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8 6#(    1&34 bidities. The number deaths  )%  (& only due to Covid is very few,” total of 15,242 males and he said. He added that the A7,772 females have tested Covid Hospital of KGMU was positive for coronavirus in likely to start functioning by Lucknow district till now. September 7 or 10. Additional CMO MK Singh, Head of the Pulmonary who is also the CMO incharge, and Critical Care department, said it was because the number KGMU, Dr Ved Prakash said of women staying indoors was they would be carrying out more than that of men as they research on whether coron- step out more for work or for avirus was air-borne or not. purchase of essentials. Across the globe, there have In the figures released by been discussions on whether the the district administration for virus is air-borne or not, and gender division among those various researches have been who have contracted coron- carried out in this regard. avirus infection, the number of “We have sought permis- male patients is 455 in the age   0   
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  coronavirus are in the age group of recoveries to 16,597. There deceased included from the Saharanpur, five in they are breast-fed by their of 21-40 years, followed by have been 311 deaths in state capital and three from Maharajganj, four each in mothers,” she pointed out. She those in the age group of 41-60 Lucknow so far while the num- Ayodhya, Rae Bareli and Bihar. Kanpur, Varanasi & said that their ICU, which has    1&34 identified as Nitesh Bharti (20) had a head-on collision with years. In the age group between ber of active cases in 6,768. KGMU spokesperson Dr Moradabad, three each in 30 beds, was full to capacity. of Saadatganj, Lucky Saxena another bus coming to 0-10 years, the number of male A senior official at the Sudhir Singh said there were Prayagraj, Bareilly, Barabanki, ix persons, including a 40- (18) & Rajendra Saxena (48) of Lucknow. and female patients is almost the CMO office said those who four deaths at KGMU, includ- Shahjahanpur, Gonda, Hardoi, ' ''   Syear-old woman, were killed Faizullahganj, driver of Hardoi- The passengers sitting in same. tested positive included 39 each ing a 59-year-old man from Basti & Rae Bareli and two '  1   % while over a dozen injured as bound bus Sarvadhar (50), the front rows suffered griev- Singh said the district from Indiranagar & Alambagh, Mau, 45-year-old woman from each in Jhansi, Meerut, The office of Food Safety two UPSRTC buses had a col- Hariram (40) of Bihar and ous injuries while several got administration held a meeting 36 from Gomtinagar, 32 from Bazaarkhala, 30-year-old man Bulandshahr, Pilibhit, Etawah and Drug Administration lision in Kakori on Wednesday Vaibhavi Singh (29) of trapped in the ill-fated buses. with the representatives of the Hazratganj, 26 from from Jankipuram, and 34-year- & Sonebhadra. Meanwhile, (FSDA) in Aliganj was closed morning. The mishap occurred Madhoganj in Hardoi. Truck driver Zaheer informed private hospitals on Wednesday. Jankipuram, 25 from Talkatora, old man from Ashiyana. The 3,808 persons across the state, for two days after three on Lucknow-Hardoi highway Nitesh, who was at a tea the police about the incident. “All the private hospitals have 22 from Gudamba, 21 from number of samples collected in taking the figure to 1,48,562 employees tested positive for near Amethiya turn. There stall, was killed as one of the The police reached the been directed to have a dedi- Aliganj, 20 from Chowk, 19 Lucknow on Wednesday was while there were 51,325 active coronavirus on Wednesday. were around 50 passengers in buses overturned on him fol- spot and with the help of cated ambulance each which each from Mahanagar, Rae 4,093. Meanwhile, 5,898 per- cases as on Wednesday. Drug controller AK Jain said both the buses. lowing the collision. Those passersby, the injured were can immediately shift their the FSDA lab, which is in the Transport Minister Ashok injured were identified as rushed to KGMU Trauma patients testing positive for would be roped in for treatment Integrated Control Command Covid deaths. He said that at the same building, will open on Kataria ordered a probe into Kusuma Pandey of Indira Centre, where six were declared coronavirus to Covid facilities,” of Covid patients. The DM said Centre has proved to be of great task force meeting held on Saturday while other sections the mishap following UPSRTC Nagar, Kaushal Singh (bus brought dead. Singh said. 25 critical beds would be pro- help to residents. Citing recent Wednesday, it was decided that on Monday. “As many as 120 managing director Raj Shekhar conductor) of Hardoi, The police said that the He said all the strategies vided under Covid care facili- cases, he said that a 50-year-old a virtual monitoring of ICU staff members working in the set up a 3-member committee Mahiyara of Hardoi, Anoop Hardoi-bound bus was run- which they had been working ties. Later, both the officials man from IIM road contacted would be carried out by all office were tested and the consisting of senior officials Kumar Yadav of Gorakhpur, ning at around 40-50 kmph on were in place and that they inspected Integral Hospital, the centre at 9:30 am. He was senior faculty members in the reports of three came out Sunil Prasad, RN Verma and Mohammed Ajmal of and its driver erred in over- were continuing with their which is a Covid facility already. called back by a doctor at 9:40 morning and evening. positive,” he said. Officials Pallav Bose. The panel has to Gorakhpur, Sinhasan & Sonu taking the truck which led to efforts to contain the virus with The 300-bed hospital current- am and was referred to Era “It is critical to prevent said the entrance to the lab submit the report within 24 of Gopalganj, Ram Babu & the accident. The Lucknow- the help of rapid response ly has 137 patients infected Medical College. The ambu- deaths and we should use entire and main office were the same hours. The officials already Parmanand of Hardoi. bound bus driver, Shriram teams. with coronavirus. The DM said lance was allocated at 9:55 am faculty to our advantage. All the and because of less space visited and inspected the spot. SHO and Assistant Babu, was said to be out of dan- On Wednesday, District the number of critical care beds and it was made available at HoDs will analyse the problems available for the staff, there Expressing empathy with the Commissioner of Police, ger. The police said that at least Magistrate Abhishek Prakash, should be increased and an 10.25 am. of patients so that the ICU was a chance of infection victims, the minister said an ex Kakori, reached the spot on 15 others were injured and they along with Divisional action plan be made in the next Vice-Chancellor of King incharges is not overburdened,” spread, hence the office was gratia and Rs 5 lakh would being informed. As per reports, were admitted to the KGMU Commissioner Mukesh two days. George’s Medical University Lt he said. He added that deaths closed. He said sanitisation of given to the kin of the deceased the bus carrying passengers Trauma Centre. Some of the Meshram, inspected Sahara Meanwhile, a district Gen Dr Vipin Puri said his focus would occur as most of the the building had been also while Rs 2.5 lakh to those from Lucknow to Hardoi was lucky passengers escaped with Hospital in Gomtinagar as it administration official said the was on reducing the number of patients also had other comor- been carried out. injured. The deceased were overtaking a truck when it minor injuries. !!
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   1&34 Harshpuram was found hang-     ing from an iron rod with a transporter killed himself bedsheet tied around his neck Aafter shooting at his wife on Wednesday morning. The over a family discord around 2 police said Rakesh was an e- am on Wednesday. The condi- %  . rickshaw driver and lived with tion of woman was said to be his family. Deceased’s brother- critical at KGMU Trauma    1&34 searching for other accused. in-law Vishnu Sahu of Centre. The deceased was iden- ADCP (North) Rajesh Saadatganj informed the police tified as Anurup Singh (50) of fter battling for his life Srivastava said 3-5 more about the incident. Neighbours Pandariba in Naka while his Afor two days at KGMU persons were involved in said Rajesh was passing through wife as Madhu Singh (45). Trauma Centre, 55-year-old the crime. “The prime con- a tough phase of late and he Doctors attending to the administrator of Kabir Mutt, spirator case was Alok might have ended his life due to woman said she suffered gun- Dheerendra Das succumbed Verma, who worked in the that only. However, the police shot injuries in the chest and to gunshot injuries around 1 mutt for over nine years and did not endorse the claims. her condition was critical. am on Wednesday. He was was sacked following cor- Meanwhile, a 60-year-old According to Aryan, the son of shot at twice at his office ruption charges,” the ADCP caterer ended his life at his Anurup and Madhu, he woke inside the mutt premises on said. He said Alok felt insult- house in Madiaon on up to the gunshot around 2 am August 24 morning. The ed on being sacked and he Wednesday. Reports said Ram on Wednesday and rushed to attackers had come disguised planned the attack to avenge Kumar of Preeti Nagar in the bedroom of his parents, as customers willing to get the humiliation. The ADCP Madiaon was found hanging only to find both lying in a pool the mutt guesthouse booked failed to explain if Alok was from an iron rod with a rope of blood. Preliminary investi- for a wedding. identified by the Mutt staff. tied around his neck. The police gation revealed that Aditya, Meanwhile, the police Dheerendra Das had suf- said they sent the body for another son of the couple, is arrested two persons, iden- fered injuries in his waist and autopsy and further investiga- presently in Canada while tified as Alok Verma and shoulder and was admitted tion was underway. Anurup was staying with his Sudhir Pandey, and also to the Trauma Centre of In another case, a 38-year- parents. Anurup was said to be recovered the car in which KGMU in a critical condi- old man was killed in a road in a drunken state and he they had sped off after shoot- tion. The police had earlier mishap in PGI police station picked a fight with Madhu ing the administrator. The claimed that Dheerendra was area on Wednesday. The over some issue. Aryan told police also recovered the out of danger. He had faced deceased was identified as Ram police that the verbal duel start- country-made pistol used a similar attack six years Asrey of Khargapur in ed after his father started shout- by the attackers and were back. Gomtinagar Extension. As per ing at his (Aryan’s) mother. reports, the victim was going to According to Aryan, Anurup and he picked up a fight with KGMU Trauma Centre where his workplace in Utrethiya and was in a drunken state and he his wife probably over mone- Anurup was declared brought was hit near Chiraiya Bagh first shot at Madhu and then tary issue,” the police said. dead. underpass. Due to heavy himself. Investigating officer, sub- Meanwhile, a 47-year-old impact, he suffered injuries The police said they were inspector Fanish Singh said man ended his life at his house and was rushed to a hospital conducting a probe in light of the couple were bleeding pro- in Saadatganj police station where he succumbed. Police the statement given by Aryan. fusely when the police reached area some time on Tuesday said the man worked with a pri- “Anurup had a licenced pistol the house. They were rushed to night. Rajesh Kumar Sahu of vate company.   
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Many patients C)>7)8-E8<>) day and four nurses and technicians of facilitating bonus against case after a retired senior central and state government repre- of people will visit the ‘Islamic Trust’ site who visit hospitals for haemo-dial- were doing it despite unprecedent- insurance policy, lifetime health official, CB Chaurasia sentatives from among Sunni Muslims and it will get contributions from with- ysis twice or thrice a week have con- 5(()(B7C) 4( ed problems. “The hospital has also health insurance and on the of Indiranagar, and retired to the ‘Indo Islamic Cultural in India as also from foreign countries, tracted coronavirus infection, which 4#(5)%(61) ()(>) received patients requiring dialysis pretext of double the returns police official Ranjeet Singh Foundation’ trust for building mosque the plea said, adding that there should has created problems for them in reg- 3) ((2)41(4> from other cities such as Agra, for investment in different Bora lost Rs 40 lakh and Rs in Ayodhya. The apex court on be proper management of the funds and ular dialysis. Patients having severe Meerut, Jhansi and Prayagraj. schemes. 4 lakh respectively at the November 9 last year had paved the way the property vested in the trust. It is in infection can also develop advanced 21)(24)))4# Almost all the patients who came Those arrested were iden- hands of above-named for the construction of a Ram Temple public interest that the Central renal failure warranting dialysis. 54(4>7(2)& from other cities have been dis- tified as Abhinav Saxena, his accused. by a Trust at the disputed Ram Government and the State Government Head of department, charged after recovery. Till date, over wife Priya Saxena (both of Preliminary investigation Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site at may have all relevant information about Nephrology (SGPGI) Amit Gupta 100 patients with renal problems Indiranagar), Ved Prakash revealed that Abhinav was the Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to the working of the trust to maintain pub- said they have taken up the challenge average, 30-35 are admitted at any have been admitted while a large Dwivedi of Chinhat, gang leader. His sister Neha, allot an alternative 5-acre plot to the lic order and to ensure that no mal- in right earnest and started provid- given point of time. The patients number of patients discharged after Mohammed Arman of who works with a private Sunni Waqf Board for building a new practices take place and the funds are not ing dialysis services at Rajdhani who are stable are kept in the isola- they tested negative. The department Barabanki, Neha Saxena of insurance company, his wife mosque at a “prominent” place in the mis-utilised or misappropriated by any Covid Hospital. Till date, over 450 tion ward while those requiring is determined to continue its work Indiranagar and Meenakshi Priya and their acquaintance holy town in Uttar Pradesh trust, the petition said. dialysis sessions have been done monitoring are kept in the ICUs. The during this period of crisis and deal Bharti of Gangasagar Meenakshi used to trap the In a bid to put an end to the more It said that government may be since the inception of this hospital in department has installed 10 with the challenges. Faculty mem- Apartment in Hazratganj. retired officials. They used to than a century old dispute that had torn directed to create a trust making pro- March. machines at the Covid hospital bers, senior residents, nurses, tech- The teams recovered 11 get the money transferred to the social fabric of the nation, the top vision for nomination of the its offi- “Rajdhani Covid Hospital has most of them have been shifted from nicians and other staff members are mobile phones, one ATM their accounts using details court in a unanimous 5-0 verdict ruled cers in the same manner that the pro- been receiving a steady number of the main hospital. Since dialysis all working in sync and with dedi- card, three cheque books, provided by the victims and that the 2.77 acres of disputed land vision has been made in Ayodhya patients requiring dialysis and on an requires RO-treated water, the cation,” he added. three passbooks, a four- later withdraw it. where the demolished Babri Masjid Teerth Kshetra Trust created by once stood will remain with a central Central Government vide order dated government receiver and be handed February 5. Issue direction in the over to a Trust within three months for nature of mandamus directing the the construction of the temple Central Government to create a Trust The plea, filed by advocates Shishir making provision for representation of 4 (4(3)))(E)) “This time the state is facing an “This is extremely serious and no other Modi instantly. Chaturvedi and Karunesh Kumar the nominees of the Central and state unprecedented situation due to the pan- actor or political leaders who are basically “There is a feeling that the Opposition Shukla, said that apart from private indi- government belonging to Sunni #72((4& demic. The focus of the entire state icons for youth, should indulge in drug appears to be looking weak and are not rais- viduals and members of state Sunni Muslims in Indo Islamic Cultural machinery in all 75 districts is on fighting intake. Such political leaders and actors who ing issues very fiercely. The way all the Board, the presence of central and state Foundation Trust which may carry out He also pointed out how Aditya the pandemic and providing relief to the consume drugs should quit public life,” Central institutions are being used against government representatives was essen- construction work and manage the Thackeray had written to the Prime Minister people in rural and urban areas as the Kadam wrote. us, it is going to hurt federal structure,” tial to ensure proper management of the affairs over 5 Acres land allotted in regarding postponement of exams and the COVID has not only claimed lives but also Hemant Soren said, proposing a common funds. According to the plea, Sunni Dhannipur Village, District Ayodhya, academic session to be shifted to January the livelihood and professions,” said the offi- &1>#B4()>)( platform for regular meetings. Thackeray Waqf Board on July 29, 2020 declared UP to Sunni Central Waqf Board, the 2020. cials. added that such meetings should be a more creating a trust under the title of ‘Indo plea said. The disputed site in Ayodhya Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said, “Moreover the pandemic has made huge C)>%%% regular feature and not be dependent on a Islamic Cultural Foundation’ for build- was occupied by the 16th century “There was no time to seek time from the impact on the state revenue to the lockdown crisis. ing a mosque, cultural and research cen- Babri mosque which was destroyed by Prime Minister to discuss the issue. Let us and as much as 40 per cent drop in revenue The top court had earlier said there was Sonia recalled the meeting of the stand- tre and public utility facilities including Hindu kar sevaks on December 6, all get together to move the Supreme Court collections in first quarter of the current fis- “no merit in charging interest on interest” ing committee of finance on August 11 a community kitchen, a hospital and a 1992. The demolition had triggered for postponement of the exams, which are cal 2020-21 ending on June 30,” he said and for deferred loan payment installments dur- when the Finance Secretary clearly said the library within 5 acres land allotted to it. communal riots. threatening the lives of lakhs of students.” added that it will be a daunting task for the ing the moratorium period announced in Central Government is not in a position to He said all the Opposition-ruled States cash strapped UP Government to foot the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. pay their mandatory compensation of 14 per must start working together and fight for bill of the panchayat elections which is like- The Bench was hearing a plea filed by cent for the current year. “This refusal to +    % 
  their rights. On the occasion he assured that ly to be over Rs 1,000 crore. Agra resident Gajendra Sharma, who has compensate States is nothing short of his Government will be setting up a com- The Opposition has questioned the UP sought a direction to declare the portion of betrayal on the part of the Narendra Modi mittee soon to assess the impact of the new Government for trying to defer the pan- the RBI’s March 27 notification “as ultra Government, betrayal of State Governments %9  %

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education policy on the State’s education sys- chayat polls. “When Bihar can hold the vires to the extent it charges interest on the and people of India,” Sonia stated. tem and finances. Assembly polls in November then why can’t loan amount during the moratorium peri- Under the regulation that governs   1&34 has already filed its 400-page written Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren con- UP hold the panchayat polls by December,” od, which creates hardship to the petition- items and providers tax or GST, States have arguments. The court is constrained to tended that the Opposition CMs should go said Rajendra Chowdhary, spokesman of the er being a borrower and creates hindrance been assured cost for lack of income with- he special CBI court holding the speed up proceedings as the Supreme to Prime Minister or President before Samajwadi Party. and obstruction in ‘right to life’ guaranteed in the first 5 years for the reason that GST TBabri mosque demolition trial on Court has set September-end as the approaching the Supreme Court. Soren said The SP leader said that the situation of by Article 21 of the Constitution of India”. got here into drive on July 1, 2017. This Wednesday expressed its exasperation deadline for it to pronounce its judg- the ruling party was using agencies against Corona in UP is far better than Bihar, Sharma has also sought a direction to means States have been promised com- over the defence counsel’s failure to sub- ment in the case. The court said there the Opposition and undermining federal besides the panchayat elections will be held the Government and the Reserve Bank of pensation for any income shortfall until mit their written arguments to the court are volumes of documents to consider structure. in the rural areas which have less impact of India (RBI) to provide relief in repayment 2022. But most States have been com- despite twice being granted time for it. while writing the judgment and as such Baghel spoke about the shortcomings of the pandemic. “If the panchayat polls are of loan by not charging interest during the plaining of not getting sufficient GST com- It appears the defence wants to delay the it would take considerable time to the National Education Policy (NEP) while deferred for 6 months then it would coin- moratorium period. pensation and that too on time, placing conclusion of trial as it has failed to sub- write it but the way the defence is seek- Narayansamy highlighted the attack on the cide with the coming assembly polls in early On June 4, the top court had sought the them at risk of massive revenue deficit work- mit its written arguments despite being ing time again and again, it seems it federal structure by not listening to the con- 2022, which will create more problems for Finance Ministry’s reply on the waiver of ing into hundreds of crores. Punjab, for given time for it on two earlier occa- wants to delay the proceedings. cerns of the States which reeling under cri- the government,” he added. interest on loans during the moratorium instance, is prone to see an income deficit sions, Special Judge SK Yadav said in a There are 32 accused in the case of sis like pandemic, flood etc. There are over 8.5 Lakh posts in three period after the RBI said it would not be of Rs 25,000 crore this 12 months. terse remark. the demolition of the 16th-century Last week, the Supreme Court refused tier panchayat bodies where elections are to prudent to go for a forced waiver of inter- While making his exasperation mosque in Ayodhya in December 1992. to entertain a plea seeking postponement of be held. This includes 52,000 village prad- est risking financial viability of the banks. :<54()##)&(C) clear, Judge Yadav rejected the defence They include former deputy prime JEE and NEET, scheduled to be held in hans , 61,000 block development commit- The top court had said there were two counsel’s requests to grant them time till minister LK Adwani, former UP chief September, saying “life cannot be stopped” tee members, 821 block pramukhs , 3,000 aspects under consideration in this matter (441(4>)&)C> August 31 for filing written arguments minister Kalyan Singh, BJP leaders and the “career of students cannot be put zila panchayats members and 75 zila pan- - no interest payment on loans during the  >)B>4 and directed them to ensure filing the MM Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiar, in jeopardy”. chayat chairman with a voter base of 10.50 moratorium period and no interest to be same by Thursday. The court had ear- Sadhvi Ritabmhara and Sakshi Maharaj Earlier NDA leaders Subramaniam crore, the highest in the country. charged on interest. It said these were chal- “If a person can reduce the extent of lier granted the defence time on August besides Ram Teerth Kshetra Trust sec- Swamy, Chirag Paswan and a few celebri- The term of the panchayat bodies will lenging times and it was a serious issue as how much they contaminate the environ- 21 and 24. The prosecuting agency CBI retary Champat Rai. ties too raised the issue on the social media expire in the last week of December and if on one hand, the moratorium was granted ment by mitigating the spread, it’s a far bet- and also wrote to the Centre for postpone- elections are not held by then, the state gov- and on the other, interest was charged on ter situation for other healthy individuals ment of the entrance test. The Odisha ernment will have no option but to appoint loans. who may enter places that have such con- Government has also demanded post- administrators. taminated areas,” Simha said. ponement of the exams. 4E7>(4#7( Rao and Simha noted that density and The JEE is a computer-based test while &64> >46) temperature are intricately related, and the NEET (UG) is a pen- paper-based exam. 2>)5B45() coughs tend to be warmer than their sur- The National testing Agency said it has >7N&(O)5)>7) 5))((4B rounding area. They utilised a technique ensured that more than 99 per cent of the called schlieren imaging, which visualises candidates get their first choice of centre On his part, Sushant’s family lawyer The virtual meeting was attended by changes in density, to capture pictures of vol- cities - or cities where they will take the Vikas Singh said: “In our FIR, we have men- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata untary coughs from five test subjects. exams. tioned that he used to be over-drugged. We Banerjee, Maharashtra Chief Minister “In situations where sophisticated masks The number of examination centres has were under the impression that this was Uddhav Thackeray, Jharkhand Chief are not available, any mask is better than no also been increased to 660 from 570 for JEE some drug administered by a doctor, a psy- Minister Hemant Soren, apart from four mask at all for the general public in slow- and 3,843 from 2,546 for NEET. chiatrist, but this revelation is absolutely Congress Chief Ministers - Captain ing the spread of infection,” added Simha. “Additionally, in case of JEE (Main), the explosive. Probably, he was being literally Amarinder Singh of Punjab, Bhupesh Last month, the Centre had asked the number of shifts has been increased from drugged, meaning he was given these hard- Baghel of Chhattisgarh, Ashok Gehlot of people to stop using a certain type of N95 the earlier 8 to 12, and the number of can- core drugs which are given to someone to Rajasthan, and V Narayansamy of mask that includes an exhalation valve, stat- didates per shift has been reduced from ear- sort of control his mind”. Puducherry. ing that it makes them unviable during a lier 1.32 lakh to 85,000 now,” NTA said in “It is quite obvious that what was done The development is significant as it pandemic. Instead, the Government advised statement. to Sushant was definitely highly illegal and comes in the backdrop of chiefs of three key citizens to use homemade or purchased fab- For the year 2020-21, 8.58 lakh candi- highly criminal. These drugs were being Opposition parties - Trinamool Congress, ric masks, preferably of cotton, to stay safe. dates have registered for JEE (Main) and used to either control him, calm him down Shiv Sena and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - The researchers also contradict the gen- 15.97 lakh for NEET (UG). or make him docile. That is what the ser- highlighting the need for a common plat- erally accepted notion that using an elbow “In order to meet the social-distancing vants also say, that he used to be sleeping form for regular interaction on such issues to cover up a cough is a good alternative. requirements, there has been a substantial on the ground (sixth) floor of his duplex flat and strengthening the voice of Opposition. The found that unless covered by a sleeve, increase in the number of centres. In order and Rhea used to be having a party on the “There are a number of issues related a bare arm cannot form the proper seal to ensure proper social distancing inside the seventh floor,” Singh said. to Centre-State relations. Since Parliament against the nose necessary to obstruct air- examination halls, the candidates will be Reacting to WhatsApp chat revelations, is expected to meet in less than three weeks, flow. seated in alternate seats in case of JEE Sushant’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti took to I thought we should have an interaction so (Main). In case of NEET (UG), the num- twitter and urged the CBI to act immedi- that we can have a coordinated approach. 13)&)(44 ( ber of candidates per room has been ately against Rhea. “This is a CRIMINAL GST compensation seems to be a big issue. reduced from earlier 24 to 12, now,” the NTA OFFENSE!! An immediate action should be Compensation needs to be paid on time N#>( >4&2O said. taken by CBI on this. #RheaDrugsChat’,” she based on processes passed by Parliament. I “For ensuring social distancing outside wrote. know that is not happening, dues are accu- Colombage said that President the examination hall, the entry and exit of In a related development, the CBI mulated and finances of all the States are Gotabaya Rajapaksa would have an India candidates has been staggered. Adequate sleuths on Wednesday once again grilled the affected,” Sonia said, adding that not pay- first approach as the key to strategic secu- arrangements have also been made outside late actor’s cook Neeraj and the watchman ing up States amounts to betrayal. rity. “China is the second-largest economy the examination centres to enable candidates of Sushant’s building Mont Blanc, at the Mamata said all CMs should immedi- and India is considered the sixth-largest. In to stand with adequate social distancing, DRDO guest house at Santa Cruz’s locali- ately bring this concern to the notice of 2018 India was the world’s fastest-growing while waiting,” the statement added. ty where the investigation team members Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the economy. That means we are between two A detailed advisory has already been are staying. Wednesday was the seventh con- meeting, adding that the delay in GST com- economic giants,” he said. issued by the agency for both exam invig- secutive day when Neeraj was questioned. pensation will hurt States’ finances. “Sri Lanka cannot afford, should not ilators and candidates. It includes asking stu- On Tuesday, the CBI team had ques- Echoing Mamata’s views, Thackeray afford and will not afford any particular dents to wear masks, sanitise their hands tioned Neeraj, along with the actor’s other said, “We need to think whether GST needs country to use it as a staging area to do any- when they enter the exam hall. cook Keshav and his flatmate-friend to be discussed upon, whether it needs thing against another country – especially Siddharth Pithani. The investigators had also changes. GST compensation is a big issue so India,” he said. Commenting on the &2B( 411 grilled the late actor’s CA Sandeep Sridhar but we also need to think whether the ear- Chinese investment in the southern port of and his former accountant Rajat Mewati. lier GST structure that existed was better Hambantota, Colombage says that Sri 13)1B(46) 4( 4) Meanwhile, BJP MLA Ram Kadam on than what it is right now.” Lanka had offered India Hambantota first. Wednesday wrote to Maharashtra Chief While Amarinder Singh suggested that “India did not undertake it for whatever Though no official is willing to speak Minister Uddhav Thackeray, demanding a opposition parties should hold a meeting reason, then it went to a Chinese compa- on record, sources in the Panchayati Raj debate on the allegedly rampant use of drugs with Prime Minister over GST, Gehlot high- ny,” he said. department confirmed that they are yet to by Bollywood personalities on the floor of lighted financial constraints by stressing on “Now we have given 85 per cent stake start the process for the Panchayat elections the State Assembly, in the forthcoming ses- the need to increasing the purchasing of Hambantota port to China Merchant and it would require around 6 months’ time sion of the Maharashtra Legislature. power of people. Holding Company. That should be limited for preparations. “It includes revision of elec- In a letter to the chief minister, Kadam Singh on the online Assembly stated his to commercial activities. It is zero for mil- toral rolls, reservation of the seats and delim- also demanded a thorough probe into the State might face an income deficit of Rs itary purposes,” he said. Colombage said that itation of the seats for the member block alleged ‘Bollywood-drug nexus’ prevailing 25,000 crore this 12 months. despite opposition from port worker trade development committee and member zila in the film industry coupled with the nar- “We have spent nearly Rs 500 crore. unions, President Rajapaksa would go panchayat members,” the official said. cotics mafia angle coming to the fore in the We’re in a situation where the finances of ahead with the memorandum of coopera- Official sources said here on Wednesday late actor Sushant Singh Rajput case. our States are completely down. The Centre tion signed with India on the Colombo that once the term of the three tier Among other things, Kadam said that has not paid GST compensation. I agree Port’s Eastern terminal. Panchayati Raj bodies from the level of vil- the youth of the entire State considered with Mamata ji that we should collectively Colombo Port is the largest and busiest lage pradhan to the chairman of the zila Bollywood figures as icons and look up to meet the Prime Minister,” Amarinder Singh port in Sri Lanka. Located on the south- panchayat ends after December 25, local dis- them for inspiration, and there is a long-last- stated, referring to a suggestion by the West western shores on the Kelani River, it trict officers would take over as adminis- ing effect of the news which they watch on Bengal Chief Minister that they need to col- serves as an important terminal in Asia due trators. television or read on social media. lectively converse with Prime Minister to its strategic location in the Indian Ocean.     !"#!$!$ ;!! 6< %!'=>= **7     .

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By visiting this, people will be able to see their corona test report. were discharged on Tuesday. the total number of patients has corona positive patients on The number of corona Nodal Officer of Corona, Dr Rishi Sahai said that arrange- Apart from this, 321 in Kotwa- crossed 7K-mark. With this, Tuesday. The maximum num- patients in the district increased ments have been made in the CMO office so far to report. Reports Bani, 48 in Railway Hospital, 64 the total number of cases has ber of 124 were reported from to 7,815 with new infected were being given on people's applications, but now this system in Kalindipuram, 29 in Unani, reached 7,167. However, after Varanasi (6,965), followed by people. 67 people were dis- will be made easier. 82 in Beli Hospital, 58 in both several days, the district heaved 66 in Azamgarh (2,822), 54 in charged from the hospital after Everyone will be able to view their corona test report on private hospitals, 145 patients a sigh of relief as there was no Sonbhadra (1,355), 47 in Ballia the report came negative. Android mobile phone, laptop or computer. A website is being of Prayagraj are admitted in corona casualty reported and (3,595), 34 in Jaunpur (3,500), Apart from this, home iso- started for this purpose. It could not be launched on Tuesday SRN Hospital. the death toll remained at 129. 33 in Mau (1,189), 30 in lation of 195 people was also due to technical bottlenecks. It will take two-three days to start. The figure of Kotwan-Bani During the day, the follow-up Mirzapur (1,547), 29 in completed. The number of People will be able to know Covid 19 report by clicking on COVID-19 hospitalised has negative reports included 155 Chandauli (1,647), 20 in active cases in the district on Prayagraj.com. crossed 600, with a recovery patients, out of them, 107 Ghazipur(2,576) and 11 in Tuesday increased to 1,999. After uploading the mobile number, an OTP number will rate of 82 per cent. 12 per cent patients recovered from home Bhadohi (1,044). Out of total Dr. Rishi Sahai, the Nodal be generated in it. That number will go to the mobile of the per- of the patients were referred to isolation and the total number patients of 26,240, the recovery Officer for Corona confirmed son concerned. Upon uploading that OTP number, the corona Level-2 and Level-3, while 6 per of patients cured at home has rate was 79.74 percent (20,925) this. test report will open on a computer, laptop or mobile screen. cent of the patients are admit- increased to 3,475 while 48 while mortality rate 1.36 per- CMO Dr GS Bajpai said Dr Sahai informed that the work of the website is in progress. ted in these hospitals now. Dr recovered from the hospitals. cent (358 deaths). that on Tuesday, a swab sam- OTP system is under development. Therefore, its launching was Utsav Singh said that the first With this, the total number of According to Senior ple of 2,786 people was taken stopped. With the development of OTP system, people will be patient of corona in the district, patients discharged from the Superintendent of Police (SSP) for Covid test, while the report able to view only their reports. This will also keep the privacy who was an Indonesian citizen, hospitals has reached 2,161 Amit Pathak, the police of var- of 3,349 people has come neg- of the people. People will also be able to print their report. was admitted here. while the total number of cured ious police stations arrested as ative. With this, 3,072 people Apart from this, patients patients is 5,636, leaving 1,402 many as 45 persons under have been discharged from the from Pratapgarh and active patients. With this, the Section 51 of CrPC while chal- hospital so far after the corona isolation of 2,618 people has a rapid increase in the recovery Kaushambi and Fatehpur were recovery rate has declined laned under Section 188 and report came negative. Home been completed. This has led to rate. The recovery rate remains also admitted here. slightly to 78.63 per cent while took action under Section 51 of mortality rate has improved to Disaster Management Act 1.79 per cent. #        2      against 496 persons on The total number of Tuesday. Besides, during check- COVID-19 patients has crossed ing at 14 border and 49 police ,
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  7K-mark even by the first samples collected a day ago are 19 during treatment at SSH checking points, as many as report received from the Health awaited. Out of these 85,916 BHU. With the addition of 12 1,755 vehicles were challaned department around 11 am. were negative while 7,114 pos- new red zones, the total num- and three seized.    & %  1126 when 149 corona positive itive. The total number of sam- ber of hotspots has increased to Apart from this, 4,86,500 patients were detected out of ples collected was 1,03,682. 1,391 including 332 red zones. were realised from 535 vehicles, he action for attachment of 2,242 reports received. Till Earlier, two males aged 54 and As many as nine green zones while 2,04,700 from 2,983 Tthe house, office and other then, the total test reports 52 from Sonarpura (Bhelupur) have been converted into red persons for moving on immovable properties of for- received were 93,030 and the and Sarsauli, Bhojubeer respec- zones again. Besides, there are the roads without wearing mer MP Atique Ahmed, lodged results of 7,253 excluding 3,399 tively succumbed to COVID- 1,059 green zones including 36 masks. in Ahmedabad jail, started on Wednesday. Khuldabad and Dhoomanganj police have started the process of attaching      the house. The police have got a board attached to the order to attach the property outside his office-bearers of the traders’ be contacted by the Rapid Bahadur Yadav is former state house. During this a large    & %  C> associations met the DM and Response Teams (RRTs) of the minister and the sample number of police forces were then mass corona tests among concerned primary health cen- (Sample ID-4135775 & Case present along with the police n view to prevent the spread the traders, auto and truck tres (PMCs) soon. They were ID-VARN01124) of his son officers. Iof worldwide coronavirus drivers and others were inten- also advised that whenever Nishit Kumar was tested by Sir Attachment of seven pandemic, mass COVID-19 sified. they would receive calls from Sunderlal Hospital of BHU on immovable properties, includ- test drive has been intensified Just a day ago, at several Covid Command Centre, Sigra, August 16 last which report ing the house, office of former and in this direction, the places such testing was organ- give the details about their came negative. MP Atique Ahmed, lodged in traders of Visheshwarganj, the ised in the city areas. As many health so that the final deci- Despite this, the control Ahmedabad jail was initiated biggest foodgrain market of as 143 persons were tested at sions can be taken whether room of COVID-19 termed the on Wednesday. For this, the Purvanchal (eastern UP), went Lanka auto stand and out of they would be allowed for report positive verbally by police conducted a spot through the rapid antigen tests them, nine were detected pos- home isolation or shift to Covid making a telephonic call to son inspection with the team of apart from auto drivers at itive. Similarly, 34 persons were hospitals. and the house of the former Municipal Corporation and Maidagin, Benia and tested at Cantonment auto SP FOR PROBE: minister was put in a contain- Prayagraj Development report by August 28. Police Karbala. He also possesses a Atique’s close used to live Manduadih railway station stand and one found positive Samajwadi Party (SP) on ment zone from August 17 to Authority (PDA). The officials were showing laxity in abid- flat and a house in here, but now they have left here on Wednesday. Till the while two were found positive Wednesday levelled a serious 31, the delegation charged had prepared an outline for ing by the tasks entrusted Kalindipuram of Dhumanganj the house. Khuldabad and morning during the day, over out of 100 tested at Nadesar allegation against the control adding, the movement of fam- this purpose at night. with them. Preparations for area. In Civil Lines, his shop Civil Lines Police also inspect- 1.03 lakh samples had been col- auto market, four out of 135 at room of COVID-19 for impos- ily members was also restrict- About 12 days ago, action were started when the runs on rent under the house ed the place along with the lected, indicating the accelera- Shakumbhari Complex ing restriction on the move- ed. District Magistrate Bhanu date of termination the high on MG Marg. On Tuesday, Municipal Corporation and tion in the testing process in the (Durgakund) and two each ment of family members of a The delegation demanded Chandra Goswami had officials' strictness came to a Inspector Dhumganj Ganesh PDA officials. Police have so district. out of 104 and 76 tests conduct- former state minister by mak- an inquiry to probe the matter ordered attachment of Atique's close. Chaturvedi visited the houses far identified around 37 In the campaign, major ed at Dalmandi and Hathuwa ing his house in a containment and also action against erring seven immovable properties Atique has a house in located in Omprakash immovable properties of focus is being given on testing Market respectively. zone despite that the corona to avoid the repetition of such (houses) under the Gangster Chakia area of Khuldabad Sabhasad Nagar and Atique. It has many houses, of people from the business Chief Medical Officer test of his son was reported as gross negligence. The delega- Act and sought compliance police station and an office in Kalindipuram. Previously land and fields. community because recently (CMO) Dr VB Singh said that negative. The party demanded tion also threatened to launch the District Magistrate (DM) as many as six mobile test an inquiry into matter and an agitation if the demand is Kaushal Raj Sharma had him- teams have been deployed for action against the erring per- not met at the earliest. The del- self accepted that about 60 per the purpose and ivermectin sons. egation comprised the district cent COVID-19 positive tablets were distributed at all A delegation of the SP president of the party Rajesh 8    ( patients found were from this locations. Those found positive reached the DM’s office and Yadav, city president Vishnu group apart from 40 per cent were advised for immediate submitted a memorandum lev- Sharma, Lalu Yadav, Sandeep deaths. Later, some senior home isolation and they would elling allegation that Dr Mishra and others.    & %  1126 the spread of coronavirus in the on February 5, 2020 in ning into thousands including state. Azamgarh. men, women and children aking a serious note of rise The Chief Secretary is also Justice JJ Munir, while dis- brandishing sticks, rod, brick- Tin COVID-19 cases in the asked to come up with a Road missing the bail plea of Osama, bats besides other dangerous state, the Allahabad High Map to contain the contagion a resident of Azamgarh direct- weapons. 7
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Recently, Gupta, the employees of the accountability of concerned the infection when the econo- are equally conscious that mea- the FIR were general in nature freedom at all costs. n view of the continuous ris- Ballia, which is surrounded by company had distributed food- ADO-Cooperative and ADCO my was reopened after nation- sures taken are not enough and and the injury report of police- The court while rejecting Iing trend in river Ganga, the three major rivers, faced flood grain and cooked food to needy will be set if the committees are wide lockdown and whether it are needed to be made more men showed that all injuries the bail plea observed, ‘It is a district administration has havoc in river Sarju. Now the persons by reaching to their found closed during the phys- was ever implemented. severe and stringent but of were simple in nature. It was case where inflammatory imposed a ban on the move- district is, once again, facing houses. ical verification to be conduct- The court also asked the course, workable too at the also argued that all witnesses speeches were made by the ment of boats till September 15. similar threats in its other The PM recognised the ed by officers from time to Chief Secretary to inform if same time. " were police personnel who had congregation, of which the In an order issued by the parts. Besides, the districts social work of BBL during the time, he said directing for any action had been taken ‘When we have to balance given self serving statements. applicant was a member, sedi- District Magistrate (DM) like Azamgarh and Mau are crisis period when he became making the duty of Lekhpal by against the district authorities between bread and butter and State government counsel tious statements made, besides Kaushal Raj Sharma here on still facing the aftermath of aware of this and stated in an affixing roster-wise list at all who had not followed the plan- life, the latter has to prevail. opposed the bail plea and sub- statements directed to pro- Wednesday, it is said that due flood in river Ghagara in this appreciation letter sent to committees. He was chairing a ning, if there was any. Food is for life to survive and mitted that the case was regard- mote enmity between different to continuous rise in river region. Gupta that the CMD had given meeting with the officers of Hearing a PIL , seeking not vice-versa. We do not think ing promotion of enmity religions followed by assault on Ganga for the last one week, the However, the residents of an opportunity to employees to Cooperative and Agriculture better facilities at quarantine that a lockdown for a fortnight between different groups on police personnel and damage to water has entered various ghats four villages of Daab area, sur- serve the needy persons in departments at his camp office, centres, a division bench com- would bring the economy of the grounds of religion, race public property,’ and turned the stairs slippery. rounded by rivers Ganga and their time of plight and gave a here. prising Justice Siddhartha the State to such a halt that peo- etc. He also submited that the It is to recall that on In such conditions, the move- Gomti near their confluence at new nature to the tradition of A team of officers of the Varma and Justice Ajit Kumar ple would die of hunger’, applicant along with the other February 5, 2020 an FIR was ment of boats is not safe now Kaithi, about 25 kms from the selfless service-feeling. The PM Agriculture and Cooperative fixed August 28, 2020, as the observed the bench. co-accused made seditious registered against 135 and for the safety of the people, city, have heaved a sigh of sent an appreciation letter to departments had been consti- next date of the hearing of this HC REJECTS BAIL speeches to excite disaffection people protesting against a ban has been imposed on relief as the rising trend of river Gupta on Tuesday last, the tuted a few days earlier to matter. PLEA: The Allahabad High towards the Government. the Citizenship Amendment boating in the river, instructing Gomti has been checked both company informed. inquire the complaint of black The High Court on sever- Court has rejected a bail plea In the FIR, it was alleged Act for sedition at police all the concerned police sta- at Sultanpur and Jaunpur but in ISSUE SHOWCAUSE marketing and hoarding of al dates of hearing had issued of one Osama allegedly that all the nominated accused station Bilariyaganj of tions to ensure compliance of Sonbhadra, the water level of NOTICE: Expressing deep dis- urea and as many as 21 licensed various directions to contain involved in anti-CAA protest congregated in numbers run- Azamgarh. the order. rivers Sone and Rihand was pleasure at the complaints of cooperative committees had Meanwhile, the speed of recorded rising at Bansagar black marketing and hoarding been found guilty of same, the the rising trend of water in river Dam and Rihand Dam respec- of urea and its unavailability at DAO informed adding, out of Ganga has been intensified tively. In Varanasi, due to rise cooperative committees, the them, the license of four com- further as during the last 24 in water level, the links between District Magistrate Kaushal mittees had been cancelled -!
 
 
! ! hours, the level has increased the ghats have already discon- Raj Sharma has on Wednesday and the legal action is being by 50 centimetres against 31 nected. directed the competent officer ascertained against the remain- cms a day ago. Now the river is MODI LAUDS BBL to issue showcause notice to the ing committees. The DM increasing more than two cen- MANAGEMENT: Prime District Agriculture Officer directed to lodge an FIR against timetres per hour. According to Minister Narendra Modi has (DAO) and AR-Cooperative. the remaining guilty commit- !    ! ! a report of the Middle Ganga recognised the social works of The DM also directed to lodge tees and also to submit its Division-III of the Central Banaras Beads Limited (BBL) an FIR against the cooperative report to him. Water Commission (CWC), and lauded its work to help the committees which were found Indeed, the DM had ALLAHABAD (PNS): Gadgets centre of the state under cially among children. To facebook addiction, internet the river was recorded at 65.79 needy persons during the lock- guilty of black marketing and received complaints through have become a major source of District Mental Health describe these groups of con- pornography addiction etc. metres at 8 am whereas its level down with the cooperation of hoarding of urea during the various sources regarding the entertainment and learning for Programme (DMHP). People ditions, the term used is Screen Many researchers and clin- was at 65.29 metres a day ago. district administration. The inquiry conducted a few days black marketing and hoarding many in the backdrop of the of all age groups and gender are Dependency Disorders (SDD), icians have noted that a variety Though the river Ganga was BBL management extended it’s earlier. of urea which caused its acute fact that lockdown is in force. becoming more and more informed clinical psychologist of psychological symptoms steady at Phaphamau, it contin- thanks to the PM for the appre- If the complaints of hoard- shortage and taking its cogni- From a toddler to a teenager addicted to screen, be it using at MNL divisional hospital, (depression, anxiety, compul- ued rising not only in Varanasi ciation. The city based BBL is ing and black marketing of urea sance he asked the DAO assis- and an adult, all are kept mobile phone, laptop or TV for Dr Ishanya Raj. siveness, illusion, insomnia, but also at its upstream includ- a leading producer and and closure of cooperative tant ADO-Cooperative to tell engaged by the omnipotent, watching movies and web She further informed that forgetfulness etc) and physical ing Allahabad and Mirzapur as exporter of glass beads. committees are received fur- the initiatives which were so far captivating screens. A team of series on various OTT plat- the SDD includes internet symptoms (blurred vision, well as downstream Ghazipur As per press statement ther, the stern action will be taken to make its available to expert psychologists of the forms, social websites or play- addiction disorder, internet muscular pain, headache, and Ballia. released by the BBL, the com- ascertained against the officers farmers sufficiently. Motilal Nehru divisional hos- ing games, there is always a gaming disorder, problematic weight gain, dizziness etc) co- The continuous rise has pany had extended its all pos- of Agriculture and Cooperative The opposition party spe- pital of the city is all set to open screen to escape into. internet use, compulsive inter- occur with SDD. increased the possibilities of sible help to needy persons dur- department, the DM cautioned. cially Congress Party had raised the state's first de-addiction While these technologies net use, pathological video Research has shown that flood in low-lying areas in this ing the lockdown with the He expressed deep annoyance the issue and said that the centre for screen dependency arguably keep us productive game use, video game addic- the brain gets ‘rewired’ as holy city and its adjoining cooperation of district admin- over not opening the cooper- farmers are facing problems in disorder. and entertained, they have also tion, pathological technology excessive amounts of dopamine areas in this belt of Purvanchal istration and the company had ative committees on time and sowing paddy as they could not The experts of the hospital resulted in a number of devel- use, online game addiction, get released in the body on fre- (eastern UP). It has also discharged its social responsi- directed to make the deploy- get urea on time because of its are already running the first opmental, behavioural and mobile phone dependence, quent interaction with a increased the heartbeats of the bility. Under the leadership of ment of additional employees acute shortage. mobile phone de-addiction emotional disturbances–espe- social network site addiction, rewarding stimulus.    !"#!$!$

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He said test of count of confirmed cases to marketing of fertilisers. He CMO to make available the Mujehra village they inspected symptomatic and asympto- 13,529. said that not only traders but closed-circuit television Karerua village and found matic patients should be done He said 4,288 COVID-19 even farmers too should not be (CCTV) footage of the hospi- developmental activities three separately and there should be patients had been cured in the allowed to hoard the stock. He tal daily to the control room satisfactory. They were accom- no complaint in this regard. city so far, including 44 in the said that the Agriculture which was running in panied by Project Director The district magistrate last 24 hours and at present department officials should Collectorate. (PD) DRDA, Rishi Muni directed officials to ensure 3,316 active coronavirus cases convince the farmers to desist SNAKEBITE DEATH: A Upadhyay Kon Block that home isolation was were undergoing treatment. from using excessive fertiliser woman died due to snakebite Development Officer (BDO), allowed only if the norms The CMO said nine more which was detrimental for the in an area under Chunar police Shwetank Singh, along with were being strictly followed. COVID-19 deaths in the city soil in the long run. He direct- station on Tuesday. As per the other officials related with Tiwari said that Covid had pushed the death toll to ed the officials related with the reports, Panna Devi (40), a res- development. testing should be increased in 398 on Wednesday evening. fertiliser that as per the avail- ident of Kodvari village under MEETING HELD: A the rural areas and people He said a total of 2,981 ability of the stock in the dis- Chunar police station, was meeting of Samajwadi Party should be made aware of samples had been sent for test- trict it should be distributed to busy in her routine work in her workers was held at a guest social distancing . He said          "  "  45 3          11$ #     6  ing in the district. the cooperative committees in house when a poisonous snake house which was chaired by its contract tracing should be that very proportion. He which was slithering there bit district president Devi Prasad done transparently and details assured the officials that there her. On getting information her Chaudhary recently while fol- of the persons should be com- responsibilities had already government. The district mag- COVID-19 death rate was still was no shortage of fertiliser at family members tried to save lowing social distancing guide- piled and placed on the portal been fixed for each and every istrate pointed out that most of high and it had to be brought 3# all and a panic was created her by giving her local treat- liness. Afdressing the work- and cross-checked. official and stressed on prop- the people on roads were not down. He said it was evident without any reason. ment but she died. ers the district chief asked The district magistrate er screening. wearing face masks or main- from the details passed on to   Meanwhile DM Sushil INFORMATION them to motivate the people to also paid a surprise visit to the He said the officials need taining social distancing. He him that the density of this city Kumar Patel visited the Covid SOUGHT: National level mon- get their names included in the LLR Hospital Control Room. to understand that coron- said unless both these proto- was also a major cause of KANPUR (PNS): The police hospital set up at Shemford itors (NLMs) from Delhi visit- voters’ list so that no eligible He inspected the place where avirus could be defeated by cols were followed, it would be concern but to fight and have worked out the trans- School. During his visit he ed the district recently and person was left out. Regarding the oxygen pipeline was being united efforts and by strictly difficult to prevent the spread win was necessary at this junc- porter Rakesh Pal murder case. took the Additional CMO sought information regarding the ensuing panchayat election, laid for additional beds. He following the Covid protocol. of the coronavirus pandemic. tion. He was killed for opposing the (ACMO) present on duty to development works. In the Devi Prasad Chaudhary said said this work should be com- Tiwari said in case the Tiwari also appealed to the Prominent among those illicit relations of a woman task for failing to provide infor- series of their visits the NLMs strategy should be chalked out pleted on top priority. frontline warriors, officials, medical personnel to ensure present at Circuit House with a local youth, Taufiq. mation related to the hospital. visited few villages of Kon involving the grassroot level Earlier, while taking over doctors and police personnel rapid tracing and tracking of included Kanpur Municipal As Taufiq used to fre- The CMO apprised the DM block. They organised a chau- workers. Prominent among the charge of the district, faced any problem, it should cases. He said unless the affect- Commissioner Akshay quently visit the place of his that at present 50 patients had pal in Mujehra village. After those who participated in the Tiwari said the Uttar Pradesh be immediately brought to ed persons were treated it Tripathi, ADM (City) Atul paramour, he killed Rakesh been admitted in the hospital inspecting the records the team meeting were Shyam Narain government was committed to his notice. He appealed to the would not be easy to control Kumar, ADM (Finance & Pal when the latter went to col- and 10 were there in L-2 hos- interacted with some benefi- Yadav, Shailesh Patel, Naseem combating this deadly disease people of Kanpur Nagar to the disease. Revenue) Virendra Kumar lect fodder for the cattle. pital which had been set up at ciaries of schemes like Pradhan Qureshi, Anand Tiwari, to save precious lives. understand that they had to He also took feedback Pandey, City Magistrate Taufiq’s family members also trauma centre in district hos- Mantri Avas, Ujjwala Yojana etc Pankaj Upadhyaya, Prakash He said the top priority cooperate with the adminis- from mukhya shiksha adhikari Himanshu Gupta, CMO Dr helped him in hiding his blood- pital. The DM directed the on a random basis. After Yadav an d ot h e rs . was to check the COVID-19 tration, adding that the high on the precautions and pre- AK Mishra, Senior Treasury stained clothes and sharp- death rate to bring down the COVID-19 death rate was a ventions that were being taken Officer Yeshwant Singh and edged weapon used in com- rising numbers. He said cause of concern for the UP in this direction. He said many other officials. mitting the crime. &   9! 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Its princi- added that they had also accused was a notorious crim- not required to see any tax was co-organised by Harvard pal Rajneesh Singh said that 50 arranged remedial online class- inal and was wanted in many officer face-to-face or visit and Stanford University. The meritorious students who had es for students. Among the cases. Meanwhile police appre- an I-T office and could e-file        " !  7 ' (  7 5 $ " 3  4*        aim was to encourage students teachers present on the occasion hended four accused along reply on the income tax por- )   O$       9 4    P6  to participate in addressing were Ashutosh Sharma, Jogendra with illicit liquor. The Ait tal. global challenges and to inspire Singh, Brijesh, Dilip and police arrested Kamal Singh, The principal chief com- Addressing the session, faceless, and painless assess- Commissioner, IT, Dehradun, students to become active Shubham. son of Roop Singh, a resident missioner of income tax said Joint Commissioner of ment. BB Singh, Principal members of their community. APPREHENDED: On the of Pathak Pura under Kotwali the cases selected for scrutiny Income Tax, Vijay Ranjan The joint commissioner of Commissioner, IT, Kanpur Ishan was the first and directive of Superintendent of Orai police station in Jalaun, would be allocated to assess- Sinha, said the new Tax Payers income tax said that there Amar Veer Singh, and only Indian amongst the grand Police (SP) Yashveer Singh and and Ajit Singh Yadav, son of ment units randomly and Charter promised to maintain would be prompt, courteous Amreesh Kumar Tiwari. awardees who took home a ASP Dr Awadhesh Singh police Govind Singh, a resident notices would be issued elec- the privacy and confidential- and professional assistance to Prominent among those cash prize of $ 500 and was apprehended one accused from Chhiviana Mohalla in tronically by the central cell. ity of the taxpayers and reduce the tax payers. He added that who took part in the awarded with the mentorship Nadigaon town recently. Circle Nadigaon town under the He said this would be done the cost of compliance with the taxpayers would be treat- webinar included CRC ex- from esteemed founders, pro- Officer (CO) Rahul Pandey Nadigaon police station with without disclosing the name, tax laws. He said it was a ed as honest tax payers unless secretary and regional mem- fessors and industry pioneers. said that S-I Kedar Singh of illicit liquor. Police confiscated 50 designation or location of the statutory status and an there was some reason to ber Abhisak Pandey, Shailesh He won the prize for his performed well in different Nadigaon police station and quarters of illicit alcohol bottles assessing officer. empowerment for the tax- believe otherwise. Sachan, GP Gupta and MK research on creating classes had been honoured. constable Atil Kumar arrested from each of them. Meanwhile the Mehrotra said the central payers provided by the gov- He said the onus to give Yadav. WorkDiCo, an artificial intel- He added that they had called the accused who was identified Kuthond police arrested Sonu, a cell would be the single point ernment to avoid their harass- honest details rested on the This was followed by a ligence and computer vision the students one by one on the as accused Mangal Singh, a resident of Variyapura village of contact between the tax- ment and ease the policies of tax payers and they should question-answer session. enabled application service for campus and honoured them for native of Nadigaon town. CO under Kuthond police station payer and the Income Tax tax payments. disclose all information on Finally, the excerpts of the optimising public places to performing well during the Rahul Pandey said that on July with five litres of illicit liquor and Department. He said the Sinha said the scheme their own and maintain accu- speech delivered by Prime decrease the spread of COVID- 2019-20 academic session. He 17 this year plaintiff Kailash Bharat Singh, a resident of objective was to bring in full would help reduce the com- rate records. Minister Narendra Modi was 19. His research will be pub- presented the students a trophy Kori had submitted an appli- Kartlapur village under Kuthond transparency and ensure IT plexity in the taxpayer charter those who addressed the shown through power point lished in the Harvard and a certificate of merit. He cation stating that the accused police station with 26 quarter filing was smooth. and was based on a seamless, webinar included Chief presentation. Technology Review. said that online classes had had abused and thrashed his bottles of illicit liquor.    !"#!$!$ 7  
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Shamsudheen, the agency said. tigation by NIA into the gold tables or outside the cupboards fire mishap that no important form of movable and immov- uesday evening’s fire at the smuggling scam. lest they get destroyed in fire files have been lost. able properties in his name and TKerala Secretariat which “The Protocol Wing of the mishap. “How is it possible to claim in the name of his family mem- ravaged hundreds of important office was set on fire to save “This was a script pre- that no important files have bers. 94%? $ 5        files was an act of sabotage Chief Minister Pinarayi pared by the Chief Minister been lost though he was away The ED initiated investi- committed with the patronage Vijayan, his principal secretary and the Chief Secretary. On from the site? Have the files gation under PMLA on the of the Government, according M Sivsankar and Swapna Monday, the Government shut been digitized ?” asked the BJP basis of three FIRs registered ! : 5  )   )  to K Surendran, president, Suresh, the kingpin behind the down the Protocol Wing of the leader. by Laheraisarai Police, Kerala BJP. gold smuggling,” said Secretariat stating that some of He said the CCTV visuals Darbhanga against Dibesh Surendran who was arrest- Surendran while speaking to the staff members tested posi- from the CMO as well as Cliff Kumar Chaudhary under IPC ed and release late Tuesday reporters at the capital city on tive for Covid-19. How come House (Official bungalow of Sections relating to cheating    ))12 night by the Kerala Police for Wednesday. the Protocol wing shut down the Chief Minister) were and criminal conspiracy 420 trying to enter the Secretariat He said the General on Monday on account of destroyed under similar situa- for embezzlement of he Food and Agriculture immediately after the fire broke Administration Department of Covid-19 transmission was tions. “The only difference was Government funds to the tune TOrganization (FAO) of the out charged that the Protocol the Kerala Government had opened on Tuesday to accom- that these visuals were of 20.32 crore and investing United Nation has said that the Wing of the Secretariat was set issued a circular on July 13, modate two officials with liks destroyed in lightning that the same in his own name as risk of swarm migration to the on fire deliberately by the 2020 (copies of which he dis- to CPI(M),” asked Surendran. struck the CMO and Cliff well as in the name of his fam- India-Pakistan summer breed- CPI(M) -led Government in tributed to the reporters) He also alleged that the House,” said Surendran. ily members. ing area has nearly subsided. The Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday said that control &'67 (- 89,"     ?    operations against locust attack have been done in 2,87,374    "     hectares area in States of good progress is being made that Pakistan was controlling 6&+&' %' &*'& '.  '& 3 Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, against the first generation of the locusts but their efforts are Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, hopper groups and bands that insufficient due to which the     34&2 with eight criminal cases under by Manoj Abraham, ADGP, to     34&2 Hindutwa party demanding Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, have formed mainly in pests are reaching India from various sections of the Indian probe the incident. But old the resignation of Chief Haryana, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan, India and to a Jaisalmer and Barmer borders. he beleaguered Kerala Penal Code. One of the charges timers in Government erala Police in its bid to nip Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Bihar. lesser degree in Tharparkar Locusts are voracious feeders, TGovernment under against Surendran is for tres- Secretariat said file rooms Kin the bud any attempt by The party cadre got rest- Like last year, this year too, district in southern Sindh, eating up to their body weight Pinarayi Vijayan had ordered passing into the Secretariat on catching fire was nothing new the BJP to capitalize the gold less after Union Minister of a large number of locusts came Pakistan,” the FAO said in its daily. criminal case against leaders of Tuesday evening. “I myself feel in Kerala. “There was an inci- smuggling scam haunting the State for Foreign Affairs V into India and spread into latest bulletin on locust warn- They damage crops by the BJP and the Congress for humoured about this charge. dent of the records room get- CPI(M) resorted to lathi Muraleedharan said in a live many parts of the country in ing. devouring all parts of the plants ‘trespassing’ into the The policemen guarding the ting gutted in 2006 when the charge, bursting of tear gas video conference on May. These locusts were con- Locust plagues also pose a and also by breaking trees by Government Secretariat on gate had greeted me when I CBI team probing the SNC shells and water cannons to Wednesday that the fire trolled by July 15-18. “In a move threat to livestock grazers by their sheer weight when they Tuesday following reports entered the Secretariat premis- Lavlin case came calling disperse all protest rallies mishap on Tuesday at the to check locust swarms, turning grasslands into barren settle down in masses.These about the breaking out of fire es. This is nothing but an demanding some of the files. staged by party workers across Government Secretariat that Pakistan has deployed over wastelands. Usually, Locusts insects can fly up to 150 km in the Protocol wing in which attempt by Vijayan to silence all But within hours the room the district headquarters in destroyed important and sen- 1000 teams, 750 vehicles and are expected to enter India in daily. One square km of a hundreds of sensitive files were dissenters,” said Surendran. where the files were kept caught the State on Wednesday. sitive files was enmeshed in nearly 6,000 staff involved in the last week of August or in the locust swarm contains up to devoured. The Kerala cabinet which fire and many documents were The demonstrations were mystery and a comprehensive the ground control campaign in beginning of September. 80,000 adults that, each day, K Surendran, president of met on Wednesday constitut- destroyed,” said a former staff part of the protest rallies staged probe should be ordered into Pakistan and hundreds of teams A senior locust control consume the equivalent of food BJP Kerala has been slapped ed a team of police officials led member. all over the State by the the same. in India. In South-West Asia, department officer confirmed for 35,000 people.     !"#!$!$ 8 :+.63.,&&':*  $ 0% @!   ?(      % @!  @ , 10 ?,  
 
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In a ic and nuclear energy in the democraticI set-up, with all of its contextu- best interest of humanity — in  P       Q (        P7+0(2  ! al diversities, debate on any new policy is areas like medicine, land use,              FQ 8    ! very much expected. And criticism is not clean energy and many others                    $   necessarily always professional or objective. — those in power and author- Ideological considerations and political ity had other ideas and decid-    ><               $   inclinations do make their presence felt on ed to bomb Hiroshima and                    such occasions. Having observed this phe- Nagasaki on August 6 and 9,                  ! nomenon for over 50 years, this writer has 1945. This remains one of the found it to be highly educative. He faced it cruellest and shameful acts in   (          7  S       in full fury, being one of those responsible human history.      7      1 $      ! for preparing a new Curriculum Framework Much before Hiroshima,      + 7  '            for School Education(NCFSE) that was Gandhiji had identified seven released on November 14, 2000. social sins, including knowledge          B 7  7'      It was not just a comprehensive educa- without character. Education        1         S   ! tion policy document but had the potential has no meaning if it does not   '  S * "   . S 1 1    to bring about tangible and significant become a vehicle for character- changes in school education. By implication building. Swami Vivekananda  8        8  7  '  "  7  and extension, it meant to transform the had already clarified: “The end   ' 8   !        8  entire education scenario in India. The of all education should be man-                1  7       NCFSE was prepared after a nationwide making. The end and aim of all process of consultation in which every sec- training are to make the man                   ! tor was invited to participate. Strong voic- endeavours led to the evolution teach us: Education is the man- social development. The com- grow.” An education policy  "         '         es emerged from across the country on the of man’s relationship with him- ifestation of perfection already mission does not see education must prepare every person to                 need for a curriculum that is rooted in self, with other men and nature. in men. UNESCO accepts this as a miracle cure or a formula “learn to learn more,” acquire Indian soil, the country’s history, heritage If people could correctly com- in the much-talked-about that can open the door to a the skill to refine and renew                   8     and culture, one that is strongly committed prehend the import of these Delors Commission report world where all ideals will be them and imbibe keenness for            !   1   8   to receiving and generating new knowledge. three aspects, they would natu- titled, Learning: The Treasure attained but as one of the prin- life-long learning.   / !             F After independence, India continued rally be at peace. This would Within. How much India tradi- cipal means available to foster a Education that relies on 1 $       !          with the educational structure it had inher- give them greater opportunity tionally values knowledge is deeper and more harmonious the five eternal values of truth, ited, though with minor modifications. The and eligibility for more intensive known to us for centuries in a form of human development peace, non-violence, dharma    S                   educational framework then was transplant- explorations. subtle statement: Yavadjeevait and, thereby, reduce poverty, and love can play a great sober- H                $     ed by alien rulers, who had strategic objec- Logically, it led to the evo- Adhiyate Viprah (meaning, the exclusion, ignorance, oppression ing role in preparing generations              + 1    ! tives: One, destroy the indigenous educa- lution of what was recognised as wise continue to gain knowl- and war. Education generates who are well equipped to tion system. And two, delink Indians from the unique spiritual advance- edge throughout life). hope and spreads light in the become prominent contributors     7      S  5         India. This, they thought, was the most ment of the ancient Indian This reverberates globally as darkness. in creating world peace, a 1                     potent strategy to subjugate India. There civilisation. When India gained life-long learning. When Knowledge creation is a world that accepts and appreci-              1 '     ! were clear cut evangelical objectives as well. independence, we were free to Gandhiji said he would like edu- continuous process, so is skill ates diversity and at the same Further, it was also implicit that once the evolve, implement and develop cation to bring the best out of acquisition and its refinement. time becomes a votary of “uni-    #  ' /   '           1 new education system took roots, the our own system of education, “body, mind and spirit”, he The capability to acquire and versal unity of all human              +  8   “souls of the savages” would be redeemed one that would be “rooted to intended to put the essence of create knowledge and utilise it beings.” 1                   and there would be no idol worshippers left culture and committed to the Indian approach to skill to enhance the quality of life dis- The newly-announced pol- in the country. progress.” Apart from being development, learning, acquisi- tinguishes human beings from icy on education has all the       $          The British succeeded, probably even inheritors of a great tradition of tion of knowledge and scholar- other living beings. We have ingredients that can pave the     1    ,  7  ' #   0     beyond their expectations. Their most cru- knowledge quest, our litera- ship, personality development learnt from Bhagavad Gita that way for a truly transformed             +   1  1 cial success was when India decided to con- ture and scriptures — in sever- — all of which can help young there is nothing else purer than India. It could lead India to its tinue with the inherited legacy. We contin- al languages — were great trea- people prepare to plunge them- gyaan. Over the last 100 years, ancient glory as an internation-      2  7  '   ,          ued with the Commonwealth link, totally sures of wisdom and scholar- selves in service of one and all the world has transitioned from al centre of scholarship and    "       =C    $1"    1   oblivious to the great tradition of knowledge ship. In this sense, the new edu- — sarve bhavantu sukhinah: an information society to learning that attracted learners        S $1"        $     quest, spirituality, astrophysics and so many cation policy offers hope. sarve santu niramaya. knowledge society and the from practically every civilised other areas of knowledge, philosophy and It must be acknowledged One would find that all of advancement to wisdom society society in the heydays of Taxila,          8      7     sciences. India stretched the education sys- that independent India paid this fits perfectly well with glob- has begun. But is education all Nalanda, Vikramshila and oth- .@@                  tem, which was designed to educate a few, scant attention to investment in al thinking on education, as about acquiring knowledge ers. It paves the way to move out   F " +           $      for the specific task to universalise it. As a education all along. Though it indicated in the well-known alone? Or is it about the creation of the clutches of a transplant- result, it was shattered and lost credibility. put a constitutional provision to Delors Commission report: “In of new knowledge? No. It is ed system that makes over eight    !   " 8.#       $ ,   The tradition of education in ancient provide free and compulsory confronting the many chal- much more and this must be lakh children go abroad for ,         I  I((        ! India grew around the inherent human trait education to all children “till lenges that the future holds in searched for critically in every studies, each incurring a loss of  2     .@@?/@@"      of curiosity, creativity, imagination, ideas, they attain 14 years of age”, the store, humankind sees in edu- new policy document. around 1.5 lakh every year.                 7 I /  intuition, capacity to think and enjoy epistemological base to create an cation an indispensable asset in I would like to recall Competence, commitment and exploring the secrets of nature. It was not indigenous system of education its attempt to attain the ideals of Bertrand Russell here, who said, ingenuity, displayed at the                     confined to the external world. It prepared was not extricated. India had a peace, freedom and social jus- “Man has no chance of survival implementation stage, can make 1  +            ! the students to look within; to attempt to unique, fulsome, advanced and tice.” Concluding its work, the if knowledge only remains India a globally sought-after         ! 1           comprehend the fuller and larger meaning well-evolved comprehension of commission affirms its belief knowledge. But if we could educational hub once again. of life on planet earth; and to think of before the real purpose of education that education has a fundamen- transform knowledge into wis- (The writer works in educa-  +             8.#   life and afterlife. 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Transactional entries made manually are now (21B         being completed by a software. It encompasses more 6))&4)>) +               than just data entry and emphasises on the entire ()4               +   lifecycle of the accounting process, starting from 544(44      S        recording, manoeuvring and inferring transaction- (24(5&2 on the internet is subject to security salary management, training and payroll will provide valuable and never before            1   al data. This makes financial management a much- )F&()5)( breaches. Notwithstanding these risks, the are becoming one of the fastest-growing insights into businesses, helping in                reorganised and simplified process and helps man- 4C(4%(2) Asia-Pacific region is set to witness the areas for accounting firms. improving productivity and efficiency and agers take faster decisions by making real-time data 1(4C(4 highest growth in the accounting software Another important technological manage risks better.   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Some of the 6443E3)) 7 China is the largest user of cloud tech- accounting department, leading to struc- opportunities. Therefore, the future role      3 S          major accounting software companies include B()5 nology in the region, followed by India. tural changes, is a priority for any organ- of accountants will be to use data analyt- *1    PQ      ( Oracle, Microsoft, Intuit, SAP, Sage and so on. (>4&)% The latest blockchain technology isation wanting to embrace this technol- ics and help businesses monitor and 8     !     "       Most of this modern accounting software is 6((2(2) too, will have a major role in revolution- ogy as it improves performance and enhance business productivity, identify              based on cloud technology. 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It is nothing but another term for the inter- Young, Price Waterhouse, KPMG and from different departments, collates and have to don an additional hat of an inter-            net. There are many benefits of using cloud-based Deloitte — are leading the trend towards merges it in no time. Second, AI helps in nal auditor to check for data inaccuracies. H              ( accounting systems. Automation of accounting and understanding blockchain for accounting. paperless procurements and better ven- With the advent of these technological       *1     *1     book-keeping processes improves efficiency by cut- Social media marketing has become dor management. Third, creditor/debtor innovations, it has become possible for   .              ! ting down efforts on routine activities. Access to real- a necessity in every industry and the management is simplified with the help accountants to work anytime, anywhere.                 time data anytime and anywhere improves produc- accounting profession is not immune to of digital workflow. In addition, digitisa- Although this trend of remote working       -  !2         tivity and decision-making abilities. It helps in reduc- it. The influence of social media can be tion of accounting records means better had started as early as 2018, the pandem- tion of costs, creates a paperless environment and measured by the fact that 26 per cent of accessibility and accuracy of the audit ic has started the trend of work from          H   "      helps in smooth integration with other cloud-based people who click on Facebook ads buy function. And lastly, expense management home. Accounting is one such profession        *1   (       solutions. These benefits and many more are moti- from the same brand. It is crucial for is smooth with the help of AI, which can which can produce the same excellent                 ! vating businesses to shift to cloud-based account- accounting firms to create their identity also help solve some of the commonly results in the home environment as much                    ing services. and develop their niche, establish them- asked questions of users. A survey by Sage as in the office setting.      -=!8             1  According to a survey conducted by the selves as thought leaders and industry shows that 66 per cent of accountants were The profession of accountancy has              ! accounting software firm, Sage, around 67 per cent experts. Social media can help achieve all willing to invest in AI. come a long way. It has always been con-         7     ( accountants feel that cloud-based services have made this for accounting firms and much So will computers replace accountants sidered tedious and monotonous without 9    :             8 their roles easier. But though cloud-based account- more. It is one of the important ways of in future? No. As automation takes away much excitement and innovation. The last      + +   )       ing has a number of benefits, it is not devoid of draw- packaging one’s business and accounting the routine and mundane job of data entry, innovation in this profession was 500 years      ( $           backs. One of the biggest risks is the vendor shut- firms can create their brands online, the role of accountants would be more ago when the double-entry book-keeping ting shop. Over the years, it is a known fact that ven- improve visibility and awareness using this strategic in nature and they would be system was introduced. But with the rapid     (       P2 (Q dors can be here today and gone tomorrow. This medium, particularly in an industry directly involved in advising the firm’s use of technology, there has been a para-             "     leaves the organisations using their services in a where credibility and professionalism are leadership on critical decisions and shift digm shift and accounting is at the fore-           7       ! lurch. Second, in case of unavailability of an inter- the most important aspects. As companies the focus of accountants towards data ana- front of all technological innovations.               ! net connection, the benefit of real-time access to are focussing on their core competence lytics in particular. (The writer is Associate Professor,    accounting data is lost. And finally, accounting data areas, outsourcing functions like taxation, Data analysis and number crunching Amity University, Noida) 9     : '(   (   XxuWAsq„tusytuxu‚uwq‚y• vxu9EVy‰‰‘ur‘xuu”us‘y’u† “uˆ‚yu‰“yxxuE ’ S‘‰ ‘ˆsy„wtusy‰y „‰y‰qy„ † ‚ys•†qˆq‚•‰y‰ be hit because the firm is using contested this and took the view that into billions of dollars and it includes ations and currently it is using a part Existing telecom operators Airtel RComm’s spectrum to serve its cus- non-telecom revenue, like revenue a substantial amount as interest and of the spectrum held by RComm and and Voda-Idea have already been hit by tomers. coming from sale of passive infrastruc- penalty. its subsidiary to serve its customers. the AGR verdict but recent develop- The SC will also decide whether ture and so on, should not be includ- As a result, telecom companies From a purely legal standpoint, RJio ments are going to impact RJio, too. past dues of insolvent telcos can be ed in the computation of the AGR. have requested the apex court to allow may not be required to pay dues owed Though RJio may not be liable to pay recovered from existing firms which The matter reached the Telecom 20 years’ moratorium for paying this by RComm because it is not liable to RComm’s dues under a spectrum- have entered into spectrum-sharing and Dispute Settlement and Appellate amount, similar to the way spectrum pay past dues as per the sharing guide- sharing agreement but in case it is spectrum-trading pacts with insolvent Tribunal (TDSAT) which passed orders auction fee is paid over the years. It is lines issued by the DoT. However, had decided that RComm’s spectrum 4C&&)#4> telcos. This will largely impact RJio and in 2006 and 2007. In 2006, the TDSAT pertinent to note that the AGR issue it been a spectrum-trading agreement, belongs to the Government, then RJio’s : Bharti Airtel, which have entered into ruled in favour of telecom companies was a substantial question of law which RJio would have had to pay the pend- business operations may take a big hit. 547BB pacts with RComm and and held that they were liable to pay was decided by the apex court. ing past dues of RComm and perhaps If RComm’s spectrum is taken (   he Supreme Court (SC) is hear- Videocon/Aircel respectively. licence fee only on that portion of rev- Therefore, it would be unjust to impose this could be one of the reasons behind back by the DoT due to non-payment ing the petition of telecom com- There was a twist in the case when enue which is derived from activities a penalty on such an issue. the termination of the trading pact of dues, then the spectrum-sharing !  0   Tpanies on the matter relating to the SC asked the Centre to clarify its related to telecom licence and not on The Modi Government made which was entered in 2016. agreement between RJio and RComm   %  the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR). position on AGR dues of RComm, the entire earnings. some reforms in the telecom sector in Spectrum is a national resource and will automatically come to an end.      !  Though on August 24 the apex court which is currently used by RJio. Earlier Subsequent to this, in 2007 the 2015. Spectrum-sharing and spec- it belongs to the Government. A tele- Apart from this, lenders of  
   % reserved its order, it is expected to con- the matter was focussed on allowing Department of Telecommunications trum-trading were allowed vide the com company can use the spectrum but RComm will also take a hit because !
!    clude the matter relating to the recov- deferred payment mechanism to tele- (DoT) challenged the TDSAT’s juris- DoT’s guidelines issued in September it can’t own it. The licence agreement spectrum is the main asset, which is ery of AGR dues from RJio and Bharti com firms, which got hit after the SC’s diction in the SC. The court dismissed and October 2015 respectively. These empowers the Government to revoke expected to be monetised under insol-   $ 
  %6 Airtel, which have entered into spec- decision in October 2019. The AGR is the DoT’s petition and directed it to norms allowed telecom companies to the licence and incidental rights if the vency proceedings.      trum-sharing and spectrum-trading paid in terms of clause 18 of the licence raise its concerns with the TDSAT and get spectrum from another telecom licencee doesn’t comply with the con- The SC can decide the legality of   
  $ agreements. agreement between telcos and the this order upheld the TDSAT’s 2006 company (either through the sharing ditions. RComm has defaulted on pay- the AGR issue but the executive power  !!  
 %( The SC’s decision, whenever it Government. This levy is in the nature decision. After this, the Cellular model or purchase of spectrum held by ment of licence fee and the insolvency lies with the Government and outsourc- comes, is expected to cover the deferred of revenue-sharing between the telecom Operators Association of India filed a others), subject to the guidelines. In process of the company has also been ing executive decisions to the apex court        payment of AGR dues sought by Voda- companies and the Government, which review petition with the TDSAT and 2016, RJio entered into two agreements initiated. is akin to a policy paralysis. 
    Idea and Bharti Airtel. It is expected to was calculated as per the definition of the tribunal gave its order on August with RComm and its subsidiary for Now, the DoT has approached the The telecom sector is already grap- !     clarify if the spectrum (i.e. right to use) the AGR given in Clause 19 of the 30, 2007. spectrum-sharing and spectrum-trad- National Company Law Tribunal pling with a lot of issues and instead of        held by a telecom firm can be trans- licence agreement. The DoT again moved the SC ing. Subsequently, both the companies (NCLT) to put insolvency proceedings passing the buck to the apex court, a   
 
  ferred under insolvency proceedings. The Government’s intention was to against the August 2007 order and the mutually terminated the spectrum- on hold because spectrum is the main quick decision by the Centre is need- This is relevant for RComm because recover the licence fee on the entire rev- matter was finally decided by the apex trading agreement and continued with asset being put up for sale. This belongs ed to safeguard the interests of all stake-  &4CE.:% spectrum is its biggest asset and if it is enue of telecom companies except for court in October 2019 in which the spectrum-sharing. All these facts were to the Government and the company holders.   
  not allowed to be sold, then loan recov- the specific exclusion provided in the Government’s view was upheld by the disclosed in their annual reports. only has the right to use the spectrum (The writer is a Chartered  %G   O ery of banks will go down. RJio, too, will said clause. However, telecom firms court. The demand for the AGR runs RJio has rapidly expanded its oper- as part of the licence agreement. Accountant)     !"#!$!$  .


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The unit final- made FASTag mandatory for ic-related situation. close at a new six-month high, as 39,111.55 and low of 38,765.09 ly ended at 74.30 against the greenback, higher by 3 paise over availing all discounts on In the wake of the expectations built up of new stimu- points. The Nifty50 on the National its previous close. National Highways toll plazas. pandemic, the watch- lus measures to aid Industry.The ses- Stock Exchange closed at 11,549.60, “The Indian rupee ended flat on Wednesday against the US It has issued a gazette noti- dog, in March, came out with various measures, sion was the fourth consecutive higher by 77.35 points or 0.67 per dollar for the second straight day as markets turned cautious fication in this regard. of National Highways. including revision of market wide position limit, to time that the key indices rose.Sector- cent from the previous close. ahead of the Fed speech from Jerome Powell tomorrow,” said “The Ministry of Road The fee payable towards ensure orderly trading and settlement to contain high wise, the top gainers were BSE Auto, According to Vinod Nair, Head Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst, Reliance Securities. Transport and Highways has such discounts shall be paid market volatility.Besides ensuring orderly trading and Bankex, IT and Realty indices, of Research at Geojit Financial made the use of FASTag through pre-paid instruments, settlement, these steps were aimed at effective risk whereas top losers were BSE Services: “Indian benchmark indices $  mandatory for availing return smart card or through FASTag management, price discovery and maintenance of Telecom, Capital Goods, and FMCG picked up positivity towards the lat- journey discount or any other or on board unit (transponder) market integrity. indices.Globally, markets around ter half of the trading day, after trad- Mumbai: Gold prices declined 210 to 51,963 per 10 gram in exemptions on Toll Fee Plazas. or any other such device only, “On review of the COVID-19 pandemic related the world are awaiting the US Fed ing flat with a slight positive bias, and the national capital on Wednesday following a weak trend in the Users who wish to claim a dis- it said.The Government said situation, it has been decided that the regulatory mea- Chairman’s speech at the Jackson ended in gains. global market and rupee appreciation, according to HDFC count for making return jour- the amendments to the sures introduced vide Sebi press release dated March Hole Symposium on Thursday, for It was in sync with a positive open- Securities. The precious metal had closed at 52,173 per 10 gram ney within 24 hours or any National Highways Fee 20,2020, shall continue to be in force till September getting further cues on future stim- ing in the European markets which in the previous trade. Silver prices also tanked 1,077 to 65,178 other local exemptions, shall be (Determination of Rates and 24, 2020,” the regulator said in a release on Wednesday. ulus measures. is banking on additional stimulus per kg from66,255 per kg in the previous trade. “Spot gold prices required to have a valid func- Collection) Rules, 2008 in this The stock exchanges and clearing corporations will On Wednesday, major Asian measures to aid economic recovery.” for 24 carat in Delhi continued to decline, losing 210 with sell- tional FASTag on the vehicle,” regard would enable discount be issuing necessary instructions to market partici- markets closed on a mixed note. Index heavyweight Reliance con- ing in global prices and rupee appreciation,” HDFC Securities MoRTH said in a state- on return journey within 24 pants in this regard, it added. The measures were also However, European indices like the tributed more than half of the Nifty Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said. The rupee set- ment. hours and it would be through aimed at limiting short selling of shares as well as CAC and DAX ended higher. gains, while sectorally Auto and the tled 3 paise higher at 74.30 (provisional) against the US dollar It said this is another step FASTag or such other device reduce volatility in individual stocks. All these mea- Index-wise, the BSE Sensex Banking indexes contributed the on Wednesday, supported by positive domestic equities and sus- towards promoting the use of and would be automatic with sures had come into force from March 23. closed at 39,073.92, higher by 230.04 most. tained foreign fund inflows. 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  ))12 framework. framework by its RedX tariff When contacted, VIL inum plan, which was also Authority of India (TRAI), in specific clauses of the Telecom norms. Over the past weeks, TRAI had been probing plan...”. “The RedX Tariff offer declined to comment on the under the regulator’s lens, a showcause notice to Voda Idea, Tariff Order relating to pro- TRAI had been probing elecom regulator TRAI has the Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL’s) lacks transparency and is mis- showcause notice. source said. Airtel had offered said it is of the view that the tection of interests of the con- Vodafone Idea’s priority plan Tslapped a showcause notice priority plan. The watchdog has leading and not in compliance A TRAI source said that if to abide by TRAI’s views and “claim of VIL for providing sumers. VIL’s RedX tariff offer RedX and Bharti Airtel on Vodafone Idea Ltd over its issued an elaborate 17-page with regulatory principles of the regulator is not satisfied also voluntarily modified its `Priority 4G Network with “violates the terms of license Platinum Offering to see if net- pay-more-for-priority treat- notice to the telco asking it to tariff assessment contained with the VIL’s response, it may platinum offering suitably, and faster data speeds’ is not in agreement” and is not consis- work preference to specific ment mobile plan, saying the explain by August 31, “as to under Telecom Tariff Order, issue a direction to the com- hence TRAI is not proceeding compliance with the extant tent with stipulated technical customers leads to deteriora- tariff offer “lacks transparency”, why appropriate action should 1999 as amended from time to pany to stop the priority plan. with further investigation on regulatory framework...”. specifications, TRAI said tion of services for other non- is “misleading” and not in not be initiated against it for time,” TRAI has said in the Bharti Airtel was not issued that, the source said. It said that the RedX tar- adding that it also did not com- premium subscribers or vio- compliance with regulatory violating the extant regulatory showcause notice seen by PTI. a showcause notice for its plat- Telecom Regulatory iff offer is in contravention of ply with the service quality lates any norms.   BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11,512.85 11,561.75 11,461.85 11,549.60 77.35 Script Open High Low LTP FINEORG 2788.95 2887.95 2550.1 2740.25 NMDC 95.7 98.7 93.85 96.3 NAUKRI 3315 3315 3245 3250.45 WELCORP 114 117.8 114 115 TATAMOTORS 130.5 139 128.35 138.4 11.3 RELIANCE 2087.4 2147.15 2047.25 2136.85 SAIL 41.5 41.9 41 41.4 DIXON 8239 8379.25 8239 8344.5 WHIRLPOOL 2209 2285 2209 2255.9 JINDALSAW 68.5 68.5 67.15 67.6 HEROMOTOCO 3,110.00 3,181.35 3,070.00 3,160.45 190.7 TATAMOTORS 129.8 139 128.4 137.85 MFSL 617.45 637.5 607 619.55 COCHINSHIP 353.05 371.4 353.05 362.65 BLUESTARCO 591.7 627 591.05 622.15 TRIDENT 6.75 6.79 6.71 6.72 INDUSINDBK 541.45 572.2 538.45 568.5 32 IBULHSGFIN 209 222.95 207.95 217.75 MARICO 369.75 371.55 366.8 370.35 GREAVESCOT 82 84.35 81.55 83.45 ZYDUSWELL 1740 1765 1710 1721.55 INDIANB 66 66.25 65.15 65.3 ZEEL 201.9 213.4 197.75 210.75 10.8 WABAG 235 235 210.1 213.15 CENTURYTEX 335.4 347.95 329.3 340.3 HDFCAMC 2499.9 2499.9 2436.05 2469.05 COLPAL 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JUBILANT 837.4 878.35 835.65 850.45 FDC 326.3 336.95 325.35 327.4 JKPAPER* 97.4 99.75 97.4 98.6 EIHOTEL 90 90.55 87.65 89.45 HCLTECH 704.7 717.75 697 713.5 11.9 INDUSINDBK 540.2 572 539 568.1 DISHTV 10.93 10.93 10.31 10.93 SPICEJET 53 53.1 52 52.3 MAHINDCIE 150 152.95 149 150.5 CARERATING 408.9 415.95 404 410.25 BLISSGVS 157.15 167.15 150.1 157.95 THYROCARE 780 782.4 746 759.25 INDHOTEL 104.65 105.5 103.7 104.85 SCI 62.8 63.75 62.7 62.85 INFY 941.25 954.25 938.4 953.5 15.4 ADANIENT 298.3 302.7 278.4 285.25 HDFCBANK 1120.05 1131.5 1109.6 1117.7 CANFINHOME 406.1 419.5 390.75 392.8 BEML 705 716.6 676.05 701.1 GICRE 152.9 155 150.2 153.25 IEX 193 193.85 190.5 191.2 EICHERMOT 2,280.05 2,288.00 2,235.00 2,249.80 32.55 ZEEL 201.5 213.35 197.9 211.45 GLENMARK 483.65 491 475 490.05 SYMPHONY 893 935 890.65 929.55 HAWKINCOOK 4962 4962 4895.05 4901.1 TCNSBRANDS 390.1 413.3 382.6 410.65 INFRATEL 199 203.2 196.8 200.6 2.35 HEROMOTOCO 3103 3179.55 3070 3161.95 IGL 416.4 418.65 411.55 413.55 ICICIPRULI 450 452.2 442 449.15 MINDACORP 80.95 82.6 80.35 81.05 OBEROIRLTY 370.05 374.95 362.25 367.5 COALINDIA 140.55 143.95 139.95 142.1 1.65 BAJAJFINSV 6575 6699 6526 6559.2 JSWSTEEL 284.55 286.7 283.2 285.85 IBREALEST 68.5 72.35 68 69.85 FORTIS 136.4 137.4 135.65 135.85 HINDALCO 192 195 191.25 193.5 2.2 TATAPOWER 60.5 63.25 60 62.7 NOCIL 132 138.35 128.25 135.4 MINDAIND 364 374.2 354.25 358.05 RELAXO 636.95 641.2 635 639.4 ONGC 81.2 82.1 80.75 81.4 0.9 BHARTIARTL 527 527 512.45 514.55 PFC 99.95 101.1 98.5 98.95 SPARC 184 188 180.3 180.8 METROPOLIS 1847.05 1852.9 1820 1836.15 M&M 613 625.5 610.5 615.75 6.4 EICHERMOT 2280 2285 2225 2250.4 MUTHOOTFIN 1210 1216.2 1186.65 1207.45 TVSSRICHAK 1560 1649.4 1560 1585 SHANKARA 401.8 408 392.6 395.15 SBIN 208.5 210.35 206.15 209.9 1.95 INFY 938.55 954 938.55 950.8 CAPPL 524 549.5 524 539 UJJIVANSFB 35.8 37.6 35.05 36.95 GHCL 169.2 171.9 166.25 168.6 ICICIBANK 388.2 391.65 384.2 389.75 3.4 AXISBANK 452.95 464.5 450 463.4 HDFCLIFE 600 603.9 588.85 591.75 NESCO 608 615 581.25 599.3 AEGISLOG 207.3 209.8 204.4 205.5 WIPRO 269.95 274.7 268 272 2.05 PVR 1323.15 1343.75 1313.85 1322.65 HINDALCO 193.5 194.9 191.35 193.6 TIMKEN 1135.85 1157.25 1118.3 1138.4 TIMETECHNO 47.7 48 45.65 46 BAJAJFINSV 6,535.00 6,700.00 6,520.75 6,550.00 47.4 L&TFH 68.4 72.1 67.95 71.65 INDIAMART 3726 3820 3226 3641.85 AARTIIND 1142.5 1163.65 1115.45 1118.2 BBTC 1474 1483 1450 1455.3 POWERGRID 187 189.65 184.1 185.95 1.2 M&M 612 625.25 610.65 613.2 BAJAJELEC 485 545 485 533.65 ADANIPOWER 40.5 40.8 39.7 40.15 JSL 50 52.2 49.3 51.15 TCS 2,242.00 2,259.90 2,216.45 2,257.00 14.35 IDEA 8.96 9.05 8.85 8.92 CADILAHC 389.8 391.1 385.05 388.8 KALPATPOWR* 281.1 290.95 280.1 281.65 KSB 552.1 563.45 552.1 556.3 BRITANNIA 3,845.00 3,857.35 3,799.10 3,833.00 19.15 ITC 196.05 196.4 193.7 194.95 INFRATEL 198 203.2 197 200.6 TATACOFFEE 114.05 118.65 113.95 117.5 HINDCOPPER 38.35 39.2 38.25 38.6 DRREDDY 4,431.00 4,452.90 4,400.00 4,444.00 16.3 BANDHANBNK 296 299.55 292.2 298.05 SRF 4261 4328.85 4211.05 4257.5 GODFRYPHLP 945.35 967 940.4 952.95 VAIBHAVGBL 1820 1830 1772.9 1799.8 TATASTEEL 425 427.75 422.2 425.5 1.5 TVSMOTOR 470 476.85 458.45 467.55 SUNPHARMA* 526.35 530 522.45 524.95 BERGEPAINT 573.8 573.8 556.3 562.4 PRESTIGE 236 241.75 232.9 240.4 HINDUNILVR 2,182.10 2,186.00 2,160.00 2,185.00 5.9 KOTAKBANK 1409.9 1441.6 1403 1435.8 SUNDRMFAST 473.05 473.05 464.05 467.65 PNBHOUSING 281 285 278.55 282.75 KRBL 289.5 289.95 285.65 287.1 GAIL 100.15 100.85 99.25 99.95 0.25 BAJAJ-AUTO 3072 3137.05 3072 3082.9 MIDHANI 223 236 219 230.55 APLLTD 1002.95 1006.45 988.3 990.8 KEI 400 402.15 393 398.55 SUNPHARMA 526.05 530 522.25 526.2 1.1 SRTRANSFIN 695.1 730.55 694 726.55 VGUARD 171 179.5 171 175.9 EMAMILTD 350 380 342.5 355.55 VSTIND 3550 3550 3440.5 3454.25 POWERGRID 184.75 189.6 184.2 185.4 IDBI 41.5 42.5 41.4 41.65 UPL 492.95 496.6 488.35 493.05 0.95 MARUTI 7123 7157 6975.95 7007.05 BALMLAWRIE 121 121.55 119.65 120 LAOPALA 229 251.6 220.1 243.1 GRANULES 314.7 314.7 308.3 309.65 JKCEMENT 1548 1548 1481.4 1491.35 CIPLA 751.5 754 744.2 749 1.25 M&MFIN 138.5 144.1 138 142.95 ADANIPORTS 347.15 366.55 346.8 354.1 IOC 88.95 88.95 87.6 87.95 BHARATFORG 500 502.1 494.85 498.5 CASTROLIND 124 124.35 121.8 122.8 BASF 1670 1698 1633.05 1639.45 JSWSTEEL 285.5 286.85 283.15 285.3 0.4 BLUEDART 2029.6 2224.8 2029.6 2211.45 FEDERALBNK 56.8 57.05 56.3 56.7 VARROC 337 345.5 333.4 335.8 JCHAC 2160 2440.95 2133.55 2395.3 SOMANYCERA 171.05 176.95 168.2 171.5 HDFCBANK 1,121.00 1,131.75 1,109.50 1,118.50 -1.2 PEL 1424 1442 1392.25 1433.85 MANAPPURAM 160 161.15 157.5 157.95 ACC 1401 1407.3 1387.3 1398.35 KTKBANK 49.6 49.9 49.05 49.25 HERITGFOOD 341.8 348.25 335.15 341.65 BAJFINANCE 3,665.00 3,707.00 3,631.00 3,638.20 -4.7 IRCTC 1344 1386.8 1344 1369.25 MOTHERSUMI 117.95 118.65 115.4 116.65 ENGINERSIN 71.3 71.5 69.85 70 CESC 656 663.6 634 638.6 UFLEX 351.3 354.8 345 345.55 ITC 196.5 196.55 193.65 195 -0.4 AFFLE 2943.35 2943.35 2809.6 2943.35 ALLCARGO 139.9 139.9 126 128.6 COROMANDEL 809.6 823 797.5 805.1 SOBHA 253.6 265.3 250.8 255.55 ORIENTREF 207 218.45 207 213.25 IOC 88.8 88.85 87.6 88 -0.3 LT 984 987 965.2 968.95 HAL 1157.3 1208.8 1151 1177.75 JKTYRE 60.5 63.5 60.25 62.75 LALPATHLAB 1858 1865 1837.45 1850.85 NH 344.45 348 335 338.3 TITAN 1,139.70 1,150.00 1,127.15 1,132.05 -4.45 ABFRL 151 152.3 148.25 149 FSL 64.5 67.8 64.2 66.2 AMBER 1833.95 1858 1810.8 1818.55 AMARAJABAT 741 752.15 736.7 743.4 ERIS 540.8 542.95 530.05 535.4 GRASIM 672.95 678.5 658.6 666.9 -2.85 ASIANPAINT 2002 2009.4 1956 1971.05 FRETAIL 120.7 120.7 115.45 117.3 FINOLEXIND 516 522.8 504 509.8 SUMICHEM 285.1 291.45 283.15 287.35 PERSISTENT 1042.05 1072.3 1032.15 1053.25 NESTLEIND 16,290.50 16,348.35 16,170.00 16,202.40 -85.8 TCS 2245 2260 2217.05 2254.65 CANBK 107 107.75 106 106.25 DCMSHRIRAM 370.9 402.5 368.35 396.3 JMFINANCIL 82.55 85 80.5 82.8 ZENSARTECH 175.3 179.1 175.3 177.35 BPCL 414 415.8 409 410.25 -2.65 RAYMOND 286.25 307.4 279 298.45 GNFC 223 225.55 214.8 221.05 NATIONALUM 37 37.7 36.75 37.55 CHENNPETRO 84 85.15 83.15 83.75 SPANDANA 613.9 628 606.8 620.85 SHREECEM 21,950.00 21,999.00 21,600.05 21,650.00 -160.75 ASHOKLEY 70.5 71.4 70.15 71.05 PTC 61.65 62 61 61.25 RCF 51.05 52.75 50.6 51.7 ABB 973.25 988.7 951.3 959.95 OIL 97.95 98.2 97.45 97.65 NTPC 104.6 104.6 101.6 102.95 -0.85 ONGC 80.8 82.05 80.75 81.4 GSFC 68.35 73.95 67.25 72.2 VOLTAS 662 662 645.7 648.7 HIMATSEIDE 91.8 95.75 90.75 92.95 AIAENG 1849.8 1865 1813.65 1850.9 TECHM 740.95 741 727 731.05 -7.55 COALINDIA 141 143.9 140.1 141.9 STRTECH* 169 174.75 164.45 171.8 COFORGE 1945.55 1958.95 1920 1949.9 DELTACORP* 115 116.35 113.3 115.25 HEIDELBERG 201.95 202.4 198 198.4 HDFC 1,837.00 1,837.80 1,803.60 1,810.75 -18.85 HINDUNILVR 2184 2186.05 2160 2183 ASTRAZEN 3391 3589.6 3391 3522 UJJIVAN 255 258.3 253 255.5 OMAXE 78.75 78.75 74 74.65 ORIENTCEM 70.55 71.9 70.55 71.35 LT 987 988 965 970 -10.4 JINDALSTEL 221.95 224.75 220.1 221.65 GAIL 100 100.8 99.2 99.8 AUBANK 738.15 740.5 727 734.05 FLUOROCHEM 515 548 515 531.55 IFCI 7.4 7.45 7.22 7.26 HDFCLIFE 603 603 588.65 592.95 -6.85 WIPRO 270 274.55 269 272 BIRLACORPN 623.8 648.65 614.4 638.8 RAIN 125.85 125.85 121.15 121.85 TV18BRDCST 33.85 35.2 33.7 34.1 GET&D 110.1 113.85 109.15 111.25 MARUTI 7,110.00 7,158.00 6,972.00 7,017.05 -92.9 LAURUSLABS 1155 1165 1105 1150.3 BANKINDIA 48.15 48.65 47.3 48.45 PHILIPCARB 128.4 128.9 123.6 124.65 SUPRAJIT 195 196.9 190.5 192.6 REDINGTON 120.5 122.3 117.75 118.5 ASIANPAINT 2,000.95 2,009.00 1,955.50 1,970.40 -30.2 HEG 931 941.6 881 886.05 BANKBARODA 48.65 49.1 48.2 48.45 BALRAMCHIN 160.6 161.35 153.55 157.95 GRSE 209.6 219.7 209 214.65 POWERINDIA 1025.15 1038 1013.05 1030 ULTRACEMCO 4,170.00 4,181.80 4,070.00 4,082.00 -90.35 TATAMTRDVR 48.7 54.2 48.35 53.35 BALKRISIND 1398 1411.3 1367.95 1394.85 GILLETTE 5450 5549 5450 5522.7 NBVENTURES 65.85 71.85 65.3 70.4 MOIL 146.2 152.1 146.2 150.45 REPCOHOME 165 169.3 157.55 169.3 PHOENIXLTD 655 660 646.25 649.6 EIDPARRY 296.85 300.85 286.65 289.15 3MINDIA 20991.3 21085.95 20750 20841.05 BHARTIARTL 528.4 528.4 512 513.5 -15.15 TATASTEEL 424.9 427.55 422.15 424.95 HCLTECH 703 717.45 697 712.65 PETRONET 252 252.85 246.5 247.7 IRB 127.75 131.7 125.35 129 RVNL 22.4 22.4 21.85 21.95 BRIGADE 171.55 174.8 170.55 171.5     SUNTV 480 488.65 476.15 485.4 JAICORPLTD 97 99.25 95 97.7 DALBHARAT* 761.4 761.9 735.6 740.3 INTELLECT 187.8 187.8 181.7 183.15 TATACONSUM 546 561.3 545 548.3 DHANUKA 865 900 858.7 867.05 CENTURYPLY 149 152.4 145.65 147.45 ASTRAL 1171 1196.15 1169.95 1180.8 BATAINDIA 1318 1322.95 1292.4 1311 MEGH 77.2 77.75 76.25 77.2 TORNTPOWER 352.15 358 348.85 350.4 CHOLAHLDNG 441.95 445.75 428.85 438.75 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE HDFC 1837 1839.95 1805.4 1815.15 UBL 1068 1068 1042.35 1055.45 GALAXYSURF 1885 1893.9 1793 1883.2 SOLARINDS 1120 1155 1120 1137.55 NIFTY NEXT 50 27,932.55 27,935.60 27,705.60 27,818.60 17.4 ADANIGREEN 423.45 439 419.6 427.45 MAHABANK 15 15.1 14.05 14.36 KAJARIACER 475.1 489.15 470.75 475.5 FINCABLES 305 305 298.2 298.9 SRTRANSFIN 700 731 693.15 729.75 34.8 ULTRACEMCO 4160.9 4178 4071.1 4079.15 DEEPAKFERT 187.2 187.2 178.75 181.55 JTEKTINDIA 85 91.55 84.7 88.55 NLCINDIA 54.95 55.35 54.6 54.85 DMART 2,343.00 2,425.00 2,343.00 2,422.00 80.85 LICHSGFIN 305 305.5 296.05 298 NCC 36 36.45 35.8 36 SANOFI 8700 8713.25 8591 8674.65 JKLAKSHMI 284 286.65 278.1 281.3 BAJAJHLDNG 2,685.00 2,799.85 2,672.00 2,741.05 72.95 DLF 156.8 161.45 156.15 160.05 SHOPERSTOP 194.95 198.75 192.3 194.2 TCIEXP 828.05 875.15 828.05 844.05 INDOCO 248.7 256.1 246.35 249.9 NMDC 94.5 98.7 93.7 96.85 2.5 NESTLEIND 16285 16348.95 16171 16189.05 GSPL 212.9 224.15 212.9 218.65 QUESS 381 387 366.8 376.2 GULFOILLUB 723 723 694 695.3 GICRE 153.15 155 150 153.25 3.65 ADANIGAS 180.1 196.5 180.1 186.1 KNRCON 267.95 272.1 260.4 263.8 GUJALKALI 338 347.65 337.05 337.95 GDL 92 92 89.1 90.25 BANDHANBNK 296.9 299.7 292.1 299.65 6.25 BRITANNIA 3847.1 3856.5 3801.75 3829 GMDCLTD 48.9 51.15 48.9 50.3 IOB 10.72 11.09 10.72 10.83 J&KBANK 18.35 18.4 17.95 18.15 DLF 157.5 161.5 156.1 159.7 3.3 DMART 2349.95 2424 2346.15 2408.5 TIINDIA 635.85 639 622.7 625.25 CSBBANK 237 237 229 229.8 CROMPTON 269.9 269.9 259.35 260.55 BIOCON 388.2 394.45 386.55 392.8 5.4 STAR 598.5 616.5 597 609.9 EDELWEISS 87.4 87.4 81.6 81.9 TNPL 124.75 129 123.8 126.85 UCOBANK 14 14.12 13.86 13.95 PEL 1,429.00 1,442.00 1,392.00 1,430.50 13.9 RALLIS 329.95 340 323 327.25 TAKE 57.55 59.6 56.35 57.1 NAVINFLUOR 2179.9 2179.9 2121.8 2134.75 MRPL 34.4 34.4 33.9 34 MUTHOOTFIN 1,205.00 1,216.50 1,186.15 1,208.00 9.8 LUPIN 980 985.85 964 978.5 EQUITAS 55.6 56.3 54.9 55.1 NHPC 22.2 22.8 22.1 22.25 NILKAMAL 1401 1401 1380.65 1386.15 HINDZINC 225.85 229.45 222.4 227.6 1.75 TATACHEM 337 339.55 330.05 334.45 AJANTPHARM 1612 1633.05 1605.25 1609.95 ORIENTELEC 201.95 206 195.95 201.2 KANSAINER 468.8 480.5 468.8 476.75 ICICIPRULI 448 452.3 442 449.5 3.15 PIDILITIND 1480 1484.6 1458 1466.55 ABBOTINDIA 17050 17199 16836.05 16940.4 SHRIRAMCIT 940 960 903 947.35 MPHASIS 1181 1213.6 1177.6 1199.4 INDIGO 1,190.00 1,190.00 1,166.20 1,174.00 7.8 BEL 112.8 113.15 110.65 111.85 SYNGENE 505 522 488.3 491.7 MAHSEAMLES 249.65 254.45 244.45 248.65 THERMAX 830 830 794.3 798 DABUR 496 502 492.15 495.2 3.25 GRASIM 665 678.4 658.85 667.9 BOSCHLTD 14399.1 14404.95 14200 14297.55 APLAPOLLO 2450 2499.85 2450 2482.8 LEMONTREE 30.05 31.35 30.05 30.75 MARICO 369.8 372 366.6 371.55 2.35 GMRINFRA 25.45 26.45 24.7 25.85 PGHH 10400 10550 10150 10269.5 RADICO 408.8 413.8 404.7 407.1 INFIBEAM 76.35 77.35 75.5 76.1 GODREJCP 679.7 684.7 675.3 682 4.25 HINDPETRO 212 212.4 209.15 209.65 HSCL 56.95 59.3 56.75 58.5 SCHNEIDER 82.85 85.45 82.45 83.35 WABCOINDIA 6928 7038.15 6886 6908.1 LUPIN 979.1 986.2 964 977.05 4.9 SBILIFE 852.8 853.1 834 839.1 GMM 6124.95 6124.95 5969 5979.65 CRISIL 1811.2 1906.4 1811.2 1874.45 MHRIL 181.75 185 176.8 184.5 ABBOTINDIA 16,902.00 17,200.00 16,800.10 16,980.00 81.35 NTPC 104.15 105 101.55 102.75 JUSTDIAL 376 381.65 374.2 379.65 JAMNAAUTO 43.1 44.85 43.1 44 LAXMIMACH 3322.95 3339 3280 3335.55 PNB 35.65 35.7 35.2 35.35 0.15 DABUR 494.1 502 492.35 495.95 WOCKPHARMA 323 327 322.3 324.05 CYIENT 379.5 388.75 377.7 382.65 TATAMETALI 566.65 580 565 575.6 BOSCHLTD 14,325.00 14,425.00 14,191.05 14,309.10 54.55 APOLLOTYRE 126.9 132.5 126.4 132.05 SHK 85.5 89.4 84.4 88.6 HFCL 17.21 17.5 16.9 16.94 AKZOINDIA 2098 2158 2095 2134.15 CONCOR 393.05 395.5 390.05 394 0.7 TITAN 1144.9 1150 1126.8 1133.35 PIIND 2012.55 2069.7 2008.9 2013.3 KPITTECH 84.4 94.25 82.05 91.3 RAMCOCEM 734.95 739 721.8 724.45 MMTC 20 20.1 19.8 19.85 SIEMENS 1,232.00 1,239.95 1,223.60 1,232.30 2.1 RECLTD 113.15 114.65 111.7 112.35 CONCOR 393.05 395.85 390.1 393.95 SUDARSCHEM 470 480.55 461.5 472.25 SONATSOFTW 320.3 326 317.7 320.4 TEAMLEASE 2364.25 2380.35 2306.75 2324.2 CADILAHC 390 391.15 385.1 388.85 0.65 JUBLFOOD 2100 2148 2069.1 2076.35 ALKYLAMINE 3300 3600 3251 3465 ASTERDM 140 152.55 138.85 144.25 PCJEWELLER 16.21 16.9 16.12 16.4 SUPREMEIND 1361.05 1361.35 1325.55 1330.9 PFC 99.75 101.1 98.5 99 0 TATAELXSI 1091.05 1116.6 1088.6 1099.7 TRENT 650 683.5 646.7 649.65 SWSOLAR 267 279.3 261 277.5 GODREJCP 684.7 684.7 675.65 681.75 NAVNETEDUL 77.1 82.25 77.1 80.9 IGL 416.85 418.7 411.25 413.5 -0.05 SBICARD 825.55 835 821.35 827.4 TORNTPHARM 2820.5 2820.5 2749 2753.15 GUJGAS 325 328.9 323.5 326.65 CHAMBLFERT 157.2 158.35 155.1 156.4 LINDEINDIA 774.3 774.3 757.4 762.05 PGHH 10,707.10 10,707.10 10,111.00 10,299.00 -2.6 IDFCFIRSTB 32.1 32.55 31.9 32.4 ICICIGI 1266 1289.1 1260.9 1263.85 ITI 138.5 140.7 137 137.75 VBL 770 787.4 758.9 766.25 SFL 1400 1400 1336.9 1369.2 ICICIGI 1,268.00 1,290.00 1,260.00 1,264.80 -0.55 UPL 493.5 496.25 488.55 493.6 ASHOKA 75.55 79 75.2 76.8 GODREJIND 420 435.7 420 431.65 BAJAJCON 180 182.5 178.2 180.6 MASFIN 802.85 847 791.4 816.9 ACC 1,403.00 1,410.35 1,387.05 1,400.80 -1.1 INDIGO 1199 1199 1167 1175.05 PNB 35.75 35.75 35.2 35.4 FCONSUMER 10.4 10.6 10.05 10.42 MAHSCOOTER 3250 3315 3202.05 3227.05 JAGRAN 40.5 42 40.5 41.5 COLPAL 1,414.00 1,420.00 1,403.20 1,412.50 -1.35 MRF 59678 59755 59218.75 59315.45 BAJAJHLDNG 2690 2800 2679.6 2756.1 SUNTECK 255 260.55 250.1 257.3 PNCINFRA 175.2 175.2 168.15 170.35 RAJESHEXPO 477.95 477.95 472.8 473.7 MOTHERSUMI 118 118.6 115.35 116.7 -0.35 AVANTI 528 577.45 528 558.8 DCBBANK 93 94.4 92.5 92.85 NBCC 28.5 28.85 28.15 28.4 DCAL 189 193 185.85 188.9 MAHLOG 361 368.85 361 365.25 AMBUJACEM 223.6 223.6 219.6 221.45 -0.9 INDIACEM 119.15 123.55 117.7 122.25 POLYCAB 870.05 929.7 869.8 918.2 PFIZER 4825 4904.5 4763.55 4857.15 JSWENERGY 58.7 58.7 56.6 56.9 SJVN 24.65 24.65 24.2 24.5 SBICARD 828.35 835.8 821.1 824 -3.3 NAM-INDIA 280.8 292.75 275.2 287.3 MGL 1039.3 1043.3 1011.1 1015.1 SHREECEM 21984.15 21984.15 21603.35 21702.7 SKFINDIA 1635 1666.05 1630.1 1663.25 DBCORP 78.75 79.85 78.5 79.05 BANKBARODA 48.55 49.1 48.15 48.5 -0.2 BOMDYEING 69.1 74.6 68.8 73.6 HEXAWARE 410.1 421.25 405.35 418.65 BAYERCROP 6321 6363 6155.95 6188.5 CCL 276.35 277.05 271.3 275.9 RATNAMANI 1249 1249 1153.7 1189.65 NHPC 22.3 22.8 22.05 22.15 -0.1 VENKYS 1361.25 1539 1356.3 1468.9 ARVINDFASN 159.9 165.4 151.6 164.15 SUZLON 3.97 3.97 3.85 3.87 ALKEM 2821.9 2837.3 2798.25 2819.35 KPRMILL 554.2 577.5 554.2 563.95 UBL 1,069.00 1,069.00 1,041.15 1,055.00 -4.9 VEDL 130 130 128 129.05 ISEC 509.9 511.9 492.55 505.8 BDL 429.95 438.55 424 429.65 HUDCO 38.5 39.05 38.25 38.35 ITDC 240.15 240.15 232.8 236.7 AUROPHARMA 874.45 874.45 858 867.75 -4.15 ESCORTS 1122.15 1135.25 1109.05 1125.35 ABCAPITAL 62.35 66.2 61.75 65.35 SWANENERGY 131 136 131 133.05 RITES 252.1 255.5 252.1 254.65 GPPL 85 87 83.55 85.15 PIDILITIND 1,476.00 1,485.85 1,458.05 1,467.00 -7.3 CHOLAFIN 243 248.05 242.3 245.35 MCX 1686 1722 1686 1698.05 JBCHEPHARM 804.1 806.05 784.7 789.5 SCHAEFFLER 3880 3940.85 3753 3894.7 GEPIL 502 504.15 490 492.9 OFSS 3,068.00 3,086.00 3,035.15 3,039.00 -15.8 SIEMENS 1248.95 1248.95 1223.75 1231.6 EXIDEIND 172.2 173.75 168.7 169.95 NIACL 116.05 121.45 116.05 119.4 GESHIP 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The Scandinavian countries     have made huge progress but even they     are not completely gender equal. So, she    says, “All of us should commemorate by   making a fresh commitment. I feel this !E day needs to be celebrated by both men and women who are against patriarchy.”  M She is somebody who believes that % patriarchy is a social structure, where men are considered to be superior and have the power of decision making. O “Patriarchy not only oppresses women but men as well. It hurts men and trans- genders in massive ways. It stereotypes them and puts them in tight boxes of gender. It dehumanises them. Patriarchy doesn’t dehumanise us women. We are raped, battered, but that’s not our fault. We are the victims, we are not birth of an individual. So, we should not der equality.” that ties them down. She says, “A day that sports, it’s gender equality. He says, “No  the perpetrators. I believe that it is stop celebrating such significant and Art since time immemorial has extensively talks about gender equality and one gender is less deserving of an equi- the perpetrator who is dehuman- days of relevance,” she says. In 1947, been a powerful medium of expres- what it means is a way to get people think- table opportunity in sports. Irrespective  ised and brutalised. Unless women Bharat, the men of India, got indepen- sion and communication to inspire ing about their actions, the way they see of how much the world develops with are free, men cannot be free,” dence, but Bharati, the women of a change and empower a voice. things and the way they understand this technological advances, the mentality of feels Bhasin. India, do not seem to have got inde- Throughout human history, it has topic. There has been some progress but not one but the society, as a whole, needs The day is often observed pendence, feels the activist. She says, always been a significant tool to with more conversations on equality and a push. And unless we publicly say it out across the world to encourage “Even today we cannot walk around chronicle different facets of culture feminism, I am sure there will be a com- loud and bring the hard-ships or accom- =O and spread awareness about in our own areas and cities without and react against inequalities and plete shift in mindsets. We need more ini- plishments of women into limelight, cer- women’s empowerment. fear in our hearts. Approximately 60 to injustice. ITC Vivel, with its phi- tiatives like Ab Samjhauta Nahin as it tain minds won’t change. Thus, I feel ded- However, when will that time 70 per cent women have reported that losophy of Ab Samjhauta Nahin, reaches to a larger audience. Change is icating one day to such crucial thing is come when we wouldn’t have to they are harassed in buses and metros. embarked on an expressive initia- inevitable and there will be a day when very important and the least we can do.” specify a certain day to remind Large numbers of women are harassed tive — Voice of Art. gender equality prevails and we wouldn’t “Do what is in your power. Like I did. >? people about gender equality? in their own work places. The sex ratio Commemorating Gender Equality have the need to discuss it anymore.” I tried to make a difference through my Equal rights activist Harish Iyer of women in India has been going Day, it brings together young artists Women facing discrimination in art. Although, for many, my illustration feels that we ideally should remem- down for the over 100 years. It simply and their passionate expressions leadership roles is one of the most visible might be just a piece of art, but I genuine- ber to be kind and aware all the means that we are killing our daugh- against patriarchy — be it stereotyp- forms of gender disparity around us. ly wanted to show how great women are time and not have just one day to ters more than we ever did before. The ing on the basis of gender or attire, Aimed at breaking this notion is in every field, especially in sports. P celebrate it. But it’s important to lockdown due to the pandemic have highlighting pay gap or societal Ravichandran’s another artwork — The Similarly, others can do things that they know that some days are a good led to more violence against women. expectation set on the basis of gen- Alpha-female. She describes her work as can. Smallest of efforts count,” adds he. L: excuse to have a flood of I feel we are nowhere der. The passionate inter- a representation of how women can Gender needs to be seen beyond content dedicated to the near gen- pretation on canvas is a stand their own to redefine norms and binaries today. Iyer feels that India needs #0    cause. It heightens the aware- reflective yet futuristic expres- lead from the front. The pack of wolves more feminists. “Feminism, to me, is not !    ness. sion against patriarchy. It is an she leads is symbolic of the world she sets about special status, it’s about treating Bhasin questions that do we ever expression to inspire a more equal an example for and the jungle compares people equally. We need to be aware that   ask when will we stop celebrating our society. to the challenges she’s determined to over- there needs to be equity before equality.     4(( birthdays? Will we ever stop celebrating One of the artists, Aishwarya come. We need to look at people from the inter- ! $ the Independence Day of India? Do we Ravichandran’s piece — Let Equality Another young artist, Vikash Thakur’s sections of caste, religion, economic sta-      stop celebrating Krishna’s birth or the Bloom — draws an analogy between the artwork illustrates how determination, tus and other factors. Gender equality is birth of the Jesus? No! Isn’t it? “I think lotus, a symbol of rebirth, triumph and strength and hard work enable athletes about all genders. It is not just in the bina-  % the birth of victories for rights and jus- strength, and women who rise above and champions, not gender. If there’s any- ry,” says he. L   tice is much more meaningful than the pools of negativity and break free from all thing that should shape the future of      
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The and Space, the team headed by Dr A year ago, he consulted policyholders have an Kshatrapati Shivaji, Secretary, Amrita Institute of Medical option to choose a type of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Sciences in Kochi for further annuity from 10 available Welfare (DoPPW), has successfully inte- evaluation and treatment. He was options on payment of a grated the electronic Pension Payment ',.66, then listed for a heart transplant lump sum amount. 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The meeting was chaired by Kelvin Joy, who had been declared The transplant was performed yearly, quarterly and month- for option of immediate descendant/ascendant of a laptop or computer. District Panchayat President Lakshmi Mavi. brain dead due to constant bleed- by a large team of doctors, includ- ly. The minimum annuity is annuity for life with return family. In view of the pandemic, special While no decision was taken to increase the ing in the area. He had expressed ing cardiac surgeons, Dr Praveen 12,000 per annum. There is of purchase price, where it is Loan facility shall be efforts were made to quickly release this property tax in the current financial year, an action his wish to donate his organs. His Varma, Dr Kiran Gopal and Dr no ceiling on maximum till 100 years. The plan can available at any time after facility so that retirees do not have to go plan was made to spend the funds received from family also agreed. Following Rajesh Jose, Cardiology head Dr purchase price. 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This After the meeting, Mavi and additional chief heart, liver, small intestine, hands, team and the nurses. ity rate .The plan is available annuity can be taken ject to terms and conditions. initiative will create a permanent record officer, Yogesh Kumar informed that of all the other of their PPO in their digi locker and at the resolutions passed, the most prominent propos- same time eliminate delays in receiving the als were formed keeping in mind the COVID-19 ower Grid Corporation of atre complex. It will ensure a copy of PPO by post. pandemic. There will be no increase in the prop- PIndia Limited (POWER- 7   high degree of sterility to pre- The software shall now provide an erty tax rate during this financial year. With this, GRID), a Maharatna CPSE, vent infections, help in reduc- option to retiring employees, to link a proposal was also passed for the construction of under Ministry of Power has tion of health care costs, their digi locker account with their toilets and roads in rural areas with an amount of signed an MoU with Advance K Singh, Director (Personnel) improve outcomes and ensure Bhavishya account and obtain their e-PPO 160 lakh received from the 15th Finance Centre for Treatment, POWERGRID and Dr Sudeep treatment of more patients. in a seamless manner. This option is avail- Commission. Research and Education in Gupta, Director, ACTREC, It had earlier entered into able at the time of filling of retirement Apart from this, the action plan was also Cancer (ACTREC), Tata TMC in presence of D K an MoU with TMC in 2016-17 forms. 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Dozens of fans protested in front “Manchester City could be in February, needed six match points to tough out “We want to rebuild for the future of the Camp Nou late Tuesday call- Messi’s best option as his next club. the straight sets victory and reach the quarter-finals together with the best player in history,” ing for the resignation of team pres- He’s 33 but his quality and talent are of the hardcourt tournament. Ramon Planes, the club’s technical direc- ident Josep Bartomeu. More protests both unquestionable and I think he “All in all it was a great performance,” said tor, said on Wednesday. “We are not con- by fans were scheduled for still has a few more years at the top.” Djokovic. “I felt better and played better than last templating any departure on a contractu- Wednesday. Rivaldo believes Guardiola, who night. I am going in a great direction.” al level because we want him to stay. We “The situation has been uncom- enjoyed trophy-laden years as American Sandgren, who is ranked 55th in the have to show a huge respect for Messi fortable for everybody,” Barcelona fan Barcelona manager with Messi in his world, made the Serb work for the victory as he sur- because he is the best player in the Oriol Aznar said. “This board of pomp, would love to have the oppor- vived five match points in the ninth game of the world.” directors should have resigned a long tunity to work with him again. second set. Planes spoke as Barcelona officially time ago. Bad results, bad manage- “He has deep knowledge of Djokovic advances to the quarter-finals where introduced striker Francisco Trincão at an ment. Nothing positive about them. Messi’s abilities and would find a he will play German Jan-Lennard Struff, who event that had already been scheduled They are destroying the club. It’s nor- solution to quickly incorporate him defeated seventh seed David Goffin 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. before Messi announced his desire to leave mal that Messi wants to leave. They Barcelona: Pep Guardiola could into the team and get the best from Earlier in the day, defending champion Daniil on Tuesday. want to end the year with a decent rebuild his Manchester City team him,” Brazilian Rivaldo, who was at Medvedev, swept past Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-3 while “We can’t make this a dispute between financial balance if they make money around Lionel Messi if the Argentine Barcelona from 1997-2002, said. “I fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat John Isner 7-6 Leo Messi and Barcelona because neither out of Messi leaving. But this isn’t the gets his wish and leaves Barcelona, even imagine Guardiola building the (7/2), 7-6 (7/4). deserves it,” Planes said. right way.” according to former Nou Camp rest of his team around Messi. The big-serving Milos Raonic ended former Barcelona is trying to avoid an abrupt Messi’s first contract with the great Rivaldo. “His talent can make the differ- champion an wildcard entrant Andy Murray’s solid ending to Messi’s career at the club. His last club was signed on a napkin after a “It will be a sad ending for ence at any place and at any time, and run in the hard-court event with a strong 6-2, 6- match with a Barcelona jersey was the lunch between his representatives and Messi’s story with Barcelona if the I’m sure he could produce match- 2. The former world No 1 had beaten Frances Tiafoe embarrassing 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich club officials nearly 20 years ago, but things remain this way, but this is winning performances in the and fifth seed Alexnader Zverev to reach his first in the quarterfinals of the Champions it was with a burofax — a certified football and sometimes things don’t Premier League.” AP Masters third round in over two years. League, one of the worst defeats in the communication method commonly In women’s action, 13th seed Maria Sakkari player’s career and in the club’s history. used in Spain, similar to a Telegram 10, meaning that the player missed burofax saying it wanted him to stay fought back from the brink defeat to stun Serena But Messi apparently has already — that Messi told the club he wants the deadline and would have to pay and finish his career with Barcelona. Williams, 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-1. The Greek player made up his mind, and it seems only a to leave. the clause of 700 million euros ($827 “Total war!” said a front-page trailed by a set and a break in her first meeting matter of how ugly the termination will get There was no phone call or million) if he wants to leave before headline by the Sport newspaper on against the American but rallied to knock out the and if Barcelona will get any money out meeting with club officials. Just the his contract ends in June 2021. Wednesday. former champion. of it. burofax. What Messi may contend is that “Goodbye by burofax,” said the It was the second straight two-hour-plus Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain In it, Messi invoked a clause in the clause was to expire at the end of sports daily AS. match for Williams who at 38 was trying to become and Inter Milan are among those to have his contract that allowed him to leave the season, which this year was Messi was outspoken against the oldest winner of the event. She still holds the been linked to Messi, who is among the for free after the end of the season. moved back because of the coron- club directors throughout the season record, having won this event in 2015 at age 33. greatest players in history and has wages But Barcelona said the clause avirus pandemic. but has yet to speak publicly since the “It is hard to play the way I have been playing to match, with a reported weekly salary of mentioned by Messi expired on June The club said it replied to Messi’s loss to Bayern. and stay positive,” Williams said. “To play nine hours in a week is too much. I don’t usually play like that. It is all new for me.” Fourth seeded Naomi Osaka,  4    AA:5K #    K ?.,*#.66. ,"6. # the only top 10 player left in the draw, rolled over Dayana Yastremska in straight sets 6-3, 6-   4(25 (4 Australia (for the Ashes next haul in the third Test and only working hard in the gym and *'+Q (, &' 1, sealing the win when year). I don’t see any reason why the great Richard Hadlee has keeping myself available for Yastremska was called for a foot ames Anderson is far from I can’t be. I’m working hard on more among seam bowlers. He selection.  Australia limited-overs cap- Australia’s most recent ODI, in fault while serving on match Jbeing done after becoming the my fitness all the time. said his hunger to perform has “There will be decisions tain Aaron Finch says he will miss the March, took place without fans point. first pacer to amass 600 Test I’m working hard on not not diminished and that is along the way with the selectors “banter” of English crowds during the because of Covid-19. The Japanese moves wickets and he sees no reason my game,” he was what keeps him going. and coach and captain around upcoming white-ball campaign but is Finch, speaking from Australia’s to the quarter-finals why he can’t enter the 700-club quoted as saying by “We’re still in the Test how the team moves forward adamant the absence of spectators base in Derby, said: “We played the where she will face Anett alongside Shane Warne and ESPNcricinfo. championship. There are still but as long as they want me will not mean a lack of intensity. game against New Zealand at the Kontaveit, who defeated Muttiah Muralitharan even “I didn’t series ahead of us and Test around I’ll keep working hard In normal circumstances, they SCG, which was our last game, Marie Bouzkova 6-3, 6- though he has hit 38. bowl as well as matches to win. That’s all and try to prove I’m good could expect to be on the receiving behind closed doors so I don’t think 3. Anderson is the fourth- I’d have liked I’m really interested in. I enough to play in this team,” he end of plenty of taunts from England that we need any extra motivation or In other matches, highest wicket-taker in Tests for the whole still love turning up every said. fan groups such as the Barmy Army. we don’t need any crowd to pump Johanna Konta and reached the 600-wicket summer. But in day at training, putting in Talking about his 600 wick- But Australia are now set to face you up — not that we get it here in edged out former milestone by dismissing this Test I was the hard yards and being ets, Anderson added: “I have England behind closed doors in the UK anyway.” winner Vera Pakistan captain Azhar Ali in really on it and I in the dressing room worked really hard with my response to the coronavirus pandem- “At the end of the day we Zvonareva 6-4, 6-2 the third Test at Ageas Bowl on feel like I’ve still got with the lads try- skills over the years and I am ic. are still playing interna- to book her spot Tuesday. Indian spin great Anil stuff to offer this team. ing to forge a fortunate enough that I get to do “It’s always good to have a crowd tional cricket,” the 33-year- in the quarter- Kumble has 619 wickets to his As long as I still feel like win for it at the top level playing for my to entertain and the banter that old batsman added. “What finals. name behind Muralitharan that I think I’ll keep England. country. comes from particularly English it’ll come down to is pride Meanwhile (800) and Warne (708). going. I don’t think I’ve “That’s “Looking back to that first crowds is pretty special,” Finch told in your performance and former cham- Speaking after the drawn won my last Test all I’ve really Test (in 2003), I never thought reporters in a conference call on representing your country pion Victoria game, the 38-year-old made matches as an England ever both- I would get anywhere near 600 Wednesday. really proudly. Azarenka his intentions clear. cricketer yet. Can I ered about Test wickets. I just feel very for- “Do they go over the top some- “It will be different but I continued her “I’ve chatted to Joe about reach 700? Why not?” and what tunate and privileged that I times? Maybe, yeah. It’s all a great don’t think it will take away strong run in this a little bit and he has said Anderson claimed I’ll keep try- have been able to do that for a thing to be a part of, especially if you from the intensity of the games New York beating Alize he would like me to be in his 29th five-wicket ing to do. I’ll keep long period of time.” beat England over here.” whatsoever.” AFP Cornet, 6-4, 7-5.   ) 
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But I vowed to turn it around ani Rampal never expect- could not hold back my “While I do feel this former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as in the lost series against England but with my performances and the Red the Khel Ratna to be tears,” she said. award comes as a recognition one of the best players in the world. the thought of quitting captaincy amount of experience we had in our bestowed on a woman hock- “I called my father first to of my hard work, sacrifices Speaking to The Pioneer, the 28-year old right- never crossed his mind. team management also helped us get ey player and that’s one rea- give him the good and commitment to the sport arm fast-medium bowler who is currently repre- Azhar faced criticism for his run over the first Test defeat and move on.” son why she could not hold news...Since I was crying on over the years, winning the senting St Lucia Zouks in the Caribbean Premier drought before scoring a hundred in England won their first Test series back tears on being named the call, he was worried if Olympic medal will remain League said, “One big thing you can take from MS the first innings of the third Test. against Pakistan since 2010. for it this year, calling the everything was OK with me. the ultimate goal. We will is, he stays calm all the time. He’s always think- “No, I remained focussed on this “We are disappointed at not being country’s highest sporting My parents didn’t really know work hard as a team to ing ahead it seems like and not thinking back series. This consideration never able to win the series. We came here honour a testament to her how significant it was to achieve this goal in Tokyo about what’s gone wrong or dwelling in the past.”   3>&2 entered my mind. Yes there was pres- to not only draw the series but to win hard work and sacrifices. receive this honour and when next year,” Rani said. “He’s always having a solid and positive mind- sure but I was focussed on my perfor- it. We got our opportunity but missed The 25-year-old Rani I explained it to them, my Rani said the Khel Ratna set and unbelievable ability to pick his moments. akistan’s head coach-cum-chief mances,” he told reporters when asked it. Credit also goes to England; they said she couldn’t stop herself father particularly was very recognition will motivate her And then I guess picking your moments well and Pselector Misbah-ul-Haq has called if he wanted to quit as captain during took advantage of opportunities,” he from crying when she first happy and got emotional,” and her teammates to achieve good, where you got to pull it off and he has done on the England team to soon pay a the series. said. PTI got to know of being one she said. greater laurels for the coun- that more often than not and that is why he is the return visit to his country and assured among the chosen five, leav- Rani is a spectacular try in future. best in the world,” he said of the CSK captain. that there will no compromise on secu- the World XI and the West Indies in they will be welcomed. ing her parents quite worried rags-to-riches story in Indian “It (the Khel Ratna) is Kuggeleijn came as a replacement for South rity of players. 2017-18.” “Pakistan cricket fans want to see because they, apparently, had sport. The daughter of a cart- extremely encouraging and a African pacer Lungi Ngidi and played two games “Looking into the future, we would International sides have avoided top players in the world performing no idea about the magnitude puller from that cradle of big boost to do well at the for Chennai before losing his place in the side. really appreciate England visiting touring Pakistan for more than a decade right in front of them so everybody is of the award and why it Indian hockey, Shahbad Olympic Games. Over the Describing his experience of being part of Pakistan soon,” Misbah said in column since the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri waiting for that visit,” he said. made their daughter so emo- (Haryana), she rose to promi- past years, I am very happy CSK, he said, “I got roped in as a replacement play- for the Pakistan Cricket Board. Lankan team bus. “This is one way that everyone can tional. nence as a 15-year-old when that the Indian women’s team er for Chennai and playing for them was an awe- “A number of England players have But Misbah vouched for the secu- support each other in difficult times. “Honestly, being a she became the youngest is getting their due recogni- some experience. The team atmosphere was very appeared in the Pakistan Super League rity situation in Pakistan. The whole cricket community needs to woman hockey player I was player to make the national tion and this has only moti- calm and the side works on good 2020, which was played at home. Then, “Players from all over the world now support each other — that’s the only way not expecting that I will be team. vated us to do better and bet- simple plans. It was good to we had Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and MCC know about the levels of security to promote the game and bring joy to awarded the Khel Ratna. Her next target is the ter at the international level,” watch just how some of the top- in the 2019-20 season and before that, Pakistan can provide and how much fans and cricket lovers.” When I found out about the Olympic medal that has elud- she said. level guys who are best in the world go about their business,” he said. Speaking about the upcom- Q! /(%   (%3R ing plans, Scott said securing a place for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India next year is there in his mind,   ))12 has made three IPL finals but has has done the job nicely and our he has done well for Australia. He but he is not thinking been unable to cross the final hur- spinners too will play a big part. is a good player of spin and about far too ahead hasing their maiden dle. We got Chahal who is exception- brings leadership in the group.” and is more focused CIPL title, Royal RCB, led by their captain al bowler and a nice mix of spin- Hesson was asked about Steyn on doing the basics. Challengers Bangalore Virat Kohli, has always been a ners (Shahbaz Nadeem, Pawan and De Villiers, who have not “Definitely, T20 have all bases covered team full of stars but has not Negi, Moeen Ali). played a lot over the past 12 World Cup is back heading into the league, played to its potential. After “We think we are not so months. in the lot of people’s including its achilles heel, reaching the final in 2016, it has much reliant on our batting and “RCB got legends in Dale and mind. So I guess, I the death bowling, reckon had three forgettable seasons. have a balanced unit.” ABD. Both players took part in an too think about it a members of its brand new As senior player Yuzvendra In the batting department, exhibition match in South Africa little bit. But right coaching staff, Mike Chahal pointed out in a recent their biggest buy in the December recently, de Villiers was the stand now, I’m more Hesson and Simon Katich. interview, RCB lost 30 percent of auction was Australia’s limited out player. It shows his quality. focused on just doing Tuning in from the their games due to their death overs skipper Aaron Finch. “Steyn is another one. When the basics. In the last confines of their hotel bowling over the past three sea- Katich said Finch’s presence we saw him return (from injury) six months doing room in Dubai, where they sons. will benefit Kohli, who also has six months ago, he was in excep- things day by day and are nearing the end of a However, Hesson believes that greats like AB de Villiers and tional form. He is developing his seeing where it takes six-day quarantine, RCB issue has been addressed with Steyn to turn to for help. T20 game and working on differ- me. The main focus is director of cricket Hesson signings of Chris Morris, Isuru “We were very clear about our fix that,” said Hesson at the virtu- “We were looking for guys at ent deliveries. He is not ready to to try not to look far and head coach Katich Udana, Kane Richardson and death bowling and wanted to al media interaction. the top of their game in interna- retire yet and keen to make a con- ahead and do well at spoke about their vision Dale Steyn, who was bought back make sure we got it covered. We “We have got Udana, Morris, tional cricket. Finch was high on tribution,” said the former New present,” he concluded. and plans for the side which at the auction after being released. went into the auction wanting to Richardson, Steyn. Navdeep Saini that list. As a player and captain, Zealand coach.