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Ton Wednesday stayed the posting the matter for further the process for appointment of Cpy is emerging as one of the convalescent serum therapy Continued on Page 6 appointment of 69,000 assistant hearing on July 6. 69,000 assistant basic teachers most promising and safe treat- emerge as potentially one of the basic teachers in Uttar Pradesh. It asked the UP govern- in UP. ment options for patients with most promising strategies,” said A Lucknow bench of the ment to explain why it changed The process was almost severe Covid-19 symptoms, a study researcher Eric Salazar High Court fixed the next date the earlier criteria of 45 per cent already complete on the new trial in the US has found. from Houston Methodist (P"%)!"%& of hearing on July 12. cut-off marks for the general strength of the interim direc- The therapy involves tak- Hospital. The order by Justice Alok category and 40 per cent for the tions of the division bench ing anti-bodies from the blood Patients were treated under )"*+  Mathur comes days after the reserved category. The apex issued on May 29 last year and of a person who has recovered emergency use guidelines Supreme Court sought the UP court sought a detailed reply only the result was to be from Covid-19 and transfusing (eIND) from the US Food and Geneva: The World Health government’s reply on pleas before July 6. declared. those anti-bodies into an active Drug Administration and then Organization on Wednesday challenging the High Court The apex court had said The division bench had coronavirus patient to help received approval from the said clinical trials of the drug verdict, which had upheld the the matter required a detailed earlier set aside the single kickstart the immune system to FDA to open up the trial to hydroxychloroquine will state’s decision to keep higher hearing as there were many bench order that had quashed fight the infection. more patients as an investiga- resume, having been suspend- cut-off marks for these parties and it would be better the government order fixing 65 Published in The tional new drug (IND). ed pending a safety review in appointments. if the pleas were adjourned till per cent qualifying marks for American Journal of Pathology, According to the the search for coronavirus The apex court had on open court hearings resume. the general category candi- the study conducted by the researchers, the therapeutic treatments. “On the basis of the May 21 asked the state gov- Several petitions, including dates and 60 percent for the researchers from the Houston There were no serious adverse lakh people with over 63 lakh approach dates back to at least available mortality data... the ernment to explain the process those by individuals and Uttar reserved category candidates. Methodist Hospital in the US side effects caused by the plas- infected cases across the world. as early as 1918 when it was executive group will commu- adopted for the appointment Pradesh Prathmik Shiksha The single bench had said said that the results of the trial ma transfusion. The clinical trials to trans- used to fight the Spanish Flu. nicate with the principal inves- through a chart. Mitra Association, had been that the minimum cut-off showed that 19 out of 25 The findings have gener- fuse plasma from recovered Recently, the convalescent plas- tigators in the trial about A bench of Justices UU filed challenging the May 6 would be 45 per cent for gen- patients (76 per cent) improved ated hopes in the global com- Covid-19 patients into critically ma therapy was used with resuming the hydroxychloro- Lalit, MM Shantanagoudar and decision of the Lucknow bench eral and 40 per cent for with the treatment and 11 were munity rattled by the virulent ill patients started on March 28. some success during the 2003 quine arm,” WHO chief Tedros Vineet Saran had initially of Allahabad High Court. reserved candidates. discharged from the hospital. virus which has claimed over 3 “While physician-scientists SARS pandemic, the 2009 Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. declined to interfere with the In its May 6 verdict, the Continued on Page 6 R                      ! " #     $ %   %   #& ' #       ())          *+!,+-. tally on 122 deaths and as dence from the fact that there        many as 2,560 more people have been a total of 816 deaths ndia on Wednesday for the tested positive for the in Maharashtra during the pre- '  Ifirst time went past 9,000 pandemic in various parts of vious nine days. On May 26       *+!,+-. new cases in a day amid a the State. (Tuesday) the State had wit- Chinese study indicating that With the fresh deaths and nessed 97 deaths, while there t’s likely to be the end of road the countries could see around infections, the total number of were 105 deaths on May 27, 85  ' *+!,+-.     Ifor cricketer-turned-politi- 15,000 new cases from June 15 deaths in Maharashtra jumped deaths on May 28, 116 deaths cian Navjot Singh Sidhu in onward. The country recorded to 2,587 while the total num- on May 29 and 99 deaths on mid coronavirus scare, the     the Congress. 9,564 new cases and 259 deaths ber of infected cases went up to May 30, 89 deaths on May 31, AGovernment has asked Sources said Sidhu has on Wednesday, which took its 74,860 in the State. 76 on June 1 and 103 on June animal breeders and owners of    been approached by Aam overall tally of cases to 2,16,752 The worsening situation 3. Wednesday’s toll was 122. the exotic live species of ani-  !   Admi Party (AAP) and poll and total death count to 6,088. in the State can be evi- Continued on Page 6 mals such as fish and birds to strategist Prashant Kishor is National Capital Delhi saw         voluntarily declare their stock/s believed to be mediating occasions tried to lure Sidhu a big spike with new cases ris- /0 within next six months as between Sidhu and AAP. saying he would be the first to ing to 1,513, the highest so far '    12345 6731 86869 also ensure health cards of AICC sources said that welcome Sidhu in the AAP. in a day, and as many as 59 peo- --12 *  67316 653 :28:4 their subjects. Sidhu has himself not been The AAP contested ple succumbing to the dread- , 68427 ,-. 9726 The plan is to prepare an active in recent times within the Assembly elections in Punjab in ed virus in day. So far, Delhi has inventory and streamline the party and has distanced himself 2017 and was the second largest 23,645 confirmed cases and  (  :3::1 ::66:66:6 import of exotic animal/birds from the cadre. Punjab Chief party securing 20 seats. The 615 deaths.  (   9476 6594122 or fish species in the country, Minister Amarinder Singh has Congress came to power with A Chinese study which ) %   3315 6857671 which is now being considered never concealed his dislike for 77 seats of 117 Assembly seats had rightly predicted the    /0-,01./ to be fraught with risk of Sidhu’s political posturing. by defeating the alliance of the growth of coronovirus in many '  %   3733 81:7227 zoonotic (animal to human) Sources confirmed that poll Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and countries, including the US, has  ,0233 ! 0  4753 8276735 transmission. Exotic live strategist Prashant Kishor has the BJP. The SAD got 15 seats painted an alarming picture, 0  2864 676567 species are animal or plant spoken to Sidhu about his future and the BJP only three. saying that India will add    #   $ 2548 78:7:2 species moved from their orig- in the AAP. Sources said Sidhu Sidhu, who was twice a BJP around 15,000 new cases every inal range (location) to a new wants to be named as the CM MP, joined the Congress ahead day from June mid. -024021-  %   891: 436242 one most often by people. candidate of AAP in Punjab for of the Punjab election in 2017. Maharashtra appeared to    8565 99:774 This is for the first time the next elections as a precon- He contested the polls be peaking in terms of Covid .   6972 68:539 that the Government has taken dition for joining the party. and went on to become a 19-triggered fatalities and   -02,0.3/ such a move. The officials at the AAP’s Punjab unit chief Cabinet Minister. infections on Wednesday, as it ; <#   6371 82:551 Union Environment Ministry Bhagwant Mann had on many Continued on Page 6 notched the highest-ever day’s /  6833 9:2:4 have asserted that precaution is better than prevention before the trade. “Considering the any coronavirus kind of pan- significance of import and " #$  % % demic spreads here. In India as export of exotic live species,      in the world, much of the this Ministry is issuing an         &'   exotic live species is currently advisory to streamline the ! "  legal. There exists a large process for import and pos-  0.). demand and market for ani- session of exotic live species  *+!,+-. mals like ball pythons, pocket here. The aim is to develop an     / 0  ight workers were killed and 50 others were monkeys, crocodile skinks, inventory of exotic live species he Delhi Police has filed the chargesheet Einjured on Wednesday in a massive fire trig- hissing cockroaches and a wide through Voluntary Disclosure Tin the brutal murder of Intelligence gered by a blast in the boiler of a chemical facto- range of exotic birds. Scheme to streamline CITES Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma. Police inves- ry at Dahej in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, police However, till now, there has compliance as well as stream-  ' ' Q) " *   tigation has revealed that there was a deep- said. The death toll may rise further as some of been no detail about the pop- line the import procedure,” -)#*/! rooted conspiracy behind the riots and mur- the injured workers are in a serious condition, ulation status, numbers said the official about the   '  +$$$$ R der of Ankit Sharma during North-east Delhi according to police. poached, illegal trade hubs and guideline. laiming to have proved violence in Chandbagh area as he was “specif- As companies of methanol and xylene chem- dynamics of these species. This As per the advisory, it will Cexperts wrong UP Chief ically targeted” by a mob led by then AAP icals are located near the affected factory, author- makes it difficult to know the be mandatory for the own- Minister Yogi Adityanath said  councillor Tahir Hussain. ities have shifted about 4,800 people from near- impacts of illegal trade on the ers/animal breeders to regis- that because of the effective After killing Sharma, the mob had by Luvara and Lakhigam villages to safer places population status of many of ter/declare progenies of the measures taken by the  thrown his body into a nearby drain which as a precautionary measure. these captured animals, said imported exotic live species. Government there are only over was fished out the next day, police said. The About 230 workers were present inside the fac- the officials. The processes under this 8,000 corona positive cases in said that the virus Crime Branch had filed the chargesheet tory, Yashaswi Rasayan, located in Dahej Special To plug the gaps, the Union Advisory shall be dealt Uttar Pradesh against experts’ struck both India before Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Economic Zone-1, 42 kms from Bharuch, at the Environment Ministry has online through the Ministry’s grim projection of over 70,000 and the United States at around Parihar, who fixed the matter for consider- time of the incident in afternoon, they said. issued an advisory enlisting dos Parivesh portal. cases by the end of May. the same time. The US has bet- ation on June 16. Continued on Page 6 and don’ts aiming to streamline Continued on Page 6 “The experts had claimed ter healthcare facilities but the that by the end of May total pandemic devastated it while  corona positive cases in UP India was able to control the would be over 70,000. But, spread (of disease) better. The - % .%    where we stand on June 3? number of positive cases in   O  Today, we have over 8,000 pos- India is over 2 lakh while the  P  itive cases of which around USA has 17 lakh positive cases *    +   an official release said.  5,000 have recovered and tech- and the death toll in India is One person was killed and          nically the State of 23 crore has over 5,000 while in the US it is %,%   %   seven others were injured in      just 3,000 positive cases. over 1 lakh. Raigad. Three persons sus- L   M  Similarly at the national level “It is all about manage-   -.  tained minor injuries when    the total cases are over 2 lakh ment. We took timely steps to stones fell on the tin roof of      whereas the experts had keep the cases low,” he said and ing this disease was a financial    ')'0 their hutment at Santacruz in       claimed there would be 32 added: “Alertness and aware- strain and said in April there north-west Mumbai, while four    lakh cases at this juncture,” Yogi ness about the pandemic has was shortage of funds to meet umbaikars and the people others were injured parts of   told The Pioneer here on kept the figure down,” he said. the Government expenses. Min the neighbouring roof crashed on them at Wednesday. He admitted that contain- Continued on Page 6 towns and cities heaved a huge Walkeshwar in south Mumbai.  “We are set to prove sigh of relief on Wednesday While the metropolis wit-    experts wrong again. Some are evening, as cyclone Nisarga nessed minor incidents like tree     saying that as the corona pan-  P          skipped the country’s com- falls and wall crashes as cyclone !       demic is yet to touch peak in mercial Capital and surround- Nisarga by-passed it, the coastal  #$  %  & India it was wrong to unlock at Lucknow: Drawing a parallel follow the same mistake. ing areas after making a land- #   $      "  & districts of Maharashtra bore % '$ (%  this stage. They say the figures with Tibet, UP Chief Minister “India and Nepal has age fall at Murud-Janjira town in '$$   (   )  * the brunt of rough weather will skyrocket now. But because Yogi Adityanath asked the old relations which cannot be Raigad district, triggering conditions like strong    of awareness created among the Nepalese Government to con- severed by altering the strong winds, heavy rainfall cyclonic storm, but Nisarga — “It (cyclone) made the winds, heavy rainfall and rag-     masses, strengthening of the sider the pros and cons before boundaries. In fact, these two and raging sea surge in the when it finally arrived in landfall at Latitude 18.5 N and ing sea surge. !"#$%&#    health system and the support taking a decision on restruc- countries have one atma coastal Konkan region. Maharashtra — changed its Longitude 73.2 E, just north of Tidal waves measuring up      the Government got from all turing its political border (soul). Both of them are Reeling as they have been direction after its landfall the historic Murud-Janjira to 6 to 8 feet lashed parts of !  $  section of the society, includ- because India and Nepal share culturally very strong because under a severe coronavirus between 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm town. A slight of change of coastal areas in Ratnagiri and     )& ing the religious leaders, we one “atma’ but two bodies. of their link...We are two crisis for the past ten weeks, at the historic Murud-Janjira direction towards North Raigad districts, both of        will again prove these experts It has an example of Tibet bodies but the soul is one,” the anxious Mumbaikars were town in Raigad district, on Eastwards meant, the impact of which bore the brunt of    wrong.” before it and Nepal should not UP CM said. PNS waiting with bated breath for Wednesday and headed the cyclone on Mumbai was less cyclone Nisarga.    To buttress his point he the arrival of the severe towards Pune. severe than originally expected,” Continued on Page 6    !"#$%$%   .4       1R     * R           -)#*/! n the absence of unified intra-outfit Isupport, Congress leaders have been   -)#*/! busy doing rounds of the powers that be for securing the release of UP eiterating his government’s Congress chief Ajay Kumar ‘Lallu’. Rresolve on not letting any- After writing to Assembly Speaker one sleep hungry in the state, and the chief secretary, a Congress del- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath egation met Governor Anandiben Patel said that it has been satisfying on Wednesday and sought her interven- that new ration card holders tion to get Lallu released. have started getting supplies Arrested in connection with provid- immediately. Earlier, the wait ing ‘fake’ list of 1,000 buses to the state period was about two months government, Lallu has been left out in for a new card holder. the cold after his bail plea was rejected Chairing a review meeting by MP-MLA special court in Lucknow of Unlock 1.0 in Lok Bhawan, on Monday. Yogi asked officials to ensure Congress Legislative Party leader smooth distribution of food- Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’, who led the del-   #*  "   /$   )  *  grains and fair weighing by egation to Raj Bhawan on Wednesday, preparing and implement an said that the Congress would launch a So far, the protests over the issue Priyanka again sought to corner the vation policy, negligence, paper leak, action plan in this regard in a major protest against the “unlawful have been restricted to sporting black Yogi Adityanath government over irreg- wrong evaluation and rampant corrup- week. He also directed that new detention” of UPCC chief. “We have faith ribbons, holding a candle march and ularities made in teachers recruitment. tion in the Yogi government. ration cards be given to the in the judiciary and also will also appeal organising a ‘havan’ for the UPCC Reacting to High Court staying the The Congress leader claimed that needy and supplies be ensured officers should also monitor masks, three layer masks, in the High Court for bail,” she said. chief’s release. selection of teachers in UP, she tweet- youths were the worst sufferers in UP to the new holders. and report emergency and sur- gloves, sanitiser etc and said However, there was no word on Besides, top party leaders like ed, “The irregularities and callous where employment remained to be an Asking to intensify police gical services in hospital and that availability of oxygen and whether any legal luminary that the Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul approach of the UP government shat- election slogan for the Bharatiya Janata patrol on highways, express- ensure services to the aggriev- arrangement for bio-waste dis- Congress has in its ranks would take up Gandhi have confined themselves to tered the dream of 69,000 aspirants Party. She alleged that all recruitment ways and parks, the Chief ed people,” he said. posal be ensured in the hospi- Lallu’s case. Party sources said that there token contribution by tweeting in sup- from becoming teachers.” made in the state had been stayed by the Minister said that it was neces- Yogi said that proper coor- tals. He said that doctors and was no palpable discomfort in the port of Lallu, but no stir or protest has Priyanka alleged that many of the courts as no transparency and fairness sary to ensure implementa- dination among stakeholders nurses should take rounds of ranks over Lallu’s jail sojourn, exposing been planned on a large scale as yet. qualified aspirants failed to find their were followed by the government dur- tion of lockdown, social dis- would always help in contain- the wards regularly. the deep divide within the outfit. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, names in the final list due to faulty reser- ing selection. tancing and avoidance of gath- ing the infection and asked offi- Taking cognisance of avail- ering. He also stressed on run- cials to pay special attention to ability of TruNAT machines for Lucknow (PNS): The spate in Circumstantial evidence point- ning doorstep delivery effi- clinical facilities in medical prompt result of Corona test- killings continued to rock the ed towards the victim being ciently in containment zones. colleges of Agra, Meerut, ing, Yogi said that these should state with fresh incidents being B$    raped and then strangled by the Yogi instructed officials to Kanpur, Aligarh, Moradabad be sent to all 75 districts imme- reported from Budaun, Etawah, killer(s). A case was registered ensure cleanlines and security and Ferozabad. diately and ensure that they Sultanpur, Meerut and Etah in job which probably triggered cops rushed to her house and trio intercepted Shukla while he and the body was sent for in quarantine centres and com- Observing that screening became operational in a week. the last 24 hours. his dispute with Heerakali lead- found Deepak’s body there and was returning home and shot autopsy munity kitchens. “Community and strengthening of surveil- He asked to raise testings from In Budaun, Dev Maurya ing to her death. The bodies later informed her father Vijay him dead before fleeing. In Etah, a property-related kitchens should provide qual- lance committees had helped in 10,000 per day to 15,000 per lived with his wife Heerakali were sent for autopsy. Singh. A case was registered and dispute between two groups led ity food to all. Special containing the infection great- day with every district having (28) in Bisauli area. After los- In Etawah, Shashi killed Elsewhere in Sultanpur, a the body was sent for autopsy. to the killing of a youth in Secretaries deputed in districts ly, Yogi asked officials to keep covid testing lab. ing his job due to lockdown, his her brother Deepak at her minor boy killed his stepfather Meanwhile in Meerut, in Vinora hamlet of Nayagaon on to assist DMs, should inspect these committees activated and The Chief Minister asked young brother Rahul (24) also home in Sati locality of Kotwali in Kadipur area. Suraj Bhan what appeared to be a case of Wednesday morning. these centres and kitchens reg- make intensify screening. He Industrial Investment started living with them. On police station area, while their died two years back leaving rape and murder, the body of The two groups fell out ularly and report to the govern- said that all railway stations in Development Commissioner Tuesday night, Rahul had a dis- parents were away late Tuesday behind his wife Suman and son a seven-year-old girl was recov- over the possession over a ment,” he said. the state should arrange for (IIDC) to keep in touch with pute with Heerakali after which night. Chhotu. Last year, Suman mar- ered on Tuesday. property and on Wednesday The CM directed that thermal screening and hand- potential investors to augment he shot her fatally. Upset by the After the incident, Shashi ried Vineet Shukla of Bakshpur. Shahzad of Fateullahpur they came to a head. The mat- Additional Directors and Joint bills to make public aware investment in the state. He also act, Rahul went back to his reached Kotwali police station Chhotu, who was still a minor, hamlet of Lisadigate found his ter turned murky when one of Directors of Health depart- about prevention of Corona be asked officials to run wheat room and hanged himself from with a sharp-edged weapon was upset with his mother’s daughter missing on Tuesday the groups opened fire killing ment be deputed in districts as distributed at railway stations. purchase centres properly and the ceiling. and owned up her crime. move. To get rid of Vineet, morning. The family later Lav Kush (18) of the rival nodal officers and they should The CM also stressed that ensure Minimum Support After preliminary probe, Shashi told the police that her Chhotu conspired with two of launched a search and were group. A case was registered inspect Covid and Non-Covid all hospitals should have ade- Price (MSP) of produce to the the police said that Rahul was brother made advances after his friends. shocked to find her body lying but no one could be arrested so hospitals without fail. “These quate stock of PPE kits, N-95 farmers. depressed about not finding a which she hacked him. The On Tuesday afternoon, the in the field of Saifu. far.    -       

   -)#*/! Commerce, ordered on June 1 the tune of over five lakh litres sanitiser in Indian subcontinent ucts. for the export of alcohol-based per day, while current produc- and neighbouring markets like Since, sugar mills are , D::6 n a major boost to the cash- hand sanitiser with immediate tion is only about 2.8 lakh litres. Sri Lanka etc, is high. Besides, focused on production of hand Istrapped sugar industry, the effect in any other form/pack- Currently, 87 units in the state the product made by mills is 80 sanitiser rather than marketing Union government allowed the aging other than containers are producing hand sanitiser, of per cent pure although World it, they have been able to main-   export of alcohol-based hand with dispensers. which 37 are standalone plants, Health Organisation (WHO) tain high purity. sanitiser, a commodity in high Hit by the slump in 27 sugar mills, 12 distilleries norms mandate for 65 per cent Mills have set up substan-   -)#*/! demand globally. demand due to lockdown and and 11 independent units. purity,” he said. tial production capacity and The export will unlock an subdued realisations, the sugar The mills, which set up Some mills are producing export is the way forward he state government said additional revenue stream for mills have huge farmers’ arrears sanitiser facilities, include all bulk quantities of sanitiser and in addition to domestic sup- Tthat Dial-112 personnel the beleaguered industry. in the current sugar season private sugar companies, supplying it to other firms for plies. played good Samaritan to over On May 6, the Centre had with arrears amounting to Rs including Balrampur Chini, bottling and marketing, a few Earlier, Principal Secretary 2.80 lakh people during lock- banned the export of alcohol- 15,000 crore and growing. Birla, Dalmia, Dhampur, Uttam others have signed contracts to (Sugar Industry and Sugarcane down, extending various helps based sanitiser to maintain Recently, a few major pri- etc. supply ethanol/ethyl Development) Sanjay like supplying medicines, food, domestic market supply, vate sugar millers had peti- UP Sugar Mills Association alcohol/extra neutral alcohol Bhoosreddy had said that sani- essentials and even dropping although non-alcohol based tioned the Centre for allowing (UPSMA) Secretary Deepak (ENA) to external plants. tiser producers were getting them home. sanitisers were exempted from the export of alcohol-based Guptara welcomed the While, sanitisers are gener- trade enquiries from foreign Additional Chief the ban. sanitiser, citing robust capaci- Centre’s order, saying that it ally manufactured with iso- buyers, but the state was focus- Secretary (Home) Awanish Official sources said in ties and abundant production would certainly have a positive propyl alcohol (IPA), they have ing on ensuring adequate Awasthi said on Wednesday Lucknow that the Director to serve the domestic market. impact on the domestic sugar been found equally effective supply in domestic market that cops posted at Dial-112 General of Foreign Trade The hand sanitiser manu- industry. with ethanol/ethyl before exports could be consid- extended help to people and (DGFT), Ministry of facturing capacity in UP is to “The demand for hand alcohol/ENA, a sugar by-prod- ered. manned law and order during lockdown. He cited figures between March 24 and May 31 provid- .         D  . ed by ADG (Dial-112) Aseem Arun to buttress how cops not   -)#*/! a baby boy but the new-born died with- 1,000 to 1,500 for delivery but since staff was found guilty, he/she would be only did their job of ensuring in some time on Monday night. they were unable to do so, the staff handed out exemplary punishment. law and order but also played ealth officials were on tenterhooks The same night, Ali Nagar resident deliberately became negligent leading to Meanwhile in Mainpuri, a pregnant good Samaritans to a large Hwhen four new-born infants died Jitendra’s wife Sunita gave birth to a baby the death of the new-borns. woman admitted to a private hospital number of people. at Islamnagar Community Health boy but he too died some time later. They further charged that the med- for delivery died due to alleged negli- “Police personnel deliv- Centre in Budaun late Monday night. In another case, Balpur village res- ical officer in-charge posted at the CHC gence of the attending doctor. ered food to over two lakh Surprisingly, the medical staff tried ident Umesh’s wife Kusum Devi deliv- tried to conceal the deaths and called Bhupendra Singh of Manpura people, life saving drugs to to conceal the deaths but when the dis- ered a baby boy late night but the new- the families concerned for a compro- charged that his nine-month pregnant patients suffering from cancer, trict magistrate was informed about it, born died shortly after birth. Similar was mise, but the latter demanded action wife, Chandni, was admitted to a pri- pregnant women, old age per- he ordered a magisterial probe. the case of Mala of Sakhamai village, and complained about the matter to the vate hospital on Monday after she sons etc. to 45,000 persons The family members of the who gave birth to a baby girl who died district magistrate after which the apa- went into labour. He alleged that the and dropped over 26,000 peo- deceased alleged that negligence of the after some time. All deaths took place thy of the CHC staff came to light. negligent doctors did not attend on his ple at their homes. Even other staff led to the death of the infants. at CHC at Islamnagar. District Magistrate Kumar Prashant wife as a result of which she died in hos- essentials like milk, gas cylin- Chief Medical Officer Dr Yashpal The family members of the new- said that a report was sought from the pital along with the unborn child. ders, petrol/diesel etc. were Singh said that Anita of Girdharpur was borns and their grieving mothers CMO and the SDM of Bilsi was direct- He complained to the police after also provided to over 8,000 brought to the CHC where she delivered alleged that they were asked to give ed to conduct a probe. He said if any which a probe was ordered. persons,” Awasthi disclosed. The additional chief sec- retary said that home-stuck people in large number dialled 2    %   !7))8!2- 112 and freely sought help and the cops obliged with sincer-   ity. He also hailed the efforts  ,%     of ADG (Dial 112) Aseem Arun for leading the team of Dial-112 in extending help to   -)#*/! other three children came there The woman’s son, Ankit, is the people during the 69-day and started abusing Noorjehan settled at Dhampur and is lockdown. dispute among children and accusing her kids of creat- doing business there. Due to Aturned bloody, leading to ing nuisance. When she the lockdown, Urmila and the lynching of a woman in opposed, they attacked her Ankit faced financial crisis and Moradabad on Tuesday with sticks and rods as a result as a result she failed to pay evening. Elsewhere, in Bijnor, of which she died. Rajkumar his wages for last Salim Usman, a student of a domestic hand battered a The assailants later fled month. City Montessori School, Gomti woman to death for failing to after locking their houses. On Wednesday, Rajkumar Nagar Campus II, has been pay his wages due to lockdown- Surprisingly, no neighbour again asked the woman to pay selected for admission by the NOTICE induced financial crunch, on came to defuse the situation. him and was told to wait for six noted UK universities. His Wednesday. Later, the police reached some more time. This irked the academic excellence, diligence In Moradabad, Sakhawat there, registered a case against domestic help, who battered and talents brought him the It is to be certified that my lived with his wife Noorjehan six persons, including three Urmila with a stick and killed opportunity to get into these name in my son (Prabhat and four children in Jayantipur women. Efforts were being her. prestigious universities. He has Kumar) school document high- area of Majhola. made to nab the assailants. While the servant escaped, given credit for his success to school marksheet and certifi- On Tuesday evening, his In Bijnor, Urmila Devi of some neighbours reached there the robust academic atmos- cate issued from (ICSE, UID- children were playing outside Garupur area of Nahtore virtu- after hearing her screams and phere of CMS. Salim has been 6638455, index no. 1185221/ when they had a dispute with ally brought up Rajkumar from were shocked to see her lying offered admission by Queen’s 039, passing year 2018, from the children of the neighbour- a young age and engaged him dead. They later informed her University (Belfast), University Hoerner college Lucknow inad- hood. Noorjehan intervened as her domestic help. Besides son Ankit, who lodged a report of Reading, University of Kent, vertently mentioned as and asked the children not to raising him, she also sent him with the police. Kings College (London), SUMAN DEVI, while my cor- fight. to school and helped his fam- Efforts were being made to University of Wolverhampton rect name is SUMMARI DEVI. But soon, the parents of the ily from time to time. arrest the servant. and Loughborough University.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             "            # $ S                      &                       !          

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  -)#*/! while Kukrail, though a city mum in cities,” he added. coming days if a person can of 51.5 to 130.7 μg/m3 with an      forest, is not aesthetic to look Meanwhile, Indian impose a one-day lockdown average of 84.3 μg/m3. Noise ity forest scheme of the at,” he pointed out. Institute of Toxicology on himself, it will make a dif- levels during day and night CMinistry of Forest and Incidentally, in Uttar Research (IITR) will be ference to the environment. If time were found to be in the Environment will be launched Pradesh, the work on city for- launching its pre-monsoon offices allow work from home range of 65.3 to 86.6 dB (A) on World Environment Day est has been taking place for report on the ambient air for a day, it will lessen the and 56.0 to 67.9 dB (A) respec- (June 5), Principal chief con- last many years. “We have quality of Lucknow on the eve movement of vehicles. tively, which was above the servator of forest (PCCF) Rajiv Kukrail forest in Lucknow, of the World Environment Environment is just like a permissible limits. Garg said. The scheme will be Allen forest in Kanpur and Day on Thursday. IITR direc- human body and if you give it In the PM10 levels, Indira launched by the Central gov- Van Devi area in Mau. Once tor Alok Dhawan said the rest for a day, it recuperates,” Nagar recorded 170.7 μg/m3 ernment through video-con- the city forest scheme is report would give the ambient he said. with Vikas Nagar recording ferencing. Garg said the idea launched and we have details air quality in the four phases The pre-monsoon report 185.7 μg/m3, Gomti Nagar is to create a city forest with- of the parameters, we will of lockdown. of IITR for the year 2019 182.4 μg/m3 and Aliganj in municipal limits. choose areas in the city which “We have taken the impact showed that the RSPM 181.4 μg/m3. “The objective is to create can be developed as forest of each lockdown on the ambi- (PM10) level at all the moni- In commercial areas forests within municipal lim- areas,” he said. Another advan- ent air quality of the city and toring locations of residential, (Charbagh, Alambagh, its so that if we can earmark tage is that it will help in also that on the water quality commercial and industrial Aminabad and Chowk) the certain areas which may be 2- greenery enhancement. of Gomti river,” he said. areas were higher than the average concentration of 5 hectares and develop them in “However, plantation is He pointed out that the NAAQS. The results revealed PM10 was in the range of a natural manner by providing something which can be also lockdown has had a major the 24 hours concentration of 151.1 to 190.9 μg/m3 with an certain walking paths in the done in rural areas, therefore, impact on the environment PM10 to be in the range of average of 174.3 μg/m3, region, it will serve as the city the objective is to increase conditions of the city which 102.3 to 290.5 μg/m3 with an respectively. In industrial area forest. For example, though greenery in urban area has recovered to a large extent. average of 178.5μg/m3. The 24 (Amausi), the average concen- beautiful, Ram Manohar Park because issues of environmen- “Nature has recovered signif- hours concentration of PM2.5 tration of PM10 was may not work as a city forest tal degradation are the maxi- icantly due to lockdown. In the was found to be in the range 189.2 μg/m3.      

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The meeting was attend- tested positive included four ed by the CMO teams and sent kin have been advised to stay DPrakash said the focus ed by DFO Ravi Singh and nurses of Fatima Hospital in to KGMU. in home quarantine for 14 would be on plantation activ- Municipal Commissioner Nishatganj, a data entry oper- A 30-year-old migrant who days and approach doctors in ities this year to help provide Indramani Tripathi. He said ator at SGPGI and a Ram came from Mumbai, died at case of any symptoms,” he employment to migrant that on the occasion of World Manohar Lohia Hospital work- KGMU. He belonged to added. labourers. He said the maxi- Environment Day, the Japanese er. CMO Narendra Agarwal Balrampur and used to repair Meanwhile, 141 people mum use of information tech- technique of Miyawaki for said the hospitals would have ACs. KGMU media spokesper- tested positive in the state, nology would be made in plan- plantation would be started at to carry out sanitisation. son Dr Sudhir Singh said that taking the toll to 8,870. The tation, which includes the use Sarojininagar Gaushala. Others who tested positive the patient was admitted on patients included 19 from of drones, mobile apps, appli- The Divisional included two persons who May 27. “He had breathing Bulandshahr and 16 from cation monitoring systems, Commissioner told the officials were in quarantine in BKT, one problems along with cough Hardoi. There was one death in nursery management systems to prepare a work plan to in quarantine at Maal, husband and fever and he had tested Mau, taking the toll in the state and e-green watch portal. ensure maximum plantation in of a woman who had tested positive in the triage area of the to 230. As many as 81 patients The DM called for a meet- the city. He said it was the right positive in Nishatganj recent- hospital. He had several health recovered in the state, taking ing of officials for plantation time for plantation because ly, an RPF personnel, a migrant problems and despite the best the figure to 5,257. activities on Thursday. He said air quality was very good and *             # )  *  that a total of 27 lakh saplings devoid of pollution. He said would be planted in the district. forests could be developed He directed the officials to with the Japanese technique of       prepare their work plan by June Miyawaki in the city. 0$/  /    8 and complete the digging “Along with big trees, small work by June 15. trees and medicinal plants   -)#*/! the investigation,” he said. as Ved Prakash of Amethi, is The DM said efforts should should also be planted so that Earlier, the the police were an online trader and deals in    !" be to ensure maximum planta- people who need these plants 10-year-old girl was mur- informed about suicide by a RO spare parts. The victim had tion in the district. “For a bet- can collect them from these Adered at her house in girl late on Tuesday night. The accused Ved Prakash of rape   -)#*/! creating an ecosystem essential Technology had approved the ter plantation exercise, it is parks,” he said. He added that Sikandernagar under police worked on the case and stating that he called her to for the success of the start-ups. project in September last year important to bring it to the on the side of the roads and in Hazratganj police station area they were told that the girl had meet at a place in Aliganj on he Software Technology According to the core objective at an estimated outlay of Rs 22 ground level and do it proper- Gaushalas, mini-forests should while her family claimed she committed suicide. However, December 1. Ved Prakash TParks of India, an of CoE, the objective is to crore, including the contribu- ly,” he said. He added that resi- be developed in a 200 square had committed suicide late the statement of the family introduced the victim to a autonomous body under the strengthen domestic capability tion (Rs 10 crore) of UP gov- dents of the city who plant hun- metre area with the help of this on Tuesday night. Later, the contradicted circumstantial friend, Vivek Kumar Pandey, Union Ministry of Electronics for manufacturing reliable and ernment. The UP government dred trees would be felicitated technique. He said that a cam- autopsy report revealed that evidence, and the police rec- and requested her to give Rs 5 & Information Technology and affordable medical electronics had also granted permission for and made environment ambas- paign should be run to ensure the girl was strangled to death. ommended sending the body lakh to Vivek for investing in Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate products and providing ser- setting up the centre at sadors. The DM said they would participation of people and The police registered a case of for autopsy. When the family business. The girl gave him the Institute of Medical Sciences vices, thereby reducing depen- SGPGIMS through STPI,” the be specially using the My Tree efforts should be made to help murder and started a probe learnt that they started prepa- cash. Later Ved Prakash along with department of IT dence on imports. It will also director said. App for the plantation this year. people adopt plants. into the case. While an inves- ration for cremation, a team offered her soft drinks which and Electronics (UP), signed an contribute to the vision of flag- “This centre will leverage Plants will be tagged and pho- The Divisional tigation was underway, the stopped the process. Later, he had spiked. Later, Ved MoU for setting up of a Medical ship government programmes the deep research capabilities of tos uploaded. “With this, we will Commissioner said that family of the girl created a some members in the family, Prakash forced himself upon Electronics and Health such as Make in India, Digital SGPGIMS in different areas of not only ensure maximum par- departments should search ruckus and accused the police including an aunt of the her and also made a video clip. Informatics Centre of India and Start-up India,” he medical along with biostatistics ticipation but also restrict glob- unused land. “It will not only of high-handedness. ACP deceased girl, were summoned He started blackmailing her Excellence (MediTech CoE) in said. He said the participating and health informatics. There al warning,” he said. A control make it encroachment-free but (Hazratganj) AK Mishra to the police outpost for inter- following which the victim Lucknow. parties have a keen interest and will also be seamless access to room has been established at will also make it greener,” he denied the allegation and said rogation. They created a lodged a case on May 3, 2019. SGPGIMS director Dr RK have come together through clinical trials of medical inno- Collectorate and people can said. He added that under the family did not support in ruckus there and blocked the Meanwhile, the Dhiman said the centre would this MoU to create an ecosys- vations. SGPGIMS and STPI dial 0522-2716723 for help. The Smart City, they have started a investigation. road. Thakurganj police arrested a stimulate the establishment and tem at SGPGI to give impetus will play a crucial role in pro- DM said that for plantation, helpline under which people He said the police stopped wanted miscreant, identified as growth of technology-based to research, technology devel- viding robust infrastructure, they were using forest land, pri- can obtain the saplings of their cremation of the body and sent   Nurul aka Tauqir Husain of start-ups in medical electronics opment, product development, industry connect as well as vate land, agricultural land, choice for plantation. He said it for autopsy. “Later in the The Aliganj police on Husainabad on Wednesday. and health informatics by pro- technology incubation and funding. The field experts of Gauwansh shelters and catch- that an audit should be carried night, the autopsy report Wednesday arrested a man The police said Nurul, who viding state-of-the-art infra- entrepreneurship in medical SGPGIMS will act as mentors ment areas near rivers and out at schools and students revealed strangulation. The accused of rape over a year was absconding for a long structure, including world-class electronics health informatics for these start-ups and innova- canals. who have done well in looking girl had ligature marks around back. The incident took place time, was booked under laboratories. “In addition, the and other healthcare areas. tors. This MediTech CoE at Meanwhile, Divisional after the saplings which they her neck and a cut wound on on December 1, 2017 but the Gangster Act. “He was bearing centre will offer mentoring, “The Ministry of Lucknow is expected to be Commissioner Mukesh have planted should be given the lips. The police registered case was registered on May 3, a cash reward of Rs 25,000,” the marketing and funding, thus Electronics and Information ready in 5-6 months,” he added. Meshram called a meeting on five extra marks. a case of murder and started 2019. The accused, identified police said. 3   ; /%   /  #$%'%( ! *  ! $     $,   ,      Lucknow (PNS): The Met  ' "'"   "  4  5%,% 2 , department has forecast rains and thundershowers on   -)#*/! ants came from behind and   -)#*/! Thursday. Heavy rains accom- snatched my gold chain. I   -)#*/! death. We are sending the body said that they did not recover panied by squalls are likely at wo bike-borne unidenti- tried to catch hold of them but for autopsy and some members any suicide note from the room. amajwadi Party president isolated parts in the state. On Tfied miscreants looted the one of them twisted my arm. n 80-year-old woman, of family have been summoned “Further investigation is under- SAkhilesh Yadav has greeted Wednesday, the weather gold chain of a school founder They escaped and I could not AVeermati, was found dead for interrogation. We are wait- way while the body has been the citizens on the occasion of remained pleasant with skies and teacher when the latter was chase them due to my illness,” under mysterious circum- ing for the autopsy report and sent for autopsy,” a police World Bicycle Day. Yadav took turning cloudy intermittently. on a morning stroll in he said. stances at her house in action will be taken if foul play spokesman said. He said a case to micro blogging platform Met director JP Gupta said that Thakurganj on Wednesday. Meanwhile, thieves made Yahiaganj locality under Chowk is established,” he said. of loot had been registered and Twitter to elaborate on the change in the weather was The victim, who is a heart off with cash and ornaments police station area on Meanwhile, two vendors had a the police were scanning CCTV importance of bicycles in the because of a western distur- patient, tried to overpower from a house in Nagram on Wednesday night. Her son clash and later several people footage. world. Interestingly, cycle is bance prevailing over Pakistan the chain-snatchers, but in Tuesday night. Amresh of claimed that Veermati had a from both the sides flocked to the symbol of Samajwadi and cyclonic circulation over vain. The victim, identified as Hasanpur Kaneri village said he natural death while her son-in- the scene in Vikas Nagar, giv-    Party. “Happy World Cycle Rajasthan. Districts across the Ganga Prasad Sahu of and his family were sleeping on law claimed that her grandson ing the police a tough task. A woman constable Day! Bicycle is such a means state recorded low maximum Saadatganj, was targeted when the terrace while his elder broth- killed her. Police sent the body Meanwhile, a 42-year-old attempted to commit suicide by of transportation in the whole temperature. However, Agra he was behind Chikanwali er Raj Karan in the verandah. for autopsy and detained some cancer patient, identified as consuming some poisonous world that it reaches out to the remained the hottest at 39 Gali in the area. “We wake up early morning and of the suspects for interroga- Changa aka Vijay of Ramnagar substance on Monday while the last person of society. It is also degree Celsius. Gupta said that “I am a heart patient and found household articles lying tion. ACP Durga Prasad Tiwari locality in Bazaarkhala, ended incident came to light on a symbol of human progress shape. But following the out- the cyclone Nisarg would have go for morning walk on the strewn across the floor. We then said police reached the scene on his life at his house some time Wednesday. She is presently and development, to keep break of COVID-19 pandem- no impact on Uttar Pradesh. advice of my doctor. Around found a big hole in the rear wall the information. on Tuesday. He was found working with the corona cell set moving forward in harmony ic, the economy deteriorated. The state capital recorded the 4:30 am, I left my home for of the house. The thieves “The woman was found hanging from the ceiling with up at Reserve Police Lines. A with the environment,” he In this scenario, from where maximum temperature at 35.3 morning walk towards Clock decamped with all the cash and dead in the courtyard of her a scarf tied around his neck. police spokesman said the tweeted. will the people get jobs?” he degree Celsius. Tower. On the way, the miscre- ornaments we had,” he said. house. Her son claimed that she The police said Changa was woman was admitted to The Samajwadi Party chief said. “The Bharatiya Janata had a natural death while her depressed owing to his illness Balrampur Hospital. She was has been frequently targeting Party works to entangle the son-in-law suspected that her and he ended his life under a discharged after her condition the Uttar Pradesh govern- vulnerable people of the state grandson strangled her to bout of depression. The police improved. ment, claiming that despite and the country in emotional having over 70,000 buses in its issues. The dream of the poor, fleet; migrant labourers had to farmers and labourers have walk home amid the COVID- shattered. The trust of the :      19 lockdown resulting in many country’s citizens has broken,” deaths. He also questioned Yadav said. “Has the dreams of   -)#*/! Arjun Dwivedi, two groups hurled bricks on one another the government over the ‘achhe din’ (good days), led by Arjun Yadav and and wielded sticks, leaving increase in COVID-19 cases promised by the BJP been wo groups of men, one Hanuman Yadav had differ- several injured. Though police despite the imposition of lock- fulfilled?” the SP chief asked. Tbeing led by a Bharatiya ences over a land located in said they were finding out the down, and also raised the Meanwhile, Akhilesh Janata Yuva Morcha (back- Bibiyapur village of the area. names of the injured, vil- argument of economic fallout Yadav on Wednesday contact- ward class) leader, clashed As the issue was brought to lagers said Ajay Yadav, his of to COVID-19. ed the party leaders across the with one another over a land the notice of the district gunner Anand, Seema Yadav, In a statement issued here state on WhatsApp and asked owned by the state govern- administration, the officials Sonu & Ram Singh (all of on Wednesday, Akhilesh them to work for providing ment in Gudamba on restrained both the parties Ajay’s group) and Balu, Yadav said, “Despite lock- relief to the migrant labourers Wednesday. Several persons from carrying out any work Ramu, Rampal Yadav and down, there has been no and other people who suffered sustained injuries in the clash on the land and also initiated Prema Yadav (from decrease in the spread of the from the long spell of lock- and a cross-FIR was registered a probe into the matter. Hanuman’s side) suffered disease. The infection has down. He said the video call- in this connection. On Wednesday, both the injuries. Ajay is the leader of increased and the economy ing programme would contin- #  $      $  + 3   According to Garhi out- groups came face to face. BJYM (backward class) and destroyed. The economy of the ue and the party would contact )  *  post incharge sub-inspector Villagers said both the groups has been allotted a gunner. country was already in a bad all the booth level workers. &  ! "#$%$%    

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Tiwari said all liquor shops would contact of an earlier found and Balaji Colony Samneghat Nagar, Shivnagar Vidyut pitals and the body of the deceased was to be now remain open up to 9 pm. He said, however, corona patient and health (Lanka). Meanwhile, Rohania Colony, Govind Nagar, Barra- handed over to the kin only after getting the test said the liquor shops in hotspots and orange zones worker from hotspot Tarna police station incharge 3, Sujatganj, Golaghat and report so that the Covid protocol was strictly fol- would not open at all. Later, while addressing the (Shivpur) and eight migrants. informed that earlier found Mannipurwa. lowed in case the report turned out to be pos- district advisory committee meeting at the col- With this, the total number of positive patient of The CMO said that with itive. It may be mentioned here that after the lectorate, he said all banks need to dispose of loan positive patients in the district Shooltankeshwar lives in the discharge of five COVID- death of an 80-year-old retired UHM Hospital related applications on priority and provide has increased to 203 and out of Popular Apartment, Janaki 19 patients from hospitals on employee living on the campus, his body was loans to the applicants. He warned banks that no them, 123 have been dis- '$    +$*  7#$89  )  Nagar (Bhelupur). Wednesday, 310 infected per- handed over to the relatives, but on Tuesday case should be kept pending on flimsy grounds. charged and four have died. Later, it has also been con- sons had been cured and 94 when the Covid test report came, it turned out Tiwari said under the Atmanirbhar Bharat cam- There are 76 active patients. lives in Balaji Colony, fourth one (30) is from the firmed by Bhelupur police so active cases remained in the to be positive. paign, a special package had been declared by the According to District Samneghat (Lanka). same village who also came Popular Apartment has district, which has so far wit- The district magistrate said since the move- government and thus farmers be provided with Magistrate (DM), 71 reports Besides, among the eight here by a train from Mumbai become the hotspot in place of nessed 13 deaths. ment of migrant workers who had returned home Kisan Credit Cards so that they could be provid- have been received from migrants, one (44) is from where he works in a private Shooltankeshwar. Out of total Dr Shukla said 78 teams of from other states, the coronavirus positive cases ed economic farm related loans. Microbiology Lab of BHU and Saket Nagar (Lanka) who company. The fifth one (41) is 104 hotspots, 32 have become health workers scanned 5,048 had suddenly increased. He asked the health offi- DC DISTRIBUTES RATION TO POOR: 58 of them were negative while works in a news channel in from Devrai (Phulpur) who green zones with two new ones houses and collected 460 cials to deploy more teams for collecting swab Meanwhile, Kanpur Divisional 13 positive. Delhi and returned here by a came here in a truck from including Nariya and swab samples for testing, samples. Tiwari imposed a blanket ban on fish- Commissioner Sudhir M Bobde, while distrib- Among the positive found flight from Delhi on May 27. Mumbai where he runs a tea Garkhada, while among 72 including 193 of migratory ing up to August 31, 2020. He said those found uting ration kits to the poor of Wending Well patients, four are of a family of His sample was collected at stall. The sixth one (35) is from active hotspots, 31 are in labourers and 70 of front line fishing in the river would face legal action and fine Guest House, Kidwainagar along with Bharatiya landlords from hotspot Tarna ESIC Hospital. The second Basao Vikrampur (Cholapur) orange zones while 41 are in workers. as well. He directed officials to strictly enforce the Janata Party MLA Mahesh Trivedi, said the area where earlier found coro- patient (43) is from Lokapur who returned by a train. The red zones. In the district, as Meanwhile, Kanpur ban on fishing.The district magistrate said that ration kits were being distributed in view of the na positive health worker lives. (Badagaon) who came here in seventh (40) is from many as new 142 samples were Municipal Commissioner people found selling fish would be punished under global pandemic which had taken its toll in India They are wife (55), daughter of a car from Mumbai where he Haribhanpur (Kapsatti) who collected during the day. Out of Akshay Tripathi warned nurs- Uttar Pradesh Matasya Adhiniyam, 1948. He said as well. landlords (30), son (27) and works as receptionist at a hos- returned in a truck from total 6,190 samples, the reports ing homes and hospitals to granddaughter (5). One of the pital. The third one is a woman Mumbai where he drives an of 5,635 have received while of refrain from throwing bio- Nigam had specifically direct- posed of as per the bio-medical Board had been directed to positive patient is a fellowship (46) from Bhatauli Kazi Sarai auto and eighth one (21) is also 555 are awaited. Out of received medical waste with garbage on ed the nursing homes and clin- waste protocol. take legal action against nurs- doctor (33) working at Homi village (Badagaon) who from Haribhanpur (Kapsatti) reports, 5,432 were negative the streets. ics to keep bio-medical waste He said the regional offi- ing homes throwing bio-med- Bhabha Cancer Hospital and returned here by a train. The who also returned in a truck and 203 positive. He said Kanpur Nagar separate so that it could be dis- cials of the Pollution Control ical waste on the streets. > ?   :$$/  -       12     C*& ing situation. With this, the ;:<2=& majority of patients are new and    total number of COVID-19 migrants, it is the only district in aranasi and Jaunpur have cases in the district has increased this region where still there are '     Vbecome the two districts in to 207. However, like other dis- them, 68 have been recovered, more than 100 active patients. In KANPUR (PNS): A woman was strangled and hanged this belt of Purvanchal (eastern tricts of the region, the recovery while 64 are still active. In yet Azamgarh district, there are by her husband in Bharatpur village under Vidhnu UP) comprising 10 districts of rate is also good in Jaunpur dis- another district of Varanasi divi- 107 active patients. In Mau of police station on Wednesday morning.     #*%) cheque of  2 Lakh to Ram three divisions of Varanasi, trict of Varanasi division as 110 sion, Chandauli as many as 24 Azamgarh division, four new The woman’s 9-year-old son, who witnessed the Janmabhoomi temple trust and Azamgarh and Vindhyachal have been discharged so far, patients have been found so far patients have been detected incident by peeping through a hole in the doors, told anpur Development Authority wished early completion of the tem- where the number of COVID- while three have died, leaving 94 and out of them 14 have been increasing the total number to the police about involvement of his father, Vivek KVice Chairman and District ple in Ayodhya. 19 patients has crossed 200- active patients. discharged from the hospital, 44. Kumar, in the killing of his mother, Savitri (35). Magistrate Brahma Deo Ram Tiwari The cheque was handed over to mark as the finding of corona So far, there are four districts while one has died leaving nine Out of them, 10 have been While Vivek Kumar was absconding, police took reviewed the progress of the imple- Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth infected patients among the out of 10 in this region where the active patients. recovered while one has died, Savitri’s father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law mentation of projects approved in Kshetra trust General Secretary migrants continued to shock the cases are more than 100. Right Out of three districts out of leaving 33 active patients. In into custody. Vivek Kumar of Bharatpur (Vidhnu) is the 129th KDA Board meeting and Champat Rai in presence of trustee region. As many as 13 new cases from the finding of first patient four of Varanasi division, the Ballia, the total number of employed in a factory in Surat (Gujarat). During the the proposals to be put up in the Anil Misra and Mahant of Sugreev have been found in Varanasi in this region, Varanasi was only other district of this region patients is 52 with 26 active lockdown, he had come to his native village about a development authority board’s meet- Kila, Vishwesh Prapannacharya including eight migrants on always on the top until recent- where the cases were more than while 26 have been recovered. In month back. ing on June 12. Maharaj here on the occasion of Wednesday and with this, the ly, sharp increases in cases three figure mark is Azamgarh comparison to divisions of On Wednesday morning, Savitri was found hang- KDA Secretary SP Singh Nirjala Ekadashi. number of cases in the district among migrants was seen in where with the finding of three Varanasi and Azamgarh, the ing from the ceiling of her room room. Police found informed Tiwari that most of the They praised the efforts of has increased to 203. Besides, as Jaunpur. Apart from Varanasi, new patients, the total number cases in Vindhyachal division are Vivek missing from the house. While the police were issues discussed in the last KDA Sanatan Mandir Chetna Society in many as 25 corona positive the total number of COVID-19 of patients has increased to 123. comparatively less as there 44 making investigation, 9-year-old Priyanshu narrated Board meeting had been attended to renovating the dilapidated temples cases have been detected during patients in Ghazipur has Out of them, 13 have been cases have been found in the whole incident to the cops. Priyanshu told the while the rest of them could not be and the promotion of Sanatan dhar- the single day in Jaunpur, indi- increased to 132 with the find- recovered while three have died, Bhadohi, 34 in Mirzapur and police that his father had returned home heavily drunk taken up because of the nation-wide ma in the country. cating the worsening and alarm- ing of seven new cases. Out of leaving 107 active patients. As nine of Sonbhadra. on Tuesday night and when his mother protested, he lockdown imposed to contain the On this occasion, Champat Rai began thrashing her. When Priyanshu tried to rescue spread of coronavirus and they also released a souvenir of the his mother, his father threw him out of the room and would be expedited soon. Sanatan Mandir Chetna Society, bolted the door from inside. On peeping through a KDA Additional Secretary which also donated him an infrared hole in the door, he saw his father strangulating his Gudakesh Sharma, Finance thermometer and a fogging machine  /;7*     mother to death. Later, Vivek hanged Savitri from the Controller VK Lal, Joint Secretary for the devotees of Lord Rama vis- ceiling and escaped. Priyanshu immediately informed KK Singh, Superintendent Engineer iting Ayodhya. his grandmother about the incident. SK Nagar, Basant Lal, OSD Alok Prominent among those present     C*& genic microorganisms that ment and administration for all by it. Savitri’s brother Ajay Singh of Kandhara, Verma, Bhairpal Singh, Renu Pathak, included Ajay Misra, SP Chaturvedi, stick to the outer surface of the such needs. It may be mentioned that Bhitargaon (Ghatampur) lodged a complaint against all the executive engineers, city Vinay Misra, Anil Pandey, hen the activities in the mask to limit further spread of Meanwhile, University for Logo, the Bihar government Vivek Kumar for killing and hanging the body of his Planner and other officers were Mahesh Tewari, Pramod Shukla, Wcountry have highly been secondary infections. Science Instrumentation had invited entries at an all sister. present in the meeting. KR Tewari, Rakesh Yadav, Vasudeo limited due to lockdown and ‘The currently available Centre (USIC) of BHU has India level contest in which out Station Officer Pushpraj Singh said on the basis DONATION : Sanatan Mandir Tripathi, Puneet Nishad and Dr KK restrictions on the campus as mask in the market acts as a fil- developed a remote-controlled of receiving hundreds of of postmortem report, action would be initiated. Chetna Society handed over a Dokania. studies remained suspended, ter to stop the entry of trolley for carrying food to entries, the jury members have many educational institutions microbes to oral and nasal air- patients admitted in hospital of accepted the logo made by continued their efforts to work ways but does not have any Institute of Medical Sciences research scholar of BHU on innovative and constructive effect on the microbe stick to (IMS). Pradeep Kumar Vishwakarma projects. The global pandemic the mask surface.This short- Prof incharge of the centre and won an award of  50,000. 6    %  ,  7  8 , COVID-19 has become a chal- coming of masks could be very Anchal Srivastava said that by Not only this, Seal and lenge for the world. In such a dangerous for medical and this remote-controlled Monogram of Rahul Kumar   --.0, issued well in advance, er experts. man from Manda and a 22- situation, social distance and paramedical staff due to the trolley, meals can easily Sav of the same department has minimised losses to a great CORONAVIRUS: With year-old youth from Meja. All face mask have become an presence of higher viral or be served to the patients, min- also been accepted and he fter casting its devastating extent. eight new patients of coron- the four have returned from important part of people’s bacterial load on their outer imising the possibilities of also received an award of  Aaffect in coastal North According to weather fore- avirus in the Prayagraj district, Mumbai recently. lifestyle. In this sequence, surface,’ said Dr Marshal, spread of coronavirus infection. 50,000. Maharashtra and South Gujarat cast the cyclone is moving in the number of people infected Their test report came to Indian Institute of Technology, adding that his team address- It may be mentioned that Assistant professor Dr with high tides, heavy rains and north-east direction and after with the COVID-19 has corona positive on Tuesday Banaras Hindu University (IIT- es this problem by stacking dif- recently the same centre has Manish Arora said that after wind blowing at 120 kmph, the playing havoc on its way Nisarg crossed 100 here on evening. All these were home BHU) has developed a 5M ferent layers of nano-metal developed cheap sanitiser dis- acceptance of both the logo super cyclone Nisarg is moving will enter Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. Eight new corona- quarantined before the report anti-microbial multi-layer face conjugated with protonated pensers. and seal by the Academic towards north-east direction Thursday, and will reach infected patients were found in came out. Now they had admit- mask. amine matrix. Besides, the Applied Art Council and senate of and is expected reach Prayagraj Prayagraj on Friday with a different parts of the district. ted to SRN Hospital. Dr Marshal and his team at IIT-BHU Director Prof department of Faculty of Visual Munger University, the on Friday, but with a lesser lower intensity causing stormy All the patients have come In the same context, a 19- School of Biomedical Pramod Kumar Jain said that Art, BHU has brought a same was sent to the Governor, intensity. winds and rains. from Delhi, Mumbai and year-old resident of Engineering, IIT-BHU has the Institute is fully prepared to laurel for the Banaras who is also Chancellor of the Nisarg, developed in the Mumbai has witnessed Noida in the past. Over the 100 Koundhiyara was also infected developed anti-microbial fight with this dangerous virus Hindu University when state university, and later on, Arabian Sea, hit Alibagh and such a cyclone after about 130 patients, three have lost their with COVID-19. The youth multi-layer face mask. while fulfilling its social oblig- Bihar Governor Fagu Chauhan the Governor sanctioned the Mumbai on Wednesday after- years, and this air pressure lives, while 62 people have returned from Ghaziabad on The face mask is developed ations and is fully ready to gave sanction to Logo and Seal same logo and seal of the uni- noon and uprooted a good game of the nature will cast an recovered and gone to their May 27. Another 26-year-old in a way to annihilate patho- cooperate with the govern- of Munger University prepared versity. number of trees besides blow- adverse effect on the movement homes. The new corona infect- young man from Koundhiyara ing away tin roofs and bring- of monsoon which arrives here ed included a 23-year-old was also found to be corona ing down several kuchcha from the Bay of Bengal via youth from Pratappur, a 46- positive. The young man houses. Its intensity was very Bengal, Bihar, and Madhya year-old man from returned from Mumbai on 2   .   %  .  high, but warnings and alerts Pradesh, speculated the weath- Saraymumrej, a 42-year-old May 26.  9  :      -5   0<:! ! 

    C*& tees could have only jhanki dar- any devotee is found COVID- preparations about shan of Baba Vishwanath and 19, the necessary precautions this, informed the spokesman   0=++   evotees could have only would be allowed to carry only could be taken to prevent oth- of temple administration Djhanki darshan of Baba water and there would be ers from infection. Piyush.     --.0, was demanded at any station of day. Sabarmati, Surat, Ahemdabad, Vishwanath after the Kashi restriction on carrying flowers, The sanitiser would also be It may be noted here that NCR on June 2 and up till 16 As on June 2 total 182 ter- Palanpur, Godhra, Viramgam, Vishwanath Mandir will be garlands and other worship available in temple premises for the government has mentioned orth Central Railway has hrs on June 3. Though demand minating and 46 passing trains Mehsana, Morabi, Anjar, opened from June 8. The devo- materials. the sanitisation of devotees and for opening the temples and Noperated 132 originating for these trains have reduced with stoppage at stations over Navsari, Dahod, Vadodara, tees would be allowed to enter The temple administration personnel on duty. religious places for the devotees Shramik Specials catering to substantially however North NCR have safely brought back Surendranagar, Kanhangad, the temple only after the ther- will sanitise the temple premis- There would be circles in from June 8 in the guideline 1,77,371 migrants and other Central Railway is committed 2,76,238 persons at different Junagarh, Kurnool, mal scanning and sanitisation es on every 4 hours and the the distance of 2-2 metre for the issued for unlock-1 began from stranded persons. Since run- to run these special train on top stations of North Central Ankleshwar, Bengaluru, Pune, and they will have to maintain devotees would be allowed to devotees to stand while having June 1. ning of first Shramik special priority whenever any demand Railway. Distribution wise New Delhi, Rewadi, Rohtak, social distancing while wor- enter the temple only after darshan and performing pujan The temple was closed for train on May 8 from Aligarh to from respective state govern- these 182 trains were terminat- Gurgaon, Firozpur, Ludhiana, shipping in the temple. being thermal scanned and to ensure social distancing. the devotees to have darshan Purnea, June 2 was the first day ment comes and will continue ed at various stations of North Thivim, Kopergaon, Jodhpur, Though, the temple adminis- sanitised by personnel on The temple administration is and perform pujan from March when there was no demand for to run till last demand is ful- Central Railway like Borivili, Bharuch, Katra, tration has so far not received entrance gate. considering allowing only 10 20 because of COVID-19. It is originating Shramik special filled. Sonbhadra( 2 train), Prayagraj Sambalpur, Ghatkesar, Udaipur, directive from district admin- If the temperature of any devotees to enter temple said that similar system train from state government at Similarly number of Jn. (63 trains), Fatehpur (10 Lingampalli, Madgaon, Vapi, istration regarding the opening devotee is found more than premises at a time to maintain would also be made in other any station served by North incoming Shramik special have trains), Etah (1 train), Etawah( Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, of temple. It may be noted here standard in thermal scanning, social distancing. famous temples of city to main- Central Railway. also reduced substantially and 2 train), Aligarh (6 train) , Ernakumlam, Nizzamuddin that the government has issued he or she would not be allowed The devotees would be tain social distancing and as Over last 25 days NCR has only one train terminated each Kanpur (21 trains), Agra Cantt. etc. guideline for opening the tem- to enter the temple. allowed to enter the temple precautionary measure to pre- averaged daily 5.3 originating on 1st and 2nd of June , 2020. (7 trains), Gwalior (10 trains), Besides serving water bot- ples and other religious places The devotees need to put premises through two gates in vent infection from coron- Shramik specials clearing about Since handling of first incom- Jhansi (4 trains), Orai (3 trains), tles, Railway staff and volun- for devotees from June 8. mask on their faces while northern side while they could avirus. 7,095 persons per day with ing train from Sabarmati on Banda (16 train), Chattarpur teers of Scouts & Guides also Despite the temple admin- entering the temple. The exit from the gate of southern Though, the construction peak of 16 originating trains on May 3, NCR has handled aver- (16 trains), Manikpur (1 train), ensured that drinking water istration has so far not received automatic sanitising side of the temple. work under the project of the May 21 catering to maximum age 6 incoming Shramik special Mirzapur (11 trains) from station taps is served in any directive from district machines would be installed at Despite, the temple Kashi Vishwanath Dham had 20,727 persons on any single trains on daily basis bringing Tikamgarh (4 trains), the container available with administration regarding open- entrance gate to sanitise the administration has so far already been started during day. back around 9,210 persons Chitrakoot (2 train) , passengers with help of exten- ing of the temple but the tem- devotees. not received any directive lockdown-4 with some restric- This demand of originating daily with peak touching 18 Subedarganj (1 train), Mahoba ders. Coach watering was also ple administration has started The temple administration from district administration tions after the government Shramik train had reduced to trains on May 15 bringing (1 train) and Morena (1 train) attended in all Shramik trains preparations for opening the is considering keeping data of regarding opening the temple had issued guideline regarding average of 2 trains since last 5 back 30,092 migrants & other .These trains have ferried at all watering stations of North temple from June 8. The devo- each and every devotee in case from June 8 it has started its this. days and no originating train stranded persons on a single migrants from stations like Central Railway.   !"#$%$%           %  2=.   

8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* On clues provided by the accused during interrogation     1 >  , he police arrested three the police team recovered a Taccused in connection with piece of stick and a brick used the murder which was com- for committing the murder QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@ / ,.0 mitted in Devradatula village from a drain near Sher Singh’s under the Harpur Budhat garden. nder the ongoing plan to police station on Sunday night. The culprits said that after Urun 200 trains apart from After committing the murder, committing the murder of the 15 pairs of Special and Shramik the accused were absconding. deceased, Dayanand, and Special trains, 02233 Ghazipur (SP) South Vipul Kumar thrashing his family members City-Anand Vihar Terminus Srivastava said that the police they had thrown these things (ANVT) Special Superfast team constituted for arresting while running away. The police Express departed from plat- the accused on the direction of '*7' $ 89$6$'    $     $  team whch made the arrest form No 1 of Ghazipur City the SSP was tipped off by an )   comprised the Harput Budhut railway station on Tuesday informer reached the Sahjanwa police station incharge, with 990 passengers, instead of railway station from where the ting together on a bench at the and Vijay Pratap Singh alias Devendra Lal, sub-inspector its capacity of 1,490, in order to accused were trying to run station. The accused arrested Santosh Singh, son of Phool Fulinder Yadav and consta- follow the Covid-19 guide- away. At the behest of the were identified as Ajay Pratap Dev Singh, residents of Gan bles Sunil Verma, Brijesh Yadav, lines. informer, the police team Singh and Vishal Singh alias Devrattula under the Harpur Janardan Yadav and Meena As per the instructions arrested the three accused sit- Golu, sons of Ram Adhir Singh, Budhat police station. Mishra. given by the Railways, all the Delhi-bound reserved passen- gers reached the station 90 minutes before the scheduled #      $ #9'  $"     $ < $ $   7:8"/ departure of train so that after checking of reservation tickets inspector, chief health inspec- were allowed to exit from the impacts of Nisarg was min- and thermal scanning by the tor, incharge RPF, GRP per- station premises as per the imised. According to public 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  .',+)-  last month. Dubey started his tenure at Coal India he was looked after import of heavy personnel of Commercial and sonnel and others were present guidelines. relations officer (PRO) of career in Coal India promoted as General equipment and at the materi- health departments as well as there. During the health check- Meanwhile, in wake of Varanasi Division of NER am Narayan Dubey from South Eastern Manager (Finance) in als management division of RPF, they could be given entry up and thermal scanning, none cyclone Nisarga Indian Ashok Kumar, as per the Rassumed charge as director Coalfields Limited 2019. He is a Charted CIL, he was actively involved in into train. The passengers were of the passengers were found Railways has rescheduled release received from Central (Finance) of Northern (SECL) in 1987 after Accountant (CA) by the finalisation of global ten- lined up in three rows by sick or infected. For emer- departure of some special trains Railway (CR) 02542 LTT- Coalfields Limited (NCL) on that he got transferred profession and has an ders of heavy equipment. He maintaining social distancing. gency, the Railway had made from Mumbai. Many trains Gorakhpur; 01061 LTT- Monday. With a rich experi- to Bharat Coking MBA in marketing. joined the Corporate Accounts Before the arrival of passengers, an arrangement for ambulance scheduled to pass through this Darbhanga; and 01071 LTT- ence of more than 32 years, Coal Limited (BCCL) During his stint in and Taxation department of deep cleaning and sanitisation there. Earlier 02234 Anand region were rescheduled from Varanasi have been resched- Dubey was working as General in 1988. Dubey different subsidiaries CIL (HQ) in 2018 where his of platform and train rakes Vihar Terminus-Ghazipur City different stations in Mumbai uled to start from their origi- Manager (Finance) at the head- worked in BCCL up of Coal India Limited, role included finalisation of were done as per the guidelines Special Superfast Express train including Chatrapati Shivaji nating stations in Mumbai on quarters of Coal India Limited to 2013 after which he he acquired vast expe- CIL Standalone and CIL of Covid-19. To look after all arrived at Ghazipur station Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Wednesday apart from termi- before assuming the charge. had been posted at rience of financial Consolidated Accounts and the arrangements, senior offi- with 492 passengers. All the and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus nating 01094 Varanasi-CSMT Dubey succeeds Nag Nath Coal India headquar- aspects in purchase dealing with the matters relat- cers, including station super- passengers wearing masks and (LTT) so that they can depart before the scheduled time by Thakur who superannuated ters, Kolkata. During his and procurement. He has ed to GST. intendent, chief commercial maintaining social distancing from Mumbai when the regulating its run. *"  /;   $      8 $ %  % ,   8PSS@TQPI9@IU  10 2#*   8PSS@TQPI9@IU  .',+)-  online technical course, attend- es the need for upskilling even selling services via EAP ing virtual classes, giving during crisis. Therefore anoth- (Employee Assistance he Chunar police A girl drowned in a rock ational Thermal Power assessments and eventually, er unique collaboration - the Programmes) has been extend- Tunearthed a fake cement well on Tuesday in Tendia vil- NCorporation (NTPC), obtaining certifications. Power ‘45-Day Learning Challenge’ - ed to employees’ family mem- factory. The police raided the lage under the Chunar police India’s largest power producer Management Institute - offers its staff thorough learn- bers. Available round-the- fake cement factory in station. As per the received and the Central PSU under NTPC’s apex L&D centre - has ing for 45 days in varied disci- clock, the EAP service is con- Samaspur village and recovered reports, Anchal (12), daughter Ministry of Power, has offered conducted 250-plus training plines such as technical, finance fidential and offered to select 436 empty bags of branded of Munna Lal Gaud, a resident learning opportunities to its sessions in diverse disciplines and HR, earning them certifi- users only. Likewise, classes are companies and about 500 bags of Tendia Rampur village had 19,000-plus employees and ranging from technical, func- cations once completed from being held on power plant containing fake cement. Its gone to bathe there on Tuesday their family members. To meet tional, health and safety. home. essentials such as turbine, boil- owner confessed that he used when she slipped and died. the requirements of the lock- Besides, NTPC’s Regional There are other collabora- er, water chemistry, renewable to purchase cheap cement and With the help of the locals her down imposed due to Covid- Learning and Development tions too with external agencies energy and other significant sold at a higher price. The body was brought out. On get- 19 pandemic, NTPC Learning Centres located in power plant providing state-of-the-art ses- O&M (Operations & police arrested its owner, ting information the incharge and Development (L&D) strat- projects have created almost sions. A holistic wellness pro- Maintenance) areas through Ambareesh Upadhyay alias ('$ 6$*    $       $ Shakteshgarh police outpost egy has been customised for 100-plus online learning gramme is being continuously in-house as well as guest fac- Vikas, a resident of Rohaniya    3 ($  reached the spot and took the enriching employees through opportunities. run in association with the ‘Art ulties. The new learning under same police station in body into custody for com- intensive digitisation and The Maharatna is deter- of Living.’ Employees and fam- methodologies include con- Varanasi. After the arrest the project the DM said that the    pleting the legal formalities. online training, enabling them mined to keep nurturing its ily members of all ages can par- necting via online forums, police seized the material, watercourse which was proving Meanwhile one person was to avail these services from any- staff via continuous learning ticipate, helping them stay webinars, an internally-devel- recovered a car and registered as the reason behind the flood Former MLA Bhagawati killed when a motorcycle was where. Moreover, company has sessions while simultaneously strong and focused during oped mobile application a case against him under during rainy season was going Prasad Chaudhary quipped hit by a truck in Dhanisasria vil- collaborated with the World revamping and customising these turbulent times. Similarly, ‘Samvaad’ as well as leveraging Copyright and Trademark to become as asset for the area here on Tuesday that instead of lage on Mirzapur-Shaktinagar Bank to offer its staff an oppor- methodologies for specialised a special six-month initiative, the Internet and its internal Acts. due to its deepening. He fur- fighting Covid-19 the govern- Road under Madihan police sta- tunity to be part of a rigorous scenarios. The company realis- ‘Snehal 2.0’, based on coun- learning portal. ther said that 11.35 km-long ment was using more of its tion. Paramhans was going  '  watercourse now would be capacity to fight with Congress along with Suresh, a resident of used as a source of irrigation leaders. Jasovar Pahadi under Dehat District Magistrate Sushil for 16 villages. District president of Kotwali when their motorcycle ( $ $  ,$    $ Kumar Patel kicked off the The cost of project was 71 Congress Shiv Kumar Patel was hit by the truck near work of Bhoka nullah desilting lakh and would create 29,000 alleged that the government Rajgarh police outpost.As a 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  +,- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  ()01#* ()3 0 project amidst the rituals. mandays under MGNREGA was creating obstacles in the result, the pillion ricer, Suresh, Underlining the features of the scheme. bail of party’s state chief. died on the spot. he office-bearers of Youth UP hile trying to save a cyclist a car went out of con- TUdyog Vyapar Mandal hand- Wtrol and overturned into a ditch on the Gola-Kasta ed over a memorandum to City road under the Neemgaon police station. As a result, six 3  . , %     Magistrate Surendra Singh, persons, including two children, were injured. The addressed to District Magistrate, injured were rushed to the community health centre Banda. They urged the DM to (CHC) situated in Mitauli from where the doctor referred 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  +,- impounded the tractor and here said that Mediya (65), wife to outrage the modesty of a 28- issue instructions to the bank a woman to the district hospital in view of her critical con- arrested the driver. Mishra said of Kedar Pal, was sitting outside year-old woman in Baberu authoritites to waive interest on dition.Inspector in-charge of Neemgaon police station 17-year-old boy was that the body of the victim had her house when the accident town recently. He also attacked loans taken by traders. In the Rajkumar said that the driver, Farid (35), a resident of Acrushed to death by a trac- been sent for the post-mortem took place as a result of which her with a knife. Her family memorandam they said that # $&  (& Laxminagar Mohalla in Gola Gokarnanath, was going to tor near Bilganv police outpost examination. Meanwhile a 65- she was seriously injured and took her to CHC Baberu from schools should not increase their   " (  ! Hargaon area of Sitapur. Badrunisha (30), Phool Jahan (55), here recently. According to a year-old woman died when taken to the District Hospital where she was referred to district fees, all shops should be sanitised  Saiful (7), Hussain (2) and Sanno (22) were also going in report received here, Rohit, her 12-year-old grandson start- in Banda. In view of her seri- hospital. SHO Baberu Kotwali before opening and regular water the car. In an attempt to save the cyclist near Mughalipur son of Munna, was crushed to ed the Bolero which was ous condition the doctors Jaishyam Shukla said that the supply should be ensured. The Mandal, Banda Swadesh Gaurav village on Gola-Kasta road, the car went out of control and death by the speeding tractor parked outside the house in referred her to Kanpur but woman had gone to the field office-bearers requested the DM to Shivhare, president Satya Prakash overturned into the ditch. As a result all its occupants were coming from the opposite Chahitara village under Dehat she died on the way. Police said where the youth residing in her allow the sweet shops to open from Sarraf, city president, Santosh injured. On getting information the police rushed to the direction near Bilganv police Kotwali area recently. The that the body of the deceased neighbourhood caught her. SHO 7 am. Among those present were Gupta Anshankari, Dilip Gupta, spot and got the the injured admitted to CHC Mitauli from outpost recently. SHO Bisanda police said that this mishap had been sent for the post- said that raids were being con- youth state organising secretary, Shivpoojan Gupta and Kamlesh where the doctor on duty referred Badrunishan to the dis- PS Akhilesh Kumar Mishra occurred due to mischief of her mortem examination. In yet ducted to arrest the absconding Uttar Pradesh Udyog Vyapar Kumar Gupta. trict hospital in view of her critical condition. said that the police had grandson. Reports received another incident a youth tried culprit.   %        %   $

8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* Indian Railways. During the rakes of cement, 29 rakes of fer- Gorakhpur on June 1 from Special Express train. lockdown period on North tilizers, 16 rakes of food items, which about 1,609 passengers On the other hand, on eeping in mind the Covid- Eastern Railway unloading of 15 rakes of maize etc. The load- started their journey from June 2 as many as 70 passen- K19 infection by the North goods carried by more than 865 ing of 117 rakes was done by Gorakhpur. Seven trains were gers started their joureny in Eastern Railway (NER) admin- rakes was done at different sta- this division, which includes 25 run from Gorakhpur Junction 09040 Muzaffarpur-Bandra istration was making several tions of the three divisions, rakes of foodgrains, six rakes on June 2 in which about 2,120 Terminus Awadh Special effective efforts to prevent it Chief Public Relations Officer each of sugar and ballasts and passengers started their jour- Express train from Gorakhpur and ensure protection from it (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Singh 79 containers. In Varanasi divi- ney, CPRO said. As many as Junction. As many as 98 pas- in which its employees too are said. sion over 366 rakes were 131 passengers started their sengers started their journey engaged wholeheartedly. The unloaded materials unloaded during the lockdown journey from Gorakhpur from Gorakhpur Junction on During the lockdown along comprised, foodgrains, sugar, period. The unloaded goods Junction on June 1 in 05273 June 2 in 05273 Raxaul-Anand with goods and parcel trains, salt, edible oil, cement, fertilis- include 77 rakes of foodgrains, Raxaul-Anand Vihar Terminus Vihar Terminus Satyagraha Shramik Special trains are also er, coal, jute bags etc. During 44 rakes of fertiliser, 33 rakes Satyagraha Special Express Special Express train. being operated for the past few the lockdown period as many of coal, four rakes of salt, 120 train. From Gorakhpur Besides 115 passengers days to take the migrant work- as 148 rakes were loaded at var- rakes of cement, 42 rakes of Junction on June 1, as many as started their journey from ers to their native place. ious stations of the three divi- ballast and 41 rakes of mixed 250 passengers started their Gorakhpur Junction on June 2 0"'&     =*( Railway workers who have '$'&#   '$   & sions of North Eastern Railway. oil. journey in the 02565 in the 02565 Darbhanga-New ' &    ' 6$'&&  done commendable work in ( $" &     Among the items loaded are It may be pointed out here Darbhanga-New Delhi Bihar Delhi Bihar Sampark Kranti such a difficult situation are   $<  &"&9    foodgrains, wheat, sugar and that during the loading and Sampark Kranti Special Express Special Express train. being awarded by being ballast etc. unloading of rakes all the rules train. From Gorakhpur As many as 804 passengers declared ‘Corona warriors of maintenance work of rakes on taining social distancing. For In Lucknow division 319 are being followed for protec- Junction on June 1 as many as started their journey from the day’ everyday by the NER help of employees. RC Singh the washing pit. Shah was hon- the commendable work of rakes were unloaded at differ- tion from Covid-19. Masks, 25 passengers started their Gorakhpur Junction on June 2 administration for boosting was honoured by being oured by being declared as the Saudan Singh he was hon- ent stations. The unloaded sanitisers and soaps etc. are journey in 02553 Saharsa-New in the 02555 Gorakhpur-Hisar their morale. In the same declared as ‘Corona warrior of ‘Corona warrior of the day’ of oured by being declared as goods include 64 rakes of food- being provided to the employ- Delhi Vaishali Special Express Gorakhdham Special Express sequence on June 1 such rail- the day’ for these commend- Varanasi division for these ‘Corona Warrior of the Day’ of grains, more than 66 rakes of ees concerned, including the train. train. On June 2 as many as 47 waymen were being honoured able works. commendable works. Izzatnagar division. The railway cement, 86 rakes of fertiliser, 36 workers. Besides maintaining As many as 750 passengers passengers started their journey on the NER, CPRO Pankaj Likewise Santosh Kumar On the other hand, Saudan administration was indeed rakes of coal, 38 rakes of petro- social distancing thermal scan- started their journey from in the 02553 Saharsa-New Kumar Singh said. Shah who works as train light- Singh, working as Assistant proud of its such railway per- leum products, four rakes of ning was being done regularly. Gorakhpur Junction station Delhi Vaishali Special Express RC Singh, who was work- ing helper in Chhapra under Sub-Inspector in Railway sonnel. edible oil, six rakes of salt and on June 1 in the 02555 train from Gorakhpur ing as senior section engineer section section Protection Force, Izzatnagar, 17 rakes of iron etc. A total of   Gorakhpur-Hisar Junction. As many as 82 pas- (SSE)/PM shop at mechanical engineer/Electrical/train light- Divisional Reserve, while -43  31 rakes were loaded from    Gorakhdham Special Express sengers started their journey workshop, Gorakhpur, contin- ing, made his significant con- working at Railway Protection various stations of Lucknow train. Besides 83 passengers from Gorakhpur Junction on ued to maintain power supply tribution in getting works relat- Force post, Mathura During the lockdown division. The items loaded For the convenience of the started their journey in 02557 June 2 in the 02557 at there during the lockdown ed to electricity-related changes Cantonment, since May 5 in announced to prevent the include 23 rakes of sugar, three passenger public, the Railway Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar period. Apart from it he went in quarantine coaches which Sharmik special trains from spread of Covid-19 pandemic rakes of molasses and more administration has started Terminus Special Express train Terminus Special Express train. to the workshop during the were converted from 12 general Mathura Junction to Bareilly, for ensuring adequate supply of than four rakes of wheat. movement of about 200 trains from Gorakhpur Junction on On June 2 as many as 904 lockdown period every day and sleeper coaches. Apart Kasganj, Kanpur Central, food and other essential com- The unloading of more on the entire Indian Railways June 1. From Gorakhpur passengers started their joure- and completed the works relat- from it following the social dis- Lalkuan, Kathgodam and till modities to every corner of the than 180 rakes was carried from June 1, 2020. In this Junction on June 1 as many as ny in the 02541 Gorakhpur- ed to power maintenance and tancing guidelines during the Prayagraj escorted around 12 of country continuous move- out at various stations of sequence six express special 370 passengers started their Lokmanya Tilak Terminus ensured the replacement of lockdown period he also con- them successfully and made the ment of special goods trains Izzatnagar division, including trains were run from journey in 02541 Gorakhpur- Special Express train from the defective pump set with the tributed significantly in the passengers aware about main- was being ensured by the goods in 79 rake containers, 23 Gorakhpur Junction and via Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Gorakhpur Junction.      !"#$%$%  :-; 

A    9# 0:"@  A  '+ !  ,- " !*' - + *      P("Q *'  '!(!2 3 *( From Page 1 so far been discharged after kumkis (elephants trained in rescuing and con- Of the deaths reported on full recovery from various -  :#"+:   #/. trolling wild elephants) she died within min- Wednesday, Mumbai accounted hospitals, the health author- utes on May 28. It was through autopsy that the for 49, while there were 19 ities pegged the total number first information report (FIR) was filed on forest officials came to know that she was on deaths, 16 in Aurangabad, 10 of “active cases” in the State   #/. ing to Dr C V Krishnaswamy, AWednesday by Forest Department officials the verge of motherhood. deaths in Solapur, four in Dhule, at 39,935. the octogenarian physician against unidentified persons under relevant sec- Krishnan and Divisional Forest Offcier three each in Ulhasnagar, Navi Maharashtra was fol- umber of people in Tamil cum diabetologist. tions of Wild Life Protection Act over the inci- Raveendranath said that the elephant had Mumbai, two deaths in Thane, lowed by Tamil Nadu, which NNadu tested positive for The fatalities in Tamil dent in which a 15-year-old pregnant elephant entered the agricultural fields at Mannarakkadu Jalgaon, Akola and Kolhapur saw 1,286 persons testing Covid-19 is increasing on an Nadu reached 208 with 11 died in Kerala’s Malappuram district after it was from the Silent Valley National Park, a reserve and one death each in positive for the pandemic on hourly basis, if the bulletin persons succumbing to the fed with a pineapple stuffed with explosives. forest. “Wild animals like pork and boars used Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar, Wednesday, the highest num- released by the Government of pandemic on Wednesday. Out This was disclosed by Divisional Forest Officer, to come in search of food to these farms once Ahmednagar, Bhiwand, ber to be tested on a single Tamil Nadu on Wednesday is of the 11 who breathed their Malappuram to The Pioneer over telephone. in a while. But the farmers keeping fruits stuffed Nandurbar, Jalna and day. The 11 persons who any indication. The State saw last on Wednesday, four were in Mohan Krishnan, Section Forest Officer, with explosives is a violation of wild Life Act. This Osmanabad. In addition, one res- died on Wednesday were vic- 1,286 persons testing positive the 60-68 age group, two were Nilambur and leader of the Rapid Response is all because of man-animal conflict because the ident each of Uttar Pradesh, tims of co-morbidity (they for the pandemic on 47 and 48 years of age, two per- Team of the Forest Department, who was the farms are very close to the reserve forest,” they Bihar and West Bengal died in had other medical issues Wednesday, the highest num- sons of 50 and 58 years, two of first to reach the spot on hearing about the told this newspaper. Local environmentalists said Mumbai. along with coronavirus when ber to be tested on a single day. 70 and 75 years, and an 80 year injured elephant, told this newspaper that it was that since pork was anathema to a community With 32,329 patients having they were admitted to the The bulletin further stated that old person. Except for a 66 year the most heart-wrenching scene he has seen in it was natural for them to resort to explosives to hospitals). coronavirus is not that dan- old person, the rest were hav- his life. “I would like to forget the sight at the keep the animal away from the agricultural fields. Till date, 25,872 coron- gerous as the 11 persons who ing co-morbid problems like earliest. It is haunting me. When I went to the “But the poor elephant ended up as a victim,” avirus cases have been iden- died on Wednesday were vic- Type 2 diabetes mellitus, forest, the injured elephant was standing in the they said. This is not the first time elephants fall tified in the State, said the tims of co-morbidity (they had chronic kidney diseases, hyper- Velliyar River to ward off the flies, worms and prey to dubious means employed to kill them. bulletin. Taking into account other medical issues along with tension, TB, and CAD. insects from attacking her. She had acciden- Kerala has seen many wild tuskers losing their the number of persons who coronavirus when they were The details of the persons tally bitten fruits in which someone had lives when they bite fruits stuffed with explosives have been discharged from admitted to the hospitals). who died on Wednesday prove stuffed explosives. When she bite the fruit, it planted by poachers who are in search of tusks. hospitals, there are 11,345 Till date, 25, 872 coron- that covid-19 was not the lone burst with force and her mouth was complete- Cruelty to animals have become a routine Covid-19 patients in the State avirus cases have been identi- factor which hastened their ly damaged incapacitating her from taking any affair in Kerala, according to Prasant Arya, social as on Wednesday evening. fied in the State, said the bul- death. The bulletin further food. The animal ran helter-skelter all over the activist. “Authorities of Kollam’s famous Oachira But the speed with which the letin. Taking into account the stated that till Wednesday, region but she was careful not to attack any- temple sold off to slaughter houses nearly 30 pandemic is spreading is def- number of persons who have Wednesday evening. But the Tamil Nadu Government has body,” said Krishnan, yet to recover from the bulls offered to the presiding deity by devotees. initely a matter of concern, been discharged from hospitals, speed with which the pan- tested 5,28, 534 persons for the shock. This has hurt the devotees and I could see many according to Dr CV there are 11,345 covid-19 demic is spreading is definite- pandemic and there are 73 lab- Though the rescue team managed to bring of them weeping standing in front of the tem- Krishnaswamy, the octoge- patients in the State as on ly a matter of concern, accord- oratories operating in the State. the elephant out of the river with the help of ple,” said Arya. narian physician-cum-dia- betologist. The fatalities in Tamil Nadu reached 208 with 11 persons succumbing to the         pandemic on Wednesday. Gujarat reported 485 new #"%)!+" cases and 30 deaths on   *+!,+-. ly basis, announced Nishank. by students would also be The programme aims to in their respective organisa- Wednesday, taking the total New technology and social resolved through audiobooks &<)!"!#<06"7" provide “experiential learning” tions. The programme is death tally to 1,122 and num- he Centre on Wednesday media have been given priori- and radio programmes. !##&*#>#$%!>!7+> opportunities to the engineer- designed to provide engineer- ber of cases to 18,117. Treleased the alternative aca- ty while drafting the academic English, Hindi, Sanskrit and """&#&?"#&)">!) ing students. “This new intern- ing students “exposure to the West Bengal declared 340 demic calendar for Classes 11 calendar, so as to ensure seam- Urdu languages have at present 7*>!%�!"&"!)7% ship programme has been functioning of cities.” The new cases and Rajasthan and 12, prepared by the less imparting of education. been included in the academ- @)&@&"7#%)#"@@!#" developed jointly by the All developers believe that new recorded 279 new cases while NCERT to ensure unhindered “As many students may ic calendar. The academic cal- India Council for Technical solutions for the city ecosystem Madhya Pradesh declared studies of the youngsters amid not be having mobile phones endar prepared by the National ?&)!<"&?"%*7#%"7"7 Education, or AICTE, and the will evolve through the pro- 168 new cases. the coronavirus crisis. and Internet connections at Council of Educational #@!)%#)"@6%#  Ministry of Housing and Urban gramme and “a pool of talent” Karnataka recorded 267 HRD Minister Ramesh their homes or may not be Research and Training !#7 &*"#$!#7)6!# Affairs, or MoHUA.The pro- will get “created for absorption new cases and Bihar 177. Pokhriyal Nishank, besides active on the social media, (NCERT) will be broadcast ??!)"#"%)" gramme will be supported in the market.” Both these States were announcing the academic ses- teachers have been asked to through DTH channels and under Smart City initiative of The programme, which is nowhere in the picture in sion of senior secondary edu- instruct the students through videoconference with the help unhindered academic session. the Government of India,” said now known as TULIP, was corona spread for better part cation, also shared the pro- SMSes and even phone calls. of SCERT, state education Nishank also announced a senior HRD Ministry official. announced by Finance of April. Only in May, they posed internship plans for lakhs WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, boards, Kendriya Vidyalaya that along with Housing and At the State level, TULIP Minister Nirmala Sitharaman have seen a surge in cases. of students devised in partner- Google Hangout, and Gmail Sangathan and Navodaya Urban Affairs Minister will be supported by the Urban in Union Budget 2020. The Both Andhra Pradesh ship between HRD and can be used to impart educa- Vidyalaya Samiti. Hardeep S. Puri they will joint- Development departments in one-year internship pro- and Telangana are also now Housing and Urban Affairs tion to the students,” the The alternative calendar ly launch ‘The Urban Learning providing a clear roadmap for gramme was introduced with recording high number of Ministries. The academic cal- Minister said. for classes till 10th was released Internship Programme’ on the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) an aim to improve ‘employa- cases every day. endar will be issued on a week- Academic problems faced early last month to facilitate an Thursday. or smart cities to adopt TULIP bility’ of e ngineering students. !"# $ 

%-&' .+%B The state government had jobs to the migrants, who have trains on the Konkan Railway route 3,+,&0/-+ massive blaze under control, &+&./%+& announced the results of the 69,000 returned to the State during the lock- connecting Kerala with Mumbai and 0-&  officials said. assistant teachers examination on May down. “We have made data of the New Delhi were re-routed via Meanwhile, senior Following a study early on in the 12. The examinations were conducted skilled and unskilled migrant workers Madgaon - Belgavi - Miraj of the South Congress leader and Rajya Covid-19 pandemic, where a handful on January 6, 2019 and 1,46,060 exam- and process have started to give them Western Railway. The lockdown “Eight workers died in the Sabha MP from Gujarat, of critically ill patients in China inees had qualified the examination, jobs,” he said claiming that around 32 norms-regulated movement of vehicles boiler blast at the chemical fac- Ahmed Patel, blamed the state showed an improvement, an interdis- including 38,610 candidates from lakh migrant workers and their fami- returned to normal in Mumbai and tory located in Dahej Special BJP Government for the inci- ciplinary team of Houston Methodist DLEd, 8,018 from Shiksha Mitra, ly members have returned to the suburbs at around 5.30 pm. Economic Zone-1, while dent. He said factories need to physician-scientists and healthcare 1,034 from DEd (NCT), 549 from State. Hitting out at Opposition par- Meanwhile, at some places in around 50 others sustained undergo complete safety audit workers rapidly targeted the Covid-19 DEd (Special Education), 301 from ties he said that they are spreading Raigad and Palghar districts, tin roofs injuries,” said Dahej Marine as there have been rising cases virus with convalescent serum thera- Special BTC, 70 from Urdu BTC, 110 canards because “they are not aware of erected on the terraces of residential police station inspector Vipul of industrial accidents in py. from BLEd, and 97,368 from BEd. the ground realities and are discussing apartments flew away, while Raigad’s Gagiya. Gujarat. The research team also concluded As many as 36,614 examinees of the pandemic sitting in their air-con- district headquarters, Alibag, wit- While six charred bodies Patel also expressed con- that any observed complications were general category, 84,868 of OBC cat- ditioned drawing rooms.” nessed wind speeds of 120-130 kmph. were recovered from the facto- cern about recent changes in consistent with findings reported for egory have passed the examination. He said this crisis was a challenge Power utilities had shut down ry after the fire was doused, two labour laws, which he said will Covid-19 disease progression and did for us. “We used this challenge to electricity supply in some parts of more workers died at separate encourage factories to create not result from the plasma transfu- ,+-+& /# strengthen our health system. He said Ratnagiri district as a preventive mea- hospitals in Bharuch, he said. “unsafe working conditions”. sions. virus testing facilities have been sure. Mobile services were affected in “32 injured workers are “There has been a rise in The overall findings were consis- “The animals named under the increased from 10,000 samples a day parts of Raigad district. Alibagh admitted in various hospitals in industrial accidents in Bharuch tent with several other small case stud- Appendices I, II and III of the sometime back to 15,000 samples at recorded a rainfall of 45 mm till 4 pm, Bharuch and nearby areas,” he district today and people lost ies of convalescent plasma use for Convention of International Trade in present and added that by the end of while the neighbouring Ratnagiri dis- said, adding that the death toll their lives. severe Covid-19 that has been recent- Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild this month, it will be 20,000 samples trict registered 38 mm rainfall till 4 pm. may go up as some of the “The buck stops only with ly reported. Fauna and Flora” will be part of the daily. “There have been tree falling inci- workers are in a serious condi- the state government ensuring Although the convalescent plasma advisory and does not include species Beds at the Covid hospitals have dents on the Mumbai-Pune tion. safe working conditions that therapy administered on the frontlines from the Schedules of the Wild Life gone up to over one lakh. The health Expressway too, but the traffic flow was About 18-20 workers were factories have completed safety at Houston Methodist was imple- (Protection) Act 1972,” said the offi- facilities at the district level have not affected,” National Disaster given a primary aid, local offi- audits. We are concerned that mented for emergency treatment, they cials. They said any declaration made improved and now every district will Response Force (NDRF) Commander cials said. recent changes in labour laws said there is an immediate need for after six months of the date of issue of have Covid testing machines. Besides, Anupam Srivastava said. It took about six hours for will incentivise unsafe working controlled clinical trials to determine this advisory, the declarer shall be non-Covid hospitals too have started Meanwhile, in Mumbai, there eleven fire tenders to bring the conditions,” he tweeted. PTI its efficacy. Researchers are consider- required to comply with the docu- surgeries and attending emergency were nine incidents -three in Island city ing a randomised controlled trial to mentation requirement under the patients,” he said. and six in the suburbs, in which walls look more closely at variables such as extant laws and regulations. When asked about the opening of and roofs of houses crashed. However, the timing of the transfusion after the The Chief Wildlife Warden of the the religious places, restaurants and no one injured in these incidents. onset of symptoms. respective State shall, after physical ver- shopping malls from June 8, he said The BMC control room received In India, where virus has already ification, register the stock and main- that the Government was waiting for 196 complaints from the residents infected 2 lakh people and killed over tain a record in their office and issue the Centre’s guideline and thereafter about the fall of trees and branches in 5,000, the Indian Council of Medical an online certificate of possession the State would release its own guide- various parts of the city and suburbs. Research (ICMR) has approved 21 within six months of the date of the lines before allowing the religious No one was injured. Similarly, there institutions for participating in a ran- voluntary disclosure. The owners will and other activities. were 39 incidents of electric short-cir- domised controlled study to assess the have to inform the CWLW about any cuits in which no one was injured. safety and efficacy of convalescent plas- acquisition/death/trade/change of pos- *&AGG-+&/)  “Mumbai, we have survived several ma to limit complications associated session, taken place after the declara- storms together. This cyclone shall pass with the virus. tion within 30 days of such acquisi- ')'0+-+C+, too. As always, just take all necessary The sample size of the study is 452. tion/death/trade as also provide precautions, follow the guidelines and Once 400 patients are enrolled, no address where the exotic live species India Meteorological Department don’t believe in any rumours. Trust more sites will be added. The clinical have been kept, said the advisory. (IMD) said cyclone Nisarga was set to only official sources. Take care,” trial liability insurance has been bought Those violating the norms will be move North Eastwards and weaken Mumbai Police Commissioner Param centrally by the ICMR, officials said. liable for the appropriate action, into a cyclonic storm later on Bir Singh had tweeted earlier in the though the advisory does not specify Wednesday night. Ahead of the arrival day. --,.& B& the nature of penalty. of the severe cyclone storm, various Ahead of the arrival of the cyclone However, the increasing popular- agencies had shifted nearly 40,000 peo- Nisarga, Central and State authorities %%/* '+*  ity of these animals and the raging ple living in coastal areas of Konkan had taken necessary precautions to demands of this market have spawned region to safer places. restrict the damage by Cyclone. NDRF On July 25, 2017, the top court had an enormous illegal trade. The global Mumbai received a rainfall of 46.7 had pressed in 43 teams in the states asked the state government to cancel illegal wildlife trade is huge with exot- mm, while the city suburbs registered of Maharashtra and Gujarat. the recruitment of 1,37,517 appoint- ic animals being the centre of a multi- 22.8 mm which was hardly of any sig- Cyclone preparedness was ments through teacher eligibility test billion dollar business. nificance for Mumbai which is used to reviewed at the highest level in New (TET) but give them the benefit of heavy rains during the monsoons. Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra experience in the recruitment process. )%.&%/C+, Not wanting to take any chances, Modi, who had assured of all help from Six months later, the government the Maharashtra Government had the Centre during his telephonic talks issued the order for a written exami- +E%+ &!/*FB/ made elaborate preparations to take on with the Chief Ministers of nation for assistant teachers’ posts for the cyclonic storm. While the police Maharashtra and Gujarat. the first time to hire 69,000 teachers. “But in May the revenue collection had clamped section 144 of CrPC to The counselling for the appoint- started and we were able to earn Rs ensure against the presence of people &,.)O&+E ment of 69,000 assistant teachers 6,000 crore against Rs 15,000 crore on roads, the BrihanMumbai exams was stopped on the very first day required to meet the monthly expense Municipal Corporation (BMC) had But due to his differences with the on Wednesday when it started. Basic of the Government,” he said. suspended the traffic on the Bandra- “captain” he resigned from the Cabinet Shiksha Adhikari Dinesh Kumar said “Despite the financial strain UP Worli Sea Link. team. Kishor’s had been roped in by the that they stopped the counselling on was able to pay salaries to its employ- The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Punjab Congress in the 2017 Assembly the orders of the Secretary (Basic ees in April and in May. By June, with International Airport shut operations polls. AICC sources said that Parishad). He said that 129 applicants economic activities gaining grounds we for nearly three hours. The flight Amarinder Singh has approached him had come for the counselling at the will be able to generate more resources operations resumed at around 7 pm. again to strategise the party’s campaign Shiksha Bhawan. on the first day. as all arms of economy are working The Central Railway, Western for the 2022 Assembly elections, but “The verification of their docu- now,” he said. Railway and Konkan Railway either Kishor has reportedly declined as he ments was being carried out when we Yogi Adityanath made it clear rescheduled or cancelled several spe- already has an agreement with AAP received the order to stop the coun- that his Government was committed cial trains that they are running dur- after catapulting Kejriwal to power selling,” he said. to serve the people and would provide ing lockdown. Four long distance once again in national Capital.   !"#$%$%   %  :-;  &)R     2 / '       "  $     *+!,+-. ? )!  "  6    $ /#"    >$, n a move to ensure barrier- Ifree trade by farmers and help raise their income, the *  $  '* ( 3   *+!,+-. Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an amendment to the eh-based 14 Corps chief Lt six-and-a-half-decade-old   *+!,+-. genius as an eminent jurist, investments in India. The other LGeneral Harinder Singh Essential Commodities Act academician, thinker and members in the EGoS are will hold parleys with his 1955 to deregulate food items, eeping the West Bengal leader of the masses. CEO of Niti Ayog, Secretaries Chinese counterpart on June including cereals, pulses, onion KAssembly polls next year “On the occasion of the in charge of Industry, 6 to pave the way for the like- up on the four confrontation and potatoes. It also nodded in mind, the Centre on inaugural ceremony of Commerce,Revenue, ly backing off of troops from sites with soldiers from both the promulgation of an Wednesday renamed the Sesquicentenary Celebrations Economic Affairs. The con- four flashpoints on the Line of sides on high alert. As China Ordinance to allow farmers to Kolkata Port Trust after of Kolkata Port on 12th cerned Department’s Secretary Actual Control(LAC) in increased its troops and vehi- engage with processors, aggre- ensure barrier-free trade in produce that happens due to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder January, 2020, keeping in view will be co-opted. Eastern Ladakh. The two cle strength, India too gators, large retailers, exporters, agriculture produce. It will not lack of storage facilities. leader Syama Prasad the sentiments of the people of The Cabinet also approved Lieutenant General-rank offi- responded in the same man- to pave the way for creating bind farmers to sell their crop The Ordinance, for its part, Mookerjee, who hailed from West Bengal, it was announced Pharmacopoeia Commission cers will meet at a designated ner by ramping up its troops. “One India, One Agriculture only to licensed traders in the basically aims at creating addi- the State. The Cabinet also that Kolkata Port will be re- for Indian Medicine & meeting point on the LAC. Moreover, all the advanced Market”. APMC (Agricultural Produce tional trading opportunities approved the formation of named after Dr. Syama Prasad Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) as Ahead of the meeting, landing grounds in Ladakh The EC Act, which Market Committee) mandis outside the APMC market new Pharmacopoeia Mookerjee, one of the most Subordinate Office under Northern Command chief, are now ready to share empowers Government to of their respective talukas or yards to help farmers get remu- Commission and Empowered deserving sons of West Bengal Ministry of AYUSH by merg- Lt General Y K Joshi, visited increased load of take offs and impose curbs on stocking of districts. nerative prices due to addi- Group of Secretaries to and a front-runner in nation- ing into it Pharmacopoeia Leh on Wednesday and landing of transport aircraft farm produce, will be amend- “The proposed amend- tional competition. enhance investments in India. al integration, dreamer of Laboratory for Indian reviewed the situation with Lt ferrying more troops and ed to make it in tune with the ment will allay fears of private On May 17, the Ministry of On a high since it bagged Bengal's development, inspi- Medicine (PLIM) and General Singh, sources said logistical back up. times and to attract invest- investors of excessive regula- Consumer Affairs, Food and 18 seats in the Loks Sabha elec- ration for industrialisation and Homoeopathic here on Wednesday. India is also holding strict ments into the farm sector. tory interference,” he said Public Distribution had circu- tions last year, Union Home ardent votary of one law for Pharmacopoeia Laboratory Incidentally, Army Chief vigil on the 250 km-long road Besides, the “Farmers adding it will also allow clamp- lated a draft of the Ordinance Minister Amit Shah had just one nation,” the Government (HPL). General M MNaravane had in Eastern Ladakh near the (Empowerment and ing of stock limits on agricul- to amend the EC Act. The ECA on Tuesday asserted that the said in a statement. The merger is aimed at visited Leh about a fortnight Galwan valley as the Chinese Protection) Agreement on tural commodities only under draws from the days of the BJP will form the next Further, the Cabinet optimising the use of infra- back to take stock of the sit- are objecting to the con- Price Assurance and Farm “very exceptional circum- Bengal famine and the Defence Government in the State. approved the setting up an structural facilities, technical uation in the backdrop of struction of a bridge. The Services Ordinance, 2020” will stances” like natural calamities of India Rules of 1943. “The Board of Trustees of “Empowered Group of manpower and financial four stand-offs now between strategic road runs parallel to empower farmers for engaging and famines. Describing the EC Act as Kolkata Port Trust in its Secretaries (EGoS) and Project resources of the three organi- the Indian and Chines armies the LAC and India says it does with processors, aggregators, Besides enabling better “anachronistic”, the Economic Meeting held on 25th Development Cells (PDCs)” in sations for enhancing the stan- in a frontage of 25 to 30 km not breach the LAC as large retailers, exporters on a price realisation for the coun- Survey 2019-20, too, recom- February, 2020 has also passed Ministries/Departments for dardisation outcomes of in Ladakh. The Chinese have claimed by the other side. The level playing field without any try’s farmers, the amendment mended the “jettisoning” of a Resolution to re-name attracting investments in India. Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and intruded three kms into the Galwan valley saw pitched fear of exploitation. ensures no such stock limit this law. Kolkata Port as Syama Prasad This high-level body, headed Homoeopathy drugs towards Hot Springs area of the battles between India and However, the Act will be shall apply to processors or The Ordinance will Mookerjee Port, Kolkata con- by Cabinet Secretary, will look their effective regulation and Galwan valley and pitched China during the 1962 war. invoked during inflation, war, value chain participant, subject empower farmers for engaging sidering his multifaceted into the proposals to enhance quality control. tents besides building bunkers As infrastructure all along or any other unforeseen cir- to their installed capacity or to with processors, aggregators, and enhancing force levels. the LAC has vastly improved cumstances. any exporter subject to the large retailers, exporters etc., on Admitting that the in both the countries, troops Addressing a media brief- export demand. The amend- a level playing field without any enable the farmer to access said. Indian farm produce to global Chinese had raised its troop increase patrolling especially ing later, Union Agriculture ment announced will help both fear of exploitation. It will modern technology and better This Ordinance will act as markets. Farmers will get access strength in sizable numbers, during the summer months. Minister Narendra Singh farmers and consumers while transfer the risk of market inputs. It will reduce cost of a catalyst to attract private sec- to technology and advice for Defence Minister Rajnath The Indian security estab- Tomar said the Cabinet had bringing in price stability. It will unpredictability from the marketing and improve income tor investment for building high value agriculture and get Singh, in an interview to a lishment is now wary of the approved the Ordinance to also prevent wastage of agri- farmer to the sponsor and also of farmers, the Government supply chains for supply of ready market for such produce. private television channel on growing Chinese aggressive- Tuesday, had said diplomatic ness during the ongoing face- and military level talks were offs and is prepared for any (  $ on to defuse tension on the challenge, sources said. #  ! *0;#)P 4$,   LAC. In order to address such  #  He also said the Army face-offs, India and China chief had told him that the had agreed some years back to   *+!,+-. to work in a preemptive manner on overdrive to push the India by its army which will 600 lawmakers out of 751 mem- next round of senior level have a hotline between the and gather inputs on such devel- amendments in the Nepalese open the door for training to the bers in the European Parliament   $  P talks will be held on June 6 director generals of military he introduction of the anti- opments in timely manner for map through their links with the armed forces there for border had moved six resolutions and he was hopeful of a operations(DGMO) on the TIndia Bill in Nepalese course correction. political parties and the leaders guarding by third country against CAA. Not only this,   0 peaceful resolution follow- lines of an existing mecha- Parliament is the second such While the move to bring in in Kathmandu. which can exploit the situation even the diplomatic corps was ing the upcoming parleys. nism between India and instance in the last six months a Constitution amendment Bill Sources said a slew of top to monitor the frontier with seen wanting in the absence of   *+!,+-. The groundwork for the Pakistan. when the external Intelligence to include Indian territories officials had to rush to India. any advance assessment of such June 6 meeting was laid at the However, the proposed agency Research and Analysis Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Kathmandu to delay the intro- India should propose an impending move. he NIA has conducted third meeting at the level of hotline is held up due to pro- Wing (R&AW)was caught off Lipulekh was afoot in duction of the Bill in Nepal deployment of Indian training Every Indian embassy or Tsearches at the premises of Major Generals held on cedural differences. In guard. Kathmandu, the Indian agencies Parliament but no political party team in border guarding to high commission abroad has a a construction firm in Ranchi Tuesday, sources said. Almost January this year, the Army In January, six anti-CAA could not get to know about the there could afford to distance avoid landing of such teams political desk that is mandated in connection with a case daily discussions are on Chief had said all issues have resolutions were introduced in developments there and the from the nationalistic move. from a third country. India is to assess political situations and relating to Maoist funding. between the military on the been resolved and the proce- EU Parliament but the discus- undercurrents that are set to The Bill was tabled in Nepal already training Bhutanese bor- report to the ministries of home The searches yielded cash ground at various levels dural aspects have been sions were deferred only after impact the ties between the two Parliament on Sunday to der guarding forces. as well as external affairs. Those book and several bank including at the Brigadier- ironed out. He said the hot- reactive diplomacy set in motion countries. endorse the amended map. The EU move against the manning the political desks are account details used for chan- level and twice by Major line would be between the by New Delhi to wriggle out of The slip was more so con- Apart from the changes in amendments in the citizenship supposed to cultivate relations nelizing the “levy” for the Generals earlier but no break- DGMO from India and the embarrassment when the spicuous when a foreign gov- the map, Nepal has also decid- law that went unnoticed by with the politicians of the host banned CPI (Maoist). through was achieved. China’s Western Theatre mandate and role of RAW was ernment and its agencies were ed to man the border with RAW is more serious as about countries. The NIA conducted the As of now, there is no let Command. searches on Tuesday at the office premises of Ram Kripal Singh Construction Private +        (+#       Limited Company at Panchwati Plaza, Kutchary %   ' Road, Ranchi in connection     $          & with NIA case relating to terror funding of CPI (Maoist), Giridih registered       !& # '()' been categorised as Micro,      &   on July 9, 2018. #/.> )%%) *  + (**( while units with an invest- The case was originally * P    ment of 10 crore and annual   *+!,+-. behalf of foreign business enti- registered at Dumri Police wenty-four hours after the .+/ ' *( turn over of 50 crore are ties located in India. This station in Giridih district of $N  O TUnion Government decid- 1  ' 2  small units. nion Home Ministry on includes all manufacturing units, Jharkhand on ed to tweak the definition of *  1  Companies which were UWednesday allowed the design units, software and IT January 22,.2018 after the Micro, Small and Medium having an investment of 20 entry of certain categories of for- units as well as financial sector arrest of accused Manoj to the people who have been Enterprises (MSME) units in + (**( '  crore and turn over worth eign nationals including busi- companies (banking and non- Kumar with cash amounting   *+!,+-. agonized cruelly by not get- the country, the cotton ) ( ) ' 100 crore were hitherto clas- nessmen, healthcare, technical banking financial sector firms). to 6 lakh and other incrim- ting any time to prepare to knitwear exporting units in     ( ( ) sified as medium units. But the and managerial experts to India. Foreign Technical specialists inating documents. he CPI(M) Politburo meet the consequences of Tamil Nadu’s Tirupur has come ' ## (  ' government announced on These people are allowed to and engineers travelling for Kumar was alleged to Tmeeting on Wednesday the lockdown. out with a demand for more    1 Monday that units with 50 enter India through commercial installation, repair and mainte- have collected ‘levy’ from criticised Prime Minister Having unilaterally liberalised loan from banks      ' crore investment and which or chartered flights and have to nance of foreign-origin machin- contractors on the instruc- Naredra Modi for declaring declared, without consulting and financial institutions. (   ' ) 3 +' have annual turnover of 250 apply for fresh business or ery and equipment facilities in tions of absconding accused lockdown “abruptly” in an the state governments, the Raja M Shanmugham, + (    crore would be considered as employment Visa. “Government India, on the invitation of a reg- Krishna Da alias unplanned way. central Government is now president, Tiruppur Exporters’ 1   *    medium units. of India has considered the mat- istered Indian business entity. Krishna Hansda of The politburo which first shifting the burden of bear- Association (TEA), the pow- ) '()' “Now that the Government ter regarding relaxation of the These could be for equipment Mandladih Ledhwa village time convened through video ing the consequences of the erful body of the knitwear has redefined micro, small and visa & travel restrictions for cer- installation, or is under warran- under Pirtand police station conferencing also said that lockdown, particularly the exporters based in Tiruppur, *   * medium enterprises by hiking tain categories of foreign nation- ty, or for after sales servicing or in Giridih, Hansda was a the 20 lakh crore financial humungous humanitarian while congratulating the Centre    23 the investment and turnover als who need to come to India. repair on commercial terms,” Jharkhand package is just a re-packaging issue of crores of migrant for restructuring the MSME limits, many companies have Foreign businessmen com- said MHA. Regional Committee member of the existing schemes and workers with their units, has demanded more lib- as their outstanding exceeds become eligible to be included ing to India on a Business visa “The above categories of of CPI(Maoist). essentially a loan providing families moving across the eral loan facilities for the units 25 crores,” said Shanmugham. in these categories. They have (other than on B-3 visa for foreign nationals would have to “During investigation, it activity and no bearing on country on to the shoulders in the region. The TEA units As per a directive issued by outstanding loans exceeding sports) in non-scheduled com- obtain a fresh Business visa or was revealed that the Government’s expenditure to of the State Governments. earn 200 billion per year on the Centre on February 29, 25 crore and hence should be mercial/ chartered flights. Employment visa, as applicable, arrested accused help the people. Modi refuses to part with an average through exports 2020, MSME units were eligi- made eligible for the conces- Foreign Healthcare professionals, from the Indian Missions/ Posts Manoj Kumar was an employ- “In contrast, the central the thousands of crores of and employs 6,00,000 workers. ble for Emergency Credit Line sion,” said Sakthivel secretary, health researchers, engineers abroad. Foreign nationals hold- ee of RKS Construction Government has now virtu- rupees he is collecting in a “With the upward revi- of up to 20 per cent of their TEA. and technicians for technical ing a valid long term multiple Private Limited Company and ally left the Indian people to private trust fund under the sion of MSME definition on entire outstanding credit from According to work at Indian health sector entry Business visa [other than was acting as conduit between fend for themselves in com- PM’s name, to the states,” said June 1, 2020, more number of Banks and Non-Banking Shanmugham, it has become facilities, including laboratories B-3 visa for sports] issued by the thebatting the pandemic. PM polit bureau in statement. knitwear garment exporting Financial Companies. This was increasingly necessary to and factories. This is subject to Indian Missions/ Posts abroad construction firm and the Modi, having declared an The CPI (M) polit bureau units will fit into the definition applicable to borrowers with a extend liquidity support to the a letter of invitation from a rec- would have to get the Business Maoists in Giridih area, the unplanned, unilateral, abrupt also criticised the BJP of MSMEs and now the con- turnover of 100 crore and had non-included MSMEs also, ognized and registered health- visa re-validated from the Indian NIA said in a statement. lockdown, has neither Governments for imple- cern is that due to stipulated unpaid loan amounting to 25 having credit exposure of more care facility, registered pharma- Mission/ Post concerned. Such The probe also used the period of sixty menting harsh Acts like conditions some of the MSME crore. than 25 crore mainly to bring ceutical company or accredited foreign nationals would not be revealed that accused Hansda three days (before easing UAPA, NSA during the lock- units whose credit exposure is As per the new norms them back to operationalize University in India, said MHA. permitted to travel to India on was going to make levy restrictions) for either aug- down period to target those more than 25 crore are announced by the Centre, units their units to the normalcy “Foreign Engineering, the strength of any electronic visa payment of 6 lakhs to the menting the health facilities who oppose them, especially deprived of receiving the with investment of one crore level, do exports and continue Managerial, Design or other obtained earlier,” said the MHA’s operatives of CPI (Maoist) required to combat the pan- people from Muslim com- Emergency Credit Line Fund, and turn over of  5 crore have provide employment. Specialists travelling to India on circular. when he was apprehended. demic nor in providing relief munity. )    &   (   9"   $ ? .   

  #/-#  Tuesday overruled the Raj lid on the issue” because “the loggerheads ever since     ;'') rity forces. Fauji Bhai was working in According to official sources, Fauji Bhavan’s decision and appoint- State is going through a crisis.” Dhankhar joined his last year Kashmir valley as an IED expert of JeM, Bhai had infiltrated along with JeM ter- day after an unprecedent- ed Professor Ashis Panigrahi as He said “I had a telephon- with the ruling Trinamool n IED expert of Jaish-e-Mohammad IGP added”. rorists to revive the outfit and initiate spec- Aed situation arose in the the Pro-VC of the prestigious ic conversation with Mamata Congress repeatedly accusing A(JeM) terror outfit and an Afghan war According to police records, Fauji Bhai tacular attacks on security apparatus. wake of the Bengal institution hours after Banerjee today in the morning. him for “taking BJP’s side.” veteran was eliminated along with two was active in south Kashmir since 2017 and Responding to another query about Government and the State Dhankhar had issued an The State is going through a Even the Chief Minister alleged other terrorists by the joint teams of secu- was involved in series of strikes on secu- the presence of IED experts in Kashmir Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar appointment letter to Professor crisis and I want this (pro-VC on more than one occasion that rity forces in South Kashmir's Pulwama rity forces. valley, IGP said there were at least two appointing separate nominees Gautam Chandra. appointment issue) to be he was acting like a BJP agent district on Wednesday. According to police, Fauji Bhai had more IED experts among the Jaish ranks to the post of Pro Vice Even as things threatened resolved. I want to put a lid on and not a Governor question- The dreaded terrorist has been iden- managed to gave a slip to the security in Kashmir, Walid Bhai and Lambu Bhai, Chancellor of Burdwan to take an uglier turn the the controversy as of now,” ing the existence of the post tified as Abdul Rehman alias Fauji Bhai, forces when the IED laden car was inter- and the security forces were working to get University the latter on Governor on Wednesday beat adding that he had requested itself. a resident of Multan in Pakistan. cepted by the security forces in Pulwama them too. Wednesday seemed to relent a hasty retreat and told the the Chief Minister to see that The battle between He is believed to have played a key role on May 28. When asked about the identity of two saying he had put a lid on the media that he was “putting a lid such avoidable situations did Nabanna (the State secretariat) in fabricating vehicle borne IED, detonated Referring to the series of successful other terrorists, IGP Vijay Kumar said issue and that he was “leaving on the issue” as he had a con- not recur.” He said “things and the Raj Bhavan reached an by the security forces last week in anti-terrorist operations conducted in efforts were on to identify the other two it all on the good conscience of versation with the Chief have been taken to a level unprecedented scale early this Pulwama. Addressing a press conference Kashmir valley, IGP said “We have had terrorists. “If they are identified, their fam- Chief Minister Mamata Minister during which he where the Chief Minister will year when the two constitu- after the successful operation culminated, major successes this year as we have elim- ily will be allowed to participate in the Banerjee to handle the situa- found that “both of us are on take a call,” relying heavily on tional heads engaged in a let- Inspector General of Police,Kashmir range, inated top commanders of Hizbul funeral at Baramulla. We are in the tion.” the same page.” He did not “her good conscience.” ter war slapping letters filled Vijay Kumar told reporters, “The killing Mujahideen Reyaz Naikoo and poster boy process of conducting the autopsy and col- In a high voltage drama want to precipitate the issue The Governor and the with allegations on more than of Abdul Rehman alias Fauji Bhai, a Junaid Sehrai, Lashkar chief Haider in lecting DNA samples in case they are not the State Government had on further as and hence he “put a State Government had been at one occasion early this year. Pakistani national, is a big success for secu- Handwara and now Fauji Baba”. identified,” he added.   !"#$%$% *   5 4!( '4  $  >   = , %      >  > 2 5B 72!!)-  R   *.    %       1' ., % <  +      %%  ? @        A      *. #   - " S     $   -$!  ,                .  B$!5C                           *    !   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But on Monday night, America’s tragedy moved closer to              *.  0   catastrophe.      ;              It’s not just that race is the American  0    " S     *( $     ! agony and that African American men are disproportionately likely to be targetted by      6>         7$       ! the police. A particular chain of events    ;S    )  turned the initial protests in Minneapolis A 0             =    #  into nationwide protests, which turned into violent riots. Some filmed evidence appears 1 ,   1        "      47! to suggest that the crucial second phase of              ;     these events, the phase in which protests    *.         0S     in poor and majority-Black neighbour- hoods turned into confrontation with the  )     1         *.    police and assaults on civic symbols, was                 0S inflamed and exploited by the far Left.   + 0              This is why the violence must stop. Not                   just because lives and property are being lost. Not because it takes decades for an 0         *.          inner-city neighborhood to recover from middle class, initial protests did faces among the mob who women, who are attacking the     0          ;    an assault by its own residents. Not not lead to open-ended rioting. attacked police outside the police, are not those of the                !;  ! because it shreds the tendrils of racial amity The Mayor, who is White, White House and set fire to St young Black men who will be that have grown since the civil rights ventured onto the streets and John’s church. Here in Boston, killed in the nights to come.     *.                  reforms of the 1960s. But because the talked to protestors as equals. we saw an orderly march from Most of the media endorse   +   0   S         ; course of events has at crucial moments In a further instance of the civic a heavily Black neighbourhood the radical Left’s political cos-               + 0     ! been directed by affluent Whites. And they responsibility that has been to the city centre, led by church tume drama. So do prominent know that the butcher’s bill will not be lacking in most Democratic- *+-B.-A/A leaders. It was black-clad figures on the Democratic             *, .   ;     delivered to their suburban communities. run States and cities, the local .+%/%)- /* Whites who fought the police Party’s Left, like Alexandria     A    *(      $-#       ! The Americans have a name for this: rapper, Killer Mike, the son of /A!&.* /* after the curfew. I observed Ocasio-Cortes and Keith          0      A      #   White privilege. A few weeks ago, White a police officer, issued an emo- teenagers from my suburban Ellison, the ex-Nation of Islam men protested the COVID-19 shutdown by tional plea “not to burn your ,&0-# B+  neighbourhood, students at agitator who was second-in- 3  1      1   $!5 .  + F     storming the Michigan statehouse in mil- house down.” Ivy League colleges and exclu- charge of the Democratic      "          !    itary fatigues and carrying assault weapons. This kind of plea works &/'+A// + sive private schools, National Committee and is                    The police allowed them to rampage best if you have a house to burn %%+& / setting off in the black costume now Minnesota’s Attorney- around the Statehouse while White protest- down. It doesn’t work on peo- of Antifa. General. +   " S     +  '         ! ers shoved the police lines on the statehouse ple who have no property and &./!.,-B “It happens most often that Like the White rioters, the         ;   + #  "    ! steps and no one was injured. Pass a fake no prospects as in the heavily *B*/*D!. + a people, which has supported Democrats and their media          1      $20 bill as George Floyd did, however, and Black neighborhoods of west- A+&'/* without complaint, as if they supports are also exploiting the           $!5           you risk a rapid escalation, which may end ern Philadelphia, where heli- were not felt, the most oppres- most disadvantaged among in injury or death. copter footage showed the .+'/0!./ sive laws, violently throws them their fellow Americans. They       +                The same inequality of risk attaches to police abandoning their cars to off as soon as their weight is are exploiting the suffering of    ) ( "        $5  ! the White grad student who dons the black entirely Black mobs.  #+,%/-+ lightened,” Alexis de Black people in the hope of hoodie of Antifa and throws fireworks and Nor does this appeal work /) &,+ .+ Tocqueville wrote of the French winning November’s elections      ;    + "     ! bottles at the police and the Black women on people who have the luxu- Revolution. by painting Donald Trump as             +     and children, who standing on the porch ry of burning down other peo- !. +./)&+ The radicalism of the the second coming of George        " S             of their home in Minneapolis, were shot at ple’s homes and businesses — *,&+ A+ / American Left is rarefied and Wallace.         =   "     ! by the national guard as one of the guards- and those people, the White spoilt: More troubled by stu- This strategy is unlikely to men shouted “Light ‘em up!” rioters, are the ones who com- & ;/.*O& dent loans and an absence of succeed. No candidate ever  $!66         ;           It is inaccurate to say that all of Black mandeered the initial protests exciting jobs than failed schools harmed his chances by running            America is on the streets. Fifty years of and forced them towards vio- .). and police violence. Antifa’s on a law and order ticket. Its deindustrialisation and drugs have creat- lent confrontation. revolution, like that of 1968 and greater failure is, however, ed a Black underclass but 50 years of civil Nearly half of the popula- most other Western revolu- moral. rights and affirmative action have acceler- tion of Washington, DC is tions, is a “revolution of rising (The writer is Life & Arts    %  ated the growth of the Black middle class. Black. Yet some footage appears expectations.” The concerns of editor of The Spectator (US). 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Strict guidelines as issued         0          ( the US following the death of     .    by the Delhi Government to seal                   ! George Floyd after a police offi-             the border need to be taken by            .          cer knelt on his neck for more           other State Governments. The than eight minutes while he was            Government has relaxed some                      ! handcuffed and his face pushed  $   .     rules after lockdown 4.0 but this        .  849  .  84:   0 to the ground. The officer, Derek           does not mean that people should #  ;                 Chauvin, was responding to a call       L   M flout rules. Bypassing the rules about an alleged counterfeit bill .         will be harmful to all.    < =              used at a store. He refused to   (       Yugal Kishore Sharma   0            .       relent even though Floyd cried      L   M      D Faridabad                  4>6? out for help saying that he could    . 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A sudden ban                     their compatriots from other races, will badly affect several sectors. We               #        even though they are threatened must enhance economic compet-                       by the same social problems. motivated — many White been rather tepid. Is the US   itiveness and build capacity for This incident is especially Americans still believe in racial regressing into the dark days innovation to make the shift. $S                "    shocking, given the American supremacy. The US Government when African-Americans were Shambhavi           0           ! ethos of being liberal towards is often found to denounce enslaved? This is indeed an affront Sir — As the country emerges Via email                   0    African-Americans or people instances of discrimination in to Abraham Lincoln. from a two-month lockdown from diverse races. It is likely that other countries but its own TK Nandanan and with a gradual ease in move- ' $                 the officer’s actions were racially response to Floyd’s death has Kochi ment, it has been seen that peo- %%)"%&@&#)B$+!5>&+   !"#$%$%   ; 4!( '4 9!+"#6  " !'  6 "6+! 6  PC      5    %'!(""  D         5    F 5P        5    0'  5        L L         .     GG(   $!   ;      ,  5  <+= 3 %   %     %  $        .  ;                 0     $     1    %    %%   $ .    %  %,       "0                                "                 ;        0  6:?>!6:8> ,F $              +   A    "    $                  +   A          =                 ,F    !        )   ,F    !          .                *.    ;    ;              =   !                G?4  7 7                !      ;         iven the agrarian crisis that the country had          0        ! been going through, which got exacerbat-     ,F $          ! Ged by the pandemic, Finance Minister              Nirmala Sitharaman announced 11 measures to            boost the farm sector, ranging from the amend- ment to the Essential Commodities Act to a 1 lakh 0      ;          ! crore fund to boost agriculture infrastructure. The   "  ;          changes announced in the rules of agriculture mar-        *.  3   "  +    0 keting might provide women and vulnerable sec- B+ 0C                   tions easier access to markets.           ;     0 The existing Agricultural Produce Market                ;  Committee or APMC Act was planned to protect    3        ;S      the interests of the British Government, which           $  # #   wanted to ensure the supply of pure cotton at rea-  $   )  .             ! sonable prices to the textile mills of Manchester.         The first regulated market (Karanja) under the ‘Hyderabad Residency Order’ was established in +                 1886 and the first legislation was the Berar  3          B       Cotton and Grain Market Act of 1887, which C  ;           3   ! empowered a British Resident to declare any place    ,  ;             in the assigned district as a market, for the sale and                purchase of agricultural produce and constitute a '/& !/'+*               #  committee to supervise the regulated markets. In % )--B*         ;   1928, the Royal Commission on Agriculture pro- )-+&+ =         ;      ! posed a regulation of marketing practices and the +*+,* .+ The pandemic is an opportunity to tion of women in farm work in India — upgrades that could make their work            0      establishment of regulated markets. The *A/'-&+ / deregulate agri-marketing effectively to a phenomenon commonly referred to as more gainful. It made them receptive to     *. #   - "       ;  Government of India prepared a ‘Model Bill’ in ensure social distancing. A perfect model the feminisation of agriculture — is a new skills and knowledge on good agri- 1938 and circulated it to all the Indian States. It *,,+C+ .+ of social distancing could be doorstep col- huge reality now. According to OXFAM culture practices and agri-markets.      ;       S  @ S became the guiding force for our APMC Act. So, -C+-.//,A/' lection of agri-produce or at least at the 2018, the agriculture sector employs 80 Communities witnessed that the tradi-  47             ;    it is not difficult to infer why the spirit of the APMC  C +& village/cluster level. As an experiment, per cent of all economically productive tionally-gendered division of agricultur- *.        47             ! Act favours buyers rather than farmers. Of course, +- * / local collection centres were set up in women in India. They comprise 33 per al work has changed. Women farmers are   "          ;     some would argue that it allows States to protect )- )+ parts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra cent of the agricultural labour force and more confident, deciding on crop-relat-        "   ;    ! the farmers, as procurement is done under the .*,-//'&*, to procure agri-produce at the doorstep. 48 per cent of self-employed farmers. ed activities like the choice of crop, selec-              0   ! supervision and surveillance of the State. But many  &*- These also acted as local storage and sort- Despite their large contribution, women tion of fertiliser, taking loans or even chil-   ;            *. mechanisms are available to protect the interests %/,) & ing facilities. All procurement activities continue to remain invisible in the rural dren’s education.  3         ;    ! of farmers rather than being discriminatory )*A/ )* +-B were done by women farmers who were economy of India. Our critical evaluation Putting Women Self-Help Groups  ;               against them. .+&+!/'+* otherwise absent in post-harvest manage- suggests that women are acting as non- at the forefront: SHGs are a great way       ;S    0   The APMC Act designates a few patches as for- ment. The process was iterated with tur paid workers in agriculture or any other of empowering women in villages. mal procurement centres. Currently, there are only +'*  .+ daal. Calculations show that through this traditional sector; be it handicraft or However, the sustainability of such  ! 0   +    6:85   +  ! 6,746 pockets in a vast country like ours and this -/!+& +*,/A .+ process small farmers save about 175 per weaving. Men are in control when it groups is a challenge as limited contri-        0    )   allows limited buyers to purchase from farmers. C-)+.*! . 50 kg of tur or approximately 10 per cent comes to selling their products to man- bution from women and frequent 0                0 This is a classic case of a State-backed oligopson- .+&.+* of its price; which means a marginal dis/APMCs or handicrafts to local defaults make them fragile. SHGs are                 istic market structure, in which the number of buy- +**&0+* farmer can gain up to 10 per cent from traders. formed and get dissolved in a few years. ,  ;                 ! ers is small while the number of sellers is large. This -/!/) /A doorstep collection. A similar experiment A vast majority of women, particu- Connecting these SHGs to value chains                    gives enough power to buyers to pay the minimum '*&!.. was done in other parts of Maharashtra larly in rural areas, are engaged in the is a great way to sustain them in the long-               price to farmers. Ironically, the maximum distance ++C+* and other States like Telangana and informal sector and derive their liveli- run. With the changed law, the SHGs               0!;  between a farmer and the mandi is five kilome- / .+!&+C+B Karnataka. The outcome in those areas hood from activities relating to agricul- now can participate in selling activities               ;   0    tres (km) but our field information suggests a min- '*)&)-+ * .& was also on a similar line; of course with ture, handlooms and artisanal products. effectively, directly contact end-buyers ;      G6H       +  imum of 30-40 km travel for a farmer out to sell a little variation. Unfortunately, these women remain at and get a five per cent hike in the value his produce. This means the APMC Act not only /* +E  .++& Farmers can also minimise wastage the lowest end of the value chain, with of their produce. This amount is enough     ;    GH9        gives oligopsonistic power to buyers but also cre- &/%+ /*+&+ in the direct procurement system. For their share in earnings being low out of to sustain them for most of the year. And               ates a geographical monopoly for them. .+*/'+0B example, a year ago the India margins, which are even otherwise very more importantly, it will increase activ- "                ! Further, the small number of APMCs and /* *)** .+ Development Foundation (IDF) studied minuscule. In this context, there is scope ities in SHGs, encouraging women to   ;         .    ! traders poses a challenge for farmers to sell their +E& * C B a vegetable value chain in Siddipet in to increase their income by continuing meet others regularly. It has been         0      ;  produce as they have to wait for days for their turn. *,0+/'* Telangana and found big savings when in the existing activity and becoming observed that once the SHGs are linked     0           ! This makes some sense for big farmers but not for /*&+,& Big Basket and Reliance Fresh started organised as a collective, so as to pool to value chains, beneficiaries actively par-   76             ;   0 small producers. Field data from Maharashtra, /--+ C+&/& procuring vegetables directly from the their output. ticipate in entrepreneurial activities and      ;         Karnataka and Telangana shows a minimum of /%//- .+ farmers for their shops in Hyderabad. Others can be helped by getting them have a much better understanding of    " 0 $     F     three to five man-day loss for small farmers. /) %)  Farmers used to get the order one-day in involved in some productive activity that their profits and savings.       ;   "   ! How the proposed changes will help: An advance and usually pluck the exact is or can be popularised in the locality, In the end, one must understand that independent country should favour the margin- amount and quality of vegetable demand- and then selling the output as a group of changing marking laws is not a panacea             ,  ;   alised and protect their interests. This proposed ed. These are some out-of-the-box exper- women producers. to all of our farm woes. Agriculture is a      )         change in agri-marketing rules is a step in that iments that reveal huge benefits for Doorstep selling/localised procure- delicate area which needs continuous           ;       ! direction. Hopefully, new rules will encourage big- small and marginal farmers through local ment will be liberating for women farm- attention and care. Reforming a colonial-    0 $        ;   aggregators and start-ups to use technology in a collection. ers. It will open up an opportunity for era marketing practice will definitely help           ;         0 better way to procure directly from farmers. These New marketing rules should encour- women farmers to participate in the sell- the disadvantaged section of farmers but           ;   ;   channels may be existent in pockets but operate age such initiatives which are resilient in ing activity and directly deal with the a wider social security and modernisa-   )        = ;  informally due to stringent market rules (procure- the current context, efficient and pro- buyers. Our experience shows that expo- tion of agriculture is needed.                ment and cross-border trade). A big push is nec- farmer. sure to agri-marketing made women (The writer is Fellow, IDF. The views B            C essary to bring the changes on the ground. Gender aspect: The rising participa- aware of the information inputs and expressed are personal) 3   %       4@; # $%&'()*'  '& (#)(+ , -. 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never been as united as they are right ven by propaganda. In the first 35 like Huawei face and also provide the UK, Germany, Japan and the EU. countries (LDCs) and the develop- low income and poor countries, now. The US’ efforts to fight or find days (March 1-April 5) of the out- fresh impetus to its ambitious Belt China comes in at number 15. ing world, it can be expected to sus- Trump should immediately a cure/drug/vaccine for the break in Europe, China exported and Road Initiative initiative. The WHO reports that the US tain itself, albeit with some interim announce substantial increase in Coronavirus, not just on its own soil medical equipment worth $1.45 The US’ exit from the WTO contribution of $450 million repre- constraints. This move by the Trump resources of the USAID from the but around the world, need to fur- billion. These were commercial raises many questions. How signif- sented nearly 16 per cent of its total Government appears to be more of present $2.7 billion to at least $4 bil- ther intensify after it chose to exit the contracts that Chinese companies icantly will the WHO’s functioning revenue in the 2018-2019 biennium political posturing, since the lion. Additional funds should be WHO. In failing to do so, it will cre- entered into with nations that were be impacted due to reduced funds? and almost a fifth of its programme President is set to face an election in directed to LDCs in Africa that will ate a leadership vacuum that Beijing most severely hit by the virus. Will the US’ exit lead to a reform of budget. Compare this to the nearly five months. For the domestic audi- be most significantly impacted due will exploit to further cement its Agencies like the USAID the UN and its key agencies like the $12 billion annual budget of the ence, it is an unequivocal expression to any budget cuts in WHO projects.   7>9?79 position not just as a global alterna- (United States Agency for WHO? Is the announcement a pre- Centre for Disease Control and of displeasure by the US It will also ensure that the US will tive to the US but as it possible International Development), which cursor to setting up of an alternate Prevention (CDC) — the US’ lead- Government indicating that Trump focus on providing aid directly to S President Donald Trump, replacement. helped Africa fight the Ebola out- organisation or will the US spear- ing federal agency for national pub- will focus on policies that protect vulnerable and smaller nations and who has been a vocal and China did so at the time of the break in 2016, are not around to help head all its aid efforts independent- lic health that is working to save American interests. regain some of the leadership vac- Ustrident critic of the World initial outbreak when it sent PPEs to countries fight the Coronavirus this ly? Will Beijing step in to fill the American lives. The CDC has over The message to the UN is also uum created since February. It will Health Organisation’s (WHO) han- Europe, Africa, America, Asia time. Caught up in a deep crisis leadership gap left by the US? twice the budget of the WHO which clear that the US will not watch from also ensure Beijing does not start its dling of the Coronavirus epidemic including India, as part of Beijing’s itself, the US, for the first time since The WHO — for all its noble has a charter to save all mankind the sidelines if its interests are either “Health Aid Diplomacy.” and the deferential treatment it “Mask Diplomacy” despite being World War-II (WW-II), is not at the causes, including eradication of from disease. Clearly, the WHO’s compromised or not fully addressed Another major fallout of meted out to Beijing, finally made accused of deliberately misleading forefront of relief and aid measures. polio and other diseases — has an role and scope, in spite of its exalt- by multilateral agencies like the Trump’s announcement will be the good on his threat recently and exit- the world. This public relations Beijing’s propaganda machinery overall budget of $5.62 billion (2018- ed image as the world’s leading WHO. Reform and course correc- urgent need for most countries to ed the 72-year-old global body the exercise was part of a larger design — which aimed to position China 2019). Of this, 80 per cent comes health agency, is practically limited tion is long due for the UN and its beef up their health infrastructure US had co-founded. The US’ with- where even the pandemic was iden- as a benign global power, more so from voluntary sources and only 17 due to its existing funding con- agencies and the US’ exit from the and create more capacity. It will be drawal will severely impact the tified as an opportunity to score in poor CIS countries like Belarus per cent comes from assessed straints. WHO could be the trigger to under- the first time since WW-II that low- overall functioning of the WHO and points for global supremacy, make — was helped by the US’ virtual sources, with others accounting for The US’ withdrawal from the take those tough reforms, including income countries will have to almost there has been concern over the tim- big money by selling substandard absence from the world stage dur- the remaining three per cent. In agency will impact its functioning to accountability and transparency exclusively rely on their internal ing of the President’s decision as well. medical equipment/PPE and cover ing the pandemic. Beijing is aware 2019, the US’ contribution was some extent but a part of the gap will from the organisation and its top strengths to tackle healthcare issues First, it comes at a time when up its failure to contain the outbreak. that several countries may start $419 million, which includes $119 be filled by other resources. bosses. due to greater uncertainty around countries continue to see a huge Xi Jinping projected himself as viewing it as a friendly power, million in assessed and $300 million While the WHO may be further To ensure that the US, as the the WHO’s future prospects. upsurge in cases. Second, global the world’s saviour by sending aid which would in turn reduce the in voluntary contributions. The hamstrung in running its pro- world’s richest country, does not (The writer is a senior efforts to discover a vaccine have which was a complete eyewash dri- resistance that Chinese corporations other top donors to the WHO are grammes across least developed abdicate its responsibility towards journalist)   !"#$%$%  

   - 45 82.!0$/.25 ?( $   &  Maruti and Hero MotoCorp metal, banking, and capital 6@ 9#8 5 + were among the laggards, slip- goods were the top gainers ping up to 2.12 per cent. while sectors like IT and tele- Global markets soared to com ended in the red,” said Ajit   $ $ P$  ')'0 three-month highs as investors Mishra, VP - Research, Religare cheered the gradual reopening Broking Ltd. BSE realty, he Sensex climbed 284 of economies the world over, bankex, finance, capital goods,   *+!,+-. described the modus operandi of respective companies and secur- Tpoints while the even as the rising coronavirus oil and gas, industrials and con- the company to allegedly launder ing interests of the funds but they Nifty finished above the cases and US-China tensions sumer durables indices rallied mployees of JP Morgan India the hard-earned money of also indulged prima facie in 10,000-mark on Wednesday remained an overhang. up to 3.07 per cent, while tele- ELtd, who were on the board homebuyers who wanted to pur- money laundering to divert the as risk-on sentiment remained The domestic markets were com, power, teck and IT shed of various Amrapali real estate chase an abode in Amrapali real home buyers’ funds to the tune in full gear amid supportive also aided by robust foreign up to 0.95 per cent. group companies, “laundered” estate projects. of 187 crore to JP Morgan global cues. fund inflows, analysts said. Broader BSE mid-cap and deposits worth 187 crore of The apex court, which is India Property Mauritius Banking and finance coun- On a net basis, foreign small-cap indices surged up to homebuyers and “diverted” them monitoring this case, had in Company-II in Mauritius and Ms ters saw heavy demand, help- portfolio investors bought equi- 1.24 per cent. to the multi-national financial December last year directed the JP Morgan IPF-I Singapore 2 ing the benchmarks close in the ties worth 7,498.29 crore on Meanwhile, India’s service advisory firm’s entities based in ED and its Lucknow zone Joint PTE Ltd in Singapore,” the agency green for the sixth straight Tuesday, provisional exchange sector activities declined Mauritius and Singapore by Director Rajeshwar Singh, who said in its affidavit that was session. After hitting a peak of data showed. “The buoyancy sharply in May as the coron- undertaking sham transactions was present in the court, to take accessed by PTI. The employ- 34,488.69, the 30-share BSE of the global markets triggered avirus pandemic continued to and using shell companies, the action against JP Morgan under ees have been identified as Sensex shed some gains in gap up opening and it traded impair business operations, Enforcement Directorate has the anti-money laundering law Gunjan Bahl, Hrushikesh Kar fag-end trade to finish at range-bound thereafter. restrict consumer footfall at found in its probe. and the Foreign Exchange and Chanakya Chakravarty. 34,109.54, up 284.01 points or However, profit-taking in the shops and resulted in job loss- The central probe agency Management Act (FEMA). The agency said the 0.84 per cent. last hour trimmed the gains. es, PMI data showed on submitted to the Supreme Court The top court had first Mauritian company “was an Similarly, the NSE Nifty Amid all, Nifty reclaimed Wednesday. these findings of its investigation cracked the whip in July last year active participant in the con- jumped 82.45 points or 0.83 per 10,000 mark and settled above On the currency front, the as part of a reply-affidavit after it on errant builders for breaching spiracy from the very outset” and cent to end at 10,061.55. The M&M was the top gainer Finance, SBI, Nestle India, the hurdle of 10,050 as well. rupee surrendered all intra-day attached  187,34,92,519 in bank the trust of home buyers and that JP Morgan India “played a index closed above the crucial in the Sensex pack, spurting ICICI Bank, ONGC and “Mixed trend was wit- gains to provisionally settle 11 deposit of JP Morgan India Pvt ordered cancellation of Amrapali key role in the remittance of 10,000-level for the first time 4.82 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank. On the other nessed amongst the sectoral paise lower at 75.47 against the Ltd at a bank branch in Mumbai Group’s registration under the diverted funds of the home buy- since March 11, 2020. Kotak Bank, Bajaj hand, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, indices wherein sectors like US dollar. on May 26 under the Prevention real estate law RERA and oust- ers to Mauritius and Singapore.” of Money Laundering Act ed it from its prime properties in These employees of JP (PMLA). The company, during the national capital region by nix- Morgan India P Ltd, it said, serv- the last hearing of the case in the ing the land leases. ing on the board of Directors of &  5   2 .  Supreme Court on May 27, had The ED probe in the case Amrapali Zodiac Developers P denied any wrongdoing and said found the role of “shell compa- Ltd “got arranged the cash flow   *+!,+-. previously removed Mitron Remove China Apps had these policies are identified, we steps for removal. that this attachment of properties nies” and “dummy directors” in in the company through funds app - the popular Indian alter- become a top trending free app have an established process of Once deleted, a message by the ED was blatantly illegal as perpetration of the alleged arranged from other companies oogle has removed from its native for China’s TikTok. on Google’s mobile app store in working with developers to popped up saying “You are awe- it was not part of any kind of money laundering crime. of Amrapali group, diversion of Gapp store an Indian The two apps had drawn India with more than five mil- help them find remedies,” some, no China app found.” The financial dealing with the “It is revealed in the PMLA the funds of the home buyers, mobile application, ‘Remove millions of downloads in India lion downloads since late May. Google spokesperson said in app came in the limelight after Amrapali Group. investigations that the employees staged valuation of shares, cre- China Apps’ that allowed users as border tensions between “Our global Play policies response to an e-mail query. innovator and educationist The SC had asked the cen- of JP Morgan India Ltd on board ation of shell companies with to delete Chinese games and India and China surged. are designed to provide a safe Remove China Apps Sonam Wangchuk appealed to tral agency to file a reply on this of Ms Amrapali Zodiac dummy directors and sham other software from their Mitron app had over 5 and secure experience for our helped users identify the coun- Indians to boycott Chinese prod- grievance raised by the compa- Developers P Ltd and Ms transactions to finally get accrued Android smartphones, citing million downloads. Developed users while also giving devel- try of origin for apps installed ucts because of aggression by the ny. The ED, through Additional Amrapali Silicon City P Ltd about 140 crore to JP Morgan violation of its policies. by little-know OneTouch opers the tools they need to on the phone, highlighting Chinese army on the Indian Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, were not only in complete con- India Property Mauritius Alphabet Inc’s Google had AppLabs, based in Jaipur, succeed. When violations of Chinese ones and suggesting border in the Ladakh region. filed the reply in which it trol of the material decision of the Company-II.”  BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10108.30 10176.20 10035.55 10061.55 82.45 Script Open High Low LTP ICICIGI 1334.50 1335.00 1267.05 1271.85 SOBHA 216.10 218.60 208.90 210.45 PCJEWELLER 12.18 12.30 11.81 12.30 M&M 470.00 492.60 466.50 488.00 25.15 HDFCLIFE 502.90 519.70 490.00 501.40 GODREJIND 329.90 358.65 326.35 353.20 GSPL 215.90 219.80 208.10 210.20 SKFINDIA 1460.95 1478.70 1441.25 1460.05 BAJFINANCE 2417.00 2496.85 2398.00 2420.00 73.80 BAJFINANCE 2409.00 2496.65 2398.90 2413.10 IOB 8.39 9.54 8.37 9.45 IFBIND 449.40 471.10 419.10 427.15 ASHOKA 56.00 56.00 53.00 53.10 KOTAKBANK 1364.00 1428.20 1342.20 1384.60 41.70 IDEA 8.05 8.88 7.83 8.11 RAJESHEXPO 494.00 494.00 482.50 483.05 LAOPALA 157.05 177.00 157.05 163.55 ASTERDM 98.90 104.50 97.75 99.60 NESTLEIND 17175.00 17521.95 17152.00 17470.00 455.55 SBIN 172.05 179.90 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99.45 HINDUNILVR 2115.00 2149.00 2085.00 2123.00 15.60 LT 955.00 972.50 955.00 961.20 RITES 245.00 249.00 239.40 241.10 RVNL 17.60 17.85 17.50 17.55 MAHSEAMLES 219.70 220.00 211.85 212.40 ASIANPAINT 1724.00 1744.00 1705.85 1720.75 11.45 MFSL 476.00 492.00 450.50 451.80 IRCON 89.95 94.85 88.50 92.05 IRB 66.90 67.55 65.25 65.75 GALAXYSURF 1379.35 1380.00 1329.60 1333.60 JSWSTEEL 195.00 197.80 191.55 193.25 1.10 ZEEL 204.45 205.15 192.75 195.90 SPARC 140.00 140.00 133.40 134.95 SHOPERSTOP 215.90 215.90 215.00 215.90 GICRE 139.00 139.25 135.00 135.90 ADANIPORTS 344.00 344.95 336.85 341.85 1.90 ADANIGAS 128.90 143.80 128.90 136.10 KALPATPOWR* 210.80 217.00 208.05 215.90 JUBILANT 511.90 511.90 511.90 511.90 VRLLOG 153.75 159.50 151.60 153.65 NBCC 19.40 19.60 18.90 19.05 JKPAPER* 93.45 96.40 92.55 93.20 PRSMJOHNSN 38.30 38.45 38.00 38.45 ULTRACEMCO 3889.95 3920.00 3844.05 3853.00 18.75 BANDHANBNK 248.90 261.20 245.00 249.75 VEDL 98.00 102.45 96.00 96.70 IDFC 16.50 16.50 15.65 15.83 GSFC 44.90 46.50 44.55 46.50 VMART 1709.95 1749.00 1610.50 1677.00 RELIANCE 1545.00 1560.00 1533.35 1543.00 7.30 INFY 713.00 713.00 696.50 701.35 HFCL 10.99 11.60 10.77 11.21 SUPRAJIT 123.65 124.25 117.20 118.20 TATAINVEST 748.00 750.05 726.60 731.60 VEDL 97.50 102.50 95.90 97.35 0.45 PVR 983.50 1045.50 981.75 1003.85 CUMMINSIND 383.00 386.90 377.80 380.30 ATUL 4793.85 4799.00 4611.05 4627.35 ITDCEM 41.50 42.00 38.50 39.00 MUTHOOTFIN 925.00 939.25 911.00 923.10 SUNPHARMA 474.95 481.60 473.00 474.80 1.70 BANKBARODA 43.00 45.10 42.35 43.20 VGUARD 185.00 191.80 182.40 185.95 PHILIPCARB 75.10 76.90 75.00 75.30 JSL 30.90 32.95 30.75 31.50 NCC 27.90 28.00 25.85 26.35 TCS 2051.85 2063.75 2020.00 2048.00 6.85 CANBK 93.00 101.30 92.05 97.00 JKLAKSHMI 245.00 246.55 237.05 241.45 RELINFRA 18.30 18.35 17.80 18.25 ZYDUSWELL 1330.00 1338.95 1311.35 1316.40 WIPRO 216.00 217.45 210.65 211.30 GAIL 98.40 99.35 96.00 96.65 0.10 IBULHSGFIN 128.45 135.60 127.40 128.70 NMDC 85.35 87.10 84.15 84.50 VINATIORGA 1049.00 1064.25 1025.90 1036.20 GICHSGFIN 70.55 71.90 69.45 69.95 UJJIVAN 195.00 198.00 187.25 188.60 ITC 200.00 200.90 195.60 197.45 0.20 ADANIPOWER 42.20 42.20 37.15 37.70 HAL 566.00 602.70 562.90 584.35 GREAVESCOT 75.95 79.20 75.95 78.50 TVSSRICHAK 1423.45 1425.00 1375.90 1386.25 GRASIM 602.00 610.00 590.90 597.75 DLF 159.00 163.05 154.80 155.95 PTC 36.00 38.10 35.65 36.35 GLAXO 1364.25 1377.30 1355.00 1365.75 NH 296.00 301.50 283.00 287.95 POWERGRID 165.50 167.50 163.85 164.80 -0.25 ABCAPITAL 52.90 56.50 51.30 53.60 AUROPHARMA 737.90 758.65 736.00 750.65 GUJALKALI 322.30 335.45 319.05 329.30 ASTRAZEN 3167.70 3167.70 3054.00 3086.85 APLAPOLLO 1571.90 1606.90 1560.05 1571.05 GRASIM 600.55 610.00 592.35 595.00 -1.35 MINDTREE 935.00 936.00 904.90 908.50 TATAELXSI 825.10 844.60 810.00 817.10 ORIENTCEM 60.40 60.40 54.00 56.00 SONATSOFTW 214.00 214.80 210.00 211.50 GEPIL 432.95 432.95 395.55 398.45 BAJAJ-AUTO 2825.00 2876.50 2770.10 2785.00 -11.10 WELCORP 70.00 70.00 66.80 69.80 ITC 200.00 200.85 195.30 196.85 CGCL 146.00 147.60 143.65 144.75 TATACOFFEE 75.95 77.30 75.30 76.20 TIINDIA 409.80 414.75 405.20 407.90 AXISBANK 422.00 432.00 405.25 407.60 -2.50 DIVISLAB 2420.00 2440.10 2368.60 2382.25 JUBLFOOD 1720.00 1771.15 1652.70 1687.15 RCF 44.70 44.95 43.60 43.80 CENTURYPLY 108.20 110.75 108.10 108.45 INTELLECT 74.90 77.10 74.90 77.10 HEROMOTOCO 2348.80 2371.00 2290.80 2303.00 -15.25 TATACONSUM 370.55 373.10 364.70 366.55 MOTHERSUMI 105.50 105.50 99.55 100.85 AEGISLOG 186.60 196.15 180.50 183.80 SWANENERGY 101.00 101.90 100.40 100.90 DISHTV 4.94 4.94 4.94 4.94 TATASTEEL 325.45 326.30 315.05 317.20 -2.20 RAMCOCEM 663.00 663.30 626.85 630.20 TATAPOWER 43.50 43.75 41.10 41.80 APLLTD 855.00 862.20 839.30 852.85 FINOLEXIND 474.80 479.95 468.05 471.35 JTEKTINDIA 51.20 52.65 50.10 50.55 BANKINDIA 36.00 41.75 35.35 39.50 INFY 710.70 711.90 696.00 702.85 -5.25 M&M 474.00 492.35 466.80 484.80 ALKEM 2410.00 2520.00 2379.35 2423.30 NESCO 452.00 464.45 447.00 455.60 ECLERX 415.50 429.95 411.50 420.50 PIDILITIND 1512.00 1532.25 1493.00 1510.40 MARUTI 5730.00 5832.00 5606.00 5638.90 -51.20 ICICIPRULI 383.00 393.40 382.80 383.95 OIL 89.15 91.10 89.15 89.70 HUDCO 24.90 25.20 24.30 24.55 ALKYLAMINE 2053.45 2058.35 2021.60 2031.30 BOSCHLTD 10648.00 11393.55 10567.00 11023.70 BHARTIARTL 568.00 568.30 549.25 552.30 -5.80 BPCL 343.00 353.80 339.45 349.05 WESTLIFE 303.50 322.20 299.10 309.50 HINDCOPPER 29.45 29.65 28.25 28.70 LUXIND 983.10 1024.75 966.15 1005.25 CADILAHC 355.00 359.15 351.95 354.00 UPL 428.95 433.80 417.00 419.00 -5.70 EICHERMOT 17860.00 17950.00 17350.00 17516.15 RAIN 74.05 75.00 71.00 72.50 VENKYS 1024.40 1030.00 1009.00 1011.75 MOIL 134.00 134.90 132.05 132.50 HAVELLS 555.00 567.35 551.80 555.35 COALINDIA 145.00 145.10 141.10 141.30 -2.10 PNB 29.65 31.60 29.65 30.25 PRESTIGE 165.80 173.40 163.30 168.90 JISLJALEQS 8.33 8.65 8.25 8.65 STARCEMENT 76.95 79.40 75.55 77.20 GUJGAS 254.00 271.00 254.00 269.00 INDIACEM 128.00 135.80 126.75 131.10 HEIDELBERG 174.00 175.50 171.00 171.65 CAPPL 338.75 339.00 326.00 327.15 GRSE 150.45 153.35 146.50 148.90 INDUSINDBK 445.00 452.25 426.10 428.15 -6.55 SPICEJET 44.40 45.90 44.00 44.60 L&TFH 62.00 62.65 59.65 60.20 CUB 142.60 150.50 139.90 144.45 J&KBANK 12.91 12.91 12.91 12.91 SADBHAV 42.70 42.80 41.00 42.45 WIPRO 216.10 217.45 210.55 212.10 -3.75 GRANULES 186.00 188.50 179.15 181.60 IOC 86.70 88.95 86.25 87.00 BAJAJCON 149.90 155.50 146.05 149.90 PGHL 4344.00 4406.40 4290.00 4338.45 IBULISL 33.10 33.40 32.65 33.00 INFRATEL 228.00 228.00 216.10 218.90 -4.35 VIPIND 246.85 275.00 240.75 264.45 PEL 1198.75 1203.30 1120.00 1127.05 TEAMLEASE 1663.00 1913.30 1612.00 1792.55 NLCINDIA 43.50 44.60 43.30 43.50 ITDC 179.30 179.30 165.05 169.00 NTPC 97.75 97.80 94.40 94.85 -1.90 GODREJCP 647.20 673.60 643.15 658.90 MANAPPURAM 133.50 142.00 133.50 137.15 OBEROIRLTY 354.60 384.60 344.80 376.20 MINDACORP 60.00 61.30 59.30 59.60 CCL 208.25 209.25 200.55 206.95 ZEEL 204.95 205.20 192.70 195.00 -3.95 BBTC 979.80 1062.00 975.00 996.75 HEROMOTOCO 2363.95 2370.00 2290.00 2299.30 MEGH 50.00 51.45 49.00 49.20 LAXMIMACH 2774.90 2798.45 2677.40 2718.65 TVTODAY 187.00 192.55 183.55 189.35 EQUITAS 50.20 50.25 48.15 48.65 SUNPHARMA* 475.00 481.65 473.20 476.05 TTKPRESTIG 4876.10 5265.00 4876.10 5157.65 LALPATHLAB 1522.15 1534.70 1510.00 1520.65 GPPL 64.95 65.25 62.65 63.00 HDFCAMC 2670.00 2687.40 2625.55 2636.20   JSWSTEEL 193.50 197.75 191.70 192.70 BIRLACORPN 539.00 542.00 518.25 520.60 SHANKARA 273.95 273.95 262.00 269.25 MAHLOG 275.20 281.25 269.45 281.25 SIEMENS 1115.15 1145.05 1112.10 1129.15 STAR 415.00 419.40 405.05 409.80 HAWKINCOOK 4216.00 4275.05 4174.00 4252.40 BLUESTARCO 544.00 563.00 531.85 537.30 PHOENIXLTD 621.15 624.55 602.00 604.50 KAJARIACER 372.15 385.90 368.10 375.35 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE TITAN 987.00 1004.80 979.05 984.00 SYMPHONY 908.00 940.00 890.80 898.95 DCMSHRIRAM 306.30 313.50 291.00 299.15 THYROCARE 537.90 550.00 531.40 537.95 DIXON 5207.00 5572.75 5207.00 5400.05 JINDALSTEL 131.00 132.95 126.15 127.55 BDL 237.55 257.15 235.95 246.75 MPHASIS 875.00 884.95 871.00 881.45 FRETAIL 98.10 98.10 98.10 98.10 NIFTY NEXT 50 24844.35 25065.95 24673.60 24745.20 145.20 HEXAWARE 266.00 270.00 262.50 266.00 CIPLA 646.10 649.40 635.45 641.45 AMBER 1480.00 1524.00 1461.00 1505.45 WABCOINDIA 6886.10 6899.95 6850.00 6886.35 ALLCARGO 78.00 78.00 74.10 75.90 INDIGO 955.10 1076.70 955.10 1019.70 74.15 JMFINANCIL 70.80 75.00 70.00 73.00 GLENMARK 394.45 398.00 388.05 390.25 GRAPHITE 202.00 202.00 195.00 195.60 MINDAIND 296.30 298.55 275.50 283.30 CREDITACC 452.70 452.70 452.70 452.70 BOSCHLTD 10649.00 11159.00 10550.05 11110.00 610.70 KTKBANK 37.50 42.30 37.05 40.20 BHEL 28.45 28.75 27.50 27.70 KEC 220.60 235.00 220.60 230.20 ASTRAL 945.00 988.30 945.00 955.45 PARAGMILK 89.50 91.50 88.15 89.15 IDEA 8.00 8.85 7.80 8.10 0.40 DEEPAKNI 504.90 504.95 490.05 491.00 UBL 980.00 984.30 924.75 932.40 SUNTECK 165.00 167.10 160.50 163.90 EIHOTEL 75.10 76.40 74.00 74.55 RESPONIND 80.30 80.45 78.15 78.70 SRTRANSFIN 601.00 641.00 597.70 615.00 29.00 TVSMOTOR 365.00 372.05 351.60 355.65 CHOLAFIN 160.00 164.00 154.40 155.75 ISEC 397.30 404.85 371.00 384.85 MMTC 15.80 16.40 15.55 15.65 GRINDWELL 517.00 520.90 511.05 517.00 PETRONET 246.15 254.95 245.85 254.50 10.65 DCBBANK 66.10 71.30 66.10 68.70 ONGC 86.00 87.45 85.50 86.15 KRBL 216.80 216.80 206.50 215.10 DELTACORP* 98.45 98.45 98.45 98.45 BAJAJHLDNG 2250.00 2370.00 2209.95 2271.00 82.80 RAYMOND 250.80 250.80 245.10 250.80 BATAINDIA 1460.00 1466.20 1398.30 1405.50 ABBOTINDIA 16937.85 16972.00 16685.10 16726.35 ESABINDIA 1448.60 1448.60 1420.00 1434.75 PNB 29.80 31.60 29.60 30.20 0.95 CANFINHOME 308.45 325.85 306.50 314.95 ASHOKLEY 48.40 49.10 46.65 47.15 WHIRLPOOL 2058.05 2129.95 2025.00 2064.05 MASFIN 653.30 655.00 625.50 632.00 SBILIFE 789.00 814.80 784.50 804.85 25.35 POWERGRID 165.95 167.55 163.90 164.45 PFIZER 4114.95 4114.95 4015.60 4060.50 JKTYRE 53.10 57.45 53.10 55.55 FINEORG 2079.95 2090.00 2016.00 2071.45 BERGEPAINT 508.00 519.00 502.00 519.00 16.25 CONCOR 397.85 405.45 387.00 389.45 FEDERALBNK 48.25 48.85 46.60 47.15 BALRAMCHIN 106.00 109.50 105.05 106.70 BRIGADE 114.85 115.90 111.40 112.60 BANDHANBNK 248.95 261.40 245.00 248.00 7.35 WOCKPHARMA 226.00 234.60 226.00 234.15 LUPIN 880.00 885.85 861.70 867.05 HINDZINC 173.50 174.70 172.00 172.80 DHANUKA 580.00 580.15 570.00 576.35 AUROPHARMA 736.00 758.70 735.15 754.90 21.70 PAGEIND 20400.00 20999.85 19850.00 20008.25 BEL 70.00 74.15 69.50 73.65 UCOBANK 11.85 12.85 11.49 12.38 TIMKEN 895.20 895.20 856.60 861.20 GODREJCP 645.00 673.95 643.05 657.80 18.25 RECLTD 95.00 97.50 92.95 93.45 HINDALCO 141.65 146.70 141.65 143.25 LTI 1855.00 1880.00 1845.00 1849.10 TAKE 60.90 61.55 57.00 58.30 BANKBARODA 42.90 45.10 42.30 43.05 0.95 GMM 3845.00 4139.95 3790.00 4015.85 INFRATEL 227.00 227.70 216.20 219.00 DBL 291.85 295.00 280.00 281.40 AIAENG 1691.00 1746.80 1691.00 1742.15 HINDPETRO 194.80 201.75 194.00 197.55 3.80 AMARAJABAT 680.00 680.00 646.80 650.75 UPL 430.00 433.00 416.00 419.25 CROMPTON 241.50 247.60 237.00 238.85 KSB 485.00 492.00 477.30 484.60 UNIONBANK 25.75 28.90 25.75 27.90 PIDILITIND 1500.00 1532.95 1491.65 1513.00 22.20 ASIANPAINT 1723.00 1738.10 1705.90 1716.30 BAYERCROP 5110.90 5450.00 5110.90 5309.15 FINCABLES 245.20 245.20 245.20 245.20 TRENT 551.15 586.00 550.00 575.90 ICICIPRULI 381.25 393.50 381.25 385.85 5.45 TRIDENT 6.90 7.15 6.66 7.15 RELAXO 769.00 769.00 750.00 765.30 SIS 406.00 409.55 394.75 398.85 AMBUJACEM 193.60 193.90 186.70 187.75 MARICO 336.00 338.75 330.50 335.40 4.55 LICHSGFIN 258.40 263.40 253.60 255.40 TATAMETALI 459.00 490.70 459.00 484.60 KPRMILL 455.00 474.05 450.85 457.85 VARROC 150.65 150.65 143.50 149.20 HAVELLS 557.00 567.40 552.10 556.90 7.55 APOLLOTYRE 105.50 109.85 104.95 106.80 JAGRAN 40.00 43.25 40.00 40.70 SOMANYCERA 112.15 117.00 111.35 112.05 INDIANB 46.90 51.95 46.90 49.40 SIEMENS 1125.00 1146.00 1112.00 1124.05 14.40 HINDPETRO 195.35 201.70 194.60 196.95 KANSAINER 392.00 400.80 374.95 390.10 WABAG 105.50 105.50 105.50 105.50 NOCIL 88.10 91.75 87.10 88.55 DABUR 464.10 470.60 457.10 466.00 5.15 TORNTPHARM 2384.95 2406.10 2280.40 2306.20 GILLETTE 5060.05 5116.55 4920.65 5013.85 JSLHISAR 40.50 42.00 40.50 41.65 GNFC 139.90 143.90 138.90 140.55 IBULHSGFIN 129.00 135.65 128.00 128.10 1.30 NTPC 98.00 98.00 94.50 94.70 KEI 319.00 321.95 309.00 319.10 JCHAC 2518.00 2518.00 2400.00 2415.80 POLYCAB 784.00 786.75 750.00 755.00 CADILAHC 355.55 359.40 351.75 355.25 2.20 JUSTDIAL 430.00 430.00 410.05 413.55 PNBHOUSING 189.00 194.85 186.70 194.85 NBVENTURES 47.65 47.65 42.10 42.80 RPOWER 2.12 2.22 2.12 2.21 HDFCLIFE 502.10 519.75 494.45 502.00 2.30 DMART 2392.10 2450.00 2331.00 2353.30 ENDURANCE 775.55 846.00 765.00 796.10 THERMAX 762.45 765.60 737.35 745.10 MAHSCOOTER 2376.00 2461.15 2320.00 2361.30 PGHH 10035.00 10150.00 10000.00 10054.85 23.80 DABUR 464.00 470.55 457.50 463.15 ITI 90.80 91.80 86.30 87.55 GULFOILLUB 606.50 617.00 606.00 606.85 BEML 605.40 611.95 595.85 599.25 BIOCON 387.00 390.00 381.35 383.45 0.75 ULTRACEMCO 3908.00 3915.00 3845.20 3855.95 QUESS 256.40 256.40 256.40 256.40 CRISIL 1465.60 1465.60 1415.90 1417.65 HEG 852.00 869.00 826.00 834.65 DRREDDY 3906.00 3990.70 3906.00 3961.20 FSL 35.85 36.90 34.70 36.15 VAIBHAVGBL 1110.00 1110.00 1085.00 1088.65 MCDOWELL-N 578.90 587.70 569.95 574.05 0.60 ADANIPORTS 346.95 346.95 337.00 339.50 TECHM 550.10 565.45 550.10 552.90 CHAMBLFERT 136.00 138.60 134.50 135.35 RATNAMANI 900.05 933.00 900.05 918.45 HINDZINC 173.80 174.90 171.25 172.90 0.05 MRF 63000.00 64000.00 61254.45 61785.80 COALINDIA 145.65 146.00 141.20 141.75 EIDPARRY 214.00 217.00 203.00 206.35 TCIEXP 679.25 679.50 654.25 658.20 COLPAL 1378.40 1385.00 1352.50 1366.00 -0.65 SHREECEM 21521.00 21717.60 21007.10 21528.50 MGL 980.00 1024.60 972.30 1013.75 IFCI 7.48 7.48 7.43 7.48 ARVINDFASN 167.05 167.05 167.05 167.05 NIACL 118.00 119.70 116.80 117.15 -0.20 IDBI 30.60 31.80 30.30 31.80 ACC 1295.00 1306.75 1253.00 1261.30 BASF 1181.00 1188.00 1110.00 1114.15 VTL 731.00 765.50 722.55 732.15 LUPIN 880.00 885.85 861.15 869.20 -2.05 OMAXE 184.50 186.30 184.45 186.15 IGL 473.15 497.50 473.10 489.45 FORTIS 118.95 120.30 116.80 117.40 PNCINFRA 111.85 112.45 108.90 109.40 NHPC 20.10 20.35 19.90 19.90 -0.05 COROMANDEL 650.00 653.85 628.00 634.80 VOLTAS 562.45 580.00 560.00 569.50 HONAUT 27750.00 27998.80 27580.55 27689.95 HIMATSEIDE 47.75 48.95 47.70 48.95 L&TFH 61.80 62.70 59.70 60.40 -0.15 CHALET 155.00 172.50 150.00 166.15 CEATLTD 899.50 939.95 899.50 910.40 DALBHARAT* 569.00 587.00 560.10 565.80 SOLARINDS 914.25 914.25 887.85 897.95 CONCOR 394.00 405.20 386.35 390.25 -1.30 JAICORPLTD 75.15 77.65 74.00 75.20 NESTLEIND 17230.00 17510.00 17163.85 17425.40 SHRIRAMCIT 691.00 700.00 629.10 639.75 JAMNAAUTO 29.80 29.80 27.55 27.85 GARFIBRES 1385.00 1403.60 1366.00 1397.65 PFC 82.70 84.90 81.30 82.00 -0.50 BALKRISIND 1160.00 1172.10 1126.35 1131.90 APOLLOHOSP 1370.00 1406.00 1334.05 1344.80 IBREALEST 45.00 46.50 44.40 46.30 JKCEMENT 1216.95 1220.00 1140.00 1164.75 CARBORUNIV 233.05 246.00 232.05 236.35 DMART 2390.00 2450.00 2330.00 2367.00 -14.70 MIDHANI 207.95 211.50 203.10 204.50 BHARATFORG 337.00 344.75 331.70 334.45 NHPC 20.10 20.35 19.90 20.00 AAVAS 1085.00 1133.15 1074.50 1085.75 GDL 84.95 85.75 81.90 82.60 DLF 158.05 163.05 154.70 155.80 -1.40 SYNGENE 386.55 390.00 367.10 370.70 BAJAJ-AUTO 2830.00 2874.65 2772.30 2784.95 DEEPAKFERT 104.80 106.00 103.10 103.80 MAXINDIA 69.90 76.40 69.50 69.90 MHRIL 173.80 175.60 165.50 168.15 MOTHERSUMI 105.00 105.00 99.45 101.00 -0.95 NAVINFLUOR 1649.95 1649.95 1595.00 1600.55 ADANIENT 152.30 157.80 149.75 150.50 CYIENT 217.90 217.90 208.20 209.25 GET&D 66.75 67.55 63.80 66.00 ORIENTREF 150.45 154.00 150.45 152.45 ASHOKLEY 48.50 49.10 46.70 47.20 -0.50 NAUKRI 2620.05 2642.55 2536.40 2566.60 COLPAL 1392.00 1392.00 1353.55 1364.75 CENTRALBK 15.25 16.77 15.24 15.97 CHENNPETRO 57.45 57.65 56.15 56.60 TCNSBRANDS 398.30 417.85 398.30 417.85 NMDC 86.10 87.15 84.20 84.45 -0.90 NIITTECH 1480.00 1484.65 1440.00 1443.90 SBILIFE 785.00 814.60 785.00 806.40 MAHABANK 10.05 10.70 10.05 10.29 LAKSHVILAS 12.84 13.25 12.82 13.25 PERSISTENT 563.00 566.60 556.00 558.95 STRTECH* 106.90 108.75 103.00 104.05 ADANITRANS 190.10 192.80 180.00 185.20 -2.20 GAIL 97.55 99.75 95.80 96.30 BAJAJELEC 430.00 435.90 419.00 429.00 GESHIP 206.00 220.35 202.00 214.60 HERITGFOOD 242.00 242.15 232.95 236.20 SHK 59.75 64.70 59.75 63.05 HDFCAMC 2674.80 2684.00 2625.00 2631.00 -31.65 PFC 83.30 84.90 81.20 81.75 SHILPAMED 435.30 435.30 407.15 427.10 JYOTHYLAB 110.75 111.50 107.95 108.45 CERA 2285.90 2350.00 2263.30 2290.45 NAM-INDIA 278.50 281.90 260.10 267.65 DIVISLAB 2420.00 2442.00 2367.20 2380.00 -31.00 SUNTV 424.40 424.40 394.00 401.85 LTTS 1224.80 1238.25 1210.55 1230.55 NIACL 118.60 119.55 115.10 117.35 NAVNETEDUL 71.10 71.95 69.10 70.60 AVANTI 469.70 479.95 435.00 449.65 GICRE 142.00 142.00 134.80 136.00 -2.35 BIOCON 384.25 390.00 381.50 382.35 CASTROLIND 124.45 125.70 122.25 123.95 NATCOPHARM 598.45 602.85 582.50 585.15 KPITTECH 56.90 56.90 56.90 56.90 GODFRYPHLP 1028.95 1039.80 983.50 1002.55 ICICIGI 1310.00 1310.00 1267.00 1271.95 -22.65 SOUTHBANK 5.76 6.78 5.76 6.78 IEX 174.00 182.00 170.85 174.15 NETWORK18 26.50 26.50 25.35 25.60 TEJASNET 37.15 37.15 37.15 37.15 RALLIS 227.00 235.00 222.50 225.95 PAGEIND 20400.05 20997.55 19815.00 19980.00 -417.85 IDFCFIRSTB 24.10 24.95 23.50 23.70 SUZLON 3.04 3.12 3.04 3.12 BLUEDART 2195.00 2195.00 2050.00 2062.80 INOXWIND 27.85 28.00 27.45 27.80 ENGINERSIN 66.70 71.65 66.10 70.40 ACC 1293.00 1307.00 1252.00 1260.45 -26.65 ADANIGREEN 286.85 286.85 260.75 273.15 FORCEMOT 893.80 908.70 865.10 878.95 MAHINDCIE 103.60 108.65 103.60 108.65 SFL 1395.00 1426.00 1394.00 1404.85 MARICO 333.60 338.50 330.60 334.95 AMBUJACEM 193.25 194.00 186.75 187.00 -4.20 SAIL 31.55 32.00 30.75 30.95 SCI 48.85 48.85 47.15 47.35 INFIBEAM 54.90 55.65 53.00 53.90 LEMONTREE 20.65 20.65 20.65 20.65 BERGEPAINT 510.00 518.20 502.00 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Washington: President Donald ?  Trump on Wednesday took $  !   credit for a massive deployment /    of National Guard troops and R  federal law enforcement officers $    . 5   to the nation’s capital, saying it Q % R offered a model to states on how  %.-,+-%. to quell protests nationwide. London: British Prime   @' ! Trump argued that the mas- Minister Boris Johnson says orkers removed the sive show of force was respon- the death of George Floyd Washington: Accusing the US cases, peaceful protests turned Wstatue early Wednesday sible for protests in Washington was “inexcusable” and he President of fanning the flames violent resulting in large scale of controversial former and other cities turning more understands why people are of hate for political gain fol- looting, damage to properties Philadelphia Mayor calm in recent days and repeat- protesting. lowing the custodial killing of and monuments, and vehicles Frank Rizzo, which was ed his criticism of governors In his first public com- George Floyd, Democratic pre- being set ablaze. recently defaced during a who have not deployed their ments on the turmoil roiling sumptive presidential nominee “The president held up the protest following George National Guard to the fullest. the US, Johnson told lawmak- Joe Biden has said that Donald Bible at St. John’s Church yes- Floyd’s death. It was a striking contrast to ers “what happened in the Trump was preening and terday. I just wish he opened it As National Guard troops the harsh crackdowns outside United States was appalling, it sweeping away all the guardrails once in a while instead of bran- deployed in the wake of recent the White House on Monday was inexcusable, we all saw it that have long protected the dishing it. If he opened it, he protests watched, a crane lift- night, advocated by the presi- on our screens and I perfectly American democracy. could have learned something. ed the 10-foot-tall (3-meter- dent who wanted to make the understand people’s right to The US is in the midst of They’re all called to love one tall) bronze statue and work- aggressive action in the nation’s *       :       3$  protest what took place.” He the biggest civic unrest in the another as we love ourselves. It’s ers shook it from its stand out- capital an example for the rest     :    )  #* added “protest should take history of the country following really hard work but it’s the side the Municipal Services of the country, a senior White place in a lawful and reasonable the death of 46-year-old work of America,” Biden said in Building, across from City House official said Tuesday. by Republicans. They’re run by sion to protect the White House White House. Though the way.” African-American Floyd who a major policy speech on Hall. It was loaded onto the “You have to have a domi- liberal Democrats.” and other federal buildings if the crackdown on the Washington Johnson, who has sought to was pinned to the ground as a Tuesday. “I won’t traffic in fear back of a truck. nant force,” Trump told Fox The Defense Department security situation in the nation’s demonstrations was praised by nurture close ties with President white police officer kneeled on and division. I won’t fan the Philadelphia Mayor Jim New Radio on Wednesday. “We has drafted contingency plans capital were to deteriorate and some Trump supporters Donald Trump as he leads the his neck, killing him on the spot flames of hate. I’ll seek to heal Kenney said he “never liked” need law and order.” He quick- for deploying active-duty mili- the National Guard could not Tuesday, a handful of UK out of the European union, in Minneapolis on May 25. the racial wounds that have the statue Monday and ly pivoted to the politics of the tary if needed. Pentagon docu- secure the facilities. Republicans expressed concern deflected calls from the oppo- Curfew was imposed in long plagued our country, not announced a plan to move the moment, adding, “You notice ments reviewed by The But interest in exerting that that law enforcement officers sition to suspend exports of tear several cities on Tuesday as use them for political gain. I’ll statue later this month. that all of these places that Associated Press showed plans extraordinary federal authority risked violating the protesters’ gas and rubber bullets to the most protests turned violent do my job and I’ll take respon- “I can’t wait to see it go have problems, they’re not run for soldiers from an Army divi- appeared to be waning in the First Amendment rights. AP United States. AP during the night. In some sibility,” Biden said. PTI away,” Kenney said. 8" "'9" '!" B +     >  A6P    B+   ! 1  ., --  "' London: British Prime Minister national security law, the British ;      Boris Johnson on Wednesday government will change our   *  %%    reiterated the UK’s plans for immigration rules and allow any    B & *+! "! 2 : 9(( some of the “biggest changes” to holder of these passports from the country’s visa system in Hong Kong to come to the UK %%   .     !&.* /* Kabul: A roadside bombing in those attacks but they did say order to allow around three mil- for a renewable period of 12 Washington: Joe Biden is on the southern Afghanistan on they carried out one attack on lion Hong Kong nationals a path months and be given further Beijing: Hong Kong leader of sanctions could not be justi- cusp of formally securing the he United States on Wednesday killed nine passen- Afghan forces since the Eid hol- to British citizenship if China immigration rights, including Carrie Lam accused foreign fied. She also said China was Democratic presidential nomi- TTuesday ordered the sus- gers travelling on a bus through iday. The truce was not officially does not back off over a new the right to work, which could critics on Wednesday of dis- compelled to take the step at the nation after winning hundreds pension of all flights by Chinese Kandahar province, a extended but neither of the controversial law. place them on a route to citi- playing “blatant double stan- national level because opposition more delegates in primary con- airlines into and out of the spokesman for the provincial warring sides appears to want a Writing in ‘The Times’, the zenship,” writes Johnson. dards” over moves by Beijing to in Hong Kong’s own legislature tests that tested the nation’s country after Beijing failed to governor said. return to an all-out fighting. UK prime minister said the “This would amount to one strengthen control over the and among government critics ability to run elections while bal- allow American carriers to Another five passengers On Tuesday night, a bomb offer would be triggered only if of the biggest changes in our semi-autonomous territory. made it impossible to do so ancing a pandemic and sweep- resume service to China. were wounded in the explosion, exploded inside a mosque in the China presses ahead with the visa system in history. If it British Prime Minister locally. “I can only say that the ing social unrest. “US carriers have asked to said the spokesman, Bashir Afghan capital of Kabul, killing new law which threatens to strip proves necessary, the British Boris Johnson announced ear- international community and Biden could lock down the resume passenger service, Ahmadi. The passengers were two people, including the the former British colony of its government will take this step lier that his country is ready to some of the foreign governments nomination within the next beginning June 1st. The all civilians travelling from one mosque’s prayer leader, and traditional freedoms. and take it willingly,” he said. open the door to almost 3 mil- have been adopting blatant dou- week as West Virginia and Chinese government’s failure to district to another when the bus wounding eight others. An estimated 3,50,000 The offer was laid out by lion Hong Kong citizens if ble standards in dealing with this Georgia hold primaries. On approve their requests is a vio- hit the bomb. Also Tuesday, the IS group Hongkongers hold British UK Foreign Secretary Dominic China enacts a national securi- matter and commenting on this Tuesday, voters across America lation of our Air Transport He said this was the third claimed responsibility for a National (Overseas) passports Raab in the House of ty law for the city. matter,” Lam said. were forced to navigate curfews, Agreement,” the US roadside bombing since a brief deadly roadside bombing over and another 2.5 million would Commons on Tuesday and Following talks with officials “It is within the legitimate health concerns and National Transportation Department cease-fire declared by the the weekend that hit a bus be eligible to apply for them. At Johnson stressed that he hopes in Beijing, Lam said China has jurisdiction of any country to Guard troops after election offi- said in a statement. The sus- Taliban for a major Muslim hol- belonging to a local TV station present, these BNO passports things don’t have to come to it the same right as the US and enact laws to protect and safe- cials dramatically reduced the pension order takes effect June iday had ended last month. in Kabul, killing at least seven only allow visa-free access to the as China risks “inflaming” the Britain to enact legislation pro- guard national security. USA is number of in-person voting 16, but could be implemented The Taliban have not civilians, including a woman UK for up to six months. situation in Hong Kong with tecting its national security and no exception. UK is no excep- sites to minimise the spread of sooner if President Donald claimed responsibility for any of and several children. AP “If China imposes its the new law. PTI that foreign criticism and threats tion,” Lam said. AP the coronavirus outbreak. AP Trump orders it to be.  :-;    ,  8!9+96    4            1 .1 .   %    %     %       "!+!6!7% $                  ?  *-   2:86          62   &-'0, Rome: Italy reopened to trav- Cairo: The United Nations  $       4@; ellers from Europe on warned on Wednesday that its  35248  wo Pakistani lawmakers  %$      Wednesday, three months after programmes to fight the coro-    !   Tdied from the novel coro- the country went into coron- navirus in war-torn Yemen !7)7& O  O    Washington: Throughout system were to blame, accord- navirus here on Wednesday, a  -/*,/* composition of the resident avirus lockdown, with all hopes might have to stop by the end    22555   January, the World Health ing to dozens of interviews and day after a provincial minister population, higher proportions pinned on reviving the key the month unless they get an    Organization publicly praised internal documents. succumbed to COVID-19 in cotland Yard on Wednesday of those in black and tourism industry as the sum- immediate injection of cash. 6565  China for what it called a Chinese government labs the southern Sindh province. Sreleased its first set of data minority ethnic (BAME) mer season begins. The warning comes a day      K  speedy response to the new only released the genome after Mian Jamshed Kakakhel, from policing action taken to groups were issued with FPNs Gondolas were ready to after a UN appeal for countries   62O coronavirus. another lab published it ahead 65, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf impose the coronavirus lock- or arrested across London punt along Venice’s canals, to fund emergency aid in the #$!@&)       It repeatedly thanked the of authorities on a virologist (PTI) Member Provincial down across London, which as a whole,” the Met Police lovers will be able to act out Arab world’s poorest nation fell &    84555D Chinese government for shar- website on January 11. Assembly (MPA) from reveals a high proportion of admitted. “Romeo and Juliet” on Verona’s a billion dollars short of what $!   749 ing the genetic map of the virus Even then, China stalled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, died ethnic minorities being fined or “The reasons for this are famed balcony, and gladiator aid agencies needed — USD       $ “immediately,” and said its for at least two weeks more on here while undergoing arrested for breaches. likely to be complex and reflect fans can pose for selfies at 2.41 billion — to cover essen-      work and commitment to providing WHO with detailed treatment after having The Metropolitan Police a range of factors. This Rome’s Colosseum. tial activities from June to      D  $ transparency were “very data on patients and cases, tested positive for the coron- said it had issued 973 fines, or includes interactions between But there were fears many December.         impressive, and beyond words.” according to recordings of avirus 10 days ago. Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs), the areas subject to significant foreign tourists would be put off “This will severely handi- D  But behind the scenes, it internal meetings held by the “Mian Jamshed was on between March 27 and May 14. proactive policing activity tar- coming to a country still shak- cap efforts to contain the out- L D  $ M  was a much different story, one U.N. Health agency through ventilator for the last three Those categorised as Asian, geting crime hot-spots and ing off a vicious pandemic. break, which is already spread- )# O    of significant delays by China January — all at a time when days and passed away this which would include people of both the variation in the age- “Come to Calabria. There’s ing rapidly,” said Hayat Abu        and considerable frustration the outbreak arguably might morning,” an official said. Indian origin, received profile and geographical dis- only one risk: that you’ll get fat,” Saleh, a spokesperson for the  +    ;:7 among WHO officials over have been dramatically slowed. “His son Mian Omar has 220 fines reflecting 22.6 per tribution of ethnic groups in the southern region’s governor U.N. Officer for the K        not getting the information WHO officials were laud- recovered from coronavirus cent of FPNs compared to London,” it said. Jole Santelli said on Sunday as Coordination of Humanitarian         they needed to fight the spread ing China in public because while other family members their 18 per cent share of Of a total of 711 arrests the race began to lure big Affairs. 0  N     of the deadly virus, The they wanted to coax more have tested negative for it,” he London’s population. made in connection with spenders -- or any spenders -- At least 31 major UN pro-    Associated Press has found. information out of the gov- added. Black people received 253 COVID-19 legislation, the back to Italy’s sandy shores. grammes in Yemen, covering Despite the plaudits, China ernment, the recordings Kakakhel was elected from fines, reflecting 26 per cent of largest group of arrested peo- Italy was the first European essentially every sector, from &*&#      in fact sat on releasing the obtained by the AP suggest. the constituency of PK-63 FPNs compared to their 12 per ple were white at 38 per cent, country to be hit hard by the food to health care and nutri- 29   genetic map, or genome, of the Privately, they complained Nowshera in Khyber cent share of the UK capital’s followed by blacks at 31 per coronavirus and has officially tion, were at a “serious risk of $      virus for more than a week after in meetings the week of Jan. 6 Pakhtunkhwa in 2018. population. This compares cent and 14 per cent Asian. reported more than 33,000 significant reduction or clo-        three different government labs that China was not sharing Pakistan Muslim League- with 444 fines for those cate- When taken just in terms of deaths. sure,” she said.      had fully decoded the infor- enough data to assess how (Nawaz) MPA from from gorised as White British, mak- total numbers without pro- It imposed an economi- The coronavirus is threat-       mation. effectively the virus spread Gujranwala Shaukat Manzoor ing up 45.6 per cent of the portionality, more white peo- cally crippling lockdown in ening to decimate Yemen’s #    ,   Tight controls on infor- between people or what risk it Cheema also died after being FPNs while making up 59 per ple received FPNs or were early March and has since seen health care system, already   %  mation and competition with- posed to the rest of the world, on ventilator since Eid, Geo cent of London’s population. arrested than other individual its contagion numbers drop off ravaged by more than five !       in the Chinese public health costing valuable time. AP News reported. “When compared with the ethnic groups. dramatically. AFP years of civil war. AP ::795   618          $           7 .      , 1 ,    /#B/ derailed by the wave of protests 6,290. The futures for the Dow its May survey of hiring by pri- to weaken much more in the across the U.S. that began last industrials were up 0.7% and vate U.S. companies on current quarter, falling into Berlin (AP): Europe’s unem- use of government-backed ures also appear flattered by the lobal stock markets rose week in Minneapolis after a those for the S&P 500 picked Wednesday. recession for the first time ployment rate ticked up mod- short-time work programs that fact that some unemployed peo- GWednesday, extending black man, George Floyd died up 0.4%. Economic data in The government’s weekly since 1991. India’s Sensex estly last month, contained by allows them to keep employees ple likely stopped looking for three days of gains, as more with a Minneapolis police offi- Europe was mixed, with a tally of applications for unem- gained 1.7% while shares use of labour programs that have on the payroll while they await work and stopped counting as economies reopened from cer choking off his air. small increase in unemploy- ployment aid, meanwhile, climbed nearly 3% in Singapore kept millions of workers on better times. jobseekers. shutdowns they had imposed President Donald Trump has ment due both to governments’ comes on Thursday. and almost 2% in Jakarta. payrolls and as some people In Germany, Europe’s largest That seems to be the case in to stem the coronavirus pan- threatened to send troops to efforts to keep workers on In Asian trading, Japan’s In other trading, bench- stopped looking for work, offi- economy, the federal labour a country like Italy, where the demic. quell the unrest. payrolls as well as a drop out of Nikkei 225 gained 1.3% to mark U.S. crude shed 51 cents cial data showed Wednesday. agency pays at least 60 per cent jobless rate actually fell, to 6.3 per Asian indexes closed high- Investors appear to be the labor market by discour- 22,613.76. South Korea’s Kospi to $36.30 a barrel in electron- The jobless rate in the 19 of the salary of employees who cent from 8 per cent in season- er and European markets were focused instead on hopes that aged jobseekers. The rate edged surged 2.9% to 2,147.00. Hong ic trading on the New York countries that use the euro rose are on reduced or zero hours. ally adjusted terms. In Germany, up in midday trading, while the worst of the pandemic up to just 7.3% in April, the first Kong’s Hang Seng was up 1.4% Mercantile Exchange. It rose to 7.3 per cent in April, the first Some 10.66 million people the unemployment rate rose Wall Street futures pointed to downturn has passed, or will full month when pandemic at 24,325.62, while the $1.37 to $36.81 a barrel on full month when pandemic were registered for that program modestly to 6.3 per cent from 5.8 gains on the open in the U.S. soon, as governments slowly lift lockdowns hit the continent, Shanghai Composite was little Tuesday. Brent crude for lockdowns hit the continent, in March and April, and 1.06 per cent according to its own “The theme of reopening the restrictions that left broad from 7.1% in March. changed, inching up less than August delivery lost 50 cents to from 7.1 per cent in March, sta- million followed in May, the labor agency measures. optimism has its stronghold on swaths of their economies at a The US jobless rate was 0.1% to 2,923.37. $39.07 a barrel. tistics agency Eurostat said labor agency said — though it On Wednesday, Chancellor markets going into the mid- standstill beginning in March. near 15% that month and is Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 The dollar inched down to Wednesday. stressed that this doesn’t mean Angela Merkel’s governing coali- week,” said Jingyi Pan, market France’s CAC 40 was up expected to hit almost 20% rose 1.8% to 5,941.60 despite 108.58 Japanese yen from Europe’s rise in unemploy- all of them were actually put on tion was spending a second day strategist for IG in Singapore. 1.8% to 4,947, while Germany’s when the May figures are news that the economy con- 108.67 yen late Tuesday. The ment has been moderate by short-time work. Germany hammering out a stimulus pack- So far, the markets’ DAX gained 2.2% to 12,288. released on Friday. Payroll tracted at a 0.3% rate in euro climbed to $1.1194 from international standards because has a population of 83 million. age meant to help kick-start the momentum has not been Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 1.1% to processor ADP is due to issue January-March and is forecast $1.1171. employers are making extensive The European jobless fig- economy.   !"#$%$%    

verybody has their own vision of THINGS TO DO what a happy home filled with love Convert the rooms into art gal- Elooks like. However, this year leries, libraries and personal mem- more than the past ones, we have been oirs. practically forced to spend more time Creating orderly yet more per- confined to our houses. Earlier, we sonalised and intimate spaces with- believed that life would bounce back to in the home is required. Sculptures, normal but now are learning to live with artwork, books and photographs, 8'( ( ' the virus in order to survive and can be stitched together scrupulous-  D* ) * ) embrace the new conditions. So it is ly to create new mood boards and time to redesign our houses to fit the spatial arrangements. Refashioned       needs of the current times, where safe- in moderation, avant garde rugs can ty against diseases, is the prime focus. be used as wall art and rugged        Adetee Sawhney from Altus Interio woven fabric as throws, while paint-         D says “This is the time where we have no ings and installations can be create      option but to stay home. So, we need to a statement wall, or even a ceiling.   $ make relevant changes, especially, in the Grouping similar objects in clusters     areas where we spend a lot of time like of three further creates a natural the kitchen, bedroom, living area and symmetry and a sense of luxury   bathroom. They would need a change within the space.    to begin with.” On the other hand inte- /C,D rior designer Punam Kalra, creative GREEN FINGERS :9   director of I’M the Centre says, “We A mix of modern aesthetic    D have been reminded that our lifestyle is planters and recycled household  D nothing but an ode to nature and items like old ceramics and glass hence it’s essential to embrace the jars, can be upcycled to create an     green movement by shifting our focus interesting green space. Huge cor-  D to biophilia and easy to recycle elements ner planters are a calm and lively  like wood, vegetable fibre, jute, sisal, highlight, while smaller succulents   hemp, stone, metal, terracotta and and bonsai plants make the space  L!  many more. We have to also become look classy and delicate. Simple more sensitive to the sourcing of our vases with fresh flowers, along with   materials, the manufacturing process lamps, poufs, Ottomans, benches,       and the end design, so that our interi- bean bags, coffee tables and artwork    ors are environment conscious, heart-     add a dreamy, charming, cozy and (  felt and inspiring.” relaxing look. -   Since there is a stronger focus now   on cleanliness and sanitation, there will     %  %   ,= =        % NOVEL FURNITURE be emphasis on incorporating uncom- Furniture in natural materials,   plicated, easy to maintain and innova-          , +<069 B;@< with accessories in macramé, rat-   tive surfaces within the house for easy tan and wicker add an effortless   upkeep in the future. “The role of inte- connect well with our state of mind charm to the space. Reclaimed fur-    riors has always been to aid daily rou- while creating a balance between our niture, designed with a skillful use     tines and lifestyle of the inhabitants. It physical and mental health. Sawhney of lines, forms and artwork, paired      can’t build immunity on its own, but says, “This is the time to choose envi- with upcycled experimental acces- provides its users with a safe space and ronment-friendly options for our hous- sories, in a combination of modern     convenience to successfully achieve it,” es. For instance, we can use all natural bio-synthetic and recyclable mate-  M says Kalra. fabric for sofa and other covers, bam- rials, radiate an affable, ultra-mod- This intimate relationship between boo chairs and tables, indoor plants, ern vibe. Soft curves and solid, spaces and the human experience needs wooden furniture and natural lights. rounded, irregular shapes, along O9    new terminology like immunity assist- Secondly, we can use energy saving with sharper geometric shapes, ' B   ing décor, modern essentialism, interi- devices like eco-friendly kitchen appli- expressed in furniture, pillows, or hygiene and resilient interiors. ances and solar lights.” prints, modern artwork, contempo-  B rary accessories and statement light- ' 2 9   HEALTHY INTERIOR INVOKE EMOTIONS ing, create indulgent and mes- Curtains and carpets are always Using a combination of colour in merising interiors. 13 9  '  integral part of interior décor. But they décor means introducing various shades Bringing in the decorative glory *  also attract dust which is harmful, of emotions. The work from home cul- of maximising with an understated ' B 9 1 especially during these times. “These are ture brings in the opportunity to expression, subtle metallic details in essential part of the décor which we reimagine both, how we live and how rose gold, copper, steel, tin and    can’t remove from our houses. But we work, as colours can influence our brass, with delicate surface finish- *  '  ) now we have to choose light and natur- moods and thoughts. Kalra says, “A ing like patina, rust, mercury glass, al fabrics which are easier to clean on combination of materials, patterns, tex- statement accessories create a vibrant modate new open furniture layouts, per- give a raw and intimate textural feel  ) '3 +' a daily basis. The upholstery should be tures and colours within a space will be interior,” says Kalra. sonal working and relaxation corners to the décor. These details can be     ' ) ' in distinctive, natural fabrics like linen necessary to create an interesting and which can be conveniently sterilised at added in the form of discreet uphol-   *2  ' '  and silk, bamboo mats, and woven rugs inspiring ambiance, that is also acousti- SPACE MANAGEMENT the entrance. These areas also need to stery patterns, luminous metallic which can add an organic feeling of lux- cally sound, multi-functional, easy to With homes doubling up as offices incorporate minimal exposed surfaces, fabrics, lighting details, sleek furni-  '  ' '  (  ury and intimacy,” says Sawhney. maintain and comfortable”. Colour can a dedicated space to work in may clean forms, hygienic surface treat- ture details, crockery, wall hangings  ' '     ' Curtain are essential to maintain also be added in the form of wallpaper, become the new trend. Pooja and ments like brass and copper and more and screens for a more dramatic our privacy and make the interiors look photographs, memorabilia and big art Arbaysis said, “People have learnt that automation with touchless technology space with an enhanced ornamen- '  )*  ' beautiful. Interior designers, Pooja and work, used as feature walls, statement working from home is a possibility and like automatic doors, motion-sensor tal look.   1  (  Arbaysis Ashley, co-founders of Ashley, ceiling finishes, wall art and installa- more people may engage in it. It may be lights and temperature control. Kalra L*$6 say, “Curtain fabrics can be coated tions. more advisable to look at furnishing says, “The dedicated space should be  ' ' with special technology to make them “Bold and dramatic, or soft and options which are natural and comfort- inspiring, well-lit and quiet. for your pens, pencils and other para-  ' *3P easy to maintain. Anti-microbial coat- understated, or an eccentric mix of the able to body contact and health as you Personalising a small corner with com- phernalia along with some small potted L 8 ing can be used on any upholstery and two; the freshly coloured walls, ceilings spend longer hours at home. Quieter fortable furniture and chic accessories plants. Decorate the wall behind the carpets too. These make the furnishing and furniture immediately make the spaces with sound absorption and like lamps, small planters, vibrant art, desk with inspirational quotes and more hygienic. Rather than curtains one interiors look new. The Pantone Colour soundproofing are going to be impor- tea coasters, speakers and cosy rugs, miniature artworks.   can opt for tech-based switchable glass of the year — classic blue — paired with tant”. throws and cushions, can create an ideal Sachin Gupta from Beyond designs     films too which can be used over any earthy and neutral tones, highlighted Since we might be spending more work environment. The colour tones says, “By choosing a sofa that will dou-       glass surface. These technologically with bolder shades like orange and ter- time at home in the future, our private and materials can be balanced with a ble up as a bed whenever needed, a cen- advanced films can be dimmed by a racotta create an elegant and artistic spaces need to change in their funda- healthy dose of neutrals and wood, tre table with storage and floating $ wave of hand, voice or by a remote. ambiance. Pastel and muted shades of mental use. We need to make more along with bolder accent colours and shelves on the wall for your memorabil-     These can even be smart and automat- pink, green and lilac give the space a space for daily activities like exercising highlight accessories, while also ensur- ia and accessories, the living room can     ed to change the intensity of opacity hint of cheery pop and modern vintage and soaking in the sun, create dedicat- ing minimal clutter and visual conflict have space for all essentials with min- depending upon sunlight.” glamour. Adding deep forest tones to the ed work spaces and accessible healing of the arrangement”. imal furniture. Similarly, you should go &$ Our home is our safe haven and a upcycled furniture creates a fresh nat- areas which facilitate easy disinfection In a small space choose a corner in for furniture pieces that also offer stor-       healthy interior is all about eco-friend- ural look. Nature-inspired motifs and and natural ventilation. your living room or bedroom to create age in all rooms so that you can do with-   D liness. The world is now realising the vivid colours like mauve, black, purple The existing spaces have to be a compact desk so that it does not occu- out separate storage units that occupy       importance of designing spaces which and yellow in wallpapers, tiles and decluttered and reorganised to accom- py too much of floor area. Create space precious floor space.”   '  $              "9! '+"    $    - !'" *'  "         "' +        ,   ,   L'     $D %     P       P   M'  $          ! +  ,     + 1(  D  ) D  .           his World Environment Day, June N    D    T5, Discovery, Discovery HD and     recently launched Discovery Plus  app will showcase, The Story of     Plastic, a look at the man-made cri-    D sis of pollution and the effect it has on our planet and the people that   inhabit it. Spanning three continents,  the film illustrates the ongoing cata- nushka Sharma has come forward to D strophe: fields full of garbage, verita- raise awareness on the need to main-   ble mountains of trash; rivers and seas Atain hygiene and sanitation during clogged with waste; and skies choked the pandemic. She is urging people to stop   with the poisonous emissions from Factual. ever before. It highlights, that while Environmental Justice Advocacy open defecation and is making them aware L   plastic production and processing. “It was always a priority for us to cleanup is important, the real solution Services), who supports communities of the health hazard associated with it. The   It features interviews with experts find the film a home that would lies in stopping the mass production sitting at the fence-line of the petro- superstar has been associated with the    and activists on the frontlines of the amplify the important messages and of plastic in the first place. “The cri- chemical corridor along the Gulf Swachh Bharat Mission and the new cam- $ D fight, revealing the disastrous conse- voices,” states filmmaker Deia sis doesn’t start when the plastics enter Coast. paign aims to tell the citizens that the quences of the flood of plastic smoth- Schlosberg. “I have been passionate the ocean. It starts when the oil and The Story of Plastic forcefully COVID-19 crisis can be curbed through     ering ecosystems and poisoning com- about this issue for over 10 years. The the gas leave the wellhead, and it identifies a pressing global challenge strict sanitation.  A munities around the world — and the Story of Plastic showed us the truth of keeps on being a problem at every which first surfaced around 15 years The actor says, “When women all over  global movement rising up in what plastic is doing to our planet,” step along the way,” says film subject ago. It highlights how the actions of the country had decided that they would /     response. With engaging original explains co-executive producer and Carroll Muffett of Centre for one group can affect not only their educate everyone on the lesson of close the     animation, archival industry footage award-winning musician Jackson International Environmental Law. world but that of their neighbours on door, shun the disease, no one had thought starting in the 1930s and first-person Browne. Beyond illuminating the nature of the other side of the globe too. As that their initiative would turn into such a     D accounts of the unfolding emergency, It shines a light on the environ- the crisis, the film also puts the spot- activist Shibu K Nahir explains, “Look huge wave. Today, we all have to remem-    the film distills a complex problem mental damage and human rights light on the global resistance and net- at our globe: it’s a water world… So ber that and remind others about the les- D     that is increasingly affecting the plan- abuses that occur throughout the life work of every-day heroes working if you imagine that we are in a womb son of cleanliness.” C%!  et’s and its residents’ well-being. cycle of plastic — not just once it’s dis- internationally to combat this urgent filled with water, whatever I do here She urges her fellow citizens by saying,      “The issues highlighted in the posed off. The message around plas- problem, including Charlie Moore is going to affect every single life form “If we take care of cleanliness around us, by film illuminate how the decisions tic has, for decades, been controlled (Algalita Marine Research & on this earth… Whether a person in not defecating in the open, we will keep our-    made locally can affect us globally. We by its producers, who have deliberate- Education) who discovered the North Europe or US or India or Africa or selves healthy and India clean. We will     are eager to highlight the solutions ly focussed on waste. The film reveals Pacific Garbage Patch, Ellen and Elise Philippines, it’s a life… We need to become strong to fight against any kind of     M  laid out in the film that will help make how the plastics’ industry is simulta- Gerhart of Pennsylvania who protest- bring in that kind of a spirit of unity disease. Drive the disease out of the coun-    our world a cleaner and healthier neously blaming consumers for pol- ed the construction of a fracked gas across boundaries, because these tox- try by stopping defecating in the open and place to live in,” says Nancy Daniels, lution and aggressively investing to pipeline through their family’s prop- ins do not understand political closing the toilet door at all times.” chief brand officer, Discovery and produce more single-use plastic than erty and Yvette Arellano (Texas boundaries.”    ()     !"#$%$%

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He is current- train and play in a “bio-secure” envi- of the new environment,” said lead Campbell, , Kemar ly on road to recovery from the back ronment during the seven weeks of selector Roger Harper. Roach, J Blackwood. injury which needed a surgery last year. the tour, as part of the “comprehen- “Playing in July could be a bless- Reserves: Sunil Ambris, Joshua Da “I see myself as a back-up seamer sive” medical and operations plans ing as the weather is likely to be Silva, S Gabriel, Keon Harding, for sure. After my back surgery, I don’t to ensure player and staff safety. warmer which will allow the squad Kyle Mayers, Preston McSween, M know, playing right now will “The bio-secure protocols will more of an opportunity to play its Mindley, Shane Moseley, Anderson be a challenge,” the 26-year-old told restrict movement in and out of the best cricket.” Phillip, O Thomas, Jomel Warrican. Cricbuzz in Conversation. venues, so the selection panel has “If I was a Test player and didn’t also named a list of reserve players have the game in white-ball cricket, I who will travel to train and help pre- 0  '      could go now and risk my back in Tests looked after me as a child. I felt like he pare the Test squad and ensure but I know my importance in white ball was a father figure for me. Learnt so replacements are available in case of  *+!,+-. “He drags people with him and cricket. “It has happened that I played much,” he said. any injury," said CWI. gets the best out of the players Tests and then didn’t do well in ODIs “Ricky taught me situations, mind- The touring party, which will be ngland skipper Joe Root around him. I think that’s a and T20s because my plus point is my sets. He used to sit with me before I went tested for Covid-19 this week, is Emight have to skip the great quality to have as a leader energy,” he explained. into bat. I would sit near boundary rope scheduled to fly to England on a opening Test against West and something he can take into Pandya first picked up the back and call Ricky. He would sit with me and chartered flight on June 8. Indies if it coincides with captaincy if he was to get injury in 2018 when he was stretchered tell me what’s happening. So I grasped The two newcomers to the the impending birth of the opportunity. I could off the field during an Asia Cup match and learnt quickly,” he revealed. Test squad are middle-order bats- his second child with see him doing a very against Pakistan. Speaking of support, national skip- man Nkrumah Bonner and fast vice-captain Ben Stokes good job.” Recalling the day, Pandya said he per Virat Kohli, coach Ravi Shastri and bowler Chemar Holder. taking over the mantle. Root said Stokes can thought his career was over. NCA Director Rahul Dravid are also The 22-year-old Holder, who is In fact, Root has be a huge success not “I genuinely thought that my career among those, Pandya feels grateful to. not related to West Indies captain backed Stokes, whom only in short term but is over because I’d never seen anyone “Virat, Rohit (Sharma) or Ravi sir )  ' +   $6 *$ #*=:* $ Jason Holder, was the leading fast he believes will be a even if he is given the job being stretchered off. I was knocked out don’t come and teach you the game. bowler in the national champi- “fantastic captain”. for long term. for 10 minutes, after that the pain never They have given me that freedom,” he  & ;/.*Q& series, which is expected to mark onship with 36 in eight “I think if Ben “People will always went down. said. resumption of international crick- matches at 18.91 each, and was part was captain he would look up to him and want to “What happens to me is that my “The security that they gave me hree West Indies players – et if it gets the final approval from of the ICC Under-19 World Cup be fantastic. One of play for him, whether cap- body goes into recovery mode straight backing with all their heart helped big Darren Bravo, Shimron the UK Government. winning side in 2016. his great qualities as vice- tain or not. But especially as away... Asia Cup was anyway going to time. That was the reason I started tak- THetmyer and Keemo Paul – “Darren Bravo, Shimron Bonner, 31, is in line to make captain and as a leader is captain he’ll have people be my last series before being rested but ing decisions on my own,” he added. on Wednesday refused to tour Hetmyer and Keemo Paul all his Test debut after being one of the that he sets the example, the wanting to play for him and then the injury happened,” he remem- As for Dravid, Pandya said he is England for next month’s proposed declined the invitation to travel to leading batsmen in the 2020 West way he goes about his short-term he’d be a huge bered. Pandya said he owes it to his IPL thankful to the former captain for three-match Test series, which will England for the tour and CWI fully Indies Championship with 523 training, how he wants to success. Until you get the team Mumbai Indians’ coach Ricky never judging him. be conducted in a bio-secure envi- respects their decision to choose to runs in seven matches at an aver- bowl in difficult circum- opportunity to do it longer, Ponting for being there for him during “...He accepted the way I am. He ronment to combat Covid-19 threat. do so,” Cricket West Indies said in age of 58.11. stances, the way he stands you just never know, it might the tough phase. never judged me. Always respected me Cricket West Indies (CWI) a statement. “The new cricketing environ- up in different scenarios be a huge success. I wouldn’t “In 2015, someone who looked after as a cricketer. He enjoyed my work announced a 14-man squad for the “As previously stated, CWI will ment will take some getting used to. with the bat,” Root said. put it past him,” he said. me the best was Ricky Ponting. He ethic,” Pandya said. !"   - !'*( !- O* $   = ;P  ,' ! !+ < !!  *+!,+-. it’s not just about coming back   Former pacer Irfan Palghar last month. guidelines for bowlers, sug- and playing cricket in a match,” Pathan believes the Indian Pathan feels that any gesting that teams would pin great and ICC Cricket he said. team management will have team, including an IPL one, need to exercise caution SCommittee chairman Anil “It’s also about coming back to focus on the bowlers will have to be careful with over bowlers’ workloads to Kumble on Wednesday reiterat- from two and a half months of and be “extremely careful” the bowlers, who would be avoid a serious injury like ed the panel’s reluctance to being locked up... And especial- with regard to injury man- more prone to injury having stress fracture of the spine allow use of artificial substances ly if you’re a bowler, you need to agement once the players hit been out of action for more as players get ready to on the ball despite the saliva ban, have those bowling overs under the ground after the coron- than two months. resume training. saying the balance between bat your belt before you start com- avirus-forced hiatus. “Injury management is “In a squad of 15, every and ball can be maintained by peting. Players in India haven’t the most important thing. team has 4 to 6 bowlers. Be “playing around” with the pitch- “So, it’s important that you been able to practise since We will have to focus on all it an IPL team, Indian team es. slowly and gradually come back March 25 due to the coun- the bowlers,” Pathan, who or any international or “So in cricket you have the into sort of normalcy that you trywide lockdown. has played 29 Tests and domestic team, we will surface that you can play around can and the advantage that It was pacer Shardul 120 ODIs for India, said on have to be extremely care- with and bring about a balance cricket has over other sports is -    Thakur who became the Star Sports show Cricket ful about injury manage- between the bat and ball,” said that there’s an element of first Indian team member to Connected. ment as our boys have Kumble at a FICCI webinar. adjustable variance in the pitch, resume training after he The ICC also recently been out of action for a The bowlers will miss using “And in a Test match why something that we felt, the cre- which not many sport have,” he    bowled in the nets in came up with specific while,” he said. PTI saliva the most in Test cricket as not get two spinners to play in ativity was something that we added. it aids them in generating both Australia, two in England, which should not (tinker with),” he Kumble said the committee’s   #F# conventional and reverse swing. doesn’t happen often.” said. recommendations focused on *+! "! “...You can still probably Like he had said right after Kumble, however, admitted resumption of cricket at the ear-   *+!,+-. leave grass on the surface or even recommending saliva ban as an that it would be hard for play- liest. “... I know there’s been a lot have two spinners, let’s get spin- interim measure, Kumble reiter- ers to adjust to not using saliva. of debate about shining the ball e is Virat Kohlis go-to-man in limited- '!  + ! ners back in the game in a Test, ated that allowing use of artifi- “Although it is second but the idea was to kickstart Hovers cricket when the team needs a because one day game or a T20 cial substances would have taken nature in cricket, and that’s cricket, play the sport, and then . While the modern era has seen bats- (9(  !-( you are not really worried about the creativity out of the game. something that players will find I’m sure things will fall in place. men take spinners to the cleaners in the shining the ball. It’s Test match “We’ve been very strict it hard to manage. And that’s Yes, there will be some chal- shorter formats of the game, left-arm spin-   Afghanistan Cricket that we are talking about,” said about substances that have been why I believe that at training, lenges. You have to go one ner Kuldeep Yadav rarely fails to answer his Board (ACB) on Wednesday the former India captain. used on the ball. That was they’d like to start slowly because game at a time. skippers call. Interestingly, Kuldeep says he held discussions with skipper has learnt a lot about handling pressure sit- Asghar Afghan and head coach uations from the skipper. Lance Klusener to discuss the Speaking about how does he handle the possible resumption of crick- ' 3 O $P   role of a wicket-taker when batsmen are et in the country. known to take on the spinners and runs are The ACB is looking to bound to be leaked? The 25-year old host a training camp later this  Tottenham forward I’ve done but I really enjoyed together, we helped each Kuldeep says that the confidence the skip- month in Kabul and stated Son Heung-min says he it. The three weeks other so the time was fantas- per shows in him is vital and also that he they will be following all nec- enjoyed the “tough” chal- were tough but I tic.” takes a leaf or two out of Kohli’s book when essary Government and World lenge of his three-week spell tried to enjoy it.” Son was out injured for it comes to handling pressure. Health Organisation proto- doing military service in He added: the final weeks before the “If your captain believes in you, giving cols. South Korea. “The first day, League was suspended and your best on the field becomes easy. From “ACB leadership held a Son completed his we don’t know cannot wait to get going Virat, we learn a lot of things like how to video conference with Head mandatory training last each other so when the season restarts.  O manage difficult situations. He never fails to Coach Lance Klusener, Chief month while Spurs wait- it’s a bit weird “I’m physically fine, I’m motivate young players. I remember when Selector Andy Moles, Skipper ed for the Premier but soon we working really, really hard to I was new in the team he backed me a lot. Asghar Afghan and some ACB League season to got to know be at my maximum level and     In fact, now also, he is always there for me. officials as they discussed the resume. “It was a each other. We it’s nearly there,” he said. He always appreciates your skills and we have training camp in June which good experience,” spent every day “Everyone is back, every- A   a great tuning together. The best quality of shall be held in Kabul as per he told Spurs together in one one is in good shape. Virat is that he also understands the team and /      #3$     guidelines by WHO and TV. “I couldn’t room, 10 people. Everyone wants to play again its player’s well which makes our job easy on   $ &  $ +'*     Ministry of Public Health,” say every- We were very and everyone is motivated,” The German football feder- field,” he pointed.     $ ! #        the Board tweeted. thing that close, working he added. AFP ation will not punish players who protest against the killing of George Floyd and racism.  )  ! 8  Several players in Germany have A   F* ( made statements with gestures or mes- sages on their clothing since Floyd died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis    There is a stark dif- National Institute of Sport in the body. Maybe there could '   )    police officer pressed his knee for sev- ference between what ace (NIS) in Patiala throughout the be a fitness test taken some eral minutes on his neck. javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra time that the lockdown had time in the future but I don’t     Former England The federation, known as the DFB, is used to while training and been imposed. really know when. My weight star Steve McManaman feels on Wednesday said it opposed punish- what he is doing now. Outdoor training for ath- has not really changed much that big clubs like Real Madrid ing any players because it believes their However, he is just happy to be letes at NIS started on Monday it’s just a few crucial muscles and Barcelona, which feature anti-racism messages match the feder- back outside even though for but they are yet to be allowed that need strengthening.” top players and have big ation’s own principles. now it is without a javelin, an to use their equipment. Neeraj AFI had said last month squads, will do better than oth- “The DFB has made a strong stand equipment that he has gained however is not too bothered by that it is looking to resume the ers when the La Liga restarts against any form of racism, discrimina- mastery over in his career but that as he has to rebuild domestic calendar in next week behind closed doors tion or violence and stands for tolerance, one that he could not do much strength before going full September and Prez Adille amid the Covid-19 pandemic. openness and diversity, values which are with during the last two steam. Sumariwalla has made it clear Lionel Messi’s Barcelona also anchored in the DFB’s statutes,” fed- months. “(Training) starts around that no foreign training camps and Real Madrid are at first and eration president Fritz Keller said in a “It was certainly a matter 6.30am and for now we are not will be held for any athlete this second position respectively in McManaman also said England midfielder, who won statement. of great happiness,” Neeraj spending more than two hours. year. Neeraj said that with no the 20-team standings after 27 that the three months break 37 international caps between “Therefore the players’ actions have said when asked about how he Slowly we will increase the competitions in the horizons, matches each with two points due to the Covid-19 pandem- 1994 and 2001. our respect and our understanding.” felt when he got the news of the intensity,” he said. there is no rush to get back to separating them. ic has also given time to some While former Spain and The statement named four players resumption of outdoor train- too long. For the past two “My fitness levels have training with full intensity. “The schedule is tight with top players in Barcelona and Barcelona midfielder Luis who protested during last weekend’s ing. “This is the reason why we months I was doing some dipped a bit in these last two “The thing is there are no just 5-6 weeks and so the Real Madrid to recover from Garcia, said the players should games — Achraf Hakimi, Jadon Sancho, are here at the camp, to train. excercise to maintain core fit- months. I have to get my competitions happening in the teams with quality players and their injuries. avoid getting injured in the ini- Weston McKennie and Marcus Thuram So when that was not an ness but couldn’t really do elbow and shoulders back to near future so we don’t need to big squads, which have better “Those injured (in tial matches. — but made clear the same approach option there was not much to anything holding a javelin. full strength again and then rush with anything. This year player back-ups, will do better. Barcelona and Real Madrid) “The players had three would apply to any future protests. do. For now we are looking to Now hopefully we can slowly only will I get back to the heavy at least until November there Barcelona and Real Madrid are back. Everybody seemed to months without playing and so Germany’s approach has the back- get back to the way we used to get back to our routine.” training I used to do before.” won’t be anything. There is no have these and it is a very close be fit and so they will benefit they should not get injured in ing of FIFA. The governing body of train before all this. The 22-year-old is one of “The coaches haven’t real- scope of going outside of race between the two at the from the three months of the first couple of matches. But world football said on Tuesday that such “It’s not good for an athlete several elite athletes who were ly taken a measure of exactly course, for any training or top,” McManaman said during break. I hope Real Madrid win the most important thing is demonstrations “deserve an applause and to be away from training for holed up in the hostels of the how much difference has come competitions,” he said. IANS virtual press conference. the La Liga,” said the former their safety,” he said. PTI not a punishment.” AFP