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The statement, accessed Force (CRPF) attained mar- Chacha aka Chota Masood, tioning Sushant Singh Rajput’s by a TV channel, throws light tyrdom on February 14, 2019. were continuously giving direc- friend Siddharth Pithani, cook on Sushant’s mental condition The National Investigation tions and guidance to the Neeraj Singh and domestic in the run-up to his death. Agency (NIA) filed a volumi- Pakistani JeM terrorists (who help Deepesh Sawant who were The CBI, meanwhile, sum- nous 13,800-page chargesheet had infiltrated into ) both   present at the crime scene, the moned two police officers before the special NIA court in before and after the attack. CBI sleuths on Tuesday Bhushan Belnekar, the investi- Jammu on Tuesday. The NIA also revealed that                       for receiving training in explo- expanded their investigations gating officer in the actor’s The terror attack had vir- the JeM leadership had planned         !     !      sives and other terrorist tactics.”      into the actor’s death by ques- death case and a sub-inspector tually brought India and to carry out another suicide          $    %    &' The main accused Mohammad tioning two police officers, attached to Bandra Police Pakistan to the brink of war. attack which got averted due to ()&* $+ Umar Farooq, a Pakistani Sushant’s Chartered Station. Both had been under The investigation conduct- Balakot strikes and killing of national, had also visited     Accountant Sandip Sridhar quarantine till a couple of days ed by the NIA over a period of main conspirator Mohd Umar Jammu, the NIA counsel Vipin has been made prime accused Afghanistan for explosives and an accountant. ago after they tested positive for 18 last month has revealed that Farooq by the security forces. Kalra said the NIA on Tuesday in the case. The next hearing in training in 2016-17.”    As part of efforts to fill up Covid-19. the Pulwama terror attack was To back its claims, NIA has filed its chargesheet against the the case has been fixed on NIA investigation revealed the remaining gaps in the col- Given that the several a result of a well-planned crim- presented digital, forensic, doc- 19 accused persons in the September 1, 2020. Umar Farooq infiltrated into        lection of oral evidence relating groups of the visiting CBI team inal conspiracy hatched by umentary and oral evidence Pulwama terror attack case. A According to the NIA India through the International to what transpired in the run- are working on different angles Pakistan-based leadership of establishing a foolproof case total number of seven accused statement, “The JeM leaders Border at Jammu-Samba Sector New Delhi: The Enforcement up to Sushant’s death, the inves- of the probe, one is not getting Jaish-e-Mohammad. against the accused for the attended the virtual hearing in have been sending their cadre in April, 2018 and took over as Directorate on Tuesday filed tigators questioned cook Neeraj a full picture of the progress of According to the NIA “dastardly, barbaric” attack. the case via video-conferencing. to the terrorist training camps Jaish-e-Mohammad a chargesheet before Delhi for the fifth consecutive day, his ongoing investigations. probe, JeM handlers had short- Briefing mediapersons out- According to him, JeM of Al-Qaida-Taliban-JeM and Commander of Pulwama. court against Pakistan-based flatmate Siddharth and domes- However, sources in the inves- listed Adil Ahmad Dar, a local side the court premises in chief Maulana Masood Azhar Haqqani-JeM in Afghanistan Continued on Page 6 Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief tic help Deepak Sawant and tigating team said that the CBI Syed Salahuddin and 11 oth- another servant Keshav for the had made some headway in the ers for allegedly laundering fourth consecutive day. investigations. money for financing terror In a development that will Continued on Page 6 /       # activities in Jammu & Kashmir. The agency said the charge sheet is also related to blasts   " "  & ! "   carried out by the terror group in Jammu & Kashmir in 2011 &)R* -!.!. Pakistan and China in earlier will spend 14 days in quaran- in alleged connivance with the &      editions of this exercise last year tine in their respective coun- Pakistani Government and its  "   "  also as part of the SCO group. tries and will be tested again on spying arm ISI. While India will send a arrival in Russia. The prosecution com-   9:97'& protect the democracy”. Moily  !.   team of 200 personnel, China India taking part in the plaint, ED’s equivalent to is also the signatory to the let- is likely to send an army con- exercise with China comes charge sheet, has urged the day after the high-voltage ter to Sonia. tingent and three ships as part against the backdrop of the court for confiscating attached Adrama at the Congress On Monday, the signato-   9:97'& of its naval deployment to the more than three-month long assets totalling to 1.22 crores Working Committee (CWC) ries to the letter came under exercise. The Pakistani repre- stand-off at the LAC in Eastern in the case, besides other pun- meeting, several signatories to criticism at the CWC meeting espite ongoing tension at sentation was also likely to be Ladakh. The region also saw a ishment under Prevention of the letter written to party chief and were projected as rebels. Dthe Line of Actual Control considerable, they added. bloody clash between the two Money Laundering Act ,+   ,     -. P      Sonia Gandhi for organisation Former party chief Rahul (LAC) with China and frosty More than 12,500 troops armies in mid-June leaving 20 (PMLA). !-!      0      $+ revamp and appointment of a Gandhi had questioned the ties with Pakistan, India will from the participating coun- Indian Army personnel includ- full-time president asserted on very intention and timing of exercise with their armies in a tries will take part in the event. ing the commanding officer Tuesday they were “not dis- the letter when Sonia was multilateral event in Russia Besides the SCO members dead. This clash without senters” but “proponents of admitted in hospital. next month. This exercise including India, China, firearms took place after a gap (    (   &  revival” of the party. Responding to a tweet by named Kavkaz-2020 will be Pakistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, of more than 40 years between Senior Congress leader Congress Rajya Sabha member conducted under the aegis of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and the two armies. Anand Shrama, one of the 23 Vivek Tankha in which he had the Shanghai Cooperation Uzbekistan, 11 other coun- Efforts were now on at the   "    signatories to the letter, said said the letter was not a chal- Organisation (SCO). tries will be part of the exercise. military and diplomatic levels their intention was to convey lenge to leadership but a parch- The exercise will see armed The other nations included in to resolve the issue at the ear-    9:97'& interview to news magazine September 2. “shared concerns” over the ment of action to strengthen forces of more than 20 coun- the drills are Mongolia, Syria, liest through sustained dia- ‘Tehelka’. Tejpal was the editor “There is paucity of time present environment in the the party, Sharma said, “The tries carrying out military Iran, Egypt, Belarus, Turkey, logue. At least 10 rounds of n a reprieve to Prashant of the magazine. otherwise we would have heard county and it was done with the letter was written with the best movements in Astrakhan Armenia, Abkhazia, South talks at both the levels since the IBhushan, the Supreme Court A bench headed by Justice the senior counsel (Dhavan) best interest of the party. interest of the party in our province of southern Russia Ossetia, Azerbaijan and stand-offs started in early May on Tuesday decided to refer to Arun Mishra was told by senior with respect to the questions Sharma said the country hearts and conveying shared during September 15-26, Turkmenistan. have taken place but no break- another bench the 2009 con- advocate Rajeev Dhavan, which have been proposed. needs a strong Opposition to concerns over the present envi- sources said here on Tuesday. Elaborating on the objec- through so far. tempt case against him and appearing for the activist- However, since the matter challenge the BJP and sugges- ronment in the country and India will send a team of tive of the forthcoming exer- Though agreeing to disen- journalist Tarun Tejpal to deal lawyer, that 10 questions of is pending for the last 10 years, tions made for “renewal” of the sustained assault on the foun- nearly 200 personnel, including cise, officials said the aim and gage from all the friction points with certain larger questions constitutional importance have as prayed for, we fix the date for grand old party was made in dational values of the consti- 160 from the Army and rest scope of the exercise is to at the LAC, China had not related to freedom of speech been raised by him and they hearing in the month of sincerity and shouldn’t be treat- tution.” from the IAF and the Navy. The improve cooperation. The idea pulled back its troops from the and levelling of corruption needed to be dealt by a September, 2020. ed as dissent. Sharma said India needs a Army contingent will include is for militaries to prepare for Pangong Tso (lake) and charges against the judiciary. Constitution bench. Let the matter be listed on Their party colleague M strong Opposition to confront soldiers and officers from the joint action with units of armies Depsang valley. Given this sit- The apex court in The bench, which also September 10, before an appro- Veerappa Moily too reiterated the BJP. “Suggestions for the Special Forces, infantry, of foreign states. uation, Chief of Defence Staff November 2009, had issued comprised Justices BR Gavai priate Bench as may deem fit by on Tuesday it is an “admitted party’s renewal made in sin- artillery and armoured corps All the contingents will (CDS) General Bipin Rawat contempt notices to Bhushan and Krishna Murari, did not Hon’ble the Chief Justice of fact” that the organisation is not cerity is not dissent. Wish all for the strategic command- have to strictly follow Covid-19 had said military options were and Tejpal for allegedly casting undertake the hearing due to India,” the bench noted in the in a position to take forward colleagues had read it.” post exercise. Incidentally, protocols. Moreover, after a open if the ongoing talks fail. aspersions on some sitting and paucity of time as Justice order. “the Congress philosophy and Continued on Page 6 India had exercised with Covid test, the participants Continued on Page 6 former top court judges in an Mishra is demitting office on Continued on Page 6  & -36         '(       <(=>(?2> 22(<30@(/0(<3= 0 $       #  -    !  #  >(3/(>=> A(<2/ >(>2(0@0   34    P O  P  -     >(3 >(0A=2(3 5- -            1 )*R!    ,. , /. 8    /(3<(>?? >(=@3/(00(<@0     +            O L  M   !0 /-1 # /(A0(= ! 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'  @A(A=? A2>0A(03A recovered by the rescue and "   #   examinations. conducted in September. After such a notice is issued      @@(?== /(2A@02(>/= relief teams from under the -   $   West Bengal Chief Minister Bollywood actor Sonu against a fugitive, the Interpol rubbles of a massive five-storey   .   Mamata Banerjee wrote to Sood, who has hogged lime- asks its 192 member countries building crashed like a prover-  #  ,# Prime Minister Narendra Modi light for reaching out to the to arrest or detain the person bial pack of cards. . ,/0 1$ ,/( seeking his immediate inter- needy during the lockdown, if spotted in their countries P         On a day when the rescue $     % vention to stop the conduct of expressed his solidarity with after which extradition or and relief teams recovered examinations amid the pan- the NEET and JEE aspirants deportation proceedings can be more than a dozen bodies      demic. LJP leader Chirag who wants postponement of initiated against the individual.  +  78") 1:;6-77&- government of failing to curb Singh, Arvind Singh, Suneel from under the debris, a mir-   ! " Paswan too wrote to Bihar the entrance tests. Ami is stated to have left crime. Singh, Vir Bahadur Singh and acle happened when the res- +&    Chief Minister Nitish Kumar The NEET 2020 exam is India soon after the mega police officer was sus- Chief Minister Yogi Vinay Singh — had been cue workers — who have $     ## requesting him to urge the scheduled for September 13 banking scam was unearthed in Apended while six people Adityanath announced an ex arrested. been working for the past 24  (   $  #&  Centre to postpone the and the JEE Main 2020 2018. were arrested in connection gratia of 10 lakh to the fam- He said the complaint was hours — heard the cries of a  !       entrance tests. Paswan, who is entrance from September 1 to The ED has charged Ami with the murder of a journal- ily of the deceased and offered lodged against 10 people. male child Mohammed Bangi   # % a constituent of the Centre and 6 across the country. under Prevention of Money ist in Ballia. condolences. Phephana police station and later spotted his hand. State Governments in Bihar, Education Ministry Laundering Act (PMLA) for Ratan Singh (45), who An official spokesperson in in-charge Shashi Mauli Pandey, Before long, the rescuers — "#   $ P had last week written to Modi sources said it is in process of conspiring with her husband worked with a Hindi news said the chief minis- had been suspended and efforts belonging to NDRF, SDRF #  %  in this regard. releasing the SOP soon and the Nirav and uncle Mehul Choksi channel, was shot dead on ter has directed officials to were on to nab the remaining and fire brigade — pulled &'')'* -234 4# While international envi- download of process of admit in money laundering. Nirav Monday night in the Phephana ensure strict action against the accused, the ASP said. Bangi out safely from under        ronmental and climate activist cards are underway. (49), is currently lodged in a police station area of the dis- accused. The ASP said the journal- the rubbles.   ! (  5& Greta Thunberg voiced her DMK leader MK Stalin UK jail after being arrested in trict. Ballia Additional ist’s father, Vinod Singh, alleged Amid chants of “Ganpati  !  !  ! concern regarding the con- questioned Tamil Nadu London in March, 2019 and The incident has drawn Superintendent of Police Sanjay that Sonu Singh of their village Bappa Morya”, the trapped boy #( $# ! #$ #6  duction of NEET and JEE 2020 Government’s silence on con- has challenged the proceedings flak from the opposition, which Yadav said on the complaint of had called his son to his house was lifted by the rescuers, put 7-O  , % in the middle of a global pan- duction of entrances. for his extradition to India. has alleged “poor” law and the journalist’s father, six peo- at around 8 pm where the on a stretcher taken to a near- demic and called for the post- Continued on Page 6 Continued on Page 6 order and accused the state ple — Sushil Singh, Dinesh Continued on Page 6 by hospital.    !" # #   "       /!

  78") 1: Corporation at an estimated project that was inaugurated infrastructure and creation of agricultural produce for a Mandi Parishad in warehous- cost of Rs 147 crore. here on Tuesday. fresh capacity would add to the longer period. The chief min- ing sector was a new beginning ttar Pradesh Chief The National Bank for Yogi Adityanath said the farmers’ income. ister said with the amendment in agriculture infrastructure UMinister Yogi Adityanath Agriculture and Rural project would be funded from Yogi said that in collabora- in the UP Agriculture Produce sector. The godowns will be on Tuesday laid the e-founda- Development (NABARD) has the Agriculture Infrastructure tion with the UP Warehousing Mandi Act, the sector had constructed in Jhansi, Ballia, tion stone for the construction sanctioned loan to the UP Development fund, which is Corporation, the UP Mandi been thrown open for the pri- Bahraich, Fatehpur, Jalaun, of 37 godowns with 5,000 Warehousing Corporation part of the Rs 3 lakh crore Parishad should also come for- vate sector also and for compe- Kanpur Dehat, Rampur, tonne capacity each at 37 agri- from warehouse infrastructure package announced by Prime ward to set up cold storage and tition in the market the coop- Budaun, Basti, Ghazipur, culture produce marketing fund and the government has Minister Narendra Modi in warehouses equipped with erative sector and the Mandi Kanpur Nagar, Amroha, Bijnor, committee spread in 27 dis- provided guarantee for the May last. The package includes modern technology. Parishad should also come for- Bareilly, Pilibhit, Maharajganj, tricts of the state. loan. UP Mandi Parishad and Rs 1 lakh crore for agriculture He said the facilities of ward. He said competition Siddharth Nagar, Mahoba, The project will create fresh UP Warehousing Corporation infrastructure. warehousing and cold storage among the various participants Banda, Hamirpur, Mirzapur, warehousing capacity of 20,500 had signed a memorandum of The chief minister said should also be made available in the sector would prove to be Bhadohi, Farrukhabad, MT. The project will be execut- understanding (MoU) in 2018 warehousing had vital role for at the agriculture mandis to beneficial for the farmers. Auraiya, Rae Bareli and ed by UP Warehousing and this is the first phase of the the farmers and agriculture enable farmers to store their Yogi said the entry of Kaushambi. >     " "&  3?@9A

  78") 1: tive implementation is required to that more people could be benefited. He Industrial Development Commissioner arrest the spike in coronavirus cases in also told them to expedite door-to-door Alok Tandon, Agriculture Production ith carrying out these districts,” he said. survey and induct more teams for this. Commissioner Alok Sinha, Additional Wover one lakh Covid tests daily, Stressing that Integrated Command Clarifying that the government Chief Secretary Finance Sanjeev Mittal, NOTICE Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked Control Centres (ICCCs) had an had made adequate provisions for Additional Chief Secretary Home and officials to hike the tests to over 1.50 important role in controlling and treat- availability of fertiliser, the chief min- Information Awanish Kumar Awasthi, I Jothi W/o Ashok Kumar lakh per day with special focus on dis- ing COVID-19, Yogi said that better ister asked officials to ensure easy DGP HC Awasthi, Additional Chief Devjani R/o 106/394, P. Road tricts like Lucknow and Prayagraj, surveillance could minimise Covid availability of fertiliser to farmers. He Secretary to CM SP Goyal, Additional Sisamau Kanpur-208012 have which have witnessed a spike in the last deaths and hence monitoring of ICCCs warned that stringent measures, like Chief Secretary Health Amit Mohan changed my name to Jyoti one month. in districts was extremely crucial. invoking National Security Act, would Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary Devjani for all future purposes. “There should be 85,000 rapid The chief minister reiterated that be taken against those found black mar- Medical Education Rajneesh Dubey, antigen tests per day and more than there should be more beds in Covid keting fertiliser and playing with farm- Additional Chief Secretary Rural 45,000 tests per day by RT-PCR hospitals and the quality of medicare ers’ interests. Yogi also told officials to Development and Panchayati Raj NOTICE method. In addition, tests through should be maintained. “Doctors and launch a drive to improve cattle breed Manoj Kumar Singh, Additional Chief TruNat machines should also be done,” nursing staff should take regular rounds so that milk output could be increased Secretary MSME Navneet Sehgal, Yogi said while chairing an Unlock in hospitals while technical staff should and animal keepers and public could Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture I have changed my name from review meeting at his official residence be increased as per need. At the same benefit. He also instructed officials to Devesh Chaturvedi, Principal Secretary Mohd. Umair Zahid to Mohd. here on Tuesday. time, special attention be given on pro- undertake relief work efficiently in Health Alok Kumar, Principal Umar Zahid in all future pur- The chief minister directed officials tecting the medical staff from infection,” flood-hit areas of the state. Secretary to Chief Minister Sanjay pose Mohd. Umar Zahid S/o to exercise special caution in Kanpur he said. Yogi said that online OPD ser- Those present in the meeting Prasad, Principal Secretary Animal Zahid Husain R/o 92/1 Zer Nagar, Lucknow, , Prayagraj, vice eSanjeevani was proving to be use- included the Medical Education Husbandry Bhuvnesh Kumar, Secretary Dhus Unnao 209801 Varanasi and Ballia and ramp up test- ful and a large number of patients were Minister Suresh Khanna, Health to Chief Minister Alok Kumar, Relief ing there. benefiting from this. He directed offi- Minister Jai Pratap Singh, Chief Commissioner Sanjay Goyal and “A foolproof strategy and its effec- cials to further improve the service so Secretary RK Tiwari, Infrastructure and Director Information Shishir. 6   ! ,   $ ,      78") 1: fuelling speculations that he might The BJP is keen to go for a cab- party corner opposition and score go for an expansion. inet expansion as it wants to some points with the Brahmins,” ith the death of two cabinet Uttar Pradesh, with 403-mem- accommodate some Brahmin lead- the BJP leader said. Wministers in Uttar Pradesh bers in the State assembly, can have ers so as to blunt the Opposition When the anti-Brahmin tirade NOTICE due to Covid-19, speculations are 60 ministers – including Cabinet, tirade projecting the party as anti- had started gaining ground, the rife about a possible expansion of Independent and State Ministers. Brahmin. BJP had taken some steps to pla- My name was Madhulika Yogi Government in near future Earlier, there were 56 ministers The attacks have sharpened cate Brahmins by appointing before marriage. but after her with the possibility of Brahmins with four vacancies. With the after controversial encounter of Yogendra Upadhaya as chief whip marriage is known by the getting a few berths to placate them death of two ministers Yogi gang lord Vikas Dubey and confis- of the BJP in Vidhan Sabha in name of Madhulika Chaudhary before assembly elections slated for Adityanath can now accommodate cation of his property by the local place of Virendra Singh Sirohi, who so now will be known as early 2022. six more ministers. police. The opposition came out died in March but it seems it is not Madhulika Chaudhary. Two cabinet rank ministers – “The Chief Minister will go for with figures suggesting that enough. “Chief whip is not a pub- Madhulika Chaudhary W/o Home Guard and Family pension a small expansion and initial talks Brahmins were being persecuted in lic face so there is no mass impact. Mayank Chaudhary R/o 65- Chetan Chauhan and Technical have begun. Now, Yogi ji will have Yogi raj. Therefore, if we can have fresh EWS. Dabouli, Kanpur Nagar. Education Minister Kamla Rani – to take a call whether he wants “There is a perception that Yogi Brahmin faces it will have more died of coronavirus recently. Chief expansion now or will go for Adityanath, being a Thakur by impact on the people,” he said. Minister Yogi Adityanath has so far expansion after the corona caste, is anti-Brahmin. This is the Among the 54 ministers in the not allocated their ministry to spurt subsides,” a senior BJP leader right time to include Brahmins in Yogi Government, 10 are NOTICE other ministers as additional charge said. the Yogi cabinet. This will help the Brahmins.

I Swear that due to error the name in my LIC policy no- 330538211 has been wrongly #   . mentioned as Shivam Mishra, but correct name should be   78") 1: abundantly available in the department is submitted and cities. The company also has Abhishek Mishra, kindly correct state. Official sources said that vetted by the government. presence in more than 60 it Abhishek Mishra, S/o adia Group owned con- Britannia Industries had Britannia’s flagship prod- countries with an internation- Santosh Kumar Mishra, Vill- Wfectionary major moved a proposal to set up a ucts include Good Day, Tiger, al footprint spanning Middle- Kaadipur, Post Navada, Dist- Britannia Industries headed Greenfield unit in either NutriChoice and Marie Gold East through local manufactur- Ghazipur, UP by Nusli Wadia is planning to Hardoi or Barabanki. biscuits, while its portfolio ing in UAE and Oman, and invest about Rs 300 crore in its The proposed plant, span- comprises biscuits, bread, North America, Europe, Africa proposed Greenfield unit in ning roughly 30 acres, would cakes, rusk and dairy products, and South East Asia through Uttar Pradesh. manufacture a variety of con- including cheese, beverages, exports. The company, which fectionary products, includ- milk and yoghurt. The state government has clocks an annual revenue in ing bread, biscuits etc. The Britannia bread is the been vigorously pushing its excess of Rs 9,000 crore, is company has also sought largest brand in organised agenda to attract investments already scouting for land for its applicable sops in the form of bread market with an annual in different sectors, including proposed factory in central State Goods and Services Tax turnover of over 100,000 industry, infrastructure, UP. The project is expected to (SGST) reimbursement, capi- tonnes in volume and Rs 450 tourism etc. For this, several generate direct and indirect tal subsidy etc. crore in value. The company new and amended policies employment for 1,500 people The project is likely to be operates 13 factories and four have been announced to make and enrich local supply chain cleared once a preliminary franchisees, selling a million the state more business friend- of sugar and flour that are report by the Industriies loaves daily in around 100 ly. :<   "    ,- NOTICE * I Suleman Ali S/o Mohd. Usman R/o 96/15 Yateem   4=.  Khana Road Colonel Ganj "*- Kanpur my passport No. V0302994 wrong Mention my   78") 1: tive.   78") 1: father name Usman Ali in The VHP working president said that passport. The Correct name is he working president of Vishwa Hindu the whole of Jammu & Kashmir is an inte- ail authorities in Uttar Pradesh have Mohd. Usman while same per- TParishad (VHP) Alok Kumar said that gral part of India and the Parliament of India Jundergone Covid 19 tests in prisons son this is true declaration in the demand by different political parties to is free to take all kinds of decisions about and till now over 70,000 tests were done my identity & with I'd restore status quo ante in relation to J&K and it. in which 1,690 inmates and 59 jail Article 370 of the Constitution is not only “After the revocation of Article 370, as employees were found positive. against the national public sentiment but the situation in J&K and Ladakh is getting This was stated by additional chief NOTICE also contempt of the Constitution, the normal with regular life coming on track, secretary, home, Awanish Awasthi, judiciary and Parliament. and the development of the region picking here on Tuesday. The state has already He said recently six political parties gave up pace, it seems that these opposition par- set up 83 temporary jails in 64 districts a statement against repealing Article 370. ties are not liking these positive develop- where the new prisoners are kept for The support of Congress in this declaration ments,” he said. Kumar also said that the 14 days in view of the Covid pandem- has once again exposed the anti-national people of the country were fed up with the ic and later shifted to main jails. All the character of the Congress. Also, the separatist activities and from August 5 nor- inmates in the temporary jails are test- statement of former Chief Minister of J&K malcy is being restored, but this separatist ed for Covid. that “I wonder whether I would have been thinking has shocked and angered the peo- Meanwhile, DG jail Anand Kumar better off as a terrorist...,” is a very provoca- ple of the country. said due to pandemic, no visitors are allowed inside the jail nor the inmates are being brought out from the jail to . $ #    O N  O produce them in courts. NOTICE Kumar said during the coron- New Delhi(PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday condoled the death avirus pandemic, the prisoners too have of Varanasi’s ‘Dom Raja’ Jagdish Chaudhary and said he was a true worshipper of Lord contributed in making face masks and Vishwanath. PPE kits. “We have set up a sewing unit He also said that the post of ‘Dom Raja’ of Kashi is a symbol of diversity, prevalence in the jails where till date over 30 lakh and social harmony in Indian culture. face masks and 2400 PPE kits were “The ‘Dome Rajas’ are the most integral part of the Sanatan culture, who through made,” he said, adding that 14.5 lakh their service show people the door to salvation. I pray ‘Baba’ Vishwanath to place ‘Dom masks and 250 PPE kits were provid- Raja’ Jagdish Chaudhary at his feet and give his family the strength to bear this irrepara- ed to the government agencies. Besides, ble loss,” Shah tweeted in Hindi. The minister also said that the death of such a true wor- he said, the jails also produced sanitis- shipper of Lord Vishwanath, is extremely sad. ers. Kumar said jail officials are con- “His death is an irreparable loss to the Sanatan tradition and Indian society,” he said. cerned about the health of prisoners Chaudhary, who occupied the ritually significant position of ‘Dom Raja’ (king of cre- and, hence, immunity boosting food mators), was one of the proposers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s candidature from was given to them while daily yoga ses- Varanasi constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. sions are also being conducted.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             "            # $ S                      &                       !          

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ith the arrest of a drug  R     ! " Waddict, the Nigoha police on Tuesday claimed to have worked out the triple murder in        78") 1: were reported from KGMU. which an elderly couple and a Medical university spokesper- village chowkidar were battered   78") 1: hief Medical Officer Dr son Dr Sudhir Singh said a 60- to death on August 20. The CRajendra Prasad Singh was year-old from Kanpur Road accused was identified as Sunil man was killed allegedly by his two younger brothers dur- among the 500 people who LDA Colony died of multi Kumar aka Anshu of Nigoha. Aing a brawl in Chinhat on Monday night. The victim was tested positive for coronavirus organ dysfunction. while a He confessed to have killed the said to have sought help from police in the past as he feared infection in the state capital on 75-year-old from Aliganj and elderly couple and the village for his life. The victim was identified as Ashish Yadav (35) of Tuesday, taking the tally of a 52-year-old from chowkidar. The police recov- Matiyari in Chinhat while the accused as Alok and Ankur. confirmed cases to 23,091. Hussainganj died of acute res- ered his blood-stained shirt As per reports, Ashish had a verbal spat with Alok over With the CMO in home isola- piratory disorder. He said a 26- bricks. The police stumbled some issue and Ankur sided with Alok. The spat escalated into tion, Additional Chief Medical year-old from Basti and a 53- upon the accused while work- a bloody battle with both Alok and Ankur attacking Ashish Officer Dr MK Singh has year-old from the same district ing following the directions of with a knife and later slitting his throat. After Ashish slumped taken the additional charge of died of multi organ dysfunc- ADG (Lucknow Zone) SN bleeding profusely, his brother fled the scene. the office. The city also report- tion The health teams collect- Sabat and under the supervi- At the time of attack, their parents Gaya Prasad and Komal ed 10 more COVID-19 deaths, ed samples of 4,743 persons in sion of IG (Lucknow Range) had gone to Gosainganj to meet some relatives. Ashish worked the district for testing. !  0   % $%             1203 - 4   $ pushing the toll to 303 on Laxmi Singh. as a builder while his brother Alok and Ankur do some other Tuesday evening. Across the state, 5,124 According to the police, work. A probe revealed that the bone of contention between With 800 COVID-19 fresh cases of coronavirus Sunil was a drug addict and he the brothers was a woman who was friends with Ashish. The   78") 1: nobody is left out,” he added. serious patients ward and VIP patients recovering in the last infection were reported in the happened to pass by the house police said Ashish and Alok fought over the issue and the brawl A senior official at the ward at the hospital. 24 hours, 16,128 coronavirus last 24 hours, taking the state- of Ram Sanehi who was count- took an ugly turn. Inspector, Chinhat, Dhananjay Pandey said wo more private hospitals Health department said posi- Meanwhile, director of infected persons have been wide tally to 1,97,388. Besides ing currency notes. He devel- the real cause of brawl and murder would be clear after the Thave been roped in to tivity rate in the district was Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital cured in the city and at present Lucknow, Prayagraj (320), oped greed and Sunil planned accused were arrested. increase the number of Level- the same at 10 per cent but Dr Nuzhat Husain said they 6,660 active patients are under- Kanpur Nagar (285), an attack on Ram Sanehi on 2 and Level-3 facilities for they were waiting for the were further increasing the going treatment. Gorakhpur (202), Varanasi August 18 night. He barged pond. The police claim that for triple murder had ruled out treatment of Covid-19 patients impact of Ivermectin. HDU beds and by the end of A senior official at the (152), Ayodhya (143), into the house and smashed his there was no loot was also the possibility of loot as a in the district. ADM, Trans- “We have seen some sta- the week, they would have 10 CMO office said that those Moradabad (134), Deoria and his wife’s faces. exposed. The police had also motive. Gomti, Vishwabhushan bility in terms of the coron- more beds in the ICU. “These who tested positive included 37 (125), Rampur (124), Thereafter, Sunil met vil- claimed that the murder of Ram Sanehi (70) and his Mishra said Chandan Hospital avirus cases at 700 in the dis- beds have been upgraded from in Indiranagar, 29 in Ghaziabad (123), Saharanpur lage chowkidar Shatrohan with Shatrohan had nothing to do wife Ramjanki (65) were found on Faizabad road and Nishat trict. This is a positive sign that the isolation wards which are Gomtinagar, 27 in Hasanganj, (115), Bareilly (110), whom he sat for smoking bidi. with that of the elderly couple. dead at their house on August Hospital on JC Bose Marg figures have stabilised,” he less required now because we 20 in Aliganj, 21 each in Lakhimpur Kheri (103), and Fearing that he might disclose On the fateful day, the 20 while the body of village were roped in for Covid-19 said. He added that areas like are getting serious patients as Chinhat and Cantonment, 19 Meerut and Aligarh (101 each) his name to the police, Sunil police personnel who camped chowkidar Shatrohan was also treatment on Tuesday. Both Indiranagar, Chinhat and it is a Level-3 hospital. We are in Chowk, 18 in Thakurganj, reported positive cases in three attacked Shatrohan with bricks in the village for several hours recovered few metres away these hospitals have 20 beds Sarojininagar were showing getting high nasal flow and 17 each in Vikas Nagar, digits. There were 73 COVID- and dumped the body into a to find out the possible motive from the house. each for Covid patients. He increased number of cases BiPAP equipment as well. Out Hazratganj and Alambagh , 16 19 deaths in the state and the said more hospitals would be because these were areas of the 133 beds which we in Talkatora, 15 each in death toll stood at 3,059 on roped in for the purpose. through which people from have, 27 are for ICU facilities Madiaon, Mahanagar and Tuesday evening. “This has to be done in a other districts entered and we plan to increase 10 Saadatganj, 14 each in With 4,647 more COVID- 2!* phased manner and not at the Lucknow. “These are areas on more beds,” she said. She Krishnanagar and Rae Bareli 19 patients recovering in the same time because facilities Faizabad road and Kanpur added that they were fully road, 12 each in Gudamba and state, 1,44,754 infected persons   78") 1: hanging from the ceiling,” police said the body was sent have to be maintained for road where there is a large equipped to treat severe Sarojininagar and 11 in have been cures till date and Deepak Singh told the police. for autopsy and further inves- non-Covid patients well. We influx of people from other patients after having made Jankipuram. 49,575 active cases are under- wo persons, including a The police said Anupam was tigation was underway. also have to ensure there is no districts bringing in infec- the arrangements of all the Five COVID-19 deaths going treatment. Twoman, ended their lives found hanging with a dupatta common entry for Covid and tion,” he added. drugs and equipment in different parts of the state tied around his neck. They said "# # %  non-Covid patients at the hos- On Tuesday, District required.” have eight beds marked out, for its transfusion to patients capital. In Vikasnagar, a 32- it was not clear why he ended A case was lodged against pitals where we are increasing Magistrate Abhishek Prakash About the death rate at the where we shift those who test in need. However, she said year-old businessman ended his life. a female YouTuber at the facilities,” he said. carried out a surprise inspec- hospital, she said eight patients positive for coronavirus in they had no intention of start- his life at his house on Monday In another incident, a 35- Hazratganj Kotwali on Tuesday The ADM said they were tion of KGMU Covid Hospital had died in the last 15 days. the emergency area and from ing a plasma bank. night. As per reports, Anupam year-old woman, identified as for alleged hate speech. ADCP also increasing penetration of which is coming up at the “Earlier, we had less number there they are taken to various Meanwhile, KGMU Singh had a shop selling tiles Lavli Devi of Old Hyderabad CN Sinha said the woman the rapid response teams in Rehabilitation Limb Centre. deaths, but now as we are hav- Covid-19 facilities,” she spokesperson Dr Sudhir Singh and marble slabs in the area. in Mahanagar police station was accused of speaking city by getting feedback from He issued directions that by ing more severe patients hence added. said some of the OPDs were Around 8:30 pm on Monday, area, ended her life some time against the gods and goddess- the field. “Our prime purpose August 31, all the equipment the number of deaths, the She added that they were functioning for non-Covid he returned home in a drunk- on Monday night. As per es of a community and spread- is that containment should be should be installed and air- number of deaths has testing almost 3,000 samples patients. “We have not been en state. Anupam went straight reports, the woman was found ing the video of hate speech on 100 per cent in areas we can conditioners be fitted by increased. The separation of per day, including those from given the permission to open into his room. Around 11:30 hanging from an iron rod with social media. It surfaced that have rapid detection of cases, September 5. Covid and non-Covid hospi- across the state and others who all the OPDs because it’s a pm, his father Deepak Singh a dupatta tied around her neck the woman, identified as Heer shifting of patients, distribu- “An amount of Rs 1 crore tals has helped but at the visit the hospital. She said Covid hospital. Besides, we went to wake him up for din- around 3 am on Tuesday. Her Khan, had a YouTube channel tion of Ivermectin tablets and has been sanctioned for expe- same time, we are getting a lot they had completed a total of have limited manpower on ner but found the door bolted husband Mukesh Kushwaha, called ‘Black Day 5 August’. checking whether or not peo- diting the work. The 300-bed of patients in emergency areas 1,83, 000 tests. She added that Covid duty. Most of the pro- from inside. who is a private company The ADCP said the woman ple downloaded the home iso- unit with 40 ventilators will and we have made our emer- they had already started col- fessors who have tested posi- “Anupam was not employee, said he woke up had also uploaded such videos lation app. This process is start shortly,” he said. He also gencies red zones. In a separate lecting plasma from the tive are in home isolation,” he responding to calls so we broke around 3 am to relieve himself in the past also and a case was being streamlined so that inspected the general ward, building near the red zone, we patients who have recovered added. open the door, only to find him and found Lavli hanging. The lodged against her. -   (  E   ! !        # Lucknow (PNS): A day after his police was sent to the place for love interest was found hanging investigation. The Banthra SHO   78") 1: ily members were injured when In Ayodhya, manager of from a tree under mysterious ruled out foul play and said the the pick-up van they were UP Gramin Bank in Semra circumstances in Banthra, a boy ended his life on his own. ine persons, including travelling in collided -on (Gonda), Kanhaiya Lal Gaur, youth was also found hanging He said the deceased’s father is Nthree brothers, were killed with a truck in Mataundh area was returning with his wife in the forest cover on Tuesday, a private company employee. in separate mishaps across the on Tuesday morning. from his native place Mau fuelling speculations of foul The police failed to explain why state during the last 24 hours. As per reports, some when a speeding roadways bus play. The youth, identified as the boy visited the deserted In Bijnor, Sunita (30) of migrant workers from the same collided with their car near Shivam, was hanging from a place. The villagers raised Bharki hamlet of Kiratpur was family of Majhiwa Sani village Kohrasa area of Kotwali Dehat tree with a crepe bandage tied doubts as the boy was hanging married to daily wager Gaurav in Bisanda were going to their police circle on Tuesday morn- around his neck. A day ago, his from a crepe bandage. They and had a spat with him on native village from Delhi in a ing. While the couple died on love interest was found hanging. said the police should investi- Tuesday morning. Soon after pick-up van for attending a the spot, about a dozen bus Her family had lodged a case gate from where the boy got the Gaurav left home for finding kin’s funeral. As the van neared passengers sustained injuries against Shivam, accusing him of bandage. work, the woman, along with Icahuli trisection, a speeding and were shifted to district hos- having killed the girl. There ADCP (Central) CN Sinha three sons aged between four truck collided with it. pital. were reports that the boy ended said the autopsy report of the months and five years, jumped Three siblings, identified as The bus driver and con- his life as he was being hunted boy did not hint towards a foul into the Gangnahar to end Lakshmi Narayan (70), ductor abandoned the vehicle by the police. However, the play. He said the death of their lives. Narayan Singh (60) and Ravi and managed to flee the scene. police did not endorse these Shivam had a link with the While a three-year-old son (40), died on the spot. A dozen In Baghpat, a woman was reports. death of the girl who was found was somehow rescued by a other family members sus- killed and a girl was critically A police chowkidar, iden- hanging from a tree on Monday local identified as Monu, he tained injuries and were sent to injured after they were hit by tified as Lavkush of Bhaukapur morning. The girl was report- was later pronounced dead at district hospital. Three of them a train on Delhi-Saharanpur village in the area, said he ed missing on Saturday night. a primary health centre. The were later referred to a Kanpur track in Khekhra area on spotted a boy hanging from a She had taken some ornaments police were trying to trace out hospital owing to their critical Tuesday morning. tree behind a brick kiln in the and cash from her house. the other bodies. injuries. The bodies were sent The woman’s body was village. The boy was later iden- During probe, it had surfaced In Banda, three brothers for autopsy and the truck dri- sent for autopsy while the girl $     5  $%  2   .             tified as Shivam of Bhaukapur that Shivam also was missing were killed while a dozen fam- ver was arrested. was hospitalised.    $ village of Banthra. A team of from his house. " $%&& ! '(   5    ) 3...   38 )  (+ 0 * ! N1  Lucknow (PNS): Municipal ;     Commissioner Ajay Dwivedi, ) , -( &! along with the officials of the  (    O   78") 1: ed by the flood. Among the said the Sharda river at Lucknow Municipal affected villages, 620 are Lakhimpur Kheri’s Palia Kalan, Corporation, inspected Zone- Lucknow (PNS): Department of ment to understand and know he Uttar Pradesh govern- marooned,” he said. the Saryu at Elginbridge in   78") 1: ence of the prime minister. 3 areas on Tuesday. Environment, Forest and about the stakeholders of a sec- Tment on Tuesday said over The districts hit by the Barabanki, Ayodhya and Departments of LU have started Accompanying him were addi- Climate Change is working on tor in order to take proper feed- 1,000 villages in 18 districts of deluge are Ambedkarnagar, Turtipar in Ballia were flowing ucknow University has invit- identifying five alumni each tional municipal commission- the concept of ‘One District, One back to formulate a policy. the state have been affected by Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Bahraich, above the danger mark. Led Prime Minister Narendra who will be invited for the meet. ers Amit Kumar and Archana Destination’, said Secretary, UP Chairman, IATO, SK Singh said floods. However, Relief Ballia, Barabanki, Basti, Deoria, In case of deaths in flood- Modi for centenary day celebra- We plan to felicitate these alum- Dwivedi. The teams found government, Sanjay Singh at a that the demand in the eco- Commissioner Sanjay Goyal Farrukhabad, Gonda, related incidents, Chief tions on November 25. Vice- ni. Those unable to make it will piles of garbage in the first lane virtual interaction organised by tourism sector was immense in said the flood situation is being Gorakhpur, Kasganj, Pilibhit, Minister Yogi Adityanath has Chancellor AK Rai said the let- be awarded online,” the VC said. of Nishatganj and Mahanagar. FICCI with the stakeholders of the state as travellers were always monitored and “there is an Kushinagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, directed officials to provide ter had already been sent to the In the seven days preceding The commissioner directed eco-tourism on Tuesday. Senior eager to get away from the city overall improvement”. Mau, Santkabirnagar and relief to the family members of PM office. The programme will the centenary day, programmes the officials concerned to get it officials of the department inter- chaos and visit the peaceful “As many as 1,090 villages Sitapur. the victims within 24 hours, the be held at LU. On the issue of have been marked out. He said cleaned. On finding the con- acted with the stakeholders of forests. However, due to lack of in 18 districts have been affect- The relief commissioner relief commissioner said. Covid protocols, he said they they would also present a report struction material on the road eco-tourism in the state. knowledge, they don’t get the were hoping for the situation to card of 100 years of Lucknow near Gol Market crossing, he Sanjay Singh said that in the desired experience and hence improve by November. University. The VC said they directed the officials to ensure last two years, the department the government must take this .$34" !   ."5 “We would like the PM to were making a table calendar that a carton was kept by the has started working on the ‘One as an opportunity and market release a coffee-table book, work which could be used for a cou- builder. District, One Destination’ con- eco-tourism in the state, he   78") 1: of 1.5 lakh smart meters on The regulator has partic- on which is being carried out ple of years. “We have 52 He also issued directions cept, wherein each district will added. Prateek Hira, member of August 12. ularly held that senior man- currently and a documentary of departments in all and every for cleanliness at Mahanagar nominate an area or dedicate an FICCI and chairman of Indian ower regulator UP State The regulator has asked as agement of UPPCL account- LU is also being made,” he said. week can be dedicated to one Kalyan Mandap and removal of event that attracts people not Association of Tour Operators, PElectricity Regulatory to why a compensation of ` able for their casual approach He added that a coin and a postal department. The department garbage of main Aliganj road. only from outside but also local- UP and Uttarakhand, said there Commission, has issued 100 be not paid to consumers and response on an issue stamp on LU would also be concerned will provide materi- At several eateries, he found ly. “Our diversity of culture, has been a slight ray of hope as show-cause notice to licensee whose supply was restored which affected a large number released on the occasion. The VC al for the same,” he said. that disposable material was cuisines and flora & fauna can people were getting back to UP Power Corporation within 24 hours, and an addi- of consumers and could have said they were also planning to He said they had given pro- being used and thrown into be showcased to enhance travelling to nature and the Limited as to why compensa- tional compensation of also affected grid security. hold a big alumni meet. posals for funds to the state and drains. At some shops, the engagement with nature,” he focus on eco-tourism would tion be not paid to con- Rs 50 per day to those whose The regulator has posted the “The alumni meet will be Central governments to team also seized polythene said. He also explained how get the first signals of market ris- sumers for disruption in supply was restored beyond matter for hearing on held on the same day in the pres- strengthen infrastructure. which has been banned. important it is for the govern- ing in days to come. power supply due to tripping 24 hours. September 3.    !" # #       " "    6,7* 8

  -77-'-6- suffering from fever for the last July 24 and brought encour- patients were made to under- four days, also tested positive aging results. go antigen tests. Lab techni-   <& <"  he spike in the number of for coronavirus. Nodal officer for Covid-19 cian Jaigopal Pandey said two Tcoronavirus cases contin- District Magistrate Bhanu Dr Rishi Sahai said the system persons were infected, includ- ued as Prayagraj reported a Chandra Goswami inspected of home isolation was proving ing a woman from Sadar   -- -.& total of 260 new patients in the the Covid Care Centre at to be successful in Prayagraj Bazaar whose husband’s report last 24 hours, taking the total Kalindipuram on Tuesday. He and patients were recovering came out found positive. Four istrict Magistrate Kaushal to 7,477. There are 1,853 active sought information about the rapidly. A rapid response team persons had also been found DRaj Sharma has constitut- cases still admitted in various patients admitted there. Health has been formed to supervise positive. CHC superintendent ed a two-member inquiry hospitals. Three patients department has been instruct- these patients. He said it was Dr Shailendra Singh said committee to probe the death admitted to Swaroop Rani ed to maintain proper arrange- mandatory for patients to reports of six people came out of a youth whose body was Nehru Covid Hospital died, ments for food and other nec- adhere to the protocols of positive on Monday evening. found near the sewage dis- taking the toll to 123. As essary things. He directed home isolation. Of all the Nagar panchayat contractor charge point in Sir Sunderlal many as 59 patients, including Chief Medical Officer Dr GS patients in home isolation, has been home-quarantined Hospital of Banaras Hindu eight prison inmates admitted Bajpai to make available facil- only one has died so far. while the rest will be sent to L- University (BHU). The youth in Kotwa Bani Covid Hospital, ities to the patients. He said no “People who are getting infect- 1 Hospital in Prayagraj. went missing from the Covid were discharged from the hos- carelessness would be ed now are preferring home Tehsildar, Bara, Vishal Sharma ward of the hospital. pital after they recovered. On tolerated. isolation to hospitalisation said barricades were put up up The youth, Ajay, aged Monday, samples of 205 sus- Meanwhile, more than facility,” Dr Sahay said. to 18 meters on both sides of around 21 years and resident pects were taken at 2,200 patients have recovered Meanwhile, Phulpur MP the houses of patients. Also, of Dafi, was admitted to the Government Girls’ in home in the last one month. Kesri Devi Patel’s husband the entire area will be sani- Covid ward of SSH after he Intermediate College in However, their family mem- has also tested positive for tised. Their contacts will also tested positive. He went miss- Phaphamau and 11 tested pos- bers had to take certain pre- coronavirus. His guard and be tested. ing from the ward on August itive. Of them, nine included cautions to protect themselves. housekeeper had also tested In Karchana CHC, 38 per- 22 and the hospital authorities personnel of RAF-101 battal- Chief Minister Yogi positive for two days. The sons were tested through had filed a complaint in this ion. The report of a nurse from Adityanath started home iso- MP’s husband has gone for rapid testing and one person regard at Lanka police station a hospital in Shantipuram lation system for patients with self-quarantine. from Karchana village was on August 23. The body of the Colony and a youth, resident mild or no symptoms from Besides, six people were diagnosed with Covid-19. So youth was found near the of Banaras Road, Phaphamau July 21. However, it was made diagnosed with Covid-19 in far, more than 2,000 tests have sewage discharge point of the 67 ! -%  ,   8 ,83  6      $ also came out positive. mandatory for these patients Shankargarh CHC testing cen- been conducted in the area hospital late Monday evening. Similarly, a 30-year-old to buy a home isolation kit. It tre. Recently, 22 people who and two dozen cases have When the family mem- man in Myorabad, who was was initiated in Prayagraj from came in contact with positive been found. bers learnt about this, they (&(!, ( /0(!& along with residents of the area, gathered at the hospital and expressed anger over the #  0 "    negligence shown by the hos- &)1 !),! ( 23(4 pital in the treatment of the youth. They held the hospital   -- -.& increased to 78.69 per cent trict. Meanwhile, Vice-   -- -.& management responsible for while mortality rate remained Chancellor Dr Rakesh the death of the youth and he district has inched clos- at 1.85 per cent. Bhatnagar made a surprise he river Ganga was rising demanded a high-level probe Ter to the 7K-mark as 124 Besides, intensifying the inspection of Sir Sundarlal Tsteadily, posing threats of into it. Taking a serious note of new Covid-19 patients were testing with a view to con- Hospital (SSH) and took stock flood in low-lying areas of it, the district magistrate con- detected on Tuesday. With taining the coronavirus pan- of the OPD and tele-medicine Varanasi and its adjoining areas stituted a two-member inquiry this, the total number of cases demic, the district achieved facilities. He also talked to on Tuesday. During the last 24 committee comprising ACM- reached 6,965. Besides, the success as it crossed one lakh- senior officers. He was accom- hours, the water level of the I and CO, Bhelupur and asked district also saw two more mark in terms of collection of panied by Dr VK Shukla and river has increased by 31 cen- it to submit the report within deaths, taking the toll to 129. samples. The sharp increase in Dr SK Mathur. He instructed timetres in comparison to 16 15 days. The district magistrate Besides, 180 patients recovered testing is one of the main rea- the MS to ensure that the cm, indicating that now the said a complaint about the in home isolation and 33 in sons behind the recent spike in problems of patients were river is rising at the rate of more disappearance of the youth hospitals. The recovery rate coronavirus cases in the dis- resolved at the earliest. than one cm. per hour. was filed at the Lanka police The river’s rising trend has station on August 23 and the noticed in his condition. He floor using the wall pipe and he he went missing and also the become a cause of worry for the youth’s body was found on the said the youth had talked with fell down after the pipe broke. death of a COVID-19 patient people living in many low-lying hospital campus on Monday his relatives in the noon on The body of the youth was who jumped to death from the areas, especially those located evening. He said action would August 22 and the doctors had found on the ground and Covid hospital. near Samne Ghat and on both report of the Middle Ganga and Mirzapur, as well as down- already submerged in the water. be taken against the erring per- also planned to discharge him immediately the staff took it to The DM also asked the sides of the river Varuna. Division-III of the Central stream Ghazipur and Ballia. Besides, the river water sons. if he tested negative, but the the mortuary, the medical vice-chancellor to probe Is the river Ganga crosses Water Commission (CWC), This indicates that the water is has entered over a dozen tem- Meanwhile, medical super- youth was found missing from superintendent added. whether there was any negli- the 69-70 metre level, the the water level of the river was mainly coming to the river ples located at different ghats, intendent of the hospital, Prof the ward around 2:00 pm the In the meantime, the dis- gence on the part of hospital Varuna will witness reverse recorded at 65.29 metres at 8 from the river Yamuna side in posing problems to the people SK Mathur clarified that the same day. He said the hospital trict magistrate shot off a let- authorities. He also sought flow from its confluence near am whereas its level was 64.98 Prayagraj. Due to the rise in at both Manikarnika and youth was admitted to trauma staff searched him at various ter to the BHU vice chancellor, the report of the inquiry com- Addi Keshav Ghat in the north- metres a day ago. Ganga’s water level, the stage of Harishchandra cremation centre first with head injury places of the hospital and also asking him to institute a high mittee that was submitted to ern part of the city. Though the river Ganga Dr Rajendra Prasad Ghat ghats. However, the residents of and after his coronavirus informed the Lanka police level inquiry committee to university administration However, the river is yet was steady at Phaphamau, it where most of the cultural Daab area have heaved a sign report came positive, he was about his disappearance. probe into the death of the regarding the exchange of dead flowing almost 3-4 metres continued to rise not only in programmes are organised and of relief as the rising trend of shifted to the Covid ward of It seems the patient tried to youth whose body was found bodies of two COVID-19 below the warning level of Varanasi but also at its the site of regular Ganga aarti the river Ganga has been SSH where improvement was get down from the second on hospital campus a day after patients. 70.26 metres. According to a upstream, including Allahabad at Dashaswamedh Ghat are checked at Jaunpur. 1 + '  +&(!   $&    "   "   

  -77-'-6- confirmation on date and time link. Work for OFC connec- other officials involved in mak- railways helps in safe and effi- & 16!& & '( '&+ slot for appointment will be tivity in 116 kms ing the online OPD appoint- cient train handling by run- rayagraj Chheoki station of generated by application auto- Gwalior–Eatwah section sanc- ment web application and lay- ning staff with adequate Allahabad (PNS): Although She sought counselling and did virus. When her report came out PNorth-Central Railway matically depending number tioned at a cost of Rs 8.88 ing of OFC from Gwalior to knowledge on special features there is no medicine till now for just what the doctor ordered. It positive, there was a strange sen- opened for parcel booking. of patients, availability of doc- crore has been completed by Etawah and announced group of each section. GM Rajiv treatment of Covid-19, many helped her get the better of coro- sation in her mind. However, she General Manger, North tors etc. It will help in crowd project unit of North Central awards for commendable work Chaudhry directed officials in patients have defeated the virus navirus. Lakshmikant Yadav took permission for home iso- Central and Northern Railway, control during Covid-19 times Railway well before the tar- done despite Covid-19 crisis. divisions as well as in HQ to by being in right frame of mind. (45), a resident of Jhunsi, was lation and took medicines as Rajiv Chaudhry inaugurated as railway employees will have geted commissioning in Reviewing safety in train make sure judicious booking of During their stay at the SRN admitted to SRN Covid Hospital prescribed. She also continued online OPD appointment web prior information about OPD November-2020. OFC-based operations, GM Rajiv crew in such a manner that Covid Hospital or home isola- and had to be put on oxygen doing yoga. She never let the fear application for Divisional appointment date and time high-speed connectivity will Chaudhry advised divisions they are rotated among differ- tion, people showed courage and support. Although he was a of corona influence her mind. Railway Hospital, Jhansi, and which can be booked seven help run of UTS, PRS, FOIS, that road user facilities at level ent sections regularly and road recovered. Many such people high-risk patient, he maintained Ashish Srivastava (46), a res- newly-laid optical fiber cable days in advance, using this app. COIS and other important crossings, specially road cross- learning of any section does shared their experiences with positive frame of mind and ident of Sulem Sarai, also won (OFC) connectivity from Inaugurating this OPD appli- applications, Wi-Fi at stations ing surface, visibility of road not become overdue for par- this reporter. never let fear dominate himself. the battle against coronavirus Gwalior to Etawah section cation, GM Chaudhry said etc through robust and high- signals, condition of speed ticular crew. Georgetown resident Usha As his condition improved, he with a similar spirit. He said under Jhansi division during a that provision should be made speed Railnet, thus improving breakers, availability of sig- To improve ease of parcel Singh is 75-year-old and suffers started moving around and patients needed counselling to video-conference held with for use of this facility on sim- passenger and freight services nages etc must be checked by transportation, Prayagraj from kidney disease and hyper- served other patients too. Finally, calm their nerves. Despite being PHODs of North Central ple mobile phones through substantially in this section. entrusted officials at stipulat- Chheoki station of Prayagraj tension. When she tested posi- he recovered and was discharged a diabetic, he did not lose hope Railway and DRMs of alpha-numeric inputs and till This OFC connectivity has ed frequency and any defi- division has been notified for tive for coronavirus, she kept from the hospital. and kept doing yoga. Finally, he Prayagraj, Jhansi and Agra it is implemented appoint- also paved the way for intro- ciency noticed must be booking of outward parcel nervousness out of her mind. Jyoti Goswami, a resident of tested negative on the seventh divisions. Jhansi division has ment facility should be made ducing fail safe and efficient addressed immediately. To besides handling incoming She kept doing yoga and Katra, said people were being day and was discharged from the launched a web and mobile available by calling to hospital electronic interlocking in this make running staff fully parcel traffic. On the front of pranayama in home isolation. intimidated by the name of hospital. based application for OPD reception desk. These addi- section bring safety, speed and acquainted with assigned sec- human resource development, appointment with doctor in tions will make this app more efficiency to train operations. tion for train operation, each e-pass module of HRMS has Divisional Railway Hospital, user friendly and will have a With this connectivity now, all running staff in Railway is been made operational in all Jhansi. Through this applica- wider reach among railway Broad gauge (BG) network of given proper road learning to the three divisions of NCR and 148 "     tion available in Google Play employees. GM Rajiv Jhansi division is connected understand each and every issue of electronic pass and Store, beneficiaries of railway Chaudhry also inaugurated through reliable and fast OFC. feature of that section includ- PTOs to Railway employees medical facility can fix newly laid OFC connectivity in Chaudhry complemented ing location of signals, per- and eligible family members appointment with specialised Gwalior -Etawah section under NCR project unit, Jhansi divi- manent speed restrictions etc. has started in all the divisions doctor or general OPD and a Jhansi division though video sion, team of doctors and This important exercise on with effect from August 24.       &( 1&' 1( !1(      1) , -( + Allahabad (PNS): A 35-year-old man hanged himself from a tree under Handia Kotwali police station area, about 40 km from Prayagraj dis-   -- -.& trict, in the wee hours of Tuesday. Villagers spot- ted his body hanging from the mango tree. He he 84th birth anniversary of had visited the house of his in-laws. TAghoreshwar Bhagwan Ram Reportedly upset over some family feud, he was celebrated with devotional fer- took this drastic step. On receipt of informa- vour at Bhagwan Ram Kushta Seva tion, the Handia CO reached the site along with Ashram in Parao here on Tuesday in other police personnel. The police started a the presence of the successor of probe into the case and quizzed the villagers and Bhagwan Ram and chairman of Shri in-laws of the deceased, who was identified as Sarveshwari Group, Gurupad ,      ! -. 5      6      $ Ram Pravesh, son of Dukharan of Sambhav Ram. The function was Dhundukapura Mazra of Kirao village in attended by many followers of this Handia. He had been staying at his in-laws’ leading socio-religious organisa-   -- -.& Harishchandra cremation that he was extremely sad- house since August 4. tion. During the day, the organisa- ghats. Many feel that this insti- dened by his demise. “He Ram Pravesh’s wife Rangeela Devi told the tion received an appreciation letter om Raja of this ancient tution existed here even before (Jagdish Chaudhary) settled police that she repeatedly stopped her husband from Prime Minister Narendra Modi Dcity, Jagdish Chaudhary, the time of Raja in the culture of Kashi and was from going out. However, after she went to sleep, for providing ration kits to the died around 9 am on Tuesday Harishchandra, the forefather the messenger of the Sanatan he left the house and committed suicide. Apart needy people during the lockdown after prolonged illness. of Lord Ram. tradition there. He worked for from wife, he is survived by four children. period. The prime minister also He was 55. In the Lok Sabha election social harmony throughout his Meanwhile, in Jawai village of Pipri police praised the organisation for its pub- The Dom Raja had sus- last year, Jagdish Chaudhary life. May God give peace to his station area in Kaushambi district, another 35- lic welfare services. In view of the tained a wound in his thigh a was one of the proposers of soul and give the family the year-old man hanged himself. He was identi- coronavirus pandemic, the function few months back and was Prime Minister Narendra Modi strength to bear this suffering,” fied as Rajkumar, son of farmer Motilal Yadav. was simple this time and only those being treated at a private hos- when the latter filed his nom- Modi said in his tweet in Hindi. According to Motilal, Rajkumar worked in a pri- residing in the ashram premises took pital in Sigra. ination papers from Varanasi According to family mem- vate company and lived with his wife and chil- part in it by maintaining social dis- 2     -      , -  $   Dom Raja is an ancient parliamentary seat for a second bers, when the condition of dren in Pune, . He came to the vil- tance. They also offered shramdaan 6      $ institution of this holy city as time as Bharatiya Janata Party Jagdish Chaudhary started lage alone a month ago while his wife and chil- to make the premises clean. the permission of the head of (BJP) candidate. deteriorating during the morn- dren stayed back. On Tuesday, Rajkumar was Later, Gurupad Sambhav Ram Prithvipal, the devotees worshipped performed havan at Chirkut Devi family is must for consigning After receiving the news of ing hours, they rushed him to supposed to return to Pune by plane, but he worshipped Aghoreshwar Bhagwan and went to Annapurna Nagar Vihar. Akhand Sankirtan, which anybody to the flames at the death of Jagdish hospital where he died around hanged himself before that. Police said it was Ram at Ganesh Peeth at 8:00 am. where they received ‘prasad’. started on Lolark Shashthi a day ear- Manikarnika and Chaudhary, the PM tweeted 9 am. not clear why he his life. After the Safalyoni recitation by Meanwhile, Baba Sambhav Ram lier, concluded at 3:30 pm.   !" # #    

&)  ""   1 R  * ,,&)& ,&8(( 19 ,41! & +  8PSS@TQPI9@IU  +*,      "  n the directive of SP Yashveer OSingh and ASP Dr Awadhesh : Singh police apprehended three   )- 8 accused and consficated illicit 6/*   )- 8 action against those moving on liquor worth 20 lakh. Police hief Medical Officer Dr AK roads without masks or face arrested the accused, Satyabhan, CMishra said one reason   )- 8 He said with 70 COVID- istrict Magistrate BR cover. Ajay and Vikas, all natives of for the uncontrolled spread of 19 patients being discharged DTiwari expressed concern He said in case of any Rohtak (Haryana) from the Orai- coronavirus infection in anpur Nagar reported from hospitals, 4,244 infected over the failure of health and problem in implementing the Jalaun bypass on Monday. SP Kanpur Nagar was the dense K327 fresh cases of coron- people had been cured in the civic authorities to carry out Covid protocol, the help of Yashveer Singh told that it was a population of this city and its avirus infection on Tuesday city so far and at present sanitisation work in the con- police could be taken by joint operation by Orai Kotwali suburbs. evening. 3,293 active cases were under- tainment zones. dialling 112. police and SOG(Crime Branch). He said it had also come to Chief Medical Officer Dr going treatment. He said it had come to light The district magistrate said He said that on being tipped off light that home isolation was Anil K Mishra said 327 more The CMO said with six that except for barricading the it was a matter of grave concern by an informer the team immediately launched Bihar, Jharkhand and others. IG range Jhansi Subhash proving to be effective but people had tested positive for more COVID-19 patients entry and exit points, nothing that despite the best efforts, the an operation and arrested the accused. As many Baghel gave a rewards of 30,000 to the police team. there was need to strictly mon- coronavirus infection between dying in hospitals, the death was being done in those areas COVID-19 death rate had yet as 500 cartons of illicit liquor worth 20 lakh, a truck The team which made arrest comprised incharge itor the COVID-19 patients in Monday evening and Tuesday toll stood at 389 on Tuesday. and it could be one of the rea- not been brought down. (HR-69/A-2724) and an Etios car (HR-12-Z- Orai Kotwali police station JP Pal, S-IS Praveen home isolation. evening, taking the tally of He said a total of 3,179 sons for the spread of coron- He said the health author- 8990) had been confiscated. SP Yashveer Singh said Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Ramveer Singh and Chandan Dr Mishra pointed out that confirmed cases in the city to samples were collected for avirus in the city. ities at Lucknow had issued that the accused were involved in smuggling of liquor Pandey, and constables Shailendra Chauhan, home isolation was allowed 13,196. testing. Tiwari directed all sector directives that the high rate of for the past few years. The accused used to hide the Kamveer Singh, Gaurav Bajpai, Jagdish Chandra, only if one followed the Covid magistrates to make surprise COVID-19 deaths in Kanpur liquor in small cartons of apple, the SP said. They sup- Shri Ram Prajapati, Niranjan Singh, Bhupendra protocol. calls were made randomly to from this, the arrangement for inspections of the surveillance Nagar had to be brought down plied the smuggled liquor in states like MP, UP, Singh, Ashwini Pratap and Vinay Pratap. He said those who opt for analyse the progress of these deep freezer, hearse had been areas and strictly monitor the at any cost. home isolation need to fulfil patients. made by the district adminis- working of the rapid response Pointing to several reports the norms and also give an Dr Mishra said CCTV tration. He said cremation was team. about data feeding errors,         9  @<"4/3 undertaking in this regard. cameras had been installed in being done at Bhairon Ghat The district magistrate said Tiwari said in the previous The CMO said the control the hospital, ICUs and holding and Bhagwad Das Ghat. tracking and tracing had been meeting held by the divisional       QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@  0 ,1( room officials had been direct- areas and were directly linked The CMO said 38 ambu- on a low key and despite sev- commissioner, all the officials ed to prepare the daily record to a huge LED screen. He said lances were working round- eral warnings there had been concerned were directed to 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $- ./#* n order to ensure that Varanasi division of NER of the patients in home isola- zone-wise, there were CCTVs the-clock and added that there no progress in this direction. correct the errors in data feed- Iremained free from Covid-19, the antigen test- tion and fill details of their oxy- which were also monitoring the were 20 108 ambulances, four He ordered cross-checking of ing. He warned those feeding he NER administration is making con- ing drive has been intensified and in this direction, gen level, pulse rate and tem- control rooms as well. of 102, three of ALS, 10 of pri- tracking and tracing work on a data to take full care. Ttinuous efforts for the safety of its officers the 57 railway staff and their family members went perature. The CMO further stated vate hospitals. war footing. It may be mentioned here and employees. In the same sequence, in view through testing process on Monday under the lead- He said on the basis of the that the cremation of the bod- He said these services were Tiwari said the majority of that the chief medical officer of the spread of Covid-19 infection in ership of Senior Divisional Medical Officer (SDMO) reports from patients in home ies of COVID-19 patients was just a phone call away and the the people on the roads were had removed the names of Gorakhpur, it was decided to conduct Covid- Dr Neeraj Kumar. Out of 57 tests only one was found isolation, the doctors moni- being done as per Covid pro- ambulance reached the patient not put on masks and some nine COVID-19 patients 19 test of all railway officers and employees corona positive and all other results were negative. tored their condition so as to tocol and each body was pro- in the minimum possible time. were hanging masks symboli- from the portal on the ground in a phased manner, Chief Public Relations Later the positive patient was sent to a Covid-19 hos- rush those to Covid hospital vided with body cover and per- Over one dozen health cally round their necks. He that these names had been Officer (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Singh said. In pital. Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of NER whose condition worsened. He sonal protective equipment officials were present in the directed the police officials to fed twice which led to a mis- its first phase officers and employees of the Divisional Hospital Dr MS Nambial said that NER said as precautionary phone (PPE) as well. He said apart meeting. not only fine but also take strict match. departments of Management, Public Relations, administration was sensitive towards preventing its Vigilance, RPF, Statistical etc located in the employees from corona infection. “Seeing the increas- General Manager’s office premises were ing number of corona cases, the divisional hospital examined by organising a camp in the south has intensified its rapid antigen testing drive in asso- $(  R dispensary located in the headquarters ciation with the district administration. As the premises on Monday. During the camp Covid RTPCR investigation is complicated and takes a lot tests of a total of 305 personnel working in var- of time, so the process of antigen testing has been inten-   ious departments in the General Manager’s sified as this rapid test reports accurately,” he said and office premises were conducted. It may be added that since the permission given by the district pointed out here that Covid-19 testing facil- administration to test the railway staff and family   )- 8 husband and daughter being in ity is already available for railway officials and members through antigen kits at Divisional Hospital, police custody, suddenly went to her employees in LNM Railway Hospital. During the process of testing has been intensified and now pset at the lackadaisical attitude house and after bolting the doors the camp all norms to prevent corona, there was no need to send the suspected persons to Uof the district administration and from inside attempted to commit sui- including social distancing, were followed. BHU or Heritage Hospital for Covid-19 tests. police, the family members of slain cide by hanging herself. lab technician Sanjit Yadav sudden- Police somehow managed to get ly went berserk on Tuesday. While his the doors open with the help of ten- 7 ()1 4  9    mother attempted to commit suicide ants and rescued Kusum. Meanwhile, in a closed room, the father and sis- seeing an LIU constable recording the 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '( )#* out to create the trust among  ter sat on dharna at the Shashtri incident, Kusum snubbed him. She the common people and warn Chowk and were forcibly taken away said the men in khaki, instead of pro- foot march led by SP Ajay the mischievous elements. The 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '( )#* by the police from there. viding security to people, were AKumar Singh was taken march accompanied by < !  0   1  < % 1              According to reports, to press for harassing the victim’s family. She said out in the city with the purpose heavy force, including CO adari police on Monday    $ their demands for a CBI probe, the police were humiliating them to of interacting with the people (City) Sanjay Rai, SHO City Pregistered a case in con- financial help of Rs1 crore, recovery cover up their failure in recovering and instilling fear in the minds Kotwali, PAC and office nection with the theft which of the ransom amount and govern- Sanjit’s body from Pandu river. of mischievous elements on staff, passed through the took place at the cooperative & #"#,$ $ #   ment job to daughter, the family Barra SHO Harmit Singh said main markets of the town. godown in Gurkhuli village. members of slain lab technician when the family members of Sanjit ROAD TO BE RENAMED: Neelam Gupta, secretary,   )- 8 The drive was part of Innerwheel Sanjit Yadav sat on indefinite Yadav were trying to block the road, The state government has Kathinayi cooperative com- Forest Project. Sharma said in the present dharna at the Shastri Chowk on they were taken to the police station decided to rename the road mittee, lodged a report at Padari istrict chairperson of Innerwheel times tree planting was more important Tuesday. to pacify the situation. connecting the native place of police station stating that a DClub of Kanpur Shine, Udita Sharma, than ever before and said one had to When the police told them about Sanjit’s sister Ruchi said on martyr Ravi Singh as Ravi stock of fertiliser had been while launching a tree plantation drive on decide which sapling was to be planted as the ongoing investigation in the August 14, when they had proceed- Kumar Singh Marg. Through a received on Sunday and it had Tuesday, said planting trees was still one it was necessary to plant the right sapling case, they went berserk. Sensing the ed for Lucknow to meet the chief letter written to the DM from been kept in the godown in the of the most effective and economic way at the right place and right time. gravity of the situation, Circle Officer, minister, they were stopped by the CM’s office, it has been stated custody of cashier. She said that to combat climate crisis. She said trees were able to trap air- Govind Nagar, Vikas Kumar Pandey police at Naubasta Highway with the that accepting the request of the staff was taken aback on She said in the present times of borne pollutants, thus removing them along force reached the spot. Amid assurance of fixing their meeting with $ . 1      MLC Ashish Patel such a deci- finding the lock of the godown COVID-19 pandemic, it became all the from the atmosphere and keeping lungs heated arguments and scuffle Yogi Adityanath within two days. She   %    sion had been taken. Further broken on Monday morning. more necessary to plant more trees as this healthy which was essential in the present between the kin of the deceased and said on August 15 evening, ACM (I) 0   the DM has been directed to get After counting them 135 bags was a step towards human health and safe- times of coronavirus spread. She said by cops, Sanjit’s father Chaman Singh RP Singh had collected the names of the said road repaired and if of DAP fertiliser worth ty. Sharma added that in the times of lock- intercepting other pollutants, trees also and sister Ruchi were forcibly members of delegation but so far no their was any problem in getting 1,55,250 were found missing. down and restricted movement, one may provided cleaner water. removed from the spot and sent to meeting with the CM was fixed. She Monday. Interacting with peo- it done the CM office should be On the complaint the case was feel helpless when it came to fighting She added that from another health police station. said four days ago, they had urged ple during march the SP informed. It may be pointed out lodged in this connection. COVID-19 but we could still take posi- standpoint, trees decreased stress and Meanwhile, Sanjit’s mother, District Magistrate BR Tiwari to appealed to them to observe here that army man Ravi Kumar SUICIDE: A teenaged girl tive action for the planet by planting trees improved recovery time from illnesses and Kusum, sitting in a nearby park with intervene but he did not reply on the the festivals while staying at Singh, a resident of Gaura vil- committed suicide in Chunar for the future. hospital stays. local residents, on hearing about her issue so far. home in the larger interest of lage, had sacrificed his life dur- town recently. Reports said the society. He urged the peo- ing an encounter with militants Ratan Nishad, a resident of ple to feel free to call the police in Kashmir recently. In his Gangeshwarnath locality om .R6#9#( :,  ###    !$# # in case of any kind of anarchy. honour MP Anupriya Patel Chunar town, runs sand busi- He appealed to the traders to had already announced to get ness in Sonbhadra. At present   )- 8 greater proportion of early He said much of the infor- follow social distancing guide- a gate constructed on Jigna- he was residing in Chunar flowers, resulted in an earlier mation available was drawn lines at their establishments in Mishrapur Marg which was town. In morning he had gone   ormer Vice Chancellor of and more uniform crop with from international experience view of Covid-19 pandemic. He leading to martyr’s village from somewhere and his wife to FJodhpur Agricultural higher quantity as well as qual- and these factors suggested said that the march was taken Mirzapur-Prayagraj Road. some relative’s place. When   )- 8 ficient in technical knowledge University, Dr Balraj Singh, ity of fruit. that the potential use of polli- his wife returned home she and prepare them according to while addressing a webinar on He said insects contributed nation services according to the found their daughter Priyanka he 21 industrial training industry demands. Selected the ‘role of pollination in agri- between 15 per cent and 30 per country, region and climatic (16) hanging was from the Tinstitutes (ITIs) of the state ITIs would be made hi-tech by culture’ at the CSA University cent to global food production. condition should be practised. ceiling. On hearing her cries would be made hi-tech with an installation of modern tech- for Agriculture and He said honey bees were pri- Discussing about pollina- their neighbours gathered there investment of Rs.10.92 crore. nology machines and launch- Technology, said pollination mary pollinators for the major- tors, Dr Singh said they were and took her to a hospital Under the Union govern- ing new trades. was the transfer of pollen grains ity of the world’s angiosperms, animals that transported pollen where the doctor declared as ment’s Skill Strengthening for He said Rs 44.88 lakh had from one flower to another. pollinating about 66 per cent from the male parts of the brought dead. Ratan Nishad Industrial Value Enhancement been sanctioned for the the pri- He said it was important of the world’s 1,500 crop plants to the female ones, said that since the High School Strive Scheme, the budget allo- vate ITI JK Centre for because it led to the production species, accounting for 15-30 ensuring the formation of fruits result was declared his daugh- cation has been sanctioned for Technician, Kanpur, Rs 37.40 of fruits and seeds that would per cent of food production. and seeds. He said due to ter remained upset because 16 government and five private lakh for Rock-on private ITI, create more plants and the Dr Singh said the flower chemical fertilisers that were she felt that could not perform ITIs of the state. The scheme Kanpur Dehat, and Rs 41.14 yield increased between 33 per type, shape, colour, odour, nec- being currently used, the pop- as per her expectations and aims at providing employment lakh for APV Government ITI cent and 234 per cent. He said tar and structure were very ulation of pollinators was perhaps committed suicide due to ITI students apart from under the scheme. pollination began with flowers, important for the types of pol- decreasing. He added that $ 9: ! 1    9 : $    % %  to it. Police took the body of the honing their technical skills. He said ITI students were especially the male parts that linators that visited them. He approximately 80 per cent of      2%    2%   0 ;  deceased into custody for com- Joint Director (Training & upset due to non-issuance of produced pollen. He said the said the characteristics were the floriferous species depend- pleting the legal formalities. Apprentice) Rahul Dev said the orders regarding their promo- process meant transfer of viable considered as pollination syn- ed on pollinators. He said pol- scheme included the launch of tion to next year. Institutes were pollen from mature anther to drome traits and could be used linators helped and affected a (&! ++ (77 )6& new trades in ITIs, honing the also unable to provide any receptive stigma. to predict the type of pollina- 35 per cent of the agricultural talent and skills of students information about their exam- Dr Singh said the flowers tor which helped the flower in production in the world, con- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $- ./#* run was led by president of Freedom Movement is to keep all through latest technology inations. Principal of were fully dependent on the successful pollination. He tributing greatly to the world’s NERSA Yogesh Mohan in the officers, employees and pub- machines, providing appren- Government ITI KM Singh vector to move pollen and added that there were signifi- diet. He said they also played nder the nationwide Fit which the railway officials, lic healthy and fit. It is necessary ticeship and employment to said, “As no directives have these vectors could be wind, cant gaps in the available a role in medicine since it was UIndia Freedom Movement employees and players partic- for everyone to be healthy and fit students by setting up an indus- been received from the state water, birds, butterflies and knowledge as the information due to the pollination of plants (FIFM) campaign being run ipated enthusiastically, CPRO during the corona infection peri- try cluster. He said the main council so far, chances to con- other insects and animals that that was available was often not from which the medicines were by the PK Singh said. The event was od. Therefore, such programmes objective of the scheme was to duct examinations cannot be visit flowers. He added that an consistent nor was it conclu- made that we could acquire this from August 15 to October 2 a organized under the supervision are being organised with the aim make maximum students pro- ruled out.” abundance of pollinators set a sive. product in pharmacy. run was organised under the of Assistant Sports Officer of making everyone aware to aegis of North Eastern Railway Chandra Vijay Singh. During stay healthy and well. In it one Sports Association (NERSA) at this time the participants fol- can do exercise and walking etc Syed Modi Railway Stadium, lowed the rule of social distanc- by staying anywhere and keep- ;  *   Gorakhpur, on Monday. The ing. The objective of the Fit India ing oneself in motion.

  )- 8 and the app was in Google Play Gaurav Shrishrimal said, reminders and tasks app, and forwards and social media out- Store since June 15. “We have been working on made sense for us to develop it. reach. ,4 1'((&,! ''1 ,+ ith Prime Minister He said that Kagaaz another product called Sorted Since the idea originated from “The advantages of Kaagaz WNarendra Modi’s deci- Scanner was a basic scanner AI for last one year. When PM the call for supporting the Scanner are that it can be used QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@ 0 ,1( Seth (chief OS, Mechanical) sion to ban Chinese app in app with which one could scan Narendra Modi called for nation, we felt that an Indian offline, there are no ads who is an inspiration for young India, a team of engineering official documents, company Atmanirbhar Bharat and Vocal name would be apt and and watermarks, it is com- nder the ‘Fit India players as during his hockey graduates has developed a doc- papers, school assignments, for Local, everyone was talking hence named it Kaagaz pletely free and no sign-in is UFreedom Movement’, career. He had made invaluable ument scanning app called ID card, etc. about developing Indian apps Scanner.” required. Varanasi Division of NER contribution to the Indian and Kaagaz Scanner indigenously. Kagaaz Scanner was devel- and removing foreign apps. The Kaagaz Scanner is get- Talking about the future organised a walkathon under the Railway teams. Seth shared his This desi app has given a blow oped by the team of three We found out that there was no ting a very good response plans for further enhancement auspices of Mechanical depart- experiences with young players to all time favourite Chinese entrepreneurs and engineering decent Indian scanning app Gaurav said they went from of the app, Gaurav said they ment at NER Mini Stadium, neer Satyaprakash Srivastava. and others and motivated them document scanning app Cam graduates —Snehanshu available in the Play Store and zero downloads to 2,00,000 in were improving the app since Lahartara, on Monday in which In the walkathon the participants to take care of health despite Scanner. Gandhi, IIT Bombay, 2007 that is when we decided to just three days. He said as of its first launch and in a couple apart from sportspersons, Railway walked four kilometres maintain- their busy routine. PRO Ashok Gaurav Shrishrimal, an passout, Gaurav Shrishrimal, build one ourselves. It was also today there were over one mil- of months this app would be officers and employees partici- ing social distancing under the Kumar said that such events alumni of IIT-K and develop- IIT-Kanpur, 2014 passout, a natural extension of our lion downloads on Play Store comparable to big apps like pated enthusiastically under the guidance of SDPO Sanath Jain. would be organised in future er of the app, said that it took Tamanjit Bindra, AIT Pune, other product Sorted AI, and 70 per cent of the down- Microsoft Lens and Adobe leadership of senior divisional The chief guest was former inter- too. The movement will con- seven days to launch the app 2006 passout. which is an AI powered loads were from WhatsApp Scan. mechanical (Coordination) engi- national hockey player Sunil tinue till October 2.   !" # #   

   (    (    &    * ((  !<)#=    #  &   " He along with his Pakistani (arrested), Peer Tariq Ahmed Tariq Ahmad Shah and Bilal 4 kgs of aluminium powder Ahmad Dar took charge of the compatriots namely Mohd Shah, 53 years, r/o Kakapora, Ahmad Kuchey provided all from his Amazon account on vehicle and drove on to the $   Kamran, Mohd Ismail aka Pulwama, J&K (arrested), logistics and harboured the the directions of accused National Highway and carried     Saifullah and Qari Yasir and Waiz-ul-Islam, 20 years, r/o JeM terrorists in their houses”, Mohd. Ismail aka Saifullah out the suicide attack by ram- " ( * local associates identified as Srinagar, J&K, viii) Mohd the NIA statement said. and gave the same to him”. ming the Maruti EECO car Sameer Dar and Adil Ahmad Abbas Rather, 31 years, r/o Referring to the conspira- “Towards the end of laden with 200 kgs of high- “These are broader issues court had framed certain ques- Senior commanders of the Dar planned and prepared for Kakapura, Pulwama, J&K. cy, NIA in a written statement January, 2019, Mohammad grade explosives into a bus of which need to be deliberated at tions and asked senior advo- two armies were likely to meet the attack on security forces (arrested), Bilal Ahmed claimed, “From December, Umar Farooq, Sameer Dar and the CRPF convoy, resulting in length. We can have some ami- cates Dhavan, appearing for again in the coming days, it was using IEDs, the NIA state- Kuchhey, 28 years, r/o Hajibal, 2018 onwards, Shakir Bashir Adil Dar made the propagan- 40 CRPF personnel getting cus and it can be adjudicated by Bhushan, Shanti Bhushan and learnt. ment claimed. Lalhar, Pulwama, J&K (arrest- started doing reconnaissance of da video clip of the suicide martyred and damage to the an appropriate bench,” said the Kapil Sibal, to address it on As regards Pakistan, its In a written statement, ed), Mohd Iqbal Rather, 25 the movement and deploy- attack at Insha Jan’s house tune of Rs 32,90,719 to the bench, which also comprised three issues — whether such army was keeping the Line of NIA spokesman also said, “The years, r/o, Charar-e-Shareef, ment of security forces on the which was released immedi- public property. Justices B R Gavai and Krishna statements about corruption Control (LoC) “hot” in Jammu chargesheet has been filed u/s Budgam, J&K. (arrested), Jammu-Srinagar National ately after the attack”. Patting the back of all Murari. Justice Mishra, who is against judges or judiciary can & Kashmir with ceasefire vio- 120-B, 121, 121-A, 122, 123, Mohd Ismail, 25 years, r/o Highway. Mudasir Ahmad “In the first week of those agencies involved in the retiring on September 2, said be made, in what circum- lations. Militants lodged in 307, 302 of the RPC, sections Pakistani national (abscond- Khan arranged Gelatin sticks February 2019, Mohd Umar investigations the NIA state- the matter will need time and stances they can be made and launching pads across the LoC 7, 25, 27 of Arms Act, sections ing), Sameer Ahmad Dar, 22 and handed them over to Farooq, Sameer Ahmad Dar, ment said, “The chargesheet observed “let us leave this to an what is the procedure to be were waiting to infiltrate into 3, 4, 5 & 6 of the Explosive years, r/o Kakapora, Pulwama, Shakir Bashir. RDX was Adil Ahmad Dar and Shakir against 19 accused persons appropriate bench” . adopted with respect to sitting Kashmir with the Pakistan Substances Act, sections 16, 17, Kashmir (absconding), Ashaq brought by the Pakistani ter- Bashir made the IED using marks the culmination of a year The court did not agree to and retired judges. army providing them covering 18, 18A, 18B, 19, 20, 21, 38 & Ahmed Nengroo, 33 years, r/o rorists who infiltrated into RDX, Calcium-Ammonium and a half long painstaking and the submissions of Dhavan Then Bhushan, through fire at the Indian posts. Also, 39 of the UA (P) Act, section Rajpura, Pulwama. (abscond- India. Shakir Bashir collected Nitrate, Gelatin Sticks and meticulous investigation with that it should issue notice to the her lawyer Kamini Jaiswal, filed relations between India and 14C of Foreigners Act and ing), Adil Ahmed Dar, 21 the explosive material i.e. RDX, Aluminium Powder and valuable inputs received from Attorney General K K 10 questions on his own and Pakistan at the moment were section 4 of Jammu and years, r/o Kakapora, Pulwama, Gelatin sticks, Aluminium assembled it in two containers, other Central and State Venugopal seeking his assis- sought adjudication by a not good. Kashmir Public Property Kashmir (killed), Muhammad power and Calcium- one weighing around 160 kgs Government agencies as well as tance and opinion to deal with Constitution bench.“Whether (Prevention of Damages) Act, Umar Farooq, 24 years, r/o Ammonium Nitrate and and the second one weighing foreign law-enforcement agen- the issues raised and said that the expression of a bona fide 1985 against the 19 accused Pakistani national (killed), stocked them at his house for Page 3 of 3 around 40 kgs. The cies”. ‘it is best left to the appropriate opinion about the extent of cor- B  persons”. Mohd Kamran Ali, 25 years, making the IED”. two IED containers were fitted “The chargesheet has Bench” which will be set up by ruption in any section of the NIA named Masood r/o Pakistani national (killed), According to NIA, the car in Maruti EECO car and were brought on record the all-out the Chief Justice of India. judiciary would amount to Azhar, 52 years, Pakistani Sajjad Ahmed Bhat, 19 years, used for executing the terror ready by the morning of 6th involvement of Pakistan-based Dhavan said the questions contempt of court,” Bhushan’s $#,  national (absconding), Rouf r/o Bijbehera, Anantnag plot was purchased in the February, 2019. However, entities to carry out terrorist raised by Bhushan included the plea said. “If the answer to the Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Asgar, 47 years, Pakistani (killed), Mudasir Ahmad month of January 2019. because of heavy snowfall, the strikes in India and to incite issue whether bona fide opin- question is in the affirmative, Thackeray also wrote to Prime national (absconding), Ammar Khan, 24 years, r/o According to NIA, “Sajjad National Highway got closed and provoke Kashmiri youth”. ions of corruption also consti- whether the person who Minister saying it was not Alvi, 46 years, Pakistani nation- Awantipura, Pulwama (killed), Ahmad Bhat purchased a for the vehicular movement”. “Non-bailable warrants have tute contempt of court and expresses such an opinion practical to hold JEE, NEET al (absconding), Shakir Bashir, Qari Yasir, r/o Pakistani nation- Maruti EECO car for the pur- On 14th February 2019, as been issued against the “whether it is enough to show about the extent of corruption 2020 exams amid Covid-19 24 Years, r/o Kakapora, al (killed). pose of carrying out the IED the National Highway opened, absconding accused and fur- bona fide of opinion or it is nec- in a section of judiciary is pandemic. Pulwama, J&K. (arrested), “Several accused hailing attack. The car was kept in the Shakir Bashir drove Adil ther investigation in the case is essary for the person to prove obliged to prove that his opin- Earlier, BJP leader Insha Jan, 22 years r/o from Kashmir Valley namely front-yard of Shakir Bashir’s Ahmad Dar till National continued”, the NIA statement the allegation of corruption. ion is correct or whether it is Subramaniam Swamy and Kakapora, Pulwama, J&K Shakir Bashir, Insha Jan, Peer house. Waiz-Ul-Islam ordered Highway, after which Adil added. They also included enough to show that he bona Congress leader Rahul Gandhi whether a complainant is fide held that opinion,” the had spoken out against the con- barred from discussing in pub- second question read. duction of these exams in the /       lic domain the contents of his He also gave eight other middle of the pandemic. "#  complaint if an in-house questions related to freedom of inquiry is started, among oth- speech and expression and the ers, he said. width and scope of contempt <     5!93:   " "  On August 17, the top powers.   =  $  R       &      Patna: In a bid to reach out to Among other things, the Siddharth that he had decided to stop the medicine sudden- Having a “full time, active the BJP. people across Bihar during CBI officials elicited informa- to quit acting. ly. Sushant’s health started and visible” leadership, devo- “Since I have been one of upcoming polls amid Covid-19 tion from the actor’s Chartered According to Siddharth, deteriorating again in the last lution of powers to state units the signatories to the letter pandemic, ruling Janata Dal Accountant Sridhar about the Sushant began spending more week of April... He started iso- and revamping the CWC in addressed to the Congress (United) has created a digital plat- financial transactions made by time with Rhea from June to lating himself and stopped line with the party constitution President, the intention is form on which Chief Minister Sushant. The ED had ques- September 2019 and was not talking to his housemates. His were some of the key sugges- absolutely to keep the party Nitish Kumar will kick off elec- tioned Sridhar earlier on focussing on his work. health deteriorated further in tions made by the 23 senior ready for the 2024 Lok Sabha, tion campaign with a virtual rally August 3, in connection with a Siddharth said he had to move the first week of June,” Congress leaders in the letter assembly and the local bodies on September 6, party sources money laundering case linked to Ahmedabad for some fam- Siddharth told the investiga- sent to Sonia Gandhi to revive elections being held in the said on Tuesday. Kumar, who is to the actor’s death, registered ily reasons and started a new tors. the organisation. country,” Moily said. JD(U)s national president, will by it on the basis of an allega- job. “On June 8, Rhea abrupt- Moily asserted that Sonia’s The CWC on Monday formally inaugurate the digital tion by the actor’s father that Siddharth recalled that in ly packed her bags and left, ask- leadership is always required. urged Sonia to continue as its platform “jdulive.com” soon so Rhea had siphoned off Rs 15 January, he was called back by ing him to take care of Sushant. He said the intention of the let- interim chief till an AICC ses- that it could be used for the vir- crore from his son’s account. Sushant, who told Siddharth The actor’s sister Mitu soon ter was to keep the party ready sion can be convened and tual rally, its national secretary Ahead of the examination that he wanted to quit acting. arrived, and spent a few days for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as authorised her to effect neces- Ravindra Prasad Singh said in a of the actor’s viscera and autop- “When I reached Sushant’s before leaving on June 12,” also for Assembly and local sary organisational changes to statement here. “Party chief and sy reports by the AIIMS team bedroom, Sushant started hug- Siddharth said. bodies elections in the country. deal with the challenges facing CM Nitish Kumar will hold Jan of forensic doctors, the Central ging me and crying. While cry- Recalling that Sushant was “It is an admitted fact that the party. Samvad during which he will Forensic Science Laboratory ing, he told me that he is disturbed by his ex-manager organisation of the Congress Meanwhile, AICC gener- address partys first ever virtual Team accompanying team, pre- going to sell everything in the Disha Salian’s alleged suicide, party is not in a position to take al secretary in-charge for rally using the digital platform on pared itself to conduct house and stay at his Patna Siddharth had him to keep forward the Congress philoso- Rajasthan Ajay Maken would September 6,” Singh said, claim- Sushant’s “psychological autop- farm.” updated about the develop- phy and protect the democra- visit Rajasthan this week to take ing it would be countrys first ded- sy” which involves every aspect Siddharth said in his state- ments relating to Disha’s death. cy in the present turbulent feedback from party leaders icated virtual rally platform where of the actor’s life - written ment that Sushant’s house Alluding to the events that condition prevailing in the and workers. Rajasthan PCC lakhs of people could be con- content in his diary, his manager Samuel Miranda told took place on June 14, the day country,” Moily said in a state- president Govind Singh nected. Polls in Bihar are expect- WhatsApp chats with friends him that Rhea used to make when the actor was found ment. Dotasra said Maken would ed in October-November. and family members and posts purchases with Sushant’s cred- dead in his room, Siddharth Underlining that he has take feedback from the division on social media. it card. “A few days later Rhea said, “I came to the hall and been in the Congress since the and district-level leaders and Simultaneously, the CBI is returned to Sushant’s house. At started working on the system. last 50 years having joined workers. He said after the also likely to question Sushant’s this time Rhea told me that Around 10.30 am, Keshav told under the leadership of Indira ground level feedback from ex-psychiatrist Dr Kersi from now on, I and she and me that Sushant sir was not Gandhi, Moily said Congress party workers, the new execu- Chavda and three other psy- Dipesh will take care of opening the door. I told this should always be battle-ready tive for the party’s State unit chologists and psychiatrists Sushant together,” he said. thing to Dipesh. We both to fight the divisive politics of would be decided. who treated the late actor from In January, Siddharth knocked on the door but November 2019. made a trip to Chandigarh with Sushant did not open the door. In his statement made to Sushant, his bodyguard, and That’s when I got a call from the CBI, Siddharth has among his sister Mitu. During the trip, Mitu Didi. She said that she other things said that Sushant Sushant had a health issue, called Sushant and the phone had reportedly spoken to him which was taken care of after rang but he was not picking up about his financial situation Siddharth gave him some pre- the phone. We also told them and told him that that he (the scription medication. After his that we are also trying, but he actor) moved from an old return to , Sushant’s is not opening the door.” Later apartment to “Mont Blanc” - health condition had improved. in the afternoon, Siddharth where the actor eventually Meanwhile, Rhea had returned called a key maker who could died, as he felt his old house to the actor flat. By then, the not open the door of Sushant’s was “haunted”. At one stage in actor had got two film projects. closed door, but subsequently January this year, Sushant told “Then I advised them not broke it open using a hammer. P         accused were waiting with have demanded an ex gratia of Ratan Singh — had been killed lathis and a revolver and they 1 crore and a government job while FIRs had been lodged killed him. for the wife of the deceased. against 11. Additional Director Meanwhile, the opposi- The Samajwadi Party also General of Police (Law and tion lashed out the UP gov- took to Twitter, announcing a Order) Prashant Kumar had ernment, expressing concern financial assistance of 2 lakh stated on Monday night that over mediapersons’ security to the family of the journalist. Ratan Singh had a property and the law and order situation. The party tweeted that the dispute with his neighbour Reacting to the incident, journalist was killed due to col- and after a fight between the Congress general secretary lapsed law and order in Ballia two, he was shot dead. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said in district. Accused Dinesh Singh is a tweet that the UP govern- Earlier in the day, Bahujan the parcener (pattidar) of Ratan ment’s attitude towards the Samaj Party president Singh. An old enmity and a “security and freedom of jour- Mayawati hit out at the state property dispute with the nalists” is condemnable. government, accusing it of fail- neighbour led to the journal- Tagging a graph showing ing to check criminal activities ist’s murder, a senior police incidents of crime in the past despite frequently using strin- official said. two days, she alleged that the gent laws such as the National He said Ratan Singh’s Yogi Adityanath government Security Act . She said it was killing had nothing to do with tried to cover up crime but it because of the “wrong use of his being a journalist. had now spilled on to the legislations” that neither there “Action under the National roads. was the rule of law nor the fear Security Act and the Gangster In a separate tweet, she said of law left in people. “People Act will also be ensured against in the past three months, three associated with the media are the accused,” he said. journalists — Shubham Mani facing atrocities and also being Local journalists in Ballia Tripathi, Vikram Joshi and killed,” the BSP supremo said. '(! )*R!    

Nirav was declared a fugitive economic by the ED on money laundering charges in con- offender by a Mumbai court early this year and nection with over Rs 13,000 crore alleged bank the court had also ordered confiscation of his fraud at a PNB branch in Mumbai. assets in India. Similar Interpol notices have been earlier The agency has already confiscated prop- issued against other accused in the case Nirav’s erties worth about Rs 329 crore linked to him. younger brother Nehal Modi and sister Purvi Nirav, Choksi and others are being probed Modi. #  !" # #     "        & "   &#   9:97'&      3       he Government on >?@      TTuesday blamed “irre- sponsible and less cautious 3 8        P  people who are not wearing    'A    masks” for driving the pan- demic in India as coronavirus         cases in the country surged to reveals that the 32.31 lakh while the death   9:97'& death rate in   9:97'& being prescribed antibiotics toll stood at 59,608. males due to as part of their treatment, and “I wouldn’t say young or hough Covid-19 is affect- the Covid-19 s Covid-19 infected peo- concerns that such a large-scale old but irresponsible, less cau- Ting the younger population infection is Aple are being given a com- drug administration could tious people who are not wear- in India, yet its severity is more more than dou- bination of medications to have wider environmental ing masks are driving the pan- on the older ones. ble that of prevent possible secondary implications. demic in India,” said Professor According to the females. bacterial infections, researchers India is already facing (Dr) Balram Bhargava, Government data released on As per the have warned that the use of onslaught of antimicrobial Director General of Indian Tuesday, more than half (54 Ministry”s data, antibiotics could result in resistance in view of rampant Council Of Medical Research per cent) of the people infect- 69 per cent of increased resistance to the usage of antibiotics across the (ICMR) at a press briefing ed in India are between the the dead were males, while people between 45 years and drugs’ benefits among the country. here. ICMR is the premier ages of 18 and 44, while half females amounted for 31 per 60 years in age. About 11 per wider population. Sean Comber, Professor research wing of the Union (50 per cent) the people who cent. cent of people who suc- In fact, research by the of Environmental Chemistry in Health Ministry. succumbed to the disease are In the last 24 hours, 60,975 cumbed to the disease were University of Plymouth and Plymouth and the article”s lead His statement came amidst above 60 years of age. new infections were regis- between 26 and 44 years of age Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust author, said: “From our previ- observation that it is common   9:97'& 100 per cent for both the tests, The mortality in people tered raising the country”s and 1% each belonged to the has suggested increased use of ous research, we know that sig- to see how people have ignored but the sensitivity of the rapid under 26 years of age was 2 per tally to 31,67,323, as per the 18 - 25 years and below 17 antibiotics during the pan- nificant quantities of com- the importance of wearing uggesting that Covid-19 antigen test is of moderate cent, says the analysis of the data. People between the ages years cohorts. demic could be placing an monly prescribed drugs do masks in various parts of the Scases are being underre- nature and is between 60-85 total Covid deaths conducted of 26 and 44 years are the sin- additional burden on waste pass through treatment works country. With about 80% cases ported, Union Health per cent, while that of RT-PCR by the Union Health Ministry gle largest group of people Break-up of mortality water treatment works as well. and into our water courses. By being asymptomatic and evi- Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on is from 80-95 per cent, added based on age and gender. who have been infected with percentage age-wise Writing in the Journal of developing a greater dence of aerosol-based trans- Tuesday said that some States the Secretary. Bhushan, how- India has recorded a total Covid-19(40 per cent), fol- Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, understanding of their effects, missions, masking up becomes have found the antigen test ever, insisted that the RT-PCR 58,390 Covid-19 fatalities lowed by people between 45 Under 17 : 1 per cent scientists say this could lead to we can potentially inform even more urgent especially in simpler and have reduced the tests are still growing at a since the start of the pandemic years and 60 years (26 per raised levels of antibiotics with- future poorly ventilated and central- RT-PCR test by 1-3 per cent. rapid rate and the govern- and further analysis shows cent). Meanwhile, with 8 per 18-25 : 1 per cent in the UK”s rivers or coastal decisions on prescribing during ly air-conditioned spaces, say “The antigen tests have grown. ment is setting up new labs to that 87 per cent have been cent infected, the under-17 age waters which may in turn pandemics, but also on the experts. If you look at the national aver- conduct more such tests. India among those aged 45 years group has the least proportion 26-44 : 11 per cent result in an increase in antimi- location of emergency hospitals In fact, in the national age, they would be around 30- has conducted 9,25,383 tests in and above. of infections. crobial resistance (AMR), and wider drug and waste Capital, between June 15 and 40 per cent,” he said at a press the last 24 hours and over 3.84 Middle-aged and elderly Most deaths — 50 per cent 45-60 : 37 per cent where bacteria become resis- management.” August 21, the Delhi Police briefing here. crore tests since the outbreak people are at higher risk, as per — are in the age group of 60 tant to the action of antibiotics. The Covid-19 guidance have fined around 2 lakh peo- The specificity is nearly of the pandemic. the Ministry”s data. years and above, followed by 60 and above : 50 per cent This would be particular- issued by the National Institute ple for reasons including spit- Besides, the data also 37 per cent deaths among ly acute in receiving waters for Health and Care Excellence ting in public, violation of the ICMR chief said that three pleted phase 1 trial,” said Dr from waste water treatment (NICE) suggests the infected social distancing norms and vaccine candidates are the Bhargava. 58,390 with 848 fatalities being recovery rate has been steadi- cent. India”s Covid-19 tally works serving large hospitals, patients should be treated with for not wearing masks. frontrunners in the country. His remarks came on a day reported in a span of 24 hours. ly improving. The number of had crossed the 20-lakh mark or emergency “Nightingale” doxycycline and either amox- Challans have also been issued “Three Covid-19 vaccines when India saw 60,975 new There are 7,04,348 active recovered patients surged to on August 7. According to the hospitals, where there is a icillin or a combination of for consuming tobacco in pub- are ahead in the race in India. cases of the coronavirus disease cases of coronavirus infection 24,04,585 on Tuesday, pushing ICMR, a cumulative total of concentration of Covid-19 other medications if a bacter- lic. Serum Institute”s vaccine is in in the last 24 hours. With this, in the country which com- the recovery rate over 75.92 per 3,68,27,520 samples have been patients. ial infection is suspected, but to When asked about the phase 2(B) & phase 3 trials and the nationwide infection tally prises 22.24 per cent of the cent. tested up to August 24 with The findings are based on withhold or stop antibiotics if progress of the vaccine candi- Bharat Biotech and Zydus rose to 31,67,323. total caseload, as per the data. The Covid-19 case fatality 9,25,383 samples being tested reports that up to 95 per cent a bacterial infection is unlike- dates being developed in India, Cadila”s vaccines have com- The death toll climbed to However, the country”s rate has declined to 1.84 per on Monday. of Covid-19 inpatients are ly. +   %  -    %76 .    ;)1( !1 !9+ (  7&*   8 0      .  $ '( ((('+&   9:97'&   9:97'& Ahmad Dar, Abdul Majeed arms, ammunition and explo- Sofi alias Majeed Bisati, sives were recovered from mid rising cases of   &  he Enforcement Mubarak Shah, Muzaffar them. ACoronavirus in the coun- TDirectorate (ED) on Ahmad Dar and Mushtaq Investigations under try, the Union Health Ministry  ! " Tuesday filed a chargesheet Ahmad Lone. PMLA revealed that Hizb-ul- on Tuesday said that India is in   9:97'& against 12 accused persons for “The prosecution com- Mujahideen, the most active touch with Russia regarding the !#$% #%$ money laundering through ter- plaint (charge sheet) has been terror outfit in Kashmir, has Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccine, n Indian army Subedar &# $  '$ ror funding by Hizbul filed with a prayer for awarding been responsible for funding which was launched by Russian AAjay Anant Sawant from Mujahideen terrorist group. punishment to all of the terrorist and secessionist activ- President Vladimir Putin the 61 Cavalry has been con- The funding was organised accused for the commission of ities in Jammu & Kashmir recently. ferred the Arjuna award for the the Army”s most decorated by Jammu and Kashmir offence under PMLA and for headed by Syed Salahuddin, its “As far as Sputnik-V vac- equestrian sport, Tent pegging. regiment in sports and this is its Affectees Relief Trust of HM confiscation of the attached self-styled commander based cine is concerned, India and He joined the Army in 12th Arjuna award. Lt Colonel that was operating in con- properties totalling to 1.22 out of Rawalpindi Pakistan, the Russia are in communication. 1993 and had no prior back- TK Singh was the first Arjuna nivance with Pakistan govern- crores which have been provi- ED said. Some initial information has Fund (RDIF). cooperation. ground in equestrian sports. Awardee from the regiment in ment and ISI. The case under sionally attached,” the ED said The funding of terrorism been shared,” said said Rajesh Dmitriev had said several “We are going to do clini- His focus is now on the tent 1963 and the last one was Prevention of Money in a statement. activities on Indian Soil had Bhushan, Secretary, Union nations are interested in the cal trials not just in Russia but pegging world cup in 2023. He Colonel Ravi Rathore in 2018, Laundering Act (PMLA) was The ED initiated investiga- been organised by a trust called Health Ministry. production of the vaccine from also in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, retires the same year from the also the Regiment”s ex- initiated by the ED after taking tion under PMLA based on JKART (Jammu & Kashmir Russia had recently regis- countries in Latin America, probably in Brazil and India. army. Commanding Officer. cognisance of a 2011 NIA case NIA FIR dated October 25, Affectees Relief Trust) which tered “world”s first Covid-19 Asia and the Middle East. We are planning to produce the Giving these details here, Subedar Sawant comes against the accused for execu- 2011 and a charge sheet filed by was operating in connivance vaccine” and is now in the “The production of the vaccine in more than five coun- officials said tent pegging is a from a family of military per- tion of sensational blasts in NIA against the 12 individuals. with Government of Islamic phase III trial of the vaccine, vaccine is a very important tries and there is a very high sport played on horse back in sonnel. Jammu and Kashmir and recov- The NIA case was regis- Republic of Pakistan and ISI, it which involved more than issue. Currently, we are looking demand from Asia, Latin which the rider has to pick up His father, Naik Anant ery of huge quantities of arms, tered under Indian Penal Code further said. 40,000 people at over 45 med- for a partnership with India. America, Italy and other parts a target with a lance or sword Sawant, served in 2 Maratha ammunition and explosives. (IPC) relating to criminal con- It is also revealed that the ical centres around Russia, as We believe that they are capa- of the world regarding the and is popular in common- Light Infantry and was a war The ED chargesheet before spiracy and waging war against terror funds were sent to India per the TASS news agency a ble of producing the Gamaleya delivery of the vaccine,” he wealth countries. veteran of the 1971 War. His Special Judge, Patiala House the nation besides provisions of through hawala channel, barter few days ago. vaccine and it is very important added. Subedar Sawant has won elder brother Havaldar Govind Courts here has named as the Unlawful Activities trader and human carriers. According to an earlier to say that those partnerships President Putin had earli- several medals over the years. Sawant was a veteran of 1999 accused Mohammad Shafi (Prevention) Act, 1967. The funds were further dis- report, Russia is looking for a to produce the vaccine will er assured the people that the He won his first international Kargil conflict and served as an Shah, Talib Lali, Mohammad Mohammad Shafi Shah tributed through hawala, partnership with India for pro- enable us to cover the demand vaccine is safe, adding that one participation in 2002 and won Army medical assistant in Leh Yusuf Shah, Gulam Nabi Khan, and his associates were human carriers and banking ducing Covid-19 vaccine, Kirill that we have,” he had said. of his daughters had taken it as the team silver in the 2018 Sector during the operations. Umer Farooq Shera, Manzoor involved in execution of sen- channels to the next of kin of Dmitriev, the CEO of the He also said Russia is look- a volunteer and felt good after- World Cup in Abu Dhabi. His cousin is a serving Brigadier Ahmed Dar alias Masroor Dar, sational blasts in Jammu and active as well as dead Hizb-ul- Russian Direct Investment ing forward to international wards. His regiment 61 Cavalry is from Maratha Light Infantry. Zaffar Hussain Bhat, Nazir Kashmir and huge quantities of Mujahideen terrorists, it said.             +$  O P . ,5$   9:97'& states and three union territo- 20 cluster level committees political graph upwards in Narendra Modi, saying he ments into its fold in the ries have nominated nodal have been formed in the clus-   9:97'&;"'9 -& Tamil Nadu along with Kerala, embodies a leader”s qualities state, which has been tradi- n a move to boost agriculture agencies, and state level mon- ter district(s) of potato in yet another Southern citadel, of fearlessness, courage, tionally dominated by the two Iexports, over a dozen States itoring committees under the Punjab, Uttar Pradesh; Isabgol ormer IPS officer which it has been aspiring to knowledge and giving spirit. Dravidian parties, AIADMK have finalised State-specific chairmanship of state chief in Rajasthan; orange, pome- FKuppusamy Annamalai — make rapid inroads in. “I will work to strengthen and DMK. action plans. secretary have been formed in granate, grapes, banana in who earned the nickname In its Southern march, what the BJP stands for and to He said it is very impor- According to the 21 States for the policy. Maharashtra; dairy products in Singham (Lion in Tamil) for BJP made its maiden breach in bring that nationalist spirit to tant to strengthen nationalist Agricultural and Processed The agriculture export pol- Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh; his uncompromising stance Karnataka in 2008 when it the state of Tamil Nadu,” the movement in Tamil Nadu, Food Products Export icy was framed with a focus on and rose onion in Karnataka. towards anti-national ele- formed the government on its 36-year-old former police offi- which will go to the assembly Development Authority agriculture export oriented “It is in this background that ments while working in vari- own strength in the state. But cer, who has been involved in polls in the first half of the (APEDA), Maharashtra, Uttar production, promotion of out- APEDA has signed MoUs with ous districts of Karnataka — since it has a bare political social work since quitting the next year. Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, bound shipments, better price institutions like AFC India joined the BJP on Tuesday presence in the Tamil Nadu, it IPS, told reporters. Kuppusamy is the second Tamil Nadu, Assam, Punjab, realisation to farmers and syn- caused by the pandemic. India Ltd and NCUI,” it added. saying he will work to bring now aims to enlarge its foot- Tamil Nadu BJP chief L VIP to join the BJP after Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan, chronisation within policies holds second position in pro- AFC, wholly-owned by the “nationalist spirit” to prints to exploit the vacuum Murugan was also present at DMK lawmaker Selvam made Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and programmes of the duction of fruits and vegeta- commercial banks, NABARD Tamil Nadu. He joined the created following the demise the joining ceremony. it known that he would be Manipur and Sikkim have Central Government. bles. It exports 8.23 lakh tonnes and EXIM Bank, provides con- BJP, a day after party president of AIADMK chief Dr J Annamalai later met Nadda. working with the Hindutva finalised the action plan (for As per the data of Ministry of fruits worth 5,638 crore sulting and policy advisory J P Nadda asked the State Jayalalithaa. BJP general secretary P party in future. agri export policy) while those of Corporate Affairs, agricul- and 31.92 lakh tonnes of veg- and implementation support functionaries to ensure that Joining the BJP at its Muralidhar Rao, who is his Selvam was suspended of states are at different stages tural exports rose 23% to etables worth 5,679 crores for agriculture, rural develop- more prominent people join national headquarters in party”s in-charge for the state, from the DMK by party chief of finalization. 25,553 crore in March-June annually. ment and other strategic socio- the party. Delhi, Annamalai profusely said the party has been attract- MK Stalin for hobnobbing According to APEDA, 26 this year despite the disruption According to the APEDA, economic sectors. BJP is trying to push its praised Prime Minister ing people from different seg- with BJP leaders. 8         +    C7'   +0!

  9:97'& heavy rainfall triggered land- more marked over the next Chhattisgarh during the next 3- 24, West Bengal (1085 mm) shortfall in North-West and slides in Jammu-Srinagar three days. 4 days. Further, isolated and Chhattisgarh (940.8 mm) Central India estimated at 26 arts of eastern India are set national highway at Ramban The monsoon trough is extremely heavy falls are espe- have recorded 7% and 9% per cent and 22 per cent Pto witness heavy rainfall Tuesday morning while there is active and is very likely to cially possible over Odisha on higher rainfall as compared to respectively. Meteorologists activity for the next 3-4 days, a report of cloudburst in remain active during next two August 25-26. Furthermore, their respective average figures said that rainfall in August so with extremely heavy showers Chamoli, Uttarakhand. or three days. In addition, owing to the intense rainfall in this period, whereas Odisha far alone is at least over 10 per particularly likely over Odisha According to the IMD, there is a convergence of strong predicted over the region, the (833.9 mm) and Jharkhand cent more than normal. Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar Delhi and its surrounding areas lower level southwesterly winds Central Water Commission (691.8 mm) have August usually receives Jharkhand till August 28. is likely to receive moderate from Arabian Sea over north- (CWC) expects rivers registered very minor deficits around 261 millimeters of rain- According to the India rainfall between August 26 west India till August 28,” the Subarnarekha, Brahmani, of 2% and 9% respectively. fall out of the 889 millimeters Meteorological Department and 27 and heavy rainfall on IMD said in its bulletin on Baitarni, and Mahanadi to rise Meanwhile heavy rainfall of rainfall in the four months (IMD), Chhattisgarh, Madhya August 28. Tuesday. rapidly over the next two days, which caused floods in dozen of June to September. Pradesh and West Rajasthan is India has received 7 per- Under its influence, wide- and therefore, a close watch is of states have damaged paddy The sudden surge in rains likely to get heavy rainfall cent more rainfall so far. It has spread rainfall with isolated to be maintained particularly in crops hundreds of crore so far. in August has, however, raised between August 26 and 28 received 717.3 mm rainfall as heavy to very heavy falls is very Mayurbhanj and Balasore In July, the southwest fears of some damage to stand- while East Rajasthan during against the normal of 667.7 “A low pressure area cur- Bengal and neighbourhood, likely over Odisha, Gangetic districts. monsoon was 10 per cent ing crops in those parts where August 28 -29. Meanwhile, mm. rently lies over North Bay of and it is expected to become West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Between June 1 and August deficient, with the maximum sowing started early.   !" # # '   ( <+&,6& (<)  $,*%$; #  C #   ! %$; # ; #/1<) & (     5)  9    !           8               ! -$ ,  ,# !    ! !  -%$ ## ! '                   1  2     !  #    $  $   $$      *  # #!  !   >          P  Q    "    O                     !   O                    >      /               P      Q        "   )  S                   ?#(@          he man in the eye of the                     ! storm is Ravindra Narayan       ,     A555 B      ! Rao Ravi, a     P Deputy National Security Advisor                    ! (NSA), then as an interlocutor and Governor of Nagaland, may soon be Q 1  +   '              1    a legend. While making him the           >S     S    Governor, retaining his interlocutor                     >   post became an issue of conflict of interest; his negotiating overreach has                       unravelled the Nagaland framework          "           ! accord of August 3, 2015. If anyone                     had studied his antecedents as a com- pulsive critic of the Nagas, especial-   > 6    $   .. 0            ly the National Socialist Council of P  Q    >          Nagaland (NSCN)-IM, and of previ-               (       ous interlocutors, he should never have been made one but for NSA Ajit      >S             Doval’s confidence in a fellow police                P  Q    ! officer.    (                   ! On the table were three issues: Naga identity, sovereignty and unique              history. Union Home Minister Amit >                   S Shah has reassured the Nagas that         >          2    they will not be equated with Kashmir and that their identity would be pro- 31, 2019. If he ever thought that ed stand.” Ravi retorted: “This original that apparently stated: inal form and it will be handled    + '   P    #           Q tected by Article 371(A) of the this could pass off as the final was not what was offered.” “sharing the sovereign power by someone other than Ravi D   S               S    ! Constitution. But lack of trust has settlement of the Naga issue, he With Modi announcing One and providing for an enduring, who is sensitive to understand                 C55E  > crept in. Sovereignty is the core issue was mistaken because the NFA Nation, One Constitution, One inclusive relationship of peace- what has been achieved in the         <4   2+(    (       of the Naga Framework Agreement was signed with NSCN-IM Flag after Jammu & Kashmir’s ful co-existence of the two last 23 years. (NFA). The unique history of the and not with NNPG. This integration, Muivah’s maxi- new entities.” They said the A new interlocutor                    ! Nagas was recognised by former became a potential pressure malist demand was unaccept- word “new” was removed by equipped with patience and          (           Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee point on the IM. But pressure able. The accord had come Ravi. In their interpretation, understanding of conflict res-       > ?  @           in 2003: “It is true that of all the States built up on Ravi when Prime unstuck. Ravi’s negotiating “new” is politically sensitive as olution and one who has stud- in India, Nagaland has a unique his- Minister Modi, after reading strategy changed when he com- it goes to define the meaning of ied other peace processes is                    tory. We are sensitive to this histori- down Article 370 in Kashmir, bined his office as Governor peaceful co-existence of two needed. Two books are recom-          " >       1  2 S cal fact.” The source of this concept sought closure on NFA by with that of the interlocutor. new entities (two sovereign mended for the next chief       PQ          been negotiating on a settlement of IM picked up. Both sides began IM, he fell back on the tradi- outside the purview of the Stable Peace by Charles A    2  +   / 2    1  2     " the Naga issue since 1997; whereas leaking to the media their ver- tional concept that the Naga Constitution. Kupchan and the other,    S P Q              ! Government interlocutors have had sion of the outcome of the talks. political struggle is a sepa- Ravi rejected this interpre- Transformative Scenario an average life span of five years. Muivah refused to sign the final ratist insurgency, overlooking tation. IM said that Ravi insult- Planning: Working Together to           "        1  2  The NFA was signed between agreement, depriving PM Modi that the unique history of the ed the negotiating team by Change the Future by Adam         2      B S      ! Muivah and Ravi with great pomp of yet another political feather Nagas is still the predominant using unparliamentary lan- Kahane.                   1  and promise in the presence of Prime in his cap during the Hornbill feature of the peace process. guage when he said that this Muivah is 86-year-old and Minister Narendra Modi sporting a Festival, near Kohima, in His letter to Chief Minister can be understood even by a would like a settlement of the  >S               ! Naga Tangkhul (Muivah’s Tangkhul January. Neiphiu Rio of Nagaland, Class VII student that it means oldest internal armed conflict                      ! tribe from Manipur) shawl, reaf- Ravi blamed Muivah with alluding to the IM as extortion- acceptance of the Indian in his lifetime, appropriately      >                firming them as the sole representa- reneging on a solution to Naga’s ists and thugs and demanding Constitution. The IM is very acknowledging the unique tive of the Nagas. The IM faction is unique history within the certificates from civil servants angry that the Governor identity and history of the               =        the largest rebel group with its own Indian Constitution. While that they had no linkages to referred to them in his letter to Nagas. The 5,000-strong Naga    + C5    1  all insurgencies in the been settled (presumably with ical of his own State, calling it progress in talks towards a Naga Regiment of the Army. 2  S                   North-east. NNPG), but there was still the worst performing one, settlement. The challenge and genius lie in              # >  ! The contents of the NFA are work to be done, he added. making the Nagas very unhap- The IM has refused to convincing Muivah to accept   S                 wrapped in mystery and have not In an interview to North py with his outbursts as a continue dialogue with Ravi an entity with sky as the limit even been disclosed to Parliament. To East Live in February 2019, Governor. with the Government quietly for privileges and guarantees.           ; 7       broadbase the agreement in 2017, Muivah said: “Old issues are Last week, IM was in New posting a team of IB officials to (The writer, a retired Major                   ; 7  Ravi roped in the Naga National not resolved — only one gov- Delhi for a round of talks, continue conversations. In the General, was Commander IPKF      ; (    1  2     S  People’s Group (NNPG), a conglom- ernment, integration of all where it declared that it was August 17 meeting with these South, Sri Lanka and founder erate of seven Naga groups, with Naga contiguous areas being forced to reveal the terms officials, the IM wanted the member of the Defence Planning      2           whom he succeeded to sign a final set- (Nagalim), our flag, our of the NFA, accusing Ravi of Government to confirm that Staff, currently the Integrated                      tlement on the Naga issue on October Constitution… this is our stat- deleting a keyword from the the NFA is still alive in its orig- Defence Staff.)  0  P+            Q    * + ,-) #       : ## O , 9   $   &   !  &       !4 #  %&$    $%&!  ,   &  ! %    $   6 % ,    !   *  & O     $  -$    # .!!    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Indian cities as “Nigerians.”                This is particularly bizarre given the age-      +       :      old trading links that India has had with      >    2         Africa. Consider our ties in the post-colonial era,                    where the Indian independence movement CC     2      was seen as a template for similar movements :     2         across the continent, Idi Amin notwithstanding. -                The successful Indian trading communities            :  2  1 across Africa have established our people-to- people bonds as some of the tightest. This is evi- -5&"-.'18769    $  '  2#(?'@       'D "  denced by the fact that thousands of African stu- .99 -.'9 #  S 2    1 $    , dents travel to India and enrol in a whole vari- -':-E51 2   !   'B 1       ! ety of courses for their higher education. & &- 5&.1  '             ! Not only do we need to drastically change 69"19B716-7   /         2    ! our attitude towards people, particularly from 7-E9.%:9         AH5        >+#S sub-Saharan Africa, but we should look at .'1878.918   ; " 1 >+#           exploring new commercial and business ventures B11B-"9.:&'       P      AH5  AF  in Africa, too. This is important for several rea- sons, the first being the market opportunity. As -5&"-  -&1 .                  168&78     Q     the companies mentioned above have proven, afford to lose Africa completely to the ly over the past decade. Bajaj Auto in particular is that the Indian products and services honed in the cru- 18.979. Chinese, particularly in these strained One part of Africa that usually gets African consumer is not one that is ' 1S         !$   cible of the domestic market can do spectacu- B716-77E%:9'-9 geopolitical times. One way to do so is ignored in the conversation is West- desperate for “cheap” goods’ he wants                  larly well in Africa. 19 '-:9 for the Government to encourage Central Africa. With the massive pop- high-quality affordable goods. Several     .            The success of multiple Indian two-wheel- "- "199& more investments in Africa and financ- ulation base of Nigeria and the size of industries in India have become very "            # 2 er companies in Africa is ample proof of that, -5&"-:&'18 ing that should crucially not be seen by the Congo, nations like Benin & Cote good in doing just that, from our    1           ! where despite facing intense competition from 18".- :9 the citizenry in recipient nations as D’ivoire, Ghana and Togo get lost. Yet motorcycles to our consumer durables.              cheap Chinese products, Indian brands such as .'187 1: extractionary. these small nations, carved into exis- Our extensive diplomatic and com- "       >+#        Bajaj and TVS dominate the market thanks to "199:&'18 India has a distinct advantage over tence by the insane logic of colonial mercial networks in Africa might have       + >           their superior build quality and performance. China in this regard, thanks to old mapmakers, offer huge opportunities been overtaken in the recent past by This, and the experience of Airtel, teach us that "1- &9.( trade ties. Indians from across the for even smaller Indian companies. China but India’s presence in Africa is    -  (          I "  ! "9-& B 16.-          1      ! the African consumer does not want cheap, country, but particularly trading com- Take Togo for example, a tiny not small. Our increased participation hand-me-down products and services but 118 &&9.51 munities such as Gujaratis, have assim- nation that spans just 115 kilometres will also suit the best interests of the    1        "      ! strives for high-quality goods. And on that front, -5&"-O.E18 B ilated into African society. The at its widest, created when German European Union and the US, who are  India can deliver. 187-&1 %'9 Chinese, while they ensure that they West Africa was carved up by the wary of China’s increased meddling in 1              More importantly, India runs the severe risk 69 95&.15'&. grease the hands of the correct bureau- British and French following World African affairs, and rightly so. The   1             of losing Africa to China despite historical ties :&77-7.1"191 crat and politician in most African War I and whose size is akin to Chinese were, of course, not so recent-        "        and the success of Indian companies. China’s & &--.19 nations, are seen in a more negative Uttarakhand. It has a population of ly caught spying on the headquarters       .        vice-like grip on Africa’s resources built by its 16.- 1&1 . light by the general population. An slightly over eight million but thanks of the African Union through the       J5    >    bankruptcy-inducing Belt and Road Initiative :&77'8.69 increased investment focus, whether it to the rich soil, the nation is not just telecommunications equipment that  .            ! (BRI) should be worrying for India’s policy-mak- is building Information Technology self-sufficient in food production but they installed there. ers. And while New Delhi has for years tried to "9-95118 hubs, or in manufacturing, from also an exporter of agricultural pro- Africa should be seen as the path-            #! F  E18'-.:977(       +&.   >+#     !   counter the deep Chinese inroads into Africa, assembly of automobiles and two- duce, particularly cocoa beans. way for Indian firms to become glob- starting with the India-Africa Summits begun 61'-'19-  wheelers to large-scale textiles and The soil and weather will allow for al players. We should use our good  #    1       #:#   under the Manmohan Singh administration, 1 '9"1 & 9  component manufacturing, will make huge opportunities for even smaller graces with African nations to build up  >               :  1  there are few achievements to be marked. Indian companies seem extremely Indian agritech firms to invest in ourselves globally. We in India have -            " While Bollywood and Indian television seri- attractive investors. Not just resource- growing plants like cotton and then proven that we can compete in Africa             ! als are still staple entertainment in Africa, even hungry neo-colonialists that the adding to the value chain by creating with our products and we should now                ! non-English speaking nations think of India’s Chinese are increasingly becoming. textile plants and more. African nations compete with our companies, creating           +     relationship with Africa as a Bollywood script. Not only does investing in African have preferential access to several jobs and opportunities for Africa’s          " . 2  India is the well-meaning albeit not-so-well-off countries offer a pathway to address- developed markets across Europe and young population. The benefits of 2              friend, who wants the best for Africa, whereas ing a continent of 54 recognised North America. While the nations have this will also come to India as more J5555     0    F55555   China is the brash, rich boyfriend whose lust, nations with a population of 1.2 billion, not managed to create the entrepre- jobs and options will thus be created    =           not love, is the reason he covets Africa. but open up attractive trade pathways neurial growth due to the unfortunate for our youth as well, both here and on However, if we in India want the script to to Europe as well as Latin and South legacies of colonialism and poverty, this the continent. Increased personal ties             ,  :   end the way a Bollywood film with such a sto- America, which are also attractive is an ideal entry point for small and will help in quelling some of the neg-                   ryline usually ends, where the girl chooses the markets for Indian companies. medium-sized Indian companies as ativity in our cities; a few bad apples        2        well-meaning and earnest boy rather than the Even though the current pandem- well as larger ones to branch out. They should not be allowed to ruin the rela- .   $           brash bully who will not stop at anything to sat- ic has put a pause to global connectiv- would not just address the African tionship. Our partnership with Africa  S          ' $   isfy his desire, then India will have to step up ity, the aviation and shipping boom has market but also the global market. should be seen as a win-win for all.          to the plate slightly. meant that transportation links have And one crucial lesson that Indian (The writer is Managing Editor, The ?  @ Whether we like it or not, India cannot improved and increased tremendous- firms must learn from the success of Pioneer) 9   8  

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Danger knew why: the Black Black-led organizations, during California. AP Americans that Democratic challenged by former vice pres- she said. including a Taliban truck bomb- Taliban spokesman Lives Matter movement. presidential candidate Joe Biden ident Biden and his Indian- Haley also criticised the ing in the country’s north that Zabiullah Mujahid claimed Danger said the change and his running mate Kamala American running mate Democratic Party for “turning targeted a commando base for responsibility for the Balkh would never have happened 2( R   Harris’ victory in the elections Senator Harris. a blind eye toward riots and Afghan forces. attack in a tweet, claiming that without the massive marches to will convert the US into a Former US ambassador to rage.” The violence comes as “tens” of military personnel protest the death of an African "  "     “socialist utopia” and a “funda- the UN, Haley in her address “The American people expectations had been rising that were killed. The Taliban often American man under the knee mentally different” country. said, “their vision for America is know we can do better, and of negotiations could soon get exaggerate their battlefield of a white police officer in Kenosha: The father of a Black paper that he learned Sunday Urging the voters to re- socialism. And we know that course we value and respect underway between the Afghan claims. Afghan President Ashraf Minneapolis. man who was shot, apparent- night that officers had shot his elect Donald Trump for anoth- socialism has failed everywhere.” every Black life. The Black cops government and the insurgents Ghani strongly condemned the “Unfortunately, George ly in the back, by police in son eight times and that he saw er term, senior party leaders in “Joe Biden and the social- who have been shot in the line as part of a February agreement attack in Balkh and said the Floyd had to lose his life for this Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his the video of it online a few their prime-time address on ist left would be a disaster for of duty, they matter. The Black between the US and the Taliban. Taliban have increased their to happen,” Danger said. son was left paralysed from the minutes later. Monday at the Republican our economy. But President small business owners who The truck suicide bomber attacks on major Afghan cities “That is too big a price, but waist down. He said his son now has National Convention present- Trump is leading a new era of have watched their lives work struck in northern Balkh despite the February agreement. I will forever be thankful to Jacob Blake’s father told the “eight holes” in his body,and is ed the President as a statesman, opportunity,” Haley, the two- go up in flames, they matter. province, killing three people, “The Taliban’s insistence on him because my grandkids are Chicago Sun-Times that he was paralysed from the waist down, a friend to Black Americans time governor of South The Black kids who have including two Afghan com- continuing war and violence is going to wake up in a world told his son was shot eight though doctors don’t know if and a shield against an assault Carolina, said. been gunned down on the mandos and a civilian, accord- challenging peace opportuni- and maybe never hear the times during the Sunday the paralysis will be permanent. on American values. Haley also sought to playground, their lives matter ing to Munir Ahmad Farhad, the ties,” he said in a statement. word ‘redskin’ in their life.” evening confrontation with Anger over the shooting of They said that the future of demonstrate President Trump’s too. And their lives are being spokesman for the provincial Ghani’s statement said the The climate of racial reck- police, which was captured on a Black man by police spilled America was in danger if the leadership around the world, ruined and stolen by the vio- governor. Taliban must stop fighting and oning that has emerged in the cellphone video and led to into the streets of Kenosha for November 3 polls resulted in saying he has been tough against lence on our streets. It doesn’t According to Hanif Rezaie, killing Afghans, accept a cease- United States since Floyd’s two nights of unrest in the city a second night Monday, with the defeat of incumbent North Korea, Iran and China. have to be like this,” Haley said. the spokesman for the Afghan fire and start direct talks with death has reinvigorated Native between Milwaukee and police again firing tear gas at President Trump. She praised Trump for She said that with Trump army corps in the north, initial the Afghan government. “By Americans, Asian Americans, Chicago. The father, who is also hundreds of protesters who The four-day mostly-vir- passing sanctions on North as president, “we will build on military report said at least six committing crimes and vio- Latinos and other people of named Jacob Blake and who defied a curfew, threw bottles tual RNC the party jamboree Korea and said he “ripped up the progress of our past and commandos and around 35 lence, they can achieve nothing color to fight back against the was driving from Charlotte, and shot fireworks at law will formally nominate 74- the Iran nuclear deal.” unlock the promise of our civilians were wounded in that but hatred and disgust of the racism and discrimination they North Carolina, to Kenosha to enforcement guarding the year-old Trump as the party’s “Joe Biden and the future.” PTI explosion, which also destroyed people,” he said. AP also have experienced for be with his son, told the news- courthouse. AP A  4  ;&  O      "   =  !  *  P    P    P < *   !*  Hong Kong: A staff member of  Q  R Beijing: More than 500 the European Union citizenship. committees, the Post report the US Consulate General in Johannesburg (AP): Health Health authorities see the Chinese, including Asia’s rich- Among the more than 500 said. Hong Kong was attacked by a authorities on Tuesday are declaration as a rare glint of good est woman linked to a politically approved Chinese applicants, Yang’s wealth came mainly man outside his workplace on expected to declare the African news in Africa amid the coron-  -&. and brought to justice,” the influential family, have obtained the Qatari broadcaster provid- from her father, Yeung Kwok Tuesday afternoon, police and continent free of the wild avirus pandemic, an Ebola out- statement added. European Union citizenship in ed eight names, led by Yang Keung who is a member of the a US official said. poliovirus after decades of effort, break in western Congo and rance on Tuesday said that The 44-year-old Navalny, Cyprus between 2017 and 2019, Huiyan, a principal owner of Chinese People’s Political The financial hub’s police though cases of vaccine-derived the persistent deadly challenges FRussian opposition leader who is one of the fiercest crit- leaked documents obtained by Chinese property developer Consultative Conference said they received a report on an polio are still sparking outbreaks of malaria, HIV and tuberculo- Alexei Navalny, in hospital in ics of President Vladimir Putin, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit Country Garden. (CPPCC), the top political con- attack in the afternoon which a of the paralysing disease in more sis. Germany after allegedly being is being treated at Berlin’s have revealed. Yang was named by Forbes sultative body to Beijing. consulate employee suffered a than a dozen countries. The World Health poisoned in Siberia, had been Charite hospital after falling ill The documents, which are as the sixth-richest woman in The leaked documents bloody injury to his head after The declaration would leave Organisation says it is just the sec- the victim of a “criminal act” on a flight in Siberia last said to contain information on the world in 2020 with a fortune showed that Yang was granted a man struck him and fled. Pakistan and neighbouring ond time a virus has been erad- and urged Moscow to carry out Thursday. 2,500 immigrants to the island of USD 20.3 billion. Cypriot citizenship on October A spokesperson of the con- Afghanistan as the only countries icated in Africa, after the elimi- a swift investigation. His supporters claim nation during that time frame, It is legal for the Chinese cit- 23, 2018. sulate confirmed a staff mem- thought to still have the wild nation of smallpox four decades “France expresses its pro- Navalny was poisoned by appear to shed light on the izens to apply for permanent res- The second Chinese “polit- ber had been “assaulted by an poliovirus, with vaccination ago. But sometimes patchy sur- found concern over this crim- something in his cup of tea at secretive migration plans of idency or citizenship in foreign ically exposed person” is Lu unknown individual”. efforts against the highly infec- veillance across the vast continent inal act perpetrated against a a Siberian airport before taking China’s elite, Hong Kong-based countries. However, China does Wenbin, a delegate to the “The employee did not tious, water-borne disease com- of 1.3 billion people raises the major figure in Russian polit- a flight to Moscow, and point South China Morning Post not recognise dual nationality. Chengdu People’s Congress. sustain life-threatening injuries. plicated by insecurity and attacks possibility that scattered cases of ical life,” the foreign ministry the finger at Putin. reported. Among the eight Chinese According to the docu- We cannot speculate on the on health workers. the wild poliovirus still remain, said in a statement. The German clinic said Al Jazeera did not disclose applicants named by Al Jazeera, ments provided by Al Jazeera, assailant’s motives at this time,” The announcement by the undetected. It called on Russia to “carry Monday that clinical tests the full list of immigrants who five, including Yang, were dis- Lu obtained a Cypriot passport the consulate official added. African Regional Certification The final push to combat the out a swift and transparent “indicate poisoning with a sub- were granted citizenship in closed because they could be in July 2019. Once a beacon of stability, Commission for Polio wild poliovirus focused largely on investigation which will enable stance from the group of Cyprus under the so-called viewed as “politically exposed Lu is the chairman of Hong Kong has been left bit- Eradication comes after no cases northern Nigeria, where the the circumstances in which cholinesterase inhibitors,” sub- golden passports programme, as persons” for their own mem- Sichuan Troy Information terly divided and polarised have been reported for four Boko Haram Islamic extremist this act was committed to be stances that are used in nerve the disclosure focuses on peo- bership or their family’s mem- Technology, a computer-net- after last year’s huge and some- years. Polio once paralysed some group has carried out a deadly established. “Those responsible agents as well as some medi- ple with track records that bership in the Chinese legisla- working firm based in the times violent pro-democracy 75,000 children a year across insurgency for more than a for this act must be identified cines and insecticides. could violate rules for obtaining ture and political consultative city. PTI protests. AFP Africa. decade. 3             #( 2   -  = %  

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The cor- Further, the relaxation report amid meeting the fiscal view of containment measures ly to help boost funding for porate affairs ministry, which would be applicable for nation- targets becoming more chal- and fiscal interventions for   86-& said.   86-& developing new vaccines, drugs is implementing the Act, issued al laboratories and autonomous lenging due to the coronavirus providing health infrastruc- Private consumption has and medical devices related to two notifications related to bodies under the Ministry of pandemic. Based on informa- ture, helping vulnerable sec- he Reserve Bank of India lost its discretionary elements djustments in banks’ the coronavirus pandemic. CSR on August 24. Ayurveda, Yoga and tion from 25 states, the gener- tions of the society and sector T(RBI) on Tuesday said across the board, it said, Adeposit and lending rates With the latest amend- Changes have been made Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha al Government fiscal deficit specific relief measures. demand in the economy will adding transport services, in response to changes in the ments, companies engaged in to Schedule VII of the Act that and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) increased from 5.4 per cent of “In this scenario, it is take quite some time to hospitality, recreation, and repo rate improved during research and development pertains to CSR activities. and Ministry of Electronics GDP in 2018-19 to 6.5 per cent desirable to have a clear exit mend, and regaining pre- cultural activities were par- 2019-20, especially in the (R&D) activity of new vaccine, Now, contributions to and Information Technology. in 2019-20 (revised estimate). strategy with credible consoli- COVID-19 levels will depend ticularly affected in the econ- second half of the year, the drugs and medical devices in incubators or R&D projects in As per the notification, Further, outstanding liabilities dation milestones and timelines on government consump- omy, where consumption RBI said on Tuesday. This their normal course of business the field of science, technolo- contributions to other bodies, rose to 70.4 per cent of GDP in in reworking the path towards tion. In its latest annual accounts for some 60 per was catalysed by the man- have been allowed to undertake gy, engineering and medicine, namely Defense Research and 2019-20 (revised estimate) fiscal rectitude in the coming report, RBI said “deep-seats cent of GDP. “Going forward, dated linking of the interest R&D activity of new vaccine, funded by the central or state Development Organisation from 67.5 per cent in 2018-19, years,” the report said. and wide-ranging” reforms government consumption is rates on new loans to certain drugs and medical devices governments or public sector (DRDO), Indian Council of according to the annual report. Observing that most of the are needed to regain losses expected to continue pan- sectors such as personal and related to Covid-19 under the undertaking or any agency of Agricultural Research (ICAR), In 2020-21, fiscal deficit estimates for 2020-21 were and return to the path of sus- demic-proofing of demand,” micro, small and medium CSR ambit. This would be the central or state government Indian Council of Medical and outstanding liabilities are worked out before the nation- tainable economic growth. it said. “Private consump- enterprises (MSME), effective applicable for three financial would be considered as CSR. Research (ICMR) and Council budgeted at 5.8 per cent and wide lockdown, the report said, “A n a s s e s s m e n t o f tion is expected to lead the October 2019, to an external years - 2020-21, 2021-22 and Contributions to of Scientific and Industrial 70.5 per cent of the GDP, “given the shortfall in revenues aggregate demand during the recovery when it takes hold, benchmark, the Reserve 2022-23 - subject to certain public funded universities, Research (CSIR), engaged in respectively. – a direct fallout of subdued year so far suggests that the with non-discretionary Bank said in its annual conditions. This means that Indian Institutes of Technology conducting research in sci- However, based on provi- economic activity and increased shock to consumption is spending leading the way report. The external bench- money spent on such activities (IITs), national laboratories ence, technology, engineering sional accounts information, expenditure requirement to severe, and it will take quite until a durable increase in dis- mark can be the policy repo would be considered as and autonomous bodies estab- and medicine aimed at pro- the general Government fiscal fight the pandemic – the gen- some time to mend and posable incomes enables dis- rate, three-month, six-month Corporate Social Responsibility lished under the Department of moting Sustainable deficit, including all states, is eral government fiscal deficit regain the pre-COVID-19 cretionary spending to catch T-bill rates or any other (CSR) spending under the Atomic Energy (DAE), Development Goals (SDGs) expected to deteriorate fur- and debt are likely to be mate- momentum,” the central bank up.” benchmark published by the Companies Act, 2013. Department of Biotechnology would also come under the ther to about 7.5 per cent in rially higher than budgeted”. Financial Benchmarks India. Under the Act, certain cat- (DBT), Department of Science CSR ambit.    +!+ +,& '( !  -% P $#%  . &(+&-&+-9 1! # '# 5.. $ 7    % 5.80 points or 0.05 per cent to C  " close at 11,472.25. Bajaj Finance   #   ##   9:97'& (DIPAM) said the deadline was the top gainer in the Sensex  8#.9 $.% . has been extended in view of pack, rallying 4.39 per cent, fol-   86-& paisa over its previous close of he Government has the “request received from   86-& lowed by SBI, Tech Mahindra, 74.32 against the American   9:97'& decrease compared to 156.679 Textended by two months the IBs (interested bidders) in Asian Paints, Bajaj Finserv, he rupee pared its early currency. The rupee had MT in July 2019. the deadline for placing bids view of the prevailing situa- quity benchmarks Sensex ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank Tgains to settle almost flat at surged to a five-month high on ndia’’s crude steel output fell “Due to the ongoing diffi- for Air India till October 30 tion arising out of COVID- Eand Nifty closed in the and Axis Bank. On the other 74.33 against the US dollar on Monday on capital inflows. I24.6 per cent to 7.150 million culties presented by the COVID- as the Covid-19 fallout has 19”. While issuing the EoI in green for the third straight ses- hand, NTPC, Sun Pharma, Tuesday, tracking muted During the day, the tonnes (MT) during July 2020, 19 pandemic, many of this disrupted economic activity January, the last date for bids sion on Tuesday, propped up by Nestle India, Tata Steel, L&T, domestic equities. local unit witnessed an intra- according to global body world- month’’s figures are estimates globally. was kept at March 17, which financial stocks amid firm Infosys and Bajaj Auto were Analysts said the rupee day high of 74.17 and a low of steel. The country had produced that may be revised with next The process of stake sale was later extended to April global cues. among the laggards, shedding closed steady due to suspect- 74.51 against the US dollar. 9.485 MT crude steel during the month’’s production update,” it in the national carrier was 30. This was further extend- Lack of buying triggers up to 1.61 per cent. ed intervention by the RBI “The Indian rupee ended same month in 2019, World said. initiated on January 27. This ed till June 30, and again till and profit-booking in index Global markets were amid forex inflows and posi- little changed against the dol- Steel Association (worldsteel) According to worldsteel data, is the fourth extension given August 31. heavyweight Reliance largely positive after the US tive global cues. At the inter- lar on Tuesday as suspected said in its latest report.Global steel China registered a 9.1 per cent by the government for Also, the date for intima- Industries capped the gains and China affirmed their bank forex market, the domes- central bank intervention in production also registered a fall year-on-year growth in its steel putting in bids. tion to qualified interested for the benchmarks, traders commitment to a phase-1 tic unit witnessed highly the spot market offset the during the month under review, output at 93.359 MT during July Issuing a corrigendum to bidders (QIB) has been said. After a choppy session, the trade deal. volatile trade. It opened on a impact of positive regional the data showed. 2020.The United States pro- the expression of interest extended by over two months BSE index ended 44.80 points “Indian markets exhibited strong note at 74.17, but lost cues and persistent greenback “World crude steel produc- duced 5.241 MT of crude steel in (EoI) for sale of Air India, the till November 20, the DIPAM or 0.12 per cent higher at characteristic volatility, trading ground during the day inflows,” said Sriram Iyer, tion for the 64 countries report- July 2020, registering a fall of 29.4 department of investment said in the corrigendum post- 38,843.88. undecidedly, before ending flat and finally ended at 74.33 Senior Research Analyst, ing to the worldsteel was 152.694 per cent compared to 7.419 MT and public asset management ed on its website. The NSE Nifty inched up with a slight positive bias. against the greenback, down 1 Reliance Securities. MT in July 2020, a 2.5 per cent output in July 2019.   !" # # # 

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best be utilised to accomplish the objectives of the customer organisation. #R     Education Software Engineer Programming specialists can earn substantial sums of money in EdTech.  $# O  $ #  $      %99&):-- Dependent upon the age level that the ##  $  *   !$         product or interface is outfitted towards, EdTech programming developers should have the ability to mix com- OVID-19 pandemic has Webinar sessions for par- 9    (* plexity with ease. Various subjects will trembled the world, and ents: Parents have become com- require different interfaces such as a Ceverything has come to a fortable and adapted the situation,  * &( digital anatomy course should be screeching halt. Usually, preschool knowing the fact that they are not morevisually appealing while a creative feels alive with children, singing out alone in this fight. The school has  >)#93$C=#)  writing course will require an interface loud their morning circle time also conducted some webinars at equipped with spelling and grammar songs, has become ominously National and International to !  * databases. quiet. This pandemic has shut engage the parents for their men- Some of the other most recruited down preschool for an uncertain tal peace. All the webinars are on jobs in EdTech industry are product period. different themes like parenting, development, content writers, UI/UX After the school closure emotional intelligence, rhymes ndia’s education-technology sector break down the abilities, interests, adaptable employment setup and and application designers, sales experts announcement in March, lock- programmes: Preschool children and stories, puppetry, mental well- has been divided into three cate- qualities and shortcomings of stu- extending the opportunities. and brand communication specialists. down has worsened the situation are too young to handle laptops or being during the lockdown, and Igories: K-12 segment, competitive dents. The evaluations help the students Instructional Designer Organisations search for aptitude in the in so many ways. Children are con- tablets or Parents mobile phones to how to engage children in difficult exam preparation, and the career guid- settle on much informed professional Course designers join EdTech to field of innovation, product, finance, sidered as most vulnerable to get be available for the online session. times. ance segment. The sector has been pro- decisions dependent on rationale, create learning materials or full cours- technology and HR. the infection in this COVID-19 The curriculum activities at our Online summer programme: viding interactive and flexible learning interest, thinking and conceptual learn- es for explicit subjects. EdTech industry’s future per- period. On the other hand, many end are planned in such a way that We have also planned to engage the tools to children at a young age to help ing that distinguish their special apti- A decent course creator will have taining to the COVID-19 situation preschools are running on the some are student-led, some students with summer program them prepare for a better future. These tudes than the regular ones. the option to make an engaging There is an immense need and rental place, and most preschool teacher-led and some are led by the with different themes for six weeks tools and applications are giving career Having this potential, the EdTech video/audio and guidelines to make interest for such upskilling career owners manage their day to day parents. Both parents and teachers including a lot of fun activities like guidance, upgrading skills, and devel- business has a great deal of open-door learning material engaging, compelling, choices. EdTech learning programs are operations through the student are working together to develop life Storytelling, artwork, dance, oping their minds professionally as they opportunities for those hoping to work and fun as expected by the students. very well prepared to assist students fees. skills in the childlike rolling tow- drama, theatre, and practical expe- are introduced to AI and machine or learn in the sector. Here are some of This career option orchestrates explic- with accomplishing their goals of The school management had els, helping in-home chaos, story- rience and some with celebrities. learning, technologies of tomorrow. them: it ideas on how the mind learns the best acing these aptitudes and prepare for to force themselves to adjust and telling, flameless cooking, Theme At last, virtual learning is The EdTech market players help Teacher with more extensive information while jobs which will become increasing adopt ways to use technology in based storytelling, and yoga. For going to reset the concept of edu- students in learning more about their For the individuals who love to making a charming and fun excursion popular through their growth years. this unprecedented time. To do the first time, even teachers are cation entirely, based on preparing abilities causing them to understand educate, their profession is likely turn- through that learning procedure. One pattern that we are seeing during this, the school had to come up coming in front of the camera, or for exams only. Now the schools their actual possibilities. They have spe- ing into a vocation in EdTech as of now. Teaching Technologist the COVID situation is the develop- with a plan to respond to the trans- we can say parents are inside the have adopted the new culture and cially curated courses in AI, machine Since instructive technology is extend- Think about an instructive tech- ing relations between traditional edu- formation of preschool students: classroom. Everyone is working programmes in enabling person- learning, Neuro Linguistic ing to almost all specialties of teaching nologist like a combination of a teacher cation players and EdTech organisa- Train the trainer programme: harder than on regular days. alised lesson charts which makes Programming and different calcula- and learning, the whole training indus- and education system with the correct tions. At the beginning of the lockdown Engagement with the stu- learning more interactive, fun and tions alongside information and apti- try is gradually incorporating EdTech projects and devices where there are or The development of EdTech with the help of Tech team of our dents: The School has taken the ini- engaging. The schools have start- tude from subject specialists (area services. building those very devices when they resembles other industry changes. preschool; we have planned and tiative to engage the students with ed focusing on co-curricular activ- specialists), vocation guides, and EdTech empowers teachers to don't yet exist. Innovation in the method of working conducted training sessions for the some fun activities like birthdays ities precisely. It makes the students affirmed teachers. utilise new tools in their teaching meth- Teaching technologists are often at first; followed by a point where it Teachers to access the online class- celebration of the students, sharing more self-motivated to finish their They permit students to settle on ods to encourage a more present-day employed by existing educational replaces the current method of work- es for the students. The online the experiences of online classes of work and stick to their routines. educated choices with skilled decisions learning condition. It makes pro- organisations or those that need to ing with a more cost-effective way and classes engage developmentally the students on social media plat- Undoubtedly, there is a discipline through different tests and evaluations. grammes conceivable like student incorporate EdTech services into their ultimately by enhancing the method of appropriate, including physical forms; Facebook, Instagram, in children’s work without any peer The tests incorporate psychometric tutor, where students can guide and homerooms, workplaces and so on. working with higher degree of expe- development, as well as we, pay Whatsapp, and Google doc. The distraction. examination, investigation of their coach younger students from home Work in this field requires wide infor- rience, that would have not been oth- attention to mental well-being students created some corona jour- qualities and abilities. They utilise workstations and learning applica- mation on what frameworks are avail- erwise possible. activities of the children. nal to spread awareness about the        ! $ straightforward decision inquiries to tions. So, EdTech is making new able or in process, and how those could    E F    , ; Use of technology and special COVID-19 in their own way. + P $    = ! !!& 7 #R  ( G     9:97'& 29th batch), Post Graduate Diploma   9:97'& nel. in — International Business   9:97'& from SRM Medical College was held virtually, Dr TR Commercial tyre he onset of novel coronavirus Management (IMG-14th batch), Hospital and Research Centre Paarivendhar said: “The agricul- he Rubber Skill mechanics play a sig- Thas led schools and colleges to Post Graduate Diploma - Financial he founder-chancellor of SRM (SRM MCHRC) in ture school was started a few TDevelopment nificant role in tyre make the novel shift to the digital Management (FM-3rd batch) and TInstitute of Science and Kattankulathur. years back in SRMIST in a small Council (RSDC), the repair, mounting or medium. Joining the bandwagon, Post Graduate Diploma in Technology (SRMIST), Dr T R The event was presided over way, now they have a place of their sector skill council demounting of tyres, FORE School of Management, New Management — Big Data Analytics Paarivendhar, MP, inaugurated by SRMIST’s Pro Chancellor own with all facilities.” for Rubber Industry and thereby safety Delhi, conducted its induction cer- (BDA- new batch) attended this on the new campus for the College of (Academics) Dr P On the opening of the in the country, in on the roads. They emony online to welcome the August 10, 2020. Agricultural Science and the Sathyanarayanan, Vice Chancellor Telemedicine centre, Paarivendhar partnership with not only repair a tyre incoming batch of management The ceremony began with a Paarivendhar Telemedicine Centre Dr Sandeep Sancheti, Pro Vice said: “SMR MCHRC has always Bridgestone has but also provide students. The riveting event was reassuring address by Prof (Dr) on the occasion of his birthday, Chancellor (S&H) Dr R been providing treatment at a launched a project advice to the trans- attended by students, faculties, staff SanghamitraBuddhapriya, Dean August 24, 2020. Balasubramanian, Pro Vice nominal rate and is also the cen- — Tyre Carewala to porters about the and alumni. The unprecedented (Academics), who comforted the The new campus of the Chancellor Dr C tre for COVAXIN clinical trial in skill and re-skill 1000 care of the tyre, pre- event marked the advent of a new students and commended their College of Agricultural Science will Muthamizhselvan, Registrar Dr N Tamil Nadu. Now with the open- tyre mechanics in the cautions needed for era in the history of the manage- decision to join the management function from Vendhar Nagar, Sethuraman, Pro Vice-Chancellor ing of this telemedicine centre, it country. The pro- improving the life of ment institute. programme amidst the tough and Baburayanpettai, Chengalpattu (Medical) of SRM MCHRC Lt Col will try and give solutions to all our ject’s pilot phase that a tyre. The project Over 400 students, from dif- challenging conditions due to the district and the Paarivendhar Dr A Ravi Kumar. ! - $    7 medical problems from the com- has been launched aims at bridging this ferent batches of the Post Graduate current health crisis that has befall- Telemedicine Centre is to function Speaking at the event which -0+ fort of our homes.” from Kanpur aims at skill gaps amongst Diploma in Management (FMG- en the world at large. training 500 person- the tyre fitters.   !" # # #  Q@ 

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A leading a team wherein, employees and following the above mentioned study, more than 50% of Indian youth knowledge about the same to be able organisation to succeed. management profile comes with expect their leader to be transpar- skills and increasing your chance of is not on track to have employable skills to compete with others and get into the Management roles have always tremendous responsibilities where- )!# Commercial awareness: sional courses, etc. tency skills, attributes and traits that are should be able to do multitasking. candidates, what attracts employers er is responsible for delegating Businesses are actively seeking The management institutions needed to make our youth work-ready. ? Use of social media is becoming are the skills and attributes they work to employees and ensures that !  $  aspirants who possess strong com- across the country are focusing In recent years, corporate has a necessity, so students should make have. 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Each of the top two ending the 2-hour, 48-minute last four games for a 7-6 (2), 6- & .&R1 '. women’s seeds, Karolina match with a forehand, celebrat- 4 victory over Ricardas 69"-8.915'9 Pliskova and Sofia Kenin, were ing most points with a yell and Berankis. beaten Sunday. a clenched left fist. The No. 1-ranked Djokovic "11 -&8. Djokovic now meets Williams hadn’t spent that  , 6,,! was playing his first ATP match American Tennys Sandgren, a much time on a court since the in six months because of the - 9&"P'9 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (5) winner over 2012 , when she coronavirus pandemic; he No. 15 seed Felix Auger- lost in the first round to '% 6  pulled out of the doubles event 87791815 Aliassime, who accumulated in 3 hours, 3 Sunday because of his neck. '918679. 15 double-faults. Another minutes. That was Williams'  9:E1) “I’m trying to deal with it American, Reilly Opelka, elim- only career first-round exit at on a daily basis,” he said. 99 .8 -E inated No. 9 seed Diego a tournament. elena Ostapenko, the “It’s been like that for the Schwartzman 6-3, 7-6 (4). “I did hit a wall today in the Jchampion, pulled out of the U.S. Open, past three or four days.” 69"-8.915'&. Her yells of “Come on!” fill- second set, I was so hot. That citing a change of schedule. Still, Djokovic improved to ing a nearly empty stadium, never happens,” the 38-year-old She is the latest woman with a Grand 19-0 in 2020 as he prepares to 9") Williams was pushed to the American said. Slam title or high ranking to withdraw from seek a sixth title from the past brink in her longest match “So I think physically, I'm the tournament that begins next week amid eight Grand Slam tournaments for COVID-19 in June after a since 2012 before pulling away fit. Tennis is mental. You know, the coronavirus pandemic. when the U.S. Open begins in series of no-social-distancing with a perfect tiebreaker and it's all mental.” Six of the top eight women in the WTA a week. That major champi- exhibition matches he orga- edging 7-6 (6), 3- She moved into the third rankings already were out, including No. onship’s site in Flushing nized in Serbia and Croatia. 6, 7-6 (0). round thanks in part to 14 aces, 1 Ash Barty, the reigning champion at Meadows is hosting the Ohio- As tennis ramps up - this is “I had a crowd in my head one at 121 mph. Osaka used 12 Roland Garros, and No. 6 Bianca based Western & Southern the first tournament of the or something,” Williams said aces to get through 6-7 (5), 6- Andreescu, the 2019 winner at Flushing Open, too, as part of an unusu- resumption for the men; the with a laugh. 4, 6-2 against Karolina Meadows. al doubleheader with no spec- women returned earlier this “For me, it was like there Muchova. 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  86-& ngland head coach Chris Silverwood 5     86-& Esays experienced pacer James ndia off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin says he Anderson, who is standing on the cusp ))   % L Rahul expects head coach Anil Ihas spoken to his IPL coach Ricky Ponting on of a historic 600th wicket, is constantly KKumble to do bulk of the planning, the contentious issue of running out batsmen lending a helping hand to other bowlers  .18'-1 which he feels will help him immensely in who back up too far at the non-striker’s end but in the team and is an "inspiration" for his debut as captain of Kings XI Punjab in will reveal the contents of the telephonic con- everyone. akistan’s chances of holding out the IPL, beginning in UAE on September versation only next week. The 38-year-old ended the fourth day Pfor a draw in the third and final 19. The issue became a talking point when of the final Test between England and test against England were boosted Like the other seven teams, KXIP play- Ponting, head coach of Ashwin’s team Delhi Pakistan a wicket short of the elusive 600- when rain washed out the morning ers are undergoing a six-day mandatory Capitals, said he would have a discussion with wicket mark. session on Day 5 at the Rose Bowl on quarantine in the UAE. Ashwin on the controversial manner of getting If achieved, Anderson will become Tuesday. The squad is heavy on players from a batsman out ahead of the IPL starting the first pacer to touch the milestone as An inspection was planned for Karnataka including the captain himself, September 19 in the UAE. only spin legends Muttiah Muralitharan, 1:40 p.M. Local time (1240 GMT), Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair. The Ashwin ran out England batsman Jos Shane Warne and Anil Kumble have more with lots of standing water on the head coach too is from Karnataka. Buttler at the non-striker's end last season when Test scalps. ground after early-morning rain. “To have someone like Anil Bhai he backed up too far, drawing criticism for his “We’re all aware of the milestone Pakistan is 100-2 in its second around helps me immensely this season. act as many called it against the ‘spirit of the Jimmy is looking at but he'll get there. innings, trailing England overall by I share a very good relationship with him game.’ While Ashwin has reached Dubai, Hopefully we’ll see it. It would be brilliant 210 runs. England leads 1-0 and is on off the field, coming from the same state,” Ponting is set to arrive next week and the two to see Jimmy get over the line. He’s an the brink of clinching a first series Rahul told the IPL website. will talk in person before the Indian reveals what inspiration, isn't he? 600 Test wickets. win over Pakistan in 10 years. “I think he (Kumble) will make my life transpired between them. Wow," Silverwood was quoted as saying The latest delay in this weather- as captain very easy. I know that he would In Rahul and Gayle, KXIP make one “Ricky Ponting hasn’t yet reached (Dubai). by ‘Sky Sports’. affected test meant England paceman be doing most of the planning and I just of the most destructive opening pairings After he comes, we will sit for a chat with him. “He’s worked so hard to do it and he's Jimmy Anderson will have to wait to have to go out there and carry out the in IPL. The captain expects the West Indian He said he wants to have a conversation. We have brilliant around the place. He’s constant- reach 600 career wickets in the for- plans,” said the 28-year-old. to keep winning games for the team. already talked over the phone. It was a very inter- ly helping the other bowlers. It's just mat. Rahul was in red hot form in the past “I have played for several years with esting chat,” Ashwin said on his YouTube chan- superb to have one of the best in the world He is on 599, with only retired two seasons while batting alongside Chris him and share a great friendship with him. nel. sat in your dressing room and playing for spinners Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Gayle, scoring 659 and 593 and in 2018 and He’s a great guy to have in our team. He Ashwin said it’s better to have a face-to-face your country,” Silverwood added. Shane Warne (708) and Anil Kumble 2019 respectively. will be part of our core group and with the conversation since the message of the heavily- England lead the three-match series (619) above Anderson on the all-time Glenn Maxwell’s return has boosted kind of experience he has, he will definite- accented Australians can get lost in translation. 1-0. list of wicket-takers in test cricket. their middle-order and the skipper stressed ly be somebody that wins a lot of games “What happens sometimes is Australians' Pakistan, who were asked to follow on his importance to the team. for us. messages in English get lost in translation and on after scoring 273 in their first innings “Maxi has been with Kings XI before “Looking forward to the 2020 season, reach us with a different meaning. Even some in reply to the hosts’ 583-8 declared, itself had wicketkeeper Jos Buttler not put dled himself very well (with the dropped and has had a successful run with the team. it’s not like a usual IPL season, it is going of their jokes become news. That's what it is and trailed by 210 runs at the end of the fourth down a regulation catch before lunch. catches). He kept his decorum. No one He was one player we were very clear we to be very different for all of us. I am excit- next week I will reveal a bit more about my con- day. “I want to win the game first and fore- “It is frustrating when things don’t go means to drop them but obviously it’s needed going into the auctions. ed about that. I hope we can make this sea- versation with Ricky.” most but to finish strongly and see your way as a bowler but all you can do frustrating,” he added. “On a given day, he will take down any son count and win a lot of games for the Ponting had said he will have a “hard con- Jimmy get his 600th would be fantastic,” is go back on the practice field and work “It is a massive achievement. To have bowling attack and we’ve felt that the last team,” he added. versation” with Ashwin and won’t allow him to Silverwood said. on what you need to work on. That’s what two bowlers above 500 and Jimmy clos- couple of seasons we have missed that KXIP are yet to win the IPL with their repeat the act at Delhi Capitals since it was “not Anderson would have reached the Jimmy did and he got his rewards,” ing in on 600 is an amazing feat,” impact player in the middle order,” said best finish coming in 2014, when they within the spirit of the game”. 600 wicket milestone on the fourth day Silverwood said. “I thought Jimmy han- Silverwood said. Rahul. reached the final. On Monday, Ashwin on Monday suggest- ed the introduction of a “free ball” for bowlers if non-strikers back up too far, sticking to his Q  "     !.!.9  R stand that there was nothing wrong with running such batsmen    9:97'& out. coach found it hard to almost two-three times "   '   ,# !$ $ “Make it a t has been months of inaction conceal his excitement a week. But I still am free ball for the Ifor Indian cricket fans who despite staying in a strict very happy that the IPL   86-& this year owing to personal bowler. If the havent seen their favourite stars bio-bubble in the UAE. is finally happening and reasons. batsmen gets slug it out on the field since “Oh, yes, there is a lot of the fans will get to watch PL franchise Delhi Capitals “I am delighted to be back out of that ball, disappointing outing in excitement,” Kaif told it once again,” he said. Ion Tuesday named former in the IPL. This is a huge the batting New Zealand back in IANS over the phone While everybody Australian pacer Ryan Harris as opportunity for me to con- team will be February. from the UAE. would want to see the their bowling coach ahead of tribute to the franchise’s ambi- docked 5 runs. However, with the “These are the matches to start as early the upcoming edition starting tions of lifting the coveted IPL Free hit adds to Indian Premier League (IPL) tough, challenging times as possible, not many September 19 in the UAE. trophy,” Harris was quoted as the drama for a fast approaching, the sense of for the players as there will understand it better The 40-year-old comes in saying in a media release. batter, let’s give a positivity is back among the are a lot of guidelines than a fitness expert like place of compatriot James “The Delhi Capitals side chance to the fans. And one could feel that in that need to be followed. Kaif that players need to Hopes, who served as the has an impressive bowling line bowlers too,” former Indian cricketer There would be many be handled with care Capitals’ bowling coach in the up, and I can’t wait to start Ashwin had Mohammad Kaif as well. tests of the players and before pushing them last two seasons but will be working with them all,” he tweeted. The Delhi Capitals’ assistant supporting staff for into the ring. unable to travel with the team added. 1 & Q,)6D!4!!16              New Delhi : The postponement there are no changes in the tar- to be finally reunited with a   9:97'& only 8 people to train. Also, how approval on August 1. said. “A day later, a SAI assistant of the Tokyo Olympics by a year get. We have to improve our- hockey stick and a ball. are these 8, Olympic hopefuls Kashyap, who along with director called me and said this has not led to any changes in the selves as much as possible and With the men’'s Asian ormer Commonwealth because I think only 3 have wife and fellow shuttler Saina is a directive which has come Indian men's hockey team’s tar- win a medal at the Olympics. In Champions Trophy postponed FGames champion Parupalli almost confirmed their slot and Nehwal, has been training at a from higher officials and they gets for the marquee event, the lockdown, we all got to to next year, the team is current- Kashyap on Tuesday questioned rest have an outside chance separate facility near the acad- have spoken to BAI and SAI, according to forward know each other a lot. We ly training with no competitions his omission from the ongoing including Srikanth and the emy, said he shared his thoughts who believe only these people Akashdeep Singh. The Covid- never spent so much time with to keep as a target for 2020. national badminton camp in women’s doubles pair,” Kashyap with SAI but didn’t get a satis- have a chance to qualify which 19 pandemic has forced the each other like this. Whether it “We are looking at the Hyderabad, saying that restrict- told PTI. factory response. I found to be strange,” he added. Olympics to be postponed from be seniors or juniors, we were all Olympics as our target, there are ing it to just eight Olympic hope- “I am ranked 23rd in the “Gopi bhaiya (Pullela “I was told that only 8 peo- its original start date July 24 this telling ourselves that this one no tournaments planned for this fuls is “illogical”. world ranking then why haven’t Gopichand) advised me to speak ple will train till the Tokyo year to July 23, 2021. year will go and we just need to year. The players were eager to He, insisted that he too has I been considered,” he asked. to SAI as they made the list. So Games to keep the Olympic The pandemic has shown keep ourselves focussed on the get back to training. Now after an outside chance of qualifying The Sports Authority of I spoke to SAI DG and asked hopefuls safe. Now no one is no signs of stemming since task at hand," the 25-year-old so many months we are train- for the Tokyo Games but he has India (SAI) had allowed him what is the logic behind it? staying at the centre, all are using and experts have expressed Akashdeep told IANS. ing properly with the stick and no way to pursue it as he can't resumption of training at the Why am I not in the camp? Who gyms at different centres, they doubts over whether the For now, however, the play- the ball which is what all the train at the camp. “I have a cou- Gopichand Academy from decided that we don’t have a are meeting people outside, so I Olympics can be held next year ers in the national camp at the players wanted. It’s going well for ple of questions regarding the August 7 following the chance to qualify when 7-8 don’t understand their explana- too if there are no vaccinations Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) now we are concentrating on the camp. I find it illogical to allow Telangana government’s tournaments are still left,” he tion of keeping them safe.” available by that time. “For us Bengaluru centre are just happy basics,” he said. IANS  ""    !" # #