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News Brief Sidhu bowls a googly at Congress Jordan to reopen border crossing resigns as Punjab Congress Chief New Delhi, BJP leaders, saying he`s on with Syria In a shocking develop- a personal visit to Delhi to Navjot Singh Sidhu is anti- Amman, ment, Navjot Singh Sidhu, meet some friends. Jordan's Interior Minis- who was being seen as a "Too much being read ter Mazen Faraya said the major contender for the into @capt_amarinder`s national : Amarinder Singh country will reopen the Chief Minister face in the visit to Delhi. He`s on a per- New Delhi, role of the party’s state Jaber Border Crossing with upcoming assembly elec- sonal visit, during which president. he`ll meet some friends Former Chief Minister Syria for cargo and passen- tions in Punjab, resigned as Amarinder Singh on Tues- “Navjot Singh Sidhu is gers' movement from the party’s state chief on and also vacate Kapurthala anti-national,” Singh told.“I house for the new CM. No day (September 28) hit out Wednesday onwards. Tuesday (September 28). at Navjot Singh Sidhu, call- will be happy if Sunil Jakhar The decision aims to ac- need for any unnecessary is made state Congress speculation," Raveen ing him anti-national and tivate commercial and tour- In a letter to Congress said that the party high chief,” he added. ist movement between the interim President Sonia Thukral informed in a Calling Sidhu unfit to tweet. command should accept his two countries while adher- Gandhi, Sidhu wrote a short resignation. lead Congress in Punjab, ing to security and health cryptic message, clearly in- After resigning as Singh said he was glad that Punjab chief minister, His statement comes af- procedures, Xinhua news dicating that all is not well ter Sidhu submitted his let- he resigned from state chief Rescuers work on the top of a building destroyed in an earthquake in agency quoted local media in the party and that despite Amarinder Singh had said post.“It’s good that he Arkalochori, a small village south of the city of Heraklion, Crete island, Greece, he felt "humiliated". Later he ter of resignation as Punjab as saying. The Jordanian the recent change of chief Congress chief to the party’s (Sidhu) is not the state chief on Sept. 27, 2021. A state of emergency was declared on Monday in the government previously minister, the power tussle had also called Congress anymore. Like I had said ear- Heraklion region of the Greek island of Crete after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake leaders Rahul Gandhi and interim president Sonia closed the Jaber border due continues. Gandhi.Singh projected se- lier, he lacks the stability that struck the area earlier in the day left one person dead, 12 injured and hun- to a noticeable increase of Sidhu will, however, con- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra "in- needed to lead the party,” dreds without shelter, Greece's Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister experienced". nior leader Sunil Jakhar as a Covid-19 infections, and tinue to remain in the party. good choice for taking the Singh said. Christos Stylianides said. UNI gradually resumed truck “The collapse of a man’s traffic and limited the num- character stems from the ber of travellers crossing compromise corner, I can later. never compromise on Emergency use authorisation for Britain puts military on standby as Also on Monday, Jorda- Punjab’s future and the nian-Syrian ministerial agenda for the welfare of Covaxin expected soon: Bharat Biotech meetings started in Amman Punjab,” Sidhu wrote in the panic buying leaves petrol pumps dry New Delhi, October 5 on EUA to propriate time it will an- to discuss measures of en- letter. Covaxin. nounce about the regula- London, and diesel had run dry, deployed to deliver fuel if hancing bilateral coopera- “Therefore, I hereby re- The emergency use Reuters reporters said. necessary. "While the fuel authorisation (EUA) for Earlier in an exclusive in- tory approval. Britain put the army on tion in trade, transport, elec- sign as the President of terview to ANI Dr Pravin Dr VK Paul, Member standby to deliver fuel from A post-Brexit shortage industry expects demand tricity, agriculture, and water Punjab Pradesh Congress Bharat Biotech`s COVID-19 of lorry drivers, exacerbated will return to its normal lev- vaccine Covaxin has once Bharati Pawar, Minister of (Health), Niti Aayog also in- Tuesday after an acute resources. The meetings Committee. Will continue to State for Union Ministry of dicated in a press briefing shortage of truckers trig- by a debilitating halt to els in the coming days, it’s seek to revitalise economic serve the Congress,” he again been delayed by the truck-driving-licence test- right that we take this sen- World Health Organisation. Health and Family Welfare that the WHO EUA is ex- gered panic buying that left relations between the sides added. said, "There is the procedure pected in the last week of fuel pumps dry across the ing during COVID sible, precautionary step," and resume trade exchange, Sidhu's letter comes But the Bharat Biotech has lockdowns, has sown chaos Kwarteng said in a state- said that it is 'working dili- of submitting the docu- September. According to land and raised fears that the agency reported. amid speculations of ments for approval. WHO`s Bharat Biotech Phase 3 clini- would be left with- through British supply ment late on Monday. Amarinder Singh joining gently with the WHO to ob- chains, raising the spectre of "If required, the deploy- tain EUL at the earliest.' emergency use cal trials of Covaxin demon- out doctors and nurses. BJP. Singh was reportedly authorisation is expected strated an efficacy rate of Queues of drivers shortages and price rises in ment of military personnel Volcano in Spain's likely to meet BJP's top lead- The EUA is important the run-up to Christmas. will provide the supply because without it Covaxin soon." 77.8 per cent.All the relevant snaked back from those La Palma erupts ership including party chief In an statement, the trial data has been submit- petrol stations that were still Business Secretary chain with additional capac- JP Nadda and Home Minis- will not be accepted by Kwasi Kwarteng said a lim- ity as a temporary measure most countries. The Strate- company has that it is not ted to WHO, and all clarifica- serving in major cities, K again ter in Delhi today. though dozens of ited number of military to help ease pressures Y gic Advisory Group of Ex- appropriate to speculate or tions by the UN health M Madrid, However, Amarinder comment on the regulatory agency have been re- forecourts were closed with tanker drivers had been put caused by spikes in localised C pert on Immunization Seismic activity at the Singh`s media advisor de- approval process and at ap- sponded to Bharat Biotech. signs saying that their petrol in a state of readiness to be demand for fuel." Cumbre Vieja volcano on nied his meeting with the (SAGE) will be meeting on the island of La Palma, part of the Spanish Canary Is- lands archipelago, has reac- tivated strongly after a brief lull. The Geological Mining S.Korea, US envoys discuss Institute of Spain (IGME) said that the volcano was not extinct, it was just a "nor- N.Korea missile launch mal" pause in its Seoul, The North said improve- need for the stable manage- activity,reports Xinhua ments can happen only ment of the Korean Penin- news agency. Two lava flows South Korea's top nuclear envoy, Noh Kyu-duk, when the South drops its sula situation and water- are now around a kilometre hostile attitude against the tight coordination between away from the ocean, with on Tuesday spoke to US Special Representative for regime and the double stan- South Korea and the US," it the Canary Islands Volcano- dards of calling the North's said. logical Institute (INVOLCAN) North Korea Sung Kim to discuss Pyongyang's latest weapons tests "provoca- Noh and Kim decided to warning that the thermal tions" while conducting its meet in person in Indone- shock between magma and missile launch, the Foreign Ministry said. own such tests. sia on Thursday for further water poses a threat to "The two sides shared discussions, the Ministry people in the area, reports The phone conversation came hours after the North the assessments on the lat- said. Xinhua news agency. est Korean Peninsula situa- The US State Depart- The volcano initially fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, days after tion, including the North's ment condemned Tuesday's erupted on September 19. short-range missile launch missile launch as violating Also on Monday, Prime Pyongyang expressed a willingness to improve in- and recent statements, and UN Security Council resolu- Minister Pedro Sanchez discussed ways to respond," tions and posing a threat to confirmed that the first ter-Korean relations and even discuss a summit with the Ministry said in a state- neighbouring countries and package of aid measures for Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, MoS for Minority Affairs John Barla and National ment. the international commu- La Palma will be approved Seoul, reports Yonhap News Commission for Minorities Chairman Iqbal Singh Lalpura poses for a photograph during the meeting with the Agency. "They agreed on the nity. during Tuesday's cabinet delegation of Christian Community, in New Delhi on Tuesday. UNI meeting. Sanchez said that the reconstruction of La Palma will be carried out jointly by the central gov- ernment, the Canary Island Protest in Kathmandu against Failed state Pak goes deeper into massive crisis regional government and local authorities. New Delhi, vandalising the statue of and were being treated in a report on issuance of 'fake' Chinese land encroachment The overall political, se- Mohammad Ali Jinnah in a "step-motherly way". Ex- identity cards to terrorists Kathmandu, Home Affairs in August The Nepal government curity and economic situa- hand grenade attack by mis- tremely poor infrastructure, and defunct organisations Guterres welcomes The Nepal Democratic formed a six-member panel has not said anything about tion appears to be deterio- creants at Marine Drive in shortage of water and elec- besides foreigners in Armenia- Youth Association on Tues- to probe and report the land publicising the report pre- rating in Pakistan day by day. Gwadar. The statue col- tricity has brought down Sindh. day staged a protest in encroachment in Humla. pared by Joint Secretary Pakistani vernacular media lapsed as a result of the at- business and trade to the The Federal Investigat- Azerbaijan FMs Kathmandu against alleged The panel submitted the Acharya. A similar kind of is- gives a clear perspective on tack and the Baloch Repub- lowest level. They de- ing Agency (FIA) men- meeting Chinese land encroachment report to the Home Minister sue was raised by the Nepali the prevailing trend and lican Army apparently manded action by the gov- tioned that as per the re- in the Himalayan nation. Bal Krishna Khad on Sunday. media last year too but the also brings out the pathetic claimed responsibility for ernment to reverse the situ- port, several Afghan na- New York, Some media reports in The Home Ministry said Ministry of Foreign Affairs state of affairs in various the attack. ation or else people's angst tionals have been arrested UN Secretary-General Nepal suggested that China that the panel headed by and Chinese Embassy in provinces in as far as cal- Meanwhile, according to would show up in the form carrying ID cards issued by Antonio Guterres on Mon- has encroached in Humla Joint Secretary Jay Narayan Kathmandu declined hav- lousness on the part of the the 'Express Daily' tribal and of large scale protests. NADRA (Karachi). The FIA day welcomed a meeting of district and erected new Acharya suggested the gov- ing any disputes on the bor- government is concerned. political leaders in Pakistan has also been indicated that more than the Foreign Ministers of Ar- boundary pillars. ernment to deploy a joint der. They also demanded to One hardly comes Balochistan held a meeting marred by mass scale cor- 50 per cent of the NADRA menia and Azerbaijan and The leaders and activists inspection group, inspec- make public the report of across any positive news or to deride the government ruption including in sensi- staff were involved in cor- expressed the hope that affiliated to the Association tion committee and forma- the committee formed to developments that could for lack of focus and atten- tive security related sectors. ruption. Significantly, the re- such efforts will lead to a staged the protest at tion of an expert team to study the Nepal-China bor- enhance the mood of the tion on the province. The daily Islam reported on port claims that Al Qaeda peaceful settlement of the Maitighar in Kathmandu. resolve the boundary issue der from Limi Lapcha to people in Pakistan. Most They mentioned that September 27 that mem- member Abdullah Barooch Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Nepal's Ministry of with China. Hilsa. papers over the last few the province was being de- bers of the Senate Commit- had received ID cards from "The Secretary-General days have reported prived of all basic amenities tee on Interior released a NADRA more than twice. welcomes the statement by the co-chairs of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Minsk Group of September Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis: UN 24, on the joint meeting of New York, military takeover. Myanmar Armed Forces Kachin and Shan states re- the foreign ministers of Ar- Myanmar is facing a hu- More than 206,600 (MAF) and the alliance of the mains volatile, with sporadic menia and Azerbaijan that manitarian crisis with about people have been internally "Karenni Army" and the clashes reported between took place under their aus- 3 million people requiring displaced due to clashes "Karenni Nationalities De- MAF and ethnic armed pices on the sidelines of the assistance due to the ongo- and insecurity following the fence Force", according to organisations (EAOs) or UN General Assembly," ing armed clashes, insecu- coup in Chin, Kachin, Kayah, the OCHA. In Kayah, around among EAOs, said the Xinhua news agency rity, monsoon rains as well Kayin and Mon states, and in 22,000 people fled from OCHA. In Kachin, 13,730 quoted Stephane Dujarric, as the Covid-19 outbreak, Tanintharyi region, the their homes in September, people have been internally spokesman for Guterres, as said the UN Office for the OCHA report saud. while a large number of re- displaced since the start of saying in a statement. Coordination of Humanitar- There were also reports turns were also docu- 2021; more than 7,750 of One year after the hostili- ian Affairs (OCHA). of population movement in mented during this period. them remain displaced. ties in and around Nagorno- In a report on Monday, Magway and Sagaing re- In Kayin and Tanintharyi, In Shan, around 28,680 Karabakh, the Secretary- the OCHA said the crisis was gions, believed to be in some displacement was re- people have been internally General is encouraged by February 1 military coup thousands, in recent ported with increased de- displaced during the same the resumption of direct en- and the subsequent deten- months due to armed ployment of troops and on- period; about 8,150 remain gagement at the level of the tion of politicians, including clashes and insecurity. going clashes. displaced in five townships. Foreign Ministers and hopes former State Councillor The security situation in The UN Refugee Agency Th e World Food that such efforts will con- Aung San Suu Kyi. southeastern Myanmar re- (UNHCR) estimates that Programme (WFP) has re- tinue as part of a broader dia- Of the 3 million people, mains challenging, particu- 149,000 people remained sumed monthly cash distri- logue to resolve outstanding 1 million were previously larly in Kayah state and internally displaced across butions to 45,000 IDPs in issues and reach a lasting identified in the existing re- neighbouring areas of the southeast since Febru- Kachin, following two peaceful settlement, said the southern Shan, with clashes ary 1. months of suspension due Cirrus Clouds hovering over the National War Memorial, in New Delhi on Tues- sponse plan and a further 2 day. UNI statement. million identified since the reported between the The security situation in to banking issues.

CMYK Ahmedabad Page 1 2 AHMEDABAD WEDNESDAY 29/9/2021 Editorial From Another Cyclonic Circulation Editor’s waiting in the wings New Delhi, Vidarbha by Monday It started as a 'Low Pres- evening.By Tuesday Desk sure Area' (LPA) over east- evening, it is likely to move central Bay of Bengal on west-northwestwards and September 24; by Septem- weaken into a well-marked ber 25 noon, it had turned LPA and finally emerge into into a well-marked LPA over the northeast Arabian Sea east-central Bay of Bengal near Gujarat coast on Sep- and by night, the Me- tember 30, where - the IMD teorological Department said - there is likelihood for (IMD) had issued a pre-cy- the system to further inten- clone watch alert for north sity over northeast Arabian Revamped Andhra Pradesh and adjoin- Sea during subsequent 24 ing south Odisha. hours. It intensified into a Cy- The situation where a clonic Storm by Saturday, single system in the North- cabinets in UP, which would cross over ern Indian Ocean can create south Odisha - north two cyclones is not Punjab showcase a last-minute Andhra Pradesh coast on unprecedented.The IMD Sunday evening. records show that the Very scramble ahead of polls, reek of As the Cyclonic Storm Severe Cyclonic Storm tokenism 'Gulab' made landfall over (VSCS) Gaja in November Voters may still continue to back these gov- the identified coastal area 2018 over the Bay of Bengal ernments in the absence of better choices, but and crossed over the land had crossed over Tamil Nadu that would be more a statement on the limited A woman who accused R Kelly (right) of forcing her to perform oral sex on him when she was just 16 by late Sunday night, the coast as VSCS on November political menu on offer, and less a success of to- years old rejoiced on Monday after the disgraced R&B singer was convicted in Brooklyn federal court of sex system maintained its cy- 15, 2018; weakened into a kenism. trafficking charges. The R&B star whose legal name is Robert Kelly was found guilty of all nine counts, in- clonic storm intensity and Depression over land and re- Ministries in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, where cluding racketeering based on sexual exploitation of children, kidnapping, forced labor, and other charges. weakened into a Deep De- emerged as a Depression assembly elections are due early next year, have The guilty verdict was handed down on the second day of deliberations by a jury of seven men and five pression only in the early over South-East Arabian Sea been rearranged and rejigged, ostensibly for ac- women at Brooklyn federal court on Monday. R Kelly, 54, faces up to 100 years in prison. Jerhonda Johnson hours on Monday and con- on November 16, 2018 and countability and greater social and regional balance. Pace (seen top left in 2019), 28, celebrated news of the verdict on her Instagram page on Monday. She posted tinued its westward march. then re-intensified into a The exercises in the two states follow the radical a story (middle inset) on the app showing the caption: 'Verdict? Guilty.' She also posted an image to her The Deep Depression, Deep Depression over Ara- revamp the BJP undertook in Gujarat earlier this timeline showing a graphic that read: 'Today, my voice was heard.' Another R. Kelly accuser, Kitti Jones, also the same remnant of Cy- bian Sea on November 17, month, when the entire cabinet, including the chief celebrated a 'small victory' on Monday. Jones (bottom left) is the former Dallas radio DJ who gave up her clonic Storm Gulab, weak- 2018 to become a well- minister, had to resign. The BJP — in UP and Gujarat career to be with R. Kelly before the pop singer physically and sexually abused her for two years. ened into a Depression over marked LPA (WML) over the — and the Congress — in Punjab — apparently north Telangana and adjoin- south-eastern Arabian Sea believe that these belated makeovers will help them ing south Chhattisgarh and on November 19 that year. tide over anti-incumbency and win another term. This speaks of a cynical assumption — that the vot- ers can be fooled through last-minute window- As Hasina turns 75, dressing choreographed from Delhi. It also points to a lack of imagination and ideas in the two na- tional parties, and consequently their recourse to political band-aid to paper over the perceived cracks B'desh govt to mark occasion by vaccinating 80 lakh in their governments. In Punjab, the Congress has tried to buy peace By Sumi Khan nated besides those who but a determination to up- would have done, if they a fast learner as well, as her world was begun among warring factions with a selection of legisla- have already completed the hold and build on her faced the lurking threat of policies on combating cli- finger Bangladesh tors from different camps and regions for the new Dhaka, registration process will get father's legacy and a deep assassination, having sur- mate change would indi- as "another Af- cabinet — 15 MLAs took oath on Sunday, eight of Bangladesh priority. faith in her destiny. vived many like Hasina. cate. But what makes her ghanistan". them ministers in the previous government. Evi- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the el- Hasina would deny it, Mukherjee's take was achievement shine is her The Islamist dently, the party also hopes that appointment of a Sheikh Hasina turns dest among the five chil- but analysts see in her suc- when it comes to 'raw cour- humility. radicals of Scheduled Caste Chief Minister, a first for the state, 75 on Tuesday, and dren of Bangabandhu cess not only courage and age', Hasina is comparable From combating the Bangladesh, back would influence the community — the single larg- the government will Sheikh Mujibur Rahman determination but the pres- to only Indira Gandhi who Covid pandemic to main- after being trained est caste group in Punjab — to consolidate behind organise a mass and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa ence of a sharp analytical refused to shed her Sikh taining the country's rising by Osama Bin it, and blunt the challenge put up by Captain Covid vaccination Mujib, was born at mind which can plan ahead bodyguards despite firm in- growth curve during the cri- Laden in Pakistan Amarinder Singh and the Opposition. That may or programme to mark Tungipara in Gopalganj on and anticipate challenges. telligence warnings of a sis, Hasina's leadership has and Afghanistan, may not happen but one thing is certain: Tokenism the occasion. September 28, 1947 - The spotlight is firmly on lurking physical threat after been a blessing for shouted slogans is unlikely to make a dent in the pressing issues in Announcing the shortly after the her success in scripting a Operation Bluestar. Bangladesh. like "Amra shobai Punjab at this critical juncture. The crisis in agricul- programme, Health subcontinent's indepen- socially inclusive economic But Hasina, who is If her father drew global Taliban, Bangla ture, stasis in industry, lack of employment oppor- and Family Welfare dence and partition. turnaround for Bangladesh, deeply religious personally attention to the Bangla lan- Hobe Afghan" (We tunities, and the persisting drug problem deserve Minister Zahid Now in her fourth term, from the 1975 'basket case' but secular politically, main- guage through a UNGA all are the Taliban, political will, resolute attention and follow-through. Maleque said: "The the archetypal Bengali as termed by US Secretary of tains: "If Allah desires, I will speech in 1974, she was re- Bangladesh will be With hardly three months left for polls, the Charanjit mass vaccination housewife of scientist State Henry Kissinger. live and all conspiracies to sponsible for getting Febru- Afghanistan), as the Singh Channi cabinet is unlikely to be able to do that. campaign is set to Wazed Ali Mia, with some But Hasina will most be kill me will fail... But if Allah ary 21 UNESCO's recogni- systematic Paki- In UP, Chief Minister Adityanath appears to have begin from 9 a.m. (on exposure in student politics, remembered for her role in does not desire I should live, tion as International Lan- stani-style sponsor- fallen back on the tested strategy of caste and com- Tuesday) and it will looms large in her country's the restoration of democ- who am I to question his guages Day, drawing the ship of terrorism by munal patronage and management. His term so far continue till the tar- esteem by not only racy by bringing down a lo- will." spotlight on the seven larg- the Khaleda Zia's has been marked by the government’s brutal crack- get of 80 lakh is ful- returnubf to her country at cal military regime, like her As a Leader of Opposi- est linguistic groups in the BNP and Jamaat-e- down on all forms of dissent and a polarising ap- filled." great personal risk but also father had brought the Pa- tion, she suffered a deadly world. Islami alliance gov- proach to social issues. Even welfare distribution has The government reorganising and leading its kistani military junta, and in attempt on her life by top As Sheikh Mujib wanted ernment was been framed in communal terms — the CM’s recent has prepared 80,000 biggest political party sustaining it against a per- militants of HUJI, paid by ISI a smile on the faces of the threatening to take abba jaan remark was a dog whistle that painted it health workers in- Awami League, founded by sisting threat from radical on August 21, 2004. poorest, Hasina has been Bangladesh down as a brutish zero-sum game, in which “they” take cluding over 48,000 her father, before toppling Islamist forces, who threaten The grenade and gun- responsible for a huge the Pakistani path. away benefits meant for “us”. volunteers to make the Gen Mohammad her regime with violent fire left 24 leaders and party 'trickle down' humanitarian Hasina not only Even in the past, political parties have replaced the vaccination cam- Ershad-led military regime. street agitations, militancy, activists dead. economy that benefits the arrested that trend legislators to ward off or to blunt anti-incumbency paign a success, It was a tough decision terror strikes and systematic Hasina barely survived most vulnerable. by her firm "zero tol- in elections. But the large-scale changes in govern- Maleque told IANS to return to Bangladesh disinformation. with a hearing problem, as And this is in a neo-lib- erance to terror" but ment by the BJP and Congress in UP and Punjab, on Monday evening. seven years after her entire Late Indian President did many of her senior party eral era when the focus is on also enhanced in- directed by their respective high commands ahead He said that family was wiped out bru- Pranab Mukherjee, whom leaders. For someone who wealth creation and growth telligence coopera- of polls, reek of a different kind of calculation, or cyni- people aged 25 and tally in 1975, and to stick on Hasina said she respected as had seen almost her entire and not so much on dis- tion with India to cism. Voters may still continue to back these gov- above will be vacci- despite a number of assas- her 'Obhivabak' (guardian), family wiped out in a violent tributive justice. thwart a long-term ernments in the absence of better choices, but that sination bids. once told journalists to coup 29 years ago, it was in- Just before Hasina threat to the whole would be more a statement on the limited political Each of these decisions imagine what Angela deed a tough decision to formed the government for region. menu on offer, and less a success of tokenism. required not just courage Merkel or Jacinda Arden continue in politics.Hasina is the second time in 2009, the Ashtalakshmi States: From looking to acting As early as November, While previous govern- mational journey in the past development agenda. Since Prime Minister also the first Prime Minister India to see India’s unique eastern states. 2014, while flagging off the ments have even refused to seven years . The Indian Gov- Before 2014, the previ- Narendra Modi assumed of- in four decades to attend cultural and natural heritage India is now having con- first passenger train into look at the potential of the ernment has upgraded the ous government enjoyed fice, he once again directed the North Eastern Council and be part of India’s 75th versations about a return to Meghalaya, Prime Minister north-east, the Prime Minis- ‘Look East Policy’ into a significant political pres- policy attention towards the meeting. anniversary celebrations of normalcy in a post COVID- Narendra Modi referred to ter has acted decisively on it more result-oriented ‘Act ence in the region. region across various di- The Prime Minister its independence. 19 era. These conversations the eight states of India’s over the last seven years. mensions of development never misses an opportu- Each of the north east- are possible only because of North-Eastern Region as the The Ashtalakshmi states including economy, infra- nity to promote the culture, ern states have a wealth of the speed and scale of our “Ashtalakshmi” states. The have immense natural re- structure, employment, in- heritage and beauty of the tourist destinations. The vaccination drive. As of to- Prime Minister felt that the sources, accounting for 34% dustry, and culture. Dur- north-eastern region and Ashtalakshmi states are day, we have administered states of Arunachal Pradesh, of the country’s water re- ing his tenure, the speaks about it from the often compared to coun- more than 85 crore vaccine Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, sources and almost 40% of Prime Minister most influential of plat- tries such as Scotland, doses against COVID-19. Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim India’s hydropower poten- has visited forms. During the Prime New Zealand and other This has been made pos- and Tripura had immense tial. The region is strategi- Minister’s 75th Indepen- countries that offer beau- sible only due to the relent- potential to develop and cally located with access to dence Day address, he tiful natural landscapes. less efforts of our Prime Min- would further help develop the traditional domestic spoke about the impor- The ministry is making ev- ister. other parts of India. market of eastern India, tance of developing tourism ery effort to ensure that This is a huge confi- Since then, we have along with a proximity to in the region. the rest of the world is dence booster to the tour- seen an acceleration of de- the major states in the east He said that the north- aware of the Northeast ism sector and builds a velopment works in the and adjacent countries such east states have a massive region’s natural beauty strong case to open up the North-eastern region. Apart as Bangladesh and potential when it comes to and rich cultural heritage. tourism sector for domestic from tangible infrastructure Myanmar. tourism, and adventure This will be done in a travellers from January 2022 such as rail, road, air and net- The region is also a van- sports and it is important to sensitive, responsible and onwards. Our focus will be work connectivity, the tage entry point for the harness this potential. Tak- sustainable manner so that to build Tourism as a tool to North-Eastern region has Southeast Asian markets. ing this vision forward, the the ethos, and spirit of the deliver welfare and prosper- seen significant improve- This resource-rich region, Ministry of Tourism is focus- region is retained. Several ity to communities in the ments in peace efforts with with its vast expanse of fer- ing on exploiting the full north-east specific tourism North Eastern Region. a significant reduction in in- tile farmland and huge un- East Policy’. From being the However,the policy of neg- the region on several occa- potential of tourism in the themes such as green tour- (G Kishan Reddy is the surgency incidents and the tapped human capital, has neglected region of the ligence and isolation, and sions and has visited these North East. The Ministry is ism, ecotourism, rural tour- Minister for Development of complete removal or partial the potential to be India’s country, the eight states non-cognisance of develop- states more than any other also planning to launch Visit ism and tea garden tourism Northeastern Region, Tour- withdrawal of the Armed most prosperous region. have witnessed a paradigm mental issues within the re- past Prime Minister of the India Year from 15th August will be launched by the Min- ism and Culture and repre- Forces Special Provisions North East India has shift in the way the Govern- gion kept the north eastern country and several Prime 2022 to invite tourists from istry of Tourism with a focus sents Secunderabad Con- Act (AFSPA) in various states. seen an incredible transfor- ment has approached its region only at the periphery. Ministers combined. He is all over the world to come to on developing in the north stituency) USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO BOOST SECURITY AT RAILWAY PREMISES GM – WR inaugurates the introduction of these fra-Red based CCTV camera AI based user interface soft- any human presence in the human presence in the set SMS or Mail to the security crime control and crowd Infrared Intruder Alarm technologies, the RPF de- feeds ensuring 360 Degree ware, the feeds are analysed area. AI is designed in such perimeter and ignores birds control to alert staff for management. Selected RPF System & Surveillance partment of WR will get an coverage of the facility. With on real time basis to detect a way that it will detect only etc to avoid false alarm. The quick response. With quick Staff of the division have Drones to ensure en- added advantage to combat system has an added fea- response time and 24 hours been trained to pilot the hanced security & control various problems ture to send distress call, coverage with night vision drones. The UAV is capable In a move to tighten the faced over Mumbai subur- capability, system will en- of 25 minutes flight upto a security at railway premises, ban section. GM also in- sure that the area has a fool- range of 2KM at a height of Western Railway has spected the RPF barrack at proof security. upto 200 meters from adopted the latest techno- Mahalaxmi and performed In the 1st pic, Shri Shri Thakur further Ground Level. The GPS logical advancements in the Shramdaan as part of the Alok Kansal – General stated that the surveillance based auto way point navi- field of security such as the ongoing Swachhta Manager of Western Rail- drones will help in keeping gation system of UAV helps Artificial Intelligence based Pakhwada. way is seen inaugurating a bird’s eye watch on railway it to perform auto take off, Infrared Intruder Alarm Sys- He further directed to the Infrared Intruder assets, crowd management, guidance and landing and is tem as well as Surveillance improve the conditions of Alarm System of Railway disaster management. The capable to capture high Drones. Shri Alok Kansal – the barrack, provide them Protection Force (RPF) drone also known as Un- resolution images with 5X General Manager of West- hygenic food, entertain- manned Aerial Vehicle optical zoom camera in- Department & in the 2nd (UAV) helps to attend re- stalled as payload. The sys- ern Railway inaugurated the ment for keeping their mo- photo, Shri Kansal is seen Infrared Intruder Alarm Sys- rale high. mote areas at a minimum tem ensures failproof opera- tem at RPF Zonal Armoury, According to a Press Re- inspecting the armoury. response time in case of any tion with its return to home Mahalaxmi as well as lease issued by Shri Sumit In the 3rd photo, GM is exigencies. They will be used feature which detects com- launched the first flight of Thakur - Chief Public Rela- inspecting the Surveil- for real time monitoring of munication failures, low bat- the Surveillance drones at tions Officer of Western Rly, lance drones while in the sensitive crime prone loca- tery or even GPS failures. The Railway Sports ground, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4th photo, he is seen tak- tions, crowded areas, yard & system is equipped with ter- Mahalaxmi on Thursday, based Intruder Alarm Sys- ing stock of operating remote locations, trespass- rain detection, geo fencing 23rd September, 2021. With tem operates with seven In- the drones. ing locations for better and no fly zone features.

Ahmedabad, Page 2 In the news AHMEDABAD WEDNESDAY 29/9/2021 3 Overflowing lake inundates highway Amazon Launches its Global Computer Science Shri Venkatesh Refineries's IPO to at Hyderabad's Gaganpahad Education Initiative, Amazon Future Engineer, in India open on BSE SME platform on Sept 29 Hyderabad, flowed following heavy Mumbai, guages of their comfort and school systems, we have With a lake overflowing rains. Amazon announced the choice, empower them with seen how providing equi- Mumbai, shares on the BSE SME plat- seed oil. The business pro- on Hyderabad-Bengaluru To prevent any tragedy launch of Amazon Future right skills and tools to be table learning opportunities Shri Venkatesh Refiner- form. The net proceeds from cess involves the purchase national highway near this time, the authorities Engineer, its global com- able to expand their career can transform not just the ies Limited (SVRL), a player the Shri Venkatesh Refiner- of the raw oil, then refining, Gaganpahad village, au- took precautionary mea- puter science (CS) education outlook,” said Amit Agarwal, lives of their students, but of primarily engaged in the ies Limited SME IPO will be packaging and selling of the thorities have advised sures by diverting the traf- program, in India. The pro- Global Senior VP and Coun- families and teachers around business of refining and utilised towards Working edible oil. At present Shri people going to Hyderabad fic. gram will enable access to try Head, Amazon India. “We them. Critical thinking and preservation of edible oils Capital Requirement, Gen- Venkatesh Refineries Lim- Airport to use Outer Ring Meanwhile, water from quality CS education and ca- hope students emerge more problem-solving skills ac- mainly soyabean oil and eral Corporate Purpose and ited has a refining capacity Road (ORR). Himayat Sagar lake was reer opportunities for stu- confident and skilled to be quired by learning Computer cotton seed oil, has an- Issue Expenses. of almost 36000 tons. Apart A part of NH44 has been overflowing on ORR service dents from responsible creators of tech- Science have the potential to nounced that its IPO is Hem Securities Limited from the refining of edible inundated due to overflow- road near Telangana State underrepresented and nology solutions and build a break opportunity barriers opening on SEPTEMBER 29, is the Lead Manager and oil, Shri Venkatesh Refineries ing Appa Cheruvu, disrupt- Police Academy (TSPA). underserved communities. better future for themselves, for underprivileged children 2021 and will close on OC- Purva Sharegistry (India) Pvt. Limited is also engaged in ing the traffic on the key The Cyberabad traffic In the first year of its launch, and communities around in India,” said Kruti Bharucha, TOBER 01, 2021, at a Price Ltd. (Purva) is the registrar to the business of trading of highway connecting police announced a traffic Amazon aims to enable and them,” Amit added. Founder and CEO, Peepul In- Band Rs 40 per equity share the issue. Mr. Dinesh edible oil mainly soyabean Hyderabad with Rajiv diversion. Traffic going to- deliver CS learning opportu- “We’ve been honored to dia. “We are excited to part- of the face value of Rs 10 Ganapati Kabre, Mr. Anil oil, cotton seed oil and palm Gandhi International Air- wards Shamshabad from nities to more than 1 lakh work with the Amazon Fu- ner with Amazon Future En- each. Shri Venkatesh Refin- Ganapati Kabre, Mr. oil. Commenting on the an- port at Shamshabad, TSPA on ORR Service road students from 900 govern- ture Engineer initiative in gineer to take the joy of eries Limited's IPO is an SME Shantanu Ramesh Kabre nouncement of Shri Kurnool and Bengaluru. may take diversion at TSPA - ment and aided schools many countries for several learning and applying Com- IPO of 29,28,000 equity and Mr. Prasad Dinesh Kabre Venkatesh Refineries Lim- Cyberabad police has Khaleejkhan dargah- across seven states in India. years and we’re excited to puter Science in real-life to shares of the face value of Rs are the Promoters of our ited SME IPO, Mr Dinesh appealed to citizens going Kismatpur - Budwel Exten- “Students from strengthen our partnership children across India and 10 aggregating up to Rs Company. Shri Venkatesh Ganapati Kabre, Chairman towards Airport, Kurnool, sion - Pillar number 194 - underserved communities in as Amazon launches the pro- bring equity in the space of 1171.20 lakhs. The minimum Refineries Limited is prima- cum Managing Director, Bengaluru, etc. to use ORR Aramghar.Following heavy India face disproportionate gram in India,” said Hadi learning.” While a million stu- order quantity is 3000 rily engaged in the business said, "It's really a big mo- instead of NH44. rains for the last two days barriers to education, espe- Partovi, Founder and CEO of dents enroll in CS engineer- shares. of refining and preservation ment for us as we announce For a second consecu- under the impact of cyclone cially in the field of computer Code.org. “We look forward ing courses annually in India, Shri Venkatesh Refiner- of Edible oils mainly the launch of our much- tive year, the NH44 stretch at 'Gulab', water in Himayat science. We are thrilled to to working closely with Ama- the participation ofstudents ies Limited will list its equity soyabean oil and cotton awaited SME IPO. Gaganpahad has come un- Sagar and Osman Sagar res- bring the Amazon Future zon Future Engineer’s net- from underserved and der water. Cyberabad traffic ervoirs on the city outskirts Engineer initiative to India, as work of partners in India to underrepresented commu- police were allowing only reached the maximum level. we believe that all young provide our high-quality nities remains significantly heavy vehicles on one lane. Authorities have people, irrespective of their Computer Science curricu- low on account of multiple Chevella MP G. Ranjith opened gates of both the backgrounds, should have lum and best practices as factors, including low expo- mjunction organises meet Reddy visited Gaganpahad reservoirs to release the wa- the right exposure and ac- they enable students across sure to CS-related career op- along with officials and re- ter into Musi river, which cessibility to quality com- the country to learn this portunities, lack of inspira- viewed the situation.Five flows through the city.The puter science education. We foundational 21st-century tional role models in their on digitisation in steel sales people were washed away people living along the aim to bring the Computer subject.” “Over the past sev- community, and language Mumbai, the show, said, “The pan- have evolved over time. In at Gaganpahad in October banks of Musi have been Science curriculum closer to eral years that we have been barriers to access interesting demic has necessitated the phase one it started with alerted.--IANS Steel producers have last year when the lake over- these students in the lan- working with government curriculum formats. taken up digitisation of pro- need for steel makers to be standardising the product, cesses and platforms in full flexible to change, be resil- randing, pricing and promo- force to align with the trans- ient, digitize continuously tion. It was taken up with formed business scenario and connect with the evolv- use of proper processes, Focus Edumatics to Create Opportunity Punjab CM asks ministers to and customer preferences ing needs of the customers.” people and customer en- post pandemic. This was the The eminent panel dis- gagement and by setting up main takeaway from a cussed on the market post physical infrastructure. Now for 5000 Online Tutors over the next year keep security bare minimum Webinar on “Unlocking pandemic, global perspec- we have evolved with a bou- New Delhi, ware developers to suffice nomenally leading to a Chandigarh, lowed hassle-free entry in Value: Digital Transforma- tive, plans for retail and quet of products through Education is one of the its current operational huge surge in the require- Underlining the need to the government offices and tion in Steel Sales – Myths digitalisation and features partnerships and plat- most important aspects of needs. The EdTech will hire ment of skilled manpower. curb the VIP culture, Punjab the Civil Secretariat in and Megatrends” organised required in an evolving and forms,” he added. any individual’s life, and with this number over the aca- Commenting on the Chief Minister Charanjit Chandigarh.Emphasizing by India’s largest B2B e-com- dynamic digital platform. Mr Narayanan also digital transformation at its demic year 2021-22, and is same, Mr. U K Rana, Presi- Singh Channi has asked the the need to prepare a com- merce company, mjunction Mr S. Karthik Narayanan, spoke on Tata Steel’ssales peak, the EdTech industry is aggressively inviting tal- dent, Focus Edumatics, said, ministers to keep their secu- prehensive roadmap, the services limited. Chief (Agrico Business & Re- digitalisation plans. “The prominently gaining a ented people for an exten- “Our business has grown rity personnel at the barest Chief Minister asked all the “Digitalisation of sales tail Initiatives), Tata Steel, plans are based on the con- larger market share. In this sive round of interviews. multi-fold and the pan- minimum as he had already prepare an action plan to processes is the need of the said:“Before the pandemic, cept of understanding the light, Focus Edumatics, a Focus Edumatics, demic has created huge op- curtailed his own security. implement their develop- hour to offer customers a our digital programs were customer, digitising the en- technology-driven EdTech through its US-based B2B portunity for our company Channi said this initia- ment projects and welfare bunch of products and ser- based on the premise of tire ecosystem, including company is offering strate- products, entered the K12 from a business growth per- tive would not only be in- schemes in a time-bound vices and end-to-end solu- three A’s – anyone can buy partners, so as to offer a gic technological solutions segment in 2012, and now spective. strumental in deployment and holistic manner. tions under a single plat- steel, from anywhere and bundle of one stop solu- in the field of education and has 10000+ schools and 1 We are glad that our of extra security personnel Assuring a clean, trans- form for complete transpar- anytime. Post pandemic tions under a single plat- software development. The million students to its credit growth has directly created judiciously but also save the parent, fair, just and efficient ency and price there has been a realization form. Steel is undergoing company is invested in de- by offering a redefined job and skill development public from unnecessary administration to the discovery,”mjunction MD that customers are inter- transformation like FMCG veloping top-grade, user- learning experience. FEV Tu- opportunities for the inconvenience.In order to people, Channi asked the Mr Vinaya Varma said be- ested in thorough research segment and has to operate centric, e-learning products tor is their award-winning, freshers in the industry. We provide easy access to the ministers to perform to the fore the event, underlining before buying, there is more through multiple sales by adopting diversified, cut- online tutoring platform are currently expanding our elected representatives like best of their capacities and the timeliness and perti- use of digital payment sys- channels and service levels. ting-edge technology. that has grabbed a consid- business to gain market sarpanches and municipal capabilities to repose trust nence of the topic to be dis- tems/cashbacks resulting in The player has to be clear of At the moment, Focus erable amount of market share globally and hence, councillors it was also de- in the state cussed. rise overall revenues from the value proposition of- Edumatics is looking to ex- share in the USA over the we are actively looking for cided to issue an entry card government.leagues for Setting the context for online sales mode and cus- fered and continuously pand its market share by past seven years. Moreover, self-motivated tutors and from the office of concerned implementation of pro- the webinar, Mr Soumya tomer loyalty through digi- evolve to convert chal- getting onboard over 5000 the company’s tutoring software developers to help Deputy Commissioner or people initiatives and over- Sanyal, General Manager, tal methods are increasing.” lenges into opportunities,” online tutors and 100 soft- business is growing phe- us reach our target goal.” SDM and the holders of all development works in mjunction, who moderated “Our retail initiatives he said. such cards would be al- the state. AHMEDABAD * MARKET * GUIDE

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Ahmedabad, Page 3 4 AHMEDABAD WEDNESDAY 29/9/2021 City-State Leopard rescued from Dahod Agri-business incubator of Anand Control room to tackle farm Vadodara, gets PM Modi’s commendation chemical disasters on roads A leopard that had injured three people in Vadodara/Anand, sible for innovative herbal Directorate of Medical and room will have seven Shanker Added. Dahod was rescued by the forest department on Vadodara, Just a year ago, 46-year- formulations,” the PM said Aromatic Plants Research Road accidents involv- people with chemical engi- Nicer Globe has ap- Sunday. while referring to Medi-Hub (DMAPR), a national insti- neering backgrounds. They pointed a team including a Forest department officials said that the leop- old Sai Sudha Chebrolu, a ing tankers carrying hazard- native of Andhra Pradesh, TBI’s attempt to promote tute working on various as- ous chemical materials of- will have detailed informa- cop and a fireman at every ard was sighted in a farm at Dudhamali village in start-ups. pects of MAPs under ICAR in tion about each and every 200 km in different states. In Dhanpur taluka. Following the information, the for- had launched her own en- ten pose a serious threat to terprise in the field of me- PM also shared the suc- Anand.“Medi-hub TBI’s vi- highway commuters. A first- chemical and how to tackle case of emergency, the con- est department placed a cage in the village in which cess story of another female sion is to commercialize in- the situation in case it leaks trol room will first ask the the leopard was caught. In the past few days, the dicinal and aromatic plants of-its-kind hi-tech control, from Gujarat’s milk city entrepreneur Subashree novations and start-ups in centre, aimed at minimizing on the roads. Each of these driver to take some safety leopard had attacked and injured a labourer named Vijay from Chennai whose MAPs with best-in-class sup- control room representa- measures. Next, the control Amarsinh Bariya and two other people in the Anand. loses caused due to chemi- Within a short span, firm is working in the field of port system for entrepre- cal and petroleum leakages tives knows multiple lan- room will call the nearest village.Last week too, a leopard had entered a house herbal room and car fresh- neurs. So far, 15 incubatees guages including Gujarati, team and direct it to the in the village. The leopard came out of the house Chebrolu’s enterprise has occurring after road acci- generated Rs 15 lakh busi- eners. Subashree, 49, has having business idea in dents, has been set up in the Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, spot along with an after several hours and fled towards the forest re- created herbal terrace gar- MAPs have been supported Malayalam so that they can ambulthat owns the chemi- gion. Officials believe that the leopard rescued on ness with the help of Medi- state. The centre will be- Hub TBI, an agri-business in- den which has more then of which two are women en- come functional at communicate smoothly cal stock as well as the Sunday could be the one that had entered the 400 medicinal herbs. trepreneurs,” said Dr Satyajit with the truck drivers,” tanker owner will also be house. cubator that guides busi- Ankleshwar in Bharuch ness aspirants in technology Women like Chebrolu Roy, ICAR-DMAPR’s director. from October 1. “It is the first Shankar told. “Nicer Globe informed.“We are in the pro- management, business and and Subashree have re- “Herbal is fast growing such control and command is an Indian Chemical Coun- cess of training the tanker Two blackmail, rape 17-yr-old girl; incubation in the field of ceived support from Medi- sector with many opportu- centre in the country , set up cil (ICC) initiative for making drivers as well as the emer- medicinal and aromatic Hub TBI, the first of its kind nities for business develop- especially for chemical leak- the chemical industry and gency team about the booked plants (MAPs).“In a very incubator that was commis- ment. Many diverse groups ages and accidents on the transport safer in the coun- chemicals and safety proto- Rajkot, short time, this incubator sioned in 2020 with the fi- of stakeholders are coming roads. It will cover the roads try apart from emergency cols to be followed. The idea A 17-year-old girl living in Halvad was allegedly has supported business nancial support from Na- up to invest in this sector, in Gujarat, Maharashtra, response. “We will provide is to ensure minimum dam- raped repeatedly by two persons for the past one idea of 15 entrepreneurs. tional Agricultural Innova- and some are struggling to Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, atoll-free number that will age to people as well as the year after they blackmailed her with her private Sudha Chebroluji has tion Fund of the Indian establish an enterprise. We Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and be pasted on the tankers environment in case of photos and videos and threatening to upload them launched her start-up only Council of Agricultural Re- help convert business ideas NCR in the first phase,” said carrying hazardous chemi- chemical leakage on the on social media. after getting the help of this search (ICAR) of Centre’s de- into a successful venture,” Shankar K, CEO of Nicer cals. In case of any accident, road. We chose Gujarat to The Class XII student finally approached Halvad incubator. Priority is given to partment of Agricultural Re- said Dr R. Nagraja Reddy, Globe that has setup the the driver or any commuter set up this control room as police on Saturday after she confided in her parents women in this company, search and Education. principal investigator of control room. can call on the number and it is a chemical industry about her ordeal for the past many months. and they are also respon- It is based at the ICAR- Medi-Hub TBI. “The centralized control talk to our representative,” hub,” Shanker added. According to police, the two accused Jayesh Kanjariya and Mehul Hadiyal blackmailed the girl by using her photos and also threatening to kill her brother if she would not submit to their demands. Two found dead in chemical Kanjariya, who also lives in Halvad, first developed House help acquitted of trespassing friendship with the girl and used to meet her often. factory, gas leak suspected After a couple of meetings, Hadiyal also joined them Ahmedabad, Navrangpura, which is a resi- cluded a team from the Fo- stables deputed at Singh’s in their meetings during which he took her private Four years after a do- dential colony for senior rensic Sciences Laboratory house as orderlies, had per- Vadodara, post-mortem report to photos and videos and later, the duo started black- mestic help was accused of bureaucrats and judges. (FSL). An offence of tres- sonal knowledge of the al- Two workers of a chemi- know the exact cause of mailing and raping her with the pictures.For the past trespassing past midnight in Patel, however, he was pro- passing was registered with leged incident. Some other cal company at Nandesari death. But it is suspected few days, the girl went into depression and when a senior IPS officer’s dining hibited from entering din- police than were even declared GIDC were found dead un- that they may have inhaled her parents asked what was bothering her, she fi- room, a metropolitan court ing room and drawing room station . A day after, Patel hostile by the court. The der suspicious circum- some poisonous gas that nally opened up on Saturday and narrated the has acquitted the person af- in absence of the family was accused of assaulting a court said that the testi- stances at the company’s leaked accidentally, said a trauma. ter the scientific evidence members. He was supposed minor daughter of another mony of IPS officer’s wife plant in the early hours of police official. Later, scien- did not concur with seem- to consign to his servant IPS officer and was booked cannot be denied, but she Sunday. Police suspect that tific experts too visited the ingly inadequate human room after his work. for attempt to murder and too had not seen the face of the two Bhavesh Shah (45) plant and carried out an in- 21km of roads are yet to be evidence. On February 1, 2017 Pocso Act. the accused. and 24-year-old Alpesh spection. A case of acciden- repaired According to case de- night, the IPS officer’s wife During the trial, the However, it was the sci- Padhiyar -- may have died tal death has been regis- tails, Sonu Patel (23) from claimed that she saw a per- prosecution examined nine entific evidence that contra- due to gas leakage. tered at the Nandesari po- Ahmedabad, Chhattisgarh was hired as a son in the dining room. witnesses and 13 documen- dicted the claims made by When the incident hap- lice station. “We are investi- The western part of Ahmedabad has the high- domestic help by senior IPS When he shouted, he ran tary evidence including FSL witnesses. The forensic pened about 14 workers gating it as accidental est number of stretches that require repairs. The officer Shamsher Singh. away from the main en- reports on footprints and analysis revealed that the were present in the factory, deaths. Around a dozen stretches include 6.6km road in Navrangpura, , Patel as allotted a servant trance. She called cops and fingerprints. The court footprints and fingerprints a police official said. Apart other workers were also , Vadaj and followed by areas room in the flat on sixth a full-fledged investigation found none of the panch obtained from Singh’s from the two victims no one working in the plant during like , , and floor at Samarpan Flats at was launched which in- witnesses, who were con- house did not match with else suffered any medical the same time. We will also Danilimda -- which constitute municipal south zone the accused person’s prints. complications due to sus- question them,” a police of- -- where 5.65km road stretch needs immediate re- The FSL officers testified in pected gas leakage, he ficial said.Shah, a resident of pairs. The recent Ahmedabad Municipal Corpora- this regard before the court. added. Police said that Shah Nandesari, was working at tion (AMC) data shows that 21.24km long roads in After the trial, additional and Padhiyar were found the company as a plant op- the city are in bad shape and need to be repaired. Cumin exports jump 40% chief judicial magistrate, S P unconscious at around 3.18 erator for the last three AMC standing committee chairman Hitesh Barot Dulera, said that the pros- am in the plant. The two years. Padhiyar, who lives at said that the civic body plans to lay additional ecution could not prove its workers were taken to a pri- Anklav in neighbouring 225km in the city by 2022.“We will issue show-cause case against the domestic vate in Chhani, but Anand district, had joined notices to contractors whose roads get damaged in FY21 on good demand help beyond doubt and ac- the doctors declared them the company around a fort- before the three-year defect liability period,” said istry of commerce and Apart from this, there quitted Patel of trespassing dead before admission. night ago as a contractual Barot. Ahmedabad, worker. With India virtually be- industry.In value terms, was also a good demand charges. “We are waiting for the coming the only major sup- cumin exports rose 28% to from American, European Rs 1.8L stolen from house in plier of cumin in seed (jeera) Rs 4,253 crore in fiscal 2021 and Latin American coun- in the world, its exports from from Rs 3,328 crore in the tries as well as China, which the country jumped 40% in previous financial year, the pushed up exports, said Police to declare rape accused duo as absconders Ahmedabad, 2020-21. Demand growth Spice Board data further market players. “The de- Vadodara, down Ashok Jain, a CA and friends of the accused. A 32-year-old woman from Vastrapur on Sunday from overseas countries fur- shows.“Syria and Turkey are mand in export is more than The duo accused of rap- Raju Bhatt who were The police said that they filed a complaint with police alleging that burglars ther aided the surge in ex- the closest rivals of India in the local markets now,” ing a 24-year-old law stu- booked on September 19 will also attach properties of broke in to her house and stole Rs 80,000 cas which ports. Being the largest pro- cumin exports, and they to- added Nayak. dent may be declared for raping the girl.“We are Alpesh Vadhwani alias Alpu she kept for her husband’s epilepsy treatment and ducer of the spice, Gujarat gether used to export some According to the Spice absconders soon. Cops’s on their trail and hoping to Sindhi who is absconding in jewellery, worth a total of Rs 1.80 lakh. accounts for 60-70% of its 40,000-50,000 tonnes of Board, the estimated cumin move is a step that will help nab them soon,” said D S a prohibition case.The girl In her FIR with Vastrapur police, Daksha Thakor, exports from India, said mar- cumin annually. However, production in Gujarat stood them attach the properties Chauhan, ACP (crime). Cops had told the police that she 32, a resident of Thakorvas in Vastrapur village, said ket players.The cumin ex- their exports have dwindled at 4.29 lakh tonnes in 2020- of the two accused. said duo hasn’t fled the had joined Jain’s CA firm for the incident took place on the night of September ports from the country are to the negligible level due to 21, which showed a drop of “We will approach the country. Both went missing ago. He and Bhatt raped her 14. estimated to be 2.99 lakh several reasons in past two 11% from 4.81 lakh tonnes court soon to declare them after the FIR was filed and also threatened her She said that on the day of the burglary, she tonnes in 2020-21, which years. Hence, India is virtu- produced in 2019-20. as absconders. Once they against them at Gotri was with dire consequences. woke up in the night to have a glass of water and shows an increase of 40% ally become the only sup- The crop in Rajasthan, are considered as filed against them at Gotri Jain has written a letter to found that main door was ajar and the cupboard over 21.14 lakh tonnes plier of cumin,” said Ashwin other major producer of the absconders, we can attach police station. The case was Gujarat DGP and other po- containing her jewellery and cash was open.She shipped in 2019-20, shows Nayak, founding chairman, spice in India, also declined their properties,” said a se- later transferred to the lice officials claiming that he told her mother-in-law and husband about it and data compiled by the Spe- Federation of Indian Spice to 4.25 lakh tonnes from nior police official.. The cops crime branch that has been is innocent and rape allega- on checking found that the cash and jewellery was cies Board India, union min- Stakeholders (FISS). 4.28 lakh tonnes. have formed teams to track questioning relatives and tions against him are false. gone. Guard caught selling liquor from Sterling Accuris Grave matter resolved, path bungalow HC upholds tribal woman’s raises Rs 250 Ahmedabad, A 24-year-old security guard was arrested on crore for bullet train cleared Monday for allegedly selling IMFL (Indian made for- Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, jected to the alignment of eign liquor) bottles from a locked bungalow in victory on quota seat Sterling Accuris The trustee of a cem- the track, when the authori- Ambawadi. Wellness Private Limited, an etery at Tham village near ties insisted that a sizeable Indrajeet Chauhan stayed in a closed bungalow Ahmedabad, woman a winner in ST cat- category. In this case, Ahmedabad-based chain of Bharuch and bullet train au- portion of the cemetery in Parshottamdas Society near Amulya Complex in The Gujarat high court egory, though she con- Sapnaben Vasava produced diagnostic labs, has entered thorities have settled their would be acquired, and the Ambawadi. Police got an input that Chauhan was has upheld victory of a can- tested the polls in general her ST certificate, so she can into an agreement to raise dispute over land acquisi- graves would be required to selling liquor from a bungalow where he had been didate in municipality elec- category. be classified as STY candi- Rs 250 crore ($34 million) tion after the trustees ex- be shifted. The authorities deployed as a security guard six months ago. He re- tions after she filed nomina- Citing various provisions date and is entitled to be from a fund managed by pressed willingness to ac- had offered compensation, portedly began selling liquor from there two tion in the general (woman) of the Gujarat Municipalities elected on the seat reserved Morgan Stanley Private Eq- cept compensation and but the trustees were not months ago. He reportedly began selling liquor category, but was later de- Act the bench headed by for general or ST category or uity Asia. withdraw their suit filed in willing. The tribunal stayed from there two months ago. Interestingly, the bun- clared winner in the Sched- Justice J B Pardiwala said on an unreserved seat. The chain plans to use the Gujarat State Waqf Tri- the acquisition and NHSRCL galow is just 2km away from Ellisbridge police sta- uled Tribe (woman) cat- that the law stipulates that In this case, petitioner the funds to penetrate bunal. moved the HC against the tion. egory. who is desirous to be con- Maheshbhai Vasava and deeper in existing markets The issue had reached tribunal’s order.When the The case pertains to sidered as SC/ST/OBC Sapnaben Vasava both had and enter new geographics. the tribunal earlier this year hearing took place before 62L jabs given in city so far Rajpipla municipal elec- should submit along with submitted their ST certifi- In past three years, it has sig- when the National High Justice V M Pancholi, the tions, where Sapnaben, the nomination form a copy cates. Sapnaben was consid- nificantly expanded its lab Speed Rail Corporation Ltd trustees told the HC that Ahmedabad, Vasava, who is a tribal con- of caste certificate. The ered for general (woman) network, invested in digital (NHSRCL) sought to acquire they would withdraw the The health department of the Ahmedabad Mu- tested the polls for a seat nomination form nowhere seat, but since she could not technologies and built a part of the graveyard to lay suit filed before the tribunal nicipal Corporation (AMC) has administered 62 lakh reserved for general asks a candidate on which secure highest number of strong back-end infrastruc- down pillars for the elevated within a week and settle the Covid-19 vaccinations so far and covered 93% of the (woman) category. The state particular seat the candi- votes among all general cat- ture to offer a wide range of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet dispute with the authorities eligible population. Selection Commission de- date is contesting. egory candidates, she was tests.soned investor like train. The trustees discussed paying compensation for Bharat Patel, chairman of AMC’s solid waste and clared her winner on the The court further said not declared a winner on Morgan Stanley Private Eq- the issue with the authori- land acquisition. health committee said, “We have covered 93% of the seat reserved for ST that on the basis of produc- seat reserved in category. uity Asia will help the team ties who told them that the The bullet train authori- eligible population so far. We aim to reach out to (woman) category. Another tion of caste certificate, a She was then considered for accelerate execution of our part of the cemetery to be ties submitted that com- those who are unvaccinated through vaccination candidate Maheshbhai candidate can be classified the seat reserved for ST can- expansion plan,” said Girish acquired did not have a pensation would be deter- booths at AMTS, BRTS stands and public places.” Vasava challenged the SEC’s as to his/her entitlement for didate, where she was Patel, chairman, Sterling grave. The trustees agreed mined according to the law AMC has set up over 40 vaccination booths at BRTS decision to declare the election in that particular found have secured the Accuris. to part with the land for the and in case the trustees and AMTS stops and has deployed five AMTS buses highest votes, more than all The firm operates bullet train project. Later, have any grievance, they as mobile vaccination centres. candidates contesting in ST around 150 labs and collec- they got to know that the cold go for arbitration. Af- category. Therefore, she was tion centres in Gujarat, Delhi, land parcel to be acquired ter hearing both the parties, Hansalpur’s lithium battery Dams in Gujarat register declared winner in ST Rajasthan and Madhya was a different one with 125 the court said it would dis- (woman) category in accor- Pradesh and employs over graves and a shrine on it. pose of the matter and pass plant at trial stage dance with Rule 63. 1,000 employees. The trustees had ob- an appropriate order. Gandhinagar, 21$ increase in storage The Gujarat government informed in the on- Ahmedabad, going monsoon session of the assembly that at While the Sardar Sarovar Kutch region where the 20 present, trial production is being undertaken at the dam received water to the dams had only 23% of stor- lithium battery manufacturing plant at Hansalpur - tune of 12% of its storage ca- age followed by 24% in 15 Cops attacked while Admissions: 27.5k - a joint venture between Suzuki Motors Corpora- pacity in 21 days, as on Sep- dams in North Gujarat region. tion, Denso and Toshiba Corporation. tember 6, the other 26 dams The overall number of dams Siddhpur MLA Chandanji Thakor sought to increased their storage by that are almost full or have arresting bootlegger diploma seats empty know at what stage is production at the Hansalpur 26% during the same period. more than 90% of storage has Rajkot, for a long time and on Sat- Ahmedabad, ment run colleges, the com- risen from 8 to 93 considering factory and what sops have been offered to the Overall, the state’s dams in- Three cops were at- urday he had visited his The Admission Commit- mittee has filled 15.,441 out companies. In a written reply, the government stated cluding the Sardar Sarovar irrigation projects of all sizes. tacked and a sub- home. of 19,945 seats, it said. For Officials said the data was tee for Professional Diploma that as of August 31, 2021, trial production has be- registered a 21% increase. inspector’s loaded service Jakhaniya’s family mem- Courses has allotted 31,508 grant-in-aid colleges, gun at the factory. In 2017, Suzuki Motors formed a Officials in the irrigation mainly of large dams and gun was robbed by the rela- bers attacked the cops ACPDC has managed to fill there are many check dams seats out of a total of 59,082 joint venture with Toshiba and Denso to invest Rs department said that the tives of an absconding ac- when they were leaving the seats for academic year 1,574 out of 1,589 seats. In 1,250 crore to build a factory in Hansalpur, Gujarat, maximum increase in storage on the river which are also full. cused after the police village after detaining him. the case of public-private Further, the officials said that 2021-22. About 27,574 seats to assemble Lithium-ion battery packs. was in Central Gujarat where nabbed him from a house in Based on Parmar’s com- remain vacant. partnership colleges, it has 17 dams saw an increase of the water in Narmada dam Bedla village of Rajkot on plaint an offence of attempt filled 334 out of 534 seats. has increased by nearly 770 The committee has held 40% in storage between Sep- Saturday night. to murder, robbery, hurting one round of admissions Earlier, the committee Centre’s cyclone aid awaited tember 6 and September 27. cusecs and the current level The three cops includ- and assaulting public ser- had released a provisional was at 124.47 metres. and the second round will Gandhinagar, The earlier storage was of ing sub-inspector Vijay vant and Arms Act was reg- commence soon, said merit list for 42,440 candi- In reply to a question in the monsoon session 1,159 MCM against which the The dam has an inflow of Parmar from the Airport po- istered against Jakhaniya, dates. Earlier, the committee over 48,000 cusecs which will sources in ACPDC. of the state assembly, the government informed Monday recorded a storage lice station had raided the his wife Rasila, other family In case of self-financed had released a provisional that it is awaiting a sum of over Rs 11,500 crore as of 1,961 MCM. Central Gujarat result in further increase in house to nab the accused members identified as merit list for 42,440 candi- the water level. colleges, out of 37,014 seas, cyclone relief from the central government. was followed by Saurashtra Vijay Jakhaniya who was Bahadur Jakhaniya, the admission committee dates. The registration Siddhpur MLA Chandanji Thakor asked a ques- which saw an increase of 39% Among the major dams, wanted in connection with Gordhan Jakhaniya, Ashwin deadline has been ex- there are eight dams that has allotted 14,159 seats, tion, seeking details of funds sought from the cen- in water storage. the prohibition case. Jakhaniya, Ujdi Jakhaniya, according to a media re- tended four times by the tral government. Irrigation officials said have more than 90% storage Police said that Gulab Jakhaniya and Vasant admission committee to and are overflowing. lease. that the lowest storage was in Jakhaniaya was absconding Jakhaniya. In the case of govern- draw more participation.

Ahmedabad, Page 4 International AHMEDABAD WEDNESDAY 29/9/2021 5 Syria backs upholding int'l law, urges Funeral homes in US state run US to end 'economic terrorism' out of storage amid resurgence Damascus, uphold international law, Covid-19 would claim one Washington, Syrian Foreign Minister maintain security and stabil- life in the absence of so- As the US is witnessing an unabated resurgence Faisal Mekdad has urged the ity, and promote develop- called sanctions, it would of new Covid-19 cases, particularly among unvacci- US and its western allies to ment worldwide, in the face claim so many more when nated Americans, some funeral homes in the state end "economic terrorism", of the hegemonic policies they are in place". of Idaho are running out of space, according to a adding that his country sup- and interference attempts "As the special rappor- media report. ports upholding interna- of some countries, he said. teur on the negative impact Quoting data from the Centers for Disease Con- tional law. "Syria expresses its full of the unilateral coercive trol and Prevention, the CNN report said that Idaho "My country also de- support of, and solidarity measures on the enjoyment has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the US, mands to put an end to the with, the Islamic Republic of of human rights said, 'sanc- with only 41.3 per cent of residents fully vaccinated, 'economic terrorism' im- Iran in the face of the illegal tions are bringing suffering reports Xinhua news agency. posed by the US and its and irresponsible US mea- and death in countries like "We are working nonstop. We're exhausted. western allies against Iran, sures against it, especially Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Ven- We're frustrated," the report quoted Ada County Venezuela, Belarus, Nicara- following the US withdrawal ezuela and Yemen'. Coroner Dotti Owens as saying. "Funeral homes are gua, and North Korea and from the nuclear agree- "And as noted by a out of storage. Our hospitals are out of my country Syria in accor- ment. group of independent UN storage."According to the CNN report, Covid-19 has dance with international law "In this regard, Syria con- human rights experts, 'Sanc- killed an average of 20 people a day over the past and UN resolutions," Xinhua demns the economic em- tions that were imposed in week in the state.Meanwhile, hospitals are also over- news agency quoted bargo imposed on Cuba for the name of delivering hu- whelmed. Mekdad as saying on Mon- decades now, and the man rights are in fact killing About 90 per cent of Idaho's ICU beds are cur- day at the General Debate of American militarization of people and depriving them rently occupied, with 58.6 per cent taken up by the 76th session of the UN the situation in the Korean of fundamental rights, in- COVID-19 patients, the CNN report noted, citing data General Assembly. Peninsula," the Minister cluding the rights to health, from the federal Department of Health and Human Syria also supports Rus- added. to food and to life itself'," Services. Besides Idaho, only two other states had sia and China's efforts to Mekdad stressed that "if Mekdad noted.--IANS lower vaccinations rates: West Virginia (40.3 per cent) and Wyoming (41 per cent). US homicides rise nearly 30% in US prepared to meet N.Korea 2020: FBI Washington, without any conditions: State Dept Homicides in the US rose nearly 30 per cent last Prime Minister Boris Johnson (bottom right) has demanded a 'thorough' Seoul/Washington, Porter, principal deputy be willing to consider de- year from 2019, according to the Federal Bureau of inquiry into smart motorways after the Mail's damning undercover investiga- spokesperson for the State claring a formal end to the Investigation's (FBI) Uniform Crime Report for 2020. The US is prepared to "In 2020, there were an estimated 1,277,696 vio- tion revealed they were plagued with shocking failures. Boris Johnson said meet North Korea without Department. Korean War. No10 took the revelations 'very seriously', and instructed National Highways DPRK stands for the South Korean President lent crimes," Xinhua news agency quoted the report any pre-conditions, a State published on Monday as saying. to investigate. Asked if the PM will halt the proposed rollout of another 300 Department spokesperson Democratic People's Repub- Moon Jae-in earlier pro- miles of the controversial roads, his spokesman said 'any necessary steps' will lic of Korea, the North's offi- posed the US and the two Among them, 38,520 reported cases were ho- said. micides, it said, adding that the homicide rate per be taken. Today, the Mail exposes critical flaws in the £150 million radar soft- The US official made the cial name. Koreas, possibly together ware system which is meant to alert the control room to broken-down cars During a telephonic with China, declare a formal 100,000 people in the country was 6.5 in 2020.The remark on Monday when 2020 jump in homicides marked the "largest single- within 20 seconds - and is often failing to do so (left: a graphic showing the asked if the US would be press briefing, the deputy end to the 1950-53 war as a flaws of the smart motorway; top right: a graphic on how death rates on smart way of promoting year increase" that the FBI has seen since it began willing to consider easing collecting the data in the 1960s, according to a CNN motorways have surpassed on conventional motorways). Former ministers who sanctions on the North, re- peace and de- gave the green light to the killer roads and MPs described the revelations as nuclearization of report.There were more than 21,500 murders in ports Yonhap News Agency. 2000, the biggest number since the mid 1990s, said 'disturbing', and told the Government to 'get a grip' on the issue. "We are prepared to the Korean Penin- sula. the report.It noted that the murder rate in 2020 was meet with the DPRK with- about 6.5 per 100,000 people, about 40 per cent out preconditions, and of "Again, you've heard us say this below what it was in the 1980s and 1990s, when ho- course, we certainly hope micides peaked in the country. that the DPRK will respond from here and I $138.1 million new positively to our outreach," think it's worth un- said Jalina Porter, principal derscoring that US Deputy Secretary of State to deputy spokesperson for our goal remains contributions to UN global fund the State Department."We the complete de- visit India New York, nerable girls and boys. Minister for Economic Co- are prepared to meet with nuclearization of New York, On the sidelines of the Since its inception in operation and Develop- the DPRK without precondi- spokesperson again the Korean Peninsula," US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman UN General Assembly, pub- 2016, it has mobilised ment of Germany. tions, and of course, we cer- emphasised the need for added Porter. will be visiting India next month for bilateral meet- lic, private and philanthropic $828.3 million through the "The US has proudly tainly hope that the DPRK dialogue between the US North Korea remains un- ings with Indian officials and to attend the India donors announced $138.1 ECW Trust Fund, and helped supported Education Can- will respond positively to and North Korea when responsive to US outreaches Ideas Summit, according to the State Department. million in new contributions leverage with its partners $1 not Wait since its inception our outreach," said Jalina asked if Washington will also despite repeated offers She will be in New Delhi on October 6 and in to the world body's global billion worth of in 2016. And we are proud from the Joe Biden admin- Mumbai the next day before heading to Pakistan to fund, Education Cannot Wait programmes aligned with to boost our support today," istration to meet "anytime, meet with senior officials there, the Department said (ECW). ECW's multi-year resilience said USAID Administrator anywhere without on Monday. The new contributions programmes in 10 . Samantha Power. preconditions".Pyongyang She is also scheduled to meet with civil society come from: Germany ($58.6 "We all see the dramatic Despite these significant Japan to shorten quarantine period has stayed away from de- groups in New Delhi and Mumbai and with busi- million); the US (US$37 mil- crises worldwide. Children contributions, large gaps for nuclearization talks since ness organisations in India's financial capital, it lion); European Union/Euro- education in for fully vaccinated travellers early 2019. added.The US-India Business Council's India Ideas pean Commission ($29.3 emergencies tests were negative, re- Porter further said the Summit is on the theme "Recovery to Resurgence", Tokyo, US supports inter-Korean which looks at planning for the post-Covid million); The LEGO Founda- funding persist. The Japanese gov- ports Xinhua news tion ($5.6 million); France ECW analysis agency.For people travel- dialogue."What I can see future.Sherman, the second-highest-ranking US dip- ernment said that it from here is that ... the US lomat, will be visiting India after senior American of- ($4.7 million); Switzerland of humanitarian would ease quarantine ling from any of 45 coun- ($2.2 million); and Porticus appeals indi- tries and regions including certainly supports inter Ko- ficials including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, rules for travellers who rean dialogue, as well as en- Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and CIA Director Bill ($588,000). cates that fund- have been fully vacci- the UK, India, and the Phil- This new round of fund- ing require- ippines, the existing rules gagement and cooperatin," Burns.-IANS nated against Covid-19 she said. ing contributions an- ments for educa- starting from Friday, of Japan required them to nounced on Monday will tion grew from shortening the required spend three of the 14 days accelerate the impact of $1 billion in 2019 period for self-isolating in a government-desig- ECW's education in emer- to $1.4 billion in at home from 14 days to nated facility due to a gencies investments, which 2020. 10 days.Chief Cabinet heightened risk of intro- have already reached more and young people suffer the Global leaders are sig- Secretary Katsunobu ducing Covid-19 variants. than 4.6 million crisis-af- most from hunger, violence, naling the alarm bells as Kato said at a press con- However, fully vacci- fected children and adoles- and lack of education. Every new reports indicate the ference that people who nated people would no cents. child has a right to educa- world is falling behind in have been fully vacci- longer be required to do ECW's Covid-19 re- tion. Thus, I am proud to an- delivering on the Sustain- nated would be allowed so under the new rules. sponse has also been deliv- nounce that Germany will able Development Goals, to go outside after a 10- Japan currently does ered in record speed across commit 50 million euros to (including SDG4 for inclu- day quarantine period as not allow the entry of for- 32 countries, reaching an Education Cannot Wait," sive equitable quality edu- long as their Covid-19 eign nationals in principle. additional 29.2 million vul- said Gerd Muller, Federal cation), by 2030. Cambodia to UK urged to remove reopen universities Phnom Penh, room must not be more S.Africa from travel ban list Cambodia's Ministry of than 20," he said. if he or she has been in a ficial figures showed. "To keep social distanc- Johannesburg, Dave Bell (inset and main on his boat Billy No Mates), 49, arrived at Newyln, Education has approved A South African official country or territory on the According to research the reopening of public ing, students have to sit at Cornwall, on Sunday after rowing alone for 119 days at sea. The former Royal said that he has written to red list in the last 10 days. conducted by the World Marine departed from New York on his solar powered boat on May 31 before and private universities af- least 1.5 meters from each Maynier said this is "a Travel and Tourism Council other." the British Foreign Secretary battling tropical storms, 10ft high waves and his self-confessed fear of open ter majority of the country's to remove the country from significant barrier to eco- (WTTC), the South African population has been vacci- Naron said before re- water. He is the first person ever to row solo and unsupported from North the UK's "red list" of travel for nomic recovery, specifically economy could face mas- America to Europe - a 3,000 mile journey which is exceptionally dangerous due nated against Covid-19. opening, universities have for the tourism sector in the sive losses of more than $12 to sign a memorandum of tourism recovery. to the freezing weather and powerful currents. Education Minister In a statement on Mon- Western Cape". million every week if it's on Hang Chuon Naron said in understanding with the Tourism and hospitality the UK's "red list". ministry on implementing day, David Maynier, Western a statement on Monday Cape Province's Minister of On Septem- that educators and stu- the Standard Operating ber 23, Alderman Procedures (SOPs) and Finance and Economic Op- dents, who have been fully portunities, said he wrote James Vos, May- AUKUS deal dangerous to vaccinated, are given prior- other existing rules in order oral Committee to prevent the spread of the letter on World Tourism ity to return to in-person Day about the matter, which Member for Eco- classes, while those older Covid-19. nomic Opportu- Till date the Southeast is "deeply disappointing" world peace: UK Labour Party than 50 years old or have and seems "manifestly un- nities and Asset underlying health condi- Asian nation has adminis- Management of London, the emergency motion by cism. The three countries an- tered at least one dose of fair", reports Xinhua news tions are advised to con- agency. Cape Town, said Britain's main opposi- 70.35 per cent to 29.65 per nounced that the first initia- tinue learning or teaching Covid-19 vaccines to 13.12 he has been in tion Labour Party has cent, reports Xinhua news tive under AUKUS is to de- million people, or 82 per Only a British or Irish na- online, reports Xinhua news tional, or a person who has constant com- passed an emergency mo- agency."AUKUS is starting a liver a nuclear-powered agency. cent of its 16-million popu- munication with tion that described the new new nuclear arms race and submarine fleet to Australia. lation, according to the residence rights in the UK "The number of educa- are allowed to enter Britain UK officials security pact among the US, cold war. We must keep The International tors and students in a class- Health Ministry. about the "red the UK and Australia, known speaking out against it," said Atomic Energy Agency sector in Western Cape, a list" and will raise the mat- as AUKUS, as a "dangerous former Labour leader Jer- (IAEA), a global nuclear popular tourism destination ter with the UK's high move that will undermine emy Corbyn on Twitter on wcern amid international in South Africa, has been commissioner.According to world peace". Monday.The AUKUS pact, worries about the prolifera- hard-hit in 2020 due to Vos, Cape Town has long During the party's an- announced earlier this tion of nuclear materials and Covid-19, with an estimated been a favourite destination nual conference held on month, has triggered wide- technologies in response to loss of over 75,000 jobs, of- for British travellers.--IANS Monday, delegates passed spread concerns and criti- the trilateral deal. Plenary vote on S.Korea media bill again postponed Seoul, tional Assembly Speaker tisan negotiations for nearly dia industry groups. were reportedly consider- South Korean rival par- Park Byeong-seug. a month after the DP With a number of con- ing removing the term dic- ties on Tuesday decided to "The parties have yet to stepped back from its initial tentious issues remaining tating the fivefold increase delay a parliamentary vote come to a unified alternative plan to advance it through unresolved by the Monday in favour of alternative mea- on a controversial media bill bill to the initial proposal," a plenary parliamentary deadline set last month by sures enforcing aggravated under criticism for poten- Yonhap News the rival parties to put the penalties against fake news. tially undermining press Agency quoted bill to a full-floor vote, how- The issue of whether to freedom as they could not Yun as saying to re- ever, the parties had earlier give the right to demand reach a compromise plan in porters, adding the decided to reschedule the corrections of media outlets recent meetings. DP will strive to plenary voting session to has also remained a point of The parties will delay the reach a bipartisan Tuesday afternoon. fthey added.Controlling 169 vote for one more day to deal by Wednes- According to officials of seats of the unicameral 300- Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday he did not Wednesday and continue day. the two parties, they have member Parliament, the DP expect such a surge in the Delta Covid-19 variant as he admitted that the 'rate negotiations for a bipartisan The DP-pro- come so far as to narrow technically has the power to of illness' at the southern border is now 20%. 'What I didn't expect was the compromise on the dis- posed amendment their differences on the push the bill through a ple- tragic rise of the delta variant,' the secretary said at the virtual Immigration puted revision bill, the floor to the media arbi- most contentious issue of nary session on its own. Law and Policy Conference Monday afternoon. 'And we took a step back by leaders of the ruling Demo- tration act is enforcing punitive damages The party, however, ap- reason of that. I did not expect to be in Late September where we are.' He said cratic Party (DP) and the centred on up to five times the normal parently fights shy of such a that one in five migrants are showing up at the border with Covid-19. 'We are main opposition People strengthening punitive meeting in late August fac- amount on media outlets unilateral action out of fears confronted with a population of people that, as a general matter, that have a Power Party (PPP) said after damages against fake news. ing strong backlash from found guilty of it could stir up fierce oppo- rate of illness of approximately 20%.' a meeting chaired by Na- It has been under bipar- opposition parties and me- disinformation.The parties sition and public backlash.

Ahmedabad, Page 5 6 AHMEDABAD WEDNESDAY 29/9/2021 Sport Inzamam suffers heart attack, PL 2021: Jason Roy is an undergoes angioplasty injection of energy, says Lahore, time being". Williamson Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam is one of Paki- Dubai, Inzamam-ul-Haq, who also stan cricket's most success- Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson served as the Pakistan ful captains, and also one of on Monday lavished praise on opener Jason Roy for Cricket Board's (PCB) chief the most decorated ones. his 'fantastic innings' which helped the Orange selector, underwent a suc- He shot to fame in the 1992 Army register a thumping win over Rajasthan Roy- cessful angioplasty on Mon- World Cup and became the als in their IPL game here on Monday. day after suffering a heart country's leading run-scorer Roy (60) smashed a quickfire half-century on his attack in Lahore. in ODIs with 11,739 runs in debut for Hyderabad. "Roy is an injection of energy. According to a report in 378 matches. He is also the He's been on the sidelines but was always ready to cricketpakistan.com.pk, the third highest run-getter in go. He did what he does, great to see. Fantastic 51-year-old Inzamam had Tests for Pakistan, having player, great contribution," said Williamson after the been in a state of discomfort scored close to 9,000 runs in match."Good feeling. We can say the performance "for the past three days 120 matches. was improved. There was clarity in roles too. Good where the right-hand batter After retiring from to be on the right side. Want to build on this, want complained about chest cricket, he remained con- to see the younger players take their opportunity pain". nected with Pakistan cricket and enjoy the cricket...Couple of days away, new Doctors initially cleared in different capacities and venue, need to take on CSK, top of the table, tough the legendary cricketer after also served as batting con- to beat. But as we know every team in this tourna- preliminary tests but upon sultant and chief selector. ment is good. Hopefully we can play with a smile further inspection, "it was Inzy has also worked as on our faces," he added. revealed that the 51-year- head coach of Afghanistan. old had suffered a heart at- Inzamam had stepped SCOTT PATTERSON - REPUBLIK OF MANCUNIA WEBSITE: With Manchester United suffering three de- down as Pakistan's chief se- feats in their last four games, the pressure is mounting on Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Norwe- tack". He was immediately IPL 2021: Roy, Williamson steer rushed to hospital for sur- lector in July 2019 and had gian boss is yet to lift silverware since he first came to the Old Trafford dugout in late 2019 but has been announced that he would SRH to easy win; battle for boosted by a brilliant transfer window that has seen the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael gery. Inzamam's agent in- not seek an extension or re- Varane join his squad. But defeats to Young Boys, West Ham and Aston Villa in three different competitions newal of his contract. "After playoffs gets complicated have raised questions whether Solskjaer is the right man to take the club forward. formed the media on Mon- Dubai, day evening that the former more than three years as Jason Roy and captain Kane Williamson dis- cricketer's condition was chief selector, I have decided played some brilliant cricketing shots as Sunrisers now stable but "he remains not to seek a renewal of my Hyderabad registered their second win of this sea- under observation for the contract," Inzaman had said. son, beating Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in Bayliss indicates Warner may have the 40th match of the IPL 2021 here on Monday. Despite the win, Hyderabad still remain at the eighth position of the table with 4 four points in played his last game for SRH this season Barber hits jackpot in IPL ten matches. And Royals are in the sixth position shots to guide the seven wickets at the Dubai runs against Punjab Kings as with eight points. RR are still pretty much in con- Dubai, Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad franchise home International Stadium. his side lost a low-scoring tention for the playoffs race. Well, according to stats, against Rajasthan Royals in Chasing 165, SRH got off match by five runs. 'Dream Team' contest even SRH has got a slight ray of hope with this chief coach Trevor Bayliss has indicated that Austra- the 40th match of the IPL to a blistering start as a flurry "We can't make the final Patna, he was declared the winner. thumping victory. There is a clutter in the middle of of boundaries un- so have made a decision : A barber from Bihar's "After the match, I came the table, and it has further got complicated. lian cricketer David Warner, who had had an indifferent leashed by openers Roy that we want the young Madhubani district became in first position and won Rs Indian Premier League (IPL) (60) and Wriddhiman players to experience not rich overnight by winning one crore. The official call `AICF does not recognise Dongre season with Sunrisers Saha (18) took SRH past just the matches but time at the top prize of Rs one crore also came soon after. I was Hyderabad (SRH) all 50 in just 4.5 overs. the ground, around the set- in an Indian Premier League told that a sum of Rs 70 lakh as FIDE Zone 3.7 President' through this edition, might Williamson then came up, and for this match we (IPL) 'Dream Team' contest. would be credited into my Chennai, not play any more matches up with an unbeaten made the decision," Bayliss Ashok Kumar's selection account in the next two The All India Chess Federation (AICF) need not here in the UAE. half-century to guide said about Warner's exclu- of players in the match be- days. The money will be paid send the notice of its general body meeting to R.M. England cricketer Jason the team to victory. sion. "He was not the only tween Chennai Super King after the deduction of taxes. Dongre, President, FIDE Zone 3.7 as it does not Roy -- who was finally in- Warner was not in- experienced player we left and Kolkata Knight Riders, I couldn't sleep that night," recognise him, said a senior official. cluded in the playing XI on cluded in the match af- back at the hotel (Kedar which the former won by said Ashok.Ashok has a bar- "The AICF does not recognise Dongre. Going by Monday -- and SRH captain 2021. Hyderabad registered ter another dismal perfor- Jadhav and Shahbaz two wickets, was spot on ber shop at Nanaur Chowk our byelaws we need not send any notice of the Kane Williamson played their second win of this sea- mance in the previous game Nadeem were the others)," and at the end of the en- in the Andharthandi block General Body meeting to him," Bharat Singh some brilliant cricketing son after beating Royals by where he scored only two added the coach. grossing contest on Sunday, of Madhubani. Chauhan, Secretary, told IANS. He was responding to Dongre's complaint that AICF had not sent the notice and other papers re- lating to the recently held Special General Body Extremely delighted to meet Cairns inspired by Arthur Ashe's quote pinned by daughter in ICU Meeting in Jaipur, which he was entitled to attend. Sydney, fering complications follow- was taken off life support In a letter to AICF President, Dongre had said Former New Zealand ing a major heart surgery in and was able to communi- that a Special General Body Meeting can be called hockey star Sreejesh: Vijayan cricketer Chris Cairns, who is Sydney. Cairns had suffered cate with his family.In a only for urgent matters and not to clear a huge recovering from a compli- an aortic dissection and had heartfelt message posted agenda where vindictive actions are sought against Thiruvananthapuram, ing, Sreejesh came to my of- Sreejesh called on him at his cated heart surgery, has said to be transferred to Sydney's on Instagram on Tuesday, state chess associations and individuals.So why Kerala Chief Minister fice and I was extremely de- office, here.Sreejesh is a former that an inspirational poster St Vincent's Hospital on life the cricketing great wrote, does AICF not recognise Dongre as FIDE Zone 3.7 Pinarayi Vijayan expressed lighted to meet him. He has captain of the national side pinned by his daughter in- support earlier this month "My 10 year old daughter is President?The newly elected AICF's body got its happiness to meet Indian been keeping the Indian flag and is presently employed as side the Intensive Care Unit from Canberra.Aortic dis- a tennis player and when I General Body's ratification in February this year for hockey star and goalkeeper flying high in hockey. We Chief Sports Organiser with (ICU) in Sydney had helped section is a serious medical woke up and came out of the nomination of Gujarat State Chess Association P.R. Sreejesh.India won the shared a few moments to- the Kerala Education depart- him through his prolonged condition in which a tear my haze in ICU, I saw that President Ajay Patel as the country's nominee for Olympic Bronze medal at the gether and I wished him more ment and has been now pro- stay in hospital.The 51-year- happens in the inner layer of she had made me a poster the Zone 3.7 position. last monts h' Tokyo laurels," wrote Vijayan in his moted to the rank of director old star all-rounder was in the body's main artery and Mel (Cairns wife) stuck Olympics."On Tuesday morn- Facebook post, soon after and he assumed office, here. critical condition after suf- (aorta). Only recently, Cairns it on my wall. Business &Technology WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR TikTok surpasses 1 billion Samsung to log robust Q3 earnings HEART IN THE WFH ERA monthly active users on chip biz, currency effect: Analysts Beijing, pany launched in 2005. By Vinit Kapahi, Head of grab a handful of chips or Mental health and Short video-making TikTok said that its big- Seoul, business once again an- quarter and defend its sta- Marketing, Aviva India some chocolate to binge on physical well-being are platform TikTok has crossed gest markets are in the US, Samsung Electronics chored the company's per- tus as the world's biggest The impact of pan- while working. It is for your linked with each other. With one billion monthly active Europe, Brazil and Southeast Co. is expected to report formance in the third quar- chip seller. demic-related restrictions own greater good to replace the pandemic, situations users around the world. Asia, even though its parent strong third-quarter earn- ter thanks to price hikes in "For its chip business, has made working from these snacks with dry fruits can easily get overwhelm- The video-sharing plat- company ByteDance is ings on the back of its semi- memory chips and en- profitability improvement home a usual setting for and fruits. ing. Too much stress in- form, owned by ByteDance, headquartered in China. conductor business and a hanced yield rates. through cost reductions most people. Working from 2. Take out some creases the activity in an said it had about 55 million In a latest development, weak won, analysts said. They expected played a big part," said Kim home seems fun for a day or time to exercise area of the brain that pro- global users by January TikTok is adding new warn- The South Korean tech Samsung's chip business to Kyung-min, an analyst at two but prolonged work Everyone is bogged cesses emotions, causing 2018. That number grew to ings to its in-app search that giant was projected to log log around 10 trillion won in Hana Financial Investment. from home may take a toll down by work and hectic strain on the heart, which more than 271 million by will alert users when results 16.3 trillion-won ($13.8 bil- "That is possible on health. In May 2021, the schedules, but it is critical to creates a higher risk for car- December 2018 and 507 may include "distressing lion) in operating profit for due to enhanced World Health Organization engage in a moderate work- diovascular disease. million by December 2019. content". the July-September period, yield of advanced (WHO) found that long out regularly. Even if you can’t 5. Take some time to "On The app up 31.9 per cent from a year nodes in the non- working hours have been include an extensive workout learn more about your heart behalf of has employed earlier, while its sales were memory sector and increasing deaths from in your routine, throughout health the TikTok "sensitive forecast to increase 12.2 per cost reductions ef- heart disease and stroke. We your workday, look for rea- It is best to take charge team, I content" cent on-year to 75.1 trillion forts in the 15-na- are all aware working re- sons to stand up and move, of your health and take pre- want to warnings on won over the period, ac- nometer DRAM and motely is one of the effec- yoga and simple exercises like cautions. When it comes to say thank individual vid- cording to the data from 128-layer NAND tive measures to avoid the sit-ups, push-ups don’t need heart-related issues, people you," eos since last nine local brokerage houses flash products." spread of the virus, we can- any equipment are also less tend to ignore mild symp- TikTok year, but the compiled by Yonhap With strong chip not forego it and hence it is time consuming and effec- toms and, in some cases, COO updated Infomax, reports Yonhap business, analysts important to take into con- tive exercises. Walking has they are not visible. So, tak- Vanessa Pappas said. "Wher- alerts will appear in search News Agency. said weak Korean sideration the problems be- been shown to improve ing out some time and ever you are in the world, we results for terms that could Compared with the pre- operating profit for the third won in the third quarter ing faced and take measures mood, stimulate creativity, learning more about your definitely couldn't do this include such content. vious quarter, Samsung's quarter. would have also contrib- to take care of our health. and enhance focus, making it heart’s health is necessary. without you." In a blog post, TikTok third-quarter operating Earlier this month, mar- uted to Samsung's third This World Heart Day, an all-around win for your 6. Be financially pre- Social media giant uses the example of "scary profit and sales were esti- ket researcher IC Insights quarter performance. Vinit Kapahi, Head of Mar- health and productivity. pared Facebook in comparison in makeup" as a search term mated to increase 29.7 per predicted Samsung could Analysts also expected keting, Aviva India suggests 3. Take breaks In today’s fast-paced the second quarter had 3.51 that may prompt such a cent and 18 per cent, respec- log $22.32 billion in semi- improved earnings from ways to take care of your To quote multiple au- world, one should always be billion monthly users across warning.Last year, the Indian tively. conductor sales in the third Samsung's display business heart in the prevailing work thors, “Take a break, before prepared for uncertainties. its family of apps, up from government said it was ban- Samsung, the world's quarter and defend its sta- due to seasonality and may from the home era. you break!” Sitting in the While it can be hard to pre- 3.45 billion in the first quar- ning 59 apps developed by largest memory chip and tus as the world's biggest post better than the second 1. Eating Healthy same posture for hours to- dict a heart-related issue but ter. Chinese firms, including smartphone producer, will chip seller. quarter when a one-time What you eat affects gether will do no good to getting insurance to attain a Meanwhile, Youtube has ByteDance's TikTok over announce its third-quarter Earlier this month, mar- gain is reflected. your body so having a your body. Walking from healthy heart and secured over two billion monthly ac- concerns that these apps earnings guidance next ket researcher IC Insights They estimated the dis- healthy diet is a must to en- one room to the other to future, is of utmost impor- tive users, having crossed were engaging in activities week. predicted Samsung could play unit to log around 1.5 sure a healthy heart. Ensure have a quick chat with fam- tance. Liquidity is another the one billion mark in 2013, that threatened national se- Analysts predict log $22.32 billion in semi- trillion won in operating your diet comprises nutri- ily members can do won- problem people are facing eight years after the com- curity.--IANS Samsung's semiconductor conductor sales in the third profit--IANS tious foods, such as fruits, ders in maintaining a now so, one should invest in vegetables, whole grains, healthy heart. comprehensive insurance and dairy products. While 4. Avoid Overwork- plans to protect oneself you might be tempted to ing and stressing from medical exigencies. Toyota Kirloskar Motor Facebook invests $50mn to discontinues sedan Yaris in India New Delhi, Toyota models in the com- responsibly build 'metaverse' Automobile manufac- ing new year 2022." Trump-driven Tiktok deal strangest turer Toyota Kirloskar Motor Besides, Toyota said it San Francisco, interoperability across ser- heavily in virtual reality and has discontinued high-end will continue to cater to all Social media giant vices, so different compa- augmented reality, develop- sedan Yaris in India with ef- Yaris customers' needs thing I've ever worked on: Nadella Facebook has announced nies' experiences can work ing hardware such as its fect from through dealer service out- together. Oculus VR headsets and San Francisco, CNBC reported on Tuesday. According to the that it will invest $50 million Monday.According to the lets across the to partner with the We also need to involve working on AR glasses. company, the move is a part country.Furthermore, auto- Microsoft's failed at- At one point, Microsoft Microsoft CEO, TikTok ini- the human rights and civil Earlier, Facebook in part- was one of the potential tially wanted a cloud pro- organisation to responsibly of product strategy."This mobile major said it will pro- tempt to take over TikTok's build the so-called rights communities," the nership with Ray-Ban, US operation last year was acquirers, but it backed out vider that could also offer move is a part of Toyota's vide genuine spare parts for metaverse. firm said in a statement. launched its first smart product strategy to con- minimum of next 10 years "the strangest thing I've ever in September 2020, when security services. The metaverse is not a glasses named Ray-Ban Sto- Oracle was chosen to pro- TikTok's US operations The "metaverse" is a set tinue to cater to the ever- on this discontinued model. sort of worked on", CEO of virtual spaces where one single product one com- ries. The new glasses are a Satya Nadella said at the vide cloud servers for the never got sold. In June, US evolving needs of the cus- "In addition, over the last can create and explore with pany can build alone. Just step in the direction of offer- tomer through enhanced two decades, we have been Code Conference. app."First of all, you've got to President Joe Biden signed like the internet, the ing true augmented-reality remember, TikTok came to an executive order revoking other people who aren't in technologies and product harnessing our In August 2020, TikTok the same physical space. metaverse exists whether spectacles. was in talks to sell its US op- us, we didn't go to TikTok," the Trump administration offerings," the company manufacturin w "We will work with ex- Facebook is there or not. The new glasses have said in a statement. consumers.""As a part of this erations because the ad- Nadella said on Monday. order to ban the app. There And it won't be built over- been named "Ray-Ban Sto- "TikTok was caught in was a period of time that I perts in government, indus- "We would like to con- endeavor, we will continue ministration of former Presi- try and academia to think night. ries" and will start at $299 dent Donald Trump threat- between a lot of issues that felt that the USG had some tinue to serve such custom- to leverage our leadership through issues and oppor- Many of these products (around Rs 21,988), with ers with other current offer- and vast expertise in cleaner ened to ban the app unless they were having across two particular set of require- will only be fully realized in polarised and transition lens capitals, and they wanted to ments, and then they just tunities in the metaverse. ings and preparations are technologies to refresh our parent company ByteDance For instance, its success de- the next 10-15 years. options being made avail- found a US buyer for it, partner," he added. disappeared," he added. underway to launch new product portfolio to meet pends on building robust Facebook has invested able at a higher price point. the evolving.

Ahmedabad Page 6 Business AHMEDABAD WEDNESDAY 29/9/2021 7 Ganga Forging expansion of forging under Impact by Honeywell launches AC controller, make In India in Rajkot for Electrical vehicles Business Brief Rajkot, innovative and modern fa- chines with 1600 tones with AI based video surveillance system Gujarat based Automo- cility Sadak Pipaliya, Rajkot, slide stroke 300 mm in- PUNE, Since its launch, Impact by on or off. The AC Controller bile OEM supplier with forg- Gujarat to manufacture stalled to increase the pro- Impact by Honeywell, a Honeywell has created a ro- ensures that ACs are not left Markets open on positive note ing facility, NSE listed com- wide range of forging prod- duction capacity. brand created by the For- bust product pipeline by le- running in unoccupied cab- pany Ganga Forging Ltd. has ucts having wide applica- The company has devel- tune 100 company to cater veraging Honeywell’s local ins, meeting rooms, confer- and turn negative shifted its manufacturing tion in automobile such as oped reputation and good- to the growing mid-market engineering talent in de- ence rooms. AC is the main Mumbai, based in bigger space under forged crankshaft, rod, pin, will for quality and timely segment in India, today an- sign, hardware, and app- power consumer in small- The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Tues- Make In India concept to in- flanges, yoke, shaft, cylin- supply of products to their nounced the launch of three based software capabilities,” and mid- sized buildings. day opened on a positive note and turned nega- crease the capacity and ders, Anchor Shackle – Elec- customers engaged in auto- locally developed products said Ashish Modi, President, Honeywell’s offering can tive during the morning trade. wider the product range trical Power Transmission mobile industry and replace to solve the unique prob- Honeywell Building Tech- potentially save businesses The Sensex of the BSE opened at 60,285.89 suitable for battery oper- Part and many other acces- market. The company has lems of small and medium nologies, Asia. “ up to 30% in energy costs. points and touched a high of 60,288.44 points. The ated vehicles and to cater sories. obtained the ISO 9001 and enterprises (SMEs) in the The depth of our engi- “Impact by Honeywell Sensex touched a low of 59,899.57 points. On Mon- export market. The company manufac- other quality approval suit- country. These “Make in In- neering experience in India allows us to reach more day, the Sensex closed at 60,077.88 points. The Under the guidance of tures specialized compo- able for export in EU and dia” offerings include an AC provides us with an under- building customers by pro- Sensex is trading at 60,018.98 points down by 58.9 Mr. Hiralal Tilva and Mr. nents for the automotive in- GCC market. controller that can save up standing of local require- viding them with products points or 0.10 per cent. On the other hand, the Rakesh Patel, company has dustry, Railways, Defence, Management is plan for to 30% in energy costs, an ments and has helped us that are easy to use, install broader 50-scrip Nifty at National Stock Exchange progress well and devel- construction, Agricultural expansion by installation of AI-based video surveillance create a local-for-local and maintain and better (NSE) opened at 17,906.45 points after closing at oped the reputation for in- and earth moving equip- additional set of equip- offering, and a DIY con- manufacturing ecosystem. suited for their needs to 17,855.10 points. The Nifty is trading at 17,849.90 novative quality products ments and other industries. ments suitable for auto nected smoke detector. The We are excited about the help them save on their op- points in the morning. which are suitable for Elec- facilities include fully auto- parts in electrical vehicle for brand is also expanding its strong demand for our erational costs,” said trical & Automobile sectors. mated forging lines. Addi- export and domestic mar- reach through leading e- products and look forward Jasmeet Bhatia, GM, Impact I-T raids on steel rolling mills in The company is having tional hot forging press ma- ket. commerce platforms for to continuing to expand our by Honeywell, Honeywell these plug-and-play con- offerings to serve our cus- Building Technologies. “The Maharashtra nected products and solu- tomers in India.” DIY functionality of these New Delhi, tions. The Impact AC control- products also enables us to The Income Tax Department carried out a BOT Operators at VPT demand policy reforms from Ministry of Engineered in India, Im- ler is a battery-operated, DIY offer them on e-commerce search and seizure operation on September 23 on pact by Honeywell’s product offering created for small- platforms to make them a group of four major steel rolling mills based in Shipping for effective utilization of port infrastructure portfolio has been designed and mid-sized commercial more accessible to these Jalna, Maharashtra. These companies are engaged to increase productivity, en- buildings. These categories customers.” in the business of manufacturing steel TMT bars and New Delhi, cies from VPT & Shipping Vizag Seaport Private Lim- hance safety, reduce costs, of buildings conventionally The Impact AI-based Ministry. Further, six conces- ited and Vizag General billets mostly using steel scrap as raw material. The BOT Operators at and enhance compliance do not rely on centralized air video surveillance offering operation was conducted in more than 32 premises Visakhapatnam Port Trust sionaires are also struggling Cargo Berth Private Limited, for SME customers in and conditioning for their cool- comprises an integrated due to various constraints in etc. have been hit by the ag- spread across Jalna, Aurangabad, Pune, Mumbai and (VPT) have demanded im- beyond tier-1 and tier-2 cit- ing needs, typically using camera-processor setup, Kolkata.During the course of the operation, many mediate reforms in the port concession agreement gressive pricing by GPL. ies. “ remote-controlled split, cas- which performs analytics on which is forcing to fight with Viskha Container Terminal incriminating documents, loose sheets and other sector, from Shipping Minis- India is a global center sette and window air condi- the Edge and instantly and digital evidence was seized. ter Shri Sarbananda VPT through disputes/arbi- Private Limited has started for innovation, production tioners (ACs) that require intelligently delivers alerts tration on various matters. fear of diversion of some of These evidences clearly indicate the involve- Sonowal for effective utiliza- and sustainable growth. human intervention to turn to the user via a mobile app. ment of the companies in large scale unaccounted tion of the port infrastruc- VPT is presently per- its volume to GPL's con- forming weak with a Com- tainer terminal which is un- financial ture. Without suitable policy transactions reforms, these BOT opera- pounded Annual Growth der construction and plan- Rate (CAGR) of 0.7 per cent ning to commence opera- made outside tors will not be a part of the the regular growth path of VPT by effec- whereas Gangavaram Port tions in first quarter of next Limited (GPL) in financial year. books of ac- tively utilizing the port infra- Petrol diesel prices counts, in- structure and are on the Visakhapatnam is growing GPL being private port with CAGR of 10.5per cent. and not regulated under cluding infla- verge of turning out to be tion of pur- non-performing assets. This is primarily because Shipping ministry is taking GPL is not governed by Tar- strategic decisions and en- chases using Visakhapatnam Port rise after 3-week break entry provid- iff Authority for Major Ports suring immediate imple- Trust's (VPT's), three conces- paisa per litre each on Sun- sitated about a Re 1 increase ers, unaccounted cash expenses and investments, sion agreements namely (TAMP) regulations and is mentation for business New Delhi, Sept. adopting aggressive mar- growth, whereas VPT is The price of auto fuel day and Monday. in petrol and diesel prices. etc., the I-T department said in a statement. Adani's Steam coal handling Petrol prices had main- In Mumbai, the petrol The evidence found also indicates the launder- terminal of 6.5 MTPA capac- keting strategies, faster turn- reading "rule book" as men- petrol and diesel increased around time, competitive tioned in the Concession simultaneously on Tuesday tained stability since Sep- price increased by 21 paisa ing of substantial amount of unaccounted income ity, SEW's Steam coal han- tember 5, but oil companies per litre to Rs 107.47 per li- earned by the companies in the guise of share pre- dling facility of 7.5 MTPA ca- pricing, offering attractive agreement and not finding after a three-week break discounts to end users and immediate solution for the amidst volatility in global oil finally raised its pump prices tre, while diesel rates rose to mium and unsecured loans using shell companies, pacity and Alba's Cargo han- given a spurt in the product about Rs 97.21 a litre. the statement added:Evidence for unaccounted dling facility of Alba 6 MTPA had put restriction on han- problem, which has evi- prices with benchmark dling trader's vessel to be- denced cargo migration to crude shooting over three rates lately. Across the country as purchases in excess of Rs 200 crore has been found. capacity with total invest- OMCs had preferred to well, petrol and diesel in- A huge quantity of unaccounted stock was also ment of approx. Rs 2,500 come monopolistic. GPL and steep increase in year high level of $80 a bar- In VPT, PPP projects like volumes of GPL for last 10 rel. maintain their watch prices creased between 20-30 found in the factory premises of the companies.In crore have been stalled due on global oil situation be- paisa per litre but their retail all 12 bank lockers were unearthed during the to lack of supporting poli- Essar Vizag Terminal Limited, years. Accordingly, diesel prices increased by 25 paisa fore making any revision in rates varied depending on search operation. Unaccounted cash of more than per litre in the national capi- prices. This is the reason why the level of local taxes in the Rs 2.10 crore and jewellery amounting to Rs 1.07 tal to Rs 89.57 per litre, while Petrol prices were not re- state. crore has been seized from different premises. the petrol rates spiked by 20 vised for last three weeks. Fuel prices in the coun- paisa per litre to Rs 101.39 But extreme volatility in glo- try have been hovering at itel forays into home audio category, after a break of 23 days, ac- bal oil price movement has record levels on account of cording to Indian Oil Corpo- now pushed OMCs to effect 41 increases in its retail rates the increase. since April this year. It fell on GUJARAT WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD, unveils four new soundbars in India ration, country's largest fuel “For complaints regarding rural drinking water supply, retailer. The wait and watch plan few occasions but largely please contact toll-free helpline No. 1916 of GWSSB.” New Delhi, XE-SB1040 WL are available Addressing this de- Diesel prices have now of the OMCs had come to remained stable. In a bid to make the fes- for Rs 3899, Rs 6499, Rs 7999 mand, the new itel increased for third consecu- the relief of consumers ear- On Tuesday, global TENDER NOTICE No. 9/2021-22 tive season more exciting, and Rs 10,999, respectively, Soundbar range comes with tive day and for the fourth lier as no revision came dur- benchmark Brent crude rose Superintending Engineer, Public Health Works Circle, 1st Floor, Sardar India's most trusted on Amazon."The need for an array of technologically time in the last five days tak- ing a period when crude over $80 barrel. Oil rates are Vallabhbhai Patel Shopping Center, Circle, Sardarnagar, smartphone brand itel an- immersive home entertain- advanced features such as price were on the rise over up 2 per cent for the week Bhavnagar. Phone No. (0278) 2565082 Fax No. 2565013 invites tender Design, ment has taken a center digital signal processing ing up its retail price by 95 Construction and O & M of 310 m3/Hr capacity water treatment plant at bhilvas nounced that it has entered paisa per litre in Delhi. shortfall in US production and this is the fifth weekly HW and 844 M3/Hr capacity water treatment plant providing supplying lowering into home audio category stage with enormous de- (DSP), deep bass woofers, Diesel prices were raised and inventories and a pick gain. and laying & jointing 350 mm, 400 mm, 450 mm and 600 mm dia DI K-7 pipe with the launch of four new mand for premium audio multiple connectivity op- on September 24 by 20 up in demand. Since September 5, the line rising mains 160 mm dia PVC gravity pipeline 6 kg/cm2, design and soundbars in the country. products to elevate the au- tions including HDMI-ARC, This would have neces- price of petrol and diesel in construction of RCC Sump and pump house at Damnagar HW with O&M 2 dio experience," Arijeet FM, Bluetooth, USB and paisa per litre and again 25 Years under Chorvadia Augmentation Group WSS. Ta. Palitana/Gariadhar/ Exclusively available on the international market is Sihor/Umrala District : Bhavnagar estimated cost Rs.43,44,99,049.05 Tender Amazon, the new line-up of Talapatra, CEO, TRANSSION much more.The foray into higher by around $6-7 per I.D. No. 480879 by E-Tendering On-line tender with Single Bid System from itel soundbars caters to the India, said in a statement. the home audio entertain- barrel as compared to aver- Registered contractors for above mention works. The detail information are ever-growing demand of at- "In India, the OTT market ment segment once again age prices during August. available on website https://gwssb.nprocure.com. Last date for On-line is estimated to reach about reiterates the brand posi- Submission Dt. 27.10.2021 till 18:00 Hours. Any further changes/amendments home entertainment and Listed fund inflows Under the pricing for- here after shall be published on-line only. the aspirations of audio en- $15 billion by 2030. This fu- tioning of 'itel hai. Life sahi mula adopted by oil compa- thusiasts, delivering dy- els the demand for home hai' and the singular objec- nies, rates of petrol and die- DDI/BVN/503/21-22 namic sound output audio solutions to empower tive of 'democratising tech- rise in August sel are to be reviewed and through advanced features. the aspirers and millennials nology for masses'."Our lat- revised by them on a daily itel has introduced in Tier 2 and below towns," est soundbar range fulfills Mumbai, Sept. trends for India and Indone- sia. Allocations to China and basis. The new prices be- India's first soundbar -- XE- Talapatra added. With rising the aspirations of music en- Boosted by non-ex- comes effective from morn- SB1040 WL -- with a 25.4 cm OTT consumption, there has thusiasts and cinema lovers change traded fund (ETF) India constitute 47 per cent TENDER NOTICE NO.06 OF 2021-22 of the average Asia ex-Japan ing at 6 a.m.The daily review (Tend. I.D. No. 483739, 483747, 483758 (Fourth Attempt) wireless woofer raising the been a surge in the demand who are looking for a high- flows, listed funds inflows and revision of prices is bar of immersive home en- for cinematic audio systems quality and immersive into the country increased fund portfolio. Allocations to India by Asia ex-Japan based on the average price D.W.S.U. (Wasmo) Gandhinagar. tertainment. All the four at home that improve the sound experience from the in the month of August to of benchmark fuel in the in- home entertainment expe- comfort of their homes," $983 million, a report by funds increased to 15.9 per Unit Manager, District Water and Sanitation Unit, WASMO, Gandhinagar, Gujarat State models -- itel XE-SB505, itel ternational market in the invites on-line tenders on behalf of Shertha and Kotha, Vihar Village pani samittee for below XE-SB515, XE-SB625 WL and rience for consumers. Talapatra said. Kotak Institutional Equities cent in August from 14.8 per cent in July while allocations preceding 15 days, and for- mentioned work. has said. eign exchange rates. 1. Name of work :- 2.0 lakh and 1.0 lakh ltr cap 12.0 ht. ESR, 1.0 lakh ltr Cap Sump, Providing, Of the inflows, $824 mil- to India by GEM funds. Supplying & Lowering, Laying and Jointing different dia of PVC pipe, Pumping Machinery work lion came from non-ETF cat- for Village : Vihar, Shertha and Kotha Ta: Gandhinagar and Kalol under Jal Jivan mission Scheme, egory. Over the past few Dist. Gandhinagar. Tourism, ease of doing business must be addressed months, fund flows were 2. Total Estimated Cost :- 65.79 Lakh largely dominated by ETFs. 3. Last date of submission of tender :- Up to 18.10.2021 18.00 Hrs. by removing SEIS cap & restoring scrip rates 4. Last date of physical documents submission of tender :- 20.10.2021 up to 18.00 Hrs. According to the broker- 5. Eligibility :- The tender is in One bid system, the bidders who are registered (Civil) in New Delhi, massive hit on the cash there has also been placed age, India-dedicated funds “R & B or Irrigation Dept. in Appropriate class” with tender bidders have to attach. Copy of FAITH, the policy federa- flows of tour operators and a cap of Rs 5 crores on SEIS saw outflows of $165 million Registration, GST Registration, Pan Card, Blacklist / Debarred Details (form-09) on Rs 300/- tion of all the national asso- hotels who made continued entitlement for per eligible broken down into $74 mil- non judicial stamp. Form-18 on Letterhead, is compulsory. Rates must include GST if applicable. ciations representing the critical financial commit- entity for FY 19-20. lion of ETF outflows and $91 Hard copy of tender will accept by R.P.A.D./Speed Post/Hand to Hand only. Further information complete tourism, travel ments in international mar- It said that the Indian million of non-ETF outflows, is available at web site www.nprocure.com kets in FY 2019-20 to enable tourism, travel and hospital- Control Room is functioning at the state level for rural level water supply schemes Where toll and hospitality industry of while GEM (global emerging free number 1916 can be contacted for water related complaints / suggestions. the increase of international ity industry is a mix of large, markets) funds saw inflows India (ADTOI, ATOAI, FHRAI, INF/1157/21-22 HAI, IATO, ICPB, IHHA, ITTA, travellers to India beyond 17 medium, small and micro of $1.1 billion broken down TAAI, TAFI), has flagged criti- million, which led to India's tourism travel and hospital- into $208 million of ETF in- cal concerns in the just re- global market share of inter- ity industry. Each of these flows and $866 million of leased SEIS notification. national arrivals beyond 1 players have risen above non-ETF inflows. According It has made reference per cent. and beyond their sizes to to the report, listed emerg- to the SEIS entitlement FAITH has requested contribute to the growth of ing market fund flows were through duty credit slips that tourism and travel re- Indian tourism, valuable for- positive for almost all coun- through notification no: lated services be exempted eign exchange and thus cru- tries. China witnessed $6.7 29/2015-20, dated Sep- from this notified rate de- cial jobs. billion of inflows, followed tember 23, which will bring crease as these services Setting such a cap will by South Korea and Taiwan, some relief to the cash- have been the worst af- be a major disincentive to which saw $3.4 billion and starved tourism enter- fected by the pandemic. This large and medium players in $2.1 billion of inflows. prises after almost 18 has been highlighted in the their efforts to take 'Make in The total FPI activity and months of severe Covid-19 Kamath RBI report and has India' tourism enterprises EPFR activity showed similar pandemic. been acknowledged mul- global. FAITH has requested However, it has raised tiple times across all repre- to remove this arbitrary cap two requests for urgent sentations of the Central of rs 5 crore on SEIS entitle- amendments in the notifi- and state governments. ments for the tourism, travel cation. The first is the men- FAITH has also said that and hospitality industry. tion in point 2, referring to as notified, under point 4, --IANS para 3.08, to scrip rates for tourism and travel related services as specified in the Tender Notice No. 16: Year : 2021-22 annexure, Appendix 3x. DISTRICT WATER AND SANITATION UNIT The notified rates of duty Surendranagar - 363 001. credit have been brought Tenders are invited through E-Tendering by the Unit Manager, down from 7 per cent and CHANGE OF NAME District Water and Sanitation Unit, Surendranagar, Jal Bhavan, I have changed my old name 5 per cent to 5 per cent and Ground Floor, Near New Circuit House, Surendranagar-363001 3 per cent, respectively, to from PATEL Phone No. 9978440750. From the contractors holding registration JAGDISHCHANDRA travel agencies, tour opera- DHANJIBHAI to new name tor services (CPC - 7471), of E-2 class and above on behalf of the Chairman Rural Water and Sanitation Committees for works of distribution pipelines, PATEL JAGDISHBHAI hotel and restaurants (CPC DHANJIBHAI - 641-643), respectively. pumping machinery etc. to different villages of Chotila, Thangadh, Add.: D, Hariom Bunglows, FAITH has said that this Dasada, Muli, Wadhwan, Lakhtar, Sayla, Limbdi and Chuda talukas Opp. Adani Pratham decrease is going to be a of Surendranagar district. The total estimated cost of 15 villages is Residency, Tragad, Rs 100 Lakh (Minimum amount is 5.30 Lakhs and maximum Ahmedabad-382470 amount is 13.78 Lakhs) Tender documents can be seen, down- 2080 loaded and submitted on website https://www.nprocure.com. Last date of submission of Tender Document is Dt. 13.10.2021 to CHANGE OF NAME 18:00 Hours. Physical submission of tender is Dt. 14.10.2021 up I BHAVESHKUMAR to 15:00 hours by Reg. AD/ Speed Post/ Hand Delivery Accepted. ANILKUMAR SANGHVI Any additional information of the tender will be available at above Changed My Minor Son’s mentioned office. All right is reserved to reject any or all tenders name From BHAVYA without assigning any reason thereof. Any amendment regarding BHAVESHKUMAR SANGHVI this tender will be shown/ published only on website only. to BHAVYA BHAVESH SANGHVI For any query related to village water supply scheme, Add.: 301, Tirth Grandeur, contact on toll free no. 1916. Jainnagar, Paldi, {krníke/MkwhuLÿLkøkh/h80/h0h1-hh 2081

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8 AHMEDABAD WEDNESDAY 29/9/2021 National 25 inmates 'deliberately' injure self in Delhi's Mandoli jail New Delhi, then started injuring them- News selves by banging their As many as 25 inmates have deliberately injured heads on the walls and stab- themselves at the Mandoli bing each other. The jail of- in a Nutshell Jail in the national capital, ficials were then forced to official sources said on Tues- use mild force to control the day. situation. According to sources, "Around 25 inmates had No possibility of rain in Delhi for the incident happened at minor injuries, of which one Jail No. 11 on Monday had to be taken to a nearby Tuesday: IMD evening when two inmates hospital," sources said add- New Delhi, -- Danish and Anish -- ing the other inmates who Delhi woke up to a clear sky, but no possibility wanted to go out of their got injured in the process of rainfall later in the day on Tuesday. There may be ward without any reason were provided first aid treat- thunder and lightning later in the day, the India and were subsequently ment at the jail dispensary. Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted. stopped by the policemen Notably, after the dra- There is a possibility of rain in the city for the as there was an existing matic murder of Jitender next two days as the weather department's forecast gang rivalry between in- Singh Mann, alias 'Gogi', at predicted. The shower of rain may return to Delhi mates. the Rohini Court, the offi- on September 30, on the last day of Southwest Mon- "This thing agitated cials had expressed a possi- soon season for this year. The IMD has predicted them and they started caus- bility of a gang war and all that the light showers of rain may continue in the ing harm to themselves and the prisons of Delhi, includ- national capital for over a week. also asked others to do the ing high-security Tihar Jail, The maximum temperature on Monday was re- same," jail sources said. Mandoli Jail, and Rohini Jail Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will review and inspect Asias largest all- were put on high alert. corded at 34 degree Celsius, while the minimum was weather connectivity between Srinagar valley and Leh the Zojila and Z-Morh tunnel projects. UNI. The other inmates too at 27.4, four notches below from normal at Safdarjung observatory. There was no rainfall in the city for the last 24 hours, according to the IMD data.The relative humidity was recorded at 72 per cent at 5.30 p.m. on Monday.According to IMD, Bypolls to 3 LS and 30 assembly Farmers claim Bandh successful; Delhi's maximum temperature on Tuesday is likely to be 35 degree Celsius and the minimum is pre- dicted at 27 degree Celsius. seats on Oct 30, counting on Nov 2 normal life unaffected in Delhi New Delhi, gal, the poll schedule will be said that all polling person- New Delhi, of 100-odd farmers' unions functional across Delhi-NCR. 3-day break for Telangana The Election Commis- the same except the date of nel and election officials in- The third Bharat Bandh from across India, 15 trade Commuter movement re- sion of India on Tuesday an- withdrawal will be October cluding the private persons in a year called by a consor- unions and several political mained unaffected as Legislature session nounced the schedule for 16. The ECI also said that all engaged in the election tium of farmers' unions wit- parties had jointly called a people freely used their Hyderabad, bypolls to 3 Lok Sabha and election related activities duty shall be double vacci- nessed large scale sit-in pro- Bharat Bandh from 6 am till own vehicles or auto-rick- The two Houses of the Telangana Legislature 30 assembly seats in various will be strictly complied as nated before taking their tests by farmers across all 4 pm on Monday to mark shaw, cycle-rickshaws and have put off the ongoing session for three days in states on Tuesday. The per the Covid-19 guidelines services.If a candidate or po- border entry-points and on the first anniversary of what DTC buses. Except one sta- view of heavy rains lashing the state under the im- counting will take place on issued by competent au- litical party violates any of the periphery of Delhi but they termed as a 'Black Day' tion near Tikri border was pact of cyclonic storm 'Gulab'. November 2. thorities. Social distancing the above guidelines, no least disruption within the when the President had shut, the Delhi Metro Rail Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council will For Assembly Constitu- and use of mask, sanitizers, more permission shall be national capital on Monday. given his assent to the three Corporation (DMRC) trains have no sitting on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- ency of Andhra Pradesh, thermal scanning, face given to the concerned can- The Bharat farm laws last year. functioned normally day. The Houses will meet again on Friday. Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, shield, hand gloves, etc, as didate/party for rallies, Bandh called in by through the The decision was taken by Assembly Speaker Karnataka, Madhya meetings. If any star Samyukta Kisan day.Schools, includ- Pocharam Srinivas Reddy and Council pro-tem V. Pradesh, campaigner violates Morcha (SKM) was ing Kendriya Bhoopal Reddy in view of the prevailing situation Maharashtra, the Covid protocols, he largely peaceful Vidyalayas, and col- and to enable members to participate in rescue and Meghalaya, Mizoram, shall not be allowed to across Delhi-NCR. All leges were working relief operations. Nagaland, Rajasthan, campaign further in major entry points to according to the re- Telangana and Par- that constituency/dis- Delhi saw large scale cent routine post liamentary Constitu- trict, the commission police deployment lockdown; JNU, DU India reports below 20K new ency of UT of Dadra said. and several person- and other Universi- Covid cases for 2nd straight day & Nagar Haveli and Candidate/election nel from the CRPF ties too remained and the RAF on the open for regular work New Delhi, Daman & Diu, agent/polling agent Himachal Pradesh, counting agent/driver Peripheral Express- and entrance exam The daily Covid tally in India remained below etc whoever is coming way. Traffic entering for Delhi University 20,000-mark for the second consecutive day with Madhya Pradesh, the notification for the in contact with the pub- Delhi faced problems, espe- was conducted in 18,795 new cases registered in the last 24 hours, the per Covid-19 protocol, have lic or election officials have cially at the Gurugram Toll Over two dozen trains Delhi-NCR and 27 cities too. Union Health Ministry's data released on Tuesday by-election will be made on October 1, last day of nomi- to be complied with. SDMA to be double vaccinated. and there were several di- were halted at various loca- There was hardly any morning stated. is responsible for all preven- One health worker will be versions that caused incon- tions in Punjab and Haryana action at places such as The country registered 19,859 cases on Monday, nation will be October 8, scrutiny of the paper will be tive and mitigation mea- appointed as Covid nodal venience to commuters and road traffic towards Singhu border and Loni bor- which was the first time after over 200 days when sures to ensure adherence officer for each Polling Sta- from NCR entering Delhi but Delhi was affected mas- der but at Tikri border, farm- Covid cases were reported below the 20,000-mark. done on October 11, with- drawal of the nomination on to Covid protocol. Chief Sec- tion. While the Chief Secre- inside Delhi, people moved sively due to the Bharat ers squatted on the railway India has been reporting daily cases between retary and DG and district tary and Director General of freely using their own or Bandh. lines at the Bahadurgarh 30,000 to 35,000 daily for the last few weeks, how- October 13, polling will be held on October 30 and the level authorities will be re- Police shall take enough public transport. But within Delhi, work railway station, one among ever, with improvement in Covid situation in Kerala sponsible for monitoring, preventive measures and One farmer died of heart wise, offices, both private the 20-odd places on the which has been reporting around 15,000 cases daily, counting of votes will be on November 2. supervision and compliance make necessary arrange- attack at the Singhu border and government, remained main Delhi-Sonipat line the number of Covid cases have come down. Karala of Covid-19 guidelines. ments to ensure that no poll in the morning. functional. Even all markets, where two dozen trains registered 11,699 new Covid cases on Monday. For the by-election in Assam, Bihar and West Ben- The commission also related violence occurs. - The SKM, a consortium big and small, remained were halted.

SIT to probe allegations of anti-Hindu propaganda by UP IAS officer Lucknow, The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe charges of anti-Hindu propaganda by senior IAS officer Mohammad Iftikharuddin.According to a statement by the Home De- partment, the two-member SIT will be headed by DG CB- Union Home Minister Amit Shah releasing a souvenir during the 17th founation CID G.L. Meena and ADG day celebration of NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority) in New Delhi zone Bhanu Bhaskar. The SIT on Tuesday. UNI has been asked to submit its report within seven days. It may be recalled that the na- Govt working on SOP for Kisan ED summons Shiv tional vice president of Math Mandir Coordination Com- Sena's Maha mittee, Bhupesh Awasthi, Credit Cards for fisherfolks minister Anil had alleged that New Delhi, holders to send in their sug- Iftikharuddin was indulging Minister for Fisheries, gestions," Rupala said. Parab for probe in anti-Hindu propaganda. Animal Husbandry and Rupala was addressing a Mumbai, Iftikharuddin is presently Dairying, Parshottam Rupala virtual conference by The Enforcement Direc- serving as the Chairman of on Monday said his Ministry ASSOCHAM, an apex cham- torate (ED) on Tuesday sum- Uttar Pradesh State Road is working out the modali- ber of commerce of India, on moned senior Shiv Sena Transport ties of the Standard Oper- Fisheries and Aquaculture leader and Transport Minister Corporation.Awasthi re- ating Procedures (SOP) for Industry on the theme of Anil Parab for leased videos of religious inclusion of fisherfolks un- 'Strategic roadmap towards questioning.The develop- programmes of the officer der the ambit of Kisan Credit enabling Blue Revolution & ment came a day after the ED who was then the Kanpur Card (KCC). Economic Growth.' had summoned Sena's Zone Commissioner. It is al- "Insurance for fishermen He also spoke about former Union Minister of leged that in these videos, in freshwater and marine how the ambitious Pradhan State for Finance Anandrao V. Iftikharuddin is telling fishing both is an issue that Mantri Matsya Sampada Adsul and his son Abhijit A. people about the benefits of has been deliberated for Yojana (PMMSY) has been Adsul in connection with a adopting Islam as a religion. long. striving to bring in change probe into alleged scam of Rs The purported videos also Another critical issue is for the fish farmers and it 900-crore in the City Coopera- show a religious leader sit- that of extending facility of can help increase exports. tive Bank Ltd., here.Speaking ting besides the IAS KCC to the fish farmers to He highlighted the features to media persons, Parab said officer.In another video, meet their demands of of PMMSY along with vari- he has not been informed Iftikharuddin is seen sitting working capital. We are ous schemes run by the why he was summoned by on the ground when a Mus- working out the SOP for the government to promote the ED and contended that lim speaker is purportedly same and I invite all stake- and uplift the sector. he had not committed any giving radical lessons at his wrongs. official residence. Much-awaited Huzurabad bypoll on Oct 30 Hyderabad, various states. chief G. Srinivas Yadav as the Huzurabad targeting the The much-awaited The Huzurabad Assem- party candidate for the bye- state government. BJP's bypoll to the Huzurabad As- bly seat fell vacant with the elections.The bye-elections state chief Bandi Sanjay is sembly constituency in resignation of former minis- raised the political tempera- also currently undertaking a Telangana will be held on ter Eatala Rajender after he ture in the state as Rajender 'padyatra' which will also October 30.The Badvel As- was dropped from the State targetted the chief minister cover the Huzurabad con- sembly constituency in Cabinet by Chief Minister K. by alleging that he was in- stituency. The TRS govern- neighbouring Andhra Chandrasekhar Rao in May sulted in the party. The BJP ment also picked the con- Pradesh will also go to polls following allegations of land is citing Rajender's alleged stituency for implementing the same day.The Election encroachment. Rajender humiliation to mount fresh its prestigious 'Dalit Bandhu' Commission of India on also quit ruling Telangana attack on the TRS for what it scheme on pilot basis. It has Tuesday announced a Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to join calls the family rule of already sanctioned Rs 2,000 schedule for bye-elections the Bharatiya Janata Party Chandrasekhar Rao. After crore to implement the to these two seats along (BJP) and will be entering ending his nearly two-de- scheme under which every with three Lok Sabha con- the fray as the saffron party's cade long association with Dalit family will be given a stituencies and 28 As- candidate. The TRS has also TRS, Rajender launched an grant of Rs 10 lakh to start sembly constituencies in nominated its student wing aggressive campaign in business of its choice.

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