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" tainment and densely packed +, areas of the city commenced on )% Friday with the number of -%* containment zones going up to he Oxford AstraZeneca over 4,550 in the national TCovid-19 vaccine Capital, with the maximum 743 $ “Covishield” will be priced at a in southwest district and the /', maximum of Rs 1,000 for two lowest 148 in northeast district. necessary doses for the public According to official data, by April 2021 and every Indian six districts out of the total 11 will get vaccinated by 2024, said have more than 400 Covid-19 Arvind Kejriwal, it was decid- Serum Institute of India’s CEO containment zones - 743 ed that the survey in the city # $ $ " Adar Poonawalla on Friday. had announced the completion (southwest), 705 (south), 587 will be conducted by teams of “The vaccine will be avail- of the enrolment of participants (west), 543 (southeast), 490 AIIMS, the Delhi Government !# able for healthcare workers for phase 3 clinical trials of the (central Delhi) and 445 (north- and municipal corporations, and elderly people by around Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine west). The survey will be com- and all the symptomatic peo- $ ! # $ February 2021 and for the candidate, Covishield, in India. pleted within five days and will ple found in the survey would general public by April,” he Talking about its price, the cover over 57 lakh people in be tested and provided neces- ! said at a media event, even as SII CEO said the Central containment zones, dense areas sary treatment. () we are to suspend the air and he asserted that every Indian Government will be getting it and identified clusters of virus Around 9,500 surveillance New Delhi: The Delhi train services, we will have to will get vaccinated, probably at a far cheaper price (at around transmission, officials said. teams have been constituted Lieutenant Governor mid the increasing Covid- first take permission from the by 2024. USD 3-4) because it will be Delhi Health Minister and deployed for conducting a amended the Delhi Epidemic A19 infections and deaths in Civil Aviation and Railway “It will probably take two buying in bulk. “We are still Satyendar Jain told reporters door-to-door survey. Disease Management of Delhi, the Maharashtra Ministries. We can think of or three years for every Indian pricing it far cheaper and more that the survey is aimed at Each team has a target to Covid-19 regulations 2020, Government on Friday suspension of train and air ser- to get inoculated, not just affordable than other vaccines identifying and testing symp- survey 50 households every which empowers any “autho- appeared to be pushing for sus- vices between Mumbai and because of the supply con- we have in the market today,” tomatic people living in con- day, officials added. rised person” to slap a fine of pension of train and air trans- Delhi only after talking to the straints but because you need Poonawalla added. tainment zones and densely 2,000 for a series of activi- port services between Mumbai officials of the two Ministries,” the budget, the vaccine, logis- He also clarified that chil- packed areas. ties including not wearing and the national Capital. Kumar said. tics, infrastructure, and then, dren would have to wait a lit- District officials said all the masks. With the fear of Covid-19 Meanwhile, the Ministry of people should be willing to take tle longer for the vaccine till the containment zones and super Now spitting in public, wave gripping New Delhi Railway clarified that the the vaccine. safety data is out, but the good spreader areas are being cov- violating social distancing where the number of infections Railways has not taken any So these are the factors news is that Covid-19 is not so ered through teams including and breaking quarantine and deaths has increased decision regarding the cancel- that lead up to being able to bad and serious for them. teachers, municipal corpora- rules are going to attract Rs alarmingly in the recent days, lation of trains between vaccinate 80-90 per cent of the Poonawalla said the tion staff, Asha workers and 2,000 fine in the national informed sources in the Mumbai and Delhi in view of population. It will be 2024 for Oxford vaccine is affordable civil defence volunteers. Chandigarh: Amid a rise in Capital. Maharashtra Government said the increasing infections and everybody, if willing to take a and safe. “All protocols will be fol- Covid cases, the Haryana Authorised persons shall that the Uddhav Thackeray Sanjay Kumar indicated that deaths in the national Capital. two-dose vaccine, to be vacci- It can be stored at a tem- lowed to test all symptomatic Government on Friday be empowered to impose a dispensation was considering the State Government was con- “There have been reports nated,” he said. perature of two to eight degrees persons. The survey will be ordered the closure of all fine of 2,000 for offence for seriously taking up the matter sidering suspension of air and in a section of the media today SII, the world’s largest vac- Celsius, which is an ideal tem- completed within 5 days,” said schools in the State until violating directives/guide- with the Centre to suspend train services between about cancellation of certain cine manufacturer by volume, perature for it to be stored in a district magistrate. November 30. The move lines pertaining to the fol- train and air services between Mumbai. trains in the Delhi Mumbai sec- and the Indian Council of the cold storages of India. He Following a meeting between came days after over 150 stu- lowing,” says a Delhi Mumbai and Delhi. “No decision has been tor,” the Ministry of Railways Medical Research (ICMR), the said the SII plans to make Union Home Minister Amit dents tested positive for coro- Government notification, Talking to media persons taken in this regard. We are dis- said in a tweet put out in the country’s apex body for bio- about 10 crore doses per month Shah and Chief Minister navirus. dated November 20. here, State Chief Secretary cussing the issue as of now. If evening. medical research, last week from February. 0 P & ' ' #&( 12) ,, % & cumbing to the virus, death toll cases, 436 were detected from O P + ! surged to 1,608 in State on quarantine and 321 were local )() 0 + Friday. Four persons died in contact cases.Angul district ++/., Sundargarh district, three in recorded day’s highest 75 Covid review of cancer hospital at Cuttack, two each in Sambalpur cases followed by Khordha 70, ABargarh was held by Chief )() 0 + and Ganjam and one each in Cuttack 67, Mayurbhanj 43, Secretary Asit Tripathy here on ( 3 Mamata Banerjee thought that Bargarh, Jagatsinghpur, Jagatsinghpur 42, Nuapada 41, Friday.Additional Chief the Centre was weak in crack- ven though the Covid-19 Jharsuguda, Puri, and Kalahandi 37, Balangir and Secretary Health and Family $ day after a blast in a facto- ing the whip she was wrong. Epositives’ rate has signifi- Subarnapur Meanwhile, as many Sambalpur 35 each, Baleswar 34, Welfare PK Mohapatra out- Ary at Sujapur in Malda “If Didi thinks, she can do cantly come down in State from as 757 persons tested positive on Kendapada 29, Jajpur 27, lined issues for discussion. It 12) district left six people dead, the anything then there are con- the November first week, mor- the day in 29 districts and State Keonjhar 26, Jharsuguda and -( - was decided that the cancer ruling TMC dared the BJP to stitutional provisions which tality rate remains a major con- pool, pushing total positives’ Balangir 35 each, Bhadrak 19, hospital would be established in )() 0 + impose President’s Rule in can be used to remove her. It cern.With 16 more persons suc- tally to 3,12,545.Of the new Ganjam 13, Bargarh 12. atni Congress MLA Suresh District Headquarters Hospital Bengal and face the conse- would be better if Mamata JKumar alias Sura Routray at Bargarh. Meanwhile, an he Odisha Human Rights quence. The two parties trad- maintains the essence of was on Friday seen in a new expert committee has already TCommission (OHRC) on ed intense fire after Union democracy and the % $ ! % & ''() avatar when he rapped for an selected site and outlined clin- Friday expressed “deep aguish” Minister Babul Supriyo accused Constitution ahead of the Odia song at a recording stu- ical facilities to be available in over the alleged custodial death the State administration of polls,” Supriyo said, reminding )() 0 + * % ++,! +! dio here. Routray lent his voice the hospital. of one K Ramesh in Puri town complicity in recurring inci- there were enough constitu- for the song titled ‘Rangabati’ The major facilities include and issued a notice to the State dents of blasts all across the tional provisions to tame a br minent nephrologist -+. at the Milan Studio. The num- radiotherapy, CT simulator, Government to submit a report State and made indirect refer- Hours later the Trinamool EChittaranjan Kar ber has been composed by HDR Brachytherapy, dosimetry, in this regard to it within four ence of Article 356. Congress reacted with equal passed away at a hospital in )() 0 + music director Japani. immobilisation, histopathology weeks. Referring to the falling law venom daring the Centre to Chennai on Friday Produced by the Armaan laboratory, emergency care and The notice was issued to and order situation in the State, impose President’s Rule in the evening. apital city Bhubaneswar on Friday regis- Music, the song has been writ- day care chemotherapy. It is the Chief Secretary and the he said, “More than 130 BJP State. Dr Kar had been air- Ctered 42 new Covid-19 positive cases, push- ten by Tapu Nayak and sung by proposed to start hospital with Director General of Police workers have been killed in “We dare them to impose lifted to the MGM Hospital ing the total positive tally to 30,372 including Lopamudra Nayak and 50 beds. It was decided to place (DGP). Bengal in the last three years. Article 356. If they have the in Chennai last month as his health condition 615 active cases. The new cases included 33 Jyotirmayee besides Suresh human resources like radiation The OHRC commented There is a complete law and courage let them go ahead deteriorated while undergoing treatment for post- local contacts and nine quarantine cases. Routray. oncologist, medical physicist, that a death in custody is “not order failure in the State. BJP with their plans and see the Covid complications at a hospital in Bhubaneswar. However, 56 persons recovered on the day, The music director clari- radiotherapy technician, emer- acceptable”.The commission’s does not indulge in violence. consequence,” Bengal Minister He had tested positive for the virus on August 20. taking the total recoveries to 29, 935. Cuttack fied that this ‘Rangabati’ num- gency doctors, nurses, front move followed in response to Bengal is always in news due to Bratya Basu said referring to Dr Kar was a professor of Nephrology at the city reported 32 positive cases on the day, push- ber is no way related to the office executives, pharmacist, a petition filed human rights violence. There have been sev- Sujapur blast. He said whenever SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack. He ing its total positive cases to 15,639. Of the new popular Sambalpuri folksong chemo-nurses along with aux- activist Manoj Jena. eral attacks on our leaders,” there was an accidental blast in played a major role in initiating kidney and cadav- cases, 20 were local contacts and 10 institu- having the same title. iliary personnel. Related stories on Page 2 adding if Chief Minister Bengal. er transplant in the State. tional and two home quarantine cases.

get provision of Rs 11,200 crore com- economy, the budget not only recog- prises of ?2,273 crore for Administrative nises the volume of State spending but Expenditure, Rs 1,484 crore for Disaster also its multiplier effect through efficient Management Funds, Rs 5 crore for and effective utilisation, completion of )() 0 + Transfer to Local Bodies and Rs 7,438 projects and schemes so as to deliver the crore for Programme Expenditure. benefit to people. inance Minister Niranjan Pujari on The allocations under The packages announced by the FFriday presented a Supplementary Administrative Expenditure and Chief Minister like Covid-19 warrior Budget of Rs 11,200 crore for the Transfers to Local Bodies are to be special assistance, handloom, textile and financial year 2020-21 in the State financed against adjustment and sur- handicraft sector, MSME sector, Assembly. render. The allocation under Disaster Mission Shakti, etc., have been fully Pujari presented the Budget when Management Funds would be financed funded, Pujari said. Opposition BJP and Congress members against year-end balance and anticipated The size of the Supplementary were in the Well of the House demand- receipts from the NDRF. Budget is about 7.5% of the 2020-21 ing a statement from Chief Minister The Programme Expenditure of Rs Annual Budget, which adheres to the Naveen Patnaik on the twin ‘custodial’ 7,438 crore is to be partially financed good practice of keeping the provision crore (27.4%) is allocated for Panchayati deaths in Puri and Birmitrapur. by tied-up resources to the extent of Rs well below 10% of the Annual Budget. Raj & Drinking Water, Rs 1,627 crore In view of the Covid-19 pandem- 2,755 crore and balance requirement of The outlay for Programme Expenditure (21.8%) for Health and Family Welfare, ic, focus has been laid on reprioritisa- Rs 4,683 crore to be met out of savings constitutes about 66.35% of the total Rs 1,077 crore (14.5%) for Food tion of the allocations in the and surrender during the year. supplementary provision. Supplies & Consumer Welfare, Rs 957 Supplementary Budget, Pujari said.The The primary focus of the Provisions for Programme crore (12.8%) for Energy and Rs 457 budget was presented in an electronic Supplementary Budget is Covid Expenditure and Priority Sectors: crore (6.1%) for School and Mass form keeping the spread of coronavirus response related to health, food and The outlay for Programme Education. infections in mind. social security, livelihoods, employ- Expenditure mainly focuses on the Thus, in total Rs 7,199 crore (97%) The budget book was made avail- ment generation, etc. social and economic sectors. Out of the is allocated towards development able at the website Besides, to boost the domestic total outlay of Rs 7,438 crore under expenditures within the Programme https://budget.odisha.gov.in The bud- demand and for revival of the State Programme Expenditure, Rs 2,041 Expenditure. !"#!$!$

$.- '#-$#' 0' , ' " 1. , %+#( % ( '+$,- 1 )() 0 + PMSRF.The Chief Minister said his Government is com- . ! picked up by police and are ith an aim to provide free mitted to making all efforts for being held at some undisclosed Wcardiac treatment ser- fulfilling the healthcare needs location. The NHRC assured us vices to poor and needy chil- of the people, especially the help,” said Patra. In a related dren of Odisha, the State underprivileged and under- +1. ,# development, human rights Government on Thursday served, in an equitable, acces- activist Prabir Das on Friday signed an MoU with the sible, affordable, transparent 0R filed two separate petitions Prasanti Medical Services and and time-bound manner. before the Odisha Human Research Foundation 2018 for providing free cardiac Expressing happiness over free Rights Commission (OHRC) (PMSRF). These children services to the children of treatment of more than 1,000 )() 0 + seeking its probe into the would get cardiac treatment Odisha. The State Government patients from the State since the alleged custodial deaths in Puri services at the Satya Sai Heart identifies and bears the trans- agreement with PMSRF a cou- JP’s national spokesperson and Sundargarh district. Hospital in Ahmedabad for portation cost of the chil- ple of years back, the Chief BSambit Patra has moved the He also urged the OHRC next two years. dren.Till now, 1,019 children Minister commended the foun- the Age of Industrialisation National Human Rights to direct the State Government Chief Minister Naveen have undergone cardiac dation for its commitment to )() 0 + started in Odisha and many Commission (NHRC) seeking to pay a Rs 10-lakh compen- Patnaik, Justice Vineet Saran of surgery and cured of their ail- serve the humanity.Justice major irrigation projects were its intervention in the alleged sation to family of each the Supreme Court; Chief ments. The next batch of chil- Vineet Saran described Odisha r Harekrushna Mahtab constructed. He established custodial death of an accused deceased. In Sundargarh, one Sagarika Nath refuted the alle- Justice Mohammad Rafiq of dren with cardiac ailments as his second home. Dwas a great freedom fight- Odisha Textile Mills and in Puri town. Md Tariq Salim was detained gation. The accused was ini- Orissa High Court, former would be sent for treatment Notably, it was Justice er, diplomat, politician, admin- Kalinga Tubes at Choudwar “I visited the NHRC to by the Birmitrapur police in tially admitted to the Odisha Chief Justice Kalpesh soon after a brief pause due to Saran who introduced the istrator, writer, social reformer with the active efforts and complain about the custodial connection with the kidnap- Kuarmunda Hospital and later Jhaveri and State Health & the Covid situation. PMSRF to Odisha. Justice and to top them all - a great dynamism of Biju Patnaik, death of K Ramesh in Puri yes- ping of a businessman. While shifted to the Rourkela Family Welfare Minister Naba All pre- and post-operative Jhaveri said that Odisha is very journalist. another towering personality of terday and complained about his family members alleged Government Hospital, where Kishore Das were present on care of patients at the hospital, close to his heart. He appreci- He was fondly known as Odisha. Dr Mahtab’s contribu- the inhuman way the that he died while being under he died while undergoing treat- the occasion.The hospital was including medicines, stents, ated the way the Chief Minister the “Lion of Odisha” or Utkal tion towards establishment of deceased’s parents have been police custody, district SP ment, she said. roped in on November 15, coils, etc are borne by the is leading the State. Keshari by the people. He was Utkal University in extremely influenced by Swami Bhubaneswar, High Court of Vivekananda, Mahatma Odisha at Cuttack, Rourkela Gandhi, Pundit Gopabandhu Steel Plant, Hirakud Dam, ' - 0 %+ -%#$- $%+ Das and Kulabruddha Odisha Sahitya Academy, Madhusudhan Das. Dr Mahtab Sangeet Natak Academy, was born in a small Vaishya Rabindra Mandap, Nandan " $ 0 ,#.+ '#+ $ '$% family at Agarpada of Bhadrak Kanan, Barabati Stadium etc district on November 21, 1899. are noteworthy. He shifted the workers who lost their lives Prasad Das to custody for He could not resist the capital of Odisha from Cuttack -,2% fighting the Covid pandemic. interrogation. Later, another temptation of listening to the to Bhubaneswar. The proceedings of the youth named Pralaya Kumar clarion call of the freedom He started the “Prajatantra”, fifth session of the 16th Padhee reached the police sta- movement led by Mahatma a weekly magazine in 1923 and 824##!%* Assembly began with Chief tion and claimed the money of Gandhi; as a result of which, he then it became a daily news- Minister Naveen Patnaik mov- his own and the detainee as his left the college education paper in Odisha to keep the ing an obituary references to 4* $ friend. Introducing him as a halfway to participate vigilant eye for the welfare of 2'* former Speaker Sarat Kumar tobacco dealer, Padhee told in“Padyatra”, as part of the the people of Odisha. He start- Kar, former Government Chief )() 0 + the police that he had sent freedom movement in Odisha. ed the “Jhankar” a magazine in Whip Gurupada Nanda, ex- Mahavir to Paralakhemundi When Subash Chandra Bose Odia language and children’s %!#2&% MLA Kartikeswar Patra and he Khandagiri police in Gajapati district for collec- became the president of the magazine called the the Covid warriors who died Tdetained a youth who was tion of money that were pend- Indian National Congress, Dr “Minabajar” which were very on duty. carrying Rs 30 lakh cash in a ing due to lockdowns and shut- Mahtab was the first Odia who popular. )() 0 + Leader of Opposition sack while he was waiting to downs. became the member of the Through the “Prajatantra” Pradipta Naik of the BJP and board a bus near Tapoban After collecting money working committee. he created a platform for the he Winter Session of the CongressLegislature Party idence, both Naik and Mishra the Covid warriors. In the sec- petrol pump on Friday morn- amounting to Rs 30 lakh, During this time he had budding writers of Odisha that TState Assembly began on Leader Narasingha Mishra par- were present in the House. ond phase, Finance Minister ing.The cops become suspi- Mahavir reached Bhubaneswar actively participated in the laid the foundation stone for Friday amid strict adherence to ticipated in the obituary refer- Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro Niranjan Pujari was scheduled cious when the youth started to by a bus in the morning, freedom struggle, the move- the development of future Odia the Covid-19 guidelines and ences. later announced that the pro- to present the first run after seeing the PCR van Padhee claimed.After interro- ment like Salt Satyagraha, but literature. was adjourned for half a day While the Chief Minister ceedings would remain Supplementary Budget and near the petrol pump. After gation, police have forwarded during “Quit India Movement” For the inclusive and holis- after obituary references to joined the proceedings through adjourned to 3 pm as a mark of Statement of Expenditure for detaining, the cops took the the case to the Income Tax in 1942 he was imprisoned tic development of Odisha at former members, and frontline videoconference from his res- respect to the ex-members and 2020-21. youth identified as Mahavir Department. from 1942 to 1945. large he left no stone unturned Soon after he was released with the support of his con- from prison, he became the temporary leaders that created Chief Minister of Odisha. He massive public support for O P C )$#!% P '+$,- ,( served Odisha in that capacity him. from 1946 to 1950 and then His contribution towards 424&# from 1956 – 1960 and stabilised the development of the people ! " the political unrest in the state. of Odisha as a whole is - ( . $ $%Q In 1950 he served as the immense and unmatchable. In 2$22 Cabinet Minister of Industry fact, his deeds and achieve- # and Commerce under the ments are invincible in nature. Prime Ministership of For the upbringing and nur- )() 0 + " * Jawaharlal Nehru. turing of renaissance in Odisha -( - was arrested by the Baselisahi He was also appointed as he had laid the foundation police for interrogation as he he 'Communiqué,' the the Governor of the undivided stone which became instru- he Orissa High Court on was attempting to commit a Tannual media conclave of Mumbai State in 1955, but mental in the development of TFriday sought a detailed crime at Mangalaghat and sus- the Xavier Institute of eventually left to become the Odisha. investigation report from the tained injuries during a scuffle Management, Bhubaneswar, )() 0 + Chief Minister of Odisha. (The writer is Secretary, State Government over the with police and was admitted will be held on November 22. nerability.In this context, the ensuring shelters as provi- During his Chief Ministership Odisha Legislative Assembly) alleged custodial death of an to the District Headquarters IlluminatiX – the Media ith cold wave conditions commission directed the sioned under the Shelter for accused in Puri town. The Hospital, where his condition and PR Cell of XIMB conducts Wprevailing in various Collectors to comply with the Urban Homeless (SUH) pro- court asked the Government to deteriorated and he died dur- Communiqué every year which parts of the State, the Odisha following points within 15 gramme. Where there is no ' ( ) submit an affidavit in this ing treatment, the SP said. sees big names in media and State Commission for days. permanent shelter, immediate regard by Monday. Ramesh was involved in business share their knowl- Protection of Child Rights 1) To organise special arrangement of temporary The directive was issued by five criminal cases across sev- edge with the audience. "Brand (OSCPCR) has directed all dis- awareness drives for identifi- shelter can be carried out in )() 0 + Investigator in Covaxin human the court while hearing a PIL eral districts and was released Storytelling" is this year's trict Collectors to ensure that cation of such vulnerable chil- coordination with State Urban trial, said. Anyone with dia- filed by Puri-based lawyer Sarat on bail from the Talcher jail theme. no child sleeps under open sky dren and their families in all Development Agency (SUDA). he third phase human trial betes or hypertension or with Kumar Rayguru. The petition- recently, the SP added. The 7th edition of in chilling temperature. urban local bodies and launch 3) To register the names Tof ‘Covaxin’, the much- any other disease could par- er has sought a High Court- On the other hand, Communiqué will see the In a letter to the Collectors, a campaign emphasising ‘no and ensure basic amenities, awaited Covid-19 vaccine, ticipate in the trial provided the monitored probe into the mat- Ramesh’s family alleged that he speakers unfold the secrets the commission said many child should sleep under the safety and securities for the began at the SUM Hospital disease was under control in ter, stringent action against was picked up by police from behind some of the most trans- children along with their open sky’. children with or without their here on Thursday. them with medication, he said. the accused police officials and his house and died due to tor- fixing campaigns. The panel homeless parents in several A dedicated telephone parents/guardians. The vaccine was adminis- Volunteers desirous of par- compensation to the deceased’s ture by the cops. will include Nilesh Mahajan, urban areas are seen sleeping number/ WhatsApp number 4) To facilitate child-friend- tered to two recruits at the ticipating in the trial could reg- family. The family members fur- VP, Reliance Jio, Prashant under the open sky in cold win- can be assigned and widely dis- ly space within the SUH, ori- Preventive and Therapeutic ister on-line on the portal Notably, it is alleged that K ther alleged that they were not Taneja, Senior Brand Manager, ter nights. This raises serious seminated to receive informa- ent and counsel them on Clinical Trial Unit (PTCTU) at http://ptctu.soa.ac.in or can Ramesh (33) of the Loknath allowed to see the body while Flipkart, Shahbaaz concern for their safety and tion with a commitment to Covid-appropriate behaviour. the hospital, the only institute send a message through Road area in Puri town died police conducted the cremation Mohammed, Senior Brand security. The possible increas- attend complaints within half 5) To ensure monthly in Odisha chosen by the Indian WhatsApp with their name, due to police excesses.However, instead of handing over the Manager, Zydus Wellness Ltd., ing impact of Covid-19 due to an hour of receiving. review and submit progress Council for Medical Research age, gender and the place of Puri SP Akhileshwar Singh on body to them after post- and Bodh Deb, VP and Branch winter as predicted by health 2) To ensure coordination reports along with lists of all for human trial of the vaccine, residence to 7849021450, he Thursday had said Ramesh mortem. Head, AutumnGREY. experts is adding to their vul- between DCPU and ULBs for such children district wise. Dr E Venkata Rao, Principal added. #$%& '(#$& $#%$

ferent from all previous years institute of the country to get from all over India and 55 speciality hospital that address- the most sought-after destina- KIIT has huge sports infra- 2016 and the entire Manpur due to the pandemic, it is our university status in six years. countries study here and find es a wide range of students’ and tion for MICE Tourism. It is the structure and a home to many Panchayat into a model whole-hearted effort to con- Today, the university, com- a home in the university. 95 per staff’s health concerns besides only University in India to sporting events. The academ- Panchayat (cluster of villages) duct it in the best possible way prising 28 schools stands cent of the students are from catering to the healthcare needs have 22 Nobel laureates visit- ic achievements are exemplary. with all city amenities. There maintaining the Covid-19 pro- majestically on an area spread outside Odisha. of the public at large. KIIT has ing campus and addressing The Alumni of KIIT are in has been peripheral develop- tocols. of over 25 square kilometers It is a multifaceted uni- also won The Times Higher the students. respectable positions in cor- ment and growth of full- The 16th Convocation of with 23 aesthetically laid out, versity with the integration of Education (THE) Awards Asia Over hundreds of collabo- porates, business, startups, edu- fledged township around KIIT KIIT Deemed to be University independent but contiguous cultures- a melting point of 2020 for 'Workplace of the rations made with universities cation, jurisdiction, civil ser- and KISS. on November 21 will be a big campuses offering graduate, diversity with glaring unity. Year'. far and wide across the globe vices and so on. Even during these testing day for the university which has post-graduate, doctoral and The student friendliness is A university is known for have been facilitating student It is the only university in times of Covid-19, KIIT came grown exponentially in the last post-doctoral programmes. achieved through vibrant tutor- its research and publications. and faculty exchanges, research the world to integrate formal forward to bolster the fight 17 years as a university and It has been recognised as mentor system that puts every Besides inhouse publications by collaborations and member- education with social work. against virus by reaching out to 0 over 23 years as an institution an ‘Institution of Eminence’ by student in the individual care various schools, the researchers ship in international associa- The humane face of KIIT is three lakh distressed people and for the students and the the Government of India. KIIT of faculties who not only mon- and faculty members of various tions for cooperation in raising best illustrated through its pro- with food, ration and essential raduation is not the end; it staff as it marks the beginning has been ranked No. 1 among itor students’ academic per- schools regularly publish their standards of education around tégé - Kalinga Institute of Social supplies, assuring professional Gis just the beginning of of a new journey. self-financing institutions of formance but also counsel research papers in reputed the globe and global visibility Sciences (KISS), which pro- education to the children of one’s career. Every student The KIIT University has the country in the Atal Ranking them regularly at a personal journals, authored books, got with an aim to make KIIT glob- vides food, accommodation, deceased during Covid–19 in enrolled in a university waits created a place in the global and of Institutions on Innovation level. The principle of human research projects and fellow- ally acclaimed Centre of health care and education from Odisha free of cost, running for the day of graduation - the Indian academic map in a Achievements (ARIIA), 2020 of touch at the KIIT is conducive ships to research abroad and on Excellence in education, Kindergarten to Post four standalone Covid hospitals day of convocation. short span of 25 years. It start- the Ministry of Education, for the parents. joint projects. embracing Internationalization Graduation to 30,000 under- in the State with 1,200 beds, This day comes after a ed with a small seed money of Government of India. KIIT’s Once they bank their trust Currently nearly 100 of Education. privileged tribal children taking care of hundreds of long interval for each student Rs 5,000 (Equivalent to $100) Computer Science Faculty has on the KIIT by enrolling their research and consultancy pro- Dutee Chand, a student of absolutely free. The stakehold- orphans during Covid-19 and but for the university, it remains in 1992-93. It began spreading been ranked in the band of wards, the university takes jects are funded by various KIIT represented India in the ers of KIIT support KISS delivering dry foods with study an annual event. Convocation its wings and became a vibrant 501-600 by The Times Higher holistic care of them. The KIIT national and international Rio Olympics - 2016 and won University, the first exclusive materials to the 30,000 children Day is the reflection of a jour- educational hub by 1997. It was Education World University has been maintaining 100 per funding agencies with sub- two silver medals at Asian tribal university in the world. of KISS at their doorstep in the ney from the achievements of KIIT’s commitment to excel- Rankings 2021. It is also perti- cent placement of its students stantial budget outlay. With Games 2018. 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As per an held its second phase of agi- deplorable. nication system are often pass- grant of civil servant status to order issued by Jharsuguda tation in support of their These employees are ing through fiscal trauma GDS employees; time bound Sub-Collector Shiba Toppo, demands on Thursday. struggling hard for their liveli- besides facing a threat of los- promotion; accommodation the restriction near water bod- The members of the union hood and are being deprived ing job anytime, said president of leave up to 180 days with ies was effective from 4 pm to staged the day long dharana in of their legitimate dues, said of AIGDS, Odisha Circle PR provision of leave encash- 6 pm on November 19. the office premises of Chief circle secretary Kalpabata Das. ment; extension of medical The order further stated The district administra- Post Master General of Odisha Pattnaik. These Gramin Dak The union submitted a facilities to GDS staff mem- Sec 144 would remain in force tion advised people to celebrate circle at Bhubaneswar and Sevakas who are low paid staff memorandum to Director bers; restoration of frozen from 4 am to 7 am and 4 pm the Chhath Puja at their homes registered their protest against and work hard at the grass- General of Posts, New Delhi. dearness allowance and festi- to 6 pm on November 20 and as there are chances for spread (""(+(7(#&"#0'!%%5'#!!322!! apathy. All the eighteen divi- roots levels of postal commu- The demands include val advance etc. 4 am to 7 am on November 21. of Covid-19. 5&#$2*#8228#28&#23") #23"&&)&242 #!#!6 &2*## %5%32$3%#84 $#&)!5'%*%0%!"#4$'!%!)!%%## 42##!'!##82*$$#6 #!%%5'%2#&! #%# $- 4 : %2 >$!%%%&&*#6024%&2#23#&%+$-!022 04"%$#$5#'"!%@%&&"%! 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The seized contraband ture, crop insurance, besides coordination among PRI mem- Paralakhemundi K Narayan 8(9:%7!(, #2&! 2%&#!#%2& #*%2 district administration has as Prabhat Ranjan Mohapatra is valued at around Rs 30 lakh, ICDS,NHM,SSY, Dindayal bers and administration for Rao and ZP President ##4##!5#=*0#%2-%%#O;2'$##2 decided to continue the func- of Totapada village. said Jagatsinghpur Deputy Upadhyay Rural Energy, proper implementation of the Anitarani Behra, PD DRDA '! ##%* '!# # 4%$%8 23 % 8#%!# tioning of the hospital in view He was engaged in the Excise Superintendent PMAY,Swacha Bharat Mission, schemes and holistic develop- Mahesh Kumar Choudhry, #!'4%2&% (8#! )#'%6 N(!5O #!%2 '$ of a possible second wave of illegal narcotics trade since a Baijayanti Panda. etc. He stressed on the need of ment of the people. MLA among others attended. 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All other ) + " the last few days and most of )() 0 + The Trivandrum-Shalimar stoppages at Visakhapatnam, > / 0 /"(+ ordered that Kalinga Baliyatra previous conditions to remain the time he was dunk. Special from Trivandrum Vizianagaram, Srikakulam at Paradip, Chelitola Baliyatra unchanged,” said the Collector’s woman was allegedly According to reports, Shiv’s son he East Coast Railway would leave at 1655hrs on Road, Palasa, Brahmapur, ith an aim to prevent the at Gopiakud and such festival letter. Ahacked to death by her Basant saw him attacking her T(ECoR) has decided to every Thursday and Saturday Balugaon, Khurda Road, Wspread of Covid-19, the in Tirtol would remain pro- Earlier on November 18, drunk husband at Palasbadha mother Manjadori (45) with an three special trains under its w.e.f. November 28 and 02642 Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur Jagatsinghpur district admin- hibited. Also, the festival would the district administration had village under the Morada police axe, following which she died jurisdiction till further notice. Shalimar-Trivandrum Special Keonjhar Road and Bhadrak. istration has ordered that the not be held in other parts of the decided to shut operation of the station in Mayurbhanj district on the spot. . These are Nagarcoil- from Shalimar would leave at The ECoR would also run Baliyatra in different parts of district. hospital with effect from on late Thursday night. Later, getting information Shalimar-Nagarcoil, 2350hrs on every Sunday and a tourist special train ‘Bharat the district would not be organ- The order added any vio- November 30 following a The accused was identified from the locals, police reached Trivandrum-Shalimar- Tuesday w.e.f December Darshan’ to south India. The ised this year. lation of the Collector’s direc- decline in Covid-19 cases in the as Shiva Prasad Mahanta (52). the spot and initiated a probe. Trivandrum and Ernakulam- 1.Similarly, the Ernakulam- train would leave Bhubaneswar As large gatherings are tive would attract penal provi- district and asked the man- The family members of the They sent the body for post- Patna-Ernakulam.The Patna Special from Ernakulam on January 2, 20121 at 2200hrs expected during the Baliyatra sion under the Disaster agement not to admit any new accused Shiv said that his mortem and arrested the Nagarcoil-Shalimar Special would leave at 1755hrs on towards Rameswaram, on the Kartik Purnima, district Management Act 2005 and cases at the hospital. behaviour was abnormal for accused. from Nagarcoil would leave at every Monday and Tuesday Madurai and Tirupati. Collector Saroj Kumar Mishra other relevant laws. +, - 1 +" 8 /P0 9 * %# $('% ( ,P 1.,# $(%

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oraput district Collector KMadhusudan Mishra has suspended Nandapur Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) Snigdharani Mishra following her being nabbed for taking a bribe of Rs 1.75 lakh from a member of a SHG group last month. ><" + Ananta Bhoi (27) of Boudh 0 ) "(+ Brigade team rushed to the The CDPO was suspended + (+ Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). district, Baliar Bhuja Sahu spot and doused the flames. under the direction of the State The airport has a fuel centre olice seized a huge quan- (32) of Nuagaon village in youth was detained by The Rengali police detained the Government. On October 27, ith the Rourkela Airport and a VIP guesthouse. Ptity of ganja from a truck Angul district and Subrata Apolice after he allegedly set accused identified as Rajeev Vigilance officials had caught Wset to start commercial Sundargarh Collector Nikhil and arrested four persons in Kumar Pradhan (32) of the Rengali Tehsil office in Kishan for interrogation after the CDPO red-handed while flight services soon, a two- Pawan Kalyan, Rourkela this connection near Patraput Deogarh district. Sambalpur district on fire on the video showing him igniting she was accepting the bribe THR (Take Home Ration) in member team of the Airport Municipal Corporation (RMC) bridge in Jeypore town of The police also seized the Friday and later uploaded the the fire went viral on social from SHG member Snehalata favour of the SHG. Authority of India (AAI) visit- Commissioner Dibyajyoti Koraput district on Friday. truck which was without a video of the incident on social media. During interrogation, Dalapati of Badsan Sahi in Earlier in 2016 also, the ed the airport for an inspection Parida, MP Jual Oram and The cops seized around registration number plate, Rs media. the youth confessed that he had Nandapur. Vigilance police had registered on Friday. senior RSP officials accompa- 257 kg of the contraband, 38,000 cash and five mobile Though no loss of life or torched the office and The CDPO had allegedly a case against the CDPO on the The team, including senior nied the AAI team. whose market value is Rs 25 phones from their posses- injury was reported, the office uploaded the video on social demanded the bribe in order to charge of acquisition and pos- officials of a few private air car- Rourkela has been includ- lakh, police said. sion. furniture and documents were media. However, the motive pass a bill of Rs 9,47,843 for the session of assets dispropor- riers, inspected the infrastruc- ed in phase-4 of bidding The accused were identi- Later, the accused were reduced to ashes in the fire. On behind the incident was yet to month of September and renew tionate to her known sources of ture and other facilities of the process under Udey Desh Ka fied as Swadhin Naik (37) and forwarded to court. receiving information, a Fire be ascertained. the agreement on supply of income. airport, which is run by Aam Nagarik (UDAN) scheme. 5 ! % 6 R $ ! )

ment are rampant world over. is important. In this regard all health and wellbeing of chil- 263 million children and ado- underage girls will be married children.At individual and Protection of children from The development of world is the stakeholders like teachers, dren are certainly a chal- lescent drop out from schools by 2030.Another astonishing community level every per- sexual offence, Prohibition of not be possible unles the relatives, parents, guardians, lenge for the people of world. worldwide. Out of which 168 fact is that one third of total son’s responsibility and duty Child labour, Juvenile Justice, development of children is Government and non If the same situation contin- million are identified to be in human trafficking cases is to protect children’s rights Right to Education etc and not ensured. Government agencies should ues, then the world will pos- labour sector where 68 mil- involve children. at any cost thereby ensuring schemes like Samagra Sikhya, Keeping in view, the devel- work in tandem for psycho- sibly lose 56 million children lion are girls. So the issues of child special care and guidance for ICDS, MDM, CPS, SABALA, opment, protection and logical, intellectual and phys- below 5years of age between It is a very sensitive mat- labour, child abuse, child them. Balika Smrudhi, Nutrition interest of children, the ical wellbeing of the children 2018 and 2030. The death ter. Continuing education marriage and child trafficking Sometimes family distur- Operation Plan, RBSK etc Universal Children’s Day was so that protection of child rate among South Asia and and awareness among parents etc are acute. It will be fruit- bance, separation between are in effect to extend rele- started in 1954 by the United rights can be ensured. Africa is very high. and eradication of poverty ful when the family members, parents, awful peer groups vant services related to Nations and November 20 is An Unicef repot 2018 Malnutrition is another will protect rights of children relatives and neighbours will mislead children to a wrong improve health , education, observed as the day. speaks that 6.3 million chil- reason of death of below and ensure their best interest. come forward for protection path. Hence the community intellectual capacity of every UN representative of dren below 15 years perished 5years of age children. On the available infor- of the children. people should identify every child. India VK Krishnamenon had in 2017 due to various fac- Infection occurs due to mal- mation of various websites 12 As we know 80 per cent vulnerabilities or possible So all of us should know proposed for observance of tors. nutrition. Frequent infection per cent children are sexual- child rights violations take risks. about these opportunities the day worldwide. The day is Out of them, 5.4 million among children leads to ly abused worldwide in last place by involvement of fam- Familiar with every ser- and come forward to extend meant for all-round develop- are below 5 years of age. death. some years and 12 million ily members and relatives. vice available for children is every possible service to care, . ment of children with pro- Though child mortality rate Here, mothers' role is girls below 18 years of age are Violation of child rights leads duty of every parents, protect and respect children. tection of their rights there- reduced in last two decades, very vital and they must be married. to mental and physical abus- guardians and caregivers. hese days issues of child by creating awareness glob- still much need to be done to aware of the issues.Similarly If such drastic situation es resulting in distress and Various laws like Child (Bijipur, Brahmagiri, Puri. Tabuse, neglect, maltreat- ally. Every moment of a child improve the scenario. Hence, as per calculation of Unesco, continues then 150 million neurological disorders of Marriage Prohibition, M-9438432023) !"#!$!$ 4

556%&#%#728'((%!%'&!8 .1 +., <+ Q !! ,'2 R 2 1 ! Superintending Engineer, XII Circle, Irrigation Department during the alleged period) Roop Singh Yadav and a project preparation of new Senior Assistant, Irrigation projects and suggest the rele- Department, Lucknow, Raj vant performance parameters Kumar Yadav in an on-going and innovations based on investigation of a case. experience specific to the local The CBI had registered a climate, topography and case on November 30, 2017 resource potential for better on the request of Uttar socio economic outcome. Pradesh Government and fur- The areas of collabora- ther notification from tion for improving the effi- he NIA on Friday con- Government of India, and ciency of existing highways are Tducted searches at five loca- taken over the investigation of improvements in safety pro- tions in Mallapuram and the case, earlier registered visions by removing existing Kozhikode districts of Kerala in vide FIR No.831/2017 at deficiencies and offering the Kerala Gold Smuggling Police Station, Gomti Nagar, potential solutions to old Case relating to seizure of 30 kg Lucknow. recurring problems based on gold worth 14.82 crore on It was alleged that irreg- local experience; improve- July 5, 2020 at Trivandrum ularities were committed in ments in continual mainte- International Airport from the implementation of “Gomti nance of the stretches and baggage addressed to the UAE River Channelisation Project”’ n a bid to promote ‘per drop Responsibility. improving the riding comfort Consulate at and “Gomti River Front Imore crop’(PDMC) under All the Indian institute of through cost effective mea- Thiruvananthapuram. Development” by Irrigation the Prime Minister Krishi he Central road making Technology IITs (including sures based on innovative The searches were con- Department, Government of Sinchayee Yojna (PMKSY) to Tagency NHAI has received IIT Roorkee, IIT Bombay, IIT technologies. ducted at the residence of five UP. The alleged irregularities encourage farmers to install “overwhelming response” from Varanasi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Other areas of study are accused persons Mohamed including non publication of micro irrigation systems- many reputed institutes includ- Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur), 26 localised solutions for removal Aslam, Abdul Latheef, NITs, diversion of funds and sprinkler and drip irrigation, ing all the IITs for the purpose NITs and 190 other reputed of congestion points and Nazarudheen Sha, Ramzan P. pooling of tenders in four the Ministry of Agriculture of adopting road and highway engineering colleges have thereby increasing the aver- and Muhammed Mansoor. major works of Gomti River has given nod for subsidised stretches to be used as a field agreed to collaborate. Out of age traffic speed; viability of These accused persons con- Front Development project loans worth 3,971.31 crore for of study for faculty, researchers which, about 200 institutes new wayside amenities for spired with the already arrest- namely Construction of implementing the projects. The Haryana, 764.13 crore for tionalised in the 2019-20 fiscal and familiarise the students of have already signed the road users based on the exist- ed accused and facilitated Diaphragm wall, maximum loan has been Gujarat, 616.13 crore for year with an objective to facil- the institute with the latest Memorandum of ing traffic pattern and user smuggling of gold through Construction of Intercepting approved for Tamil Nadu, fol- Andhra Pradesh, 276.55 crore itate States in availing sub- trends in industry and suggest Understanding (MOU). Over expectations etc. import cargo addressed to the Trunk Drain, Construction of lowed by Haryana and Gujarat. for West Bengal, 150 crore for sidised loans for expanding the relevant performance para- 300 institutes are expected to “NHAI envisions to pro- UAE Consulate General, and its Rubber Dam and preparation In a statement, the ministry Punjab and 15.63 crore for coverage of micro irrigation. meters and innovations. collaborate to adopt NH vide a world class NH network disposal, the NIA said. of Vision Documents are also said the steering committee of Uttarakhand, it said. Under the MIF, subsidised In line with its vision to stretches. to meet the Nation’s require- During searches, several being investigated in the case. MIF has approved projects for However, NABARD has loans are provided for not only provide world-class National Under this initiative, the ments by building large num- electronic items and docu- It was further alleged that loan worth 3,971.31 crore. so far released a total loan taking up special and innova- Highway (NH) network and to partner institutes will have to ber of mega highway projects ments have been seized, the the accused favoured some The interest subvented loans amount of 1,754.60 crore to tive projects but also for incen- create a bridge between tech- study improvement prospects in a cost-effective manner. agency said. contractors and executed the are being offered under Micro the States. Of this, about tivising micro irrigation nical Institutions and Industry, in Road Safety, maintenance, Adoption of NH stretch by an So far, 21 accused persons agreements with them on the Irrigation Fund (MIF) created 659.70 crore has been released beyond the provisions available the National Highways riding comfort, removal of Institute would facilitate stake- have been arrested in the case basis of forged documents with National Bank for to Haryana, Tamil Nadu and under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Authority of India had intro- choke points, black spots and holder engagement and help to and further investigation in the without the publication of Agriculture and Rural Gujarat. About 616.13 crore Sinchayee Yojana (PDMC) to duced a unique initiative to usage of new technologies on mitigate the routine local case is continuing, it added. NIT in the newspapers. Development (NABARD) for loan has been released to encourage farmers to install associate with these reputed the adopted stretches and give problems such as traffic hin- Meanwhile, the CBI on Both the arrested accused implementing micro-irrigation Andhra Pradesh, 937.47 crore micro irrigation systems. Technical Institutes and suitable suggestions to NHAI. drance, congestion, and imme- Friday then Executive were produced before the projects. to Tamil Nadu, 21.57 crore to During the last five years Engineering colleges to adopt The institutes are also diate identification of acci- Engineer(Now Retired), Court of Special Judge, CBI Out of this, maximum loan Haryana and 179.43 crore to (2015-16 to 2019-20), an area nearby stretches of National encouraged to associate with dent-prone sites and causes Lucknow Division Sharda Cases, Lucknow and remand- of 1,357.93 crore has been Gujarat so far, it added. of 46.96 lakh ha has been cov- Highways, on voluntary basis the Consultants/NHAI during thereof,” said a NHAI official Canal, Lucknow (also holding ed to four days Police approved for Tamil Nadu, fol- This fund with a corpus of ered under Micro Irrigation under Institution Social conceptualisation, design and statement. the additional charge of then Custody. lowed by 790.94 crore for 5,000 crore was opera- through PMKSY-PDMC. ,'%- 4 R ; .>? /*42#32 42#$8824##!%* *% '& $ %#, #-$% 12 3 4 2#3### 2 & 4# ttorney General KK nfectiousness peaks early in AVenugopal Friday gave con- ICovid-19 patients and antivi- sent for initiating contempt pro- Murmu, while accepting the ral drug remdesivir is not sug- ! ceedings against stand-up comic appointment as External gested for patients admitted to artist Kunal Kamra for his Auditor of IPU, has expressed hospital with Covid-19, November 18 tweet, saying it was his thanks to the Executive researchers have said in two load and shedding for these tional randomised trials involv- “grossly vulgar and obnoxious” Committee and wished for a separate studies. three human coronaviruses,” ing over 7,000 patients hospi- and tended to lower the author- strong partnership in fulfilling The study published in said study lead author Muge talised for covid-19. ity of the Supreme Court. the strategic objectives of the infection in the country which the journal The Lancet Cevik from the University of St. After thoroughly reviewing The top law officer had last IPU. comprises 4.92 per cent of the Microbe, said that people Andrews in the UK. “It pro- this evidence, the WHO GDG week granted consent for initia- The CAG of India has been ndia’s Covid-19 caseload total caseload, the data stated. infected with coronavirus are vides a clear explanation for expert panel, which includes tion of contempt proceedings omptroller & Auditor the external auditor of various Ibreached the 90-lakh mark Among most-infected most likely to be highly infec- why SARS-CoV-2 spreads experts from around the world against Kamra for his earlier CGeneral of India (CAG) international organizations. on Friday with 45,882 new States, Delhi continues to tious in the first week after more efficiently than SARS- including four patients who tweets which allegedly criticised Girish Chandra Murmu, has He has earlier also been on cases, while the recoveries report highest daily new cases symptom onset and there is a CoV and MERS-CoV and is so have had covid-19, concluded the apex court, saying they were been elected as external auditor the UN Board of Auditors from surged to 84.28 lakh pushing in India (7,500) followed by need to quickly identify and much more difficult to con- that remdesivir has no mean- in “bad taste” and it was time of the Inter Parliamentary 1993 to 1999 and 2014 to 2020. the national recovery rate to Kerala (5,700) and isolate cases before the virus tain,” Cevik added. ingful effect on mortality or on people understood that attacking Union (IPU), Geneva for a Presently, he is the external 93.6 per cent, according to the Maharashtra (5,500) while spreads. In another study, WHO other important outcomes for it brazenly will attract punish- three-year term. auditor of the World Health Union Health Ministry data. other NCR cities have report- The researchers used Guideline Development Group patients, such as the need for ment. Murmu, the 14th CAG, Organization, Geneva and With 45,882 new cases, the ed 1,600 new cases. meta-analysis to assess 98 stud- (GDG) panel of international mechanical ventilation or time The consent of either the will assume the charge from Food & Agriculture country has witnessed a rise in Cases per million popula- ies on Covid-19, SARS and experts pointed out in The to clinical improvement. Attorney General or the Solicitor Supreme Audit Institution of Organization, Rome. In the active cases after 48 days. tion in India is now 6,500, MERS wherein the researchers BMJ that remdesivir has The panel acknowledged General is necessary, under sec- Switzerland.The election took recent past, he has been the The total coronavirus cases while the world average is studied all three diseases was to received worldwide attention as that the certainty of evidence tion 15 of the Contempt of place at the virtual meeting of External Auditor of World Food mounted to 90,04,365 and the 7,341. determine why Covid-19 has a potentially effective treatment is low and said the evidence did Courts Act, 1971, for initiating 284th session of the IPU which Programme, World Intellectual death toll climbed to 1,32,162 According to the ICMR, a spread more rapidly than the for severe covid-19 and is not prove that remdesivir has contempt proceedings against a is a 179 countries Property Organization, with the novel coronavirus cumulative total of 12,95,91,786 earlier diseases. increasingly used to treat no benefit; rather, there is no person. Parliamentarians body, also International Atomic Energy virus claiming 584 lives in a samples have been tested up to “This is the first systemat- patients in hospital. But its role evidence based on currently Venugopal granted the fresh having 13 Associate Members. Agency, UN World Tourism span of 24 hours in the coun- November 20 with 10,83,397 ic review and meta-analysis in clinical practice has available data that it does consent on a request made in this The IPU has permanent Organization, International try, the data updated at 8 am samples being tested on that has comprehensively remained uncertain, they said improve important patient out- regard by Prayagraj-based advo- observer status at the United Organization for Migration, showed. Thursday. India’s Covid-19 tally examined and compared viral citing data from four interna- comes. cate Anuj Singh. Kamra, in his Nations General Assembly. The International Maritime The Covid-19 case fatality had crossed the 20-lakh mark November 18 tweet, had made an result of the Election has been Organization and Organization rate has further declined to 1.46 on August 7, 30 lakh on August objectionable gesture while mak- conveyed by Martin Chungong, for Prohibition of Chemical per cent. There are 4,43,794 23 and 40 lakh on September It went past 50 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on on October 29, said the ing a comment against the Chief Secretary-General of the IPU. Weapons. active cases of coronavirus 5. September 16, 60 lakh on October 11 and crossed 80 lakh Ministry. Justice of India. * ' ' 86 5670($' ' ' 6 ' of sugar mills resulting in accu- efforts made by Government, mulation of cane price arrears the existing installed capacity of ' o boost ethanol production of farmers. molasses based distilleries has Tas part of its efforts to “Under the ethanol interest reached to 426 cr ltrs. owing of winter crops has achieve 20 per cent blending subvention scheme for In the current Ethanol Sstarted in the country, with courage and success while Dr with petrol, the Government molasses-based distilleries, the Supply Year 2019-20 only 168 farmers planting wheat in Vivek Lal, CEO, S-ILF said has given in-principle approval government in September 2020 crore litres of ethanol is likely about 97.27 lakh hectare so far t a time when many stu- steps will be taken to further to 185 sugar mills and stand- has opened a window for 30 to be supplied to OMCs for in this rabi season. Total area Adents are facing fund increase the opportunities for alone distilleries to avail days to invite more applications blending with petrol thereby sown to all rabi crops has crunch amid Covid-19 pan- education and livelihood sup- 12,500 crore of loans for from sugar mills/ distilleries, achieving 4.8% blending levels. increased to 265.43 lakh demic, Delhi-based port for the persons affected capacity addition of about 468 which were examined by However, in the ensuing hectare so far this season, from Sasakawa- India Leprosy by leprosy and their families. crore litre of ethanol per DFPD... “about 185 applicants Ethanol Supply Year 2020-21, 241.66 lakh hectare area during Foundation(S-ILF) gave a ray In keeping with this, the annum. Apart from promoting (85 sugar mills and 100 efforts are being made to sup- the corresponding period of of hope to 40 meritorious number of Scholarships pro- ethanol production from sug- molasses-based standalone dis- ply 325 crore ltrs of ethanol to last year. students hailing from families vided this year has been arcane, the food ministry is tilleries) are being granted in- OMCs thereby achieving 8.5% According to the agricul- afflicted with leprosy. On increased, he said. making efforts to manufac- principle approval for availing blending; and in the ethanol ture ministry, wheat has been Friday, at an event held Tehseen Zaidi, Program ture ethanol using surplus rice loan amount of 12,500 crore supply year 2021-22 ending in sown in 97.27 lakh hectare so online, it bestowed Manager, Communications & with state-owned FCI as well as for capacity addition of about November, 2022 efforts are far in the rabi season of 2020- upon them scholarships for Advocacy from S-ILf shared maize. The move is aimed at 468 crore litres per annum,” the being made to achieve 10% 21 as against 96.77 lakh hectare higher professional educa- that Nursing Scholarship boosting ethanol blending with Food Ministry said in a state- blending target which is quite in the year-ago period. Wheat pared with 6.98 lakh hectare, 52.08 lakh hectare area a year tion. (Batch X) and Holinessthe petrol, which currently stands ment. These projects would be possible in view of the con- is the main winter or rabi while pulses has been planted ago. Much of the coverage is NK Singh, Chairman, Dalai Lama- Sasakawa schol- at nearly 5 per cent. In the last completed in another 3-4 years, certed efforts made by the crop. Rice and pulses, such as in 82.59 lakh hectare as against under mustard at 52.25 lakh 15th Finance Commission, arship (Batch V) were given two years, 70 ethanol projects thus help in achieving the Government. gram, urad, moong as well as 64.57 lakh hectare area in the hectare so far. who was chief guest at the respectively to 15 and 25 were sanctioned loans of 3,600 desired blending target, it For Year 2020-21, bids of oilseeds like groundnut and said period. The ministry said the event which was organised as meritorious students from crore. added. 322 crore litres (289 crore from sunflower, are other rabi crops Coarse creals have been country received 4 per cent less part of the S-ILF’s 14th across the country for 2020. In the normal sugar season, In the past two years, loans molasses and 34 crore litre grown in this season. sown in slightly more area at rains during the winter period Foundation Day, hoped that Till date, the organisation about 320 Lakh Metric Tons of about Rs. 3600 crores have from grains) have already been As per the sowing data 22.78 lakh hectare so far in the between October 1 and these scholarships will help working for the empower- (LMT) of sugar is produced been sanctioned for 70 such received in first tender floated released by the ministry, there current season, against 21.26 November 19. However, the the students break free ment of the sector has against domestic consumption ethanol projects (molasses by OMCs and in subsequent has been no impact of COVID- lakh hectare in the year-ago Central Water Commission stigma and discrimination provided 115 Nursing schol- of 260 LMT. This 60 LMT of based distilleries) which involve tenders more quantity from 19 on progress of area coverage period. has informed that water stor- and enable them to lead a life arships and 124 His Holiness surplus sugar which remains capacity enhancement of 195 molasses and grain based dis- under rabi crops as on date. According to the ministry’s age level in 123 reservoirs of dignity. the Dalai Lama-Sasakawa unsold, blocks funds of sugar crore litres; out of these 70 pro- tilleries will come, thus Among other rabi crops, paddy data, farmers have sown stands at 93 per cent as com- On the occasion, Tarun scholarship for higher pro- mills to the tune of about Rs. jects, 31 projects have been Government will be able to has been sown in more area at oilseeds in 55.53 lakh hectare pared with the year-ago period, Das, Chairman, S-ILF said fessional education, she 19,000 crore every year there- completed adding a capacity of achieve 325 crore litre and 7.26 lakh hectare when com- area so far this season, against it added. that the scholars symbolized added. by affecting liquidity positions 102 crore litres so far. With the 8.5% blending target. !"#!$!$ +

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Even missing on ground zero, especially in didates have not been allowed to ven- is redefined in naya Kashmir. playing field to the contesting in some cases, they are not Q3 R Kashmir valley. ture out before noon. In some of the In contrast to this the election scene candidates belonging to the allowed to attend party meet- Absence of a level playing field is cases they are told to wind up their cam- is hotting up in Jammu region ahead of Opposition parties Jammu and ings,” the letter said. Srinagar:The BJP on Friday asserted “They are showing the people preventing candidates belonging to the paign meetings before 4 p.m. the first phase of polling.The BJP is run- Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Tarigami said that there that Article 370, which was revoked dreams and befooling them. There is opposition parties from freely contest- Inspector General of Police, ning an aggressive campaign to ensure Sinha on Friday assured polit- had been instances that rival by the Centre last year, would never no big a lie than that. These are the ing maiden elections after the Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar said pro- victory for the majority of its candi- ical parties of smooth cam- candidates were sent in the be restored in Jammu and Kashmir, same leaders who were claiming Abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A. viding security to each candidate con- dates.The party leadership supervising paign for the upcoming local same vehicle and asked to and alleged that parties of 'Gupkar Article 370 cannot be scrapped and Allegations have already surfaced testing the polls is difficult. “We are pro- the poll preparations are relying on the body elections and said the campaign together. “Several alliance' were befooling people by even stated that nobody in J-K will from different quarters where candi- viding them collective security and they charisma of the Prime Minister polls would go a long way in candidates from far-off places making promises over its restoration. raise tricolour if it is scrapped. dates, accommodated in secured zones are being put up in secure areas,” he Narendra Modi to woo the voters. strengthening panchayati raj were sent to hotels in Srinagar Addressing a press conference However, the people are now raising to ensure their safety and security, have said.Rayees Mattoo, a NC candidate of Congress party is the enemy num- institutions in the Union soon after they filed the nom- here, BJP national spokesperson tricolour without any objection,” he been barred from campaigning freely. the PAGD from Khag area of central ber 1 of BJP and the entire campaign Territory. ination forms last week. Not Shahnawaz also said the upcoming said. The contesting candidates, who are Kashmir’s Budgam district, said he has is designed to corner the grand old party Responding to a letter by just the voters, but the families District Development Council (DDC) Hussain said the leaders of the facing these security restrictions, have been put up at a hotel here and candi- and question its double standards over CPI(M) leader Mohammed of the candidates are also con- polls were being fought over local People's Alliance for Gupkar already apprised their party high com- dates of the alliance are not allowed to joining hands with the Kashmir based Yusuf Tarigami who had raised cerned,” he developmental issues and its results Declaration (PGAD) - an amalgam of mand to take up the issue with the con- campaign even while their competitors Peoples Alliance for Gupkar the issue of candidates being said. would not be a referendum on the several parties, including the NC cerned authorities in the administration are freely working in the field. Declaration.On its part, the local con- kept away from In his response, the Lt Centre's last year's decision of revo- and the PDP, seeking the restoration and seek redressal for the same Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party gress leaders are leaving no stone their constituencies and not Governor said, “I am sure cation of the special status of the erst- of the special status of the erstwhile from the office of state election com- candidate from Sangrama Shoaib Lone unturned to expose the divisive politics being allowed to campaign, that the coming elections will while state. state - had accepted the Centre's deci- missioner. told The Pioneer, “the government is of the BJP. Sinha said he has taken note of go a long way in strengthen- “We believe that when someone sion of revocation of Article 370. Speaking to The Pioneer over tele- providing security to only those can- Lashing out at the BJP Govt, JKPCC the concerns and ing the Panchayati Raj dies, he cannot return from the grave. “They have accepted this decision phone from Srinagar, National didates who already figure in the list of President said people have realized as conveyed “necessary instruc- Institutions.” Tarigami released Article 370 has also been buried and and are now participating in the elec- Conference Provincial President Nasir protectees”. He said it is not possible for to what BJP has done since it assumed tions”. the Lt Governor's letter. The it will never return. It can never be tions. They have ganged up. They have Aslam Wani said, “ the candidates have the security establishment to extend power at Centre and erstwhile J&K State Tarigami, a former MLA former MLA said such restored and no world power can help befooled the people of J-K. They have not been treated at par for a variety of exclusive cover to each and every can- and how it pushed people of J&K to wall from the militancy-hit Kulgam arrangements were a big con- in its restoration,” he said. indulged in politics over the bodies of reasons”. “On one hand the BJP candi- didate. Referring to the peoples partic- for electoral gains. district of south Kashmir, had cern and there was a lot of dis- The BJP leader, who is the party's the youth of J-K to save their chair. dates and their junior-level workers are ipation in the DDC polls Lone said, so Addressing a gathering of party informed the Lt Governor that satisfaction on ground over it. incharge for Kashmir for the polls, said They are sinners and no one will for- provided individual personal security far people are supporting and attend- workers in Verinag, G.A.Mir assured after filing their nomination “Who wins and who loses, the NC president Farooq Abdullah and give them. They have committed big and bulletproof vehicles, while all oth- ing campaign meetings. “I am praying that Congress Party will continue to papers, the candidates decision must lie on the elec- PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti were sins and are worse than gangsters and ers are accommodated in government no untoward incident should happen to work for the wellbeing of the people, were not allowed to campaign torate. Democracy must final- befooling people by showing them they live only for power and to ben- accommodations”. He further said the dampen the voter's spirit in the run up despite the concocted and false propa- due to “perceived threat to ly win. For that the process dreams, but asserted their dreams efit their families and relatives,” he candidates have been permitted to to the polling day”. ganda unleashed by the BJP against the their lives” and had been bun- must be made secure and would never come true. said. PTI organise their campaign meetings A senior PDP leader said, having a Party (Congress). dled in “cluster accommoda- credible, Tarigami added. # , +#-& ' ,#2+% $ ? ; );+ ' ': 4 Q%#.# 5 ,#- 1#$ ); " 3 <'4" Bengaluru:A ban on 'Love jehad' and Ravi said he had already spoken ket ban on cattle slaughter, coupled cow slaughter would be a reality in to Animal Husbandry Minister with stringent penalty clauses for vio- Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Home Adityanath had said his government would Karnataka very soon, BJP national Prabhu Chauhan to get “The lations. Friday gave a strong statement on 'love-jehad' and Department has sent a proposal to the State's come out with a law to deal with 'love jihad' general secretary C T Ravi said on Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter However, the Congress govern- said that it is a term manufactured by the BJP to Law Ministry for a stringent law to deal with and had used the Hindu funeral chant 'Ram Friday. and Preservation of Cattle Bill” passed ment headed by Siddaramaiah that divide the nation. the alleged religious conversion of women in Naam Satya Hai' to threaten those who don't The former Karnataka Minister, in the cabinet and present it in the came to power in 2013 withdrew the “Marriage is a matter of personal liberty and the name of marriage, which BJP leaders refer respect their daughters and sisters. who is in-charge of party affairs in coming assembly session. bill that was before the President for bringing a law to curb it is completely unconstitu- to as “love jehad”. Welcoming the Allahabad High Court Maharashtra, Goa and poll-bound The law was to have been passed his assent. tional,” he tweeted on Friday. The development follows an announce- ruling which had declared that conversion Tamil Nadu, said a law banning both in the previous assembly session, but On 'Love Jihad', Ravi had said Gehlot took to Twitter and unleashed a series ment by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath dur- for the sole purpose of marriage is not valid, practices would be passed in the com- it did not happen “ due to political earlier this month that on the lines of of tweets to express his thoughts on 'love-jihad' to ing recent election rallies that his government the chief minister had also said ing Assembly session. reasons,” he said. the Allahabad High Court's order, say, “Love Jihad is a word manufactured by BJP to would come out with a law to deal with the posters would be put up of those involved in He said there are serious delib- Claiming that there was a ban on Karnataka would enact a law banning divide the Nation & disturb communal harmony. “love jihad”. 'love jihad', a derogatory coinage referring to erations going on in government cow slaughter during the reign of religious conversions for the sake of Marriage is a matter of personal liberty, bringing a A proposal for strict law against “love the alleged campaign of Muslims forcing circles as BJP state president Nalin Mughal emperor Akbar, Ravi point- marriage. law to curb it is completely unconstitutional & it will jihad” has been sent to the Law Department, Hindu girls to convert in the guise Kumar Kateel has also urged Chief ed out that the existing law was inad- “We will not remain silent when not stand in any court of law. Jihad has no place in a government spokesman confirmed on of love. Minister B S Yediyurappa to take steps equate to check the practice. Jihadis strip the dignity of our sisters,” Love.” Friday. “We will bring an effective law. It is my in this regard. “Collecting fines from offenders he had said, adding that anyone In the second tweet, he said, “They are creat- Stressing on the need for a strict law to warning to those who play with the honour “Love Jihad and cow slaughter will not discourage this practice. We involved in any act of conversion ing an environment in the nation where consent- deal with “love jihad”, UP Law Minister and dignity of sisters and daughters by hid- ban has been approved by the BJP will review the provisions in the anti- would face severe and swift punish- ing adults would be at the mercy of state power. Brijesh Pathak on Friday told PTI, “There has ing their real names and identities. If they do core committee. cow slaughter laws in Uttar Pradesh ment. Marriage is a personal decision & they are putting been a rise in such cases in the state which not mend their ways, their 'Ram Naam Satya' The clamour to bring in a law and other states,” Ravi said. The Allahabad High Court in its curbs on it, which is like snatching away personal have caused social disharmony and enmity. journey will start,” Adityanath had said. banning cow slaughter has grown In 2010, the then BJP govern- October 31 order said that religious liberty.” In the third tweet on 'love-jihad', he said, These incidents are also bringing a bad name The Uttar Pradesh State Law louder. We intend to do so,” the ment led by B S Yediyurappa had got conversion just for the sake of mar- “It seems a ploy to disrupt communal harmony, fuel to the state and therefore a strict law is the Commission had submitted a report last year Chikkamagaluru MLA told a press the 'Prevention of Slaughter and riage was not valid. social conflict & disregard constitutional provisions need of the hour.” suggesting a new law to check the forcible conference. Preservation of Cattle Bill', which pro- The court made the remark while like the state not discriminating against citizens on 'We will do whatever is required as soon religious conversions. He pointed out that the Karnataka posed to replace the 'Karnataka dismissing a plea by a newly married any ground. as we receive a proposal from the Home “The commission is of the view that government has already constituted Prevention of Cow Slaughter and couple in Uttar Pradesh that had It needs to be mentioned here that UP has Department as we have already made all nec- existing legal provisions are not enough to a committee to ban cow slaughter. Cattle Preservation Act, 1964', passed. approached it to direct police and the announced its intention to bring in a law against essary preparations,” Pathak said. check religious conversion and on this seri- Based on its recommendation, the The bill had widened the defin- woman's father not to disturb their 'love-jihad' and the MP government is also planning Addressing by-elections rallies in Jaunpur ous matter, a new law is needed like in some law will be passed shortly, he said. ition of 'cattle' and imposed a blan- marital life. PTI to bring in a law on similar lines. IANS and Deoria on October 31, Chief Minister other states,” the report said. PTI ' +( ' +255#%82&%4# . *"' #&#42! 233%4#O2'# '' :' () Shinde directed Collector we were prepared to re-open announced that the SSC (10th Rajesh Narvekar to close down classes for students from 9th standard) and 12th standard Aligarh: Cash was stolen from Hathras: Chhotu seems to be crucial for #-2%!4# pprehending a second all schools and junior colleges and 12 standards from (12th standard) examinations the home of a gazetted police the CBI investigation in the Boolgadhi case. Awave of Covid-19 sweeping in Thane, Navi Mumbai, November 23. Though the will be held as per the normal officer posted in the district. CBI has questioned Chhotu many times. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 6,028 Covid- the country and Maharashtra, Kalyan and Dombivli till the Covid-19 situation is very much schedule. This news was kept highly Narco and polygraph test can be conduct- 19 cases on Friday, pushing the caseload to 5,49,541, the authorities on Friday end of December 2020. under control in Mumbai, one Welcoming the BMC’s confidential but came out like ed for Chhotu and others related to this as the death toll is inching towards the 2000 mark, announced that all schools and The Maharashtra govern- cannot rule out the possibility announcement deferring the a fire in the forest. After this, case. Health minister K K Shailaja said. junior colleges in Mumbai and ment had earlier permitted of the second wave of Covid-19 reopening of schools and junior the authorities are tight-lipped The CBI has intensified their investi- With 6,398 people getting cured of the disease, neighbouring Thane would schools and junior colleges to sweeping the country and also colleges till December 31, about it. The follower is sus- gation since they have received orders from the total recoveries mounted to 4,81,718 while remain closed December 31 as reopen in phases beginning Maharashtra. Hence, we need Mumbai Principals Association pected who is under interro- the High Court to file a status report on 25 67,831 people are undergoing treatment, the minis- a precaution against the spread from November 23 for Class 9 to take extra precautions to (MPA) Secretary Prashant gation by the police. November. The deceased has been ques- ter said in a press release. of Covid-19. to Class 12, and later for other check the spread of deadly Redij said: “We had suggested The incident occurred at tioned several times by the CBI, besides the According to the release, 60,365 samples have While the Brihanmumbai lower classes. However, the virus during the next four to six to the government to first open the civil lines based official res- relatives of the accused, and others asso- been sent for testing in the last 24 hours,and the test Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities on Friday post- weeks,” the BMC stated, while schools in green zone, study the idence of a gazetted police ciated with the incident. Chhotu seems to positivity rate has touched 9.98 per cent.So far, ordered the closure of all poned the re-opening of announcing the postponement impact before allowing other officer posted in the city. On be crucial for the CBI since the spot where 57,49,016 samples have been sent for testing. schools and junior colleges the schools and junior colleges till of reopening of schools zones. We did not expect more Wednesday late evening, the the incident happened belongs to Chhotu The toll has climbed to 1,997 with 28 more deaths. country’s national capital till December 31. and junior colleges till than 15-20 percent students to officer was packing bags for and he claimed to reach the spot first after Of the positive cases, 56 are health workers, while December 31, Thane’s district “As per the earlier orders of December 31. attend the classrooms starting going to Allahabad for gov- hearing the victim's scream. Chhotu had 105 people had come from outside the state and 5,213 guardian minister Eknath the Maharashtra government, However, the BMC from Monday”. ernment work. PNS also given statements to SIT. PNS infected through contact. PTI -2%!?A #4# B !! 60 O> % !# /<. Bengaluru: Karnataka reported 1,781 new '2 Cases of Covid-19 and 17 related fatalities, Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh has regis- Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh): The body of a missing 16- taking the total number of infections to tered 1,221 new Covid positive cases, year-old girl was found hanging from a tree in a for- 8,69,561 and the death toll to 11,621, the increasing the state's tally to 8.59 lakh, est area in Sambhal district. '' health department said on Friday. even as 1,829 more patients recovered The girl had eloped with her neighbour 18-year- The day also saw 2,181 patients getting from the virus to outnumber infections old Arjun Kumar on Wednesday night and the police Chitrakoot (UP):A 21-year-old rushed to her home on information discharged after recovery. on Friday. found the body on Thursday night. woman, who had accused a youth last by family members, saved her by Out of 1,781 fresh cases reported on East Godavari district accounted The accused has been arrested and a case for week of raping her on the promise of breaking open the door, a senior Friday, 1,067 cases were from Bengaluru for the highest number of infections in murder has been registered against him on a com- marriage, tried to hang herself to police official said. urban alone. the past 24 hours, 202, followed by plaint lodged by the girl's father. death at her home in Markundi Markundi police station SHO As of November 20 evening, cumulatively Krishna (198), Chittoor (175), Guntur The body has been sent for post mortem police station area, an official said on Ramesh Chandra said the woman 8,69,561 COVID-19 positive cases have been (144) and Visakhapatnam (69). Gunnaur Circle Officer Krishna Kant Saroj said, Friday. was admitted to a Community confirmed in the state, which includes 11,621 Among other places, Prakasam (50), “The girl's father has alleged that her daughter was Following the suicide bid by the Health Centre in an unconscious deaths and 8,33,169 discharges, the health Nellore (47), Anantapur (41), Srikakulam abducted by the accused and later killed in a forest woman, police arrested the accused state, but she is now out of danger. department said in its bulletin. (34), Vizianagaram (32) and Kurnool area. We have booked the accused for murder and youth. In the FIR, the woman had also It said, out of 24,752 active cases, 24,213 (19). have detained him. In a note found in the woman's alleged that about eight months ago, patients are in isolation at designated hospi- With the new additions, East “During questioning, he said that he had house after her suicide attempt, she she was forcibly given pills to abort tals and stable, while 539 are in ICU. Godavari continues to shoulder the attempted to kill himself along with the girl but was said she was taking the extreme step her pregnancy by four members of Six out of the total 17 deaths reported highest number of cases at 1.21 lakh. saved because of the loose rope. He confessed that because none of the accused has so Dubey's family when she was called today are from Bengaluru urban, followed by Meanwhile, 10 more patients suc- he could not gather the courage to kill himself later. far been arrested, he said. over to their house for talks about the Mysuru (3), Dharwad (2), Ballari, Bengaluru cumbed to the virus in the past 24 hours, We will continue to investigate and the accused will She said she was also fed up of marriage. Rural, Dakshina Kannada, Raichur, taking the state's death toll to 6,920. be sent to jail soon.” insults heaped on her by villagers, he “The main accused Surendra Shivamogga and Tumakuru (1). Chittoor continues to be the district with According to the police, the girl was a student added. Dubey has been arrested today. Most of the dead are either with a his- the highest number of Covid deaths at of Class 9 and was said to be in a relationship with The woman had lodged a Directives have been issued to arrest tory of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection 818. the accused, who is a student of Class 10. criminal case on November 13 four of his family members, who too (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI). However, the southern state is con- The girl's family wanted her to continue her stud- against one Surendra Dubey of her are accused in the case,” Chitrakoot Among the districts where the new cases sistently recording an impressive num- ies while the accused was forcing her for marriage. village, alleging that he raped her on Superintendent of Police Ankit Mittal were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for ber of recoveries every day. The family members of the girl were also against the the promise of marriage, the police told PTI. 1,067, Mandya and Bengaluru Rural 66, On Friday, 1,829 more patients presently has 15,382 active cases. In the relationship. said. He said a probe is on in the mat- Ballari 54, Tumakuru 48, Mysuru 46, Belagavi recovered from the disease to increase the past 24 hours, the state tested 66,002 sam- Meetings had been held between the two fam- The woman attempted suicide ter. Circle Officer Subodh Gautam 38, Dakshina Kannada 36, followed by oth- total number of recoveries to 8.37 lakh. ples, raising the total number of tests ilies in the presence of village elders, to resolve the on Wednesday by hanging from the is investigating the case, he ers. PTI Of the total 8.59 lakh cases, the state conducted so far to 94.74 lakh. IANS issue but the efforts proved futile. IANS ceiling but a Dial 112 team, which added. 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We can 6;;< P Q P Q =;> " $ export varietals for all kinds of ? 1 2<; " field crops, vegetables, forage + 0 + crops and flowers. become a globally competi- eign country is a progressive self-reliant seed sector needs the However, considering the tive, export-oriented and self- policy. It may be considered SAARC markets and good eco- S ( developments in terms of the new reliant industry, especially for here, too, as the seed companies nomic relations between + ( % and emerging disruptive business several Asian, African, East have to incur heavy expenses SAARC countries. The " + operating models and processes European and South American for variety evaluation, which is Government and industry need aligned with innovative technolo- countries, which share similar -(++ < a pre-condition for obtaining to step forward and create a gy interventions, there is a need to agro-climatic conditions like export orders. This expense SAARC seed forum, which will . @ invest in concrete initiatives for India as, with respect to inter- + + needs to be reimbursed at least help ease-of-doing-business in . . . further strengthening the Indian national trade, most countries to the extent of 75 per cent by the sub-continent and also pro- seed industry as part of allow seed imports subject to 0 / ; - C" + the Government. A provision of vide avenues for international @ . 3@.4 $(% ( “Atmanirbar Krishi.” the following: (a) Import per- about 100 crore may be ade- trading without restrictions. / + (( The Indian seed industry, as a mit based on sanitary and phy- - =0 quate for the next 10 years for This body should strictly be an 3A84 # sub-sector of the agri-inputs tosanitary certificates and (b) = ) meeting plant variety evalua- economic one for policy and industry, has been the most vibrant Variety evaluation in the tion expenses for export pur- regulatory advocacy among the 1 . in terms of innovation and growth importing country to ascertain 00- + poses. Seed manufacturers add SAARC countries. The Indian + # . over the past four decades, con- its suitability to the agro climat- to economies of the importing seed sector will grow immense- tributing to a significant increase ic conditions. (/ C" + countries and help get more for- ly if we can spearhead this drive. in productivity and profitability of Currently, there are no sig- eign reserves into the country. Finally, climate change is 1 # ( farmers in India. The well-bal- nificant export incentives avail- " 0 Hence they should be reward- causing a rapid shift in the + / 6;B6 ( anced seed quality legislative able to the seed sector though 0 + ed with up to 30 per cent sub- demands of seeds globally. Very . 22 / ! framework, set up by the Seed Act, the export potential is esti- sidy. soon, many nations won’t have the New Seed policy, 1988 and mated at more than $ 5 billion K) India has lacked a seed the financial resources to evade 255C / . National Seed Policy in 2002, per year based on various export promotion council for a this crisis. But we can be a hub 6;>; + boosted private sector participa- industry estimates. India can "+< +) 0 long time. The Government, for seed research for the world. @ D tion in a sector that had its foun- offer seeds for export to many = + (0 (0 +< under the trade and export pro- Our versatile climate allows us . S # dations laid by public sector seed countries with suitable sub- motion council, should institute to research and co-evolve new systems. However, much needs to tropical and tropical agro-cli- 0 06 one with industry representa- varieties that may be suited for be done in terms of further matic regions in Asia, Africa, tives and ensure that seed many countries. For even one # + reforms and policy interventions. Eastern Europe and so on at - ;;+00 exports amount to 10 per cent or two varieties at the right time . The role of new technologies, affordable prices similar to our of total agriculture exports. can change the fate of the like molecular-marker based selec- pharma and agro-chemical ; +C" + India has three major seed nation and bring millions of + tion approaches to fast-track sectors. The following incen- hubs in the country. But given dollars into India. Hence the S " @. 1 ( breeding programmes for develop- tives can help. <- ( + 0 our vast agro-climate, we can Government needs to provide ( + ( ment of new/superior plant vari- Incentive to the extent of 20 0( ) cater to demands from Africa development grants to Indian eties, needs to be further strength- per cent of the seed value that to ASEAN countries. The R&D companies so that they S ened as an integral part of the seed is exported must be considered 0()? + " - Government needs to allow can track future challenges, ) . % ( industry. Also biotechnological because in sectors like pharma Indian and foreign seed com- assess demand and create a seed %$ ( , and molecular approaches can and garments, similar incen- + " - panies to breed seeds for export bank for Africa, Latin America improve the quality assurance tives have been available for a purposes in special agro-zones. and ASEAN countries. The / systems. An emerging area, which long time to encourage exports /+ ?- - These zones may function like Government may also partner . . $ utilises biotechnology and nano- in the initial stages. These +/ 0 0 SEZs. They need to be equipped with African nations to out- + + E technologies and can contribute incentives can be gradually with dry docks, good trans- source their seed R&D to us. significantly to productivity and brought down to 10 per cent ;+ - 0 + portation, seed testing facilities This would boost innovation PA + Q profitability of farmers, is seed after five years. A provision of and so on to facilitate swift here while providing lesser 62 + . treatment with biological inocu- 100 crore may be adequate for (+ " 0 exports. A single window clear- developed nations an access to P Q # lants. This can also be promoted the next five years and 100 ance counter can be estab- cheaper research and seeds. on a large scale as part of seed- crore for the next six to 10 years. lished for fast tracking permis- (The author is Director, F + applied technologies. Reimbursement of the cost sions. Policy and Outreach, National . , G " The Indian seed industry can of variety evaluation in any for- An “Atmanirbhar Krishi” or Seed Association of India) ( # , >% 5 : & %6' 1 P Q + ( ( + 1 # 32! @##4- = ? #8#28&#23"% #&5### 8&%*2%*2# 44%#2'&!5#%&5&#32 !#/2#$# 42#4#!%# 06 2!!#&&%*2%#% #&4#2#!#&!#& #2&2#424# ##,2#!%5#4'# 2'23!?'860!?'8 8#28#5' !5 !%2'# 52%-&4'!32$ 42$%4###5#' 8%&32#*##&8'5&%46 %&& 3##&%*% 3*% #2'**# # #&&###6 3 4*# 5# 32##52!6 #8#4#6 ##3225&&2&6 %%# F!&2#26 &7%=3$'*'%'&!<3,*( (4*$'(3 0 !7=&7;7*;4&'&7 !""!!,(;'!7 1 > % K !"22&& K $ K02'/*'& K#4-2'*# D % ) , ' 6 6 ' 6 5 66 ' '%65 * + ( the nation by asking party chief Sonia Gandhi to revitalise the % Sir — It should ease our minds party and restore its organisation- , that the Supreme Court is seized F*22!##2&!%4&2#244%# al democracy, indecisive leader- of the blatant misuse of media 32#- = ?8!#$%46"3%#!2!## ship being their top concern. freedom by some TV news chan- 4%##!%*!#*##23#33%442#8#4# Sonia Gandhi did a cosmetic + ( nels and is keen on nudging the '%*!%4&#42&2*%#%4##82#%&2 rejig of the party, leaving no ( Government to take steps to rec- 4&#2#4%%4&!%##6(%2#&%%# doubt who was the boss. Now, - tify the situation. Indeed, it =!#4#&%!#44%#%&&5# Kapil Sibal has fired a fresh salvo. %&5&#%##232'$2! !% requires urgent attention since In a newspaper interview, he has drawing a false equivalence $!#*#$#244%# ?$%&&%28#2? questioned the “nomination cul- between “free speech” and “hate 8&#%#3%8#6 ture” of the party. The Congress + speech” and between “virulent 2###82&%%423#44%#K#8#4%&? Working Committee (CWC) is ( . nationalism” and “civic national- &$,282###2!#%#*#282&%%4&!? packed with Gandhi loyalists. ism,” certain channels continue to *#32$%K%&&$#6 #824'#$#234? 2##$24%%4&&#332!5%&%23# Independent-minded leaders have . peddle rabidly communal stuff. 4%##8#4%&&32 !%%&&%*#2*##$# 44%#%&&$##$26 2'&!5#%#32 no place in it. So an election to the / This is devoured with relish by %%5&#2%#525%&#&&!$'&%&#&&%&# #/2#$#28'8!82%!##%#!%42'? CWC looks far-fetched. Till men many viewers. But then, mass &##*%*%2!2$#%482!'4%2484%6 #!23##232#8#28&#*%#%%&&2 and women with their own mind viewership or popular consump- # 828# 2*# ! !%%5'%2 23 # ,'#&%#5'4#%*&#?$2%$82 find a place in the highest deci- + tion is not a good enough reason -22%'44%#%&&%*#2#$5%*2 %$'&' 2 5%* # #422$ 54 2 46 sion-making body, the party will % " +S to allow them to present news sto- 42$8##%#8#%8'%*8'5&%4%3'4'# 4%*!5'%&!%*#4#&#$#23#44%#4%? continue to find itself in a hole. 0 ( ries in adversarial terms and !42&&52%*%8%##428&#6 ##& #4'#2'&!5##%*&#?$2%$82*2#4# Sibal wants more “dialogue” spread the poison of religious %%#%*&#!32&%#2#! 8%2%2####6 within the party, a tough ask. In ( hatred. There is a fine line between ##&!#&%&&5#8%2%%#!%!$%%#%*#4? (,+($*(&,, Congress, there are no discus- ( informing the public and polar- 4%#6 sions, only orders. After the Bihar # ising society. One of the media’s election results, it is clear the roles is to edify and unite people repute. Masquerading of vicious voluntary regulation of the Press. nationals.” The country now needs Congress is satisfied to be an “also ( 1 and not to divide them or cater to hate-mongers as TV anchors is a But the way some channels go more of good and ethical journal- ran.” How can a national party their baser instincts. curse on Indian journalism. about playing their roles justifies ism for us to be a vibrant democ- hope to capture power at the On-air bigotry is just as bad. Dissemination of falsehoods and the need for some sort of regula- racy. Centre without some of the States Loosely describing participants in post-truths cannot go on without tory oversight by, say, a judicial David Milton in its kitty? This is something the # % the Tablighi Jamaat conference as debilitating the country and body or a parliamentary panel. Maruthancode Congress needs to think about. + * + “intentional superspreaders”, the wrecking its foundational values. The ruling party’s double standard Ganapathi Bhat induction of Muslim youth into It is in this context that “regula- manifests itself in describing jour- Akola civil services as “UPSC jihad” and tion” assumes relevance and nalists who act as their mouth- . inter-faith marriages as “love becomes an urgent need. Ideally, piece as “nationalists” and inde- Sir — Three months ago, the 24 jihad” brings the media into dis- a democracy should do with the pendent journalists as “anti- Congress “letter writers” shocked "&''&7$'!:*!3&&7@A=(*"#;!= !"#!$!$ ; 6-#$,($6' (%6!5,:<& 8 #%$8$%$' 7 !5:&6'7 0 0 0 0 (,,%$& . /6 0 # / / . # .0 8# #3'4#4#!!'*?#%54#%!'#2 L8 0 L.8 0 %5%2%482&&'%2##82#%&2'&# 6 $'4&*#!!#!&%#8!#$%4 " 7 %2= B > R 1 ( R % % # ( / ( / ( 0 - ( ( 1 %&72& ( ( .)8+(6; ( he multiple gun attacks in Vienna are the nefar- ious outcome of a deliberate misinterpretation 755555 Tof religious identity. This kind of narrative has led to the beheading of a history teacher in France and stabbing of three innocents in Nice and so on. + All these incidents are clear indicators that post-mod- 25>5 65 ( ern terrorism is likely to haunt the world in gener- ( al and Europe in particular. These attacks are also a reminder of an array of socio-political and global ( issues which Europe has to come to terms with. # Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has already hint- ed towards Huntington’s Clashes of Civilisations the- ory coming true. He called the recent gun attack by an Islamist terrorist “an attack of terror driven by # hatred of our way of life, our democracy.” This upsurge in religiously-motivated hitback attacks has ( ( marked the beginning of the pernicious era of ter- + A/ rorism. The rising tide of immigration and human 1 ( smuggling across the borders in Europe has posed F ( serious logistical and security challenges to France, - A/ Germany and Britain. Undoubtedly these are defin- ing moments for the leaders of Europe. It is high time " "( - + countries developed sophisticated mechanisms to 0 ( ( handle the problem head on as it has already caused - "+ # ( severe tension between various nations and com- ( ( pounded the problem of human trafficking and ; +- refugees across the globe. In certain pockets, the prob- - +<= game that was thrust on the world by the might lead to the oppression of the gen- organisation of public support against ter- <5555 lems of migration and refugees have resulted in a then “Big Powers.” The power network eral populace. Surprisingly, a proper legal rorist acts could be of immense use. - 0 ; quagmire. The influx of refugees, who have fled due "+0 0+< woven by the US and its allies in the entire definition of terrorism is yet to be found. While it is desirable to allow police and # + to disturbances in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, has West Asian region has provoked the ire of The widening gap between the various the armed forces to employ better "+ " added a new dimension to the existing problem of 0 + - the opposition forces in almost every State governments regarding evolving a com- informed judgment about local problems, ( violence and crime in Central Asian Republics. In where the US has had an interest-based mon strategy for suppression of terrorism there is, of course, a danger that this an era of globalisation, the world is becoming small - 0 0 relationship. Thus, as societies globalise needs to be viewed in the context of the attempt of the Government could dilute and integrated but due to its inner paradoxes, it is 0 () and the curtains of opacity are raised potential for threat that it holds. Even the the benefits to those deemed deserving + getting fragmented and turning out to be a highly (+ )< through increased inter-societal interac- European convention on suppression of and, thus, any possibility of peace and . S ( sectarian place. = + (0 0 tion at the international level, people in the terrorism is restricted by Article 5 and negotiation. Rapid international trans- The recent incidents cannot be viewed in iso- ; +- + / underdeveloped countries are holding Article 13, which refuse the extradition of portation and use of sophisticated weapons lation. History bears testimony to various such trag- ++ + 0 0 the “Big Powers” responsible for their infe- a terrorist on many grounds. In an envi- have helped the expansion of terrorist net- # ic events. A few years ago, the bombing of civilians rior socio-economic positions. There has ronment where terrorist violence is endem- works globally. Besides, the new suicide "0<- / - <6 in Oklahoma City (which left more than 200 peo- - / / always been a smooth international net- ic and the world stands hopelessly divid- squads have left the entire security appa- ple dead) sent shockwaves around the world. A mys- work of collaboration among the various ed on various laws, all countries should ratus shocked. = + terious gas attack at the main train station in a Tokyo 0-(+ < terrorist groups supported by a few coun- shun their national prerogatives for deal- As religiously-motivated attacks subway, that killed 12 people and left nearly 5,000 tries throughout the world. For example, ing with terrorism. increase globally, the concept that one hospitalised, also sent dangerous signals. All such acts "" + (0 take Pakistan’s involvement in orchestrat- Many efforts have been made by a man’s terrorist can be another man’s free- 1 ? ( were a violent culmination of plans that were care- " - ing terrorism in Kashmir and the Japanese number of nations to control State-spon- dom fighter must be done away with. The fully executed by terrorists. Similarly, most countries =+0 ;< Red Army’s collaboration with Italy’s Red sored terrorism, such as through econom- local populace should cooperate with the of the world, including India, Russia , Spain, the UK, - = 0)< Brigade. It is sometimes the wide cover- ic sanctions, but so far they have not law enforcement machinery even at the # ( US, Italy, Israel, and China, are suffering due to ter- )+ / / age by the media which provides the ratio- reached a consensus either at the nation- cost of personal misery while prompt and rorist activities in one way or another. Although vio- / + nale for terrorism and increases the prob- al or global level. During the last two strict decisions should be undertaken by ( lence in itself is condemnable, very rarely is a ter- lem by stimulating it. This is a classic exam- decades, increasing drug smuggling and various nations for controlling terrorists # - - rorist attack a nihilistic act bereft of any deeper under- "+ ;00 ple of how astute media management can the unholy nexus between drug smugglers psychologically. In a changing environ- ! ! % currents. And the structure of violence is more often reduce the level of moral opposition to and terrorists have posed a serious prob- ment, the security apparatus and police A + % S 1 P C"+ 0) 0 than not located in society and social conditions, <- 0 counter-terrorism. The latest has been the lem to the internal State-security networks need to diversify activities by bringing Q which not only create them but also nourish and rein- obnoxious nexus between the Al Qaeda, and compelled various nations to organ- together technical and professional exper- # 1 force them. Recurrence of violence is symptomatic ;C"+ - the ISIS and LeT. Their deadly combina- ise themselves and wage a relentless war tise based on many decades of experience # % ( of a society’s body politic, torn asunder by varied / tion has laid siege to peace and security. against such a nexus. But mere implemen- in maintaining internal security. In this ( threats and tensions. + European nations alone have wit- tation of vigorous drug laws cannot regard, the most crucial aspect is to devel- " ( Very often, the social conditions that generate 0-(+ < nessed more than 8,500 terrorist incidents become effective unless the judicial pro- op the capability to anticipate security conflict and violence have external coordinates. To since 1990, representing about 29 per cent cedure is modified for ensuring speedy tri- needs. many experts dealing with the terror driven by reli- of the total global incidents. The situation als. The continuing uncertainties with This is possible by conducting spe- ( giously-motivated thinking, it is on account of new has become vulnerable since 2016 and with regard to terrorism have encouraged var- cialised courses for monitoring security sit- challenges the post-modern world is experiencing the increasing rise in the cases of illegal ious countries to launch psychological war- uations.Unless we attack the roots of ter- because of the past mistakes of not calling a spade migration across the European coun- fare against terrorism. rorism, we would have only superficial 0 a spade till the spectre started creating havoc in their tries. The rise of modern terrorism with The London Economic Summit relief and terrorism would magnify in the own backyard. To many social scientists dealing with frightening ramifications has resulted in Conference, organised by NATO States total quantum of its impact. The need of terrorism in a globalised world, the matrix of power a demand for strengthening the national and Japan a few years ago, proved to be the hour is international cooperation to @ ( ( rests on the highly-visible, unequal structure of the law and order machinery. Of late, the pres- another landmark for the eradication of tackle the menace and forming an integrat- international economy. Such inter-relations between sure on the police and security agencies has terrorism, which decided that unless we ed team after minutely comprehending the # " socio-economic conditions in different parts of the been mounting. But the existing laws still attack the roots of terrorism, only super- inner dynamics of the problem. world are becoming more and more obvious daily. pose many problems. The use of police and ficial relief could be seen but violence (The writer is a professor of political sci- At another level, the post-Cold War international paramilitary forces for combating terror- would increase in the total quantum of its ence, Visiting Professor, University of 3 4 political-economic order is still a victim of the power ism has created an apprehension that it impact. Creation of general awareness and Leuven, Belgium) )E 4 (5'%#&'8'

around to agreeing to the theirs. Hence, it cannot further open Chinese soldiers lost their lives. It may went on to cover two-thirds of the pandemic. These GoMs have called Government of India’s terms. up its market for the advantage of oth- be recalled that Jaishankar even in world’s population. for a balance between supporting eco- Meanwhile, the country has main- ers. Still India has agreements with the January had said that New Delhi’s Beijing dominates the psyche of nomic performance and geopolitics tained successful economic relations ASEAN, South Korea and Japan. It is doors to RCEP were not closed. But policymakers. India is highly depen- and most have focussed on ways to with ASEAN by the means of FTAs,” negotiating deals with Australia, New in September, he said, “You cannot be dent on China for imports of lithium counter China. They call for contex- he said. The RCEP, too, has kept the Zealand and Singapore and there are a rising power without being a rising ion batteries, antibiotics, personal tualising issues like Chinese aggres- doors open for India officially, if at all treaties with Nepal and Bhutan. economy, and to do that you have to computers, colour TVs, solar cells, sion on communication tools, need it wants to join the grouping without However, there are apprehensions that build your domestic capacities.” His toys and so on. Despite the recent ini- for specialised spokespersons on < +) )(0 having to wait for 18 months, as stip- RCEP could impact the Australia- views are not very different from that tiatives by the Centre to improve issues like China and the environment 0 " N 5 2/2 ulated for new members. As per the India-Japan network in the Indo- of the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, domestic production in many of and many other dependencies on RCEP’s decision, India can still par- Pacific region. India and like-mind- which had been opposing most FTAs these goods, concerns remain. What Beijing. ##8&%5'#'44% eeping China out is the new ticipate as an observer. ed nations, particularly the Quad and stressing on improving the China has done is to consolidate its The obsession with China is too %!25#5#!2 trade policy of India. Its prima- India had taken the decision in countries — Australia, the US and domestic economy. economy since 1979. Thus, produc- apparent. Of late, despite all efforts, #82%$!42%$6 # November 2019 to keep out of the Japan — are keen to have resilient It certainly has not been an easy tion cost is minimum and it has a New Delhi’s policy approaches are Kry approach is that anything 4%%&5'#'4442'$# that opens the door to Chinese prod- RCEP, with the partnership being seen supply chains. Along with New decision. India would have to weigh pricing mechanism that happens to be China-centric. India may have to ucts is a “strict no-no.” So it’s no sur- as China-centric and due to the per- Zealand, South Korea and Vietnam, the gains of a bulk agreement and the lowest in any country in the local revive the planning process it gave up &*#82%223%2& prise that India is keeping out of the ception that it would boost sales of they are negotiating with each other. individual treaties. A similar concern currency. in 2014 as the NITI Aayog has not ##'#5'3%&#!2 Regional Comprehensive Economic cheap Chinese products and harm the External Affairs Minister S was expressed when New Delhi chose India has to learn the technique been a proper replacement. The 8#32$#8#4#!6 Partnership (RCEP) free trade agree- country’s industries. Jaishankar, while delivering the to opt out of the Belt and Road of creating a vibrant domestic system country needs to evolve a long-term 23###$55' ment (FTA), an initiative New Delhi India’s approach on the deal is the Ramnath Goenka Lecture in 2019, Initiative (BRI) in 2017. It was said with a market across the world. policy prescription. India has to con- was engaged in since its inception. result of unfavourable trade balances had said that India’s stance was a that India might be isolating itself. Chinese merchandise today decides sider moving out of the growth-cen- 82%28%82&%%4% Theoretically, it comes at a minimum that it has with several RCEP mem- “clear-eyed calculation” of the gains Now after three years, like-minded international prices. While India suc- tric approach and replace it with %2&%223#'&%6(&# cost as India already has FTAs with bers, with some of which it already has and costs of entering a new arrange- democracies appreciate New Delhi for cessfully blocked imports of idols of progress. So RCEP or not, India has #5'#'44%$!# all but three RCEP members. FTAs. The Commerce Ministry says ment. He also said that India would its prudent decision, which many now Ganesh, Lakshmi and other deities, it to have a holistic approach towards #'&?2%##!# Home Minister Amit Shah had that the Compound Annual Growth continue with its “act East” policy. It see as an exploitative Chinese diplo- could not succeed in lowering the the economy. It needs a wider vision '4'&!##4'%# last month told RCEP member coun- Rate (CAGR) in trade with such should also be remembered that the macy. Significantly, many members prices of “Made in India” products. and approach for progress and has to tries that they would have to come countries was a mere 7.1 per cent. RCEP decision is linked to China’s are not enjoying their stay in the BRI. This cannot be considered good imbibe policies that could give it an *#$##0# around to accepting New Delhi’s India has trade deficits with 11 of the aggressive postures in the South There is the contrary view as well. It economy. Possibly for this reason, edge. India needs to reorient policies !&24&&##&$#2 terms. “Considering India’s growing 15 RCEP nations. This means that China Sea and on the Line of Actual says that India’s economic decline China looms large in reports submit- for a long-term approach without ##2#*##&8'5&%46 stature, RCEP members can’t afford while the partners have access to our Control, including the June 15 Galwan occurred even as China’s economical- ted by eight Groups of Ministers ignoring short-term needs. L #!%2%&M to ignore it for long and will come market, India has not penetrated incident in which 20 Indian and many ly and strategically important BRI (GoMs) formed during the ongoing (The writer is a senior journalist) !"#!$!$ >

4 +#8'5&%4!#3#!%* '$8F ' N52*'F4&%$232#3'! ##%%$%!#!A 5$ Washington: US President-elect Health Organisation. December last year. 0 / “And the degree to which Joe Biden has said that he wants “We're going to rejoin on Chinese strategic experts Washington: US President Donald “We are going to end up making it you've seen some news outlets that to make sure that China plays by day one as well and it needs said Biden entering the White Trump is sending an incredibly damag- clear that we won, and but it is hard to arack Obama has voiced con- cater to the right and the conserv- the rules and announced that his reform, acknowledge, and rejoin House is expected to provide an ing message to the international com- fathom how this man thinks. I am con- Bcern over the Republican lead- ative viewpoint, somehow try to administration will rejoin the the Paris Climate Accord. And opportunity for breakthroughs in munity by not conceding the election fident he knows he has not won and is ers' attempts to overturn the results prop up these, you know, bogus World Health Organisation. we have to make sure that the rest resuming high-level communi- results, President-elect Joe Biden said on not going to be able to win, and we are of the 2020 presidential election and claims,” Obama, the first Black Biden was responding to a of the world and we get togeth- cation and rebuilding mutual Thursday. going to be sworn in on January 20...,” he said that they are defending American president said. question on Thursday about his er and make sure there are cer- strategic trust between the two Major news networks have declared said. Responding to another question, President Donald Trump's “bogus In the last phase of the cam- remarks during the presidential tain right lines the Chinese major countries. Biden as the winner of the November 3 Biden said he is “not concerned” that claims” of voter fraud because they paign, Obama had campaigned debates that he wanted to pun- understand,” Biden, a Democrat, A day earlier, Senator Jim presidential elections, weeks ahead of people may question the legitimacy of his are “intimidated” by it. for former vice president Biden and ish China over the way Beijing said. Risch, chairman of the Senate their formal certification by the respec- administration. Democrat Joe Biden was Kamala Harris Harris in some of has been behaving. He was asked President Trump's four years Foreign Relations Committee, tive State legislatures. “The vast majority of the American declared the winner of the the key battleground States of if that could include economic in power were the worst phase in published a majority report enti- Trump, however, has refused to con- people, they have already--all the polling November 3 presidential election, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida sanctions or tariffs on China, the China-US relations as the ruling tled “The United States and cede. He has filed multiple lawsuits in data has indicated all the Republicans but President Trump, a Republican, and Georgia. world's second largest economy. Communist Party of China Europe: A Concrete Agenda for several states challenging the election who worry about it is higher, but you has refused to concede defeat and The embattled Trump cam- In April, President Donald headed by President Xi Jinping Transatlantic Cooperation on results alleging that there has been mas- know, over 78 per cent of the American has filed multiple lawsuits, chal- paign has challenged vote count in Trump announced that the US struggled to deal with what China,” to advance greater col- sive voters' fraud and electoral malprac- people believe it is without question, it lenging poll results in several Pennsylvania, Michigan and would withdraw from the WHO, Chinese officials say is the most laboration between the US and tice, a charge denied by state officials and is legitimate,” he said. states. Georgia, among other states. A accusing the UN organisation for elusive and unpredictable Europe on the challenges posed news outlets. “I think most of the Republicans I “I have been troubled, like I number of their lawsuits have been failing to oversee the onset of the American leader ever since for- by China. “I think they were witnessing incred- have spoken to, including some gover- think every American, whether dismissed. coronavirus as it began to spread mer US president Richard Nixon “We must be prepared to ible irresponsibility; incredibly damaging nors, think this is debilitating. It sends a you're a Democrat, a Republican or “They've been repeatedly in China. in 1972 established ties with the work with our trusted allies and messages being sent to the rest of the horrible message about who we are as a an independent, should be trou- rejected by the courts. I'm less sur- “It's not so much about pun- Communist nation. partners to counter an increas- world about how democracy functions. country,” he added. bled, when you start having prised by Trump doing this; he has ishing China, it's about making During his tenure, Trump, ingly confrontational China that I do not know his motive, but I just think The President-elect in response to attempts to block, negate, overturn shown only a flimsy relationship to sure China understands they've a Republican, pushed aggres- attempts to undermine prosper- it is totally irresponsible,” Biden, 77, said another question did not rule out taking the people's vote when there's no the truth. I'm more troubled that got to play by the rules. It's a sim- sively on all aspects of US-China ity, security and good governance during a meeting with a bipartisan action against the General Services actual evidence that there was any- you're seeing a lot of Republican ple proposition,” Biden said dur- ties, including with his relentless in every region of the globe,” group of governors in Wilmington. Administration (GSA), the governmen- thing illegal or fraudulent taking officials go along with it, not ing a meeting with a bipartisan trade war, challenging China's Risch said. “What the president is doing now is tal department which has refused to help place,” former president Obama because they actually believe it but group of governors in his home- military hold on the disputed According to the report, the going to be another incident where he him in the transition. told MSNBC. because they're intimidated by it,” town in Wilmington, Delaware. South China Sea, its constant US and Europe increasingly will go down in history as being one of Biden also said that he has already He also criticised the conser- Obama said. He said that is one of the threats to Taiwan and branding agree that China poses signifi- the most irresponsible presidents of decided on the name of the next Treasury vative-leaning news outlets for giv- Obama said that there is a dif- reasons why his administration coronavirus as “China virus” cant political, economic, and America,” he said in response to a ques- Secretary and will make the announce- ing a platform to Trump's unsub- ference between 2008 and now in is going to rejoin the World after it emerged from Wuhan in even security challenges. PTI tion. ment around Thanksgiving. PTI stantiated claims. 2020. ' $ ; 6A " : -%##-2%!44%### 2 3 2 ' " %!?*#'$%& Washington: US President-elect Joe “For example, it is one thing to Beijing: A leading Chinese vaccine maker said it has com- Biden on Thursday ruled out a say that you can have in a state that- ) menced phase-3 clinical trials for its Covid-19 vaccine and nationwide shutdown to fight -where the infection rate is not as is planning to recruit 29,000 volunteers across the world. Covid-19, but insisted on a national high, you can have a gymnasium Washington: A federal judge year from countries like India London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday backed This is China's first phase-3 efficacy study for a mask mandate as part of the efforts open. It is another thing to say it can has granted class certification and China. his Cabinet Minister Priti Patel, despite a Cabinet Office Recombinant subunit Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Anhui to prevent the spread of the deadly be only open four hours a day with in a lawsuit challenging the The lawsuit — filed in inquiry into allegations of bullying concluding that she had Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical, said in a statement on virus which has so far taken the lives X number of people. alleged pattern and practice of federal court in the Northern breached the Ministerial Code, albeit “unintentionally”. Thursday. of 2,50,000 Americans. “The church I go to, my Catholic the US Citizenship and District of California by the While ministers are usually expected to resign if they Jointly developed by the company and the Institute of “No national shutdown because Church they do not allow more Immigration Services arbi- American Immigration breach the code, it ultimately rests with the prime minister Microbiology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the every region, area and community than 40 per cent of people to come trarily denying H-1B non- Council, the American on whether to take any action on the independent Ministerial vaccine was issued a clinical research permit from the National can be different. And so there is no into the church. Those are rational immigrant employment- Immigration Lawyers Code adviser's findings. Medical Products Administration on June 19. circumstance which I can see that decisions. It is not shutting down based petitions for market Association, along with law Johnson, who has consistently supported Patel ever since The company said the research, which plans to enroll up would require a total national shut- everything; it is calibrating based on research analyst positions filed firms Van Der Hout LLP, the allegations first emerged earlier this year, declared that to 29,000 adults aged 18 and up, was launched on Wednesday down. I think that would be coun- what the threat is,” he explained. by businesses in this Joseph & Hall PC, and Kuck he still has “full confidence” in the 48-year-old Indian-ori- in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province. terproductive, but there are con- Biden said he discussed the country. Baxter Immigration LLC — gin minister, who holds one of the UK's highest political offices Global trials are expected to begin in Uzbekistan late this straints in which the degree to which implementation of a national mask The H-1B visa is a non- seeks to rein in the unlawful as Home Secretary.It has, however, led to the resignation of month, followed by trials in Indonesia, Pakistan and Ecuador. businesses can be open,” he told mandate in the meeting with the gov- immigrant visa that allows US adjudication practice Alex Allan, the independent adviser on the Ministerial Code, A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a reporters in Wilmington, Delaware, ernors. “Ten governors, Democrat companies to employ foreign the US Citizenship and as the decision seems to go against the findings of his report. media briefing on Wednesday that five Chinese vaccine can- after a meeting with a bipartisan and Republican, have imposed mask- workers in specialty occupa- Immigration “My advice is that the Home Secretary has not consis- didates are under clinical trials in countries, including the UAE, group of governors. Biden said he ing requirements and recognised tions that require theoretical Services (USCIS) uses in tently met the high standards required by the Ministerial Code Brazil, Pakistan and Peru, and phase one and phase two clin- would follow the science. the need for universal masking. or technical expertise. The determining whether a mar- of treating her civil servants with consideration and respect. ical trials of some other vaccines are accelerated. “I am not going to shut down the North, South, East and West. It is not technology companies ket research analyst job qual- Her approach on occasions has amounted to behaviour that Researchers started phase-1 and phase-2 clinical trials on economy period. I am going to shut a political statement. It is a patriotic depend on it to hire tens of ifies as a “specialty occupa- can be described as bullying in terms of the impact felt by June 23, which were randomised, double-blind and placebo- down the virus,” he asserted. duty,” he said. PTI thousands of employees each tion.” PTI individuals,” his report notes. PTI controlled. PTI (A"!#$%4 -) 4B 2'*2$%&&%2 ' 2 ! - 23%!# 1 Madrid:The Spanish govern- )+(000 0 ) people killed in one of the most dis- 3%44%&!# ment is ratcheting up its astrous air crashes in the country's response to the steady build-up he European Union issued on Friday one of its most early four years after a Pakistan aviation history. Cairo: The global pandemic of migrant arrivals to the Canary Tupbeat assessments of the state of post-Brexit trade NInternational Airlines' flight The Aircraft Accident and and ensuing lockdown have Islands from Africa, including a negotiations. crashed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Investigation Board (AAIB) com- taken their toll on the mental fresh diplomatic offensive. EU Commission President Ursula von der province, killing 47 people, a probe pleted its investigation into the and physical well-being of mil- The ministers in charge of Leyen said “we've seen in the last days, better report has said that the aircraft had crash and revealed that the aircraft lions of kids in the Middle East migration and transportation, progress, more movement on important files.” three “technical anomalies” for had three “technical anomalies” for and North Africa, the UN chil- José Luis Escrivá and José Luis “This is good,” von der Leyen told reporters, in which the airline's engineers were which the airline's engineers were dren's agency said Friday. Ábalos respectively, were on comments that contrast sharply with previous state- responsible, according to a media responsible, the Dawn News report- In a survey of more than Friday visiting the archipelago, ments over the talks that have dragged on with little report. ed. 7,000 households in seven coun- whose nearest island is around progress for months, despite the tight Jan. 1 deadline. The plane crashed near Havelian Head of the AAIB Air tries in the region covering 70 miles (110 kms) west of Her comment came a day after a member of the in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province Commodore Usman Ghani sub- 13,000 children, UNICEF found Morocco. EU negotiating team tested positive for the coronavirus, on December 7, 2016, killing all 47 mitted the report on Thursday to a that more than 90 per cent of They are set to detail a which led to the talks being suspended. passengers and crew on board the bench of the Sindh High Court respondents believe the coron- long-awaited plan of action on She said that because legal texts had made such ATR42 aircraft of the national car- (SHC) after repeated directives by avirus pandemic has affected how to ensure the islands don't progress, further discussions by video over the next rier. the bench in a petition filed about their children negatively. become Europe's next migrant days could progress too “since there is now substance Junaid Jamshed, a singer- various incidents involving ATR “Restrictions on movement hot spot. where you can go through line by line.” turned-preacher, was among the planes. and closure of schools had a Nearly 17,000 people fleeing severe impact on children's poverty, violence or other cir- daily routines, their social inter- cumstances at home have #%4228 actions, and ultimately on their arrived in the archipelago this B 2 mental well-being,” Ted year, half of them in the past 30 Chaiban, UNICEF regional days. The surge has strained res- -2%! director in the Middle East and cue services, police resources, % North Africa, said in the report. and emergency workers. !# Its release coincided with World Meanwhile, migrants and poten- Peshawar: A Hindu temple, Hindu Shahi period, he said. year-old archaeological sites Children's Day. tial asylum seekers remain believed to have been con- The Hindu Shahis or Kabul and the traces of the Hindu 42'2!22 The agency's survey shows stranded in a dock for days and structed 1,300 years ago, has Shahis (850–1026 CE) was a Shahi period have been found that more than 50 per cent of under unfit conditions. been discovered by Pakistani Hindu dynasty that ruled the for the first time in the area. Mexico City: Mexico passed respondents believe their chil- Some 6,000 migrants are and Italian archaeological Kabul Valley (eastern Dr Luka, the head of the the 100,000 mark in COVID- dren have been struggling men- being temporarily housed in experts at a mountain in north- Afghanistan), Gandhara (mod- Italian archaeological mission, 19 deaths, becoming only the tally and emotionally. hotels and tourist apartments west Pakistan's Swat ern-day Pakistan), and pre- said this was the first temple of fourth country to do so amid Anxiety and stress have that are lying empty because of district. sent-day northwestern India. the Ghandhara civilisation dis- concerns about the lingering been on the rise among con- a lack of visitors as a result of the The discovery was made During their excavation, covered in Swat district. physical and psychological fined families, the report said, coronavirus pandemic. during an excavation at Barikot the archaeologists also found Swat district is among the scars on survivors. raising the likelihood of domes- Normally at this time of year, Ghundai. Announcing the dis- traces of cantonment and top 20 sites in Pakistan which José Luis Alomía Zegarra, tic violence, of which women the islands are one of the most covery on Thursday, Fazle watchtowers near the temple is home to every kind of Mexico's director of epidemi- and children are usually the popular holiday destinations in Khaliq of Khyber site. tourism like natural beauty, ology, announced late prime victims. AP Europe. AP Pakhtunkhwa Department of The experts also found a religious tourism, cultural Thursday that Mexico had Archaeology said that the tem- water tank near the temple site tourism and archaeological 100,104 confirmed COVID-19 ple discovered is of Lord which they believe was used by sites. deaths, behind only the United Vishnu. the Hindus for bathing before Several places of worship of States, Brazil and India. It was built by the Hindus worship. Khaliq said that Swat Buddhism are also situated in The milestone comes less 1,300 years ago during the district is home to a thousand- Swat district. PTI than a week after Mexico topped 1 million registered coronavirus cases, though officials agree the number is probably much higher because of low levels of testing. The coverage of the back- to-back milestones has raised the hackles of some govern- Nairobi: The United Nations refugee agency says ing mainly “humanitarian questions” as they ment officials. about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia's embat- urgently seek to provide services. Mexico's pointman on the tled Tigray region into neighbouring Sudan, and The refugees are arriving in a very pandemic, Assistant Health it is preparing to take in up to 200,000 in the remote area, and humanitarians must create a Secretary Hugo López-Gatell, next six months if necessary. crisis response virtually from zero even as bristled when asked about Axel Bisschop, the agency's representative up to 5,000 refugees continue to arrive Mexico reaching the 100,000 in Sudan, told reporters that “nobody at this every day. deaths point, criticizing the stage can say exactly how many will come,” but No one knows when the flow might ease. media for “being alarmist,” in UN officials said fighting continues between “We have not heard specifics from the fight- the same way he has criticized Ethiopian government and Tigray regional ing, but what definitely is clear is that fighting those who suggest the govern- government forces. is ongoing and it is sporadic, you never know ment is undercounting Some of the refugees are arriving with where it's going to happen,” said Hameed COVID-19 deaths or providing accounts of shelling or airplanes flying overhead, Nuru, the Sudan country representative for the contradictory and weak advice but Bisschop said for now authorities are ask- World Food Program. 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At a time when country but the level of increase quity indices resumed their their merger deal to create a our cautiously optimistic Mumbai:The rupee appreciat- 8!#$%4%$# globally prices change by the is different in different cities Eupward trajectory on Friday mega tower company. approach about the market as ed by 11 paise to settle at over il marketing companies hour, in India it could be kept due to variable taxation struc- after a day’s pause as banking, On the other hand, underlying strength of markets one-week high of 74.16 against Mumbai:The recently con- O(OMCs) on Friday raised static for such a long period. ture pursued by the states. finance and telecom counters Reliance Industries, IndusInd remains intact,” said Binod the US dollar on Friday, sup- cluded IPL, played in UAE the retail price of petrol and Every dollar increase in The increase in petrol and saw robust demand amid Bank, Sun Pharma, ONGC, Modi, Head Strategy at ported by positive domestic amid the coronavirus pan- diesel after a break of almost price of crude results in retail diesel prices was expected as mixed global cues. Axis Bank, HUL and L&T Reliance Securities. equities and sustained foreign demic, witnessed a 23 per cent two months when auto fuel price of petrol and diesel to be global oil market had shown A recovering rupee and were the losers, skidding up to BSE telecom, consumer fund inflows.At the interbank jump in television viewership prices remained static on Covid increased by upto 40 paisa per signs of firming up after posi- unabated foreign fund inflows 3.72 per cent. During the hol- durables, power, finance, teck, forex market, the domestic at 400 billion minutes.The affected global oil market. litre. tive news on successful intro- added to the momentum, iday-shortened week, Sensex utilities, bankex and FMCG unit opened at 74.15 against the BARC, which collates data on The price of petrol has This would mean that the duction of a coronavirus vac- traders said. rose 439.25 points or 1.01 per indices rallied as much as 4.73 US dollar and touched a high television viewing, said 405 increased by 17 paisa per litre fuel prices should be up by at cine soon. Moreover, the After a choppy session, the cent, while Nifty advanced per cent, while BSE energy was of 74.09 and a low of 74.21 in million viewers watched the in the national Capital to Rs least Rs 1.20 per litre by now. demand for oil and falling 30-share BSE Sensex ended 139.10 points or 1.09 per cent. the sole sectoral laggard. the day trade. It finally settled tournament for 400 billion 81.23 from Rs 81.06 a litre on However, oil companies inventory levels in major con- 282.29 points or 0.65 per cent “Domestic equities gained Broader BSE midcap and at 74.16 against the greenback, minutes as against the 326 bil- the previous day. Similarly, have kept fuel prices static suming markets has also higher at 43,882.25. amid mixed global cues. A smallcap indices soared up to registering an increase of 11 lion viewing minutes in the retail price of diesel has been even when there was a need to firmed up crude price. Similarly, the broader NSE sharp rebound in heavyweight 1.22 per cent. Elsewhere in paise over its previous close. year-ago’s edition. The cricket increased by 22 paisa per litre revise it downwards last month. The benchmark Brent Nifty rose 87.35 points or 0.68 financials on news pertaining Asia, bourses in Shanghai, The rupee had settled at 74.27 tournament, which is general- to Rs 70.68 a litre. That saving prevented OMCs crude price is hovering over per cent to close at 12,859.05. to government may be consid- Hong Kong and Seoul ended against US dollar on Thursday. ly played during the summers While India has brought from increasing petrol and $44 a barrel for some time now Bajaj Finserv was the top ering corporate and foreign on a positive note, while Tokyo “The rupee is currently and had to be staged in the both petrol and diesel out from diesel prices by a higher mar- while the US WTI crude is also gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- bank participation in privati- was in the red. drawing a lot of support from UAE because of social dis- an earlier administrative price gin. Now that option is close to $42 a barrel. The two lying 9.13 per cent, followed by zation of select PSBs led mar- Stock exchanges in Europe equity inflows and the fact tancing restrictions domesti- regime and their retail prices exhausted and regular price have remained firm since the Titan, Bajaj Finance, Kotak ket to move higher. were trading higher in early that the dollar globally is on the cally, was seen as a big succour are revised daily based on revision could restart. beginning of the month after Bank, Bharti Airtel, Nestle “Additionally, buying deals. Brent crude futures, the backfoot,” said Sugandha for the sports, which had been global movement product With the price revision, the remaining soft in most parts of India, NTPC and HDFC Bank. momentum in mid-cap and global oil benchmark, rose 0.41 Sachdeva, VP-Metals, Energy struggling with a lack of action prices, holding the retail price retail price of the two auto fuel October at close to $40 a bar- Bharti Airtel finished 3.18 small-caps remained visible in per cent to USD 44.38 per bar- & Currency Research, Religare since the onset of the pandemic revision for almost two months has also increased across the rel or less. per cent higher after Bharti the backdrop of improved rel. Broking. PTI in March. PTI '2"/#42!#$! * 1 &##&8&%*3%#&!% >B C ' 2 6 P try’s solar industry is showing 82&&'%2#4##*# signs of recovery with () ments by January 15, 2021 ous risks, governance concerns ndia added just 438 $;A4 increased activity compared “before taking a view in the and conflicts of interest that New Delhi:Despite being one beyond electric vehicles and Imegawatt (MW) solar capac- to the previous quarter. n internal RBI panel has matter”.The group has recom- could arise when banks are of the cleanest and most easi- give all available alternative ity in September quarter 2020, D#7E However, the industry still has Aproposed that large cor- mended that “large corpo- owned and controlled by them. ly accessible alternative fuels, fuels a level playing field in the down 80 per cent from the $F a long way to go. Several pro- porates may be permitted to rate/industrial houses may be For the first time in 2013 Auto LPG remains heavily market.“Every year at the onset same period a year ago, accord- ject deadlines have moved to promote banks after necessary permitted to promote banks the RBI, in its Guidelines for under-utilised in India because of winter, we witness a resur- ing to a report. last quarter of 2020, and the amendments to the Banking only after necessary amend- Licensing of New Banks in the of “almost penalising” policies gence of this air quality debate. The country’s total solar commissioning dates for a large Regulations Act, as well as ments to the Banking Private Sector had prescribed towards clean fuels and lack of Unfortunately, nothing changes installed capacity was at 37.4 COVID-19 took a heavy toll on number of projects have been raising the cap on promoters’ Regulations Act, 1949 to deal several structural requirements a positive messaging by the and people are left to breathe gigawatt (GW) as of September the industry. However, the postponed to the first half of stake in private sector banks to with connected lending and of promoting a bank under a government, Indian Auto LPG hazardous air year after year. 30, 2020, Mercom market is almost back on its 2021. According to the 26 per cent.The panel also exposures between the banks Non-operative Financial Coalition said on Friday. “What is more frustrating Communications India said in feet, and the mood is upbeat as report, India still has a robust suggested the conversion of big and other financial and non- Holding Company .Further, As poor air quality takes is the fact that we have readily its report on Friday. India the industry heads to 2021 - large-scale solar project devel- non-banking finance compa- financial group entities”. well run large NBFCs with an centrestage in the capital again, available and clean alternative added 438 MW solar capacity one of the best years forecast- opment pipeline of 44.7 GW, nies (NBFCs) into banks. It also made a case for the asset size of Rs 50,000 crore and the Auto LPG sector is urging fuels that can help us achieve in September quarter, down 80 ed for the sector,” said Raj with another 34.6 GW of pro- The Reserve Bank of India strengthening of the supervi- above, including those owned the government to provide a a significant gain in air quali- per cent from 2,177 MW added Prabhu, CEO of Mercom jects tendered and pending had constituted an Internal sory mechanism for large con- by a corporate house, may be level playing field in the inter- ty in a short span of time. Auto in the year-ago period, it said. Capital Group. auction at the end of third Working Group (IWG) on June glomerates, including consoli- considered for conversion into est of the environment, it said LPG is a readily available fuel In June quarter, 205 MW solar The lockdown situation quarter of 2020. 12, 2020, to review extant own- dated supervision. banks - subject to completion in a statement. with negligible emissions of capacity was added. has eased in most parts of the Mercom Communications ership guidelines and corporate The approach of the RBI of 10 years of operations and Suyash Gupta, Director nitrogen dioxides and PM 2.5, “The solar industry in India is country, and economic activi- India is a subsidiary of global structure for Indian private regarding ownership of banks meeting due diligence criteria General of Indian Auto LPG but indifferent messaging and glad to see the back of 2020, ty has resumed steadily, the clean energy communications sector banks. The central bank by large corporate /industrial and compliance with addi- Coalition, underscored the penalising policies have kept it which will end up as one of the report said. and consulting firm Mercom made the report public on houses has, by and large, been tional conditions specified in need to widen the policy focus under-utilised,” he said. worst years for solar in India as It further said the coun- Capital Group. Friday and has sought com- a cautious one in view of seri- this regard, it suggested. &4%#$#% $B $ ! (6 R !% 42$8##!5%2?* “Food inflation rises to investors. In its last advertise- 8&%233%* 11.1 per cent. But the Modi ment that was published he Congress on Friday government is freezing DA he Association of Power he Sahara India Parivar on around a year ago, SEBI made CBG plants have already been Tflayed the Centre over the instead of increasing it for TProducers (APP) has given TFriday refuted the it clear that it would not enter- given and with today’s signing decision to freeze the additional central PSU employees. While a representation to Finance Securities and Exchange Board tain any further claim there- ndia will see an investment of of MoUs for 900 plants, a total Dearness Allowance of Central the condition of government Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of India’s (SEBI) claim on it and after. I2 lakh crore in setting up of 1500 CBG plants are at var- public sector undertakings’ employees is poor, the capital- regarding funding issues in said that that the market regu- “It means that for SEBI 5,000 plants that will produce ious stages of execution.” employees and said it is “yet ist ‘friends’ are happy,” power sector.The letter by lator has committed contempt there is no more claimant at all. gas from bio and crop wastes by As much as 30,000 crore another sign of a sinking econ- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Ashok Khurana, Director, of court. How can there be claimants 2023-24, Oil Minister investment is envisaged in omy”. tweeted. Association of Power “There is a clear order of since Sahara has already paid Dharmendra Pradhan said on these 900 plants, he said. Producers (APP) has sought Hon’ble Supreme Court which back, long time back. SEBI is Friday. “A total of 5000 CBG plants key financial support required says that Sahara should deposit acting biased. It is a typical case To boost the availability of with an approximate invest- for revival of the infrastructure only the principal amount of double payment. As per the affordable and clean transport ment of 2 lakh crores are industry. which is around 24,700 crore directives of the Hon’ble fuel, an agreement was signed envisaged.” “Unfortunately, the power out of which Sahara has already Supreme Court, this amount of for setting up 900 compressed The gas produced at CBG sector, which would have a piv- deposited 22,500 crore 22,500 crore will eventually bio-gas or CBG plants by com- plants can be used as fuel to otal role in achieving the tar- (including interest). come back to Sahara after due panies such as Adani Gas and power automobiles. get of a $ 5 trillion economy by This is absolutely wrong verification,” Sahara said in Torrent Gas. Biofuels have the potential 2024, is presently suffering demand by SEBI and it has the statement. Under the Sustainable to reduce fuel import bill by Rs from stress due to systemic mischievously added 15 per The SEBI has petitioned Alternative Towards Affordable 1 lakh crore, he said without issues and is facing challenges cent interest on the principal the Supreme Court to direct Transportation (SATAT) ini- elaborating. with financing, thereby result- amount so they are very Sahara Group chief Subrata tiative, the government is look- Pradhan said SATAT pro- ing in waning of investment wrongfully mentioning 62,600 Roy to pay 62,600 crore ing at setting up of 5,000 CBG vides for generating gas from appetite,” Khurana said in the crore,” Sahara said in a state- immediately, or cancel his plants by 2023-24 with a pro- municipal waste as well as for- letter.APP has listed key ini- ment. parole if he doesn’t yield. duction target of 15 million est and agri waste. Animal tiatives on the financing side Sahara said the reason is The markets regulator said tonnes, an official statement husbandry and marine wastes which, when coupled with pol- clear that the SEBI, despite giv- the outstanding liability of the said.Speaking on the occasion, are also included. The policy icy and regulatory changes ing four rounds of advertise- Sahara India Parivar group’s Pradhan said, “We have devel- provides for guaranteed offtake currently under consideration, ments in 154 newspapers in last two companies and the group’s oped a clear-cut roadmap for of the gas produced at the CBG can remove stress and re-ener- 8 years across the country, has chief Roy stand at 62,600 SATAT. plants by the state-owned gize the sector. repaid only 107 crore to the crore, including interest. Letter of intent for 600 firms. ! % 242#4%#4%2*%-! 24 % - - ?=%!#242&24#'#0- two pleas -- one connected to hearing. her husband and the other on Earlier this month, the ED / olicitor General Tushar her behalf under Article 32. had filed its first chargesheet in SMehta on Friday assured the Former Attorney General the ICICI-Videocon loan case, Supreme Court that no coer- Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for naming former Chanda ' 21 released by the state gov- cive action will be taken against Kochhar, said her husband’s Kochhar, her husband Deepak ! ernment, such rural areas of the former ICICI Bank Chief pending bail petition in the top Kochhar, Videocon group chief state where there is no avail- Executive Officer Chanda court may affect the bail plea Venugopal Dhoot and seven ability of electricity or lack of Kochhar in the ICICI- listed in the trial court. firms in a money laundering @A? continuous supply of electric- Videocon loan case. The top court noted that case. ity or local The bodies are Mehta, representing the the regular bail petition of According to ED sources, # unable to pay electricity bills, Enforcement Directorate (ED), Deepak Kochhar is listed in the the financial probe agency has where 200 small drinking water made the submission before a trial court for Monday, and the named Chanda Kochhar, Jaipur:The 111th meeting of supply sources will be selected bench headed by Justice Sanjay pendency of the case here will Deepak Kochhar and the Board of Directors of and solarized as a pilot project Kishan Kaul and also com- have no effect on the trial Venugopal Dhoot along with Rajasthan Renewable Energy by Rajasthan Renewable prising Justices Dinesh court proceedings. seven firms, including Corporation was held at the Energy Corporation. Maheshwari and Hrishikesh During the hearing, Justice Videocon International corporation headquarters Dr Aggarwal said 2 HPs Roy, during the hearing of a Kaul told Rohatgi: “You have a Electronic Limited (VIEL), under the chairmanship of Dr. are required at every small petition by Kochhar on behalf sword hanging on your head. Videocon Industries Ltd, Subodh Agarwal, Chairman drinking water supply source. of her husband, Deepak But at least you have protec- NuPower Renewables Ltd and and Managing Director. From 12.5 hp Solar pumps of Kochhar, challenging his arrest. tion...” The pleas are likely to Supreme Energy Pvt Ltd, In the meeting, Dr. capacity will be installed. With Chanda Kochhar moved listed next week for further among others. Aggarwal informed that the this scheme it will be possible corporation has earned a net to ensure the availability of profit of Rs 23.36 crore in the drinking water in rural areas financial year 2019-20. The smoothly. He said this scheme Board of Directors has recom- will be implemented by the mended a total of 10 per cent corporation in coordination of the paid-up capital of the with Public Health Engineering corporation as a dividend of Rs Department and it is likely to 1.29 crore to the State cost about Rs 8 crores, which Government. is allowed to be borne by He said that in the series of Rajasthan Renewable Energy implementation of Rajasthan Corporation in the 111th meet- Solar Energy Policy-2019 and ing of the board of directors of Budget Announcement 2020- the corporation has been. &'( ) * @ !"#!$!$

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I nine years. When I was a kid nobody used can make something good. It’s something feel they can do so many different unimag- to think that being an actor is a real thing that I always wanted to do. I feel super lucky inable type of roles. Fortunately, I got to one could pursue. So I never thought I want- that I get what I want but I wish to achieve work with two of them — Adil Sir and ed to act and go ahead in this field. Luckily, more in life. I need to get better as an actor, Naseer Sir. In the US, it would be Al Pacino life gave me this chance and I realised that learn more about this industry and touch or Robert Ni Ro. I look up to people who I really enjoy this. have weight in their words as they have the 3$# power to both destroy and heal. Your first film Life Of Pi became a huge 0(+ >0 + success? What was your reaction? N ;(- < You mentioned that you have worked with In terms of expectations, I didn’t know / ; Adil Hussain and Naseeruddin Shah. Is &52'% anything. I didn’t think of expectations or there something you took away from what this is supposed to be. They put me + 0 )( them? #8#%#4#232%* in this environment, and I believed it so Adil sir is like my mentor. I can’t even much. They gave me so much guidance that 0 - = explain how many things I have learnt from I didn’t think about the outcome. It was just + ;6 him. Me, my brother and him would go to 32#3%&$ too great to be there and be doing the things Hampi, wake up around 5 am and do some I was doing. Afterwards, I knew that this / ) + slow-motion acting workshops. Those ! "#! film is going to achieve something and it experiences taught me a lot about how to did! Then I realised that I have been given 0 - + be aware, how to live in the present and how %424#8 this chance... so I started acting. + + ) ( to capture the moment. From Naseer sir (Naseeruddin Shah), I have definitely learnt %%*'#!%$6 You have worked in Hollywood as well as 0 (0 +< how to stay true to the character. No one Bollywood, how is the work culture dif- (- does a scene like he does. He has this habit ferent? of doing everything with perfection. I ) = = If we talk about similarity, they are alike / 0O admire that. The weight of his performance in the sense that if they need to get some- is just commendable. I was in a scene with thing done then they get it done no matter him, I just kept on listening to him because what. They try to tell stories which repre- the way he uses his voice is beyond com- sent a life that people wish to believe. new heights. parison. Hollywood as well as Bollywood have begun to rise because of all the new ways You mentioned dark comedy as a bench- What made you say yes to the film Happy to watch content. New voices are coming to mark. Films that you really love in that Death Day 2U? How was that experience? the forefront, new visions are being pro- space? The experience was lovely. It was an posed and it is happening in India as much I do have a couple... The thing is that amazing place to be in. The people were fan- as it is happening in the US. It is really excit- they aren’t really popular films. There’s this tastic to work with. What made me inter- ing to see. It says that something is chang- film called Lobster by Yorgos Lanthimos, In ested was the concept of film, which was — ing. It is great to watch this change happen- Bruges and Death at a Funeral. Bheja Fry is would you change something if you were ing. I would also say that they are different a good one too. to live the same day over and over again? too. In the US, things are far more sched- What can you learn from it? And how do uled, chances of things going wrong Your films have received a lot of critical you make yourself better at it? What can you are far less but in India, things acclaim. Do you think box office hit is take from what you have done in the past? are more ‘go with the flow’ more important than that? That idea really inspired me. Of course, I kind. Well, it is neither. For me, it is my time have watched the first part. The film was spent working with the people and the expe- really endearing. I spoke to the director Are you doing the rience that I gain. That’s the most impor- Chris Landon and did the film. kind of roles you tant thing to me. From my first film (The film premieres on November 22 at 9 pm want to do? If onwards till now, I feel really blessed to have on Sony PIX.) '2%&# ,%6 000 ,R B C '% 7 9 # %+#% +$ -#. '- 8 5225 <0##&&#2%#23# 2, $& 2# +$ # '+#' % (, %$ 2'*&&?3#$&#8#8#4%#!&####!#%$2#4%* ctor Mohammed Zeeshan playing characters which add P'#%22'#&%#!42'&!#% = (+ AAyyub says the forthcom- value to the story, break the ing dark comedy web series, A mold, and enable me to ur secondary school syl- behind, waiting behind the Simple Murder, gave him a explore a finer nuance in me as Olabus carried an abridged walls of Troy, waiting in faraway chance to explore new emo- an actor. Upon narration, A version of Homer’s Iliad replete Ithaca, captured as slaves, tions, and he enjoyed the Simple Murder struck a chord with chapters dedicated to O P beheaded as offerings to the process. with me at one go for its fast- Achilles (notably, his heel), gods, the list goes on. “Playing the character of paced script that offered the Odysseus (and a bit about his F Penelope gets the most air Manish was definitely new right mix of character-building ten year odyssey), and a two time in the book, possibly and exciting for me. He is and humour. The show gave pager on Helen of Troy (tech- because she suffers the longest, someone who is low on self- me an opportunity to work nically of Sparta). As I grew up, F through the ten year war and confidence and constantly with some seasoned actors I learnt more about these Greek Odysseus’ ten year drive home. striving to find a sense of dig- and I definitely had an enrich- “heroes”, and the Trojan ones, The man stops at many places, nity and respect throughout ing experience.” notably Hector, adeptly played battling monsters and giants, his journey,” Zeeshan said. For director Sachin by the handsome Eric Bana in sleeping with nymphs and god- “This character gave me a Pathak, the series “dwells in a the film Troy. "F desses. Penelope’s life through chance to be someone new, dif- space, not much explored on A thousand ships isn’t about A6 those years, written as letters to ferent from the characters I the web and thus is novel in its these people and men. Not so her husband, is the wittiest and have played earlier. I had a lot approach.” much about Helen either, over " funniest segment of the book, of fun playing him. We are “I am thankful to my cast, whom a ten year war was - P tragicomic though it is. The rest extremely excited to see how a fine mix of age and experi- fought on earth, leading to the of the book is, well, just tragic. this turns out and we are hop- ence, for delivering such stu- destruction of an entire city and about Cassandra with her If mythology is your cup of ing for the best,” he added. pendous performances and the deaths of countless people. cursed tongue, Andromache tea, pick this book. If feminism The web series shows how making filming look so easy. This book is about Hector’s with her life on the edge and is your cup of tea, pick this greed becomes instrumental in Shooting amid lockdown was mother Hecabe and Odysseus’ Iphigenia, the forever bride. It’s book. Either way, you will be left driving the characters to another rivetting experience wife Penelope, it is about about wives who die for their deeply satisfied but with more entangle in a chain of crazy and I hope the efforts come Achilles’ slave Briseis and her husbands, wives who die aching questions than you events. alive on screen,” he added. slave-time friend Chryseis. It is because of their husbands and realised could exist at the begin- Talking about the web (The show can be streamed about Oenone, Paris’ wife, who wives who kill their husbands. ning of the book. For, this is the show, actor Sushant Singh on SonyLIV.) L1 . is abandoned for Helen. It is It’s about the women left Iliad on the women. said, “I have always believed in !"#!$!$ &'( ) *@@

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I cher- all the time.” ish this a lot because we actu- She added, “For me, it’s ally felt like a family on the the sheer joy of sharing screen sets of Bellbottom.” space with him and getting to On the work front, Vaani work at least once in my life is currently in Chandigarh with him that’s making it spe- kinder and wonderful than he someone who would other- much because I like being in shooting her next with cial. The experience has been was. He is somebody who is wise go back to my hotel my own space but he is some- Ayushmann Khurrana titled lovely! He couldn’t have been very friendly on set. I am room and not interact too one who ensured that we all Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui. @ !"#!$!$ %/ $ .R * < ##8%* 2&%P'%## 2'44#A-'$$% '%#&&?2'!#3##&%$O5#4#%&&#&825'54% " #$$#28#32$#&& 0<< on the eve of the opening ODI () grounds as well, they play into our against India at the Sydney hands. They are good performers, and ustralia speedster Pat Cricket Ground. ohit Sharma’s absence from the good players,” a confident Maxwell ACummins expectedly con- Cummins said Australia is Rupcoming white ball series is a big asserted. siders Virat Kohli the “big” well prepared to give India a “positive” for Australia but KL Rahul For India, key in the upcoming wicket he would target in the tough fight in the series. is as good a player to fill in the void, series will be Mohammed Shami’s upcoming series against India “It’s going to be huge. feels dashing batsman Glenn Maxwell. skills as both a “new ball and old ball” and said that keeping the visit- Obviously, we’re back here on Rahul will be Virat Kohli’s deputy bowler. ing captain quiet would be cru- home soil. Other than spending in the white-ball leg since regular vice- “A guy like Mohammed Shami, cial to the home team’s chances. a lot of times in hotels and bub- captain Rohit is recuperating from a whom I have played with in the recent “I think every side has that bles I feel like our preparation hamstring injury sustained during IPL and played with him in Delhi, as one or two batters and they are has actually been really good. IPL. well. (I) saw the skill that he has. the big wickets. Most teams “We went over to the UK “He (Rohit) is a class performer, “He has got good skills at the end have their captain — Joe Root and had a good tour there. Most so consistent as an opening batsman (death overs) as well as with the new for England, Kane Williamson of the boys here have been play- with a couple of (three) double hun- ball. His ability to get moving on pitch- for New Zealand. You feel like ing 14 T20 matches in the last dreds. So anytime he is not in the line- es will be key to them,” said Maxwell. if you get their wickets that goes few weeks and the other guys up against you, it is a positive,” According to Maxwell, he along a long way in winning the coming in will be playing Maxwell said. with another in-form player Marcus game,” Cummins told Fox shrewd cricket. So, it feels like The three-match ODI series Stoinis, would be the two all-rounders Cricket. we are all firing up and got a lot begins on November 27 followed by as well as designated finishers in the “He (Kohli) is always a big of stuff behind us,” he said. a T20I series. batting line-up. one. You commentators talk The imposing pacer said For Maxwell, KL Rahul is as “...The way we are probably going about him non-stop, so hope- that over the last couple of years, good a back-up as any team can wish to set our team up is myself and Marcus fully, we can keep him he has developed as a bowler. for. Stoinis or potentially another all- quiet,” he added. “I was probably a “But in saying that, India have still rounder making up for the other 10 Cummins, bit quicker a few years got back-ups, more than capable of overs (for fifth bowler), the one with- who has been ago but I feel like in the playing that role. We saw KL Rahul, out our four front-line bowlers. named in both last couple of years I the performance that he put on dur- “I suppose I can contribute wher- the white got better, learning dif- ing the last IPL was extraordinary. ever I can with the ball. With the bat, and red- ferent tempos within Whether he opens the batting or not, as it was against England, I will be try- ball squads the game and also I am sure he will be just as good a playing to finish off games and do as well as vice- when I am bowler,” Maxwell added. as I can down the order,” he said. captain, is ing. I feel I got a In Rohit’s absence, it is expected Steve Smith didn’t play the away one of the 11 bit more control that Mayank Agarwal will open the ODI series against England due to con- Australian players on swing and innings along with Shikhar Dhawan cussion suffered during a net session currently quaranti- seam,” Cummins as Rahul, who will keep wickets is and his presence is sure to increase ning in Sydney after said. expected to bat middle-order. 1 @*' '' ',$ *' 1P ' A 3 1B Indian team’s headache, said the returning from the “Whatever However Maxwell is a big fan of Victorian all-rounder. UAE where he conditions we Agarwal-Rahul opening pair that did ever met. It was a pleasure to spend for them. “I suppose ODI cricket might be “To have someone like Steve Smith played for Kolkata come up with, really well during the first phase of the change room (with them), two But Maxwell sounded out a warn- a bit different (compared T20). coming back to our side, it is going to Knight Riders in I have got a IPL. very good players, they score all-round ing for his IPL teammates that Hopefully, with our bowling attack, we be a big plus for us, a big headache for the IPL. couple of “Well, I would say they (Mayank- the wicket and have got very limited Australia’s bowing attack will certain- can put some pressure on them and India. Smith has always scored runs Their quaran- tools I can Rahul) are the two lovely guys, I have weaknesses,” Maxwell was all praise ly put them under pressure. with bounce in the pitches and bigger against them,” he said. tine period will end go to.” )2&#%&&!#4%!#3# !3 $ 2 4, --8282# $ 2$#O - 23 !? #%#A@## “Bowlers have to understand it’s not the pace, it’s the swing. They should learn () Warner to the Australian side, ! 1$4 @ + *!4 n MNC cannot have two CEOs”, but are running away from art. T 32$ 2 the Indian team is definitely > “A said former India skipper Kapil Dev Natarajan was my hero of IPL. Young boy ormer left-arm pacer Zaheer going to face a stiffer competi- on Friday, making his stance clear on the was fearless and bowling so many york- FKhan believes bowlers will tion than their previous tour Melbourne: Tickets for five of raging debate over whether the nation- ers,” the legendary all-rounder said refer- () decide the fate of this summer’s Down Under,” the former India the upcoming six limited- al cricket team should go for split cap- ring to the two Sunrisers Hyderabad pac- India-Australia contest as both fast bowler said. overs fixtures between taincy. ers. he South African edition the teams boast of some of the “There are no favourites Australia and India begin- Ever since Rohit Sharma guided Kapil feels variations are a waste if one Tof the Women’s T20 World world’s finest bowlers in their going into the series as both the ning next week, have been Mumbai Indians to a fifth IPL title, a doesn’t know how to swing the ball. Cup was on Thursday post- squads. sides have quality batting and sold out in less than a day after debate on split captaincy has gathered “Keep your wrist straight, hold the ball poned by three months to With the likes of Jasprit bowling line-up in their squad being released, Cricket momentum with several former players seam-up. Whenever the ball moves Tests February 2023 to avoid a clus- Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, and that is what will make the Australia informed on Friday. suggesting that the opener be handed the matches become important. Wasim, ter a big-ticket events in 2022 Mitchell Starc and Pat upcoming tour interesting and The limited-overs series leadership of at least the T20 side. Botham, Willis, Hadlee. McGrath, look and manage players’ work- Cummins, to name a few, up exciting to watch.” will begin with the three ODIs “In our culture it is not going to hap- how good he was. load, ICC announced on their ranks, both India and Zaheer’s thoughts were from November 27. Limited pen that way. In one company you make “The art of swing bowling should Thursday. Australia have formidable bowl- echoed by Australian pace leg- tickets to the first ODI at the two CEOs? No. If Kohli is going to play come back. Learning the knuckle ball and The tournament was ing attacks. end Glenn McGrath, who also SCG, however, remain with T20s and he is good enough. Let him be all is fine. If you don’t know how to swing scheduled in November 2022 “The Australian pitches feels that the Virat Kohli-led side approximately 1,900 public there. Even though I would like to see the ball, everything is waste,” said the great but will now be held in have always had good bounce will face a tough competition seats left. other people coming out. But it’s difficult,” all-rounder. February 2023. and pace, so I think the area this time around. Tickets for the four said Kapil. However, the battery of pacers that In August this year, the which will decide the ODIs, “The Indian cricket team matches at the Sydney Cricket “Our 80 per cent, 70 per cent of the India possesses now pleases Kapil ICC had postponed the 50 T20Is and Tests will be the will face a much tougher and two at Canberra’s Manuka team across formats is same team. They immensely. over Women’s World Cup slat- bowlers and how well the Australian team now that Oval went on sale to the gen- don’t like captains having different the- “I read somewhere that Lara said he ed in New Zealand from 2021 team bowls as a unit to Smith and Warner are back eral public on Friday morning ory. It may bring more differences (would) rather prefer face Kapil Dev but to 2022 due to the Covid-19 restrict the opponent to a but the Indian team is and by midday the only seats between the players who look up to the not Lara. Our fast bowlers are brilliant. pandemic and women’s T20 lower total on the score- equally strong and have an up for grabs were for the first captain. * ' ' '*' '@,' 1 “Look at Shami, Bumrah. As a crick- cricket is also set to make its board,” said Zaheer, aggressive mentality and ODI at the SCG. “If you have two captains, players eter, it gives me a lot of happiness to say debut in the 2022 who was part of the determination to win It should be noted that might think he is going to be my captain “I am not happy with fast bowlers (these that today we depend on our fast bowlers. Birmingham Commonwealth 2011 World Cup the series,” said both SCG and Manuka Oval in Tests. I will not annoy him.” days). The first ball cannot be cross seam. Players Our bowlers are capable of taking 20 wick- Games.. winning Indian McGrath, who has will be at 50 per cent capaci- Talking about the art of fast bowling, in IPL realised that swing is more important than ets in a match. We’ve had spinners — “The Board confirmed team. staggering 563 Test ty for the series due to restric- the 1983 World Cup-winning former pace. Sandeep (Sharma), who bowled 120 kph, Kumble, Harbhajan, but today no coun- that the ICC Women’s T20 “When wickets. tions put in place amid Covid- skipper said fast bowlers opting for too was tougher because he was moving the ball,” he try would like to say ‘give them bouncy World Cup will move from its someone talks “The current 19 pandemic. IANS many variations saddens him. explained. wickets’.” current slot at the end of about the top Indian team has 2022 to 9-26 February 2023,” line bowlers in got the confi- ICC said in a statement. the world right dence of playing '.- $ ($- If not postponed, the year now, the names of in Australian conditions would have “three major the players that come now and they know events in 2022 with the to our mind will all be how to do it as they’ve 76! 8% '+#' % +% % % Commonwealth Games in on the pitch in this been successful here July 2022 and the ICC series,” he added. in the last tour.” / India on Thursday matches have been played, ported the approach of rank- Adelaide: The six-day lockdown in “I can’t tell you exactly...I don’t Women’s T20 World Cup due Zaheer also said Former India bats- slipped to the second position with that estimated to rise to ing teams based on complet- South Australia to contain Covid- have a crystal ball,” Spurrier told to be held in November 2022.” that India are set to man Sanjay Manjrekar in the standings of the ongo- more than 85% by the end of ed matches and points earned 19 cases has improved Adelaide’s reporters. “As there are currently no face a stern test in too feels the same. ing World Test Championship the competition window.” as this reflects their perfor- chances of remaining the venue of “But what we are doing now is major women’s events sched- Australia this summer “Australia’s Test (WTC) after the ICC decided According to current reg- mance and doesn’t disadvan- the first Day/Night Test between putting us in the best position pos- uled to take place in 2023 the due to the presence of team will be stronger to rank teams “in order of per- ulations, incomplete matches tage teams that have been India and Australia from December sible to be able to have that crick- Board confirmed the switch Steve Smith and David than it was on India’s pre- centage of points earned” are treated as draw but after unable to compete all of their 17 even though the situation et match,” she said with a note of for the T20 World Cup to bet- Warner. vious tour. The experi- from the contested matches. due deliberation, the ICC matches through no fault of remains fluid, the state’s top med- positivity. ter support player preparation India had defeated ence of Smith and Australia (296 points from Cricket Committee, headed by their own,” ICC Chief ical officer has said. A lockdown will help get back and to continue to build the Australia 2-1 in their last Warner will add muscle to 3 series) toppled India (360 Anil Kumble, recommended Executive said. South Australia has closed its to normal life including having a momentum around the Test series Down Under the Aussie side but I from 4 series) in the standing that the final WTC standings “We explored a whole borders after a sudden surge in cricket match of great significance. women’s game beyond 2022,” in 2018-19 in the absence believe India’s bowling after the revision with a per- should be determined on the range of options, but our Covid-19 positive cases, which “The reason we are doing what the apex body said. of Warner and Smith, as attack is ready to have their centage of 82.22 compared to basis of matches played, which Members felt strongly that we stand at an overall 551 right now. we are doing, which is pretty dras- The ICC said the decision both the players were serv- names carved in the histo- the latter’s 75 per cent. was approved by the Board. should proceed as planned South Australia’s chief public tic...Is because we want to get back was taken keeping in mind the ing an year-long ban. ry of Indian cricket by win- With the global Covid-19 “Both the Cricket with the first ever World Test health officer Nicola Spurrier, dur- to the state of having just a few workload of the players and “Now with the return of ning a consecutive series pandemic disrupting cricket, Committee and Chief Championship Final in June ing a press conference, admitted restrictions and to be able to do also considering long term Steve Smith and David Down Under,” he said. “just under half of the WTC Executives Committee sup- next year.” PNS that there are no guarantees. things like have the cricket.” PTI interest of women’s cricket. 2#$!#3#!#%O*2'5' +<2 C ' ) +- Griezmann).” club. With his contract expiring ing in the empty stadium and mini-break but Djokovic lev- Eric Olhats, Griezmann’s at the end of this season, Messi raced into a 3-0 lead, threat- elled and the pressure was orced to handle yet another agent until 2016, told France will be free to negotiate with ovak Djokovic out-bat- ening to run away with the back on the German, who fal- Fdifficult situation regarding Football magazine last week other clubs in January. Ntled Alexander Zverev to match — a repeat of the 2018 tered to hand the Serbian vic- Lionel Messi, Barcelona coach that Messi has marginalized There is widespread specu- qualify for the last four at the final, which Zverev won in tory. Ronald Koeman demanded Griezmann in his “regime of ter- lation he could be tempted to ATP Finals on Friday, staying straight sets. The O2 Arena is hosting more “respect” for his disgrun- ror” at the club where the reunite with former coach Pep on track to match Roger The 33-year-old looked the event for the 12th and tled star. Argentine supposedly “controls Guardiola at Manchester City. Federer’s record of six titles at focused after his uncharacter- final season before the cham- Koeman said he under- everything.” Koeman said that while he the end-of-season event. istic mauling by Medvedev, pionships move to Turin in stood why Messi was visibly When journalists asked does not feel it is his job to The Serbian top seed, who serving himself out of trouble Italy. ,' , 1 $ angry when journalists asked Messi for his response, he convince Messi to stay, he was beaten comprehensively when he found himself trail- him about the criticism direct- wearily answered: “To be is confident the 33-year- by Daniil Medvedev in his ing 15-40 in the seventh game. ed at him by a former agent of honest, I’m a bit tired of old forward will prolong second round-robin match, That proved to be the last teammate Antoine Griezmann always being the problem for his 20-year stint at was again below his best at chance for Zverev in the set when Messi arrived in Spain on everything in this club.” Barcelona. London’s O2 Arena but did and 17-time Grand Slam win- Wednesday after a long flight. That set off another “I hope he will stay in enough to win 6-3, 7-6 (7/4). ner Djokovic hammered a “I need to defend Leo round of alarm bells at Barcelona,” Koeman The five-time winner fin- backhand winner down the because if something happened the Camp Nou said. “I think it is ishes second in Group Tokyo line to take it 6-3. to me after a trip of 15 hours in about Messi’s unbelievable what 2020 behind Medvedev and Djokovic handed Zverev a a plane back to Barcelona — you future. he has done for will play third-seed Dominic break point in the fourth go outside and there is a lot of Many are this club, but he is Thiem in the semi-finals on game of the second set after press asking that type of ques- concerned that the main person Saturday. double-faulting but the tion — I would be dangerous the latest to make a deci- Second-seed Rafael Nadal, German could not capitalise. and hate them as well,” Koeman unpleasant sion about his seeking his first win at the elite The 23-year-old fifth seed said on Friday. episode is future.” eight-man event, will face saved two break points on his “We have to respect people yet another Barcelona Medvedev in the other semi- serve in the following game, like Messi more. And from reason for will visit Atlético final after finishing second in letting out a roar as he kept his what I have seen on the field and Messi to go Madrid, the league’s Group London 2020. nose in front. in training, there is no problem through with only unbeaten team, Djokovic broke Germany’s The set went to a tie- between (Messi and his plan to leave the on Saturday. Zverev at the first time of ask- break. Zverev earned an early