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The ongoing two-day how “imperative it is for like- number of seats the BJP and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil tion of disputes and rule-based conclave is the first against the minded countries to coordinate the Janata Dal(U) clinch in the Kumar Modi asserted, “We world order even as he called backdrop of ongoing tension responses to the various chal- polls. The BJP made this dec- have said unequivocally that for a free and open - between India and China at the lenges that the pandemic has laration on Tuesday as the two Nitish Kumar will be our Chief Pacific region. LAC in Ladakh and coron- brought to the fore”. parties announced their seat Minister. It does not matter Making these opening avirus pandemic. Jaishankar On the situation in the sharing pact. which party gets how many remarks at the meeting of had held a two-hour long bilat- strategically important India- The JD(U) will contest seats in the elections”. Foreign Ministers of Quad eral meeting with his Chinese Pacific region, he said “as 122 seats and the BJP 121. The Nitish did not mention countries including India, counterpart Wang Yi on vibrant and pluralistic democ- differences of one seat means Chirag by name but remarked Japan, Australia and the US in September 10 in Moscow to racies with shared values, our BJP’s symbolic acceptance of sarcastically, “I believe in doing Tokyo, he also said the four end the logjam at the border. nations have collectively Nitish Kumar as the “elder my job. If some people derive democratic countries favour a The Quad meeting dis- affirmed the importance of brother” in Bihar politics. pleasure out of saying some- free and open India-Pacific cussed the issue of ensuring a maintaining a free, open and The BJP also rebuffed LJP thing inconsequential, they are region. The Quad meeting free and open Indo-Pacific in inclusive Indo-Pacific.” chief Chirag Paswan who has most welcome to do so. It does comes at a time when China is the face of China’s increasing- “It is a matter of satisfaction decided to go solo in the polls not bother me”. aggressively asserting itself in ly aggressive behaviour across that the Indo-Pacific concept and put up candidates against However, he sought to this region leading to tension. the region. The other three has gained increasingly wider the JD(U) nominees. Without repudiate Chirag’s allegation Jaishankar, however, refrained Ministers include Marise Payne acceptance,” he said. directly naming Chirag or his that the JD(U) has not treated from naming China. (Australia), Toshimitsu Motegi Continued on Page 4 party, the BJP said no one out- its alliance partners in the State side the NDA alliance in Bihar well and asked “did Ram Vilas was allowed to use Prime Paswan get elected to the Rajya Minister’s name in poll cam- Sabha without the JD(U)s sup- paigning. port?” Incidentally, Chirag has In the outgoing Assembly, been repeatedly saying his can- the RJD is the single largest didates will strengthen the party with 73 MLAs, followed hand of the Prime Minister $)*+,        -  #   .  /   -$       )   #    by the JD(U) with 69, BJP (54), after the polls. /  #            - "          Congress (23), CPI-ML (3), LJP Bihar Deputy Chief (2), HAM and AIMIM of Minister and senior BJP leader used,” he added. Bihar will remain in the NDA. regard to the fact that in Bihar Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Sushil Kumar Modi said that Sources said before the The leader of the NDA in the NDA’s leader is Nitish Owaisi one each, and the NDA in this election will two sides held a joint Press con- Bihar is Nitish Kumar. The BJP Kumar. Our alliance with his Independent (5). mean only four parties — the ference to announce their seat accepts his leadership in Bihar party is atoot (unbreakable).” Several senior leaders of BJP, the JD(U), Jitan Ram sharing deal, the JD(U) lead- and everyone in the NDA Declaring the seat-sharing both the BJP and JD(U), Manjhi’s HAM and the ership told the BJP that it must should accept his leadership.” arrangement, Nitish Kumar including BJP Bihar in-charge Vikassheel Insaan Party. “Only distance itself from Chirag Jaisawal later said “the LJP said, “The JD(U) has got 122 Bhupendra Yadav, BJP’s Bihar four NDA parties can use PM’s Paswan. Following this, BJP was an ally at the Centre and seats out of which we have set poll in-charge Devendra photo during campaign. If State president Sanjay Jaisawal we pray for early recovery of its aside seven for the Hindustani Fadnavis and JD(U) State chief needed, we will write to the issued a brief statement which founder and Union Minister Awam Morcha (headed by for- Vashisht Narayan Singh too Election Commission that PM said, “Only those who accept Ram Vilas Paswan. But there mer CM Jitan Ram Manjhi). were present at the joint press Modi’s photo must not be mis- Nitish Kumar’s leadership in should be no confusion with The BJP has got the remaining meet.   " #   $  %     &  '  #   (   % (            $ !      (   !!    #3"&1. Kumar Singh refused to sign it The energy minister said owned subsidiary of the ministers was also disrupted on on Monday, leading to break- that the strike by the power UPPCL, controls and man- Monday. At many places in      he power employees have down of talks. employees was not in public ages the power distribution in Lucknow, the power supply Twithdrawn their indefinite The government interest and causing disruption eastern UP districts. breakdown was not attended to   &-.-#/' strike as the announced the decision here in power supply was illegal and The call for indefinite by the employees for over 20 government has decided to on Tuesday after Chief Minister unacceptable. strike was given by Power hours. he Information and defer the privatisation of Yogi Adityanath summoned He urged the power Employees Joint Action The Union government’s TBroadcasting Ministry on Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran the top officials of the UPPCL employees to have patience Committee and UP Power decision to fast-track the pri- Tuesday issued strict Standard Nigam Limited (PVVNL) for in the morning and took stock and join their duties from Officers Association repre- vatisation of power distribution Operating Procedures (SOP) to three months, till January 15, of the situation as the power Wednesday as the government senting the Scheduled Caste companies had forced the re-open cinema theaters from 2021. employees had boycotted the was working for an amicable and OBC employees of the power employees to go on October 15. Energy Minister Shrikant work on Monday leading to solution to the issues raised by UPPCL. indefinite strike. The SOP includes filling up Sharma agreed to roll back the disruption in thermal power the employees. The disruption in power The Centre had on only for 50 per cent capacity, privatisation plan after talks generation and long hours of The work boycott by the supply had created a water September 23, released the keeping one seat vacant with the leaders of power supply breakdowns in several power employees on Monday crisis in as many as 30 districts, standard bidding document between the viewers, and main- employees. However, the agree- districts as the employees had seriously impacted power including Lucknow. Power sup- (SBD) for the first time and taining temperature condi- ment could not be signed as refused to attend the faults in supply in 30 districts of eastern ply to the official residences of uploaded it on its website. The tions. UPPCL Chairman Arvind power distribution network. UP. The PVVNL, a wholly the chief minister and several Continued on Page 4 The SOP bars serving cooked food of any kind and says only packaged food and beverages will be allowed for                   sale at refreshment points. The viewers will not be allowed to                   carry any food inside the cin-   &-.-#/'    "     "  #$ " &   case will ensure no vested ema hall. Health & Family Welfare, The SOP said there should interests will be able to create Releasing the SOP, including thermal screening be one seat vacant between the he Supreme Court on   R!  ($ !     )  * " fake, false narrative with Minister Prakash Javadekar of all visitors/staff, adequate viewers and the vacant seat TTuesday directed the Uttar oblique motives, Mehta told the said local authorities must physical distancing, use of face should be marked. The SOP Pradesh Government to inform parties appearing before it to court. ensure the guidelines are covers/masks, frequent hand also asked the local PWD it by October 8 about the steps give suggestions on the scope Mehta said the State adhered to along with strict washing, provision of hand authorities to ensure the tem- taken to protect witnesses in of proceedings before the Government is not opposing physical distancing norms. sanitisers, etc and respiratory perature and air-conditioning the Hathras horror case in Allahabad HC and how the the plea for a fair probe by the In multi-halls, to prevent etiquettes specifically with norms. which a Dalit girl was brutally SC can make it more relevant. CBI or a Special Investigation the crowding, the SOP has regard to the exhibition of “Temperature setting of all raped following which she suc- The State Government said Team and said “a young inno- suggested staggered timing films,” the I&B Ministry said. air conditioning devices should cumbed to injuries. it favoured a court-monitored cent girl has lost her life, but also. Mask wearing will be The Ministry said it has be in the range of 24-30°C. Describing the crime as CBI probe because fake narra- nobody should sensationalise compulsory for viewers and formulated the general SOPs Relative humidity should be in “horrible”, the court also asked tives were being spread. it. Investigation should be fair, staffers and theater mangers taking into consideration inter- the range of 40-70 per cent. Re- the State Government about “Narratives after narratives appear fair”. must ensure medical facilities national practices notified in circulation of air is to be avoid- legal aid to the victim’s family. being spread in Hathras case, Senior Advocate Indira if anybody is feeling uneasy. the sector, including physical ed to the extent possible. Intake Hearing a PIL, a bench this needs to be stopped,” said Jaising, appearing for a few “The highlights of the distancing, entry and exit with of fresh air should be as much comprising Chief Justice SA Solicitor General Tushar intervenors, asked the top court guiding principles include the designated queue markers, as possible. Cross ventilation Bobde and Justices AS Mehta, appearing for the UP to provide protection to the vic- general principles which have sanitisation, safety of staff, con- should be adequate,” said the Bopanna and V               0122  )     Government. tim’s family. Jaising said the been given by the Ministry of tact minimisation. guidelines. Ramasubramanian asked all       -         The CBI probe in Hathras Continued on Page 4 +  )"                      ,  "          #$   &-.-#/' ed as compared to 184 in 2019, years on trying to get farmers layer wind direction is favorable     263 in 2018 and 652 in 2017. implement farm waste manage- for transport (of pollutants). It will -     s if the Covid-19 pandemic Punjab is leading in farm fires ment practices. But farmers say start impacting Delhi in the com-      Awasn’t enough, residents in with 700 events, followed by 146 they do not have any option but ing days,” the System of Air ! .*        north India, including Delhi- in Haryana and 48 in UP. The to burn. Quality and Weather Forecasting !"  NCR, could well be heading for number of burning events was In Haryana and Uttar and Research (SAFAR) said.   #3"&1.4 #    $ winters far more polluted than in highest on October 5 in Punjab in Pradesh, the burning events were Officials said that wind direc- /'3 &&/ 3  %   the last three years. Satellites have the last 4 years. scattered. As many as 86 farm fires tions have changed to north-  !  detected an almost five-fold According to the Ministry, in events were detected in Haryana westerly and this will cause pol- he Uttar Pradesh Police &  '! increase in the number of crop Punjab, burning/fire events were this year during the same period lution to Delhi-NCR. Stubble Thas arrested a journalist      residue burning instances in concentrated in Amritsar, Tarn while 87 farm fires events were burning causes a smog-like situ- and three other people in " $ Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Taran, Patiala, Gurdaspur, reported in 2019; 208 in 2018 and ation in Delhi-NCR every year Mathura while they were on   Pradesh in the first week of Ferozepur, Ludhiana, Sangrur 100 in 20117. Most farm fires post autumn, creating a health their way to Hathras, home to    # % October in 2020 than during the and Fatehgarh Sahib districts. events were detected from hazard for its residents. a Dalit woman who died after corresponding period since 2017 Last year, only 79 events of farm Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Interestingly, the Supreme being allegedly gangraped.      to 2019. fires were detected between Jind and Fatehabad districts. Court on Tuesday agreed to The police had on Monday     According to the Agriculture October 1 and 5 in Punjab. The In UP, most farm fires events examine a suggestion that full said it has arrested four people  ! &&)' *  Ministry, satellites detected 208 number of farm fires was 117 in were detected from Sitapur, Minimum Support Price (MSP) having links with the Popular  '! incidents of farm fires on just a 2018. On October 5, total 163 Meerut, Aligarh, Bareilly, should be released to farmers only Front of India and its affiliate  &    single day, October 5. Of them, farm fires were reported while 16 Ghazipur, Sambhal, Shamli and after a verification that they did- in Mathura. The PFI had been   163 were detected in Punjab, 30 in 2019, 56 in 2018, 106 in 2017 Saharanpur districts. n’t burn stubble. The court post- accused of funding protests !  in Haryana and 15 in UP. and 95 in 2016. This is despite the “A sharp increase in stubble ed the matter for further hearing against the CAA earlier this   $ Between October 1 and 5, 894 fact that the Punjab Government burning was observed around to October 16 after SG Tushar year and the UP Police had  LM% paddy crop residue burning had spent more funds than Punjab, Haryana, and neigh- Mehta said the Centre would file sought a ban on the outfit. events have already been detect- Haryana and UP in the past two bouring border regions. Boundary a reply on the issue.” Continued on Page 4     !"#$#$

!     Q5   &!! R     !3   #3"&1. mass contact after setting up extremely helpful,” he said.   #3"&1. girl hailing from Bhojipura area of booth committees. He insisted Yogi said the UP government "   Bareilly left her house to live with her itting out at the “visionless that the plank of development was ensured the return of over 40 lakh ith the Uttar Pradesh Police busy lover, identified as Pratap of Hopposition”, Uttar Pradesh always going to work in these migrant workers from across the Lucknow (PNS): A joint delegation of Win unearthing the alleged interna- Shahjahanpur. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath changing times of coronavirus country during lockdown and Communist Party of India and tional conspiracy behind the recent Her family members had married on Tuesday said that they had pandemic. made sure that their needs were CPI(M) on Tuesday met the family Hathras trouble, more cases of rape, her with another youth but as she was nothing to offer to the people Yogi said that the people taken care of by distributing food members of the 19-year-old Dalit girl killing and other crimes poured in from in love with Pratap, she left her hus- hence they indulged in propagan- should be told that in the BJP rule, packets and providing required who died in a Delhi hospital on different parts of the state during the last band. da. employment in the state was on medical help to them. September 29 after she was allegedly 24 hours. Singh claimed that the girl was “The opposition can go to the basis of transparent merit of “The UP government also gang-raped in Hathras, and demand- In Aligarh, a six-year-old girl who pressurising Pratap to marry her so on any extent to vitiate the atmos- the individual and not on region made arrangements to bring back ed an independent judicial inquiry was allegedly raped by her cousin in Monday, her lover brought her to phere in the country and the or caste basis. 1,000 students from different into the matter. Jatoi area of the district, succumbed to Sitapur assuring her of marriage but recent incidents are testimony to “More than 3.5 lakh youth parts of the country and made The Left delegation, after their her injuries in Safdarjung Hospital in later with the help of his friend, this fact,” Yogi said while virtual- have secured jobs on this basis them self-reliant by providing visit, said that the Dalit family mem- New Delhi on Sunday, the day she was Kaushal, poured kerosene over the ly addressing the Bharatiya Janata during the last three years,” he them employment through Ono bers were scared of their safety ond shifted there. However, her father did girl and set her ablaze. However, some Party office-bearers of booth said, adding that the same num- District One Product initiative,” were apprehensive of getting justice. not bury the body to expose the police’s villagers of Piswa rushed to the girl’s division and sector of Ghatampur ber of aspirants would get availability of infrastructure in he added. They demanded that the UP gov- negligence. The Aligarh police acted help and the accused escaped. Assembly constituency where employment in the near future. terms of electricity and roads have Yogi also emphasised on the ernment work as per the Constitution when the victim’s father put the body The victim was shifted to district bypoll will be held on November He further added that the added to the disadvantage of remarkable work done in Kanpur and provide security and justice to the and staged a demonstration on Tuesday, hospital from where she was referred to 3. government had proved that the industrialists to come to Uttar Nagar for making Ganga pollu- victim’s family. prompting the SSP of Aligarh to get the Trauma Centre in Lucknow. Exhorting the BJP workers to criminals and mafias would not Pradesh,” he said. tion-free, as the holy river was at “Every citizen of the country has 11-year-old accused arrested and also In Saharanpur also, Ramkumar publicise the achievements of be allowed to raise their heads The chief minister said that the centre of people’s belief. the constitutional right to get justice,” place the station house officer of Iglas Verma was burnt alive by unidentified the Centre and the state govern- and they were running for shel- ever since Narendra Modi BJP state president Swatantra they said, adding that the victim’s fam- police station under suspension and miscreants. The body of Verma was ment as well as expose the oppo- ter. became the prime minister, some Dev Singh, in an apparent attack ily had demanded a judicial probe order a departmental inquiry against found lying near Khudana Nahar in sition, he claimed that both the “Gone are the days of the pre- unprecedented development on the opposition, said that they rather than the CBI investigation. him. Nanauta area of the district on Tuesday governments had done some his- vious jungle raj when industrial- works had taken place in the had not been able to digest the all- The Left parties demanded that as Surprisingly, the case was registered morning. Police claimed to have formed torical works and they needed to ists wrapped up their businesses country. round development of the coun- per the request of the family, the gov- on September 21, four days after the a team to work out the case. be communicated to the masses. in the state. Instead, new invest- “In the times of global pan- try because their agenda had ernment should order for a probe by rape, that too when the SSP intervened, In Kaushambi, a 19-year-old The chief minister asked the ments are coming to the state. demic, his supervision and con- never been development-orient- the sitting judge of the Supreme but the cops initiated no action against woman was allegedly abducted from party workers to go for intensive Improved law and order and sistent support has proved to be ed. Court. the accused and also made no efforts her village and raped by two youths, to trace out the 15-year-old sister of the police said on Tuesday. victim who was missing along with her The woman was abducted on #   (&)         aunt (also an accused in the case) since September 13 by the duo who are the registration of the case. cousins. They took her to their relatives’  $  The aunt was absconding to avert place in the Paschim Sarira police sta- her arrest but the cops had no answer tion area and raped her, the victim’s $%&!'   (     why the sister also disappeared. father alleged. She somehow managed Both the victim and the missing girl to escape and returned home about a Banda (PTI): Local BJP MLA   #3"&1. actively and intensively. Carry on the Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh while were living with their aunt as their week back and told her family about the Raj Karan Kabir was alleged- cleanliness and sanitation work con- 4,432 infected people recovered. mother had expired in January this year. incident. ly attacked on Tuesday by hief Minister Yogi Adityanath tinuously. Anti-larva chemicals Now the tally of confirmed positive ADM (Hathras) JP Singh told a Her father said the local police some villagers here who had Chas stressed upon paying more should be sprayed regularly,” he cases in the state has reached 4,20,937 news agency that since the day of rape refused to register an FIR. The family detained 17 trucks used for attention to the districts where 50 to said. The chief minister said that zero of which 3,70,753 have recovered and incident, the maternal aunt and victim’s then approached Kaushambi’s superin- illegal sand mining, police 100 coronavirus positive cases are budget farming, which is now called 44,031 are admitted in the hospitals sister were missing. tendent of police and after he inter- said. The MLA said he was being reported daily and has direct- the Indian Natural Farming, should or are in home isolation. “Police are searching for the miss- vened, an FIR was registered on passing through the area and ed officials to carry out relief and be promoted. The recovery percentage in the ing girl so that nothing bad happens to Monday. In one more incident, a Dalit when he tried to get the traf- treatment work actively to control the “To ensure that the farmers do state has also increased to 88.07 per her,” he said. girl was allegedly raped by a man in fic blockade lifted, he was COVID-19 infection. not face any problems at the paddy cent. Additional Chief Secretary He also claimed that the adminis- Pratapgarh following which the accused attacked in which the window The chief minister was presiding purchase centres, the payment of (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said tration had promised a compensation was arrested, police said on Tuesday. panes of his vehicle were over a high-level Unlock review paddy procurement should be trans- now all the government hospitals of Rs 5 lakh to the family. The incident took place on Sunday damaged. meeting at his official residence ferred to the bank accounts of the were functioning normally and were In another sensational killing, a when the 17-year-old girl was sleeping The incident took place in here on Tuesday . The chief minis- farmers within 72 hours,” Yogi said. holding OPD regularly. couple was hacked to death in in her house and the accused, identi- Devrar village in Naraini area ter also directed officials to pay spe- The chief minister said that He said on Monday, 1,56,336 Kushinagar. The killing took place fied as Chandrakesh Verma, entered her where the villagers, led by cial attention to Lucknow and awareness should be spread against samples were tested and now the total some time late Monday night when the room through the terrace and raped her, Prempur village head Ram Kanpur Nagar districts and improve the demerits of burning husk and the Covid tests in the state had reached couple were sleeping in their house at police said. According to police, the girl Dulare Rajput, had stopped the COVID-19 recovery rate. pollution caused by it. He also said 1,10,44,860. Parsauni Bujurg hamlet of Tarya Sujan. was alone in the house at the time of   the trucks involved in illegal He asked the chief secretary to that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Prasad said there were 20,647 The bodies were found in pools of the incident. sand mining, they said. intensively monitor the Covid situ- Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan should be asymptomatic patients in home iso- blood on Tuesday morning. In another rape incident, a deaf and "When MLA Kabir was ation in Lucknow and Kanpur Nagar packed up and carried out intensive- lation while 3,513 COVID-19 The police suspect the hands of dumb girl was raped in Gorakhpur.       passing from there, he tried to districts and submit a report to his ly. Directing officials to further patients were admitted in private Ramshankar, a listed criminal of the According to reports, the girl was        get the blockade lifted after office. Directing officials to further increase the revenue of the state, the hospitals and the rest were recover- area, in he murder as the couple were alone in her house in Kewladabar      0  which the angry villagers strengthen the Integrated Command chief minister directed them to ing in government-run Covid hos- witnesses against him in four criminal hamlet on Monday evening when her  # #    $  # attacked him. His vehicle was and Control Centre (ICCC), the chief make more and more registrations pitals. Over 4.3 lakh surveillance cases. In another incident, a girl neighbour, identified as Pintu, entered    %&  damaged but he did not sus- minister said that it should be oper- under the goods and services tax teams have covered 1,32,391 areas of received more than 80 per cent burns the house and taking advantage of the tain any injury," Circle Officer ated efficiently. (GST). the state and visited 2.62 crore hous- after efforts were made to burn her alive situation, raped her and escaped. The  #  $  #'   Siyaram said. “The COVID-19 awareness pro- Altogether 3,663 fresh cases of es to check the health of over 12.99 in Sitapur late Monday night. cops registered a case but the accused       Senior officer immedi- grammes should be carried out COVID-19 were reported on crore people. SP of Sitapur, RP Singh, said that a was not arrested.  ( (* +'  , ately reached the spot and a -./0.- 11-)  34# 5 probe is underway, he said,     ( adding the trucks stopped by ,  &&!  the villagers did not have  C- O!  valid documents for mining.    !   789:;                 $    #3"&1. democracy are being threat-     167-   ened, she further added. The Noida (PTI): The signing of a key agreement, 8'  +   &# ahujan Samaj Party chief BSP leaders had met the victim’s which got delayed due to the COVID-19 pan- , # $ 5#  0 BMayawati on Tuesday yet family on September 28 to know demic, for the Rs 29,560 crore Jewar airport again attacked the Yogi the actual details of the case. will take place on Wednesday, officials , 9:; #     <= NOTICE Adityanath government in Uttar Hathras has turned into a polit- said. >;   #    Pradesh over the “’mishandling’” ical battlefield and politicians are The 'concession agreement' for the green- , 5'  $ ?, >  of Hathras case, saying to pre- on queue up to meet the victim’s field project will be signed between develop- I have change my name Babu vent such occurrences, strict family. er Zurich Airport International AG and the   5' (  ,  Lal to Babu Lal Srivastava for   5   @,4# actions are a must. Yamuna International Airport Private Limited future purpose Jathi Korwan She also advised that the   $ 6  and the Noida International Airport Limited    ( 8  5    Kaushambi government must concentrate on    6  (NIAL), the officials said on Tuesday.  @,4#  AB C ,( extending justice to the victim’s Mounting a fresh attack on Restriction on flight services due to family instead of leveling charges Prime Minister Narendra Modi- COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lock- on opposition parties. led Central government, Uttar down has twice led to the extension of the date  <,#  Mayawati, in two Hindi Pradesh Congress president for signing of the concessionaire agreement tweets, said, “The entire country Ajay Kumar Lallu on Tuesday between selected developer and the state gov- is annoyed with the inhuman said that three laws recently ernment agencies for the project, according attitude of police towards the vic- passed by Parliament had been to officials. tim’s family. The state govern- imposed on the country’s farm- NIAL's officer on special duty Shailendra ment should rectify its mistake ers to hand over the agriculture Bhatia confirmed to PTI that the agreement and provide justice to the sector to capitalists but his party for the international airport is scheduled to aggrieved family or would be would not let it happen under be signed at 1 pm on Wednesday. tough to prevent such occur- any circumstances. On November 29 last year, Swiss firm rences in future.” The Congress had launched Zurich Airport emerged as the highest bid- She further said, “The gov- a nation-wide movement against der to develop the Jewar airport on the out- ernment’s allegation about con- the farm laws under the leader- skirts of Delhi in Gautam Buddh Nagar dis- spiracy of caste and communal ship of Rahul Gandhi, Lallu trict of UP, outbidding competitors like clashes against the backdrop of said on Tuesday, adding that Adani Enterprises, DIAL and Anchorage the Hathras incidents is correct there was massive response to Infrastructure Investments Holding, offi- or just a poll gimmick would the Kisan Nyay Yatra in Uttar cials said. unfold in the coming days. But Pradesh and in other parts of the The entire project will be spread over focus now should be on the vic- country. 5,000 hectares and is estimated to cost Rs tim family getting justice at the The UPCC chief said the 29,560 crore, the officials said. moment.” party organised a tractor rally Once completed, the airport, which will On Monday too, the BSP from Budhana Mor in be the third in the national capital region after WANTED president had tweeted that they Muzaffarnagar to expose the Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport were the first to meet the victim’s three “black” farm laws of the and Ghaziabad's Hindon Airport, is touted to family when the gangrape took Central government on Tuesday have six to eight runways, the maximum in place. She says that the lathi- morning. India, they said. charge, manhandling done by He said that these legisla- The first phase of the airport would be the Police is condemnable. The tions aimed at promoting corpo- spread over 1,334 hectares and is expected to Yogi government should mend rate farming and benefiting cap- be completed by 2023 at a cost of Rs 4,588 its autocratic ways. The roots of italists. crore, the officials said. *=>2*6.

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  #3"&1. ith Alambagh and ?70   9-8  WGomtinagar witnessing more cases, focused contain- ment activities were carried out   #3"&1. Ashiyana, 22 from Aliganj, 19 man from Bihar, a 55-year-old in these areas and Aliganj on from Cantt, 18 each from man from Rajajipuram and an Tuesday. A senior official at the s many as 428 persons test- Chinhat & Talkatora, 17 from 8-day-old infant from CMO office said more than 50 Aed positive for coronavirus Jankipuram, 16 from Ayodhya. cases had emerged from these in Lucknow on Tuesday while Alambagh, 15 from Chowk, 14 In the state, 3,663 persons areas on Monday, hence they 539 patients recovered, taking from Madiaon, 13 from tested positive, including 168 in were being monitored effec- the total number of recoveries Mahanagar, 12 from Kanpur, 191 in Prayagraj, 158 tively. to 49,410. There have been 754 Hazratganj and 11 from in Gorakhpur and 185 in Additional Chief Secretary, deaths in Lucknow till now Sarojininagar. Ghaziabad, taking the tally to Finance, Sanjeev Kumar Mittal while there are 5,553 active There were four deaths in 4,20,937. There were 61 deaths was admitted to SGPGI after he cases in the district. the district and the victims in the state, taking the toll to tested positive for coronavirus A senior official at the included two from Lucknow 6153. Besides, 4,432 patients on Tuesday. Mittal was sitting CMO office said the patients and one each from Lakhimpur recovered, taking the total beside Finance Minister Suresh included 38 from Gomtinagar Kheri and Ayodhya. There number of recoveries to Khanna on Monday while 34 from Indiranagar, 28 from were three deaths at KGMU, 3,70,753 while there are 44,031 sharing details of revenue col- Rae Bareli road, 24 from including that of a 41-year-old active cases in the state. lection by the state government till September. Official sources Regarding the eruption of the Rehabilitation Limb Singh on Tuesday for setting said the charge of the finance dengue cases in Lucknow, he Centre, light music is played up a Cath lab and the minis- department could be assigned said they were having only for Covid patients. A senior ter promised all help. to some other officer till Mittal one-fourth of the cases seen last faculty member said it was Meanwhile, spokesperson                             returns to work. year. “There are 20 cases of done to relieve anxiety and of Ram Manohar Lohia Health officials also visited dengue currently in the city depression which the patients Institute of Medical Sciences these areas to carry out an and there is one pocket where could be facing. He said they Dr Shrikesh Singh said the +     inspection of how the teams there are seven cases and we would study the data to see if number of Covid patients had were moving, what was the will be working in these areas,” it was actually making a dif- declined but there were severe .    &  ""      quality of work, what were the he said. ference. Director of Balrampur patients. preparations and what was the He added that dengue and Hospital Dr Rajeev Lochan “Nearly, 15-20 per cent of Lucknow (PNS): The room for improvement in the Covid could lead to major said their testing capacity for the critical patients are from     "  Cantonment police arrested containment activity. complications in a patient. coronavirus samples had gone neighbouring districts such four miscreants involved in He said there were 4-5 The official said that for han- up to 400 per day and that they as Sitapur, Hardoi and the murder of a vegetable ven- areas in the city with zero dling dengue, they had teams were equipped to take more Barabanki. They probably   #3"&1. ants started collecting goods owner/inmate was attacked by dor. Those arrested were iden- cases. “We will shift the staff from the Malaria department samples for testing with a come here because of mental from Singh’s house and due to thieves or robbers at the house. tified as Mohammed Alam from these areas to Gomtinagar that carry out anti-larvae large number of technicians satisfaction of getting treat- group of robbers held a commotion, Singh woke up Earlier, the police had regis- and his sons — Mohammed and Alambagh for surveillance activity and water stagnation. that they had in their lab. “It ment from a premier institute,” Afamily hostage at the knife- and challenged the miscre- tered a case under section 459 Azam, Mohammed Alam and work. In Aliganj, we brought These teams are working sep- all depends on how many he said. He added that the hos- point and decamped with Rs ants. He also raised an alarm of IPC saying thieves had Mohammed Altaf (all of rapid response teams from arately from the Covid teams. samples are provided to us,” he pital had given services to 1.25 lakh in cash, a motorcy- to alert other family members choked the woman to death Arjunganj) — in Cantonment silent areas and increased their Meanwhile, in the new said. A team from the hospi- people even in the lockdown cle, mobile phone and orna- and to seek help from neigh- during theft at her house in police station area. The number from 13 to 20,” he said. Covid hospital of KGMU at tal met Health Minister JP period. ments in Vikalp Khand under bours. However, it failed to Banthra. deceased was identified as Chinhat police station area on deter the miscreants and one of Mithun Kumar Lodhi. The the intervening night of them attacked him with a $ 6$   police said Mithun had a brawl /!   Monday and Tuesday. knife. A youth, identified as with Mohammed Nafis on *"      Police registered a case Singh tried to take evasive Ghanshyam (20) of sector-3 putting up a vegetable stall. As under Section 459 of IPC action and he suffered injuries colony in Jankipuram, was the brawl escalated, Nafis and    (whilst committing lurking on his hand. The thieves then found hanging at his house on his sons attacked Mithun, who house-trespass or house-break- locked others in a bathroom Tuesday. Though police said was all alone. He suffered        ing, causes grievous hurt to any and decamped with cash, the youth ended his life, no sui- grievous injuries and was "   person or attempts to cause motorcycle, mobile phone and cide note was recovered from rushed to a hospital where he death or grievous hurt to any other valuables. Singh’s broth- the scene. succumbed to injuries.   #3"&1. synergistically with doxycy- moderate cases of Covid-19  person) in this connection. er Santosh Singh lodged a Ghanshyam was found cline and hydroxychloroquine,” and for prophylaxis of health It was the second case reg- case, stating details of the inci- hanging from the ceiling with $  white paper on ivermectin, he said. care workers involved in care Lucknow (PNS):President of istered under section 459 of dent. As the news broke in the a saree tied around his neck. DG (Prison) Anand Awhich was prepared by Dr He said that about 40 clin- of Covid-19 patients and their Unaided Private Schools’ IPC after one which was reg- morning, the social media was After he did not wake up in the Kumar ordered suspension of Surya Kant from KGMU’s ical trials are still going on contacts. It is a highly safe Association Anil Agarwal met istered in Banthra on flooded with the news of morning, his mother Lucknow jail pharmacist Respiratory Medicine depart- upon usage of ivermectin in drug. However, it should not District Magistrate Abhishek September 28 when house- dacoity in the area. Dharmpati went to wake him Shailendra Kumar Singh and ment and other national Covid -19 treatment and pre- be used in pregnant, lactating Prakash and submitted the SOPs breakers had killed a woman, However, the Lucknow up but found the doors bolted warden Sushil Kumar Mishra experts, has been recognised by vention. Dr Surya Kant and women and children below a and consent forms for parents in identified as Deepika Trivedi of police claimed that it was a from inside. As Ghanshyam on Tuesday for their alleged WHO which displayed it on its other experts published a white certain age” he added. connection with the opening of Gaitipur village in the area. case of theft and not dacoity or did not respond, Dharmpati involvement in corrupt prac- website. Dr Surya Kant said paper on ivermectin, key high- Ivermectin has been used schools from October 15. He As per reports, the mis- robbery. Police spokesman AK sought help from neighbours tices. According to PRO, DG ivermectin can also be used for lights of which have been dis- in India and world for filaria said they have suggested the creants scaled the boundary Dwivedi said it was a case of who broke open the doors, only (Prison), the action was taken viral illnesses apart from its played on the WHO website. and other parasitic infestation opening of class X & class XII wall to enter the house of theft and a case was registered to find him hanging. The police after a sting operation carried anti-parasitic use. Dr Surya Kant said the UP for the last 40 years. This drug only from October 15 and class Uday Pratap Singh of Vikalp on the complaint of victim’s said Ghanshyam’s father Guru out by a news channel, accord- “Several laboratories have government had issued an has proven its excellent poten- IX & class XI from Diwali Khand-3 in the area. Singh is brother. He said a sub-inspec- Dayal works with Nirman ing to which the above-named confirmed its efficacy against order on August 6 on the use cy in illnesses like river blind- onwards. Suggestions have been the retired senior food tor had been assigned the Nigam. The body was sent for officials allowed jail inmates Covid-19. It results in a of ivermectin for the prophy- ness and filaria. For this rea- made for complete sanitisation inspector. probe. Sources said it was the autopsy and further investiga- treatment outside the jail decrease of Covid-associated laxis treatment of Covid-19. son, its discoverers, Dr Satoshi with sodium hypochlorite by Around 3 am, the miscre- second case in which the house tion was started. premises in unauthorisedly. morbidity and mortality. “UP became the first state Omura from Japan and Dr designated individuals wearing Ivermectin prevents entry of in India to implement this,” he William C Campwell from proper kits at the start and end. coronavirus into cells and said. Dr Surya Kant also said America, were awarded the “All classrooms and halls nucleus. It also prevents mul- that ivermectin should be used prestigious Nobel Prize in also have to be sanitised with tiplication of the virus. It acts in asymptomatic, mild and 2015. proper protocols. No entry will be allowed without thermal scanning and sanitisers at the gates. No entry of students will >'  $! be allowed without masks. Latex gloves are also recommended. Students will go directly to      classes assigned and remain there for the entire duration. There will be no lunch break,” he   #3"&1. lakhs and not thousands,” he through which a very accurate said. said. estimate can be made. We have He said toilets would be irbal Sahni Institute of He said they had collected collected the water samples used sparingly and only one stu- BPalaeosciecnes (BSIP) is the samples from the Bharwara from the STPs and quantified dent at a time would be allowed studying the sewage samples of STP in Gomtinagar and Chowk the strains which can give the to leave the class. “We recom- two STPs in the city to estimate STP which cover a major pop- number of cases,” he said. mend students carrying their the actual number of coron- ulation of the city. He added that one group of own water bottles,” he added. He avirus cases in the city. Covid He said they had collected scientists from south had done said school would not be lab incharge and senior scien- the samples during the peak, a similar work and already responsible for personal trans- tist Niraj Rai said it would give which was in the second and submitted the paper. “In our port. “Vans and buses will be a fairly accurate number of third week of September. “We study, we are covering 80 per operational only where possible cases in the city. He said it have collected the data and we cent of the population and we and schools will not be held would give more accurate are analysing the samples,” he will be the second group of sci- liable. All protocols of transport results as compared to testing. said. entists to be conducting the will be followed where used. “If you do 2,000 tests, you Rai said the virus goes study,” he said. He added that Only bicycles will be allowed in will get 700-800 positive results into the sewage through the the methodology includes the campus where it is possible but it will give us the real num- faecal matter. “One can check extracting the viral RNA and and scooties, motorcycles will bers which can go up to few the strains in the samples then sequencing it. not be allowed,” he added. 9)   #           Lucknow (PNS): The AICTE Atal-sponsored five-day work-      .   shop at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) is being organised by the   #3"&1. her of Rs 1.5 lakh. department of Information Sufi had earlier introduced Technology. At the inaugura- software engineer was the Nepali woman to Praveen tion ceremony on Tuesday, Aarrested along with a Kumar Yadav and both inter- Vice-Chancellor Acharya woman accomplice for raping acted through video calling Sanjay Singh said that in this and blackmailing a Nepali frequently. She shared the issue period of epidemic, online woman. The woman was with Praveen, who assured her training is the need of the forced to leave the city after help. He later visited Lucknow hour for teachers and for stu- which she shifted to Nagpur, and started sexually exploiting dents and that such pro- where she lodged a case in this her. In her complaint at a grammes help in connecting connection. The Chinhat police /-.1 &. police station in Nagpur, the people. Dean and director of arrested the accused and his woman alleged that Praveen workshop RA Khan said that aide as the crime had taken =1-1#- - spiked her drinks at her flat and to sustain world-class educa- place there in 2018. /-'2=- then raped her. Praveen filmed tion, teachers and students The accused, identified as the incident and started black- must join such training pro- Praveen Kumar Yadav of ./'//-/'=- mailing her. He made the video grammes. Dhirendra Pandey Sultanpur, worked as a software 1&? 3./-- viral and forced her to leave the informed the participants engineer in Saudi Arab. His city. The woman shifted to about BBAU’s programme. aide was identified as Sufi /-#1?-- Nagpur and shared her ordeal There was a panel discussion Vishwakarma of Semra locali- '&/'1&&-'1& with a friend there. Later, she in which Prabudh Chaturvedi ty in Chinhat. Both were arrest- lodged a complaint against the from Delhi, Ramanuja Pandey ed on Monday night. accused. The FIR was trans- from Bengaluru and Ravi As per reports, the Nepali was working with a company. ferred to Chinhat. A police Prakash Pandey from Ayodhya woman was staying at Krishna Sufi got acquainted with the team worked on the case and took part. Apartment along with Sufi and Nepali woman and later duped arrested the accused.    !"#$#$

$   H &( &             2  2   $ !   (  1  & 2# ) 4(  0 &    1        3 >' Sabha MP from Ratnagiri- New Delhi: A special court convicted for-    / " 7; Sindhudurg, which is part of mer Union Minister Dilip Ray on Patiala/Kurukshetra: Capping three days of protests against hiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut the coastal Konkan region. Tuesday here in a coal scam case per- the new farm laws, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Son Tuesday claimed Reacting to Raut's claim, taining to irregularities in the allocation  $  3 >' investigations, by raising doubts recorded conversations and Tuesday said his party will not allow the Centre to imper- Congress Minister in Amit Deshmukh, the state's of a Jharkhand coal block in 1999.Special about the probe carried out by information to the media in il India's food security as he attacked Prime Minister Maharashtra Amit Deshmukh Medical Education Minister, Judge Bharat Parashar convicted Ray, Special court here on the CBI and the forensic report order to bring pressure and tam- Narendra Modi on a host of issues, including the Hathras is trying to divert a Central pro- said there was no discussion at former minister of state (coal) in the Atal ATuesday extended the judi- submitted to it by the All India per with potential witnesses,” case. ject meant for Konkan to his the level of his department at Bihari Vajpayee government, for crimi- cial custody of actress Rhea Institute of Medical Science Maneshinde said. Claiming that several institutions, including the media, home district Latur, an asser- any point of time about locat- nal conspiracy and other offences. Chakraborty in the Sushant (AIIMS) which has ruled out “The SSR family lawyer that protect the voice of the people have been "captured" tion disputed by the latter. ing the institute in Sindhudurg. The court also convicted two senior Singh Rajput-related drug case murder in the Sushant death (Vikas Singh) is supposed to by the BJP-led Centre, he said, "Give me free press and insti- Raut, whose party is a He, however, stressed that officials of the Ministry of Coal at that till October 20, even as Rhea’s and said it was a clear case of have said that he is going to tutions which are free, this government will not last for long." Congress ally, said the Ayush there are no differences time, Pradip Kumar Banerjee and Nitya family’s family lawyer Satish “suicide”. meet the CBI Director to get A combative Gandhi also targeted the prime minister on Ministry has finalised setting between the Nand Gautam, Castron Technologies Ltd Maneshinde charged that the Maneshinde’s statement the family’s pre-determined the Ladakh standoff, demonetisation and GST, besides the up the National Institute of Shiv Sena and the Congress (CTL), its director Mahendra Kumar actor’s family and their lawyers came on the day when the path of investigations in SSR farm laws, and asked why he was "scared" of answering Medicinal Plants at Sindhudurg on the issue. Agarwalla and Castron Mining Ltd were “interfering and tamper- Special court extended death. It is very disturbing to queries from mediapersons. in Konkan, but Deshmukh "on The Congress leader, son of (CML). ing” with the investigations. Chakrabortys’ judicial custody read such information in the The prime minister does not understand these farm his own" wrote to the Centre former chief minister Vilasrao The court will hear arguments on the The special court also by another fortnight i.e., till media as attempts are being laws, the Congress leader alleged on the final day of his trac- seeking to locate the project at Deshmukh, is an MLA from quantum of sentence on October 14. The extended the remand of Rhea’s October 20. made to get a pre-determined tor rally in Punjab and dared Prime Minister Modi to come Latur in the Marathwada Latur and is also the guardian case pertains to allocation of Brahmadiha brother, Showik Chakraborty, “ The CBI is independent- result in the case,” Maneshinde to the state and stand with farmers if these new legislations region. minister of the central coal block in Giridih in Jharkhand to CTL and others till October 20. ly and impartially investigating said. “Any further attempts to were in the interest of the farming community. PTI The Sena leader is the Lok Maharashtra district. in 1999. PNS In a related development, both the cases and the agency is interfere and tamper with the the Bombay High Court –which supposed to be insulated and investigations would be had on September 29 reserved free from any interference,” brought to the notice of the its verdict on the bail pleas of Maneshinde said. appropriate courts, ?    ! 7;48     Rhea, Showik and others in the “It is disturbing to learn that Maneshinde added. same case – is expected to the family of SSR and its lawyers It may be recalled that Rhea Jaipur: A special court in death penalty." Her father-in- of her husband at an isolated is committed to ensure no effectively try to get a higher deliver its order on Wednesday. are interfering and tampering was arrested on September 8, Rajasthan's Alwar district on law, however, said, "We are sat- place on the Thanagazi-Alwar crime goes unpunished and all conviction percentage." Meanwhile, Rhea’s family with the investigations by bring- after 19-long hours of grilling Tuesday convicted four men isfied with the court's decision. bypass in Rajasthan. The four cases get a fair, thorough and He said this case can be lawyer Satish Maneshinde ing pressure on the AIIMS carried out during a span of and awarded them rigorous life The court has given life had gangraped the woman, speedy trial," Gehlot tweeted. considered an "ideal case" as charged that Sushant’s family team of doctors by speaking to three days. Her brother Showik imprisonment until natural imprisonment until natural extorted money and filmed Former chief minister maximum punishment was and their lawyers were “inter- them during investigations and had been arrested five days death for the gangrape of a deaths. It is the right judge- the video of the incident. Vasundhara Raje also wel- given and a strong message has fering and tampering” with the releasing purported audio earlier. woman in 2019.The court also ment." The rigorous life impris- The FIR in the case was comed the court's decision in gone to society. State Congress awarded five years imprison- onment was awarded to registered on May 2. The case the case. President Govind Singh ment to the fifth culprit under Hansraj Gurjar, Ashok Gujar, had triggered widespread "I welcome the court's deci- Dotasra said after the incident  2        @   the IT Act for circulating a Chhotelal Gurjar and Indraj protest and was condemned sion in the Thanagazi rape took place last year, former video clip of the incident. Gurjar for gangrape by the spe- across the country. case. Our BJP government pro- national president of the party  ! Referring to the Ramayana cial court that deals with cases "Fifth culprit Mukesh visioned the harshest punish- Rahul 3      and Mahabharata, the court under the SC/ST (Prevention of Gurjar, who had circulated the ment for the perpetrators. The Gandhi and Chief Minister  $   observed that the act of the Atrocities) Act. video clip, was convicted under stringent punishment given in Gehlot had gone to Alwar and     ,& accused was more serious than All of them were charged sections of IT and was award- this case has given a message to the government took imme- 'Sita Haran' by Ravana and under relevant sections of the ed a maximum of five years the culprits and has strength- diate action. New Delhi: India's develop- great strides in this direction,     &/' 'Cheer Haran' of Draupadi in Indian Penal Code (IPC), the imprisonment," Jain said. ened the public's trust in the "The accused were arrest- mental needs are paramount but several such zones have been Krishna Kal. SC/ST Act and IT Act, said He said there is one more judiciary," she said. ed and chargesheet presented wildlife and biodiversity are notified to enhance the space he JMM on Tuesday The crime committed by public prosecutor Kuldeep Jain. accused who is minor, and his Expressing satisfaction on time and today accused equally imperative, Prime availability for thriving wildlife," Tannounced to go solo in the the culprits was "cowardly", He said Hansraj was also trial is going on in a juvenile over the verdict, Rajasthan have been punished by the Minister Narendra Modi said on Modi said. He said India Bihar assembly after a failed "disgusting" and had "shamed convicted under an additional court. Chief Minister Ashok Director General of Police court," he said. Tuesday. remains a natural home to a talk between chief minister humanity", the court observed, section of the IPC for repeat- Gehlot welcomed the judge- Bhupendra Singh Yadav said, Dotasra said the BJP at that In his message to the nation variety of migratory species and and JMM working president adding that rape is not a prob- ed rape. ment saying it sets an exam- "We hope that the judgment time had created a lot of to mark the celebration of the for this reason, Gandhinagar Hemant Soren and RJD leader lem of any caste, creed or reli- "The court sentenced them ple of how swift inquiry can has given justice to the victim ruckus. "Incident can happen ongoing Wildlife Week, the declaration, which was adopted Tejashwai Prasad Yadav over gion but of entire humanity. to rigorous imprisonment till lead to justice being delivered and her family." but the responsibility and duty prime minister said India's com- during the 13th Conference of seat sharing in Bihar. Talking to a news channel later the time of natural death," Jain in a short span of time. Jaipur's Inspector General of the government is to take mitment to wildlife protection Parties to Convention on Highly placed sources said in the day, the survivor of the said. "All investigating officers, of Police S. Sengathir told immediate cognizance of the and conservation is strong. Migratory Species in February that while Soren wanted the gangrape said, "The law has its The incident took place on police and administrative offi- reporters in Alwar, "In any incident and arrest the culprits "Wildlife conservation is this year, prioritised the inte- JMM should be given a dozen course but it would have been April 26 last year when the four cials in this case deserve serious case like this, after pre- and get them punished by the ingrained in our ethos and has gration of the concept of eco- seats under the UPA seat shar- better if the accused were given men raped the woman in front appreciation. State government senting chargesheet we will court," he said. PTI always been an integral part of logical connectivity into the ing formula Yadav was not our tradition and culture. Our 'Post 2020 Global Biodiversity ready to give more than two holy Constitution also enshrines Framework'. seats. "  ,(   $   $    this philosophy by including "We are emphasising on An exasperated JMM conservation of forest and the conservation of migratory launched an attack on the RJD         wildlife as one of the funda- birds and marine species," he leadership saying that the new &        mental duties of every Indian. said. leadership of the RJD has for-     $   "India harbours 17 per Prime Minister Modi also gotten political decency and cent of world population with- took pride in India being home sacrifices made by the -./     in 2.4 per cent land area of the to wild Asiatic lions and tigers, JMM. # #$    &-.-#/'4 & world. Developmental needs of saying the result of the concert- “In Bihar we wanted to  $  3 >' Mumbai Police commissioner on different plat- the country are paramount. ed efforts of the nation in con- contest along with the UPA he impact of the Hathras rape case is being felt even in Bihar forms like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and However, we believe wildlife serving wildlife are showing. alliance to defeat the commu- TAssembly elections with Congress postponing announcement n a new dimension to the Sushant Singh Rajput are using abusive language against him and the and biodiversity conservation "Our country hosts the last nal party like the BJP and the of its list of candidates for the upcoming polls in the state with Ideath case which has reached a dead end after force” Karandikar said that while one FIR had been are equally imperative," Modi wild population of Asiatic lions. JD (U), which is a party of neg- few party leaders asserting tickets should not be given to taint- the All India Institute of Medical Sciences registered against the fake account holders under said in a written message. It also possesses the distinction ative mindset. We wanted to be ed leaders. (AIIMS) ruled out murder and said it was a case section 67 of Information Technology Act, anoth- He said that with a robust and of having the highest number of the part of change that people AICC sources said the Congress Election Committee was to of “suicide”, the cyber crime sleuths of the er FIR had been launched against a person who wide network of protected areas, tigers in the world. The result of Bihar want. We have the finalize and release its list of candidates by Monday evening but Mumbai have launched thorough investigations had allegedly used morphed image Mumbai Police the country's commitment to of the concerted efforts of the organizational base in Bihar, a it was unable to do it and the matter has been placed before the into 80,000 alleged fake accounts created by “vest- Commissioner’s office twitter account. words wildlife protection is as nation towards conserving our fact that RJD is aware of. We party high command to take a view. ed interests” on various social media platforms to “An FIR has been registered against those strong as ever. wildlife are showing. The resolve also remained a political force “The party wants to keep away from the controversy of “discredit” the Mumbai police force, its account holders under 67 of IT Act. Most of these "Eco-sensitive zones pro- of doubling tiger numbers has in Bihar. In the 2015 Assembly proposing the names of tainted candidates, particularly those relat- Commissioner Param Bir Singh and “derail “ the accounts are fake and we will be taking actiona- vide a peripheral support and act been fulfilled. We have achieved election in Bihar the JMM had ed to cases on women issues. Our top leadership have been fight- investigations into the actor's death. gainst all those fake account holders. Another FIR as a buffer around national this target well in advance. extended support to the RJD ing on this front and most recently over the Hathras,” said the After having been at the receiving end of has been registered against the culprit who used parks and sanctuaries. Taking PTI led alliance because we want- party sources. With Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and vicious criticism over what was described as the a morphed image of the official Twitter account ed defeat of the BJP. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leading the campaign against Uttar “shoddy” manner in which the city police officials of Mumbai Police commissioner recently. We have Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, senior party leaders are investigated the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, started the probe in both the matters,” Karandikar of the view that giving tickets to the rape and crime against women Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh said. related cases will boomerang and erode the moral of the grand has ordered an investigations into thousands of It may be recalled that the Mumbai police had old party which taken on the Hathras incident by attacking the alleged fake accounts on various social media plat- come in for severe flak on various social media government tooth and nail. forms including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram platforms and also a section of the electronic media Further explaining the reasons for the delay is the name of across countries and continents. following the death of Bollywood actor Sushant shortlisted candidates like Brajesh Pande (for Govindganj con- Confirming the development, Mumbai’s Singh Rajput, who was found hanging to a ceil- stituency) tainted with rape and other crimes against women, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Crime) ing fan in his closed room of his duplex flat at attracting protests from several leaders most notable being senior Rashmi Karandikar said on Tuesday: “Several Mont Blanc building at Bandra’s Carter Road in Congress leader and former Union minister Girija Vyas. social media account holders are trolling the north-west Mumbai on June 14. '&=1 >21E Justice S A Bobde, the UP Government economic interests of all countries This is for the first time that the said it is important that the investiga- having legitimate and vital interests in Central government has drafted guid- >13- 1 tion is carried out by an independent the region. ing SBD for privatisation of discoms. 1-// Central agency. Incidentally, Australia is keen to It is in line with the Centre’s efforts to It said the State has already request- join the yearly Malabar series of mar- improve the operations and finances of .'&--C ed the Centre that the CBI takes over itime exercise between India, US and the discoms in various states. the investigation as it would obviate Japan in November-end. However, a In 2019, the Union power ministry family has expressed that they are hindrance being created by certain vest- decision is yet to be taken. Moreover, had suggested several private franchise not satisfied with the CBI taking up the ed interests in the fair and impartial China is resisting such a proposal of all models to the states for the power dis- case and said an SIT, monitored by the investigation. Quoting FSL reports, it the four countries of Quad holding a tribution sector. In May, under the apex court, should probe the case. has however denied the charge that rape military exercise. Atmanirbhar Package, the Central gov- At this point, the bench asked was committed. Among other key points, ernment had announced that the power Jaising what her locus standi was in the Jaishankar also underlined the need for distribution in all Union Territories case. //F>13& “seeking collective solutions to global would be privatised. “You don’’t have any locus in this challenges, including global recovery Currently, power distribution has matter. But we are hearing you because "-#'>- from the pandemic and reform of mul- been privatised in a few cities — the case is such and of huge importance. A1/-/-# tilateral institutions”. Delhi, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad. We are hearing you because this a Highlighting the growing impor- The process of privatisation of shocking incident, but we are still =1 ='#'&" tance of this coalition, he also said the PVVNL was initiated in June soon after pondering over your locus in this fact that the four Foreign Ministers the package was announced in May. case,” said the bench. The police had identified the arrest- were meeting in person, despite the The accumulated losses of the PVVNL Advocate Kirti Singh, appearing for ed persons as Siddique from global pandemic, is “testimony to the are Rs 1,500 crore as of March 2020 and a few women lawyers, said the probe Malappuram, Atiq-ur Rehman from importance that these consultations the aggregate and technical and com- should be under the supervision of the Muzaffarnagar, Masood Ahmed from have gained, particularly in recent mercial loss of 37.9 per cent. court. Bahraich and Alam from Rampur. times”. He added, “Our world is sig- As of March 2020, the total net loss The apex court said this is a hor- Hours after the arrest, a prominent nificantly different today than what it of all five discoms in the state stood at rible incident but it does not want journalist body of Kerala identified was when we last met in New York in Rs 819 crore, according to the Ujjwal repetitive arguments in court. Malappuram native Siddique by his full September 2019.” Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) “It is horrible incident but the ques- name as Siddique Kappan, saying he is As regards other issues, the four portal. The state’s average aggregate tion is how many similar arguments “a senior Delhi-based journalist”. Foreign Ministers were likely to discuss technical and commercial loss is 30 per should we hear? Please understand that plans for manufacturing and distribu- cent — higher than the national aver- there is no need to duplicate concerns '&'##=1 tion of a Covid-19 vaccine, connectiv- age of 19.19 per cent. in the court of law,” the bench said. ity, development of 5G technology, The PVVNL controls and manages “Court of law need not hear the 3#-F>-.1# maritime cooperation, counter-terror- electricity supply in eastern UP districts same argument by every party. This is 1-=--'&'F ism, cyber security, and development — Ghazipur, Chandauli, Jaunpur, not a comment on the incident but of critical infrastructure and supply Varanasi, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Mirzapur, please understand our point of view,” '='-?'1& chains. The Quad Foreign Ministers Sonbhadra, Mau, Azamgarh, it added. also called on Japan’s new Prime Gorakhpur, Ballia, Deoria, Kushinagar, The Uttar Pradesh Government “We remain committed to uphold- Minister Yoshihide Suga. Maharajganj, Sant Kabir Nagar, Basti, earlier in the day sought a CBI probe ing the rules-based international order, Siddharthnagar, Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, into the alleged gang-rape and murder underpinned by the rule of law, trans- ?1 -=- Fatehpur and Kaushambi. of the Dalit woman saying it will parency, freedom of navigation in the In 2018, UP had announced it ensure that no vested interest is able to international seas, respect for territo- ' ''1& 1 -G would offer five cities, including state create a fake and false narrative with rial integrity and sovereignty and 1.-==-&' capital Lucknow and Varanasi, to a pri- “oblique motives”. peaceful resolution of disputes,” he vate distribution franchisee. The move In an affidavit filed in response to added. SBD is the guiding document for however failed to take off following the a PIL, which has been listed for hear- Spelling out India’s stand, he said states looking to offer discoms to pri- stiff resistance by the power employees ing before a bench headed by Chief it was for advancing the security and vate companies. and the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.     !"#$#$  & &      -4        1      ##/> people died during treatment. patients are admitted in MNNIT. An MBBS student of CMO Dr GS Bajpai gave Kalindipuram Covid Care the medical college along with he number of patients with this information. He said that Centre, 24 in Railway Hospital, a Deputy Manager of State      Tcorona infections has 239 people were free of coro- 43 in Tej Bahadur Sapru Bank of India are among the decreased somewhat in terms na infection on Monday. Home Hospital, 21 in United Medicity infected for coronavirus. At the of data after two months. isolation of 220 of these was and 30 in Sainath Vatsalya same time, five advocates have       &' PVVNL headquarters at Reports of 189 patients, includ- completed. 19 patients were AMA Hospital. The maximum also been confirmed after the Bhikharpur which was attend- ing two professors of Allahabad discharged from various Covid 87 infected are hospitalised in Covid test came positive. He s the power employees ed by hundreds of employees University and MNNIT, came hospitals and Covid care cen- SRN Hospital. said that so far 20,265 people Aincluding the engineers and engineers. While address- positive after the Covid test on tres. According to Nodal Officer have been infected in the dis- continued their indefinite strike ing the power staff, the speak- Monday. At the same time According to the CMO, for Corona Dr Rishi Sahai, the trict. In the past 24 hours, three for the second day on Tuesday ers apprised the power staff of 13,090 patients living in home 242 patients are admitted in newly infected included one of infected people died. The cause in protest against privatisaton the continuous deadlock as a isolation have been cured. In 24 various Covid hospitals, care the Allahabad University pro- of his death is said to be afflict- of Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran long marathon between agitat- hours, three corona-infected centres. Among them, 37 fessors and one professor of ed by another serious illness. Nigam Limited (PVVNL), ing employees with the Power which supplies electricity to the Minister failed to reach a con- 21 districts of six divisions of sensus a day ago. Similar meet- Purvanchal (eastern UP), many ings were also held at many areas not only in the city but other districts of Varanasi, 01,"(     also in many other parts of the Allahabad, Gorakhpur, region have started facing seri- Azamgarh, Vindhyachal ous power crisis. Due to pre- (Mirzapur) and Basti zones of vailing power crisis, many areas          55.6 7   5      PVVNL.   0&     saw protests from the local res- The agitating employees idents and in connection with Magistrate (DM) Kaushal Raj disrupted and attempts are said that their work boycott did the same many persons includ- Sharma and Senior being made to repair the same. not include power production ing two corporators Bablu Shah Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sharma further said that in units, 765/400 KV power sub-      ##/> COVID-19. The bench comprising er argued, ‘Unlock-4 (Om Kaleshwar Ward) and Amit Pathak visited some of all the hospitals, the power sup- stations and control systems Petitioners asked to direct Justice SK Gupta and justice Guidelines itself provide for Mithilesh Sahani (Prahlad the power divisions and sub- ply is normal and water supply and supply to hospitals and he the district and police admin- Pankaj Bhatia disposed of the congregation up to 100 per- Ghat) were arrested under the stations and studied the stock is being assured there. Besides, water pumps continued as Thas directed petitioners, istration to call a meeting of petition filed by Waqf sons in respect of the religious Adampura police station while of situation. They also held a Nagar Nigam has also made usual. They said that the pri- seeking permission to organise the office-bearers of the Imambada Masjid Meer Imam gathering and restraining the they were raising voices against meeting with the Managing arrangements of water-tanks vatisation would not affect the Durga Puja in Prayagraj during Bengali Welfare Association Ali Mehdi Begum alleging petitioner, without any valid the power crisis. Later they Director (MD) Dr Saroj Kumar for the areas facing water cri- power employees but its COVID-19 pandemic, to and the Durga Puja that on a regular basis a Majlis reasons, from holding the con- were released. As many areas to assess the situation. The DM sis. He said that an FIR would impacts would be on the com- approach the District Committee, at least 21 days (religious congregation) is per- gregation is violative of Article including Sarnath and Sigra said that that the number of be lodged against those mon customers. They Magistrate for the same. prior to taking any decision in formed for 10 days and this 19 (1) and Article 25 of the faced long power disruption alternative teams has been involved in creating crisis expressed their concern over The bench comprising this regard, for appraisal of year the Majlis was to be per- Constitution of India which which also created a water cri- increased and Nagar Nigam has under the Essential Service the rigid attitude of the state Chief Justice Govind Mathur their difficulties. formed from September 30 to guarantees freedom to assem- sis, the local residents also been instructed to make Maintenance Act (ESMA), government as it failed to take and Justice Siddhartha Varma The writ was however dis- October 9. ble peacefully as well as free- raised voices at nearby power arrangements of generators in Disaster Management Act and any initiatives despite 34 days disposed of the petition filed posed of with a direction to Petitioner had alleged that dom to practice religion.’ sub-stations. view to ensure supply of water National Security Act (NSA). of agitation to draw its atten- by Pronob Kumar Roy and approach the District the Shia Waqf Board vide a let- The court while allowing Meanwhile, the district smoothly in all the areas. He According to him, for ensuring tion. another while observing that Magistrate. ter dated August 21, 2020 had the petition directed local administration has tightened its said that the attempts are being round-the-clock power sup- Among those present were the District Magistrate will HC ALLOWS PETITION requested the district admin- police not to create any hin- grips to meet the crisis created made to restart water pumps ply, shift-wise deployment of RK Wahi, Kedar Tiwari, decide the matter in accor- SEEKING PERMISSION OF istration that suitable police drance in holding of the Majlis by the strike of power employ- where the supply was disrupt- employees is being ensured. Chandra Shekhar Chaurasia, dance with law while taking MAJLIS : The Allahabad arrangements be made so as to by the petitioner subject to the ees. Divisional Commissioner ed by using generators. Meanwhile, under the ban- Dr RB Singh, Sanjay Bharti, into consideration guidelines High Court allowed a petition enable the Majlis to be held petitioner ensuring the com- (DC) Deepak Agrawal, According to him, due to some ner of Power Employees’ Joint Ved Prakash Rai, Deepak issued by the government of seeking permission of Majlis without any hindrance. The pliance of the ‘Unlock-4 Inspector General (IG-Range) routine faults, power supply Action Committee, the Agarwal, Shashi Kiran Maurya Uttar Pradesh. (religious gathering) at permission for Majlis was also Guidelines’ and also ensuring Vijay Singh Meena, District from Ledupur sub-station was employees held a meeting at and Raman Srivastava. Petitioners had sought Imambada Masjid Meer Imam granted, however, local police the maintenance of social dis- permission to organise Durga Ali Mehdi Begum of Varanasi are not allowing religious gath- tancing norms and the other Puja under the guidelines laid while directing the local police ering. restrictions like wearing of by the Central/ State/ District not to create any hindrance in Senior Advocate SFA masks and Sanitisation, etc 440/5*)48  ! Administration on the eve of the holding of the Majlis. Naqvi appearing for petition- during the religious gathering.

      &' cent and the mortality rate has vaccination rooms apart from report of the day by 11 am, 107 5(6         remained at 1.62 per cent. seeing the progress of the fam- positive patients were detected s many as 118 new Meanwhile, Urban ily planning programme. The out of 1,514 received reports. 445 in Sank-Morena section of been above Railway Board’s work now 163 route combina- ACOVID-19 patients have Primary Health Centre team members also saw labs, Till then, the total test reports      ##/> Jhansi division has been inter- target for September-20. First tions are available in this major been detected on Tuesday, (UPHC), Manduadih was vis- bio-medical waste disposal, received were 2,27,238 and the locked with signal; so far 5 running loop at stations yard as compared to earlier 117 increasing the total number of ited by Dr Prem Prakash medicine store, sanitation and results of 3,887 are awaited. Out orth Central Railway has gates have been interlocked in between Lalitpur and routes for efficient handling of cases to 14,315. Besides, the Upadhyay and Satya Prakash, other medical facilities in of them, 2,12,934 were negative Ncompleted many impor- FY 2020-21 to ensure that sig- Khajuraho has been increased freight traffic for NTPC, district also saw one more District Programme Manager, which all the facilities were while 14,304 positive. The total tant works in September-2020 nal to train get lowered only from 15 kmph to 30 kmph for Ultratech and other indus- death, increasing the toll to 232. Chandauli under the rejuvena- found to be well organised. Dr number of samples collected with thrust on safety and effi- after closure of gate. In faster receipt and dispatch of tries. During the day, the follow-up tion programme (Kayakalp Mamta Pandey, Medical was 2,45,543. cient train operations. September 2020, a major work trains. For enhanced safety of In the field of rolling stock negative reports included 196 Karyakaram) conducted under Officer Incharge and all the Earlier, two males aged 35 Enhancing safety and effi- of launching bow string gird- passengers new FOB at safety related maintenance patients. Out of them, 195 the National Health Mission staff were found in dress. It was and 46 from Assi (Bhelupur) ciency in train operations is a er of 42 metre span weighing Kanwar station was commis- works like intermediate over- patients were recovered from (NHM). This was the third and also suggested by the team and Maal Road (Cantonment) conscious and continuous more than 300 tonnes has sioned in September and so far hauling (IOH) of 50 coaches, home isolation, increasing the final phase evaluation of the that the painting on the wall of succumbed to COVID-19 at Sir exercise on NCR. With high- been completed successfully at 4 new FOBs are constructed in shop schedule( SS-I) of 29 number to 9,867 and just one health centre under the rejuve- the yoga room should be fin- Sundarlal Hospital (SSH), est network of 130 kmph trunk ROB no 426 in Birlanagar current financial year. LHB coaches, periodic over- patient has been discharged nation programme in which ished as soon as possible. Banaras Hindu University routes and high volume of Rayaru section of Jhansi divi- With commissioning hauling (POH) of 31 coaches, from the hospital. With this, only Manduadiha UPHC has ACMO Dr AK Maurya, pre- (BHU) and Heritage Hospital passing through traffic, both sion. Block Proving Axle Counters routine overhauling (ROH) of the number of cured patients been selected from all the 31 sent during the visit, encour- respectively. safety and detention free train Track safety is always (BPAC) in 3 block sections 286 wagons and periodic from the hospitals has UPHCs of Varanasi division. aged the medical staff of the With the addition of six operations are of paramount accorded highest priority on during September 2020 com- overhauling(POH) of 667 wag- increased to 2,736. The total There are 24 UPHCs in health centre for their better new red zones, the total num- importance over three divi- NCR and 53 track kms track plete section between Prayagraj ons was done during number of cured patients is Varanasi, three in Jaunpur and work. ber of hotspots has increased to sions of NCR. renewal done in September-20 to Fatehpur is now equipped September 2020. now 12,603, leaving 1,480 two each in Chandauli and Chief Medical Officer 2,107 including 314 red zones. To increase safety of road with total 193 track kms TRR with BPAC for automatic con- Skill and knowledge upda- active patients. The recovery Ghazipur. During the visit, the (CMO) Dr VB Singh has also There are 1,793 green zones users three maned level cross- (primary) completed in 2020- firmation of complete and safe tion of running and other cat- rate has improved to 88.04 per team inspected delivery and has informed that in the first with 16 new ones. ings have been closed in 21 till September. To enhance arrival of train at a particular egory staff is very important September 2020 and so far, 18 safety and speed of trains over station. In a major work for safe train operations. level crossings have been point and crossing zone, 6 towards freight train handling During COVID-19 times, closed in current financial nos. thick web switches have capacity agumentation, panel online training facilities have year. One RUB at level cross- been provided in September interlocking (PI) work at been made available in all the * !  *3*2*  /ing no. 123 has been commis- 2020 and so far, 15 thick web Harduaganj was commissioned three divisions and so far, sioned in Prayagraj- Pt. Deen switches have been commis- on 14.09.20 with provision of more than 1,350 running staff       &' would be their responsibility in which 5,759 persons participat- (process to sterilise water) was Dayal Upadhyaya section and sioned in FY 2020-21. Despite Ultratech Cement siding along from electrical and diesel oper- case of negligence in treatment. ed. During the visit, 277 carried out at 4,863 locations, total 4 RUBs have been com- COVID-19 situation, execu- with additional line no 9 and ation wings have been impart- hief Medical Officer According to him, various patients with fever, cough and in which 27,508 persons partic- missioned in current financial tion of all other safety related 10 in Harduaganj yard. With ed refresher training through C(CMO) Dr VB Singh has activities are being organised in other symptoms were found ipated. As many as 2,003 year. Level crossing gate no. track maintenance works has completion of this important online means. instructed all the doctors to the district under the ongoing and during the past 48 hours, patients with fever, cough and inform the Covid Command month-long special communi- the number of Covid testing on other symptoms were found so Control Room (1077) about the cable disease control campaign 218 ILI cases identified by far. District Malaria Officer people with influenza like ill- on the instructions of District door-to-door teams was done. Sharad Chand Pandey said ness (ILI) and severe acute res- Magistrate (DM) Kaushal Raj Besides, the number of that in addition to this, the +#=     !  piratory infections (SARI) Sharma. On Monday, Asha houses visited by rural Asha Panchayati Raj department has symptoms apart from co-mor- workers visited 33,642 and workers in rural and urban sprayed anti-larvae in 242 vil- bid patients and ensure their 27,971 houses in the rural and areas was 1.79 lakh and infor- lages of Harahua, Badagaon, antigen tests and RTPCR urban areas respectively and mation given on the favourable Pindra, Kashi Vidyapeeth, & &Q&   R immediately so that in case mobilised the people about conditions of mosquito breed- Arajline, Sewapuri, Chiragaon anyone of them is found coro- the favourable conditions of ing in 1.57 lakh houses. The and Cholapur villages. Anti na positive, his/ her treatment mosquito breeding. As many as number of Rural Health larva and sodium hypo-chlo-      ##/> sandy loam to red loam soils growing. We have grown the started as a special train on can be started soon in view to 64 meetings were organised in Sanitation and Nutrition Day ride sprayed by the teams of the with proper drainage, the fac- flowers and their quality is September 12 last month. avoid the health condition which 482 women took part (VHSND) programmes were Health department in which research scholar of SHU- tors which were challenging for extremely good and the farm- Vande Bharat, which runs five turning critical. He also asked and chlorination demos 293 and 1,193 meetings were 2,638 sources were deregulat- AATS, Naini has been suc- me to find out in Prayagraj, said ers will get good income,’ said days a week, has made a total the doctors to take the corona (process to sterilise water) was organised in which 7,795 took ed. In the urban areas, anti- cessful in growing ‘goldenrod’, Bharath. Bharath. of 16 trips from September 12 tests seriously; otherwise, it carried out at 949 locations, in part. In all, chlorination demos larva was sprayed by 15 teams. a flower which is mostly used This drought-tolerant Being a high-value and to October 3. The special thing for decorative purposes, in the flower can be grown under var- low-volume crop, this is one of is that during this period the climatic conditions of ied climatic conditions and is the most demanded cut flow- train did not get delayed for a Prayagraj. less prone to attack of pests and ers in India, and on special days single day. Ten of the 16 trips 01(       Sai Bharath has been suc- diseases. Although it lacks fra- the price goes up to Rs 20-25 were made when Vande Bharat cessful in growing this high- grance, it is very popular per spike, which is enough to completed the journey from yield and commercially viable because of its attractive colour give an idea of the profit and Delhi to Prayagraj in less than flower round the year, includ- and thus used for making bou- sizable market that awaits the six hours. The arrival and       ing in extreme weather in win- quets as a filler material with farmers. It is more profitable for departure time of this train at ter when the mercury plunges combination of limonium and small and marginal farmers the junction is 12.08-12.10 hrs, to near three degrees Celcius. Hollyhock flower, he explained. because they can get more while Vande Bharat reaches        &' dals even four months in ing to ‘The Pioneer’, h e r e o n est Durga Puja pandal of city, This promises a bright future Using goldenrod fillers in income at lower costs in the Varanasi at 2 o’clock in the day. advance. But this time, these Monday said, ‘The district Devashish Das said adding, for the farmers of the region combination with limonium is available land, said his guide 13 out of the last 16 trips of ue to the state of indeci- committees are in a great administration has so far not ‘Now, the committee has decid- engaged in floriculture. becoming increasingly popular Saravanan. the Vande Bharat Express with Dsiveness and uncertainty of dilemma as the district admin- received any guidelines from ed to perform only worship of ‘The origin of goldenrod’s in India because professional VANDE BHARAT an average speed of 104 in the the district administration, the istration has so far not issued the government in this direc- Goddess by following the common name refers to both florists use fillers not only to EXPRESS MAKES MANY country were such that when it Durga Puja Committees of any guidelines regarding this tion but it is clear that no durga guidelines of COVID-19 and the flower’s colour and the flatter the flowers, but also to RECORDS: Vande Bharat reached Varanasi ahead of time. Varanasi are in dilemma about while only 15 days are left to puja pandal will be allowed to no puja pandal will be erected’. plant’s spindly presentation. keep the costs down. The hor- Express, the first semi high For several days, this train erecting Durga Puja pandals. begin the auspicious occasion. be erected on road or other In view of the COVID-19 The genus name comes from ticulturists can not only grow speed train built in the coun- reached Varanasi at 2 o’clock in So, they decided only to wor- The Shardiya Navratri will public places because of coro- pandemic, we have already two Latin words: solidus this flower but can get the har- try, has made many records the day, whereas it was not so ship during the auspicious begin from October 22 to na-virus’. ‘The worship could be decided not to erect grand (meaning ‘whole’) and ago vest all year along, he added. since September 12. The Vande before the lock down. Even occasion of Shardiya Navratri come. In fact, the state govern- performed at home by Durga Puja pandal in Hathua (meaning ‘make). It’s botanical He added that apart from Bharat Express from New Delhi when going from Varanasi to by installing the idols of ment has issued guidelines installing the idols of Goddess Market, which draws the crowd name is Solidago canadensis L. its decorative value, this plant to Varanasi did not get delayed Delhi, a good improvement Goddess Durga. regarding this allowing the Durga’, he added. in thousands with its unique- Bharath has developed this has various medicinal proper- for a single day during the last was observed in the timing of With the grand and splen- committees to erect puja pan- This contradiction has cre- ness and grandeur but now, plant under the guidance of SS ties like anti-inflammatory, 16 runs. During this, every day the train. From September 12 did puja pandals in almost all dals and worship the Goddess ated confusion among Durga decided just to perform puja Saravanan, associate professor antioxidant, analgesic and spas- except September 30, this train to October 2, the Up rake of the areas and Durga Puja’s Durga with some conditions in Puja committees and some of there if allowed otherwise the of Horticulture department at molytic, antibacterial, antifun- reached Prayagraj Junction Vande Bharat did not reach boom all around, the holy city view of the COVID-19. them are still waiting for any same would be performed at SHUATS, and with the help of gal, anticancer and before time. The special thing New Delhi late on a single day. turns into Mini Kolkata partic- While having a talk with guideline regarding this by the home to continue the tradition, Vijay Bahadur, head of the immunomodulatory activity. is that out of the 16 trips, 10 The train reached New Delhi ularly for the three days during ‘The Pioneer’ in Lucknow, the district administration. He the president of Premier Boys department. ‘Santosh from Manjari trips were done when Vande ahead of time five days. the auspicious occasion of Additional Chief Secretary came to know through media Club, Ajay Rai said adding, the A Pune-based farm provid- farm in Pune told me that this Bharat came from New Delhi The General Manager Shardiya Navratri. Not only Avnish Awasthi had clearly about the decision taken by the district administration seems to ed me with the mother plant plant is not tolerant to cold to Prayagraj Junction in less NCR Rajeev Chaudhry is con- from various parts of district said, ‘Puja is allowed in the park district administration not to be in the state of indecisive and with a word of caution that this temperature and would not than six hours. tinuously monitoring the com- but also from adjoining dis- during the auspicious occasion allow anyone to erect puja uncertainty regarding this even will not survive in the climate survive in winter as witnessed The Vande Bharat Express pliance of each train from one tricts come to the city to have but the procession during pandals on road but was not till date. The similar views in Prayagraj. The crop can be in Prayagraj, when the temper- ceased operations in March station to another. Due to this, a glance of grandeur of puja immersion is not allowed’. informed by any authority in were also expressed by the cultivated throughout the year. ature is as low as five degree 2020 due to COVID-19. Due to the time compliance of other pandals. The Durga Puja Contrary to this, the Additional the administration regarding president of New Delight Club Bright sunny warm weather is Celsius. But, I planted the the long waiting list of special express trains with Vande Committees start preparation District Magistrate (ADM- this, the president of Varanasi Durga Puja Samiti, Orderly best suited for its healthy plants in December and the trains going to Delhi, the oper- Bharat has become better, said for the erection of durga pan- City) Gulab Chand, while talk- Durgotsav Sammilini, the old- Bazar Manoj Kumar. growth and can be grown in plants stood up with a hope of ation of Vande Bharat Express the CPRO of NCR Ajit Singh.    !"#$#$ 4422=   :;    $  & () *  < #&$  ! *&       "& 3     8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '()*+,  9.2 million tonnes (MT) of anpur Nagar reported 176 coal in September this Kmore coronavirus positive he Northern Coalfields year. In overburden      "& 3 control room to dispose of the officials of Kanpur Nagar. The district magistrate cases on Tuesday evening. TLimited (NCL) produced removal the company has complaints they receive the Later, the district magis- warned the medical oxygen Chief Medical Officer Dr 53.54 million tonnes of coal in the also achieved an increase anpur Nagar District same day itself. trate carried out a surprise suppliers against charging more Anil K Mishra said that 176 first half of the financial year 2020- of around 25 per cent in KMagistrate Alok Tiwari Tiwari said the RRTs would inspection of the SPM Hospital than the government approved more people had tested positive 21 which is about five per cent the first half and removed said that 11 more rapid carry out antigen test of all peo- once again and took first hand rates. He said medical oxygen for coronavirus infection more than the production done 185 million cubic metres response teams (RRTs) had ple suffering from cough, cold information. He said all the supply and pricing was being between Monday evening and during the corresponding period in the previ- of it which will be helpful in coal production as been deployed to monitor the and fever and go for RT-PCR patients admitted to the hos- strictly monitored. Tuesday evening taking he tally ous financial year. Even in adverse conditions and when required. NCL has also despatched COVID-19 patients in home test of people testing negative pital must get quality care. He said that in the current of confirmed cases to 26,142 generated due to Covid-19 the NCL has met the 9.2 million tonnes of coal in September regis- isolation apart from the 40 plus in the antigen test.. He then saw the ICU situation when the power sup- cases. production target from April to September. NCL tering an increase of more than 16 per cent. In RRTs already on the job for The district magistrate where eight patients were ply in the city was erratic, He said one COVID-19 had produced 51 million tonnes of coal in the the first half from April to September, NCL has contact tracing and taking stressed on tracing the contacts admitted and found that the there should be a proper and death in the city pushed the toll same period during the last financial year. despatched about 50 million tonnes of coal of samples. of the person testing positive treatment was satisfactory. robust arrangement of 48 to 691 on Tuesday evening. Performing brilliantly in the month of which more than 40 million tonnes has been Addressing a meeting of all for coronavirus infection and at Tiwari directed the hospi- hours’ power backup for the The CMO said with 170 September, NCL as compared to the previous delivered to power houses. In the financial year the nodal officers on Tuesday, least 10 persons who had come tal authorities to ensure that entire hospital. He said all the COVID-19 patients recovering year has achieved more than 20 per cent growth 2020-21 NCL has been given the target of 113.25 the district magistrate said the in contact with the latter. they had sufficient backup of private hospitals had agreed to in hospitals and home isolation in coal production. NCL has produced around million tonnes of coal production and despatch. special teams would visit those Tiwari said the present medical oxygen to smoothly comply with the protocol in the last 24 hours, 22,618 patients who had completed focus of the district adminis- cater to the needs of the issued by the Sanjay Gandhi coronavirus infected people four and seven days of home tration was on bringing down patients for at least 48 hours. Post-Graduate Institute of had been cured in the city and 7    8    isolation and check their tem- the COVID-19 death rate and He said if the hospital faced any Medical Sciences in Lucknow. at present 3003 active cases peratures, take swab samples containing the spread of the problem in this regard, it He said the hospitals should were undergoing treatment. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -. /#0 DRIVE LAUNCHED: The for testing and give feedback to coronavirus infection. He this should be brought to the notice also make proper arrangement Dr Mishra said 5,012 sam- district police launched anti- the Covid control room. He still posed a big challenge to the of the district administration for the virtual ICU monitoring ples were sent for testing in the adihan police arrested romeo drive on Monday which asked the officials manning the administrative and medical without delay. as well. city. Mtwo persons along with was led by SHO Mahila Thana six stolen monoblock pumps Seema Singh. During the drive on Monday. As per the reports the police team visited the received here, Pramod Kumar main markets of the city, espe-       "  (   Singh, a resident of Pateri vil- cially Wasliganj, Pakkaghat, lage, had lodged a first infor- Basnayi Bajar, Trimohani and mation report (FIR) at Madihan Sankathaghat frequented by     police station that his sub- women and girls. The police "        mersible pump which was intercepted the suspects and  installed for irrigation purpos- warned those to mend their es had been stolen from Belan ways who were found roaming      "& 3 ICU of the maternity wing allotted wards. up and treatment separately. Bakahar canal. In his complaint #        without any purpose. and isolation ward. He said this was being Meanwhile, Additional Chief      "& 3 he had also mentioned about the          % Interacting with people inspec- anesh Shankar Vidyarthi Prof Kamal said at present done in view of the special Secretary (Medical Education) theft of five other pumps from    tor Seema Singh appealed to GMemorial Medical College the patients of COVID-19 and directive from the Uttar Rajneesh Dube issued direc- dditional Director Health, the area recently. Acting instant- them take necessary precau- (GSVMMC) Principal Prof RB other respiratory problems Pradesh government after the tives to carry out a fresh probe AKanpur Division, Dr SN ly on the complaint the police report said Jamalpur police tions in view of Covid-19 and Kamal has directed the LLR were being accommodated decline in coronavirus positive into the death of two patients Bajpai, while inaugurating started gathering information arrested one person, seized help to keep the society safe. Hospital officials to ensure jointly. cases and the spread of the at LLR Hospital earlier. community vision centre about the culprits through its two vehicles and rescued four She underlined the use of that all the people reporting to The principal said to virus as well. The death audit committee Amrita Drishti Urban Eye network. On Monday cows. As per the reports, SO phone numbers like 112 and the hospital with pulmonary ensure that the non-COVID-19 Prof Kamal said currently had raised doubts over the Health Vision Centre at Om Dhaurahan police outpost Jamalpur Vijay Kumar Saroj Women helpline No 1090. The problems like asthma, pneu- patients did not face any prob- there were less COVID-19 two cases and thus their retest Purwa on Tuesday said the incharge Udai Narain Maurya spotted two vehicles near inspector urged the shopkeep- monia and chronic obstructive lem in treatment, the hospital patients and thus the govern- was ordered. overall goal of this project was was on patrolling duty when he Pidkhid village whose drivers ers too to inform the police pulmonary disease (COPD) had bifurcated the wards. He ment had directed that the in- Dube said the re-examina- to contribute to the reduction tipped off by an informer about tried to flee on seeing the men without any hesitation if any are kept in a separate area. said Covid test was mandato- door treatment of other tion would be carried out by a of avoidable blindness in the the presence of a suspect near the in khaki there. The police suspect in the market. Even one He said for the COVID-19 ry for all patients coming to the patients should be started in a special team from King urban slums of Kanpur Nagar. culvert of canal located in Imiliya chased the vehicles and caught suspect could prove a threat for patients, special and separate hospital and once they were phased manner. George’s Medical University, He said the project would Chaurasi village. Thereafter them. While three persons the entire market so such peo- arrangements had been made found negative only then they He said all non-COVID-19 Lucknow. work within the World Health police raided the place and inter- managed to flee from there one ple should not be ignored at all at the neuro-science centre, would be shifted to the new patients would undergo check- Organisation’s health systems rogated the suspect who was later was nabbed by the police. she said. framework, including human identified as Pradeep Bind, son During the search two cows MAN DIES: A 45-year- resource development, infra- of Mansharam, a resident of were recovered from the pick- old mentally retarded man was structure with technological Imiliya Chaurasi village. With up no (UP-65/FT-6877) and found in a serious condition development, health financ- the help of the suspect the police two from Bolero no (UP-65/F- near a petrol pump located at         ing, medicines, consumables, apprehended another accused, 3761). The arrested person was Dadaraa under Madihan police health information systems Vishal Kol, a resident of the same identified as Nazeer Shah, a res- station on Monday night. The and service delivery. village, and recovered six ident of Kewa village under police brought him to the Dr Bajpai said the centre monoblock pumps. After com- Chainpur police station in Rajgarh PHC where he died 2/ ! would address the issues of pleting the necessary legal for- Bhabua district of Bihar. After during treatment on Tuesday cataract, refractive error and malities the police seized the lodging an FIR the police morning. His identity was yet diabetic retinopathy and the pumps and sent the accused to seized the vehicles and sent the to be ascertained, last reports project was supported by jail. Meanwhile an earlier accused to jail. received here said.      "& 3 Standard Chartered Bank and Sightsavers. anpur Divisional Sightsavers India CEO RN *       59(6  KCommissioner Raj Mohanty said, “Our partner- Shekhar while carrying out ship with Standard Chartered 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '()*+,  power”. He said that operators physical verification of the rail- Bank for one more project is an would be able to avail special way overbridge (ROB) and fly- extremely proud moment for t NTPC’s Rihand station a benefits from this workshop over project at Jhakarkatti on us. Their constant support has Amonth-long workshop for being organised by the NTPC. Tuesday said the stipulated helped us in tremendous ways operators was inaugurated at Giving details about the work- time for the ROB to become to reduce avoidable blindness project premises-situated Seva shop GM (Operations) AK functional was December, 2020 in the country. This is yet Bhawan on Monday. After Chattopadhyay said it would be and thus it should be finished another fortunate moment for inaugurating it while address- conducted in next six phases in within the time frame. us to increase the accessibility ing the operators present in its which the operators of the He directed the engineers of primary eye care services to first batch Executive Director project and partner UPL would to incorporate rain water har- those who need them the (Rihand) Balaji Iyengar, who be able to receive separate vesting system in the project to most.” was the chief guest, said that General Manager (HR KS training. The programme was prevent the ROB roads from Standard Chartered Bank special attention should be Murthy welcomed the chief conducted by Senior Manager getting damaged on account of head (Sustainability India) paid to safety of plants as well guest, the co-guest and those (EDC) Ravindra Singh. AGM water-logging during rainy sea- Karuna Bhatia, said, “Serving as themselves and their col- present in the workshop. He (O&M) Hare Ram Singh pro- son. communities and creating a leagues during the work. While said that in this training work- posed the vote of thanks at the He also directed the safe environment at the grass- throwing light on ‘sharpen the shop along with class on vari- end of the programme. Kanpur municipal commis- roots for people to access essen- skill’ etc, he hoped that opera- ous topics on-job training Manager (HR) Santosh sioner to ensure that streetlights tial health services, including tors would be able to avail spe- would also be provided. Chief Vishwakarma made a special were installed on the ROB by /   )      ( 48 %     $%%       for eye care, is vital. Standard cial benefits from the work- General Manager (O&M) AC contribution in making the December, 2020. Chartered Bank and shop. Earlier Additional Sahu said “knowledge is programme a success. The divisional commis- Sightsavers have a successful sioner was accompanied by The existing two lanes of the be completed by December monitoring as well and was history of working together in the project manager, executive highway and ROB was to be 18. He said nearly 80 per cent informed that it was being India. Under this project, $   *  $ !"! engineer and other technical converted to four lanes and of the work had been accom- done by an independent engi- Standard Chartered Bank will teams who apprised him of the ROB. plished and the remaining 20 neer with the assistance of IIT- ensure support to Sightsavers 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $( 1+#0 investigated the matter. junction and recovered three finer details. The estimated cost of the per cent would completed by Kanpur for the establishment of pri- According to information the grams of smack each from It may be mentioned here project is around Rs 108 crore. December, 2020. The project manager said mary eye care services by using gang of unidentified school is closed in view of coro- them along with a motorcycle that the construction of addi- The project manager The divisional commis- once the ROB was completed, the existing health structures of Athieves sneaked into a navirus infection and Shivbalak (UP-52/AX-1627). The arrest- tional two lanes of the ROB informed the divisional com- sioner also inquired about the it would solve the problem of government and other public school by breaking the lock of was guarding it. On getting ed accused were identified as had been sanctioned in 2016. missioner that the work would quality control and regular traffic snarls at Jhakarkatti. health systems.” its main gate in Mohanapur information about someone’s Deepak Chaturvedi, son of Om under the Shahpur police sta- death in the neighbourhood he Prakash Chaturvedi, a resident tion and escaped with 12,000 had gone home at night. On of Bhatwalia police station in cash, two computers, a table finding the moment opportune under Kotwali police station in '   R fan, a tullu pump, a CCTV the thieves struck at it and Deoria and Soni Madeshia,    !    camera, DVR etc from there decamped with the booty. son of Ramanand, a resident of   recently. In the morning when NABBED: The police team New Colony Mohalla under some local people saw the lock of Ramgarh Tal police station Kotwali police station in of the school gate broken they arrested two accused along Deoria. The police team which   informed its manager about it. with smack here recently. On made the arrest comprised sub-     , The manager then reached the being tipped off by an informer inspector (S-I) Ashish Kumar KANPUR (PNS): The Panki school and informed the police the team arrested them from Yadav, and constables Laxman police busted a gang of auto- which reached the spot and Hanuman Mandir Rampur tri- Singh and Devanand.      "& 3 lifters with the arrest of five persons along with 10 stolen anpur Development motorcycles, including two dis- /     KAuthority Vice Chairman mantled ones, on Tuesday. Rakesh Kumar Singh inaugu- During vehicle checking at 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '()*+,  Corporate Social Responsiblity rated the biometric file move- Bhatia Tiraha early in the (CSR) at Baidhan Mandi cam- ment system on Monday to morning, the police spotted five he members of Kalyani pus on Gandhi Jayanti. MLA facilitate quick movement of youths riding different motor- TMahila Samiti under Block from Singrauli Ram Lallu applications and other corre- cycles. They were stopped and B area of Northern Coalfiels Vaishya who was the chief spondence in the office. on checking when the chassis Limited (NCL) under the guid- guest on the occasion appreci- With the help of this sys- numbers of the bikes did not ance of its chairperson Shashi ated the contribution of NCL in tem, Singh directed the appli- match with the registration Duhan inaugurated the Kalyani the success of the cleanliness cations received in his office to numbers on registration cer- book bank (library). This campaign. During the pro- the office of KDA additional tificates, the police took the library has been started by the gramme Amlori Project Officer secretary. youths into custody. On being members of the committee Inderjit Singh, who was present Speaking on the occasion, grilled, they confessed their with the donated books and by time of Covid- 19 pandemic. as the representative of General he said with the launch of the involvement in auto-lifting. purchasing other essential ones. DEDICATED: NCL, a Manager (Amalori), also new software, it was very easy They were identified as Shivam Books are being arranged miniratna company of the apprised about the under con- to ascertain the location of and Pal (20), Sudhir Kumar (21) of here for people of all groups Government of India, is cele- struction Sulabh toilets at six application/correspondence Phaphund (Auraiya); Arvind and ages such as those related brating the month of October other places in Singrauli district with the officer/department Rathaur (19), Rohit Rathaur of to school children’s course, as ‘Cleanliness Month’ to realise which would be dedicated and the dates of their receipt about pending and unattended Uptron Company at the Atal rated by the vice chairman on Jhinjhak, Mangalpur and Raes competitive examinations, nov- the dream of Swachh Bharat of soon. These toilets were also and despatch. applications, the vice chair- Behari Vajpayee auditorium Monday. Meanwhile, during (35) of Khanpur (Auraiya). els, child entertainment, Father of the Nation Mahatma being built under CSR, he said. He said the system also man had issued directive to on KDA premises wherein the the Janata Darshan programme On the clues given by English learning books etc. Gandhi. Under it an extensive Mukhya Karyapalan Adhikari ensured transparency in the develop biometric file move- employees looking after the organised on Monday, 46 appli- them, the police recovered People from nearby areas can cleanliness campaign is being Singrauli zila panchayat Saket upkeep and movement of let- ment system software. work of receipt and despatch of cations were received. The vice eight stolen bikes from a park also donate books voluntarily conducted in the surrounding Malviya, who was special guest ters. On September 29, a train- letters took part. After their chairman directed the officers in Panki Industrial Area in this library. With it necessary area. The Amlori area of NCL on the occasion, appreciated It may be recalled that on ing programme was also organ- training, the operation of this concerned for their quick and and spare parts of dismantled books will be available to chil- dedicated a Sulabh toilet which the work being done under receipt of several complaints ised by the representative of system was formally inaugu- timely disposal. bikes. dren nearby rural areas in the was constructed under CSR by Amlori management.    !"#$#$  &!    " 4A    9        ( "  #     .           #             &-.-#/' with preventive and prophy- ing consumption of Guduchi   &-.-#/' where festive events are organ- physical distancing of a min- lactic measures is a significant Ghana Vati, Guduchi and ised. People residing in the imum of six feet. o bring in uniformity and step not only in management Pippali or AYUSH 64 for head of the festivals like containment zones may be In case of rallies and Tconsistency in the Ayush- of COVID-19 but also in mak- asymptomatic COVID-19 ANavratri, Durga Puja, encouraged to observe all fes- immersion processions the based Covid-19 treatment ing traditional knowledge rel- positive patients for preven- Diwali, Chhath Puja,the Union tivals inside their homes and number of people should not across the country, the Union evant to solving problems of tion of disease progression to Health Ministry on Tuesday not move out. exceed the prescribed limit Health and Ayush Ministries the modern time,” Vardhan symptomatic and severe forms   &-.-#/' health infrastructure but issued advisories on preventive Persons above 65 years, and proper physical distanc- on Tuesday jointly launched a said. and to improve recovery rate. because of delay in treatment. measures such as staggered those with co-morbidities, ing and wearing of masks protocol for the clinical man- “Unfortunately, Ayurveda Guduchi and Pippali, and bout 48 per cent of the The States have been timings, thermal screening, pregnant women and chil- must be ensured. In any case, agement of Covid-19 based on did not receive much attention AYUSH 64 tablets can be Atotal Covid-19 deaths in asked to enhance tests and physical distancing, sanitisa- dren below 10 years have the number of such rallies and Indian traditional medicine after independence until given to mild coronavirus the country is concentrated in thus detection so that those tion and monitoring through been advised to stay at home the distance covered by them system for prevention of coro- Prime Minister Narendra infected patients, it said. eight States of 25 districts, of needing the treatment are CCTVs at the events to contain and avoid large gathering for may be kept within manage- navirus infection and treat- Modi took up this cause with Union Secretary Rajesh which 15 districts are in given adequate medical facil- the spread of Covid-19 which festivals to be held in October, able limits, as per the adviso- ment of mild and asympto- the importance it deserves,” he Kotecha said, “We call this first Maharashtra alone, the ities. “Delay in treatment can are on increase across the November and December. ry. matic cases. said while stressing that version of the protocol, which Government said on Tuesday. progress the disease and hence country. As per the SoPs prepared “Adequate manpower According to the ‘National Ayurveda “had a significant will be modified as more evi- The target is to bring the deaths,” Bhushan said even as While festive events in by the Union Health Ministry, shall be deployed/ arranged by Clinical Management impact in the foundations of dence is generated through fatality rate below 1 per cent, he added that the States were the containment zones will the committees will have to the organisers to ensure obser- Protocol, based on Ayurveda modern medicine”. further studies in future.” it maintained. having enough supply of oxy- not be allowed, the Standard ensure the adequate area for vance to physical distancing and Yoga for Management of The protocol document The document also listed Giving figures on Covid gen and other infrastructure Operating Procedures (SOPs) events with a detailed site norms and other preventive COVID-19’, which was points out that the current Ashwagandha, deaths in the country at a to manage the disease. More enlists necessary preventive map and proper markings to measures at all times, appro- released by Union Health understanding indicates a Chyawanprasha or Rasayana press briefing here, Union than 8 crore COVID tests steps that need to be followed maintain social distancing. priate arrangements for per- Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on good immune system is vital Churna for post-COVID-19 Health Secretary Rajesh have been conducted so far, of for religious worship, fairs, ral- Touching of idols and holy sonal protection gears like Tuesday in the virtual presence for prevention of coronavirus management to prevent lung Bhushan said, “Out of 25 dis- which 80 lakh tests were done lies, exhibitions, cultural func- books has been prohibited to face covers/masks, and other of Shripad Naik, Minister of infection and to safeguard complications like fibrosis, tricts in eight States, 15 dis- in the last week tions during the festivities prevent the spread of infec- logistic like hand sanitizers, State for AYUSH, one should from disease progression. fatigue and mental health. tricts are in one state alone, While talking about the that are expected to witness tion. soap, sodium hypochlorite follow dietary measures, yoga It suggests use of medi- Further, to improve respi- that is Maharashtra. Two dis- spread of Covid-19 in the gatherings of a large number People wishing to attend solution for sanitising fre- and consume Ayurvedic herbs cines such as Ashwagandha, ratory and cardiac efficiency, tricts each are in Karnataka, country, he said that ten States of people. the events, including the staff quently touched surfaces etc. and formulations such as Guduchi Ghana Vati or to reduce stress and anxiety West Bengal and Gujarat and account for 77 per cent of total The document says that should be allowed entry only shall be made available by Ashwagandha and AYUSH-64 Chyawanaprasha as prophy- and enhance immunity, the one each in Tamil Nadu, active cases of which three organisers/staff/visitors from if they are using a face mask. event organizers/business among few other herbal for- lactic care for high risk popu- ministry has listed Yoga Punjab, UP and Andhra States viz. Maharashtra, the containment zones shall The SOPs clearly state that the owners for their staff as per mulations. lation and primary contacts of Protocol for Primary Pradesh.” Karnataka and Kerala account not be permitted in areas visitors will have to maintain requirements,” it said. “This protocol dealing patients while recommend- Prevention of COVID- 19. The Ministry is in talks for 50 per cent of country’s with these states to control the total active cases. a need to observe the state for need to be extra cautious. We He also said that a digital deaths due to the pathogen, Analysing the trend of a longer period of time. “As we have told all states to ensure platform is being built to vidual beneficiaries and that the average daily Covid-19 September 30 to October 6. Bhushan told the reporters. COVID cases reported in dif- approach festival and winter effective implementation of track COVID-19 vaccine online training modules are positivity rate has declined The total Covid cases in He was of the view that the ferent states, he remarked that season which is public health strategies in the administration and move- being developed for vaccina- from 9.21 per cent recorded India have crossed 66.85 lakh deaths in these identified dis- it is too early to take a call on conducive for spread of dis- fight against COVID-19”, he ment, from procurement to tors. between September 16-22 to with total deaths at 1,03,569, tricts were not due to poor Maharashtra and that there is eases such as influenza, we added. storage to distribution to indi- Bhushan further said that 6.82 per cent registered from including 884 in 24 hours. 4    ) O<:=<:P        I7 ) 4P 6  %        0:        (    O             ?     @       % 5   &-.-#/' help people in the villages take Bannerjee, Jyoti Bhowraskar,    ( 0   #6" advantage of technology and Sanjeev Tripathi, Srikanta he ‘70@70’ programme, processes. Bhaskara and Manoj Sisodia.   &-.-#/' the CDSCO, which held its Tlaunched on Gandhi Tomar said the program Maakoday said the objec-  C? meeting on Monday, deliber-   &-.-#/' a statement. Jayanti as part of celebrations would also inspire neighbor- tive of this program is to edu- he Central Drugs Standard ated on the application and The ED had initiated inves- of 70th birthday of Prime ing villages to move towards cate, engage, and empower TControl Organisation asked the firm to submit a he Enforcement tigation under the provisions of Minister Narendra Modi, becoming self-reliant. our farmers, along with imple- (CDSCO) has asked Dr revised protocol stating it will TDirectorate (ED) has filed PMLA on the basis of CBI’s FIR would in the first phase focus The initiative of adoption menting programs in PPP Reddy’s Laboratories to submit have to conduct combined a prosecution complaint and chargesheet filed before on providing accessible and of villages has been under- mode. While eKisaan foun- a revised protocol for con- phase 2 and 3 clinical trials, (chargesheet in police par- Special judge (SPE/ CBI cases) affordable smart education, taken by various organisa- dation is a registered organi- ducting both phase 2 and The firm has been asked to lance) under Prevention of Patiala House Court, New smart health, smart agricul- tions like eKisaan founda- zation based in India, the phase 3 human clinical trials provide some other informa- Money Laundering Act against Delhi against Mahesh Kumar ture and clean energy in the 70 tion, GIBV, and organisations Global Indians for Bharat for the Russian vaccine against tion as well. 10 individuals and one entity in (Member (Staff), Railway villages that would be adopt- including Jaipur Foot USA, Vikas (GIBV) is a not-for- Covid-19, Sputnik V, in India, In reply to a media query the infamous railway bribery Board),Vijay Singla, Sandeep ed. Computer Society of India, profit organization based in the Government said on here at a press briefing, Union case. Goyal and seven other accused Launching the pro- Edufront, Friends of MP, India Boston, United States and its Tuesday. Health Secretary Rajesh The PMLA case was an persons under Section 120-B gramme, Agriculture and Global, True Tesla mission includes establishing The Hyderabad-based Bhushan said that the Russian outcome of a CBI case in which (criminal conspiracy) of the Rural Minister Narendra Technologies and ATREE. a network of volunteers from pharmaceutical company had vaccine has an agreement with then railways minister Pawan Indian Penal Code and relevant Singh Tomar had extended the The core team for this around the world in organic applied to the Drugs an Indian commercial entity Kumar Bansal’s nephew Vijay provisions of the Prevention of Centre’s full support to the ‘70@70’ programme includes development of villages and Controller General of India (Dr Reddy’s Lab) which has Singla was caught red handed Corruption Act. project as, he said, it would Pramit Maakoday, Kanchan rural ecosystem in India. (DCGI) late last week, seeking approached the Indian regula- while accepting a bribe of “During the course of permission to conduct phase- tor (DCGI) for clinical trials 89,68,000 for favourable investigations under PMLA, it 3 human clinical trials of the and that the regulator has appointment and posting of was revealed that N Manjunath, Russian vaccine. given some suggestions which Mahesh Kumar, a 1975 batch on behalf of Mahesh Kumar, ,- # .)/(0 1 &!! The Subject Expert need to be incorporated by the officer of Indian Railway had persuaded various Railway Committee (SEC) on Covid at entity. Service of Signal Engineers vendors/S&T manufactures/   &-.-#/' (IRSSE) as Member contractors for making arrange- *!  !  % * !  (Electrical), Railway Board. ment of bribe amount for pro- he Union Health Ministry . 4  %   Those named in the pros- motion of Mahesh Kumar as Ton Tuesday said that insur- ecution complaint are Mahesh Member (Electrical) by alluring   &-.-#/' parties for the 11- ance claim of 50 lakh each was Kumar (former officer of them that all the contributors year period was esti- paid to the kin of 95 frontline Indian Railway Service of will be taken care of/benefited leven political parties mated at 11,367.34 healthcare workers who suc-  64     Signal Engineers), N from the desired posting of Etogether collected 2,777.97 crore, including cumbed to the coronavirus Manjunath, Sandeep Goyal, Mahesh Kumar,” the ED said. crore comprising donations national and region- disease, while 176 claims were Vijay Singla, Ajay Garg, Rahul Investigation further above 20,000 between 2014- al outfits at still under process. Yadav, Sameer Sandhir, Sushil revealed that the first instal- 15 and 2018-19 with the ruling 9,278.30 crore and “In 95 cases of death of    6   Daga, CV Venugopal and MV ment of bribe amount of BJP accounting for 80.12% of 2,089.04 crore, healthcare workers across the Murali Krishna besides private 89,68,000 was contributed by the total donations by collect- respectively. The country, insurance money of Rs   &-.-#/' Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ firm Venkateshwara Rail N Manjunath, MV Murli ing 2225.66 crore, followed by ADR report showed 50 lakh each has been paid. said : “This new initiative by the Nirman Pvt. Ltd.. The prose- Krishna, Sushil Daga and its rival Congress at 13.64% that 1,405.19 crore There are 176 claims which are n a move aimed to benefit the NCERT and ISLRTC for the cution complaint was filed Venketeshwara Rail Nirman with 379.02 crore. was declared by six national The BJP accounted for the being processed by the nodal Ideaf and those with hearing specially abled children, before the Special Court Pvt. Ltd. Of this, Rs 50 Lakh According to the parties through known sources lion’s share of unaccounted insurance company. Out of disabilities, the National especially for those who cannot (PMLA) at Chandigarh in the were contributed by Manjunath Association for Democratic of donation worth above source of donations at 237.22 these, 79 claims are yet to be Council of Educational hear or speak, will help to guide Railway Bribery case. himself, 25 Lakh by MV Rights (ADR), only three of the 20,000. crore, or 72.94%, followed by received from various states,” Research and Training them along with the rest of the “The Prosecution Murali Krishan, 5 lakh by 11 mainstream parties analysed There were donations the Congress (81.87 crore) said Union Health Secretary (NCERT) inked a pact with the students in terms of education.” Complaint has been filed with Sushil Daga and Rs 10 Lakh had submitted their reports of worth 325.23 crore that were and the Communist Party of Rajesh Bhushan at a press Indian Sign Language Research Officials said that the pri- a prayer to punish the accused from the account of donations to the Election deposited without any India (CPI) (5.04-crore). briefing here. And Training Centre (ISLRTC) ority will be to convert text- in accordance with the law and Venkteshwara Rail Nirman Pvt. Commission (EC) within the Permanent Account Number Besides, 15.75 crore was In the wake of Covid-19 on Tuesday to come up with books into the Indian Sign to confiscate the asset attached Ltd. by Rahul Yadav and stipulated time frame. (PAN), which is issued by the donated to the parties via pandemic, the Centre has made resources to standardise Language for Classes 1 to 5 and under PMLA,” the ED said in Sushil Daga. The income for all political Income Tax (I-T) Department. incorrect PAN numbers. a provision for insurance cover the Indian Sign Language to later for Classes 6 to 12. under the Pradhan Mantri prepare inclusive academic ISLRTC will provide the edu- Garib Kalyan Package for material for persons with dis- cators, interpreters and   ? healthcare providers and com- abilities. resources for this task. A 8    "(        munity health workers, who The agreement was signed As per the census 2011,  !66' may have to be in direct con- on the occasion of the 60th there are 50, 71,007 deaf peo-   #   @ 3 Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said tact and take care of Covid-19 foundation day of NCERT. ple and 19, 98,535 with speech that our brave Army personnel 7' !! patients and thus at risk. Union Education Minister disability in India. ven before the mortal are serving the nation with Eremains of Subedar Sukhdev utmost dedication and deter-   @' 3 Singh,martyred in a ceasefire mination. O"%  #   )    P violation by Pakistan on the line “The nation will remain he Rajasthan Government of control in Nowshera sector of indebted to brave hearts like Thas transferred or redes- shields of my car, pulled me out, Bengal was fast turning into a Rajouri late Monday night, Subedar Sukhdev Singh who ignated 11 Indian threw me on the ground, kicked “mafia raj like Bihar and UP” arrived in his native village made supreme sacrifice to safe- Administrative Service offi- me, rained blows on me,” providing the desired ammo to Peoni falling under Majalta guard the country’s territorial cers and five Indian Police Bhattacharya whose clothes the Trinamool Congress which tehsil of Udhampur district on integrity to ensure a safe and Service officers. $ $  "1#" were tattered in the scuffle said. quickly got back wondering Tuesday, his daughter Tanvi secure environment for our cit- Aparna Arora has been State BJP president Dilip whether Ghosh genuinely meant Rajput took a pledge to serve the izens”, said the Lt Governor. appointed Principal Secretary engal BJP spokesperson and Ghosh too was black-flagged that the BJP ruled states were in Indian Army by becoming an Since October 1, four sol- of School Education and Bformer MLA Samik even as South 24 Parganas dis- the grip of mafia raj. ace shooter, as desired by her diers of the Indian army and two Library Department, where- Bhattacharya was on Tuesday trict TMC leader Shaukat Molla Taking a dig at Ghosh TMC father. CRPF personnel have attained as Roli Singh is the new physically assaulted and his car said the saffron leaders would leader Rahul Chakrabarty said “My father was a brave sol- martyrdom in different inci- Principal literally smashed by alleged face more attacks if they con- “his own comments are a proof dier and an 'ace shooter'. When your class 10th i will start your mother nation”. dents in Jammu and Kashmir. Resident Commissioner, Trinamool Congress supporters tinued with dirty politics. of what it is like in UP and he was off duty and staying at training, i want to become As his mortal remains, Two soldiers identified as New Delhi, an order issued by while he was going to join a Molla a party strongman Bihar… he has himself conced- home he used to train me and shooter like my father” wrapped in a tricolor wheeled Havaldar Kuldeep Singh and the Department of Personnel party meeting at Diamond said “if the BJP leaders do not ed that these two states are in the motivate me to become a shoot- Subedar Sukhdev Singh, inside his native village in a mil- Rifleman Shubham Sharma said. Harbour some 50 km south of stop the dirty politics they are grip of mafia raj.” er. After completing my studies labeled as 'sher' (Lion) in his itary truck, patriotic slogans attained martyrdom along the Hemant Kumar Gera, Kolkata. playing then the people will now Meanwhile, the CID arrest- I would like to serve the Indian native village, had also partici- were raised by hundreds of line of control in Nowgam in who was earlier the Secretary The attack came close on resort to more such attacks and ed two accused Md Khurram army and become an ace shoot- pated in the Kargil war. youngsters holding tricolor in Kupwara on October 1 while of Food and Civil Supplies the heels of the murder of BJP they will break their legs… That and Sk Gulab in connection of er like my father” Tanvi Rajput Remembering Singh's val- their hands. After close family Lance Naik Karnail Singh sac- Department, has been Councillor Manish Shukla party is playing the politics of Shukla’s murder on grounds told reporters while paying our one of his ageing uncles said, members performed rituals at rificed his life in Poonch on appointed to the Department demise at Titagarh in North hatred throughout India … like that the former nourished a glowing tributes to him at her “Sukhdev was very courageous. home several hundred people September 30. Two CRPF per- of Personnel. 24 Parganas. Two persons what they did in Hathras and grudge against the deceased as village home in Peoni on He never showed his back to his escorted brave 'son of the soil' on sonnel identified as Constable P Ramesh has replaced were arrested in the case. other places. They are setting his hands were suspected in the Tuesday. enemies. He led from the front, his last journey to the cremation Shailendra Pratap Singh and Vikas Sitaram Bhale as the “I was going to Diamond one castes and communities murder of Khurram’s father a Holding the hands of her was not afraid of meeting death ground where his last rites were Dhirendra Tripathi were mar- Udaipur Divisional Harbour to attend a party meet- against each the other. People few years ago. Barrackpore BJP younger brother in her lap, on the front line. performed with full military tyred in a terror attack along the Commissioner. Bhale will ing. Suddenly my vehicle was will see through this dirty game.” MP Arjun Singh claimed that Tanvi kept repeating the last “I have lost my son but I am honors. NH 44 in South Kashmir district now be the Commissioner of stopped by a crowd of 100-150 Incidentally the attack came Khurram was close to words uttered by her father. proud he sacrificed his life Saluting the courage and of Pulwama near Pampore on Tourism Department and people shouting anti-BJP slo- a day after Dilip Ghosh made a Trinamool Congress leader and “Beta when you will complete defending the borders of the valour of the valiant soldiers, the October 5. RTDC Chairman. gans. They smashed the wind- controversial statement saying former MLA Madan Mitra.    !"#$#$ 8 / !* &/ ! $%4   5     %4  4 621*=+*/ / &  6        9 >? R   (  "   1     1    0   '  2         .   !@  '  >@   "!    ,   +   P     Q       0 #   $                          !            < (                 ' $           =         >                 *            0#        !    ,          0#    *               +                          < ) .S                        he only photograph I  0# $                   ! have of Jaswant Singh and me together was the                      one he gave me a year                      before he was admitted to theT hospital in August 2014, never             '         to regain consciousness. It was 9       ' $          P! taken on December 10, 1957, when Q                  we were on stage enacting a play,               '    '  Choice of Arms, at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, dur- 2      P        Q      ! ing the silver jubilee of the academy    S                   ! and our passing out parade celebra-            *         ! tions. Portraying the hallmark cav- alry officer, Jaswant reflected its mir-        S             ror image: suave, stylish and snob-  8   $      +        bish. I played the rough and ready    .               infanteer, his poorer cousin, crew cut et al. As Jaswant Major Saab bade Jaswant’s mastery of the Indian hostages. The stigma of resented the Gorkhas from                  ! farewell to arms in 1966, complain- English language and his gor- this enduring ignominy he par- Darjeeling. Since I was from the                       ing about excessive employment of geous handwriting were leg- ried bravely. fifth Gorkha regiment, had wide-          +  8          “Yes Sir,” his sputnik political rise saw endary. He wrote a dozen semi- During the Kargil skirmish, on ly trekked in Nepal, was fluent in him become Defence, Finance and nal books, three focussed on the day Tololing heights were Gorkhali and familiar with the         (!          ! Foreign Minister. In those heady defence and national security: A captured (June 11, 1999), I problems of India-domiciled               ?.     ! days, he would tell Jeeves, Pep Call to Honour, Defending India -/  accompanied Jaswant to Beijing Gorkhas and their demand for   "                     Singh: “General Sahab ko man- and his last before he was hospi- as part of the press delegation in Gorkhaland, I became his occa-       44                   pasand whisky pilao”. During these talised, India at Risk. In 2013, he @.&O 1 my post-Army avatar. India had sional advisor in his constituen- convivial encounters, he would invited me to Mumbai on a whis- carried out nuclear tests the pre- cy. I once accompanied him to   S   (              ! recount in fits of laughter, incidents tle-stop tour to promote his &L'13 vious year and attributed them to Darjeeling, meeting Gorkha      ,)           *  in the academy — of lost patrols, book and quiz him on the risks 1 -&.-- the threat from China. His mis- Janmukti Morcha leaders Bimal                      enemy ambush and one dereliction facing India. I recall vividly an sion to China was to restore bilat- Gurung, Roshan Giri and that nearly delayed graduation. His earlier evening at his home that eral relations gone in deep freeze Ramesh Ale, who was from my                        passion for Western classical music, was rudely interrupted by 3'&?/- since the tests. The frosty meet- regiment. Jaswant would park         )     ' $      literature and history never desert- Defence Minister Sharad Pawar’s "&//'@" ing with Foreign Minister Tang himself in a quaint 19th century            '  4@@     ed him. Bach, Beethoven and call announcing that he was on Jiaxuan began with Tang insist- English hotel — below Kalimati Mozart played softly even at 35,000 his way. I was urged to knock 1='E6M%3'&? ing that China was never a threat temple — which was then under      S             feet on or in his offices in back my drink and leave. Then to India, adding that we “have a American ownership but would (              " 0#    A4 ?.  South Block and 16 Teen Murti Army Chief Rodrigues, in an /- --'&? saying in Chinese that those annually fly in English actors to    '          PQ    (   Lane. interview to this newspaper, had who tie the knot must untie it stage plays like that year Oscar A conspiracy hatched by Army indiscreetly called neighbour- /- 1#3&--- first” to which Jaswant recalled a Wilde’s Importance of Being ?.                BC     Chief, General SF Rodrigues, ing countries as bandicoots and Rajasthani aphorism from his vil- Earnest.  ' $   "               marked my parting from the Army. counselled for good governance. '&-&11&- lage Jasol: “you need two hands As convenor of India-Pakistan      !   ,  ' $        I sought Jaswant’s help which came This created a furore in to untie a knot.” The strategic dif- Track Two dialogue, which ran unflinchingly. As a member of the Parliament which forced Pawar -#-'1 ference was not allowed to for nearly 15 years till the ruling               < 9    ' Lok Sabha and a rising star in BJP, into administering a warning to become a dispute. dispensation forced it to stop, I $  S                 . ! one evening over sundowners, he Rodrigues. It was the draft of this 1 &2/- Jaswant was full of witty repar- tried to invite Jaswant to partic-                     ! invited two of the country’s best legal admonition that Pawar wanted /--@'/ tees. After the nuclear tests, ipate when he was not in                    ! minds — Ram Jethmalani and Jaswant to edit and embellish that which stunned and annoyed the Government. I suggested “you Arun Jaitley — both from his party led to my retreat. With his -1'1 Americans, he met Secretary of could meet your Kargil counter- "        !   *  ,   455A +  but with their mutual dislike never Sheaffer pen, Jaswant corrected State Madeleine Albright who part Sartaj Aziz, with whom      455B              camouflaged. Only Jaswant could the parliamentary reprimand "&/=1 remarked with dripping sarcasm you refused to shake hands” but            P  Q )       have brought them together and which Pawar read out the next that “India had dug itself into a he steadfastly refused. along with Jaitley’s junior, Arvind day in Parliament, pacifying the -#--1= hole”. “Madam Secretary of State, Jaswant was a prolific rider and .     ) 2    *  =)2 *>    AC45    Nigam, they managed, 20 years later, Opposition ranks of which he India is a civilisational state, it played horse polo and cycle polo 4C ,           0#     ! to defeat the Government for the was one. '&'&/1?-% does not dig holes,” he replied for the academy. He continued              ' $  S     first time in India’s independent his- Perhaps Jaswant’s most anx- with exceptional grace. The two riding for several years and tory over its imposition of Army Act ious moments were during the /-'? 1= developed healthy respect and owned ponies till a back problem                      Section 18 and the Pleasure Kandahar hijack of IC 814. He affection for each other. Through forced him to stop. While I have            - ,        Doctrine. All three legal eagles told me that relatives of passen- /'-&3'&? the ‘Next Steps in Strategic lost a true friend from whom I                     ' became good friends. gers made good copy for televi- Partnership’ Jaswant discussed learnt a lot, India and the BJP Jaswant also introduced me to his sion and that IB was reporting '?&1 '&2/- with Deputy Secretary of State, have lost a great scholar, states-                       ! tailor in Khan Market, Mukhtar that the incident could trigger '-> -#2 Strobe Talbott, and over 16 meet- man and soldier.           D              Ahmad, who patterned his black communal disturbances. During ings in different parts of the globe, (The writer, a retired Major                      mazri bush shirts in the Army’s the Cabinet Committee on they sketched the path towards General, was Commander IPKF Walking Out style. The trademark Security (CCS) meeting, he vol- the landmark India-US nuclear South, Sri Lanka and founder                 ,   epaulette bush shirt — Jaswant’s unteered, since no one else did, deal. member of the Defence Planning   +               '   2   copyright — is now worn by all and to accompany the three Jaish ter- In the last of his nine stints as Staff, currently the Integrated '   "   =#     >  45E5      "  ! sundry. rorists to Kandahar for release of a parliamentarian, Jaswant rep- Defence Staff.)                   ,'#            FC   "        ! 9         AE    '       , ! .     '!!     1   !                              %   !    ! )   *    !   %.  $    !    $   $ ! $ $   !'     !  &    $% !  N 1 % % 0  9   (#04    89&,)(+  %89!)(( &),)! %<=) &)! #)!&  <+)> K/  K ?  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Political leaders, who -    murder case of the 19-year-old                     wanted to meet the bereaved $  ! Dalit woman in Hathras. And if family, were roughed up.     !  ! Ranaut is really the person to                      Journalists found themselves $ $   $ break glass ceilings, then it is cases                    pushed back. It was evident the    %  $! % like this that she needs to focus * "                    Government knew fully well             $ !     on.  $ $$    ?$  F      +      2S     about the barbarity of the crime Bhagwan Thadani and, therefore, wanted to min-    1 '  !  F Mumbai                     imise the political fallout. This  $   %'   ! %           0' +        " S ! takes us back to the January 2018    !! $ !,            +        0' #    ! incident in Kathua, Jammu,     % !  where an eight-year-old girl of Sir — The decision to make              7   0'   "    the nomadic Bakarwal tribe was returns for small taxpayers on a                        abducted, drugged, kept in a local     in the number of Janata Dal    quarterly basis rather than      9      " S    temple, raped repeatedly and (United) seats to accommodate monthly basis during the 42nd strangulated to death. Time and Sir — An interesting political sce- LJP. Nitish will try to contest at Sir — The report submitted by Goods and Services Tax (GST)  0' #               ! again, justice has been denied to nario has cropped up in Bihar least 120 seats so that he can be the All Indian Institute of Medical Council comes as a major relief.             9     the weak and vulnerable sections with Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) close to the majority mark on his Science, confirming actor The number of returns comes                     of the society. And if this contin- under the leadership of Chirag own in case NDA wins the polls. Sushant Singh Rajput’s death as down from 24 monthly returns ues, it will only give impunity to Paswan breaking away from NDA At the same time, if the LJP gets a suicide, has exposed the to eight, from January 1, 2021.    . .            *  those who believe that lives and to contest the Assembly polls on more seats, the BJP will have more Bollywood actress Kangana Kavya Shah                      dignity of some are less valuable its own, while remaining glued to space to counter Nitish if the lat- Ranaut and certain media hous- Ujjain                "      ! than theirs. the party at the Centre. This ter decides to switch sides. es, who were fabricating stories Haridasan Rajan means Chief Minister Nitish Subhash Chandra Agarwal for their personal benefit. 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3 9       / %     &                !                    45!  ! ,     0 #   (=0#>           ,    !        4B   D      !                 !                    0#          +                      *           +   $    0#         !        P       Q           (      S           ! '   4 ;<        .S .     ,                    ! s popular opinion for the Krishna     Janmabhoomi dispute in Mathura is being "  2      $  #   $ Aslowly galvanised after the court dismissed 3                 +   a civil suit on September 30, it looks like histo-            "    ry is repeating itself. It wasn’t a usual day at the        S   *     2   office for Civil Judge, senior division, Chhaya Sharma of the Mathura Civil Court, although, 7      ' $     +  what happened wasn’t unexpected. The court had          0#   8 =' #  > just received a civil suit by a Hindu deity — Lord   *'#   -  =      ,>    Krishna Virajman. Since the Lord is a “minor”,           $   *   he was represented in the suit through his “next       0# 2  - 8   friend.” The suit had been filed against encroach-    2*.        ing and illegally building a Shahi Idgah mosque " +           .   on the minor’s property. The allegation was       #         against the Uttar Pradesh Waqf Board and the ,                ?  mosque trust for illegally allowing the entry of .    =?. >     AC45      “some Muslims” for the said purpose. It had been claimed in the suit that “every ) 2    *  GACGG       inch of land in Katra Keshav Dev (the disputed '&O13           EE       site) is sacred for the devotees of Lord Krishna” /-'?- 4F   " ,   AC4A )   !     as he was born on that site. It had been demand- 1->13               D  ed on behalf of the deity that, “Darshan, pooja, '&#3' '2                    rituals according to Vedic Sanatana Dharma, - &- " $                 faith, belief, usages, traditions and customs”, 1#-&-   )                which are protected under Article 25 of the 3& on the faith of exclusion and anti-com- ‘Krishna Janmabhoomi Nirman Nyas’ connect to the masses. This time, Lord "        AC4A       Constitution, be allowed to be performed at the munitarian. The battle even defined has already been set up by a group of Krishna will be used. Fringe groups will actual birthplace which lies beneath the Shahi / 1&2N what is meant by community, society, religious men. Mass support for the suit again devise a putsch to assert majori-                  ./2&O   +                Idgah mosque. The suit was dismissed by the and citizens and who deserved to stay is on the rise on social media where tarianism. New definitions of State and court on September 30 at the admission stage 1O3-'& in it. It set new standards for everything. political groups are even demanding for citizens will be written down in the                itself. The court cited that the Places of Worship /3O No one knew what was the “common the scrapping of the 1991 Act. name of “religious freedom.” Safe                   Act, 1991, which provides for the maintenance ""-/ - good” anymore. This led to social “Hindu unity” like never before is spaces for minorities will again be       of the religious character of any place of worship &1?-/- atomisation, cultural fragmentation being called for. Statements by top polit- crushed. The judiciary will again be 9              < 9 as it existed on August 15, 1947, barred it from .'/ and moral and religious decadence. ical leaders and members of Right-wing faced with an all-new battle where it will                  ! accepting the suit at this stage. #1"'/&O For 25 long years, Lord Ram was organisations have already started again choose necessity over rationali-         $          ! Don’t be surprised if you are getting a feel- - #-N./2 politicised. He was made an emotion- pouring in. And last but not the least, ty. But, what after Mathura? How   "              ing of déjà vu, because the country has been &O/- al issue to garner votes. Rabble-rousers prime-time drama on TV news chan- many more Ayodhyas and Mathuras                  through this before. The filing of a civil suit before and demagogues were allowed to rise nels have got new fuel for their daily will we be spectators to? Isn’t our her- the Mathura court was only symbolic. What it 1 1 '- to positions of political power using his duels. Popular opinion is being slowly itage more about inclusivity, acceptance, 2              ! ' -  "              effectively did, irrespective of the dismissal name. A new politico-cultural space galvanised, and this all looks like his- tolerance, trust and harmony? Why order, is that, it has set the tone for an all new >-.--& was created in this country which said, tory repeating itself. This was the can’t a mosque in Mathura’s Katra      6         .     battle that Right-wing Hindus are ready to fight /-.1 “Let me glorify my own religion.” inevitable consequence of the Ayodhya Keshav Dev stand together with Lord           in their attempt to regain their cultural heritage 1 3&''- This led to bloodshed that cost issue and the verdict. Krishna’s temple? Why can’t the com- '            '  2 S and lost religious integrity. >-1& thousands of lives. The most viral slo- One has to understand that polit- promise arrived at between the two                The Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura has 33# gan on the streets, for the longest time ical parties, whose rise to power has communities, based on mutual respect $                   for decades been one among the three sites (oth- - - ever was, “Tareekh nahi batayenge par transpired due to a combination of cer- for each other’s faith, way back in 1968,    .  7              ers being the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi and =1-/ mandir wahi banayenge (we will not tain formulae and tools of political be allowed to survive? Isn’t that the            !    ! the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi) that 1/-O='/ give you a date, but we will make the oppression, will always be reluctant to idea of India we are duty-bound to pro- S         +   !  !  Hindu Right-wing political organisations have temple there only).” let those formulae go away so soon. It tect? been fighting for. The battle is to reclaim the reli- .2>"'&6I8E Suddenly, everybody was a staunch was the Ayodhya dispute, the reasser- I am reminded of two kalyug pre-      < "          ! >-##1.-1  "                gious and cultural heritage of India which was supporter of this new version of tion of the “persecution complex” on dictions that Ved Vyasa made. First, he lost when Aurangzeb had issued orders for the 3 ' -N'&O Hindutva. Everybody wanted a temple the part of Muslims, and the subsequent said that cities will be dominated by   2*.              demolition of a large number of temples (close //-'-1= to be built in Ayodhya on the disput- wave of “Hindu nationalism” that thieves, the Vedas will be contaminat-      "        ! to 40,000) in 1669-1670 and had built mosques '&'.-- ed Babri mosque site — legally or ille- transformed the BJP from a cadre- ed by speculative interpretations, polit-    "            ! over them. This, of course, is a matter of fact and 32F>13&1 gally, peacefully or violently. All this was based party to one with mass support. ical leaders will virtually consume the   2               history. But, how will this lost heritage be 1-N happening simultaneously with an The BJP has leap-frogged into power citizens and the so-called priests and       .     '    regained today? The answer is: “By the demoli- equally fierce legal battle being fought and consecrated its image of a “Hindu intellectuals will be devotees of their         !     tion of these mosques built by barbaric Muslim before the courts. nationalist.” A denouement of the same greed. (Srimad Bhagavatam Verse "      '         rulers over temples.” When the apex court gave a final is, therefore, impossible especially 12.3.32) Second, he said, “Uncultured   -               ! One can’t help but be reminded of the decision in the case, allowing for a tem- when it is faced with a crippling econ- men will show their austerity to the            "       Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri masjid dis- ple to be built on the disputed site, it omy and the worst rates of unemploy- Lord by wearing a mendicant’s dress               pute. It was one of the longest and the most fierce- was clear that this was an apt example ment this country has seen in decades. and those who know nothing about ly fought legal as well as political battles in our of decisions based on faith. The major- Religion, historically, has proven to religion will mount a high seat and pre-               country which changed the way politics was done ity of the parties to the suit were happy. be the best political weapon, to inter- sume to speak on religious principles           .        and elections were fought. Although appeasement However, senior advocate Rajeev nalise oppression among the masses. A (Srimad Bhagavatam Verse 12.3.38).”  9 '   S    2        politics was used as a tool during elections even Dhawan had warned the court during sedative that helps cool down dissent- The dismissal of the suit by the Mathura *            6 2    before the 1990s, such glorification of a partic- the hearings by stating that the court ing voices, where people can agree to court doesn’t matter because the poli-             D  2 ular belief system juxtaposed to the vilification must consider how future generations not disagree. tics around Krishna Janmabhoomi has    P"    *             of another was unprecedented. Populism and would view this verdict. Mathura will be the new metaphor just started. India is fully set to vindi-     Q "          divisive politics were played like never before. The demand for declaring the dis- for Hindutva politics. The Krishna cate Ved Vyasa. Jai shri Krishna!                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statements, guidance documents and women, cause 15 million additional longer hours than the doctors are often Furthermore, the economic slump of women’s work participation. William immune response,” while some con- response strategies, laid bare a shock- unintended pregnancies and 3.3 mil- undermined. We tend to fall into gen- has also created ripple effects on food Joe, Professor, Population Research tended that “sex patterns are not uni- ing revelation that nearly half or 46 per lion unsafe abortions over the course dered hierarchies in recognising the security in India, which experts appre- Centre, Indian Institute of Economic versal among all viruses.” How sex and cent ignored the gendered effects of the of a year.” Going by official figures, the services of a nurse contracting the dis- hend, would reinforce inequalities in Growth, alerted that, “Women being gender are influencing clinical care can- pandemic and hunger crises and only health deficit (April-June) in India ease and succumbing, as against the food distribution within the household, hardly present in the core sector not be fully explained for lack of com- seven per cent proposed any concrete amounts to a drop in immunisation by doctors falling prey to the disease,” says making structural inequities more labour force are less likely to benefit prehensive sex-disaggregated data, as action. 27 per cent, institutional deliveries by Padmini Ghosh, country co-ordinator, visible in food systems. from macro-support programmes. the WHO in its 2007 guidelines “The pandemic-containment pub- 28 per cent and major surgeries by 60 Women’s Regional Network. Dr Shweta Khandelwal, Head, There is a need for direct wage support emphasised. Nevertheless, in the past  lic policies and health strategies so far per cent in comparison to last year. The recent agitation of the ASHA Nutrition Research, Public Health programmes like MNREGA, rural too, WHO guidelines have been over- haven’t looked through the gender Despite abortions being enlisted as workers against underpayment and Foundation of India, asserted that and urban. These should be looked which seriously affected he Indian economy’s downhill lens… and now the pre-existing gen- “emergency services,” very few in real- increased workload, without the min- “women tend to remain vulnerable to redesigned to fit into gender needs and women’s health needs. journey was all over the media, der inequalities, in every sphere, from ity could reach the clinics due to inad- imum protective gear, further exposed multiple forms of malnutrition due to work preferences as unskilled labour “The pandemic’s imagery in pub- Tbut the news about 88.17 per health to the economy…are likely to be equate transport and lack of informa- the inadequacies of the public health various socio-economic, demograph- work may not find many takers in lic consciousness and reportage has cent women workers surviving with a further amplified,” lamented Poonam tion. Ipas Development Foundation system. PFI’s Muttreja was categorical ic and cultural factors. Undernutrition urban areas.” been dominated by a male doctor, a reduced number of meals in the 26 dis- Muttreja, Executive Director, (IDF), India, collating data from eight that “we must invest in our 3.3 million enhances their susceptibility to infec- Many experts also fear that “about policeman, a male migrant labourer. tricts of Madhya Pradesh (MP) and the Population Foundation of India (PFI). States, evaluated that “from March 25 strong female frontline workforce for tion, including respiratory infections 23.5 percentage points less women than While a nurse, the policewoman who 52.46 per cent dip in women’s partic- In the light of the past adverse to June 24, about 1.85 million Indian combating COVID-19 by valuing and and immuno-deficiency, making them men employed in the pre-Corona has to go back home to an infant, a job- ipation, the lowest in eight years in the health consequences of epidemics, women could not terminate unwant- resourcing their needs.” more vulnerable to COVID-19.” phase are likely to be re-employed later.” less migrant domestic help or a traf- National Rural Employment Guarantee the World Health Organisation’s ed pregnancies. About 80 per cent for A PFI study in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Plus, with less than a quarter being Besides, the lockdowns have ficked sex-worker with no income, Act, received very little media attention. (WHO’s) early advisory urged priori- absence of medical abortion drugs at Bihar and Rajasthan, disclosed that an present in the labour force in the pre- turned homes into a place for physi- rarely feature in public imagination,” When the pandemic struck the tising sexual and reproductive health pharmacy stores, another 20 per cent, increasing care-giving role within the pandemic era, Indian women are now cal, sexual and psychological abuse for laments Ghosh. Sadly, this rings true. world, Maria Holtsberg, United Nation services as “essential services.” due to reduced access to health facil- household has led to high degrees of likely to be further pushed out of gain- many women. During the first four The UN Secretary-General’s call (UN) Women, Humanitarian and Nevertheless, a survey in 103 countries ities.” psychological distress among ful employment. The Centre for phases of the lockdown, Indian women for focussing on women’s interests in Disaster Risk Advisor, Asia and Pacific, found large-scale disruptions in 67 per However, women play a lead role girls/women. Ghosh says that women’s Monitoring Indian Economy’s filed more domestic violence com- the pandemic remains largely unheed- rued that a “crisis always exacerbates cent. A Guttmacher Institute’s projec- in care-giving within families or as mental health problems are often Consumer Pyramids Household plaints than in the last ten years dur- ed. The world is far away from build- gender inequality.” In 2016, a high-level tion, on the basis of data from 1.6 bil- healthcare workers. “Women’s social ignored as “figments of imagination” Survey data confirmed that, at least, ing the same period. ing more equal and resilient societies UN panel called for incorporating gen- lion women of reproductive age from conditioning makes them take charge and receive no medical interventions. four out of ten women in India lost Now, while assessing women’s and creating equitable policies and der dimensions in any public health 132 low and middle income countries, of a sick family member. And as pro- In this regard, the launch of a toll-free their jobs. In rural India, the huge COVID-19 disease burden and health interventions. emergency response. Unfortunately, envisaged that a “10 per cent decline fessional care-givers, nursing contin- helpline “Kiran” to address the rising influx of migrants workers to home- outcomes from the biological perspec- (The writer is a retired Indian Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic in use of reversible contraceptive ues to be seen as a women’s domain. number of pandemic-induced mental towns and villages generated a down- tive, many researchers affirmed that Information Service Officer and a Security Act’s appraisal of 73 policy methods, would hit 49 million more But the risks of being with patients for health problems is a welcome step. swing of about 2.24 per cent in the rate “women tend to mount a stronger media educator.)    !"#$#$ 10

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Other prominent gain- the contraction zone as IChina as the world’s largest Mantri Ujjwala Yojana three-day deliberations on announced on October 9.The and UT Administration of cessive session on Tuesday as ers were IndusInd Bank, incoming new business fell cooking gas LPG residential (PMUY) provides families liv- Wednesday amid expectations government has appointed Ladakh has signed an MoU for investors piled into finance Mahindra and Mahindra, moderately due to the dam- sector market by 2030, Wood ing below the poverty line that the central bank this time three eminent economists conducting a benchmark sur- and banking counters amid Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance, aging impact of the pandem- Mackenzie said on Tuesday. access to free LPG stoves. around may refrain from Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R vey in the newly formed UT. firm global cues following HDFC Bank and Ultratech ic on demand, leading to “Liquefied petroleum gas Wood Mackenzie research changing the benchmark lend- Varma and Shashanka Bhide as NDDB’s dairy potential US President Donald Trump’s Cement. more job losses.The season- (LPG) demand in the residen- analyst Qiaoling Chen said: ing rates. On September 28, the members of the MPC. The new survey will help prepare a road discharge from hospital. HDFC and HDFC Bank ally adjusted India Services tial sector will continue to see “Although nationwide LPG RBI had postponed the meet- members replace Chetan map to boost dairying in the Encouraging macroeco- accounted for over half of the Business Activity Index rose sustainable growth at a cumu- coverage has reached 98 per ing of the Monetary Policy Ghate, Pami Dua, and UT and will help in enhancing nomic data and anticipation Sensex’s gains. On the other for the fifth straight month in lative annual growth rate cent, up 42 per cent from 2014, Committee (MPC), which Ravindra Dholakia. They were income of the rural population of healthy Q2 results further hand, , Nestle India, September to 49.8 from 41.8 (CAGR) of 3.3 per cent, reach- usage is still low. must have a quorum of four, as appointed on the panel for in the mountainous border buoyed sentiment, traders Larsen & Toubro, Sun in August. ing 34 million tonnes (MT) in Average annual cylinder the appointment of indepen- four years on September 29, areas. NDDB Chairman Dilip said. The BSE Sensex Pharma, NTPC and Reliance Meanwhile, the 2030 as households’ depen- refills have not kept up with the dent members was delayed. 2016. As per the RBI Act, the Rath said that NDDB is happy zoomed 600.87 points or 1.54 Industries slipped up to 1.26 Monetary Policy Committee dence on solid biomass dimin- pace of new connections, with The meeting was scheduled to external members can hold to support the efforts of the UT per cent to close at 39,574.57. per cent. (MPC) of the RBI will begin ishes in the long run support- average consumption remain- take place from September 29. office for a period of four years Administration who have taken Similarly, the broader Asian shares followed its three-day deliberations on ed by rising average household ing below the benchmark of 12 Within a day of the gov- and are not eligible for re- initiative for dairy develop- NSE Nifty climbed 159.05 Wall Street higher after US Wednesday after the govern- incomes and urban popula- cylinders.” ernment appointing three inde- appointment. Bhide is senior ment in the interest of milk points or 1.38 per cent to end President Donald Trump was ment appointed three external tion,” it said in a report. Even with subsidy and the pendent members of the MPC, advisor at the National Council producers in particular and the at 11,662.40. discharged from hospital fol- members to the rate-setting Driven by environmental initial cost of set-up covered by the Reserve Bank announced for Applied Economic cooperative movement in gen- HDFC was the top per- lowing COVID-19 treatment. panel. and health concerns, the gov- the government, LPG is more that the rate-setting panel will Research, while Goyal is a pro- eral in Ladakh region. He fur- former in the Sensex pack, Investor sentiment was also “Market is booming to a ernment has also been imple- expensive than biomass. Still, meet from October 7 to 9 for fessor at the Indira Gandhi ther said that the Dairy Board surging 8.35 per cent, after the boosted by hopes of a fresh new level in anticipation of menting schemes to help the Indian government is com- the bi-monthly review of the Institute of Development has also offered managerial mortgage lender said its indi- US stimulus package. better Q2FY21 results, clear lower-income families cope mitted to roll out plans to fur- monetary policy. Research. Varma is professor at and technical support to pro- vidual loan disbursements in European markets were improvement in domestic with the cost of switching from ther address affordability and “... The next meeting of the the Indian Institute mote producer-owned insti- the second quarter of 2020-21 mixed in opening trade. economic data and uptick in dirtier biomass to LPG. infrastructure challenges in Monetary Policy Committee of Management, tutions that remain true to reached 95 per cent of the On the macroeconomic the global market. The Direct Benefit the LPG sector. (MPC) is scheduled during Ahmedabad. cooperative values. PNS           %  ?:?0(          ' 4  &4!    

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Most sector is likely to resume high he Government has levy from affecting functioning deduct income tax at the rate Ttor is expected to return to In a new report titled their businesses digitally, companies have reported single-digit revenue growth in Texempted power trading of the exchanges. of one per cent of the gross high single-digit revenue `Spotlight: Indian IT Services moving services and work robust deal wins that should 2021-2022 on higher demand transactions from the purview The Finance Act, 2020 amount of sale of goods or pro- growth in 2021-2022 gal- Sector’, Fitch said the impact platforms online, and min- support growth in 2021-2022, for digital transformation,” it of tax deducted at source (TDS) inserted new section 194-0 in vision of service or both, facil- vanised by higher demand for of the coronavirus pandem- imise spending on legacy ser- despite the revenue decline in said. and tax collected at source the Income Tax Act 1961 which itated through its platform.   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492 483 485.2 RELIANCE 2,225.25 2,233.90 2,201.65 2,213.00 0.8 IOC 76.1 76.2 74.7 75.35 CANBK 91 91.75 89.8 91.35 ICICIGI 1278 1278 1230 1235.35 ASHOKA 65.65 66.4 65.4 65.7 NTPC 84.45 84.65 83.65 84.2 -0.25 HCLTECH 832 834.7 823.45 828.7 SAIL 35.3 35.7 34.1 34.35 FCONSUMER 8.35 8.55 8.34 8.41 OFSS 3032.7 3045 3011.55 3031.8 LT 901.05 904.55 888.25 894 -2.95 CIPLA 783.45 787.7 777.05 780.2 GODREJPROP 878 912.8 876.65 902.35 NATCOPHARM 963 964 941.55 947.8 3MINDIA 18450 18830 18384 18793.9 IOC 76.15 76.25 74.7 75.25 -0.3 ADANIENT 328.5 331 320.55 327.1 APOLLOTYRE 135 136.65 133.4 135.3 ARVINDFASN 136 137.9 134 134.8 SUVENPHAR 390 391.45 382 384.45 SUNPHARMA 526 527.6 519 521 -2.1 TECHM 855 855 832.05 847 NOCIL 147.7 151.75 146 150.05 BBTC 1326 1368.65 1322.6 1336.9 CENTRALBK 14 14 13.4 13.49 DRREDDY 5,159.50 5,226.75 5,112.20 5,136.00 -23.5 INDIGO 1309 1344.75 1305.45 1330.8 MANAPPURAM 168.5 169.35 167 168.3 WHIRLPOOL 2215.9 2215.9 2166 2171.7 PGHL 5325.9 5388.35 5321.95 5341.15 BPCL 356.7 360.4 350.2 351.4 -2.75 JINDALSTEL 198.6 202.4 191.55 193.9 TVSMOTOR 478 482.7 469.55 470.7 DEEPAKFERT 150.5 153.4 147.8 149.55 VAIBHAVGBL 1924.05 1924.05 1860 1880.05 NESTLEIND 16,033.00 16,128.00 15,834.05 15,899.60 -133.55 CADILAHC 417.85 423.5 412.6 415.3 RADICO 405 433.5 404.55 426.7 STRTECH 154.75 157 153 153.4 LUXIND 1465.35 1477.45 1437.15 1467.7 EICHERMOT 2,223.80 2,235.00 2,176.10 2,190.00 -20.15 ESCORTS 1253 1265 1231 1250.65 GMM 3822 3890 3752 3765.55 AFFLE 2775 2800.9 2650 2735.65 SYMPHONY 890.35 899 863.3 871.55 COALINDIA 119.35 119.35 116.3 117 -1.4 PVR 1282 1298.15 1246.5 1275.1 LALPATHLAB 1945.7 2000 1926.45 1994.35 SHOPERSTOP 189.5 192.7 182.8 183.65 TATACOMM 836 865 836 852.65 TATASTEEL 386.8 387.25 373.1 377.8 -4.5 BANDHANBNK 295 307 294.75 306.05 TATACHEM 311.1 311.1 303.25 304.25 IFBIND 612 651.7 612 647.1 VAKRANGEE 29.95 30.2 29.2 29.55 WIPRO 335 335.3 323 329.55 -4.4 BAJAJFINSV 5960 6012.9 5893.25 5990.75 NAUKRI 3551 3586.8 3450 3463.7 INDIACEM 118.95 118.95 115.4 116.5 FINCABLES 291 292.3 284.4 285.4 HINDALCO 180.6 182.4 175.6 176.65 -2.4 LICHSGFIN 274.9 292.8 274.9 289.2 TV18BRDCST 31.7 32.65 31 32.3 GMRINFRA 23.55 23.7 23.25 23.4 JKLAKSHMI 269.95 269.95 262 263.05 DEEPAKNI 814.95 817.7 802.05 804.6 UJJIVAN 218.2 224 218.2 221.95 GUJGAS 313 315 310.45 310.7 BRITANNIA 3,870.00 3,879.95 3,752.00 3,774.00 -56.45 THYROCARE 780 909.6 780 884.2 ADANIPORTS 357 364.35 355 362.8 WOCKPHARMA 321.5 330.4 316.15 323.95 TORNTPOWER 312.9 313 308.15 310.05 CHENNPETRO 68.2 70.65 68.2 68.95     HEROMOTOCO 3150 3177.7 3117.35 3138.7 GRAPHITE 193.1 204.95 191.45 197.4 VIPIND 294.8 297.55 291.2 293.15 CUB 144.45 145.1 142.3 144.45 MUTHOOTFIN 1165 1200.2 1165 1195.5 FSL 71.6 72.25 69.15 70.45 DCBBANK 82.5 82.95 81.15 81.55 POLYCAB 826.8 835.1 821.1 827.55 DIVISLAB 3164 3184 3140.95 3161.6 IRCTC 1369.95 1372 1360 1363.35 EDELWEISS 59.2 61.6 59 61.6 FORTIS 137 137.1 134.25 135.05 SOLARINDS 1095.45 1096.6 1069.7 1081.55 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE MFSL 611.5 645 611.5 621 HDFCAMC 2315.9 2384 2291 2317.55 AARTIIND 1016.85 1017.35 1001 1013.6 ASTRAL 1195.7 1199.7 1185.8 1189.6 TCIEXP 793.2 807.95 785.85 803.95 NIFTY NEXT 50 27,483.70 27,543.15 27,367.20 27,423.30 102 FEDERALBNK 51 51.95 50.65 51.7 GMDCLTD 46 49.65 46 47.7 JKPAPER* 91 93.3 90.3 92.5 PTC 48.2 48.2 46.85 46.95 MAHLOG 352.2 364 350 362.5 LTI 2,600.00 2,718.00 2,595.20 2,708.75 127.65 AUROPHARMA 847 849.6 833.55 836.1 GODREJAGRO 508.95 541.5 506.75 528 RCF 44.05 46 43.95 45.45 SANOFI 8701.25 8778.1 8687.65 8734.65 NBVENTURES 57.6 58.45 56.8 57 BANDHANBNK 295 307.25 294.55 306.5 14.15 DMART 2130 2133.65 2067.3 2080.45 INDHOTEL 102.5 102.7 99.65 100.85 NCC 34.7 34.85 33.95 34.1 BRIGADE 171.3 181.3 171.15 179.4 J&KBANK 15.1 15.3 15 15.11 HINDZINC 215.2 222.8 214.05 222 8.25 IDFCFIRSTB 30.5 31.4 30.4 31.15 RECLTD 99.9 101.15 98.2 100.2 CAPPL 565 566.85 553.6 555.65 ORIENTELEC 181.5 188.9 177 179.55 PNCINFRA 163 166 162 164.95 AMBUJACEM 222.95 227.75 220.1 227.7 6.35 BIOCON 461 469 454.95 457.65 672 680 667.5 672.1 WABCOINDIA 5734.25 5746.5 5657.2 5699.5 IIFL 80.3 80.75 79.15 79.55 OMAXE 69.9 69.9 66.8 67.25 HAVELLS 673.1 698.95 673.1 688.6 19 BOSCHLTD 13582.6 13623.75 13215 13299 ADANIGAS 201.15 203.4 198.1 200.65 PERSISTENT 1340 1340 1291.25 1297.65 ENDURANCE 1140.1 1158.6 1128.85 1134.3 IIFLWAM 971.5 994.9 954.1 976.25 MUTHOOTFIN 1,171.00 1,201.20 1,166.30 1,194.20 32.75 PFIZER 4922 4936.65 4883.1 4913.8 BHEL 29.85 29.85 29.2 29.35 GNFC 214.9 214.9 208.6 210.05 NHPC 20.55 20.55 20.2 20.25 VTL 832.7 838.8 815.3 824.3 ICICIPRULI 422.2 432 422.2 431 10.9 VENKYS 1484.1 1588 1466.6 1542.8 JUSTDIAL 387.95 387.95 371.6 375.1 HEIDELBERG 189 191 188.15 190.05 GRSE 217.85 224.1 217.2 220.2 AAVAS 1440.45 1444.8 1413.3 1425.45 INDIGO 1,308.00 1,344.90 1,300.00 1,330.00 32.6 TITAN 1207.9 1215.5 1192.3 1199.95 SUNTV 464.85 468.35 460 466.75 NBCC 24 24.1 23.7 23.8 ZENSARTECH 200 200 193 193.55 FLUOROCHEM 506.45 507.5 486 495.05 PEL 1,330.00 1,359.00 1,320.00 1,350.25 29.75 LUPIN 1049 1053.75 1021 1025.4 SRF 4162.25 4180 4115.05 4123.1 HAWKINCOOK 5215.95 5215.95 5105.05 5138.3 FORCEMOT 1083 1084.75 1065 1069.3 WESTLIFE 380.05 404 380.05 393.35 BERGEPAINT 587 609.75 587 604 13.1 MCX 1756.65 1773.45 1734 1742.3 UBL 960 978 950.5 975.05 GUJALKALI 333.75 341.95 328.45 333.8 UCOBANK 12.2 12.25 11.94 12.07 SKFINDIA 1470 1485 1470 1483.55 CONCOR 354 361.9 351.3 360.35 7.8 HIMATSEIDE 134.1 142.35 134.1 142.35 CENTURYTEX 335 347 335 339.05 BASF 1524.9 1555.35 1510.6 1519.5 COCHINSHIP 343.9 344.5 334.1 335.65 SHK 83.9 84 83.4 83.8 ACC 1,423.20 1,448.50 1,416.25 1,448.00 28.25 SBICARD 848.1 850 839 841.85 SPANDANA 540 622 540 586 SOUTHBANK 6.74 6.75 6.65 6.7 PRSMJOHNSN 59.7 60.95 59.1 59.8 TASTYBIT 10558 10726.3 10558 10597.15 DLF 160.9 165.5 159.7 162.4 3.15 ADVENZYMES 344.8 368.7 335.45 360 JUBILANT 753.75 759.4 729.75 738.8 SWSOLAR 222.1 234.85 217.3 222.7 JMFINANCIL 78 80.5 77.35 79.95 GALAXYSURF 1881.8 1894.7 1858.95 1864.85 INFRATEL 180.55 183.3 178.65 181.7 3.15 LT 901 904.65 888.7 892.7 EXIDEIND 167.9 167.9 163.55 164.15 INOXLEISUR 285 289.55 281.6 282.7 BAJAJCON 186 186 180.8 181.75 GHCL 160 162.95 160 161 UBL 961.6 978.3 950.55 975 16.5 SRTRANSFIN 661.7 664.85 646.4 655.1 MPHASIS 1340.1 1365.85 1326.05 1351.55 PFC 88 88.25 86.9 87.35 DCMSHRIRAM 363.25 371.6 360.6 370.2 JAGRAN 38.65 38.65 37.1 37.2 PIDILITIND 1,445.00 1,480.00 1,445.00 1,469.90 23.15 TATAPOWER 54.4 54.7 53.85 54.55 SUMICHEM 285.5 294.6 283.7 292.7 IEX 218 218 211.6 213.65 APLAPOLLO 2898.1 2898.3 2817.45 2847.8 SFL 1325.5 1343.15 1320.95 1333.5 DABUR 524.25 535 522 528.1 8.1 COALINDIA 119.25 119.35 116.35 116.75 IDFC 30.65 31.05 29.45 30.2 AMBER 2080.1 2091.45 2042.05 2049.9 HATHWAY 32.4 32.4 30 32.1 SCHNEIDER 79.45 80.4 78.65 78.9 BAJAJHLDNG 2,439.00 2,474.00 2,439.00 2,463.65 35.9 INFRATEL 181 183.15 179.55 181.7 CARERATING 354.55 388.35 353 365.8 EMAMILTD 350 356.4 346.05 348.7 AEGISLOG 227.4 231.15 220 223 JTEKTINDIA 79.4 79.45 78.15 78.45 BANKBARODA 41.8 42.25 40.8 42 0.45 APOLLOHOSP 2135 2153.3 2103.95 2126.85 SYNGENE 580.8 580.8 562.6 564.5 SHILPAMED 554.9 555.95 547.1 548.2 BALMLAWRIE 104.4 104.4 102.1 102.35 HERITGFOOD 322.4 323.75 319.7 321.65 HDFCAMC 2,308.95 2,325.90 2,289.00 2,318.00 17.45 GRANULES 381.8 388.75 376.25 382.3 COLPAL 1459.9 1467 1424.4 1428.05 BIRLACORPN 644.4 648.6 626.55 634.85 GODREJIND 414.95 414.95 399.7 402.45 NIACL 106.35 107.55 105.75 106.05 ADANITRANS 260 263.8 258.2 259.3 1.9 MINDTREE 1363 1378 1341.6 1372.8 POWERGRID 166.5 166.5 161.9 163.15 SPARC 178.45 179.4 175.5 176.25 HINDCOPPER 33.35 34 33.3 33.55 AKZOINDIA 2140 2163 2120.2 2120.45 ALKEM 2,777.00 2,795.00 2,743.00 2,775.00 19.95 PEL 1330 1359 1321 1349.45 DISHTV 13.92 14.4 13.92 14.16 TATAINVEST 839 904 839 889.15 PHOENIXLTD 600.05 607.95 595 603.7 GRINDWELL 562.9 564 545.2 552.5 MCDOWELL-N 525.9 530.65 522.1 527 2.75 BEL 96.2 97 94.8 95.8 APLLTD 976.9 1001.9 965 997.55 DELTACORP* 114.2 115.65 113.3 114.15 DBL 341.95 356.85 341.3 351.2 MMTC 16.5 17.15 16.5 16.7 OFSS 3,032.00 3,059.00 3,006.00 3,038.65 14.55 BATAINDIA 1352 1354.5 1328 1349.25 MRF 60938.35 61121.85 60068.15 60263.85 BAYERCROP 5840.55 5913.7 5726 5773.35 GILLETTE 5390.75 5432.35 5384 5401.55 NILKAMAL 1311.4 1322.95 1308.05 1311.3 TATACONSUM 507 513.5 502.85 505.95 2.4 BRITANNIA 3870 3880 3753.1 3768 DIXON 8875 8919.3 8700 8723.75 JBCHEPHARM 975.15 984.4 956.3 968.55 IDBI 34.6 35.05 34.5 34.65 TTKPRESTIG 6253.5 6260.3 6086.7 6125.1 CADILAHC 417.55 423.45 412.4 415.8 1.75 TRIDENT 8.5 8.5 7.76 7.82 TORNTPHARM 2827 2844.4 2805.35 2813.85 FINEORG 2580 2608.7 2548.3 2580.9 MINDACORP 73.65 73.95 71.4 71.75 JCHAC 2226.95 2299.9 2219.25 2282.35 PFC 87.85 88.35 86.8 87.45 0.15 GODREJCP 755 761.5 734.9 740.65 GAIL 88 88.15 86.75 87.75 PHILIPCARB 131.25 133.6 130.65 131.6 UFLEX 323 331 323 328.85 CSBBANK 229.5 229.5 225.35 226.7 IGL 392 393.35 387.55 390 0.45 BAJAJ-AUTO 2980 2992.45 2953 2973.05 NMDC 84.35 84.35 82.65 83 CUMMINSIND 462.95 464.25 448.6 451.7 PCJEWELLER 13.6 14.2 13.6 13.98 MAHABANK 11.6 11.6 11.31 11.33 MOTHERSUMI 117.8 119.95 116.35 116.7 0.05 HDFCLIFE 578.85 585.8 575.3 582.85 METROPOLIS 1921 1979 1914 1949.95 SUNTECK 264 265 260.5 261.7 KTKBANK 41.3 41.7 41.05 41.2 GEPIL 420.5 426.6 419 420.6 ABBOTINDIA 16,173.45 16,173.45 15,900.00 15,972.05 -19.55 HINDALCO 180.3 182.05 175.55 176.8 LAXMIMACH 3587.95 3912.1 3570 3864.35 ADANITRANS 260 263.75 258.15 259.65 RATNAMANI 1284.7 1286.65 1244.95 1249.85 MAHSEAMLES 225 230 224.05 224.5 PNB 28.45 28.6 28.1 28.25 -0.05 BPCL 356.8 360.35 350.3 351.85 SUZLON 3.17 3.21 2.95 3.01 EIDPARRY 288 291 282.25 282.85 JKTYRE 58.95 59.5 58.5 58.7 NAVNETEDUL 78 78.55 76.4 76.6 BIOCON 461.1 469.25 455.5 456.95 -1.4 AUBANK 674.9 743.4 674.9 733.75 ASTRAZEN 4338.1 4375 4206.05 4308.4 KSB 468.55 478.25 466.2 468.35 CESC 623 627.35 617 620.9 TATAMETALI 525 527.8 521.7 523.75 TORNTPHARM 2,830.35 2,846.30 2,806.55 2,811.90 -10.65 SBILIFE 822.1 835.45 822.1 830.15 AMARAJABAT 754.3 754.3 739 741.4 HSCL 53.95 54.35 52.75 53.1 FINOLEXIND 520 530.85 509.6 513.8 JSL 44.9 44.9 44 44.1 SIEMENS 1,287.00 1,296.00 1,267.80 1,272.75 -5.65 MARICO 378.8 379 367.15 368.5 BSOFT 205 206.8 198.95 204.55 KALPATPOWR* 242.9 243.4 239 241 INDOCO 268 268.2 258.95 260.05 LAOPALA 216 224.2 216 220.4 SBICARD 849.45 850 838.45 842 -3.85 CHOLAFIN 254.8 264.8 249.55 260.6 SWANENERGY 126.3 129.3 123.1 129 MHRIL 175.4 175.4 165 166.2 RITES 258 258 250.2 251.55 ITDC 238.5 238.75 235.15 236.1 PGHH 9,946.10 9,946.20 9,825.00 9,840.00 -54.25 STAR 732.8 740 722.85 726.45 HEG 735.9 761 735.85 739.75 JAMNAAUTO 44.65 45.95 44.6 44.95 AIAENG 1819.45 1820.5 1769.9 1799.4 INDOSTAR 285.5 289.75 285.5 288 NAUKRI 3,526.65 3,599.00 3,450.00 3,466.00 -21.85 ONGC 69.7 70.15 69.05 69.35 UNIONBANK 25 25 24.35 24.45 EIHOTEL 82 82.15 79.55 79.85 DBCORP 82 82 78.35 78.9 POWERINDIA 974.6 995 967 976.75 AUROPHARMA 846.9 849.9 833.8 836.4 -6.85 JUBLFOOD 2360 2417.3 2315.5 2328.2 INDIAMART 4982.25 5165.8 4980.25 5019.85 IRB 112.25 114 111.6 113 CCL 265 266.2 258.6 260.35 SCHAEFFLER 3650 3650 3585.65 3639.55 NMDC 83.95 84.15 82.6 82.8 -0.7 BLISSGVS 179.95 181.25 171.85 175.05 BOMDYEING 65.95 67.25 64.35 66.7 JAICORPLTD 86.1 87.65 85.05 85.5 RAMCOCEM 763.5 763.5 746.75 753.1 TVTODAY 203.6 203.6 199 199.95 PETRONET 226.95 227.8 221 224.15 -1.95 WELCORP 118.2 123.25 117.2 119.3 KAJARIACER 538 553 535.05 537.3 VINATIORGA 1320 1326.45 1289.1 1297.6 KPRMILL 669.4 674.7 660 663 TVSSRICHAK 1410 1417.75 1400 1411.05 GICRE 127.4 129.15 125 125.6 -1.2 HAVELLS 669.2 698.9 669.2 687.7 WELSPUNIND 74.3 76 71.2 72.85 HEXAWARE 466.2 466.95 465.05 466.2 CARBORUNIV 261.8 269 260.25 266.2 ESABINDIA 1363.65 1368.85 1351 1354.25 BOSCHLTD 13,537.00 13,632.00 13,212.75 13,261.25 -138.9 PNB 28.3 28.6 28.1 28.35 RAYMOND 293.45 295.8 290.5 291.8 ADANIPOWER 37.4 37.4 36.8 36.8 SUPREMEIND 1361 1395.1 1345.9 1359.55 CHALET 147.2 147.2 142.6 142.65 LUPIN 1,045.60 1,053.85 1,021.70 1,026.90 -11.3 MGL 852 861.6 845.5 857.45 PNBHOUSING 341.3 352.3 337.1 349.2 BANKINDIA 41.25 41.25 40.15 40.4 TIINDIA 616 641.95 616 621.5 MOTILALOFS 632.05 634.2 624.95 626.2 HINDPETRO 176.25 177 173.5 173.6 -2 GLENMARK 504 504.65 488.5 490.25 CGCL 239 241.85 234.2 235.9 ESSELPRO 250 253.3 243.6 251.1 JYOTHYLAB 149.8 149.8 142.85 144.75 MASFIN 828 846 827.55 833.8 DMART 2,135.75 2,135.75 2,066.00 2,085.00 -25.45 L&TFH 64 64.85 63.35 64.35 SOMANYCERA 198.55 209.3 196.2 208.25 TIMETECHNO 39.6 41.85 38.65 41.4 ORIENTCEM 60.45 60.9 60.1 60.55 VMART 1994.35 1994.35 1966.5 1976.25 ICICIGI 1,260.00 1,268.90 1,230.10 1,236.00 -18.4 PIDILITIND 1445 1480.1 1445 1470.4 SUPRAJIT 205.2 212.65 199 204.4 PGHH 9887 9898 9840 9885.85 SJVN 22 22 21.75 21.75 STARCEMENT 84.7 85 83.75 84.05 COLPAL 1,455.30 1,468.80 1,424.50 1,428.40 -23.6 MOTHERSUMI 117.5 119.95 116.3 116.9 HINDZINC 216.9 222.7 214.2 221.5 BAJAJELEC 496.1 499.65 492 497.35 DHANUKA 770 770.7 757.75 761.45 GULFOILLUB 643.35 643.65 629.95 641.6 GODREJCP 759.85 762 735.1 740 -12.55 AVANTI 502.3 525 502.3 518.15 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United Kingdom said Tuesday If passed into law, the holes. stand still, Nobel committee year’s prize went to Canadian- Trump staged a dramatic removed his mask and Still, just a month before that a cliff-edge rupture between Internal Market Bill would The Royal Swedish scientists said. born cosmologist James return to the White House declared, “I feel good.” He gave the election and anxious to pro- the two without even a basic undermine the EU’s previous- Academy of Sciences said that Penrose proved with math- Peebles for theoretical work after leaving the military hos- a double thumbs-up to the ject strength, Trump tweeted trade deal by the end of the year ly agreed oversight of trade to Briton Roger Penrose will ematics that the formation of about the early moments after pital where he was receiving an departing helicopter from the before leaving the hospital, is becoming more likely by the and from Northern Ireland, receive half of this year’s prize black holes was possible, based the Big Bang, and Swiss unprecedented level of care portico terrace, where aides “Will be back on the Campaign day. which is part of the U.K and “for the discovery that black heavily on Albert Einstein’s astronomers Michel Mayor for COVID-19. 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He one missed his don’t-worry Maros Sefcovic told the ber Ireland. diction of the general theory of Genzel and Ghez looked at ering a planet outside our sy by declaring that despite his entered the White House, message earlier, he rushed out European Parliament that “time The bloc is furious that relativity”. the dust-covered centre of our solar system. illness the nation should not where aides were visible milling a new video from the White is short” to reach a deal before Britain plans to breach portions Goran K Hansson, the Milky Way galaxy where some- The prestigious award fear the virus that has killed about the Blue Room, without House. a Brexit divorce transition peri- of the withdrawal treaty that academy’s secretary-general, thing strange was going on, comes with a gold medal and more than 210,000 Americans wearing a face covering. “Don’t be afraid of it,” od ends by year’s end, effectively were put in place to maintain an said German Reinhard Genzel several stars moving around prize money of 10 million — and then he entered the The president left Walter Trump said of the virus. “You’re giving negotiators less than four open Irish border, which has and American Andrea Ghez something they couldn’t see. 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However, the USA Today. 6   6     $ 6    message were the White COVID-19, and both have challenger Senator Kamala Harris Trump Campaign believes that According to media reports, House ready response any often been in short supply at are all set for a debate in the Sal Pence could come out with a stel- plexiglass will be installed Breil-Sur-Roya (France): The Maritimes region and Italy’s Associated Press. She could not time critics questioned the the White House. Lake City of Utah on Wednesday. lar performance during the between Pence and Harris on the grim job of searching for flood northwestern regions of say how many or where they president’s lax approach to From the earliest days of This will be for the first time debate. The debate gains added debate stage. victims in Alpine villages and Liguria and Piedmont starting came from, and it was unclear following guidelines for the virus, Trump has pro- in the American history that an significance, given the COVID- “The debates are a crucial on the nearby French and Friday – four on the French whether the bodies were avoiding the novel coron- vided conflicting advice on Indian origin person will be tak- 19 infecting Trump, triggering part of making our democracy Italian coasts has grown even side, eight on the Italian side. among the eight reported dead avirus. wearing a mask, noting that ing up the podium for a vice pres- speculations that Pence may be work and I am honored to par- more gruesome: Along with More than 600 rescuers in Italy from the storm. Italian But that vaunted testing federal health experts were idential debate. taking over the reigns of the ticipate,” Page said in a statement. storm casualties, authorities and others were searching local authorities could not operation proved woefully recommending them, but Political analysts believe that country temporarily. The debate will be divided into say corpses from cemeteries Tuesday for some 20 people immediately be reached for insufficient in protecting the adding that “I don’t think I’m an aggressive Harris, 55, will eas- Also, many believe that nine segments of approximately have also been found around still missing, according to a comment. president and those who going to be doing it.” At ily prevail over Pence, 61, during Harris will be the real force in a 10 minutes each, said the the Mediterranean shore, spokeswoman for the Alpes- The cemetery corpses were work for him at the White another point, he said that the only vice-presidential debate Biden administration. Commission on Presidential apparently swept down the Maritimes regional adminis- in such an advanced state of House, as evidenced by a “maybe they’re great, and and help her running mate Joe Both Pence and Harris has Debate. The moderator will ask mountain by violent rains. tration. decomposition that they were string of positive tests over maybe they’re just good. Biden, 77, to widen his lead over said that they are well prepared an opening question after which A total of 12 deaths have Corpses unearthed from clearly distinguishable from the past week for Trump, his Maybe they’re not so good.” Trump, 74. for the debate, which would be each candidate will have two been reported since the storm cemeteries have washed up on recent storm victims, the French wife and others in their orbit. AP Biden, in the last few days, moderated by journalist Susan minutes to respond. PTI pounded France’s Alpes- the Italian side, she told The spokeswoman said. AP &   9C  Q R   &     

Washington (PTI): Former Believe it or not, the elec- the American people by act- but in our families.” who can meet this moment, a first lady Michelle Obama on tion is right around the corner. ing like this pandemic is not “If you are a parent like leader who has the character  =    Tuesday launched a scathing Votes are already being cast. a real threat, Michelle said, so me, you’re feeling the conse- and the experience to put an attack at President Donald And if you’re still deciding what the president is doing is quences of this president’s end to this chaos, start solv- Trump, accusing him of being who to vote for, or whether to once again, patently false. It’s failure to take this pandemic ing these problems and help Bangkok (AP): A scandal over ers from using physical pun- sequently viewed videos, they a “racist” and not being “up to vote at all, I wanted to take a morally wrong, and yes, it is seriously from his constant lighten the load for families all corporal punishment of school- ishment against their students, observed similar abuses, espe- the job” and urged fellow moment to remind you what’s racist. But that doesn’t mean downplaying of the impor- across the country. children in Thailand expand- but many reports, often includ- cially in kindergarten classes. Americans to make informed at stake and to urge you to it won’t work because this is a tance of mask and social dis- The one thing this presi- ed Tuesday as six teachers and ing videos posted on social According to lawyer and engaged choice in the make a plan to vote today. difficult time, a confusing tancing to his relentless pres- dent is really, really good at is caregivers at a school accused media, suggest the practice is Ronnarong, one caregiver was presidential election to regain Because let’s be honest right time. And when people hear sure on schools to open with using fear and confusion and of such abuse turned them- still widespread. seen employing physical vio- stability in the country. now, our country is in chaos these lies and crazy conspira- offering a clean plan or mean- spreading lies to win, she selves in to face criminal The issue has been high- lence more then 20 times in Pitching for Democratic because of a president who cies repeated over and over ingful support to keep stu- alleged. charges. lighted during a wave of videos covering just eight days. presidential nominee Joe isn’t up to the job, she said in and over again, they don’t dents and teachers safe, she Former president Barack There are now 13 employ- political and social protests in Many of the video clips Biden, she made an impas- the video. know what to think with said. Obama and Michelle have ees of the Sarasas Witaed Thailand. Secondary school have been posted on social sioned plea through a 24- While the presidential everything going on in their Trump returned to the not campaigned much in per- Ratchaphruek School who are students demanding educa- media, drawing attention from minute video, saying that the elections are scheduled for lives. White House on Monday son this election season. But facing charges after the parents tional reforms, who have mainstream media. One of the country is in chaos and the November 3, early-voting and She said that to regain any night after spending four days they have been issuing videos of 30 students complained that organized themselves under most shocking ones shows a voters should know what is at mail-in-voting has already kind of stability, “we’ve got to at a military hospital where he in support of Biden and his their children, mostly around the tongue-in-cheek name of student being thrown to the stake. started in states across the ensure that every eligible voter was treated for coronavirus. running mate Senator Kamala kindergarten age, had been Bad Students, have staged floor and then having a female Titled ‘Closing Argument’, country. is informed and engaged in Urging people to vote for Harris. Obama has also physically abused, said police several protests against caregiver cover his head with a the video was released on Alleging that the presi- the selection. Because the Biden, the former first lady attended a number of Lt. Gen. Ampol Buarubporn, schools and the Education black garbage bag as he tries to social media platforms and dent, already hit by the coro- stakes are on display every said that Americans have the fundraisers for Biden and the regional police commis- Ministry. One of their run away. also by the Biden campaign. navirus, continues to gaslight day, not just in the headlines, chance to elect a president Harris. sioner overseeing the case. demands is for the ministry Another clip shows a care- Ronnarong Kawpech, a to punish schools and teach- giver repeatedly push a pupil lawyer representing 30 families, ers for using physical pun- against a wall while he is try- said his clients filed charges of ishment of students. ing to leave the classroom.   physical abuse, illegal detention The scandal over the Piboon Yongkamol, the * !   #, and child abuse against the staff Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek founder and president of the ' O! members of the school in School broke out when a par- privately run chain of 49 Nonthaburi province, just out- ent went to consult with a Sarasas schools, told Thai side Bangkok. They also filed school staff member about a media he had apologized to the ?'  separate complaints against son who had developed some parents, but showed little     both the school and the strange behavior and refused to remorse for the situation. He involved staff members seeking go to school. The staff member charged that parents were mak- >  -3 5 million baht ( 160,200) in displayed video from a closed- ing a fuss just to get money out London (PTI): British Prime When you look at the general to-one teaching for pupils who had compensation for each abused circuit TV camera installed in of him, and if he were forced to Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday economic condition of this coun- fallen behind during the pandem- Islamabad (PTI): Pakistan has decided to file its child. the classroom that showed a close his schools, he would likened his own health with that of try when we went into lockdown ic. opposition in the European Union in response to Corporal punishment is female caregiver physically would lose nothing financial- the country's economy, which was there was a similarity because we Amid repeated references to India’s application for an exclusive Geographical not unusual in Thai schools. abusing the child while other ly because of the profit he superficially healthy but had some were on the face of it in pretty good UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, his Indications (GI) tag to Basmati rice in the 27- The Education Ministry recent- staff turned a blind eye. could make by selling the land chronic underlying conditions shape And yet if you looked more neighbour at No 11 Downing member bloc, a media report said on Tuesday. ly issued orders barring teach- When other parents sub- they are on. which were exposed by COVID- carefully you could see and indeed Street, and the various economic This was decided during a meeting chaired by 19. many of us said so at the time that measures put in place by the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Johnson, who was hospitalised the UK economy had some chron- Conservative Party government Razak Dawood on Monday. after testing positive for coron- ic underlying problems: long-term to fight against the economic The meeting was attended by Secretary  O   avirus earlier in the year, has often failure to tackle the deficit in skills, impact of the pandemic, the UK Commerce, Chairman, Intellectual Pro perty spoken about his struggle to lose inadequate transport infrastruc- PM admitted that increased bail- Organisation (IPO-Pakistan), representatives of weight in order to ward off an ture, not enough homes people outs and subsidies to prop up the Rice Exporters Asso ciation of Pakistan (REAP), added risk from the deadly virus. could afford to buy that isn’t good economy go against his party’s tra- and the legal fraternity, the Dawn newspaper    Addressing delegates of the rul- enough, said Johnson. ditional free market instincts but reported. ing Conservative Party for its The 56-year-old UK PM went there was “simply no reasonable During the meeting, REAP representatives annual conference, being held vir- on to lay out his party’s plans that alternative”. were of the view that Pakistan was a major grow- Warsaw (AP): Poland’s presi- Observers say his main Monday at the palace but was tually in keeping with the coron- would mean not to restore nor- Overall, he sought to strike a er and producer of Basmati rice and India’s appli- dent has formally sworn in a task will be to ease tensions postponed after the new edu- avirus guidelines for large meet- mality but to “reform and renew” note of optimism with the annual cation for exclusivity is unjustified, it said. reshuffled government in between moderate Prime cation minister, Przemyslaw ings, the Tory party chief set out his the country. party policy speech as he promised India has said that it is an Indian-origin prod- which the leader of the main Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Czarnek, tested poistive for vision for a post-COVID British Evoking the UK’s recovery that the government was working uct in its application, published in the EU's offi- ruling party, Jaroslaw and hard-line Justice Minister COVID-19. economy in a rousing speech, even from the Second World War, he night and day to repel this virus . cial journal on September 11. Kaczynski, becomes deputy Zbigniew Ziobro, which recent- Czarnek was not present as he hit back at critics who have said he wanted to build a “new I know the people of this Dawood said that Pakistan will vehemently prime minister, after years of ly brought the right-wing coali- Tuesday and will be sworn in questioned if his bout of COVID Jerusalem”, with opportunity for all, country are going to defeat this oppose India’s application in the European Union forging the nation’s politics tion, in power since 2015, to the later. had somehow robbed him of his improved housing and healthcare. virus I believe it is a measure of the and restrain New Delhi from obtaining an exclu- from outside the Cabinet. brink of collapse. The reshuffle trimmed the ‘mojo’. Among the policies he detailed greatness of this country that we sive GI tag of Basmati rice. Kaczynski, 71, will now be Ziobro, whose reform of number of ministries to 14, I have to admit the reason I for the future include making the are simply not going to let it hold He supported the concerns of REAP and rel- in charge of the justice, defense the justice system has drawn from 20, in what leaders had such a nasty experience with UK a “world leader” in green us back or slow us down, and we evant stakeholders and ensured that their claim and interior sectors, supervis- European Union condemna- described as an effort to make the disease is that although I was energy by announcing 160 million are certainly not going to let it get for Basmati rice as GI will be protected, the report ing the work of these key min- tion, is the head of a small it more efficient and to speed superficially in the peak of health pounds of investment in ports us down, he said. said. isters. coalition partner, United up the decision-making when I caught it, I had a very com- and factories to increase electrici- The UK has so far reported Pakistan enacted the Geographical Indications Until now, he was formal- Poland. The open-air swearing- process. mon underlying condition. My ty generation from offshore wind; 518,222 cases of coronavirus with (Registration and Protection) Act in March this ly only a regular lawmaker for in ceremony Tuesday was led The coalition, which also friends I was too fat, he said, boost house building through 42,549 deaths so far due to the con- year, which gives it the right to oppose Indian his Law and Justice party by President Andrzej Duda in includes another small party, claiming that he has since lost near- changes to England’s planning sys- tagious disease, according to Johns application for registration of Basmati rice’s although he was considered to the gardens of the Presidential Agreement, has three years ly 12 kg. tem; and greater provision of one- Hopkins University. exclusive rights. wield considerable influence. Palace. It had been planned for left of its term.    !"#$#$ 2

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When I was grow- s far as their career is concerned, tion. A child should be very sure of the ing up, and perhaps till a decade back, many AClass XII remains a threshold for career path he/she intends to take Iof the career aspirations were decided by one students with a lot of unanswered ques- thereon. While many attributes it as a set of parents proudly proclaiming, “My son will tions pondering inside their head, leav- dead-end situation, but it is not the end become an engineer or a doctor”. The other set ing them confused. The most common of the road and there exists multiple would tell you, “We are not Tata or Birla. Study notion that students have while decid- options: hard to get into a job from where you can retire”. ing to choose the right career revolves  New age careers/skill-based careers Indians were traditionally risk-averse when it came around how to choose the right career,  Admissions in Tier-II colleges to career choices. which course to opt for and what they  Universities However, the situation today has turned on faced myriad challenges and done it all. While are good at, among many others. If none of the above-mentioned its head, and we sure have come a long way. The industry experts give an outlook of the various Such thoughts oscillating between points works, and if one considers fact that India needs job creators and not job seek- facets of the business, the entrepreneurs give a first- questions about the future can be dropping a year to get into a good col- ers isn’t lost on anyone, including the youth. We hand feel of what’s to come in the entrepreneur- daunting, confusing, and lead to an lege then joining some certificate cours- are now witnessing a paradigm shift with entre- ial journey. unclear frame of mind. In such a dilem- es that will enhance your performance. preneurship fast becoming the first-choice career Practice ventures: Practice ventures by stu- ma the one thing that becomes an inte- Need time to prepare and to plan for our best and brightest, and startup successes dents lay a clear roadmap for venture creation and gral part and adds on to the confusion again: The preparation for entrance inspiring a new generation of Indians. This has build entrepreneurial muscle. A number of star- is “Should I take a drop if things don’t exams requires hard work and perse- mainly been due to a significant shift in the way tups have arisen from campus ventures as they turn out the way I have planned them?” verance irrespective of the entrance Entrepreneurship Education is now being impart- provide real-word learning into business planning, While this question remains a tough exam. In this scenario, one should ed at campuses. The new trends in customers, markets, revenue, competition and nut to crack, requiring countless self- evaluate what were the reasons for the Entrepreneurship Education are experiential and funding. introspection to reach a point where you previous performance. Self-questioning focused on ‘learning by doing’. Design thinking: Innovation and can swiftly answer this, especially when about the failure to prepare well, also Mainstreaming entrepreneurship course Entrepreneurship are two sides of the same coin. everything seems to be at stake. The opens up clarity, and seeking guidance with credits: Educational Institutions which are Fostering innovative thinking through creative and impression of dropping a year has from a career counsellor before taking serious about creating a culture of entrepreneur- collaborative workflows helps to facilitate proto- always been accredited with wasting the the plunge also helps in revamping the ship at their campus are mainstreaming the course typing and discovery of new solutions. year and the student has been left preparation strategy. with credits and bringing in an evangelist facul- The new entrepreneurship education trends behind their batchmates in terms of the ly be investing. Aspirants aiming for a little more effort and reworking the In all these scenarios, one has to ty for the same. This has gone a long way in gen- at the campus are fostering innovation and academic session. But now the scenario their dream career, with disciplined preparation strategy, they can easily think articulately before reaching a erating more interest in entrepreneurship amongst experimentation through hands-on experiential has completely reversed and if one is approach, dedication in their prepara- reach the required score. However, if the decision of taking a college this year or students. learning and providing an opportunity to budding determined to go to their dream college, tion are contributing to a positive difference is a major one then the dropping a year. It is not an end of the Project-based learning: The course is now startups for building and executing the business with parental support, if a student does investment towards their future. chances with some extra efforts are neg- road if you are dropping a year, it’s only less theoretical and focused on out-of-the-class and idea, learning to challenge the status quo, and not score well as per the desired results But it is not that black and white to ligible. The fact is to look for an alter- that you are taking one year extra to out-of-the-book approach — validating the start- developing a risk-taking mindset. More impor- in the entrance exam, they have been make up your mind so quickly on this native career path. And in other cases shape your career the way you want it up idea, how to create business models, under- tantly, this will go a long way in grooming a new opting to drop a year. question. One reaches to this question where a student gets into a good college to be. Also, don’t listen to anyone who stand the nuances of Minimum Viable Product generation of educated and robust startups who Dropping a year — waste or invest? after contemplating about various but it is not his dream college, in such tells you that it is a crime to drop a year. (MVP), do’s and don’ts before starting up etc. are are more aware of the pitfalls that lead to failure There is no absolute answer to this points: case he should join the college and con- In the end, what matters is that you con- real-time scenarios ensuring that startups of and hence, will maximise their success rate. question if one should drop a year or Missed the college by whisker: A tinue alongside rather than dropping a sider all your options well and do well. tomorrow begin on the right footing. We are looking at a future where our entre- not, with a very thin line difference wise student should evaluate the dif- year. 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  he global pandemic Coronavirus  !  has led multifarious changes in the Tworking of every sector. The pan-   demic led to closure of education intu- itions to prevent the spread of virus    therefore a new gateway for imparting education emerged. Virtual classrooms, $  a new and innovative concept in India. Global experimentation with remote   teaching is the most efficient option available to bridge the education gap.    Almost every education institution today has opted for the online mode. 1=  "#' Adapting to this new mode was quite difficult initially but it is turning out to >&-@-- be an effective mode for students and teachers both and the best alternative option under the circumstances. he National Education Policy implications in enhancing acade- those in class, online and ODL Research and development, Here are the top five features of 2020 is a critical and timely mia-industry collaboration and modes, achieve global standards. innovation, incubation centres experimental mode of learning making Tintervention that is destined facilitating outreach-practice- One significant dimension of and entrepreneurship skill devel- it the future of new education.  99  to make Indian education land- research endeavors with an intent NEP 2020 is its emphasis on inter- opment are predominant elements Flexibility: Online education is   (  % +   scape globally competitive. The of establishing Centres of nationalisation for increased of NEP 2020. enabling teachers and the students to set policy is comprehensive and Excellence in higher education exchange of expertise and har- Towards this, technical edu- their personal learning pace, adding able anywhere where an Internet con- encompasses significant reform institutions. nessing manpower resources cation encompassing engineering, more flexibility to set class schedules, and nection is available. in every area of our education sys- Such an intent embedded in optimally. Research and develop- technology, management, archi- adding innovative methods to check Career relevant: Learning with the tem. The focus towards making the the NEP 2020 is aimed at making ment collaboration and student tecture, town planning, pharmacy, student’s learning. Now the student can new method of education is more flex- higher education ecosystem inclu- fresh graduates ready for future in and faculty exchanges between the hotel management and catering take his lecture from anywhere. It is also ible and multi-tasking as students can sive, affordable, equitable coupled tandem with the objective to pro- Indian higher educational institu- technology are going to be critical helping students to improvise time meet career relevant skills while sitting with adequate emphasis on tech- mote self-employment opportu- tions and global institutions are in employment enhancement and management skills and consequently at home apart from learning from nical and vocational skill devel- nities, making it a catalytic force integral components the policy. In higher trajectory of productivity. become more disciplined which appar- online classes there is more time for stu- opment are welcome steps towards towards promoting business and an era of global economic and At the same time the policy ently helps in maintaining good work- dents to attain online training, pursue employment generation, econom- economic development in global business interdependence, such further envisions that India must study balance. Unlike traditional means skill based online courses, etc. These ic productivity and economic paradigm. provision is going to metamor- take the lead in preparing profes- of learning the student can give his sources boost up a student's résumé growth. All these aspects are destined phosize the entire landscape of sionals in cutting-edge areas that assessments online as also available making him future ready. E-learning is Making higher educational to make a synergy between high- business and management com- are fast gaining prominence, like course material online. There is direct not only beneficial for students but also institutions multidisciplinary with er education and industry in a petency among students graduat- Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3-D contact between teacher and students for the teachers as it is making teachers adequate flexibility in course selec- manner that provides comple- ing from universities and institu- machining, big data analysis and which enables both parties to under- more updated to e-teaching techniques. tion, multiple entry and exit crite- mentarity between our education tions of higher education in India. machine learning among others. In stand and respond in the required way. Enhance new age technology: ria in conjunction with a drive system and industrial manage- One critical aspect of NEP technical education, genomic stud- Affordability: It is a more afford- Unlike traditional education, learning towards research and innovation ment and productivity enhance- 2020 is the realisation that voca- ies, biotechnology, nanotechnolo- able option as compared to offline online is more advanced, as now stu- are significant proactive overhauls. ment. The emphasis on important tional and professional education gy, neuroscience and other scien- mode of education as it eliminates a wide dents and teachers both are becoming This makes new education system vocational skills is to boost small among students, in the form of tific pursuits would pave the way range of payment options as the student more innovative, self-introduaders more realistic. and medium sectors. integrating vocational education to facilitate linkage of universities can pay for the webinars that are rele- which are helping to discover the undis- To accelerate the innovative The critical significance pro- programs into mainstream educa- with industry. vant to him. Besides, for the academic covered and setting of new trends. approach, the move towards mak- vided to Open Distance Learning tion system, is of utmost signifi- Innovation in curriculum, classes it eliminates commuting costs, Both are navigating the course lectures, ing engineering institutions, such (ODL) and online programmes, cance. internationalisation and industry course material costs and many more downloading course materials, inter- as IITs, to include holistic and mul- provided they are specifically Additionally, the policy initia- integration are the three Is that can miscellaneous fees. Therefore, there is acting online, communicating well dig- tidisciplinary education curricu- accredited to do so, aims to tives further allow for incubation bring transformational effects in less monetary investment and the edu- itally and making new networks. E- lum with the inclusion of arts and improving access and increased centres to be set up in universities education. The NEP 2020 has cation is more advanced. learning allows a wide scope of practi- humanities is in sync with the need opportunities for lifelong learning and higher education institutes in been able to successfully amalga- Easily accessible: It enables study- cal and innovative learning. Online edu- of the hour towards holistic edu- (SDG4) and development of man- partnership with industries. mate educational framework with ing or teaching from anywhere in the cation ensures learning more than what cation. agement attributes. Simultaneously, deliberations on innovation and research; global world. That is there is no need of com- is just written in books. The student can One of the hallmarks of NEP As a corollary, the NEP 2020 agricultural education, legal edu- standards and industry needs and muting from one place to another or fol- avail study material in the form of video, 2020 is the rightful emphasis on envisages that all academic pro- cation and healthcare education are requirement. low any rigid schedule which not only document, and voice notes. Virtual vocational and skill development grams, courses, curricula, peda- important to serve the society     52     ) helps to save time, but also helps in sav- education has widened the scope of intending to make far reaching gogy, across subjects, including effectively. " ( " +  (   ing money. Virtual classrooms are avail- learning.

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He looks hun- ment as Mumbai Indians put up a good start before much needed breakthrough. season of IPL. gry and that is a very good sign a clinical performance against a late-hitting from Yadav at the other end KXIP have struggled so far, for the franchise. pedestrian Rajasthan Royals out- Yadav and Hardik smashed Tyagi for three bound- losing four of their five games, “I am hoping he plays quick- fit for their third successive win Pandya (30 not out aries in ninth over. His innings with death bowling proving to be ly. We need match-winners, as in the Indian Premier League off 19) enabled the comprised 11 fours and two their biggest concern. many as as possible. Not just for here on Tuesday. defending cham- sixes. Jaffer said the campaign has the next game, also for the rest of Yadav hammered an unbeat- pions to amass 51 However, leggie Shreyas been disappointing so far but “it the tournament as he can easily en 79 off 47 balls to fire Mumbai runs in the last Gopal (2/28) struck twice in as only takes a game or two” to turn win you four-five games on his Indians to an imposing 193 for three overs. many balls removing Rohit and things around. For that to happen, own,” said the former India open- four after Rohit Sharma opted to It was remark- Ishan Kishan (0) to leave Mumbai the more match winners in the er. Jaffer said his team is in a sit- bat at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. able how quickly at 88 for three in the 10th over. team the better, said Jaffer adding uation where it needs to win In response, Royals were Yadav overcame a While Rohit gave a sitter to Gayle in that list. seven out of the remaining nine down and out at 12 for three blow on the helmet Rahul Tewatia at long-on, Sanju Both Gayle and spinner leagues games to finish in the top- before Jos Buttler gave them a from Jofra Archer Samson took a running catch at #     <      ?   Mujeeb are yet to play in the IPL. four, a tough task but possible. glimmer of hope with a 44-ball en route to his extra-cover to send Kishan back. 6      = E “It should happen soon. As I For that, it will have to rework 70. career-best score Yadav kept playing his shots said, it needs to happen sooner its composition and decide who However, he did not get sup- in the IPL. and scored successive boundaries than later. We don’t want to will make way for Gayle and port from the other batsmen nament so far. Trent Boult struck He and Hardik shared 76 off Gopal in the 12th over. It bring them when every game is Mujeeb. Nicholas Pooran and and Royals ended up well short twice in the powerplay while runs for the unbroken fifth wick- became 117 for four after Krunal a must win game. Hopefully, we Glenn Maxwell, who is yet to fire, at 136 in 18.1 overs for a 57-run James Pattinson removed Buttler et stand. Pandya fell cheaply. will have those guys featuring are certain to retain their place in loss, their third in a row. The in the 14th over. Opting to bat, openers Rohit Yadav, however, kept launch- soon,” Jaffer told PTI. the eleven. Sheldon Cottrell and three changes that they made also With another resounding Sharma (35 off 23) and Quinton ing into the RR attack with great Jaffer said the 41-year-old Chris Jordan are the other over- did not work for them. win, Mumbai look the team to De Kock (23 off 15 balls) forged gusto and was particularly bru- West Indian great is in top shape seas players who featured in the Mumbai’s pace trio was beat alongside Delhi Capitals. It a quickfire 49-run stand. tal on Tom Curran (0/33) in the and hungry to do the job for the last game which KXIP lost to CSK exceptional once again with is still early days in the tourna- Mumbai amassed 15 runs in 18th over that went for 19 runs. team. by 10 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah being the pick of ment but it seems they have the third over off Ankit Rajpoot, He was ably supported by “Chris looks very much ready Besides death bowling, Jaffer them, returning with figures of already figured out their best the highlight of it being Rohit Hardik, who produced a timely and is keen to get on feels even the finishing with four for 20, the best of the tour- eleven on the park. launching one into the orbit over cameo. to the park, he has the bat also been training needs improve- )  2   4 "     " '   really well ment.       0  , $      4-               %       2 %F                       3>' which is full of right- the way he started this Meanwhile, former handers. year’s IPL and I think it is India pacer Ashish Nehra 2*=+5*2>222636+#5* ormer India batting Pant has been in very important to have a also supported Bangar’s 3 !F    2    Fcoach Sanjay Bangar good form in the ongoing left-hander as an option point of view on Pant and      ! believes Rishabh Pant is a Indian Premier League, because for Team India said: “I am in total agree- / $ H > "   perfect replacement for scoring 171 runs in the when it comes to the ment with Sanjay Bangar. $!' #  MS Dhoni in the nation- five matches he has middle-order as it helps I think they should go  %/!  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After three losses on n-form opener Prithvi Shaw feels “Everything is going perfect, you $FF  when it takes on a resurgent ly out of sorts, managing only the trot, the Mahendra Singh IDelhi Capitals are doing every- know, the batting, bowling — skills-  %    Chennai Super Kings in the 27 runs from four matches at Dhoni-led side would look to thing “perfect” in all departments of wise we are going in the right direc-  !  !B$ $ IPL here on Wednesday. 87.09 strike rate and it’s high make its ascent to top-four from the game after they climbed to the tion, so really happy for the team.”   ? %  $$  KKR acquired time that the team brings in being at the bottom. top of the points table with four wins Shaw on Monday missed out  !    ! England’s World Cup- the big-hitting English Not known to tweak his side out of five games in the ongoing what could have been his third - $:% winning skipper Eoin youngster. much, Dhoni persisted with IPL. fifty of the season. He is the sec- Morgan but the man- KKR have plenty of added to the team’s woes. Shane Watson and the Aussie Shaw provided DC yet ond highest scorer for DC so 9 agement reposed confi- resources in bowling but The pitch in Sharjah is a veteran finally came to form another blazing start against far with 179 runs, behind his dence in Karthik and Karthik, it seems, has not batsmen’s paradise and both with an unbeaten 83. RCB on Monday, smashing a captain Shreyas Iyer (181).  9     asked him to lead the been able to manage them teams cantered past the 200- Chasing 179 against Kings quickfire 42 off 23 balls. “I would have carried -  7 M 6 S6%P8P . side. However, a few of well and their match against mark but it’s the bowlers who XI Punjab, Watson and Faf du The Delhi outfit went on on after the power- his baffling decisions Delhi Capitals could be a made the difference in a close Plessis made light work of their to win the match com- play, but unfortunate- 2 @ 7 A 9 S6%96M / apart from his own poor case in point. chase. bowlers in a record 181-run fortably by 59 runs. ly I lofted it. 5 , 7 A 9 F6%A77 / run with the bat — 37 Pat Cummins’ not-so- The pair of Morgan and unbeaten stand to seal the chase. “It is a very However, it’s just a runs from four matches impressive performance has Rahul Tripathi looked to seal it The coming to form of a good start to this game and I think 0  M 9 9 FP%696 0 — has put the Indian but Delhi’s bowlers strangulat- mis-firing top order is what CSK tournament and this has become D  M 9 9 FP%A6: 0 wicketkeeper-batsman   ed KKR’s batting at the death. needed to come out of a miser- we have to carry history now, so I’ll in the line of fire. ! ! !"#  "$  % Karthik will need to back his able start and having done that, this momentum. leave this over here /  7 9 A FP%AM9 0 Promoting himself "  !"# &' bowlers, especially Indian lead they would certainly look Whatever we do in itself and concentrate ahead of the star duo of spinner Kuldeep Yadav who favourites against a struggling practice sessions, we just on the next game,” said 1  7 9 A FP%M6: 0   '  ''  Morgan and Andre seems to have been under- KKR. have to execute ourselves in Shaw. . 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Alexandra Stevenson Super 750 tournament, which made sense... I thought direct- Madrid. reach up to 41 million euros. midfielder at the Emirates, Elsewhere, Juventus secured reached the semi-finals at will restart the international cal- ly from January, I can go for the United were under the spot- Matteo Guendouzi, joined one of the hottest properties in Wimbledon in 1999 while endar at Odense from October Asian tour.” light to respond to a humiliat-    Hertha Berlin on Italian football as Federico Christine Dorey achieved a 13. The withdrawal of former ing 6-1 home defeat to Partey has been a long- loan. Chiesa joined from Fiorentina similar run at the 1978 “I withdrew from Denmark world No 1 Saina, one of the Tottenham in the Premier term target for the Gunners, Premier on a two-year loan deal worth 10 Australian Open. Open. I decided that I will start Olympic hopefuls for next year’s League on Sunday. Dutch inter- who have matched his 50 mil- League table- million euros with an obligation "It's a little bit difficult for the season from January only Tokyo Games, means there will national midfielder Donny van lion euro (£45 million, $59 mil- toppers to buy if certain conditions are me to speak now after the with the Asian tour,” Saina, the be no Indian participation in de Beek had been the only lion) buyout clause to bolster Everton signed met for a further 40 million. 6  ' match," said Podoroska, whose London Olympics Bronze- the women’s singles event at addition to Ole Gunnar their threadbare midfield centre-back English defender Chris only other Grand Slam appear- medallist, told PTI. Odense as world champion P V Solskjaer’s squad prior to options. Ben Godfrey for Smalling returned to Roma on rgentina’s Nadia Podoroska ance came at the 2016 US The husband-wife duo had Sindhu has already pulled out. Monday’s arrival of Cavani, Alex The Ghanaian has made a reported initial a permanent deal from Abecame the first qualifier in Open. earlier sent their entries for the Kashyap, currently ranked Telles, Amad Diallo and 188 appearances for the Spanish fee of £25 mil- Manchester United for 15 mil- the Open era on Tuesday to "We did a very good job $750,000 tournament and also world No 24, also decided to Facundo Pellistri. giants and was part of lion euros after impressing dur- reach the women’s semi- with my coaches during the submitted their consent letter to skip the event for similar rea- Cavani, 33, has been a free the Atletico sides ing a loan spell last season. finals at Roland Garros (coronavirus) quarantine. the Badminton Association of sons. agent since leaving Paris Saint- that reached the French midfielder Tiemoue after stunning third I've been training a lot India (BAI) last month for the “I too feel it is not worth the Germain in June and signed a 2016 Champions Bakayoko has also returned to seed Elina Svitolina 6- with all of my team I same. risk to go all the way for one one-year deal with the option for League final and Serie A, joining Napoli on loan 2, 6-4. think that's why I'm The Badminton World tournament. It is better to start a second season. beat Arsenal on from Chelsea. World number here today." Federation (BWF) postponed the season afresh participating The Uruguayan scored 200 the way to win- Bayern Munich added a 131 Podoroska had It was the first time the Thomas and Uber Cup in the Asia leg from January,” goals in seven seasons in the ning the trio of new players as Douglas never won a Grand Podoroska had even Finals (Oct 3-11), three events the London Games quarterfi- French capital to become the Europa League Costa returned to the Allianz Slam main draw match faced a player inside the top in Asia (in November) to 2021 nalist said. club’s all-time top goalscorer. in 2018. Arena for a second spell on loan before the tournament and is 20, having started the year and also cancelled the Denmark Former world No 1 The arrival of left-back “We have from Juventus. the only the third female qual- ranked a lowly 255. Masters (Oct 20-25). Kidambi Srikanth, young Telles from Porto for £13.5 mil- been watching The European champions ifier to make the last four of a She is guaranteed 425,250 The Denmark Open is thus Lakshya Sen, Ajay Jayaram and lion ($19 million) is arguably Thomas for a also signed former PSG strik- major. euros ($501,740) following her the only World Tour event Subhankar Dey are the only even more important to aid a while, so er Eric Maxim Choupo- Podoroska, 23, will play breakout performance in Paris, scheduled to be held in the Indians who will compete in the United defence that has conced- we’re now Moting on a one-year deal and Polish teenager Iga Swiatek or easily doubling her total career remainder of the season. Denmark Open. ed 11 goals in three Premier delighted to Bouna Sarr from Marseille. Italy’s Martina Trevisan as she earnings of $301,547.