malkangiri SP Hrushikesh Also, many ultras are suf- ducted by police personnel in ward with different schemes to named Rourkela among top 50 social inclusion topped the Khilari, adding that the injured fering from Covid-19. The Visakhapatnam district of preserve the folk art and make cities for supporting solar- European submissions. Maoists fled into deep forests. Malkangiri police administra- Andhra Pradesh early on it relevant in the modern world, powered cold storage plus In Africa, where the world The police recovered an INSAS tion once again appealed to the Wednesday. A senior Maoist he told. Thackrey further women entrepreneurship to is experiencing its fastest rates rifle along with 34 rounds of Maoists to join the mainstream leader and a woman member declared that the district reduce food waste. of urbanisation, infrastructure bullets, an AK-47 magazine, of the society, become part of were among those killed. Cultural Bhawan will be oper- This year’s programme was dominant. Nearly half of focuses on identifying the the submissions were generat- unique innovations by resi- ed in part through participa-  !  #  *//2! 6*  5"# ++,& 5$' dents of cities in response to tory processes with residents.  "  "  ##  global Covid-19 pandemic. “These 50 finalists are  1,  The 50 cities from 29 countries showing the world that in the #  were selected based on four cri- face of the pandemic’s enor-     6  teria -- vision, potential from mous challenges, cities are ris-      impact, feasibility and trans- ing to meet them with bold, ferability. innovative, and ambitious $  /4/ ) 1 received 182 tankers filled with ,   <  1 The Mayors from 631 cities ideas,” the Bloomberg quoted 3331.793 MT of oxygen. 41 in 99 countries had submitted Michael R Bloomberg, founder total of 1,607 tankers or tankers with 660.051 MT of  (4 ( 7 man was stabbed to death their most promising ideas for of Bloomberg LP and  Acontainers carrying oxygen have been sent so far to /4/ ) 1 Ain a dispute over banana consideration and from those, Bloomberg Philanthropies and  (4 ( 29907.468 MTs medical oxygen Maharashtra; while 836.711 MT theft at Kadua village under the a committee of global experts 108th mayor of New York City,  /4/ ) 1 have been dispatched under of oxygen filled in 50 tankers wo persons were killed and Khandapada police station in has selected the 50 most inno- as saying. “By helping these elebrated Indian English the escort and supervision of the have been dispatched to Tfour others injured in two Nayagarh district on Tuesday vative urban solutions to cities test their ideas over the Cpoet Jayanta Mahapatra he Congress on Odisha police so far from Chhattisgarh. separate road accidents in night. emerge in the wake of Covid- coming months, we will have a has won the battle against TWednesday announced Rourkela, Jajpur, Dhenkanal Besides, 68 tankers have Cuttack and Bhubaneswar late According to reports, 19 to advance in the competi- chance to identify cutting-edge Covid-19.The 93-year-old that its workers across the and Angul districts of Odisha to carried around 1319.962 MT of on Tuesday night. accused Kathia Swain was spot- tion. The 50 champion cities, policies and programs that can writer was undergoing treat- State would take up voluntary 17 deficit States and Union oxygen to Uttar Pradesh and 67 The driver of a pickup van ted stealing bananas from a tree representing the boldest urban allow cities to rebuild in ways ment at SCB Medical College work to reach out to and Territories in the country. More tankers with 1182.6 MT of oxy- lost his balance and the vehi- located in front of the house of innovations of the past year, that make them stronger and Hospital here since May 31. As help Covid-19 victims and are leaving on Friday. gen have been sent to Madhya cle hit a stationary trailer at one Panchanan Mallik in the that will advance to the final- healthier, and more equal and he was suffering from age- their families on June 19, the During last 54 days, as Pradesh till date, 22 tankers with Manguli Square near village.In the meantime, ist stage of the 2021 Global more just,” he added. related ailments and had dia- birthday of former AICC many as 125 tankers were dis- 410.24 MT of oxygen have been Choudwar near Cuttack. As a Panchanan’s sons Ramesh and betes, his treatment was chal- president . patched from Angul with sent so far to Delhi, four tankers result, two persons from Babula tried to nab Kathia, but lenging for doctors.Mahapatra In a Press release, PCC 2036.562 MT, 340 from with 107.89 MT sent to Punjab. Baleswar who were travelling in he managed to escape from the is the first in the country to president Niranjan Patnaik Dhenkanal with 5676.48 MT, As many as 25 tankers with the vehicle died on the spot and spot.The two siblings then have won Sahitya Akademi stated that as Rahul Gandhi 315 from Jajpur with 6420.949 500.56 MT has been sent to another sustained critical chased Kathia on a motorcycle Award for English poetry. He has urged party workers not MT and 827 from Rourkela Karnataka, three tankers with injuries. However, the driver and caught hold of him. is credited with works ‘Indian celebrate his birthday with with 15773.477 MT. 66.14 MT sent to Bihar, two escaped unhurt. But the accused attacked Summer’ and ‘Hunger’, the much fanfare with meetings, A total of 472 tankers with tankers with 25.29 MT sent to In the other incident, the duo with a knife, stabbing classics in modern Indian flags, banners, placards, etc., 9253.216 MT of oxygen have Chandigarh, 21 tankers with three staffs of a PCR were Ramesh to death on the spot English literature. the PCC has asked party been sent so far to Andhra 405.068 MT sent to , injured when a truck hit the and leaving Babula grievously He was conferred with the workers and units to distrib- Pradesh, and 388 tankers with one tanker with 29.1 MT sent to vehicle near the Saheed Nagar injured. Later, Babula was shift- Padma Shri in the year 2009. ute dry rations among dis- 6923.589 MT of oxygen to West Bengal, two tankers with police station over bridge in ed to the District Headquarters However, he returned the pres- tressed people, help and assist Telangana.Tamil Nadu has 52.1 MT sent to Jharkhand and Bhubaneswar. The truck driver Hospital (DHH).Police have tigious award in 2015 to protest Covid-19 patients, besides received 257 tankers with two tankers with 39.42 MT of fled from the spot. Police seized arrested Kathia and are ques- against moral asymmetry in distributing masks, sanitisers 4763.738 MT of medical oxy- oxygen have been sent so far to the truck. An investigation tioning him. Further investi- country. and medical kits, etc. gen. Similarly, Haryana has Rajasthan in the last 54 days. into the incident was underway. gation was ongoing. "#$$#%$"&'(&)&     !   

ly turned out to be a big hoax. effective vaccines in record worst of the pandemic had succeeded only in triggering other citizens. The same thing spring, everyone around all The lungs, muscles and tissues This glucose lookalike stuff, time. But vaccination is an passed, and naturally, and small surges of milder illness as happened even in America locations has to keep using keep live by getting oxygen. known since long as a cancer expensive toll highway that importance of the vaccine had time rolled by. Thus, the pan- and Europe. People disbelieved masks, maintaining social dis- May God bring back home all therapy drug, has not been few countries will be able to diminished significantly. That demic flu degenerated into a that a seemingly ordinary flu tance by avoiding crowded patients on the machine hale approved by a single sane inter- access in the near term. ‘too-little-and-too-late’ phe- seasonal flu in an endemic virus could be so deadly. The places and ensuring hand and happy! Technicians to run national agency anywhere in Most countries are still far nomenon had played out again form. So, the current ravaging first-wave measures in India hygiene without once flouting the machines have a more the world. If it were such a away from a vaccine. All the in 2009 when the world final- SARS-2 virus will soon join a were fantastic. The whole on any single front. Vaccines important role than doctors in magnificent cure costing a beg- same, there is no cause for big ly had the capacity to make handful of human coron- country obeyed rules and the have been a timely Godsend. keeping the patients live. So, garly 950 rupees per dose, all worry anymore. Pandemics millions of vaccines. But vac- aviruses that cause colds, main- virus lost the power of attack As necessity has invariably per every machine, at least ailing Indians would have always end after a natural cycle cines were ignored as the virus ly in the winter, when condi- within less than ten months. been the mother of invention, three sets of technicians have to walked back home by now is complete. Though vaccines cycle was naturally over. tions favour their transmission. But Indians did not care a the mankind today has organ- be kept ready as they have their from the Covid hospitals. have never played a significant A descendent of the The fear will have gone by then. damn about how the UK ised the best possible protec- emergencies too. As some experts say, the 2- role in ending them before, this Spanish flu virus, the modern Deadly flu viruses last between Government and the US tion. Indians are fortunate Lastly again, unless the DG fairytale was only a time around the human species H1N1, circulates even today as two and three years before authorities partly foresaw a because it is the biggest vaccine infection comes below five per planned bluff to draw public has been luckier. does H3N2. Humans didn’t degenerating to ordinary, deadlier second wave would be producer in the world. cent on any physical location, )  ' attention away from scores of Far fewer people will die develop herd immunity to impotent viruses. coming to impose failsafe pro- there should not begin any un- messed-up acts by the Central from Covid-19 because of the them. The known phenome- Maria Van Kerkhove, the tective behaviour. Indians, Lastly, there is big talk of lockdown initiative at all. Even nly a week ago, Israel, the Government that has jeopar- wonderful vaccines that have non has the pathogen disem- World Health Organisation’s including top members of the the ECMO machine as if it’s the if some minor relaxation is to Omost daring nation on the dised lives of Indians by not worked like magic There were powered naturally because so leading coronavirus expert, executive, wrote off corona magic bullet to cure anyone be granted only to restore planet, declared that it has being serious about vaccine no flu vaccines in 1918 when many people became protect- believes that the faster the and flung all doors open to let suffering from nearly-irre- livelihood, Covid-appropriate developed a magic bullet cure procurement quite in time. the world didn’t yet know that ed against it as they got infect- affected countries come on mindless people mingle every- versible lungs infection. behaviour has to be strictly for Covid. Only five doses There may be a fleeting the great influenza was caused ed or vaccinated. guard religiously, the earlier will where. The devastating conse- Although it is so reassuring to adhered to. would be enough to destroy the chance humans could halt the by a virus H1N1. The human immune sys- be the conclusive defeat of the quences are being experienced see country folks coming for- This can be achieved only pathogen and, that too, within spread of SARS-2 and drive it In 1957, when the H2N2 tems learned enough about virus. even at this moment, and help- ward to support helpless by imposing hefty financial days. This medicine would back into nature as happened pandemic swept the world, flu the pathogens to fend off the India got affected horrifi- lessly so. patients with money in what’s penalty. No extent of physical make vaccines redundant. with its cousin SARS-1 in 2001 vaccine was mainly a tool given deadliest manifestations of cally only because the pre- Top medical experts have called crowd funding, it would punishment would reform peo- Hopefully, the claim turns out across China and elsewhere. only to the military. In the infection. Humans and virus- sent-day unruly youths and made it amply clear that the be wise to know that the ple with congenital disobedi- to be true. Only recently, Indian Fortunately, this time, the H3N2 pandemic of 1968, the es reached kind of an immuno- headless politicians defied all people will have to keep guard machine is not a treatment at ence traits. India is great in nuclear scientists made an severely acute global pandem- United States produced nearly logical détente. Instead of being safety norms and spread the until the second year of initial all. It only temporarily oxy- ancient history books. 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4  )& Dr Pratibha Ray mentioned bers. They also actively partic- musical programme of Alok  3  that whoever forgets the soil ipated in the cultural pro- Panda and team from N&*&12+*O and culture is a lost person as gramme of the event. As it was Sambalpur, Two wonderful he has forgotten his identity. not possible to enjoy the Raja songs Sabeswara Bhoi,  '4      SJTA Chief Administrator festival in person during the enthralling flute recital by /4/ ) 1 Dr Krishan Kumar said the fes- pandemic period, it was Annada Prasanna Pattanaik, tival is the worship of Bhoomi planned to celebrate this festi- devotional song by he Raja Parba is a unique Maata (Mother Earth) which val in a new way by the Odia Arupananda Das, Dalkhai TOdia festival that worships he described as the biggest Society UAE team. dance of Sanvika Raut of USA, womanhood, fertility and respect for nature. Noted Odia The cultural programmes devotional song rendition by regeneration. With the onset of actor Kuna Tripathi said that began with the play of conch devout doctor couple Rajinder monsoon, the festival brings today's generation needs to be shells and prayers for Lord Singh and Dr Kaur from UAE joy, happiness and all hues of committed to Odia culture and Jagannath. enthralled the audience. life, said Chief Minister Naveen suggested that it should be A minute’s silent prayer Sand artist Sudam Pradhan Patnaik, inaugurating the vir- protected. was offered to the Odias who was also present. The Lord’s tual celebration of the festival Parents only can teach and lost their lives in Covid-19. name chanting ‘Global Raja Parba 2021’ by the handover the Odia cultural Later Odia artists from eleven Madhavanananda Sankritan Odia Society UAE on June 13. traditions and language to their countries sang the Odia song Mandal of Jamugaon, Nua vil- Patnaik said, “The Odia children. UAE Odia Society "Banaste dakila gaja" and per- lage, Jagatsinghpur created a society in the United Arab chief Dr Chandrasekhar formed a dance programme. spiritual atmosphere. Emirates is a vibrant organisa- Khuntia, thanked the people Kalpana Bal, the daughter of Greetings were conveyed tion providing an enriching from Odisha, who participated devotional singer Bhikari Bal by Sarat Mohanty from experience to all Odias living in from all over the world. The and her daughter radio jockey Singapore, Adyasha Mallick  + 1  ,4 market area of Paniganda vil- that country. message was shared for coming Swati graced the occasion with from Indonesia, Dr Nalini Pati lage. They were waiting for a The effort to relive the together to celebrate this great rendition of devotional songs from Australia, Dr Tanmay he police here arrested four vehicle to transport the ganja. socio-cultural life of the moth- culture and tradition. on Lord Jagannath. Panda from Toronto, Santosh Tpersons, including a They were about to leave the erland in an exotic land is high- The programme which was Odia singer Padmini Kumar Mishra and Girija woman, on the charge of smug- spot when police nabbed them. ly satisfying. I appreciate the celebrated with the efforts of Dr Panigrahi's song "Jhuma jhuma Shankar Padhi, Alok Kumar gling ganja to AP and seized The arrestees were identified as endeavour of the UAE Odia Khuntia, Rajashree Mohanty, lagte aaj jhuma Jhuma", the Panda of Singapore, Dr Manas the contraband of 77.5 kg. Ajay Nayak of Barihapada, society to connect people to Dr Manas Pradhan, Chandra message of coronavirus aware- Pradhan and Arup Das from A patrolling team com- Alok Paricha of Tala our cultural roots.” “My hearti- Sekhar Dash and other mem- ness through the amazing UAE and all others across the prising Adava IIC Anand Dakarpanka, Shyama Raika est congratulations to all. I Union Petroleum and Natural bration and emphasised the bers of the Odia society was humour of S Bhavani Babu world which filled with every- Chandra Patra, SI Hrushikesh and Rebati Parichja of Bariha wish the celebration all suc- Gas Minister, Dharmendra Raja Parba as an integral part attended by Odias from more from Georgia (USA), the song body with a sense of unparal- Panda and other staffs spotted village. They were forwarded to cess,” the Chief Minister added. Pradhan thanked for the cele- of Odia culture. Eminent writer than 21 countries in large num- of Arya Priya Dev of UK , leled nationalism. the accused near the weekly the R Udayagiri court.   QQ   3 #   #  /1 , +41 and its role to stop child of schools which are under its the members. Former Deputy the Sansthana. Notably, most Government NOC, supply labour, Educo representative 4   jurisdiction. More than 100 Speaker of Odisha Assembly of the schools of the Sansthana prescribed text books on con- he People’s Rural Ashish Nagori explained the members, office bearers and and advisor of Odisha Agri are currently facing a serious cessional basis and bring a cir- TEducation Movement context and background of teachers across the State par- Marketing Board Rama fiscal crisis since most of the cular not to admit any student (PREM) in association with children problems with sta- ,  )  ticipated in the virtual zoom Chandra Panda recounted the parents do not pay the month- of Sishu Mandir in the Educo, an international tistical presentations. meeting and gave their views unprecedented Covid-19 pan- ly school fees of their children Government schools without organisation, held a district- Child Protection ,  on diverse issues of the demic and its catastrophic due to ongoing Covid-19 pan- TC. level webinar on the occasion Ambassador Sushma Pradhan schools including the impact impact on the society in gen- demic, thereby making it dif- Sansthan president of the World Day against had presented her experience of the ongoing pandemic. eral and on education sector ficult for the Sansthana to Padmanabha Panda requested Child Labour on Saturday. of the problems of children in '  $$ They suggested measures in particular. manage the schools. former MLA Pattnaik to bring The webinar, attended by 145 her area, how children are /1 , +41 to resolve the same. While Former MLA of The speakers urged the these serious and genuine participants from across the working as labourers at an Sansthan founder Maha Brahmapur Dr Ramesh Government to engage or problems to the notice of the State, was focused on child early age, child marriage is the he Bharatiya Sikshya Mandaleswar Mahanta Chandra Chyau Pattnaik appoint trained teachers Government, Ganjam labour issues, their causes, result of which they are los- TBikasha Sansthana, Kamalakanta Das coordinat- assured the members to faith- (Acharyas) of Sishu Mandir Collector, and respective dis- effects and solutions. While ing their childhood. The Odisha unit, conducted a ed, Kriya Yogi Srijukta Swami fully bring to the notice of the on full time basis, exempt trict education authorities. PREM director Dr Jacob webinar was attended by dis- webinar here on Sunday to Shankarananda Giri Maharaj State Government the genuine the managing committee of Prakash Bisoyi offered a vote Thundyil stressed the need on trict officials and child rights discuss the myriad problems graced the event and blessed problems of the schools under these schools from of thanks. the importance of education activists.  2 ) ,!! 3      4  ,  5+         2'  P    ,    $  )/   5 !  5$   > 1   ##   /4/ ) 1 crematorium worker !  $AA& &# treatment for Corona before ATHAGARH: A 25-year-old Aallegedly demanded 5,000 her delivery. And, after deliv- mway India announced woman was allegedly mur- to show the face of a deceased ering a girl child, she died. Athe launch of its Nutrilite dered for dowry by her in-laws woman, who had died of 7 #  3 reached there and started abus- "6:AA& After about two weeks of her Vitamin C Cherry Plus intend- at Kainmundi village in Banki Covid-19, to her relatives in the ing Chandan over old enmity. death, her husband Kamlesh ed for individuals with weak- area on Wednesday.The Champua area of Keonjhar  #   When Chandan reprimanded * too died of Covid during treat- ened immunity that comes deceased was identified as district. him, he took out a knife and ment. with the benefit of extended- Babina Dhara of Phategarh A video of the incident has  /1 , +41 stabbed him. When two of his  / ) 1 Reports said after receiving release technology. village of Banki. gone viral on various social friends came to his rescue, information, District Child With this, Amway India is Vitamin C Cherry Plus is tar- The incident came to light media platforms. However, the n yet another incident of the they also faced Sibram’s wrath orona has rendered two Protection Officer Jubak Majhi further strengthening its nutri- geted for population with spe- after Babina’s uncle Pradeep crematorium staff, identified as Ideteriorating law and order and were critically hurt. Csiblings of a family in visiting the victim’s house and tion and immunity supporting cific need and we are targeting Dalei reported to the police on Sidheswar Nayak, is seen refus- situation in Brahmapur, a Getting information, Nimatpur village under informed them of various portfolio in the country by to generate more than Rs 100 Wednesday morning that his ing to show the body after real- youth was stabbed to death police rushed to the spot and Bhograi block orphan as they Government welfare schemes introducing a product for spe- crore in revenue by 2025.” niece was beaten to death over ising that the incident was while two of his associates sus- shifted the injured trio to the lost their parents due to the dis- for the children. cial dietary use for individuals CMO, Amway India, said, Ajay a dowry issue. being recorded on a mobile tained critical injuries follow- MKCG Medical College ease recently. However, their uncles and with weakened immunity. Khanna, “Nutrilite’s new Later, the police reached phone camera. ing an altercation at Hospital where doctors The deceased are Kamlesh other family members while The Nutrilite Vitamin C Vitamin C Cherry Plus is made the spot and sent the body for The woman of Krushnapur Uttaramukhi under the Bada declared Chandan dead. Panda (36) who was serving in didn’t allow him to take the Cherry Plus provides steady with plant-based source of post-mortem. On the basis of in Champua block had suc- Bazar police station on Tuesday The friends of Chandan are the East Coast Railway and his children to the rehabilitation release of Vitamin C into the Vitamin C like Acerola an FIR lodged by the family of cumbed to the virus while night. still battling for life. Police wife Smita Panda (28) who was centre. They reportedly body for over 8 hours as it is Cherries, which are one of the deceased, the Banki police undergoing treatment at a The deceased was identi- have sent the body for post- employed in the Acharya demanded compensation for formulated with extended- nature’s most concentrated registered a case and started Covid Hospital. Her kin fied as Chandan Pradhan. The mortem. The accused has been Harihar Cancer Hospital, the kin as the deceased were release technology, to provide sources of Vitamin C grown in interrogating Babina’s in-laws. brought the body to the cre- incident occurred when detained and being interrogat- Cuttack, as a nurse. They had Corona warriors. They fur- all-day immune support. our own organic farms in Meanwhile, the police detained matorium after the hospital Chandan was gossiping with ed. Prima facie investigation two children, one daughter (7) ther demanded free education Commenting on the category, Brazil. This product is intend- Bebina’s husband Prakash authorities handed it over to two of his friends. The accused revealed that incident is fallout and an infant son of one and a for the kids, as declared by the CEO, Amway India, Anshu ed for those adults who have a Dhara and further investiga- the family members. identified as Sibaram Sethi of past enmity, police said. half months. Smita was under Government, reports added. Budhraja said, “Nutrilite weakened immunity.” tions were underway. #'*#&2    )  "#'   5!#        $' $ % "    /*31*'*  / 1 &,1  4!&)&=!*;! ,)' he 12th World Clay Day 4  P   -,$   0    6)&&*&* Twas celebrated here with ,*'&&' Covid guidelines on  / 1 +   & Wednesday (June 16). Along  >  ) +41 Chhak, violating the lockdown 4!& with the nature lovers, the guidelines. When Das was rep- ven though the State 46)'!&&  founder of the day, environ- youth attacked the car of rimanding the shopkeepers EGovernment has made it **;!,# mentalist and Supreme Court AErasama Tehsildar and asked them to close the mandatory to wear masks in &'&' & lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy Chaudhury Pragnyanandan shops, one of the traders van- public to prevent transmis- ' )6 celebrated it by smearing clay Das at Japa Chhak in dalised the official’s car and sion of Coronavirus and to on their bodies. Jagatsinghpur district while broke the windshield. pay heavy fines for violation, P' $$7  P  The day was observed at the official had gone there for But the Tehsildar and other many people are still flouting +&!3  2 ,#  the Salandi riverbank near the enforcement of Covid lock- officials, who were in the car, the rules.   ( +*& )& Sahapur Panchamukhi down norms.The incident managed to escape unhurt. Some of them react #0&+A;&1 Hanuman temple. The partic- which took place on June 14 Later, on the basis of a com- aggressively and resort to vio-   & '  ipants decided to spread aware- tice to the environment by the Panda, human rights researcher was caught on camera. A team plaint lodged by Das, the lence when they are asked to '*& ness for safeguarding earth, air judicious use of different nat- Sitakanta Tripathy and led by the Tehsildar found that Erasama police have arrested wear one.In a glaring exam-  > ?B  6  '  and water.Tripathy appealed ural resources. Among others, Debendra Bedi were present on three shops selling non-essen- the accused youth, identified as ple, a jail warder allegedly 2' #  2C  to people to give complete jus- Kalandi Mallick, Debasis the occasion. tial items were open at Japa one Chandan Behera. attacked an ASI during mask &&&'' checking by the Udala police * +'& ) + #  in Mayurbhanj district on )2 1  )6     Tuesday night.  +  '!  .  /      0 $  According to reports, ,6 accused Baripad Jail Warder Manoj Kumar Kuanr, and )         $ ed toChina, Japan, the United optimum use of our minerals, quer is empty. Where will the known for gems stone. Balangir three other persons were gos- /*3>#& '#'A States and other countries our future will remain bleak. money come from?’ I said, “ Sir, has diamonds, pearls, rubies siping near the Aurobindo instead of their use in our Sukinda vally alone accounts money is buried under the and gold worth millions of School here without wearing own land. China has more for 7 per cent of chromite soil of Odisha. Dig in and get rupees. The bauxites in masks or any facial coverings. iron ore deposits than India, deposits of the Asian subcon- a bag of money.” I asked him to Koraput, Rayagada and In the meantime, a but China has been saving tinent. The Asian nations like, cancel all mine leases and stop Kalahandi districts are in dis- patrolling team of Udala iron ore for next 100 years China and Japan, have already exports of minerals. The array.From manganese to police reached the spot and by resorting to imports. China taken over a majority of the Government should take all the Chinese clay, 41 types of min- ASI Sashi Bhusan Parida is considered to be the second Sukinda chromite. Of late the mineral resources under its erals are found in Odisha soil. questioned them for the vio- richest country in the world. United States has cast its volup- control and sell them at mar- But the no-holds-barred loot of lation of the Covid protocols. Japan has also taken over the tuous eyes on the Sukinda ket prices, I said and he nod- minerals is going on with the The situation took a vio- global market for chromite chromites. ded. help of the regime. Needless to lent turn when Kuanr products. The United States is When the Nilachal steel Luhapathar hills are con- say, Odisha can become the attacked the cop. As the making and selling weapons by plant was set up in Sukinda, the stantly being subjected to loot richest State in India if miner- patrolling team tried to over- using our chromite iron ore. workers complained of finding in Keonjhar, Sundargarh and al loot can be checked and the power Kuanr and bundle him We are yet to know the art chromite and oil in the site. Mayurbhanj districts. resources can be properly into the police vehicle, he &   (1< D(& 1   <E  ' &  and technique of making or Soon there was a demand for Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur utilised. scuffled and abused  *& ''&  & ' 6  (1< &  $  ' turning minerals into materi- relocating the Nilachal steel districts have rich deposits of them.Later, he was taken to  7 ''   >    *& '' als. So as long as we lag behind plant. In 1906, Bijubabu sum- coal and the coal produced (Nayak is a trade union the Udala police station for  &'6)(1<&& &&   t is unfortunate that Odisha’s others in technical, scientific moned me and asked, there is world famous. leader and is based at Jajpur questioning. It is alleged that >'!'&6 Ichromite iron ore are export- and practical know-how for “Mayadhar. The Odisha exche- Kalahandi and Nuapada are Road, Jajpur, Mob: 9861034163) he was drunk.   ! "#   $% &'& 1  !    "#      $ ( 3*& ' '  / -P, -  ''* G    O!-P        41$ he Congress on TWednesday questioned        the decision of the Modi   following a recommendation Government to double the gap   in the revival process of Vero from the NTAGI. between the doses of the cells, which is further used for acing criticism for increas- “The 22nd meeting of Covishield Covid-19 vaccine, arlier on Wednesday, the the production of coron- Fing the gap between two Covid-19 Working Group of asking whether it was prompt- ECongress sought a clari- avirus during the manufac- Covishield doses without NTAGI was held on May 10. ed by a vaccine shortage. fication from the turing of Covaxin,” read the allegedly taking all the experts There, a proposal for a change The party also announced Government following the response by the Central into confidence and being in dose interval for Covishield, to launch a nationwide out- controversy in the wake of an Drugs Standard Control questioned if the indigenously- used under the National reach programme to collect all RTI reply that allegedly sug- Organisation. developed Covaxin contained Vaccination Policy, was con- the data pertaining to the gested that newborn calf Taking to Twitter, Pandhi newborn calf serum, the sidered. Based on the real-life pandemic, the affected fami- serum has been used to make cited the RTI response and Government on Wednesday evidence, particularly from the lies and losses incurred by the the Covaxin Covid-19 vac- said that the Modi govern- defended itself on both the United Kingdom, the Covid-19 common man among others. cine. Congress spokesman ment admitted that the vac- counts and termed the politi- Working Group agreed to Through the outreach pro- Pawan Khera said that the cine manufactured by Bharat cisation of the issue as “unfor- increase the interval between gramme, Congress aims to party wants “the Government Biotech “consists Newborn tunate”. two doses of Covishield directly cover approximately and Bharat Biotech to Calf Serum which is a por- Union Health Minister Vaccine to 12 to 16 weeks, ‘’ the three crore households in 30 respond to the reply that has tion of clotted blood obtained Harsh Vardhan said the deci- statement said. days, as per an AICC press come in the RTI, then we will from less than 20 days young sion to increase the gap “This recommendation statement. give a detailed response on it”. cow-calves, after slaughtering   that Covaxin has calf serum, and which vaccine?” between two doses of was taken up for discussion at The Congress said India Gaurav Pandhi, the them”. “This is heinous. This saying the Opposition party As against Congress “dis- Covishield has been taken in a the meeting of the Standing needs quick and complete national coordinator of information should have ccusing the Congress of has committed “a big sin” by information”, the BJP transparent manner based on Technical Sub-Committee vaccination and not the BJP’s Digital Communications and been made public before,” A“communalising” making such allegations. spokesperson said India is scientific data. “Decision to (STSC) of NTAGI held on “brand of lies and rhyming Social Media at AICC, had added Pandhi. He also and spreading disinformation He said the scientific the fastest vaccinating coun- increase the gap between May 13 under the joint chair- slogans” to cover up the vac- tweeted the RTI response to attached a screenshot of the on the indigenous Covaxin community and the Health try and that the efforts should administering 2 doses of personship of the secretary of cine shortage caused by the applicant Vikas Patni. The response to the RTI applica- Covid-19 vaccine, the BJP on Ministry has said there is no be applauded. #COVISHIELD has been taken the Department of government’s inaction. “newborn calf serum is used tion as well. Wednesday demanded to calf serum in Covaxin and Patra said the Congress is in a transparent manner based Biotechnology, the secretary of Congress leaders, includ- know whether Congress pres- that it is “fully safe”. lowering the name of India on scientific data. India has a Department of Health ing former party president ident and her Patra said Congress has and is only known for creat- robust mechanism to evaluate Resources and the DG of the Rahul Gandhi, said the gov- party leaders, Rahul Gandhi given a “communal angle” to ing vaccine hesitancy and its data. It’s unfortunate that such Indian Council of Medical ernment was trying to cover save the image of Prime As for the nationwide and Priyanka Gandhi, were the vaccination process and wastage. He said Congress- an important issue is being Research,” it said. up a vaccine shortage. “India Minister Narendra Modi, outreach campaign, it aimed vaccinated or not. asked whether “Gandhi fam- ruled Chhattisgarh said no to politicised!” he tweeted. “The STSC of NTAGI gave needs quick & complete vac- attempts that are facilitating engaging party cadres from Addressing a Press con- ily members Sonia, Rahul Covaxin , Rajasthan threw The National Technical the following recommenda- cination,” Rahul Gandhi said the virus and costing people’s Pradesh Congress ference here, BJP national and Priyanka and Robert vaccines into “garbage” and Advisory Group on tion: ‘as per the Covid-19 in a tweet. lives. Rahul had earlier also Committee (PCC) to the spokesperson Sambit Patra Vadra have vaccinated them- Punjab indulged in “profi- Immunization (NTAGI) chair Working Group recommen- The Government had accused the Centre of hiding Panchayat level and estab- rejected the Congress charge selves and if so when, where teering”. N K Arora said, “The decision dation, a dosing interval of said that the gap within two actual figures of Covid-19 lishing contact with target regarding enhancing interval minimum three months shots of covishield was deaths in the country. groups in urban, semi-urban between two doses of between two doses of increased based on scientif- He also tagged a media and rural areas. Covishield was based on sci- Covishield vaccine was rec- ic evidence and that the issue report that the government Local leaders will organ- that the newborn calf serum is all other impurities,” the born calf serum was ‘transpar- entific evidence and taken in a ommended’,” the statement had been discussed in detail doubled the gap between the ise visits of senior leaders to used for preparation and Ministry said. ently documented’ in several transparent manner.” “There said. by members of NTAGI as two doses of Covishield with- the households of the Covid- growth of vero cells which are These cells are then washed publications in the last nine was no dissenting voice among In both the meetings -- of well as its working group on out the agreement of the sci- affected families and help in used in production of vac- with water, chemicals to make months. The company had the NTAGI members,” he the Covid-19 Working Group COVID-19. entific group that it claimed disseminating information cines. This technique has been them free of the newborn calf mentioned the same when it asserted. and of the STSC -- no dissent Rahul alleged that the had recommended the regarding health issues and used for decades in Polio, serum. The vero cells are then published animal trial study Sharing details of the deci- was given by any of the three Government was trying to increase. post-Covid care. Rabies, and Influenza vaccines. infected with coronavirus for documents -which involved sion taken in this regard, the members who have been quot- “It is used for the growth of viral growth and in the process trials on hamsters and mon- Health Ministry in a state- ed in the news report, namely cells, but neither used in they are completely destroyed. keys; in pre-clinical safety and ment said that on May 13, it Dr Mathew Varghese, Dr M D growth of SARS CoV2 virus “In the final vaccine for- immunogenicity study reports; had approved extending the Gupte and Dr J P Muliyil, the alleged dissent. indigenously developed jab the final vaccine product. nor in the final formulation. mulation no calf serum is in studies on neutralisation of gap between the two doses of statement said adding that Dr Regarding social media does not contain newborn calf Bharat Biotech, on its part also Covaxin is highly purified to used,” the Ministry said. the UK variant, the South the Covishield vaccine from six Varghese has denied talking to reports on Covaxin containing serum at all and that the calf echoed similar points. contain only the inactivated Bharat Biotech also clari- Africa variant, the Delta vari- to eight weeks to 12 to 16 weeks the reporter on the issue of his calf serum, it clarified that the serum is not an ingredient of The Health ministry said virus components by removing fied that the usage of new ant among others.

ation and maintenance,” the %&            Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a press    $    ''# ( note.    !   Further, mandatory !    deployment of a Network Survey Vehicle (NSV) to carry     1 +  out a road condition survey on   national highways will enhance the overall quality of   of ASEAN, India supports he Enforcement the highways as NSV uses the utilisation of ASEAN-led TDirectorate (ED) has arrest- latest survey techniques such s China is muscling into mechanisms as important plat- ed Vivekanand Shankar Patil, as a high-resolution digital Athe Indo-Pacific region forms for implementation of Chairman of Karnala Nagari camera for 360 degree causing concern, Defence our shared vision for the Indo- Sahakari Bank, Panvel, Raigad, imagery, Laser Road Minister Rajnath Singh on Pacific,” he added. Maharashtra, in a bank fraud Profilometer and other latest Wednesday called for an open Highlighting India’s con- case worth over 500 crore. technology for the measure- and inclusive order in the cerns over maritime security The fraud came to light ment of distress in the road region based upon respect for challenges, he noted that after an audit was done at the surface. sovereignty and territorial India, Japan, New Zealand, developments in the South behest of the Reserve Bank of The decision to use integrity of nations. Republic of Korea, Russia and China Sea attracted attention India in 2019-20. drones comes a day after the He also flagged terrorism the United States. Brunei is the in the region and beyond. It The audit revealed that Road Transport Highways and radicalisation as the Chair of the ADMM Plus was in obvious reference to Patil was siphoning off funds Minister Nitin Gadkari “gravest threats” to peace and forum this year. China’s aggressive behaviour since 2008 from the bank reviewed the projects and security in the world and said Refraining from naming in the critical waterways. through 63 fictitious loan asked the stakeholders includ- a collective approach is China, Rajnath talked about “Maritime security chal- accounts of Karnala Charitable   that contractors and conces- tal monthly progress reports ing NHAI to put in use tech- required to combat the chal- the Indo-Pacific region stress- lenges are a concern to India. Trust and Karnala Sports sionaires will carry out the covering various aspects of the nology and innovative ideas to lenges. This observation was in ing the need for rule-based The Sea lanes of Academy, which were founded rones will play a major role drone video recording in the project development. keep a track on the develop- apparent reference to Pakistan order and stressed on “peace- Communication are critical by him, the agency said. Din India’s national highway presence of the Supervision “Project Directors of ment of the highways and aiding and abetting terrorism. ful resolutions of disputes for peace, stability, prosperity No collateral securities construction plans. The Consultant, and upload com- NHAI shall undertake month- road infrastructure projects Rajnath made these asser- through dialogue and adher- and development of the Indo- were taken against such loans National Highway Authority of parative project videos of the ly drone survey from the date across the country. tions while addressing the 8th ence to international rules and Pacific region,” he stressed. and no correspondence was India (NHAI) on Wednesday current and previous month on of signing of contract agree- As part of mission PRA- Association of Southeast Asian laws.” He hoped that the Code of made with the revenue author- made the use of drones manda- NHAI’s portal ‘Data Lake’, cap- ment till the start of con- GATI, the Centre has been Nations (ASEAN) Defence “India has strengthened its Conduct negotiations will lead ities regarding payment of tory for a monthly recording of turing all project-related devel- struction of the project at site monitoring the progress of Ministers Meeting (ADMM) cooperative engagements in to outcomes keeping with stamp duty for the purpose of all national highway projects opments in a month. and also on completion of the several other major infra- Plus. The ADMM Plus is an the Indo-Pacific based on con- international law and do not purchasing immovable prop- during their different stages of Supervision consultants project. NHAI will also under- structure projects including annual meeting of Defence verging visions and values for prejudice the legitimate rights erties for which loans were development, construction, will analyse these video take monthly drone survey in Bullet Train, Dedicated Freight Ministers of 10 ASEAN coun- promotion of peace, stability and interests of nations that obtained, thereby making the operation and maintenance. recordings and provide their all developed projects where Corridors and Ports among tries and eight dialogue partner and prosperity in the region. are not party to these discus- loans unsafe/unsecured, it said. The NHAI has mandated inputs/comments in the digi- NHAI is responsible for oper- others. countries - Australia, China, Premised upon the centrality sions. Further, all the above loan accounts that were used for transferring funds to the said trust, were found to be non- performing asset (NPA). +      , It was further observed that without following KYC norms and other RBI guide- lines, the said loans were sanc-   country dedicated to the lega- tioned and disbursed at the cy of the maritime heritage of instruction and for gains by museum dedicated to the India, to showcase India’s rich Patil, the agency alleged. Acountry’s 5,000-year mar- and diverse maritime glory,” Patil was produced before itime history will be set up in Mansukh Mandaviya, the the Special Court for PMLA Gujarat’s Lothal by the Culture Minister of MoPSW said dur- cases in Mumbai on Ministry in collaboration with ing the signing ceremony. Wednesday. The court granted the Ministry of Shipping, Port The museum is set to be his custody till June 25. and Waterways (MoSPW). completed in three years from The two Ministries on the date the project com- )    " Wednesday inked a mences. Memorandum of As a part of the museum,    # ( Understanding for 14 galleries have been pro- ‘Cooperation in Development year old maritime strength of Maritime Heritage Museum, posed to exhibit the evolution   of National Maritime Heritage India,” said Culture Minister lighthouse museum, heritage of India’s maritime heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Prahlad Patel. theme park, museum-themed during various eras. he CBI has registered a case Gujarat. According to a state- Renowned architect hotels, maritime-themed eco- Key galleries include Tagainst a private company ment from the Culture Hafeez Contractor has been resorts and maritime institute mythologies and wilderness of Ruchi Global Limited and its Ministry, the world-class facil- selected as the Principal among others which would be Indian Ocean, Harappans: The directors for cheating a con- ity will be developed in the Project Consultant to prepare developed in a phased man- Pioneer Master Seafarers, sortium of banks led by Bank vicinity of the Archaeological a master plan and requisite ner. Indian Ocean: an Interactive of Baroda to the tune of Survey of India (ASI) site in design and engineering doc- The unique feature of Sphere, India’s contact with the 188.35 crore. The accused Lothal, located about 80 km uments for inviting EPC ten- NMHC is the recreation of Roman World: The Quest for firm is registered in Mumbai away from Ahmedabad. -- would be showcased and an The NMHC project has Gujarat has transferred 375 ders and project management ancient Lothal city, which was the Spice, Trade, Commerce and has a corporate office in NMHC would be devel- edutainment approach using been taken up under the acres of land in Saragvada vil- consultancy. one of the prominent cities of and Cultural Interaction with Indore (Madhya Pradesh). The oped as an international the latest technology would be unique and innovative pro- lage on lease for 99 years at a NMHC would be devel- the Indus valley China and South-East Asia. firm and the accused directors tourist destination where the adopted to spread awareness jects category of the token rate to MoSPW. oped in an area of about 400 civilization. Artefacts from Lothal and cheated the banks between maritime heritage of India -- about the country’s maritime Sagarmala programme under “The complex will be acres with various unique “NMHC is to be devel- Dholavira will also be displayed January 1, 2016 and December from ancient to modern times heritage, it said. MoSPW. The Government of showcasing the thousands of structures such as the National oped as a first of its kind in the at the NMHC complex. 2017.    ! "#   $% &'&

   )' 4+/>+&     !   /)+,  )+ &  $   &   "  & &&  2  !&  4(   Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh BJP president Lucknow: The rebel BSP MLAs Swatantra Dev Singh slammed the argeting the BJP Government over who met chief Samajwadi Party saying that those who Talleged irregularities in purchase of ((  #   Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday are denied the existence of Lord Rama were land by Shree Ram Mandir Trust, Congress in a dilemma over joining the now questioning the land purchase for the general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra  4(   elections, seems to have grown districts. new party. Right now, the prime construction of a grand Ram temple in said that it had hurt people’s faith and wiser. It has ruled out alliances The Mahan Dal has also objective of the rebel MLAs is to Ayodhya. Singh spoke to media persons demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi ith the rumblings in the with bigger parties and decid- announced its support for the avoid disqualification from the after condoling the death of BJP regional to furnish the details of money spent as the WBJP, expulsion of rebel ed to have a truck only with SP in the assembly elections. SP membership of Vidhan Sabha chief Manvendra Singh’s uncle at Trust was formed by him. She also MLAs from BSP and the rebels small parties. sources said the party leader- on the grounds of defection. Vikrampur village of Etawah on demanded a Supreme Court monitored seeking comfort zone, the polit- The SP has already firmed ship is worried by not getting Some of the rebels are trying to Wednesday. probe in the murky land deal. ical parties have kick-started up alliance with the Rashtriya the votes of non-Yadav OBCs form a new party and later Attacking the Samajwadi Party further, In a Facebook post in Hindi on the battle for the 2022 UP Lok Dal, (RLD) a predomi- and non-Jatav SCs in the last merge it with the SP while some Singh said that the party which did not Wednesday, Priyanka said, “According to Assembly elections. The polit- nantly Jat political outfit. three elections which it lost. are in touch with the BJP and have any love for Lord Rama and Lord news reports there have been irregulari- ical activities are likely to gath- Newly elected RLD chief “SP has repeatedly com- also their parent party. Krishna, who denied the existence of Ram ties in buying land. On March 18, two peo- er pace with a sharp dip in the Jayant Chaudhary has made it mitted the mistake to over- The sharp attack on the and Ram Setu and fired bullets at Ram ple bought land in Ayodhya for 2 crore. Covid curve. clear that his party will contest whelmingly rely on the Yadav- Samajwadi Party by the BSP Sevaks were now talking about Ram And within five minutes the land was The Samajwadi Party, fac- the assembly elections in Muslim vote bank, leaving the chief Mayawati on Wednesday Mandir. “Every Ram bhakt knows the bought by the Shree Ram Mandir Trust ing existential crisis after three alliance with the SP to send a rest of the Hindu votes for the added to the discomfiture of the truth about the transparent way the lands which was formed by the Prime Minister Priyanka further said, “One of the wit- consecutive defeats in UP message to its support base, the BJP,” a senior SP leader said, rebel MLAs. “The Samajwadi were purchased in Ayodhya,” he said. for 18.5 crore.” nesses is a Trustee of the Ram Mandir (2014 Lok Sabha polls, 2017 UP Jat community in western UP. adding: “To bridge this gap, the Party is propagating in the The BJP leader visited the Etawah vil- The Congress honcho said that it Trust (who is a former member of the Assembly polls and 2019 Lok RLD has also announced its SP is forging alliance with media that some BSP MLAs are lage to pay homage to the BJP worker who meant that the value of land increased by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and anoth- Sabha elections) is desperately support to SP candidates in the small caste-based political par- switching over to the SP, which died from corona on Wednesday and said 5.5 lakh per second. “Can anyone imag- er one is a BJP leader and mayor of trying to reinvent itself. The SP, zila panchayat chairpersons’ ties to prevent the ‘Ati Picchda’ is a hoax. These MLAs were sus- that he was visiting the houses of all BJP ine and believe this ? Not to be forgotten, Ayodhya.” having burnt its fingers after elections. votes going to the BJP.” pended from the BSP long ago workers and their families who lost their the entire money belongs to the people of She further stated that the statement forging alliance with the The SP has also firmed up A SP leader said: “With 11 for defeating the son of a Dalit near and dear ones in the state during the the country who donated for the con- from Shree Ram Trust claimed that the rate Congress for the 2017 UP the alliance with the Mahan per cent Yadav votes and 19 per in the Rajya Sabha elections to corona period. Etawah also witnessed the struction of Ram temple. In the sale deed of land increased which was why a whop- Assembly elections and later Dal that is said to be popular cent Muslim votes, we were connivance with the SP and an death of BJP MLA Savitri Katheria's hus- of the land and registry papers, most of the ping amount was paid. “As per reports, the with the BSP and Rashtriya Lok among Maurya, Kushwaha and actually treating the Muslims as industrialist,” Mayawati said on band and regional vice-president names in the column of witnesses were value of land was around 5 crore as per Dal for the 2019 Lok Sabha Saini caste voters in western UP a majority community.” Wednesday. PNS Manvendra Singh’s uncle. PNS common,” she said. the existing circle rate,” she pointed out. 8 ($,5#    '   "      '      ! #   '  # $  New Delhi: The Union Cabinet per cent Government-owned ployment plan of employees '  ( The year 2021 being the centenary year of on Wednesday approved the corporate entities”. while safeguarding their wages the Moplah Rebellion of 1921, an event dear corporatisation of Ordnance The official communique and retirement benefits. s a prelude to its original demand for the to the Islamic outfits in the State. Though it was    Factory Board (OFB) by split- regarding this also said then the The OFB products are Acreation of a separate Malabar State incor- launched as an agitation against Britain ting it into seven entities to corporatisation of OFB will priced on a cost based method- porating the regions of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and demanding the restoration of the Khalifa of improve autonomy, account- improve its autonomy, account- ology without charging any Karnataka, the Social Democratic Party of India Turkey, the struggle turned out to be a pogrom    acted in. ability and efficiency. There are ability and efficiency in profit over the cost of produc- (SDPI), the political outfit of the extremist in which thousands of local residents belong- Out of those dialogues a 42 ordnance factories spread all Ordnance Supplies. tion for supply to the armed organisation Popular Front Of India, launched ing to a particular community were annihilat- mid BJP’s continued allega- famous one was “Marbo ekhane over the country and its employ- It said the government has forces. Since the OFB is nom- a month-long agitation on Wednesday in ed for their refusal to undergo religious con- Ations of State repression of … Laash porbe smashaney (will ees had opposed corporatisation taken note of the strike by inated as a production agency asking for the setting up of a new version. its workers and leaders the hit you here and your corpse will when it was mooted more than workers of the OFB against the for supply of core items to the district with Tirur as district headquarters. “We have been subjected to the worst kind Kolkata Police on Wednesday fall at the funeral ground)” that two years back. proposed corporatisation and armed forces, no comparison According to a release issued by the SDPI, of treatment during the last five decades and grilled super star Mithun Chakrabarty had repeatedly per- There are more than 82,000 their concerns in the notice with international prices can be the next 30 days would see party activists stag- we want speedy economic development of this Chakrabarty for allegedly pro- formed in his public employees in the ordnance fac- dated 04.08.2020 from the three made. This information was ing demonstrations in front of all Taluk offices region. The formation of a new district with voking violence during the elec- meetings. tories and many of them had recognized Federations of given by Minister of State for in the district calling for the immediate creation Tirur as head quarters is the only solution for tions. Post polls an alleged TMC resorted a stir in 2019 and gave Defence Civilian Employees, defence Shripad Naik in a writ- of the new district. The Muslim Youth League the same,” said the SDPI release. The actor who was cur- supporter Mrityunjay Paul a notice for agitation last year proposing to call an indefinite ten reply to Santanu Sen in the in its annual State conference held last year had Tirur is the birth place of Thunchathu rently in Puri was virtually lodged a complaint with the also against the proposal to strike from 06.00 am of Rajya Sabha on September 19 declared that the party would launch an agi- Ramanujan Ezuthachan, the father of grilled for about 45 minutes by Manicktulla Police station in corporatize these units. Based 12.10.2020 by the Defence last year. tation for the creation of separate Malabar State Malayalam language who authored Aadhyatma the additional Officer in-charge North Kolkata seeking action in Kolkata, the Ordnance fac- Civilian Employees of Ordnance The EGoM comprised bifurcating Kerala and adding some districts of Ramayanam. But the local body controlled by of the Manicktalla Police Station against the tories have a history of more Factories against the govern- Home Minister Amit Shah, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. conservative Islamists have not allowed to instal and was asked whether he had Mumbai star. Subsequently cases than 200 years old and now ment move to corporatize OFB. Finance Minister Nirmala It may be remembered that Malappuram a statue of the Father of the Malayalam language incited people through his were registered against him manufacture guns, missiles, An Empowered Group of Sitharaman, Minister for Law district was formed in 1969 by the then in his place of birth. speeches or not. under Sections 153, 504, 505 of tanks and other such equipment Ministers (EGoM) has been and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad, Government led by the CPI(M) Leaders of the SDPI called on P Ubaidulla, The Bollywood star had the IPC. for the armed forces. constituted under the Minister of State for Labour and in which the Muslim League, CPI and some MLA and submitted a memorandum demand- campaigned for the BJP in the Chakrabarty had earlier The Cabinet Committee Chairmanship of Minister of Employment Santosh Kumar regional outfits were the constituents. The ing the formation of the new district. State polls and had apparently in petitioned the High Court for an on Security (CCS) last year in Defence to oversee and guide Gangwar and Minister of State Muslim League had joined the alliance on the Sadiq Naduthodi, vice president of SDPI a bid to perk up the crowds anticipatory bail but the Court July had approved to convert the the entire process of corporati- for Personnel, Public Grievance condition that a separate Muslim district told reporters that the agitation would be con- recited a number of dialogues had directed him to cooperate Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) sation of the OFB, including and Pension Dr Jitendra would be formed as a quid pro quo. tinued till July 16. from Bengali films that he had with the police virtually. “into one or more than one 100 transition support and rede- Singh. PNS $ '9244: ,' %&  4+(,    8  (' "#?H9#"@#"@$       4(  

 9)*2    ,4,/ ple discharged from the hospitals since n yet another gesture towards the children who the second week of March last year  ( ) Iwere orphaned due to Covid, Chief Minister Yogi KOCHI/: Tamil Nadu has stabilised the he Covid-19 deaths dropped to increased from 56,69,179 to 56,79,746. Adityanath upwardly revised the aid being given to transmission of Covid-19 in the State as the data fur- T1,236 in Maharashtra on Wednesday, The recovery rate in the state rose   Office. The training will children whose guardian’s income is below 3 lakh nished by the Directorate of Health and Preventive even as the State logged 10,107 infections 95.69 per cent to 95.7 per cent. be imparted to Covid per year. Medicine shows that the instances of the pandem- and recorded recoveries by 10,567 The total “active cases” in the state rime Minister warriors in six cus- “For the legal or natural guardian, the annual ic was on a downward journey. patients. dropped from 1,38,361 to 1,36,661. The PNarendra Modi tomised job roles name- income of 2 lakh limit is very low, hence the On Wednesday, the State logged 10,448 new A day after the daily pandemic fatality rate in the state went up from 1.93 will launch a ly Home Care Support, monthly assistance will be provided to every cases while 270 succumbed to the pandemic. deaths – inflated by 1,070 “old” and per cent to 1.94 per cent. ‘Customized Crash Basic Care Support, orphaned child whose guardian's income is below Coimbatore and Erode, the industrial hub, had 1,420 unaccounted fatalities – jumped to Pune with 17,820 cases continued to Course programme Advanced Care 3 lakh per year,” announced the Chief Minister at and 1,123 new cases respectively while Tirupur had 1,458 in the state, the fatalities went be remain first in the state in terms of for Covid-19 Support, Emergency a high-level Covid review meeting in Lucknow on 608 new patients. down to 1,236. The daily deaths com- maximum number of “active cases” in Frontline workers’ on Friday via Care Support, Sample Collection Wednesday. Kerala, which begins the lifting of lock down prised 237 new deaths and 999 “old” the state, while Mumbai with 17,732 video conferencing. Support, and Medical Equipment Under the ‘Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri Bal by phases on Thursday registered 13, 270 new cases deaths. stood second, followed by Thane The launch will commence the Support. Seva Yojana’, the State Government will provide and 147 deaths. Test Positivity Rate in the State as The infections went up by 577 — (14,170), Kolhapur (12,487), Sangli programme in 111 training centres The programme has been financial assistance to a child’s guardian while those on Wednesday evening was 11.79. There were 1.09 from 9,350 on Tuesday and 10107 on (10,900), Satara (7488), Ratnagiri (7385) spread over 26 States. designed as a special programme who did not have anyone to look after will be sent lakh patients across the State as on Wednesday. Wednesday. With 1,458 deaths report- Sindhudurg (5057), Nashik (4718) The launch on June 18 will be under the Central Component of to children’s homes. The liquor outlets in the State would start oper- ed on Wednesday, the Covid-19 toll in Nagpur (4674), Ahmednagar (4619) followed by the Prime Minister’s Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Taking care of the upbringing and education of ating from 9 am on Thursday and there is no restric- the State jumped from 1,14.154 to and Raigad (4067). address. Union Minister of Skill Yojana 3.0, with a total financial children orphaned by Covid, a monthly financial tion other than the Covid-related standard protocols. 1,15,390. Of the 3,86,41,639 samples sent to Development and outlay of Rs. 276 crore. assistance of 4,000 will be given to a child's Tipplers are welcome to visit the nearest outlet and With 10,107 fresh infections, the various laboratories across the state so Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath The programme will create guardian or caretaker, till he or she attains adult- pick up their favourite brands. The re-opening of total infections in the State rose from far, 59,34,880 have tested positive (15.36 Pandey will also be present on the skilled non-medical healthcare hood. liquor outlets owned by the State Government has 59,24,773 to 59,34,880. per cent) for Covid-19 until Wednesday. occasion. The programme aims to workers to fill the present and Further, the State Government will also provide come as a major relief to regular customers who were As 10,567 patients were discharged Currently, 6,78,781 people are in skill and upskill over one lakh future needs of manpower in the tablets or laptops to all such children studying in at the mercy of black marketeers who charged ten from the hospitals across the State after home quarantine while 5401 people are Covid warriors across the country, health sector, said the statement schools, colleges, or pursuing vocational times the original cost. PNS full recovery, the total number of peo- in institutional quarantine. according to the Prime Minister's from the PMO. education. 9     + !'+ , !   "%      #     ,4,/ Kandivlin police also launched inves- The residents got suspicious after tigations into the alleged fraud. as none of the beneficiaries were fter the residents of a city hous- The HHRWA office bearers told given the vaccination certificates.  $#$  Aing society alleged a fraud in the the police that the three alleged They also noticed that the vials used vaccination camp held by a private fraudsters collected 4.92 lakh from for vaccination camp bore 'Not For  4(   agency in their housing society, the 390 residents, housekeeping staff, Sale' stamp. Brihanmumbai Municipal security guards, drivers or domestic The society members he Uttar Pradesh Government is expected to Corporation (BMC) and Mumbai helpers on May 30 for conducting a approached one of the facilitators Tmake more stringent laws for gambling in police on Wednesday launched inde- vaccination camp. Sanjay Gupta for vaccination certifi- public places. The State Law Commission has not pendent investigations into manner The camp was conducted three cates. only made the Public Gambling Act enacted dur- in which three persons claiming facilitators, including Rajesh Pandey However, Gupta said that the ing the British era stricter but also put online themselves to represent two leading and Sanjay Gupta, who claimed to certificates would be given after 3-4 gambling and various forms of betting in the cat- hospitals fleeced them of 4.91 lakh represent leading private hospitals days. Later on the residents found out egory of non-bailable offences. on the pretext of organising a vacci- like the Kokilaben Dhirubhai after June 8 that the certificates were After studying the laws of several states, the nation camp. Ambani Hospital (KDAH) and the being generated from different hos- draft of Uttar Pradesh Public Gambling A day after the residents of the Nanavati Hospital. They agreed to pitals in the city, without the date of (Prevention) Bill has been prepared under the Hiranandani Heritage Society com- provide 400 vaccine doses for around vaccination i.e, May 30. chairmanship of a commission led by Justice A prising 435 flats in three towers at 1,260 each, for which the society Before long, some of the aggriev- N Mittal. A draft scripted by the Commission was Kandivali (west) in north Mumbai paid around 4.92 lakh. However the ed residents checked their status on submitted to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on flagged the issue in the media, BMC vaccination facilitator did not provide CoWin only to learn that they were Tuesday. It is believed that the state government Additional Commissioner Suresh receipts for the money taken. yet to get their first vaccine dose, a would soon implement its own law across the Kakani took suo moto cognisance of On their part, the KDAH and the development that prompted to lodge state with regards to gambling. the residents’ grievance and asked his Nanavati Hospital have distanced a complaint with the police. The State Law Commission in its draft has deputy Vishwas Shankarwar to con- themselves from the questionable Meanwhile, local BJP leader recommended to increase the amount of fine duct an enquiry and submit his vaccination camp by saying that Yogesh Sagar alleged that there could along with the provision of maximum punish- report within 48 hours.. they had nothing to do with the vac- be a nexus between the BMC and ment of three years. The special component is that Similarly after the office bearers cination camp conductred at unscrupulous elements in such pri- the draft of this new law has been made keep- of Hiranandani Heritage Residents’ Hiranandani Heritage Society. They vate drives and the beneficiaries ing in mind the fast growing habit of online gam-     $    $         5    #78  Welfare Association (HHRWA) said that they were not approached must make full enquiries before get- bling in the last decade. -      41 lodged a complaint with them, the by the housing society. ting lured by such offers.   ! "#   $% &'& 8

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Day. conservation of forests. Their religious practices forbid pressure both from Maoists as     #%. +     > +       "   . Even today, tribals live on the The path-breaking law gave them to even enter the core well as the security forces.     $%. ,   ,), 3            ( sidelines of the Indian political three generations of tribals the areas. The modern conserva- They are routinely rounded up  P                 F1/C/G5H landscape. They are indeed the right to live on their land. But tion programmes would have and made to suffer. marginalised entities in India’s they were asked to prove their these forests as open zoos for It is indeed a problem that     F1//GHQ 1  3    = P7        political life. The adivasis have ownership, which most of them the inspection of tourists. refuses to go away. The                   ( lived in forests at peace with can’t and that is the biggest stick While tourists and other Government, for its part, has        Q +     > #   .  nature for ages. But they have been to beat them up with. Though outsiders are welcome, the never tried to find the root of            3     castigated, charged, blamed and the authorities want them to adivasis are not. They are aliens the problem and solve it polit- demonised, often stripped of show papers of the inheri- in their own homes. Even if ically. The Maoists draw cadres                  # their basic human rights, their tance, they have lived on the they venture inside, they are from the wronged people. Since                   ( right to life and property includ- land even before paper was beaten up, tortured, even killed the exploitation doesn’t end,   #        ,73.(/B         ed. They are evicted from their invented! Even so, they have 1 ) by rangers. Their houses are they never run out of cadres.  #     %             dwelling places in the name of been branded a “danger to for- burnt and properties van- The basis of the problem is conservation and national inter- est land and wildlife”. =    dalised. Not very long ago, a 13- indeed economic being .                    est. To use the conservationist The adivasis have managed year-old boy was shot in the addressed with force. Since               +       ( lingo, their habitat is shrinking. It their environment better than  ) /  , Kaziranga for wandering inside 2010 when it was at its peak, it                      is being usurped legally. Despite neo-conservationists. People =  +  # the protected area. The park has has come down. It is now con-          some sops here and there, the con- in Gosaba, Sunderbans, are a shoot-at-sight policy. The fined to around 30 districts, but dition of tribals has not improved killed by the Bengal Tigers. =   ; Jenu Kuruba, tribals living in there is a long way to go. The even after Independence. They There is a village in Gosaba   ) ) the Nilgiri in Karnataka, are fre- gains of security forces are no remain on the margins, their life named Vidhwapalli, a village of 4)/ )1 quently shot while collecting guarantee that the problem is #+,- and livelihood constantly under widows whose husbands were mushrooms. Over 50 people over. Maoism is a problem the threat. The neo-colonial killed by tigers. The very same /< 1)6 have been shot dead by the born out of the social and eco- mindset has replaced the older people feed the tigress who =1<) , guards in the last five years. Of nomic milieu of the region and one. Conservation is one big takes shelter in the village when course, you haven’t heard or lack of development. The plank that is a legit and subtle way she is about to deliver her + +; read about them. They were sel- Government gives them to evict tribals from their land. cubs! Now think about the  1)) dom reported! enough fuel and exploitation The Forest Rights Act (FRA), Delhi ridge or Mumbai’s Aarey Another aspect of tribal that oils this war machinery. 2006, for the first time recognised forest constantly waning each   ) persecution is the Maoist vio- If the current rate of the rights of tribal communities passing year. Nearly 80 per cent ) 1   lence in forested areas. It is often exploitation of nature contin- to forest resources. Hitherto, of biodiversity in the world is reported from Chhattisgarh, ues, we may lose the forests and Government Acts and policies did in areas inhabited by tribals. =   Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, forest dwellers. And, with them, not recognise the symbiotic rela- They have conserved the forests ) ) / 4  Jharkhand, and others. The their wisdom to survive with- tionship of the forest dwellers with pretty well. They take from it security forces are up against out harming nature. the forests. This, ironically, was what they need, without mak-  =1 the armed resistance in the (The writer is a columnist always present in their depen- ing permanent damage and 1(4/) forests. However, not all tribals and documentary film-maker. dence on the forest as well as in giving time and chance to are supporters or sympathisers The views expressed are their traditional wisdom for the nature to recuperate and grow. of Maoists. Most of them face personal.) &$$&* $9$$"&&:#$9* SOUNDBITE           &&#  &#       '      ,  41 *!' Sir — As per reports, a housing society in   !! "" #"% "%& &' Mumbai’s Kandivali area has complained to 6  the police that it was cheated by some per- '&6 & &O6 sons who organised a COVID-19 vaccina- '0&&6  /&&6     &&&  tion camp by claiming to represent a pri- vate hospital, and the vaccine administered  6M#*  +/15/8       5        could be spurious. The society, Hiranandani & (&*> K( + Heritage Residents Welfare Association, has ),& '>/*#   ' #    now sought investigation into the matter. ''&&  #                 *    A vaccination camp was arranged by the &&     4&&  residential complex on May 30. But later it  )'(D)(E D+E D4 + E & O&!&! +  ,   "         ) - />44&= &&& A '& found that the Co-WIN portal did not have   ) )0 ; 1  LM6 /O*A  +  %     .            ( any record of the people who participated &*6      /0        %    .  #   and they received certificates in the name  2& =   & &  *&>4O  1      %    .  .  *         of different hospitals, it said. “If the vaccine +, &&#& >,4A O& ( = A"B   0*& # &+&                  +  ,  is found to be spurious, the people who got '83=/3:3-0/8 vaccinated will have a medical emergency +&!/&!!  L&&M! 'A K /> !   2                   to deal with. Therefore, there is an urgent !#)(/'&OL  A&6      3            $   need to investigate the whole episode so that     '   &&'&+&# ! ,   4    #       such fraudulent activities are not repeated !*A * )O,#* at other places,” the complaint stated. M6O,H@#?@?@#A &&  'A )&      5    #     The HHRWA had organised the camp   ''&  &     6 &&# 6      /        ( through a person who claimed to be a sales #6  ( & )  &&* ( *6 '&#&'A &&   # (          representative of a private hospital in 6 & & 3L '&A  '#&6               Andheri. As many as 390 members received *2*6 the jabs at 1,260 per person. They were  '  & 35.0'.=184100/8@//;*               ( shocked to receive vaccination certificates >0*8    *  6 ,     50/5 # in the name of Nanavati Hospital, Lifeline K '                ( Hospital and NESCO COVID Camp, beaches and the glowing sun.         among others. Nanavati Hospital denied any The G7 grouping took three important Sir — Raja, the famous festival of Odisha,    *(       decisions to restrict China, which is consid- && involvement and said they’re themselves a was badly hit by the COVID-19 second ""6": #       50/5   *   victim of the situation. ered to be moving in an unethical way. The wave. Due to the rising cases, the first is the threat to humanity, the sanction     7  ,   8   ( There are even doubts whether the res- Government imposed lockdown in most of '     ) + 6   , , S idents were actually given Covishield or if of $40 trillion and re-investigation into the the state. During this festival in the pre-pan- + =     S       9 it were just glucose or expired/waste vaccine. alleged Wuhan lab’s virus leak. We have demic times, people used to wear new +&>?:6 Meanwhile, the BMC, from this week, has always seen that when a programme is being clothes, moved around having fun, enjoyed       ,  %          ,    *   made signing of a Memorandum of held in developing nations, the news and savouries and involved themselves in “Raja >/-983:0/8  "            S        Understanding mandatory between private articles underlining the headlines of “Hiding Mauja” for various games and activities. K(     P    ,    *      vaccination providers and housing societies the poverty” in the international media pops But this year, the evergreen and colour- up. But when the same thing happens in the   Q )      <        + . if such camps are organised. ful Raja witnessed no colours due to the sec- ( ' Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai developed world, it is hushed up. The poor- ond wave of the pandemic. People, being in 9  S 9              . +   3) est city of the United Kingdom, Cornwall, ) a state of fear and negative mindset, were '+(( +  *            $  = P.              where the G7 summit was organised, does- adverse to letting their hair down. Maybe '&&     6               ( Sir — The group of seven largest indus- n’t get any space in international coverage. the State Government should start a show &  "  >Q #  "             trial and developed nations was found- The powerful nations didn’t even that will add some colour and flavour to the & ed in1970 with a focus on economic issue focus on how to address the issue of the life of the Odia people. !'        .            2   and to resolve global problems. The appetite of the poor by providing shelter Sarmistha Pradhan | Cuttack '6       -    ) ?   %(    47th G7 Summit was held in the city of to their bodies and food to their stomach. It seems that poverty is the selling point   /     1  *   #          Cornwall, the United Kingdom. The *:<8/--8/018 western media focused only on the only in certain cases. , #   +     8@ .   (   S > Aman Jaiswal | New Delhi +/00/8-0*93*://8;<=13+,>*= K (= '&   ! "#   $% &'& ;

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However, if   %(G @            the sixafore-mentioned aspects are not taken    @          into consideration, the idea will perhaps not #     )    . I $  )  ( travel much distance on the ground. Let us consider each one of them.     !      ( ( No matter how good an idea is, it will get            ,I @    converted into a policy only if the ultimate                decision-making authority, a politician or a #        @   1     group of politicians, puts its stamp on it. For  %   .         example, many would argue that reservation     6   (            in government jobs is adversely impacting gov- ) (   ,   "    @8I    ernance. If there is a referendum, perhaps the majority will vote against it. But can we dis- ) 1 /  < ;       %        pense with it now or at any time in the future?    )  ,     ,         Perhaps not, because it will never be political- ,+ 1  = ly acceptable. That is why decision making in ; , < democracies takes much longer than in coun- ++ 1  tries like China. A lot of time gets spent in con- /) 6  ) sensus building. This is not to say that democ- ,+ 1    racies are worse than autocracies because polit- ical acceptability, as an underlying principle of (  N  ; democracy, has its own merits. ,+,  Social desirability of an idea is equally ;    important even if it may not appear to be so.  , </ It is important in the context of implementa- +  ( < They were obviously politically problem relating to their manage- clutches of "middle-men". tion of an idea that may be politically accept- ((+ /6 acceptable as well. But they never ment as well. This management of However, opposition to the Bills able. A number of schemes announced by the 4,/1 happened on the ground. Similar the teachers who are the pivot of wasstill so huge. It reflected the %     $   8 ,    $   government, hence politically acceptable, fail apprehensions are raised about the school education, has left a lot to inability of the proponents to on the ground because while formulating the ;)(,) recently announced National be desired. The biggest mafia in make this idea "emotionally relat-       (       scheme, the social context is not taken into  4( Education Policy (NEP). The school education is the one that able" to the farming community. )     @  I       $  I consideration. Thus, the infamous Family /<  Policy recommends allocation of provides pre-service training, the The Bills are indeed socially desir-                !  ( Planning effort of the government during the  =1, # six per cent of GDP to Education B.Ed and D.El.Edcolleges. A large able but the government which      ,   1!.,   ( dark days of Emergency not only met with fail- ( Sector. This is nothing new. It was number of them exist only on has otherwise demonstrated to be            @  L      ure but led to the fall of the government. This +  ( < recommended long ago by Dr paper but they can give you a so skilful in communicating mes-           +    may be an extreme example but many schemes ((+ /#;  Kothari in his Report as well. But degree. The selection of teachers sages, has apparently been unable          +    and ideas face enormous problems if they are the money never came despite a to government schools is anoth- to do so in the present instance. not socially desirable. Understanding the  1 4 cess levied by the government to er racket. One former Chief Hence, the Bills that are so bene-  .  %      ,   "   needs of the stake holders is critical for the suc- /( 4)  raise resources. In fact, during the Minister is behind the bars for ficial to the farmers are not per-    @           cess of any scheme. ; 1,4  period from 2014 to 2018 the bud- manipulating selection. What can ceived as such. There is, therefore, ,               ( Technology is changing by the day. Hence, )(,#  getary allocation to school educa- be expected of teachers who have this problem of perception and a             ( the feasibility of technology becomes an ) ( (  N tion actually came down in real come through such a process? large number of farmers are not  I          important determinant in the implementation )  terms. Without requisite money to Human resource management is able to relate emotionally with the 1            @   of an idea and sustaining it. Many of those that   back ideas, such ideas will not the key to the success of any pro- Bills. have not travelled to various parts of the coun- travel a long distance. gramme. The listing of these limitations   9  ,         try advocate the use of internet to reach out ( ) 1  Even if we have the requisite Finally, no matter what the does not mean that things donot %   6     @8I    1    to children during COVID-19 times for money, if the desired human government does, the final arbiter happen in the government. The  (@8     +         ( schooling. They are perhaps unaware of the resources are not available, the is the judiciary. It can undo all that success of Ayushman Bharat, the  .               fact that internet has not reached out as yet to idea will not work on the ground. may have been attempted. The Coal Block auctions and unprece- %    8* 1 ,       (( a large part of the country. The situation may One of the reasons of failure in over-indulgent judiciary can make dented increase in coal production   # @8           1  change over a period of time but as of now, it delivery of health care in rural matters worse. during 2014-16, the successful       "   +   + may not be possible to reach out to all the chil- areas is the shortage of doctors. The Farm Bills appear to be management of Covid-19 fallout dren through the net. Health care is politically acceptable fine on all these dimensions men- in Mumbai and many districts of      8 ,-7+  50/C %   6  The most critical part in implementation of and socially desirable. There is rea- tioned above. Even those who are the country and the like prove that ,      @8     ,   )I an idea is the availability of funds to back such sonable amount of money avail- opposing it on account of politi- it-can-happen. These pro-  "       !       an idea. Till a couple of years ago, number of able. 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ifting Trump's sanctions, Iranian election has been rigged bit beyond the treaty limit of to be untrustworthy by quitting they wouldn't have got away @SecBlinken, is a legal& so that the 'hard-liners' are 3.67% (far below weapons- the treaty. The Iranian economy with rigging the election like this Lmoral obligation, NOT bound to win it. grade). It allowed inspections to paid the price, starving in the four years ago, when the treaty negotiating leverage. Didn't Joe Biden therefore only continue, it kept nothing secret, gutter for three years. was new and popular hopes work for Trump - won't work for had five months to reverse but every three or six months it The question of who goes were still high in Iran. The you," tweeted Iran's Foreign Donald Trump's deliberate moved the enrichment up first is fundamentally childish if despair created by Trump's Minister Mohammad Javad ./001:)&* wrecking of the 2015 treaty that another notch to create some there is trust, but America has renewed sanctions killed those Zarif late last month. But what prevented Iran from working on counter-pressure on the other forfeited the right to demand hopes. Biden may be wrong to if US Secretary of State Antony nuclear weapons. After the June signatories to sort their that Iran trust it. Biden and let the JCPOA treaty die. An Blinken (and President Joe election, the wreckers would be American problem out. Blinken must know that immediate end to US sanctions Biden) have just decided that in power in Tehran, and they Finally, Trump lost the 2020 demanding Iran go first dooms and a quick roll-back of Iran's reviving the 2015 nuclear deal is would sabotage the talks. election, Biden replaced him in the negotiations, and that a deviations from strict adherence a lost cause? So why didn't Blinken's the White House last January, rigged election in Iran will to the treaty's terms might have There are quite a few peo- people move faster? it's probably too late. way, but none of them wanted and it became possible to repair shortly close the door on the deal been done the trick. Even a new ple in the Biden administration, It was the Trump adminis- Iran did nothing for more to get into a showdown with all the damage. However, the for good. It would break them hard-line government in Iran and particularly in the State tration that unilaterally pulled than a year, waiting and hoping Trump by breaking the US new secretary of state, Antony off, because Iran's Supreme would have found it hard to Department, who can count to out of the JCPOA treaty (Joint that the other signatories sanctions. So when Trump tight- Blinken, then announced that Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, unpick that sort of done deal. twenty without even taking Comprehensive Plan of Action) (Britain, France, Germany, ened the sanctions further in Iran would have to roll back all has arranged for his faithful sup- But it would have been a their shoes off. So they must and slapped crippling econom- Russia and China) would find May 2019, crushing Iran's its post-2019 increments to the porter Ebrahim Raisi to win the gamble, and Biden seems to have The author’s new book is have realised that there was ‘Growing Pains: The ic sanctions on Iran in 2018. ways to help Iran get around the remaining oil exports, Tehran enrichment process BEFORE election by banning more open- decided that he couldn't afford going to be an election in Iran Future of Democracy Since then, Iran has repeatedly American sanctions. began to go beyond the treaty the US lifted its sanctions. minded candidates from run- to risk his political capital that next Friday (18 June). (and Work)’. The views said that if the US just cancelled The other countries all limits - a little bit. The shoe is clearly on the ning at all. way. It will be years before we Many of them would even expressed are personal. Trump's sanctions and rejoined agreed that Iran was not violat- It didn't leave the treaty, but wrong foot there. It was the Both men are fiercely anti- know if this was a fatal mistake have known that this time the the treaty, all would be well. Now ing the terms of the treaty in any it began to enrich its uranium a United States that showed itself Western ultra-conservatives, but (and who it was fatal for).   ! "#   $% &'&  = )&%067)02708%)0/-/7+./9*2:.  = '   # (&# =, # ith stern expressions and Wpolite words before the   cameras, President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin  = follows a diplomatic tug-of- plunged into hours of face-to- war that saw deep cuts in face talks on Wednesday at a ussian President Vladimir diplomatic personnel. lush lakeside Swiss mansion, a RPutin says he and US Russia’s ambassador to the highly anticipated summit at a President Joe Biden have US, Anatoly Antonov, was time when both leaders say agreed to return their ambas- recalled from Washington relations between their coun- sadors to their posts in a bid about three months ago after tries are at an all-time low. to lower tensions. Biden described Putin as a Biden called it a discussion Putin made the killer. between “two great powers” announcement at a news con- US Ambassador to Russia and said it was “always better ference following a summit on John Sullivan left Moscow to meet face to face.” Putin said Wednesday with Biden in almost two months ago after he hoped the talks would be Geneva. Russia suggested he return to “productive.” The return of ambassadors Washington for consultations. The meeting in a book- lined room had a somewhat   -)      :     in which he informed Putin hold a solo news conference, awkward beginning — both O:  ! P     & that he would be expelling with Biden following suit. The men appeared to avoid looking several Russian diplomats and White House opted against a directly at each other during a stoic Russian leader - moments For months, they have imposing sanctions against joint news conference, deciding brief and chaotic photo oppor- earlier when they posed with traded sharp rhetoric. Biden dozens of people and compa- it did not want to appear to ele- tunity before a scrum of Swiss President Guy Parmelin, has repeatedly called out Putin nies, part of an effort to hold vate Putin at a moment when jostling reporters. who welcomed them to for malicious cyberattacks by the Kremlin accountable for the US president is urging Biden nodded when a Switzerland for the summit. Russian-based hackers on US 9,  -)    P   :  $   : ; ! 9,+    interference in last year’s pres- European allies to pressure reporter asked if Putin could be Biden and Putin first held interests, for the jailing of  !  5,      & idential election and the hack- Putin to cut out myriad provo- trusted, but the White House a relatively intimate meeting Russia’s foremost opposition ing of federal agencies. cations. quickly sent out a tweet insist- joined by US Secretary of State leader and for interference in otherwise. adversaries. and that “the situation is too Putin and his entourage Biden sees himself with few ing that the president was “very Antony Blinken and Russian American elections. In advance of Wednesday’s “We should decide where difficult in Russian-American arrived first at the summit site: peers on foreign policy. He clearly not responding to any Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Putin has reacted with meeting, both sides set out to it’s in our mutual interest, in the relations.” He added that “the Villa La Grange, a grand lake- traveled the globe as a member one question, but nodding in Each side had a translator for whatabout-isms and denials lower expectations. interest of the world, to coop- fact that the two presidents side mansion set in Geneva’s of the Senate Foreign Relations acknowledgment to the press the session, which lasted about — pointing to the Jan. 6 insur- Even so, Biden said it was erate, and see if we can do that,” agreed to meet and finally start biggest park. Next came Biden Committee and was given dif- generally.” Putin ignored shout- an hour and a half. The meet- rection at the US Capitol to an important step if the United Biden told reporters earlier to speak openly about the and his team. Putin flew into ficult foreign policy assign- ed questions from reporters, ing, after about a 40-minute argue that the US has no busi- States and Russia were able to this week. “And the areas where problems is already an achieve- Geneva on Wednesday short- ments by President Barack including whether he feared break, then expanded to include ness lecturing on democratic ultimately find “stability and we don’t agree, make it clear ment.” ly before the scheduled start of Obama when Biden was vice jailed Russian opposition leader senior aides on each side. norms and insisting that the predictability” in their rela- what the red lines are.” Arrangements for the the meeting; Biden — who was president. His portfolio includ- Alexei Navalny. Biden and Putin were Russian government hasn’t tionship, a seemingly modest Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry meeting were carefully chore- already in Europe for meetings ed messy spots like Iraq and The two leaders did shake expected to meet for a total of been involved in any election goal from the president for Peskov, told The Associated ographed and vigorously nego- with allies — arrived the day Ukraine and weighing the met- hands - Biden extended his four to five hours of wide-rang- interference or cyberattacks dealing with the person he Press on Wednesday that no tiated. Biden first floated the before. After the meeting con- tle of China’s Xi Jinping during hand first and smiled at the ing talks. despite US intelligence showing sees as one of America’s fiercest breakthroughs were expected meeting in an April phone call cludes, Putin is scheduled to his rise to power.   #   5    '          " #    

    )   6  /            overnment troops in  >14) ,  = GMyanmar have burned most of a village in the coun- sraeli aircraft carried out a resident Joe Biden on try’s central heartland, a resi- Iseries of airstrikes at militant PTuesday unveiled picks for dent said Wednesday, con- sites in the Gaza Strip early nine ambassadorial postings, firming reports by independent Wednesday, the first such raids tapping career diplomats media and on social networks. since a shaky cease-fire ended steeped in foreign policy expe- The action appeared to be an the war with Hamas last rience — as well as political attempt to suppress resistance month. allies and aviation hero “Sully” against the ruling military The airstrikes targeted Sullenberger. junta. facilities used by Hamas mili- The picks include former The attack is the latest tants for meetings to plan Interior Secretary Ken Salazar example of how violence has attacks, the Israeli military as ambassador to Mexico and become endemic in much of said, blaming the group for any former Deputy Secretary of Myanmar in recent months as act of violence emanating from State Tom Nides as ambassador the junta tries to subdue an Gaza. There were no immedi- to Israel. incipient nationwide insurrec- ate reports of casualties. Retired airline pilot C B tion. After the army seized On Tuesday, hundreds of 1  $         >-     “Sully” Sullenberger, most power in February, over- Israeli ultranationalists, some )      & famous for negotiating the throwing the elected govern- chanting “Death to Arabs,” emergency landing of US ment of Aung San Suu Kyi, a paraded in east Jerusalem in a flags as they danced and sang Airways Flight 1549 on the nonviolent civil disobedience show of force that threatened to religious songs. 5   Hudson River with no fatalities, movement arose to challenge ,        '   5   $5   5         & spark renewed violence. At one point, several dozen has been named to serve as US military rule, but the junta’s Palestinians in Gaza respond- youths, jumping and waving     representative on the Council attempt to repress it with dead- to protect against the junta’s they were missing. The incident in Kinma ed by launching incendiary their hands in their air, chant- of the International Civil ly force fuelled rather than troops and police. Most such Asked if he planned to go attracted special attention balloons that caused at least 10 ed: “Death to Arabs!” In anoth- Aviation Organisation. quelled resistance. local forces are very lightly back to the village, he said: “No, because the Burman, or fires in southern Israel. er anti-Arab chant, they yelled:  #  The announcement comes Photos and videos of dev- armed with homemade hunt- we dare not to. We think it isn’t Barmar ethnic group, the coun- The march posed a test for “May your village burn.” as Biden is on the tail end of an astated Kinma village in ing rifles. over. We will shift to other vil- try’s power-holding majority, is Israel’s fragile new government In a scathing condemna- ; + eight-day European trip that Magway region that circulated The village defense force lages. Even if we go back to our predominant in the Magway as well as the tenuous truce that tion on Twitter, Foreign included stops in the United widely on social media on gave residents advance warning village, there is no place to stay region and it is unusual for ended last month’s 11-day war Minister Yair Lapid said those  >14) , Kingdom for a meeting of the Wednesday showed much of of the troops’ arrival, so only because everything is burnt.” them to be targeted for such between Israel and Hamas. shouting racist slogans were “a Group of Seven leaders and the village flattened by fire and four or five people were left in The village defense forces severe measures. Palestinians consider the disgrace to the Israeli people,” he Israeli military on Belgium for a gathering of the the charred bodies of farm the village when they began are committed to forming a The army burned many march, meant to celebrate adding: “The fact that there are TWednesday shot and killed 27 NATO countries and the animals. One report said the vil- searching houses in the after- future opposition federal army, villages of the Muslim Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem radicals for whom the Israeli a Palestinian woman who it US-EU summit. lage had about 1,000 residents. noon. When they found noth- and some have allied them- Rohingya minority in 2017 in in 1967, to be a provocation. flag represents hatred and said tried to ram her car into a The trip culminates in A villager contacted by phone ing, they began setting the selves with ethnic minority a brutal counterinsurgency Hamas called on Palestinians to racism is abominable and group of soldiers guarding a Geneva on Wednesday with a said only 10 of 237 houses were homes on fire, he said. groups in border areas that campaign in the western state “resist” the parade, a version of unforgivable.” West Bank construction site. highly anticipated meeting with left standing. The villager, who “There are some forests just have been fighting for decades of Rakhine that drove more which helped ignite last month’s The crowd, while boister- In a statement, the army Russia’s Vladimir Putin, where asked that his name not be used nearby our village. Most of us for autonomy from the central than 700,000 to seek safety 11-day Gaza war. ous, appeared to be much said soldiers opened fire at the the leaders are to discuss rising because of fear of government fled into the forests,” he said. government. across the border in With music blaring, hun- smaller than during last woman in Hizmeh, just north tensions between their coun- reprisals, said most residents The villager said he Most of the fiercest fight- Bangladesh. dreds of Jewish nationalists month’s parade. From the of Jerusalem, after she exited tries. As a candidate, Biden had already fled when soldiers believed there were three casu- ing takes place in the border There is widespread preju- gathered and moved in front of Damascus Gate, they proceed- the car and pulled out a knife. declined to rule out appointing firing guns entered the village alties, a boy who was a goat- regions, where government dice against the Rohingya and Damascus Gate. Most appeared ed around the Old City to the The statement did not say how political donors to ambas- shortly before noon on Tuesday. herder who was shot in the forces are deployed in areas few in Myanmar protested the to be young men, and many Western Wall, the holiest place close the woman was to the sol- sadorships or other posts if he He said he believed the thigh, and an elderly couple controlled by ethnic groups army’s treatment of them, held blue-and-white Israeli where Jews can pray. diers, and the army did not was elected. But he pledged that troops were searching for who were unable to flee. He such as the Chin in the west, though international courts release any photos or video of his nominees, regardless of members of a village defense believed the couple had died the Kachin in the north and the are now considering whether it the incident. their contributor status. force that had been established but several media reports said Karenni in the east. constituted genocide. 9'P +     $+    &$$ 

London: Dominic Cummings, last year,” he writes in his blog. the former top aide of UK Prime In screenshots of Minister Boris Johnson, on WhatsApp messages he has Wednesday reignited an ongoing shared alongside, the Prime row over the government’s han- Minister appears to call dling of the Covid-19 pandem- Hancock’s efforts “totally ic as he shared expletive-laden f****** hopeless” in response to WhatsApp messages believed a message from Cummings to be from his former boss in and in others seems to consid- which the premier brands his er replacing him. health secretary “hopeless”. The 7,000-word blogpost Johnson’s former Chief dubs Hancock’s version of Strategy Adviser, who left events as “fiction” and criticis- Downing Street unceremoni- es “systemic incompetence” ously last year, has previously surrounding the UK Prime made withering attacks on UK Minister. Health Secretary Matt Hancock Downing Street has refused and claimed the minister to be drawn into the latest should have been sacked for WhatsApp messages row, with 15-20 things, including “for the UK Prime Minister’s offi- lying” to people. cial spokesperson saying Following Hancock’s own Johnson continued to have evidence before a parliamen- “full confidence” in Hancock. tary committee to deny all the “I am not planning to allegations, Cummings took engage with every allegation to his blogpost to brand the put forward, the Prime Cabinet minister’s parliamen- Minister has worked very tary evidence as an attempt to closely with the Health rewrite history. Secretary throughout and will “Number10/Hancock have continue to do so,” the repeatedly lied about the failures spokesperson said. PTI   ! "#   $% &'&  >

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Trendlyne data. be on repairing and preparing The Government e- Adani Group stocks have the health infrastructure as Marketplace (GeM) portal was been scorchers in the stock well as the economy for future launched in 2016 for online market in the last year before challenges. purchase of goods and services they started unravelling in the To prepare a base for a sus- by all central and state gov- last three days and have been tained higher growth rate, the            2  ernment ministries and agen- going down ever since. Government continues to : 45     41 cies. informed decisions according- suppliers only. Adani Group investors unleash reforms and has also The Ministry also said ly,” it said. Informing about the por- have seen wealth erosion of  extended free food distribution mean insulating our planet “This goes on to show that GeM was the first e-commerce Buyers have been provided tal, Commerce Secretary Anup 1.10 lakh crore in the last three group with the highest market schemes to aid the poor hit against the next pandemic, India as a nation is adaptable portal in the country which with a filter in the marketplace Wadhawan said it is providing trading sessions. capitalisation. hard by the pandemic. ensuring we focus on a sus- and agile,” he said. had started displaying the to identify and select products increasing market access to Adani Enterprises was Adani Green’s market cap “Over the past year, we tainable lifestyle that stops eco- After the brutal second ‘country of origin’ of all prod- from among MII (make in seller groups like MSEs (micro down 5.82 per cent at 1449.30. is at 1.83 lakh crore, even have witnessed a lot of disrup- logical degradation, strength- wave in April and May, the ucts prominently for giving its India) complaint sellers/ prod- and small enterprises), women Adani Enterprises Ltd has though it is a relatively new tion in different sectors. Much ening cooperation in further- Covid case has fallen more than buyers the right to make ucts only, it said. self-help groups (SHGs), and gained 213.40 per cent in the company. Adani Green has of it is still there,” Modi said at ing research as well as innova- 80 per cent since its peak 5 informed decisions of pro- “Sellers who do not declare start-ups. last six months. It has a market given a one year return of the VivaTech Summit. “Yet, dis- tion.” weeks ago. curement. local content % (percentage) Currently, GeM has over cap of 1.59 lakh crore. 238.4 per cent. Along with ruption does not have to mean Indian economy suffered This as also the pick up in Now, it is mandatory for all while uploading product and 6,90,000 MSE sellers and ser- Adani Total Gas is up 917.9 other stocks, Adani Green was despair. Instead, we must keep its worst contraction in four the pace of vaccination had sellers to upfront declare the creating catalogue on GeM vice providers and they con- per cent in the last one year and down by 3.38 per cent at  the focus on the twin founda- decades as coronavirus- aided state governments to ‘country of origin’, without will lose out on business and tribute over 56 per cent of the has a market cap of 1.53 lakh 1,171.25 on Wednesday. tion of repair and prepare.” induced lockdowns stalled relax restrictions at a relative- which they cannot upload will not be able to participate total order value on the plat- crore. It was down on Adani Ports has given a This time last year the businesses and economic activ- ly faster pace than in 2020. products on the platform. in bids in which the buyer has form. Wednesday by 5.02 per cent at one year return of 108 per cent world was still seeking a vac- ity. “I believe where conven- “Going a step further, chosen to procure only MII- Speaking with reporters, 1,394. compared to 61.1 per cent for cine and today two vaccines are While attempts were made tion fails, innovation can help. GeM has also started high- compliant products,” it added. GeM Chief Executive Officer P Adani Total Gas has gained the Nifty. Its market cap is at being made in India, and more to control the spread of infec- This has been seen during the lighting the local content % In the portal, a MII filter K Singh said there are 9,980 86.09 per cent in the last three 1.44 lakh crore. It was down are in the development or trial tions and healthcare infra- Covid-19 global pandemic, (percentage) on the product has been provided using which start-ups registered on GeM months, as per Trendlyne data. 7.22 per cent at 706.85 on stages, he said. structure built to treat the ill, which is the biggest disruption description page prominently. a buyer can filter out all non- currently.He said that to While Adani Enterprises Wednesday. “We have to continue the government implemented of our age. All nations have suf- “So, even within the prod- local suppliers and restrict its address the credit access chal- and Adani Ports have been the Adani Ports and Special repairing health infrastructure huge reforms across sectors - fered losses and faced anxiety ucts made in India, buyers can procurements under direct lenges faced by MSMEs, flagship companies, it is Adani Economic Zone Ltd has lost and our economies,” he said. from mining to space, from about the future,” Modi said. identify products that have purchase and L-1 (lowest bid) GeMSAHAY app has been Green Energy which is the 19.14 per cent in the last one “And when I say prepare, I banking to atomic energy. higher local content and take purchase from among local rolled out. star in the portfolio of the week. ,  >$  #P   18 ('&'&  5 R#    '   ?.1! -  [email protected] 0!'&    '2  #   =,?   merce ministry. Imports too rose by 98.33 <# per cent to USD 19.59 billion    ,4,/ tive policy and a calm com- during the period, the data     ment on short-term inflation- showed. ey benchmark indices ary pressure can drive the mar- Exports of sectors such as ndia’s fuel demand rebound- KSensex and Nifty retreated kets ahead,” Vinod Nair, Head engineering, gems and jew- Ied in the first half of June as from record-high levels on of Research at Geojit Financial ellery and petroleum products easing of coronavirus lock- Wednesday following intense Services, said. are recording healthy growth downs helped sales but the con- selling in Reliance and HDFC Chice Broking in a note rates. sumption was still lower com- twins as investors turned cau- said that the domestic market The exports grew by 52.39 pared to last year. While petrol tious ahead of the outcome of took cues from the weak glob- per cent to USD 7.71 billion sales rose by 13 per cent dur- the US Federal Reserve’s poli- al market ahead of the US Fed’s during the first week of this ing June 1-15 over the same cy meeting. decision. month and by about 40 per period of last month, diesel The 30-share BSE index cent to USD 6.35 billion dur-     government should ensure consumption was up 12 per ended 271.07 points or 0.51 per ing the second week of this that the mines that are allot- cent, according to data com- cent lower at 52,501.98. It had $ $ ?7@7A month, according to the data. he Centre on Wednesday ted are operationalised at the piled by state fuel retailers.This closed at an all-time high of     healthy growth in shipments in Exports during Apr-May Tsaid the government is earliest by hand-holding the is the first monthly increase 52,773.05 on Tuesday.      sectors such as engineering, this fiscal year jumped to USD planning to simplify the green allottees and holding regular since March. Fuel demand had The broader NSE Nifty ndia’s exports rose by 46.43 gems and jewellery and petro- 62.89 billion, as against USD clearances required for the meetings, among others. recovered to near-normal lev- retreated from a record and %.    Iper cent to USD 14.06 billion leum products, according to 29.41 billion in the same peri- quick operationalisation of “Expect these two clear- els in March before the onset of declined 101.70 points or 0.64 during June 1-14 on account of preliminary data of the com- od last year. mining projects, including ances (EC and FC), rest of the second wave of Covid-19 per cent to 15,767.55.    ,4,/ coal. clearances come from the state infections led to the reimposi- PowerGrid was the top It assumes significance government. In fact, for EC tion of lockdowns in different laggard in the Sensex pack, xtending its losses for $7 #'   #  as mining projects in various and FC, a lot depends on the states, stalling mobility and shedding around 2 per cent, Eseventh straight session, states face delays in production efficiency of the state govern- muting economic activity. followed by IndusInd Bank, the rupee slipped by 1 paisa due to lack of approvals such ment’s forest department. Reliance, L&T, UltraTech to end at 73.32 against the US  ,   #   as forest and environment Cement and Bajaj Finance. dollar following risk-off sen- clearance. On the other hand, Nestle, timent among investors     reflected in the MRP and benefit of the reduc- “(With regard to) EC NTPC, ONGC, Bajaj Finserv ahead of the outcome of the tion should be passed on to the consumers, it (environment clearance) and Hindustan Unilever and US Federal Reserve meeting. rug pricing regulator NPPA has asked phar- noted. FC (forest clearance), we are Infosys were among the gain- At the interbank foreign Dmaceutical companies and medical device “In view of the above, all the manufactur- actually trying to do some- ers. exchange market, the rupee makers to reduce prices on products on which ers and marketing companies are required to thing with the Ministry of “Indian indices slipped opened at 73.29 per dollar as the GST has been lowered in order to pass on revise the MRPs of drugs/formulations on Environment and Forest ahead of the Fed policy against its previous close of the benefit to the consumers. In a notification, which tax/GST rates have been reduced taking (MoEF). I think some simpli- announcement as global mar- 73.31. the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority into effect the revised GST rates,” NPPA said. fication is going to be done. kets turned cautious. It hovered in the range of (NPPA) noted that a change in tax rates has an Recalling or re-labelling or re-stickering on “The secretary Weakening MoM sales data 73.26 to 73.38 during the day. impact on the fixation of maximum retail prices the label of the container or pack of the already MoEF...Told us in a meeting and rising prices in the US are The domestic currency has (MRP) of various drugs and formulations. released stocks in the market is not mandato- that EC, FC norms are of adding concerns to ongoing lost 52 paise in the seven As per DPCO 2013, MRP of drugs and for- ry if manufacturers are able to ensure price com- course friendlier so that we inflationary trend. But, Fed trading sessions to mulations are inclusive of taxes. Therefore, any pliance at the retailer level through issuance of will able to have operation in maintaining an accommoda- Wednesday. downward change in tax or GST rates should be a revised price list, it noted. a quicker way,” Coal Additional Secretary M Nagaraju said. !  # He was speaking during 3 4 &H2**?@?? the Virtual Chhattisgarh $   0 Mining Summit organised by #O"@@*31' the PHD Chamber of  Commerce and Industry.  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Stating that cost an additional of 14,775 India imports a significant crore to the exchequer. The quantity of edible oils to meet hike is part of the government’s domestic demand, the Centre effort to ensure that farmers get said it is working on a “series the key soil nutrient at old rates of mid- and long-term mea- of 1200 per bag. sures” to make the country self- With rise in global prices, sufficient. the actual price of DAP reached “Edible oil prices in India 2,400 per bag. DAP is the are showing a declining trend second most popular fertiliser across a wide array of oils. among Indian farmers behind As per data from the urea — in 2020-21, 119.13 Department of Consumer lakh tons of DAP were pur- Affairs, over the past month, chased, compared to 350 lakh the prices of edible oils are now tons for the top-selling urea. coming down,” an official state- Beside DAP, the government is ment said. providing  900 per bag sub- In some cases, the decline sidy on urea. is as much as nearly 20 per cent, The decision was taken at as shown in prices in Mumbai, a high-level meeting chaired by it added. Prime Minister Narendra Citing examples, the gov- Modi. Briefing the media, ernment said the price of palm Minister of State for Chemicals oil was 142 per kg on May 7 and Fertilisers Mansukh and now, it has come down to Mandaviya on Wednesday said 115 per kg, a drop of 19 per the Cabinet has approved cent. 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there and then and produced from the rear, or they are delivered directly to P,  your home the following day. While this is a format that has emerged as a result of the short-term restrictions of work-     Q ing in a Covid environment, it is quite likely that customers will come to accept it and then prefer it.  <4),  411  Technology will drive a revolution in the forthcoming months and years 0 and thus, retailers should invest in dig- #& itally advanced infrastructure and facil- ities. Digital transformation will pave the & way for touch-free shopping experi- ences, merchandising, transactions, and ctor Ayushmann Khurrana’s equity has been soar- eliminate physical interactions, there- Aing since the past few years as he delivered eight fore, investment in retail technology will back-to-back hits in theatres. His booming credibil- be seen. The use of VR and AR for mar- ity with inclusive, conversation-starting social enter- keting changed the playing field dramat- tainers in India has made him one of the most sought- ically. Leading companies are adopting after brand endorsers in the country. augmented reality (AR) or virtual real- Now, Ayushmann has been roped in to be the face ity (VR) into their digital marketing of a mobile phone brand. As we all know, mobile strategy to attract customers, advertise phones and banking are two sectors that thrive on the their goods, improve sales, retain con- credibility of the artist to become the face. Recently, sumers, and give consumers new expe- mobile phone brands have signed on the superstars riences. Their application is expanding like Robert Downey Jr and Virat Kohli. So, Ayushmann in a variety of fields, including health- being roped in for a mobile phone brand surely means care, medicine, astronomy, education, his credibility with the masses is only on the rise. defence, and consumer products. When asked if Ayushmann could decode what AR and VR also allow for in-store makes him so brand-friendly, he candidly says, experiences to be had from the comfort “Whatever my equity is today, is mainly due to the suc- of one’s own home, eliminating the need cess of my social entertainers to travel to the store. AR is rapidly being which have made me connect used by e-commerce platforms to allow to the people of India. These he COVID-19 outbreak elicited a buyers to experience the goods as if they films have told people who wide spectrum of merchants’ were there in a real-life situation. The I’m, how I think, and what my Tsentiments and behaviours. The use of augmented reality and virtual intent is as an entertainer.” retailers are focussing on innovation to reality in retail establishments, e-com- He adds, “I’d like to believe operate to the best of their capacities in GO TOUCH-FREE merce, and advertising is the next big brands have noticed this the new normal. If the modifications, thing poised to disrupt marketing par- and connected with the that merchants are compelled to make adigms. AR is more successful since it idea that I try to tell real as a result of the pandemic, are good '    #     ' has reduced costs and assists customers stories of real people. I enough, they will become the new in making purchasing decisions while feel thrilled that I’m benchmark for customer experience.  #   #    '   they are engaged with the information. part of a brand’s vision When you introduce customers to a ‘Shopping by appointment’ is anoth- and journey to reach new level of convenience, reduced # #    ,7$<7@ 86 %7&5 er shopping trend now gaining more out to the audience pricing, or better fit, their future expec- popularity. This is already happening with a narrative that tations will be established accordingly. with a lot of designer labels and fashion resonates with my As sad as a pandemic of this magnitude This indicates that the offline- firms, and it’s a trend that may continue journey in cinema. is, merchants simply cannot afford to online link is more crucial than ever to spread when Covid fades into obscu- I’m grateful that my waste time. before. Brands that are unable to bal- rity. In a nutshell, ‘appointment only’ films have worked During the first several months, ance the two might struggle. Physical refers to booking an appointment and wonderfully at the box dealing with the new social distance retail remains a very powerful tool for receiving a time window in the store for office and also got the standards was difficult, and only a few customer engagement and the digital yourself only or with a restricted num- love and appreciation shops could open, largely selling food, environment will never be able to ber of other clients. While the short-term from people.” medical supplies, and necessities. With compete with its value and experience, goal is to maintain social distance stan- Ayushmann says he many establishments closing, the retail hence, being omnichannel is the way dards and make the client feel safe, the has been fortunate to get sector business faced a very low con- forward to exist in composure. long-term goal is to deliver a variety of the right films that have sumer base and was at times nil. E-commerce will continue to eat substantial benefits leading to a lasting become huge hits. Success However, as time passed, each sector market share because it already has the experience. Customers with an appoint- always translates to equity, learned new strategies to deal with the tools in place to provide what customers ment are more likely to make purchas- he feels. new difficulty. want — price, selection, free and rapid es, allowing retailers to spend more of “I have always believed in Consumer behaviour was forced to delivery, to mention a few. Many brick- their time and effort on other aspects of letting my work do the talking. I alter during the lockdown. With phys- and-mortar stores were failing even their business. have been fortunate enough to ical stores closing, everyone, even sec- before the outbreak. The reasons for this With huge retailers suffering and are pick projects that have contributed tors and client groups that had previ- are numerous and complicated, but it in the midst of a recession, landlords will to the new discourse of how cin- ously avoided doing so, had to turn to is reasonable to assume that the rise and need to rethink their options and tactics ema in India can be unique, the digital realm for their retail require- popularity of e-commerce are to blame if they want to keep filling their facilities clutter-breaking, conversation- ments. Now that this behavioural for a large portion of it. with brands that attract customers and starting entertainers that don’t change has been adopted, it is doubt- Another trend that will undoubted- crowded stores while preferring low restocked, and large crowds are not confirm growth. need to follow the same, stereo- ful that things will revert to their pre- ly become popular in the future is con- exposure; a retail experience in which required. Products are displayed in dis- (The writer is the Vice Chairman of typed norms of how stories have vious state. tactless shopping, which helps avoid no items are touched, displays are not plays, and purchases are either made KGK Group.) been told,” says Ayushmann.

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ankalp Se Siddhi — Mission TRIFED and unveil some notewor- book.” push. The Van Dhan tribal start- lation. TRIFED now plans to The Sarnath outlet is the first suc- tribal artisans and 17 training pro- Van Dhan, was launched by thy initiatives that TRIFED has The new TRIFED Office ups, a component of the same expand its operations through the cessful collaboration with the grammes were approved for bene- SArjun Munda, Minister for been working towards, such as premises at NSIC Complex, Okhla scheme, have emerged as a source convergence of various schemes of Ministry of Culture at an ASI her- fitting 340 tribal artisans and devel- Tribal Affairs on June 15. The Sankalp se Siddhi — Mission Van Industrial Area, Phase-III, New of employment generation for trib- different ministries and depart- itage site. With these outlets, the total oping 170 new designed products. event also witnessed the inaugura- Dhan. Implementation of this cru- Delhi is around 30,000 sq ft in area al gatherers and forest dwellers and ments to launch various tribal number of Tribes India outlets have Twenty five newly designed products tion and launch of several other cial mission will result in the trans- and has state-of-the-art infrastruc- the home-bound tribal artisans. In development programmes under gone up to 141. from the recently completed Design programmes, including the new formation of the tribal ecosystem in ture and is equipped with two less than two years, 37,362 Van the Sankalp Se Siddhi — Mission A Tribes India Coffee Table workshop training programmes for premises of the Tribal Cooperative our country. Today, is a momentous conference rooms for video confer- Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs), Van Dhan banner for expediting its Book, which showcases the rich cul- the Boksa tribal artisans at Rishikesh Marketing Development Federation day for tribal people, as today sees encing and other latest amenities. subsumed into 2240 Van Dhan implementation in a Mission mode. tural tribal heritage and highlights and Meena tribal artisans at Jaipur, of India (TRIFED) headquarters. the culmination of the valuable It houses office space for the Vikas Kendra Clusters (VDVKCs) Through this mission, the establish- the journey of various tribal artisans were also launched. Keeping in line with the Prime effort put in by the TRIFED team Minister for Tribal Affairs, of 300 forest dwellers each, have ment of 50,000 Van Dhan Vikas practising different arts and crafts Speaking on the occasion, Pravir Minister’s clarion call ‘Vocal for over the past years. It is commend- Managing Director, senior offi- been sanctioned by TRIFED out of Kendras, 3000 Haat Bazaars, 600 and how TRIFED has impacted their said, “TRIFED is working consis- Local’ and to build an Atmanirbhar able that the Ministry of Tribal cials and all staff. which 1200 VDVK Clusters are godowns, 200 Mini TRIFOOD livelihoods, was also unveiled today. tently on its mission towards mak- Bharat, TRIFED has been coming Affairs and the TRIFED team has The most notable initiative operational. A total number of 134 units, 100 common facility centres, With the mission to make Tribes ing the tribals atmanirbhar and up with several initiatives, aimed achieved this, despite the difficult unveiled was Sankalp Se Siddhi — Tribes India Outlets have been 100 TRIFOOD parks, 100 SFURTI India the ultimate gifting destina- self-reliant. These are just a glimpse at sustainable livelihoods for our circumstances of the past two Mission Van Dhan. TRIFED has opened for retail marketing to clusters, 200 Tribes India retail tion, TRIFED has compiled a ham- of the activities it has undertaken in tribal population. years.” been implementing several note- date, and have made a total sale of stores, e-commerce platforms for per of unique handicrafts, GI prod- this regard. The team is striving in Munda formally inaugurated Renuka said, “It is noteworthy worthy programmes for the 53.66 crores. Besides, two TRI- TRIFOOD and Tribes India brands ucts and immunity boosters from this direction and will continue to the new office by cutting the ribbon that the new initiatives being empowerment of the tribals. Over FOOD Projects at Jagdalpur and is being targeted. different parts of the country. These do so.” in the presence of Renuka Singh, unveiled today take care of all the past two years, The ‘Mechanism Raigarh (Maharashtra) are being Munda also inaugurated seven hampers, unveiled today, will make With the emphasis on being Minister of State for the Ministry of aspects of tribal empowerment, be for Marketing of Minor Forest shortly commissioned for under- more Tribes India outlets, two in for unique gifts both here and ‘Vocal for local’ and building a self- Tribal Affairs, Bhaskar Khulbe, it spreading awareness about the Produce (MFP) through Minimum taking value-addition of various Jagdalpur, three in Ranchi, one in abroad. TRIFED has also been pro- reliant India, TRIFED, as the nodal Advisor to the PM, Ramesh Chand richness of tribal lifestyle and nat- Support Price (MSP) and forest products being procured by Jamshedpur and another at Sarnath. viding skill upgradation and design agency working towards tribal Meena, Chairman of TRIFED, and ural produce with the immunity Development of Value Chain for beneficiaries of Van Dhan Kendras. Showcasing tribal products from all development workshops for the empowerment, continues to Pravir Krishna, Managing Director boosting product hampers and the MFP’ has impacted the tribal As a result of the above, an estimat- over the country, the outlets will have development of tribal artisans launch and start new initiatives of TRIFED. attractively designed H&IG prod- ecosystem in a major way. It has ed amount of 3800 crores has so specific GI and Van Dhan corners through handicraft and income that helps in improving the income Speaking on the occasion, ucts which are not only sustainable; injected 3,000 crores into the far been injected in the tribal econ- and will display the large variety of generation training programmes. and livelihood of the tribal people, Munda remarked, “I am delighted or preserving the culture through tribal economy, even during such omy while impacting the lives of 50 GI tagged and natural products During the pandemic, efforts were while preserving their way of life to inaugurate the new premises of the vivid colourful Coffee Table difficult times, aided by government lakh members of the tribal popu- from different parts of the country. made for the skill development of and traditions. .3!1 $$ 0     #;  $ $  5,  he National Cadet Corps, Ta premier uniformed youth organisation of our country, has contributed sig- nificantly to nation-building since its inception. It has transformed the lives of mil- lions of youth by shaping their character and showing them the path of ‘Unity and Discipline’, the motto of NCC. The NCC has made notable and praiseworthy contributions in spreading awareness among the masses "5,?'     on important issues like water ai Ram Thakur, Chief Minister of machines shall help in maintaining the conservation, environment JHimachal Pradesh (HP), flagged off cleanliness and hygiene of the city. protection, Swachhta Abhiyan #   '   truck-mounted sewer jetting and litter Furthermore, with the introduction of and enforcing COVID-19 In phase one, adoption of Choice Based Credit System picking machines, provided to the these technologically advanced protocols. It is time that NCC the course in colleges already and NCC training already Municipal Corporation of Shimla by machines, the process of cleaning, espe- now be considered as a gen- having NCC units will be falls in this ambit. promotion-cum-pipping ceremony few constables were invited from Delhi- Power Grid Corporation of India cially in difficult terrains of the hilly eral elective subject/credit made possible. Subsequent Out of the 979 universities Aof other ranks was organized at CISF NCR Units and IGI Airport for putting Limited (POWERGRID), as part of its region, will be done easily and rapidly. course in all universities and expansion to other colleges in India, only 54 are central Headquarters, New Delhi and simulta- their rank on promotion during the pip- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Earlier, one SPV mounted vacuum- colleges which are affiliated would depend on the creation universities, 425 are state uni- neously at all the zonal headquarters ping ceremony. Similarly, pipping cer- initiative. assisted road sweeper, two sewer clean- with NCC in an extracurric- of necessary capacity with versities and 125 are deemed across India. emonies were also organised in all the Suresh Bhardwaj, Urban ing jetting vehicle machines costing ular capacity. DGNCC or by the colleges universities. To achieve imple- In a path-breaking initiative for the zonal headquarters of CISF for promot- Development Minister of HP, V K 1.31 crore had been handed over to the Secretary of the themselves. DGNCC revealed mentation of NCC elective in welfare of the personnel, 2100 consta- ing the CISF personnel to the next high- Singh, Director (Personnel) of POWER- Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Department of Higher that under Fully Self-Financed state universities, the DoE bles/GD have been promoted to the rank er rank. GRID, Kailash Rathore, Executive Manali, district Kullu. Apart from this, Education from the Ministry Scheme, one lakh vacancies would approach the state gov- of Head Constable/GD. Sudhir Kumar Saxena congratulated all the pro- Director, Northern Region-II of POW- 3,250 solar LED street lights and 13,000 of Education, Amit Khare have been released for private ernments to facilitate the Saxena, DG of CISF put ranks to promot- moted head constables. He said that reg- ERGRID and other senior officials were twin-bin dustbins having financial impli- held a meeting with Lt Gen colleges over and above the 15 process. The DoE would also ed CISF personnel during the promo- ular promotions to the personnel go a also present on this occasion. cation of 11.49 crore, have been supplied Tarun Aich, Director-General lakh sanctioned strength of consider the suitability of tion-cum-pipping ceremony held at long way in enhancing our capabilities POWERGRID had sanctioned and installed in various parts of HP. of NCC and Maj Gen M NCC. introducing the NCC credit CISF HQ. Arvind Deep, ADG (North), and also motivates other personnel to funds amounting to 1.98 crores for pro- Besides, POWERGRID has also Indrabalan, ADG of NCC, on Interestingly as a JS in course in IITs and NITs. P S Phalnikar, ADG (APS), Prateek improve in their tasks and aspire for a viding four special purpose vehicles undertaken efforts for skill development facilitating the implementa- 2013, Khare had initiated a Khare also conveyed that Mohanty, IG (Pers) and other senior offi- similar promotions. It thus improves the (SPVs) to the state of HP. One truck- for local youth in district Lahaul and tion of NCC general elective similar process. But at that the benefits of the NCC cred- cers of CISF were present during the cer- overall employee morale and job satis- mounted sweeping machine with vacu- Spiti, through infrastructure additions & credit course across universi- time it was considered as an it course to students need to emony. The ceremony witnessed faction thereby promoting the devel- um cleaner and one truck-mounted capacity building in the field of moun- ties and technical colleges in elective subject since choice be adequately publicised to immense pride and enthusiasm amongst opment of the organisation as person- compactor had been handed over to the taineering & allied activities with the India. He welcomed the circu- based semester system was generate awareness and inter- the promoted personnel. To implement nel feel connected with their organisa- Municipal Corporation of Shimla in financial implication of 32 lakhs. As part lars issued by UGC and not in place. He mentioned est among universities and this transformational agenda, the officers tion and willingly give their best for its December 2020. The remaining two of CSR efforts in the state, 4 Medical AICTE that recognises NCC that the National Education students. He appreciated the and staff of CISF HQ pursued hard and effective functioning and growth. He machines were flagged off on the day Mobile units costing 1.06 crores to as a credit course designed by Policy, 2020 has already recog- efforts being made by DG of maintained liaison & coordination with also added that in the present scenario before yesterday. Bilaspur District Authorities, two ambu- Directorate General National nised the importance of holis- NCC and the state direc- MHA, for promoting the force person- of negativity, these promotions will not This initiative of POWERGRID lances in IGMC Shimla and District Cadet Corps (DGNCC), tic education, social service, torates engaging with uni- nel. only boost the morale of the personnel shall help the municipal corporation in Hospital, Chamba have been provided in which he hailed as a landmark community development et al versities and colleges in assist- Because of the COVID menace and but also help to create a positive func- creating smart city infrastructure. These the state of Himachal Pradesh. step. as credit courses under the ing the implementation. guidelines of social distancing, only a tional atmosphere at workplaces.

India (FSSAI) highlighted the ben- Regarding this initiative, organisation’s consumer marketing 0$17  efits of rice bran oil stating it is one Sanjeev Kumar Chaddha, segment by offering daily essential of the healthiest cooking oils and Managing Director of NAFED, healthy products at affordable price. has numerous benefits like being said, “We aim to support con- Rice bran oil from NAFED $   4 # rich in antioxidants and having sumers by providing immunity will be fortified and will contain anti-cancerous, anti-ageing proper- boosting products in the backdrop additional nutrients and vitamins. udhanshu Pandey, Secretary of On the occasion, Sudhanshu ties. of the pandemic by introducing According to the FSSAI, fortified oil SFood and Public Distribution for stated that this initiative by NAFED Atish Chandra, Chairman & products aimed at promoting can help a person fulfil 25-30 per the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, will reduce the country’s consump- Managing Director of Food healthy food habits.” He also men- cent of the recommended dietary Government of India launched tion dependence on imported edi- Corporation of India (FCI) also tioned that this initiative will pro- intake for vitamins A and D. NAFED Fortified Rice Bran Oil on ble oil in the future. He also said graced the e-launch and outlined the vide easy access to NAFED brand- NAFED Fortified Rice Bran Oil will June 15. This Rice bran oil will be that this will provide opportunities various health and lifestyle benefits ed high-quality rice bran oil, which be available at all NAFED Stores marketed by NAFED (National for Indian edible oil manufacturers of rice bran oil and the importance will boost the indigenous oil man- and also on various online plat- Agricultural Cooperative Marketing while giving an impetus to the of standardisation of this product in ufacturing industry. forms and is recommended by the Federation of India Ltd), India’s Aatmnirbhar Bharat initiative. the industry. Recently an MoU has Pankaj Kumar Prasad, NAFED’s American Heart Association and apex Agri-marketing Organisation Guest of Honour, Arun Singhal, been signed between NAFED and Additional Managing Director, con- the World Health Organization which has been serving the coun- Chief Executive Officer of Food FCI for the production and market- cluded the event by highlighting (WHO) as one of the best substi- try since 1958. Safety and Standards Authority of ing of fortified rice kernel. that such initiatives will broaden the tutes for other edible oils.. ?   #&5 B, C %$",#.235.312+

ITES Ltd (NSE: RITES, BSE: and turnkey. Similarly, operating FY20. The decrease is attributable 596 crore respectively in FY20. In financial year. Profit after tax 1:1401+%4#$5+ R541556), the leading revenue, excluding other income, to a decrease in exports by 448 consultancy and turnkey, the mar- stands at 24 crore against 35 Transport Infrastructure is up by 12 per cent to 619 crore crore, disruptions in the supply gins were maintained at 44.2 per crore in FY20. Consultancy rev- tate-owned non-banking financial firm tion of 171 bps from FY 20. The current Consultancy and Engineering in Q4FY21. EBITDA, excluding chain and restrictions imposed cent and 3.8 per cent however enue from this subsidiary got SPower Finance Corporation (PFC) Net NPA ratio is at 2.09 per cent against firm, announced its standalone other income, and PAT has shown due to pandemic and one-time exports and leasing margins mod- impacted due to less traction records highest ever net profit of 8,444 3.80 per cent in FY 20. and consolidated financial results a growth of 17.3 per cent and 2.4 settlement income of 91 crore erated to 19 per cent and 35.6 per power requirement by railways crore for FY 21, up 49 per cent on Y-o-Y The Capital Adequacy Ratio of the for the Quarter and Year ended on per cent respectively and sus- during FY20. Excluding exports, cent respectively, due to fewer during FY21, however, power basis. company has also improved sequentially March 31, 2021. tained margins at 27.8 per cent the fall in operating revenue is 8.7 exports and reduced locomotive generation revenues are up by to 18.83 per cent as on March 31, 2021. Commenting on the results, and 21.3 per cent respectively. per cent. EBITDA (excluding requirement in H1FY21. 46.9 per cent to 16 crore in STANDALONE The capital adequacy is at a comfortable Rajeev Mehrotra, Chairman and During the quarter, exports start- other income) and PAT stands at FY21.In FY21, our wagon man- Highest annual PAT of 8,444 crore. level with sufficient cushion over and Managing Director, RITES ed for cape gauge locomotives to 505 crore and 444 crore, Dividend ufacturing joint venture, SRBW- Approximately 49 per cent jump in above the prescribed regulatory limits. Limited, said, “Given the testing Mozambique and coaches to Sri respectively, against 668 crore After declaring two interim PL, revenue and profit stands at Standalone Profit After Tax from FY 20. scenario, our focus remained on Lanka and as a result, exports and 633 crore respectively in dividends of 120 crore (5 per 161 crore and 2.5 crores against Around 28 per cent increase in net CONSOLIDATED project delivery & execution have shown a YoY growth of 54.5 FY20. EBITDA and PAT margins share) and 96 crore (4 per 265 crore and 15.5 crores interest income from FY 20. FY 21 vs FY 20 which helped us to register per cent. However, revenue from are sustained at 27.2 per cent and share) for FY21, the Board of respectively in FY20. In our Joint Dividend of 2 declared per share. Around 66 per cent increase in con- Quarter to Quarter operational some consignments which were 22.2 per cent respectively due to Directors has recommended a Venture IRSDC, revenue and Thus, in FY 21, PFC has given a total div- solidated profit after tax from FY 20. PAT revenue growth in every quarter ready for shipment is spilling over timely cost reduction measures. final dividend of 96 crore (4 per profit stand at 39 crore and 5 idend of 10 per share i.e. 100 per cent. at 15,716 crore for FY 21 vs 9,477 crore of FY21. Our Q4FY21 results sur- to Q1FY22. Consultancy and share) for FY21 which is 40 per crores respectively against 50 Aided by profit growth, company’s for FY 20. passed the Q4FY20, but were not leasing remained almost flat and FY21 (standalone) cent of paid-up capital. This div- crore and 5 crores in FY20. net worth for FY 21 is up by 16 per cent Loan Asset book grows at 12 per enough to make up for the short- seen revenue reaching towards the Similarly, standalone revenue idend will take the dividend pay- to 52,393 crore and has crossed the fifty cent. For FY 21, it was at 7,45,189 crore falls in first three quarters.” pre-COVID levels. also got impacted due to disrup- out of the company to 73.6 per Growth outlook for FY21 thousand mark. and for FY 20, it was at 6,67,330 crore. tions in the supply chain and cent for FY21 based on the PAT Commenting on the outlook, Around 25 per cent Stressed Book Reduction in consolidated net NPA Revenue and profit growth FY21 (consolidated) restrictions imposed due to pan- of FY21. Mehrotra said, “We can deliver Resolved in FY 21: ratio to 1.91 per cent in FY 21 from 3.57 Q4FY21 total revenue is up FY21 total consolidated rev- demic and total standalone rev- orders in hand in a timely man- Gross NPA ratio saw a sharp reduc- per cent in FY 20 due to resolution of by 6.1 per cent to `632 crore as enue stands at 2005 crore against enue now stands at 1947 crore Performance of our subsidiary ner but post-COVID normalcy tion of 238 bps from FY 20. The current stressed assets. against 596 crore in Q4FY20 and 2735 crore in FY20. Similarly, against 2665 crore in FY20. and JV will set the pace for execution. We GNPA ratio is at 5.70 per cent against 8.08 Reduction in consolidated gross has shown a QoQ growth of 36.2 the operating revenue, excluding EBITDA (excluding other income) Revenue from our subsidiary are also aligned to seize more per cent in FY 20. NPA ratio to 5.29 per cent in FY 21 from per cent. Revenue improved due other income, stand at 1860 and PAT stands at 460 crore and REMC Ltd stands at 69 crore opportunities for growth in com- Lowest Net NPA levels in past four 7.36 per cent in FY 20 due to resolution to growth in consultancy, exports crore against 2474 crore in 424 crore, against 602 crore and against 81 crore in the previous ing years.” years. Net NPA ratio saw a sharp reduc- of stressed assets. +, Today

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World Cup quarter-finalists to win Cristiano Ronaldo removed Coca-Cola Hummels turned the ball game,” said Germany head special goal by Aleksei Here it was Russia’s Fernandes, the game but it could have been very bottles placed in front of him at a Euro into his own net in the 20th coach Joachim Löw. “We fought AMiranchuk allowed Russia to the Brazilian-born CSKA Moscow different. 2020 press conference here, which minute, which ultimately decid- until the end and I can’t blame kickstart their Euro 2020 campaign right-back, who provided an injury Finland thought they had gone reportedly cost the global beverage giant ed the contest. the team, we gave it everything with a 1-0 win over Finland in Saint scare. in front inside three minutes when a staggering $4 billion. France also saw Kylian we had. What was missing was Petersburg on Wednesday, but the The 30-year-old went up for a Joel Pohjanpalo headed in a Jukka A well-known fitness enthusiast, Mbappe and Karim Benzema a bit of penetrating power in the game was marred by an injury to high ball in the Finland box in the Raitala cross. Ronaldo set aside two Coca-Cola glass have second-half goals ruled off- final third. We didn’t do enough Mario Fernandes. first half and came down awkward- However Pohjanpalo, who got bottles which lay in front of him dur- side, while Adrien Rabiot hit the there.” Miranchuk, of Serie A side ly, the back of his neck taking the full the winner against Denmark, was ing a press conference ahead of post for Les Bleus. He refused to blame Atalanta, produced a glorious finish force of the landing. this time denied as a VAR check con- Portugal’s opening Euro match against “It was a clash that could Hummels for the own goal, in first-half stoppage time for the He needed to be stabilised and firmed a marginal offside against the Hungary here on Monday. have been a semi-final or a final, saying: “There is no need to only goal of the game between the was stretchered off before being Bayer Leverkusen player. According to media reports, the so to take three points was reproach Mats for the own goal. neighbours in Group B. taken to hospital. Russia went on to have the bet- share price of Coca-Cola, one of the important,” said France coach It was difficult for him to clear.” It blows open the section after The Russian team’s Twitter feed ter chances and could have won by official sponsors of Euro 2020, slipped Didier Deschamps. It was a heartbreaking night Russia, one of nine participating said he was undergoing tests for a a wider margin, with Finland goal- from $56.10 to $55.22 almost immedi- “We played a big game for Hummels, back to boost the nations at the Euro playing match- suspected spinal injury. keeper Lukas Hradecky producing a ately after Ronaldo’s gesture. against a very good German German defence after a two-year es at home, had lost 3-0 to Belgium Russia went on to win the game superb fingertip save to deny Daler The market valuation of Coca-Cola team, but we were up to the level exile from International football. in their opening game at the week- without Fernandes, as Miranchuk Kuzyaev in the second half. went from $242 billion to $238 billion, and this victory does us good.” Seven years ago, it was end. turned on the edge of the box and Russia’s final group game will be a fall of $4 billion. 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For the ndian Women picked up the crucial Lthat India will go in with both Ravindra series later (vs England) much will depend Iwicket Tammy Beaumont (66) in the Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin against on the weather and pitch conditions.” second session but England Women New Zealand in the World Test While New Zealand will be on consolidated their position by reaching Championship final as Southampton’s a high after their series win 162 for two at tea on the opening day ‘boiling hot’ weather is going to ensure that against England, Gavaskar does- of the one-off Test here on Wednesday. the pitch dries up progressively and assists n’t feel that the Indian team is After getting rid of Lauren spinners. under-prepared either just Winfield-Hill (35) in the first session of Gavaskar is part of the match’s com- because it didn’t get any practice the day, India Women toiled hard for mentary panel and is currently in matches. most part of the post-lunch period Southampton with first-hand knowledge “(In) today’s tours there before debutant off-spinner Sneh Rana about the pitch and conditions for are barely one or two picked up her maiden Test wicket. the match starting June 18. practice games before She got rid of in-form of Beaumont, “In Southampton, it’s been the Test series begins who was brilliantly caught by Shafali boiling hot over the last few days and the Indian team Verma at short leg. so the pitch will definitely be dry has had intra-squad Beaumont faced 166 balls and dec- and help spin as the match pro- matches so they orated her innings with six fours en gresses, so yes both Ashwin and have had that prac- route to her second Test fifty. Jadeja will play,” Gavaskar said. tice. Skipper Heather Knight (47 not Southampton’s maximum “The team is out) batted cautiously and remained temperature has been over a good blend of unbeaten in the company of Natalie 250C for the past few days but youth and expe- Sciver (11 not out) as England made 76 there is a forecast of rain from rience and most of runs off 28 overs in the second session. Thursday. the players have been to Earlier, the hosts made a solid 86 For Gavaskar, it’s not just bowl- England several times for one in the opening session. ing but all-round abilities that give so they know the con- The Indian pace duo of veteran India the kind of balance they need ditions and what to Jhulan Goswami and Shikha Pandey going into a marquee match like expect,” said the former made a promising start, doing just this. India captain.

enough to trouble the English batswoman on more than one occasion. In the seventh over, Goswami induced an edge from Winfield-Hill as the batter went for an extravagant drive but Smriti Mandhana dropped the chance in the slip cordon despite getting both hands on the ball. In the next over, Winfield got lucky again. Debutant Pooja Vastrakar induced a thick edge from the batter but the ball flew between second slip and gully to the boundary. After a slow and cautious start, England picked up the pace. Winfield was the more positive of the two batters as she lofted Pandey over the mid- wicket to hit the first six of the innings and in the process brought up England's fifty in the 17th over. An over later, Winfield hit another maximum, this time over backward square leg off Va rakar. Vastrakar eventually had the last laugh as she had Winfield caught by wicketkeep- er Taniya Bhatia, giving India the breakthrough. As many as fiv players made Test debut for India, including Verma, Deepti Sharma, Vastrakar, Rana and Bhatia, while for England Sophia Dunkley was the lone player to earn a Test cap.