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Bengaluru to Face Acute Shortage of Drinking Water, Warn Experts CMYK www.westerntimes.co.in GUJARAT’S OWN ENGLISH DAILY FOUNDED IN 1967 RNI Reg. No. GUJ/11172/67. Postal Reg. No. Pages 8 G-GNR-321 valid upto 2/- 31-12-2023 Posting at RMS Founder Editor : Ramubhai Patel PHONE : 079-2640 2880 (Advertisement : 2640 2881 mail : [email protected])* Fax : 2640 2882 Ahmedabad VOL. 55 * NO. 65* AHMEDABAD WEDNESDAY * 22/9/2021 Printed & Published by Nikunj R. Patel on behalf of Western Times Publications Pvt. Ltd. Printed at Western Times Survey No. 1315P, Opp. Ramapir Temple, Shilaj-Thol Road, Shilaj, Ahmedabad and Published at Western Times Pub. Pvt. Ltd. 301, 3rd Floor, Gala Argos, B/h. Hari Krupa Tower, Nr. Ladies Hostel, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad-380 006. (Gujarat). Editor : Nikunj R. Patel News Brief Will the Indian delegation be able to travel to UK ? New Delhi, However, the UK has made reach a day or two before it. attendance from the low- The UK's policy on another list of countries Civil society activists income countries can have Non-recognition of Covishield vaccine Non-essential Covid-19 vaccination for whose vaccines are from global south - mainly an adverse impact on the services resume people from most of the recognised in England and comprising countries from negotiations and the COP26 is discriminating:Foreign Secretary global south has raised that does not feature India. Africa and Asia - have al- may end up missing vital in- in Hanoi questions about the fate of Simply put, Indians citi- ready flagged the issue as put from these countries. New Delhi, Earlier in the day, Exter- House has said that the Hanoi, entry of the Indian delega- zens vaccinated with several of the poorer coun- Queries to British High Amid controversy over nal Affairs Minister S United States will reopen in Jaishankar had also urged November to air travellers Non-essential services, tion, including the Environ- Covishield vaccine would be tries are still struggling with Commission here on mail the Boris Johnson-led gov- ment Minister, to the an- required to undergo a pre- vaccination to most of their went unanswered. ernment announcing new for an 'early resolution' of from 33 countries including including hair salons and the COVID-19 quarantine is- India who are fully vacci- restaurants, across the Viet- nual climate change talks departure PCR test and fur- citizens not yet complete. Sources in the Indian En- COVID-related travel restric- set to begin in 40 days at ther tests on landing in the They have also cried hoarse vironment, Forests and Cli- tions, Foreign Secretary sue. This is noteworthy that nated against COVID-19. namese capital Hanoi have as per the new rules, Indian The move by the Joe Biden resumed on Tuesday as the Glasgow. UK and quarantine of up to about "time and expensive mate Change Ministry, how- Harsh Shringla on Tuesday city has eased restrictions Starting October 4, the 10 days. quarantine costs" ahead of ever, said, that "there has (September 21, 2021) said travellers who have received administration will now al- UK will get rid of the earlier The COP26, the Confer- the key COP26 climate talks, been an informal communi- that the non-recognition of both doses of Covishield will low fully vaccinated air trav- over Covid-19. be considered unvaccinated ellers from the 26 so-called The reopening was red, amber, and green list of ence of Parties to the United scheduled from October 31 cation that the delegation is the Covishield COVID-19 countries segregated on Nations Convention on Cli- till November 12. exempted". Meanwhile, For- vaccine is a discriminating and will have to undergo Schengen countries in Eu- based on a circular released self-isolation for 10 days. The rope including France, Ger- by municipal authorities on certain norms related to mate Change (UNFCCC), Climate Action Network eign Secretary Harsh V. policy. He added that it also which country has used starts on October 31 at (CAN) International - a Shringla , while briefing on impacts Indians travelling to UK has reportedly said it is many, Italy, Spain, Switzer- Monday, which also an- engaging with India to ex- land and Greece, as well as nounced the removal of which vaccine. India fea- Glasgow, and official del- group of civil society activ- Prime Minister's US visit for the UK. "The EAM has raised tured in the amber list and egates and scores of other ists/ members from 130 the QUAD and UNGA meet- the issue strongly with the plore how it could expand Britain, Ireland, China, South travel permits for inner-city the recognition of the Africa, Iran and Brazil. So far, commuters starting from now that will be scrapped. people are expected to countries - has said the poor ings, said: "The non-recogni- new UK foreign secretary. I tion of Covishield vaccine is am told that certain assur- COVID-19 vaccine certifica- the US restrictions have Tuesday, reports Xinhua tion issued by Indian au- barred non-US citizens who news agency. a discriminating policy and ances have been given that impacts our citizens travel- this issue will be resolved," thorities. were in these countries According to the circu- Meanwhile, the White within the past 14 days. lar, coronavirus-related pre- ling to the UK. the Foreign Secy informed. vention and control mea- Amid submarine deal fallout, sures in the city have now been adjusted in line with the V ietnamese Prime French President talks to PM Modi Minister's Directive 15, rep- New Delhi, Naval Group to build a fleet NIA conducts searches at multiple resenting a downgrade French President Discusses of conventional subma- from the stringent mea- Emmanuel Macron dis- rines, and would instead sures applied since July 24. cussed on Tuesday co-op- build at least eight nuclear- Indo-Pacific powered submarines with locations in Jammu & Kashmir Specifically, food and erating over the Indo-Pa- drink establishments are cific region with Prime Min- U.S. and British technology New Delhi, the Bathindi IED recovery Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist in tion revealed that Pakistan- permitted to reopen for ister Narendra Modi, as conversation and also dis- after striking a trilateral se- The National Investiga- case. Bathindi, Jammu on June 27, based handlers of proscribed takeaway and delivery ser- France deals with the fall- cussed issues such as the curity partnership. The two tion Agency (NIA) on Tues- The agency said it found 2021. The NIA said that the terror outfit LeT and their as- vices only and must close out from Australia`s cancel- crisis in Afghanistan. leaders held a phone con- day (September 21) con- several digital devices and conspiracy by LeT was aimed sociates based in J&K are before 9 p.m. every day, and lation of a $40 billion Last week, France re- versation and also dis- ducted searches at eight lo- other incriminating materials at causing an explosion in planning terrorist activities in some other daily life ser- French submarine order. called its ambassadors cussed issues such as the cations in Anantnag, from the premises of the sus- Jammu using the IED. The the union territory using the vices including traditional The two leaders held a from the United States and crisis in Afghanistan. Baramulla, Kulgam, Srinagar, pects. agency had earlier arrested pseudo-acronym TRF so as to markets and stores selling phone conversation on Australia after Australia France called it a stab in Doda and Kishtwar districts The case relates to the re- three persons in the case. The maintain plausible stationery and textbooks Tuesday, said a statement cancelled its previous the back. China, in turn, de- of Jammu and Kashmir in covery of 5 kg IED from a NIA said that their investiga- deniability. also reopened. from Macron`s office, dur- nuclear submarine deal nounced a new Indo-Pacific ing which they also dis- with France. security alliance between the cussed issues such as the Australia said last week United States, Britain and Aus- Mahant Narendra Giri’s suicide Japan to provide crisis in Afghanistan.The that it would scrap an ear- tralia, warning of an intensi- K Two pilots died in army Y two leaders held a phone lier 2016 deal with France`s fied arms race in the region. M booster shots to note reveals why he killed himself C helicopter crash in Udhampur elderly in 2022 New Delhi, Anand Giri, Aadhya Tiwari Tokyo, A day after Akhil and Sandeep Tiwari for his New Delhi, hap took place. A de- Japan will begin to in- Bharatiya Akhara Parishad death. “Anand Giri made the The two pilots criti- fence statement said, oculate the elderly with the president Mahant Narendra photo viral which showed cally injured in an army "Both the pilots were third dose of a Covid-19 jab Giri’s death, the suicide note me doing wrong things. helicopter crash at critically injured dur- early next year, as the coun- left by him revealed the rea- How many people would I Patnitop in Udhampur ing the helicopter try seeks to better deal with son why he allegedly took convince otherwise! It district of Jammu and crash landing, evacu- the spread of more infec- the extreme step. would only tarnish my repu- Kashmir succumbed to ated to the nearest tious variants, Vaccination The suicide note, ac- tation further. That's why I their died, according to medical facility." Minister Taro Kono said on cessed by Zee News re- am going to commit sui- a Jammu-based de- The two pilots Tuesday. The Ministry of vealed that Narendra Giri al- cide,” Narendra Giri wrote in fence spokesman. were shifted in critical Health, Labor and Welfare legedly killed himself as his the letter.
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