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Vol. 13 No. 17 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Why Mamata Banerjee fought with Centre for Alapan Bandyopadhyay Simmi Kaur Babbar New Delh.i West Bengal Chief Minister Four days later, PM Modi was in West Bengal confidence a Bengal CM reposes in the Mamata Banerjee seems to have won the to survey the damage caused by Cyclone beholder.After the change of government battle with the Narendra Modi government Yaas. PM Modi was to hold a review meeting and ruling political ideology in West of the Centre over senior bureaucrat Alapan over Cyclone Yaas. Mamata Banerjee was Bengal, Alapan Bandyopadhyay had a Bandyopadhyay. Mamata Banerjee did not supposed to attend along with Alapan smooth transition endearing himself to the release Alapan Bandyopadhyay, who Bandyopadhyay.Mamata Banerjee’s friend- new rulers as well. When Suvendu Adhikari, requested retirement from the Indian turned-foe Suvendu Adhikari was present in now a BJP leader, was with Mamata Administrative Service (IAS), and created a the meeting which Mamata Banerjee and Banerjee and the transport minister in new position for his continuation in the West Alapan Bandyopadhyay skipped. They Bengal, Alapan Bandyopadhyay was the Bengal government. All of this happened instead met PM Modi separately to hand over transport secretary.Suvendu Adhikari against the direction of the Narendra Modi a Yaas resettlement proposal with a demand lashed out at Mamata Banerjee after she government. of Rs 20,000 crore. reportedly kept PM Modi waiting for the However, the last sentence on the Mamata The same day — March 28, the Centre directed review meeting on May 28 but gave almost a versus Modi over Alapan Bandyopadhyay is Alapan Bandyopadhyay to report to New clean chit to Alapan Bandyopadhyay. yet to be written. The Department of Delhi. He did not as Mamata Banerjee Suvendu Adhikari referred to him as Personnel and Training (DoPT) — which refused to release him and shot off a letter to “Alapan Babu” and called him “an efficient governs central government officers PM Modi.The Centre next wrote to the officer” who “always did what he was asked including those belonging to the IAS — has Mamata Banerjee government asking to to do”.The Mamata Banerjee government issued a show-cause notice to Alapan relieve Alapan Bandyopadhyay. His made Alapan Bandyopadhyay home Bandyopadhyay. The DoPT functions under extension was rescinded. The Mamata secretary in 2019 replacing Atri the Ministry of Personnel and Public Banerjee government did not pay heed to the Bhattacharya, then considered very close to Grievances, a portfolio under the charge of Centre’s directive. The law is open for Mamata Banerjee.Alapan Bandyopadhyay Prime Minister Narendra Modi.On May 24, interpretation as to who prevails if an IAS flexibility”. Known to be a very articulate By the time, Mamata Banerjee brought an end has handled three of the biggest challenges the Mamata Banerjee government sought an officer is posted with a state government. officer with supreme command over Bengali to the Left Front government in West Bengal that the Mamata Banerjee government has extension of three months for Alapan Alapan Bandyopadhyay requested retirement. and English, Alapan Bandyopadhyay began in 2011, Alapan Bandyopadhyay was faced in recent years — Cyclone Amphan, Bandyopadhyay, then chief secretary of West Mamata Banerjee accepted and created the his career as a journalist with the Anandbazar considered one of the officers trusted the Covid-19 and Cyclone Yaas.Not only this, Bengal, in view of the prevailing Covid-19 post of special advisor to the West Bengal Patrika.As a 1987-batch IAS officer of West most by then Chief Minister Buddhadeb when Mamata Banerejee faced politically situation. The Centre agreed. The chief minister with three-year Bengal cadre, Alapan Bandyopadhyay Bhattacharjee.Among the positions that more important and daunting challenge after Appointments Committee of the Cabinet tenure.Depending upon how one perceives, earned a reputation for himself as a Alapan Bandyopadhyay held under the 2019 Lok Sabha election shock given by the (ACC), which includes Union Home Alapan Bandyopadhyayis seen as “a pliant bureaucrat who serves his political master in Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government was rise of the BJP, Alapan Bandyopadhyay is MinisterAmit Shah, granted the extension. officer” or “a sharp bureaucrat with extreme implementing government’s policies. the post of Kolkata municipal commissioner. said to have come up with Duare Sarkar This position has been a reflection of (government at the doorstep) scheme. Doctors Mark "Black Day" Against Ramdev's BJP rushes central leadership UP govt to give Rs 30 lakh aid to UP for feedback drive to kin of panchayat polls "Allopathy Killed Lakhs" Remark before 2022 polls workers who died of Covid-19 New Delhi. Doctors across the country are extended support to the protest where New Delhi. As a part of the Bharatiya Janata observing a "Black Day" today in protest doctors will wear black badges at the Party's two-day review exercise ahead of the Lucknow.The Uttar Pradesh government on against Yoga guru Ramdev's alleged workplace. 2022 polls in Uttar Pradesh, central party leader Monday approved Rs 30 lakh financial remarks on allopathy where he apparently In a widely shared video last week, Ramdev is BL Santosh met UP deputy CM Keshav assistance for the families of those called modern medical treatments "stupid". heard saying at an event, "Lakhs of people Maurya and Dinesh Sharma on Tuesday after government officials who lost their lives Various medical associations have have died because of allopathic medicines, demanded an "unconditional open public meeting CM Yogi Adityanath the day during duty in the recent panchayat elections far more than those who died because they earlier.Along with Santosh, BJP's national and also those who died due to Covid-19. apology" for Ramdev's alleged "insensitive did not get treatment or oxygen.”Ramdev's and derogatory" comments that more general secretary (organisation), former Union The ex gratia for the deceased government Patanjali group - one of India's biggest Minister Radha Mohan Singh has been sent staff was increased from Rs 15 lakh to 30 people died of modern medicine during the Ayurvedic businesses - was prompt to coronavirus pandemic than the deadly defend its boss and said the video had been from Delhi to meet the key leaders of the party's lakh in the virtual state cabinet meeting on Uttar Pradesh camp and take feedback.Amidst Monday.The decision by the UP Cabinet disease itself. edited and the statement "taken out of The Federation of Resident Doctors context". Ramdev has "no ill-will against growing criticism of the Yogi government for comes days after a teachers' body claimed hampering healthcare services. We demand failing to control the second wave of Covid-19 that over 1,600 teachers and workers of the Association (FORDA), that had called for an unconditional open public apology from modern science and good practitioners of the protest, said that even after raising him or action against him under the relevant modern medicine", the group said. efficiently, the review meetings are reportedly Basic Education Department have died in being held with an aim to revive the party's Uttar Pradesh since the first week of April objections to Ramdev's statements, "no sections of the Epidemic Diseases Act, Facing backlash over his comments and a action has been taken yet.""We are hereby 1897," their statement on Twitter said. letter from Union Health Minister Dr Harsh image before the 2022 UP Assembly due to Covid-19 and 90% of them were on declaring Nationwide Black Day Protest on elections.BL Santosh asked the Uttar Pradesh panchayat poll duty. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) - the Vardhan, the saffron-robed Yogi withdrew 1st June 2021 at the workplace, without his statement soon after. BJP leaders to give feedback about how the The Uttar Pradesh government has also country's topmost body of doctors - has also party's different departments were functioning decided that employees and teachers who and what relief works were undertaken during tested negative for Covid-19 but died of Jharkhand Chief Minister Writes To PM Modi For Free Vaccines For All Ages the second wave of the pandemic. The central post-Covid complications, will also be leader also wanted to know about the state entitled to get ex gratia payment. Ranchi. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant mentioned financial burden will further of vaccine vis-a-vis the requirement of leadership's plan to reach out to the masses In the cabinet meeting, it was pointed out that Soren has asked Prime Minister Narendra increase by around ? 1,000 crore. It will our state", and underlined the need to before next year's polls.He was reportedly told people should have RT-PCR/Antigen Modi to make Covid vaccinations free of be extremely difficult to spare from the ensure adequate supply of doses for "fast there was a lack of coordination between the positive reports, blood report or CT Scan cost for all age groups in the state. resource pool of the state which is already and complete vaccination" of Jharkhand party and the government as the party leaders reports to claim the compensation. In a letter written Monday, Mr Soren cited stressed during Covid times," he added. and other states/UTs to ensure India is were unable to work in tandem with the Families of those who died within 30 days of the excessive financial burden - an The Chief Minister also pointed to the ready for a third wave of infections. bureaucracy.The review meetings are also their election duty owing to Covid-19 estimated ? 1,100 crore to vaccinate the differential pricing of vaccines - He reminded Prime Minister Modi that in being deemed as a platform provided by the infection will also be eligible for the Rs 30 18-44 group and a further ? 1,000 crore something that has drawn scathing vaccination programmes for other central leadership to its counterparts in the state lakh ex gratia. The 30-day limit has been set for children between 12 and 18. He said criticism from opposition parties, state diseases - like polio or routine to vent out their apprehensions.Meanwhile, to cover most of the affected families after the costs would put a burden on financial governments and even the Supreme immunisation - the centre would supply coming out of the review meeting, UP Deputy approval from the state advisory board on resources "already stressed during Covid Court."... it is pertinent to note that the states with all doses for free. CM Keshav Prasad Maurya exuded confidence Covid-19 and Director, SGPGI. times". rates specified by the centre for "This is probably the first instance in the and said, "We will see a historic victory in 2022 Notably, the cabinet also decided on helping "The financial burden on the state for procurement of vaccines by the state for history of independent India that states with over 300 seats."The visuals of dead bodies children who lost their both parents or vaccination of the age cohort of 18-44 the age cohort of 18 to 44 years are have been mandated to procure vaccines floating in the river Ganga and mass cremations earning members with the financial aid of Rs years is likely to be more than ? 1,100 significantly higher than the rates at on their own. Such a mandate, under the across the state have further extended the UP 4,000 every month while Rs 1,00,000 will be crore, considering 1.57 crore eligible which vaccine is being procured by the ongoing challenging and unprecedented government's misery.To add to the UP provided for the marriage of orphaned girls. beneficiaries,"hewrote.centre for the beneficiaries in the age circumstances... stands against the government's woes, several state BJP leaders "With vaccines being available for age cohort of 45 years and above." principle of co-operative federalism," Mr have voiced grievances against their own Andhra CM lays foundation cohort of 12-18 years, and below, the Mr Soren also flagged the "abysmal supply Soren said. dispensation. stone for 14 new medical colleges Stricter curbs in Mumbai if heavy traffic continues: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray Mumbai.Maharashtra Chief Minister m i n i s t e r s , r e c a l l e d t h e sanctioned by the government on October 6, Uddhav Thackeray on Monday contribution of former CM late 2015, and the Bhoomi pujan was performed expressed concern over the heavy Vilasrao Deshmukh, saying he laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on vehicular traffic in Mumbai and the foundation of infrastructure October 11, 2015. Hyderabad.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister warned that the lockdown-like curbs up-gradation in Mumbai. The project will help ease the traffic YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday laid the will be made stricter if such a The Mumbai Metropolitan Region congestion on one of the busiest routes, foundation stone for 14 new teaching situation continues. D e v e l o p m e n t A u t h o r i t y passing along the Western Express Highway medical colleges across the state.With this, "I myself cross-checked my speech (MMRDA) began testing on from Andheri to Dahisar. Thackeray also the state Government is going to increase the made last night. I did not say that yellow line 2A and red line 7 from electronically inaugurated one arm of the number of colleges in the state by a Covid-19 restrictions have been Monday wherein oscillation trials Rajnoli flyover and Durgadi flyover on the whopping 150 per cent.The new colleges lifted," Thackeray said. of a prototype 6-car train will be Bhiwandi-Kalyan road. will come up in: Pulivendula, Paderu, run at various speeds, the release Machilipatnam, Vizainagaram, Anakapalli, Mumbai will have to be put under This will help strengthen road connectivity in said. Rajahmundry, Amalapuram, Palakollu, stricter curbs if such a situation the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Eluru, Bapatla, Markapuram, Madanapalli, continues, the CM said while The commissioning of both the lines The far-flung areas in the MMR are the growth speaking in suburban Bandra at the is planned in two phases, the first centres and the project is part of MMRDA''s Penukona, Nandyal and Adoni. Rs 7880 granted depending on the Covid-19 crore has been allotted for the same. inauguration of the trial run of two Metro phase of 20 km from Charkop depot/ efforts to shortcomings in the connectivity, lines and Bhoomi pujan of the elevated road positivity rate and availability of oxygen Dahanukarwadi to Aarey by September Apart from this, the state government is also the release said. and vehicular underpass to connect the beds. Thackeray on Monday inaugurated the 2021, and the remaining line by January investing a total of over Rs 16,000 crore in Thackeray also performed Bhoomi pujan of airport. trial run of the Metro line between 2022. the elevated road and vehicular underpass to revamping the health infratructure in the Dahanukarwadi and Aarey stations. state.The chief minister has decided to also When completed, these projects will put The sub-systems and equipment will be tested connect Terminal 1 (T1) and Terminal 2 (T2) Mumbai on a faster pace amid the battle The corridor will be open for commercial under dynamic conditions, the release said, of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj encourage the private sector by offering free running by October, an official release said. land to anybody who is ready to build a against the Covid-19 pandemic, Thackeray adding that integration with signalling, International Airport. These two projects are Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and speciality/super speciality hospital with an said. The Maharashtra government has telecom and platform screen doors will be meant to improve traffic conditions at the Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat, who investment of at least Rs 100 crore in the extended the lockdown-like curbs in the state tested along with other different safety tests. entry/exit points from the Western Express were present at the event along with other next three years. till June 15 and said relaxations will be The Mumbai Metro lines 2A and 7 were Highway towards the Mumbai airport. 2 New Delhi, Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES

Centre allows supply of oxygen to Father Of Bihar Girl, Who Cycled 1,200 Km certain industries on 'temporary basis’ For Him During Lockdown, Dies The Union Home Ministry had received a request Jyoti Kumari was in Gurgaon visiting her father Mohan Paswan, an e-rickshaw driver, from oxygen manufacturing industries to the allow supply of oxygen to industries other than in March last year after an accident forced him to stay at home. the industries exempted by it. New Delhi. Over a year after Jyoti women and children have had to Kumari cycled 1,200 kilometres walk, or cycle, hundreds of from Gurgaon, near Delhi, to kilometres to get home. Bihar's Darbhanga with her Jyoti Kumari's remarkable feat injured father riding pillion during earned her the Pradhan Mantri the national lockdown, the 15- Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. She was year-old girl lost him to cardiac also offered free tuition to appear arrest. Jyoti Kumari was in for the IIT-JEE by Anand Kumar, Gurgaon visiting her father Mohan founder of the widely-acclaimed Paswan, an e-rickshaw driver, in coaching centre Super 30. March last year after an accident Bihar's Lok Janshakti Party also forced him to stay at home. offered to sponsor her education Once the lockdown was enforced "in any stream she chooses". Jyoti and public transport shut off, she Kumari and her family have also set off with her father and cycled been offered ? 1 lakh financial aid for seven days, going hungry for by Uttar Pradesh's Samajwadi two of those, before reaching Party. home; they had so little money she The young girl was also called to a even had to borrow to buy the trial in Delhi by the Cycle cycle. Federation of India. Her father had She became the face of migrant said that he owed her his life and is workers' plight as tens of proud of his daughter, but is keen thousands of men, pregnant she prioritises her education. New Delh. .The Central government on Monday allowed the supply of oxygen to Centre looks to finetuning certain industries on a 'temporary basis subject to ensuring an adequate supply of Probe Reports Of"Vaccine Wastage" On vaccine strategy: medical oxygen to hospitals and other medical purposes'. studying single-shot Union Home Ministry had received a request Priority: Harsh Vardhan To Rajasthan Minister from oxygen manufacturing industries to the effect to mixing doses allow supply of oxygen to industries other In a letter to Raghu Sharma, the Union health minister said a media report has highlighted that more than 500 vials of than the industries exempted by it. According to the Ministry, the industries that COVID-19 vaccines were found dumped in the waste bins of 35 Covid vaccination centres in the state. New Delhi.The Government plans to review made the requests were: Continuous process the impact of its decision to extend the industries/ plants such as furnaces, refineries, New Delh. Union Health Minister "Therefore, I would urge you to look interval between Covishield doses once it steel, aluminum, copper processing plants, Harsh Vardhan on Monday urged the into the issue of vaccine wastage on collects data from a newly proposed Covid etc. which require continuous power supply, Rajasthan health minister to probe priority especially in the high vaccine tracker platform that it will launch infrastructure projects and plants, Micro, reports of alleged wastage of Covid wastage districts in the state," the shortly, The Indian Express has learnt. The Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) vaccine in the state on priority. minister said, adding that the media data, sources said, may also help the exporters of manufacturing sector requiring India's COVID-19 vaccination drive is report "regarding 500 vials found in Government decide whether to approve a oxygen for production, and Food Processing being conducted across the country waste bins which you would also single-dose regimen for Covishield. Units. since January 16. The government of agree is not acceptable" should also The data from the new platform is expected to "In this regard, Department for Promotion of India is working closely with all the be investigated.”I would request you be analysed around August, sources said. Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) may states and union territories to make to advise all concerned state/districts Covishield, which is the main Covid vaccine in allow usage of liquid oxygen to the above- this drive a success and help counter officials to ensure sufficient use in India, accounts for nearly 90 per cent of mentioned industries/ projects/ units on a the pandemic effectively, the health planning to optimise vaccine the 208.89 million doses administered since temporary basis subject to ensuring an ministry said. utilisation and reduce avoidable January 16. India has also been using Bharat adequate supply of liquid medical oxygen to wastage," Mr Vardhan said. Biotech’s Covaxin in its vaccination drive hospitals and other medical purposes as per In a letter to Raghu Sharma, the Union health minister said a media report "I am confident that under your while Russia’s Sputnik V, which had obtained demands of States/ UTs as well as adequate In almost all districts, vaccine wastage is approval for emergency use, is being supply to industries/ sectors such as ampules has highlighted that more than 500 vials of more than the national average which is guidance, the state shall take all necessary actions to monitor the vaccine usage, administered to fewer people as part of a pilot and vials, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines were found dumped less than 1 per cent, Mr Vardhan said as he rollout. in the waste bins of 35 Covid vaccination including the wastage and ensure smooth oxygen cylinders and PSA plants, neutral drew Mr Sharma's attention to some media “A platform is being established where three glass tubing and defence forces," read an centres in the state which is "not reports about alleged high vaccine wastage implementation of COVID-19 vaccination drive," he added. sets of administrative data in terms of official statement by the MHA. acceptable" and must be investigated. in a few districts of the state. diagnostic data, vaccine data and the overall disease data are to be harmonised. Based on that, we will look at vaccine effectiveness, reinfections and trends as vaccine coverage increases,” Dr N K Arora, chairman of the Meghalaya: 5 labourers trapped following Covid working group under the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), said. Discussions on the need to study the flooding at coal mine in East Jaintia Hills effectiveness of Covid vaccines began in March-April, according to Arora. Before this, New Delhi. Four labourers from Assam and within minutes, they said.One person has mining was going on.Disaster management India had not been tracking the effectiveness one from Tripura were feared trapped after a been detained for questioning, the SP teams of the police and fire departments, of vaccines it was administering in a real- dynamite blast led to the flooding of a coal said.Since the man has tested COVID-19 besides service personnel of the State world situation.The idea is to study aspects mine in East Jaintia Hills district of positive, he has been kept at an isolation Disaster Response Force (SDRF), have been like breakthrough infections following Meghalaya, a senior police officer said. centre at Khliehriat, the SP said.Of the five sent to the area, the minister said."Since the vaccinations and the severity of infections Silchar Superintendent of Police in Assam persons who went missing after the accident, coal mine identified by the Silchar SP is post-immunisation. “This will give an idea of had sent information about the possible three have been identified.They are Abdul flooded, we have taken all required how long you are likely to be protected from trapping of six miners from Assam in the Kari and Abdul Kalam from Assam and measures to ensure that the miners are the disease after immunisation… It will also mine accident on Sunday. Shyamcharan Debbarma from Tripura, the alive," Shylla said.The NGT ban on mining tell us the impact of increasing the interval "The mine has been identified at Sutnga statement said.The two unidentified miners in Meghalaya came after a petition by between doses on vaccine efficacy and interior, under Umpleng Anti-Dacoity camp district SP Jagpal Dhanoa said in a are from Silchar in Assam."The main culprit Assams All Dimasa Students Union and the whether there is a need for modification either and search operations are on," Meghalaya statement.Higher authorities have been as per eye-witnesses is 'Sordar' (manager) of Dima Hasao District Committee had by increasing or decreasing the interval,” Police posted on Twitter.Hazardous rat-hole apprised of the matter and a search and the mine who did nothing to rescue the complained that due to rat-hole mining in the Arora said, adding that the data will be coal mining is not permitted in Meghalaya rescue operation has been launched.While trapped labourers and chased the survivors Jaintia Hills, the water in the Kopili river had reviewed “two to three months later”.Another after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) the operation was on under the supervision away. An investigation is on and no stone is turned acidic.In the rat-hole mining process, aim of the review is to understand whether a banned it in 2014."The district police were of IGP (law and order), six persons gave an being left unturned to arrest him", the a deep vertical shaft is dug till coal seams are single dose is effective, a source close to the able to identify the probable location of the account of the events that happened at 5 pm statement said.Based on the account of the found. Once the seams are found, coal is development told The Indian Express on spot at around 0600 hrs on May 31. on Sunday, the SP said.As per the eye- survivors, an FIR was registered at taken out through small holes along the condition of anonymity. “An argument being The delay in identification of the probable site witness(es) account, due to the sudden Khliehriat (dstrict headquarters) police horizontal line of the coal seams.At least 15 placed is that other viral vector vaccines have was due to inclement weather, poor night explosion of dynamite, five persons got station, the SP said.Meanwhile, state miners were trapped in a coal mine in the single-dose versions, and this might work for light condition, and non-availability of any trapped in the sudden rush of water into the Disaster Management Minister and local Ksan area of East Jaintia Hills on 13 Covishield too, which started out as a single- eye-witness account," the East Jaintia Hills mine, Dhanoa said.The mine was inundated MLA Shylla said he was not sure if illegal December 2018. dose vaccine,” the source said. COVID-19: Kerala govt modifies lockdown Supreme Court pulls up Centre on Covid vaccines, guidelines. Check details asks if policy is to make states compete New Delhi. The Supreme Court on the entire eligible population of for above 45 years. In the second wave Monday asked the Centre that several India would be vaccinated by the of the pandemic, it's not merely the state governments are now issuing global end of 2021. Mehta informed the above 45 age group that is affected. tenders to procure vaccines, is this the Supreme Court that the Centre is in Those under 45 years are also central policy on vaccine procurement. talks with Pfizer and others and if it suffering."The Supreme Court asked, The court also observed that till date, the succeeds, then the timeline for "Why is it that the Centre is making Centre has failed to submit a national completing the vaccination would arrangements to get vaccines for those policy document on Covid vaccines. be faster.The Supreme Court asked above 45 years and leaving the The Supreme Court also questioned the on Monday, “Are you asking the logistics to states for people under 45 logistics of picking up and distributing state to pick up and compete with years." vaccines and why the government is not each other?”To this, Mehta said, "Also what about people with “It's factually wrong to say that New Delhi. The Kerala government on Monday supplying for the 18+ age group as comorbidities in the 18-45 age group," well.The Supreme Court bench headed states are competing with each other. you allowing as a policy for the municipal asked the court.The Supreme Court modified the guidelines for the ongoing lockdown It's not the situation that some states pay corporations to open tenders,” asked the and allowed the state government offices to function by Justice DY Chandrachud was hearing further questioned how is the Centre a suo motu case related to supply of more and get more vaccines.”However, Supreme Court.The Supreme Court also addressing the digital divide and its with up to 50 per cent capacity from June 7. "All asked if there is any policy guidance Central and state government departments, including essential medicines, vaccines and the Supreme Court cited the case of constraints in rural India. SC Tushar PSUs, corporations, autonomous organisations, medical oxygen to coronavirus Maharashtra and said, “We are seeing a about negotiating vaccine prices and Mehta said, "Every village has a services commissions etc. may function with up to 50 per cent patients.The matter was adjourned on spectacle now where municipal questioned the vaccination pricing policy. centre. If I'm a villager who doesn't have a staff from June 7 onwards on a rotation basis," the Monday as the court gave 2 weeks' time corporations and states are issuing global The Supreme Court further questioned the cellphone, the common service centre guidelines read.The new set of guidelines also to the Centre to file an affidavit with its tenders. Is it a government policy that rationale behind not supplying vaccines will register me and then I will get permitted morning walks from 5 am to 7 am and response to the questions raised in the each municipal corporation and state will for the population below 45 years. "Our vaccinated."You must keep your ear to evening walks from 7 pm to 9 pm.While industrial hearing regarding the country's vaccine be left to their own devices and procure question is what is the rationale. For the the ground. establishments and manufacturing centres are policy."Several states are issuing global global tenders?” population above 45 years, we will You keep saying digital India, but see permitted, service sector shall be permitted to tenders to procure foreign vaccines for “Compare the budget of the Mumbai supply vaccine, but for under 45 years, what's happening. A poor agricultural function with work-from-home employees only," the Covid-19 and is this policy of the central municipal corporation with that of some states are left to make arrangements," worker from Jharkhand, who works in statement added.On Saturday, the Kerala government government," the Supreme Court bench city municipal corporation in a UP or observed the court. Rajasthan, has to go back to Jharkhand to had extended the lockdown restrictions till June 9 in asked Solicitor General Tushar Bihar or any other state. The BMC budget It further added, "Your rationale for doing get registered," asked the court. all its districts. Mehta.The Centre had earlier said that is more than that of some of the states. Are this was that the rate of mortality is higher 3 New Delhi, Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 STATE THE SIKH TIMES

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Delivery exec booked for stealing iPhones Many hours of wait, slots gone in 30 minutes Gurgaon: Only 7,400 Covaxin doses were stood in queue. Health department officials Gurgaon: A delivery executive working available, but the number of people who said the sites at Tigra and Chandralok also with a private firm allegedly stole 11 queued up from daybreak on Monday saw more than 400 people waiting. Officials iPhones which were to be delivered. outside government session sites in the city used megaphones to request people to leave According to police, the packet had the for the first walk-in shots being given to 18- once all tokens were given. Vaccinations at latest edition of iPhones and the delivery 44 population was several times higher, the session sites were over by 2pm. In all, person allegedly replaced the original leading to crowding, frayed tempers and 8,217 people in the 18-44 age group got mobile phones with fake ones. Dharmender concerns about social distancing being vaccinated. The additional 817 vaccines Kumar, area manager of Ashish Transport compromised in the jostle for Covid were given to differently abled people and Company, filed a complaint . Kumar said vaccines. government officials employed in various the transport company is based in Manesar and it delivers packets for the e-commerce All 37 session sites issued 200 tokens on a first- departments. “I came here at 4.30am with firm. come-first-served basis, which exasperated tea and refreshments as I was aware OnApril 30, they received a packet from an e- many others. Some argued with cops vaccination will take time. I wanted to commerce company which had 11 iPhone managing the sites, others demanded that secure a token. I am relieved that I finally 12 pro max and were to be delivered in everyone in queue be given tokens and got vaccinated,” said Mohit Yadav, who Bihar’s Khagaria. On May 1, Sarvan vaccinated. The rush wasn’t unexpected. stood patiently in the queue at the Sivaji Kumar, went to deliver the packet in Inoculations in the 18-44 group have been Nagar session site. Manoj Kumar had made Khagariya but returned the packet saying progressing slowly because of vaccine his way to the Patel Nagar PHC at 6am. “I that the customer was not at home. “As per shortage, which has also meant slots on Co- had to wait for more than five hours to get the norm, we returned the packet to the e- WIN have been difficult to find. Monday’s vaccinated. We have witnessed the losses commerce company as undelivered. On were the first round of vaccinations for this the second wave caused. Many young May 5, we received an email informing us group where one did not have to pre-book a people died. do not follow social distancing. Police came sites, only to be turned away. Dr Nutan, that all the iPhones returned in the time slot. People had started gathering I decided to get the vaccine as soon as late to manage crowds. People were not medical officer at Palra PHC, said, “We also undelivered packets were fake,” the outside the vaccination centres well before possible.” At the PHCs in Gandhi Nagar, following norms,” said Sweta Ahlawat, who saw people in the 45+ age group coming complainant said. They suspect that the police and civil defence teams landed there Patel Nagar, Chauma and Laxman Nagar, got inoculation at the Wazirabad PHC. here. We had to counsel them and convince delivery boy has stolen the phones and for queue management. Within half an hour heated arguments broke out as locals were Virender Yadav, chief medical officer, them that they will get vaccinated soon.” placed fake ones inside the packets. A case of the session sites opening at 10am, tokens adamant on not leaving before getting Gurgaon, told “It was overall a successful Subhash Boken, spokesperson for Gurgaon was lodged at IMT Manesar police station. were given out and all slots were full. The vaccinated. “It’s not fair that only 200 people exercise as we could inoculate 200 people at police, said all arrangements were in place. health department had announced a day can get tokens. The government should each session site. In some of the PHCs, there “We had deployed adequate police force at earlier that only 200 shots would be given at vaccinate everyone in the queue,” said Vinod Man promises ‘export quality’ were incidents of people not following social each session. A minimum of two policemen each session site. But there were many who Saini, who was at the Chauma PHC. distancing. We took help from police and were deployed at every site while at some garments, cheats Mum trader had turned up unaware of this. Among the Crowding became a concern for those who civil defence teams to manage the crowd.” centres, more than four cops were present to most crowded sites was the PHC at waited. “These vaccination sites can also People in the 45+ category also visited some manage the crowd. Gurgaon: A man has been accused of Wazirabad, where more than 500 people become a source of Covid infection if people cheating a Mumbai-based trader on the pretext of selling garments, the Gurgaon police said on Monday. Rajesh Singh told the police that in March, he had come across a link on Facebook, promising Work under way to tackle flooding Infra work hit, takeover “export quality” garments at cheaper prices. The company’s address on the of DLF areas delayed: social media site read as: DLF Phase-2, MCG Gurgaon. during monsoon in Noida and Ghaziabad “There was a mobile number mentioned in Gurgaon: The Municipal the link. The man who received my call NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: To avert Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) introduced himself as Sunil Bharadwaj. waterlogging during monsoon, the Noida has decided to extend the He said he deals in the business of garment Authority has started repairing drains and re- deadline set for DLF to complete exports.” After discussing business, Singh boring tubewells required to source asked Sunil to send over some samples. the pending civic infrastructure groundwater for the city when the upper work in DLF-1, 2 and 3 for their Instead, the accused showed him garments Ganga canal is shut for desilting. at his factory and warehouse via video handover to the corporation. Seven vulnerable points have been identified in calls. Next, Singh ordered 100 lowers “The deadline will be extended Noida and work is on at all those sites, (trousers) from the company — Hind since there is shortage of officials said. Similar preparations are Enterprise — making a payment of Rs manpower. No work was done in underway in Ghaziabad, where 69 spots have 14,790. When the order did not reach the last two months due to been identified for waterlogging. In Noida, Mumbai in the next few days, Singh lockdown. As the lockdown officials said, a sump well is being installed at contacted the accused who assured him restrictions eases, we will call a Dalit Prerna Sthal near the DND loop, one of that the consignment will soon reach him. the major areas to face waterlogging leading meeting of the MCG officials He also shared a receipt of transportation to traffic jams till Mayur Vihar in Delhi and DLF to review the status of with Singh. On March 27, Singh received a during monsoon rains, and work is expected work done for the handover and parcel, which was full of scrap paper and to be complete by end of this month. Similar will then set a fresh deadline,” washing soaps. “I shared pictures of the sump wells are being set up in Sector 19 and said Hariom Attri, joint contents with them. The accused told me under the Mahamaya flyover road leading to commissioner-3, MCG. In the that a wrong parcel had reached me. He Sector 44. Gurvinder Singh, senior manager meeting held in February, DLF assured me that the right one would reach (water) of Noida Authority, said, “We have had submitted a tentative me in a few days. Even after two months, I identified seven major points of waterlogging timeline to complete the pending did not get any parcel,” Singh said, adding in the city. These include Dalit Prerna Sthal that the receipt also turned out to be fake. work between July and near the DND loop, the cloverleaf from December. Gurgaon police spokesperson Subhash Sector 44 road under Mahamaya flyover, Boken said: “We are trying to trace the Shiv Shakti Enclave in Sector 80, between A work will be completed by the end of this life out of gear, which is now affecting routine accused.” and B blocks in Sector 19, between D and E month. The Authority also aims to complete municipal work also. Now, we have just one Councillor RS Rathee dies block in Sector 27, near Prakash hospital in 80% of the work of re-boring 126 tubewells in month before the monsoon sets in. So, we have No cess on property, car Sector 33 and near Sector 62.” While work on the city by this month-end. In Ghaziabad, GMC chalked out a plan to complete the pending of Covid; city sees 112 registries: GMDA sump well installation at Dalit Prerna Sthal is is gearing up to clean and desilt 500 plus drains work as soon as possible,” said Mahendra new cases 60% complete, Singh said that the remaining across the city. “But the pandemic has thrown Singh Tanwar, municipal commissioner. Gurgaon: The state government has withdrawn the proposal to levy cess on Gurgaon: The district on Monday property tax and on sale of new vehicles as recorded 112 new Covid-19 cases, a revenue generation source for the Early diagnosis holds key, say docs, families of patients who beat mucor less than 150 single-day cases for Gurugram Metropolitan Development the fourth consecutive day. With this, Gurgaon’s total tally is Authority (GMDA). This decision was Gurgaon: Megha Saini (34), a resident of Roop mucormycosis say the spread of the fungal marrow transplant when she was found to have Nagar in Delhi, is back home after a surgery for infection can be arrested if the symptoms are mucormycosis. “When they came for the 1,79,946 now. Also, the positivity finalised last month, said GMDA officials rate stands at 2%. The district has as per directions from the state mucormycosis or what is more commonly diagnosed early and treatment is administered check-up, we tested everyone in the family.All known as black fungus. She feels like a winner immediately. Early detection is difficult in of them were Covid positive,” said Dr Vikas 1,525 active patients. government. Meanwhile, nine Covid deaths were According to the officials, in view of the returning from the battlefield. After all, life had mucormycosis because symptoms such as pain Dua, paediatric haemato oncologist and bone hurled a series of challenges at her since Holi. in the face and cheeks are often mistaken for marrow transplant specialist at Fortis. “The reported on Monday. The toll has decisions taken in the matter of sharing of usual disorders. What makes the treatment girl got bone marrow from her elder sister, who reached 819. Gurgaon ward 34 stamp duty and transfer of EDC funds to “She has been through a lot. Her father got even more challenging in the advanced stages is 12 years old. After the procedure, we councillor RS Rathee died due to GMDA, the proposal was withdrawn. infected during Holi and passed away on April is the unavailability of the key antifungal drug, observed she had developed a black patch on Covid on Sunday night. Rathee Regarding the proposal to levy a cess on the 13. Soon, her entire family was down with Covid. Megha contracted the infection while amphotericin B. The treatment, too, is costly her stomach. We did a biopsy and the report (55) was vocal on citizens’ issues in registration of vehicles in the city, the chief and can run up bills of several lakhs. said cutaneous mucormycosis. We had to the MCG House meetings and had minister’s office said that there was no taking care of her mother. She had to be a better understanding of the admitted to hospital, where she was given high Lakshmi Prasad (48), who contracted Covid on remove the dead skin in the area. She is fine corporation’s finances and budget. provision in GMDAAct, 2017, to impose a now,” Dr Dua added. levy on vehicles and hence there was no doses of steroids,” said Bharat Saini, her April 10 and had to be administered oxygen in Rathee had lost his mother on May need to consider any such proposal. GMDA husband. the ICU, also battled mucormycosis. She “Only early diagnosis and immediate anti-fungal 12 this year and his father the next chief Sudhir Rajpal when approached on After being discharged, Megha started having would have numbness in her teeth and a pain in procedures can save patients from getting day. The district’s fatality rate the left ear, symptoms enough for her husband critical,” he said. As of May 30, Gurgaon had the subject said, “These are revenue pain in the eyes and face. A doctor the couple stands at 0.4%. Gurgaon also to rush to the doctor. “She was detected with recorded 222 cases of mucormycosis while sources for GMDA but ultimately the state consulted suspected mucormycosis and recorded recovery of 305 people. mucormycosis. The infection was cleaned up there were 821 patients across the state. What government takes the decision. Any such Megha was back in the hospital. “The surgery The recovery rate is 98% at present. done on her was successful and the biopsy later immediately. My wife is now able to walk has aroused fear around mucormycosis is its As the cases are declining, new cess would add additional burden on the though she is extremely weak. She is taking high mortality rate. “If the infection is detected residents and hence the government has confirmed she had mucormycosis. My wife admissions to hospitals have also could be saved because of early diagnosis and medicines and continuing with her medicated late, the mortality rate of patients can be as high gone down. At present, there are decided to not take these charges,” Rajpal gargle,” said Rajat Prasad (48). A three-year- as 50% -54%,” said Dr Rahul Bhargava, 227 cases (severe) in hospitals and said. had earlier reported that chief timely treatment. Since drugs had been administered early, the spread of the infection old Iraqi girl was among the youngest patients principal director (hematology) at Fortis four (mild cases) in district Covid minister Manohar Lal Khattar had in of the fungal infection. Her parents had come Memorial Research Institute. care centres. principle approved a bunch of revenue could be prevented to a large extent,” Bharat added. Patients who have defeated to Fortis Hospital in the city for her bone generation measures in a bid to make the metropolitan authority financially self- reliant. Besides the cess on property, a proposal for cess on registration of new No jab taken, but man gets a vax certificate vehicles had also been approved by the chief minister earlier. It was proposed that a cess of 5% may be levied on the registration Noida: Aresident of Sector 134 spent most 20, I tested negative,” Jain said. The he should book a slot on Co-WIN using a of new vehicles in the GMDA area. Also, at of Monday calling up helpline numbers paramedic told him he cannot be different mobile number and a different least 50% of the amount of Road Tax listed on the Union health ministry portal vaccinated now and he will have to wait photo ID proof. “That was the only collected by the transport department from and Co-WIN after he got a message on till at least July 20 to get the dose, as per solution they offered,” he said. the GMDA notified area should be remitted his phone that said his vaccination the latest guidelines framed by the Union The health department officials in Gautam annually to the authority for road certificate was ready, although he did not ministry of health and family welfare. Budh Nagar said once the details of a infrastructure work in the notified area. The get the jab. On Monday around 10.30 am, While he was having this conversation, person are verified and updated on the measures had been proposed to generate Vipin Jain (43) drove to Father Agnel Jain got a text message on his phone that portal at the session site, confirmation funds for GMDA’s infrastructure work as School, Sector 62, to get the vaccine. A said he has been “successfully text message and certificate are the agency was seeing a big gap between its senior employee of the Delhi Integrated vaccinated” with the first dose. It also generated in a few minutes. “Once a expenditure and revenue. With the EDC Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS), had a link to download his certificate. “I person takes the slip, it is assumed that funds now being transferred straight to Jain wanted to take Covaxin and he was clicked on it and my certificate said I got he/she is getting the dose. This is a rare GMDA, officials are hopeful of a better relieved to finally get a slot after repeated the dose,” he said. Officials at the case,” said district immunisation officer revenue stream. However, even with the attempts. vaccination site said there was no way to Neeraj Tyagi. He added that the matter 1% stamp duty charges and EDC funds, the Jain said he stays in Jaypee Greens Kosmos update the status on Co-WIN from their will be taken up with senior officials. financial troubles for the metropolitan and the government centre was about 17 end and he should call up the helpline. Told about the incident, retired chief authority are far from over. The budget for km away. He reached on time and after After several attempts, Jain got through medical officer, UP,Ashok Mishra, said a the year 2021-22 has been estimated at Rs verifying his details, the officials gaveand spoke to the technical support team handwritten note with a stamp of the 1,848 crore whereas the expected receipts him a slip and asked him to proceed for handling Co-WIN at 0120 – 4473222. booth in-charge should be issued to such for the year are around Rs 1,200 crore. the vaccine shot. “When my turn came,“But I was told there is no way to reverse people. “If the status is not changed then “There is a shortfall of around Rs 600 crore the paramedic administering the the status now,” Jain said. When he the person would be treated as someone and we are looking for avenues for injection asked me about my health. Isought help with the process of who is seeking his first shot more than financing the gap amount. told her I had Covid in April and on Aprilregistering again, he was told next time once,” said Mishra, who stays in Noida. New Delhi, Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5 Free of Covid, but images of hospitals and survivor’s guilt haunt many The emotional loneliness of the coronavirus ward, full with images of people on ventilators dying on adjoining beds and doctors clad in PPEs trying their best to resuscitate those slipping into unconsciousness, have added to the post-hospitalisation trauma for the septuagenarian.

Hyderabad.She might have recovered from “A lot of people are feeling what is called doctors have attended to over 2,000 calls. A Covid-19. But the emotional loneliness of the survivor guilt, a feeling of not having done lot of people feel relieved after they vent coronavirus ward, full with images of people enough, while several others are unable to themselves out but that is not the end. “In on ventilators dying on adjoining beds and come out of trauma caused by hospitalisation. today’s times, we are at a disadvantage of not doctors clad in PPEs trying their best to There is no single solution for all as each having the person in front of us. To study non- resuscitate those slipping into individual is unique. The problem may be the verbal communication, we need to pay a lot of unconsciousness, have added to the post- same, the intensity of disturbance varies from attention to the voice we hear and assess the hospitalisation trauma for the person to person,” she added. intensity, feeling, and seriousness of the septuagenarian. She is now a different Amidst an intense second wave of Covid-19, Dr problem,” explained Prof Hariharan. While person… rigid, non-cooperative, and at times Hariharan, along with several like-minded some are given tips to manage their time and violent. Back at home, she is now on experts on mental health issues as well as routine, others require another session after psychiatric treatment as horrific senior medical professionals have come four days. “The idea is to help them help hallucinations continue to haunt her. together to revive Social and Emotional themselves. They need to manage their Elsewhere, a middle-aged man is suffering Rehabilitation of Virus Victims & Medical feelings. A lot of free time is usually causing from extreme anxiety after a neighbour Services (SERV-Me). Organisations such as them anxiety and triggering imagination,” contracted the coronavirus. Having the Association of Health Psychologists, she added.In a lot of instances, the cause of internalised the symptoms, shortness of UNICEF, Action Aid, Dr.Reddy’s anxiety and agony is also the need for proper breath, resulting from extreme anxiety, has Foundation-School Improvement guidance in the homecare management of a for him become an underlying Covid Programme, AP-TS Social Service Forum, Covid patient. Having understood this, the symptom. Not very far away, another man in Action Aid Association India, and Asha SERV-Me team of medical doctors guides his forties is feeling anxious. The reason for Hospitals have come together for the cause. families on how to manage the patients, what his feeling helpless is the loss of a family woman, such that she felt something was not anxious and unable to sleep or interact with On May 19, they relaunched a free tele- medicines to be given, the diet to be given, member to the pandemic. The well-educated normal. He had been battling mental illness anyone due to the uncertainty of the future. helpline for people in need of psychosocial alarm signals that require oxygen, or man is unable to forgive himself for not doing for decades. The sudden void created after his If the feeling of anxiety from apprehension was support and telemedical services. hospitalisation in case of severe distress. enough to save his family member. A feeling passing away, after years of attending to him a major cause of concern during the first wave Between 9 am and 9 pm, psycho-social They also provide information on the of despair and self-blame has engulfed the all alone, made the 70-year-old feel guilty for of Covid-19 last year, now it is the reality of counseling is available on 040-48214775 and availability of oxygen/hospital family. not grieving like others. the pandemic that is causing the suffering in tele-medical consultation is available on 040- beds/ambulances etc based on information Losing her husband to COVID, on the other In contrast, another woman in the same age the minds of people, said Prof Meena 48213272.Over the last couple of weeks, the that is verified and updated twice on a day-to- hand, became liberating for an elderly group, whose husband succumbed to the Hariharan of the Centre for Health team of 25 psychologists and six medical day basis. virus, is unable to cope with the void. She is Psychology at the University of Hyderabad. MiG 21 crash in Moga: Deceased pilot’s friends start online petition demanding discontinuation of fighter jet Row over wedding party in UP 15,000 people. Chaudhary’s friends say the petition is But the question is how many more such young, not only about the deceased pilot, but is about “every bright and passionate pilots will be lost because of village: many say want to leave The online petition ‘Mig 21 single pilot still risking their life by flying MiG-21s”. these obsolete jets?”Priyesh Jain, another childhood aircrafts should be discontinued’ The online petition reads, “…We lost another young friend from Meerut, says the petition is not just about pilot, Squadron Leader Abhinav Chaudhary. He was Chaudhary, but for each pilot risking their lives while Days after a groom's wedding procession was attacked, several families has already been signed by more the only son of his parents. Each year, a number of our flying MiGs. “The question is how many more lives from the Dalit community in an Aligarh village say they are looking to leave fighter pilots are being will be lost this way before than 15,000 people. Chaudhary’s killed during crashes… Still these jets will be phased the village, accusing people form a minority community of harassing them our young pilots in the IAF out. Like Abhinav, each regularly, especially over wedding processions. friends say the petition is not squad are being allowed to pilot flying these jets is train on one of the oldest risking his/her life and its Aligarh.Days after a groom’s wedding procession was attacked, only about the deceased pilot, deplorable if these jets will fighter planes in the several families from the Dalit community in an Aligarh country… I appeal to the continue to fly even after but is about “every single pilot government that these irreparable loss we have village say they are looking to leave the village, accusing still risking their life by flying accident-prone aircraft suffered,” he said. people form a minority community of harassing them should no longer be allowed Another friend, requesting regularly, especially over wedding processions. MiG-21s”. by the Indian Air Force.” anonymity, said, “We Members of the other community have denied the allegations, Software engineer Anupriya believe the jet developed and instead accused people in the wedding procession of Batra, a childhood friend of some snag and to avert a violating Covid-19 regulations by assembling in huge Chaudhary’s from his major tragedy and loss of numbers, and without masks.The altercation took place at Days after Indian Air Force (IAF) Squadron Leader hometown of Meerut, told The Indian Express, said, lives, he delayed his ejection till there were open Tappal’s Noorpur village on Thursday. An FIR has been filed Abhinav Chaudhary died after the MiG-21 Bison “Since May 21, when the deadly crash occurred, fields. He saved many lives and gave his own. We accusing some members of the Muslim community for alleged fighter jet he was flying crashed, the 29-year-old memories of Abhinav sitting in front of the television request everyone to support this petition so that our assault and using casteist slurs, while the Dalit members have pilot’s friends have started an online petition, and watching the cartoon ‘Swat Kats’ for hours come voice reaches the Union government.”Meanwhile, been booked for alleged violation of Covid protocol. demanding that the jet be discontinued from the force. to my mind. It was in our school days itself that he had residents of village Langeana in Moga, where the “We received information five days ago that a scuffle took place crash occurred, are planning to install a statue of The online petition ‘Mig 21 aircrafts should be decided to be a pilot… He would always fly them during a groom’s procession in Noorpur,” Shiv Pratap Singh, discontinued’ has already been signed by more than (MiG-21s) with great pride like every IAF pilot does. Chaudhary as a tribute to the pilot. CO, Khair, said. “Prima facie, we found that people from a minority community had asked the other minority section to ED officer supervising Bhola halt the procession until their prayers were completed. This drug case retires amid probe escalated and someone in the crowd vandalised a vehicle Covid-19 cases surge in Odisha as testing up after Cyclone Yaas belonging to the groom’s side.” against him “The family has also alleged they were beaten up, which is being Bhubaneswar.AFTER AN initial began returning to their homes from In Jagatsinhpur, coastal villages of Jalandhar.Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigated,” he said. According to police, the procession was decline in the number of Covid-19 shelter homes, new clusters have Gadaharispur were declared a being taken out in a lane opposite a mosque on Thursday. Since Deputy Director Niranjan Singh, who was cases in the state amidst Cyclone emerged in these districts. containment zone till June 4. the congregation coincided with the afternoon prayers, supervising the high profile Jagdish Bhola Yaas, the numbers surged again as However, thousands of people are yet Erasama Block Development Officer synthetic drug case, retired Monday amid a Odisha ramped up testing. On residents asked the family to halt music by DJ until the prayers departmental probe against him related to the to return to their houses as many Kailash Behera said, “Around 32 Sunday, the state reported 9,541 villages are still marooned after shelters were identified with a were over, according to local residents and police officials. performance of noted Punjabi singer Diljit The groom’s side allegedly refused and an argument ensued. Dosanjh during the wedding of the ED cases and on Monday 8,313 cases inundation and heavy rainfall. Over capacity of 1,000 persons in the officer’s daughter of ED in 2016. were reported with 35 more deaths. 6 lakh people were evacuated to block. But as the cyclone “It was my daughter’s wedding and as part of the ritual some of The departmental chargesheet against Singh Apart from the six districts that relief shelters ahead of the cyclone. approached, apart from those whom us had gone to bring the baraat home,” said Omprakash, a local states that as Assistant Director, Directorate of recorded more than 500 cases, the In the four coastal districts — we evacuated many people left resident. “We were intercepted by people from the minority Enforcement, Jalandhar, “it was noticed that districts that are emerging as areas of Bhadrak, Balasore, Jagatsinhpur homes and took shelter fearing for community; they objected to the procession. Our community Niranjan Singh has been the investigating concern include Jajpur, Bhadrak,and Kendrapara — around 25 the worst. We had over 8000 people has faced oppression on many occasions — they try and stop officer in FEMA matter involving Daljit Singh Boudh, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur,villages have been declared as in nearly 150 buildings.” our wedding processions. When we tried to reason, they Balasore, Dhenkanal and Koraput, aka Diljit Dosanjh, a Punjabi singer. Daljit containment zones. In the same block, after the cyclone, 14 attacked and beat us.”“It was humiliating to face this one my four of them affected by Cyclone people, including the panchayat performed at the marriage function of In the past two days, Balasore has daughter’s wedding day. I also received injuries,” he said. daughter of Niranajan Singh on November 5, Yaas. added 754 new cases, Bhadrak has executive officer and the gram 2016. Niranjan Singh had made payment of Rs On May 28, the state had tested 48,000 added 581 new cases, Jagatsinhpur rozgar sevak, who had undertaken Several residents alleged that tired of police and administration 2,00,000 to Daljit Singh in lieu of said samples, the numbers have has added 579 new cases and the evacuation process, tested inaction, they are forced to consider migration. On Monday, performance which is considerably lower than increased to 66,000 at present. Kendrapara has added 445 new positive for Covid-19. The Indian Express found rows of houses belonging to people the average professional payments received Officials said that after evacuees cases. from Jatav community having put up messages with blue by Daljit Singh from during that period”. chalk, stating that their house was for sale. According the details of the chargesheet, Niranjan allegedly misused his position and exhibited conduct unbecoming of a government servant. Following this chargesheet, a departmental inquiry was UP hooch deaths initiated.It is learnt that Niranajan Singh had admitted on record of paying Rs 2 lakh to Dosanjh for his performance. Dosanjh’s case has been going on in ED since 2014 and earlier Shop licence expired March, complaint pending since Oct Niranjan Singh was looking after such cases. Sources in the ED said that it was being looked into why Dosanjh charged too low for the Vijay Tomar, 27, whose twin was among the dead, said this should never have happened. “The villagers didn’t frequent the shop that sold the hooch, performance during Niranjan’s daughter several had complained about it. But the administration and police did nothing. As a result my brother is now dead, leaving behind three children," he said. while Dosanjh used to charge Rs 40 lakh per performance during that time. Aligarh.AN EERIE silence prevails in Karmaveer Singh was suspended and a Tomar says his brother Ajay first During the Bhola case investigation over the Karsua, the worst-hit village in Aligarh’s clarification sought from CO, Khair, Shiv complained of uneasiness and blurry vision past around 8 years, several controversies had hooch tragedy that has left 10 dead here Pratap Singh within the next three days. on Thursday night, hours after he had taken place.While Niranjan was investigating Bhola case, he was transferred to Kolkata in among a toll that rose to 36 by Monday and The arrest of one of the main accused, Vipin consumed the countrymade liquor sold by 2015 following the summoning of the then might go up further. Vijay Tomar, 27, whose Yadav, led police on Sunday evening to a the brand name ‘Good Evening’. They Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh twin was among the dead, said this should factory in Aligarh’s Panethi where the rushed him to a government hospital, which Majithia before ED. But the ED officer never have happened. “The villagers didn’t poisonous liquor was allegedly referred them to JNM Medical College. But challenged his transfer in the Punjab and frequent the shop that sold the hooch, manufactured. “We recovered ethyl he never recovered. Haryana High Court and got the stay and several had complained about it. But the alcohol, wrappers and bottles… We have The shop from where the hooch was allegedly remained posted in Jalandhar. His transfer was administration and police did nothing. As a carried out more raids and are arresting sold is located just outside Karsua village, revoked by the central government almost 10 result my brother is now dead, leaving people involved in the chain,” Kalanidhi beside an Indane gas plant. ‘Good Evening’ months later in November 2015.Former behind three children,” he said. Pradesh, it had just started operating again. Naithani, SSP, Aligarh, said. Chief Medical sold for Rs 80 a quarter, say villagers. Revenue Minister was questioned by While the shop’s licence expired in March last While 17 people have been arrested — Officer Dr BP Kalyani said postmortem of In their complaint in October, the villagers had Niranjan, Joint Director Girish Bali and year as per records, an online complaint had including several with local political 35 of the deceased had revealed traces of said the owner sold alcohol even to minors. Special Director Karnal Singh on December been submitted against it in October. With affiliations — 21 officials have been alcohol poisoning.Locals recall how over A review was apparently to be done, but 26, 2014 after a year since the allegation was liquor shops among those exempted in the suspended over the deaths. Late Monday two nights people from the village were villagers allege no follow-up action was made against him by drug lord Bhola. recent relaxation of Covid curbs in Uttar evening, Circle Officer, Gabhana, rushed to hospitals one after the other. taken. New Delhi, Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6

Grave error: Modi govt No room for absurdity scales up oxygen National energy can’t be spent on debates of the kind generated by Ramdev Baba Ramdev’s controversial diatribe against the allopathic doctors was simply wrong. It was also Readers' Speak: Significance completely unnecessary, especially in these Covid times, when they continue to, with great commitment and of the West Bengal Assembly courage, serve the people. They have been in the forefront Elections 2021 of the effort to contain the pandemic. In this process hundreds have lost their lives. PM Modi has, on numerous occasions, recognised their enormous contribution. He has fittingly expressed the nation’s gratitude to the medical community which overwhelmingly consists of allopathic doctors and paramedical staff. A most distressing part of the current controversy is the possibility of misperceptions being generated by the 25 questions posed by Ramdev to allopathic doctors regarding the efficacy of their medical systems. There is merit in the traditional schools of medicine to promote health, but it is an undeniable fact that contemporary global health systems are based on the allopathic school of medicine. It is this system which has helped to control ancient scourges and for raising standards of health worldwide and the longevity of human populations. This Sir — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has accused the does not mean that it is perfect or that it has been able to Narendra Modi-led government of scaling up find answers to all issues of health. Indeed, there are gaps oxygen exports in the midst of the pandemic, in medical knowledge in many areas, but modern doctors without bolstering India’s capacity to meet its own are the first to admit this fact. The Covid pandemic is a oxygen requirements first (“Priyanka spotlights case in point. It is caused by a new virus and allopathic oxygen export jump”, May 30). If this accusation medical science is continuing to work on preventives and is true, it is a grave error on the part of the therapeutics. Some headway has been made in the area of government. Its vaccine diplomacy has already preventives through the development of vaccines left India in serious trouble with a majority of the relatively swiftly using emergency protocols. These are people on the path of science and reason and attempt to egalitarian through the pursuit of modern science and population not getting access to vaccines. While it yielding good results. These should not be decried to sow establish institutions to help in the evolution of scientific technology and a more equitable distribution of wealth is always important to help those in need, this doubts about the vaccines in people’s minds. Modern thought. They want reason and logic rooted in science to and income. should not happen at the cost of the lives of Indian Indian doctors have a well-earned worldwide reputation. act as guides to society. They want their people to look One of the causes of India falling in the grip of Western citizens. The government must come up with an That has led to Indian hospitals attracting thousands of forward even while taking pride in their ancient colonialism was the advances made in Europe in science answer. patients from the subcontinent and beyond for treatment. accomplishments. It was India’s good fortune to have and technology resulting in the first Industrial Sir — People feel that the Bengal elections signify Nothing should be done to shake the confidence of these such a leader in Nehru, whose 57th death anniversary was Revolution. This augmented European power at a time the victory of Mamata Banerjee over Narendra patients, for that will make a dent in India’s soft power. marked on May 27. India is passing through a time when when Indian science was stagnating. The inevitable Modi, Amit Shah and indeed the entire sangh There is no contradiction in this aspect of India’s soft Nehru and his legacy are being almost continuously lesson that Nehru and other progressive leaders of the parivar. But it is much more than that. It is a power and that which derives from yoga. The UN General attacked. His domestic and foreign policies are not only freedom movement drew was the need to get India into victory of knowledge over ignorance, of truth over Assembly recognised in its Resolution 69/131, which being criticised, but also being derided. There is no doubt the forefront in the areas of science in technology as part lies, of history over myth and of the principle of designated June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, that that Nehru erred in many specific policy areas and, in of the process of social and economic modernisation. unity in diversity over polarization. In this ‘yoga provides a holistic approach to health and well- hindsight, it would have been preferable if he had made Nehru was guided by this thought all through his political context, it must be asked what do politicians like being’. Thus, ancient systems of health and modern other choices, despite the constraints of the immense career and sought to implement it during his 17 years as Asaduddin Owaisi hope to achieve by contesting medicine have to complement each other and not be problems that the country faced in the first decade of PM. Unlike most de-colonised countries, India from places like Bengal, Bihar and Maharashtra antagonistic. Modern medicine proceeds on the basis of Independence. Certainly, in the foreign policy area his established scientific and technological institutions in where they have no chances of winning? People of scientific enquiry and a rigorous examination of evidence approach to Pakistan and China should have been some cases with foreign assistance. Some of these Bihar who fell for his rhetoric lost out on the on the basis of verifiable methods. The same principles different at various stages of his prime ministership. Also, institutions gained international acceptance for promise of jobs made by the Rashtriya Janata Dal guide all the physical and even social sciences. Naturally, in the sphere of security policies Nehru should not have excellence and their alumni gained international leader, Tejashwi Yadav; people in Uttar Pradesh as the evidence changes so do conclusions. That is how neglected the modernisation and expansion of the recognition. These included doctors trained in Indian made a similar mistake. Independent candidates the development of knowledge occurs. This does not defence forces, even if that had meant devoting more medical colleges. While setting up the institutional — be they from any religion or caste — should not mean that human beings always act on the basis of proven scarce resources for this purpose. In the midst of these structure for science and technology Nehru also urged seek to divide the electorate. I served this country knowledge; human nature is full of contradictions. evaluations what cannot be denied is this: he was Indian society to foster a scientific temperament which not just as an air force officer but also as a However, progressive leaders always seek to take their determined to make Indian society more progressive and would enable it to advance in the modern era. sportsperson. What Modi and company forgot, in essence, was that ‘khela’ in Bengal is associated primarily with football and we footballers are great fighters, not sycophants. Banerjee’s battle Difficult line: Higher education was copybook football, that too played with one leg. I challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party to The online medium can only supplement the classroom experience, not replace it succeed on its own in any state without the help of The enthusiasm for online education — several Policy 2020, unsurprisingly, has an evangelical the ‘godi’ media and the ego of Opposition parties caveats notwithstanding — seems to be infectious. attitude towards online learning. But the who contest elections where they have no hopes of Last year, the University Grants Commission, which question of access and the stark digital divide winning. I am also surprised at the sycophancy of oversees matters related to higher education and have been ignored. It must also be asked why administrative and police officers, who obey the academic standards, directed all institutions of the UGC — tasked, as it is, with upholding orders of their political masters even though they higher education to offer 40 per cent of their non- standards of excellence in academia — seems know these to be unconstitutional. I once refused technical courses online on a government-mandated to be turning a blind eye to the fears expressed to carry out an unlawful order by a sports minister platform. In 2017, the figure was 20 per cent. Now, by teachers about the inevitable negative as the regional director of the Sports Authority of the UGC has gone a giant step further. It has put forth impact on the quality of teaching if online India. I paid a price for this, but I did not bow down a proposal that will allow universities to offer up to classes were to gradually replace in-person to the minister. If I were a serving officer today, I 80 per cent of any non-technical academic teaching in the near future. This sudden would have resigned, and I salute the brave programme online. If the previous directive were not indifference to classroom teaching only reveals administrative service officers who have done so. indication enough that universities are expected to this regime’s instrumental approach towards Sir — In a glimmer of hope for farmers reeling from comply with the ‘proposal’, the latest suggestion education and knowledge. The classroom, after cyclones along both coastlines, the southwest makes it painfully clear. all, is a space that transcends the learning monsoon has made a timely entrance for the The move does not augur well for the quality and process. It encourages critical thinking — a second consecutive year. An evenly distributed efficacy of higher education in India. Students, rare resource in an authoritarian polity — monsoon can ensure that farmers sow long-term teachers and faculties have expressed their budget earlier this year. Further, the newest proposal besides improving learning outcomes. The crops like paddy, sugar cane, red gram and other apprehension that the staggered increase in the pace of throws into sharper focus the Central government’s online medium can only supplement the classroom pulses to increase their income. However, efforts online learning actually reflects the government’s disregard for the plight of students in vast swathes of the experience, not replace it. Perhaps India’s rulers, known must also be made to harvest India’s abundant intention to cut expenditure on higher education even country who have little or no access to essential aids for an for discouraging independent thinking, find the kind of monsoons so that farmers have access to irrigation further. This fear is not without basis: higher education online curriculum such as computers, smartphones and thriving, collaborative ambience that is ideal for India’s all year round. outlay had dropped by over Rs 1,000 crore in the Union steady internet connections. The National Education higher educational institutions somewhat undesirable.

Season of death Between nakba and nauba The attack by Israel on the al-Jalaa building May 2021 have the character of an and rural districts, which had remained relatively on May 15 where Al Jazeera’s office was unparalleled naubat in India. Switch on a unaffected so far, have started showing high incidence of located along with other offices has since television channel, open a newspaper or a Covid-19. Millions of families have already been been widely denounced by citizens, magazine, or pick up the phone and call a devastated. They have lost their dear ones, lost jobs, lost international agencies and media friend, you will notice this shroud of naubat opportunities, lost hope. Sadly, the coronavirus epidemic organizations from all continents. The enveloping the words that come to you. Quite is also coupled with an ideological virus. What we are multi-storied building came tumbling clearly, we are in the middle of a calamity, the facing is not just an individual’s tragedy: it is a large, down, leaving many dead and wounded. scale of which has no precedence in known unprecedented and universal catastrophe, a nakba or a The media house, Al Jazeera, was given history. The coronavirus pandemic has nauba. barely an hour’s notice to vacate the affected nearly three crore persons. Over the What is shocking is that the Central government has not building before the attack. The heinous act last few days around two lakh new cases are just been ineffective in coping with the catastrophe but has its roots in a 73-year-old decision to being reported daily. One hopes that this even cynical in its approach. No prime minister of a create Israel as a country for Jews who had number does not rise to seven to eight lakh populous country with its people living in extremely been without a homeland for centuries. The everyday by mid-June as is being predicted crowded cities and towns would have kept the idea of a Jewish homeland, Zion, was by experts. We are not thinking of the third management of the coronavirus on hold deliberately in articulated by Theodor Herzl in his book, phase as yet, although there is near certainty view of the visit of a foreign dignitary in February 2020. Der Judenstaat (1896), which soon became that another deadly phase may affect India. No prime minister would have allowed, encouraged and the early-twentieth-century credo for Some recent media investigations indicate that actively endorsed huge election rallies and religious Zionism. It was in May 1948 that Israel was the actual number of casualties is many times melas knowing well that the second wave had already set carved out as a country for Jews from all nations. The symbolism was not about the selfhood of more than the official number of deaths in. No one, except the most superstitious, would have over the world, leading to the forced displacement of the Jewish homeland. It was, unfortunately, more about during the second wave of Covid-19; but even the allowed vaccine-producing companies to export some 700,000 Arabs. the ascendancy of the rightist politics. It was about the compacted official statistics are frightening. The figures vaccines when the requirement at home was so The phenomenon of making such a huge number of people normalization of violence and genocide; and it was also are larger or on a par with those of victims in other overwhelming; and no regime would have faked a homeless to create a home for others who had been about twisting history in which dominance by force itself remembered natural or man-made calamities. The narrative, making the Tablighi Jamaat gathering appear historically homeless and scattered was captured in the becomes a moral validation for action. It is sad, although Spanish Flu in 1918-19 affected 17 million persons. The as the source of the trouble. While scientists all over the popular imagination by the Arabic term, nakba. It means not surprising, that Zionism has been held by the Partition of India and Pakistan resulted in the death of world are working round the clock to find a foolproof a great catastrophe or a phenomenal disaster. Initially, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as worthy of emulation persons between one to two million (the claims vary). scientific response to the Covid-19 threat, the Modi the term was used from the perspective of the Palestinian in an India on its disastrous way to becoming a Hindu The Bangladesh war saw 2,69,000 persons killed in the regime has been busy undermining scientific thought. I Arabs. Subsequently, as the conflict between the rashtra. The Arabic word, naxba, brings to one’s mind subcontinent — Pakistanis, Indians and Bangladeshis. write these words in pain, not in anger. There is news of Palestinian Arabs and the Israeli Jews acquired local another Arabic term, nauba. That, too, means a The Killari earthquake killed over 30,000 while the death of a family member or a relative in every home, tones and a different texture in international diplomacy, catastrophe, a disaster, or a situation or a condition Kutch earthquake took 18,600 lives. The official figure every mohalla, every family. Death surrounds us today. the term was pressed into service to depict — quite inviting catastrophe. In time, the Arabic, nauba, became of the dead due to the coronavirus has crossed the One feels sad that when the new grand Parliament ironically — the plight of Israeli victimhood. Today naubat in Persian and is in use in Hindi, Marathi and 3,00,000 mark, and the number of infected persons is building comes into being, the first meeting held there nakba or naxba — it is spelt both ways — is understood Gujarati with similar meanings. The difference between nearing 30 million even if one does not consider the may turn out to be one for national mourning. When the neither exclusively as Arab victimhood nor entirely as the two terms is that while nakba refers to the silent pain records of crematoria or the corpses fished out of rivers. Ayodhya temple comes into existence and is open for Israeli victimhood. May 15, which marks the and suffering caused by a numbing catastrophe, nauba The coronavirus pandemic is going to intensify as the worship, the first expression may — I hope not — be anniversary of the nakba, was chosen for the attack so brings home woe and wailing in anticipation of an weeks pass by. One simply does not know how high the ‘Hey Ram’. What an unprecedented nauba, biological that it conveyed a clear message to the community of impending catastrophe. The entire months of April and toll will be if the dreaded third wave hits us. The tribal and ideological. New Delhi, Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES 7

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar: Did Kartik Aaryan lose out on Aanand L Rai’s ParineetiParineeti Chopra Chopra film after Dostana 2 and and Goodbye Freddie? DibakarDibakar Banerjee Banerjee dissect the ‘bank manager scene’

fter Dostana 2 and Goodbye Freddie, has Kartik Aaryan lost out on yet another big Aopportunity? According to a leading daily, Kartik is no longer part of Aanand L Rai’s untitled gangster film. The report also claims that Aanand L Rai is considering Ayushmann Khurrana for the role. DID KARTIK AARYAN LOSE OUT ON AANAND L RAI'S FILM? The untitled gangster film will be directed by Aanand L Rai's assistant and according to a report in Hindustan Times, Kartik Aaryan was in “advanced level talks” with him. “Kartik was in advanced- level talks with Aanand, and had read the script and andeep Aur Pinky Faraar had a rather subdued release due to the heard the narration, too. But, before he could sign ongoing pandemic but the film has got a new life ever since its release on the dotted line, things fell apart,” a source told Son Amazon Prime Video. In a conversation with indianexpress.com, Hindustan Times. The report that Kartik and director Dibakar Banerjee and actor Parineeti Chopra spoke about the Aanand are teaming up for a film surfaced on social representation of traditional gender roles and how the film cuts through media earlier this year when he was photographed that in a unique way. outside the latter’s office premises. SandeepAur Pinky Faraar challenges gender stereotypes right from THE REASON the beginning, even as it introduces its lead characters – The reason why Kartik Aaryan is no longer part of the Sandeep, played by Parineeti Chopra, and Pinky, played by Aanand L Rai-produced film is not known yet. Arjun Kapoor. In a significant scene in the film, a pregnant However, according to the source, after Karan Sandeep is attacked by a predator (the bank manager) as she Johar dropped Kartik from his film Dostana 2, the finds herself trapped in his cabin. For those who have seen the decision seems to have influenced others. “The fact film, this scene is a big jolt as it changes Sandeep’s trajectory in the that Karan dropped Kartik seems to have story. Talking about the genesis of that scene, co-writer and influenced others. So, this could be the third director Banerjee shared that during his discussions with co-writer instance where Kartik maybe losing out on getting Varun Grover, they knew that “at one point, somehow, we want to work with an established filmmaker like Parivartan Bank to rape Sandy, at a very core structural level.” Aanand,” according to the source. Banerjee elaborated, “So from there, probably, came the concept of the bank manager who represents the power (he has) over her, which is the power of money, finance, patriarchy. Sometimes, we write something from deep within our conscience, and Kangana Ranaut visits those things end up scaring us. So we went there and it was scary.” Parineeti, who has performed rather brilliantly in this scene, was quick to point out that this scene was possible Golden Temple for the only because she is a woman and the character of the bank manager was that of a man. “It can only be written because first time, says I am the girl and he is the boy,” she shared. At this point in the story, Sandeep has negotiated a deal with the bank manager wherein he will let her hack into the system, in ‘speechless and stunned exchange for money. The situation shifts drastically when he attempts to rape her. “If I was a man, or if Arjun was in this scene, the bank manager would never have with its beauty, divinity’ done it. Or if the bank manager was female, and the character who goes to do the hacking was male, this scene couldn’t have been written. If the bank manager was a girl and I am a girl, they would have had a cup of tea, done the hacking, and moved on,” Parineeti explained the possibilities. The Saina actor further spoke about the “inherent patriarchy” that’s accepted in our society. “Through Arjun and my characters, and Raghu sir (Raghubir Yadav) and Neena Ma’am’s (Neena Gupta) characters, there is this very inherent, accepted patriarchy in India (that’s shown). This is what a woman does, and this is what a man does, and the roles can never be reversed,” she shared. JuhiJuhi Chawla Chawla ctor Kangana Ranaut has said that she was files suit against 5G stunned upon her maiden visit to the AGolden Temple in Amritsar with her family. Taking to her official Instagram handle implementation in India on Monday, the Thalaivi star shared her divine experience of visiting the religious place in the he much-debated 5th-generation radiation is extremely harmful and state of Punjab. (5G) wireless network is set to be injurious to the health and safety of the Kangana posted two clicks with her nephew, along Timplemented in the next few years people.” In a statement, Juhi Chawla’s with some pictures in her Instagram stories. around the world. A section of the spokesperson shared that the suit has Sharing how she never got a chance to pay population has been against the use of directed the concerned department to obeisance at the place, despite her family visiting this technology given its after-effects. certify that 5G technology is safe for it before, Kangana wrote in her caption that read, Now actor Juhi Chawla, who is also an humankind and all kinds of animals and environmental activist, has filed a suit birds. It also demanded a study that the “Today I visited Sri Harmandir Sahib Golden against the implementation. The actor implementation would be safe not just in temple, even though I grew up in north and shared that while she is not against current times but also in the near future. almost everyone in my family has already visited technological advancements, ‘we have “The present suit is being instituted in the temple many times only for me it was first sufficient reason to believe that the order to seek a direction from this time…. speechless and stunned with Golden radiation is extremely harmful and Hon’ble court to the arrayed temple’s beauty and divinity…” Kangana is injurious to the health and safety of the Defendants, to certify to us and, currently spending some family time at her home people.’ therefore, to the public at large, that 5G in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. She has been The actor shared, “We are not against the technology is safe to humankind, man, uploading a lot of clicks from her stay there, and implementation of technological woman, adult, child, infant, animals and advancements. On the contrary, we every type of organisms, to flora, to her life away from the arclights. Kangana Ranaut enjoy using the latest products that the fauna, and in support thereof, to produce also posted clicks of planting 20 trees in the world of technology has to offer, their respective studies regarding RF aftermath of the Cyclone Tauktae which, including in the field of wireless radiation through mobile cell towers, according to her, left Mumbai losing more than communications. However, whilst using and if not already conducted, to also 70 percent of its trees and Gujarat with more than the latter kind of devices, we are in a conduct an efficient research, and 50,000 trees uprooted. After recovering from constant dilemma, because after doing without participation of private interest, Covid-19 recently, Kangana shared five our own research and studies regarding and to subsequently furnish the report learnings from the pandemic, one of which was a the RF radiation from wirefree gadgets and declare whether or not the dig at celebrities who have started fundraisers to and network cell towers, we have implementation of 5G in India would be sufficient reason to believe that the safe, keeping in regards the health. contribute towards the relief work. New Delhi, Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8

Christie’s to sell Isaac Newton’s California eyes shuttered malls, stores for new housing notes for greatest work A bill that cleared the state Senate last week would let developers build houses on most commercial London. Handwritten notes that show one of history’s greatest scientific minds in action sites without changing the zoning. are going up for auction in London. Pages containing Isaac Newton’s jotted revisions California. California state lawmakers are governments. “There is more dormant for them to actually do it.” Even to his masterwork, the “Principia,” are grappling with a particularly 21st-century and vacant retail than ever.” If before the pandemic, big-box expected to sell next month for between problem: What to do with the growing successful, it’s believed California retail stores were struggling to 600,000 pounds and 900,000 pounds number of shopping malls and big-box retail would be the first state to allow multi- adapt as more people began ($850,000 and $1.3 million), auctioneer stores left empty by consumers shifting their family housing on commercial sites buying things online. In 2019, Christie’s said Tuesday. purchases to the web. statewide, said Eric Phillips, vice after purchasing Sears and Kmart, Published in 1687, Newton’s “Philosophiae A possible answer in crowded California cities president of policy and legislation for Transformco closed 96 stores naturalis principia mathematica” — is to build housing on these sites, which the California chapter of the American across the country — including “Mathematical Principles of Natural already have ample parking and are close to Planning Association. Developers 29 in California. The pandemic, Philosophy” — set out the laws of existing neighborhoods. But local zoning who use the law still would have to of course, accelerated this trend, gravitation and motion and is considered a laws often don’t allow housing at these obey locally approved design prompting major retailers like scientific watershed. A first edition of the locations. Changing the zoning is such a standards. But Phillips said the law J.C. Penney, Neiman Marcus and book sold at auction for $3.7 million in hassle that many developers don’t bother would limit local governments’ability J. Crew to file for bankruptcy 2016. Thomas Venning, head of books and trying. And it’s often not worth it for local to reject the projects. That’s why some protection. An analysis by the manuscripts at Christie’s in London, said governments to change the designations. local leaders oppose the bill, arguing it investment firm UBS shows the book “reinvented our understanding of They would prefer to find new retailers undermines their authority. “City leaderssingle-family homes died in the state Senate. online shopping will grow to 25% of all retail the universe.” The page and a half of notes because sales taxes produce more revenue have the requisite local knowledge to discern Sen. Anna Caballero, a Democrat from sales by 2025. The analysis predicted that up for a planned second edition includes than residential property taxes. However, when and which sites are appropriate for Salinas and author of this year’s zoning to 100,000 stores across the country could comments and diagrams by Scottish with a stubborn housing shortage pushing repurposing and which are not,” wrote Mike proposal, said her bill is not a mandate. close. Local governments and developers in mathematician and astronomer David prices to all-time highs, state lawmakers are Griffiths, member of the Torrance CityDevelopers could choose to use the bill or California are already trying to redevelop Gregory. The two scientists met and moving to pass new laws to get around those Council and founder of California Cities fornot. The Senate approved the measure 32-2, some retail sites. In Salinas, a city of about corresponded while Newton worked on barriers. A bill that cleared the state Senate Local Control, a group of 427 mayors and sending it to the state Assembly for 150,000 people near the Monterey revising the “Principia” in the 1690s. last week would let developers build houses council members.consideration. “It’s always a challenge when Peninsula, city officials are working to Venning said that when he was working on on most commercial sites without changing It’s a familiar battle in California. While nearly you’re trying to do affordable housing, rezone a closed Kmart. In San Francisco, the revisions, Newton was “fizzing with the the zoning. Another proposal would pay everyone agrees there is an affordable because there are entrenched interests that developers recently announced plans to energy of one of the greatest minds the local governments to change the zoning to let housing shortage, state and local leaders face don’t want to negotiate and compromise, and build nearly 3,000 homes in the parking lot world has ever seen.” “And we can see that developers build affordable housing. “There different political pressures that often derail we’re working really hard to try to break that surrounds Stonestown Mall — a at work, the speed with which he’s writing, has always been an incentive to chase retail ambitious proposals. Last year, a bill that through that,” she said. “I’m trying to give sprawling, 40-acre site that has lost some the ferment of ideas coming out from his and a disincentive to build housing,” said would have overridden local zoning laws to maximum flexibility to local government anchor retail tenants in recent years. Still, the pen,” he said. Sen.Anthony Portantino, a LosAngeles-area let developers build small apartment because the more that you start telling them idea of repurposing shopping centers has Californians hit beaches, travel Democrat who authored the bill to pay local buildings in neighborhoods reserved for how they have to do it, the harder it becomes divided labor unions. ahead of virus rules easing California. Californians headed to US spied on Merkel and other Europeans campgrounds, beaches and restaurants UN nuclear watchdog over the long holiday weekend as the state 'concerned' over prepared to shed some of its coronavirus through Danish cables, Broadcaster DR alleges rules. Southern California beaches were undeclared Iran sites busy with families barbecuing and children playing in the sand and surf. The US National Security Agency Steinmeier and former Sweden, Norway, Germany, Vienna. The UN nuclear watchdog Business owners said they were (NSA) used a partnership with German opposition leader Holland and Britain. Monday voiced concern that Iran scrambling to hire workers to keep up with Denmark's foreign intelligence Peer Steinbrück. Asked for Through targeted retrievals had not clarified queries over the stream of customers eager to get out unit to spy on senior officials of comment on the DR report, a and the use of NSA- possible undeclared nuclear since virus cases have fallen and neighbouring countries, spokesperson for the German developed analysis software activity, adding that its enriched vaccinations have risen. including German Chancellor chancellery said it only known as Xkeyscore, NSA uranium stockpile was 16 times “It feels very, very close to normal,” Bob Angela Merkel, Danish state became aware of the intercepted both calls, texts over the limit. The two reports Alfera, a resident of seaside Santa Monica, broadcaster DR said. The allegations when asked about and chat messages to and issued by the International Atomic told KCBS-TV. The surge in travel and findings are the result of a 2015 them by journalists, and from telephones of officials Energy Agency (IAEA) on recreation comes as California prepares to internal investigation by the declined to comment further. in the neighbouring Monday are the first substantive Danish Defence Intelligence Danish Defence Minister relax social distancing and masking rules countries, sources told DR. reports since Iran suspended some Service into NSA's role in the Trine Bramsen declined to The internal investigation by inspections in February. in two weeks as long as coronavirus cases partnership, DR said, citing nine comment on "speculation" remain low. California was the first U.S. the Danish Defence Last week the IAEA said it had unnamed sources with access to about intelligence matters in Office of the Director of Intelligence Service was state to impose a statewide shutdown the investigation. the media. "I can more generally National Intelligence (DNI) extended a temporary agreement launched in 2014 following with Iran until June 24 which has when the virus emerged in March 2020 According to the investigation, say that this government has the declined to comment. A concerns about former NSA and the nation’s epicenter for the disease same attitude as the former spokesperson for the Danish allowed many inspections to which covered the period from employee Edward Snowden's continue. The report said IAEA in early 2021. But the state has reported a 2012 to 2014, the NSA used Prime Minister expressed in Defence Intelligence Service leaks the previous year revealing significant turnaround. In recent weeks, Danish information cables to spy 2013 and 2014 - systematic also declined to comment. how the NSA works, according director general Rafael Grossi was newly reported infections in California on senior officials in Sweden, wiretapping of close allies is Denmark, a close ally of the to DR. Snowden fled the United "concerned that the technical have fallen below 1,000 on some days and Norway, France and Germany, unacceptable," Bramsen told United States, hosts several key States after leaking secret NSA discussions between the agency the state’s positivity rate has been 1%. The including former German Reuters in a statement. In landing stations for subsea files in 2013 and was given and Iran have not yielded the state is now expected to end its tier system Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Washington, the NSA and the internet cables to and from asylum in Russia. expected results," referring to for business operations on June 15. exchanges on the sites where Already, about 90% of California’s undeclared nuclear activity may population is in the lower two of the state’s have occurred. The conclusion four tiers guiding business activities. comes despite a "proactive and Trudeau pledges 'concrete action' after remains focused effort" launched by the IAEA in April "to break the Seeds of 5,000 plants kept for impasse" over the sites. The IAEA of 215 children found at indigenous school says that the results of its inspection safekeeping in a South Korean work have established "a clear mountain extent of this trauma and trying to indication that nuclear material give opportunities for families and and/or equipment contaminated by communities to heal." The nuclear material has been present" > Canadian Prime Minister Justin Tk'emlups te Secwepemc tribe said at three undeclared locations, with last week it had used ground- most of the activity in question Trudeau on Monday pledged penetrating radar to confirm the dating back to the early 2000s. The remains of the students who attended agency also said Iran has failed to “concrete action” in support of a school near Kamloops, British answer questions regarding a indigenous communities after Columbia.The Kamloops Indian fourth site where natural uranium Residential School was the largest of may have been present between remains of 215 children were 139 boarding schools set up in the 2002 and 2003 in the form of a found at the site of a former late 19th century to assimilate metal disc. Iran and world powers Canada's indigenous peoples, with are engaged in talks in Vienna to residential school for indigenous indigenous children from their communities." up to 500 students registered and attending at rescue the 2015 nuclear deal after Bonghwa. Hidden in a South Korean "Think of their communities that never saw them any one time. It was operated by the Catholic former US president Donald mountain tunnel designed to withstand a children. again. Think of their hopes, their dreams, their church on behalf of the Canadian government Trump walked away from it in nuclear blast, the seeds of nearly 5,000 potential, of all they would have accomplished, from 1890 to 1969, before Ottawa took over its 2018 and reimposed crippling wild plant species are stored for all they would have become," he said. "All of administration and closed it a decade later. sanctions on Tehran. Trump's safekeeping against climate change, that was taken away." Trudeau, who has made Official records showed only 50 deaths at the successor Joe Biden has signalled natural disaster and war. Plant extinction is reconciliation with Canada's nearly 1.7 million school, where a principal once pleaded for his willingness to revive the plan. progressing at an alarming rate, Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on indigenous people a priority of his government more funds to properly feed students. For this to happen, the US would researchers warn, driven by increasing Monday expressed Canada's grief while since coming to power in 2015, said he would Children shoes tiny tributes need to return to the accord and lift human population, pollution and pledging "concrete action" in support of speak with his ministers to shore up "next and As the nation mourned, flags atop government the sanctions reinstated by Trump deforestation, even before many species indigenous communities after remains of 215 further things we need to do to support buildings were lowered to half-mast over the while Tehran would have to re- are catalogued. The Baekdudaegan indigenous children were discovered at an old (residential school) survivors and the weekend. Row upon row of children's shoes commit to full compliance with National Arboretum Seed Vault Centre boarding school. "As a dad, I can't imagine community." Excavating school burial sites were left in front of parliament in Ottawa and nuclear obligations it progressively preserves nearly 100,000 seeds from 4,751 what it would feel like to have my kids taken across Canada, as many have urged, he also on steps outside government offices and withdrew from since 2019. In a different wild plant species to ensure they away from me," Trudeau told a news said, "is an important part of discovering the separate report, the IAEA said are not lost to "apocalyptic events", says its churches in several cities, forming makeshift conference. "And as prime minister, I am truth." "Canada will be there to support memorials. Iran's stockpile of enriched head Lee Sang-yong. It is one of only two appalled by the shameful policy that stole indigenous communities as we discover the uranium is around. such facilities in the world, he told AFP: unlike more commonplace seed banks, where samples are stored and regularly withdrawn for various purposes, deposits Pakistan journalist Hamid Mir barred from hosting his show on TV channel in seed vaults are meant to be permanent, with use intended only as a last resort to prevent extinction. The vault is designated Veteran TV journalist Hamid Mir had delivered a fiery speech at a protest staged by the journalists against as a security installation by South Korea's an attack by three ''unknown'' persons on journalist Asad Toor on Friday in Islamabad. National Intelligence Service, surrounded by wire fences and dozens of cameras, with Islamabad. Pakistan’s veteran journalist new for me. I was banned twice in the should follow the legal path instead restrictions on filming in place and police Hamid Mir was stopped on Monday from past. Lost jobs twice. Survived of resorting to unconstitutional and patrolling on a regular basis. Inside, a lift hosting his popular talk show by a private TV assassination attempts but cannot stop fascist acts.” The Human Rights leads about eight floors down to a channel after he criticised the country's raising voice for the rights given in the Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) cavernous concrete tunnel, where two powerful ''establishment'' in the wake of an Constitution. This time I’m ready for also condemned the move. heavy steel doors guard the storage room attack on a fellow scribe. Mir delivered a any consequences and ready to go at "HRCP strongly condemns the and its hand-cranked shelving racks, kept fiery speech at a protest staged by the any extent because they are threatening decision to take @HamidMirPAK off at minus 20 degrees Celsius to preserve the journalists against an attack by three my family," he tweeted. There was no the air three days after he spoke seeds and 40 percent humidity to keep ''unknown'' persons on journalist Asad Toor statement from the government, but them viable. The vault's samples are fervidly against the escalation in largely of flora from the Korean peninsula, on Friday in Islamabad. journalists’ bodies and others criticised curbs on press freedom. He must be but with a capacity of two million seeds, He demanded accountability in the attack, the move. "If Govt/State of Pakistan is allowed to resume his professional the South makes its space available to other which was a series of such assaults on media not trying influence and kill my case duties immediately and the threats countries, with Kazakhstan and Tajikistan persons who are critical of the country's without going against the culprits, then against him investigated," it said in a among those to have taken up the offer. military. Mir, hosting prime time Capital why they pressurised GeoNews to off speech & oppose all pressures to intimidate statement. Pakistan Federal Union of Depositors retain ownership of their Talk show on Geo TV, was sent on leave by air @HamidMirPAK?” tweeted Toor, who journalists into silence. We Stand With Journalists (PFUJ), a leading body of local samples and control over withdrawals. But the TV network which claimed that he was has recovered from the injuries. @HamidMirPAK.” Journalist Absar Alam, media persons, also "strongly condemned" Lee pointed out: "The seed vault stores still part of the news channel. The journalist Marriyum Aurangzeb, the spokesperson of thewho was shot and injured a few weeks ago by the banning of Mir. "We want to know if seeds to prevent their extinction, so the best confirmed the development, saying it was Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, the largest''unknown'' attackers tweeted: "It’s shameful banning Mir is a decision of Geo or a result of scenario would be that the seeds never not new for him as he vowed to fight opposition party said: "We condemn suchto threaten anyone’s family. If anyone has a pressure by the government and have to be taken out." irrespective of "consequences". "Nothing arbitrary decisions against freedom ofcomplaint against Hamid Mir, that person establishment," PFUJ president. New Delhi, Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 RelationshipsRELATIONSHIP THE SIKH TIMES 9 Pros and cons of Working abroad Working in a foreign country is a unique experience filled with new learnings, four professionals from

Aasit Shah international organisations didn't go well down with my boss. diverse fields, who took My profile was changed and I I don't consider any of my experiences in the US have their offices there. So didn't find that fair. particularly appalling. In fact, the US proved to be a apart from helping you up stints abroad before great training ground for me. I was working in the mingle with professionals Guatam Parekh Silicon Valley and that favoured me in terms of weather from different cultures, it also The first thing that really since we had a good number of sunshine days. enables you to understand the impressed me about Singapore moving back to India, Dignity of labour is extremely high in the US. Even working styles of different was the minimalistic bureaucracy. though there is hierarchy in terms of designations, I countries. Be it taxes of work permit or loved the personal connect one can have with their The city is strategically located and anything, government authorities are share their experience seniors. You can walk in and out of your senior's cabin has great infrastructure. Restaurants in very co-operative. any time. Dubai offer cuisines from all over the Every job or labour is treated with respect and Work-life balance is excellent so much so that sending world making the place a gastronomic delight. this takes professionalism in the country to another level. of working overseas professional emails on a weekend is frowned upon. On the flip side, house rents are too steep. Furthermore, if Singapore being a first world country, infrastructure and Organisations are extremely flexible. There were days you don't have any family or friends, it can get boring and connectivity are highly developed; both railways and when I could work from home. difficult. roadways are well connected making travel hassle-free. Since the US is considered to be the melting-pot of the Kavita Gupta I was part of the event industry there and the best thing was world, I got the opportunity to work with people from When I think about my working stint in the UK, I am that clients treated me as their associate and not merely a different migrant communities there. And that was a filled with mixed feelings. First, I worked for Nokia. The vendor. It was a ritual for us to take our clients out for great learning experience. I didn't miss India much environment there was professional, yet friendly. dinners post events. Professionally, it was a great bonding because there are too many Indians around in the Flexibility was granted, when required. What I exercise. valley. So, for me, it was a home away from home! particularly liked was the blurring of hierarchy in terms Technology is highly evolved in Singapore, so during Pankaj Khot of accessibility. One could approach one's bosses events, each department knew their job to the T and that Working in the UAE had its own upside and downside. anytime. Being able to interact with people from made our work easy. Since the country had professionals The biggest benefit for me was to receive a tax-free different countries was a great advantage too. Work-life from all over the world, I got to learn a lot from people salary, which is very rare. Companies in Dubai ensure balance was perfect and working beyond clocking hours from varied cultures. Finally, Singapore is a welcoming that their employees have a perfect work-life balance. was not appreciated. However, when I moved to another country and doesn't let you feel homesick. My stint there A major benefit of working in Dubai is that a number of company and got pregnant six months into the job, it was amazing.

Anita Khiara, stay-at-home mum 20 buttons for art work. Now.' I remember running My daughters are now 14 and 11, but when I to JW Marriott at 9 pm once to ask if I could buy the separated, they were nine and six. Since we had needle-and-thread home-kits they offer in lived abroad for a while, moving to Mumbai guestrooms. I got 10 packets. The rest of the buttons The struggles of a postdivorce made it more challenging. We were the kids needed came off my shirts. grappling with a whole different culture, for one. I At one point, I supplemented my income by didn't even realise my health was headed offering therapy to call centre employees during the downward. At the time, it appeared like a bout of graveyard shift. Social life was naturally sacrificed. illness. In the first three months, I lost enough In the last 23 years, I'd estimate that I must have weight to drop to an unhealthy size zero. It was attended about 10 social events. I did get into a only when I ended up fracturing my arm that I relationship but ended it when I realised that he was realised my health was crying out for attention. not father material. Diwali, Christmas and Easter The consistent aches and pains, I realised, arose holidays were spent alone since the kids holidayed partly due to the stress that accompanies moving with their father. SingleSingle mothermother home, and of course, separating from someone But, having worked with single mothers who tend you've been with for 12 years; 14 in my case if I to develop acute depression, insomnia, even count the courtship. No matter what anyone says, cancers and metabolic syndrome illnesses linked to Mirror writer and single mom Anjana Vaswani chats with three it's scary to be on your own after all those years. diabetes, high blood pressure and heart conditions, I You wonder, will I be able to provide for us? Will recognised my loneliness. I knew that I had to make my children be all right? Seeing my father cry, I a concerted effort to stay fit. I pursued others of her tribe on raising kids alone with one eye on blood pressure. remember, was very hard for me - the hurt that the Mallakhambh, yoga and swimming with divorce had caused him. dedication. It set the tone for the challenges that That I returned to a city where my siblings lived every day would bring. meant I could blend easily into their social circle. I Yes, I still continue to combat insomnia and some found comfort in pouring my heart out to old food intolerances. Today, I'm a step-parent too, friends. I sought out self-help literature. Carolyn blessed with four children and two puppies, and Myss' Why People Don't Heal and How They Can have a successful practice that boasts celebrity helped me. There's a clientele. comprehensive table in the 'It's tough to stay fit as a sandwich book that connects ailments generation member' to emotional issues. Ragashree Porecha, sales Interestingly, after the split, professional since I was aware that I was I kicked off my career with a the only one around for my monthly pay cheque of Rs 3,500 kids, I began taking my when I got divorced in 1995. It was a health very seriously. I never huge support to know that my family missed an annual check-up was there for my daughter. Still, and exercised regularly. there were heartbreaking moments That's a habit that has stayed with me. when she'd complain that, unlike her, other kids 'I made a career out of the split' always had mommy around. But by the time she got Nivedita Rawal, behavioural psychotherapist to the third grade, she began to feel pride in the fact Twenty six and pregnant with my second child that her mother was a successful professional. when my husband sought divorce in 1991, I had Working had other advantages too. My first boss, hoped then for a reconciliation. It wasn't until 2004 with whom I worked for 15 years, was a bit of a that I finally gathered the courage to confide in health nut. She'd insist that I walk to work and back. extended family and friends about my single Having been a juvenile diabetic, this helped me status. Single parenting is the toughest thing I have because otherwise, health would not have been known, more so in the absence of family support. It priority. I know that, back then, I avoided visiting Two months ago, just days before the final gateaux of stress, guilt, feelings of isolation, just be our redeemer. Not only does it alleviate was tough being mum and dad. The children's the doctor as far as possible. Health check-ups were round of admissions to kindergarten and stigma and self-doubt. the guilt when you leave your child with a education, wellbeing, happiness. These became erratic, but the walking kept my blood pressure and Grade 1 under the Right to Education quota, Is her health likely to be impacted negatively grandparent, it allows us time for a fitness priority. cholesterol levels in check. panicking single mothers flocked to BMC in the long run? routine which, together, may render studies Although I had worked in corporate jobs in Over the last two years, however, after the demise of help centres. Their applications had been The answer though obvious is now confirmed such as these altogether inapposite. This Singapore, I was uncomfortable with the idea of my mother, I'm now responsible not just for my rejected because the fathers' income by a study published in the Journal of means you don't get to write us off yet. leaving the kids in the care of a maid. I was daughter but my father too. And with that, my certificates were missing. The mothers' Epidemiology and Community Health which As I see friends, many, a lot younger than me, petrified of child molestation and other fitness has taken a beating. My blood pressure shot certificates weren't acceptable as assessed over 25,000 women across 15 negotiating around the rose garden of possibilities. So, I decided to pursue psychology up over the last nine months, and sugar levels were substitutes. countries. It focused on women who had marriage with aching backs and knees, and and set up a private practice after acquiring a erratic. I've developed hypothyroidism and my It made newspaper copy, but ask a single children before the age of 18 and also thyroid problems (frequently also treating the Master's degree and then a Doctorate while the shoulders freeze up sometimes. But I know this is mother, and she'll tell you niggles like these examined, "whether doing it alone is worse in headaches of family politics), I feel confident children were still in senior school. temporary.With years of work experience at luxury are a regular part of her life. Official countries with relatively weak social and that we have at least as good a shot at health I'd be driving them back and forth from tuitions, I'd brands, I hope to have a job waiting for me when I'm paperwork that can be a nightmare in our safety nets." and longevity as any of them. supervise their homework, and put up with the able to take it, and I am working on rebuilding my patriarchal system is just the garnish on a Vital point, because our social structure may 'Suddenly, health became top priority' occasional last minute requests: 'Mommy, I need immunity. New Delhi, Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 10

7 financial habits for a brighter Income tax filing alert! ITR filing website inoperable future; Zee explains New Delhi: The COVID-Pandemic has had a heart-wrenching impact on many for entire week starting today, all you want to know families, who lost their loved ones, and more specifically their bread winners. The crisis has taught a big lesson on why The IT department has said the transition from the old portal -- www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in -- to the new -- we must maintain a disciplined financial www.incometaxgov.in -- will be completed and made operational from June 7. habit so that we and our families don’t suffer. New Delhi: The Income Tax department is call centre, tutorials, videos and chatbot or live Choosing your Nominee phasing out its existing website to pave way agent. The new website, as per the CBDT Choosing a nominee of all your accounts, for a new taxpayer friendly income tax filing statement, will also subsequently enable a funds. You should never ignore this website, which will be launching on June 7, new online tax payment system with multiple aspect. You must choose a nominee for all and hence the current website will not be new payment options using net banking, UPI, the financial instruments you hold so that working from June 1 to June 6. credit card and RTGS or NEFT from any in the event of an unfortunate event, your The IT department has said the transition from -- account of the taxpayer in any bank, for easy family will not suffer. www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in -- to the payment of taxes. It also said that all key portal Emergency Fund new --www.incometaxgov.in -- will be functions on the desktop will be available on a An emergency fund, as the name suggests, completed and made operational from June 7. mobile app which will be enabled can come to your rescue in the most Income tax department has tweeted: The new subsequently for access on a mobile network. web portal will enable new features under six The tax department has also intimated crucial times. In an unforeseen event, in a external entities including banks, MCA, case of job loss or business failure, this broad categories and it will also ensure quick refunds to taxpayers. The new taxpayer GSTN, DPIIT, CBIC, GeM, DGFT who avail emergency fund will be your best buddy. friendly portal is integrated with immediate services of PAN verification (from this When you are in urgent need for financial processing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) to website) etc. about the non-availability of the support in trying times, the emergency issue quick refunds to taxpayers and all services. fund can be utilised. If possible try to interactions and uploads or pending actions The e-filing portal is used by the taxpayers to build a corpus equivalent to your 6-month will be displayed on a single dashboard for file their individual and many other categories income. follow-up action by the taxpayer. The new site of ITRs and also to raise complaints seeking Dont invest in one pool will also has a free ITR preparation software refunds and other works with the tax The famous English proverb says, “Don’t available online and offline with interactive department. The taxman uses it to issue put all your eggs in one basket”. You must questions to help taxpayers fill ITR even notices, get responses from the taxpayer and follow this proverb as a thumb rule and without any tax knowledge, with pre-filling respond to their queries and to communicate not invest everything in one plan or and for minimising data entry effort. For final orders like assessments, appeals, financial instrument. Rather have a big addressing queries of taxpayers there will be a exemption and penalties, among others. gamut of investments ranging from small savings, mutual funds, SIPs, stock markets etc so that you have a bigger range. Sensex jumps over 250 points in early trade; Nifty tops 15,650 Major EPFO update! PF India’s manufacturing sector The 30-share BSE index was trading 271.72 points or 0.52 per cent higher at 52,209.16 in initial subscribers can withdraw activity slips in May, heads deals, and the broader NSE Nifty rose 69.70 points or 0.45 per cent to 15,652.50. more money from

towards stagnation: PMI top gainer in the Sensex optimists by surprise. FIIs, account as COVID-19 pack, rising more than 2 per regarded as smart investors, have advance New Delhi. India’s manufacturing sector cent, followed by SBI, been caught on the wrong foot," activity witnessed a significant loss of HDFC, Bajaj Finance, said V K Vijayakumar, Chief New Delhi: In what would come as growth momentum in May due to the L&T, Reliance Industries Investment Strategist at Geojit a big respite for lakhs of EPFO intensification of the COVID-19 crisis and and IndusInd Bank. On the Financial Services. Their Subscribers, the regulatory fund its detrimental impact on demand, a other hand, Infosys, TCS, sustained selling from early has allowed its members to monthly survey said on Tuesday. The Nestle India, Dr Reddy's April to mid-May has proved to withdraw more money from seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India were among the laggards. be a wrong strategy and, account as COVID-19 advance. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ In the previous session, therefore, now they are making “To support its subscribers during Index (PMI), fell to 50.8 in May, down from Sensex ended 514.56 amends through heavy the second wave of COVID-19 55.5 in April, as companies observed the slowest rises in new work and output in ten points or 1 per cent higher purchases. Massive FII buying in pandemic, EPFO has now months amid intensification of the COVID- at 51,937.44, and the the cash market is an indication allowed its members to avail 19 crisis. broader NSE Nifty surged of the likely direction of this second non-refundable COVID- In PMI parlance, a print above 50 means 147.15 points or 0.95 per market, he added. Elsewhere in 19 advance,” said an official expansion while a score below 50 denotes cent to its fresh closing Asia, bourses in Hong Kong and release. contraction. “The Indian manufacturing record of 15,582.80. Seoul were trading in the Considering urgent need of sector is showing increasing signs of strain Foreign institutional positive territory in mid-session members for financial support in as the COVID-19 crisis intensifies. Key Mumbai: Equity benchmark Asian markets. investors (FIIs) were net buyers deals, while Shanghai and Tokyo these trying times, it has been gauges of current sales, production and Sensex jumped over 250 points The 30-share BSE index was in the capital market as they were in the red. Equities on Wall decided to accord top priority to input buying weakened noticeably in May in early trade on Tuesday, trading 271.72 points or 0.52 per bought shares worth 2,412.39 Street closed higher in the COVID-19 claims. EPFO is and pointed to the slowest rates of increase tracking gains in index- cent higher at 52,209.16 in initial crore on Monday, as per overnight session. International committed to settle these claims in ten months. In fact, all indices were down heavyweights HDFC twins, deals, and the broader NSE Nifty provisional exchange data. "The oil benchmark Brent crude was within three days of their receipt. from April,” said Pollyanna De Lima, Reliance Industries and SBI rose 69.70 points or 0.45 per cent ongoing bull run in the market trading 1.20 per cent higher at For this, EPFO has deployed a Economics Associate Director at IHS amid a mixed trend in other to 15,652.50. Bajaj Auto was the has taken even the incorrigible USD 70.15 per barrel. system driven auto-claim Markit. Lima, however, noted that the settlement process in respect of all detrimental impacts of the pandemic and such members whose KYC associated restrictions seen in the requirements is complete in all manufacturing sector are considerably less Linking of Aadhaar with PF account a must from June respects. Auto-mode of severe than during the first lockdown when settlement enables EPFO to unprecedented contractions had been reduce the claim settlement cycle recorded. “Growth projections were 1, non compliance may result in huge financial loss to just 3 days as against the revised lower, as firms became more statutory requirement to settle the worried about the escalation of the claims within 20 days, the release pandemic and local restrictions. The overall said. The COVID-19 advance has degree of optimism towards the year-ahead been a great help to the EPF outlook for output was at a ten-month low, a members during the pandemic, factor which could hamper business investment and cause further job losses,” ? New EPFO Rule. especially for those having Lima said. monthly wages of less than Rs. ? 15,000. As on date, EPFO has Aadhaar PF linking. settled more than 76.31 lakh Covid trauma has changed COVID-19 advance claims ? Big consecuences for thereby disbursing a total of Rs. economics – maybe forever 18,698.15 crore. The provision non linking. for special withdrawal to meet the New Delhi: Once ideas about how to financial need of members during manage the economy become entrenched, pandemic was introduced in it can take generations to dislodge them. March 2020, under Pradhan Something big usually has to happen to jolt New Delhi: Employees' Provident Fund Organization's new rules on Aadhaar and PF Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana policy onto a different track. Something (PMGKY). An amendment to this like Covid-19. linking are kicking in from today June 1,2021. If PF account holders fail to adhere to effect was made by Ministry of In 2020, when the pandemic hit and June 1, the employees fail to do so, then they The regulatory body has clearly instructed Labour & Employment in economies around the world went into the rule, then they may face major affect on may suffer several losses --one such being the employers that from June 1, if a PF their EPF contribution. Employees’ Provident Funds lockdown, policymakers effectively short- that the employer contribution to the PF account is not linked to Aadhaar or UAN is Scheme, 1952 by inserting therein circuited the business cycle without Linking of PF account with Aadhaar account may also be stopped. A notification not Aadhaar verified, then its ECR- sub-para (3) under paragraph thinking twice. In the US in particular, a According to the new EPFO rule, every in this regard has also been released by Electronic Challan cum Return will not be 68L, through notification in the blitz of public spending pulled the account holder should have his or her PF EPFO. filled. This means, though employees can see Official Gazette. Under this economy out of the deepest slump on account linked to the Aadhaar Card. It will be What is the new rule all about? their own PF account contribution, they will provision, non-refundable record—faster than almost anyone the responsibility of the employer to ask the The EPFO ??has implemented new rules under not be able to get the employer's share. How withdrawal to the extent of the expected—and put it on the verge of a employees to verify their PF account. If by section 142 of the Social Security Code 2020. to link EPF account with Aadhaar basic wages . boom. The result could be a tectonic transformation of economic theory and practice. The Great Recession that followed the crash of 2008 had already triggered a rethink. But the overall Petrol, Diesel Prices Fuel prices touch fresh record highs, check rates in metro cities approach—the framework in place since President Ronald Reagan and Federal and diesel prices to record-high 9224992249. You can find the RSP Reserve Chair Paul Volcker steered US Highlights levels across the country. Petrol code of your locality by visiting the economic policy in the 1980s—emerged price in Delhi rose to Rs 94.49 a litre official site of the petrol pump near relatively intact. Roughly speaking, that Z Petrol, and diesel to Rs 85.38 a litre. In you. Rates had already crossed Rs approach placed a priority on curbing Mumbai, petrol price climbed above 100-mark in several cities in inflation and managing the pace of diesel price Rs 100 to Rs 100.72 a litre and diesel Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and economic growth by adjusting the cost of soaring. to Rs 92.69 per litre. Rates had Maharashtra and with the latest private borrowing rather than by spending already crossed the Rs 100-mark in increase, price in Mumbai too was public money. The pandemic cast those Z several cities in Rajasthan, Madhya inching towards that level. conventions aside around the world. In the Fuel new economics, fiscal policy took over Pradesh and Maharashtra. Here is But why are fuel prices constantly from monetary policy. Governments prices looking at the price difference of on the rise? channeled cash directly to households and based on diesel and petrol in four metro cities Fuel prices differ from state to state businesses and ran up record budget on June 1, 2021. depending on the incidence of local deficits. Central banks played a secondary internation Check petrol, diesel prices in your taxes such as VAT and freight and supportive role—buying up the city, here is how to do it charges. Rajasthan levies the ballooning government debt and other al price. In India, petrol and diesel prices are highest value-added tax (VAT) on assets, keeping borrowing costs low, and Z revised daily in the morning at 6 petrol in the country, followed by insisting that this was no time to worry Price New Delhi: Petrol and diesel rates was increased by 26 paise per litre AM. Anyone can easily check the Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. about inflation. Policymakers also started revision by were yet again revised on Tuesday and diesel by 23 paise a litre in the rate of petrol and diesel by sending The excise tax levied by the Central looking beyond aggregate metrics to data by the oil marketing companies. national capital, according to a price an SMS to 9224992249. All you and state government one of the that show how income and jobs are OMCs. Fuel prices have witnessed sporadic notification of state-owned fuel need to is type RSP Petrol reasons behind fuel price hike. Fuel distributed and who needs the most help. rise in the last few days. 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Dinesh Karthik birthday: Yuvraj India tour of England: Families of players and support Singh suggests Nidahas Trophy star to 'be less hyper this year' staff cleared to travel to United Kingdom with team New Delhi. India wicketkeeper-batsman and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vice-captain The United Kingdom government has allowed the families of the Indian men's, women's team players and support staff to accompany Dinesh Karthik turned 36 on Tuesday and fans and his teammates have wished him on them on the tour of England. The entire contingent will reach London with their families on June 3 in a charter flight. the occasion. The star batsman was recently seen in the postponed season of IPL 2021 wherein he New Delhi. The Indian men's and face New Zealand in the ICC World accumulated 123 runs in 7 innings. The women's squads travelling to England Te s t C h a m p i o n s h i p f i n a l i n right-hander will be next seen when the next month received a major boost on Southampton starting June 18 before remaining season resumes from the third Monday as the families of the players facing England in a series of 5 Tests week of September. Yuvraj Singh, Shreyas and support staff have been cleared to fromAugust 4. Iyer, Vinod Kambli, Wasim Jaffer, accompany them by the United The WTC has been exempted from Harbhajan Singh, BCCI, KKR, Mumbai Kingdom government. standard Covid-19 protocols by the Indians and other have wished the The Indian contingent, which is currently UK government. Chennai-born on Twitter. While Yuvraj quarantining together in a five-star "The event has now been granted an Singh has urged Karthik to "be less hyper Mumbai hotel, is scheduled to reach exemption by the UK government as this year", Kambli said that he should not London on June 3 on a charter flight, outlined in The Health Protection remember just for his Nidahas Trophy the families will be on board the same (Coronavirus, International Travel and heroics. Notably, with 5 runs needed, aircraft. The entire touring party will Operator Liability) (England) Dinesh Karthik had hit a six off the last ball then travel to Southampton, where they Regulations 2021, released on 17 May versus Bangladesh to hand India the series. will spend time in managed isolation. 2021," the ICC said in a release on Dinesh Karthik last represented India in the The International Cricket Council Saturday. “....Upon landing, they will semi-final match of 2019 World Cup vs (ICC) is yet to mention the exact length proceed directly to the on-site hotel at New Zealand. of India's isolation period in the Hampshire Bowl where they will be Southampton. Regular tests will be tested again before commencing a conducted during their quarantine. period of managed isolation," said the Serena Williams, Billie Jean Virat Kohli's Indian team will be ICC release. The Indian women's team playing 6 Tests in England from June meanwhile, will play its first Test King, NBA stars rally behind 18 while the women's Test side will match since 2014 in Bristol under face the hosts in a one-off match before Mithali Raj from June 16 before Naomi Osaka after her playing 6 white-ball games. The Indian Harmanpreet Kaur takes over the men's contingent will be in the UK captaincy for the 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is withdrawal from French Open from June to September 14. They will from June. New Delhi. Top tennis players and other star athletes from the sports world have rallied behind Naomi Osaka after the women's Sushil Kumar entered crime world through toll business, world number two withdrew from the French Open 2021 in a row about post- Harmanpreet Kaur match media duties, saying she had been had formed partnership with Greater Noida gangster suffering from "depression" and "anxiety". feels ambitious The highest paid female athlete in the world, Osaka stunned the tennis world when she Police of Delhi-NCR region were aware of Sushil Kumar's relations with gangsters and criminals but had Ramesh Powar will pulled out of the Grand Slam, a day after no solid evidence against him. Sushil had entered the world of crime through toll business. being fined USD 15,000 and threatened help team reach with expulsion for refusing to interact with booths. crime did not surface. The boys the media during the claycourt Grand Slam. Sushil was aware that muscle working at the toll used to take greater heights The four-times Grand Slam champion had power and people with criminal ransoms from big businessmen, signalled her intentions to skip her media background are needed to run a rob people and murder people. duties to protect her mental well-being on toll business. For the same After several nefarious allegations social media and returned to Twitter on reason he got in touch with Anil Sushil had to shut down his toll Monday to announce her withdrawal. "I Bhati, the nephew of dreaded business. According to police, think now the best thing for the tournament, gangster Sunder Bhati. Anil Sushil Kumar developed relations the other players and my well-being is that I already had murder and other with gangsters like Vikas withdraw so that everyone can go back to cases registered against him Lagarpuriya and Manjit Mahal focusing on the tennis going on in Paris," then. An official from UP STF after getting in the toll business. she wrote. told India Today that a BJP leader Later, he came in contact of While her original stance had earned little named Shiv Kumar was killed in wanted gangster Kala Jathedi and backing from her fellow professionals, Greater Noida in 2017. During Neeraj Bawana. The Crime most of whom saying that dealing with the investigations, three people Branch of the Delhi Police is media was part of the job, her withdrawal working at the toll were arrested investigation the Sagar Rana triggered a wave of support from around the in the case. They had murdered murder case, while several teams New Delhi. Harmanpreet Kaur, sporting world. Serena Williams, 17-year- New Delhi. Two-time Olympic now. An officer has in fact told the leader on the instructions of of Special Cell are busy finding captain of the Indian women’s T20 old Coco Gauff and Sloane Stephens medallist Sushil Kumar's relation India Today that the fall of Sushil Anil. It was during the about Sushil's partnership with the team, feels that the newly- chimed in with messages of support as the with infamous gangsters is Kumar was inevitable. The 37- investigation when police came to criminals. After being arrested in appointed head coach, Ramesh focus shifted from Osaka's responsibilities something which was known to year-old wrestler first came in know about Sushil Kumar's the Sagar Rana murder case Sushil Powar, is very ambitious and will to her wellbeing. “I feel for Naomi,” Serena the Delhi Police and UP Special touch with criminals when he got relation with Anil Bhati, however, was sent under 10-day police help give the side the required push Williams said. “Not everyone is the same. Task Force (STF) for a long time the responsibility of running toll any proof of him involved in the custody. to achieve more success on the I’m thick. Other people are thin. Everyone international stage. is different and everyone handles things In an interview with ANI, differently. “You just have to let her handle Harmanpreet said: “Ramesh Powar it the way she wants to and the best way she IPL 2021: Looking forward to finishing off the gets involved in the team at all thinks she can. That’s the only thing I can times and makes an effort to know say: I think she is doing the best she can.” players’ strengths, weaknesses, Billie Jean King echoed comments from campaign with Mumbai Indians nicely, says Trent Boult fears, and tries to work on them. He fellow tennis great and 18-time Grand Slam is very ambitious, and that helps the champion Martina Navratilova about the team to get the required push from a importance of mental health. escalated pretty quickly very experienced person.” Ramesh over there. I decided to Powar took over the reins from WV > come home and get a bit of Raman as the head coach of the side Joe Root gets hit on his hand New Zealand pacer Trent time with my family. Very in May this year. Boult to miss both England grateful in the first place to Powar’s first assignment of the during net session ahead of be involved in the IPL to get newly-appointed coach will be the Lord's Test vs New Zealand Tests an opportunity to play on England tour where India women that stage. What happened will play a Test, 3 ODIs, and as > Boult flew straight to New was very unfortunate; I’m many T20Is. The one-off Test starts glad that I got out safely and in Bristol on June 16. Powar has Zealand after IPL got can move forward now,” played 2 Tests and 31 ODIs for Boult flew straight to New India. Post his playing career, he suspended Zealand from India to spend took up cricket coaching and is an > time with family and did not ECB Level 2 certified coach, and Very grateful to be involved go to England like Kane has also attended BCCI-NCA in the IPL, says Trent Boult Williamson, Kyle Jamieson, Level 2 coaching course. A former and Mitchell Santner did. coach of the Indian Women’s Team who plays for Mumbai Indians. The 31-year-old had to from July-November 2018, it was The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) spend two weeks in isolation on returning to under him that India qualified for has announced that it will complete the New Zealand and managed to get out only on the semifinal of the ICC T20 New Delhi. New Zealand’s left-arm pacer, Trent remaining matches of IPL 2021 in September May 23. Trent Boult will arrive In the UK on Women’s World Cup in 2018 and Boult, is keen to participate in the remaining Friday but will be available only for World Test New Delhi. England captain Joe Root was hit and October in the UAE. The IPL 2021 was also won 14 T20 matches in a row. matches of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, indefinitely suspended on May 4 after a Championship final against India from June After the series against England, on his right hand while taking throwdowns scheduled to be held in the UAE later this year. 18. Left-arm pacer Boult, who is already from head coach Chris Silverwood ahead of number of players and staff tested positive for India will also square off against “Looks like the IPL is moving forward to the Covid-19 in the midst of the second wave of the skipping the first Test against England that Australia in September-October in the first Test of the 2-match series versus UAE, where it ran very nicely last year. So if I begins at Lord’s on Wednesday, will also miss New Zealand on Monday. Silverwood was pandemic in India. The Mumbai Indian pacer a multi-format series, including a get the chance, I’ll be looking forward to said that things escalated quite quickly last the second Test against England at Edgbaston one day-night Test. using the 'dog-thrower' training device to finishing that campaign off nicely,” said Boult, from June 10. help the star batsman in the nets. month. He said: I suppose things obviously The 30-year-old immediately left the nets for treatment after being struck by the ball and later worked inside with assistant coach Paul Players will struggle to deliver due to hectic schedule, warns Bayern Munich forwwrd Robert Lewandoski Collingwood before returning to England's first major outdoor practice of the summer. According to the Daily Mail, England later Robert Lewandowski has played 60 matches for club and country since football restarted last May said that the hand was bruised and Root may miss outdoor nets on Tuesday as a following coronavirus and believes there is little time for players to adequately recover. precautionary measure. However, he is not thought to be a doubt over facing Kane New Delhi. Bayern Munich forward will be extreme: so many big games," Williamson's men at Lord's from Robert Lewandowski has warned that said Lewandowski. The 32-year-old has Wednesday, June 2. The right-hander has players will players will struggle to broken Gerd Mueller's Bundesliga goal- been in good form since the start of 2021. He deliver their best due to the packed scoring record for a single season. hit two double hundreds and a hundred in the schedule over the next few years. “So Lewandowski, who will carry Poland's starting two months of the year. His 228 in many people forget we're humans, we're hopes at the European Championship, the first innings of Chennai Test vs India, not machines, we cannot play every day said it is not only players who will suffer helped England win the match by 227-run at the highest level of performance," from too many games. "Even for the fans, margin. However, he did not manage to Lewandowski told The Times in an I think so many games will be more cross the 50-run mark even once in the next 7 interview. boring because if you wait for the games innings of the 4-match series which his team The Poland international has played 60 longer, there's more expectation, that lost 1-3. A lot will depend on Root and his matches for club and country since feeling that you've been waiting for this," batting in the absence of star players like Jos football restarted last May following the said Lewandowski.Europe's governing Buttler, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes. In coronavirus stoppage and believes there body for football approved changes case Root missed the first Test due to the is little time for players to recover earlier this year that will see the number injury, England have both Haseeb Hameed adequately. "For football and for young of teams competing in the Champions and Sam Billings in reserve after they were players, that will be the big problem, to League rise from 32 to 36, while the called up following the injury to stay at the top for many years, because group stage will be replaced by a single wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes. now and maybe the next two years, that league stage, known as the 'Swiss model'. 12 New Delhi, Wednesday, 2 June, 2021 RelationshipsRELATIONSHIP THE SIKH TIMES • Unlike most cultures, in India, children Should parents go easy on their continue to live with their parents well into adulthood, meaning that the parenting doesn't really end. parents had handled the situation in a Children mature manner. They wanted to teach their • Parents should stand child a lesson, and that's not fair. Parents once they become adults? must be accepting, accommodating and down and let their adult forgiving.” children make their own life decisions. Everyday changes in your routine can

The parents of a young woman recently ‘save the sparrow’ committed suicide after she eloped with a man from a different caste. The man was arrested by the police and charged with abetting the suicides, despite the woman telling the cops that she was under no duress. What's worse, her family members have blamed her for her parents' deaths, and debates on local TV channels have al so placed the blame on her. While this case stands out because of the extreme measures taken by the parents, it is not un common for young adults to feel pressured when it comes to making important choices, such as choosing a life partner. Unlike most cultures, The dwindling numbers of sparrows have in India, children continue to live with their been a cause of concern for parents well into adulthood , meaning that the environmentalists in the city. Fondly referred parenting doesn't really end. to as 'chiu tai' in Maharashtra, on account of But shouldn't parents stand down and let their World Sparrow Day, here's looking at small adult children make their own life decisions? changes you can make around that will help save them... And how fair is it to impose your decisions They love mud. With all the cement and and choices on your children? Psychosocial concrete around us, societies need to therapist Dr Shreedevi feels that differs from encourage on having more of gardens where person to person, but adds that if parents are most sparrows find their livelihood. With supportive of their children leaving town to worms, insects and seeds around, it's a pursue studies or a job, then why be so healthy habitat for them. stringent when it comes to decisions dealing · Have you witnessed sparrows fluttering with their personal lives? "Children today are their child is old enough to get a job." She happiness of their child, which is not right. can't impose their opinions on their their wings up and down, tossing mud on sent to hostels to study and even go to adds that a child elopes when he/she is The young lady's actions are a reflection of kids.Perhaps, our parents didn't have too their bodies? Well, that's because house different cities on work. Parents are OK with unable to reach out to their parents or is how her parents brought her up, so you can't many choices and were forced to do certain sparrows love mud bathing. This is a this, but the support doesn't continue when it scared of their reaction, and that support is blame her.” things, but that doesn't mean that they have to technique to dust off ticks, parasites and comes to very personal choices, like picking all that any child wants. Chandni Daulatramani, a 27year-old push that onto their kids. I get where they are other worms from their bodies and maintain fashion blogger, says that she can coming from, but times are changing." hygiene. Remember, more the mud, more the a life partner. One needs to take a step back Dr Shreedevi adds, "I feel that in this case, number of sparrows. and let their kids learn independence when the parents chose the family's status over the understand parents' emotions, but they must Echoing a similar sentiment, fitness expert Wanitha Ashok, who has a 28-year-old son Associate professor and vice-principal of a also understand that they cannot put suburban college, Dr Parvish Pandya, a emotional pressure on their kids. "People in and a 25-year-old daughter, feels that it is naturalist says, "Remember the good old India, especially , put a lot of emotional about time that parents started accepting days when women of the house would sit on pressure on their children; they want them to change and stopped fearing society. She says, the parapet cleaning grains - getting rid of be a certain way , and forget that their kids "I was aghast when I saw the news. It's a stones and bad quality of grains? This was a are individuals. Parents need to start culture shock for parents, but they have to healthy practise considering this is exactly realizing that their children, after a certain accept that things will change, and they have what sparrows needed. The stomach lining age, are adults and have the free will to make to go with the flow. Back in the day , love and the stones (kankad, as we know it) helps their own decisions. Emotional blackmail is marriages were taboo, but that is not the case in pulverising the grains." Due to improved not acceptable because it becomes very anymore. Indians have a wrong notion that quality of grains available in the market, this practise has gone down drastically. However, difficult for children to say no. I am from their kids have to fulfill their dreams. They you can still do your bit by keeping some Kolkata and my parents want me to go back should stop caring about society and should think about their children's happiness instead. grains and water in a bowl on your window. there and be with them, but I want to stay ·You can also build an artificial nest for them. back in Bengaluru. I feel selfish for doing What if the girl had married a boy of their Sujit Narwade, project scientist with this, but I have to do this for myself. Parents choosing and was unhappy? I wish the Bombay Natural History Society says, "One can use a cardboard box (with lid, please affix it firmly onto the box), cut a hole of about 5-8 cm diameter on the side. Else, you can take a wide (about 15-20 cm diameter) Your child more likely to PVC pipe and cut it to a length of about 50 cm Healthy bathroom and make a hole on its side. You can suspend this homemade nest box from the ceiling of wet bed if you did as a kid your porch or balcony, but ensure that the nest box is not accessible for predators like habits that parents must teach their kids The chances of bed-wetting by a child "In bed-wetting children, the level of increases by 50-75 per cent if their crows or domestic cats and protect it from arginine vasopressin, a hormone that rainfall." parents had the same problem in their decreases the production of urine by infections. childhood, leading paediatricians said. Brush regularly the kidneys, goes down during sleep, The likelihood of a child exhibiting causing the bladder to fill slowly," Babies start teething nocturnal enuresis (bed-wetting) is Get your dog a when they are six Anand said. about 50 per cent if one parent had the About 85 per cent of children develop months and by the time same problem in the early years. they are one, their dental complete bladder control by five years manicure! That probability jumps to 75 per cent if of age. More boys tend to wet bed than system is almost both parents could not control their developed. Dr Mrinalini girls up to the age of 12 years. bladder while sleeping during their Many a times the children either have a Iyer, child specialist, childhood. says, "Teach them why smaller urinary bladder or do not it's important to brush realise that their their teeth after every bladder is full, meal. Start by using Anand said, your index finger and adding that pressing their gums to consulting a aid circulation. As they paediatrician in grow older, educate such situations is them on the right way to helpful. The health what it is If your child is one, it's time you started telling brush — clean the outer People giving their dogs nails a him/her how important it is to be clean and surfaces of upper and lower teeth, then the inner experts also said hygienic. Healthy bathroom practices are as surface. Move to the chewing part and then the that constipation manicure and getting nail art done important as eating the right food and going to tongue. Brushing for two minutes after every meal and some on them. bed on time. Here are three habits kids need to will keep oral problems at bay." symptoms of How it started cultivate... Flush and then clean attention deficit The trend picked up in Japan a Wash hands If you have already potty hyperactivity couple of years ago and is now Did you know that not trained your child, teach disorder (ADHD) may be sweeping social media timelines. washing hands before eating them how to flush as well. How it's done can lead to infections, and at Gauri Ambelkar, a linked to bed- wetting in It's best to take your pooch to a nail times, even diarrhoea? Get kindergarten teacher and artist who specializes in working your kids to wash their mother of a three year old, children, so it is If none of the parents had wet the bed as hands with soap or a hand says, "We must teach kids important for the parents to check with with pets as they don't stay still for a child, the chances that their child will wash for at least 30 seconds. how to wash after relieving a paediatrician. long and their nails are much longer wet the bed drops to 15 per cent. Rinsing well and dabbing themselves, especially their P.K. Pruthi, a Delhi-based paediatric and narrower than a human's. You "Parents have to understand that bed- the hands on a clean towel private parts. The routine nephrologist, said sometimes mental can get pretty much anything basic wetting is mostly genetic apart from are also equally important. should also include wiping stress, such as caused by sexual abuse many other reasons," said Kanav Anand, done for your dog, like different Washing after using the water off the toilet seat, or death in the family, becomes the a paediatric nephrologist at Sir Ganga patterns or glitter. Make sure that bathroom, before eating and after playing will tossing the used tissue in the bin and washing cause of bed-wetting among children. Ram Hospital here. the nail polish used is safe for dogs help prevent children from contracting hands and feet before coming out.”