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  ./)0/1 While the MLAs went to “The country is ruled in      the Hotel Fairmount where accordance with the law and n ugly political drama they have been camping for last constitution. Governments are Aunfolded in Jaipur on several days, the CM headed to formed and run based on peo- ! " #$ ""%  Friday when Congress MLAs his residence, where he held a ple’s mandate. BJP’s conspira- in the Ashok Gehlot camp sat meeting of his Cabinet meeting cy to topple the Rajasthan on a five-hour dharna at the Raj to pass a proposal to hold an Government is clear. This is an    23'4 of the writ petition. Till then, Bhawan, insisting they will emergency session of the insult to 8 crore people of the ‘status quo’, as exists today stay put till the Governor sum- Assembly. Rajasthan. The Governor must he Rajasthan High Court viz-a-viz impugned notices mons a session of the State Later, The Governor sec- call Assembly session so that Ton Friday ordered main- dated 14.07.2020, shall be Assembly. retariat said the Governor had the truth comes before the taining status quo on disqual- maintained,” the order stated. They ended their protest consulted legal experts on the country,” he said. ification notice issued by the “The writ petition has been after 9 pm after assurance that paper presented by the State The MLAs, led by Gehlot, State Assembly Speaker to 19 admitted and the court has the Governor will convene a Government on the night of arrived at Raj Bhawan in four dissident Congress MLAs, ordered for status quo on the session of the State Assembly as July 23, to convene the session buses from a hotel on the city including Sachin Pilot. notices dated July 14. The mat- recommended by the State of the Assembly at very short outskirts around 4pm where The bench, in its order, said ter will be heard in due course Cabinet. But after the MLAs notice. they have been camping for the the writ petition is maintain- now,” a counsel for the Speaker ended the dharna, the “There is no justification past few days. Before heading able and is admitted on the said. Governor wrote to Gehlot provided for holding of the ses- for the Raj Bhawan, Gehlot said                    !      #   ground of three pleas of the The Speaker issued the about his “gherao” threat and sion at short notice nor any he had requested the Governor     $% petitioners. notice to the MLAs on July 14 the Governor Secretariat stat- agenda has been proposed for on Thursday night to call a ses- “After completion of filing after the Congress complained ing that there is no justification the same. 21-day notice is sion of the Assembly on of pleadings of the parties and to him that the MLAs had provided for holding of the required for the session to be Monday, but the Governor had the intervenors, Counsel for the defied a whip to attend two leg- Session at short notice. called according to normal not heeded his request. .  $     parties shall be at liberty to file islature party meetings. In his brief letter to the procedures,” said Rajasthan Gehlot said the Governor an application for early hearing Continued on Page 11 Chief Minister, the Governor Governor’s Secretariat. is the constitutional head and said even before he could dis- It went on to say that the he could not have stopped the cuss the matter with experts State Government should Assembly session from taking    %&R            regarding Assembly session, ensure freedom and free move- place “without some pressure you (Gehlot) publically said ment of all the MLAs. There from the top”.       !"# that if Raj Bhawan is was no mention of the MLAs “Why did he not decide on   ./)0/1 The Congress also including Sachin Pilot. Sibal “gheraoed” then it is not your kept at Manesar in Haryana by Thursday? We’ve requested slammed Rajasthan Governor said the Rajasthan High Court    Jaipur: For the first time since responsibility. Sachin Pilot. It also pointed out him again to make a decision he Congress on Friday for not calling an passes status quo orders against Rajasthan plunged into a polit- “If you & your Home that the Cabinet note didn’t soon. People are waiting,” Tlaunched an unprecedent- Assembly session by accusing the Constitution bench judg- Jaipur: The Rajasthan BJP on ical crisis almost fortnight ago, Ministry can’t protect Guv then mention any specific date for Gehlot said, adding, “I am ed attack on judiciary for him of abdicating his consti- ment of the Supreme Court on Friday demanded the Centre to the state BJP has said rebel what about law & order in the convening the Assembly. sure that the Governor will not allegedly tying the hand of the tutional obligation and acting the power of the Assembly deploy the CRPF to maintain Congress leader Sachin Pilot State? What agency should be Senior Congress leader come under any pressure, he Rajasthan Assembly Speaker at the behest of the Central Speaker. law and order, reacting sharply could be the Chief Minister if contacted for Governor’s secu- Rahul Gandhi said the will make a decision. We hope for acting against the rebel Government. He also said may be to Congress MLAs staging a the situation allowed. Backing rity? I’ve never heard such Rajasthan Governor must call the Assembly session begins MLAs with senior party leader The party questioned the lawyers should take their robes “dharna” at Raj Bhawan. Pilot, BJP State president Satish statement from any CM. Is this an Assembly session to let the soon. So we are sitting here in and noted lawyer Kapil Sibal Rajasthan High Court’s order off since High Courts are no Incidentally, on December 4, Poonia, said, “If the situation not the beginning of a wrong Congress Government prove its protest. After he gives us a let- going to the extent of saying maintaining status quo on the longer bound by even the 1993, BJP MLAs had sat on allows, Sachin Pilot can become trend where MLAs protest at majority. He alleged that the ter we will decide the further what was the point in arguing disqualification notice issued Constitution bench judgments dharna on the lawns of the Raj the Chief Minister. In fact, he Raj Bhawan?,” the Governor BJP’s conspiracy to topple the course of action.” before the court if precedents by the State Assembly Speaker of the Supreme Court. Bhawan. Baliram Bhagat of has taken a big step with this wrote. Gehlot Government was clear. Continued on Page 11 are brazenly ignored. to 19 dissident Congress MLAs, Continued on Page 11 Congress was Governor. goal in mind.”   ")* " (  )*+  ,   -    &         +            (   $  #  "   '      #   34               ./)0/1 followed by Tamil Nadu with nine States with high active Maharashtra reported 9615      1,99,749 and Delhi with caseload and advised fresh cases and 278 deaths in the #           ndia on Friday saw yet anoth- 1,28,389 cases. Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, last 24 hours, taking the total         Ier massive spike in coron- The number of coronavirus Karnataka, , number of cases to 3,57,117   ./)0/1         avirus cases taking the total well cases in have doubled in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West including 1,99,967 recovered         past 13 lakh mark. In the past nearly three weeks since July 2 Bengal and Assam to urgently patients and 13,132 deaths. hose suffering with mild-        LO four days alone, the country has when the country crossed the ramp up testing, strictly Currently, there are 1,44,018 Tto-moderate Covid-19         added over 1.82 lakh cases. The six lakh-mark. The country’s implement containment plan, active cases in the State. symptoms can now look for-        " country also overtook France Covid tally touched the 10 augment health infrastructure Continued on Page 11 ward to a comparatively cheap-          M on Friday as the number of lakh-mark last Friday. Since and ensure effective clinical er drug with the country’s top deaths linked to virus crossed then, around three lakh new management. 1! 12! 13 drug regulator approving      30,961. The number of deaths infections have been reported. 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Favipiravir Continued on Page 11        /$0+$+-/     57 :99 :55:; ,,: efficacy of a vaccine or drug    -$00$*-/ 4 >    ,: 6-< 9;77: 5:- developed anywhere in the +  ,, 566 77677 <,7 world, says a top scientist. Centre for Cellular and %   "   .      78 877 -97; -;; Molecular Biology Director    78 -55 ,<777 85, Rakesh Mishra added that &  3   79 76; -866- <99 detailed gene mapping of the coronavirus also indicated that +  0       ? 77 98, 65,65 7;6 it is unlikely that it will mutate =   69 889 55 - 597 into a more dangerous strain. $ "     ,     /     #      ./)0/1 $##  Border Affairs (WMCC) came against the backdrop of China espite Covid-19 pandem-  #  "" dilly-dallying in withdrawing  $   .  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Nvailing stalemate at the measure. review the arrangements for the trust members and finalise the FMinister Lal Krishna Advani during his around on Friday in an advisory clar- “The Ceremony at Red volatile Line of Actual Control Giving details of the diplo- bhoomi pujan for construction list of the invitees for the bhoo- Advani recorded his statement 4-hour-long cross examina- ified that all functions in rela- Fort consisting of the presen- (LAC) in Ladakh, India and matic level talks on Friday, the of Ram temple at the Ram mi pujan.. before a special CBI court in tion by the prosecution denied tion to Independence Day cel- tation of a Guard of Honour by China on Friday reiterated Ministry of External Affairs Janmabhoomi premises by “There is a list of 228 peo- the Babri mosque demolition all the charges made against ebrations will be conducted the Armed Forces and the their commitment to continue said the Indian delegation was Prime Minister Narendra Modi ple but as per the Covid pro- case and refuted all charges of him on the conspiracy to across the country, including Delhi Police to the Prime dialogue to defuse tension. led by joint secretary (East on August 5. tocol, only 200 people can be conspiracy to demolish as polit- demolish the Babri mosque Chief Ministers’ address from Minister, unfurling of the They also agreed that Corps Asia) while the Director Official sources here said invited to attend the function. ically motivated. structure. the State Capitals, Ministers national flag accompanied by Commanders of the two General of the Boundary & on Friday that the chief minis- The list will be discussed with “My name was unneces- While the special Judge from district HQs and pan- the playing of the National Armies will meet soon to Oceanic Department of the ter would go to Ayodhya on the chief minister,” a senior sarily dragged in this case. asked 1,050 questions already chayat-level celebrations with Anthem and firing of 21-gun ensure disengagement and de- Chinese Ministry of Foreign Saturday afternoon and take member of the Trust said. The investigation was con- framed for the purpose, Advani usual Army-police parades and salute, speech by the Prime escalation expeditiously. These Affairs led the Chinese dele- stock of the preparation for the Meanwhile, there was good ducted under political pressure answered them very cautious- Guard of Honours and At- Minister, singing of the talks on the LAC may take gation. bhoomi pujan. news for the Trust as and the chargesheet was for- ly. He denied every allegation Home functions in Rashtrapati National Anthem immediate- place next week. They agreed that early and During his stay, the chief High Court has rejected a peti- warded on the basis of fabri- of conspiracy and pressed that Bhavan and Raj Bhavans. ly after the PM’s speech, and These affirmations in the complete disengagement of the minister would have darshan of tion challenging the holding of cated evidence,” Advani told there was no occasion to make In a detailed five-page release of tri-coloured balloons 17th meeting of the Working troops along the LAC and de- Ram Lalla and got to the bhoomi pujan for laying the the special CBI judge SK Yadav him stand on trial. advisory, Union Home at the end,” said the advisory. Mechanism for Consultation & escalation from LAC. Garhi temples and hold a meet- Continued on Page 11 when he recorded his statement Continued on Page 11 Ministry directed to keep social Continued on Page 11 Coordination on India-China Continued on Page 11     !" # #

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  1'$=.?) ivisional Commissioner 234 5  DMukesh Meshram said on Friday that 100 per cent contact tracing is essential to contain- ment the spread of coronavirus.     Issuing directions to officials in a meeting, he said all the con- tacts of the active cases have to   1'$=.?) due to cardiopulmonary be tracked because they are arrest,” Dr Singh said. highly sensitive and of high-risk he spike continued as 297 Another victim was a 78- suspect cases. Tpersons tested positive for year-old man from “For effective control of the coronavirus in the city while Gorakhpur, who was admit- virus, primary contacts of all the seven patients succumbed ted on Friday itself. “He was suspect cases have to be tested across the district on Friday. having heart problems and because if any of them is left out, With the fresh cases, the tally had a pacemaker connected to he or she will spread it to oth- in Lucknow climbed to 3,389 his heart. He died due to car- ers and the chain of infection and the death toll to 72. The diopulmonary arrest and res- won’t be broken,” he said. He total number of persons dis- piratory failure,” Dr Singh said Lucknow lagged behind in charged across the district said. A 54-year-old man from contact tracing after some & '    #     stands at 1,961. Alamnagar, who was admitted employees in the CMO office A senior official from the on July 22, also died on Friday. tested positive for coronavirus points and the DM said that those asymptomatic are advised patients. However, it is still CMO office said those who “He was suffering from hyper- recently. “It was the time when they can make use of nearby home quarantine while symp- debatable whether this should tested positive on Friday tension and diabetes. He also Lucknow also started getting schools. The DM said the move- tomatic patents hospitalised. It be given or not for treatment,” included 15 from Gomti had coronary artery disease increasing number of cases, ment plans should be made a will make check the spread of of he pointed out. Nagar, 14 from Alambagh, 11 and he died of respiratory fail- thus creating a backlog. day before teams step out for disease to an extent,” he said. He Meanwhile, president of from Aminabad, 10 from ure,” he said. However, the work is being surveillance and the presence of added that patients must also be Indian Medical Association Cantt; nine each from Naka, In the state, 2,712 per- carried out and we are hopeful ANMs and ASHA workers be attended to sincerely. (IMA), Lucknow Chapter, Hussainganj, Hazratganj & sons tested positive for coro- of making up for it by tonight ensured. “At least three teams “There have been issues Rama Srivastava said they had Kanpur road; seven each from navirus, including 189 in itself,” he added. He sternly have to be sent to each of the like patients not getting ambu- a meeting with the DM and the Gudamba, Ashiyana & Kanpur, 122 in Ghaziabad, said all the officials and staff containment zones,” he added. lances in time. My priority will CDO on the containment of Hasanganj; five each from 148 in , 147 in involved in containment duty He warned that action be to ensure that every patient coronavirus. “We are trying to Jankipuram, Indira Nagar, Varanasi, 135 in Ballia and should work in a dedicated would be taken against mem- is attended to properly and make a committee of private Krishnanagar & Kakori; and 163 in , taking the manner from 8 am to 11 pm. bers of the teams not turning up administered treatment as per doctors who can visit or attend four each from Bazaarkhala, tally to 60,939. There were District Magistrate for surveillance under the their requirements,” he added. to Covid-19 patients in isola- Talkatora, Kaiserbagh, 50 deaths across the state, Abhishek Prakash said the anti- Epidemic Diseases Act. Media spokesperson of tion both at the hotels and in Sarojininagar, Manaknagar, including 7 each in Lucknow gen testing will be increased and “All the teams should reach Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital level-1 private hospitals. I have Itaunja, Kaiserbagh and & Kanpur, four in Bareilly; the exercise of pasting stickers the centres at 8 am and leave for Dr Srikesh Singh said they are held online meetings in this Madiaon. two each in Varanasi, outside homes has to be paced different city areas at 9 am. giving ‘Remdesivir’ drug to regard with over 90 doctors of Giving details of the vic- Prayagraj, , , up. He said if door-to-door Action will be taken against patients in a critical condition the association,” she added. tims, KGMU spokesperson Bulandshahr & Gonda; and surveillance is carried out seri- those who report after 9 am,” he and it costs Rs 3,000-5,000. President of Adarsh Vyapar Dr Sudhir Singh said that a one each in Jaunpur, ously for at least one week, the said. “Earlier, the drug was not easi- Mandal Sanjay Gupta said they 63-year-old woman from Para , , chain of infection can be broken Meanwhile, Director- ly available, but it is no longer have requested the state gov- Colony died on Friday. She Barabanki, , but it requires daily monitoring. General of Medical Health the issue. We have used this ernment to allow sweet shops was admitted to the hospital Muzaffarnagar, Ayodhya, The DM directed Bal Services Dr DS Negi, who took drug which helps in the recov- and bakeries to exempt from on July 21. The woman was , , Bijnore, Mahila Chikitsalayas and com- charge on Thursday, said his pri- ery of patients with severe coro- weekend lockdown on August suffering from diabetes and Unnao, Azamgarh, Shamli, munity health centres to have ority would be to bring down navirus infection,” he said. 1 and 2 in view of Raksha she died due to cardiopul- Amroha, Mirzapur, collection points for samples the number of cases and contain He added that the health Bandhan (August 3). “Sweets monary arrest,” he said. Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich and gave them a target of con- the coronavirus spread. He said workers and staff on Covid-19 and bakery items are bought A 57-year-old woman and Lalitpur, taking the toll ducting 500 tests per day. he would soon be holding a duty are being given extensively for Raksha from Kaiserbagh, who was to 1,348. Besides, 1,909 per- Some of the BMCs and meeting to chart out a strategy. Hydroxychloroquine as a pro- Bandhan and if the shops are admitted on July 23, also died sons recovered across the CHCs raised the issue of space “It is important that the sur- phylactic. “We are also giving closed, people will face a lot of on Friday. “She was suffering state on Friday, taking the fig- for establishing the collection veillance is strengthened and this drug to asymptomatic problems,” he added. from gastroenteritis and died ure to 37,712.  "% =   ! "# ! Lucknow (PNS): UP Health asked from where he could Minister test- have contracted the infection ed positive for coronavirus on considering that he was taking Friday. The minister was quar- all the precautions, the min- antined at his residence in ister said he might have got Gomti Nagar and samples infected while meeting people were collected by the Health as part of his job. “Every week department from his family for two to three days, I was members, including wife and checking hospitals in the dis- two sons, and the staff. His tricts to monitor their work- office was also sealed by the ing. I was also monitoring sev- department. The minister said eral programmes of the Health he would be shifted to the department, which include hospital, if required. The sam- cases of dengue, Japanese ple was tested through encephalitis, malaria etc. We TrueNat machine at Civil also have to monitor the non- Hospital and after it came out Covid activities at the hospi- positive, it was sent to the lab tals such as the number of for confirmation by RTPCR. patients coming to the OPDs. Singh said he had a slight I have been engaged in these fever on Thursday and so he activities for the last one- got himself tested for coron- and-a-half months and may avirus. “I am in home isola- have contracted the infection tion and have been advised to in the meantime,” he added. take paracetamol for fever On whether he has any co- and check my pulse with an morbidities, he said he had oximeter. If required, I can none. “I suffer neither from also shift to the hospital. diabetes nor from hyperten- Lucknow (PNS): Following tion in Indira Nagar and protocol. The JCP also police station areas, Currently, I do not feel it is sion. Besides, I rarely take reports regarding residents in Gazipur police station areas on instructed the cops to slap there were reports that resi- required because I am asymp- medicines,” he said. Other containment zones not adher- Friday and asked the cops to fines on those violating lock- dents were flouting the norms. tomatic,” the minister said. ministers who have tested ing to lockdown guidelines, deal offenders sternly. The down norms. As the issue came to the notice “I have isolated myself in positive till now are Moti Joint Commissioner of Police police appealed through loud- After the lockdown was of senior officials, they issued a separate room away from Singh, and (Law and Order) Naveen speakers asking people to imposed in Ashiyana, instructions for an inspection the family,” he added. When Upendra Tewari. Arora conducted an inspec- adhere to the guidelines and Sarojninagar, Indira Nagar and and sensitisation drive. 6     , 1 >) "$        73         1'$=.?) out negative. He was discharged on   1'$=.?) immunity will have mild to moderate symp- the request of his son who said he toms. Those with poor immunity will have 75-year Covid-19 patient, who would take care of him in a private state-level workshop was organised by severe infection and may require ICU Awas admitted to SGPGI on July room at his own hospital,” Dr Athe Communicable Diseases department admission,” he pointed out. He said the cri- 9 and intubated on July 11 due to Hashim said. of Medical Health and Family Welfare on teria of ICU admission includes decrease of severe acute respiratory distress He said a lot of things helped Friday. The workshop was conducted by Dr oxygen saturation less than 95%, uncon- syndrome, was finally discharged in the recovery of the elderly Surya Kant from KGMU’s Respiratory sciousness, low blood pressure etc. after he recovered on Thursday. patient, including general patient Medicine department as a guest speaker for He added that general ICU management Incharge of ICU-1, Rajdhani care, drugs used and monitoring. training of chief medical officers, anaes- includes supplemental oxygen, steroids, IV Covid Hospital, Dr Zia Hashim “What we have learnt from this case thetists, physicians, chest physicians, staff Fluids, drugs to maintain BP, treatment of said it was a rare case of recovery is that one can put the elderly nurses and technicians of 75 UP districts. other comorbid conditions like diabetes, spe- because the patient had been on the patients on the ventilator and they DG (Health) Dr Mithlesh Chaturvedi cific treatment by drugs like Remdesivir and ventilator. “It is assumed that when can recover,” he said. and joint director of Communicable Diseases Tocilizumab as per expert opinion. The cri- patients are put on the ventilator, He added that the patient also Dr Rajendra Kapoor said the workshop was teria for ICU step down to ward is oxygen especially at this age, they do not suffers from diabetes and hyperten- attended at 304 centres of 75 districts. saturation more than 95%, normal BP, con- survive. He was given new antivi- sion. “He had a lot of infection and Dr Rajendra Kapoor said the lecture by scious patient, etc. ral drug Remdesivir and was extu- his chest X-ray was very bad at the Dr Surya Kant enlightened the participants Dr Surya Kant also discussed various bated three days back. His X-ray is time he was admitted to SGPGI,” he on management of severe COVID-19 patient prevention methods and lung immunity now normal and his RTPCR came pointed out. in ICUs. An interactive lecture on non- inva- enhancement. “The population at risk has sive ventilation was delivered by DG, Health to be prevented from infection, including Services, Dr DS Negi. children, elderly, pregnant women and peo- “This pandemic has caused severe mor- ple with comorbid conditions. Prevention 8  &    % bidities and mortalities across India. methods such as social distancing, taking off Currently, the infection rate is growing at an shoes, chappals at the entrance of homes,   1'$=.?) ploughed into another truck parked alarming rate as are mortalities and severe handwashing, wearing masks while stepping on the roadside. Bablu suffered COVID-19 infection. In view of the current out, having healthy diet, meditation, yoga, 22-year-old helper of a truck serious injuries and died on the spot. scenario, proper training of healthcare exercise and good sleep. Jaggery in place of Adriver died after the vehicle col- providers has a significant role in disease con- sugar is beneficial but it is harmful for those lided with another stationary truck   trol”, Dr Surya Kant said. He said one should having diabetes, obesity and heart disease,” in Banthra on Thursday night. The Thieves made off with cash and not panic about coronavirus infection as he said. “Hot drinks like warm water, tea, cof- deceased was identified as Bablu ornaments from a house (in Chinhat) roughly 50% of infected patients are asymp- fee, soup should be taken frequently to Kumar of Kanpur Dehat. which has been locked for the last tomatic. “Among symptomatic cases, 81% of increase the immunity of upper airway. Sleep As per reports, truck driver four months. Reports said Atiqur the patients have mild disease, 14% moder- is beneficial for enhanced immunity and Ramu Singh of Kanpur Dehat, Rahman and his family had gone to ate to severe disease and 5% may require ICU adults should have good seven hours of sleep. along with Bablu, was going to their native house in Deoria and the and mechanical ventilation. There is a need Mental peace or mental immunity promotes Jhansi after unloading goods in house was locked. Rahman was to categorise the patients for early ICU man- rapid healing by boosting immunity. Regular Lucknow. Around 1 am on Friday, informed by some neighbours that agement,” he said. meditation helps improve spiritual and when the truck reached Bani culvert his house had been burgled. He Dr Surya Kant said the immune status mental immunity. Obesity is house of all ill- in Banthra, a herd of stray animals reached Lucknow and lodged a case of a patient decides the severity of infection. ness as it greatly reduces the immunity. appeared on the road. Ramu applied in this connection. He told the police “Patients with very good immunity will Obesity is also a proven risk factor for brakes but he lost control of the that the thieves made off with Rs remain asymptomatic while those with low COVID-19,” he said. vehicle in the process. The vehicle 8,000 in cash apart from ornaments.    !" # #

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Meanwhile in Jhansi, # 8  7* their custody on the night of Oing Congress and Bahujan common man, now public District Magistrate Andhra ab technician Sanjit Yadav, June 26 when they strangled Samaj Party condemned the proclamations are ven as Chief Minister Yogi Vamsi said that four jail bar- Lkidnapped on June 22 in him. “They then wrapped his killing of the lab technician being made about it, she said, EAdityanath stressed on racks were converted into Kanpur, was killed within a %   %  body in a plastic bag and and alleged that there was adding that be it home, road, medical screening of all jail Covid hospital and all 120 week of being held captive in dumped it into Pandu river. ‘jungle raj’ in the state. office, no one felt safe any- inmates for coronavirus infec- inmates who tested positive the last week of June. This   1'$=.?) charge Rajesh Kumar were After his death, the miscreants Bahujan Samaj Party pres- where. tion, as many as 160 inmates of were admitted there. surfaced during interroga- suspended two days back, demanded a ransom of Rs 30 ident Mayawati in a tweet said, “After Vikram Joshi, now jail were found to “The hospital has been tion of five suspects picked up fter kidnapped lab tech- sub-inspector at Barra police lakh from the victim’s family “In another incident during abducted Sanjeet Yadav in be positive on Friday. equipped with all necessary by Crime Branch personnel Anician Sanjit Yadav was station, Yogendra Pratap on June 29,” he said. the jungle raj in Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur has been killed. The On Thursday, at least 120 medical equipment and the who probed the case. killed by his abductors in Singh, and constables Amidst the raging contro- the body of Sanjit Yadav was police got the money paid to inmates of jail affected inmates are being Addressing media per- Kanpur, Chief Minister Yogi Awadhesh, Saurabh Pandey, versy over the ransom being thrown into the river by his the kidnappers and he was were found to be inflicted by the monitored by three teams of sons in Kanpur on Friday, Adityanath ordered the sus- Vinod Kumar, Manish and paid in the presence of police kidnappers in Kanpur. This is killed as well. A new goonda raj viral infection during tests. doctors. If needed, the inmates Kanpur SSP Dinesh Kumar pension of 10 cops, includ- Shiv Pratap were handed personnel, the SSP said that very sad and condemnable. has come into being,” Priyanka Confirming the develop- will be shifted to Jhansi med- Prabha said that Ishu alias ing ASP (South) Aparna out suspension orders on the bag recovered from the The state government needs to Gandhi said in a tweet in . ment on Friday, Jail ical college hospital for further Gyanendra Yadav of Dabauli Gupta and CO (Barra) Friday. ADG (PHQ) BP accused did not contain any immediately come into action “In this jungle raj, law and Superintendent in Ballia district treatment,” the district magis- West, Kuldeep Goswami of Manoj Gupta, for dereliction Jogdand was asked to probe cash. But he media persons specially in the matters of order has surrendered before jail, Prashant Kumar Maurya, trate said. In early July, an Saraimita Kachchi Basti, Nilu of duty on Friday. the case and directed to assured that a probe was crime control and law and the goons,” she said. said that a Health department inmate Shripat showed symp- Singh of Gajja Purwa, Ramji While SHO of Barra, reach Kanpur from underway to examine the order.” team conducted tests on 594 toms of coronavirus infection Shukla of Ambedkarpuram Ranjit Rai, and outpost in- Lucknow. veracity of the victim’s kin Congress general secre- inmates, out of which 160 test- and was put in a 14-day quar- (Gujaini) and Priti Sharma of assertion that a bag contain- tary Priyanka Gandhi said the ed positive. Maurya said that a antine. On July 9, when his Kaushalpuri were arrested for lier worked with Sanjit in a Nilu followed them on Sanjit’s ing the ransom was thrown woman inmate was also found condition did not improve, he their complicity in the kid- pathology and became bike. On the way, they bought from a flyover down on rail to be positive and was admit- was admitted to Jhansi medical napping and murder of Sanjit friends. He said on June 22, some liquor and snacks and tracks, as instructed by the ted to Level-1 hospital in college hospital. It is suspected (27). One of aides, Simmi Kuldeep called Sanjit near consumed liquor in the car miscreants. The SSP also said Basantpur. that some jail staff might have Singh of Gajja Purwa Dhanvantari Hospital on the near Tatya Tope Nagar. As per that PAC divers were pressed “All positive inmates were come in contact with Shripat (Sachendi) was absconding. pretext of celebrating his plan, Sanjit was offered liquor into service to recover the later lodged in a separate bar- after which the infection spread Besides, three bikes birthday. laced with sedative after body of Sanjit from Pandu rack and were being provided to other inmates. (including that of the victim) “Sanjit came from which he passed out. He was river. Efforts are now being medicines and other facilities as Coronavirus infection and a Ford Figo car were Naubasta on his bike and taken to a rented room in made to trace the victim’s per government directives,” he among jail inmates in Uttar recovered from the accused. met his friends near a canal. Ratanlal Nagar and held motorcycle and mobile phone said. In September, 2019, Ballia Pradesh has been rising by the The SSP said that There they boarded hostage,” the officer said. which were missing since he district jail shot into limelight day. Jail inmates of Gautam Gyanendra and Kuldeep ear- Gyanendra’s Ford Figo while The SSP further said that was kidnapped. when 850 inmates had to be Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, shifted to other jails due to Agra, Lucknow, Mau, Ballia heavy waterlogging inside the and Sonbhadra have been         8;    barracks following incessant found to be infected by the rains. The Ballia jail has a virus. With most jails of the   1'$=.?) tion under which over 37 lakh government had paid Rs 1,000 Ujjawala scheme, under which capacity of 350 inmates but like state housing more than their people returned to their villages each to over 10.48 lakh work- beneficiaries get free LPG con- other UP it is overcrowded. The capacity and no concrete steps he Uttar Pradesh govern- in less than two months’ time. ers. Thus, over 19 lakh people nections, had been extended jail building too is dilapidated being taken by prison author- Tment cleared the second The UP government not only have received this allowance for till September 2020. While and waterlogging as a routine ities in this regard, the contain- instalment of sustenance provided food for them but also the second time. talking about the pre-disaster affair during monsoons as it is ment of infection among allowance to workers and farm- ensured employment for the “The government has app which was launched on located in a low lying area. inmates seems a far cry. ers as Chief Minister Yogi people who were skilled in ensured that the benefits of the Friday, Yogi said that modern Adityanath transferred Rs 90.88 various fields,” Yogi said at the government schemes reach the technology would help in sav- crore to over 9.88 lakh workers function held at his 5, Kalidas last man on the ladder. ing precious lives from natur- 8      with the click of the mouse on Marg official residence. He Employment is being provid- al calamities. The integrated Friday. said that Prime Minister ed to the people through skill early warning system and   1'$=.?) somewhere else and the body The CM also launched a Narendra Modi provided relief mapping. At present over 50 Aapda Prahari App are the dumped in the area to send pre-disaster app, the Integrated to these people by declaring free lakh people are working. Some brainchild of the Revenue 28-year-old loader driver across a strong message to his Early Warning System, and distribution of ration for them are employed in MGNREGA department for which they Awas recovered from a family,” villagers said. early flood management mod- till November this year. “The schemes in which they are deserve appreciation. pond in Malihabad on Friday Father Mahipal said Ram ule named Aapda Prahari on UP government, on its part, planting trees or digging ponds In Integrated Early and it was suspected that he Baksh was in love with a girl this occasion. “The world is fac- gave a sustenance allowance of while some are working on the Warning System, the forecast of was murdered by the kin of a and used to call her off and on. ing the biggest challenge in the Rs 1000,” Yogi said. This was highways,” Yogi said. Besides bad weather can be sent to girl with whom he was said to “The family members of the form of COVID-19 and India the second instalment of suste- this, he said, every beneficiary 54,000 gram pradhans, 24,000 be in love. The incident came girl were against their relation- is no different. Uttar Pradesh, nance allowance which the was being paid Rs 2,000 under lekhpals, 1.59 lakh anganwadi to light after the body was ship and even opposed to home to 23 crore people, has government gave on Friday. Pradhan Mantri Kisan workers, 1.51 lakh ASHA work- recovered on Friday morning. their telephonic conversation. seen the biggest reverse migra- Earlier, on June 13, 2020, the Samman Nidhi and the ers and 35,000 policemen. Police claimed to have They may have killed Ram detained five suspects who Baksh and dumped the body were being interrogated. into the pond,” he alleged.   %!"&' As per reports, Ram Baksh Mahipal further alleged  $ $" $$ "  of a village in Malihabad was the pond belongs to a close reported missing on July 22 friend of the girl’s father. “Ram "&! after he left home for some Baksh was stopped near the work. On Friday, some vil- pond a couple of days back !@@8$      lagers spotted the body in the and threatened,” he said, alleg- !#" ! pond on the outskirts and the ing that the girl’s father and his   1'$=.?) Ravidas Nagar, Varanasi, Mirzapur, news flew thick and fast. A aides killed his son. Sonbhadra, Mau, Azamgarh, Ballia, !)"&#& huge number of villagers, The police accepted the he Uttar Pradesh government has Deoria, Kushinagar, Gorakhpur, including the kin of Ram complaint in which Mahipal Tgiven in principle approval to pri- Maharajganj, Sant Kabir Nagar, Basti, Lucknow (PNS): The LDA board Baksh, flocked to the scene. named the girl's father and his vatise the Vidyut Vitran Siddharthnagar, Prayagraj, meeting was held on Friday and The deceased was identified by aides. “Five of the accused Nigam Limited, (PVVNL), one of the Pratapgarh, Fatehpur, and presided over by Divisional his kin. In the meantime, a have been detained and were five power distribution companies Kaushambi. Commissioner Mukesh Meshram. police team reached there. being interrogated. The body (discoms) which are wholly owned The PVVNL represents 23.60 The meeting was also attended by The police said the has been sent for autopsy and subsidiaries of the UP Power per cent of the total electricity sup- the LDA VC and Municipal deceased had wounds on the the scientific evidence are Corporation Limited (UPPCL). plied by the UPPCL, 29.28 per cent Commissioner. face and other body parts. “It being collected,” the police Purvanchal Vitran Nigam covers of the total electricity consumers and The board gave its nod to dis- appeared he was done to death said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 19.97 per cent of the total revenue of tribution of the remaining compen- constituency Varanasi, the UPPCL. Of over 83 lakh con- sation amount (Rs 30.42 crore) for and Gorakhpur, the home turf of sumers in PVVNL, 84 per cent are the Vasantkunj and Hardoi road Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. rural consumers and 15.95 are urban schemes amongst the farmers. The government has also pre- consumers. The AT&C losses, or line The board also approved the pared broad terms and conditions losses, of the PVVNL stand at whop- distribution of Rs 1.12 crore amongst which would be finalised once the ping 41.12 per cent. The average 142 allottees whose lands in the model standard bidding document aggregate technical & commercial Cattle Colony were impacted by (SBD) is issued by the Union (AT&C) loss in Uttar Pradesh is 30 construction of a bandha under the Ministry of Energy. At present, only per cent, higher than the national Vasantkunj scheme. The board gave Agra has a private power distribution average of 19.19 per cent. its nod to the adjustment of 322 plots franchisee run by Torrent Power. According to official sources, the impacted by bandha construction. National Electricity Supply UPPCL is proposing to follow the In a bid to prevent defaulters Distribution Company Limited, a model proposed by the Union from participating in auctions of joint venture company floated by the Ministry of Energy. According to a LDA for commercial properties, the PSU power generator NTPC and the senior official of the UPPCL, “As per board decided that if LDA allotted Power Grid Corporation of India the model proposed by the Union any commercial property in the past Limited, is said to be the front-run- ministry, fixed assets will remain in and three continuous installments ner to take over the PVVNL. The the books of the PSU discom and have not been deposited, the com- officials of this company were also the investor who will be given licence pany would be considered a default- present in the meeting held here on to operate the power distribution er and would not be allowed to par- Thursday. company for 25 years will pay ticipate in any auction. As per gov- As per the presentation, power charges for the electricity supplied by ernment notification, the free-hold distribution of only six districts, the power grid.” tax charge will also be added to the Gorakhpur, Basti, Prayagraj, He added, “Cleaning of the con- estimated cost of land at the time of Mirzapur, Varanasi and Azamgarh, sumer data base is under process and auction. The board also approved would be given to the new compa- the target is to complete it within construction of the multilevel park- ny. Power distribution in the rest of next 3-4 months.” ing in the parking area of Transport the districts of east UP will remain The UP government in its pre- Nagar project and construction of with the PVVNL. The districts sentation also stated that the process the overbridge under PPP model to presently under PVVNL include of cleaning the bad debt was also connect the Transport Nagar Metro Ghazipur, Chandauli, Jaunpur, Sant under process. station with this multilevel parking. :A.B+(

  Prabhav Khera, a student of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I, performed bril- liantly at Advanced Placement (AP) examination, winning ‘AP Scholar with Distinction Award’. This award is bestowed upon stu- dents who excel in academics. Prabhav appeared in five subjects and achieved a perfect score of 5 in 4 subjects. CMS founder Jagdish Gandhi expressed happiness over Prabhav’s success and wished him a bright future.   # A mural of a goddess by LMC inside Gomti Nagar police station kicked up a row after some advocates raised objection. The police later got the mural erased. DCP (East) Somen Burma said LMC is carrying out beautification of the city through murals and the image of a god- dess inside the police station irked the advo- cates who found it objectionable. “It was immediately removed,” he said. He said no FIR was registered in this connection.     !" # # . $ ? @   0> 77*    %   # 9      11+0 # "    "   5@$      rayagraj reported its high- Pest single-day spike in coro- navirus cases as 110 people      11+0 A total of 43 rapid response teams have been      E4. vailed in Ballia which has tested positive and the city formed in the district, who will contact patients inched closer to cross 1K- witnessed two COVID-19 fter the orders of the Yogi Adityanath wishing to be in home isolation and ask them he day saw the biggest mark when in the antigen test- deaths late on Thursday night. AGovernment, home isolation facility has also some questions on mobile. Eg, whether the Tspike during the day on ing, the reports of 132 prison- The number of patients with been started in Prayagraj from Friday. Under patient has mobile or not, separate room and Friday as 179 COVID-19 ers were found positive. A day coronavirus is increasing rapid- this, home isolation has been arranged for coro- separate bathroom or not etc. If the patient does patients have been found. With ago 28 prisoners were found ly rather than decreasing. na patients from Friday. The Health department not answer it, he will be brought to the hospi- this sharp jump, the total num- positive. The health of 594 This number was the high- has prepared its outline. Now corona-infected tal. If the patient says that this resource is with ber of cases has crossed 1800- prisoners was tested and 28 of est ever because patients were patients, having no symptoms, can remain in him, then his physical verification will be mark. Earlier, the highest one them were found positive a day still getting in two digits only, home isolation. Preparations continued for done. day’s figure was 115 recoded on earlier, while 132 on Thursday. but now the number of patients this till Thursday night. Separate rapid response During this time, the patient will have to buy June 20. It was the second time With this, separate arrange- started getting in hundreds. teams have been formed for village and urban the necessary things like pulse oximeters, when the number of patients ments for these positive prison- With this, the number of coro- areas. gloves. If patients are able to arrange all found during a day was in three ers have been made. Besides, 14 na patients has increased to Due to the increasing infection of corona, these things then they will be allowed home iso- figures. With this, total num- new positive patients have been 1,275 now. it was announced by the state government that lation. ber of patients has increased to found in Sonbhadra, increasing The number of corona instead of bringing the asymptomatic corona Dr. Rishi Sahai, the nodal officer for 1,822. With one more death the total number to 366 with patients in the district has patients to the hospital, they would be kept in COVID-19, said that the rapid response team earlier, the toll has increased to 175 active patients while 191 increased very fast in the home isolation. The district administration and and doctors will be in contact with patients liv- 38. The day also saw no relief have been recovered. month of July. If we look at the Health department had been preparing for four ing in home isolation. If they face any problem, as only the follow-up reports of In all, during the last one data for just ten days, about 647 days to implement this rule in the district. then the immediate team will help them. 25 patients were found negative  ( '    )       *       day by Thursday, the belt of corona patients have been and later on, they have been  '  +*%,-./  Purvanchal (eastern UP) com- found. Currently there are 539 crowd. The number of testing manufacturers, travel and centres of mass assembly have discharged from the hospitals. prising 10 districts of three active cases, while 694 corona centres is being increased. Now transport, school and college provision of hand sanitisers and With this, the total number of divisions has seen an increase patients have gone home after testing centres are being start- students, clients and advocates, soap/ water. The government patients who have been recov- in government job and posted department of (BHU). Till of 316 patients and the total recovering. ed in Naini, Jhunsi and patients and doctors, construc- must ensure provision of ered has increased to 788, leav- at PAC Battalion at Gorakhpur then, the total test results number of patients has On Thursday, 53 corona Phaphamau as well. tion labour, in short all sections these in market places, schools, ing 996 active patients. It indi- and was on duty at Varanasi received were 26,591 and the increased to 6,956. The day saw patients became corona free. Of The 10 day figures are as of working people. They are courts, etc. Only the govern- cates that even the number of and the second is also a male results of 4,252 excluding 696 improvement in recovery rate them, 10 patients from follows—on July 13, a total of playing no role and they have ment can do so and it is its duty active patient is just close to who was aged 43 and resident RTPCR samples collected a as out of the total cases, 4,109 Bani, two from Railway 24 positive cases were report- no role in checking the spread to do so, but it has totally failed 1K-mark. of Tej Nagar (Shivpur). In the day ago are awaited. Out of (59.07 per cent) have been Hospital, two from ed. Similarly, on July 14: 21 pos- of corona as is obvious from to do so. Physical distancing According to the Chief first report received by 11 am these, 24,908 were negative discharged from the hospitals, Kalindipuram, 19 from Beli itive, July 15: 52 positive, July facts of spread that have too is an essential component Medical Officer (CMO) Dr during the day as many as 40 reports, while 1,683 positive. while 2,734 (39.33 per cent) are and 20 from SRN were dis- 16: 32 positive, July 17: 67 pos- emerged now for more than during long duration closed VB Singh, two persons who new corona patients were The total number of samples active patients. The mortality charged. With this, reports of itive, July 18: 57 positive, July 120 days. room contact, not in open died during treatment earlier found out of 145 reports collected was 31,539. rate remained good as it is 1.61 981 samples have come nega- 19: 83 positive, July 20: 55 pos- The government is also air. were a person aged 58 who was received from Microbiology Earlier, utter chaos pre- per cent with 112 deaths. tive while 1,069 samples have itive, July 21: 52 positive, July further complicating matters by UP committee of CPI(ML) been taken for COVID-19 test. 22: 94 positive while on July 23: imposing harsh and unwar- New Democracy appeals to Dr Rishi Sahai, the Nodal 110 positive cases of coron- ranted fines, as the British the government, its advisors Officer for COVID-19 said avirus were found in the city. colonialists used to do, rather and all concerned persons to that the number of corona LOCKDOWNS COM- than do what is most essential review the lockdown , 0' '   #    patients has so far reached POUNDING PROBLEMS: for preventing the spread of imposition as it is creating 1,275. Repeated and unscientific lock- corona. insurmountable difficulties The number of covid care downs, both periodic and long The necessary scientific for working people, students centres is also being increased. duration, being imposed by the measure for implementation and patients and is leaving      E4. Dr Sahai appealed to the peo- government are severely com- amongst masses is to distribute space only for MNC and ple to avoid corona and stated pounding the problems of peo- masks by activating peoples’ corporate operations, govern- ivisional Commissioner that one has to become aware ple, peasants, agricultural teams, including stitching and ment machinery and super D(DC) Deepak Agrawal has and refrain from going into the workers, shopkeepers, small educating and to ensure that all rich. asked the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to take an immediate decision in relation to the hos- pitalisation or home isolation :  R      5 of corona positive patients. ‘There should not be any delay or negligence by the medical      11+0 was released from the police teams at any stage,’ he said, station in 2005 following the specifically emphasising that shutosh Tandon, Urban court order. detected patients should either ADevelopment Minister of Here, the affidavit given to be admitted to Covid hospitals UP and son of the Madhya the Election Commission was or ask for home isolation with- Pradesh Governor noticed when the police start- in a day. He was holding a immersed ashes of his father in ed investigating the arms meeting with the Health the sacred waters of the license associated with Atique. department and other officials Sangam here on Friday. Based on the license number here on Thursday. He arrived here in given in it, when the police He further directed the , ,  #   1    # '   *   $   forenoon hours with the urn matched all the facts, it was CMO that the antigen tests containing ashes of Lalji found that the double-barrel should be done immediately of Tandon and reached Sangam gun was missing. Inspector all those identified with symp- have been deployed for collect- of patients, the government treatment would be covered where former West Bengal Dhumanganj Shamsher toms like cough, fever or ing sampling should start their hospitals are facing mounting under the insurance schemes. Governor Pt Keshri Nath Bahadur said that a report has breathing problems during the work every day by 9 am and pressures. He said that the pri- The virtual meeting was Tripathi, MP Keshri Devi Patel, been sent to the District recent special surveillance sur- negligence will not be tolerat- vate hospitals should provide also attended by ADM MLA Harsh Bajpai, Deepak Magistrate for cancellation of vey campaign conducted ed at any stage in this direction. Level 1 and L2 isolation wards (Administration), CMO and Patel and scores of BJP leaders Atique's gun license. A hunt for between July 5 and July 15. He Meanwhile, in his virtual for Covid-19 patients so that many other doctors including and workers paid tribute to the the gun is also underway. The said that if any of them is found talks with the doctors of private the mounting pressures on the Dr SP Yadav, Dr Subodh MP Governor. Khuldabad police on Tuesday corona positive, then the same hospitals, UP Minister of State government hospitals can be Kumar Singh, Dr Ashok Rai, After the shraddhanjali recovered Atique's rifle and pis- should either be admitted to (Independent Charge) minimised and the patients Dr SP Singh, Dr Madhulika sabha Ashutosh Tandon tol from his office. Covid hospitals or ask for appealed to can get better health services. Singh, Dr Pallavi Mishra, Dr immersed the ashes into the Dhumanganj police also home isolation. He laid special the private hospitals to cooper- He further said that the govern- Manish Chaudhary, Dr Preeti Sangam waters amidst chanti- deposited the rifle of Asgar, a emphasis on conducting anti- ate in the ongoing fight against ment had already made it clear Gupta, Dr SK Singh, Dr ng of mantras. resident of Rasulpur, close aide gen tests in groups. He also said coronavirus pandemic as due that the private medical facili- Alok Bhardwaj and Dr Safiq REPORT SENT TO DM    $  '     & ###      to Atique, at the police station that the lab technicians who to sharp increasing in number ties to be used in COVID-19 Haider. FOR CANCELLATION OF     !$     on Wednesday. Asgar's arms ATIQUE’S GUN LICENSE: license has also been revoked. During the investigation of report of Dhumanganj police of the guns was in the name of Police had also deposited the former MP Atique and his station in the year 1984. In Majid, a resident of Kasari weapons of both Talib and , ;     % R    gang members, the cops got 1985, three firearms, including Masari, while It was not known Gulfull's sons on Tuesday. This another clue. Atique Ahmed the double-barrel gun, had as to whom the other gun action is being taken after the also has a double-barrel gun, been deposited at the belonged to. Atique's gun cancellation of the arms license      E4. matic and was facing breathing launch an agitation. The rela- patients by burning at and whose license was issued on the Khuldabad police station. One license was also revoked but it of seven people. problems but he was referred tive of deceased patient they also denied providing am Admi Party (AAP) to DDU Hospital, instead of Sir Prashant Kumar Pandey wood for the same. They Aexpressed its concern over Sundarlal Hospital (SSH) in alleged that his brother-in- argued that the cremation of the laxity being shown by the law died of laxity shown by the bodies of the COVID-19 Health department during the where he could be given sup- hospital during treatment. patents by burning causes the  ?  "      treatment of a corona patient port from a ventilator. LODGE FIR AGAINST transmission of the infection. and demanded an inquiry into He said that on July 21, the RUMOUR MONGERS: In fact, some had spread the death of a resident of said patient died and his Taking a serious note of rumours that the cremation of Prahlad Ghat area. In this COVID-19 report was received rumour about the transmission COVID-19 patients causes the )4?#$$   direction, a delegation of party next day in which it is said that of infection by burning the transmission of infection led by district incharge Mukesh there were light symptoms of body of COVID-19 patient, the and these persons came under Singh submitted a memoran- corona which indicates that he District Magistrate Kaushal the influence of rumour mon- in speed of goods trains. bring efficiency in rake han- that as per provision of section dum to the district administra- died of diabetes and asthma Raj Sharma has directed the gers.      11+0 Identified electrification of dling and faster evacuation of 102 of criminal procedure code tion here on Friday. instead of corona and demand- magistrate and police officer When this information missing links to bring effi- freight trains. (CrPC) a police officer is AAP workers said that ed an inquiry into the death of for lodging an FIR against the reached the DM, he took a ain thrust of the North ciency in train operations WRIT PETITION DIS- empowered to seize a proper- when a resident from Prahlad the patient. District president rumour monger under the serious note of it and directed MCentral Railway is on includes 126.66 Kms between POSED: The Allahabad High ty which creates suspicion of Ghat was facing breathing Kailash Patel demanded a Disaster Management Act. the Additional City Magistrate electrification for mission 50 Bhandai and Etawah, Court has held that a police commission of any offence. problems recently, the family high-level inquiry and strict It may be noted here that (ACM) and Station House Kmph average speed of goods 115.51Kms between Birla officer is empowered to seize a He further pointed out the affi- members rushed him to Shree action against guilty Health after the death of the COVID- Officer (SHO) of the Bhelupur trains on sustained basis. It has Nagar to Etawah , 386 Kms property which creates suspi- davit filed by Deputy Shiv Prasad Gupta (SSPG) department officers. 19 patients, the bodies are police station to deal strictly identified electrification of between Mahoba to Udaipura cion of commission of any Commissioner of Police, Hospital, Kabirchaura, for He also demanded com- taken to the Harishchandra with rumor mongers. The DM missing links and other infra- via Khajuraho and 106.29 Kms offence. ‘It is not disputed that , which stated that the treatment but after examining pensation of 25 lakh for the Ghat for cremation by burning directed the officers to hold structure works for seamless between Shikohabad and a ‘bank account’ is a property seizure was effected, duly the patient, the hospital bereaved family apart from a and through the electric system meetings with the persons and efficient train operations. Farrukhabad on North Central which is capable of seizure. The entered in case diary and as per referred the patient to Pt. Deen government job to a family in the electric crematorium engaged in the cremation pro- Despite COVID-19 crisis punc- Railway. In adjoining Railways caveat attached to such a established procedure, the same Dayal Upadhaya (DDU) member. The AAP workers too. But, the community fession and pacify them that tuality of passenger trains and critical electrification works seizure is that the seizure shall was submitted before the Hospital (L2) terming the have threatened the district engaged in the cremation pro- there is no transmission of average speed of good trains are Bandikui to Jaipur on be reported by the police offi- Additional Chief Judicial patient as corona positive. administration that if within 72 fession at this ghat, raised an infection by burning the over North Central Railway has NWR, Guna to Gwalior on cer forthwith to the competent Magistrate (ACJM-III) Gautam Mukesh Singh said that the hours no decision is taken in objection over the cremation of bodies of the COVID-19 increased substantially. With WCR, Unnao to Dalmau & magistrate’, the court added. Budh Nagar. The contents of patient was diabetic and asth- this direction, they would the bodies of the COVID-19 patients. impeccable maintenance of Unnao to Balamau on NR and Disposing of writ petition filed the said paragraph remain assets and operating discipline, to Bhatni on NER. by Independent TV Limited, a uncontroverted, he added. The NCR has achieved average With completion of these crit- division bench comprising court also refused to rely on a speed of 45 Kmph plus in July ical electrification works pas- Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice judgment, which proceeded # %  <     and 42 kmph upto July in cur- senger and freight trains will Deepak Verma the court on the premise that the seizing rent financial year thus regis- run completely on electric trac- directed that in the event, the authority i.e. the police is tering substantial improvement tion on end to end basis with- petitioner stakes a claim to denuded of its power to seize      E4. has reason to believe that any alias Jhunna Pandit, resident of a TVS Apache motorcycle, a of 70 per cent over last year. In out need of enroute change of defreeze the account in ques- unless prior permission of the property, whether moveable Hasimpur Ramdattpur under Mahindra Scorpio; Scooty terms of volume NCR has locomotive and crew from tion within three weeks, the magistrate is obtained. n wake of the recent highly- or immovable, in possession of Lalpur Pandeypur (Cantt) worth 55,000 of Sarai loaded 38.2 Lakh tonnes freight electric to diesel and vice- magistrate shall decide the Refusing to agree to this judg- Ipublicised episode of Vikas any person has been acquired police station; 93.66 sq. metres Govardhan (Chetganj) resi- so far and has earned freight versa. This will help immense- same after hearing the parties ment, the court observed, ‘This Dubey and increasing action by a gangster as a result of the property at Lamahi Pargana dent Pooja Mishra; a splendor revenue of Rs 437.55 crore. ly in improving average speed concerned in accordance with view runs absolutely counter to against the criminals on the commission of an offence tri- Shivpur purchased in the name motorcycle worth  50,000 of Formation of Business of goods trains and punctual- law as expeditiously as possible. sub-section (3) of section 102 instructions of the state govern- able under this Act, he may of Om Prakash Mishra apart Vinod Kumar, resident of Development Units and ity of coaching trains over The petitioner had sought of the criminal procedure code ment, District Magistrate (DM) order attachment of such prop- from Passion Plus motorcycle, under Rohania improvements in goods sheds North Central and adjoining direction against Senior (CrPC), wherein the seizure is Kaushal Raj Sharma has erty whether or not cogni- Royal Enfield Bullet and  police station area; house situ- are important initiatives to Railways. Besides electrifica- Superintendent of Police, required to be reported to the ordered to confiscate property sance of such offence has...’ 1,00,520 recovered in search; ated in Khajuri Nai Basti worth increase freight loading. North tion, North Central Railway has Gautam Budh Nagar and competent magistrate after the worth over  2.54 crore of six In all the DM has ordered property worth  1,56,12,240 of 36,99,430,of Rajkumar Central Railway is now work- also identified track connectiv- Enforcement Directorate, New same has been effected. ‘Once vicious criminals of the district. for attachment of total proper- Sanjay Singh alias Pappu Singh Maurya, resident of Khajuri ing on mission average speed of ity works at major sidings with Delhi to defreeze its (petition- seizure has been reported to the The DM has taken the action ty worth  2,54,71,945 of these of Sanjay Nagar Colony Pandeypur under Shivpur 50 Kmph of goods train on sus- serving railway station like er’s) current account in Punjab competent magistrate, the peti- under the provisions of Section six criminals of the district. DM (Pahadia) under Lalpur- police station and a Super tained basis. Besides already Prayagraj Power Generation National Bank, Noida forth- tioner may stake a claim in 14 (1) of Uttar Pradesh ordered to attach a two- Pandeypur police station which Splendor motorcycle worth  taken measures, North Central Siding Bara, Lalitpur Power with. However, the Additional accordance with law before Gangsters and Anti-Social storeyed house of 81.78 sq includes Pucca house built in 55,275 of Ajay Kumar Railway has identified critical Generation Company, Lalitpur Government Advocate (first), the magistrate concerned’, the Activities (Prevention) Act, metres located at Hasimpur 600 sq. ft. in Ramrepur, three- Chaurasia, resident of Qutuban electrification projects and and NTPC at Meja. Neeraj Kanta Verma, who rep- court added. 1986. The provision of the act worth about  60 lakh pur- storey house built on 0.035 Shaheed under Kotwali police other infrastructure works to Completion of balance connec- resented the state government The court passed this judg- says ‘if the District Magistrate chased by Sriprakash Mishra hectare plot in Ramrepur itself, station. bring quantum improvement tivity works at these sidings will opposed the petition, saying ment on July 9, 2020.    !" # #

  " $$#( ! & -        8   8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -. /#0 Sirawal village in Prayagraj under ODOP scheme the gave information about the progress was nill. The DM was alia police arrested six eight bikes at his house and apprised that under PM’s Job   > Hmembers of an inter-state helped the police in recovering Creation Scheme six benefi-    ( gang of motorcycle thieves and them. The accused were iden- ciaries had been benefited and 5& recovered 10 motorcycles from tified as Jitendra Kol, Dinesh, Rs 11.50 lakh had been dis- them. SO Halia Amit Singh was Anuj Dubey, Om Pandey and bursed. The DM directed the tipped off by an informer On LDM to take action case wise      =.3'4   6          =.3'4 Thursday regarding a deal and ask the bankers to do the about stolen bikes in Banjari needful promptly and report to dditional Chief Secretary he We Bankers Officers village. At this the police swung him in next meeting. A(Medical Education) TAssociation in a statement into action, raided it, found six Reviewing the allotment of Rajneesh Dubey said to contain      issued on Friday said that the suspects engaged in illegal industrial sheds the DM direct- the rising number of coron- coronavirus threat was haunt- dealing at Sri Krishna Sharan ed the deputy commissioner, avirus cases and COVID-19 ing bankers, where they were Singh Inter College. When Industries, to write the letter to deaths, the critical care support highly exposed to the general they inquired about the pur- Asheesh Bind, residents of the allottees who had not start- system of hospitals here would public dealing and now a five- pose behind their presence Prayagraj and Satish Shukla, a ed any industries and get those soon be strengthened. day week was the requirement there they could not give a sat- resident of Rewa, MP. The sheds vacated. The meeting was Addressing the medical of the hour. isfactory answer. During inter- police sent the accused to jail. attended by EEs, PWD and officials, the additional chief The association said with rogation they confessed their MEETING: The Udyog Electricity, bankers and others. secretary said the hospital the government saying no to involvement in theft of motor- Bandhu meeting held at KILLED: A woman was would soon get 54 Bipap five-day week the association bikes not only in adjacent dis- Collectorate on Thursday was killed in a clash in Khodaaipur machines and 25 laser equip- was crestfallen. tricts but in MP too. The police chaired by DM Sushil Kumar village under the Halia police ment which would help in Association’s general sec- recovered four countrymade Patel. The DM took the bankers station. According to a identifying viruses by shining retary Rahul Mishra said guns as many cartridges, two to task for tardy progress in report, two groups had a a light on a disposable cartridge another jolt to the bankers mobile phones, two Aadhar advances under government- scuffle in which Prabhawati having sample from swabs. was the 15 per cent pact which cards and 190 in cash. Two sponsored schemes. He was (65), wife of Lalmani Dubey, He said more anaesthetists was pending for the past three motorbikes which they had apprised by the deputy com- died while Lalmani and Anjani would be appointed. years. He said more disheart- were also found to be stolen missioner, Industries, that sustained minor injuries. Dubey said the treatment ening was the mere rise of 2.5 ones. On further interroga- under the CM’s Youth Self- Satyadev had been taken into of COVID-19 by two new anti- per cent in basic pay. tion Anuj Dubey, a resident of Employment Scheme and custody by the police. viral drugs was being started at He said in the new pension LLR Hospital also. scheme the bank contribution He expressed concern that now had been made 14 per cent !'" ! !!) !"&./"' despite several requests and instead of 10 per cent. He said 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '()*+,  and praised the efforts of the Ministry of Coal directives given to the senior $ 3) ,  #   &     , ,$  '   0#   .4  ) another anti-workers stand was for planting more than six lakh plants and dis- doctors to regularly take   , ' +# $ %  !#     the leave encashment which nder the ‘Vriksharopan Abhiyan’ (planta- tribution of five lakh plants at 150 places in a rounds of Covid hospitals to would now be evaluated on the Ution campaign) the foundation stone of eco day. CMD NCL Prabhat Kumar Sinha, MP of monitor the progress of performance of the bank. park was laid at Bina project of NCL, Singrauli, Sidhi Riti Pathak, director (Technical / COVID-19 patients, little      =.3'4 Asfad said while struggling to get well, he on Thursday. The park would be developed in Operations) Gunadhar Pandey, director progress had been made in this realised that it was his duty to contribute in sav- P   an estimated area of about 70,000 (Personnel) Bimlendu Kumar, director direction so far. rban Development Minister , ing other lives as well. He said for this it was nec- ;   square metres and the reservoir locat- (Technical / Project & Planning) Dr The additional chief secre- Uafter accepting equipment worth  10 lakh essary to equip doctors and paramedical staff to District Legal Services ed at Bina has a capacity of about Aninday Sinha, director (Finance) Ram tary sounded a word of caution, donated by Omega Tannery India Private work fearlessly amidst the coronavirus positive Authority, Kanpur Nagar, 2,10,000 cubic metres. Under the cam- Narayan Dubey and other dignitaries saying that senior doctors could Limited Director Md Asfad on Friday, said the patients. The Omega Tannery director said he meeting chaired by District paign more than 80,000 saplings were witnessed this ambitious plantation cam- not leave the COVID-19 time had come for all affluent people to donate met the GSVM Medical College authorities and Judge AK Singh conducted a planted in about 80 acres of land and paign at NCL headquarters, Singrauli. patients at the mercy of junior generously, especially for the Health department, asked them about their requirement so that the virtual inspection of District more than 20,000 fruit-bearing plants NCL has planted a total of more than 2.43 residents. He said all senior to tide over the COVID-19 disaster. The min- health workers could fight and save precious Jail in Kanpur. were distributed. This ambitious cam- crore trees in 5,854 hectares in overbur- doctors should regularly take ister appealed to those who could afford to lives. He said as per the medical college require- The inspection was con- paign organised by the Union Ministry den (OB) dumps and field areas so far. rounds of the hospital without enquire from the medical college of its ment, V-70 (multipara monitor 12.1”), syringe ducted by DLSA Kanpur sec- of Coal was launched by Union Home During the programme NCL management fail. requirments for life-saving equipment and pump, Bipap S/TC series model N 1061x1, retary Aishwarya Pratap Singh Minister Amit Shah. It was also attend- ensured the maintenance of social dis- Dubey also directed the then donate it generously so that lives could be Ventura mask and many more equipment through Google meet and ed by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, tancing. In order maintain ecological system of health officials to increase 80 saved. worth of Rs 10 lakh were donated to the neu- WhatsApp video call as the jail Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi. In view of the NCL region and conservation and promotion beds at Rama Medical Centre, Addressing a gathering at the collectorate, roscience department of the medical college. premises was under wide con- coronavirus pandemic the programme was of regional flora and fauna, traditional plants, and of Level-2 Covid care cen- Asfad said it was the proper care of the med- Others present on the occasion included tainment zone. conducted through video-conferencing in which including bamboo, neem, amla, teak, mango, tres to 300. He said 30 more ical authorities that he had battled between life GSVM Medical College Principal Dr RB Kamal, The DLSA secretary inter- all the projects of NCL and subsidiaries of Coal guava and many others were planted apart from beds were being increased in and death and emerged successful. He said the CMO Dr AK Mishra, Red Cross Society acted with the jail superinten- India were connected through e-medium. distribution of saplings of fruit-bearing plants Kanshi Ram Hospital. credit for this went to the doctors and para- Secretary RK Saffad and several others doctors dent, jailer and some jail Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation like mango, pomegranate, lemon, amla, papaya, The additional chief secre- medics. and officials. inmates of the women and stone of NCL’s Bina eco park by electronic means guava, banana, blackberry and jackfruit. tary said discussion were on child barracks and made them with IMA-Kanpur to strength- aware of the precautions to be    ##    en the referral system with the positive patients would now be provide 10 ambulances. Dr Mishra said with 61 taken for protection from    support of private nursing treated with Remedesivir and COVID-19 patients being dis- COVID-19. The jail adminis- QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@  2 )'. ADRM (Operations) SPS homes. He said currently there Tocilizumab and these medi- **,   = charged from hospitals, 1,648 tration was directed to ensure Yadav, senior divisional engi- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $( 1+#0 were 200 surveillance teams cines were being provided in   infected persons had been the supply of clean masks, RM of of neer (Coordination) Rajiv and their number had been sufficient quantities. cured in the city so far. He said soaps and sanitisers to the DNER Vijay Kumar Panjiar Agrawal, station manager (NR, wo accused, Amit Maurya now raised to 400 so that more He said currently rapid Kanpur Nagar reported 1,552 active cases were under- inmates and to ensure regular inaugurated a planta- Varanasi Jn) Anand Tand Radhakrishna, were sampling could be done regu- antigen test was being carried 112 more coronavirus infec- going treatment in the city. cleaning of the jail premises. tion programme in the Mohan, assistant divi- arrested by the Bansgaon police larly. out at 22 places in Kanpur tions on Friday. Chief Medical The CMO said with six Singh said pamphlets were vacant land of NR in sional municipal engi- from Unwal town in connec- Dubey said rapid antigen Nagar and it was being Officer Dr Anil K Mishra said more Covid deaths, the death also distributed to the jail front of Officers’ neer NK Pathak and tion with an attempt to murder test was being increased and a increased to 50 places. 112 more people tested posi- toll stood at 162 on Friday inmates, giving them informa- Colony, Lahartara by some other officers by case along with a pistol and a target of 1,500 tests per day had The additional chief secre- tive for coronavirus in the city evening. He said 1,378 sam- tion about COVID 19 and the maintaining social dis- maintaining social dis- cartridge late on Thursday been set. tary said the IMA and private during the past 24 hours, push- ples were collected in the city, precautions to be taken. tance here on tance. On the occasion night. They were produced in He said all coronavirus nursing homes had agreed to ing the tally to 3,362 cases. 950 from surveillance areas. Thursday. Apart from about 200 saplings were the court on Friday from where     DRM other officers planted and later the they were sent to jail. Jitendra of The Kanpur Zoological who also planted officers of NER and NR Godsaira was shot at and Gardens was giving finishing saplings were ADRM discussed the plan for wounded near Bahorwa village touches to its biggest lepi- NR Ravi P Chaturvedi, ADRM beautification and preservation a few days ago. A case was reg- C $ ""  # dopterarium inside. The key (Infra) NER Praveen Kumar, of abandoned railway land. istered against them by his father. person behind this was Prof Peter Swet from, Butterfly Research Centre, Uttrakhand #*"!"+" & and soon it will have research " "   # " scholars working on umpteen 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  *), block pramukhs and chair- and told him about his efforts projects. The butterfly park men, zila panchayat, to make made for water preservation in      =.3'4 Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, exported to Africa, Europe also dependent on China for was nearly ready and once it got video conferencing was people aware of the importance the village. Dayal said that Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. and Russia. basic chromium, basic chrome, the sanction from the govern- Aconducted with UP Chief of water in their lives and Pandey elaborated on bound- otivated by Prime UP Dyes & Chemical Chemical trader Gulshan sodium sulphide and textile ment it would be thrown open Minister Yogi Adityanath on encourage them to save it for ary in the field and trees there. MMinister Narendra Modi’s Merchants Association gener- Dhupar said they were com- finishing chemicals. The for the people as well. Wednesday. The closing cere- He also requested the CM for Make in India campaign, al secretary RK Saffar said pelled to buy chemicals used in monthly consumption of basic This was informed by mony of Groundwater Week adoption of a similar model for Kanpur, which was hitherto there were 40 chemical manu- manufacturing medicines from chromium and basic chrome in Assistant Director, CSA was organised through a webi- preserving water in the state. dependent on chemicals facturing units in the city pro- China. He said the problem the city is around 400 MT each, University of Agriculture and nar in the state. This said by Commissioner said that CM imported from China, is all set ducing goods by strictly fol- could be solved by inviting sodium sulphide and textile Technology, Dr Arvind Singh Commissioner also discussed the declining to become self-reliant in cater- lowing the European stan- global leaders to set up their finishing chemicals is between on Tuesday. He said the lepi- Chitrakootdham division groundwater level and sought ing to the demand of local dards. project in India. 70-100 MT each. dopterarium was spread over Gaurav Dayal said while talk- suggestions from them for leather industry to a large Chemical manufacturer It may be recalled that dif- Prior to lockdown, local two hectares of land and ing to ‘The Pioneer’ on increasing it to ensure sufficient extent. Prem Manohar Gupta said ferent types of chemical are industrialists were able to meet housed over 3000 flowering Thursday. He said that ‘Jal hai their survival. Dayal said that storage of water. Dayal said that The local chemical manu- with the increase in production used to manufacture rubber, around 40-50 per cent require- plants. He said 25 special vari- to kal hai’ (If water is there, DM Amit Singh Bansal, CDO CM had made an appeal to save facturers are now capable to capacity, local chemical buyers paint, plastic, textile and leather ment of the city. But after the ety of flowers which attracted there is future). Dayal said Harishchandra, EEs, water and check its wastage by meet around 80 per cent were not dependent on China products. So far, the chemicals, boycott of Chinese products, the butterflies the most were that while addressing the webi- Groundwater and Minor irri- all means. He said that a unan- requirement of leather indus- any more. including titanium dioxide, the city industrialists have already attracting butterlies. nar CM emphasised on saving gation and a progressive farmer imous decision was taken in the try. Over 70 types of chemical Chemical industrialist SK berium sulphate, zinc oxide increased the production of He said the lepidopterarium water to ensure survival of of Jakhani village Uma Shankar webinar to ensure quality work are being manufactured in the Pandey said efforts were on to active, heat stabliser and metal- chemicals to around 80 per was in fact an enclosed butter- creatures and human beings on Pandey participated in the under Atal Bhujal Yojana. city units, while the require- produce chemical in huge lic stearates, were being import- cent, which is likely to meet 100 fly habitat where hundreds of earth. Dayal said that CM webinar. Dayal said that pro- Dayal said that CM had issued ment of a few categories of quantity at cheaper cost. He ed from China. per cent demand of local indus- different butterfly species lived made an appeal to gram prad- gressive farmer Uma Shankar instructions to officials to save chemicals is being met by said chemicals were also being The city industrialists were try in next few months. and breed in a very natural, yet hans, progressive farmers, Pandey interacted with CM water in the district. controlled environment.  '  )   =1, + :+ 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $( 1+#0 minating there at Nakaha jun- employees the Railways runs gle. The work of doubling of schemes like ‘Premchand or ensuring smooth train Gorakhpur-Nakaha rail sec- Award’ for story, novel, drama <   < >    Fmovement the North tion had been started in and other prose literature in Eastern Railway the work of October 2018. Under this pro- Hindi and ‘Maithilisharan Hundreds of Congressmen performed ‘shraddha’ and ‘tarpan’ developing infrastructure for ject three stabling lines between Gupta Award’ for poetry/ ghaz- in Kanpur for the allegedly collapsed law and order and rising operational facilities is contin- level crossings 3 and 4 includ- al collection. Entries are invit- crime in Uttar Pradesh at Sarsaiya ghat on Friday. Congress city uously being carried out by the ing 1,00,000 cubic metres of ed for the base year 2019, president Har Prakash Agnihotri said the objective of perform- North Eastern Railway (NER) soil work, one small bridge and CPRO PK Singh said. Only ing ‘shraddha’ and ‘tarpan’ was to appease the divine entities to administration. In the sequence two gate lodge are to be con- serving railway personnel are bestow happiness on the people of UP by restoring law and order between Domingarh- structed. Along with it the eligible to participate under this in the state so that the citizens lived without any fear. Gorakhpur-Gorakhpur Cantt - extension of platform number scheme. The book should be Gorakhpur-Kusamhi third line 1 of Nakaha Jungle up to 100 the original work of the author ;     <    and Gorakhpur-Nakaha Jungle metres towards Maniram and or poet. The book should gen- doubling project work is being raising from medium to high erally not be less than 100 The Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University at Kanpur has done. The 21.15 km-long pro- level, raising platforms number pages. Under the base year decided to start online classes for BTech, BSc, BBA, pharmacy, ject was approved in the year 2 and 3 to a higher level, 305- 2019 the writing or publication health sciences and other branches through video lectures. The 2016-17 at an estimated cost of metre-long new line between work of the book should have lectures will be uploaded on the university’s website so that stu- 186.85 crore. Under it 5.5-km- platforms number 2 and 3 been completed between the dents may learn at their ease. CSJMU Vice-Chancellor Prof long doubling work of towards Maniram New line, 1 period from January 1, 2017, to Neelima Gupta said the university was trying its best to make Gorakhpur-Nakaha forest rail FOB and PP shelter and work December 31, 2019. The last classes more interactive through online tools. She said the record- section is in progress, said of electrification and stabling date for sending entries to the ed lectures would prove very beneficial for the students. Chief Public Relations Officer line etc are included. So far Rajbhasha Department, NER, (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Singh. 60,000 cubic metre of soil work Gorakhpur, is August 14 this       <   On completion of this doubling has been completed. Work is in year. For any other information project, rail movement will progress on small bridge No.1. Rajbhasha department, NER, Economic growth is an imperative for development but it become very convenient. As a The bottom slab and wall have Gorakhpur can be contacted. It affects all of us unevenly. Some race ahead, some lag behind. In result of this doubling goods been made. The construction may be pointed out here that an ideal world, the gap between those getting richer and those transportation from Nakah of gate lodge on level crossing many railwaymen of NER have not would not increase indefinitely. But it seems that the gap is Jungle goods shed will get a No.1 is in progress. Pre-casting made their own special place in getting wider and worrisome. Is that inevitable? How should pub- new dimension. With this of RCC platform wall has been many genres of literature like lic policy respond to it? To answer these questions, a webinar is increasing traffic pressure at done and fixing work is in prose and poetry/ ‘ghazal’ writ- being organised by IIT, Kanpur from 5 to 6 pm on Saturday. Gorakhpur Junction will also progress. ing. Many of their books have Aditya Birla Group president and chief economist Ajit Ranade decrease. It will be also easy to ENTRIES INVITED: In been included under this will shed more light on these debatable topics of economic growth   #  #$  &    2   place the rakes of trains start- order to encourage literary tal- scheme of the Ministry of and income inequality. ing from Gorakhpur and ter- ent and interest of railway Railways in the past years.     !" # # 8 0'"/!&0 !#   " A   @ 0 3     A  A !!B7:!((5   ! " (   %            5  :              ?9   '  3 S           P    Q    !                  

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It cites a New York Times analysis, is important to recall here that the   5B '    3  !           based on research by Harvard and Paris Agreement on climate         $            Columbia law schools and other change, signed on December 12,  #S        -        sources, saying that the Trump 2015, calls for holding the administration has officially increase in global average tem-         *@#        #S    * #   reversed, revoked or otherwise perature to well below two degree                    " rolled back nearly 70 environmen- Celsius above the pre-industrial-            $   #      ! tal rules and regulations. More ing of which has been a potent waste disposal, though technol- the development aid model. revolution level and to try to limit than 30 other rollbacks are works in cause of air pollution. The insti- ogy is taking care of it through Under former President Barrack the temperature increase to 1.5        $            5B5 -   ! progress. tutional structures, management its re-processing and re-cycling Obama, the US had pledged degree Celsius above it, stating     ABB!     . #              A report by Sarah Gibbens in and/or administrative proce- to generate nuclear power. three billion dollars to the Green that this would significantly                  $   the National Geographic, published dures, communication systems The major fear, of course, is Climate Fund — a global reserve reduce the risks and impact of cli- on February 1, 2019, mentions 15 and, in more recent times, infor- of the spread of radiation through fund created to, among other mate change. The Special Report    *   #      $       important decisions by the Trump mation transfer and processing, accidents like the ones that things, help developing countries on Global Warming of 1.5°C,  #          $       administration that would adverse- have all been based on this form occurred at the Three-Mile invest in renewable and low- released by the , S         S         ly impact the environment. The list, of energy utilisation. Island in the US in 1979, emission technologies. A sum of Intergovernmental Panel on                "         which starts with the US withdraw- Clearly, the pattern of fuel Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986 one billion dollars had already Climate Change (IPCC) at al from the Paris Climate use has to change. Of course, the and Fukushima Daiichi in Japan been given during his tenure in Incheon, South Korea, on     #     #   5; -   *@# CA . Agreement, includes decisions that use of fossil-based fuel cannot be in 2011. Clearly, one has to pro- office. Trump has pledged no October 7, 2018, makes the chill-      .        (  ;C     would undo measures to ensure given up immediately. It has to be ceed very carefully and slowly in money to the fund. ing statement that at the current "       $       $  1  clean power and fuel, prevent air gradually reduced and alternative generating and harnessing The question of funds is par- rate, the global mean temperature pollution and protect wildlife. forms of energy have to be har- nuclear power. Indeed, what one ticularly important in respect of is likely to rise to the 1.5-degree -                  *     P! Besides, the Trump administration nessed. Hydro electricity is a safe needs is a mix in generation pat- the introduction of technologies mark sometime between 2030  Q         -  9         has opened up public land to busi- bet but its generation is limited terns to cater to diverse con- to reduce emissions. An exam- and 2052.     .                  ! ness and dropped climate change by the availability of dam sites sumption demands with local ple is the Carbon Capture and The world has already from the list of national security and water. The world has taken variations. Solar panels, for exam- Storage technology, which warmed one degree Celsius since        -    *@#      $    threats. Bolsonaro’s policies regard- baby steps towards the utilisation ple, have already begun provid- focusses on securing and storing the industrial revolution. Hence,          0 - $   ' '    ing de-regulation of economic activ- of solar and wind (through ing household power. carbon dioxide emissions before it is really a question of another              #  - )   -   ity and tax cuts to encourage FDI windmills) power. Even though The mix will have to be dif- they are released into the atmos- half degree. Further, the report are liable to severely damage the the potential of both are yet to be ferent for different countries and phere. Although it is still in its clearly indicates that warming, " $       S            environment and devastate the fully grasped, it is doubtful even regions, depending on the early stages, successful pilot pro- even if limited to 1.5 degrees        " '  3            lives of Brazil’s indigenous commu- whether they can by themselves nature of power demand. This jects offer hope of developing and Celsius, would not reduce the '  S              P     ! nities. meet the steady, gargantuan will require planning at the inter- implementing it on a large scale. risks and impact of climate As to the lack of will to take pre- increase in global energy national, national and regional Some countries are committed to change. Sea levels will continue Q       P   Q         '        ventive action against climate demands that will continue. levels and also huge amounts of implementing variations of it to rise beyond 2100, threatening        $      -   * ' #  change, one must begin by recog- This leaves one with nuclear investment for which the devel- and both bilateral and multilat- coastal ecosystems and infra- 7*'#8   -      $       -  nising that the task here is vast and energy. It produces zero-carbon oping countries would require eral cooperation is under way. structure. Flooding, drought and daunting, requiring basic and trans- emission as it is generated assistance. The World Bank has One, however, has still to wait extreme weather events will      .                  formational changes in the pattern through nuclear fission and increased climate-related spend- and watch as implementing it on wreak havoc on communities     *@#    $         #      of development followed by most requires less land to produce ing and the United Nations a large scale can be expensive around the globe. Many species 3  - S        $            countries since the industrial revo- more electricity than any other Environment Programme beside offering few obvious eco- will continue to be driven toward lution in the second half of the 18th clean air source. The second is (UNEP) has set climate change nomic benefits. extinction and marine ecosys-      @    '    AA -   *@#  -  #   century. Whether in the form of important at a time when find- as a priority in its capacity- Meeting the costs of imple- tems could face “irreversible             $       - steam produced by burning coal or ing land for establishing power building efforts. These efforts are menting such technologies, loss.” The is long and written on      " *@#           3  electricity generated by coal-based plants often prompts mass constrained, however, by fund- indeed of all measures against cli- the wall. Humankind will ignore thermal power plants, diesel or protests against land acquisi- ing, that is not commensurate mate change, will require polit- it at its own peril. petrol combustion, it has been dri- tion, particularly in India. Against with the scale of the challenge as ical will. 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  5              @9 65              .            !            !   +  (       5  5 %  %   5 ) *            !      .         )    DB  )   E  7     AF5   8   .          )  (     A:BBB  $        C $  !     .    -   )       .          )   $   -      )      )    *   !   AB5F    CF=  )    7)# 8  !         5F;    (   .       ;4  )#  +    3(2.,!5;             )      .                     he nation commemorates Kargil Vijay Diwas . every year on July 26 to recount the sacrifice 6          .!   Tand martyrdom of our armed forces that -       )       brought laurels to the nation by defeating a deceit-             -    ! ful and untrustworthy neighbour of ours during the          !    ! Kargil War of 1999. It is celebrated to honour the sac- rifices of our brave soldiers, who laid down their lives                3 on the lofty heights of Kargil on the frontlines to                    secure an unparalleled victory in the annals of mil-    "   #    !  itary history. The war, fought mainly in the uncom-        )    3   ! promising climate of the upper Himalayas, saw the                 ! raw courage of Indian soldiers assaulting uphill,          .     ! unmindful of enemy fire and dislodging them after                 a tough hand-to-hand fight. They regained our lost     )            territory which the enemy forces had occupied sur-      reptitiously, throwing to wind the unsigned conven-   )           tion between the two armies of maintaining status quo in the traditional gaps along the Line of   . <             ! Control (LoC). But for the raw courage and auda-              '  cious bravery of our soldiers and young officers, his- /34?+1/&                )  tory would have been different as the unscrupulous 0?/.?1/.    !.   "      ! enemy had succeeded in taking us by surprise. Sadly //+'         )  "         ! enough, what happened in Kargil is being replicat- .&/1D  !   !  )$(         ed, albeit on a much larger scale, across the trans- 34?$/.(.0          '          Himalayan region in Eastern Ladakh along the Line 0/&.?.   3 " 3   1     ! of Actual Control (LAC). /3/4&./.    *              We were surprised then and we have been sur- ?%%$/?%/ )   . prised now. Intelligence, Surveillance and enable the armed forces to meet their quite vast and the enemy has many vul- never operated earlier. We were never con- Reconnaissance (ISR ) remain our major weakness. .?.1 immediate and critical needs. Today, our nerabilities. The possibility of collusion sulted on targets and never apprised of .              ! Since the war was limited and the LoC was much /$'4D armed forces are well-equipped with lat- between China and Pakistan cannot be strike missions. Occasionally we would                ! smaller in length, though there were shortages, the 0E?4 est platforms, smart munitions, UAVs, mis- ruled out completely, though Islamabad hear aircraft north-east of Zozila and see   "       !      )  #  crunch was not felt. The amassing of Bofors guns and &/.?1??= siles and so on. We have definitely made does not have the capability to launch such some puffs around some features. Though, - 1# (          ! ammunition played a crucial role in enabling .?E1 a qualitative jump but numerically we are an offensive for the time being. Where we the stories of bombs/rockets hitting our    "               infantry assaults. The Indian Air Force (IAF), too, 3/$?% still short of fighting a sustained two-front were holding the entire frontage with a own troops are exaggerated, it is a fact that )                played a major role though it was not equipped to .?.1 war. Also criticality still exists in our Air brigade then, now we have a full infantry sometimes the munitions would land a few 3      .      #  -  ' fight at those heights with the restriction of not cross- /$'4D Defence and the infantry weapon systems. division with well-sited and hardened ridges away where our troops were            (   ing the LoC. India also successfully called the nuclear &.(/&/. The Navy and IAF also have critical gaps defences along the entire length of the LoC. deployed. Fortunately we never had a                3 bluff of Pakistan. A determined political leadership +'/ which need to be filled. Depending on the Similarly, compared to 1962, our defences friendly fire casualty. Equally and impor- .        !.     made a critical difference. The higher military lead- quality of security we need, a percentage in eastern Ladakh are very strongly held tantly we never saw any target destroyed. ership and higher direction of war left many ques- 0/4/01/E/1 of the GDP (not below 3.5) has to be ear- with adequate reserves and a well-devel- “When we were planning an attack on   )             tions to be answered which were subsequently ?%./(4?. marked for the defence budget. oped road and track network. The Kargil Tiger Hill, in order to maintain surprise,      3 "        3  addressed by the Kargil Review Committee (KRC) .?=/. Unlike 1999, when we had just experience has shown us that a ratio of 1:9 the artillery was tasked to fire on distrib-      =BB    .      but unfortunately no heads rolled. Our true homage 31$/)/1? become a nuclear power, today we boast or 1:12 is needed in these heights to launch uted targets but the IAF kept hitting Tiger          1   1   )  to the martyrs would be to say with certainty and .//0?/..$/ of our triad capability with ICBM capabil- offensive operations. Hill without consulting us. Infuriated, Hq                .  authority that their sacrifices would not go waste and /$3+1D ity. However, in view of the looming threat, ISR was a weakness then and remains 15 Corps was informed, which also con-                  ,   a Kargil-like situation will not be repeated. ?%?3/4?.1 we must review our policy of “No First so even today. Though a lot of structural firmed that they had no knowledge of air -  - F    3      #   While we can say with confidence that Kargil 2.0 .0$$1 Use.” India has always believed in honour- changes have taken place like the Defence plans.” This should give adequate idea of    0       "     will not happen again but while achieving that capa- ./11(/.$/. ing various treaties and agreements but Intelligence Agency (DIA), National the absence of jointness during the last war   ) S         1     bility, did we ignore our other neighbour? While we '$ both our neighbours have shown scant Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), we fought. It would be unfair to say that        "         considered Pakistan as a threat, we continued to treat /44. ) respect for them while threatening us on Defence Image Processing and Analysis there has been no change. Lot of changes China as a challenge. Our political leadership was the LoC/LAC. In the case of Kargil, the Centre (DIPAC), yet the optimal has not for the good have taken place. Joint plan-       1   1 )    ! convinced about averting a conflict with China '.34/0$+1/ plan was made as early as during the Zia been achieved. The problem does not lie ning is quite obvious in the current stand-        1         1  through political and diplomatic outreach. Despite .04 regime. We should have known about it. in the assets but in timely processing and off. Even the idea of theatre commands is            5F5D '    the alarm raised by the Army and other services, the )//4  Thereafter, Pakistan began a proxy war dissemination. The permanent office of the gaining currency. Post-Kargil, two joint    1   ) S      . " ! political hierarchy was overconfident of their capa- &'1&?0/ against us. Just prior to Kargil War, it began National Security Advisor (NSA) is meant commands were raised as Strategic Forces           5:B          bility to handle China. Like Pakistan, China, too, &'11D/4/0 regular shelling of the national highway, to look into this vital aspect of national Command and Andaman & Nicobar   1  "         proved to be treacherous and lulled our leadership 11)//4 linking Kashmir and Ladakh. Our respons- security management but the desired Command. Lately, a Special Forces joint 3   "      )  .     ! into being friendly because it needed the Indian mar- 7:N- es were mainly defensive and ad-hoc. Pro- level of integration has not taken place. We command has also been raised.            1   ket to become an economic superpower. China all '4E/11.$/ active and punitive responses were absent also need to enhance the capability of oper- Another recommendation of the KRC     (     .       . the while wanted to be the sole power in Asia but (40.//0/0 due to the fear of an escalation. Pakistan ational and tactical intelligence. In such a was regarding border management. One       5F5D           our leadership failed to read the Chinese mind cor- took advantage of it, ignored the under- terrain, with unpredictable and harsh force per border has been implemented. rectly as it did with Pakistan at the time of Kargil. standing about “traditional gaps” and weather, a multi-mode, multi-layered, all- But the question of command and control .      0         While AB Vajpayee had taken a bus ride to Lahore presented us a fait accompli in the form weather, 24x7 surveillance grid is needed. still remains an issue. Particularly, along  )             3  '   in search of peace, its scheming Army Chief Pervez of Kargil incursions. We also need to develop capability to mon- the LAC with China where the Indo-Tibet  0  )' )          +    Musharraf was planning the Kargil incursions. It is the same with China. Despite sala- itor the movement of Chinese troops and Border Police (ITBP) has been deployed.  )        )      Like any developing nation with a large segment mi-slicing, we continued to appease it. formations to the plateau or towards the There is a divided responsibility between          $   1    ! of the population below the poverty line, we also face Even after Doklam, we failed to wake up. LAC from the Xinjiang Military District. the Army and the ITBP, which has proved          *      5F5: the dilemma of butter versus barrel of the gun. Every The net result is the multi-point, well- Mountains do impose certain restric- highly ineffective in the current stand-off. . )          0  ! Government had to tread a very cautious path while planned incursions in eastern Ladakh with tions but we need to invest more in the Incursions happened under the watch of    "              )  allocating resources for defence forces. Even during a definite aim of holding out and not vacat- required means. Lack of jointness was a the ITBP and the Army had to come in            .      Kargil, General Malik, the then chief, had said that ing. Our planners would have known that major lesson from Kargil. Here I would like when the crisis developed. A poor arrange-     *            * )  “my Army will fight with whatever we have.” our claim of Aksai Chin and Gilgit to quote the first-hand experience of the ment, particularly when we are faced with Immediately after Kargil, unmanned aerial vehicles Baltistan will definitely raise hackles in then Colonel General Staff of 8 Mountain a cunning enemy on the other side. The             .   (UAVs) and other surveillance equipment were added China because both are very critical to Division, which was moved from the ITBP should be placed under the com-     .             to the inventory. However, post-Kargil, because of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pet project Valley to dislodge the intruders. “Ever since mand of the Army following the LoC   )            ! the Bofors scandal, all major defence contracts were of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). the infamous huff between the then Army model.   "             ! put on hold. As a result, the country’s armed forces However, our planners, including the and IAF chiefs in the initial stages of the Needless to say the situation then and     S       .    began to suffer not only obsolescence but shortages military, failed to take any preventive and operations, the Army and Air Force never now is quite different. But some of the           " .     in spares, affecting the battle-readiness of equipment. precautionary measures to thwart the operated in unison. In the first week of lessons learnt during the Kargil War still  E            .   However, the trend was reversed post-2014 and Chinese threat. Once again we are react- June, the IAF recommenced Operation remain unaddressed for which we paid the )                big ticket purchases were made for enhancing the ing. Worried about escalation, we did not Safed Sagar as we were in Operation Vijay. price at Galwan. 7       8 combat efficiency of the forces. Delegation and even exercise the option of quid pro quo. Two standalone operations in a small (The author is a Jammu-based veter- enhancement of financial powers was also done to Now it may be too late though the LAC is mountainous area, where the IAF had an and security and strategic analyst.) , %      %  9 s ƒ†ˆuxu„‰y’utqq†‚qv ˆƒsq„‰‘†† ˆxuu„yˆu†ˆ su‰‰ vty‰uq‰u‰‘ˆ’uy‚‚q„su†ˆu†qˆut„u‰‰q„tˆu‰† „‰u )/&' A review of health geographic infor- requested applications of GIS services outbreaks, the spread pattern as well Using GIS functionality such as Ranging from mapping the out- mation system (GIS) literature has as early as February was the as its intensity to be able to implement spatial analytics, mapping and location break source, site selection for treat- $.?) shown that almost 30 per cent of all Coronavirus dashboard. The interac- control, preventative as well as surveil- intelligence, health officials and ment, monitoring supply chains,  volumes is focussed on infectious tive maps can locate as well as tally con- lance measures. Government agencies have access to resource location and so on, GIS has disease mapping. This is why one of firmed infections, fatalities and recov- It is an undeniable fact that in confirmed and active cases, fatalities contributed significantly to fighting the   our biggest champions in the ongoing eries, along with graphs detailing the order to identify at-risk populations in and recoveries. Since COVID-19 virus and speeding up efforts in places   fight against COVID-19 is the use of progression of the virus. real-time, public health agencies, pol- impacts demographics in a dispropor- that they are needed the most.        GIS. Viewers can see the time and day icymakers as well as administrators tionate manner, such as the elderly and Modern GIS technologies are     "  24 COVID-19 is a challenge like no of the most recent data update from need GIS to be able to understand out- those with co-morbidities, mapping based around web tools that improve other in recent times as the virus various sources, which include author- break patterns and plan targetted criteria such as social vulnerability, age data sharing and offer real-time infor-       .  he relationship between map- spread strikingly fast from China to the itative bodies such as the WHO and intervention such as the evaluation of and other factors have been helping in mation that can aid critical decision-        ping systems and healthcare rest of the world. For comparison, one the Centre for Disease Control and available facilities and increasing their monitoring at-risk groups across making. A comprehensive GIS plat-        Thas existed for centuries. In can look at how MERS took about 30 Prevention. If you look at India, the healthcare capacities. Apart from this, regions. Based on the available data, form can support the entire process of "     "  fact, the earliest recorded map visual- months to infect a thousand people, National Centre for Disease Control is there is also the need for effective com- agencies can take a look at the relevant disease surveillance, preparedness and     isation goes back to 1694 and the SARS took around four months and the source of authoritative data via the munication amid all the supporting area of interest such as hospitals, response. With the world now shift- plague containment in Italy. Over the the Coronavirus reached that figure in application programme interface agencies as well as citizens so that there location of the cases being reported, ing to a new normal, epidemiologists         last 300 years, the value of maps as a just 48 days. When a disease has the (API). Epidemiologists are utilising can be a coordinated response to the areas that have been affected, capaci- expect that outbreaks like this could      ) communication tool for the under- capacity to travel so quickly, informa- GIS to map disease occurrence mea- crisis. Since location is the common ties as well as key demographic data happen more frequently in the future.      standing and tracking of infectious dis- tion, too, has to keep up and in fact, sured against multiple parameters denomination between all these, GIS in order to create strategies that can aid Hence, GIS will continue to be crucial         " eases, be it the yellow fever, cholera, the outpace it. 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Kumar, a 1987 disease dengue, which is a authors of the article cited changes. ed as the new Health Secretary batch IAS officer of Tripura threat now in the monsoon recent a report from Singapore As if this is not enough,   ./)0/1 as part of a minor top-level cadre, has been appointed in season, could compound prob- of false-positive card tests for burden of both diseases being bureaucratic reshuffle on place of Ram Kumar Mishra, lems for the health care pro- reach epidemic proportions at diagnosis of Covid-19. dengue in two patients with borne by crowded urban areas linical trials of indige- Friday, according to a named Women and Child fessionals, especially, in the the same time, it may be diffi- Nevertheless, she said, SARS-CoV-2 infection which could make the matters worse. Cnously-prepared Covaxin Personnel Ministry order. He Development secretary. outpatient settings. cult to distinguish these two ill- “The laboratory diagnosis of they said, raises serious con- “While we exit from the lock- vaccine began on Friday at the will succeed Preeti Sudan, who The Appointments Nabaneeta Dash from the nesses particularly in outpatient individual infections would cern in the reliability of these down, we should have a All India Institute of Medical was given a three-month Committee of the Cabinet has pediatric infectious disease settings….The implications of become a challenging task. commercially available tests multi-pronged approach to Sciences (AIIMS) with a Delhi extension in April and demits also approved the assignment Unit, Department of Pediatrics, potential temporal overlap of Being a systemic viral infec- during Covid-19 pandemic. early case detection, isolation resident being administered office on July 31, it said. of additional charge of the post Christian Medical College, these two outbreaks can be tion, diagnosis of dengue large- Also, the effect of possible and management of not only the first dose of the Covid-19 Bhushan, a 1987 batch of secretary, Ministry of Mines, Vellore, explained that rainy and fourfold,” she pointed out in an ly relies on serological tests. co-infection with dengue and Covid-19 case, but also various vaccine. Doctors said no imme- Bihar cadre IAS officer, is the to Anil Kumar Jain, the order post-rainy periods between July article published in Pediatrics ELISA-based methods are rec- SARS-CoV-2 or the clinical febrile illnesses that visit us diate side-effects have been Officer on Special Duty in the said. Jain, a 1986 batch IAS and October in India report the Research. ommended; nevertheless, course of dengue in a during these pre-monsoon and observed so far. Department of Health and officer of Madhya Pradesh bulk of seasonal infections such However, she said that point-of-care card tests are recently recovered Covid-19 monsoon times. He will be monitored for Family Welfare under the cadre, is secretary, Ministry of as dengue, scrub typhus, malar- while the initial clinical symp- increasingly being used due to patient is unknown. “As physical and social the next seven days. Over 2,000 Ministry of Health and Family Coal. Mishra succeeds Ajay ia and other tropical fevers. toms such as fever, headache ease of performance and rapid- Much remains to be distancing becomes a norm in volunteers have enrolled for the Welfare. He was named OSD Tirkey who has been appoint- “Dengue is widely prevalent and myalgia are common to ity of results.” understood about the this changed world, so should first phase of human clinical in April this year. The Health ed secretary, Department of among all ages and known to both illnesses, the presence of Winsley Rose also from immune-pathogenesis of vector control and effective trial of Covaxin, said Dr Sanjay Ministry is at the forefront of Land Resources. present with a short history of respiratory symptoms such as pediatric infectious disease severe disease in dengue, they management of urban and Rai, Professor at the Centre for the fight against the novel Tirkey, a 1987 batch IAS undifferentiated fever. When cough, sore throat and new loss unit, Department of Pediatrics, added. household waters,” said the Community Medicine at the coronavirus pandemic. officer of Madhya Pradesh both dengue and Covid-19 of taste or smell may favour the CMC and Karthi Nallasamy, The authors have also health experts. AIIMS. In another move, Mines cadre, will replace The vaccine has been Secretary Sushil Kumar has Ruolkhumlien Buhril, who developed by the Hyderabad- been appointed secretary of superannuates on July 31. The first volunteer was will have 1,125 participants. According to the ethical informed consent, with no bursed for the commute, and based pharmaceutical compa- screened two days ago, said the Around 375 volunteers will be guidelines for conducting financial benefit from the any cost for controlling the side ny Bharat Biotech in collabo- Council of Medical Research the Indian Council for Medical doctor. needed in the phase 1 study human trials, volunteers sponsor. effects will also be borne by the ration with National Institute of (ICMR). AIIMS-Delhi is Research (ICMR) for conduct- The clinical trials registry across 12 sites, and 750 in should participate in the clin- If there was a need for trav- sponsor, one of the investiga- Virology (NIV) and Indian among the 12 sites selected by ing phase I and II trials. for the phase 1 and 2 studies phase 2. ical study only after giving el, the participant will be reim- tors said. 7    '    %    '   '    %  & ) .44 '  )  !)& '   ' '    O  # P   ./)0/1

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LAC and the Line of “Aatmanirbhar”, Union Home also reviving the traditional art But the Commission did fighter jets at forward bases, He also emphasised on Control(LOC)with Pakistan, Minister Amit Shah on Friday of pottery. not specify whether the deci- the IAF in the three-day com- the need for rapid capacity took stock of operational pre- distributed 100 electric potter He also interacted with sion has been taken for all manders’ meet here discussed building, increase in service- paredness and strategies for wheels to 100 trained artisans five potters trained by KVIC in pending by-elections. The better ways to recognise the ability of all assets and dedi- countering security threats under the Kumhar pottery making and provided announcement came after the emerging threats and take cated work towards effective envisaged across the entire Sashaktikaran Yojana of the with electric potter wheels and poll panel decided to defer   ./)0/1  action accordingly. integration of new technolo- spectrum. Khadi and Village Industries other equipment for their eight bypolls — seven assem- In fact, the IAF deploy- gies in the shortest timeframes. Chief of Defence Staff Commission (KVIC). future endeavours. bly and one Lok Sabha seat -- n the backdrop of ongoing 3 ment in the last eight weeks or The IAF chief reiterated that (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, Addressing the beneficiaries at In Gandhinagar district, citing floods and the COVID- Itension at the Line of Actual 3 so earned laurels from Defence the IAF’s long term goals for Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), his constituency Gandhinagar KVIC has trained 100 potters 19 pandemic. The six-month Control(LAC)in Ladakh, Minister Rajnath Singh, who sustainable capability man- Admiral Karambir Singh and through video conferencing, from 14 villages and distributed deadline to hold these eight Defence Minister Rajnath while inaugurating the meet on date the acquisition and Chief of the Army Staff Shah said proper marketing 100 electric potter wheels and bypolls was ending on Singh on Friday urged Israel to 66 Tuesday, said it sent a message employment of niche tech- (COAS), General MM arrangements including tie-up 10 blunger machines. September 7. forge closer defence ties in 23 to the “adversaries.” He also nologies and development of Naravane addressed the with Railways will be made for The average income of pot- The remaining 49 bypolls manufacturing weapons here. appreciated the IAF aerial indigenous platforms and Conference and interacted the potters’ community to sell ters under the Kumhar are due after September. An EC This message to his Israeli 33 strikes carried out in Balakot. weapons. with the Commanders as well their products. Sashaktikaran Yojana has gone spokesperson tweeted that "a counterpart Bajnamin Gantz Concluding the confer- The Chief stated that since as the Principal Staff Officers KVIC Chairman VK up from nearly  3,000 per decision to hold by-elections in came as India needs modern ence here, IAF chief R K S human resource was the most (PSOs) at Air HQ on matters Saxena was also present in the month to nearly 12,000 per assembly and parliamentary rifles for its soldiers guarding 66 Bhadauria on Friday articu- valuable asset of the IAF of jointness and integrated function. month. constituencies was taken by the the LAC and the Line of lated Vision 2030 laying down recruitment, training and warfighting. Commission after a review Control(LOC)facing 7: today (on Friday)." Pakistan. The Indian Army 19. Defence Minister of Israel around 250 missiles of Spike procurement cycle. $$   &1+  " $   "The schedule etc. shall be recently purchased more than responded positively to an Anti-Tank Guided Missiles Similar powers were announced at an appropriate 10, 000 light machine guns invitation from Rajnath to (ATGM) and additional given to them after the "        time," the spokesperson said from Israel and may go in for Government increased the visit India at the earliest Heron unmanned Aerial Balakot air strike in February without specifying whether more sniper rifles for its limit for FDI in defence opportunity, an official state- vehicles (UAV) among others 2019 during which the first   ./)0/1 health monitoring devices, the decision pertained to all 57 Special Forces. through the automatic route ment added. from Israel through the batch of Spike ATGMs were smart power grids, and LTE bypolls or the eight deferred In his telephonic conver- from 49% to 74%. Sources said Rajnath also emergency procurement procured. Israel has emerged o promote skill develop- cellular networks etc. due to pandemic and floods. sation with Gantz, Rajnath Giving details of the talks, briefed his Israeli counterpart route. as one of the biggest arms Tment at doorsteps in rural Artificial Intelligence is the Considering the ongoing also invited greater partici- defence ministry officials said about the current situation on The three armed forces exporters to India in the last India, the Common Services process of making machines pandemic situation and floods, pation of Israeli defence com- here both the Ministers the LAC, the ongoing stale- are likely to go procure three decades since diplo- Centres (CSC) will work with intelligent with human-like ECI had earlier deferred by- panies under the new liber- expressed satisfaction at the mate and efforts by India weapon systems in the com- matic relations were estab- MATLAB Enabled Centres at characteristics. elections of eight constituen- alised foreign direct invest- progress of strategic and China to defuse tension ing weeks to meet any oper- lished between the two coun- CSC Academies that are specif- It has the ability to con- cies up to September 7 this ment (FDI) regime in defence cooperation between the two through military and diplo- ational requirements. tries in early 1990s. ically designed to promote tribute to all the sectors of the year. manufacturing. countries and discussed pos- matic level parleys, sources To enable them do so, the The Israeli defence indus- Artificial intelligence and industry. It offers many possi- “The situation of COVID- These talks took place as sibilities of further strength- said. defence ministry some days try, at present, is actively Machine Learning in all cor- bilities for rural India to grow. 19 has not improved in sever- the Indian armed forces are ening the defence engage- Exercising discretion to back granted emergency involved in various research ners of life. CSC is an SPV We are seeing that implemen- al parts of the country and also going in for emergency ments. The two Ministers buy weapons in the backdrop powers to the armed forces to and development projects under Ministry of Electronics tation of conducting elections in this sit- defence purchases including also expressed satisfaction at of the LAC situation, the procure weapons systems up with India besides selling and IT. Artificial Intelligence in fields uation would pose a grave from Israel amid ongoing the ongoing collaboration in Army has already taken a to 300 crore on an urgent them state of the art weapons, MATLAB is used in auto- like healthcare, education, risk to the health and safety of tensions with China on the research and development in decision to order another basis without any further electronic and information mobile active safety systems, financial inclusion, digital the citizen,” a source from border. In May, the fighting pandemic COVID- batch of 12 launchers and clearances to cut short the technology based systems. interplanetary spacecraft, economy and agriculture. ECI had stated. 6%   +  %R )  7+   5  5  7AB -   '

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Chavan on Friday dropped a Dave, who is an office bearer there is an increase of over 18 lakh hectare) and Gujarat According to the Ministry bombshell in the State politi- of BJP and the National percent in kharif crops’ plan- (1.33 lakh hectare). This of Home Affairs data, heavy cal circles, as he alleged that Convenor of the IT and social tation on 800 lakh hectares as despite Assam, Bihar and West rains in Assam, Bihar, West the Maharashtra Chief media cell for the BJYM, the compared to 675 lakh hectares Bengal are reeling under Bengal and some other states Electoral Officer (CEO) had Youth Wing of the BJP. last year till date. The sowing severe floods this monsoon. have led to a severe flood sit- hired an advertising agency Demanding an investiga- of pulses have been recorded Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Kerala uation resulting in deaths and    '    ' &''  9 &: %     )  (     owned by a member of BJYM, tion into the State CEO’s 24 percent more while it is 18 and Tripura have reported displacement of people. In  #      ; , P   '         ) #    a youth wing of the BJP, to alleged wrong doing, Chavan percent more for rice cultiva- less rice plantation so far. Assam, the CWC data says12 1& '   < ' '' %  )   '    # 0 )     # $ 2 operate its social media page said: “The ECI is mandated to tion so far. About 99.71 lakh hectare stations reported Severe Flood    (   #     '   '     '' # 0 2 during the 2019 State monitor social media activity Officials of the agriculture has been covered under puls- Situation and nine reported Assembly polls. of all political parties – both ministry said that the higher es plantation as compared to Above Normal Flood In a letter written to the direct and proxy – during acreage coverage also reflect- 79.30 lakh hectare during the Situation. River Brahmaputra chief Election Commissioner, the elections. But, in the ed that there is no impact of corresponding period of last is in a Severe Flood Situation   +23O      "   Chavan said: “It is shocking instant case, the CEO coronavirus infections and year, an increase of 24 percent all along its course from that a senior of the ECI, the Maharashtra worked with an nationwide lockdown for or an increase of 20.41 lakh Dibrugarh to Dhubri except in <  <   =?1= Minister Arjun Meghwal propagating superstitious and Chief Electoral, Officer office bearer of the ruling kharif crops plantation. hectare area. The maximum Guwahati where it is flowing launched a special kind of obscurantist ideas the BJP lead- Maharashtra, chose a compa- party” “The Election According to agriculture areas have been reported from in Above Normal Flood situ- engal Opposition outfits Papad claiming it will help ership has taken up the respon- ny owned by a BJP national Commission has access to ministry’s data, 220.24 lakh Maharashtra (5.32 lakh ation with a rising trend. Bon Friday slammed the BJP fight corona and MP Protem sibility of destroying the good office bearer and asked him to voter data bases and demo- hectare area is covered under hectare), Karnataka (4.01 lakh According to CWC data, leadership for preaching Speaker Rameshwar Sharma works done by the renaissance work for him to operate the graphics. The data is crucial in rice plantation as compared to hectare), Madhya Pradesh Bihar is the worst-affected “obscurantist” and “supersti- said that the laying down of the icons of India.”Reminding CEO’s campaign during the targeting specific voter 187.70 lakh hectare, which is (3.11 lakh hectare), Rajasthan state due to the flood situa- tious” ideas after BJP leaders foundation stone of Ram how “Prime Minister Narendra October 2019 State Assembly groups. It is clear that this data an increase of 32.54 lakh (2.13 lakh hectare), Jharkhand tion. It said of 33 stations from Delhi and Madhya Temple at Ayodhya will drive Modi upheld the example of polls. Chavan said that there was available to the BJP hectare areas during the cor- (1.62 lakh hectare) and reporting Severe Flood Pradesh prescribed “unscien- away the pandemic virus Lord Ganesha to claim that was “clear evidence” to estab- through the social media responding period of last year. Telangana (1.09 lakh hectare). Situation in the country, 14 are tific and magical ways” to fight Congress Lok Sabha leader plastic surgery was existent in lish that the CEO agency run by the BJP,” the The maximum sowing is As per the ministry’s data, in Bihar. corona. Hours after Union Adhir Chowdhury said “by ancient India,” Chowdhury said Maharashtra’s social media former chief minister said.    !" # # 77

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The situation is riven by extreme poverty After his return, the fami- lodged a complaint at getting worse for those living in     on Friday, 63,182 persons were physician , said the testing ratories tested negative in other Dand lack of work during ly started living at the house of Kochugaon police station after forest villages,” Narzary said. $/.. tested in these laboratories. being done in the State needs laboratories to authenticate the the Covid-19 crisis, a migrant his in-laws in Kochugaon they came to know about it Lakhs of labourers 6,504 patients were cured evaluation. efficacy of the laboratories. labourer in Assam sold his 15- Patakata village in the same dis- later. returned to their homes in ast 24 hours saw Covid-19 of the disease and they were “There are 114 laborato- He said the unprecedented day-old daughter for 45,000 trict. The family still lived a “On receiving the com- Assam from large cities outside Lcausing havoc in Tamil discharged. While 1,299 per- ries across the State. But most increase in the number of but police rescued the baby, hand-to-mouth existence. plaint, police swung into action the state after they became job- Nadu as it claimed 88 lives sons were tested positive in of these laboratories were set up patients was yet another indi- officials said on Friday. During these tough times, and rescued the baby from the less during the lockdown. across the State and a record Chennai, neighbouring after the pandemic went out of cation that modern medicine The man and two women Brahma’s wife gave birth to the two sisters. We also arrested the Though the State number of 6,785 new persons Chengalpet (419), control. Do we have a alone cannot take on this have been arrested on the girl, their second daughter, man (Brahma),” police said. Government had announced getting diagnosed with the Kancheepuram (349) and mechanism to monitor the pandemic. charge of human trafficking. Nedan Foundation chairman During interrogation, the that it will create job opportu- pandemic. Thiruvallur (378) continued quality of tests being done in “It is not late even now to Dipak Brahma, a resident Digambar Narzary said. two women claimed that they nities for them through various There were 53, 132 Covid- to have high number of these centres?” asked Dr launch an integrated system of of Dhantola Mandaria, a forest “With almost all doors to had bought the baby for a initiatives, including under the 19 patients all over the State as patients. Krishnaswami. treatment protocol which we village in Kokrajhar district, earn a living closed, Brahma childless couple related to Mahatma Gandhi National on Friday evening according to Virudhunagar (424) and He said he was forced to are following. But who is there had recently returned from decided to sell the newborn,” he them. Rural Employment Guarantee the media bulletin issued by Thoothukudi (313) did not come out challenging the lab- to listen,” asked the octogenar- Gujarat, where he worked as a added. “We are really thankful to Act (MGNREGA), the Government of Tamil Nadu. show any signs of the numbers oratories because there were ian doctor who still takes care labourer. He was jobless and The man sold his daughter the police for rescuing the COVID-19 outbreak has badly The State has 114 laboratories coming down. Meanwhile Dr C many instances when persons of hundreds of patients finding it hard to support his to two women for just Rs baby. But the issue is of very hit most economic activities in working round the clock and V Krishnaswamy, eminent tested positive by these labo- approaching him. family, according to an official 45,000 on July 2 but kept his serious nature. Because of the the state. ;% &     32; +    5"))/ '6!&     Jammu: After a long gap the total num- 296”.     =?$ sion undertaken by Swapna, Sarith and 3< ber of recoveries surpassed fresh cases In Jammu, a car show room and Sandeep Nair.   6;6 of coronavirus detected in the Union their workshop had to be closed down Sivsankar, the former principal Sivsankar denied that he had under-     $/.. territory of Jammu &Kashmir on after one of the employees working Msecretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi taken foreign jaunts without informing the Friday. there tested positive. The employees Vijayan, has been asked to be present Kerala Government. But he broke down oncerned over the hike in the number of patients test- Kolkata: Amala Shankar the In order to contain the spread of working there are expected to be himself on Monday in the Kochi office of when the NIA offcials encountered him Cing positive for Covid-19, Tamil Nadu Government has famous ballet dancer, choreogra- coronavirus, a 60 hour long weekend screened on Monday. In Kathua, 26 National Investigating Agency (NIA) with details of his passport which had decided to distribute free face masks through fair price pher, actress and writer and wife lock down began late Friday evening jawans of CISF, 1 CRPF personnel and probing the gold smuggling scam that has details about his private visits abroad. shops across the State. All ration card holders are being of legendary Uday Shankar passed across Jammu district . The lock down 1 army jawan tested positive while sev- rocked Kerala politics. Similarly, he denied the contention of issued two masks per person whose name figures in the away early on Friday morning. She will continue till 6.00 a.m on Monday. eral local residents from Rajouri and Though the sleuths of NIA interro- the NIA that he was having close ties with card. Nearly 16 small scale units in the State are working was 101 and is survived by daugh- Neighbouring districts of Udhampur, Jammu continue to report positive gated Sivsankar for five hours last evening, Sarith and Sandeep Nair. But the digital overtime to produce quality and safe masks, the distribu- ter and actor-cum-dancer Mamata Reasi, Ramban, Samba, Kathua and raising fears among the local popula- the officials are not satisfied with some of records shown by the agency sleuths about tion of which would begin from Monday. Shankar apart from daughter-in- Rajouri are also witnessing lockdown tion. the replies given by him to their queries. his presence in the alleged meetings held A senior Revenue Department official in Fort Saint law Tanushree Shankar who is also to effectively screen local contacts of Out of 353 fresh cases, 129 cases While the NIA officers remained tight- by the three to execute the smuggling mis- George said that the first consignment of 6.5 lakh masks a noted ballet exponent. fresh cases. were reported from Jammu division lipped about what happened during the sion came as a shock to him. have been received by the department. “The masks are being Uday Shankar, who was the According to the media bulletin, while Kashmir division recorded 224 interrogation, news trickling out from Though he was let off by 9.30 pm on tested for safety and effectiveness before we start distrib- elder brother of the late sitar “353 new positive cases were detect- fresh cases. sources in the agency is that the IAS offi- Thursday, the officer, who is said to be the uting them from ration shops,” said the official. maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, ed in J&K while 508 patients were According to the media bulletin, cer told them that he was having ‘close conscience keeper of the chief minister has Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami has made it a married Amala Shankar then a discharged from different hospitals “Out of 14 deaths, 13 patients died in relations’ with Swapna Suresh, the king- been asked to be ready to face another vol- habit to persuade people in the State to wear masks. He is member of his ballet troupe in after they recovered on Friday Kashmir and one patient expired in pin of the smuggling racket. But he said ley of queries on Monday at the NIA office in the habit of affectionately chiding media persons who 1942. The marriage however failed while 14 patients died due to Covid- Government Medical college hospital, he was ignorant about the smuggling mis- at Kochi. do not wear face masks. in the subsequent years. PNS 19 taking the total tally of deaths to Jammu”. 7 +   ( :  $ ?40/4 outbreak and public welfare. %'110/.((/&/. titions in schools and colleges with all social distanc- This is why the MLAs took a proposal for con- ing norms. It also suggested that theme of “Aatmanirbha     Prior to this, the court allowed an application for vening the Assembly to the governor today,” Surjewala They also agreed to follow bilateral agreement and Bharat” is suitably spread and publicised amongst the impleadment of the Union of India in the list of respon- said. protocols and full restoration of peace and tranquility masses through various activities/messages in the func-   1'$=.?) dents. Earlier, in major relief for the Pilot camp, the was essential for smooth overall development of bilat- tions and on social media during the Independence The court also rejected two pleas which sought an Rajasthan High Court ordered “status quo” to be eral relations. During the talks, the fifth since the stand- Day celebrations. he kidnapping of the 8-year-old son of order declaring that alleged actions of the petition- maintained in the disqualification case against the offs started more than eight weeks back, the Ministry Ta big business family of Gonda from ers as the members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly now-sacked deputy Chief Minister and 18 other dis- said the two sides reviewed the situation in the India- 0E./4&$4(/ near his house sent the police into a tizzy. do not come within the purview of disqualification sidents, putting off the decision till Monday when the China border areas and the ongoing disengagement The kidnappers have reportedly envisaged under Para (2) of the Tenth Schedule of the Supreme Court hears the case. process along the LAC in the western sector. As the judge narrated to him the version of cer- demanded Rs 4 crore as ransom for the Constitution. Rejecting the petitions, the court said The order came after the court allowed the appli- The two sides noted that this was in accordance tain video clippings, newspapers and other evidence release of the boy. they are beyond its jurisdiction. T h e cation moved by team Pilot seeking impleadment of with the agreement reached between the two Special relating to the incident 1992, Advani denied the charges The Special Task force (STF) has been Congress had sought action against Pilot and the other the Union of India as a party to the proceedings in Representatives (SRs) during their telephonic conver- saying the evidence was totally false and the same were deployed to trace out the boy. dissidents under paragraph 2 (1) (a) of the 10th the disqualification matter. sation on July 5. They agreed in this regard that it was produced in the court due to political influence and ide- Sources in the police said that three Schedule of the Constitution. The provision dis- A Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and necessary for both sides to sincerely implement the ological inclination. men with their faces covered by masks went qualifies MLAs if they “voluntarily” give up the mem- Justice Prakash Gupta allowed the application that was understandings reached between Senior Commanders As the Judge indicated the evidence towards his to the house of Hari Kumar Gupta in bership of the party which they represent in the House. moved by the petitioners on Thursday. in their meetings till date. provocative speeches to Karsewaks, BJP’s veteran Colonelganj police station area around 1:30 The Pilot camp, however, argued that a party whip The court then adjourned for 20 minutes. The It was also decided that another meeting of the leader said the evidence was false and the investigators pm on the pretext of distributing sanitis- applies only when the assembly is in session. application for impleadment was moved on the Senior Commanders may be held soon so as to work included the video cassettes and newspapers in the ers and asked his son Namo to accompa- The disqualification notice was challenged by the grounds that the constitutional amendment is under out further steps to ensure expeditiously complete dis- probe for political malice and under influence. ny them for getting it. dissident MLAs through the writ petition which was challenge and, therefore, the Union of India is a nec- engagement and de-escalation and restoration of The judge described to him the evidence furnished The trio kidnapped the boy and later taken up by the bench on Friday last week and argu- essary party now. peace in the border areas. by the CBI witness on the basis of an English news- his father received the ransom call. ments were held. The dissident Congress MLAs led by Pilot have The Corps Commanders have so far met four times paper published news on October 24 , 1990 about his Police registered a complaint on an The arguments continued on Monday and con- challenged their disqualification notices through the since the face-offs started on the LAC. The next round arrest a days before with title “Advani arrested in application given by Hari Kumar Gupta’s cluded on Tuesday. The court had on Tuesday said it writ petition which was taken up by the bench on is likely next week wherein the two sides will review Samastipur”. The edition carried news relating to calls brother Mahesh Kumar Gupta and would give appropriate order on the writ petition on Friday last week and arguments were held. the pace of withdrawal by both the Armies from “fric- for Bharat Band by the leaders of Vishwa Hindu launched a massive manhunt to nab the Friday. Soon after the High Court ordered “status quo”, tion points” and thinning out of troops and sending Parishad and other organisations in protest to his arrest. kidnappers. Meanwhile, the assembly speaker moved the Gehlot sought an appointment with Governor Kalraj them back to peacetime locations. China started a mas- The edition carried Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray’s Supreme Court and filed a special leave petition (SLP) Mishra, whom he met last evening. sive military build-up on the border and rear areas when statement that “bandh will be peaceful”. Even then some on Wednesday. the confrontation started in early May. It forced India Karsewaks succeeded in climbing on the disputed struc- ; Pilot was sacked as the deputy chief minister and $/3/458A+1/(/ to ramp up its troops strength after China also ture and damaged it. Some Karsewaks lost their lives the president of the Congress state unit after he rebelled deployed heavy guns and weapons in the depth areas. in police firing on October 10, 1990 during “Karsewa”. 36; against Chief Minister Ashok 4/('1?4.?0%?4 In the latest round of WMCC talks, the two sides On completion of this description, the judge asked Gehlot. PTI also agreed to maintain their ongoing engagements both Advani online as to what he had to say about “Our strategic intent will be to improve the access at the diplomatic and military level, including through this.“Except the fact of his arrest, other depositions are ;33 $?.(1&$ ('E%?4 through our strong distribution network that will help the meetings of WMCC. false and the same had been included in the investi- make Faviton available across all Covid treatment cen- However, India is not taking any chances and the gation due to political malice and ideological differences ;; %?4$.(3/=/4O tres and our MRP is Rs 59 per tablet,” Brinton Pharma security establishment is constantly monitoring the fast- giving the facts a colour,” Advani replied. CMD Rahul Kumar Darda said. evolving situation, sources said. Advani’s deposition began at around 11 am on New Delhi: The Union HRD Ministry on “Why should lawyers argue? Lawyers are anguished. The company will be marketing this drug in India The Armed forces were on high alert all along the Friday as he appeared in the court online from Delhi Friday set up a committee to form guide- Why this charade. Maybe, it is time for lawyers to take and will also export it. 4,000 km long LAC from Ladakh in the west to along with his lawyer Mahipal Ahluwali. He denied all lines and suggest measures to ensure that their robes off,” Sibal said at a Press conference. Faviton is a generic version of Avigan of Fujifilm Arunachal Pradesh in the east. the charges of conspiracy and told the court he would more students study in India and there is “If the High Court is going to pass this kind of order, Toyama Chemical Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Fujifilm furnish his defense at the appropriate stage of the trial a smooth transition for students return- what’s the point in arguing before the court. Forget the Corporation. &?0??%1( proceedings. As his statement ended, the Judge asked ing from abroad due to Covid-19 situation. law, tell the people of the country what is happening its office to send the copy of statement to CBI’s Delhi The committee, headed by chairman in the country,” the former Union Minister said. )?E/4 The officials clarified that presence of school chil- office which would get Advani’s signature on it and send of the University Grants Commission The Rajasthan High Court passes status quo orders dren from selected schools will be decided later. it back to the court. (UGC), is also supposed to recommend against the Constitution bench judgment of the Mumbai reported 1062 new cases and 54 The circular on the celebrations on August 15 from The CBI had chargesheeted Advani, along with oth- a mechanism to increase the intake in Supreme Court and constitutional authorities act at the deaths in a single day while 1158 patients recovered Red Fort to State, District and Panchayat level, direct- ers, in the case. But the had dis- well-performing universities. behest of the Government, he said. and discharged. The total positive cases has increased ed the authorities to adhere to the Home and Health charged him from the case holding him innocent. But According to officials, mechanisms “This is the new definition of democracy,” Sibal said, to 1,06,891 including 78,260 patients recovered and Ministry directions and also suggested for digital trans- on a CBI petition, the Supreme Court in 2017 direct- will be explored for starting multi-disci- adding that the Governor not calling the Assembly ses- discharged and 5981 deaths. Dharavi has registered mission of events to reach out to public, who are not ed him to face trial of the charges of conspiracy. The plinary and innovative programs, twin- sion despite the Cabinet’s recommendation is against six new cases on Friday taking the total number of able to participate. The advisory also asked the States BJP leader alleged that all the charges were made due ning and joint degree programs, cross- a five-judge order of the Supreme Court in the Nabam cases to 2519. to invite Covid-19 warriors like doctors, health and san- to political reasons.The statement was made under sec- country designing of centres, facilitating Tuki case of Arunachal Pradesh. As the coronavirus cases surged following easing itation workers and persons cured from Covid-19 at tion 313 of the CrPC in the court of Special CBI judge online lectures by eminent faculty abroad, Whether the Congress would move the Supreme of curbs, civic 'janta curfew' in Nagpur city of State, district and Panchayat level celebrations. SK Yadav. linkage between academia and industry, Court against the Governor, Sibal said, “The Congress Maharashtra on Saturday and Sunday to check the “However, in view of spread of Covid-19 pandemic, Advani was the 29th accused of the total 32 to facilitate joint degree ventures and later- will take whatever action it has to take in this regard. spread of the infection. while organising various programmes activities for the record his statements in the Ayodhya demolition case. al entry to Indian higher education insti- What Rajasthan Governor has done is something that Andhra Pradesh reported 8,147 new cases of coro- Independence Day celebrations, it is imperative to fol- Another accused Satish Pradhan would record his state- tutions. is unprecedented.” navirus in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 80858 low certain preventive measures such as maintaining ment on July 28 while one of the accused Om Prakash HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal He said one has seen the conduct of Governors in the last 24 hours. As many as 49 fatalities and this social distancing, wearing of masks, proper sanitiza- Pandey is absconding.On Thursday Dr Murli Manohar 'Nishank' announced the committee will in the past, including that in Arunachal Pradesh, and takes the death toll 933 across the state. East Godavari tion, avoiding large congregations, protecting vulner- Joshi appeared through video conferencing from present its report within 15 days.”Due to also of Speakers. “Now, one is seeing the role of the threw up maximum cases among these with 1,029 in able persons, etc and follow all guidelines related to Delhi to record his statement and he too said that he the current Covid-19 situation, many Governor of Rajasthan,” Sibal said. the last 24 hours, followed by Anantapur with 984 cases Covid-19 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs was innocent. students who wanted to pursue studies “Governors are no longer protectors of the rule of and Kurnool with 914 cases. (MHA) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Dr Joshi said he was not present there at the time abroad have decided to stay back and pur- law, but they are protectors of the party in power,” he Tamil Nadu continued to witness a surge in “Therefore, all programmes should be organised of the demolition and he was politically implicated in sue the studies in India. There is also a ris- said. The Rajasthan Governor has not responded to the Coronavirus cases with the biggest daily spike of 6,785 in a way that large congregation of people is avoided the case. He refuted all charges of the prosecution and ing number of Indian students returning Cabinet’s decision to convene the Assembly session, he fresh infections pushing the tally to 1, 99,749 cases. The and technology is used in a best possible manner for even said the evidences against him were fabricated. He to India with concern about completion said, adding that Governor Kalraj Mishra has no dis- death toll climbed to 3,320 with 88 fatalities. On celebration befitting the occasion. The events organized also said the video presented against him was doctored of their studies,” Nishank said at a session cretion in the matter. Thursday, the state reported 6,472 new cases and 88 could be webcast in order to reach out people at large and he will present evidence of his innocence later on. on “Stay in India and Study in India”. Congress leader Anand Sharma on Twitter said, fatalities. Chennai reported 1,299 fresh cases in the last who are not able to participate,” said the advisory issued “We should make all efforts to look “Supreme Court is the last hope to save Constitutional 24 hours, followed by Virudhunagar with 426 cases and by MHA. $&D?(?E into the needs of both these categories of democracy. India is watching whether Constitutional Chengalpattu with 420 cases. The MHA suggested to States to invite health and students. Initiatives needed to be taken to bench judgements and Supreme Court settled laws on Karnataka also witnessed a biggest surge in fresh sanitation workers and cured persons also for the State, D?0D?0D retain them by providing appropriate floor tests will be honoured or not?” infections with 5,007 cases and 110 deaths in the last district and panchayat level functions. “It would also opportunities of education in premier The “brazen attempt” to topple an elected 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state stands be appropriate that Covid-19 warriors like doctors, foundation stone for a Ram temple during institutions in India as well as concerns of Government with a popular mandate and majority is at 85,870 including 52,791 active cases and 1,724 deaths. health workers, sanitation workers etc are invited in COVID-19 pandemic. students returning from abroad need to a shameful assault on democracy, he said. With 2267 fresh infections, Bengaluru reported high- the ceremony as recognition of their noble service in A bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and be addressed by supporting them to com- “We are witness to both Constitutional immoral- est number of cases in the state. fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Some persons Justice SD Singh dismissed the plea filed by Mumbai- plete their programme here in India,” he ity in Rajasthan. Judiciary is the custodian of Uttar Pradesh reported 2667 new cases taking the cured from Covid-19 infection may also be invited,” based social activist, Saket Gokhale, on Thursday. added. The minister said that last year Constitution and must uphold it in letter and spirit,” total tally to 60,771 while Odisha's tally mounted to said MHA, adding that it would be appropriate to invite Gokhale had filed the petition seeking the court’s around 7.5 lakh students travelled abroad Sharma said. 22,693 with record 1,594 fresh cases in a day, while the them at At-Home functions also. direction to restrain the ‘bhoomi pujan” for laying the to pursue their studies and because of this death toll surged to 120 as six more people succumbed The advisory also suggested that recorded versions foundation stone of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, con- valuable foreign exchange moved out of .?2'%$?.%?4 to the disease. The State's coronavirus hotspot Ganjam of police military band performances may be displayed tending that the proposed action would breach the India as well as many bright students district accounted for the maximum number of 732 new through large screens. “Performance of police/military Central government’s anti- COVID-19 protocol. moved abroad. /?. cases, followed by Khurda with 320 cases and Cuttack bands may be recorded at places of historic importance The High Court said that guidelines of the Covid, “We should make all efforts to help 136. associated with Independence movement and record- including social distancing, should be followed bright students to pursue their education Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala Odisha now has 8,148 active cases, while 14,393 ed versions thereof may be displayed through large The Ram temple bhoomi puja will last for three in India. Also, as per this government's said the BJP is trying to block CM Gehlot and his people have recovered from the disease so far. Delhi screen/digital media, during public functions and on days starting on August 3. On August 5, Prime manifesto we have to increase seat capac- overnment from proving theirmajority in the State reported 1025 cases and 32 deaths in the last 24 hours, social media,” said the advisory to States. Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone ity by 50 per cent in all premier institu- Assembly. taking the total number of cases to 1,28,389 and fatal- The advisory also suggested to conduct other func- of the Ram temple at 12:15 pm. The bhoomi puja tions by year 2024 and also Institutes of “We have a majority Government in the State and ties to 3777while Gujarat reported 1068 fresh cases and tions conducted on Independence Day celebrations like will be performed by Vedic scholars and acharya pan- Eminence should be increased to 50 by we want to call an Assembly session for coronavirus 26 deaths. planting tree, debates-poetry- patriotic song compe- dits of Kashi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya. 2024,” he added. PTI    !" # # 372  E( "  "   

Beijing: China on Friday istry statement said. have accused the Chinese con- ordered the US to close down “It gravely harmed China- sulate in Houston of being its consulate in Chengdu in US relations. The measure part of Beijing’s espionage oper- 3&   O '  #'' P   retaliation to Washington’s taken by China is a legitimate ation in the US. decision to shut the Chinese and necessary response to the US President Donald mission in Houston, further unjustified act by the US. It Trump on Wednesday said he        #   #  straining the already tense conforms with international may order the closure of more bilateral ties. law, the basic norms of inter- Chinese consulates in the coun- Washington: Upping the ante nearly 50 years after President tainment. It’s about a complex A statement by the Chinese national relations, and cus- try. The Chinese consulate in on China over its expansion- Richard Nixon became the first new challenge we’ve never Foreign Ministry said the US tomary diplomatic practices”, it Houston was one of five in the ist policies and alleged cover- US president to travel to China. faced before: The USSR was Embassy here has been said. US, along with the embassy in up of the COVID-19 out- The top American diplo- closed off from the free world. informed of the Chinese gov- “The current situation in Washington DC. It has con- break, US Secretary of State mat formally announced a Communist China is already ernment’s decision to with- China-US relations is not what sulates in New York, San Mike Pompeo has pitched for reversal in the decades-old here, within our borders,” he draw its consent for the estab- China desires to see, and the Francisco, Los Angeles and a new “alliance of democra- China policy, which now insisted. lishment and operation of the US is responsible for all this. Chicago. cies” to counter the challenges would be more of confronta- “So we can’t face this chal- US Consulate General in We once again urge the US to Relations between the US posed by the authoritarian tionist in nature and organis- lenge alone. The UN, NATO, Chengdu, the provincial capi-      #  # #         1  immediately retract its wrong and China have taken a turn for Chinese regime. ing the rest of the free world the G7, the G20, our combined tal of southwestern Sichuan    decision and create necessary the worse in recent months Echoing President Donald against the authoritarian economic, diplomatic, and province. conditions for bringing the over Beijing’s handling of the Trump that the US has had Chinese regime led by military power is surely The consulate, established Wenbin accused staff in the duties and engaging in espi- bilateral relationship back on coronavirus pandemic. Fresh “enough” with China, Pompeo President Xi Jinping. enough to meet this chal- in 1985 and currently having Chengdu consulate “of inter- onage related activity. track”, it said. concerns over China’s crack- announced “distrust and ver- Today China is “increas- lenge, if directed properly. more than 200 staff, some 150 fering in China’s internal affairs Earlier, the ministry, in a Chengdu is one of six US down of its Uygur Muslims in ify” as US’ new rules of ingly authoritarian at home, Maybe it’s time for a new hired locally, is seen as strate- and harming China’s national statement noted that on July 21, foreign missions, including the Xinjiang and Beijing imposing engagement with the Chinese and more aggressive in its grouping of like-minded gically important because it security interests.” the US launched a “unilateral embassy in Beijing, in main- a controversial national secu- Communist Party and called hostility to freedom every- nations…a new alliance of allows the US to gather infor- Wang said that closing the provocation” by abruptly land China. The US also has a rity law in Hong Kong have on all nations to insist on rec- where else,” he said. democracies,” Pompeo said. mation on the sensitive region US mission in Chengdu was a demanding that China close its consulate in Hong Kong. also raised bilateral tensions. iprocity, transparency and “Let’s not repeat the same He said that if the free of Tibet, where the followers of “legitimate and necessary Consulate General in Houston. The US ordered the closure In a major speech on the accountability from them. mistakes of the past. The chal- world did not change the Dalai Lama have been response” to Washington The US move seriously of the Chinese consulate in Trump administration’s China Pompeo’s remarks at the lenge of China demands exer- Communist China, the latter demanding meaningful auton- demanding that the Chinese breached international law, the Houston, a move it said was policy on Thursday, Secretary Nixon Library on Thursday, tion from democracies… will change them. omy. consulate in Houston be shut. basic norms of international aimed “to protect American of State Mike Pompeo called the titled “Communist China and those in Europe, in Africa, in There can be no return to At a regular press confer- US officials have made similar relations, and the terms of the intellectual property and pri- Chinese consulate in Houston the Free World’s Future,” cast South America, and especial- past practices just because ence on Friday, Chinese foreign accusations about Chinese China-US Consular vate information.” “a hub of spying and intellectual aspersions on Beijing and its ly those in the Indo-Pacific they are comfortable, or con- ministry spokesman Wang diplomats acting beyond their Convention, the foreign min- Top American officials property theft.” PTI relations with Washington, region. This isn’t about con- venient, he noted. PTI 1   ?   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AP er example that the threats to The US Space Command the United States Space the federal courthouse.   '   ' #'    '      '!   US and Allied space systems said the test consisted of Command on Thursday Protesters had projected      +21  3  &                  <   are real, serious and increas- Russia’s satellite called Cosmos accused Russia of test-firing an lasers on the building and ing,” the Thursday statement 2543 injecting an object into anti-satellite weapon in space attempted to take down a secu- made his ruling late Thursday, months since George Floyd   $$(? ment agents to the city. continued. orbit. and warned the threat against rity fence that had been rein- a day after Portland’s mayor was killed in Minneapolis. Crews used a large crane “Clearly this is unaccept- Russian state media has US systems was “real, serious forced to keep demonstrators at was tear-gassed by federal Simon had previously statue of Christopher to remove the statue from its able,” tweeted US nuclear dis- said that Cosmos-2543 had and increasing”. The Russian a distance. agents while making an appear- ruled that journalists and legal AColumbus that drew pedestal as a small crowd armament negotiator Marshall been deployed by another Foreign Ministry insisted on The protesters moved away ance outside a federal court- observers are exempt from chaotic protests in Chicago’s gathered to watch. Billingslea, adding that it satellite, Cosmos-2542, which Moscow’s “commitment to as clouds of gas rose from the house during raucous demon- police orders requiring pro- Grant Park was taken down Several work trucks were would be a “major issue” dis- was launched on 25 of obligations on the non-dis- area and flash grenades could strations. testers to disperse once an early Friday amid a plan by seen in the area but it was cussed next week in Vienna, November 2019 by the Russian criminatory use and study of be heard. Protesters have been kept unlawful assembly has been President Donald Trump to unclear where the statue could where he is in talks on a suc- military. AFP space with peaceful aims. AFP US Judge Michael Simon up in the city for nearly two declared. AP dispatch federal law enforce- be taken. AP   'D<    "  ! &R   C#    72D>B    2*27 ?!, .?    ./)0/1 live session.           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The GNPA ratio of levels, Niti Aayog Vice recovery are already visible in   L 7;687; mode,” he noted. Financial Stability Report (FSR) combined gross fiscal deficit- private banks and foreign Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on multiple sectors. Kumar also said states can released by the Reserve Bank to-GDP ratio and CPI infla- banks may increase from 4.2 Friday. “If you notice, in 15-16 sec- mobilise resources by either on Friday. tion among others, the report per cent and 2.3 per cent to Kumar also expressed hope tors, businesses are coming of 4.5 per cent growth but the boost demand. borrowing from international The resilience of Indian said. 7.3 per cent and 3.9 per cent, that COVID-19 will begin to back to pre-COVID levels,” he outbreak of COVID-19 result- “The finance minister has agencies or internally through banking in the face of macro- As the asset classification in respectively, over the same taper off from the metros and said. ed in significant negative said there is always the possi- effective tax collection. economic shocks was tested March 2020 could have been period. their economic activity will be Kumar pointed out that for impact in the first quarter of bility of the government com- He said the RBI has done through macro stress tests influenced by the regulatory The report said system normal in the coming quarter. India, the timing of the this fiscal. “And that downward ing up with another round of a commendable job by pro- which attempt to assess the moratorium in the face of the level CRAR is projected to “I expect the economy to COVID-19 pandemic was momentum could not be stimulus. Problem is going to viding liquidity and regulato- impact of cumulative shocks on COVID-19 pandemic, the pro- drop from 14.6 per cent in start recovering completely by very unfortunate as the econ- reversed because of COVID- be on the demand side. The ry support to banks and other banks balance sheet and gen- jections for this exercise are March 2020 to 13.3 per cent in the fourth quarter.... And omy was bottoming out in the 19,” he observed. government may look at a financial institutions. erate projections of gross non- built up using data from June March 2021 under the baseline achieve a positive growth. last quarter of 2019-20. Quoting the finance min- stimulus again to revive invest- “The problem is now in performing asset (GNPA) 2011 up to the quarter ended scenario and to 11.8 per cent “And next (fiscal) year, it “Our economy was bot- ister, Kumar said there is always ment spirit and boost demand,” demand and the private sector ratios and capital to risk- December 2019 (instead of under the very severe stress will be about 6 per cent on a toming out in the fourth quar- a possibility of another stimu- he said. will have to expand capacity,” weighted assets ratio (CRARs) March 2020), it said. scenario. low base,” he said in a Twitter ter of 2019-20 after seeing a low lus from the government to Kumar also pitched for Kumar emphasised. over a one-year horizon under “Given the fact that impact The stress test results indi- a baseline and three adverse - of moratorium is still uncertain cated that five banks may fail - medium, severe and very and evolving, the exact nature to meet the minimum capital  R        % $  severe -- scenarios, the report of how the same will play out level by March 2021 in a very said. on the quality of banking assets severe stress scenario. “The stress tests indicate is difficult to ascertain accu- The common equity tier I % 6  :< 5  C"?  #$  that the GNPA ratio of all rately,” it said. (CET 1) capital ratio of banks scheduled commercial banks The report said that the may decline from 11.7 per (SCBs) may increase from 8.5 regulatory dispensations that cent in March 2020 to 10.7 per    ./)0/1 old tax regime or moving to the Kolkata: Manoj Joshi, General stock of the present status of per cent in March 2020 to 12.5 the pandemic has necessitated cent under the baseline sce- 3 new simpler regime,” Manager, Metro Railway held Kavi Subhash to Hemanta per cent by March 2021 under in terms of the moratorium on nario and to 9.4 per cent he Government’s endeav- 3;33 Sitharaman said. a high -level meeting with Rail Mukherjee Station stretch the baseline scenario. loan instalments and deferment under the very severe stress Tour has been to further She said the Government Vikas Nigam Ltd.(RVNL) offi- of New Garia- Airport “If the macroeconomic of interest payments may have scenario in March 2021, it simplify the Direct Tax laws 32 has reduced corporate tax rates cials at Metro Rail Bhavan Metro project as well as Joka environment worsens further, implications for the financial showed. and has brought in a major 6; by phasing out exemptions, today (24.07.2020) to review to Majerhat stretch of Joka reform by giving option to > while encouraging businesses the progress of different on- - Esplanade Metro Project. taxpayers to opt for a new sim- to start manufacturing which is going Metro Projects in the General Manager instructed    5  pler tax regime, Finance ;366 in tandem with the clarion call city. all to complete all the pend- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman 2;3 of Aatmanirbhar Bharat given In this meeting, he was ing works within the stipu- said on Friday. ;;36 by PM Narendra Modi. briefed about the progress of lated time. In her message on the She said that the depart- works of Noapara- Senior Officers of Metro        160th Income Tax Day, the  ment has effectively deployed Dakhineswar Extension Railway were also present in Minister also lauded the 3 technological tools to facilitate Project. Shri Joshi also took this meeting. department for being respon- honest tax payers and also    ./)0/1 Indian consumers. The vio- decision at the pre-purchase sive to the needs of the tax- plug revenue leakage. lation of the rules will attract stage. Under the rules, e- payers during this pandemic 3233 “Confident that the he Government has noti- penal action under the commerce players have to time by relaxing various com- 62 department will not only con- Tfied new rules for e-com- Consumer Protection Act, display details about return, pliance requirements and 33? tinue to play a critical role in merce companies, including 2019. According to the new refund, exchange, warranty addressing their liquidity con- the growth and prosperity of mandatory display of ‘country rules, the e-commerce players and guarantee, delivery and cerns. the nation, but will also strive of origin’ on their products, will have to display the total shipment, and any other Appreciating its continu- ing a more citizen-centric to keep improving and set new and said any non-compliance price of goods and services information that may be ous efforts towards making establishment. “ O u r standards of professionalism,” will attract penal action. offered for sale along with a required by consumers to the tax administration taxpay- endeavour has been to contin- the Minister added. She laud- The ‘Consumer break-up of other charges. make informed decisions. er-friendly, transparent and ue the initiative of simplifica- ed the dept for keeping pace Protection (E-Commerce) They are also required to Sellers offering goods and geared towards facilitating vol- tion of Direct Tax laws. In line with the fast changing eco- Rules, 2020’ were notified on mention the ‘expiry date’ of services through a market- untary compliance, she said with the same, we brought in a nomic landscape and adapting Thursday. The new rules will goods offered for sale and the place e-commerce entity will there has been a paradigm major tax reform by ushering to the concomitant challenge of be applicable to all electron- ‘country of origin’ of goods have to provide the above shift in its role in recent years, in a new simpler tax regime for ensuring that tax revenues ic retailers (e-tailers) regis- and services that are neces- details to the e-commerce from being just a revenue col- our taxpayers, who now have grow commensurate with the tered in India or abroad but sary for enabling the con- entity to be displayed on its lecting organisation to becom- the option of remaining in the pace of economic growth. offering goods and services to sumer to make an informed platform or website. %&' ( ) 73    !" # #

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Two one truth was the chemistry between stranger women, Krishna and Alia  Keeping in mind the mood and the Krishna and Alia. From writing every (played by Serena Walia and Ayushi cultural backdrop that form the texture conversation that leads to something big- Gupta), meet on a festive night of of the film, how does the Navratri ger to maintaining the pace and rhythm Navratri. Romance blossoms between backdrop connect with the storyline? of the story, choosing small moments, them as they walk the night in the lanes Having my roots in Ahmedabad, glances, reactions in the edit — every- of Ahmedabad, exchanging mythology Navratri has always been that time of the thing was choreographed keeping in trivia, laughter, street food and experi-     year when this otherwise stiff city mind the one aim to make these two ences of life only to realise it could lead loosens up a little and comes to life. I was characters and the energy they share to more. never a good dancer and so I was usu- come alive. It was actually interesting to ally more drawn to what happened out- not have my editor (also the co-produc- Recently, you had said, “Two women side the loud garba grounds. People like er of the film), Manan Bhatt on set and freely roaming the city, sharing a safe me are usually out on the streets, laugh- also, to have him step in creatively only space in the absence of a patriarchal ing, flirting and eating without any time- when the film was at its post-production gaze and falling in love was something bound commitments. There is a sense of stage. This helped in giving it a fresh and that I’ve longed to see on screen. This liberation during these nine nights of the unbiased perspective in the edit — was a very instinctive thought for this festival (very much contrary to the cel- something that is always the hardest for love story...” What did you want to ebration of the unflawed “divine femi- a director because you are just so showcase through this simple yet pow- nine” that Navratri originally stands for). attached with every good moment cap- erful vision? Considering this film is about an instant tured that you just don’t want to let them I majored in film and TV in college. connection between two women and a go! So to pull all of it off in 20 minutes One day, one of my friends, who was also night of romance, this cultural set-up fit was definitely a challenge but a fun one. studying with me, showed me some really well. Also, I am a sucker for pret- beautiful pictures that he had taken of ty ghaghras so maybe that might have How do think the streaming plat- Pune at night — the empty streets and subconsciously played a role. forms can impact the short film space? the glaring lights. I had just bought a new Streaming platforms can hugely DSLR then and I remember being real- Do you think films around the queer impact the short film space as I think ly motivated to try my hand at street community still provoke debates and short films are where the next crop of photography for the first time. So when controversies despite attempts to nor- cinematic storytellers will emerge. And I was in Mumbai, I took my DSLR out malise conversations? just how streaming platforms are now and decided to spend two days walking I am a huge fan of conversational relieving feature films of various limita- down the lanes of the city without a films, especially when it comes to love tions, dependencies and length bound- definitive plan, taking pictures (I had stories. But I wouldn’t say I chose a topic ations, they can really help budding pro- mapped out an itinerary of the locals I to tell this story. It stemmed more from duction houses by providing them a was going to take to make good use of choosing a genre that I was keen on financially-viable model for short films. my time). But when I actually got down exploring as my first film. I don’t think This will also allow young and indepen- to doing so, I didn’t find it as fulfilling that creative endeavours are always dri- dent filmmakers to focus on the craft and liberating as I had hoped it to be. I ven by thoughts like what ignites con- itself. found myself looking back every five troversy and what doesn’t. Of course, Being a debut film for me and my minutes, pulling down my shirt every- there is the politics of the film, which is team, it has been challenging because time I bent to take a photograph, avoid- pretty apparent in what the story is and such a model for short films is unfortu- ing dark lanes and quiet corners and pri- how it is told. But I think ultimately, for nately still close to absent but I am very oritising my safety over a good shot. It me and my team, this was an honest hopeful that it will improve in the com- resonated deeply with an American attempt to explore a love story in a world ing years with OTTs and so many poet and novelist Sylvia Plath’s words: that was closer to ours. It was an initia- streaming options. “Yes, my consuming desire is to mingle tive to bring something fresh on screen with road crews, sailors and soldiers, bar- by exploring our understanding of the Such an issue might not find a place room regulars — to be a part of a scene, craft of filmmaking. in the mainstream cinema. How do you anonymous, listening, recording — all Having said that, it was a conscious think short films are the right this is spoiled by the fact that I am a girl, choice to show a queer love story, nor- medium to present such ironies to the a female always supposedly in danger of malising the relationship by not contrast- audience? assault and battery. My consuming ing their love with any external backlash. I humbly disagree to the claim that interest in men and their lives is often The protagonists are not seeking soci- such films might not find a place in the misconstrued as a desire to seduce etal approvals or trying to convince the mainstream cinema. I believe and hope them or as an invitation to intimacy. Yes, world of their sexual orientation, but are that our understanding of mainstream God, I want to talk to everybody as unapologetically walking the city and cinema itself will evolve with the advent deeply as I can. I want to be able to sleep just breathing in the night of romance of not just new-age filmmakers but with in an open field, to travel West, to walk and comfort. a healthier competition between plat- freely at night...” forms and theatrical releases. Our coun- In this film, I tried showing an ideal Chance encounters have been a com- try has so many different pockets of peo- version of this reality — one where the N)$?.$?' mon leitmotif in films. What was ple with such varied stories to tell. It is city is a safe space for love, a dreamworld your approach while exploring this a matter of time that with the tremen- (which hopefully becomes a reality) $?$/??) idea? dous exposure to world cinema and for- where two women can immerse them- O'//41?E/?4D Both Krishna and Alia have lived eign content, which is accessible so eas- selves in their conversations and just very different pasts. The fears that they ily now, there will be a surge of demand enjoy their night the way they wish to. .?4&1.(/ hold today, their hopes and desires, to for feature films which are unique on our a large extent, have been shaped by the shores as well. You said that while writing the film, 4/1?.3+D.? choices they have made so far. We are Having said that, like I mentioned, your co-writer Chintan Bhatt and you $?.4.(/4 after all a product of our choices — be the short-film space is an important were conscious of the nuances of the it conscious ones or even the ones that avenue that needs an equally strong genre. How did you rein everything in? 1?E/).D might have seemed inconsequential at model to sustain, especially considering Conversational films were always in — one where they go from awkward /N/4.1+$=1 the moment. These two characters are the digital age and the changing needs something that both Chintan silences, getting to knowing each other never passive receivers of their surround- and modes of watching films. and I have been drawn towards, to gradually stripping down their guards /34?(?. ings but are constantly making choices. especially when it comes to love and becoming vulnerable. We used ele- Their decision to ditch the garba event Were there any stereotypes that you stories. We’ve been huge fans of ments like stories, anecdotes as well as 4/.?//=.( and choosing to roam the streets with had to hear? films where dialogue has led the some powerful songs in their conversa- ?$/1334?E1 each other is in itself a way of making Stereotypes exist in every field and way for two people to come tions such as ‘Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai’ them responsible for this time together. in everything that one does. Isn’t it? But together. To do justice to this from Rajnigandha and ‘Na Jaane Kyun’ ?44D.(? I believe that is what makes the night I think identifying those stereotypes pre- genre, it was important that we from Chhoti Si Baat to give a warm and even more special and romantic. Besides sents an opportunity to pave something understood the heart of the film. nostalgic mood to it. Also, people have $?.E.$//)?410 this, there are also certain choices they unique. It is important that we realise The chemistry between Krishna commented on how this was an ode to ?%/4/N'1 might not be aware of, which have led that stereotypes are not norms but are and Alia was always central and we Basu Chatterjee’s them here. We have tried to explore meant to be identified rightly and bro- approached every conversation, films. I want to ?4/.?.O those possibilities not just in the narra- ken. One way of doing that is by creat- trying to make sure that they seem take this tive of the film but also in its structure. ing something that challenges that both magical and believable at the moment to thought. same time. This set-up of a first- mention that Since it is a short film, exploring the (The film will have its India Premiere meet romance automatically gave us this was actual- warmth of an instant connection, at 11th edition of Kashish Mumbai a structure that we could play with- ly a homage to heartbreak and choices, how do you International Queer Film Festival.)

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       Patel confirmed the development ment to decide on that. Will also have to undergo a test. and Sundays. after PTI reported the dates on be writing to the UAE board for- While there was speculation The Indians are set to play a he eagerly-awaited Indian Thursday. mally,” Patel said. that the IPL will start from four-match Test series against TPremier League will start on The IPL has been made possi- There are three grounds avail- September 26, the BCCI decided to Australia starting December 3 in September 19 in the United Arab ble by the ICC’s decision to post- able in the UAE -- Dubai advance it by a week in order to Brisbane after the IPL. Emirates (UAE) with the final pone the October-November T20 International Stadium, Sheikh ensure that the Indian team’s tour It is expected that with each slated on November 8, IPL World Cup in Australia owing to Zayed Stadium (Abu Dhabi) and of Australia is not jeopardised. and every team needing at least a Chairman Brijesh Patel told PTI on the COVID-19 pandemic due to the Sharjah ground. “The Indian team will have a month’s time to train, the IPL fran- Friday. which the host country expressed It is learnt that the BCCI will mandatory quarantine of 14 days chises will be leaving base by While the event’s Governing its inability to conduct the event. be renting the grounds of the ICC as per the Australian government August 20 which gives them exact- Council will meet next week to Patel said that the Standard Academy for training of the teams. rules. A delay would have sent the ly four weeks time to prepare. chalk out the final details and Operating Procedure to combat the The ICC Academy has two plans haywire," a BCCI official said The cash-rich event was orig- approve the schedule, it is under- COVID-19 threat is being pre- full-sized cricket grounds along on conditions of anonymity. inally scheduled to start at the end stood that the BCCI has informal- pared and the BCCI will formally with 38 turf pitches, 6 indoor “The best part is that 51 days of March but the COVID-19 pan- ly intimated the franchises about write to the Emirates Cricket pitches, a 5700 square foot outdoor is not at all a curtailed period and demic and the travel restrictions the plan. Board. conditioning area along with phys- broadcasters will be happy with full that were put in place to contain “The GC will meet shortly “We are making the SOP and iotherapy and medicine centre. seven-week window,” he added. the virus, led to an indefinite but we have finalised the schedule. it will be ready in a few days. To As per the current health pro- While the original schedule postponement. It will run from September 19 to allow crowd or not depends on the tocol in Dubai, there is no need to had five double-headers, Patel said However, BCCI President November 8. We expect the gov- UAE government. Anyway social be in quarantine if people are car- the new one will feature around 12 Sourav Ganguly had always main- ernment approval to come distancing has to be maintained. rying a negative COVID-19 test double-headers which means two tained that the event will be held through. It is a full 51-day IPL,” We have left it for their govern- report, but if they are not, they will matches each on both Saturdays some time this year. O% @ #    B(:E%.8B(:53;  @     P    ./)0/1 side-on and balanced so that   &.$//4 you can play through both off he lesson of “forward side and leg side with equal ngland’s truncated batting Tpress against fast bowlers” control is very very impor- department fell cheaply as dis- from Sachin Tendulkar and a tant,” he said. Eciplined bowling by the West tip from head coach Ravi Anderson was taking him Indies reduced the hosts to 131-4 by Shastri to stand outside the out mainly with outgoing tea on the first day of the deciding test crease led to his transforma- deliveries. at Old Trafford on Friday. tion as a prolific Test batsman “I was too worried think- Ollie Pope (24) and wicketkeep- after a disastrous England ing about the ball that might er Jos Buttler (2) were aiming to tour in 2014, feels India cap- come in. I was opening up a rebuild the innings in Manchester, tain Virat Kohli. bit too early so the ball that with only a long tail left for England Kohli had a nightmare of was going away I was getting after the dismissals of Ben Stokes and an England tour where he out to it every time. I just Rory Burns in the second session. failed in 10 successive innings couldn't get past that confu- Stokes - promoted to No. 4 so but came back later in the sion,” he admitted. England could squeeze in another fast year against Australia scoring However with the tweak bowler - was bowled by a beauty four tons in four games, in technique also came a through the gate by Kemar Roach for including two in Adelaide. tweak in his stance, which was 20, having added 13 runs to his score In a chat with Mayank suggested by Shastri (Team at lunch. Agarwal for 'bcci.Tv', the Director in 2014-15) just Burns reached his sixth test half- Indian skipper decoded his before the start of 2014-15 century but departed soon after for technical changes post that Australia tour and the rest is 57, wafting at a ball from spinner England tour. history. Roston Chase that was too close to “The 2014 (tour) will be “He (Shastri) told me one him and finding an edge that was a milestone in my career. Lot thing, to stand outside the taken one-handed - and brilliantly - of people take good tours as crease. He explained the by Rahkeem Cornwall at slip. a milestone in their careers mindset behind it. 'You England is crawling along, scor- but for me 2014 will be a should be in control of the ing 65 runs at a rate of 2.5 per over milestone,” Kohli told space you are playing in and between lunch and tea. Agarwal in the show ‘Open not giving opportunities to Before lunch, the West Indies Nets with Mayank’. the bowler to get you out’.” snared Dom Sibley in the first over “I came back from Shastri also explained the and captain Joe Root - to a run-out England and spoke to Sachin logic that by standing outside - near the end of the session after Paaji and had a few sessions the crease, so many dismissals putting England into bat under gray with him in Mumbai. I told get taken out. skies. him that I am working on my “So I started practising England's batting lineup has been hip position. He made me that the same year and results weakened after choosing to select four realise the importance of big were unbelievable.” fast bowlers as well as a spinner for stride, a forward press against He also credited former the test. Stokes, the star of the second fast bowlers,” Kohli explained. India coach Duncan Fletcher, test won by England in West Indies paceman Shannon string strain after pulling up during Roach has 2-28 off 12.4 overs, and Windies, who won the first test in “The moment I started someone with vast knowledge Manchester, is struggling for full fit- Gabriel started for the third straight his fourth over. He returned, though, needs one more wicket for 200 in Southampton, are looking to capture doing that with my hip align- about batting. ness and unlikely to bowl, so is match this series and spent some time to the relief of captain Jason Holder tests. a test series in England for the first ment, things started falling in “I made my stance bigger being used as a specialist batsman. off the field with an apparent ham- and is back bowling. The series is tied at 1-1 and the time since 1988. place nicely and after a conver- then the sation with Australia Duncan $ %%    ,  tour hap- Fletcher, #   ) P& *&%&+ *" =>" !& pened,” who has amaz- said Kohli. ing understanding      5$       He of the game. He only * *& "#'Q explained asked one question,   1?4/    ./)0/1 World Cup is scheduled to what went ‘Will I be able to be played in New Zealand    1?.0?. ronment. that rogue, that X-Factor, wrong in play the short ball eteran South Africa spinner Imran Tahir op Australian cricketer from February 6 to March “There is the tradi- that doesn't play by the England and with a forward Vheaped praise on Pakistan white-ball skipper TAlyssa Healy has 7 next year. ormer West Indies T20 tional English way of doing rules of the book and ‘do it how he press and that Babar Azam and referred to him as one of the best expressed disappointment Healy’s remark is signif- Fskipper Carlos it by the book, but all good my way’ type of character.” realised it. base (widened in the world. at the cancellation of the icant as she is one of the top Brathwaite feels England teams need the X-Factor. I Brathwaite cited the “My hip stance)’. I said I Over the years, Indian women’s team’s pro- female cricketers of not pacer Jofra Archer is the think he (Archer) brings example of star all-rounder position was an can.” Azam has been one posed tour of England only Australia but the “do-it-my-way” type of that X-Factor and I thought Ben Stokes, who has court- issue during that There of the most consis- owing to the COVID-19 world. player which every team Kevin Pietersen brought ed trouble in the past but England tour. It was was another tent Pakistan bats- pandemic. Eyre wondered why it’s needs and also has the that X-Factor,” Brathwaite emerged as one of the most basically not adjusting interesting men across formats. The Indian women’s so difficult for the women’s potential to be a future told BBC Sport. consistent performers for to the conditions and little chat He holds the top team was originally slated to team to tour England even leader of the side. “While you’re hop- England in the last two doing what I wanted to with Shastri spot in ICC rank- play a bilateral series com- as the BCCI plans to go The 25-year-old ing that the majority of years. He also led the do. So being rigid which was ings for batsmen in prising three ODIs and as ahead with the rescheduled Archer was included in the team are 75 per England team in the first doesn’t take you any- an example of T20Is, third spot in many T20Is against IPL in the United Arab the England team for cent consistent and Test in the absence of Joe where. It was a long Kohli's deter- ODIs and sixth in Tests. England in June which got Emirates. the third Test after being they do everything by Root. and painful realiza- mination. Tahir also lauded Azam” leadership skills and postponed due to the coro- His tweet read, “Why is dropped from the the book - they are Brathwaite sees a tion but I realized it,” “Ravi bhai stated he is perfect for young Pakistan cricketers navirus outbreak. it harder to send the Indian second game for always early, they leader in Archer and wants he said. asked me that if to follow. But the UK sojourn was national women’s team to breaching the eat right, they do England to support him in The opening of I was scared of “The current team led by Babar Azam is very called off earlier this week. England than it is to send side’s COVID- this and they do discovering his leadership hip limited his shot short ball,” Kohli young and I wish him all the best because I believe “Would be sad to see it the entire IPL to the UAE?” 19 bio-secure that - you do need qualities so that he can making ability, laughed. he is one of the best players in the world today,” not happen especially with A challenging tour of protocol. He that rogue. serve English cricket for a Kohli realized. “I said I am Tahir was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan. the hope of a WC (World England would have helped apologised for “I am not long time. “One thing not scared and I “He is surrounded by youngsters. Young play- Cup) early next year,” Healy immensely in the Indian his action of saying that “If you think about it, stood out, right hip don’t mind getting ers put a lot of effort into the game. My experi- tweeted in response to a team’s preparations for the visiting his heStokes not so long ago, was opens or closes too hurt but I don't want ence tells me that they will do well in the future post by Sydney-based crick- World Cup, reckoned a few home while (Archer) seen as that type of charac- much you now you are to get out,” the India but at the same time they should be prepared to et writer Rick Eyre. from the cricket communi- the team was in is that, but ter. Now he’s seen as a in trouble. Keep that skipper added. not give up if they lose some games,” he added. The ICC Women’s ty after the cancellation. a bio-secure envi- every team needs leader,” Brathwaite said. hip position nice and R           S O      % '  /!?>"  '      $P    ./)0/1 session.   &1. the match and sometimes, like today, "He works so hard, he is not only a great    ./)0/1 we lose it.” ndian football team assistant coach scorer but can also create chances, and can uventus missed a chance to clinch The points could prove crucial for IShanmugam Venkatesh feels constant play in three positions," he added. he last time the Olympics happened in Tokyo, Ja record-extending ninth straight Udinese as it went seven points clear monitoring and exposure could help in find- Venkatesh was also full of praise for for- THarbinder Singh realised his dream of winning Italian league title as it lost 2-1 at rel- of the relegation zone, with three ing a worthy successor for talisman Sunil mer stars and teammates IM Vijayan and a gold and the former Indian hockey center-forward egation-threatened Udinese. rounds remaining. Chhetri who continues to dazzle with his Bhaichung Bhutia. is hoping that Manpreet Singh and his men will Ilija Nestorovski canceled out Juventus knew a victory at incredible game. Among the current lot, he believed recreate history when the Japanese city hosts the Matthijs de Ligt's opener and Seko Udinese would secure the title as the At 35 and after over 15 glorious Sandesh Jhingan is ready to play outside Games next year. Fofana grabbed the winner in second- Bianconeri hold the tiebreaker over years of international football, Chhetri India and also mentioned Anirudh Indian hockey has a rich history in the half stoppage time to keep Juve's cel- Atalanta courtesy of a better head-to- remains the mainstay of the national Thapa as a special talent. Olympics, having won an unprecedented eight Gold ebrations on ice. head record. team, regularly finding the back of the “Jhingan is a big fighter, the leader medals, besides one Silver and two Bronze medals. “We lost order, even after the It seemed to be going to plan for net while creating chances for players that at the back,” Venkatesh said of the But India’s last success at the quadrennial event draw, because we wanted to win at all Juventus when it took the lead three look up to him. stopper who has been nomi- came 40 years ago in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, costs,” Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri minutes before halftime. A defensive Venkatesh, a former India nated for the Khel where they won the last of their eight Gold medals. said. header out came straight to De Ligt captain himself, said Chhetri is Ratna by the federa- Singh, who also won bronze medals at the 1968 “In this way we took the game to and he took one touch before firing one of the few top footballers tion. Mexico games and the 1972 Munich Games apart a dangerous level, and after the 90th powerfully into the bottom left cor- comfortable with both left and Venkatesh is moti- from the coveted gold at the 1964 Games, said next minute, we lost it.” ner. right foot. vated by AIFF general secretary year’s Olympics is an opportunity for the Indian team Juventus remained six points However, Nestorovski leveled “We played together and Kushal Das' recent assertion that to again achieve the highest honour. clear of second-place Atalanta and can seven minutes after the restart when Sunil has played under my they want to have an Indian coach- “Now after more than half a century, the secure the title with a win over he headed in Ken Sema's cross. captaincy. His beauty is ing the national team within the Olympics is again taking place in Tokyo where I saw Sampdoria on Sunday. and mentally tired, and it is a prob- Both sides struggled to create that he is comfortable next five years. my dream come true with the Indian Team winning It could even be crowned earlier, lem common to all,” Sarri said. clear scoring opportunities but, just with both feet. That I “It’s a big motivation for the Gold Medal,” the 77-year-old wrote in a column if Atalanta loses at AC Milan on “For this reason, being aggressive as it seemed headed for a draw, saw after a long time,” Indian coaches but I must add that for Hockey India (HI). “I feel it would be a great Friday and Inter fails to win at Genoa is something more tiring and, there- Fofana burst downfield from near the Venkatesh said during it's not easy. It's a big challenge, opportunity for our team to repeat this history in on Saturday. fore, now what matters most is order halfway line and slotted past Wojciech an All Indian Football update is very important for the same place by winning a Gold Medal and make “In this period we are physically ... It is difficult to keep it throughout Szczesny. Federation (AIFF) Instagram Live coaches.” it as memorable as it was for us in 1964.”