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PAGE 08 PAGE 07 Raipur, Wednesday, June 09, 2021 I Pages 08 I Price R 3.00 I City Edition I Fastest growing English Daily of Chhattisgarh www. centralchronicle.in BRIEF CENTRE'S DECISION OF FREE JABS TO ALL Fire at Vaishno Devi shrine complex „ Cash counter Govt places orders for 44 crore damaged doses of Covishield & Covaxin Jammu, Jun 08 (PTI): A fire broke out at New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): Bharat Biotech," an offi- ties," the official said. Vaishno Devi shrine com- cial said. The official said The central govern- plex in Jammu Kashmir's

The Centre on Tuesday File photo the Centre has been sup- ment will provide free Reasi district on Tuesday, said it has placed orders porting the efforts of coronavirus vaccines to damaging a cash counter, for 44 crore doses of states and union territo- states and union territo- officials said. Women shop at Sadar Bazar as Covishield and Covaxin, a ries for an effective vacci- ries for inoculation of all The fire - believed to be shops reopened after the day after Prime Minister nation drive under the above 18 years of age the result of an electrical unlocking process of COVID-19 Narendra Modi an- "whole of government ap- from June 21, Prime short circuit - broke out Firefighters try to douse a fire at a building situated near Mata lockdown began in a phased nounced that the Centre proach" since January 16 Minister Narendra Modi around 4.15 pm inside a Vaishno Devi shrine, at Trikuta hills in Katra, Tuesday. manner, in New Delhi, Tuesday. would take over the state this year. said on Monday,announc- cash counting room in procurement quota and Based on various repre- ing that the Centre will Kalika Bhavan, which is provide free jabs to state COVID Vaccination pro- sentations received by the take over the 25 per cent adjacent to the sanctum fire, which broke out from the fire, the officials said. Guidelines governments for inocula- gramme yesterday, the Centre, the vaccination state procurement quota. sanctorum. the structure adjoining the "We got a call around 4.30 tion of all above the age of Centre has placed an for all adults above 18 Asserting that vaccine It burned for about 45 'Bhawan' (sanctum sancto- pm. Initial reports suggest New Delhi: The Ministry 18. order with Serum years of age was opened supply would be in- minutes before being rum), the officials said. the fire broke out due to of Education released These 44 crore doses of Institute of India for 25 in the Phase III of vacci- creased significantly in brought under control at Visuals from the scene electric (short)circuit," guidelines on Tuesday for COVID-19 vaccines will crore doses of Covishield nation strategy begin- the coming days, the around 5 pm. No deaths or showed thick smoke bil- Shailender Singh, the the development of e- be delivered by their mak- and with Bharat Biotech ning May 1. prime minister said the injuries have been report- lowing out of the building Senior Superintendent of content for children with ers between August and for 19 crore doses of "Now with the aim to Centre has now decided ed. The building suffered as firefighters worked to Police for Reasi district disabilities (CwDs) with December 2021, the Union Covaxin. further universalise the to buy 75 per cent of jabs significant damage; visuals douse the flames. Fire said. "SHO (Station House an aim to fulfil the goal of Health Ministry said. "Additionally, 30 per countrywide vaccination from vaccine makers for from after the fire was put fighting squad of the Officer) Reasi rescued peo- inclusive education. The "In immediate follow- cent of the advance for drive, all citizens above 18 free supply to states, out showed it had been shrine immediately swung ple who trapped inside the guidelines have been pre- up of the prime minis- procurement of both the years of age can receive while private sector hos- completely burned down. into action after CRPF per- fire. Some suffered minor pared by a committee ter's announcement of COVID-19 vaccines has the COVID-19 vaccine pitals will continue to Officials say some cash and sonnel raised an alarm, the injuries and are getting constitute by the MoE, these changes in the been released to Serum doses free of cost at gov- procure the remaining 25 documents were destroyed. officials said. Some cash medical attention," he which had submitted its Guidelines of National Institute of India and ernment health facili- per cent. No one was injured in the and records were gutted in added. report comprising 11 sec- tions and two appen- dices. The report was PM shares ‘interesting accepted by the ministry Man trampled to ‘Continued and sharp on Tuesday. death by wild tuskers opportunity’ for youngsters Bldg fire decline in daily Covid cases’ „ To contribute to 75 years of Independence, Jashpur, Jun 08: they escaped to safety and a national scheme YUVA: Kolkata: Fire broke out at nation’s intellectual a multi-storied building in informed the forest de- New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): Daily count dips below one lakh Prime Minister's Scheme central Kolkata's Park A 21-year-old man was partment, the official said. discourse For Mentoring Young Street area on Tuesday trampled to death by a Forest personnel have There has been a contin- India reported less than one lakh new coronavirus infections Authors will go a long way afternoon, officials said. herd of wild elephants in been trying to chase away ued and sharp decline in after a gap of 63 days, while the daily positivity rate New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): in cementing the founda- Jashpur district, a forest the herd, which has con- daily new coronavirus tion of these leaders of to- Four fire tenders were dropped to 4.62 per cent, according to the Union Health fighting the blaze at the official said on Tuesday. tinued to stay put at the cases in the country, the A scheme aimed at cre- morrow," it said. However, the body of the spot, he said. government said on Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A single day rise of ating a pool of under-30 This scheme will ensure fourth floor of Apeejay 86,498 cases were registered, the lowest in 66 days, taking House, they said. There deceased could not be re- The deceased man's kin Tuesday, but stressed on authors to promote Indian creating a pool of authors the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,89,96,473. The COVID- was no one on that floor trieved from the forest, as have been provided an in- following COVID-19-appro- heritage, culture and of below 30 years who are during the incident as the the herd stayed close to it, stant relief of Rs 25,000, priate behaviour to avert 19 death toll climbed to 3,51,309 with 2,123 daily deaths, knowledge offers an "in- ready to express them- offices were closed due to he said. while the remaining com- any future wave. the lowest in 47 days, the data updated at 8 am showed. A teresting opportunity" for selves and project India on the ongoing lockdown, The incident took place pensation of Rs 5.75 lakh In a joint press briefing total of 81,466 new cases were recorded in a span of 24 youngsters to harness any international plat- they added. However, the in a forest near Jhikki vil- will be disbursed once the on the pandemic situation, hours on April 2. Also, 18,73,485 tests were conducted on their writing skills and form, it said, adding that employees of a bank that lage under Bagicha forest necessary formalities are Health Ministry Joint Monday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far contribute to the nation's this will help in projecting range on Monday after- completed, he said. Secretary Lav Agarwal intellectual discourse, Indian culture and litera- is located on another floor for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 36,82,07,596. of the building were evac- noon, when the victim "With this, at least 17 said almost 79 per cent de- Prime Minister Narendra ture globally. Agesh Ram people have been killed in cline in daily new COVID- The daily positivity rate has dropped to 4.62 per cent . It has Modi said on Tuesday. "Essentially, the scheme uated safely, officials said. Vishwakarma, a native of separate incidents of ele- 19 cases has been noted been less than 10 per cent for 15 consecutive days, the min- In a tweet, Modi shared envisions cultivating mod- Fuldih village, had ven- phant attacks in the dis- since the peak on May 7. istry said. The weekly positivity rate has declined to 5.94 the link to the details of ern ambassadors of Indian Lifer for three tured into the jungle to col- trict in the last one year," There has been a contin- per cent. The active cases reduced to 13,03,702 comprising the programme that noted literature as the country Mangaluru: Three main lect wood, he said. the official said. ued and sharp decline in 4.50 per cent of the total infections, while the national that the National heads towards 75 years of accused in the murder of When the victim failed Earlier on June 2, a daily new cases, he said on COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 94.29 per cent. A Education Policy 2020 em- independence. Our coun- NRI entrepreneur Bhaskar to return, villagers en- woman was killed in a the second wave of net decline of 97,907 cases has been recorded in the COVID- phasises on empowering try is ranked 3rd in the tered the forest to look for similar attack in COVID-19. young minds and creating arena of book publishing, Shetty in 2016, including 19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. his wife and son, were on him and found his body,he Badalkhol wildlife sanctu- He said India has report- a learning ecosystem that and to further boost this Tuesday sentenced to life said. ary of Jashpur, while an- ed 20,822 coronavirus can nurture young learn- treasure trove of indige- by a court in Udupi. The Locals tried to retrieve other person was trampled cases and 252 deaths per world. The government haviour till the population ers for future leadership nous literature, it is imper- Udupi district and sessions the body, but after seeing a to death in the sanctuary million population, which also stressed on following is vaccinated, to avert any roles. "To foster this goal, ative that we project this at court Judge J N herd of elephants nearby, area on March 29. is among the lowest in the COVID-19-appropriate be- future wave. and commemorate India's the global stage," it said. Subrahmanya awarded life imprisonment to Shetty's ‘Avoid large wife Rajeshwari Shetty, LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS EASED Free vaccine, foodgrains to cost son Navneet Shetty and gatherings to astrologer Niranjan Bhat. avert future wave’ Shetty (52), a NRI entre- govt up to Rs 1.45 lakh crore preneur from Indrali in New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): Udupi district was killed in New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): crore beneficiaries till have got enough buffer 2016, his body cut into The government on November will cost be- from the larger-than-expect- pieces and burnt on a plat- Tuesday stressed on avoid- The government will tween Rs 1.1 lakh crore to ed Rs 99,122 crore dividend form meant for holding ing large gatherings for a spend up to Rs 1.45 lakh Rs 1.3 lakh crore. from the Reserve Bank of sacrificial fires with the couple of months and follow- crore additional money to Taken together, the addi- India (RBI) and the windfall help of the astrologer. ing COVID-19-appropriate provide free vaccines and tional spending could be up from record taxes on petrol behaviour to avert any fu- foodgrains to people devas- to Rs 1.45 lakh crore, the and diesel. The two togeth- ture wave, even as it noted tated by the deadly second sources said. Reversing a er may just be enough to Solar eclipse that there has been a contin- wave of COVID infections, policy where states compet- fund the free vaccines and Kolkata: An annular solar ued and sharp decline in sources said on Tuesday. ed for vaccine supplies for the food grain cost. eclipse is going to occur daily new coronavirus cases Prime Minister certain age categories, The sources, however, did on Thursday but it will not in the country. In a joint Narendra Modi's announce- Modi on Monday an- not say how and from be visible in India except press briefing on the pan- ment of providing free inoc- nounced that the central where the vaccines will be in some parts of Arunachal demic situation, Health ulation to all adults will en- government will procure procured. India currently Pradesh and Ladakh for a Ministry Joint Secretary Lav tail total spending of any- vaccines for all adults. All uses the AstraZeneca vac- few minutes before the Agarwal said almost 79 per where between Rs 45,000 above 18 years of age will cine produced by the Serum sunset, a prominent astro- cent decline in daily new crore and Rs 50,000 crore. get free vaccines from June Institute of India, and an- physicist said. The annular COVID-19 cases has been This is higher than Rs 21. Also, the free foodgrain other developed at home by solar eclipse occurs when noted since the peak on May 35,000 crore that the govern- scheme that was to end in Bharat Biotech. Russia's the sun, moon and the 7.There has been a continued ment had budgeted. June has been extended till Sputnik V will be commer- earth come in a straight Crowded Khari Baoli market as shops reopen after further ease in COVID-19 lock- and sharp decline in daily Extending 5 kg of wheat or November. cially launched in the coun- line and almost on the down, in Delhi, Tuesday. new cases, he said on the sec- rice and 1 kg of pulses The sources indicated try by the middle of this same plane. It is a partial ond wave of COVID-19. every month to nearly 80 that the government may month. eclipse when a ring of fire appears in the sky. The SHORTAGE OF OFFICIALS AT CENTRE REVISED COVID GUIDELINES path of the eclipse will not Not for courts to judge: HC touch almost any part of India, barring the North- on live-in relationship ‘Electronic vouchers to Eastern extremes of the Centre asks states to nominate more country in Arunachal Chandigarh, Jun 08: and Uttar Pradesh, and said it help inoculation of poor’ Pradesh and Ladakh, is for the state to ensure pro- officers for central deputation Director of M P Birla The Punjab and Haryana high tection of such couples. New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): Planetarium, Debiprasad court has granted protection The petitioners submitted New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): ed who are likely to re- Staffing Scheme so that Duari, said in Kolkata on to a young couple involved in that the parents of the girl main available under the the central deputation re- Use of non-transferable Tuesday. a live-in relationship, observ- wanted her to marry a person The Centre has asked Central Staffing Scheme serve/ deputation reserves electronic vouchers ap- ing that it is not for the courts of their choice as they had state governments to nom- for full tenure," said the are duly utilised for this proved by the Reserve to judge them if they want to come to know about her rela- inate more officers for cen- letter issued by the person- purpose," it said. Bank of India will be en- Weather stay together without sanctity tionship. She left her parents' tral deputation at the level nel ministry. Referring to its commu- couraged to enable people of marriage. home and started living with of deputy secretary, direc- Officers of the level of nique issued December to financially support The order of the single bench High Low her partner. tor and joint secretary, cit- deputy secretary/director last year seeking officers COVID-19 inoculation of 36 26 came following a petition by a They decided to live together ing their shortage, accord- and above are usually ap- for deputation to the posts economically weaker sec- also provide onsite regis- 17-year-old girl and a 20-year- ing to an official commu- pointed in central govern- under CSS and for the tions at private centres, ac- tration facility, available till such time as they could MARKET old-man from Punjab's nique. ment ministries/depart- posts of Chief Vigilance cording to the revised both for individuals as solemnise a marriage on NIFTY 15,740.10  Bathinda who sought protec- It also asked them not to ments (i.e. on central depu- Officers (CVOs) in central guidelines issued by the well as groups of individ- attaining the marriageable nominate officers, who are tation) under the Central public sector enterprises Centre on Tuesday. uals, for which detailed SENSEX 52,275.57 tion of their life and liberty  from the family members of age. on the verge of promotion, Staffing Scheme (CSS). (CPSEs) as well as in other While the Co-WIN plat- procedure is to be fi- They further submitted that BULLION the former. that often necessitates "It is, therefore, request- organisations under cen- form provides every citi- nalised and published by The court also observed that they had approached the their early repatriation to ed that larger number of tral ministries/depart- zen the facility of conve- states/UTs, the Revised GOLD 49,117 honour killings were preva- Bathinda Senior their cadre to avail the officers may kindly be rec- ments, the ministry said niently pre-booking vacci- Guidelines for implemen- benefit. "It may be ensured ommended for appoint- the number of nomina- nation appointments, all tation of National COVID SILVER 71,500 lent in northern parts of India, Superintendent of Police, particularly in parts of seeking protection but there that the names of only ment at DS/Director/JS tions received so far has government and private Vaccination Program' Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan had not been any response. those officers are forward- level under the Central been "very minimal". vaccination centers will stated. 02 CENTRAL CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09, 2021 CM performs bhoomipujan for development works worth Rs 285 crore

Bhilai, June 08: In his address, Chief Sahu said that Durg dis- of Rs 12 crore and Bhilai-3 and Butrel. Hathkhoj Transport Minister said that the trict has done a good job Bhoomipujan of road be- Education Sector: 50- Nagar and community On Tuesday, inaugura- Durg District in controlling COVID and tween Ekta Nagar seat Post Matric Tribal building at Umda. tion / bhoomipujan of de- Administration has done it has been praised across Muktidham to Girls Hostel was inaugu- Electricity Sector: velopment works worth a good job for Covid con- the country. Agriculture Nandini-Ahiwara road Dhammasheel Ganvir, Engineering Park at a cost rated in Durg. In Bhilai, Bhoomipujan was also Rs 285.87 crore were per- trol. The recovery rate of Minister Ravindra was in very bad shape. District Panchayat CEO of Rs 11 crore was also bhoomipujan of Post performed for the works formed in Durg District. Covid patients has in- Choubey said that under Chief Minister has taken Sacchidanand Alok and done. Matric Scheduled Caste worth Rs 51 lakhs of the Chief Minister Bhupesh creased rapidly in the the leadership of Chief an important decision in other top officers were Jal Jeevan Mission: Boys Hostel, Girls Hostel Electricity Company. Baghel and his cabinet state. Women Self-Help Minister Bhupesh Baghel, this regard and it will present. Pipeline network expan- and Backward Class Boys These projects include ministers virtually at- Groups are working ap- Durg District is witness- bring great convenience Road network to be im- sion work will be done and Girls Hostel was done. 132/33 KV at Amleshwar tended the programme preciably in the villages ing remarkable develop- to the citizens. District proved: The most impor- under Jal Jeevan Mission These projects will be worth Rs36 lakh; addition- held at BIT auditorium. and are not only becoming ment and positive changes Panchayat President tant project includes in rural areas for supply- competed with expendi- al transformer installa- These projects included financially empowered are visible in all the areas. Shalini Yadav, Durg bhoomipujan for widen- ing pure drinking water to ture of Ts 9 crores. High tion at Patan sub-station, basic works like educa- but are also empowering Public Health Mayor Dheeraj Bakliwal, ing and upgradation of households. Various proj- schools built at a cost of work of feeder bay in tion, health and drinking the rural economy. Rapid Engineering Minister Bhilai Charoda Mayor road from Anda to ects worth Rs 12.49 crore Rs 68 lakh were also inau- Patan; installation of ad- water. These projects of development works are Guru Rudra Kumar said Chandrakanta Mandle, Minimata Chowk at a cost were inaugurated and gurated at Patharia and ditional transformer at infrastructure develop- being done in Durg dis- that basic amenities are District Panchayat Vice of Rs 100 crores. On com- bhoomipujan was per- Raunda. Pulgaon and 33/11 sub-sta- ment and social develop- trict. The development being provided to the peo- President Ashok Sahu pletion of this project, formed. Infrastructure develop- tion at Khamharia. ment will usher in a new will gain momentum with ple and multifarious activ- and other dignitaries traffic movement on this Infrastructure develop- ment in Bhilai-Charoda: Distribution of bene- era of civic amenities in the inaugurations and ities are being done at a were present on the occa- route will be very easy. ment in Health Works worth Rs 5.60 crore fits: Distribution of bene- Durg district. bhoomipujans of various fast pace to elevate the sion. Jamul to Nandini- Department and AYUSH: will be conducted in the fits under various govern- Bhoomipujan was per- projects. economy.Durg MLA Arun Collector Dr Ahiwara road will also be Under the Health limits of Bhilai Charoda ment schemes was also formed for 30 projects Guardian Minister of Vora said that the Chief Sarveshwar Narendra constructed (21 km) at a Department, works worth Municipal Corporation. conducted. Rs 20000 were worth Rs 261.09 crore. the District, Mohammad Minister has brought de- Bhure presented a report cost of Rs 78 crore. The de- Rs 2.16 crore are being This includes the work of given to Sindhuja group Further, 27 projects worth Akbar also said that rapid velopment in all areas for on the development proj- mand for this road was done for infrastructure de- widening the road from for cultivation of brinjal Rs 24.78 crore were inau- development works are Durg district, due to ects. A short film on devel- being made by the citizens velopment and construc- GE Road to Shriram City and Rs 16000 for mulching. gurated. On this occasion, also being done in Durg which major changes are opment works of Durg for a long time and the tion of staff quarters. Padum Nagar. Other proj- Under the schemes of the benefits of different district through DMF to visible in the sphere of in- district was also screened. road had become quite di- Three new dispensary ects are construction of labor department, assis- schemes of various de- fulfil the expectations of frastructure and economy. IG Vivekanand Sinha, lapidated. Bhoomipujan buildings constructed at a mini stadium in World tance amount of Rs 2 partments were also pro- the common people. PWD Bhilai MLA Devendra CCF Shalini Raina, SP of Nankatti-Daniya-Bori- cost of Rs 47 lakh were in- Bank Colony, construc- lakhs was also distrib- vided to the beneficiaries. Minister Tamradhwaj Yadav said that the Prashant Thakur, DFO Purda-Litiya road at a cost augurated at Dundera, tion of shelter at uted. Online Certificate Program Rural development schemes bring positive changes on Music inaugurated Bhilai, Jun 08: Two week online and culture. Chief Guest and certificate program on Principal of College Dr MG "Classical, Vocal and Roymon gave his best wishes. Instrumental" music was inau- He discussed the need and gurated in Department of importance of music and said Education, St Thomas College. that music is the integral part The trainer of this program will of life. Main trainer of program be Santosh Yadav, Assistant Santosh Yadav presented the Professor, Department of schedule of program and told Education St Thomas College. that during the sessions train- This program will be organized ing about Harmonium, Tabla, from June 07 to June 21. The Bhajan and Insights of Ghajal program was started with light- singing will be given to partici- ing the lamp and Saraswasti pants. Dr Sheeja Thomas Vandana by faculties of dept of appreciated the whole program education in which Dr Shabnam schedule and gave her best khan was on Harmonium and wishes to Santosh Yadav. On Santosh Yadav was on Tabla. Dr this occasion Rupa Shrivastava Sheeja Thomas HOD, Dept of Assistant Professor Education welcomed the Department of Education con- Bhilai, June 08: 1.5 lakh. Godavari to cultivate paddy of good paddy. He said that people price by cultivating or- Women of Village guests and said that Music is ducted the program and pro- Kaushik stated that she fragrance variety. For the who are cultivating or- ganic and scented paddy Chandkhuri Sindhuja Self the main base of human life posed vote of thanks. Chief Minister lives in Fekari village and purpose, the government ganic paddy are getting and farmers producing Help Group also shared Bhupesh Baghel interact- her group had cultivated is also providing incen- good prices for the pro- vermi compost would also their experiences. They ed with the members of Kalyani variety of brin- tive. Chief Minister asked duce. Diwakar Gaikwad get a good market. Ajay told that this year they women self-help groups jal. She said that such in- that organic manure of village Umarpoti said Sharma informed that have produced 375 quin- during the inauguration novative ideas open the should be used in the cul- that this season he has de- this year he has decided to tals of manure. They have and bhoomipujan pro- way for economic tivation of fragrant rice cided to plant fragrant cultivate soybean. Oil also produced decom- gramme. The women of progress. and its registration paddy in 2 hectares of prices are on the rise. If posers and diyas. Group village Fekari self-help Chief Minister interact- should also be done. After land. He has also pur- farmers grow soybean, oil member Geetanjali group informed that they ed with many farmers on three to four years of cul- chased 15 quintals of prices will definitely be Baghel informed that the had grown brinjals on a the occasion. Lalit tivation and certification, vermi compost. Chief controlled. Tularam Sahu group has earned a profit plot of two acres and have Mahipal informed that the farmers will be much Minister said that farm- told that this time he has of Rs 3.5 lakh through dif- sold the produce worth Rs this season he has decided higher price of fragrant ers would also get good decided to plant maize. ferent activities. MLA Devendra Yadav meets SAIL Chairman Pandey thanks PM Modi for Kalyan College hosts international ter plant still operates on announcing free vaccine the old technology and Bhilai, June 08: webinar on ‘Energy and Environment’ needs to be modernised completely. As an immedi- Former Vidhan Sabha Bhilai, June 08: Aruna Palta (Vice needs have been met; but ate measure, he insisted Speaker Prem Prakash Chancellor, Hemchand what have we given to na- on the need of door-to- Pandey has expressed his A three-day interna- Yadav University, Durg) ture? Keeping this fact in door water supply with the gratitude for Prime tional webinar on attended the webinar as mind, nature conserva- help of tankers in the Minister Narendra Modi’s “Energy and the chief guest. The tion work should be con- township area. He added announcement of provid- Environment” was organ- keynote speakers were Dr ducted. Professor Mohd that alternative arrange- ing free vaccine to all ized by the Department of Namita Brahme Muzammil (Former Vice ments like bore wells can states for immunization of time of pandemic. During Physics and Electronics (Professor, Pandit Ravi Chancellor, MJP be made along with the ex- people aged 18 years and the live session, Pandey of Kalyan Postgraduate Shankar University, Rohilkhand University, isting arrangement. He re- above from June 21. appreciated the work done College during June 4 to Raipur), Dr Arvind Bareilly) was the chief quested the SAIL Pandey interacted with by the members of Shri 6. Along with the subject Kumar (Professor, guest and Dr Jagjit Kaur Chairman to take immedi- the public on Tuesday Ram Janmotsava Samiti experts from IGNTU, Amarkantak), Saluja (VYT College, Bhilai, June 08: memorandum to the SAIL ate cognizance of this mat- through Facebook Live in the field of public serv- Chhattisgarh, guest Professor Ravindra Durg) delivered the Chairman regarding the ter related to the public in- session. He said that the ice during the Corona pe- speakers from various Raina, (Professor North keynote address. As the problem of yel- water woes, in which he terest. SAIL Chairman PM’s initiative would go a riod. He said that the colleges of the country West Mahikeng Principal Dr RK Sahu, lowish water continues to mentioned that the work- Soma Mandal also ex- long way in ensuring im- members of the commit- and abroad also partici- University,South Africa). Vice Principal and Head persist in Township, MLA ers of Bhilai Steel Plant pressed concern on the munization for people tee enthusiastically partic- pated in the webinar. In the second day’s lec- of the Department Devendra Yadav reached are suffering due to dirty issue and assured to take above 18 years of age in ipated in the noble work of They shared vital infor- ture, the students were de- (Physics and Electronics) Delhi on Tuesday to raise water supply for the last prompt action. the country. Pandey said providing dry ration, mation and facts about tailed about the steps they Professor Yadunandan the issue at top level. two months. Continuous Devendra also discussed that it was due to the able cooked food, medical help energy conservation and should take to contribute Patel, Dr Neelam Shukla, Devendra has been mak- efforts were made by the about the issue of compas- leadership of the Prime to the needy in this diffi- environmental protec- towards creating a Dr Shipra Sinha, Soumya ing efforts at local level but officers of Bhilai Steel sionate appointment in Minister that the country cult situation. All the tion. At the outset, the healthy and happy na- Khare, Dr Gunwant the BSP town administra- Plant’s Town Bhilai Steel Plant. He said was successful in dealing members of the commit- first day programme ture. Ajay Srivastava Chandrol, Pankaj Jain, tion has not been able to Administration, District that the bereaved family with the first wave of tee deserve appreciation, began with the welcome (Chairman, REDA, Pranali, Aarti Mishra, resolve the problem so far. Administration and members of the employees Corona pandemic last year he said. At the end, address delivered by Bilaspur) was the special Anubha Verma, Neha Citizens of Bhilai are suf- Municipal Corporation, who died in lines of duty and expressed hope that Pandey requested his well Kalyan College Principal guest and Dr Anjali Vishnu and Prashant fering due to contaminat- but could not succeed in have been waiting for a the country would soon wishers not to organize Dr RK Sahu. In his ad- Oudhia (HOD, Paul made significant ed water supply for the last providing clean water. compassionate appoint- come out of the second any kind of public event dress, Sahu said that the Government Nagarjuna contribution in organis- two months. The serious- During discussion, ment for a long time. wave of this epidemic. He on the occasion of his balance of energy and en- Mahavidyalaya, Raipur) ing the event. Technical ness of the issue can be Devendra said that he has Devendra has been mak- also thanked the Prime birthday on June 9. He vironment is the need of attended the event as committee members gauged from the fact that been continuously making ing efforts to ensure their Minister for the decision said that good wishes are the hour. Nature can be keynote speaker. Manish Kumar, MLA Devendra sought an efforts in this direction but livelihood along with ap- to extend the time period being received from all my exploited to a limited ex- The third and last day Omkarnath Nath Verma, appointment with SAIL the efforts made by BSP propriate compensation. of Pradhan Mantri Garib well-wishers, elders and tent. This webinar will witnessed the most in- Praveen Dewangan, Chairman Soma Mandal Town Services In the past, he had also Kalyan Anna Yojana till brothers. He thanked provide knowledge and formative and inspira- Sudhir Verma and in New Delhi late last Department are insuffi- brought this matter to the November this year. This everyone and requested all information to the stu- tional session during Tanuja Sahu along with evening and reached office cient. The Filter Plant was notice of Union Steel scheme will benefit more to help the needy during dents about energy gener- which the message was all the teachers, students in New Delhi on Tuesday established with the con- Minister Dharmendra than 80 crore people of the this Corona period. He fur- ation and its proper use given to the younger gen- and participants played to discuss this issue of struction of BSP Steel Pradhan. SAIL Chairman country by providing a ther urged to help those and environment protec- eration that nature has vital role ensuring suc- public importance. Plant, which is more than Soma Mandal assured to certain amount of free ra- who have lost their fami- tion. On the first day, Dr given us everything; our cess of the webinar. Devendra submitted a 50 years old. The water fil- take positive initiatives. tion every month in the lies in this difficult period. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09, 2021 ‘BPL families to be provided Municipal Commissioner RAINS BRING RESPITE forms flood control cell

Raipur,Jun 08: Stepping give information on tele- free of cost rice for 5 months’ up preparations to tackle phone numbers 0771- flood situation during up- 2272101,2274101 at the rice for five months from lies under PDS in the coming monsoon the flood control room. From July to July till November this months of May and June Raipur MunicipalExecutive Engineer Filter November year. Besides, Chief as well. As per the an- Commissioner has formed Plant BL Chandrakar will Minister also announced nouncement ofChief flood control cell. The cell be responsible for provid- CM makes two that the ration card hold- Minister Mr. Baghel, BPL will make arrangements ing immediate informa- major announce- ers will be provided addi- families will now be pro- for drainage of water and tion over flood control to ments tional quantity of rice vided rice free of cost rescue operation in the the concerned RMC offi- under State Foodfrom the month of July event of flood due to heavy cials and staff through Security Act, equivalent to the month ofrains. The flood control mobile number Central Chronicle News to PM Poor Welfare November this year.This cell has been set up at 9301953236. The flood con- Scheme.This announce- decision would greatly Motor Workshop Office of trol cell will become opera- Raipur,Jun 08: As a big ment of Chief Minister benefit ration card hold- RMC near Tikrapara tional from June 14, 2021 respite for poor families would benefit nearly 2 ers of ‘antyoday’, ‘priori- Police Station. People can onwards. in the state during crore 51 lakh 46 thousand ty’, ‘annapoorna’, ‘desti- COVID crisis,Chief 424 beneficiaries of 67 tute’, ‘disable’ categories. Mayor to chair MiC meet today Minister Mr.Bhupesh lakh 90 thousand 987 ra- Moreover,all the benefi- Raipur, Jun 08: According to order of Raipur Municipal Baghel has announced tion cards. ciaries ofState Food Corporation Secretariat the Mayor-in-Council (MiC) meeting is free distribution of rice It is noteworthy that Security Act would be going to be held on June 9. Mayor Aijaz Dhebar will chair the from July to November. Chhattisgarh provided rice in quantity meeting which is scheduled to begin at 1 pm at Mahatma Gandhi All the BPL ration card Government had distrib- equivalent to Prime Sadan (RMC headquarters). Specified agenda would be discussed Light to medium showers in the evening brought much required relief from rising holders in the state will uted rice free of cost to Minister Poor Welfare at the meeting, said RMC Secretary and Deputy Commissioner RK mercury over last two days in capital city. be provided free of cost the poor and needy fami- Scheme. Dongre. Delegation of Public Organizations met New academic session to start on June 16 BJP to launch mega pubic campaign on 2.5 years of Cong regime Q Govt considering would be taken at the cabi- Class 8 till July 10. The CM to discuss about Silger incident opening schools net meeting. He said that text book corporation is Raipur, Jun 08: Bharatiya government in officials were given in- working on war footing to Janata Party (BJP) would Chhattisgarh. Raipur, Jun 08: A delegation of structions over COVID ensure timely availability launch mega public cam- A detail report on tenure public organizations met Chief Central Chronicle News protocol. Options for on- of books. paign to expose the failure of Congress government Minister Bhupesh Baghel today at line and offline classes are Schools and Colleges re- of Congress government in would be presented on his residence office to discuss Raipur,Jun 08:currently available. The mained closed for the last Chhattisgarh from June 12 June 17 on the basis of the about the Silger movement. The Chhattisgarh government school education depart- one year due to COVID to 17 on completion of 2.5 feedback received from delegation members discussed is considering option of ment is making prepara- pandemic.Decision to years of regime here. people over the 2.5 years various topics related to this opening schools with tions on its own for open- close schools was first Above decision was rule of Congress govern- movement with Chief Minister start of new academic ses- ing schools. The depart- taken on March 13, 2020. taken at the meeting of ment here.Prominent Baghel. Chief Minister informed sion on June 16.ment is deliberating on Subsequently it was de- BJP Core Group held here. among those present at the the delegation that a magisterial tion conveyed the demand that a Chhattisgarh Kisan SabhaAccording to School calling the children from cided to open schools for State BJP Presidentmeeting were the BJP probe of Silger incident is being delegation from Silger village President Mr. Sanjay Parate and Education Minister Dr 9th to 12th standards to children in Class 9th to Vishnu Deo Sai said that Organizational Secretary conducted at present. State wants to meet Chief Minister trade union organization ACTU Premsai Singh Tekam the schools for classes. Class 12th on February 16, senior leaders would hold Pawan Sai,Leader of Government is ready to meet the Baghel, and Chief Minister agreed General Secretary Mr. Bijendra option of opening schools Dr Tekam said that 2021. Later it was decided press conference in all the Opposition Dharmlal development related needs of peo- to the demand. The delegation Tiwari. Advisor to Chief Minister from June 16 may be con- books for Class 9th and on March 22 to close districts over the failure of Kaushik,Rajya Sabha ple in the area. Baghel appealed that paid courtesy call on Chief Mr. Ruchir Garg, Additional Chief sidered if situation of Class 10th will reach schools and colleges due Congress government on members Saroj Pandey and the public organizations to come Minister included human rights Secretary Home Mr. Subrat Sahu, COVID pandemic re- schools by June 10. to rise in cases of COVID June 12 whereas Mandal Ramvichar Netam, MLAs forward and cooperate with the activist Ms. Bela Bhatia, Special Director General of Police mained under control. He, Instructions were given infection. Since then the level meetings with people Brijmohan Agrawal, Ajay State Government in various Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan con- Mr. Ashok Juneja were also pres- however,said that final for distributing books to schools and colleges re- would be held on June 13 to Chadnrakar and Naryan development works. The delega- vener Mr. Alok Shukla,ent on the occasion. decision on this issue children from Class 1 to mained closed. 15 over failure of Congress Chandel. No excuse on smooth vaccination would be tolerated: Sai Tree plantation organised by Shri Bajrang Power & lspat Ltd said that rumour spread taking up the responsibili- participated in this drive Q Chhattisgarh gov- over vaccine inty to provide fee vaccine, Q On the occasion of and share their views to ernment should stop Chhattisgarh had made the Chhattisgarh govern- World Environment protect and preserve the en- further creating hur- the eligible people making ment should now refrain Day vironment as it’s every distance from the vaccine from resorting to politics individual, governments dle for political gains in rural areas. Instead of on the vaccine availability. and environmental organi- making excuses,the Sai added thatRaipur,Jun 08: On June zation duty to protect and Raipur,Jun 08: Hailing Chhattisgarh government Chhattisgarh government 5th,World Environment preserve the environment. the decision of Centre to should take appropriate should get more serious in Day at Shri Bajrang Power COVID-19 has brought provide free vaccine steps to create awareness the vaccination campaign & lspat Ltd.(Gondwara, major issues which we against Covid 19 to all the among people and encour- and stop making any hur- Borjhara and Tilda never thought would hap- adults,the Bharatiya age people to take up the dle in the process. Division) organised a tree pen that is oxygen shortage Janata Party (BJP) vaccine against Covid 19. Adequate arrangements of plantation drive and pledge in the country.This situa- President Vishnu Deo Sai to complete the vaccina- Sai claimed that the Vaccination Centresto plant more tree for a tion has forced every on Tuesday said that no ex- tion here. Chhattisgarh government should be made to ensure greener tomorrow.World mankind to rethink about cuses would be tolerated In a statement issued has failed to ensure ade- that people avail the bene- Environment Day is a day mental issues. We followed state health departments, the plantation, stop defor- on part ofthehere,the State BJP quate vaccination so far fits of smooth vaccination specially celebrated to know all the COVID-L9 guidelines said the company.All sen- estation and protect our Chhattisgarh Government President Vishnu Deo Sai and added that with Centre drive. and solve all the environ- issued by both central and ior officials and other staffs mother nature. Four labour codes suicidal for workers: CPCC

Raipur,Jun 08: The re- er is not accepting the jus- cent introduction of four tified demands of employ- labour codes by the cen- ees’, later has the right to tral government is suici- protest but now as per new dal for the workers,al- labour codes working class leged CPCC spokesperson can no longer protest M A Iqbal and strongly against the decision of em- registered protest against ployer.Further earlier law = these four labour codes has a provision of EPF de- U R which have replaced forty duction in an organization  four labour laws.He with 20 employees but now added, these four labour the number has been in- ; codes will bring disap- creased to 300 to straight- pointment and frustration been earned by the work- way benefit the industrial- Ʒ in workers and even ing class after long years ists.Another major g Congress leader Rahul of struggle and all of a change is instead of 8 Gandhi has termed this sudden abolition of these hours working per day, labour codes as explota- laws is unconstitutional. new code proposes 12 tion of working class and He pointed out that in the hours per day working for nutrition for rich. earlier labour laws, work- workers which will also af- Iqubal mentioned that ers enjoyed rights and fa- fect the health of workers, all these labour laws have cilities. In case the employ- Iqubal maintained. UCO Bank launches 3 new loan products’ Q Bank introduces var- second wave of Corona ious intiatives dur- pandemic. UCO Bank has also contacting to individ- ing second wave of ual borrowers to asceri- Covid-19 pandemic ain the impact of second wave of Covid-19 for pro- viding relief in terms of Central Chronicle News care infrastructure (Loan restructuring ofthe up to Rs 100 cr) and UCO stressed accounts as per Raipur,Jun 08: UCO Kavach loan to individual guidelines issued by RBI. Bank has taken various who have infected with Bankers as a front-line initiatives to supplement COVID-19 (loan up to Rs 5 warrior provide uninter- Govt efforts to combat sec- lakh). rupted services to the cus- ond wave of COVID-19 UCO Bank has intro- tomers at bank branches pandemic. A.K.Goel MD & duced a special deposit to fulfll their financial ŸĒö—ŰIJIJöŞGļŰŤöƽŽÎêĒIJÎŞĒĕ CEO of UCO Bank has ad- scheme namely UCO need. A.K. Goel, MD & dressed through a press VAXI-999 days with high- CEO has also informed meet on virtual platform er interest rate for a limit- that bank has taken care regarding steps taken by ed period up to June 30, of staff members by pro- UCO Bank during the 2021. viding Rs 20 Iakh to fami- pandemic.Keeping in In addition to this, UCO ly members of staff for view of customers re- Bank along with its corpo- unfortunate death due to quirement during second rate channel partner of- Covid-19, loans to staff for wave of pandemic, UCO fering insurance products purchase of Oxygen con- Bank has launched 3 new namely Corona Kavach, centrator,work from loan products’namely Corona Rakshak, Group home facility to physical- UCO Sanjeevani loan for care -360,UCO Health ly disabled and pregnant setting up ofOxygen Surakshya etc and vari- employees. Vote of thanks Plant (Loans up to Rs 2 ous other insurance prod- given by Ajay Vyas, crore),UCO Aarogyam ucts to cater the cus- Executive Director of loan for creating health tomers effected during the UCO Bank. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09, 2021

SOCIAL DISTANCING AT PARK ✍ LETTERS CENTRAL TO THE EDITOR Chronicle Biolabs Established 1974 Volume 46 No. 246 security The assumption that Covid-19 might be the re- Obstacles to universal sult of scientific experi- ments puts a spotlight on vaccination the work of the world’s most secure Biolabs. We he decision by government of India to provide free vaccina- have only circumstantial T tion to citizens has been widely welcomed. Now, the chal- evidence that links the lenge remains for raising supply of vaccines. Meanwhile, there are coronavirus to the Wuhan talks at G-7 meeting of nations for universal vaccination against Institute of Virology in COVID-19. At this juncture, developed and developing nations China. A number of ex- with suitable vaccine manufacturing industry needs to cooperate perts are concerned about for raising vaccine production and solve supply issues. The effort the functioning of such fa- to achieve global vaccination confronts massive incentive prob- cilities. As they fear that lems. Private pharmaceutical companies responsible to share- accidental leaks could holders seek to maximise profits. The longer the pandemic lasts, lead to the next pandemic, the more likely it is that new coronavirus variants will require they want tougher control adjusting and distributing new vaccines, and thus the more these on such facilities. firms will profit. Meanwhile, rich-country governments face con- Biolabs like the Wuhan flicting short- and long-term incentives. In the short term, domes- lab are considered to be tic politics encourage vaccine nationalism, leading governments safe and secure for scien- tists. Scientific experi- to contract for an exclusive vaccine supply. The US government, ments and researches on for example, had earlier imposed a de facto ban on vaccine the most dangerous bacte- exports through its agreements with private companies. But ria and viruses are con- because viruses know no borders, these governments face the People, most of whom are vaccinated, still maintain social distance, allowed to sit without mask, in the sun on a warm day at ducted there. Such mi- longer-term threat of new imported variants against which cur- Bryant Park in New York City, US. croorganisms could cause rent vaccines may be ineffective. Such pathogens would pose a serious diseases for which clear risk to citizens’ lives and health, and to countries’ economic there are no known treat- well-being. In parallel, there is a growing strategic rivalry ments or vaccines. between the US and China for control of the commanding heights Notwithstanding the fact of biotech production. The Pharmaceutical Research and World will be saved from cleanliness that such labs have all Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), a trade group, plays off this modern facilities to pre- fear to demand control of its trade secrets. And trade secrets, not in terms of quality and availability. scheme has been started under the vent pathogens from es- patent rights to COVID-19 vaccines, are clearly the major obstacle SATISH SINGH Hospitalization rate in India is still 3 name of Namami Gange, under caping, there are no bind- to ensuring wider access to COVID-19 vaccines (especially mRNA to 4 percent, which is much lower which efforts are being made to ing international stan- vaccines). Technically, these trade secrets are not an IP right, but than all the countries around the make the Ganga clean, but it has dards for safe, secure and are instead protected by ‘unfair competition’ law. The question is world. The average hospitalization not yet yielded the expected responsible work on how to compel pharmaceutical companies to provide their trade rate in middle-income countries is 8 results. However, billions and tril- pathogens. Accidents are secrets to other manufacturers to produce the vaccines, subject to 9 percent, while in the lions of rupees have been spent on likely to happen at any Organization for Economic Co-oper- this. If seen, cleanliness does not to a non-disclosure agreement and compensation on a cost or sections of the labs. ation and Development (OECD) just mean cleaning up the filth. For cost-plus basis. Simply put, the incentives of patent-holding com- Deadly diseases such as countries, it is 13 to 17 percent. this, we also have to make the envi- panies must shift. Compared to an IP waiver, it is in these firms’ H1N1, anthrax, SARS and Drinking contaminated water is ronment clean. The biggest factor interest to sign contracts with manufacturers subject to non-dis- so on spread due to acci- also a major cause of diseases. A that pollutes the environment is closure agreements, thereby enabling mass production of vac- dents at such labs. report by NITI Aayog states that 70 humans. Our earth is slowly warm- cines for low- and middle-income countries. The threat of a waiv- Researches at such labs percent of the water supply in the ing, due to which the original char- involve modification of er can thus encourage and compel pharmaceutical companies to country is getting contaminated. acter of weather is changing. enter such arrangements. Wealthy countries can bolster these pathogens to make them ahatma Gandhi said that digital platform. According to this According to the latest Safe Water Sometimes it is raining in the sum- more transmissible, dead- incentives by pooling resources, including through the COVID-19 M cleanliness is more impor- review; about 271 million people Network report, India ranks 120 out mer season, sometimes it is raining Vaccine Global Access (Covax) facility. After all, they have an lier or better able to evade tant than independence. The envi- had come out from ‘multidimen- of 122 countries on the Water in the winter season. Now there has treatment and vaccines. enormous advantage over poorer economies that are grappling ronment can be saved by ensuring sional poverty’ in India during the Quality Index. According to this not been any specific month of rain. All these are done to learn with endemic poverty and unequal negotiating power. To reach a cleanliness in every area. Only by period between FY 2005 to FY 2016. report, per capita water consump- We are exploiting natural resources how to fight them better. deal, a critical mass of rich countries as well as other vaccine pro- ensuring cleanliness we can stay Despite this, 27.9 percent of India’s tion is expected to decline by 40 to indiscriminately. The forest has The worst scenario is that ducers, including China and Russia should agree not to benefit healthy. Villages can be made ideal population was poor in FY 2016-17. 50 percent by the year 2050 due to become a desert. We have made a virus created at such from any waiver, including from any compensation arrangement. with cleanliness. We can give life to According to Ecowrap, which was increasing population and increas- river, pond, canal our home. We labs could not merely kill And all countries, in both the Global North and South would bene- a new generation by keeping the published by the State Bank of ing business use of water. have also polluted the air. Father of scientists at such labs, it fit, including from the reduction of the risks posed by new virus river, soil & air clean. Even, you can India, Economic Research According to a report by “Water the Nation Mahatma Gandhi once could also lead to a pan- variants. Nonetheless, the waiver negotiations at the World Trade keep your civilization and culture Department, Corporate Centre, Aid”, 16.3 million people in India are said that “Nature can fulfil our demic. A futility of such Organisation risk becoming symbolic, thus distracting from need- intact by keeping your surroundings Mumbai, the Corona pandemic may deprived of drinking clean water. needs till centuries, but not our research is that it is not ed action. The threat of the IP waiver must be real to persuade clean. It is important to avoid do reduce the per capita income (PCI) There are about 63 crore people in greed”. Today our greed has required and it does not companies to contract voluntarily for mass global vaccine produc- defecation in the open. To make the in India by 5.4 per cent during FY rural areas of India, who are still become a threat to our existence. help developing in drugs tion. In parallel, a sufficient number of developing countries could country clean, we should build toi- 2021. It is clear from the fact that forced to drink contaminated water, We are responsible for climate or vaccines. A number of issue, or threaten to issue, compulsory licenses with the support lets and also always be kept it clean. owing to decrease in PCI, people whereas in the year 2017, on the change. If we try, the emission of experts have levelled crit- of the US, the European Union, and other countries from the Cleaning of the filthiness around will have to face difficulties in get- day of World Water Day, the United carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous icisms against such re- Global North to enhance their negotiating leverage. your house and surroundings should ting treatment if they are infected Nations had said that drinking clean oxide, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) search work on the be done by yourself, so that cleanli- with the corona virus or have anoth- water is the basic right of human etc. can be curbed, but for this we grounds of lacking trans- ness is always maintained. er disease. beings. According to a report of have to abandon our greed and self- parency and credibility. Muck spreads disease, causing According to an estimate, on 15 United Nations, 88 percent of India’s ishness. If we keep a balance There is no corroborative Need to support Taiwan loss of life and property. Even today, May 2021, the population of India population has access to water, but between development and nature, evidence that confirms people in villages go out of the was about 139 crores, while the that is not drinkable. In urban areas then surely the current pace of cli- that the coronavirus ast year, six of the WHO’s 194 member states had proposed house for defecation. Both the vil- average age of the people was people have access to drinkable mate change will decrease. In the leaked from a lab. L to invite Taiwan as an observer to the WHA meeting. They lage and the city are developing in about 70 years. In the year 1990, the water was only 31 percent of the budget of 2021-22, the government However, there are cer- are Swaziland, Marshall Islands, Nicaragua, Palau, St Lucia and an unplanned manner, due to which share of the health sector was 0.9 total population, while in rural areas has made a provision of only Rs.470 tain circumstantial evi- Paraguay all of which recognise Taiwan over China. The support the drains continue to buzz in front percent of gross domestic product it is just 21 percent. Today, no river crore for making the environment dence to prove this. For of the house. There is a network of (GDP), which increased to 1.15 per- in the country is clean. We have clean, which is less than the budget example, Wuhan is for Taiwan is gaining this time. The Foreign Affairs Committee of apartments in the cities. A village cent in 2015-16. The National Health made them dustbins. Because of of last year. Today, trillions of around 1,000 miles away Slovakia’s National Council passed a resolution supporting the resides in an apartment. Roads are Policy (NHP) proposes to increase this, we are spending more on rupees are being wasted due to lack from the bat caves that participation of Taiwan in the World Health Assembly. being built over the drains, but peo- government spending on health in health as well as on the cleaning of of sanitation in the country. If we harbour the virus. Interestingly, it may be recalled that Taiwan, with the active sup- ple are not taking care to clean the India to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2025, rivers. According to the Central use this money for the welfare of Scientist from Wuhan are port of China had attended the World Health Assembly as an drains and roads. Due to grime, dis- but so far the health sector’s share Pollution Control Board (CPCB) poor people then our country can be believed to be carrying observer in 2009, marking its first participation in an activity of UN eases like diarrhoea, skin infec- is very low of total GDP. Due to the report, 61,948 million litres of dirty happy. Currently, the meaning of out trips to those caves to since its withdrawal in 1971 and continued participating in the tions, pneumonia etc. are being Corona pandemic, the need to water is stored daily in cities, of cleanliness has become wide- take samples. Another WHA till 2016. If Taiwan’s participation in WHA didn’t violate ‘one done. Financially strong people get strengthen the health sector in the which only 38 percent is cleaned spread. Now we should not define circumstantial evidence China’ policy from 2009 to 2016, how can this principle be violat- their treatment, but poor people die country is now understood deeply. and reused. The remaining water cleanliness as filth, it is also threat that proves lab origin is ed now if Taiwan is invited to participate in the Assembly? The untimely due to lack of treatment. In terms of health, India’s perform- flown by us into the rivers or it goes for the environment. We therefore that when the coron- answer is also very simple. China is not opposed to Taiwan per se In the year 2020, NITI Aayog had ance has been very poor compared underground. We are not paying must clean the dirt wherever, we avirus was first detected being invited to the high table; China is rather opposed to the cur- released the second ‘Voluntary to low-income or middle-income attention to the cleanliness of the find it. It is necessary to save the in humans, it was not rent regime in Taiwan led by the leader of DPP Ms Tsa Ing-wen National Review’ at the United countries. According to the Global rivers. For example, a separate min- country and the earth and this evolving fast. because of their advocacy for ‘Taiwan Independence’. Why should Nations High Level Political Forum. Burden of Disease Study 2021, India istry has also been created to make important work is possible only with Venu GS, Kollam India support Taiwan’s bid? India is poised to play a very delicate This programme was organized on is ranked 145th out of 180 countries river Ganga clean. Ganga cleaning the contribution of everyone. role in the WHO affairs not only because of its stature, but also because it is an important member of the WHO’s decision making process. At a time that relations between China and Taiwan are very frosty, it is a very complex choice for India to be pitted WHAT THEY TWEET! between China, its neighbour, and a democratic country like USA which has become India’s strong strategic partner and Taiwan’s patron and protector. However, there have been certain dis- Prosenjit Datta Sandeep Manudhane cernible shifts in India’s overtures to Taiwan shedding inhibitions. @ProsaicView @sandeep_PT For example, the Ministry of External Affairs offered India’s con- Just a small reminder that What my elder bro (ENT sur- geon) informed me, Covid dolences to Taiwan over a major train accident that killed 51 peo- we still depend on CMIE data — and others like admissions down drastically ple. The Taiwan foreign ministry thanked India in very thoughtful Azim Premji University (wave dying), ICUs not words ‘for the expression of sentiment and support and said this studies — to get estimates vacant even now, Mucor cases steady, medicines low genuinely friendly gesture will touch the people and bring Taiwan of unemployment, pover- in supply, Significant no. of ty, income loss etc and India closer in a real and lasting manner.’ If the words are deaths in known circles so because govt data is not decoded, the message is loud and clear. In another very smart far, Prep for a third wave, available — or available must, Deep financial diplomatic move India reached out to Paraguay, one of the few years later countries maintaining diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and not stress visible communist China, when India sent doses of Covaxin vaccines. Taipei expressed its gratitude for the thoughtful gesture of India. Mona Patel@MonaPatelT Kartikeya Tanna@ Today is #WorldOceansDay One more day in the calendar to think together how our fight for nature and every living being Similarly, Taiwan also sent essential medical supplies to India to Dr. Jal Kukdi@Jal_Kukdi KartikeyaTanna It’s unlocking in Delhi.. 70% of in it matters, and how our success depends more than ever on us supporting the struggles of those on the frontlines. It’s really amazing that China help mitigate the pandemic crisis in India. Taiwan’s deployment of people are without mask and doesn’t let Facebook or Twitter medical supplies is a testament to the close collaboration and 100% are flouting social earn a single cent from operations partnership across multiple agencies on both sides,’ said a state- distancing. The administration in its country. 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No. 26172/74/RNI CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09, 2021 GPM SP takes unique initiative Interstate bike lifters apprehended Rampant felling of trees for benefit of students pose threat to environment Central Chronicle News Central Chronicle News save trees, about it came for inspec- Gaurela-Pendra- One such case came to tion and returned back Marwahi, Jun 08: Arjunda, Jun 08: These fore in village and wood smuuglers are Keeping in the mind the days when the entire Bhardakala and sur- slowly moving these logs necessity of English lan- country is grappling to rounding areas which is to other places in the guage for students, mem- cope with corona pan- 8 km from Arjunda night. The villagers in- bers of Police Pathshala demic, wood smugglers town, where wood smug- formed that even the for- took an initiative and or- are having a field day glers are engaged in est officials came for in- ganised a webinar through and busy in rampant felling of green trees and spection and assured for facebook live on google felling of green trees for even after complain action. meet to make English making fast money. from the villagers ad- learning good, easy and in- Central Chronicle News In this process forests ministration has failed What official says teresting. are getting empty and to take any action In this connection SP Sooraj Singh Bacheli, Jun 08: Kirandul Police has arrested a gang of days are not far off when against those involved in Arjunda tehsildar Parihar(IPS) organised a reer guidance seminar. In tant to know about its ori- interstate bike lifters and seized 15 stolen motorcycles only wide roads and feeling of trees. MamtaTawri said, in- webinar on the topic 'How these seminars many stu- gin and work on its root. He from them. The police gave the names of the accused as open skies will be left. The proof of cutting spection of log heap at to earn a command on dents asked the question mentioned that step-by- Deva Baghel, Monti Kumar Nag, Samir Khan, Sagar Environment conserva- trees can be seen as heap three places in the village English language'. The ex- how to get a command on step approach to the lan- Sinha, and Satyaprakash Sinha. They were caught when tion initiative is only left of logs are found stacked has been inspected. The perts panel included reading and writing guage can fetch desired re- looking for a probable customer to sell the stolen booty. on papers and adminis- in the village probe is continuing and Harish Kumar IRS, English. They had also sults. Webinar host Sooraj After local police intelligence gave a tip off about the ac- trative machinery is Bhardakala. The admin- nayab tehsildar is con- Anurag Tripathi IRS, asked about English gram- Singh Parihar explained tive gang in the region, the police under the guidance of making futile attempt to istration when informed ducting the probe. Aishawariya Pratap Singh mar, vocabulary and other that how in right ratio pas- SP Dr. Abhishek Pallav, Add SP U.Uday Kiran, Add SP ( UP Legal Services), aspects of English lan- sive process- Reading, Rajendra Jaiswal formed a team and nabbed the ac- Ausotosh Diwedi IAS, guage. As now English has Listening and active cused. One of the thieves, a juvenile, out in parole was Ananya Singh IAS, become mandatory at all process-Writing and the kingpin behind the bike lifting gang, and changed Saurabh Sharma levels and cannot be ig- Speaking needs to be prac- places to escape the police. Journalist and Sooraj nored, webinar focused on ticed and with more focus The team worked in pairs and left the motorcycle be- Singh Parihar IAS himself how to enhance confi- on active process, English hind if it went out of fuel or failed to start during the run as host of the webinar. In dence, become a good pub- speaking can be made bet- off, and fooled probable customers by citing lockdown the beginning panelists lic speaker and face inter- ter. He added that how the reason behind non availability of RTO papers for were introduced to the stu- views in English etc. with the use of 'Cognitive verification and clearance. The police team consisted of dents who were live. Expert panel member Behavioural Therapy' one SDOP Devansh Singh Rathore, Amit Patle, Rajiv Nahar, Earlier too SP has taken Harish said, while learning can avert the fear of speak- Keshav Thakur and others while Rs 6 lacks and 15 mo- initiative to organise ca- any language it is impor- ing in English. torcycles were recovered from the gang. Vaccine takers show no Green Care Society India starts ‘Ecosystem Restoration Mission’ Poor amenities Q On World Environment Day time of global pandemic Corona, so interest as active cases fall plant saplings in every house and plague Gangrel Central Chronicle News appealed to maintain ecological bal- ance. This year's program has start- Dam tourist Geedam, Jun 08: On the occasion of ed on World Environment Day World Environment Day, Green Care through virtual awareness and cam- Central Chronicle News Dhamtari to get ATM Society India Dantewada Chhattisgarh paign by planting saplings in many transactions done. After has registered in United Nations places. Amujuri Biswanath moder- Dhamtari, Jun 08: water sports and other en- Environment Programme and ob- ated the complete virtual pro- Gangrel Dam, one of the trainment venue kept tained consent for various programs. gramme. In this program Iswari most sought after tourist open, the tourist are forced Green Care Society India has started Prasad Nayak and Kunal Singh places in Chhattisgarh, is to keep big amount of program on Environment Protection Senapati from Geedam, Vijay facing an acute shortage of money with them, which and Greenery Promotion in collabora- Sharma from Komakhan, amenities, which has is again a botheration for Central Chronicle News were registered in commu- tion with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Govardhan Lal Baghel from turned a major deterrent travelers from far off nity hall and boys high International Foundation Tedinara Ganjar, Pandit Tikeshwar to visitors, who often re- places. Pandariya, Jun 08: A big school centre, of which Rameswaram Tamil Nadu, World Mishra from Baitari, Pandit turn disappointed. District Collector R number of vaccine takers only 50 APL, 50 BPL, 39 Environment Council Maharashtra Bhagirathi Dubey from Tendukona, The dam has been at- Prassana has insured to in the region who be- frontline workers, and 11 and Community Welfare Foundation Yogesh Badhi from Mohgaon have tracting a regular stream look out into the matter longed to majorily the 18 Antyodyay card holders Maharashtra on the theme "Ecosystem contributed environmental aware- of visitors, mostly picnick- and contact banks for in- plus category, showed no were vaccinated which ac- Re-imagine, Re-create & Restoration ness along with plantation. Green ers, but absence of proper stallation of ATM ma- big inters in taking the jab counted for a total of 150 Mission" for the year 2021-22. Care Society India, wrapped around access pathways, portable chines in the area. after which health work- people getting vaccina- Vishwanath Panigrahi, President 400-year-old banyan tree located in water, separate toilets for ers in many vaccination tion, a indication of a Green Care Society India said that village Bamansara of Mahasamund men and women and un- centers were seen sitting major decline in vaccina- while paying tribute to environmental- district, gave a message to the gov- hygienic conditions speak ideal. tion data. ist Sunderlal Bahuguna in his memory ernment to preserve this tree and volumes about the poor Probably the falling There was a spurt in on the lines of Chipko Moment, envi- add it to tourism. Villagers Neeraj maintenance of the spot. number of COVID 19 cases vaccine takers during the ronment conservation and greenery Naik from Dantewada have planted Yadav, Devlal, Rikhiram Patel, Another deterrent for the is accounted to be the rea- pandemic, but after a steep mission has been started. Senior offi- saplings and gave the message to Bhuvneshwar Sahu, Ashkumar revelers to the dam is the son behind the fall in vac- fall in number of active cials of the organization and teachers spread greenery for environmental Thakur, Harish Yadav also participat- absence of a cash wend- cine enthusiasm. A total of cases people are no more Amujuri Biswanath, Ishwari Prasad protection. ed in the Chipko movement under the ing machine, where some 1000 doses of vaccine rallying behind the vacci- Nayak and students Rudra Vijay Biswanath said that there is a great leadership of senior member of the tourist have reported to under various categories nation drive. Udgirwar, Aaradhya Naik, Priyanshi need for oxygen in the air during the organization Vijay Sharma. go all the way to CM’s Plantation Incentive Scheme inaugurated in Korea Commuters worried as Q On account of World plying of buses decrease Environment Day

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Korea, Jun 08: On the oc- casion of World Environment Day, CM's Plantation Incentive Scheme (Mukhyamantri Pandaria, Jun 08: Owing to the Many of them running on major Vriksharpan Protsahan less number of commuters, the routes touching the state capi- Yojana) was inaugurated, number of busses has tal are running with very less decreased, which have left many number of passengers, thereby in village Patrapalli and daily commuters with no other both passengers and owners Junapara, Baikunthpur option to travel. left in a serious problem. 'Cost Block by planting saplings With many commuters taking accommodation is a big chal- by Zila Panchayat Vice personal vehicles to travel, the lenge therefore the number of President Vedanti Tiwari, tended by CEO Zila community holding land granted to gram panchay- bus owners fearing loss are busses on the road remains to Collector SN Rathore and Panchayat Krinal to increase wood produc- at and other samitis who allowing only a few numbers of be a few' informed Ashish officials from the Forest Dudawat, SDM SS Dubey, tion, and stop the import carry out commercial inter-district busses to ply. Tiwari of Tiwari Travels. Department. CEO Janpad Panchayat of forest wood. plantation, but after a pe- It needs a read here CS Sharma, and other dig- According to Forest and riod of 1 year on comple- Cops in disguise catch illegal liquor trader that, the Chhattisgarh nitaries. Climate Change tion of successful planta- Dhamtari, Jun 08: Lockdown in Chhattisgarh has helped thrive an illegal liquor Government had issued a On this occasion Vermi- Department implement- tion, with the samiti and trade, and the police also have to change roles to nab the accused. After reg- notification of com- compost was distributed ing the program, farmers gram panchayat holding ular complaints from rural areas about illegal liquor hoarding, the police mencement of CM's and large number of who will carry out planta- the right to cut and sell nabbed a liquor hoarder from village Pandipani,kamarapara region, under the Plantation Scheme from farmers and citizen's also tion in their fields apart the wood. All types of guise of a customer and recovered liquor bottles. According to ASP Chandel, June 1, 2021 to promote took part in the plantation from paddy crop and wood, building and non a police constable went to the liquor hoarder named Komal Goswami, 35 plantation and afforesta- drive. The Plantation other seasonal crops will building timber, fruit years in guise of a customer and caught the trader red handed when he tried tion in the state. Chief Scheme an ambitious pro- be provided a sum of Rs, bearing plants, medicinal to deliver the liquor bottles.The police recovered around 52 liters of illegal liquor from him.Another accused was apprehended from a road side eatery Minister Bhupesh Baghel, gramme of the state 10,000 per acre for a peri- plants, bamboo and oth- at Raipur, where he was trying to sell liquor, kept hoarded to be cashed from inaugurated the scheme Government is to promote od of 3 consecutive years. ers plants are to planted alcohol dependent persons. Both the accused were booked under Section in a virtual program at- plantation in private and The same will also be in this scheme. 34(2) of Excise Act. Speakers express concern over environmental changes Manendragarh, Jun 08: In the interna- order, eminent speaker Dr. Bhupendra ing, conservation of biodiversity, deser- tional seminar on World Environment Kumar, Associate Professor, tification, sustainable development, Day, scientists and educationists Department of Accounting and Finance, environmental pollutions like air, water, expressed concern for the environment Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia, Africa, noise, soil, radiation, industrial pollu- and called for the discharge of civic and the fourth speaker was Dr. Madhur tion, thermal pollution etc. they also responsibility towards the environment. Mohan Ranga, retired professor and expressed their concerns about improp- On World Environment Day, an interna- Head of Department of Environmental er plastic garbage disposal and pollu- tional seminar was organized by the Science and former Vice-chancellor, tion from domestic waste and marine Home Science Department, National Sant Gahira Guru University, pollution. Concerns were also raised Service Scheme and IQAC of Ambikapur, delivered their lectures in against acid rain, greenhouse effect, Government Vivekananda this international seminar. The program ozone layer depletion and how every Postgraduate College, Manendragarh, was inaugurated by the Principal of the citizen can be made aware of the envi- on the topic "State of Environment: college, Dr. Bishnoi's welcome address ronmental crises while discharging Future Challenges and Solutions", under the theme "State of Environment: their civic responsibility. Policies for under the joint aegis of the Principal Dr. Future Challenges and Solutions". At micro conservation, planting trees as Sarojbala Shyag Vishnoi and IQAC In- the end of the seminar, the program well as to stop the deforestation were charge L. C. Manwani, Sushil Kumar report was presented by L.C. Manwani. discussed, emphasizing cultivation of Tiwari, NSS Program Officer and Dr. for Solid State Research (FKF), The program was conducted by Dr. carbon-absorbing of plants. Dr. Manish Arunima Datta, HOD Zoology, in co-ordi- Stuttgart, Germany, was the first speak- Arunima Datta and Technical support Garg said that we can only survive by nation with Avnish Kumar Gupta. er. Followed by Professor Tarun Kumar was provided by. Avnish Gupta and saving the forests. After the question- On the Google Meet virtual platform, Thakur, Head of Department of Sunit Johnson Bada. The eminent scien- answer session, program convenor Dr. Dr. Manish Garg, Senior Scientist, Environmental Science, Indira Gandhi tists and academicians discussed about Bishnoi announced the conclusion of Research Group Leader Nanoscale National Tribal University, Amarkantak, the recent climatic changes like the International Seminar by expressing Science from the Max Plank Institute Madhya Pradesh, India. In the third extreme rainfall, drought, global warm- her gratitude. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09, 2021

BRIEF LOCKDOWN IN PATNA Refuses marriage Twitter blocks JazzyB, Ballia: Upset over the groom arriving at their wedding venue in an three other accounts inebriated state, a bride refused to marry him may withhold access to the here. The marriage pro- content in India only," the cession arrived at spokesperson added. The Mishrauli village, and as spokesperson noted that in the preparations for the all cases, it notifies the ac- marriage were on, the count holder directly so that girl suspected that the they're aware that the com- groom was drunk and pany has received a legal had also consumed order pertaining to the ac- 'gutkha', the SHO said. count. The girl objected to it "We notify the user(s) by and refused to get mar- sending a message to the e- ried, leading to the can- mail address associated cellation of the wedding. with the account(s), if avail- able... Twitter is committed New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): Lumen database - an inde- to the principles of open- Diamond robbers pendent research project ness, transparency,details of Mumbai: Mumbai Microblogging platform studying cease and desist the requests to withhold Crime Branch arrested Twitter has "withheld" the letters concerning online content have been published five persons for alleged- accounts of Punjabi singer content. Users checking on Lumen," the spokesper- ly robbing a Borivali- JazzyB, hip-hop artist L- Jazzy B's account are shown son said. Reports suggest A deserted Digha-Sonepur elevated road amid a total lockdown imposed to curb the spread COVID-19, in based diamond trader Fresh the Lion and two oth- a message saying "account that Jazzy B had frequently Patna, Tuesday. of Rs 24 lakh in April ers in response to a legal de- has been withheld in India tweeted in support of farm- this year. One of the ac- mand in India, even as it in response to a legal de- ers' protests. Earlier this cused, identified as Anil draws flak over delay in mand". When contacted, a year,more than 500 accounts Gaikwad (52), was the complying with the new IT Twitter spokesperson said were suspended and access If state fails in implementing law, it is breakdown of system: NGT mastermind of the rules in the country. when it receives a valid legal to hundreds of others in crime. Other arrested According to an informa- request, it reviews it under India blocked after the gov- New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): The itself". that there is no commitment to Chief Secretary, Punjab and members of the gang tion on Lumen database, both the Twitter Rules and ernment ordered the mi- National Green Tribunal has A bench headed by NGT the rule of law and no concern the Advisor to the are identified as Twitter received legal re- local law. croblogging platform to re- come down heavily on Punjab, Chairperson Justice Adarsh for the environment and health Administrator, Union Territory Gaikwad's son Vishal quest from the Indian gov- "If the content violates strain the spread of misin- Himachal Pradesh and Haryana Kumar Goel said the three of the citizens on the part of of Chandigarh in coordination (27) Sayyad Rafiq (35), ernment on June 6 for ac- Twitter Rules, the content formation and inflammato- for failing to stop the discharge states and Chandigarh contin- the concerned authorities in with other concerned officers Abdul Jabbar (30) and tioning four accounts, in- will be removed from the ry content related to farm- of untreated effluents in the ue to contribute water pollu- the states of HP, Haryana, to take appropriate remedial Sanjay Dalvi (32). Police cluding that of JazzyB. service. If it is determined ers' protests. Over the past Ghaggar river and said that "if tion which is a criminal Punjab and UT Chandigarh," measures to comply with the said almost all dia- Requests received by to be illegal in a particular many months, Twitter has the State itself fails in imple- offence. "It is breach of public said the bench, also compris- mandate of law, including the monds were recovered. Twitter for withholding con- jurisdiction, but not in viola- been embroiled in a number menting the law, it is nothing trust under public trust doc- ing Justice Sudhir Agarwal. directions of the Supreme tent are published on tion of the Twitter Rules, we of issues. but breakdown of the system trine. We are left with a feeling The tribunal directed the Court. Five held Banihal: Five suspect- ‘Goa’s tourism activities must resume after total vaccination’ SJTA urges Odisha to declare its ed drug-peddlers were arrested along with Panaji, Jun 08 (PTI): take up an intensive media pandemic, GTDC manag- contraband substances campaign, inviting domes- ing director Nikhil Desai staff as COVID-19 warriors at different places Goa Tourism Minister tic tourists here," he said, said. along the Jammu- Manohar Ajgaonkar on adding that the industry "We are pinning our Puri, Jun 08 (PTI): Srinagar national Tuesday said tourism ac- will have to earn back its hopes on early resumption highway. Tajinder tivities should resume past glory, as it has suf- of tourism industry,as the The Shree Jagannath Singh, Dinesh Bhola only after the entire popu- fered losses due to the pan- last two years have been a Temple Administration and Deepak Kumar of lation of the coastal state demic. washout for us," he said. (SJTA) has urged the Punjab were arrested is completely vaccinated In case of international Few residencies (hotels) Odisha government to de- after 42 kg poppy straw against COVID-19. travellers, Ajgaonkar said run by the corporation clare its employees as was recovered from While the Goa govern- the state will have to de- have been shut amid the COVID-19 warriors as they their vehicle during ment has allowed hotels to pend on the Centre's deci- pandemic, while the staff are exposed to risk while checking at T-chowk in function, restaurants and sion for resumption of has been redeployed to performing their duties in- Banihal area of other tourism-related ac- chartered flights. other assignments, the of- side the shrine and outside. Ramban district. tivities have been shut due Manohar Ajgaonkar Meanwhile, the Goa ficial said. SJTAs Chief Administrator Jammu-bound truck to the curfew, which has Tourism Development "At least during the last Krishan Kumar in a letter to driven by a person been in place in the state can resume all its activi- Corporation (GTDC) is lockdown, the state gov- Additional Chief Secretary, Shree Jagannath Temple named Buta Singh of since May 9, when COVID- ties once the entire popula- pinning its hope on early ernment had taken over Health and Family Welfare Kapurthala. 19 cases started peaking. tion of the state is "fully resumption of tourism ac- some of our residencies to Department, PK Mohapatra the institutional isolation fa- accommodation of Ratha Speaking to PTI, the vaccinated" with both tivities to minimise its set up quarantine centres. said the temple employees cility at Nilachal Bhakta Khala (chariot making yard) minister said only tourists doses of the vaccines, he losses. But this time, there has "deserve" the COVID-19 war- Nivas and assisting the med- sevaks etc, Kumar said in Gang busted who are "fully vaccinated" said. The state should also The state-run special been no occupancy," Desai rior status. ical teams in vaccination of the letter. "In this context, I Chandigarh: The should be allowed to enter open itself for tourists purpose vehicle has been said. "I am to bring to your sevayats and employees," he request that all such offi- Haryana Police said it the state. with caution, by allowing operating 13 hotel proper- The corporation has kind notice that the employ- said. Besides, they are con- cials of Shree Jagannath has busted a gang "We can't keep Goa's entry only to those visitors ties, mostly in the coastal been burdened with finan- ees of SJTA, Puri are in- tinuously exposed to mem- Temple Administration, whose members al- tourism industry shut for- who have taken both doses belt, to cater to tourists. cial losses, as it has to pay volved in discharging vari- bers of public while assist- Puri may be declared as legedly used to siphon ever, as it is an important of the COVID-19 vaccines, The corporation has salaries of 400-odd staff, ous duties during this ing performance of nitis COVID warriors for exten- off money from bank backbone of our state's the minister said. been running into "his- apart from liabilities such COVID pandemic. This in- (rituals) inside and outside sion of benefits as decided accouts of people using economy," Ajgaonkar said. "Once tourism resumes toric losses" since last two as pensions for former em- cludes taking care of the the temple and looking after by the state government the Aadhaar Enabled The tourism industry in Goa fully, the state will years due to COVID-19 ployees, he said. COVID positive persons in the boarding, lodging and from time to time," he urged. Payment System (AEPS) by cloning the fingerprints. Five mem- GoI nominates Dr. Pradeep Sinha as Uddhav meets PM, discusses Maratha quota issue, GST compensation bers of the gang includ- ing a woman who were the Chairman of Expert Committee New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): Fadnavis-led BJP govern- involved in online fraud ment had decided to con- worth crores of rupees Raipur, Jun 08: The results are used for various Maharashtra Chief struct the Metro car shed in were arrested by con- Ministry of Earth Science purposes such as predicting Minister Uddhav Thackeray Aarey, but the move came ducting raids at differ- (MoES), Govt. of India, is in cyclones, tsunamis, mon- met Prime Minister under opposition from envi- ent locations in Delhi the process of building their soon, rains, air pollution, Narendra Modi on Tuesday ronmentalists. and Palwal. next Supercomputing sys- and other climatic condi- and discussed issues related After assuming office, the tem (High Performance tions on a continuous basis. to the Maratha reservation, Maha Vikas Aghadi dispen- Computing System), which Dr. Sinha has significant- pending GST compensation sation announced the deci- Second girder will probably be the most ly contributed to the ad- and the proposed Metro car sion to shift the car shed to Mumbai: The powerful supercomputer of vancement of Science & shed in Kanjur. Kanjur. Since then the site Mumbai civic body India, when ready. An Technology and Technical Deputy Chief Minister for the car shed has become successfully Expert Committee of 12 etc. It is a matter of great Education. His technical and senior NCP leader Ajit contentious. Pawar, who is launched a second members has been consti- pride for the State of contributions include Pawar and senior Congress also the Finance Minister of 675-tonne girder at tuted with Supercomputing Chhattisgarh, that the National Programs in areas leader Ashok Chavan ac- Maharashtra, said issues the Hancock bridge experts from various organ- Director of IIIT-Naya of Supercomputing (High companied Thackeray. Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray with Deputy CM Ajit pertaining to the Goods and across the railway izations of the country like Raipur, Dr. Pradeep K. Performance Computing), "Issues related to the Pawar and PWD Minister Ashok Chavan after meeting Services Tax (GST) compen- track near Sandhurst Centre for Development of Sinha, has been nominated Grid Computing, and Maratha reservation, Metro Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi, Tuesday. sation was also discussed in Road station in south Advanced Computing (C- by the Ministry of Earth Health Informatics.Before car shed, GST compensation the meeting. Pawar said Mumbai. The Central DAC), Defence Research and Science, Government of assuming the responsibility were discussed with the This is Thackeray's sec- wants to move the Metro car Maharashtra was expected Railway had demol- Development Laboratory India, New Delhi, as the of IIIT-Naya Raipur, as its prime minister," Thackeray ond visit to the national cap- shed to Kanjur. The state to get approximately Rs ished the British era (DRDL), Department of Chairman of this expert founding Director in 2015, told reporters. He said the ital after taking over as the and the Centre both claim 46,000 crore as GST compen- bridge located be- Science & Technology committee. MoES builds Dr. Sinha was the Senior prime minister assured to chief minister of the state the land as theirs. The mat- sation but it has only re- tween Sandhurst (National Supercomputing and uses supercomputers Director of look into the issues. The in November 2019. ter is currently pending ceived Rs 22,000 crore. He Road and Byculla sta- Mission), Indian Institute of for climate, ocean and at- Supercomputing Division of meeting lasted for an hour The Shiv Sena-NCP- with court. said Maharashtra still has tions in 2016 due to its Science (IISc) Bangalore, mosphere modelling, whose C-DAC. and a half, Pawar said. Congress government The previous Devendra to receive Rs 24,306 crore. low height. The BMC is rebuilding it to end the inconvenience ex- Online MDP for officers of Indian Postal Services begins ‘Friendship stands together for perienced by lakhs of residents in the area. Indore, Jun 08: The Online At IIM Indore better world; add compassion to Management Development passion; and work hard with long time and goes beyond it’ Programme for the Officers of perseverance to find the grit. Dacoity accused the Indian Postal Services Addressing the officers, Ms. Mumbai, Jun 08: on-screen and off-screen! Thane: A man want- began at IIM Indore on June 07, Jha said that the programme Their jugalbandi is so re- ed by the Uttar 2021. The two-week programme will help them gain as much A friend in need is a markably entertaining that Pradesh Special Task (June 07-18, 2021) was inaugu- knowledge and exposure for the friend indeed! On Best one cannot get enough of Force for a dacoity in rated virtually in the presence of skills required for the Indian Friends Day, let us talk their fun banters. that state was held Professor Himanshu Rai, Postal Services. 'The officers about one such sachi dosti, Talking about their bond from Thane in Director, IIM Indore; Ms. Alka participating in the programme whose friendship has stood of friendship, Vijay Kumar Maharashtra, police Jha, Member-Planning and HRD, have reached the mid-point of together for a long time and Singh, aka Master Bhup said. Abdul Rehman Indian Postal Services; Mr. P.M. their careers and it is the right goes much beyond it. We Singh, says, “Had it not Sheikh (32) of Lal, Director, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai time to upsurge the knowledge are talking about been for Rohitashv dada, I Azamgarh in UP is an National Postal Academy of their expertise, she said. She Rohitashv Gour, and Vijay would not be a part of the accused in a dacoity (RAKNPA);and Mr. Ambesh noted that the postal services Kumar Singh plays the role cult show Bhabiji Ghar Par case registered in Upmanyu, Additional Director, which the national services have the reality, and artificial intelli- have been very traditional, but of Manmohan Tiwari and Hai. He has played an in- Phulpur police station Indian Postal Services and risen to the occasion during gence, machine learning and big the pandemic has taught and Master Bhup Singh, respec- strumental role in my ca- in UP, Thane Crime Course Coordinator of the pro- calamities- be it the banks, data analytics are going to take left the department a couple of tively, in &TV’s Bhabhiji reer and has been a true Branch Unit I Senior gramme.Professor Subin administrative services, postal over certain elements of the significant lessons; that the Ghar Par Hai. Both have friend to me. We come from Inspector Krishna Sudhir, Chair, Executive services etc. He said that in the jobs we currently do. Therefore, department with its robust net- tremendous affection and Kumar Singh. Having the same institute where I Kokni said. The UP Education, IIM Indore, and post 4th industrial revolution there would be more complex work can not only reinforce respect for each other and known each other for years, had seen many of his per- police alerted us course coordinators Professor world, the kind of skill sets decision-making jobs that would itself but also come up to the share a relationship nur- it is an easy guess that formances which left me in about Sheikh hiding Manoj Motiani and Professor which would be required is fall upon human beings. Hence, level of expectations of the gov- tured over years of work- there is a natural chem- awe of him. We have been here. Joint team of Manish Popli, Faculty, IIM going to be different from what we need to learn how to make ernment and people. This pro- ing and studying together. istry between the duo, acquaintances for over 15 UP, Maharashtra po- Indore were also present on this the management institutions the right choices', he said. He gramme will help the officers Alums of National School which translates beautiful- years now and have lice nabbed him. occasion. Professor Rai com- have provided conventionally. advised the officers to add learn and upskill themselves to of Drama, Rohitashv Gour ly on-screen, making them worked with each other in mended the resilience with 'Today, dreams are becoming imagination to vision to create a meet those expectations. was a senior to Vijay an entertaining pair both the past." CENTRAL CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09 , 2021

Deepak Punia pulls out of Djokovic recovers from 2-set Poland Open due to hand injury India beat Bangladesh 2-0 French Open hole against teen talented 19-year-old from Italy making his Grand after Sunil Chhetri brace Slam debut. The score when he quit showed Djokovic Doha, Jun 08 (PTI): the captain scored his and ahead 6-7 (7), 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-0, the team's second just be- 4-0. It took Djokovic more Talisman Sunil Chhetri fore the final whistle. than two sets and two handed India their first win Despite being ahead, hours to get going in the in six years in FIFA World India looked to add to their right direction at Court Cup qualifiers as his brace tally with both Ashique and Philippe Chatrier, but downed Bangladesh 2-0 in Chhetri linking up well, their preliminary round even as most of the match here on Monday Bangladesh players moved night up in search of an equaliser. Chhetri broke the dead- In the end, the equaliser lock in the 79th minute did not materialise but Warsaw: Olympic-bound Indian wrestler Deepak Punia on Tuesday when he headed in Ashique India surely ended on a once he did, it became a one- pulled out of the Poland Open here to avoid aggravating his left- Kuruniyan's cross from the high, giving their campaign way journey. That included hand injury that he carried into the last Ranking Series event before left. He then sealed the re- the much-needed boost after a 19-point run for him bridg- the Tokyo Games. Punia was to take mat for the 86kg event but for- sult by curling in a shot a series of winless outings. ing the end of the third set feited his quarterfinal against American Zahid Valencia. It has been from long range in added With his two goals, and start of the fourth. learnt that the 2019 World championships bronze-winner had suf- time. Starting the match on Chhetri, international foot- Musetti, so good at the fered the injury two-three days before leaving for Warsaw during the bench, second-half sub- ball's second highest scorer outset with his one-handed practice. "He did not want to aggravate the injury and had informed stitute Ashique delivered a among active players, more Paris, Jun 08 (AP): backhand and tremendous the Federation that he will take a call on competing after reaching. cross from the left for flank. The double strikes Bengaluru. India are al- than made up for the fumble touch, is hardly used to this After assessing his hand this morning, he decided not to take the Chhetri, who, after a burst- meant India registered ready out of contention for in the 63rd minute when the Novak Djokovic went best-of-five-set format at the mat," a source in the Indian camp said. The Wrestling Federation of ing run and from an acute their first win in what was a berth in next year's World unmarked captain missed a from a big deficit to his best majors and he took a med- India (WFI) confirmed the sequence of events. angle, headed in brilliantly turning out to be one of Cup but remain in the reck- free header after a fine ball tennis at the French Open ical timeout after the from behind Topu Barman, their worst World Cup qual- oning for a place in the 2023 from Brandon Fernandes. on Monday, erasing a two- fourth. The French tennis at the Jassim Bin Hamad ifying campaigns in many Asian Cup. Courtesy the result, India set hole and grabbing 13 federation said Musetti's Rohan Bopanna crashes out Stadium. years. It was also their first A confident India found moved to six points from games in a row in a domi- reason for stopping was It was that man Chhetri victory in World Cup quali- themselves pressing in the seven matches, while nant display before his op- back pain. This was the sec- of French Open again as he rounded off his fiers away from home in 20 opposition half after Bangladesh are at two ponent stopped playing be- ond five-setter of Musetti's night with another fine years. Their last victory in Chhetri's 73rd goal in inter- points seven matches. India cause of a back problem. career he won his third- Paris: India's campaign in the French Open came to an end as strike in extra time (90+2) World Cup qualifiers was a national football and the next play Afghanistan in The result officially goes rounder that way while Rohan Bopanna and his Croatian partner Franko Skugor lost their after receiving the ball from 1-0 result against Guam in move worked for belea- their last group league into the books as a retire- Djokovic improved to 34-10 men's doubles quarterfinal here. The 41-year-old Bopanna and Suresh Singh from the right November 2015 in guered coach Igor Stimac as match on June 15. ment by Lorenzo Musetti, a when going the distance. Skugos went down 5-7 3-6 to the Spanish duo of Pablo Andujar and Pedro Martinez in a match that lasted one hour and 17 minutes. The Indian players to get unseeded Indo-Croat pairing had received a walkover in the pre- Gauff reaches French Croatia tour will give better practice quarters on Sunday against Netherlands' Matwe Middelkoop and three-week break between Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador. Last week, Divij Sharan and Ankita Open quarterfinals at 17 WTC and England series Raina had lost their opening round matches of men's and women's before Olympics: Manu Bhaker doubles events respectively. In the singles events, Sumit Nagal, victory over Ons Jabeur on London, Jun 08 (PTI): Ramkumar Ramanathan, Prajnesh Guneswaran and Ankita had Monday. Gauff lost only New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): June 22 to July 3. failed to enter the main draw. nine points on her serve and The Indian team manage- The Croatia tour was was also highly effective at ment has decided to give a One of India's strongest arranged after the the net, winning 13 of 17 three-week break to its Olympic medal hopes, ace National Rifle Association SLC and cricketers reach temporary points when she came for- players after the World Test shooter Manu Bhaker of India (NRAI) realised ward which was especially Championship final in a bid feels preparations "cannot that it was not possible to truce, salvage England tour impressive against a player to address the mental fa- get better" than the ongo- hold camps in India amid who is known for her shot- tigue that might be trig- ing training-cum-competi- a deadly second wave of Colombo: The Sri Lankan cricketers have agreed to compete against making skills. I feel like this gered by lengthy spells in a tion tour of Croatia as she the COVID-19 pandemic. England on a tour-specific contract but would not sign the annual has been the most consis- bio-bubble. works on her consistency "The tour is very help- contracts unless governing body SLC explains the evaluation tent tennis I have played at The WTC final against ahead of the Tokyo ful. We are well looked process. Sri Lanka are scheduled to tour England for three this level, Gauff said. New Zealand will be held Games. after, our health and fit- Twenty20s and as many ODIs between between June 18 and July 4. Paris, Jun 08 (AP): Hopefully I can keep that from June 18-22 at the Thirteen Olympic- ness needs are taken care Following a stormy round of talks, the players were told by the man- going. Gauff also had a Ageas Bowl in bound pistol and rifle of and, most importantly, agement that they would either call off the England tour or send a A day after Serena quick match in the previous Southampton and the mem- shooters are currently we are getting to train at a third string side. The players told the management they would sign Williams was eliminated round, when Jennifer bers of the Indian squad training in Zagreb after very good shooting range a tour-specific contract but need more time to sign the annual con- from the French Open, 17- Brady retired with an in- will disperse for close to having participated as and with some good com- tracts. The players had defied a June 3 deadline to sign the con- year-old Coco Gauff showed jured left foot after Gauff three weeks (20 days) before guest invitees in the petition as well," Bhaker tracts, citing lack of transparency in the process. While defying the the future in tennis for won the opening set. regrouping on July 14 to European Championship told PTI from Zagreb. deadline the players said they were willing to play for the country American women is bright. Jabeur said Gauff is a prepare for the five-match recently in Osijek. They "So, I believe it cannot even if the administration decided not to pay salaries due to their Gauff served superbly to contender to raise the tro- series against England will also compete in the get better, leading up to the refusing to enter contracts. reach her first Grand Slam phy either this year or in starting in Nottingham ISSF World Cup, also Olympic Games," he quarterfinal with a 6-3, 6-1 the future. from August 4. scheduled in Osijek from added. Mercedes-Benz launches Maybach Burden of taxes impeding household consumption HDFC Bank commits to becoming Mumbai, Jun 08 (PTI): investments, and also sumers. Consumption Carbon Neutral by 2031-32 GLS 600 4MATIC at Rs 2.43 crore backed the move calling it had been going down be- New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): The burden of taxation, a legitimate change be- fore the COVID hit us as Mumbai, Jun 08: particularly indirect taxes, cause it made our exports well, it said, adding that German auto major Mercedes- on households has wors- uncompetitive. the job or salary losses, HDFC Bank announced plans Benz on Tuesday launched its ened lately and is prevent- "The burden of taxes, coupled with increased to become carbon neutral by ultra-luxury SUV 'Mercedes- 2031-32. As part of this initia- Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC' in ing them from spending particularly of indirect expenditure for COVID India with price starting at Rs more on consumption, a taxes, on households has illness came as a double tive, the Bank is looking at 2.43 crore (ex-showroom). domestic rating agency worsened lately, it said, whammy for households reducing its emissions, energy, The Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC is said on Tuesday. adding that the excise during the pandemic. and water consumption. The the first-ever SUV offering in the expressed exceptionally high Unlike the corporates hike has led to retail "The challenge, there- Bank will continue to incorpo- company's ultra-luxurious interest in this fine model that who are enjoying a ratio- prices of petrol and diesel fore, is emerging on the rate and scale up the use of 'Mercedes-Maybach' range. It is rewrites expectations in the lux- nalisation in income tax, hitting record levels and demand side. It firstly renewable energy in its opera- the only second Maybach model ury SUV segment. no such move has been in- impacting household manifested in FY20 when tions. As part of its ESG strate- bank has a three-pronged to be rolled out in the Indian Schwenk also said the Maybach troduced for the house- The share of total tax budgets both directly and the private final consump- gy, the Bank will also focus on strategy to achieve its objec- brand "represents the pinnacle market, following the Mercedes- holds who continue paying burden on households has indirectly. tion expenditure growth offering loans for green prod- tive to become carbon neutral: of luxury" and the new SUV Maybach S-Class, Mercedes- elevated taxes, it said. risen to 75 per cent from Indirect taxes are not declined to 5.5 per cent ucts like electric vehicles at Reduce consumption, transi- "blends classic old-world charm Benz India said in a statement. tion to renewable energy, and and supreme comfort with the Burden on households 60 per cent in FY10, it progressive by nature and from an average 7.5 per lower interest rates and incor- Mercedes-Benz India Managing tax could delay consump- said, explaining that this lead to a disproportion- cent during FY16-FY19. porating ESG scores in its offset carbon footprint. Director and CEO Martin most cutting-edge technology to redefine the luxury experience tion recovery, India was largely due to the ately higher welfare loss Thereafter, the two succes- credit decisions. The Bank is “A shared future means that Schwenk said, "Luxury motoring Ratings and Research combination of a higher to households that are at sive years of a massive also working on a framework individuals, companies and with an SUV in India is re-imag- on wheels". warned, stating that the excise duty on fuel and a the lower end of the pyra- economic shock have for issuing green bonds. countries all have to act ined with the introduction of the The company said it has already increase in indirect taxes reduction in corporate mid, it said, stressing that eroded the households' together to mitigate the Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 sold out the entire allocation of This announcement, which through the excise duty tax. unlike the corporates disposable income, which effects of climate change,” 4MATIC." the new SUV for 2021 with 50 comes just ahead of World He added that the company is units sold even before the offi- hike in fuels just before It said corporation tax who benefitted through was already under pres- Environment Day on June 5, is said Ms Ashima Bhat, Group now glad to hand over these cial launch in India and the the pandemic and the sec- has been rationalised to tax rationalization, no sure reflected in low per a part of the bank’s overall Head - CSR, Business Finance sports utility vehicles (SUVs) to deliveries will begin in the next ond wave of infections augment job creation and such measure has been capita income, the agency commitment to embed ESG and Strategy, Administration discerning customers who have few weeks. have had an impact. attracting direct foreign given to the end-con- said. principles in its business. The and Infrastructure, HDFC Bank. Rupee falls 9 paise Vedanta Aluminium launches its maiden Sensex, Nifty end marginally lower to 72.89 against Lamborghini launches Hurac n Sustainable Development Report USD, gold falls EVO Spyder at Rs 3.54 crore Mumbai, Jun 08 (PTI): New Delhi, Jun 09: Prof. M.P. Jaiswal, Director, New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): IIM Sambalpur at the con- The rupee depreciated by 9 Vedanta Aluminium and clusion of the event. paise to end at 72.89 against Italian super sports car maker Power Business, India’s Launching the the US dollar on Tuesday, Lamborghini on Tuesday largest producer of alu- Sustainability Report for tracking a strong dollar over- launched the Hurac n EVO minium and its value-added the business, Mr Rahul seas and subdued sentiment in Rear-Wheel Drive Spyder in the domestic equities. India with prices starting at Rs products, unveiled its maid- Sharma, Dy. CEO, experience, it definitely adds en Sustainable Aluminium Business, However, a fall in crude oil 3.54 crore (ex-showroom). vitality to the super sports Development Report today. Vedanta Ltd said, “At prices restricted the rupee's The new model is powered by cars market in India as reflect- The report encapsulates the Vedanta, good governance over 1 per cent, followed by fall, forex traders said. a V10 engine delivering power Mumbai, Jun 08 (PTI): ed in the increasing number of Business’ performance and sustainable develop- HDFC duo, Kotak Bank, At the interbank forex market, of 610 hp and is capable of supercar aficionados." across key sustainability ment are the twin pillars Equity benchmarks PowerGrid and ICICI the local unit opened slightly accelerating from 0-100 km/h It is an instinctive driver's car, parameters such as Energy that drive our business aspi- Sensex and Nifty ended Bank. On the other hand, up at 72.78 against the green- in 3.5 seconds with a top engineered for individuals who Management, Water ed with over a hundred stu- rations, leveraging best-in- marginally lower on Tech Mahindra, Bharti back and witnessed an intra- speed of 324 km/h, Management, Biodiversity dents and faculty members class technologies, global Tuesday following losses Airtel, Infosys and HCL day high of 72.76 and a low of Lamborghini India said in a prefer to experience the feed- Management, Air Quality, of IIM Sambalpur in best practices and our tal- in index majors HDFC Tech were among the gain- 72.90. It finally ended at 72.89 statement. back and engagement from Health & Safety, Social Odisha, where the company ented human capital. Our twins, Reliance Industries ers. Equity benchmarks against the American curren- The Hurac n EVO Rear-Wheel the set-up of a rear-wheel Impact and Governance etc operates its largest alumini- efforts are focused on creat- and ICICI Bank amid a ended almost flat in a cy, a decline of 9 paise over its Drive (RWD) Spyder has a soft drive car where electronic for the FY 2019-20 perform- um complex and alumina ing sustained value along weak trend in Asian mar- choppy trading day with previous close. On Monday, top and comes with aerody- intrusion is minimised, he ance period. The refinery, over a virtual economic, environment and kets. mixed reactions seen the rupee had settled at 72.80 namic efficiency with roof added. Sustainable Development ‘Campus Connect’ session. social dimensions, such as The 30-share BSE across the counters, said against the US dollar. both open and closed. The On the significance of the Report was inaugurated on The theme was improving lives and liveli- Sensex slipped 52.94 points Binod Modi, Head - On the domestic equity mar- roof is operable up to 50 km/h model, Lamborghini India World Environment Day ‘Sustainability in business hoods of our stakeholders or 0.10 per cent to 52,275.57. Strategy at Reliance ket front, the BSE Sensex driving speed, it added. Head Sharad Agarwal said, and can be accessed on the operations and the bridge to and the local communities, Similarly,the broader NSE Securities. While finan- ended 52.94 points or 0.10 per Automobili Lamborghini "India is one of the strategic business’ website Doing Well and Doing ensuring sustained per- Nifty declined 11.55 points cials and metals witnessed cent lower at 52,275.57, while Regional Director for Asia markets for Lamborghini and www.vedantaaluminium.co Good’. Mr. Rahul Sharma formance improvement in or 0.07 per cent to 15,740.10. selling pressure, IT, FMCG the broader NSE Nifty slipped Pacific Francesco Scardaoni we consistently invest to cre- m. To mark the occasion, presented the ESG (Environment, Social SBI was the top loser in and pharma supported the 11.55 points or 0.07 per cent said, "As Hurac n EVO RWD ate unique bespoke experi- Mr. Rahul Sharma interact- Sustainability Report to and Governance). the Sensex pack, shedding market. to 15,740.10. Spyder features a fun-to-drive ences for our customers." CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09, 2021 ‘Farmers should be willing to point JAIPUR’S NEW MAYOR out deficiencies for resuming talks’ New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): are the deficiencies of manding that the these laws as the govern- Farmers’ Produce Trade As some sections of ment has already asked and Commerce farmers continue to them that (to point out) (Promotion and protest against the three whatever is wrong with Facilitation) Act, 2020; farm laws, Niti Aayog these laws. Farmers’ (Empowerment Member Ramesh Chand “If there are two things and Protection) has said that in order to re- wrong, tell us, if there are Agreement on Price sume talks with the gov- five things which you Assurance and Farm ernment, there should be don’t accept, please tell Services Act, 2020; and the “some signal” from the us,” the Niti Aayog mem- Essential Commodities farmers’ leaders on their ber said. (Amendment) Act, 2020 be Ramesh Chand willingness to point out de- Enacted in September rolled back and a new law ficiencies in the legisla- some leaders came that 2020, the three farm laws be made to guarantee min- tions rather than just de- our demands are same, have been projected by the imum support price (MSP) manding repealing of the (we want) repealing of Centre as major reforms for their crops. The gov- laws. Bharatiya Kisan three farm laws. “ So, as in the agriculture sector ernment, however, has Union (BKU) leader long as they stick to re- that will remove the mid- been maintaining that the Rakesh Tikait on April 29 pealing those three farm dlemen and allow farmers laws are pro-farmer. had said farmer unions laws, then what kind of to sell their produce any- Several rounds of talks be- are ready to discuss the talk can be held,” the Niti where in the country. tween the agitating farm- three contentious agri Aayog Member “So, I think if farmers ers and the government laws with the Centre (Agriculture) told PTI. unions indicate that we have failed to break the whenever it wants to re- He asserted that the gov- are willing to discuss these deadlock over these con- sume talks, but asserted ernment is willing to dis- farm laws... I think that tentious laws. The govern- the discussion would have cuss the three farm laws will be a great statement ment last held talks with to be about repealing the clause by clause. “So, there from farmers’ leader farmer leaders on January legislation. should be some signal Rakesh Tikait,” Chand 22. The talks between the “I think that statement from the farmer’s side that noted. Scores of farmers two sides came to a halt by Rakesh Tikait is wel- they are willing to discuss have been camping at after a January 26 tractor come, but at the same all matters and they are Delhi’s borders since parade by farmers in BJPs Sheel Dhabhai takes charge as Jaipur (Greater) Mayor after suspension of Soumya Gurjar and three councillors, in Jaipur, Tuesday. time, statements from willing to point out what November last year, de- Delhi turned violent. CEC Chandra writes to Law Min about J-K hamlet first village to achieve 100% adult vaccination pending electoral reforms Srinagar, Jun 08 (PTI): per cent vaccination in the 45+ age group, almost New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): imprisonment does not A remote hamlet in double the national aver- lead to disqualification,” Bandipora district of age, the official said. Chief Election lamented Chandra. The Jammu and Kashmir has Commenting on the Commissioner Sushil Election Commission has become the first village achievement, Yatish Chandra has written to also proposed making paid in India to vaccinate all Yadav, media advisor to Law Minister Ravi news an electoral offence its adult population Jammu and Kashmir Shankar Prasad requesting under the Representation against COVID-19, offi- government, said the for expedited action on the of the People Act to provide cials said on Tuesday. Union territory was rais- electoral reform proposals ter was sent by the CEC last a strong deterrent against The credit goes to the Health workers vaccinate residents in Weyan village of Bandipor and health workers reaching the village. ing the bar in the Covid pending with the govern- month. Enhancing the im- the malpractice. healthcare workers vaccination drive. ment, including the one prisonment period for The poll panel, reminded whose strenuous efforts as there is no motorable access in the village. So it workers. “#JammuAndKashmi which seeks an enhanced those furnishing incorrect the CEC, has also proposed shot Weyan hamlet, with road, an official of the was not possible for the The vaccination in the rModel. And we thought two-year jail term for those details in poll affidavits a ban on political advertise- an adult population of health department said. residents to get appoint- village was covered up to now that Everest furnishing incorrect infor- from existing six months to ments in newspapers dur- 362, to national fame, He said the task of vac- ments for vaccination under ‘J&K model’, was the highest and mation in their poll affi- two years is a key electoral ing the “silence period” be- they said. cinating all the residents like the way people in which is a 10-point strate- toughest peak of davit. “I have written to the reform proposal of the tween the end of campaign “The village is located was even more difficult urban areas do,” Bashir gy to vaccinate entire eli- Himalayas. But, some law minister to expedite Election Commission. A and the day of polling so only 28 kilometres away as the village consists of Ahmed Khan, Chief gible population at accel- journey brings a new these proposals and hope- two-year jail term could bar that the electorate is not in- from Bandipora district nomadic families who go Medical Officer, erated pace. light, a new life. Team fully they will be taken up the candidate from contest- fluenced and can exercise headquarters, but a dis- to higher reaches for Bandipora said while ex- Despite initial vaccine J&K raising the bar on early by the ministry,” ing elections for six years. the franchise with a free tance of 18 kilometres grazing their livestock. plaining the difficulty hesitancy, Jammu and vaccination drive,” he Chandra told PTI. The let- “The present six-month mind. has to be covered by foot “There is no internet faced by the healthcare Kashmir has achieved 70 tweeted. WTO panel considers easing protections on COVID-19 vaccines Global sting as FBI-encrypted app Geneva, Jun 08 (AP): waiver could take months to finalize because of solid Envoys from World resistance from some coun- tricks organised crime Trade Organization mem- tries and WTO rules that ber nations are taking up a require consensus on such Wellington, Jun 08 (AP): Dutch National Police proposal to ease patents decisions — meaning a sin- Chief Constable Jannine and other intellectual prop- gle country among the 164 A global sting involving van den Berg said the op- erty protections for members could scuttle any an encrypted communi- eration dealt an unprece- COVID-19 vaccines to help proposal. Even if adopted, cations platform devel- dented blow to criminal developing countries fight ratification would also take oped by the FBI has networks, and this is the pandemic, an idea time. sparked a series of raids worldwide. backed by the Biden ad- Advocacy groups, em- and arrests around the The seeds of the opera- ministration but opposed boldened by the support world, delivering an un- tions were sown when in other wealthy countries the United States an- precedented blow to law enforcement agencies with strong pharmaceuti- Some European Union consent of the patent hold- nounced last month, have crime gangs, law enforce- earlier took down two cal industries. member states oppose the ers in times of emergency. increasingly pushed the ment authorities said other encrypted plat- On the table for a two- idea, and the EU on Friday At stake in the meeting plan and insisted it would Tuesday. forms, EncroChat and day meeting of a WTO offered an alternative pro- is whether the various not be as difficult to carry Operation Trojan SkyECC. That meant panel opening Tuesday is a posal that relies on existing sides can move toward out as detractors would say. Shield involved police crime gangs that traffic revised proposal presented World Trade Organization drawing up a unified text, a Doctors Without Borders, a swoops in 16 nations. drugs and organize un- by India and South Africa rules. key procedural step that Nobel Peace Prize-winning More than 800 suspects Large amounts of cash is seen after being discovered dur- derworld hits around the for a temporary IP waiver The 27-nation bloc said could unlock accelerated humanitarian agency, were arrested and more ing a police raid as part of Operation Trojan. Authorities in world were in the market on coronavirus vaccines. those rules currently allow negotiations. Inside ob- faulted the European than 32 tons of drugs co- Australia and New Zealand, Tuesday. for new secure phones. The idea has drawn sup- governments to grant pro- servers cautioned, howev- Union, Switzerland, caine, cannabis, ampheta- The FBI had just what port from more than 60 duction licenses such as for er, that a major break- Norway and other holdouts mines and methampheta- million in cash and cryp- Commander Jennifer they needed. An app countries, which now in- COVID-19 vaccines or ther- through was not expected. on the IP waiver idea for mines were seized along tocurrencies. Hearst, a watershed mo- called ANOM that was in- clude the United States and apies to manufacturers in Even optimistic support- employing alleged delaying with 250 firearms, 55 lux- It was, said Australian ment in global law en- stalled on modified mo- China. their countries without the ers acknowledge an IP tactics. ury cars and more than 48 Federal Police forcement history. bile phones. POSSIBLE MEETING VENUE India elected to UN Economic and Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandaughter to jailed for fraud Social Council for 2022-24 term Johannesburg, Jun 08 (PTI): provides finance to other companies on a profit- United Nations, Jun 08 (PTI): the elections held. A 56-year-old great- share basis. From the African granddaughter of Lata Ramgobin had told India has been elected states, C te d’Ivoire, Mahatma Gandhi, who Maharaj that she had im- to the Economic and Eswatini, Mauritius, was an accused in a six- ported three containers of Social Council, one of the Tunisia and the United million rand fraud and for- linen for the South African six main organs of the Republic of Tanzania gery case, has been sen- Hospital Group NetCare. United Nations, for the were elected while from tenced to seven years in “She said she was expe- 2022-24 term. the eastern European jail by a Durban court. riencing financial difficul- Ashish Lata Ramgobin The 54-member states, Croatia and the Ashish Lata Ramgobin ties to pay for import costs Economic and Social Czech Republic and from was found guilty by the Hangwani Mulaudzi of and customs and she need- Council (ECOSOC) is at the Latin American and court. She was accused of the National Prosecuting ed the money to clear the the heart of the United Caribbean states, Belize, defrauding businessman Authority (NPA) had said goods at the harbour, NPA Nations system to ad- Chile and Peru were elect- SR Maharaj after he ad- that she allegedly provid- spokesperson Natasha vance the three dimen- ed. In the Economic and vanced R6.2 million to her ed forged invoices and doc- Kara said. sions of sustainable devel- Social Council by-elec- for allegedly clearing im- uments to convince poten- “She advised him opment economic, social tion, Greece, New Zealand port and Customs duties tial investors that three (Maharaj) that she needed and environmental. and Denmark were elect- for a non-existent consign- containers of linen were R6.2 million. To convince It is the central plat- ed for a term of office ment from India. He was being shipped in from him, she showed him what form for fostering debate from January to promised a share of prof- India. At that time, Lata she claimed was a signed and innovative thinking, December 2022 and Israel its. Lata Ramgobin, who is Ramgobin was released on purchase order for the forging consensus on was elected for a term of the daughter of noted a bail of 50,000 rand. The goods. Later that month, ways forward, and coordi- office beginning January rights activists Ela Gandhi court during the hearing she sent him what seemed nating efforts to achieve 1, 2022 and until and late Mewa was informed that Lata to be a NetCare invoice internationally agreed December 31, 2023. Ramgobind, was also re- Ramgobin had met and delivery note as proof goals. It is also responsi- I thank all Member fused leave to appeal both Maharaj, director of the that the goods were deliv- ble for the follow-up to States of the @UN for the conviction and the sen- New Africa Alliance ered and payment was im- major UN conferences their vote of confidence in tence by the Durban Footwear Distributors, in minent,” she said. and summits. India was India for #ECOSOC, Specialised Commercial August 2015. The company Lata Ramgobin further elected in the Asia-Pacific India’s Permanent Crime Court. imports and manufactures sent him confirmation Geneva shows a view of the restaurant at the “Parc des Eaux-Vives” in Geneva. The park States category along Representative to the UN When trial in the case and sells clothing, linen from NetCare’s bank ac- could be one of the venues hosting a meeting between US and Russian presidents. with Afghanistan, Ambassador T S against Lata Ramgobin and footwear. count that payment had Kazakhstan and Oman in Tirumurti tweeted. started in 2015, Brigadier Maharaj’s company also been made , Kara said. https://www.facebook.com/centralchronicle CENTRAL CC

PAGE 08 PAGE 07 Bilaspur, Wednesday, June 09, 2021 I Pages 08 I Price R 3.00 I City Edition I Fastest growing English Daily of Chhattisgarh www. centralchronicle.in BRIEF CENTRE'S DECISION OF FREE JABS TO ALL Fire at Vaishno Devi shrine complex „ Cash counter Govt places orders for 44 crore damaged doses of Covishield & Covaxin Jammu, Jun 08 (PTI): A fire broke out at New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): Bharat Biotech," an offi- ties," the official said. Vaishno Devi shrine com- cial said. The official said The central govern- plex in Jammu Kashmir's

The Centre on Tuesday File photo the Centre has been sup- ment will provide free Reasi district on Tuesday, said it has placed orders porting the efforts of coronavirus vaccines to damaging a cash counter, for 44 crore doses of states and union territo- states and union territo- officials said. Women shop at Sadar Bazar as Covishield and Covaxin, a ries for an effective vacci- ries for inoculation of all The fire - believed to be shops reopened after the day after Prime Minister nation drive under the above 18 years of age the result of an electrical unlocking process of COVID-19 Narendra Modi an- "whole of government ap- from June 21, Prime short circuit - broke out Firefighters try to douse a fire at a building situated near Mata lockdown began in a phased nounced that the Centre proach" since January 16 Minister Narendra Modi around 4.15 pm inside a Vaishno Devi shrine, at Trikuta hills in Katra, Tuesday. manner, in New Delhi, Tuesday. would take over the state this year. said on Monday,announc- cash counting room in procurement quota and Based on various repre- ing that the Centre will Kalika Bhavan, which is provide free jabs to state COVID Vaccination pro- sentations received by the take over the 25 per cent adjacent to the sanctum fire, which broke out from the fire, the officials said. Guidelines governments for inocula- gramme yesterday, the Centre, the vaccination state procurement quota. sanctorum. the structure adjoining the "We got a call around 4.30 tion of all above the age of Centre has placed an for all adults above 18 Asserting that vaccine It burned for about 45 'Bhawan' (sanctum sancto- pm. Initial reports suggest New Delhi: The Ministry 18. order with Serum years of age was opened supply would be in- minutes before being rum), the officials said. the fire broke out due to of Education released These 44 crore doses of Institute of India for 25 in the Phase III of vacci- creased significantly in brought under control at Visuals from the scene electric (short)circuit," guidelines on Tuesday for COVID-19 vaccines will crore doses of Covishield nation strategy begin- the coming days, the around 5 pm. No deaths or showed thick smoke bil- Shailender Singh, the the development of e- be delivered by their mak- and with Bharat Biotech ning May 1. prime minister said the injuries have been report- lowing out of the building Senior Superintendent of content for children with ers between August and for 19 crore doses of "Now with the aim to Centre has now decided ed. The building suffered as firefighters worked to Police for Reasi district disabilities (CwDs) with December 2021, the Union Covaxin. further universalise the to buy 75 per cent of jabs significant damage; visuals douse the flames. Fire said. "SHO (Station House an aim to fulfil the goal of Health Ministry said. "Additionally, 30 per countrywide vaccination from vaccine makers for from after the fire was put fighting squad of the Officer) Reasi rescued peo- inclusive education. The "In immediate follow- cent of the advance for drive, all citizens above 18 free supply to states, out showed it had been shrine immediately swung ple who trapped inside the guidelines have been pre- up of the prime minis- procurement of both the years of age can receive while private sector hos- completely burned down. into action after CRPF per- fire. Some suffered minor pared by a committee ter's announcement of COVID-19 vaccines has the COVID-19 vaccine pitals will continue to Officials say some cash and sonnel raised an alarm, the injuries and are getting constitute by the MoE, these changes in the been released to Serum doses free of cost at gov- procure the remaining 25 documents were destroyed. officials said. Some cash medical attention," he which had submitted its Guidelines of National Institute of India and ernment health facili- per cent. No one was injured in the and records were gutted in added. report comprising 11 sec- tions and two appen- dices. The report was PM shares ‘interesting accepted by the ministry Man trampled to ‘Continued and sharp on Tuesday. death by wild tuskers opportunity’ for youngsters Bldg fire decline in daily Covid cases’ „ To contribute to 75 years of Independence, Jashpur, Jun 08: they escaped to safety and a national scheme YUVA: Kolkata: Fire broke out at nation’s intellectual a multi-storied building in informed the forest de- New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): Daily count dips below one lakh Prime Minister's Scheme central Kolkata's Park A 21-year-old man was partment, the official said. discourse For Mentoring Young Street area on Tuesday trampled to death by a Forest personnel have There has been a contin- India reported less than one lakh new coronavirus infections Authors will go a long way afternoon, officials said. herd of wild elephants in been trying to chase away ued and sharp decline in after a gap of 63 days, while the daily positivity rate New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): in cementing the founda- Jashpur district, a forest the herd, which has con- daily new coronavirus tion of these leaders of to- Four fire tenders were dropped to 4.62 per cent, according to the Union Health fighting the blaze at the official said on Tuesday. tinued to stay put at the cases in the country, the A scheme aimed at cre- morrow," it said. However, the body of the spot, he said. government said on Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A single day rise of ating a pool of under-30 This scheme will ensure fourth floor of Apeejay 86,498 cases were registered, the lowest in 66 days, taking House, they said. There deceased could not be re- The deceased man's kin Tuesday, but stressed on authors to promote Indian creating a pool of authors the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,89,96,473. The COVID- was no one on that floor trieved from the forest, as have been provided an in- following COVID-19-appro- heritage, culture and of below 30 years who are during the incident as the the herd stayed close to it, stant relief of Rs 25,000, priate behaviour to avert 19 death toll climbed to 3,51,309 with 2,123 daily deaths, knowledge offers an "in- ready to express them- offices were closed due to he said. while the remaining com- any future wave. the lowest in 47 days, the data updated at 8 am showed. A teresting opportunity" for selves and project India on the ongoing lockdown, The incident took place pensation of Rs 5.75 lakh In a joint press briefing total of 81,466 new cases were recorded in a span of 24 youngsters to harness any international plat- they added. However, the in a forest near Jhikki vil- will be disbursed once the on the pandemic situation, hours on April 2. Also, 18,73,485 tests were conducted on their writing skills and form, it said, adding that employees of a bank that lage under Bagicha forest necessary formalities are Health Ministry Joint Monday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far contribute to the nation's this will help in projecting range on Monday after- completed, he said. Secretary Lav Agarwal intellectual discourse, Indian culture and litera- is located on another floor for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 36,82,07,596. of the building were evac- noon, when the victim "With this, at least 17 said almost 79 per cent de- Prime Minister Narendra ture globally. Agesh Ram people have been killed in cline in daily new COVID- The daily positivity rate has dropped to 4.62 per cent . It has Modi said on Tuesday. "Essentially, the scheme uated safely, officials said. Vishwakarma, a native of separate incidents of ele- 19 cases has been noted been less than 10 per cent for 15 consecutive days, the min- In a tweet, Modi shared envisions cultivating mod- Fuldih village, had ven- phant attacks in the dis- since the peak on May 7. istry said. The weekly positivity rate has declined to 5.94 the link to the details of ern ambassadors of Indian Lifer for three tured into the jungle to col- trict in the last one year," There has been a contin- per cent. The active cases reduced to 13,03,702 comprising the programme that noted literature as the country Mangaluru: Three main lect wood, he said. the official said. ued and sharp decline in 4.50 per cent of the total infections, while the national that the National heads towards 75 years of accused in the murder of When the victim failed Earlier on June 2, a daily new cases, he said on COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 94.29 per cent. A Education Policy 2020 em- independence. Our coun- NRI entrepreneur Bhaskar to return, villagers en- woman was killed in a the second wave of net decline of 97,907 cases has been recorded in the COVID- phasises on empowering try is ranked 3rd in the tered the forest to look for similar attack in COVID-19. young minds and creating arena of book publishing, Shetty in 2016, including 19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. his wife and son, were on him and found his body,he Badalkhol wildlife sanctu- He said India has report- a learning ecosystem that and to further boost this Tuesday sentenced to life said. ary of Jashpur, while an- ed 20,822 coronavirus can nurture young learn- treasure trove of indige- by a court in Udupi. The Locals tried to retrieve other person was trampled cases and 252 deaths per world. The government haviour till the population ers for future leadership nous literature, it is imper- Udupi district and sessions the body, but after seeing a to death in the sanctuary million population, which also stressed on following is vaccinated, to avert any roles. "To foster this goal, ative that we project this at court Judge J N herd of elephants nearby, area on March 29. is among the lowest in the COVID-19-appropriate be- future wave. and commemorate India's the global stage," it said. Subrahmanya awarded life imprisonment to Shetty's ‘Avoid large wife Rajeshwari Shetty, LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS EASED Free vaccine, foodgrains to cost son Navneet Shetty and gatherings to astrologer Niranjan Bhat. avert future wave’ Shetty (52), a NRI entre- govt up to Rs 1.45 lakh crore preneur from Indrali in New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): Udupi district was killed in New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): crore beneficiaries till have got enough buffer 2016, his body cut into The government on November will cost be- from the larger-than-expect- pieces and burnt on a plat- Tuesday stressed on avoid- The government will tween Rs 1.1 lakh crore to ed Rs 99,122 crore dividend form meant for holding ing large gatherings for a spend up to Rs 1.45 lakh Rs 1.3 lakh crore. from the Reserve Bank of sacrificial fires with the couple of months and follow- crore additional money to Taken together, the addi- India (RBI) and the windfall help of the astrologer. ing COVID-19-appropriate provide free vaccines and tional spending could be up from record taxes on petrol behaviour to avert any fu- foodgrains to people devas- to Rs 1.45 lakh crore, the and diesel. The two togeth- ture wave, even as it noted tated by the deadly second sources said. Reversing a er may just be enough to Solar eclipse that there has been a contin- wave of COVID infections, policy where states compet- fund the free vaccines and Kolkata: An annular solar ued and sharp decline in sources said on Tuesday. ed for vaccine supplies for the food grain cost. eclipse is going to occur daily new coronavirus cases Prime Minister certain age categories, The sources, however, did on Thursday but it will not in the country. In a joint Narendra Modi's announce- Modi on Monday an- not say how and from be visible in India except press briefing on the pan- ment of providing free inoc- nounced that the central where the vaccines will be in some parts of Arunachal demic situation, Health ulation to all adults will en- government will procure procured. India currently Pradesh and Ladakh for a Ministry Joint Secretary Lav tail total spending of any- vaccines for all adults. All uses the AstraZeneca vac- few minutes before the Agarwal said almost 79 per where between Rs 45,000 above 18 years of age will cine produced by the Serum sunset, a prominent astro- cent decline in daily new crore and Rs 50,000 crore. get free vaccines from June Institute of India, and an- physicist said. The annular COVID-19 cases has been This is higher than Rs 21. Also, the free foodgrain other developed at home by solar eclipse occurs when noted since the peak on May 35,000 crore that the govern- scheme that was to end in Bharat Biotech. Russia's the sun, moon and the 7.There has been a continued ment had budgeted. June has been extended till Sputnik V will be commer- earth come in a straight Crowded Khari Baoli market as shops reopen after further ease in COVID-19 lock- and sharp decline in daily Extending 5 kg of wheat or November. cially launched in the coun- line and almost on the down, in Delhi, Tuesday. new cases, he said on the sec- rice and 1 kg of pulses The sources indicated try by the middle of this same plane. It is a partial ond wave of COVID-19. every month to nearly 80 that the government may month. eclipse when a ring of fire appears in the sky. The SHORTAGE OF OFFICIALS AT CENTRE REVISED COVID GUIDELINES path of the eclipse will not Not for courts to judge: HC touch almost any part of India, barring the North- on live-in relationship ‘Electronic vouchers to Eastern extremes of the Centre asks states to nominate more country in Arunachal Chandigarh, Jun 08: and Uttar Pradesh, and said it help inoculation of poor’ Pradesh and Ladakh, is for the state to ensure pro- officers for central deputation Director of M P Birla The Punjab and Haryana high tection of such couples. New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): Planetarium, Debiprasad court has granted protection The petitioners submitted New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): ed who are likely to re- Staffing Scheme so that Duari, said in Kolkata on to a young couple involved in that the parents of the girl main available under the the central deputation re- Use of non-transferable Tuesday. a live-in relationship, observ- wanted her to marry a person The Centre has asked Central Staffing Scheme serve/ deputation reserves electronic vouchers ap- ing that it is not for the courts of their choice as they had state governments to nom- for full tenure," said the are duly utilised for this proved by the Reserve to judge them if they want to come to know about her rela- inate more officers for cen- letter issued by the person- purpose," it said. Bank of India will be en- Weather stay together without sanctity tionship. She left her parents' tral deputation at the level nel ministry. Referring to its commu- couraged to enable people of marriage. home and started living with of deputy secretary, direc- Officers of the level of nique issued December to financially support The order of the single bench High Low her partner. tor and joint secretary, cit- deputy secretary/director last year seeking officers COVID-19 inoculation of 36 26 came following a petition by a They decided to live together ing their shortage, accord- and above are usually ap- for deputation to the posts economically weaker sec- also provide onsite regis- 17-year-old girl and a 20-year- ing to an official commu- pointed in central govern- under CSS and for the tions at private centres, ac- tration facility, available till such time as they could MARKET old-man from Punjab's nique. ment ministries/depart- posts of Chief Vigilance cording to the revised both for individuals as solemnise a marriage on NIFTY 15,740.10  Bathinda who sought protec- It also asked them not to ments (i.e. on central depu- Officers (CVOs) in central guidelines issued by the well as groups of individ- attaining the marriageable nominate officers, who are tation) under the Central public sector enterprises Centre on Tuesday. uals, for which detailed SENSEX 52,275.57 tion of their life and liberty  from the family members of age. on the verge of promotion, Staffing Scheme (CSS). (CPSEs) as well as in other While the Co-WIN plat- procedure is to be fi- They further submitted that BULLION the former. that often necessitates "It is, therefore, request- organisations under cen- form provides every citi- nalised and published by The court also observed that they had approached the their early repatriation to ed that larger number of tral ministries/depart- zen the facility of conve- states/UTs, the Revised GOLD 49,117 honour killings were preva- Bathinda Senior their cadre to avail the officers may kindly be rec- ments, the ministry said niently pre-booking vacci- Guidelines for implemen- benefit. "It may be ensured ommended for appoint- the number of nomina- nation appointments, all tation of National COVID SILVER 71,500 lent in northern parts of India, Superintendent of Police, particularly in parts of seeking protection but there that the names of only ment at DS/Director/JS tions received so far has government and private Vaccination Program' Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan had not been any response. those officers are forward- level under the Central been "very minimal". vaccination centers will stated. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09, 2021

SOCIAL DISTANCING AT PARK ✍ LETTERS CENTRAL TO THE EDITOR Chronicle Biolabs Since 1974 Volume 9 No. 69 security The assumption that Covid-19 might be the re- Obstacles to universal sult of scientific experi- ments puts a spotlight on vaccination the work of the world’s most secure Biolabs. We he decision by government of India to provide free vaccina- have only circumstantial T tion to citizens has been widely welcomed. Now, the chal- evidence that links the lenge remains for raising supply of vaccines. Meanwhile, there are coronavirus to the Wuhan talks at G-7 meeting of nations for universal vaccination against Institute of Virology in COVID-19. At this juncture, developed and developing nations China. A number of ex- with suitable vaccine manufacturing industry needs to cooperate perts are concerned about for raising vaccine production and solve supply issues. The effort the functioning of such fa- to achieve global vaccination confronts massive incentive prob- cilities. As they fear that lems. Private pharmaceutical companies responsible to share- accidental leaks could holders seek to maximise profits. The longer the pandemic lasts, lead to the next pandemic, the more likely it is that new coronavirus variants will require they want tougher control adjusting and distributing new vaccines, and thus the more these on such facilities. firms will profit. Meanwhile, rich-country governments face con- Biolabs like the Wuhan flicting short- and long-term incentives. In the short term, domes- lab are considered to be tic politics encourage vaccine nationalism, leading governments safe and secure for scien- tists. Scientific experi- to contract for an exclusive vaccine supply. The US government, ments and researches on for example, had earlier imposed a de facto ban on vaccine the most dangerous bacte- exports through its agreements with private companies. But ria and viruses are con- because viruses know no borders, these governments face the People, most of whom are vaccinated, still maintain social distance, allowed to sit without mask, in the sun on a warm day at ducted there. Such mi- longer-term threat of new imported variants against which cur- Bryant Park in New York City, US. croorganisms could cause rent vaccines may be ineffective. Such pathogens would pose a serious diseases for which clear risk to citizens’ lives and health, and to countries’ economic there are no known treat- well-being. In parallel, there is a growing strategic rivalry ments or vaccines. between the US and China for control of the commanding heights Notwithstanding the fact of biotech production. The Pharmaceutical Research and World will be saved from cleanliness that such labs have all Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), a trade group, plays off this modern facilities to pre- fear to demand control of its trade secrets. And trade secrets, not in terms of quality and availability. scheme has been started under the vent pathogens from es- patent rights to COVID-19 vaccines, are clearly the major obstacle SATISH SINGH Hospitalization rate in India is still 3 name of Namami Gange, under caping, there are no bind- to ensuring wider access to COVID-19 vaccines (especially mRNA to 4 percent, which is much lower which efforts are being made to ing international stan- vaccines). Technically, these trade secrets are not an IP right, but than all the countries around the make the Ganga clean, but it has dards for safe, secure and are instead protected by ‘unfair competition’ law. The question is world. The average hospitalization not yet yielded the expected responsible work on how to compel pharmaceutical companies to provide their trade rate in middle-income countries is 8 results. However, billions and tril- pathogens. Accidents are secrets to other manufacturers to produce the vaccines, subject to 9 percent, while in the lions of rupees have been spent on likely to happen at any Organization for Economic Co-oper- this. If seen, cleanliness does not to a non-disclosure agreement and compensation on a cost or sections of the labs. ation and Development (OECD) just mean cleaning up the filth. For cost-plus basis. Simply put, the incentives of patent-holding com- Deadly diseases such as countries, it is 13 to 17 percent. this, we also have to make the envi- panies must shift. Compared to an IP waiver, it is in these firms’ H1N1, anthrax, SARS and Drinking contaminated water is ronment clean. The biggest factor interest to sign contracts with manufacturers subject to non-dis- so on spread due to acci- also a major cause of diseases. A that pollutes the environment is closure agreements, thereby enabling mass production of vac- dents at such labs. report by NITI Aayog states that 70 humans. Our earth is slowly warm- cines for low- and middle-income countries. The threat of a waiv- Researches at such labs percent of the water supply in the ing, due to which the original char- involve modification of er can thus encourage and compel pharmaceutical companies to country is getting contaminated. acter of weather is changing. enter such arrangements. Wealthy countries can bolster these pathogens to make them ahatma Gandhi said that digital platform. According to this According to the latest Safe Water Sometimes it is raining in the sum- more transmissible, dead- incentives by pooling resources, including through the COVID-19 M cleanliness is more impor- review; about 271 million people Network report, India ranks 120 out mer season, sometimes it is raining Vaccine Global Access (Covax) facility. After all, they have an lier or better able to evade tant than independence. The envi- had come out from ‘multidimen- of 122 countries on the Water in the winter season. Now there has treatment and vaccines. enormous advantage over poorer economies that are grappling ronment can be saved by ensuring sional poverty’ in India during the Quality Index. According to this not been any specific month of rain. All these are done to learn with endemic poverty and unequal negotiating power. To reach a cleanliness in every area. Only by period between FY 2005 to FY 2016. report, per capita water consump- We are exploiting natural resources how to fight them better. deal, a critical mass of rich countries as well as other vaccine pro- ensuring cleanliness we can stay Despite this, 27.9 percent of India’s tion is expected to decline by 40 to indiscriminately. The forest has The worst scenario is that ducers, including China and Russia should agree not to benefit healthy. Villages can be made ideal population was poor in FY 2016-17. 50 percent by the year 2050 due to become a desert. We have made a virus created at such from any waiver, including from any compensation arrangement. with cleanliness. We can give life to According to Ecowrap, which was increasing population and increas- river, pond, canal our home. We labs could not merely kill And all countries, in both the Global North and South would bene- a new generation by keeping the published by the State Bank of ing business use of water. have also polluted the air. Father of scientists at such labs, it fit, including from the reduction of the risks posed by new virus river, soil & air clean. Even, you can India, Economic Research According to a report by “Water the Nation Mahatma Gandhi once could also lead to a pan- variants. Nonetheless, the waiver negotiations at the World Trade keep your civilization and culture Department, Corporate Centre, Aid”, 16.3 million people in India are said that “Nature can fulfil our demic. A futility of such Organisation risk becoming symbolic, thus distracting from need- intact by keeping your surroundings Mumbai, the Corona pandemic may deprived of drinking clean water. needs till centuries, but not our research is that it is not ed action. The threat of the IP waiver must be real to persuade clean. It is important to avoid do reduce the per capita income (PCI) There are about 63 crore people in greed”. Today our greed has required and it does not companies to contract voluntarily for mass global vaccine produc- defecation in the open. To make the in India by 5.4 per cent during FY rural areas of India, who are still become a threat to our existence. help developing in drugs tion. In parallel, a sufficient number of developing countries could country clean, we should build toi- 2021. It is clear from the fact that forced to drink contaminated water, We are responsible for climate or vaccines. A number of issue, or threaten to issue, compulsory licenses with the support lets and also always be kept it clean. owing to decrease in PCI, people whereas in the year 2017, on the change. If we try, the emission of experts have levelled crit- of the US, the European Union, and other countries from the Cleaning of the filthiness around will have to face difficulties in get- day of World Water Day, the United carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous icisms against such re- Global North to enhance their negotiating leverage. your house and surroundings should ting treatment if they are infected Nations had said that drinking clean oxide, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) search work on the be done by yourself, so that cleanli- with the corona virus or have anoth- water is the basic right of human etc. can be curbed, but for this we grounds of lacking trans- ness is always maintained. er disease. beings. According to a report of have to abandon our greed and self- parency and credibility. Muck spreads disease, causing According to an estimate, on 15 United Nations, 88 percent of India’s ishness. If we keep a balance There is no corroborative Need to support Taiwan loss of life and property. Even today, May 2021, the population of India population has access to water, but between development and nature, evidence that confirms people in villages go out of the was about 139 crores, while the that is not drinkable. In urban areas then surely the current pace of cli- that the coronavirus ast year, six of the WHO’s 194 member states had proposed house for defecation. Both the vil- average age of the people was people have access to drinkable mate change will decrease. In the leaked from a lab. L to invite Taiwan as an observer to the WHA meeting. They lage and the city are developing in about 70 years. In the year 1990, the water was only 31 percent of the budget of 2021-22, the government However, there are cer- are Swaziland, Marshall Islands, Nicaragua, Palau, St Lucia and an unplanned manner, due to which share of the health sector was 0.9 total population, while in rural areas has made a provision of only Rs.470 tain circumstantial evi- Paraguay all of which recognise Taiwan over China. The support the drains continue to buzz in front percent of gross domestic product it is just 21 percent. Today, no river crore for making the environment dence to prove this. For of the house. There is a network of (GDP), which increased to 1.15 per- in the country is clean. We have clean, which is less than the budget example, Wuhan is for Taiwan is gaining this time. The Foreign Affairs Committee of apartments in the cities. A village cent in 2015-16. The National Health made them dustbins. Because of of last year. Today, trillions of around 1,000 miles away Slovakia’s National Council passed a resolution supporting the resides in an apartment. Roads are Policy (NHP) proposes to increase this, we are spending more on rupees are being wasted due to lack from the bat caves that participation of Taiwan in the World Health Assembly. being built over the drains, but peo- government spending on health in health as well as on the cleaning of of sanitation in the country. If we harbour the virus. Interestingly, it may be recalled that Taiwan, with the active sup- ple are not taking care to clean the India to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2025, rivers. According to the Central use this money for the welfare of Scientist from Wuhan are port of China had attended the World Health Assembly as an drains and roads. Due to grime, dis- but so far the health sector’s share Pollution Control Board (CPCB) poor people then our country can be believed to be carrying observer in 2009, marking its first participation in an activity of UN eases like diarrhoea, skin infec- is very low of total GDP. Due to the report, 61,948 million litres of dirty happy. Currently, the meaning of out trips to those caves to since its withdrawal in 1971 and continued participating in the tions, pneumonia etc. are being Corona pandemic, the need to water is stored daily in cities, of cleanliness has become wide- take samples. Another WHA till 2016. If Taiwan’s participation in WHA didn’t violate ‘one done. Financially strong people get strengthen the health sector in the which only 38 percent is cleaned spread. Now we should not define circumstantial evidence China’ policy from 2009 to 2016, how can this principle be violat- their treatment, but poor people die country is now understood deeply. and reused. The remaining water cleanliness as filth, it is also threat that proves lab origin is ed now if Taiwan is invited to participate in the Assembly? The untimely due to lack of treatment. In terms of health, India’s perform- flown by us into the rivers or it goes for the environment. We therefore that when the coron- answer is also very simple. China is not opposed to Taiwan per se In the year 2020, NITI Aayog had ance has been very poor compared underground. We are not paying must clean the dirt wherever, we avirus was first detected being invited to the high table; China is rather opposed to the cur- released the second ‘Voluntary to low-income or middle-income attention to the cleanliness of the find it. It is necessary to save the in humans, it was not rent regime in Taiwan led by the leader of DPP Ms Tsa Ing-wen National Review’ at the United countries. According to the Global rivers. For example, a separate min- country and the earth and this evolving fast. because of their advocacy for ‘Taiwan Independence’. Why should Nations High Level Political Forum. Burden of Disease Study 2021, India istry has also been created to make important work is possible only with Venu GS, Kollam India support Taiwan’s bid? India is poised to play a very delicate This programme was organized on is ranked 145th out of 180 countries river Ganga clean. Ganga cleaning the contribution of everyone. role in the WHO affairs not only because of its stature, but also because it is an important member of the WHO’s decision making process. At a time that relations between China and Taiwan are very frosty, it is a very complex choice for India to be pitted WHAT THEY TWEET! between China, its neighbour, and a democratic country like USA which has become India’s strong strategic partner and Taiwan’s patron and protector. However, there have been certain dis- Prosenjit Datta Sandeep Manudhane cernible shifts in India’s overtures to Taiwan shedding inhibitions. @ProsaicView @sandeep_PT For example, the Ministry of External Affairs offered India’s con- Just a small reminder that What my elder bro (ENT sur- geon) informed me, Covid dolences to Taiwan over a major train accident that killed 51 peo- we still depend on CMIE data — and others like admissions down drastically ple. The Taiwan foreign ministry thanked India in very thoughtful Azim Premji University (wave dying), ICUs not words ‘for the expression of sentiment and support and said this studies — to get estimates vacant even now, Mucor cases steady, medicines low genuinely friendly gesture will touch the people and bring Taiwan of unemployment, pover- in supply, Significant no. of ty, income loss etc and India closer in a real and lasting manner.’ If the words are deaths in known circles so because govt data is not decoded, the message is loud and clear. In another very smart far, Prep for a third wave, available — or available must, Deep financial diplomatic move India reached out to Paraguay, one of the few years later countries maintaining diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and not stress visible communist China, when India sent doses of Covaxin vaccines. Taipei expressed its gratitude for the thoughtful gesture of India. Mona Patel@MonaPatelT Kartikeya Tanna@ Today is #WorldOceansDay One more day in the calendar to think together how our fight for nature and every living being Similarly, Taiwan also sent essential medical supplies to India to Dr. Jal Kukdi@Jal_Kukdi KartikeyaTanna It’s unlocking in Delhi.. 70% of in it matters, and how our success depends more than ever on us supporting the struggles of those on the frontlines. It’s really amazing that China help mitigate the pandemic crisis in India. Taiwan’s deployment of people are without mask and doesn’t let Facebook or Twitter medical supplies is a testament to the close collaboration and 100% are flouting social earn a single cent from operations partnership across multiple agencies on both sides,’ said a state- distancing. The administration in its country. 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No. CHHENG/2012/44065 CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09, 2021 GPM SP takes unique initiative Interstate bike lifters apprehended Rampant felling of trees for benefit of students pose threat to environment Central Chronicle News Central Chronicle News save trees, about it came for inspec- Gaurela-Pendra- One such case came to tion and returned back Marwahi, Jun 08: Arjunda, Jun 08: These fore in village and wood smuuglers are Keeping in the mind the days when the entire Bhardakala and sur- slowly moving these logs necessity of English lan- country is grappling to rounding areas which is to other places in the guage for students, mem- cope with corona pan- 8 km from Arjunda night. The villagers in- bers of Police Pathshala demic, wood smugglers town, where wood smug- formed that even the for- took an initiative and or- are having a field day glers are engaged in est officials came for in- ganised a webinar through and busy in rampant felling of green trees and spection and assured for facebook live on google felling of green trees for even after complain action. meet to make English making fast money. from the villagers ad- learning good, easy and in- Central Chronicle News In this process forests ministration has failed What official says teresting. are getting empty and to take any action In this connection SP Sooraj Singh Bacheli, Jun 08: Kirandul Police has arrested a gang of days are not far off when against those involved in Arjunda tehsildar Parihar(IPS) organised a reer guidance seminar. In tant to know about its ori- interstate bike lifters and seized 15 stolen motorcycles only wide roads and feeling of trees. MamtaTawri said, in- webinar on the topic 'How these seminars many stu- gin and work on its root. He from them. The police gave the names of the accused as open skies will be left. The proof of cutting spection of log heap at to earn a command on dents asked the question mentioned that step-by- Deva Baghel, Monti Kumar Nag, Samir Khan, Sagar Environment conserva- trees can be seen as heap three places in the village English language'. The ex- how to get a command on step approach to the lan- Sinha, and Satyaprakash Sinha. They were caught when tion initiative is only left of logs are found stacked has been inspected. The perts panel included reading and writing guage can fetch desired re- looking for a probable customer to sell the stolen booty. on papers and adminis- in the village probe is continuing and Harish Kumar IRS, English. They had also sults. Webinar host Sooraj After local police intelligence gave a tip off about the ac- trative machinery is Bhardakala. The admin- nayab tehsildar is con- Anurag Tripathi IRS, asked about English gram- Singh Parihar explained tive gang in the region, the police under the guidance of making futile attempt to istration when informed ducting the probe. Aishawariya Pratap Singh mar, vocabulary and other that how in right ratio pas- SP Dr. Abhishek Pallav, Add SP U.Uday Kiran, Add SP ( UP Legal Services), aspects of English lan- sive process- Reading, Rajendra Jaiswal formed a team and nabbed the ac- Ausotosh Diwedi IAS, guage. As now English has Listening and active cused. One of the thieves, a juvenile, out in parole was Ananya Singh IAS, become mandatory at all process-Writing and the kingpin behind the bike lifting gang, and changed Saurabh Sharma levels and cannot be ig- Speaking needs to be prac- places to escape the police. Journalist and Sooraj nored, webinar focused on ticed and with more focus The team worked in pairs and left the motorcycle be- Singh Parihar IAS himself how to enhance confi- on active process, English hind if it went out of fuel or failed to start during the run as host of the webinar. In dence, become a good pub- speaking can be made bet- off, and fooled probable customers by citing lockdown the beginning panelists lic speaker and face inter- ter. He added that how the reason behind non availability of RTO papers for were introduced to the stu- views in English etc. with the use of 'Cognitive verification and clearance. The police team consisted of dents who were live. Expert panel member Behavioural Therapy' one SDOP Devansh Singh Rathore, Amit Patle, Rajiv Nahar, Earlier too SP has taken Harish said, while learning can avert the fear of speak- Keshav Thakur and others while Rs 6 lacks and 15 mo- initiative to organise ca- any language it is impor- ing in English. torcycles were recovered from the gang. Vaccine takers show no Green Care Society India starts ‘Ecosystem Restoration Mission’ MCL celebrates World Q On World Environment Day time of global pandemic Corona, so interest as active cases fall plant saplings in every house and Environment Day Central Chronicle News appealed to maintain ecological bal- ance. This year's program has start- Sambalpur, Jun 08: P K Geedam, Jun 08: On the occasion of ed on World Environment Day Sinha, Chairman-cum- World Environment Day, Green Care through virtual awareness and cam- Managing Director, Society India Dantewada Chhattisgarh paign by planting saplings in many Mahanadi Coalfields has registered in United Nations places. Amujuri Biswanath moder- Limited (MCL) today em- Environment Programme and ob- ated the complete virtual pro- phasised on all inclusive tained consent for various programs. gramme. In this program Iswari approach to protect the en- Green Care Society India has started Prasad Nayak and Kunal Singh vironment and increase the program on Environment Protection Senapati from Geedam, Vijay green cover on mother and Greenery Promotion in collabora- Sharma from Komakhan, earth, as company planned Central Chronicle News were registered in commu- tion with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Govardhan Lal Baghel from for plantation of 2.7 lakh nity hall and boys high International Foundation Tedinara Ganjar, Pandit Tikeshwar trees over 150 hectare of Pandariya, Jun 08: A big school centre, of which Rameswaram Tamil Nadu, World Mishra from Baitari, Pandit land in Odisha during the number of vaccine takers only 50 APL, 50 BPL, 39 Environment Council Maharashtra Bhagirathi Dubey from Tendukona, current financial year 2021- in the region who be- frontline workers, and 11 and Community Welfare Foundation Yogesh Badhi from Mohgaon have 22. Jharsuguda and longed to majorily the 18 Antyodyay card holders Maharashtra on the theme "Ecosystem contributed environmental aware- On the occasion of World Sundergarh districts. plus category, showed no were vaccinated which ac- Re-imagine, Re-create & Restoration ness along with plantation. Green Environment Day-2021, "With the world begin- big inters in taking the jab counted for a total of 150 Mission" for the year 2021-22. Care Society India, wrapped around which marks the beginning ning to emerge from the after which health work- people getting vaccina- Vishwanath Panigrahi, President 400-year-old banyan tree located in of the United Nations COVID-19 pandemic, there ers in many vaccination tion, a indication of a Green Care Society India said that village Bamansara of Mahasamund Decade (2021 - 2030) on is increasing recognition centers were seen sitting major decline in vaccina- while paying tribute to environmental- district, gave a message to the gov- Ecosystem Restoration, the that healing from the pan- ideal. tion data. ist Sunderlal Bahuguna in his memory ernment to preserve this tree and CMD unfurled environ- demic is linked to healing Probably the falling There was a spurt in on the lines of Chipko Moment, envi- add it to tourism. Villagers Neeraj ment flag at company head- the planet," Sinha said in number of COVID 19 cases vaccine takers during the ronment conservation and greenery Naik from Dantewada have planted Yadav, Devlal, Rikhiram Patel, quarters here and adminis- his message. is accounted to be the rea- pandemic, but after a steep mission has been started. Senior offi- saplings and gave the message to Bhuvneshwar Sahu, Ashkumar tered an oath to senior offi- son behind the fall in vac- fall in number of active cials of the organization and teachers spread greenery for environmental Thakur, Harish Yadav also participat- cers present at the venue cine enthusiasm. A total of cases people are no more Amujuri Biswanath, Ishwari Prasad protection. ed in the Chipko movement under the as well as others connected 1000 doses of vaccine rallying behind the vacci- Nayak and students Rudra Vijay Biswanath said that there is a great leadership of senior member of the virtually from the project under various categories nation drive. Udgirwar, Aaradhya Naik, Priyanshi need for oxygen in the air during the organization Vijay Sharma. areas in Angul, Poor amenities plague CM’s Plantation Incentive Scheme inaugurated in Korea Commuters worried as Gangrel Dam tourist Q On account of World Dhamtari, Jun 08: Gangrel Dam, plying of buses decrease one of the most sought after Environment Day tourist places in Chhattisgarh, is facing an acute shortage of Central Chronicle News amenities, which has turned a major deterrent to visitors, who Korea, Jun 08: On the oc- often return disappointed. The casion of World dam has been attracting a reg- Environment Day, CM's ular stream of visitors, mostly Plantation Incentive picnickers, but absence of Scheme (Mukhyamantri Pandaria, Jun 08: Owing to the Many of them running on major proper access pathways, Vriksharpan Protsahan less number of commuters, the routes touching the state capital portable water, separate toilets Yojana) was inaugurated, number of busses has are running with very less num- for men and women and unhy- decreased, which have left many ber of passengers, thereby both in village Patrapalli and gienic conditions speak vol- daily commuters with no other passengers and owners left in a Junapara, Baikunthpur option to travel. serious problem. 'Cost accom- umes about the poor mainte- Block by planting saplings With many commuters taking modation is a big challenge nance of the spot. Another by Zila Panchayat Vice personal vehicles to travel, the therefore the number of busses deterrent for the revelers to the President Vedanti Tiwari, tended by CEO Zila community holding land granted to gram panchay- bus owners fearing loss are on the road remains to be a few' dam is the absence of a cash Collector SN Rathore and Panchayat Krinal to increase wood produc- at and other samitis who allowing only a few numbers of informed Ashish Tiwari of Tiwari wending machine, where some officials from the Forest Dudawat, SDM SS Dubey, tion, and stop the import carry out commercial inter-district busses to ply. Travels. tourist have reported to go all Department. CEO Janpad Panchayat of forest wood. plantation, but after a pe- the way to Dhamtari to get It needs a read here CS Sharma, and other dig- According to Forest and riod of 1 year on comple- Cops in disguise catch illegal liquor trader ATM transactions done. After that, the Chhattisgarh nitaries. Climate Change tion of successful planta- Dhamtari, Jun 08: Lockdown in Chhattisgarh has helped thrive an illegal liquor water sports and other entrain- Government had issued a On this occasion Vermi- Department implement- tion, with the samiti and trade, and the police also have to change roles to nab the accused. After reg- ment venue kept open, the notification of com- compost was distributed ing the program, farmers gram panchayat holding ular complaints from rural areas about illegal liquor hoarding, the police tourist are forced to keep big mencement of CM's and large number of who will carry out planta- the right to cut and sell nabbed a liquor hoarder from village Pandipani,kamarapara region, under the amount of money with them, Plantation Scheme from farmers and citizen's also tion in their fields apart the wood. All types of guise of a customer and recovered liquor bottles. According to ASP Chandel, which is again a botheration June 1, 2021 to promote took part in the plantation from paddy crop and wood, building and non a police constable went to the liquor hoarder named Komal Goswami, 35 years for travelers from far off plantation and afforesta- drive. The Plantation other seasonal crops will building timber, fruit in guise of a customer and caught the trader red handed when he tried to places. District Collector R tion in the state. Chief Scheme an ambitious pro- be provided a sum of Rs, bearing plants, medicinal deliver the liquor bottles.The police recovered around 52 liters of illegal liquor from him.Another accused was apprehended from a road side eatery at Prassana has insured to look Minister Bhupesh Baghel, gramme of the state 10,000 per acre for a peri- plants, bamboo and oth- Raipur, where he was trying to sell liquor, kept hoarded to be cashed from out into the matter and contact inaugurated the scheme Government is to promote od of 3 consecutive years. ers plants are to planted alcohol dependent persons. Both the accused were booked under Section banks for installation of ATM in a virtual program at- plantation in private and The same will also be in this scheme. 34(2) of Excise Act. machines in the area. Speakers express concern over environmental changes Manendragarh, Jun 08: In the interna- order, eminent speaker Dr. Bhupendra ing, conservation of biodiversity, deser- tional seminar on World Environment Kumar, Associate Professor, tification, sustainable development, Day, scientists and educationists Department of Accounting and Finance, environmental pollutions like air, water, expressed concern for the environment Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia, Africa, noise, soil, radiation, industrial pollu- and called for the discharge of civic and the fourth speaker was Dr. Madhur tion, thermal pollution etc. they also responsibility towards the environment. Mohan Ranga, retired professor and expressed their concerns about improp- On World Environment Day, an interna- Head of Department of Environmental er plastic garbage disposal and pollu- tional seminar was organized by the Science and former Vice-chancellor, tion from domestic waste and marine Home Science Department, National Sant Gahira Guru University, pollution. Concerns were also raised Service Scheme and IQAC of Ambikapur, delivered their lectures in against acid rain, greenhouse effect, Government Vivekananda this international seminar. The program ozone layer depletion and how every Postgraduate College, Manendragarh, was inaugurated by the Principal of the citizen can be made aware of the envi- on the topic "State of Environment: college, Dr. Bishnoi's welcome address ronmental crises while discharging Future Challenges and Solutions", under the theme "State of Environment: their civic responsibility. Policies for under the joint aegis of the Principal Dr. Future Challenges and Solutions". At micro conservation, planting trees as Sarojbala Shyag Vishnoi and IQAC In- the end of the seminar, the program well as to stop the deforestation were charge L. C. Manwani, Sushil Kumar report was presented by L.C. Manwani. discussed, emphasizing cultivation of Tiwari, NSS Program Officer and Dr. for Solid State Research (FKF), The program was conducted by Dr. carbon-absorbing of plants. Dr. Manish Arunima Datta, HOD Zoology, in co-ordi- Stuttgart, Germany, was the first speak- Arunima Datta and Technical support Garg said that we can only survive by nation with Avnish Kumar Gupta. er. Followed by Professor Tarun Kumar was provided by. Avnish Gupta and saving the forests. After the question- On the Google Meet virtual platform, Thakur, Head of Department of Sunit Johnson Bada. The eminent scien- answer session, program convenor Dr. Dr. Manish Garg, Senior Scientist, Environmental Science, Indira Gandhi tists and academicians discussed about Bishnoi announced the conclusion of Research Group Leader Nanoscale National Tribal University, Amarkantak, the recent climatic changes like the International Seminar by expressing Science from the Max Plank Institute Madhya Pradesh, India. In the third extreme rainfall, drought, global warm- her gratitude. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 09, 2021 ‘Farmers should be willing to point JAIPUR’S NEW MAYOR out deficiencies for resuming talks’ New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): are the deficiencies of manding that the these laws as the govern- Farmers’ Produce Trade As some sections of ment has already asked and Commerce farmers continue to them that (to point out) (Promotion and protest against the three whatever is wrong with Facilitation) Act, 2020; farm laws, Niti Aayog these laws. Farmers’ (Empowerment Member Ramesh Chand “If there are two things and Protection) has said that in order to re- wrong, tell us, if there are Agreement on Price sume talks with the gov- five things which you Assurance and Farm ernment, there should be don’t accept, please tell Services Act, 2020; and the “some signal” from the us,” the Niti Aayog mem- Essential Commodities farmers’ leaders on their ber said. (Amendment) Act, 2020 be Ramesh Chand willingness to point out de- Enacted in September rolled back and a new law ficiencies in the legisla- some leaders came that 2020, the three farm laws be made to guarantee min- tions rather than just de- our demands are same, have been projected by the imum support price (MSP) manding repealing of the (we want) repealing of Centre as major reforms for their crops. The gov- laws. Bharatiya Kisan three farm laws. “ So, as in the agriculture sector ernment, however, has Union (BKU) leader long as they stick to re- that will remove the mid- been maintaining that the Rakesh Tikait on April 29 pealing those three farm dlemen and allow farmers laws are pro-farmer. had said farmer unions laws, then what kind of to sell their produce any- Several rounds of talks be- are ready to discuss the talk can be held,” the Niti where in the country. tween the agitating farm- three contentious agri Aayog Member “So, I think if farmers ers and the government laws with the Centre (Agriculture) told PTI. unions indicate that we have failed to break the whenever it wants to re- He asserted that the gov- are willing to discuss these deadlock over these con- sume talks, but asserted ernment is willing to dis- farm laws... I think that tentious laws. The govern- the discussion would have cuss the three farm laws will be a great statement ment last held talks with to be about repealing the clause by clause. “So, there from farmers’ leader farmer leaders on January legislation. should be some signal Rakesh Tikait,” Chand 22. The talks between the “I think that statement from the farmer’s side that noted. Scores of farmers two sides came to a halt by Rakesh Tikait is wel- they are willing to discuss have been camping at after a January 26 tractor come, but at the same all matters and they are Delhi’s borders since parade by farmers in BJPs Sheel Dhabhai takes charge as Jaipur (Greater) Mayor after suspension of Soumya Gurjar and three councillors, in Jaipur, Tuesday. time, statements from willing to point out what November last year, de- Delhi turned violent. CEC Chandra writes to Law Min about J-K hamlet first village to achieve 100% adult vaccination pending electoral reforms Srinagar, Jun 08 (PTI): per cent vaccination in the 45+ age group, almost New Delhi, Jun 08 (PTI): imprisonment does not A remote hamlet in double the national aver- lead to disqualification,” Bandipora district of age, the official said. Chief Election lamented Chandra. The Jammu and Kashmir has Commenting on the Commissioner Sushil Election Commission has become the first village achievement, Yatish Chandra has written to also proposed making paid in India to vaccinate all Yadav, media advisor to Law Minister Ravi news an electoral offence its adult population Jammu and Kashmir Shankar Prasad requesting under the Representation against COVID-19, offi- government, said the for expedited action on the of the People Act to provide cials said on Tuesday. Union territory was rais- electoral reform proposals ter was sent by the CEC last a strong deterrent against The credit goes to the Health workers vaccinate residents in Weyan village of Bandipor and health workers reaching the village. ing the bar in the Covid pending with the govern- month. Enhancing the im- the malpractice. healthcare workers vaccination drive. ment, including the one prisonment period for The poll panel, reminded whose strenuous efforts as there is no motorable access in the village. So it workers. “#JammuAndKashmi which seeks an enhanced those furnishing incorrect the CEC, has also proposed shot Weyan hamlet, with road, an official of the was not possible for the The vaccination in the rModel. And we thought two-year jail term for those details in poll affidavits a ban on political advertise- an adult population of health department said. residents to get appoint- village was covered up to now that Everest furnishing incorrect infor- from existing six months to ments in newspapers dur- 362, to national fame, He said the task of vac- ments for vaccination under ‘J&K model’, was the highest and mation in their poll affi- two years is a key electoral ing the “silence period” be- they said. cinating all the residents like the way people in which is a 10-point strate- toughest peak of davit. “I have written to the reform proposal of the tween the end of campaign “The village is located was even more difficult urban areas do,” Bashir gy to vaccinate entire eli- Himalayas. But, some law minister to expedite Election Commission. A and the day of polling so only 28 kilometres away as the village consists of Ahmed Khan, Chief gible population at accel- journey brings a new these proposals and hope- two-year jail term could bar that the electorate is not in- from Bandipora district nomadic families who go Medical Officer, erated pace. light, a new life. Team fully they will be taken up the candidate from contest- fluenced and can exercise headquarters, but a dis- to higher reaches for Bandipora said while ex- Despite initial vaccine J&K raising the bar on early by the ministry,” ing elections for six years. the franchise with a free tance of 18 kilometres grazing their livestock. plaining the difficulty hesitancy, Jammu and vaccination drive,” he Chandra told PTI. The let- “The present six-month mind. has to be covered by foot “There is no internet faced by the healthcare Kashmir has achieved 70 tweeted. WTO panel considers easing protections on COVID-19 vaccines Global sting as FBI-encrypted app Geneva, Jun 08 (AP): waiver could take months to finalize because of solid Envoys from World resistance from some coun- tricks organised crime Trade Organization mem- tries and WTO rules that ber nations are taking up a require consensus on such Wellington, Jun 08 (AP): Dutch National Police proposal to ease patents decisions — meaning a sin- Chief Constable Jannine and other intellectual prop- gle country among the 164 A global sting involving van den Berg said the op- erty protections for members could scuttle any an encrypted communi- eration dealt an unprece- COVID-19 vaccines to help proposal. Even if adopted, cations platform devel- dented blow to criminal developing countries fight ratification would also take oped by the FBI has networks, and this is the pandemic, an idea time. sparked a series of raids worldwide. backed by the Biden ad- Advocacy groups, em- and arrests around the The seeds of the opera- ministration but opposed boldened by the support world, delivering an un- tions were sown when in other wealthy countries the United States an- precedented blow to law enforcement agencies with strong pharmaceuti- Some European Union consent of the patent hold- nounced last month, have crime gangs, law enforce- earlier took down two cal industries. member states oppose the ers in times of emergency. increasingly pushed the ment authorities said other encrypted plat- On the table for a two- idea, and the EU on Friday At stake in the meeting plan and insisted it would Tuesday. forms, EncroChat and day meeting of a WTO offered an alternative pro- is whether the various not be as difficult to carry Operation Trojan SkyECC. That meant panel opening Tuesday is a posal that relies on existing sides can move toward out as detractors would say. Shield involved police crime gangs that traffic revised proposal presented World Trade Organization drawing up a unified text, a Doctors Without Borders, a swoops in 16 nations. drugs and organize un- by India and South Africa rules. key procedural step that Nobel Peace Prize-winning More than 800 suspects Large amounts of cash is seen after being discovered dur- derworld hits around the for a temporary IP waiver The 27-nation bloc said could unlock accelerated humanitarian agency, were arrested and more ing a police raid as part of Operation Trojan. Authorities in world were in the market on coronavirus vaccines. those rules currently allow negotiations. Inside ob- faulted the European than 32 tons of drugs co- Australia and New Zealand, Tuesday. for new secure phones. The idea has drawn sup- governments to grant pro- servers cautioned, howev- Union, Switzerland, caine, cannabis, ampheta- The FBI had just what port from more than 60 duction licenses such as for er, that a major break- Norway and other holdouts mines and methampheta- million in cash and cryp- Commander Jennifer they needed. An app countries, which now in- COVID-19 vaccines or ther- through was not expected. on the IP waiver idea for mines were seized along tocurrencies. Hearst, a watershed mo- called ANOM that was in- clude the United States and apies to manufacturers in Even optimistic support- employing alleged delaying with 250 firearms, 55 lux- It was, said Australian ment in global law en- stalled on modified mo- China. their countries without the ers acknowledge an IP tactics. ury cars and more than 48 Federal Police forcement history. bile phones. POSSIBLE MEETING VENUE India elected to UN Economic and Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandaughter to jailed for fraud Social Council for 2022-24 term Johannesburg, Jun 08 (PTI): provides finance to other companies on a profit- United Nations, Jun 08 (PTI): the elections held. A 56-year-old great- share basis. From the African granddaughter of Lata Ramgobin had told India has been elected states, C te d’Ivoire, Mahatma Gandhi, who Maharaj that she had im- to the Economic and Eswatini, Mauritius, was an accused in a six- ported three containers of Social Council, one of the Tunisia and the United million rand fraud and for- linen for the South African six main organs of the Republic of Tanzania gery case, has been sen- Hospital Group NetCare. United Nations, for the were elected while from tenced to seven years in “She said she was expe- 2022-24 term. the eastern European jail by a Durban court. riencing financial difficul- Ashish Lata Ramgobin The 54-member states, Croatia and the Ashish Lata Ramgobin ties to pay for import costs Economic and Social Czech Republic and from was found guilty by the Hangwani Mulaudzi of and customs and she need- Council (ECOSOC) is at the Latin American and court. She was accused of the National Prosecuting ed the money to clear the the heart of the United Caribbean states, Belize, defrauding businessman Authority (NPA) had said goods at the harbour, NPA Nations system to ad- Chile and Peru were elect- SR Maharaj after he ad- that she allegedly provid- spokesperson Natasha vance the three dimen- ed. In the Economic and vanced R6.2 million to her ed forged invoices and doc- Kara said. sions of sustainable devel- Social Council by-elec- for allegedly clearing im- uments to convince poten- “She advised him opment economic, social tion, Greece, New Zealand port and Customs duties tial investors that three (Maharaj) that she needed and environmental. and Denmark were elect- for a non-existent consign- containers of linen were R6.2 million. To convince It is the central plat- ed for a term of office ment from India. He was being shipped in from him, she showed him what form for fostering debate from January to promised a share of prof- India. At that time, Lata she claimed was a signed and innovative thinking, December 2022 and Israel its. Lata Ramgobin, who is Ramgobin was released on purchase order for the forging consensus on was elected for a term of the daughter of noted a bail of 50,000 rand. The goods. Later that month, ways forward, and coordi- office beginning January rights activists Ela Gandhi court during the hearing she sent him what seemed nating efforts to achieve 1, 2022 and until and late Mewa was informed that Lata to be a NetCare invoice internationally agreed December 31, 2023. Ramgobind, was also re- Ramgobin had met and delivery note as proof goals. It is also responsi- I thank all Member fused leave to appeal both Maharaj, director of the that the goods were deliv- ble for the follow-up to States of the @UN for the conviction and the sen- New Africa Alliance ered and payment was im- major UN conferences their vote of confidence in tence by the Durban Footwear Distributors, in minent,” she said. and summits. India was India for #ECOSOC, Specialised Commercial August 2015. The company Lata Ramgobin further elected in the Asia-Pacific India’s Permanent Crime Court. imports and manufactures sent him confirmation Geneva shows a view of the restaurant at the “Parc des Eaux-Vives” in Geneva. The park States category along Representative to the UN When trial in the case and sells clothing, linen from NetCare’s bank ac- could be one of the venues hosting a meeting between US and Russian presidents. with Afghanistan, Ambassador T S against Lata Ramgobin and footwear. count that payment had Kazakhstan and Oman in Tirumurti tweeted. started in 2015, Brigadier Maharaj’s company also been made , Kara said.