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  been approached by Aam overall tally of cases to 2,16,429 The worsening situation on June 3. Wednesday's toll was the exotic live species such as  !   Admi Party (AAP) and poll and total death count to 6,087. in the State can be evi- 122. animals, fish and birds to vol- strategist Prashant Kishor is National Capital Delhi saw          untarily declare their stock/s believed to be mediating Bhagwant Mann had on many a big spike with new cases ris- 01 within next six months as between Sidhu and AAP. occasions tried to lure Sidhu ing to 1,513, the highest so far '    12345 6731 86869 also ensure health cards of AICC sources said that saying he would be the first to in a day, and as many as 59 peo- ..23 *  67316 653 :28:4 their subjects. Sidhu has himself not been welcome Sidhu in the AAP. ple succumbing to the dread- , 68427 -./ 9726 The plan is to prepare an active in recent times within the The AAP contested ed virus in day. So far, Delhi has inventory and streamline the party and has distanced himself Assembly elections in Punjab in 23,645 confirmed cases and   (  :3::1 ::66:66:6 import of exotic animal/birds from the cadre. Punjab Chief 2017 and was the second largest 615 deaths.  (   9476 6594122 or fish species in the country, Minister Amarinder Singh has party securing 20 seats. The A Chinese study which ) %   3169 6697:14 which is now being considered never concealed his dislike for Congress came to power with had rightly predicted the    0.-10 to be fraught with risk of Sidhu’s political posturing. 77 seats of 117 Assembly seats growth of coronovirus in many '  %   3733 81:7227 zoonotic (animal to human) Sources confirmed that poll by defeating the alliance of the countries including the US has   -234 ! 0  4753 8276735 transmission. Exotic live strategist Prashant Kishor has Siromani Akali Dal (SAD) and painted an alarming picture, 0  2864 676567 species are animal or plant spoken to Sidhu about his future the BJP. The SAD got 15 seats saying that India will add   #   $ 2548 78:7:2 species moved from their orig- in the AAP. and the BJP only three. around 15,000 new cases every inal range (location) to a new Sources said Sidhu wants to Sidhu, who was twice a BJP day from June mid. .251  %   891: 436242 one most often by people. be named as the CM candidate MP, joined the Congress ahead Maharashtra appeared to    8565 99:774 This is for the first time of AAP in Punjab for the next of the Punjab election in 2017. be peaking in terms of Covid .   6972 68:539 that the Government has taken elections as a precondition for He contested the polls 19-triggered fatalities and  .2-530 such a move. The officials at the joining the party. and went on to become a infections on Wednesday, as it ; <#   6371 82:551 Union Environment Ministry AAP’s Punjab unit chief Cabinet Minister. notched the highest-ever day's /  6833 9:2:4 have asserted that precaution is better than prevention before and don’ts aiming to streamline any coronavirus kind of pan- the trade. “Considering the 3 7     " #$ 
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82   deaths have been reported so virus cases reported in Narnaul, positive for the deadly conta- ninth death. the district’s coronavirus count 200 in Ludhiana; 157 in Tarn Wednesday demanding that far in the State. With 1, 089 taking total to 70. Hisar report- gion till date. Punjab had recorded two has increased to 116, with 15 Taran; 144 in Gurdaspur; 133 the sealing be lifted from the people cured and discharged ed eight more cases, taking the Among those tested posi- corona deaths a day before — active cases. "Extensive sam- in Hoshiarpur; 125 in Patiala; area. An 80 years old woman, %(  from the hospitals, there are tally to 61. One more case tive, 13 cases have their source an 85-year-old ex-serviceman pling is on. As of now, 6050 120 in Mohali; 105 in SBS who was tested Covid positive 1,842 active Covid-19 cases in reported in Kaithal, taking of infection from outside from Ludhiana and 60-year-old samples have been taken in the Nagar (Nawanshahr); and 102 post-death, had allegedly died Haryana now. total to 30. One more corona Punjab, besides two health from Pathankot. district,” said Mohali Deputy in Sangrur. due to delay in availability of   .*,. Gurugram reported 132 virus case reported in workers, a police personnel, Besides, Jalandhar also Commissioner Girish Dayalan. ambulance to take her to new cases of the disease, taking Kurukshetra, taking total to 37. and a pregnant. reported three new cases, Pathankot also reported ONE TESTS POSITIVE IN GMSH-16 et again, Haryana on the total in the district to 1195. According to officials, a With 12 more patients — including one person who seven fresh cases — of which CHANDIGARH MC area councilor YWednesday reported high- Faridabad reported 69 new total of 20 Covid patients were four each from Hoshiarpur recently returned from abroad. four were contacts of already A 25 years old male, a res- Devinder Singh Babla had also est single day surge of 302 fresh case of the deadly disease, tak- discharged from various districts and Pathankot, three from However, Jalandhar dis- diagnosed cases, two were cat- ident of Delhi was tested written to the UT Covid-19 cases so far, raising ing the total in the district to including four in Gurugram, 10 Amritsar and one Barnala — trict authorities has maintained egorized as ILI and the last had Covid-19 positive in Administration alleging that the total of infected cases to 487. Sonepat reported 28 in Sonepat, one in Nuh, one in recovering from the virus, the that 10 people had tested pos- a travel history. Chandigarh on Wednesday. this was the second case in 2,954. Of the 302 new cases cases, taking tally to 261. Nuh Panchkula, one in Yamunanagar state now has 300 active cases itive since Tuesday evening, In SBS Nagar He works in Delhi and is a res- Sector 30 in which a person reported on Wednesday, 132 reported six more cases, taking and two in Sirsa. with total number of recovered including eight who are the (Nawanshahr), one person who ident of Uttrakhand. had died due to failure of are from Gurugram alone. total to 78. Eight more corona By Wednesday evening, patients standing at 2029, at a members and contacts of a recently returned from abroad “The patient returned from Administration. Faridabad accounted for 69 virus cases reported in Ambala, Haryana had sent as 127,895 recovery rate of 85 percent. family which had come in con- tested positive. A migrant was Delhi on May 22 to visit his While an elderly woman cases, the second highest dis- taking total to 69. Panipat nasopharyngeal samples for The corona death was tact with a Lajpat Nagar fami- among two people who tested mother, who is a housemaid at died on Monday, an elderly trict of the State followed by 28 reported one more case, taking testing to various diagnostic reported from Jalandhar on ly, and one of their contacts at positive in Patiala. Two people Sector-21 here. He developed man had died earlier. All the new cases each in Narnaul the tally to 65. One more case laboratories, of which 120,393 Tuesday night where a 64- Bhargo Camp. Jalandhar who recently returned from fever and sore throat on May 1 residents in Sector 30 B have and Sonepat. 20 more patients reported in Panchkula, taking tested negative while report was year-old, already suffering from administration has listed the abroad were among and visited GMSH-16 on June been living in the sealing area have recovered from various total to 27. awaited in 4,548 cases, the diabetes and asthma, died at district tally at 263. Gurdaspur’s three new cases. 2 for checkup and tested posi- for two months now, he had hospitals of the State over the Karnal reported 10 more Health Department said. Ludhiana’s Dayanand Medical After a gap of two days, In Faridkot, one auxilury tive,” the Chandigarh Health said. last 24 hours on Wednesday. cases, taking count to 66. One College and Hospital. A resi- seven cases were reported from nurse midwife and one police Department’s bulletin stated. Meanwhile, another The State has a recovery more case reported in 34 CASES, ONE DEATH IN dent of Tagore Nagar in SAS Nagar (Mohali), including person was tested positive. The The cases in Chandigarh stood protest was held at containment rate of 36.87 per cent, fatality Fatehabad, taking total to 25. PUNJAB Jalandhar, the woman — who three with travel histories — third case was a person who at 301 on Wednesday, the bul- zone -Bapu Dham colony rate at 0.78 per cent while One more case reported in Punjab on Wednesday was initially admitted to a pri- one of whom recently returned recently returned from abroad. letin added. where residents demanded tests per million being con- Bhiwani, talking total to 45. reported one death and 34 vate hospital in Jalandhar and from Lucknow, three were cat- Amritsar continued to lead Meanwhile, two days after relaxations in movement. 14 ducted are 5,045. The doubling Seven more cases have been fresh coronavirus cases, taking later referred to DMCH — had egorized as ILI (influenza-like the Covid-19 tally in the state death of an elderly woman in out of 20 pockets in BDC are rate in the State is six days. As reported in Rohtak, taking the state's Covid-19 death toll tested positive for Covid-19 on illness) and one was an auxil- with 390 coronavirus cases, containment zone -Sector 30 B, sealed to stem the spread of per the Health bulletin, 23 total to 97. 28 more corona to 47, out of total 2,376 tested June 1. This is the district’s lary nurse midwife. With this, followed by 258 in Jalandhar; the residents held a protest on coroanavirus. 

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The passengers were enforcement of curfew at 9 pm. indicating the robust and at doorstep of people,” the service resumed on a few routes Earlier, 244 Indians were screened by the Punjab Health The measure is the part of Vaccessible healthcare infra- spokesperson said. Wednesday, an official said, brought back through special Department authorities. an elaborate standard operating structure in Punjab, only two Sharing figures of other adding most routes would be flights from New York and The Centre had recently procedure issued by the percent of migrants returning to states, the spokesperson added operational by Thursday. regarding inter-State travel in tised inside out. In addition, Ukraine’s capital Kiev. Eighty of said the mission to bring back Haryana Government on Bihar from the State have been that Delhi recorded the high- Barring Delhi, which has buses of the Haryana sanitiser bottles must be kept the passengers who landed on stranded Indians will continue Wednesday, detailing the man- found to have contracted the est percentage with as many as ordered sealing of its borders Roadways. inside the buses at all times and Tuesday here belonged to till June 13 and the extended ner of functioning for hotels, novel coronavirus as revealed by 218 (26 percent) found positive for a week in the wake of the Passengers intending to must be used by the bus staff Punjab, officials said. phase will cover 47 countries. restaurants, shops and other the random sampling conduct- out of 835 tested. In case of rising coronavirus cases in the undertake inter-state travel from time to time at regular Thirty-seven of them As per the Government business establishments in the ed by the Bihar Government. those returning from West city, Haryana Roadways buses must carry their identity proofs intervals. belonged to Himachal Pradesh; policy, Indians having "com- state. Only three persons, out of Bengal total of 373 samples will ply to other States like and tickets, in either electron- "Wearing of masks by 13 from Haryana; 11 from pelling reasons" such as preg- “The delivery boys shall 157 tested, on return to Bihar were collected of which 265 Uttarakhand, Punjab, ic mode or physical form. everyone onboard a bus and on Chandigarh; four each from nant women, elderly people, wear gloves and masks during from Punjab have shown pos- were tested and 33 were found Himachal, Rajasthan and Uttar Apart from this, the bus staff as bus stands must be strictly Delhi and J-K; and two each students and those facing home delivery. Also, no signa- itive symptoms, said the state positive thus making it 12 per- Pradesh. well as passengers must have adhered to by all and passen- from Uttarakhand and Uttar prospects of deportation are ture or thumb impression of Health Department spokesper- cent. In terms of Maharashtra, Haryana Roadways offi- Arogya Setu app downloaded gers should carry sanitisers Pradesh. All passengers will be being brought back. customers shall be taken by son adding that this fact a total of 2083 samples of cials said bookings for only 30 in their mobile phones. with them," it said, adding them while delivering items. assumes greater significance in labourers were collected by seats will be done in each bus Giving details, an official thermal screening of passen- Preferably online electronic the backdrop of huge percent- the Bihar Government and to adhere to social distancing statement said it must be gers must be ensured by the mode of payment shall be age of positive figures in com- 1283 were tested and out of norms. Haryana Roadways had ensured that the staff and pas- staff during the boarding ensured to avoid contact and to parison with the other states. these 141, that is 11 percent resumed the bus service with- sengers are free of any Covid- process. maintain social distancing,” “Chief Minister Captain were found positive. in the state on May 15, the first 19 symptoms. "If any such per- "No passenger should be said the statement, detailing Amarinder Singh, from very The neighbouring State of time since the lockdown was son boards the bus, he or she allowed to board if he or she is SOPs.“The upper time limit for beginning, had directed to Haryana accounted for nine announced in March. must immediately be de-board- running high temperature. The operation of kitchens will be 8 ensure strict compliance of all percent migrant population The Government on ed and sent home and the peo- staff doing thermal screening pm and home delivery, by all health protocols making it pri- from Bihar being found posi- Wednesday also issued ple in contact with him or her must be wearing PPE kits while means, will have to be com- ority to save precious lives. tive. A total of 690 samples Standard Operating Procedures must be home quarantined for doing the screening and should pleted by 8.30 pm to ensure Punjab is among the first states were collected out of which 390 (SOPs) in accordance to the 14 days," it said. sanitise themselves properly that no delivery boy will be out to enforce strict lockdown, were found tested and 36 came guidelines issued by the Union The buses for ferrying pas- and adequately," the statement on roads beyond 9 pm,” it besides the first State with out negative. 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In a statement issued here, ment. also written a letter to the    &    9-' Agarwal said Haryana Aggarwal said in view of Central Government.   ;: aryana State Industrial Government is taking several the announcements made by The official informed that HInfrastructure steps to invite foreign invest- the Government of India for Haryana Government has for-   .*,.     sympathetically by the Development Corporation ments in the state and Chief industrial units, there is a pos- mulated a new policy under      Education Department. “The  +' (HSIIDC), Managing Director, Minister, Manohar Lal recent- sibility of huge investment in which any company who roviding a major relief to  !    situation will be reviewed again Anurag Agarwal on ly invited investors of the Haryana in the field of elec- would like to take land on lease Pthe students, staff and man- after December 31, 2020, and   .*,. Wednesday said the State United States and Japan tronic components and med- in Haryana to test or use its agements of associated schools,   "# #  " the school failing to meet the Government has proposed to through video conferencing to ical equipment. product, that company will be Punjab Government has pro-   ! $  criteria will be allowed to con- aryana Education Minister build an Industrial-Park in 400 set up their industrial units in He said that India wants to given land on lease initially for vided an extension to around %   ! & ' tinue only pre-primary classes HKanwar Pal Gujjar on acres of land in Sohna for Haryana. As per the direc- become more self-reliant in the ten years and then renew it 2,200 such schools for anoth- (
 $ for students not higher than age Wednesday said that teaching electronic goods industrial tions of the Chief Minister, the medical field so that any dis- after every ten years for a max- er academic session — 2020- group of three to six years,” he work in Government schools units and in 800 acres of land officers of HSIIDC are inter- aster can be dealt with easily in imum of 99 years. 21. made it clear. would resume from July 1 in Panipat for units of Bulk acting one-to-one with the future. He said that the For this, the condition will “After reviewing the criti- ed schools till March 31, 2021, The Minister said that safe- while that in colleges and uni- Drug. Apart from this the State companies which are willing to Haryana Government is willing be that the concerned compa- cal situation due to spread of but the schools will have to pro- ty and security of the school versities from the month of Government’s priority is to invest in Haryana in order to to make auxiliary materials ny should start production by Covid-19 pandemic in Punjab, vide undertaking to the going children is at the utmost August. build a Medical-Park in know about their requirements used in making medicines and setting up its unit within the the Education Department has Education Department till priority of Punjab Government Gujjar said, “We will do it Haryana. and attract them for invest- for this the Chief Minister has stipulated time. decided to give them a breather December 31, 2020, about and it will not be compromised in a phased manner by starting for limited period of time. improvements in their infra- at any cost. teaching work for classes 10, 11 Chief Minister Capt Amarinder structure and campus area,” he He also directed the offi- and 12 first in July 1, for class- Singh has approved the pro- said. cials of Education Department es 6,7,8 and 9 after 15 days and %( '         L posal,” said Punjab School “If any school will fail to to conduct routine surprise for the primary classes from Education Minister Vijay Inder meet the required criteria, it checking of associated schools August. The classes would be    .*,. when the State Government has the officers. “People look up to personnel, college staff, and Singla on Wednesday. will be allowed to continue in their respective jurisdiction held in shifts so that half the launched its much-hyped politicians, and leaders, and media camerapersons as he Singla said that during the educational activities only for to ensure the safety of students. students of a class come in first otwithstanding Punjab ‘Mission Fateh’, and promoting when incidents like this happen, inaugurated a Viral Research extension period, these schools pre-primary classes on its He also asked the manage- shift and the rest in the second NChief Minister Capt the messages of wearing masks, it becomes difficult to ask peo- and Diagnostic Laboratories will have to strictly ensure the premises,” he added. ments of associated schools to shift. We are yet to decide Amarinder Singh’s Statewide maintaining social distance, ple not to do what the leaders in Patiala city on Wednesday. safety and security of students. Singla said that due to the strictly comply with the direc- whether it should be morning campaign of ‘Mission Fateh’ to and other safety measures to ‘in power’ are doing,” said the People could be seen stand- “Though, the extension spread of coronavirus, the issue tions of education department and evening shift or on alter- combat the spread of coron- check the spread of deadly official. ing shoulder-to-shoulder as the has been given to the associat- of extension has been dealt to avert disciplinary action. nate days.” avirus pandemic in the State, contagion. One of the state’s Deputy Minister addressed them dur- his Ministers are throwing In fact, as per the strict Commissioner, “strictly off the ing the event. Although, those social distancing norms to the instructions by the Chief record”, maintained that the attending the event wore masks,       
      winds. Minister Capt Amarinder leaders and everyone are well the call for “safe” six-foot dis- Punjab Medical Education Singh, the state police chief had aware of the rules, and they are tance was totally ignored. Minister OP Soni on asked the field officers to expected to conduct them- What is more! The rules   .*,. Amritsar in Punjab on a special Sources said that some of Wednesday inaugurated a virus enforce strict social distancing selves. “A low level officer could were flouted in the presence of chartered flight on May 19. Vij them had been subject to brutal research lab in Patiala, violating not just at shops, offices, banks have asked the Minister and senior officers, including the aryana Home Minister said that there is zero tolerance treatment and torture inside the the social distancing rules to and liquor outlets (thekas), but others to maintain distance, but Deputy Commissioner, Civil HAnil Vij on Wednesday to such frauds. "We will ensure detention centres in the US and check the spread of the deadly also in vehicles (car, scooters or that is not possible not a system Surgeon, and SSP at said that a day after formation culprits are brought to book. before being caught by police. contagion. motorbikes), as well as public or like ours,” said the Deputy Government Medical College, of a seven-member Special SIT will not only probe present Some of them were arrested The incident came a day private transport buses. Commissioner adding that Patiala. Investigation Team (SIT) head- cases of immigration fraud, but before even reaching US. after another Cabinet Minister Moreover, the State when highlighted, the Chief This is not for the first time. ed Inspector General of Police will also find out the links of Those who are sent abroad Sunder Sham Arora had attend- Government has only recently Minister is the right person to Earlier also, the social distanc- (IGP), Karnal Range, Bharti cases of immigration frauds through illegal means often ed the coronation ceremony of imposed Rs 2,000 penalty for take a call. ing norms went for a toss when Arora, to investigate cases of claimed that they were victims registered in the past," he said. have pitiable tales to narrate as the chairman of Hoshiarpur those violating the social dis- Another Deputy the state’s Food and Civil immigration fraud and of "kabootarbazi" (human traf- Experiences shared by they are taken through dan- district market committee in tancing rules. Commissioner maintained, Supplies Minister Bharat "kabootarbazi" (human traf- ficking). Home Minister said some deportees are really gerous routes and face torture Hoshiarpur. The state’s It has also been learnt that “Sometimes it becomes an issue Bhushan Ashu, accompanied by ficking) in the State, three that the SIT will thoroughly touching and their families had along the way. Most of the Industries and Commerce the respective District due to public getting too close Congress’ Fatehgarh Sahib MP more victims on Wednesday investigate and take action in all put everything at stake. These deported Indian nationals had Minister, Arora, was seen pos- Administrations of Hoshiarpur for photo-op and etc....But Amar Singh, and Khanna MLA came out at police station con- cases related to sending people people are almost on the road entered the US from its south- ing for the shutterbugs along and Patiala are also yet to ini- majorly, I have seen they follow Gurkirat Singh Kotli, along cerned to register an FIR abroad through illegal means now, he said, adding that other ern border with Mexico, after with the party MLAs, workers, tiate any action in both the inci- the mask rule, and the use of with more than two dozens against the travel agent. and human trafficking. members of the team are IPS exhausting all legal options. and supporters while flouting dents as of now. sanitizers.” men visited Khanna grain mar- So far a total of 76 such cases 76 Haryana residents who officers Nazneen Bhasin, Rahul They were arrested by the the social distancing rules. A senior government offi- ket not only to inspect the have been registered at different were deported from the US Sharma, Himanshu Garg, Immigration and Customs The violation of orders and cial, requesting anonymity, told WHAT IS THE INCIDENT? ongoing procurement process, Police Stations of the State. Most were part of a group of over 160 Lokendra Singh, Shashank Enforcement or ICE while try- social distancing norms by The Pioneer that incidents like Minister OP Soni was seen but also to get themselves of those deported from the US Indians who arrived at Kumar and Mohit Handa. ing to enter the US illegally. those in power comes at a time these make things difficult for surrounded by doctors, police clicked in April.    !"#"# *  ;.  &
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It also nodded in mind, the Centre on inaugural ceremony of Commerce,Revenue, ly backing off of troops from sites with soldiers from both the promulgation of an Wednesday renamed the Sesquicentenary Celebrations Economic Affairs. The con- four flashpoints on the Line of sides on high alert. As China Ordinance to allow farmers to Kolkata Port Trust after of Kolkata Port on 12th cerned Department’s Secretary Actual Control(LAC) in increased its troops and vehi- engage with processors, aggre- ensure barrier-free trade in produce that happens due to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder January, 2020, keeping in view will be co-opted. Eastern Ladakh. The two cle strength, India too gators, large retailers, exporters, agriculture produce. It will not lack of storage facilities. leader Syama Prasad the sentiments of the people of The Cabinet also approved Lieutenant General-rank offi- responded in the same man- to pave the way for creating bind farmers to sell their crop The Ordinance, for its part, Mookerjee, who hailed from West Bengal, it was announced Pharmacopoeia Commission cers will meet at a designated ner by ramping up its troops. “One India, One Agriculture only to licensed traders in the basically aims at creating addi- the State. The Cabinet also that Kolkata Port will be re- for Indian Medicine & meeting point on the LAC. Moreover, all the advanced Market”. APMC (Agricultural Produce tional trading opportunities approved the formation of named after Dr. Syama Prasad Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) as Ahead of the meeting, landing grounds in Ladakh The EC Act, which Market Committee) mandis outside the APMC market new Pharmacopoeia Mookerjee, one of the most Subordinate Office under Northern Command chief, are now ready to share empowers Government to of their respective talukas or yards to help farmers get remu- Commission and Empowered deserving sons of West Bengal Ministry of AYUSH by merg- Lt General Y K Joshi, visited increased load of take offs and impose curbs on stocking of districts. nerative prices due to addi- Group of Secretaries to and a front-runner in nation- ing into it Pharmacopoeia Leh on Wednesday and landing of transport aircraft farm produce, will be amend- “The proposed amend- tional competition. enhance investments in India. al integration, dreamer of Laboratory for Indian reviewed the situation with Lt ferrying more troops and ed to make it in tune with the ment will allay fears of private On May 17, the Ministry of On a high since it bagged Bengal's development, inspi- Medicine (PLIM) and General Singh, sources said logistical back up. times and to attract invest- investors of excessive regula- Consumer Affairs, Food and 18 seats in the Loks Sabha elec- ration for industrialisation and Homoeopathic here on Wednesday. India is also holding strict ments into the farm sector. tory interference,” he said Public Distribution had circu- tions last year, Union Home ardent votary of one law for Pharmacopoeia Laboratory Incidentally, Army Chief vigil on the 250 km-long road Besides, the “Farmers adding it will also allow clamp- lated a draft of the Ordinance Minister Amit Shah had just one nation,” the Government (HPL). General M MNaravane had in Eastern Ladakh near the (Empowerment and ing of stock limits on agricul- to amend the EC Act. The ECA on Tuesday asserted that the said in a statement. The merger is aimed at visited Leh about a fortnight Galwan valley as the Chinese Protection) Agreement on tural commodities only under draws from the days of the BJP will form the next Further, the Cabinet optimising the use of infra- back to take stock of the sit- are objecting to the con- Price Assurance and Farm “very exceptional circum- Bengal famine and the Defence Government in the State. approved the setting up an structural facilities, technical uation in the backdrop of struction of a bridge. The Services Ordinance, 2020” will stances” like natural calamities of India Rules of 1943. “The Board of Trustees of “Empowered Group of manpower and financial four stand-offs now between strategic road runs parallel to empower farmers for engaging and famines. Describing the EC Act as Kolkata Port Trust in its Secretaries (EGoS) and Project resources of the three organi- the Indian and Chines armies the LAC and India says it does with processors, aggregators, Besides enabling better “anachronistic”, the Economic Meeting held on 25th Development Cells (PDCs)” in sations for enhancing the stan- in a frontage of 25 to 30 km not breach the LAC as large retailers, exporters on a price realisation for the coun- Survey 2019-20, too, recom- February, 2020 has also passed Ministries/Departments for dardisation outcomes of in Ladakh. The Chinese have claimed by the other side. The level playing field without any try’s farmers, the amendment mended the “jettisoning” of a Resolution to re-name attracting investments in India. Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and intruded three kms into the Galwan valley saw pitched fear of exploitation. ensures no such stock limit this law. Kolkata Port as Syama Prasad This high-level body, headed Homoeopathy drugs towards Hot Springs area of the battles between India and However, the Act will be shall apply to processors or The Ordinance will Mookerjee Port, Kolkata con- by Cabinet Secretary, will look their effective regulation and Galwan valley and pitched China during the 1962 war. invoked during inflation, war, value chain participant, subject empower farmers for engaging sidering his multifaceted into the proposals to enhance quality control. tents besides building bunkers As infrastructure all along or any other unforeseen cir- to their installed capacity or to with processors, aggregators, and enhancing force levels. the LAC has vastly improved cumstances. any exporter subject to the large retailers, exporters etc., on Admitting that the in both the countries, troops Addressing a media brief- export demand. The amend- a level playing field without any enable the farmer to access said. Indian farm produce to global Chinese had raised its troop increase patrolling especially ing later, Union Agriculture ment announced will help both fear of exploitation. It will modern technology and better This Ordinance will act as markets. Farmers will get access strength in sizable numbers, during the summer months. Minister Narendra Singh farmers and consumers while transfer the risk of market inputs. It will reduce cost of a catalyst to attract private sec- to technology and advice for Defence Minister Rajnath The Indian security estab- Tomar said the Cabinet had bringing in price stability. It will unpredictability from the marketing and improve income tor investment for building high value agriculture and get Singh, in an interview to a lishment is now wary of the approved the Ordinance to also prevent wastage of agri- farmer to the sponsor and also of farmers, the Government supply chains for supply of ready market for such produce. private television channel on growing Chinese aggressive- Tuesday, had said diplomatic ness during the ongoing face- and military level talks were offs and is prepared for any %    on to defuse tension on the challenge, sources said.  *(6 '89 &P : 4   LAC. In order to address such He also said the Army face-offs, India and China (   chief had told him that the had agreed some years back to   *+!,+-. to work in a preemptive manner on overdrive to push the India by its army which will 600 lawmakers out of 751 mem- next round of senior level have a hotline between the and gather inputs on such devel- amendments in the Nepalese open the door for training to the bers in the European Parliament      P talks will be held on June 6 director generals of military he introduction of the anti- opments in timely manner for map through their links with the armed forces there for border had moved six resolutions and he was hopeful of a operations(DGMO) on the TIndia Bill in Nepalese course correction. political parties and the leaders guarding by third country against CAA. Not only this,   8 peaceful resolution follow- lines of an existing mecha- Parliament is the second such While the move to bring in in Kathmandu. which can exploit the situation even the diplomatic corps was ing the upcoming parleys. nism between India and instance in the last six months a Constitution amendment Bill Sources said a slew of top to monitor the frontier with seen wanting in the absence of   *+!,+-. The groundwork for the Pakistan. when the external Intelligence to include Indian territories officials had to rush to India. any advance assessment of such June 6 meeting was laid at the However, the proposed agency Research and Analysis Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Kathmandu to delay the intro- India should propose an impending move. he NIA has conducted third meeting at the level of hotline is held up due to pro- Wing (R&AW)was caught off Lipulekh was afoot in duction of the Bill in Nepal deployment of Indian training Every Indian embassy or Tsearches at the premises of Major Generals held on cedural differences. In guard. Kathmandu, the Indian agencies Parliament but no political party team in border guarding to high commission abroad has a a construction firm in Ranchi Tuesday, sources said. Almost January this year, the Army In January, six anti-CAA could not get to know about the there could afford to distance avoid landing of such teams political desk that is mandated in connection with a case daily discussions are on Chief had said all issues have resolutions were introduced in developments there and the from the nationalistic move. from a third country. India is to assess political situations and relating to Maoist funding. between the military on the been resolved and the proce- EU Parliament but the discus- undercurrents that are set to The Bill was tabled in Nepal already training Bhutanese bor- report to the ministries of home The searches yielded cash ground at various levels dural aspects have been sions were deferred only after impact the ties between the two Parliament on Sunday to der guarding forces. as well as external affairs. Those book and several bank including at the Brigadier- ironed out. He said the hot- reactive diplomacy set in motion countries. endorse the amended map. The EU move against the manning the political desks are account details used for chan- level and twice by Major line would be between the by New Delhi to wriggle out of The slip was more so con- Apart from the changes in amendments in the citizenship supposed to cultivate relations nelizing the “levy” for the Generals earlier but no break- DGMO from India and the embarrassment when the spicuous when a foreign gov- the map, Nepal has also decid- law that went unnoticed by with the politicians of the host banned CPI (Maoist). through was achieved. China’s Western Theatre mandate and role of RAW was ernment and its agencies were ed to man the border with RAW is more serious as about countries. The NIA conducted the As of now, there is no let Command. searches on Tuesday at the office premises of Ram Kripal Singh Construction Private %)        Limited Company at Panchwati Plaza, Kutchary &4  3  Road, Ranchi in connection      # with NIA case relating to terror funding of CPI ;      (Maoist), Giridih registered      #   on July 9, 2018. The case was originally   *+!,+-. behalf of foreign business enti- registered at Dumri Police & , $ Q 4&R ties located in India. This station in Giridih district of nion Home Ministry on includes all manufacturing units, Jharkhand on viding relief to the people who UWednesday allowed the design units, software and IT January 22,.2018 after the   *+!,+-. have been agonized cruelly by entry of certain categories of for- units as well as financial sector arrest of accused Manoj not getting any time to prepare eign nationals including busi- companies (banking and non- Kumar with cash amounting he CPI(M) Politburo meet- to meet the consequences of the nessmen, healthcare, technical banking financial sector firms). to 6 lakh and other incrim- Ting on Wednesday criti- lockdown. Having unilaterally and managerial experts to India. Foreign Technical specialists inating documents. cised Prime Minister Naredra declared, without consulting the These people are allowed to and engineers travelling for Kumar was alleged to Modi for declaring lockdown state governments, the central enter India through commercial installation, repair and mainte- have collected ‘levy’ from “abruptly” in an unplanned Government is now shifting the or chartered flights and have to nance of foreign-origin machin- contractors on the instruc- way. The politburo which first burden of bearing the conse- apply for fresh business or ery and equipment facilities in tions of absconding accused time convened through video quences of the lockdown, par- employment Visa. “Government India, on the invitation of a reg- Krishna Da alias conferencing also said that the ticularly the humungous human- of India has considered the mat- istered Indian business entity. Krishna Hansda of 20 lakh crore financial package itarian issue of crores of migrant ter regarding relaxation of the These could be for equipment Mandladih Ledhwa village is just a re-packaging of the workers with their families mov- visa & travel restrictions for cer- installation, or is under warran- under Pirtand police station existing schemes and essentially ing across the country on to the tain categories of foreign nation- ty, or for after sales servicing or in Giridih, Hansda was a a loan providing activity and no shoulders of the State als who need to come to India. repair on commercial terms,” Jharkhand bearing on Government’s Governments. Modi refuses to Foreign businessmen com- said MHA. Regional Committee member expenditure to help the people. part with the thousands of crores ing to India on a Business visa “The above categories of of CPI(Maoist). “In contrast, the central of rupees he is collecting in a pri- (other than on B-3 visa for foreign nationals would have to “During investigation, it Government has now virtually vate trust fund under the PM’s sports) in non-scheduled com- obtain a fresh Business visa or was revealed that the left the Indian people to fend for name, to the states,” said polit mercial/ chartered flights. Employment visa, as applicable, arrested accused themselves in combatting the bureau in statement. Foreign Healthcare professionals, from the Indian Missions/ Posts Manoj Kumar was an employ- pandemic. PM Modi, having The CPI (M) polit bureau health researchers, engineers abroad. Foreign nationals hold- ee of RKS Construction declared an unplanned, unilat- also criticised the BJP and technicians for technical ing a valid long term multiple Private Limited Company and eral, abrupt lockdown, has nei- Governments for implementing work at Indian health sector entry Business visa [other than was acting as conduit between ther used the period of sixty harsh Acts like UAPA, NSA facilities, including laboratories B-3 visa for sports] issued by the thethree days (before easing restric- during the lockdown period to and factories. This is subject to Indian Missions/ Posts abroad construction firm and the tions) for either augmenting the target those who oppose them, a letter of invitation from a rec- would have to get the Business Maoists in Giridih area, the health facilities required to com- especially people from Muslim ognized and registered health- visa re-validated from the Indian NIA said in a statement. bat the pandemic nor in pro- community. care facility, registered pharma- Mission/ Post concerned. Such The probe also ceutical company or accredited foreign nationals would not be revealed that accused Hansda University in India, said MHA. permitted to travel to India on was going to make levy “Foreign Engineering, the strength of any electronic visa payment of 6 lakhs to the Managerial, Design or other obtained earlier,” said the MHA’s operatives of CPI (Maoist) Specialists travelling to India on circular. when he was apprehended. +    !"#"#  ;. 

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It was through autopsy that the for- first information report (FIR) was filed on est officials came to know that she was on the   #/. ing to Dr C V Krishnaswamy, AWednesday by Forest Department officials verge of motherhood.    & 4  the octogenarian physician against unidentified persons under relevant sec- Krishnan and Divisional Forest Offcier umber of people in Tamil cum diabetologist. tions of Wild Life Protection Act over the inci- Raveendranath said that the elephant had entered     #/-#  “If we had stopped the NNadu tested positive for The fatalities in Tamil dent in which a 15-year-old pregnant elephant the agricultural fields at Mannarakkadu from the people from coming back to Covid-19 is increasing on an Nadu reached 208 with 11 died in Kerala’s Malappuram district after it was Silent Valley National Park, a reserve forest. “Wild t a time when the nation is Bengal then how could 6.5 lakh hourly basis, if the bulletin persons succumbing to the fed with a pineapple stuffed with explosives. This animals like pork and boars used to come in Abattling corona crisis workers return to the State by released by the Government of pandemic on Wednesday. Out was disclosed by Divisional Forest Officer, search of food to these farms once in a while. But which has jeopardized the life buses? If we had stopped trains Tamil Nadu on Wednesday is of the 11 who breathed their Malappuram to The Pioneer over telephone. the farmers keeping fruits stuffed with explosives and livelihood of crores of then how could 2.4 lakh work- any indication. The State saw last on Wednesday, four were in Mohan Krishnan, Section Forest Officer, is a violation of wild Life Act. This is all because people, Bengal Chief Minister ers return by the trains … this 1,286 persons testing positive the 60-68 age group, two were Nilambur and leader of the Rapid Response of man-animal conflict because the farms are very Mamata Banerjee has appealed is in addition to the 1.5 lakh for the pandemic on 47 and 48 years of age, two per- Team of the Forest Department, who was the close to the reserve forest,” they told this news- to the Centre to transfer funds more workers who are sched- Wednesday, the highest num- sons of 50 and 58 years, two of first to reach the spot on hearing about the paper. Local environmentalists said that since directly into the accounts of the uled to return in a few days,” ber to be tested on a single day. 70 and 75 years, and an 80 year injured elephant, told this newspaper that it was pork was anathema to a community it was nat- migrant workers so as to help she said claiming that the State The bulletin further stated that old person. Except for a 66 year the most heart-wrenching scene he has seen in ural for them to resort to explosives to keep the them tide over the financial Government had paid 25 coronavirus is not that dan- old person, the rest were hav- his life. “I would like to forget the sight at the animal away from the agricultural fields. “But hardship they are in today. crore as train fare of those who gerous as the 11 persons who ing co-morbid problems like earliest. It is haunting me. When I went to the the poor elephant ended up as a victim,” they said. Asking the Centre to pro- were returning to the died on Wednesday were vic- Type 2 diabetes mellitus, forest, the injured elephant was standing in the This is not the first time elephants fall prey to vide one-time financial help of State. tims of co-morbidity (they had chronic kidney diseases, hyper- Velliyar River to ward off the flies, worms and dubious means employed to kill them. Kerala has 10,000 to each migrant work- On the measures taken other medical issues along with tension, TB, and CAD. insects from attacking her. She had accidentally seen many wild tuskers losing their lives when er Banerjee has written on the after the large-scale devastation coronavirus when they were The details of the persons bitten fruits in which someone had stuffed explo- they bite fruits stuffed with explosives planted by Twitter “People have been fac- left behind by the super cyclone admitted to the hospitals). who died on Wednesday prove sives. When she bite the fruit, it burst with force poachers who are in search of tusks. ing economic hardship of Amphan she said her Till date, 25, 872 coron- that covid-19 was not the lone and her mouth was completely damaged inca- Cruelty to animals have become a routine unimaginable proportions Government had been able to avirus cases have been identi- factor which hastened their pacitating her from taking any food. The ani- affair in Kerala, according to Prasant Arya, social because of the ongoing pan- kickstart major relief and reha- fied in the State, said the bul- death. The bulletin further mal ran helter-skelter all over the region but she activist. “Authorities of Kollam’s famous Oachira demic. I appeal to Central bilitation work to repair the letin. Taking into account the stated that till Wednesday, was careful not to attack anybody,” said temple sold off to slaughter houses nearly 30 bulls Govt to transfer 10,000 each damages left behind by “the number of persons who have Wednesday evening. But the Tamil Nadu Government has Krishnan, yet to recover from the shock. offered to the presiding deity by devotees. This as one-time assistance to fiercest storm in our recent been discharged from hospitals, speed with which the pan- tested 5,28, 534 persons for the Though the rescue team managed to bring has hurt the devotees and I could see many of migrant labourers including memory.” there are 11,345 covid-19 demic is spreading is definite- pandemic and there are 73 lab- the elephant out of the river with the help of them weeping standing in front of the temple,” people in unorganised sector.” She said, “Through the patients in the State as on ly a matter of concern, accord- oratories operating in the State. kumkis (elephants trained in rescuing and con- said Arya. 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   ; >     .'  $        ')'0 nine of them were aged over 60 Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant   ;'') years, 46 were from the age group said, here on Wednesday, 47 new coron-   Financial Companies. This was aharashtra appeared to be 40 to 59 years and 7 were aged below avirus cases had been identified and any #/.> )%%) applicable to borrowers with a ith 139 fresh cases detect- Mpeaking in terms of Covid 19- 40 years. “Eighty eight out of 122 decision on further lockdown relaxations turnover of 100 crore and had Wed across the Union triggered fatalities and infections on patients (72%) had high-risk co- would depend on whether transmission had wenty-four hours after the unpaid loan amounting to 25 Territory of Jammu & Kashmir Wednesday, as it notched the high- morbidities such as diabetes, hyper- spread out of the cluster or not. TUnion Government decid- crore. on Wednesday, the total tally of est-ever day’s tally on 122 deaths and tension, heart disease,” the state The case count, the biggest on a single ed to tweak the definition of As per the new norms coronavirus cases is inching as many as 2,560 more people test- health bulletin said. day, takes the number of active cases to 69. Micro, Small and Medium announced by the Centre, units closer to touching the 3,000 ed positive for the pandemic in var- Out of the total deaths report- Of the new cases, 40 had been report- Enterprises (MSME) units in with investment of one crore mark soon. ious parts of the State. ed on Wednesday, 57 deaths ed from South Goa's Mangor hill area, he the country, the cotton and turn over of  5 crore have According to the media With the fresh deaths and infec- occurred in the last two days and the said and added, it had been declared a con- knitwear exporting units in been categorised as Micro, bulletin, 30 cases were report- tions, the total number of deaths in rest are from the period April 30 to tainment zone and tests were being carried Tamil Nadu’s Tirupur has come while units with an invest- ed from Jammu division while Maharashtra jumped to 2,587 while May 31. With 49 new deaths and out. “Of the 200 people tested at Mangor out with a demand for more ment of 10 crore and annual 109 cases were reported from the total number of infected cases 1276 positive cases, the total num- hill, 40 came out Covid-19 positive,” Sawant The Chief Minister denied communi- liberalised loan from banks turn over of 50 crore are Kashmir taking the tally to went up to 74,860 in the State. ber of deaths in Mumbai mounted told the media at the state Secretariat. ty transmission in Goa saying the spread and financial institutions. small units. 2,857 cases. Moreover, 54 more The worsening situation in the to 1417, while the total number of The first Covid-19 cases in the Mangor of infection was localised at present. Nearly Raja M Shanmugham, Companies which were Covid-19 patients were recov- State can be evidence from the fact infected cases rose to 43492. The hill area were detected on Monday, when 2,000 people live in the Mangor hill president, Tiruppur Exporters’ having an investment of 20 ered and discharged from var- that there have been a total of 816 authorities pegged the “active cases” several members of a family tested positive. area. Association (TEA), the pow- crore and turn over worth ious hospitals, 01 from Jammu deaths in Maharashtra during the in Mumbai at 24597. Sawant said the family was not coming “There is local transmission. We have erful body of the knitwear 100 crore were hitherto clas- division and 53 from Kashmir previous nine days. Some of key observations made clean on how they got infected. converted it into a containment zone. We exporters based in Tiruppur, sified as medium units. But the division. On May 26 (Tuesday) the state in Wednesday’s health bulletin were: “The family is trying to hide something. are trying to get in touch with persons while congratulating the Centre government announced on According to the media had witnessed 97 deaths, while The recovery rate in the state is 43.18 We suspect a couple of reasons. Either whom residents of the containment zone for restructuring the MSME Monday that units with 50 bulletin, out of 2,857 positive there were 105 deaths on May 27, 85 per cent. The case fatality rate in the somebody from outside came in contact may have met. Our next strategy depends units, has demanded more lib- crore investment and which cases, 1,816 are Active Positive, deaths on May 28, 116 deaths on state is 3.45 per cent. Currently, with them or one from the family returned on the test results of these contacts,” eral loan facilities for the units have annual turnover of 250 1,007 have recovered and 34 May 29 and 99 deaths on May 30, 5,71,915 people are in home quar- from outside the state,” Sawant said. Sawant said. IANS in the region. The TEA units crore would be considered as have died; 04 in Jammu divi- 89 deaths on May 31, 76 on June 1 antine. There are 71,912 beds avail- earn 200 billion per year on medium units. sion and 30 in Kashmir divi- and 103 on June 3. Wednesday’s toll able in quarantine institutions. As an average through exports “Now that the Government sion. In Kashmir valley, out of was 122. many as 33,674 people are in insti- and employs 6,00,000 workers. has redefined micro, small and 109 positive cases, 16 were Of the deaths reported on tutional quarantine now.   &  “With the upward revi- medium enterprises by hiking returnees while 93 were others. Wednesday, Mumbai accounted for In a related development, the sion of MSME definition on the investment and turnover In Jammu, out of 30 cases 28 49, while there were 19 deaths, 16 Brihanmumbai Municipal June 1, 2020, more number of limits, many companies have were returnees and only two in Aurangabad, ten deaths in Corporation (BMC) has appre- knitwear garment exporting become eligible to be included others tested positive on Solapur, four in Dhule, three each hended that post cyclone and rains,  )*  units will fit into the definition in these categories. They have Wednesday. in Ulhasnagar, Navi Mumbai, two there could be rise in cases like mon- of MSMEs and now the con- outstanding loans exceeding Three districts of deaths in Thane, Jalgaon, Akola and soon related diseases in addition to Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday per cent ranked 10th among the states, as cern is that due to stipulated 25 crore and hence should be Anantnag, Kulgam and Kolhapur and one death each in corona virus illness. reported 76 new coronavirus cases, taking per latest figures of the state government. conditions some of the MSME made eligible for the conces- Srinagar in Kashmir valley Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar, In its health bulletin issued on the state's tally of such cases to 3,279. On Wednesday, 35 more patients were units whose credit exposure is sion,” said Sakthivel secretary, have so far recorded over 300 Ahmednagar, Bhiwand, Nandurbar, Wednesday, the BMC advised the However, the active cases are 967, as 2,244 discharged from hospitals, taking the total more than 25 crore are TEA. positive cases and two dis- Jalna and Osmanabad. In addition, citizens not to ignore any fever and patients have so far been cured and dis- in this category to 2,244 in Andhra Pradesh. deprived of receiving the According to tricts of Kupwara and one resident each of Uttar Pradesh, not to self-medicate “Please watch charged in the State. The state's recovery rate of 63.49 per cent. Emergency Credit Line Fund, Shanmugham, it has become Baramulla have recorded more Bihar and West Bengal died in out for any symptoms for next 7 to With the death of four patients, the The corona cases among returnees as their outstanding exceeds increasingly necessary to than 250 positive cases. In Mumbai. With 32329 patients hav- 10 days. If any symptoms appears state's death toll rose to 68 on Wednesday from other states climbed to 573 from 479, 25 crores,” said Shanmugham. extend liquidity support to the Jammu division, Ramban and ing so far been discharged after full like feverØ with chills, joint pains, morning. Krishna district reported 2 even as the tally of active cases among them As per a directive issued by non-included MSMEs also, Jammu districts have recorded recovery from various hospitals, rashes, cough, breathlessness, diaro- deaths, while Chittoor and Kurnool districts jumped to 362 from 282 cases reported on the Centre on February 29, having credit exposure of more over 150 cases so far followed the health authorities pegged the hea, vomiting, sore throat, jaundice, reported 1 death each. As of 9 am on Tuesday. Meanwhile, with the addition of 2020, MSME units were eligi- than 25 crore mainly to bring by Kathua which has recorded total number of “active cases” in the then immediately visit nearby dis- Wednesday, the state Nodal Officer said, 7 cases, the corona patients among foreign ble for Emergency Credit Line them back to operationalize 80 cases while the frontier dis- state at 39935. pensary or inform the Community 8,086 samples were tested over the pre- returnees to the state increased to 119 on of up to 20 per cent of their their units to the normalcy tricts of Rajouri and Poonch Of those whose death was health Volunteer or consult your ceding 24 hours, compared with 12,613 in Wednesday. 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The   #  4         ; changes announced in the rules of agriculture mar-        <0  E   #  ?   ! / keting might provide women and vulnerable sec- =?!/>                   tions easier access to markets.           4     / The existing Agricultural Produce Market                4  Committee or APMC Act was planned to protect    E        4S      the interests of the British Government, which           %  $ $   wanted to ensure the supply of pure cotton at rea-  %   D  0  ;           ( sonable prices to the textile mills of Manchester.         The first regulated market (Karanja) under the ‘Hyderabad Residency Order’ was established in ?                 1886 and the first legislation was the Berar  E          =       Cotton and Grain Market Act of 1887, which >  4           E   ( empowered a British Resident to declare any place      4             in the assigned district as a market, for the sale and                purchase of agricultural produce and constitute a '/& !/'+*               $  committee to supervise the regulated markets. In % )--B*         4   1928, the Royal Commission on Agriculture pro- )-+&+ 6         4      ( posed a regulation of marketing practices and the The pandemic is an opportunity to tion of women in farm work in India — upgrades that could make their work establishment of regulated markets. The +*+,* .+ deregulate agri-marketing effectively to a phenomenon commonly referred to as more gainful. It made them receptive to            /      *A/'-&+ /     <0 $    #       4  Government of India prepared a ‘Model Bill’ in ensure social distancing. A perfect model the feminisation of agriculture — is a new skills and knowledge on good agri- 1938 and circulated it to all the Indian States. It *,,+C+ .+ of social distancing could be doorstep col- huge reality now. According to OXFAM culture practices and agri-markets.      4       S  9 S became the guiding force for our APMC Act. So, -C+-.//,A/' lection of agri-produce or at least at the 2018, the agriculture sector employs 80 Communities witnessed that the tradi-  *.             4    it is not difficult to infer why the spirit of the APMC  C +& village/cluster level. As an experiment, per cent of all economically productive tionally-gendered division of agricultur- <0        *.             ( Act favours buyers rather than farmers. Of course, +- * / local collection centres were set up in women in India. They comprise 33 per al work has changed. Women farmers are   #          4     some would argue that it allows States to protect )- )+ parts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra cent of the agricultural labour force and more confident, deciding on crop-relat-        #   4    ( the farmers, as procurement is done under the .*,-//'&*, to procure agri-produce at the doorstep. 48 per cent of self-employed farmers. ed activities like the choice of crop, selec-              /   ( supervision and surveillance of the State. But many  &*- These also acted as local storage and sort- Despite their large contribution, women tion of fertiliser, taking loans or even chil-   4            <0 mechanisms are available to protect the interests %/,) & ing facilities. All procurement activities continue to remain invisible in the rural dren’s education.  E         4    ( of farmers rather than being discriminatory )*A/ )* +-B were done by women farmers who were economy of India. Our critical evaluation Putting Women Self-Help Groups  4               against them. .+&+!/'+* otherwise absent in post-harvest manage- suggests that women are acting as non- at the forefront: SHGs are a great way ;      4S    /   The APMC Act designates a few patches as for- ment. The process was iterated with tur paid workers in agriculture or any other of empowering women in villages. mal procurement centres. Currently, there are only +'*  .+ daal. Calculations show that through this traditional sector; be it handicraft or However, the sustainability of such  ( /   ?    -31+   ?  ( 6,746 pockets in a vast country like ours and this -/!+& +*,/A .+ process small farmers save about 175 per weaving. Men are in control when it groups is a challenge as limited contri-        /    D   allows limited buyers to purchase from farmers. C-)+.*! . 50 kg of tur or approximately 10 per cent comes to selling their products to man- bution from women and frequent /                / This is a classic case of a State-backed oligopson- .+&.+* of its price; which means a marginal dis/APMCs or handicrafts to local defaults make them fragile. SHGs are                 istic market structure, in which the number of buy- +**&0+* farmer can gain up to 10 per cent from traders. formed and get dissolved in a few years.   4                 ( ers is small while the number of sellers is large. This -/!/) /A doorstep collection. A similar experiment A vast majority of women, particu- Connecting these SHGs to value chains                    gives enough power to buyers to pay the minimum '*&!.. was done in other parts of Maharashtra larly in rural areas, are engaged in the is a great way to sustain them in the long-               price to farmers. Ironically, the maximum distance ++C+* and other States like Telangana and informal sector and derive their liveli- run. With the changed law, the SHGs               /(4  between a farmer and the mandi is five kilome- / .+!&+C+B Karnataka. The outcome in those areas hood from activities relating to agricul- now can participate in selling activities               4   /    tres (km) but our field information suggests a min- '*)&)-+ * .& was also on a similar line; of course with ture, handlooms and artisanal products. effectively, directly contact end-buyers 4      G-H       ?  imum of 30-40 km travel for a farmer out to sell a little variation. Unfortunately, these women remain at and get a five per cent hike in the value his produce. This means the APMC Act not only /* +Q  .++& Farmers can also minimise wastage the lowest end of the value chain, with of their produce. This amount is enough     4    GH2        gives oligopsonistic power to buyers but also cre- &/%+ /*+&+ in the direct procurement system. For their share in earnings being low out of to sustain them for most of the year. And               ates a geographical monopoly for them. .+*/'+0B example, a year ago the India margins, which are even otherwise very more importantly, it will increase activ- #                ( Further, the small number of APMCs and /* *)** .+ Development Foundation (IDF) studied minuscule. In this context, there is scope ities in SHGs, encouraging women to   4         0    ( traders poses a challenge for farmers to sell their +Q& * C B a vegetable value chain in Siddipet in to increase their income by continuing meet others regularly. It has been         /      4  produce as they have to wait for days for their turn. *,0+/'* Telangana and found big savings when in the existing activity and becoming observed that once the SHGs are linked     /           ( This makes some sense for big farmers but not for /*&+,& Big Basket and Reliance Fresh started organised as a collective, so as to pool to value chains, beneficiaries actively par-   .-             4   / small producers. Field data from Maharashtra, /--+ C+&/& procuring vegetables directly from the their output. ticipate in entrepreneurial activities and      4         Karnataka and Telangana shows a minimum of /%//- .+ farmers for their shops in Hyderabad. Others can be helped by getting them have a much better understanding of    # / %     F     three to five man-day loss for small farmers. /) %)  Farmers used to get the order one-day in involved in some productive activity that their profits and savings.       4   #   ( How the proposed changes will help: An advance and usually pluck the exact is or can be popularised in the locality, In the end, one must understand that independent country should favour the margin- amount and quality of vegetable demand- and then selling the output as a group of changing marking laws is not a panacea              4   alised and protect their interests. This proposed ed. These are some out-of-the-box exper- women producers. to all of our farm woes. Agriculture is a      D         change in agri-marketing rules is a step in that iments that reveal huge benefits for Doorstep selling/localised procure- delicate area which needs continuous           4       ( direction. Hopefully, new rules will encourage big- small and marginal farmers through local ment will be liberating for women farm- attention and care. Reforming a colonial-    / %        4   aggregators and start-ups to use technology in a collection. ers. It will open up an opportunity for era marketing practice will definitely help           4         / better way to procure directly from farmers. These New marketing rules should encour- women farmers to participate in the sell- the disadvantaged section of farmers but           4   4   channels may be existent in pockets but operate age such initiatives which are resilient in ing activity and directly deal with the a wider social security and modernisa-   D        6 4  informally due to stringent market rules (procure- the current context, efficient and pro- buyers. Our experience shows that expo- tion of agriculture is needed.                ment and cross-border trade). A big push is nec- farmer. sure to agri-marketing made women (The writer is Fellow, IDF. The views =            > essary to bring the changes on the ground. Gender aspect: The rising participa- aware of the information inputs and expressed are personal) @      &    A8           D   E        

never been as united as they are right ven by propaganda. In the first 35 like Huawei face and also provide the UK, Germany, Japan and the EU. countries (LDCs) and the develop- low income and poor countries, now. The US’ efforts to fight or find days (March 1-April 5) of the out- fresh impetus to its ambitious Belt China comes in at number 15. ing world, it can be expected to sus- Trump should immediately a cure/drug/vaccine for the break in Europe, China exported and Road Initiative initiative. The WHO reports that the US tain itself, albeit with some interim announce substantial increase in Coronavirus, not just on its own soil medical equipment worth $1.45 The US’ exit from the WTO contribution of $450 million repre- constraints. This move by the Trump resources of the USAID from the but around the world, need to fur- billion. These were commercial raises many questions. How signif- sented nearly 16 per cent of its total Government appears to be more of present $2.7 billion to at least $4 bil- ther intensify after it chose to exit the contracts that Chinese companies icantly will the WHO’s functioning revenue in the 2018-2019 biennium political posturing, since the lion. Additional funds should be WHO. In failing to do so, it will cre- entered into with nations that were be impacted due to reduced funds? and almost a fifth of its programme President is set to face an election in directed to LDCs in Africa that will ate a leadership vacuum that Beijing most severely hit by the virus. Will the US’ exit lead to a reform of budget. Compare this to the nearly five months. For the domestic audi- be most significantly impacted due will exploit to further cement its Agencies like the USAID the UN and its key agencies like the $12 billion annual budget of the ence, it is an unequivocal expression to any budget cuts in WHO projects. 3*4(11671 position not just as a global alterna- (United States Agency for WHO? Is the announcement a pre- Centre for Disease Control and of displeasure by the US It will also ensure that the US will tive to the US but as it possible International Development), which cursor to setting up of an alternate Prevention (CDC) — the US’ lead- Government indicating that Trump focus on providing aid directly to S President Donald Trump, replacement. helped Africa fight the Ebola out- organisation or will the US spear- ing federal agency for national pub- will focus on policies that protect vulnerable and smaller nations and who has been a vocal and China did so at the time of the break in 2016, are not around to help head all its aid efforts independent- lic health that is working to save American interests. regain some of the leadership vac- Ustrident critic of the World initial outbreak when it sent PPEs to countries fight the Coronavirus this ly? Will Beijing step in to fill the American lives. The CDC has over The message to the UN is also uum created since February. It will Health Organisation’s (WHO) han- Europe, Africa, America, Asia time. Caught up in a deep crisis leadership gap left by the US? twice the budget of the WHO which clear that the US will not watch from also ensure Beijing does not start its dling of the Coronavirus epidemic including India, as part of Beijing’s itself, the US, for the first time since The WHO — for all its noble has a charter to save all mankind the sidelines if its interests are either “Health Aid Diplomacy.” and the deferential treatment it “Mask Diplomacy” despite being World War-II (WW-II), is not at the causes, including eradication of from disease. Clearly, the WHO’s compromised or not fully addressed Another major fallout of meted out to Beijing, finally made accused of deliberately misleading forefront of relief and aid measures. polio and other diseases — has an role and scope, in spite of its exalt- by multilateral agencies like the Trump’s announcement will be the good on his threat recently and exit- the world. This public relations Beijing’s propaganda machinery overall budget of $5.62 billion (2018- ed image as the world’s leading WHO. Reform and course correc- urgent need for most countries to ed the 72-year-old global body the exercise was part of a larger design — which aimed to position China 2019). Of this, 80 per cent comes health agency, is practically limited tion is long due for the UN and its beef up their health infrastructure US had co-founded. The US’ with- where even the pandemic was iden- as a benign global power, more so from voluntary sources and only 17 due to its existing funding con- agencies and the US’ exit from the and create more capacity. It will be drawal will severely impact the tified as an opportunity to score in poor CIS countries like Belarus per cent comes from assessed straints. WHO could be the trigger to under- the first time since WW-II that low- overall functioning of the WHO and points for global supremacy, make — was helped by the US’ virtual sources, with others accounting for The US’ withdrawal from the take those tough reforms, including income countries will have to almost there has been concern over the tim- big money by selling substandard absence from the world stage dur- the remaining three per cent. In agency will impact its functioning to accountability and transparency exclusively rely on their internal ing of the President’s decision as well. medical equipment/PPE and cover ing the pandemic. Beijing is aware 2019, the US’ contribution was some extent but a part of the gap will from the organisation and its top strengths to tackle healthcare issues First, it comes at a time when up its failure to contain the outbreak. that several countries may start $419 million, which includes $119 be filled by other resources. bosses. due to greater uncertainty around countries continue to see a huge Xi Jinping projected himself as viewing it as a friendly power, million in assessed and $300 million While the WHO may be further To ensure that the US, as the the WHO’s future prospects. upsurge in cases. Second, global the world’s saviour by sending aid which would in turn reduce the in voluntary contributions. The hamstrung in running its pro- world’s richest country, does not (The writer is a senior efforts to discover a vaccine have which was a complete eyewash dri- resistance that Chinese corporations other top donors to the WHO are grammes across least developed abdicate its responsibility towards journalist)    !"#"#  "9 2   
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Morgan India Property Banking and finance coun- Nifty reclaimed 10,000 mark sharply in May as the coron- crore of homebuyers and The apex court, which is Mauritius Company-II in ters saw heavy demand, help- and settled above the hurdle of avirus pandemic continued to “diverted” them to the multi- monitoring this case, had in Mauritius and Ms JP Morgan ing the benchmarks close in the 10,050 as well. impair business operations, national financial advisory December last year directed IPF-I Singapore 2 PTE Ltd in green for the sixth straight “Mixed trend was wit- restrict consumer footfall at firm’s entities based in the ED and its Lucknow zone Singapore,” the agency said in session. After hitting a peak of nessed amongst the sectoral shops and resulted in job loss- Mauritius and Singapore by Joint Director Rajeshwar its affidavit that was accessed by 34,488.69, the 30-share BSE indices wherein sectors like es, PMI data showed on undertaking sham transactions Singh, who was present in the PTI. Sensex shed some gains in metal, banking, and capital Wednesday. and using shell companies, the court, to take action against JP The employees have been fag-end trade to finish at goods were the top gainers On the currency front, the Enforcement Directorate has Morgan under the anti-money identified as Gunjan Bahl, 34,109.54, up 284.01 points or while sectors like IT and tele- rupee surrendered all intra-day found in its probe. laundering law and the Foreign Hrushikesh Kar and Chanakya 0.84 per cent. com ended in the red,” said Ajit gains to provisionally settle 11 The central probe agency Exchange Management Act Chakravarty. Similarly, the NSE Nifty Mishra, VP - Research, Religare paise lower at 75.47 against the submitted to the Supreme (FEMA). The agency said the jumped 82.45 points or 0.83 per Broking Ltd. US dollar. Court these findings of its The top court had first Mauritian company “was an cent to end at 10,061.55. The investigation as part of a reply- cracked the whip in July last active participant in the con- index closed above the crucial affidavit after it attached  year on errant builders for spiracy from the very outset” 10,000-level for the first time 187,34,92,519 in bank deposit breaching the trust of home and that JP Morgan India since March 11, 2020.                 of JP Morgan India Pvt Ltd at buyers and ordered cancella- “played a key role in the remit- M&M was the top gainer a bank branch in Mumbai on tion of Amrapali Group’s reg- tance of diverted funds of the in the Sensex pack, spurting  /#B/ market strategist for IG in left broad swaths of their aged jobseekers. May 26 under the Prevention istration under the real estate home buyers to Mauritius and 4.82 per cent, followed by Singapore. So far, the markets’ economies at a standstill begin- The rate edged up to just of Money Laundering Act law RERA and ousted it from Singapore.” Kotak Bank, Bajaj lobal stock markets rose momentum has not been ning in March. 7.3 per cent in April, the first (PMLA). its prime properties in the These employees of JP Finance, SBI, Nestle India, GWednesday, extending derailed by the wave of protests France’s CAC 40 was up 1.8 full month when pandemic The company, during the national capital region by nix- Morgan India P Ltd, it said, ICICI Bank, ONGC and three days of gains, as more across the US. per cent to 4,947, while lockdowns hit the continent, last hearing of the case in the ing the land leases. serving on the board of HDFC Bank. On the other economies reopened That began last week in Germany’s DAX gained 2.2 from 7.1 per cent in March. Supreme Court on May 27, The ED probe in the case Directors of Amrapali Zodiac hand, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, from shutdowns they had Minneapolis after a black man, per cent to 12,288. Britain’s The US jobless rate was had denied any wrongdoing found the role of “shell com- Developers P Ltd “got arranged Maruti and Hero MotoCorp imposed to stem the coron- George Floyd died with a FTSE 100 rose 1.1 per cent to near 15 per cent that month and said that this attachment panies” and “dummy direc- the cash flow in the company were among the laggards, slip- avirus pandemic. Minneapolis police officer 6,290. The futures for the Dow and is expected to hit almost 20 of properties by the ED was tors” in perpetration of the through funds arranged from ping up to 2.12 per cent. Asian indexes closed high- choking off his air. President industrials were up 0.7 per per cent when the May figures blatantly illegal as it was not alleged money laundering other companies of Amrapali Global markets soared to er and European markets were Donald Trump has threatened cent and those for the S&P 500 are released on Friday. part of any kind of financial crime. group, diversion of the funds of three-month highs as investors up in midday trading, while to send troops to quell picked up 0.4 per cent. Payroll processor ADP is dealing with the Amrapali “It is revealed in the PMLA the home buyers, staged valu- cheered the gradual reopening Wall Street futures the unrest. Economic data in Europe due to issue its May survey of Group. investigations that the employ- ation of shares, creation of of economies the world over, pointed to gains on the open in Investors appear to be was mixed, with a small hiring by private US companies The SC had asked the cen- ees of JP Morgan India Ltd on shell companies with dummy even as the rising coronavirus the US. focused instead on hopes that increase in unemployment due on Wednesday. tral agency to file a reply on this board of Ms Amrapali Zodiac directors and sham transac- cases and US-China tensions “The theme of reopening the worst of the pandemic both to Governments’ The Government’s weekly grievance raised by the com- Developers P Ltd and Ms tions to finally get accrued remained an overhang. optimism has its stronghold on downturn has passed, or will efforts to keep workers on tally of applications for unem- pany. The ED, through Amrapali Silicon City P Ltd about 140 crore to JP Morgan The domestic markets were markets going into the mid- soon, as Governments payrolls as well as a drop out of ployment aid, meanwhile, Additional Solicitor General were not only in complete con- India Property Mauritius also aided by robust foreign week,” said Jingyi Pan, slowly lift the restrictions that the labor market by discour- comes on Thursday. Sanjay Jain, filed the reply in trol of the material decision of Company-II.” !  )% !+A,
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January 2021, by bringing and social systems for a more disruptions, Moody’s Investor avirus disruptions, this number oogle has removed from its users while also giving devel- prices to fill its underground Indian Oil Corp (IOC), together leaders from across fair, sustainable and resilient Service said on Wednesday. has now declined to 5 per Gapp store an Indian opers the tools they need to strategic oil storage to shore up the nation’s largest oil firm, in the globe for in-person as well future. Pressure has eased for cent. mobile application, ‘Remove succeed. When violations of insurance against any supply or 2019-20 entered into a long- as virtual dialogues with a “It requires a new social Chinese toll roads, while a “On the other hand, a China Apps’ that allowed users these policies are identified, we price disruption, the Petroleum term contract for sourcing theme of ‘The Great Reset’. contract centred on human small number of utilities face small number of power utilities to delete Chinese games and have an established process of Ministry said on Wednesday. crude oil from the USA. The gathering of the dignity, social justice and where moderate exposure, it said. 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Meeting, which was held from requires decent, meaningful Investors Service said in a ities, the number of companies as border tensions between steps for removal. firms were in April asked to In just over two years, January 21-24, 2020, was one of jobs. statement.” with moderate exposure has India and China surged. Once deleted, a message buy import oil when global bilateral hydrocarbon trade the last high-profile gatherings The twin summit in The number of companies increased to 28 per cent from Mitron app had over 5 popped up saying “You are rates fell to a two-decade low. with US increased from almost this year before the January 2021 will be both in- with high exposure has reduced 23 per cent in April. million downloads. Developed awesome, no China app found.” “Taking advantage of low negligible in 2017 to 11 per cent coronavirus pandemic brought person and virtual, connecting in recent months, particulary “Moreover, a limited num- by little-know OneTouch The app came in the limelight crude prices due to the of total two-way trade, it said. almost the entire world key global Governmental and the Chinese toll road sector fol- ber of projects with exposure to AppLabs, based in Jaipur, after innovator and education- COVID-19 situation, India “US is the 6th largest source of to a halt. business leaders in Davos with lowing the end of the toll-free commodity risk – particularly Remove China Apps had ist Sonam Wangchuk appealed filled its strategic reserves to full crude oil imports while India In a statement, Geneva- a global multi-stakeholder net- period and with recovering energy-related – also face ris- become a top trending free app to Indians to boycott Chinese capacity,” the ministry said in has become the 4th largest based WEF said its 51st Annual work in 400 cities around the traffic volumes,” said Arnon ing challenges following the on Google’s mobile app store in products because of aggression a tweet adding this led to a export destination for the US Meeting will again bring world for a forward-oriented Musiker, senior vice president recent material fall in oil, gas India with more than five mil- by the Chinese army on the forex saving of 5,000 crore. Oil crude.” It, however, did not give together global leaders from dialogue driven by the younger and manager at Moody’s. and coal prices,” Musiker said. lion downloads since late May. Indian border in the Ladakh prices globally had slumped details. government, business and civil generation. These would Airports now make up “Our global Play policies region. after coronavirus pummeled The Strategic Petroleum society, and stakeholders from include cities in India, among demand. Reserve entity of India (ISRPL) around the world, but this other countries. The announce- The storages at Mangalore built the underground storages time in a unique configuration ment of “the great reset” sum- and Padur were half-empty at Mangalore and Padur in of both in-person and virtual mit was made by the Prince . 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mid pay cuts and layoffs Aacross sectors, discount broker 5paisa.com on Wednesday announced salary hikes of up to 15 per cent and advance bonus pay-outs to boost employee morale. The move is also aimed at helping employees tide over the difficult times amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the coun- try’s only listed discount bro- ker said in a statement. As the startup ecosystem undergoes revenue losses and client attrition, 5paisa.com had a good quarter recently in terms of client addition, con- tinues the streak of business growth in the April-June peri- od so far, it added. Company said it on-board- ed over 1.2 lakh customers in the the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019-20. “Within a span of four years, 5paisa.Com has become a well-managed fintech firm with focus on effi- cient cost management and advanced technology. While we face uncertainties, we are also aligning ourselves to pri- oritise on employee benefits,” the company’s CEO Gagdani said.    !"#"#

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He is current- train and play in a “bio-secure” envi- of the new environment,” said lead Campbell, Raymon Reifer, Kemar ly on road to recovery from the back ronment during the seven weeks of selector Roger Harper. Roach, J Blackwood. injury which needed a surgery last year. the tour, as part of the “comprehen- “Playing in July could be a bless- Reserves: Sunil Ambris, Joshua Da “I see myself as a back-up seamer sive” medical and operations plans ing as the weather is likely to be Silva, S Gabriel, Keon Harding, for sure. After my back surgery, I don’t to ensure player and staff safety. warmer which will allow the squad Kyle Mayers, Preston McSween, M know, playing Test cricket right now will “The bio-secure protocols will more of an opportunity to play its Mindley, Shane Moseley, Anderson be a challenge,” the 26-year-old told restrict movement in and out of the best cricket.” Phillip, O Thomas, Jomel Warrican. Cricbuzz in Conversation. venues, so the selection panel has “If I was a Test player and didn’t also named a list of reserve players have the game in white-ball cricket, I who will travel to train and help pre- 8  $      could go now and risk my back in Tests looked after me as a child. I felt like he pare the Test squad and ensure but I know my importance in white ball was a father figure for me. Learnt so replacements are available in case of   *+!,+-. “He drags people with him and cricket. “It has happened that I played much,” he said. any injury," said CWI. gets the best out of the players Tests and then didn’t do well in ODIs “Ricky taught me situations, mind- The touring party, which will be ngland skipper Joe Root around him. I think that’s a and T20s because my plus point is my sets. He used to sit with me before I went tested for Covid-19 this week, is Emight have to skip the great quality to have as a leader energy,” he explained. into bat. I would sit near boundary rope scheduled to fly to England on a opening Test against West and something he can take into Pandya first picked up the back and call Ricky. He would sit with me and chartered flight on June 8. Indies if it coincides with captaincy if he was to get injury in 2018 when he was stretchered tell me what’s happening. So I grasped The two newcomers to the the impending birth of the opportunity. I could off the field during an Asia Cup match and learnt quickly,” he revealed. Test squad are middle-order bats- his second child with see him doing a very against Pakistan. Speaking of support, national skip- man Nkrumah Bonner and fast vice-captain Ben Stokes good job.” Recalling the day, Pandya said he per Virat Kohli, coach Ravi Shastri and bowler Chemar Holder. taking over the mantle. Root said Stokes can thought his career was over. NCA Director Rahul Dravid are also The 22-year-old Holder, who is In fact, Root has be a huge success not “I genuinely thought that my career among those, Pandya feels grateful to. not related to West Indies captain backed Stokes, whom only in short term but is over because I’d never seen anyone “Virat, Rohit (Sharma) or Ravi sir &  $ ) * 1 '  'I>'  Jason Holder, was the leading fast he believes will be a even if he is given the job being stretchered off. I was knocked out don’t come and teach you the game. bowler in the national champi- “fantastic captain”. for long term. for 10 minutes, after that the pain never They have given me that freedom,” he   & ;/.*K& series, which is expected to mark onship with 36 wickets in eight “I think if Ben “People will always went down. said. resumption of international crick- matches at 18.91 each, and was part was captain he would look up to him and want to “What happens to me is that my “The security that they gave me hree West Indies players – et if it gets the final approval from of the ICC Under-19 World Cup be fantastic. One of play for him, whether cap- body goes into recovery mode straight backing with all their heart helped big Darren Bravo, Shimron the UK Government. winning side in 2016. his great qualities as vice- tain or not. But especially as away... Asia Cup was anyway going to time. That was the reason I started tak- THetmyer and Keemo Paul – “Darren Bravo, Shimron Bonner, 31, is in line to make captain and as a leader is captain he’ll have people be my last series before being rested but ing decisions on my own,” he added. on Wednesday refused to tour Hetmyer and Keemo Paul all his Test debut after being one of the that he sets the example, the wanting to play for him and then the injury happened,” he remem- As for Dravid, Pandya said he is England for next month’s proposed declined the invitation to travel to leading batsmen in the 2020 West way he goes about his short-term he’d be a huge bered. Pandya said he owes it to his IPL thankful to the former captain for three-match Test series, which will England for the tour and CWI fully Indies Championship with 523 training, how he wants to success. Until you get the team Mumbai Indians’ coach Ricky never judging him. be conducted in a bio-secure envi- respects their decision to choose to runs in seven matches at an aver- bowl in difficult circum- opportunity to do it longer, Ponting for being there for him during “...He accepted the way I am. He ronment to combat Covid-19 threat. do so,” Cricket West Indies said in age of 58.11. stances, the way he stands you just never know, it might the tough phase. never judged me. Always respected me Cricket West Indies (CWI) a statement. “The new cricketing environ- up in different scenarios be a huge success. I wouldn’t “In 2015, someone who looked after as a cricketer. He enjoyed my work announced a 14-man squad for the “As previously stated, CWI will ment will take some getting used to. with the bat,” Root said. put it past him,” he said. me the best was Ricky Ponting. He ethic,” Pandya said.

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holed up in the hostels of the National Institute of Sport (NIS) in Patiala throughout the time that the lockdown had been imposed. Outdoor training for ath- letes at NIS started on Monday but they are yet to be allowed to use their equip- ment. Neeraj however is not too bothered by that as he has to rebuild strength before going full steam. “(Training) starts around 6.30am and for now we are not spending more than two hours. Slowly we will increase the intensity,” he said. “My fitness levels have dipped a bit in these last two months. I have to get my elbow and shoulders back to     There is a stark full strength again and then difference between what ace only will I get back to the javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra heavy training I used to do is used to while training and before.” what he is doing now. “The coaches haven’t real- However, he is just happy to ly taken a measure of exactly be back outside even though how much difference has for now it is without a javelin, come in the body. Maybe an equipment that he has there could be a fitness test gained mastery over in his taken some time in the future career but one that he could but I don’t really know when. not do much with during the My weight has not really last two months. changed much it’s just a few “It was certainly a matter crucial muscles that need of great happiness,” Neeraj strengthening.” said when asked about how he AFI had said last month felt when he got the news of that it is looking to resume the the resumption of outdoor domestic calendar in training. “This is the reason September and Prez Adille why we are here at the camp, Sumariwalla has made it clear to train. So when that was not that no foreign training camps an option there was not much will be held for any athlete this to do. For now we are looking year. Neeraj said that with no to get back to the way we used competitions in the horizons, to train before all this. there is no rush to get back to “It’s not good for an ath- training with full intensity. lete to be away from training “The thing is there are no for too long. For the past two competitions happening in months I was doing some the near future so we don’t excercise to maintain core fit- need to rush with anything. ness but couldn’t really do This year at least until anything holding a javelin. November there won’t be any- Now hopefully we can slowly thing. There is no scope of get back to our routine.” going outside of course, for The 22-year-old is one of any training or competitions,” several elite athletes who were he said. IANS