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+ +- 11. ,. ! R ! BHUBANESWAR: The State on Saturday reported 779 new Covid-19 cases in 30 districts and State pool, with which total tally increased to 10,05,654.Notably, the State otalitarian Governments had recorded 816 positive cases Tare associated with a “con- on Friday.Out of new cases, as stant reliance on falsehoods in rotesting police action and many as 105 children in the age order to establish dominance”, Plathi charge on farmers in group of 0 and 18 years tested Supreme Court Justice DY Karnal district in which 10 positive. A total of 71,137 sam- Chandrachud said on Saturday farmers were injured, farmers ples were tested in last 24 quoting philosopher Hanna blocked several roads and hours and test positivity rate Arendt and asserting that intel- highways, including toll plazas (TPR) was 1.09 per cent. The lectuals have a duty to expose ly a duty of every citizen,” he parties involved after due in Haryana on Saturday. active cases in State stood at the lies of the State. added. process has been followed. Around 10 people were 7,996.Out of new cases, 454 He was delivering a speech Quoting philosopher “State alone can’t be relied injured on Saturday as police were from quarantine and 325 on the topic “Speaking Truth to Hanna Arendt, Justice on to determine truth. It can’t allegedly lathicharged a group local contacts.Khordha district Power: Citizens and the Law” Chandrachud said that totali- be said that State will not of farmers disrupting traffic reported day's highest 259 cases as part of the 6th MC Chagla tarian Governments are asso- indulge in falsehood for polit- movement on a highway while followed by Cuttack with 84, Memorial Online Lecture. ciated with a “constant reliance ical reasons even in democra- heading towards Karnal to Baleswar 59, Jajpur 68, Live Law.in quoted Justice on falsehoods in order to estab- cies. The role of the US in the protest against a BJP meeting. P P Jagatsinghpur 31, Mayurbhanj Chandrachud as saying truth is lish dominance”. He highlight- Vietnam war did not see day- Besides Haryana Chief ! 27, Kendrapada 21, Angul and integral to the functioning of a ed that truth is integral to the light until the Pentagon papers Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Sundargarh 20 each, Nayagarh modern democracy. functioning of a modern were published. State BJP president Om the cars with sticks. ly lathicharged the protesting Karnal claimed to have wit- 18, Bhadrak 15, Sambalpur 13, “Speaking truth to power” democracy. “Democracy and In the context of Covid, we Prakash Dhankar and other Local officials said the farmers, leaving many injured. nessed 8-10 people sustain Deogarh and Dhenkanal nine refers to an act by a speaker to truth go hand in hand. see that there is an increasing senior leaders of the protests hit routes, including While senior Samyukt injuries in the police action. each, Ganjam eight, Jharsuguda use the truth to criticise some- Democracy needs truth to sur- trend of countries across the party were present at the meet- the Fatehabad-Chandigarh, Kisan Morcha leader Darshan Karnal police IG Mamta seven, Kandhamal and Bargarh one who is more powerful”, vive,” he said. world trying to manipulate ing. Gohana-Panipat, Jind-Patiala Pal said the SKM had given Singh, however, said, “We used five each, Rayagada four, Justice Chandrachud said. Justice Chandrachud said data. Hence, one cannot only The farmers there were highways, Ambala- call for road and toll plaza mild force because they were Koraput and Balangir three “This act aims to wield the since democracies are spaces of rely on the State to determine apparently charged down by Kurukshetra, the Delhi high- blockade till 5 pm to protest blocking the highway. Some each, Boudh, Subarnapur and power of truth against power. reasons, truth is important, the truth”, Justice Chandrachud police after they tried to stop way near Karnal, Hisar- injuries to “dozens of farmers” stones were also pelted Nuapada two each and The assumption is that truth as...truth also create a shared said. State BJP chief OP Dhankar’s Chandigarh and Kalka- and detaining of some farmers towards the police. Mild force Kalahandi and Gajapati one will counter-act power and public memory on which foun- According to LiveLaw, convoy. Dhankar was going to Zirakpur national highways. by Karnal police, Chaduni was used to disperse the pro- each.Besides, 57 positives were obviate a predisposition to dations of a nation can be Justice Chandrachud called for the State-level meet of BJP Several commuters were said road blockades will con- testers”. detected from State Pool. tyranny, the Justice said. established. In this regard, he more vigilance and participa- leaders and elected represen- left stranded at highways for tinue till all those detained in She said some protesters Another 67 patients suc- “One can consider speak- said that the courts can also tion by the citizens. Quoting tatives in Karnal. As his con- hours. Haryana Bhartiya Kisan Karnal were released. were earlier in the day cumbed to disease, mounting ing truth to power as a right of play the role of recording pub- Noam Chomsky, he said that voy exited the Bastara toll Union (Chaduni) chief Several protesters present detained for maintenance of total death toll to 7,764, Health every citizen which they must lic truth with the ability to doc- public intellectuals have a duty plaza (between Karnal and Gurnam Singh Chaduni at the site near the Bastara toll law and order and they were and Family Welfare have in a democracy but equal- ument information from all to expose the lies of the State. Panipat), farmers allegedly hit alleged that the police brutal- plaza around 15 km from being released. Department said. PNS ) * " " $ ing months. Q Covid-appropriate behav- + %%,* Q R iour should be strictly enforced at all crowded places, he said. ! There is a need to continue " focus on the five-fold strategy -- test-track-treat-vaccination he US military has said " "R and adherence to Covid- Tthat it carried out a drone appropriate behaviour -- for strike in Afghanistan, killing $ " %&' effective management of ISIS “planner”, a day after Covid-19, the Home Secretary President Joe Biden promised added. to retaliate for the twin blasts head of the festival season, Adherence to Covid- at the Kabul airport that killed single dose of Covaxin Athe Centre has asked all appropriate behaviour is essen- 169 Afghans and 13 American A(BBV152) given to people States to ensure there is no " # $ tial for tackling the pandemic soldiers. airstrike came a day after already infected with Covid-19 large gathering and said State ! on a sustained basis, he said, The Islamic State’s Biden said, “To those who car- results in the same or increased pre-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 Governments with high active adding that weekly data from Afghanistan affiliate, dubbed ried out this attack, as well as antibody response as unin- infection were compared with cases and high case positivity States and UTs regarding wear- Islamic State Khorasan or anyone who wishes America fected people given two doses those individuals without prior in districts must undertake Health Ministry data updated the spread. This would require ing of face mask, maintaining ISIS-K, had claimed respon- harm notice, we will not for- of Covaxin, according to a evidence of infection. serious measures to contain the at 8 am Saturday, 46,759 peo- a localised approach, as has social distancing, imposition of sibility for the attack at the give. We will not forget. We study by the Indian Council of The blood specimens were pandemic. ple tested positive for Covid- been mentioned in the fines etc indicates a downward Hamid Karzai International will hunt you down and make Medical Research (ICMR). collected from healthcare pro- Union Home Secretary 19 in the country in the previ- Ministry of Health and Family trend in enforcement. Airport in Kabul on Thursday. you pay. I will defend our The Government’s premier fessionals and frontline work- Ajay Bhalla has written to all ous 24 hours. Welfare (MoHFW) advisories “States and UTs are “US military forces con- interests and our people with health research body under- ers who received BBV152 vac- Chief Secretaries that the over- “The State Governments dated April 25 and June 28,” requested to augment their ducted an over-the-horizon every measure at my com- took a pilot study to examine cine at vaccination centres in all pandemic situation now and UT Administrations con- said Bhalla. enforcement efforts for effec- counterterrorism operation mand.” SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody Chennai, India, from February appears to be largely stable at cerned, having high positivity The Home Secretary fur- tively checking transmission of today against an ISIS-K plan- Earlier on Friday, the responses after day 0 (baseline to May 2021. Blood samples the national level, except for in their districts, should take ther advised them to take suit- the disease,” he said. ner. The unmanned airstrike White House said President before vaccination), after the were collected before receiving the localised spread observed proactive containment mea- able measures to avoid large Bhalla said the country occurred in the Nangahar Biden does not want the ter- first dose (month 1) and then the first dose of BBV152. in a few States. sures so as to effectively arrest gatherings during the coming has made significant progress province of Afghanistan,” Capt rorists, who planned the post-second dose (month 2) of Prior infection with SARS- The total number of active the spike in cases and to con- festive season and, if required, in vaccination and State Bill Urban, spokesperson of attack at the Kabul airport, to BBV152 in a group of health- CoV-2 was determined by cases and high case positivity tain the spread of transmission. impose local restrictions to Governments and UT admin- US Central Command, said live any longer. “I think he care professionals as well as SARS-CoV-2 IgG positivity at in some districts continue to â ¦It is important to identify prevent such gatherings. A istrations should continue their on Friday. “Initial indications made it clear yesterday,” White frontline workers. baseline. The study was remain a matter of concern warning signs of potential number of major festivals, drive so as to inoculate maxi- are that we killed the target. House Press Secretary Jen The antibody responses of approved by the Ethics said Union Home Secretary. surges early on and to take including Diwali and Chhath, mum number of eligible We know of no civilian casu- Psaki told reporters at her individuals with confirmed Committee of ICMR-NIRT. According to the Union appropriate measures to curb will be celebrated in the com- people. alties,” Urban added. The daily news conference. !" #$% ' ! / ! a reminder for future genera- 0+ ! ! IMD said.Heavy rainfall is also tions about the right of the likely to occur in some places ! - people to peaceful democrat- hubaneswar on Saturday $ " in southern and coastal belt ofe ic protest.” Bregistered 187 new Covid- in the next 24 hours. “Heavy .. - The Chief Minister also 19 cases. With this, the total - / / %& rain is likely to occur in the dis- requested the Prime Minister tally in the capital city rose to tricts of Ganjam, Gajapati, to bring back the personal 1,06,266.Notably, the city had ' Kandhamal, Kalahandi, effects like the pistol and diary recorded 213 cases on Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri rime Minister Narendra of Shaheed Udham Singh, Friday.Out of the new cases, and Nabarangpur,” said the PModi on Saturday “virtu- who avenged the injustice of 159 were local contacts and 28 weather office. ally” inaugurated the renovat- this massacre, from the United from quarantine. nder the influence of Similarly, the Met depart- hief Minister Naveen ed Jallianwala Bagh “Smarak” Kingdom to India. The local contacts includ- UFriday’s cyclonic circula- ment also issued thunderstorm CPatnaik on Saturday ded- and dream big and work hard complex displaying massacre Jallianwala Bagh. That He said Jallianwala Bagh is ed 11 in Nayapalli, followed by tion, a low pressure area has and lightning alert for the dis- icated 10 more schools trans- so that their schools and fam- of April 1919 in Amritsar say- Shaheedi well, where the love a place that gave courage to an nine in Old Town, eight each in formed over northwest adjoin- tricts of Ganjam, Gajapati, formed under the 5T pro- ilies and the State would feel ing the country is making all of countless mothers and sis- innumerable number of revo- Sundarpada and Saheed Nagar, ing west-central Bay of Bengal Puri, Khordha, Jagatsinghpur, gramme in the fourth phase. proud of their achievements. efforts to preserve the heritage ters was snatched away, their lutionaries like Sardar Udham six in Ghatikia and five in off the north Andhra Pradesh Cuttack, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Describing the facilities While the event was moder- of freedom fighters. lives were snatched away. We Singh and Bhagat Singh to sac- Shailashree Vihar.The active -and south Odisha coasts, said Bhadrak, Baleswar, created as a competitive ated by 5T Secretary VK The PM saluted the brave are remembering them all rifice their lives for the free- cases in the city stood at the Regional Office of the IMD Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, advantage for students in the Pandian, a number of land of Punjab and the soil of today,” he said. dom of the nation. While pay- 3,303.So far, 990 patients have here on Saturday. Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh and age of cutthroat competition, Ministers and MLAs partici- Jallianwala Bagh. “Those inno- Punjab Chief Minister ing tributes to the martyrs of succumbed to the disease in the Light to moderate rainfall Nayagarh. IMD Regional he said it has created a lot of pated in the programme. cent boys and girls, those sis- Captain Amarinder Singh, Jallianwala Bagh, Modi city. However, 241 persons is likely to occur in several parts Director HR Biswas said the interest among students and On November 14, at least ters, those brothers, whose who also virtually attended the referred to the partition and its recovered from the disease in of coastal Odisha, south and intensity of rainfall would would help shape their 1,070 schools transformed dreams are still visible in the function, said, “Jallianwala disastrous consequences that the last 24 hours, increasing the interior pockets of the State in decrease in the State by August future.Patnaik asked the stu- under the 5T scheme are bullet marks on the walls of Bagh Memorial must serve as affected Punjab immensely. total recoveries to 1,01, 952. the next two to three days, the 30 and 31. dents to take the advantage scheduled to be dedicated. # #$ "$% $' $ & / 0120304 ; &8 0;8-0'8 2 9 " : + #$ %&'( ) * ' & " +', $ -. /-. 0
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History carried out too many atrocities and a bid to grab the throne. tells us that he was cruel and sinister. it is something that is difficult to get Babur’s story is a case in point. To see him naïve, undecided and in over. Good because it is a piece of This was to be repeated when parts lenient is strange. history even if this one is a work of Humanyun came to the throne. Shabana Azmi as Aisan Daulat fiction and based on the six-part Not that what Aurangzeb did was Begum plays her part brilliantly. But series Empire of the Moghul by Alex any different. then that is expected of her. Rutherford. Interestingly, Alex What is stark here besides the Drashti Dhami as Khanzada Rutherford is the collective pen obvious, is the sheer brilliance of the Begum and Babur’s sister, has name of two writers — Diana sets, the backdrop and some great definitely proved that there is more Preston and her husband Michael performances by the actors. Since to her than just acting in TV serials. Preston. the series was released on OTT, the Imaad Shah, Rahul Dev and Aditya Given that the novel-series itself grandeur of the sets can’t be enjoyed Seal also do their best. is a work of fiction and this series is to the fullest. But since we have Overall, The Empire is worth a based on it, the question here should already seen Bahubali, the awe watch; if only for its grandeur sets. be how close the creator, Nikhil factor of the opulence is not as much. L & Q2 & + " "R Q- &-55 2-'0 : &9 '8-& -&8 0')8R ;!2%&9(!823I=O9&!9&82"223 $ 9 & 6&9 99$ & 99&22432!3"&99!3 2&' 85 2&&'2 2399 !9 3$ ; 9! A! &92$&&4 23 " 9 ;*;9%49! A '2 &99 )4323 ' 8! 9&$38!8 ! 9 & ;<=38&> % 3 9!223"$2 ! ' 8&9B 3 $ 9'2 2 8!38! !&&3"9! 6!%&3"! 2& &$&69 3&% 938 9!3 3!99!25 3"92 '2 &$;&2;4 638 ! 3"! % 3 ; 9! How was the whole experience of playing was bad, but the channel was convinced I 8935"39!' 48 2%2$ 63238;L 9 6&!%%93" Mahadev? was the right person for the role. 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! 7R *, 4*) 2 / to the medical college hospital when my condition deterio- from land was sold to meet the &9 J!% &94-2 F-G2$! '39 %% !388 1!/ at Burla (VIMSAR) on the rated and I stayed there till my cost of treatment in the Mission 8 " %88& ;83$8 9 4 > 2$ 8' (9>8"& ! ; 23 advice of doctors of the condition improved. hospital. "The only succour is 85 9$2 388 3"!39"23!!933 ) 1 Nuapada District Headquarters We spent there about Rs the PDS rice," she adds. 8 "%88& 5!-!8 3& 98! 2$!9992 938 Hospital. "The doctors in Burla 80,000," adds. The couple says Dolamani and Miniketan 9850*4"2$' 239 " $ 26! %29999235$&;&9 revealed that the intestine has they have spent about Rs 5 lakh feel that it was a case of med- 89 !9 38 2 ' ! ' 2$ 96 ""&3" 38 %88&3" 2$ ' 23 been wrongly cut. in total for buying medicines, ical negligence and they should 9 " 5 5 , They operated the belly colostomy bags, to meet cost of be compensated for the expens- and fixed plastic bag for col- travel to Burla and towards the es they have incurred. / 3 P olamani Majhi (25) of lection of fecal matter. What I cost of treatment in the Mission Miniketan, meanwhile, has &9 J '282$3 383$82 !9$2 38!3"3"3$ 232$ DMalbhata Pada hamlet of learnt from the discussions hospital. filed an FIR at the Boden &B 2 9!2%23B ! 38 69 2 9 693 923 Nagpada GP in Boden block amongst the performing doc- Dola has not received any police station alleging negli- 85 ! !84! 3 %2& !8 ! 9%2 38 '"3 3 has already spent about Rs 5 tors that my stomach was full financial support from the gence by doctors and demand- 39"23 32 ! 3 835 ! 83 2$ ! 8 98 9 32 lakh for her treatment in one of rotten things. It was even dif- Government for treatment. ing action against them. 9 3838! 92$!8!99&&2'43235 and a half years, but she is still ficult for the doctors to bear the "We have taken loan from A case in the National to get cured. "I suffered only foul smell during the opera- moneylenders and are paying Human Rights Commission 1 1 due to negligence of the doctor tion," says Dolamani. interest for that. I find them (NHRC) has also been filed by who operated me for family The medical reports of the standing on my doorstep every one Dilip Dash of planning," says she. VIMSAR reveal that corrective alternate day for recovery. It is Bhawanipatna. The NHRC has "We decided to go for the surgical procedure has been difficult to live such a life" said directed the State Health operation because we had four done. Dolamani stayed in the Miniketan. Secretary and the Nuapada children. The operation was hospital for about a month and Dolamani is still unable to district Collector to submit a done in a camp held at the was relieved when lockdown do physical work. The only report on the case. Boden Community Health was announced. "They had source of living for the family The next hearing is on Centre (CHC), 20 km from our and I continuously vomited. I What followed thereafter told me to report after a month is their three acres of agricul- August 31. In the meantime, as village," says Miniketan, was crumbling with severe was a long suffering and strug- for removal of the bag. ture land. Miniketan and his reported by Dolamani, some Dolamani's husband. abdominal pain. When we vis- gle of Dolamani for survival. We reported accordingly, mother toil hard to make ends health officials of the Boden Dolamania had gone to the ited the same doctor in the According to her, she is strug- but they didn't admit me. We meet. "I am still unable to help CHC and the District ! '39 J ! 394 4 9 2'9 8 ! = , '& CHC with her husband by a CHC after two days, he con- gling for life only because of the have gone there five times sub- them in farming, only extend- Headquarters Hospital have !22&; !38 94! % 5 &24 !33"; 8' 38 B bicycle and also returned by the ducted ultrasound and said it carelessness of the doctor who sequently, but they returned me ing a helping hand to my taken all medical reports of 26%239 2 "398623"!9 83926 4!2 9235 bicycle after the operation. was acid problem. He took Rs cut the small intestine during citing the Covid situation. mother-in-law in household VIMSAR as well as of the 26662 % 2 & !38'224 9 &92 &98 8 3" ! "The problem started the next 800 for that. He advised us to the tubectomy procedure. Finally, I had to be admitted at chores," says Dola. She further Mission hospital a week ago &8 2 $ 3 235 day. My belly started swelling take acid medicines," says Dola. Miniketan took Dolamani the Khariar Mission hospital informs that last year's yield from them. !6% J % 39% 2 $ 3 &2$,2& F2 ! 3 3"G + !2 23 8 ' 3 " 8 9 -2 39 ' 3 '2 2 F-G ! 5 ' *( () 2; ! %2& 38 32 "2 2 !! % $2 93" 2$ &B 2 ; "3>; 2% 6 38 2! ( ) *( , 23 '3892 3!3" &82 6 8 235 !6% he Jagannath Temple will % 3383 2$ ,2& ,34 A , Tremain closed for devotees 0$ " + bers of the web channel.Later, (9! 38 2! 2$$ &9 on Monday on account of the 5 the accused allegedly held the % 9385 he Central University of Janmastami festival. But there duo hostage at a secluded place TOdisha (CUO), Koraput is no restriction on the servi- BHUBANESWAR: The in the outskirts of the city and conducted a webinar on tors and temple officials who Commissionerate police on asked to pay of Rs 10 lakh for , &4!6 38J633 &99 & ‘Development, Public Policy have duties to perform in the Saturday arrested five persons, their release. The mat- 93" "! 3! , !9 '3 and Lives of the Tribals’ in its shrine. including a private web chan- ter came to light after the busi- 9& 8$2 !**89!6 9 campus at Sunabeda. Social With this, the temple will nel woman journalist, on the nessman’s associate lodged a 8 ' ! 89! 3" activist and researcher of remain closed for public for charges of kidnapping and tor- complaint with Nandankanan 4 4865 !6% (, Indian National Trust for Art long three days starting from turing a businessman and his police in connection with inci- !38 4! ! ; and Cultural Heritage Saturday to Monday. From associate to extort money. dent. Based on the written , &4!6 38 ( A 3 (INTACH) Dr Anil Dhir and ment issues and asked for tak- reviving of the Jagannath Tuesday, the devotees can enter The businessman and his complaint, police conducted a 2 38 (2!3 ( 9 ! environmentalist and wildlife ing of a broader aspect of Sadak, from Kolkata to Puri. the shrine as usual till Friday in associate were held hostage raid and arrested four persons 63"2! 23" &8, expert Dr Biswajit Mohanty research on tribal develop- He also discussed about his compliance with Covid guide- and tortured by the accused for including the woman scribe. $2 !!232 5 delivered the lecture on the ment in which different acad- recent publication on the trib- lines, informed Shree two consecutive days. The duo Further investigations into the topic. emic departments of the uni- al lives of Kondha and Gadaba Jagannath Temple was released only after their case was ongoing. City DCP The webinar was presided versity can take part. tribes of Koraput. Administration family members allegedly paid Uma Shankar Dash said , "As over by Vice Chancellor I/c of In his speech Dr Dhir dis- Dr Mohanty also stressed (SJTA).Looking at the possi- a ransom of Rs 50,000 to the the accused identified them- CUO Prof Sharat Kumar Palita. cussed how tribals are affected the need for abolishing all bility of huge rush of pilgrims abductors. Preliminary reports selves employees of a media He stressed the need for by the wrong policies which fail beneficiary programmes in the into shrine for the Janmastami indicate that the businessman house, many people were not upliftment of the tribals but to fulfil the needs of the trib- name of tribal development. He festival, the SJTA has already from Barbil area and his asso- raising their voice against them. without affecting their original als. For real development the said that these programmes announced closure of the ciate from Kendrpada were We have decided to debar livelihood and culture. Prof tribals should be kept in their ruin the tribal lives and many shrine on Monday besides the engaged in transportation of them from entering the city Palita also emphasised on holis- own livelihood. He also dis- tribes are on the verge of two-day shutdown for weekend minerals. They were called to limits and soon a Tadipaar tic approach of tribal develop- cussed about his journey on extinction. Saturdayand Sunday. Bhubaneswar by some mem- notice will be issued." PNS 6 0 0 ' , 8%J!, 8%(28&%2& 88"6'&3"83 38'3 & 5 2&23 23 8 38 98 9 "6'& 9 38 $2 8 !6 2 2 5 ! 98 % 9239 , !&&8 L3; 6 ! ; ,6' ! ;&%, 8;(32>! 38A&9!, 8!35! KENDRAPADA: The district ny is totally wrong," said district of agriculture due to mega %2& 23$9 8962'&%!239;622 &;"6'&3" 8938 administration on Friday Collector Ruturaj. As per mul- piped water project. The dis- 9!2$M;0*$ 26! %29999235 organised a meeting with the tiple reports, for Aul- Kanika trict administration has cleared Mishra alleged that the actor tioning. “Bobby Mishra always Kharasrota Banchao Sangram mega pipe water project and doubts and concern of locals misbehaved and issued threats creates nuisance and yesterday P Samiti (KBSS)activists at the mega pipe water project at and KBSS members and their person on Saturday lodged in the name of gangster Raja he shoved me and threatened Pattamundai in order to listen Barunadiha, only four percent demands are under active con- Aa complaint with the Acharya following the dispute me over parking of a vehicle. to their grievances and of water is going to be drawn sideration. We have appealed Nayapalli police that Ollywood on Friday evening. Based on There were three to four per- demands. The forum has been even in lean season. them to cooperate district actor Bobby Mishra threatened the complaint, Nayapalli polic sons with him,” the com- protesting mega piped water No ground water exploita- administration for construction and misbehaved with him over summoned both Bobby Mishra plainant alleged. project construction work at tion is going to be made for the of project at Barunadiha, " a dispute over car parking.Tapi and the complainant for ques- The complainant further Barunadiha. The meeting was project and the saline ingress informed Collector, Ruturaj. alleged that the actor tried to headed by district Collector will not occur in the river , clar- He further said in order to threaten his wife while he was Amrit Ruturaj, whereas Sub ified Collector.“We informed set up instream storage struc- not present at home at IRC vil- Collector Niranjan Behera, the KBSS members that DPR ture at Kharasrota basin , the lage. “I panicked as the actor tehsildars and BDOs of preparation generally occur in Engineer –in –Chief (EIC) of threatened me by taking gang- Pattamundai, Aul and mega pipe water when surface Water Resoruces Department ster Raja Acharya’s name,” he Rajkanika blocks were present water is going to be drawn. The has directed Chief Engineer for said. while members of KBSS were Water Allocation Committee carrying out survey work with However, the actor rub- ! '39 J L3 8&; $2 6 3 (39 38 led by former MLAs Debendra recommended for preparation a team of engineers at basin of bished the allegations. “My 6 9 ! % 9232$,L38& 2 %;923 8 23$ 8 Sharma and Dolagobinda of DPR. The RWSS Kharasrota for feasibility study. brother had parked his vehicle !33 323&!232 $2 ! !6393!$&82$263 Nayak. "We tried to clear KBSS Department later requested As per feasibility report, deci- at Tapi Mishra's parking space 6%2 635! 89% 93823&3' 936"3 members' doubts and appre- the IIT Hyderabad for prepar- sion will be taken. However, the and some argument took place !0!8232$!, 82$!23 9 8938 9399 hensions over project. Their ing DPR. The EIC RWSS later KBSS was not satisfied with over it yesterday. I have not 662$! 9) $ 9399382 &-2 65L38&88 8 concern over water of made rating of report. Later, discussion and stressed on ful- threatened anybody using any !!232 2!263@92 &838989!98 63828 Kharasrota being diverted to a the OUAT scientists also made fillment of all its demands to gangster’s name,” claimed 386%2 8 "! 9;!29!2 &8"B &2%%2 329 ! proposed port or any compa- survey about the possible lapse end ongoing agitation. PNS Bobby. 2 3 !! '&5 ,( !, - Q!( Q2 ,*, & (( ( (( R ! ! !+@ cation claimed 25 publications 23" 99&&"9;***) 9 63% 2 99 5 in SCOPUS/SCI indexed jour- water by the century's end. nals. But the fact is that he has The cities include Mumbai, only 14 publications in SCO- Prakash Nayak demanded that Kochi and Paradip of Odisha. Venture Company of MMTC, () PUS. Further, out of his claim Government immediately . Keeping the grave danger IPICOL, OMC, NMDC and , of 25 publications, nine are nei- or many years, there has scrap contractual appointment in view, Prerna has started its he NMDC, the largest iron others, has set up a 1.1-MTPA ther SCOPUS nor in the Web Fbeen a stable Government system.The rule following 2016 ( campaign of tree plantation Tore producer of India, has integrated steel plant at Dubri inally, the office of the of Science (WoS). Prof Mittal in Odisha, but what was the Supreme Court judgement for programme in the name of stepped in to provide technical in Jajpur district. FChancellor of Universities has also shown all these 25 financial crisis that forced State same pay for same work should freedom fighters and martyrs and financial assistance to the The company acquired the of Odisha has asked Sambalpur papers to be authored by him Government to implement be immediately implemented to save the environment." Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited mining lease for captive pro- University VC Prof Sanjiv single handedly, which is total- unconstitutional Contractual in State, Nayak demanded. n the occasion of the Teachers, students, social (NINL) for resumption of their duction of iron ore in January Mittal to furnish relevant infor- ly false. Prof Mittal further Appointment Rule and make He alleged that State O75th Independence Day, workers among others can mining operations in Odisha. 2017. The NINL received per- mation on allegations of giving mentioned that he had eight all Group B, C and D appoint- Government by reappointing social organisation Prerana join the drive and plant either The operations of NINL mission for merchant sale of false information while apply- books of publication to his ments on contractual basis employees after their superan- started a yearlong campaign to in their houses, schools, col- iron ore mines at Mithirda iron ore for one million tonnes ing for the post in 2020. credit. But he neither submit- after 2013, questioned nuation and putting curbs on celebrate freedom fighters and leges, temples or at any pub- mine block resumed on Friday. per year for two years to aug- It was alleged by Durga ted these books to the Higher Congress at a Press meet here new appointments is playing kick off Sahid Smaraki lic places. The inaugural function was ment the ore production in the Prasad Padhi, a senior advocate Education department nor to on Saturday.With this poser, with future of lakhs of educat- Plantation Mohastav. They can name the plant attended by top NMDC and State and meet the expenses of and former syndicate member the Search Committee for ver- party media cell convenor Satya ed unemployed youths. Addressing a Press meet, after freedom fighters and NINL officials. the company. of the university; and two other ification and record which is Prerana Green Army com- martyrs those who are born in Under the aegis of the Commenting on the devel- eminent citizens, Susant Kumar nothing but suppression of mander-in-chief Dr Dillip their villages and send the Union Ministries of Steel and opments, NMDC CMD Sumit Swain and Arun Kumar. They facts, the complainants said. Srichandan said, "Now the photographs and details to Commerce and DIPAM, the Deb said, “Iron ore mining by also sent a complaint with They further requested the environment is severely pol- Prerna International Green NINL had approached the NINL will not only ease ore proof of documents to Chancellor to ask the VC of SU luted. The United Nation Army to be published in a spe- NMDC for support. To provide scarcity in the State but will go Chancellor and Governor Prof to go on leave and face Climate Change Committee cial souvenir which will be impetus to the supply of high a long way in eliminating the Ganeshi Lal seeking an inquiry inquiry.However, after getting and the NASA report that the inaugurated on August 15 grade iron ore in Odisha, the financial constraints faced by and appropriate action against the letter from these persons, most dangerously risky factor 2022. They will be also felic- NMDC signed an MoU to NINL. The NMDC extends full Mittal including his dismissal the chancellor office has asked is rising sea level that threat- itated for their association extend assistance to the NINL. support to the NINL team in from the post. The allegations the VC to furnish his com- en to submerge 11 cities in the with plantation work, Notably, the NINL, a Joint their new endeavour.” include Prof Mittal in his appli- ments on the issue. country by nearly three feet Srichandan added. # #$ "$% $' $ & / 0120304 , *7, 8
433) 43!! ! %%& @ ( 5( :& 0 Q8 + 8 &>- " + + + C R Member of Rugby India; and Dr Achyuta Samanta, founder, %P0& ( , # KIIT & KISS.The Olympians were given financial assistance fter introducing their of Rs 1 lakh each. Coaches he Samajwadi Party (SP) has AExecutive MBA degree Amulya Nanda Bihari, Raju Tdemanded that the State program for working profes- Sahani, and Bijay Lakra were Government roll back power sionals in March, the IIM also honoured. tariff hike, stop undeclared Sambalpur welcomed their first even KIIT alumni and stu- Olympians and hockey power cuts and also urged the Executive MBA batch through Sdents who are Olympians, players Sunita Lakra and Odisha Electricity Regulatory a virtual inauguration event. sprinter Dutee Chand, fencer Lilima Minz are now pursuing Commission (OERC) to direct The session was graced by CA Bhavani Devi, javelin their higher education in KIIT the Discoms to reduce trans- distinguished guests including thrower Shivpal Singh and while international hockey mission loss which is still at 29 chief guest, Chairman – hockey stars Birendra Lakra, players Dipsan Tirkey and per cent in Odisha. SP State Mahindra Insurance Brokers Amit Rohidas, Deep Grace Sarita Hanuman, junior inter- president Rabi Behera warned Ltd., Mahindra First choice Ekka and Namita Toppo were national hockey player Stanli of resorting to a State wide stir Wheel Ltd. & Mahindra Steel felicitated by the KIIT & KISS Victor Minz, international ath- if the demands were not met. Service Centre Ltd, Rajeev at a special ceremony on lete (800m) Namita Kobat, Behera stated that Odisha was Dubey and guest of honour and IBM, JK Cement, Tata Steel, learning, unlearning, relearn- Saturday in the presence of national-level athlete (javelin the first State to go for privati- ( being made to hand over the keynote speaker Director-HR, Alstom, Ministry of Home ing, discovery, and fun. In this Dilip Tirkey, Chairman, throw) Domonti Murmur are sation of power sector reform beach to private interests, they Samsung Electronics Sandeep Affairs are some organisations new normal what organisations Hockey Promotional Board, also pursuing their education in 1994-95. Assurance was given said. The organisations which Tyagi. whose employees are a part of require is proactive decision Odisha; Rahul Bose, actor, in KIIT & KISS, informed Dr to provide uninterrupted, qual- ( , participated in the protest were The welcome address was the first batch of Executive making at various points of the director, writer and Board Samanta. ity power supply at cheaper rate Manav Adhikar Surakhya given by Director, IIM MBA. The average work expe- value chain which means the to the consumers. demonstration was organ- Manch, Retired Teachers’ SambalpurProf Mahadeo rience of the students is 9.7 concept of leadership has to The Electricity Board which Aised here on Friday to Association, Om Laughing Jaiswal while introduction of years, and they are working as change." Tyagi said, “The onset was at a loss of Rs 300 crore oppose opening of liquor shops Club, Jana Jagaran Manch, the Executive MBA Program mid to senior level executives of Omnichannel mode of sell- and transmission loss of 56per- in Gopalpur-on-Sea beach in Akhila Bharat Krantikari was made by Prof Shikha in their respective organiza- ing (a combination of Online cent was fragmented into dif- the name of promoting Sangha, Pujya Puja Samiti, Bhardwaj. There are 54 stu- tions. There are two students and Offline mode) from digi- ferent companies and subse- tourism. The protestors alleged Odisha Liquor Free Manch, dents in the first batch of the from Germany in the mix. tal to phygital is the new quently generation, transmis- that instead of popularising the Akhila Bharat Krantikari two-year programme. They Chief Guest Dubey said, mantra. It connotes that digi- sion and distribution were sep- local sculpture, art, dance, Krushak Sabha and Bhagabata have come from diverse sectors “My congratulations and salu- tal is going to be synchronized arated for better service.“But music, culture, handicrafts and Charitable Trust.The demon- from Banking and Finance to tations to all those who are with offline mode of selling. after 26 years of power sector heritages, the Government is stration was led by Shyam IT & ITEs, manufacturing and embarking on a fascinating India is expected to add 140 bil- reform, electricity in Odisha is increasing liquor shops and Sundar Khadanga, Abani several others. SBI, ICICI, journey. I am sure it will be a lion turnover in terms of online neither cheap nor qualitative glorifying revenue generation Kumar Gaya, Hrushikesh Patro AXIS, TCS, Deloitte, Amazon, journey of magic, mysticism, shopping." nor uninterrupted. from this source. An attempt is and Ramesh Chandra Sahu. ! 6 , 7 16 89::. A including IOCL, BPCL and ;< HPCL in around 49.671 acres etroleum Minister Hardeep of land.Addressing on the Pandey on Friday held a high- frauds at Lachipeta and The departmental investigation PSingh Puri and Union occasion, Pradhan said the level meeting to review the Malkangiri Colony Post Offices has already been completed in Education Minister Common User Petroleum cting on the instructions of case. “There will be no com- committed by Biswanath Lachipeta Post office. Dharmendra Pradhan laid the Facility will lead to reduce the ACommunication Minister promise on public trust in Podiami have been reported to Preliminary investigations in foundation stone of Common transportation cost of petro- Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Postal postal system and the system the Central Bureau of other two cases have been User Petroleum Facility leum materials in the regions Department has initiated will be continuously strength- Investigation (CBI), which has completed by the department (CUPF) at Sadashibpur in of Central and North Odisha action against the persons ened to avert the cases of cor- registered FIR against and a detailed investigation is Dhenkanal district on and it will be connected with involved in fraud cases involv- ruption and fraud”, Pandey him.Mana Pujari, Branch in progress and would be com- Saturday. railways line also. ing Rs 2.44 crore in Odisha. said. Postmaster of Bhejangiwada pleted within one month. Minister of State Keeping in mind the During his visit to Koraput Pandey, informed about BO has been arrested by the Action has been initiated to Petroleum and Natural Gas industries like Tata Steel, on August 21, three fraud cases the pro-active action of the police and booked under obtain the claims from the Rameswar Teli, MP Mahesh Nalco, Jindal India Thermal of Lachipeta, Malkangiri department in dealing with Sections 408, 409, 420, 468, 471 affected members of the pub- Sahoo, Hindol MLA Plant, NTPC, this CUPF has Colony and Bhejangiwada Post the fraud cases which surfaced and 473 of IPC. lic. All genuine claims would be Seemarani Nayak, besides been conceptualised. Due to Offices of Koraput Division recently in Odisha. The CBI and police author- settled within 30 days in accor- CMD, BPCL K Padmakar, Head, IOCLSubhajit Ghosh Keonjhar, Deogarh and this project, Dhenkanal dis- were brought to the notice of Pandey informed that ities have been asked to com- dance with Standard Operating Director (Marketing), BPCL were present. The facility will Dhenkanal will be major ben- trict will also have of other Vaishnaw by the members of taken together an amount of Rs plete their investigation quick- Procedure (SOP) issued by the Arun Kumar Singh, ED help reduce cost of frequent eficiaries of the Rs 395 crore small industries and will be public and the media. 2.44 crore is involved in all ly. Directions have been issued department.Odisha Chief (Retail), BPCLPS Ravi, transportation of petroleum project which will be shared as reason of employment gener- Secretary of Department of these cases. All the concerned for attachment of the proper- Postmaster General Suvendu ED(E&P), BPCL LR Jain and products from Paradip per the mutually agreed, by all ation for the local people, he Posts, Ministry of Postmasters have already been ties of the main accused and Swain too joined the confer- SLC cum CGM and State Terminal. Districts of Angul, three oil marketing companies added. Communications, Vineet placed under suspension.The their family members, he said. ence from here virtually. ( : ' &( 1 97( 0 >D8& + * 2 '3 & ! ( The Tata Power Central Odisha L L, NH authorities have not paid Distribution Ltd (TPCODL) any heed to timely completion has inaugurated its new cor- ajpur district Collector of these works.Rathore porate office at Power House JChakravarti Singh Rathore expressed displeasure over the Square in Bhubaneswar. has directed the National slow pace of work in this Chairperson, Odisha Electricity Highway Authority of India stretch and also sought expla- Regulatory Commission PNSPARADIP: The 4T (NHAI) to immediately repair nation from the NHAI for the (OERC) UN Behera in pres- (Tankler, Trailer, Tipper & a 40-km stretch of NH-53 fault in erecting an over-bridge ence of CEO and MD, Tata Truck) Owners' Association of which is in precarious condi- at Braja Nagar near Sathipur as Power Dr Praveer Sinha and Paradip announced new office- tion. locals have alleged faulty con- CEO, TPCODL M Shenbagam bearers' names here on The Collector has set a 15- struction. along with other senior offi- Wednesday. Association pres- day deadline for the repair of Besides, the Collector cials. Company CEO Dr Sinha ident Shekh Bashir Alli and the portion between Duburi directed the NHAI, whose offi- said, “We are extremely happy general secretary Jagannath and Chandikhol. He swung cials were present in the meet- to inaugurate TPCODL's new Parija told reporters that due to into action while reviewing ing, to conduct immediate corporate office at Powerhouse. death of former president various road safety measures repair of the stretch between We are committed to provide BHUBANESWAR: The Buxi Deeksha Dey of Class-X of Sashikant Hati and termination on NHs and State Highways Chaandikhol and Duburi with- reliable, affordable and quality Jagabandhu English Medium 2020-21 batch were felicitated of former secretary Bamdev passing through the district in a fortnight. power supply along with supe- School (BJEMS-II) held a felic- in event called “Felicitaciones Sahu for anti association activ- during a road safety commit- Rathore also directed the rior customer service.We are itation ceremony for toppers Ceremonia”. Akankhya Samal ities, the posts were vacant for tee meeting at the Collectorate Chandikhol and Jajpur RTOs thankful to Odisha who have won laurels for was felicitated with Child a long period. According to on Thursday. to put signboards at several Government for giving us this school. Aditya Ranjan Dash Scientist Innovation them, Sekh Bashir Alli was Earlier, the Collector had places along the NHs passing opportunity and reaffirm Tata and Chanchal Ojha, the Award.Tapan Pattanaik was nominated as president, asked the NHAI to expedite the through the district for speed Power’s commitment of Science and Commerce toppers chief guest. School chairman Rabindranath Basantia and construction of over-bridges limits of the vehicles. He also ‘Lighting up Lives’ for people of of Class-XII, and Swagatika Raghunath Mishra and man- Sanjay Das as vice-presidents, and underpasses along the NH asked the RTOs to take steps to Odisha.”Chief Executive Rout of Class-X of 2019-20 ager Pratap Kumar Jena were Jagannath Parija as general sec- stretch between Chandikhol manage the traffic at busy Officer, TP Central Odisha batch, Tanmaya Kumar present, Principal Khyanika retary, Rabin Pritam and Sanjay and Sathipur to ensure com- thoroughfares and markets. Distribution Limited Acharya and Suman S Dixit, Das and vice-principal Swain as joint secretary and pletion of the projects by its Jajpur SP Rahul PR was present Shenbagam said, "We have infrastructure to ensure that all place to work and also serve the Science and Commerce Sarbeswar Samal coordinated Surendra Mohanty as treasurer stipulated timeframe. But the at the meeting. been renovating our office our employees are given a great our customers efficiently.” toppers of Class-XII and the event. PNS of the association. , #<4
tions. Our internal resources not been able to grow because of with seven of his top bureaucrats $ 1 came to the rescue, we utilized inclement temperament and flies 1000 Km from Ranchi to / 1 / them to provide benefits to our weather reduced output.”He Delhi to solicit and woo the people. It is always talked about said, “The weather in Jharkhand investors. This is a great change; the reserves of mineral wealth is extremely pleasant. When this is a paradigm shift from that we have. But, we have you leave Delhi the temperature shooing to wooing. This has 51 immense potential in the field of will be 40 degrees, whereas been possible because the gov- tourism. when you reach Ranchi it reads ernment knows that the devel- /2 Incentive provisions have 28 degrees. opment of our State or country been included for the Tourism Temperature and pleasant is not possible without invest- industry under JIIPP 2021. We weather make human capital ment and innovation. have unlimited opportunities very productive.”“Our human “We have come here to tell he Government of in the field of education. capital is very healthy and very you that Jharkhand is your best TJharkhand signed Netarhat School, about which law-abiding. You will never have bait. Policies can come and go, Memorandums of you all must have heard about, to face labour unrest in governments come and go, poli- Understanding worth nearly Rs opportunities for over 1.7 lakh ment.”“In this quest, we expect working in the field of Tourism, paving the way for industries to is a nursery for budding IAS & Jharkhand. We have our very cies can be amended, policies 10,000 Crores with leading people through direct and indi- your cooperation. The govern- Education, Renewable Energy, come and establish their plants IPS officers of the country. good law and order situation. can be improved, policies can be industrial houses of the country rect means in Jharkhand. ment has stepped up and we will Food Processing, Auto Mobile, and generate employment in the Jharkhand is also doing well in You will never hear of any orga- scrapped but we want to tell you on the concluding day of the During the launch of the not stop here. From the very Pharma & Textile. A major part state. Our effort is to take the field of engineering and nized extortion gang. one thing about Jharkhand two-day Investor’s Meet orga- Jharkhand Industrial and beginning, the state govern- of these industries has been Jharkhand upwards in the cat- medicine. Even Naxalism has shrunk which can never change. nized by the Department of Investment Promotion Policy ment has been deliberating untouched in Jharkhand. egory of leading states of India,” We are establishing Pharma to few remote pockets of It’s a beautiful state with a Industries, Government of 2021, Chief Minister Hemant upon how to generate employ- Talking about Renewable he added. parks where we will provide land Jharkhand and it is like to be beautiful landscape. It is a state Jharkhand on Saturday. The Soren said, “The State govern- ment in Jharkhand. Hitherto, Energy, I would like to inform The CM further said, “Many to medical equipment manu- eliminated from the geography with a vast range of flora and industrial giants including, ment wants to move forward our focus largely revolved you all that very soon we are industries remained closed due facturers also. We are ready to of Jharkhand in a couple of fauna. 30 per cent of our land is TATA Steel, Dalmia Group, with the cooperation of the around industries based on coming up with a very big pro- to the nationwide imposed lock- promote educational and tech- months. Jharkhand invites you, covered with forest, with such SAIL, Adhunik Power and Prem investors. We are trying to lever- mines and minerals. They are ject. We are establishing India's down to curb the spread of the nical institutes.” the event, Chief invites you with open arms,” he vast production of minor forest Rubber Works will make invest- age the infinite resources, which undoubtedly immensely valu- largest floating solar plant. This pandemic. This caused a prob- Secretary Sukhdev Singh quot- added. Indicating towards the produce that it is a paradise for ments in the State, which is like- nature has gifted to Jharkhand able and will continue to be the will generate electricity on a very lem in employment generation. ed a famous economist and CM, sitting on the dais he said, anyone interested in Agro-Food ly to generate employment and walk the path of develop- backbone but we are now also large scale. We are working on We had to work out some solu- said, “Some of the nations have “The Chief Minister of a state Processing Industry,” said CS. # #$ "$% $' $ & / 0120304 1 <
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he Enforcement TDirectorate (ED) has attached 45 immovable prop- erties worth 363.51 crore of New Delhi: The Income Tax assessee. Hyderabad-based MBS (I-T) department has detect- “Evidence detected dur- Jewellers Private Limited and ed alleged tax evasion of ing the search revealed that MBS Impex Private Limited 175 crore following raids on the group was engaged in among others in a money laun- a steel manufacturing and fraudulent practice of book- 28 to foster financial inclusion. dering case related to defraud- trading group based in ing bogus purchases of scrap This national mission was 4&9 ing MMTC in purchase of Maharashtra and Goa, the and sponge iron from various even years into its launch, launched to ensure people have & gold bullion. CBDT said on Saturday. fake invoice issuers,” it said. Sbank accounts under the access to financial services, The attached assets are MMTC for their personal gain the conduct of Sukesh Gupta The searches were car- “Premises of fake invoice Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan namely, banking, remittance, 9>( & also related to promoters and and thereby caused a loss of has been evasive and non- ried out on Wednesday in issuers were also covered Yojana (PMJDY) have swelled credit, insurance, pension in an directors of MBS Group, public money to the tune of cooperative and he has failed to Pune, Nashik and during the search,” it said. to 43 crore with total deposits affordable manner. Sukesh Gupta, Anurag Gupta, 504.34 crore (including inter- discharge the burden of proof Ahmednagar districts of The statement said such crossing 1.46 lakh crore. As on August 18, 2021, the . -. Neetu Gupta, Vandana Gupta est up to 31.05.2021 of 277.52 imposed on him under the Maharashtra and in Goa, invoice issuers have Appreciating the untiring number of total PMJDY and their other group entities. crore) to MMTC,” the agency Prevention of Money and a total of 44 premises admitted that they efforts of all those who have accounts stood at 43.04 crore. The ED had initiated said. Laundering Act. were covered. supplied only bills but no worked to make PMJDY a Of this, 55.47 per cent (23.87 Total RuPay cards issued to money laundering investiga- The CBI had filed a charge In another case under “So far, a total of 175.5 materials and also generated success, Prime Minister crore) Jan-Dhan account hold- PMJDY account holders rose tion on the basis of FIR regis- sheet against Sukesh Gupta Foreign Exchange crore of unaccounted income fake e-way bills to show it as Narendra Modi said their ers are women and 66.69 per to 31.23 crore. tered by ACB, CBI, Hyderabad and others in 2014. Management Act (FEMA), the has been unearthed includ- genuine purchases and to efforts have ensured the people cent (28.70 crore) holders are For account opened after against Sukesh Gupta and his During the ED investiga- ED had adjudicated and levied ing unaccounted cash and claim GST input credit. of India lead a better quality of in rural and semi-urban areas, August 28, 2018, the free acci- companies for defrauding tion, it is found that Sukesh a penalty of around Rs 222 jewellery, shortage and excess “With the active support life. the finance ministry said in a dental insurance cover on MMTC Limited (a Public Gupta colluded with various crore on the MBS Group. of stock and bogus purchas- of GST authorities in Pune, “Today we mark seven statement. RuPay cards increased from 1 Sector Enterprise) in purchase officers of MMTC Hyderabad Sukesh Gupta also entered es,” a Central Board of Direct the vehicle movement track- years of #PMJanDhan, an ini- During the first year of the lakh to 2 lakh. of gold bullion under Buyer’s and painted a wrong picture of into a one-time settlement Taxes (CBDT) statement ing app was used to identify tiative that has forever trans- scheme, 17.90 crore PMJDY Finance Minister Nirmala Credit Scheme, the agency said his accounts and kept on lift- (OTS) with MMTC in 2019. said, adding that the raids are fake e-way bills. formed India’s development accounts were opened. Out of Sitharaman, while underlining in a statement. ing gold to carry on its business But as per the latest reports continuing. “Total bogus purchases trajectory. It has ensured finan- total 43.04 crore the importance of the scheme, “Sukesh Gupta in active as usual. from MMTC, Sukesh Gupta It said “unaccounted” identified from these parties, cial inclusion and a life of dig- PMJDY accounts, 36.86 crore said the journey of PMJDY-led connivance with few officials of While the MMTC ulti- did not deposit any funds and cash of 3 crore and jewellery so far, is about 160 crore,” it nity as well as empowerment or 85.6 per cent are operative, interventions undertaken over MMTC Hyderabad, had con- mately suffered a massive loss, the OTS has failed. worth 5.20 crore have been said. for countless Indians. Jan Dhan and the average deposit per a short span of 7 years has in tinuously lifted gold without the business of Sukesh Gupta The ED has now identified seized. The CBDT claimed that Yojana has also helped further account is 3,398, as per the effect, produced both forex cover and without ade- flourished and ran with huge 45 immovable properties The CBDT claimed that the taxman found a “shortage transparency,” the Prime Finance Ministry’s statement. transformational as well as quate security deposits. His profit. On the basis of his busi- belonging to him and his relat- 194 kg “unaccounted” silver of goods of 3.5 crore and Minister tweeted, Increase in average deposit directional change, thereby dues were consistently misre- ness profile, he took loans and ed entities, and their directors. articles worth 1.34 crore excess stocks of 4 crore The PMJDY was is another indication of making the emerging financial ported to the MMTC Head struck real estate deals and The ED has provisionally have been found during the from the premises, and the announced by Modi in his increased usage of inclusion ecosystem capable of Office and without squaring off grew his business in the name attached these properties under searches and have been same has been Independence Day address on accounts and inculcation of delivering financial services the existing losses, his firms of various related companies. PMLA to safeguard the pro- “accepted and declared” as admitted by the assessees”. August 15, 2014 and was simul- saving habit among account to the last person of the soci- continued lifting gold from All through the investigation, ceeds of crime, it added. additional income by the PTI taneously launched on August holders, it said. ety-the poorest of the poor. + , 4, @@* 5 + - ."/"0
through portability. “Thus, installation of ePoS devices at the FPSs and Aadhaar seeding of beneficia- 1 ries with their digitised ration matic infection and hospitali- card data are the two main sation, for both Alpha and enablers of this technology- Delta variants. driven initiative,” it said. he Delta variant of SARS- The Delta variant was first The objective of ONORC is TCoV-2 is more virulent reported in India in December to empower all NFSA benefi- and transmissible than the 2020 and early studies found it ciaries to be self-reliant for Alpha variant! A team of to be up to 50 per cent more their food security anywhere in researchers concluded this after transmissible than the variant the country, through portabil- they found that people infect- of Covid-19 that had previously ity of their same existing ration ed with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta gained dominance worldwide, have been undertaken since cards to seamlessly lift their variant have approximately known as the alpha variant, August 2019. subsidised food grains (in part double the risk of hospitalisa- first identified in Kent, the UK. The maximum such trans- or full) from any e-PoS (elec- tion compared with those For the study, the team fter West Bengal and Delhi actions have been reported tronic Point of Sale device) infected with the second one. analysed healthcare data from Athat operationalised the from Bihar (10.14 crore), fol- enabled Fair Price Shop in the The researchers in their 43,338 positive Covid-19 cases ration card portability, it is now lowed by Andhra Pradesh (6.92 country with study, published in The Lancet in England between March 29 only BJP-ruled Assam and crore), Rajasthan (4.56 crore), biometric/Aadhaar authenti- Infectious Diseases journal, and May 23, 2021, including Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, cation at the time of lifting the had analysed more than 40,000 information on vaccination which are yet to join the one Kerala, Karnataka, foodgrains through portability. Covid-19 cases in the UK. status, emergency care atten- nation, one ration card Maharashtra, Haryana and Further, their family mem- “This study confirms pre- dance, hospital admission, and (ONORC) programme in the Madhya Pradesh in the said bers back home can also lift bal- since the first report of the 9 vious findings that people other demographic character- country. period. ONORC aims to ensure ance/their requirement of food- SARS-CoV-2 genome was pub- & infected with Delta are signif- istics. According to the Union seamless delivery of subsidised grains on the same ration card. he Drug Controller lished. The interim clinical icantly more likely to require In all cases included in Food Ministry, Delhi, which food-security entitlements to Due to the potential of ONORC TGeneral of India (DCGI) data of the Phase 1 study was @ & hospitalisation than those with the study, samples of the operationalised ONORC in all beneficiaries covered under to empower migrants, this plan has approved the Phase 2 and submitted to the DCGI. The 9 Alpha, although most cases virus taken from patients July this year, provides ration the National Food Security has now also become a part of 3 clinical trials of India’s first Vaccine Subject Expert included in the analysis were underwent whole-genome card portability for 33 States Act, 2013 (NFSA), irrespective the “Prime Minister’s Covid-19 mRNA vaccine pro- Committee (SEC) reviewed unvaccinated,” said researcher sequencing to confirm which covering 69 crore beneficiaries of their physical location any- Technology Driven System posed to be developed by the data, and found HGCO19 Gavin Dabrera, Consultant variant had caused the infec- whereas West Bengal imple- where in the country. Reforms under the Pune-based pharma major to be safe, tolerable, and Epidemiologist at the National tion. mented it in August and pro- Although ONORC should AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”. Gennova Biopharmaceuticals immunogenic in the partici- Infection Service, Public Health During the study period, vides portability of ration cards equally benefit all 80 crore According to the ministry, Ltd. pants of the study, said the and 22-27 sites in Phase 3. England. there were 34,656 cases of the for 34 States covering 74.9 NFSA beneficiaries, but it pri- ‘Mera Ration’ mobile app — Presently, a few pharma- company in a statement. Gennova plans to use the DBT- “We already know that Alpha variant (80 per cent) crore beneficiaries. marily aims to enable migra- which ration card holders, par- ceutical firms worldwide, The company submitted ICMR clinical trial network vaccination offers excellent and 8,682 cases of the Delta “Two remaining States — tory beneficiaries (mostly ticularly migrant beneficiaries, including Moderna Inc and the proposed Phase 2 and 3 sites for this study. protection against Delta and as variant (20 per cent), the Assam and Chhattisgarh — are labourers, daily-wagers, urban can use for identifying the near- Pfizer Inc, are using mRNA study followed by a Phase III The vaccine development this variant accounts for over study indicated. targeted for integration under poor, temporary workers in est fair price shop, check details technology in its coronavirus study to evaluate the safety, tol- programme was partly funded 98 per cent of Covid-19 cases While the proportion of ONORC in the next few organised and unorganised of their entitlement and recent shot. erability, and immunogenicity by the Department of in the UK, it is vital that those Delta cases in the study peri- months,” the ministry said on sectors, domestic workers, etc.) transactions — has recorded These vaccines do not use of the candidate HGCO19 Biotechnology (DBT) under who have not received two od overall was 20 per cent, it Saturday. who frequently migrate across over 15 lakh downloads on a live virus to generate an (COVID-19 vaccine) in healthy Ind CEPI back in June 2020. doses of vaccine do so as soon grew to account for around Currently, a monthly aver- the country in search of better Google Play Store so far. immune response but prompt subjects which was approved by Later on, the DBT further sup- as possible,” Dabrera added. two-thirds of new Covid-19 age of about 2.2 crore porta- opportunities or for any other The mobile app is available the human body to make a pro- the DCGI. ported the programme under However, the study has cases in the week starting bility transactions is being reasons, to access the Public in 12 languages viz. English, tein that triggers one. The Phase 1 study data has the Mission Covid Suraksha. indicated the importance of May 17, 2021 (65 per cent, recorded consistently in states Distribution System (PDS) and Hindi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, The Gennova, in collabo- been evaluated and Phase 2 will mRNA vaccines carry the mol- vaccination, as the team 3,973/6,090), indicating it and union territories, it said. if desire, may lift their entitled Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, ration with HDT Bio Corp, commence soon. The phase 2/3 ecular information to make the emphasised that multiple stud- had overtaken alpha to According to the ministry, 40 foodgrains from any ePoS Urdu, Gujarati, Marathi and Seattle, US, has worked togeth- study will be conducted in protein in the host using the ies have shown that full vacci- become the dominant variant crore portability transactions enabled FPS in the country Bangla. er to develop an mRNA vaccine India at 10-15 sites in Phase 2 synthetic RNA of the virus. nation prevents both sympto- in England.
official further explained. notification, the motor vehicle ' ) Currently, a person is tax levied by the state and allowed to keep vehicle for a union territories at the time of & maximum of 12 months in any registration in respect to BH- state other than the state where series non-transport vehicle (
it is registered. The owner has will be 8 per cent in case of re-registration process when to get such vehicles re-regis- vehicles costing up to ?10 lakh, they shift from one state/union tered before the expiry of 12 10 per cent in case of vehicles should urgently consider open- Since younger children are least o ensure seamless transfer territory to another. months. costing between ?10-20 lakh ing schools and resuming in- at risk, we urge you to permit Tof personal vehicles across “This vehicle registration The format of BH-series and 12 per cent in case of vehi- ver 55 academicians, doc- person classes.” primary schools to open first, in States, the Centre on Saturday facility under ‘Bharat series registration mark will be YY cles costing above 20 lakh. Otors and other profession- India is among only four to line with ICMR (Indian Council notified a new registration (BH-series)’ will be available on BH #### XX. YY denotes the It further said that 2 per als have favoured reopening of five countries across the world of Medical Research) recom- mark for new vehicles — voluntary basis to defense per- year of first registration, BH is cent extra charge will be levied schools, asserting that Covid-19 where schools have been closed mendations, and then higher Bharat Series (BH-series). The sonnel, employees of central in the vehicle registration code for Bharat Series, #### is for diesel vehicles, while elec- vaccination of children should for such a long time (one-and- classes. We look forward to Road Transport Ministry’s new government/ state government/ process that needed attention the randomised four digit tric vehicles will be charged 2 not be a prerequisite for send- half years), they said in the let- leaders across political parties rule aims to centralise the sys- central/ state public sector was re-registration of a vehicle number and XX are two alpha- per cent less tax. ing them to schools. ter. coming together for the sake of tem of re-registration of vehi- undertakings and private sec- while moving to another state”. bets, according to road trans- In case, where the vehicle In their letter, which has “A number of governments our children,” the letter stated. cles when relocating between tor companies/organisations, The MoRTH through a port ministry. bears BH-series registration also been marked to the Prime have not yet reopened schools “Open schools now with states an easier process. This which have their offices in “notification introduced the A vehicle bearing this reg- mark, the motor vehicle tax Minister’s Office, Union Health for all classes because of con- proper planning and if there is scheme will facilitate free four or more states/union ter- new registration mark for new istration mark shall not require shall be levied electronically. Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, cerns including students not a steep rise in cases, shutting movement of personal vehicles ritories,” the Ministry of Road vehicles i.e. ‘Bharat series (BH- assignment of a new After the completion of 14th Union Education Minister being vaccinated, schools them again can be considered as across states/union territories Transport and Highways series)’. A vehicle bearing this registration mark when the year, the motor vehicle tax Dharmendra Pradhan and the appearing to be ‘super-spread- a last resort,” it added. of India upon relocation. (MoRTH) said in a statement. registration mark shall not owner of the vehicle shifts shall be levied annually, which National Disaster Management ers’, fear of a third wave and a The signatories said vacci- In this regard, the govern- A MoRTH official said require assignment of a new from one state to another, shall be half of the amount Authority Chairperson, the sig- rise in cases in areas where nation is not a prerequisite for ment has notified a new vehi- that an IT-based solution for registration mark when the according to a statement from which was charged earlier for natories said, “There is global schools have been opened.... reopening schools, stating the cle registration regime that vehicle registration is one such owner of the vehicle shifts the ministry. that vehicle, the notification evidence to support school “There is an urgent need to purpose of vaccination is to pre- will free vehicle owners from effort as “one of the pain points from one state to another,” the According to government said. opening and governments bring children back to school. vent severe illness. # #$ "$% $' $ & / 0120304 =
A argument ensued, and the measure. Taliban said they had been told The economic crisis, which aliban forces sealed off by the Americans to only let US predates the Taliban takeover, TKabul’s airport on Saturday passport-holders through. could give Western nations to most Afghans hoping for ”I am so hopeless for my leverage as they urge evacuation and most NATO future,” the man told The Afghanistan’s new rulers to nations flew out their troops Associated Press after returning form a moderate, inclusive after two decades in to Kabul, speaking on condi- government and allow people Afghanistan, winding down a tion of anonymity because of to leave after Tuesday. frantic airlift that Western lead- security concerns. “If the evac- Afghanistan is heavily ers acknowledged was still uation is over, what will happen dependent on international leaving many of their citizens to us?” aid, which covered around 75 and local allies behind. The Pentagon said on per cent of the toppled The United States, which Friday that Afghans with the Western-backed Government’s says the round-the-clock flights proper documents still were budget. The Taliban have said have evacuated more than being allowed in. they want good relations with 1,00,000 people since the On Saturday, the Taliban the international community Taliban claimed Kabul on Aug. fired warning shots and and have promised a more 15, was keeping up airlifts deployed some kind of colored moderate form of Islamic rule ahead of President Joe Biden’s 2 & + 3 + smoke on a road leading to the than when they last governed Tuesday deadline for with- + airport, sending dozens of peo- the country, but many Afghans drawal. ple scattering, according to a are deeply skeptical. Britain also was carrying some positions within the air- the past two weeks in the video circulating online that The Taliban cannot access out its final evacuation flights port, ready to peacefully take hopes of fleeing the country was consistent with AP report- almost any of the central bank’s Saturday, though Prime control as American forces fly were largely empty. ing. Afghans, meanwhile, faced $9 billion in reserves, most of Minister Boris Johnson out, spokesman Zabihullah A suicide attack Thursday economic crises as many which is held by the New York promised to “shift heaven and Mujahid said. The Pentagon by an Islamic State (ISIS) group Western governments with- Federal Reserve. The earth” to get more of those at stressed Friday that the Taliban, affiliate killed 169 Afghans held support from Taliban rule. International Monetary Fund risk from the Taliban to Britain who now run Afghanistan, and 13 US service members, In Kabul, hundreds of pro- has also suspended the trans- + 4 5&+ 4+ by other means. were not in control of any oper- and there were concerns that testers, including many civil fer of some $450 million. Britain’s ambassador to ations at the airport. the group, which is far more servants, gathered outside a Without a regular supply of US Afghanistan, Laurie Bristow, Outside the airport, radical than the Taliban, could bank while countless more dollars, the local currency is at said in a video from Kabul air- Taliban leaders deployed extra strike again. The US Military lined up at cash machines. risk of collapse, which could ' ( 4 port and posted on Twitter that forces on Saturday to prevent said it killed an IS militant early They said they hadn’t been paid send the price of basic goods it was “time to close this phase large crowds from gathering Saturday in a drone strike, for three to six months and soaring. A three to six months. warned that a worsening of the operation now.” after a devastating suicide after US President Joe Biden were unable to withdraw cash. A UN agency warned on They said even though drought could leave millions in “But we haven’t forgotten attack two days earlier, promised swift retaliation. ATM machines were still oper- Saturday that a worsening undreds of Afghans have banks reopened three days ago need of humanitarian aid. the people who still need to New layers of checkpoints An Afghan who worked as ating, but withdrawals were drought threatens the liveli- Hprotested outside a bank in no one has been able to with- The economic crisis could leave,” he said. “We’ll continue sprang up on roads leading to a translator for the US Military limited to about $200 every 24 hoods of more than 7 million Kabul as others form long lines draw cash. ATM machines are give Western nations leverage to do everything we can to help the airport, some manned by said he was with a group of hours. people. The Rome-based Food at cash machines. still operating, but withdrawals as they urge Afghanistan’s new them. Nor have we forgotten uniformed Taliban fighters people with permission to leave Later Saturday, the central and agriculture organisation The protesters on Saturday are limited to around $200 rulers to form an inclusive the brave, decent people of with Humvees and night-vision who tried to reach the airport bank ordered commercial bank said Afghans are also suffering at New Kabul Bank included every 24 hours, contributing to government and allow people Afghanistan. They deserve to goggles captured from Afghan late Friday. After passing branches to open and allow from the coronavirus pan- many civil servants demanding the formation of to leave after the planned with- live in peace and security.” security forces. Areas where through three checkpoints they customers to withdraw $200 demic and displacement from their salaries, which they said long lines. drawal of all US forces on Taliban forces were holding large crowds had gathered over were stopped at a fourth. An per week, calling it a temporary the recent fighting. had not been paid for the past Meanwhile, a U.N. Agency August 31. 39 % 6 ,! #)##)=<< ! ) ,! &8 '&69 (( ' . $2 N "89 ' #: > R ( 3 $"!393 Meanwhile, Senator Roger Marshall led Representatives he UK will conclude its Beijing: China and the US have " ( Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader he US has evacuated and Jimmy Panetta and Mike Tevacuation programme of urkish media says an evac- held their first round of high- has called the situation in Tfacilitated the shifting of Gallagher in sending a bipar- civilians from Afghanistan on Tuation flight from level military talks after he Pakistan Government Afghanistan a tragedy and approximately 1,11,900 people tisan, bicameral letter to Saturday with only troops left Afghanistan has landed in the President Joe Biden came to Thas decided to accept evac- blamed the US for the prob- from the Hamid Karzai President Joe Biden, urging to be flown out after that ahead U.K. With an extra passenger power in January this year uees from Afghanistan — lems there. Ayatollah Ali International Airport in Kabul him to safely evacuate of the August 31 exit deadline, — after cabin crew delivered a during which the two sides dis- The US and China held mostly transiting passengers to Khamenei in his first official since August 14, the White American citizens, Afghan Britain’s Chief of Defence Staff baby girl mid-air. When the cussed the rapidly evolving their first high-level talks in stay for a limited period — only meeting with new president House has said. Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) said. General Sir Nick Carter traditional cry of “Is there a situation in Afghanistan, a March in Alaska after Biden in capital Islamabad, dropping Ebrahim Raisi’s Cabinet on The US evacuated approx- applicants and other at-risk said during media interviews doctor on the flight?” went media report said on Saturday. assumed power, where Foreign plans of using Karachi and Saturday said “the tragedies in imately 6,800 people in the populations, including women on Saturday that the country unanswered on Saturday, Deputy director for the Minister Wang Yi and top Lahore as two other transport Afghanistan are deeply affect- time period between August 27 and children, from should be “holding its breath” Turkish Airlines staff helped People’s Liberation Army Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi bases, according to a media ing human beings (and were) at 3:00 am EDT and August 28 Afghanistan. at the challenge ahead amid the 26-year-old Afghan Soman Office for International exchanged barbs with US report on Saturday. made by America.” at 3:00 am EDT, following the “We urge you to provide threat posed by the local Noori give birth at 30,000 feet, Military Cooperation Major Secretary of State Antony The US embassy here had “The hardships they are deadly suicide attack near the transparency regarding how Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) Demiroren News Agency said. General Huang Xueping held a Blinken and National Security requested the Pakistan suffering, the incidents that are Kabul airport on Thursday, it the administration will safe- terror group, which has been Soman and her husband video conference with his US Adviser Jake Sullivan. Government to help in the happening, Thursday’s inci- said. guard the approximately 1,500 behind suicide bombings this had been evacuated from Kabul counterpart Michael Chase last “The Chinese military has evacuation efforts ahead of the dent, such killings, all by This is the result of 32 US American citizens still remain- week as the airlift rescue oper- to Dubai, United Arab week, the Hong Kong-based maintained a middle-level mil- August 31 deadline to com- America,” he said. military flights (27 C-17s and ing in Taliban-controlled ations have been underway. Emirates, where they caught a South China Morning Post on itary-to-military communica- pletely withdraw from At the Kabul airport, thou- 5 C-130s) which carried Afghanistan, SIV applicants, Carter said Britain is “not flight to Birmingham. Saturday, quoting Chinese mil- tion channel via the defence Afghanistan to cap its longest sands are still gathering in approximately 4,000 evacuees, and other at-risk populations,” out of the woods yet” as the UK’s Shortly after the plane took itary officials. attache in the US embassy in foreign war, spanning over 20 hope of fleeing the country and 34 coalition flights which they said. evacuation efforts following the off on Friday night, Soman’s “Afghanistan crisis is one of Beijing, and (last week’s call) is years after the September 11, after the Taliban takeover, even carried 2,800 people, according The lawmakers said the US Taliban takeover draw to a close. labour pains started and crew the most urgent issues of risk the first time senior officers 2001 terror attacks. after a suicide attack Thursday to a White House official. military should commit to “The plain fact is we have members stepped in to deliver management that needs to be resumed talks,” the Chinese Officials said that the killed 169 Afghans and 13 U.S. Since August 14, the US responding with overwhelming always got that in the back of the couple’s third child. discussed … Chinese foreign official said. Embassy sought permission Service members and amid has evacuated and facilitated force to continued attacks on or our minds. For the troops on The flight landed in Kuwait minister Wang Yi raised this China had hoped to for landing or transiting the warnings of more attacks. A the evacuation of approxi- around the Kabul airport, any the ground, they have to be as a precautionary measure issue in the Alaska talks (ear- exchange intelligence about passengers under three cate- massive U.S.-led airlift is wind- mately 1,11,900 people. Since attack on American citizens constantly alert and constant- and mother and baby were lier this year), but his American Afghanistan when Wang and gories: US diplomats/citizens, ing down.Khamenei said the end of July, we have re- attempting to evacuate ly thinking about how they can deemed healthy enough to counterpart ignored it,” the China’s foreign policy chief Afghan nationals and people Americans “occupied” located approximately 1,17,500 or any attempt to hold them rebut the threat,” he told the carry on to the UK. The baby Post quoted an official of the Yang met US Secretary of State from other countries. Afghanistan for 20 years. AP people, the official said. hostage. ‘Sky News’. girl was named Havva. Chinese military as saying. Blinken in Alaska in March. 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The declaration provides the government, and growth in Saturday slammed the Niti CAIT President B.C. the Income Tax Department on A bulk - 7,900 crore - is due for “irrevocably withdraw, export, Niti Aayog Vice- Aayog for interfering in the e- Bhartia also said, “It is deeply Saturday released draft of rules to Cairn Energy of UK alone. discontinue and not pursue” Chairman Rajiv Kumar has commerce Rules proposed by shocking to see such a callous to drop such demands provid- This was to be done only if the any present or future legal said. the Consumer Affairs Ministry and indifferent attitude of the ed companies concerned give companies concerned gave an challenge against the tax Kumar further said that as and said that such a line taken Niti Aayog who have remained an “irrevocable” undertaking to undertaking to withdraw all demand. per consensus estimates, by Niti Aayog clearly seems to a silent spectator for the last so withdraw all legal cases against present legal challenges as well Both Cairn and Vodafone despite downward revision in be under the pressure and many years when the foreign e- the government as well as as not take such recourse in the had challenged the retro tax the GDP growth projections, influence of the foreign e- commerce giants have undertake not to pursue any in future. demand before international India is expected to be amongst commerce giants. circumvented every rule of future. “The amendment made by arbitration panels which ruled the fastest-growing major has projected India’s economy 2021, the global Purchasing CAIT Secretary General the FDI policy and blatantly Earlier this month, the 2021 Act also provides that the their favour. Other companies economies in the world. to grow at 8.3 per cent in 2021. Managers’ Index (PMI) Praveen Khandelwal came violated and destroyed the government enacted the demand raised for offshore too have got relief from various “A s t r o n g r e b o u n d i s According to Kumar, after recorded slower growth in June down vehemently on Niti retail & ecommerce landscape Taxation Laws (Amendment) indirect transfer of Indian Indian courts. expected on the back of rapid phased unlocking post the and July. “In Asia, the manu- Aayog and said, “It is highly of the country but have sud- Act 2021 to scrap a tax rule that assets made before 28th In the case of Cairn, the vaccinations, a recovering second Covid wave, the eco- facturing PMI witnessed decel- unfortunate that Niti Aayog in denly decided to open their gave the tax department power May, 2012 (including the British firm was awarded monsoon boosting agricultur- nomic activity has gained eration in China. the last seven years since it’s mouth at a time when the pro- to go 50 years back and slap validation of demand provid- USD 1.2 billion in claims for al output, thrust on infra- strength. In India, manufacturing inception had done absolutely posed e-commerce rules will capital gains levies wherever ed under Section the value of its shares that structure investments by the “The government has also PMI rose to a three-month nothing to support the 8 crore potentially end the malprac- ownership had changed hands 119 of the Finance Act were seized and sold by the government, growth in exports, stepped into provide another high of 55.3 in July, reflecting traders of India and now when tices of the e-commerce com- overseas but business assets 2012) shall be nullified on ful- tax department, dividend which have performed remark- dose of stimulus of Rs 6.3 lakh likely expansion of manufac- the government is trying to cre- panies.” were in India. fillment of specified condi- seized and tax refund with- ably during April–June regis- crore, focused on healthcare, turing activity in the coming That rule had been used to tions such as withdrawal or fur- held. tering a growth of 18 per cent tourism, agriculture, infra- months,” he said, adding levy a cumulative of 1.10 lakh nishing of undertaking for The government failed to over the same period in the pr structure, MSMEs and exports. that.India’s services PMI crore of taxes on 17 entities, withdrawal of pending litiga- pay and the company moved “We also expect consumption “A s g r o w t h m o m e n t u m improved to 45.4 but remained including 10,247 crore on tion and furnishing of an jurisdictions such as the US to recover in the third and gathers pace, supported by the in the contraction zone. Cairn and 22,100 crore on undertaking to the effect that and France to recover the fourth quarters of the fiscal measures undertaken by the Kumar observed that sub- Vodafone. no claim for cost, damages, money due by seizing Indian year,” he said in a newsletter government, the Indian econ- sequent to a fairly robust recov- Cairn was levied tax for a interest, etc. Shall be filed and assets. ‘arthNITI’. omy will emerge stronger on a ery in the March quarter, the 2006 internal reorganisation of such other conditions are ful- The new law will require all The Reserve Bank has sustainable development path,” Indian economy was impacted India business before listing filled as may be prescribed,” the the companies to withdraw lowered the country’s growth he noted. by a much stronger Covid sec- while Vodafone was charged tax department said in a state- Indian challenges and Cairn projection for the current The Niti Aayog Vice ond wave, leading to imposi- for not withholding tax from ment. dropping its pursuits of Indian financial year to 9.5 per cent Chairman pointed out that tion of strict curbs across states consideration it paid for acquir- The amount paid/collected assets in the US, France and from 10.5 per cent estimated compared to steady expansion and decline in economic activ- ing Hutchison stake in India in these cases shall be refund- other foreign countries. earlier, while the World Bank in the first five months of ity. 713 ? 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Single ndia is fast progressing in dis- F(FDI) into the country rose on Saturday said there have KRetail Ltd on Saturday said Judge’...The SLP will be listed Icussions with several coun- by more than twofold to USD been no outages in its Aadhaar- it has approached the Supreme for hearing in due course.” tries for Free Trade Agreements 17.57 billion during April-June PAN/EPFO linking facility, Court against an order passed On February 2, a single (FTAs), Union Minister Piyush this fiscal on account of mea- which is authentication-based, by the Delhi High Court to bench of the Delhi High Court Goyal has said. sures such as policy reforms and asserted that all its services maintain status quo in relation had directed Currently, India is in dis- and ease of doing business, an with 27 per cent share of the are “stable”. to its 24,713 crore deal with Future Retail Ltd (FRL) to (( cussions on FTAs with several official statement said on total FDI equity inflows. It The comment came amid last week, some intermittent Reliance Retail and directing it maintain status quo in relation countries including the UK, Saturday. was followed by computer soft- reports of UIDAI system out- service interruptions were to enforce the order of the to its 24,713 crore deal with omestic natural gas con- UAE and GCC countries, Total FDI inflow rose to ware and hardware (17 per ages in linking Aadhaar with reported only in the enrollment Singapore-based Emergency Reliance Retail, which was Dsumption has prompted Australia and European Union. USD 22.53 billion during the cent) and services Sector (11 PAN and EPFO. The reports and mobile update service Arbitrator. objected to by US-based e- higher LNG imports, ratings The Union Minister of first three months of 2021-22 per cent). Further, Karnataka is said that the glitch had left facility at a few enrolment or In a regulatory filing, commerce giant Amazon. agency India Ratings and Commerce & Industry, as against USD 11.84 billion in the top recipient state during Aadhaar users in a lurch, even update centres “which too is Future Retail said, “Please be Justice J R Midha said the Research (Ind-Ra) said in a Consumer Affairs & Food & the same period of the last year, April-June 2021, with 48 per as EPF and PAN linking dead- working fine now, after upgra- informed that the company court was satisfied that an report. Public Distribution and Textiles it said. Total FDI comprises cent share of the total FDI equi- line looms. dation”. has filed a special leave petition immediate interim order was “Ind-Ra believes that 11.8 cited that India and US have equity inflows, reinvested earn- ty inflows. It was followed by In a statement issued on UIDAI went on to say that before Hon’ble Supreme Court required to be passed to protect per cent month-on-month agreed to aspire for $500 billion ings and other capital. Maharashtra (23 per cent) and Saturday, UIDAI emphasised even though the system has sta- of India against the impugned the rights of Amazon. (MoM) growth in liquified trade in near future. “FDI equity inflow grew by Delhi (11 per cent). Measures that all its services are “stable bilised, it is monitoring the natural gas (LNG) import vol- Furthermore, while 168 per cent in the first three taken by the government on and functioning fine”. same to ensure that no incon- ume to 93 metric standard addressing the business and months of 2021-22 (USD 17.57 the fronts of FDI policy “There have been no out- venience is caused to residents. cubic metre per day (mmscmd) trade fraternity through the billion) compared to the year reforms, investment facilita- ages in its Aadhaar-PAN/EPFO “It may be noted that in June 2021 was led by 7.7 per platform of Jain International ago period (USD 6.56 billion),” tion and ease of doing business linking facility, which is more than 51 lakh residents cent MoM growth in domestic Trade Organisation (JITO), he it said. The data showed that have resulted in increased for- authentication-based facility,” it have been enrolled in last nine gas consumption to 166 noted that recently India the automobile industry has eign inflows into the country, added. days since the beginning of the mmscmd,” the report said. emerged as the world’s second emerged as the top sector dur- the commerce and industry UIDAI explained that as it upgradation process on August “In June 2021, the city gas most desirable manufacturing ing the period under review ministry said. was going through an essential 20, 2021, at an average of 5.68 distribution segment volumes destination overtaking the security upgrade in its systems lakh enrolment per day,” increased 61.2 per cent YoY US. in a phased manner over the UIDAI said. and 10.3 per cent MoM to The minister pointed out 28.9mmscmd.” that the trend showed the Accordingly, NG produc- potential and promise of India tion has increased 19.5 per cent to become the “manufacturing YoY. hub” of the world. “During the month, Oil He asserted that along with 4 > India Limited and private or becoming the “manufacturing joint venture fields recorded an hub”, India should also become + " increase of 5 per cent YoY and a “trading hub”. 202 per cent YoY, respectively, According to Goyal, every while Oil and Natural Gas growth parameter is showing Corporation Limited recorded an extremely “exciting future " a decline of 7.4 per cent YoY in for all of us”. 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bowlers and eventually they got the the Indian skipper again looked results they wanted,” he said. circumspect as he played and acer Ollie Robinson engi- It was an improbable task to missed a few and survived a neered a middle-order col- bat out three days in conditions caught behind chance. Plapse with the second new which can change rapidly to make But Robinson then decisively ball as England completed a facile batting difficult. Playing out time tilted the game with a nicely innings and 76 run victory against isn’t a virtue that many in this pitched up delivery that was slight- India on the fourth day of the third team, save likes of Rohit Sharma ly angled in and Kohli jabbed at it Test, here on Saturday. and Cheteshwar Pujara, possess. and the result was the fifth consec- 2 All the good work on Friday, The middle-order which utive time in this series that he was when India reached 215 for two at looked solid yesterday was com- gobbled up either by wicketkeep- stumps, was completely undone as pletely rattled on penultimate er or the slip cordon. Robinson (5/26) and James morning under bright sunshine as Saturday was slip’s turn where Anderson (1/26) hit the right most of the batsmen didn’t know his opposite number Joe Root lengths and got movement off-the where there off-stump was which was standing. 81 . pitch to wrap up the Indian was pretty baffling if one takes the Ajinkya Rahane (10) got a cou- innings in a jiffy. India were all out third day’s performance into con- ple of boundaries but it was anoth- for 278 in the morning session. sideration. er similar manner of dismissal for It was a match that England India lost eight wickets for the Test vice-captain as Anderson ngland pacer Ollie Robinson on won by executing their strategies addition of only 63 runs and the got one to straighten from length ESaturday said his legendary teammate to perfection with an idea of memories of a morning collapse in which took the outside edge into James Anderson helped him in tweaking opposition’s soft underbellies. Adelaide once again became fresh keeper Buttler’s gloves. Rishabh his wobble grip ball technique and it gave It was Robinson’s second five- as good balls found their way Pant (1), who is no longer allowed him a perfect result in the third Test for in the series and the tall seam- either into the gloves or hands of to stand good three feet out of his against India. er after a difficult initiation to Test slip fielders. crease, again played in a manner Robinson exploited the second new cricket due to off-field controver- It started with Cheteshwar which only he knows -- giving pac- ball on the fourth morning en route splen- sies is proving to be an asset for this Pujara (91) misjudging the length ers the charge down the track with- did bowling figures of 26-6-65-5 as team. of Robinson’s in-cutter which he out any tangible results. England drew level in the five match series Robinson had served an perhaps thought would fly over the He lasted mere seven balls as with an innings and 76 runs win. unconditional apology after his India skipper Virat Kohli said pressure was relentless. Difficult to “scoreboard pressure”. stumps as he decided not to offer he pushed at a Robinson delivery “I noticed Jimmy holding his wobble racist tweets surfaced on the day it was high quality bowling from cope when you’re not scoring “Always up against it when you a shot. without any footwork, a replica of grip slightly differently. I was holding it of his Test debut against New England that forced mistakes from runs. That caused the batting get out for under 80, and the oppo- A good review taken by Joe his first innings dismissal as Craig from the other side so I spoke to him and Zealand in June. the visiting batsmen. order to crumble,” he said. sition puts up such a big score. But Root saw India number three’s Overton at third slip took a regu- just tried to practice it in the nets,” India had lost the match on the “It’s quite bizarre, it can hap- A huge first innings lead of 354 we did well to stay in the game yes- back but there was still hope for a lation catch. Robinson told reporters after his man-of- first day itself when they were pen in this country, batting collaps- taken by England only increased terday, fight back as much as we fight as skipper Virat Kohli clipped From 215 for 2, it was 239 for the-match performance. bowled out for 78 as it meant that es. We thought the pitch was good the worry with three days of bat- could, and gave ourselves a chance. Anderson for two boundaries en six and then it was a matter of for- “It went quite nicely, so I tried it in they were always playing a catch- to bat on, coming on nicely. But the ting needed to save the game. “But the pressure today was route his first fifty of the series. mality. Ravindra Jadeja (30) added the game and it worked quite well. It’s ing up game in this Test match. discipline forced mistakes and the Kohli acknowledged the outstanding from the England However unlike third evening, some more runs in Test kitty something I need to practice a bit more. This learning opportunity is invaluable for me at this stage in my career and luckily it came off today.” 2 1 India crumbled due to relentless pressure from “Obviously, it’s great to open the bowl- ing with Jimmy and build pressure on both ends. I enjoyed it and hopefully I can . continue.” India collapsed from 215 for two to England, first-innings collapse was bizarre: Kohli 278 all out. gone past Vaughan but you don’t do England began the proceedings with that on your own as a captain, it’s the second new ball and it all began with down to the group of players and the Robinson dismissing Cheteshwar Pujara coaching staff as well.” on his overnight score of 91. There have been many ups and ndia’s meek surrender in the Out-of-form India skipper Virat downs and challenges to deal with Ifirst innings of the third Test Kohli got to his first fifty of the series but their rotation policy in view of the was “bizarre” for skipper Virat only to be dismissed by Robinson that bubble life as it invited criticism from Kohli, who said they crumbled in triggered a stunning collapse. all quarters. the face of relentless pressure cre- “It feels like a very special day, I don’t “It’s been a very challenging ated by the England bowlers. Lord’s, and 2 and 1 at Leeds for quite feel like it’s settled in yet. For me, period throughout my tenure as India lost the Leeds Test by a total of only 87 runs. it’s one of the great days in my cricket captain, there has been a lot to con- an innings and 76 runs as ndia skipper Virat Kohli on “Well again, as I said, with career, to get my first Test win is really spe- tend with, a lot around the games, England levelled the five-match ISaturday backed under-fire one loss I cannot assess that or cial.” and not necessarily all the full focus series 1-1. wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, I cannot start analysing that as On taking the prized scalp of Kohli, has been on the field,” he said. Kohli admitted after being all saying the team management a captain. Definitely the man- he said: “It is an amazing feeling. The e has become the most success- out for 78, they were always play- will give him all the space that agement is not going to start crowds here were unbelievable. The noise Hful England Test captain after “But that’s part and parcel of the ing a catch-up game. “It can happen in this coun- he needs in the remainder of the analysing that because we are when we got Kohli out was deafening, just trampling India in the third Test but job. I haven’t put a time limit on it. “Basically down to score- try, batting collapses. We thought five-Test series against England. not failing as a team. an unbelievable experience and feeling to Joe Root won’t own the feat alone, As long as I am enjoying it, as long board pressure... Always up the pitch was good to bat on, The 23-year-old Pant, who “Consistently we are not get that wicket.” saying the contribution of his team- as we feel like we are moving in the against it when you get out for coming on nicely. But the disci- has played in all the three Tests losing, this is what I mean, Not long ago, the Sussex pacer had mates and coaching staff is equally right direction and that I am the right under 80, and the opposition pline forced mistakes and the so far in the ongoing England when I say that, we failed this doubts over his fate in England cricket as important in his achievement. man for it in my own mind, I am puts up such a big score,” Kohli pressure was relentless. Difficult series, hasn’t been able to get game as team definitely and we he was suspended for offensive old racist England crushed India by an more than happy to keep doing it.” said at the post-match presenta- to cope when you’re not scoring going with the bat, managing 25 take responsibility for that,” tweets following his spectacular Test innings and 76 runs in the third Test England came into the contest tion. runs. That caused the batting at Nottingham, 37 and 22 at Kohli said at the virtual post- debut against New Zealand in June. and that gave Root his 27th win as after suffering an embarrassing defeat “But we did well to stay in the After his apology, the Sussex seamer captain in 55 games. He surpassed at the Lord’s in the second Test that game yesterday, fight back as earned a recall for the Trent Bridge Test the likes of Michael Vaughan (26), was marred by some ugly on-the- much as we could, and gave our- where he grabbed his maiden fifer. Andrew Strauss (24) and Alastair field exchanges. selves a chance. But the pressure -P “It’s off the back of quite a few hard Cook (24) in terms of most number But they bounced back strongly today was outstanding from the years, I’ve had to work hard to get here of wins by an England Test captain. with James Anderson blowing away England bowlers and eventually fourth game by factoring in the air. “You are talking about a pure and do a lot of extra to get here so to get “As I mentioned before the game, the top-order after Virat Kohli opted they got the results they wanted,” workload of speed merchants. batsman?” he countered when the rewards in the last four four Test I’m living my boyhood dream of cap- to bat as India were dismissed for 78. he said. ndian captain Virat Kohli on In a combative mood while asked if he would play a sixth matches has been very pleasing,” the 27- taining England. It’s something that In reply, England had a 135- The India captain said the ISaturday vowed to continue answering the questions, Kohli specialist batsman. year-old said. I dreamt of doing from being really opening partnership, before the skip- batting collapse they suffered in with five specialist bowlers dismissed the idea of playing an “I don’t believe in that bal- “When you are performing obvious- small,” Root said after England lev- per’s classy 121 -- his third in three the first innings was “quite despite their big defeat against extra batsman, something that ance and I have never believed ly the scrutiny is off you a little bit. It (the elled the five-match series 1-1. matches and sixth in the year -- bizarre” after their stupendous England in the third Test but the great Sunil Gavaskar has in that balance because either racist tweet episode) is still quite fresh in “I couldn’t be more proud to have steered them to 432. show in the Lord’s Test. hinted at a rejig in attack for the been constantly advocating on you can try and save a defeat or my memory and I’m trying to work on ! .88) / " 9+ "0: ' +.< ( one shot lead going into the F < G weekend after adding a bogey free round of 65 to his opening - A AA Magdalena Simmermacher after ndian golfer Shubhankar 64. FG both players shot an opening (99% % 9 ISharma carded a second suc- The two-time European round of 67 in Bohuslän. cessive two-under 68 to make Tour winner got to 11 under par ndian women golfers The 22-year-old made the $2 $ 9%% 3 the cut at the Omega European at Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, IVani Kapoor and most of her familiar sur- Masters but SSP Chawrasia edging ahead of England’s Andy Aditi Ashok carded roundings in Skafto, as she $2 - 3 !"39 missed the weekend action. Sullivan and Thomas Detry of two-over 71 and kept her composure amid Sharma, who is coming off Belgium, as he goes in search of three-over 72 gusty conditions to share the , two good starts, had four birdies the Cazoo Classic, bogeyed the his second win of the season fol- respectively to lie tied 18th lead after 18 holes played. against two bogeys around the 11th but holed birdies on 14th lowing his Tenerife Open tri- and tied 26th after the open- Hedwall sits alongside ionel Messi trained on turn to get to 4-under and was and 18th to turn in 1-under. On umph. ing round of the Didriksons compatriots Linda Wessberg, LSaturday ahead of his T-22 at the halfway stage. his second nine, he birdied first The South African notched Skafto Open here. Annelie Sjoholm and ama- highly anticipated debut for Chawrasia however missed and second and dropped a late up six victories on the Sunshine Swedish amateur teur Ingrid Lindblad on French giants Paris St- the cut with identical scores of bogey on eighth. Tour before securing his first Beatrice Wallin leads the one shot under-par, Germain. 71-71. Sharma, who was T-9 at Dean Burmester holds a European Tour trophy at the co- field alongside as well as England’s The six-time Ballon d’Or winner did not feature in the first three games of the Ligue 2 Afghan athletes arrive in 1 campaign after being given $2 99823 2 &8 %; 9 & Paralympics: Indian time to settle in the French Tokyo to compete in Paralympics capital and build up his fit- 2 9"228% % 23J(!&38,2 javelin thrower Bhati ness, but he is expected to A+ ( ; first-half sending off. There play against Reims on misfires in all six were two goals and an assist Sunday. wo athletes from restfallen Arsenal players from Ferran Torres, and goals Messi’s ex-Barcelona TAfghanistan have arrived in ndian women’s ODI team attempts, out of final Cbeing humiliated in the from Ilkay Gündogan, Gabriel team-mate Neymar, who has Tokyo to compete in the Icaptain Mithali Raj and Premier League has become Jesus and Rodri. so far been rested following Paralympics, the International coach Ramesh Powar on A+ all-too familiar in recent years. “You have to take risks international duty, is also due Paralympic Committee said Saturday said the side is cur- But it’s never been this bad. Not and you have to be brave on the to make his first appearance Saturday. rently focussed on next year’s ndia’s javelinist Ranjeet Bhati in the 128 years since the club ball and we didn’t,” Arsenal for- of the season. The two-person team of World Cup and the tour of Ibowed out of Paralympics started playing in the English ward Pierre-Emerick Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Australia will serve as ideal after failing to register even a leagues. Aubameyang said. “This is not Rasouli had flown from Kabul preparation for the mega event. single vailid throw in his six A 5-0 collapse at enough and everyone has to “Really disappointed with to Paris before continuing on to The Indian team is leaving attempts in the men’s class Manchester City on Saturday look in the mirror and work as the things that happened on the Tokyo, the IPC said. for Australia on Wednesday to F57 final, here on Saturday. left Arsenal with three losses a team and stick together.” pitch,” Arteta said. “Obviously Khudadadi will be play three ODIs, a day-night The 24-year-old from without scoring at the start of Perhaps losing was expect- the summary after three games Afghanistan’s first female ath- Test and three T20Is. Faridabad had finished fourth the season for the first time in ed, if not in this manner. This and losing the three of them, it lete to compete at the “We need to understand pare separately as we back our World Cup is slated to be held at the Moroccan Grand Prix in its history. was Arsenal’s ninth successive doesn’t make it any easier.” Paralympics since Athens 2004. that we are playing three ODIs players in all formats. We try to in New Zealand in March-April 2019 and qualified for the Arsenal’s calamitous per- league loss to City, stretching Arteta has had 20 months She will challenge in the first and we are focussing right inculcate how we should next year. Paralympics after winning gold formance shouldn’t detract back into Arsene Wenger’s in the job since being hired women’s 44-49-kilogram now on the World Cup prepa- approach every format.” Skipper Mithali said, “We medals in the state-level tour- from the ruthless efficiency of reign. away from City where he was weight category in taekwondo ration,” Powar said during a The Australia tour will know the areas we needed to nament in Gurugram and the City. Unai Emery and, now Pep Guardiola’s assistant. on Thursday, and her team- pre-departure press confer- begin with the ODIs series, improve and we worked and national competition in In the week when the Mikel Arteta, have been “They trust a lot in Mikel mate will line up in the heats of ence, even as questions starting with the first game at addressed those issues during Bengaluru this year. defending Premier League brought in to try to revive because they spend money to the men’s 400 meters T47 event revolved around the Pink ball the North Sydney Oval on the preparatory camp in Earlier in the day, champions missed out on sign- Arsenal’s fortunes. But the reinforce the team, to do it bet- on Friday. The Paralympics Test against Australia. September 19, followed by the Bangalore. “Whatever results Bhavinaben Patel assured India ing not only Harry Kane but Gunners look further than ter,” Guardiola said. “Why you close on Sept. 5. The IPC said “Regarding the one-off Test second and third matches at the are there in Australia we still of a silver medal after she also Cristiano Ronaldo, the ever from getting back into the don’t give a little more time to the two were met in Tokyo at match we have to carry our Junction Oval on September 22 have few months for the World became the first Indian to existing attacking options did Champions League, let alone the teams to build what you the Paralympic Village by IPC one-day confidence into Test and 24 respectively. Cup. Australia tour is good for enter the final of a table tennis the job against a side reduced winning the title for the first want to build. The people want president Andrew Parsons. match. We don’t have to pre- The women’s 50-over us because we are playing event in the Paralympics with to 10 men after Granit Xhaka’s time since 2004. success immediately.”
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Other fac- Researchers across the globe have worked switch to a bigger apartment, a tors include: relentlessly to draw evidence that shows when better job or confining our- fuel emissions due to exploiting natural heat taxes people’s bodies, their performance on There has been an evident increase in the selvesW to our rooms with our air conditioners gases various tasks, as well as overall coping mecha- global energy consumption and thus the dire on their maximum cooling temperature. overusing resources that take hundreds and nisms, suffer. need to harness alternative energy sources that Enjoying the rain while we shoot up our lap- thousands of years to get renewed This further accelerates negative traits, are not just green, but also renewable and plen- tops seems like a regular day in our routine excessive residue of carbon footprints - ) including fuelling aggression, lower cognitive tiful. One such source with a substantially high- lives. However, what we fail to notice is the fact the agricultural practices using both com- A , - ability and plummeting productivity. The glob- er energy output per unit mass is hydrogen. that a bigger apartment is costing deforestation, mercial and organic fertilisers along with al weather station data also portrays how the Hydrogen, used as a fuel in the production, the air conditioner emitting carbon footprint increase in livestock farming and others ( human survivability limit has been briefly sur- transport and energy storage. It has the poten- and the untimely monsoons — a sign showing These combined with an inexhaustible list (, passed at least a dozen times in the last four tial to play a crucial cross-cutting role in the the catastrophic consequences of our actions. of other factors are bringing an age of disrup- ,+ +; decades at sites along the Persian Gulf and future low carbon economy, with applications Climate change has been impacting the nations tion and adding to global warming. The factors = + especially in the Indus River Valley in India. across the industrial, transport, and power sec- across the globe and reaching an irremediable are not only a result of human initiations and These facts give us all the more reason to act tors. There has been a growing appreciation state by the passing day. With temperatures ris- interruptions but are further being triggered -- urgently and bring a reform to immediate that complete electrification of our current ing, glaciers melting and floods causing intensely to cause more havoc by the day. ,+ +) effect. The need of the hour is to serve as energy systems could be prohibitively expensive destruction by sudden advances in the shore or , devout environmentalists and not only and technologically challenging, given the connected regions, the concern only seems to ( acknowledge the threat to our planet but also important storage, flexibility, chemical, and be amplifying. Human intervention has resulted in putting resolve it tout de suite. heating attributes of current fossil fuels. Based It’s time to realise that something that the entire ecosystem and the life forms sustain- ( ; on this, the experts have predicted that the seemed “a little off” has grown into a full- ing in it in a tough spot. Our activities have led (( +; hydrogen demand could increase five-fold by blown calamity with casualties more than just to the temperatures shooting up and the ocean 5 Climate finance revolves around the fact 2050, with use in the industry sector being the the environment and the lush green covers. and the land along with our atmosphere to get that there is a need for strategic planning major driver. In power, hydrogen could be a Most of the people are not acknowledging the affected. The cryosphere, the water bodies and (, when working on minimising the impact of cost-effective way of providing inter-seasonal concern, tagging it as a side-issue as they turn a the environmental covers are depleting due to - , global warming. It helps the nations to reduce storage in a highly variable renewable electrici- blind eye; however, the truth lies far away from the increase in anthropogenic activities with - ,,@ greenhouse gas emissions such as by funding ty system from 2040. Scaling up the use of it. the impact growing irreversible if not interrupt- ; renewable power like wind, solar or hydrogen. domestically produced hydrogen can signifi- ed with an emergent series of action. Climate Furthermore, it enables the people of the cantly reduce energy imports. change is giving rise to several issues such as ice affected regions to adapt to the situation such Hydrogen development is at its nascent Climate change has been growing evident sheets turning to water, marine heat waves, - +; as droughts while allowing them to earn and stage and there’s a lot of uncertainty surround- every day and causing the temperatures to fluc- heavy precipitation, floods, tropical cyclones, produce food via effective methods etc. ing its safety. Therefore, it’s imperative to tuate. From scorching heat and pollution play- permafrost and ecological droughts becoming + Climate finance is responsible for strengthen- understand the legal and regulatory require- ing a role in the air quality index deteriorating more frequent than ever. ing their communities and providing them a ments, investment cases, financing structures, and causing breathing health issues, the con- Turning away from the consequences of (, R little bit of stability amidst the chaos. operational requirements, revenue stream, cerns are on a rise. One of the major factors our activities in the past millennia is setting ( ( Public and private finance in this area also sharing and other elements that need to be playing an evident lead in the entire problem is into motion a series of catastrophic events such - plays a critical part as it helps the countries set considered to formulate an effective acceptable the increase in greenhouse gases contributing as intensifying the global water cycle and the ( +K- a green economy while making them have an commercialisation model. A gradual transition to greenhouse effect that is growing intense. severity of wet and dry events. The conspicuous inclination towards workable systems built on with adequate policy and safety standards will The effect is making the heat of the sun get effects are becoming more evident and thus renewable sources, meanwhile eliminating help build confidence among stakeholders and trapped in the earth’s atmosphere and skyrock- requiring us to take significant steps to curb the ; P exploitation of the exhaustible ones. The fact provide a conducive environment for a eting the temperatures to a whole new level. problems. - that as a country we have a long way to go, Hydrogen based economy. To accelerate the The change is hitting India along with oth- only makes climate finance more important at adoption of hydrogen technologies in India, a ers as well and resulting in tragic consequences the moment. India has been working on mak- step-change in government policy and business with flora and fauna, businesses, economy and One of the lesser-known aspects of climate ing it to the list of developing green actions is required. more playing a part as the collateral damage of change is that it impacts us physiologically, economies, but the road to that passes the anthropogenic activities. Our country is eventually affecting our psyche as a by-prod- through a hydrogen-led ecological system. blessed by numerous environmental covers and uct and causing more damage than we, Utilising green hydrogen to curb the Forming a blueprint and administering the terrains including glaciers, high mountains, as a community, realise. The rise in carbon footprint and holding implementation of robust strategies to elimi- long coastlines as well as massive semi-arid global temperature reflects summits such as India’s nate the challenges of climate change, is becom- regions thus, making it a hotspot for climate upon the fact that people’s Climate Summit to ing imperative for a developing country like change. There is no doubt that global warming bodies, as suggested educate people ours. The emphasis should switch from “what’s is adversely affecting the Indian ecology, as scientifically, can- about the prob- wrong” to “how to make it right with immedi- backed by many surveys. In fact, India has not handle heat lem and dis- ate effect.” With India planning to take a step already made it to the top 10 most affected beyond wet cuss effec- towards a green hydrogen economy, setting countries in the Global Climate Risk Index bulb tem- tive other initiatives in motion along with climate 2021 as per a report published by pera- strate- panels hosting summits and creating awareness Germanwatch. The report further states how tures; gies will lead to a better tomorrow. Climate change vulnerable people in developing countries suf- a might be obstructing our path to a liveable fered the most from extreme weather events tomorrow, but there are still amends we can like storms, floods and heat waves, while the make as a community and lessen the blow. All impacts of climate change are visible around we need is the determination to make things the globe. The threat of climate change is as better and the realisation of the fact that, real as it gets and is seen moving gradually Richard Branson (Entrepreneur, Adventurer towards the D-day. and Environmentalist), put forth: ‘There is no planet B. We have to take care of the one we have.’ The writer is The Summit Chair; We, as a society, have been ignoring Chairman Environment Committee, the signs of global warming warnings over PHDCCI; Managing Director, Geenstat three decades, which has further led to Hydrogen India Pvt Ltd, a distinguished this adversity brewing on an exponential Scientist and a speaker at the scale. Human interference has been one ‘International Climate Summit 2021’ ( ( + -5 =5 ( yvixiari K A
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There that there was no embryo in her . * was celebration everywhere. womb. Kamsa thought it was a miscar- The asuras or people having asura riage. But, in reality, Krishna had rishna Janmashtami is being celebrated for the sec- mentality think of the lord as a com- arranged (through His all powerful ond year in succession under the threat of Corona. mon man who was born and who died, ‘yogamaya shakti’) for Sankarshan to be KTo make things worse the possibility of a third wave but it would be ignorance to think so. mysteriously transferred to Rohini’s still haunts us. The birthday celebrations of Lord Krishna, Firstly, the lord was not afraid to be womb. It was indeed a transcendental then, is again going to be a low-key affair. Same Precautions, born in the prison of Kamsa. Second, miscarriage. So far, Vasudeva and and same Corona protocols need to be observed. But should although the lord is all-pervading, he Devaki’s marital track record looked like that dampen our spirits? Remember Lord Krishna’s central had appeared from the womb of a tragedy — six sons slaughtered by message to Arjuna. Fight the battle. Pandava Prince was in Devaki. Third, he was born with all Kamsa and a seventh miscarriage. The a dilemma, reluctant to pick up his bow and arrow. Lord gems well decorated. Fourth, Vasudeva’s odds were overwhelming but this Krishna then chose to recite the Gita to arouse the fighting worshipable deity was born as his son. staunch couple did not permit fear or spirit of the Kshatriya Prince. The message was clear. Fight, In this transcendental jubilation, superstition to get the better of them. not flight. Life is a Kurukshetra where you face challenges Vasudeva mentally collected ten thou- Their hearts were sold out to that pre- in the form of Kauravas. The pandemic also is like a battle sand cows and distributed them cious eighth child who must be born, of Kurukshetra for the entire humanity. A battle that must amongst the brahmanas as a transcen- and conceive they did. be fought. The initial response to avoid and escape took a dental festival On the eighth night of the wan- heavy toll while we tried to live with one shut down after Krishna was born in the jail of ing moon, a son appeared at mid- another. Doubts and depression got the better of us. But we Mathura. There was complete terror night. It was Krishna, who was fully now realise that wishing coronavirus away was not the best and chaos during his birth. He was attired and ornamented and more strategy. It is time to brace for the fight. With all our resources appearing as the son of Devaki and effulgent than innumerable suns. and all our might. This is the lesson that Lord Krishna deliv- Vasudeva to fulfil their desire. The Lord Devaki’s and Vasudeva’s joy knew no ered to Arjuna who was in complete distress seeing the famed then decided to leave the residence of bounds! warriors of the enemy camp. Let us recapitulate the lessons Vasudeva and Devaki, in the prison Then came another severe test! of Gita. In this war of attrition, we all are like Arjuna, full house of Kamsa. Yogmaya, took birth Krishna desired to be taken to of doubts and anxieties. Let us take clues from the eternal as the daughter of Yashoda. By her Gokula and exchanged wisdom and prepare to take the battle to the enemy’s camp. grace, the guards fell asleep, the prison - with the daughter of We need to muster courage, sharpen our wit and garner our doors flung open and Vasudeva was Nanda and Yashoda. resources to fight the Corona. That is what Lord Krishna able to leave the prison house and save His heart torn with exhorted. Gita offers the most practical lessons for facing life. the child from the hands of Kamsa. A ; grief, Vasudeva exe- Life is full of challenges and we can face those only with the In those time, Kamsa’s atrocities /, - cuted that instruc- grace of God. But to get that we must believe in him and had crossed all limits. Because of tion, too, without have full faith. Initially, Arjun was in doubt and this made Kamsa’s disturbances, the vedic ritual- ( +;+ hesitation or delay. him avoid the fight. The Gita lesson begins from this. Lord istic ceremonies had almost stopped. Also to clear tries to enlighten him that running away is not the answer. But on occasion of the lords birth the , + A some pending Doubts make people shy away from challenges but they are Brahmanas were very happy and A ( (- Karmas of past birth not aware that by not fighting you are losing the battle even pleased to perform their rituals with - and to nullify them in before it has begun. So, fight you must, not thinking of the peaceful minds. - the current birth, a outcome that is not in your hands. During the pandemic we When Lord is all powerful then human being goes through saw many people give up the fight even before it started. The why do bad practices still exist in this the so-called ups and downs outcome was disastrous. Lord Krishna says do your karma world? Why are wrong doers not pun- of life. If one surrenders to Lord and dedicate it to Me. The rest will be taken care by Him. ished immediately? Many such ques- Krishna, one will experience the ease Thinking of the outcome weakens the resolve. We need to tions comes in our mind. “Why do bad of going through the testing time and fight and leave the result to the Lord. But we must under- things happen to good people?” To in this way, they will pay back their stand that Lord Krishna has never said that fight without answer all this, let us go to the dungeon bad karma and come out of the bad preparation. This is the misconception that many nurse. Being of Kamsa where he had incarcerated situations of their life. In conclusion, brave doesn’t mean throwing caution to the winds. That is Devaki and Vasudeva under the most relented. When Vasudeva faithfully pre- ordered his soldiers to arrest Devaki untold miseries of pregnant women. It when bad things happen to good peo- foolhardiness. Fighting with full preparedness is needed. This atrocious conditions. sented his first son, Kirtiman, to Kamsa and Vasudeva and brutally murdered is not uncommon to suffer from pre ple they clear their pending past birth is what we must do while facing the challenge of Corona. Their marriage was such a joyous the tyrant king returned the infant say- their first born innocent child. and postnatal depression. Who could karma and also it brings out the best Many thought that following Corona protocol was a sign of occasion until that ominous voice ing that he was mainly concerned about Devaki and her husband remained ever imagine Devaki’s horrific anxiety, in them so that wonders happen weakness. Certainly not. Bravery is making full use of your from the sky announced that the the eighth child. completely undaunted. They had every moment by moment, as she advanced Let us pause for a moment and arsenals and face the attacks of the enemy. It is an objective eighth child of Devaki would be the All was well on the home front, till reason to default. Instead, with in each of her pregnancies. She dread- ponder upon the selfless sacrifice and assessment of the challenge. Focus on the strengths but don’t cause of Kamsa’s death. Heaven dramat- the sage Narada planted the seed of mis- unshakeable faith and determination ed that moment when her demoniac surrender of that incomparable cou- let the weaknesses come in the way. All battles are strategic ically changed to Hell! Kamsa had his trust in Kamsa’s heart by warning him they decided to perform their sacred brother would come and dash her new ple, Vasudeva and Devaki, on this challenges to be met with grit and wit. The battle against sword at Devaki’s throat but Vasudeva not to trust that hidden heavenly voice duty of producing more offspring born helpless son to death on the dun- most auspicious occasion of Shri Corona is no different. Let us revisit the Gita and face the intervened with the assurance that because any child of Devaki could be under the most harrowing conditions geon walls. Kamsa paid no heed to her Krishna Janmashtami. threat that Corona has posed. every child of Devaki would be hand- his killer. The enraged tyrant lost all of Kamsa’s dungeon. pleading nor could Vasudeva’s interven- ! & + + ed over to him, unconditionally. Kamsa traces of reason and consideration. He People seldom talk about the tion prevail upon him. 4 =!4($> & ; 3 &; <;
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People have found their soul- With the world on digital plat- What titillates and even scares us. Such mates through different online form unified by the Internet and programmes have the highest viewer- dating apps. However, in these bogged down by the Pandemic, ship. Even children are guilty of two new ventures of love and this line of maintaining a bal- indulging in such pleasures. What do work, it’s not easy to manage the ance between commitments is we wish to hear and talk about most? affairs simultaneously. Both fast becoming obliterated. Such Gossip is the most common pastime being online, there is no limit on is the gravity of obliteration that for many. I can go on but the message working hours. Balancing these one may not even realise the is quite clear. We suffer from illusion two could be overwhelming. actual cost one may pay eventu- in a big way. Here are few tips to sail these ally! Do not keep wondering as Obviously, we are forever making two boats: to what hit you. For either of the mistakes, big ones, and suffer greatly Establish boundaries: With relationship might be sacrificed as a result. What will you say to a per- time being the limiting con- at the alter of this obliteration. son glorifying drinking, even produc- straint, you need to set bound- So, one must have commitment ing so-called scientific evidence to sup- aries in a manner that your levels for both in a manner that port what he indulges in without online work hours do not clash one’s commitment doesn’t cost restraint. This lusty behaviour is not with your online relationship. It the others’. limited to only drinking but extends to World upside down is well established statistically Take care of your health: If eating harmful foods, watching con- now that an online love relation- one were to wonder how keep- sciousness lowering programmers, The third door to hell is greed. This consider ourselves big. What can ship might fall prey to oblivion ing healthy will assist you in bal- engaging in illicit affairs, etc. It is no enemy in limitless. Even very wealthy explain endless thinking on any mat- gradually if one doesn’t practice ancing your online work with wonder that Lord Krishna has repeat- persons fall prey to this weakness and ter? Why don’t we seek help, which basic tenets of a real physical online romance then pause and edly warned us in the Gita about this even end up in jail. Haven’t we been is available. Others don’t see our prob- relationship in order to spice up ponder — doesn’t the same very dangerous enemy — lust. In the told that need is limited only but greed lems the same way as we do; they are the virtual relationship. Same is objective. Just as the former’s ment. Nothing can be rated as a principle apply when you are verse no. 16.21, He specifically men- has no limits. likely to be more objective about not true of a business relation- growth is measured by growing sustained growth if it happens conducting your work physically tions that lust is a door to hell; it caus- What are we seeing these days in them. ship in modern virtual world. amount to the credit part of the overnight. Even the richest of and also living together physi- es ruination of the soul. a highly developed Western country? But the real solution is in taking Both require commitment. Balance Sheet, the latter’s growth the Treasuries in world would cally? If you are to respond in Anger is a close second. In the The country is divided in two due to shelter of God. Because this illusion Allowing an overlap on a regular is measured by the amount of end up emptying its coffers if affirmative, then you must verses 2.62 and 63, the Lord states, hate being fanned for political rea- (maya) of seeing the world upside basis would neither be good for trust and faith. Just as a clear there is no revenue generation. appreciate that same principle “Due to non-fulfillment of lust, anger sons. And what does such hate do? down is very difficult to overcome. either of them. vision empowers the idea of Just as you maintain patience applies to the e-world. Well, you results; from anger foolishness (closed The hatemongers may end up in (7.14) But it is not impossible to pro- Set clear goals: Every rela- growth in an online business before yielding profits in a busi- neglect your health and you will mind) results; from foolishness bewil- demonic species. (16.19) Yes, it is eas- tect ourselves from being hopelessly tionship that is meant to last venture, the idea of meeting ness, must you also maintain not be good for either an online derment (inability to take right discus- ier to unite the masses by hate than illusioned. God can help. Those who must have a foundation that can definitive goals to improve your patience in an online love rela- business or an online love rela- sion based upon experience) results; by love, but why don’t we see the con- take His shelter are able to transcend weather all storms and yet flour- online love relationship empow- tion. Spice it up by texting, writ- tionship. Please know that your from bewilderment loss of intelli- sequences of such attempts. All these this maya. (7.12) Wise persons, there- ish. Same is true of an online ers it. Both can’t be achieved ing letters, saying random ‘I relationships are only as good as gence occurs; and by the loss of intel- by themselves are horrible, but when fore, take shelter of God, and are able business as also an online love unless there is a goal. Love You’s’, meet physically as is your health. ligence a person is doomed. In spite of we are smitten by ahamkar (ego) we to transcend this maya. relation. For committing to Don’t expect result soon: often as possible and showing The writer is a life coach and such clear warning, we get angry and leave ourselves no chances of redemp- 5 them you need to have a clear Every profit requires an invest- commitment. That is the best motivational speaker do not even try to restrain ourselves. tion. On top of it, we, small souls, <, ; uvitiut ,
hina is in Taliban’s Beijing can offer what Kabul now, it seems the group is all CAfghanistan. President Xi needs most: political impar- out to oppose any alliance Jinping is all out to make a deal tiality and economic invest- between the Taliban and the with the mullahs. And it seems ment. Afghanistan in turn has US forces in Afghanistan. Their ,')#+*); China is rejoicing the exit of the what China most prizes: record of unleashing carnage in American and its allied forces opportunities in infrastructure the past hints that any active #')-'@%)@' from the Afghan soil. For and industry building, areas in economic engagement by for- China, it is a new ground to which China’s capabilities are eign powers in the country may -'%E'@)('# advance a unique model of for- unmatched and access to $1 invite more trouble both for eign relations backed by crude trillion in untapped mineral Kabul and Beijing. #""G+;<A"@ economic interests with the deposits.” Can the world trust the Islamists in Kabul. But in What a wonderful propo- Taliban? Of course not and <#"*)# Beijing’s objectives, there is no sition to a deadly Islamic hard- should not. The road ahead for @'B"<;+(+";);- agenda to help bring back nor- liner leadership that does not war-torn Afghanistan seems malcy in Afghanistan wherein trust anyone, except probably bleak for now. Its people are (+'%+(,"@#- women, minorities and other the Pakistan Army and its simply afraid of the past and vulnerable groups face threat to intelligence. Xi and other current brutalities demon- E"'@%,+#' survival. It is clear that China’s Chinese decision-makers prob- strated by the Taliban. The goal in Afghanistan is its eco- ably need to give it a second locals know them as fierce ,+;)&;-'@9+ nomic exploitation. thought after analysing over war mongers who could do Now, the US withdrawal two decades of America’s anything to grab power to )+6%("'E#"+( may mean many things. One, abortive trial and error meth- establish a brutal Islamist rule. by moving away from one of ods to bring peace in Beijing’s opportunism in (,')@2@))<'- the costliest wars, America Afghanistan. Afghanistan will not take it fur- will be able to focus on India- It seems Beijing expects the ther. It is better not to do busi- B"&;(@A"@+(% Pacific and most particularly Taliban will allow an inclusive ness with the Taliban at least for on China’s growing aggression government in Kabul for elu- now unless the radicals show 'B";"6+B and expansion. Second, it has sive peace to come and stay. It some signals to respect inter- indirectly emboldened the desires that the Taliban will national law and order. But +;('@'%(%$ Taliban, the Frankenstein form an inclusive government Beijing too does not care for America once created to take with the rival warlords, by international laws if those are ,'@'A"@'(,' on its cold war arch rival and allowing a basic minimum in conflict with its interest. It is ,+;)2)#+*); later fought with them fierce- level of rights for women and absolutely unlikely that Beijing ly to uproot the shelter of anti- minorities in the country. will be able to make any fruit- @'#)(+";%,+E US terror forces after 9/11. Besides, China claims that it ful security commitment to this Third, the gap left by the US wants the Islamists to keep in war-ravaged nation. %''6% can be a new and ready ground check all the terror groups However, the early bird Xi to be filled by the Communists that target the US, China, India Administration will be able to %6*+"(+B$ in Beijing. China under Xi and any other nation. These are further diplomatic communi- has been desperately waiting all lofty dreams Beijing is float- cation with Kabul. For now, the "''@ for such opportunity, both to ing to grab the economic Taliban leaders are desperate- display their new world lead- opportunities in Afghanistan. ly looking for global recogni- #""G+;<)((,' ership and crude diplomacy. But this would not be an easy tion and ties with as some vital However, the moot point is game as it thinks. In fact, four nations like the US, China, etc. )#+*);P%E)%( what China is expecting from decades of war in that country, Therefore, it is not an extra- war-ravaged Afghanistan. really made any economic ven- ordinary development that the (,'A&(&@'"A(,+% Truly speaking, it is really dif- ture impossible for the natives new rulers in Afghanistan are ficult to know how Chinese as well as for outsiders. First the looking out for global engage- ;'2A"&;- leaders are evaluating the fast- war started with the Soviet ments. Simply put, unlike the *";,"6+'#""G% changing situation in this dead- Army, the feuds between the past when they took over amid ly country replete with rival tribal chiefs and finally the bloodbath in 1996, this time *#')G tribal warlords and splinter longest war was launched by the Taliban insurgents have dis- terror groups from all around the America and its allies in ! 8 09+ 0?0 + @ A $ + " ' 5 + + 7 ' B C played a little restraint so far. the world. Interestingly, the 2001 till date. All these conflicts ,+ A The symbiotic expectations tribal warlords still hold sway have absolutely drained out the may have given Beijing a over their redoubts. And all are patience of the common democratically elected it has done with both tact and The August 26 fidayeen cal networks under the very renewed hope for the eco- waiting for their turn to come. Afghans who are now fully Government of Ashraf Ghani diplomacy. They have learnt attacks carried out by the nose of the Taliban in Kabul. nomic exploitation of The aim is to create more war aware what is going to follow. on August 15. Ironically, the good lessons from the past Islamic State Khorasan The ISKP after conducting the Afghanistan. fields and keep their frustrat- Kabul and Beijing are now Islamists did not even wait for debacles. Province (ISKP) outside Kabul ghastly attack aired that its ed cadre engaged. partners in trouble. This week the formal withdrawal of Unfortunately, the Airport reflect a deadly com- fidayeen singled out the “trans- (Dr Makhan Saikia has Sources say that China both the countries have estab- American forces from their Americans have hardly learnt bination of the Taliban and the lators and collaborators with taught political science and aims to grab nearly $1 trillion lished their first diplomatic country that was supposed to anything from this chaos and dreaded ISIS in the country. the American Army” in the international relations for over worth value of mineral reserves contacts, as described a by a come on August 31. the war theatres from Iraq. One must not forget that while fatal operation. It clearly shows a decade in institutions of still lying untapped across Chinese official as “unimped- What then is the strength Their big and powerful military signing the peace deal in Doha how the anti-American national and international Afghanistan. It has been clear- ed and effective communica- of the Taliban? The strength of have drawn a blank in both in 2020, the Taliban committed vengeance runs deep down repute after specialisation in ly outlined by a former colonel tion”. However, this partnership the Taliban is that they can these countries. More particu- to the US that the Afghan soil among these Islamists. globalisation and governance of the People’s Liberation Army, can be troublesome looking at regroup at any cost. The way larly, their leadership has not will not be allowed to be used However, experts say that from Tata Institute of Social ' 43 $ !4! named Zhou Bo, in an article the past events and record of the group was devastated in shown maturity while dealing by any other terror group. But the ISKP is an adversary of the Sciences, Mumbai. He is the published in the New York the group. 2001, no one could imagine with the Taliban. So there is a then what the world has just Taliban, and they stand for dif- chief editor of the Journal of Times last weekend. He wrote: The Taliban took over that one fine day, these radicals lot for Washington to learn witnessed is simply the prolif- ferent teachings of strict Sunni Global Studies, an internation- “With the US withdrawal, Afghanistan by ousting the will strike back. And this time from the mess in Afghanistan. eration of those evil and radi- beliefs in their ideology. For al research journal)
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few days after the Taliban amid the US troop pullout. The In a twist, the Taliban vic- Taliban’s leader on the “demise history of insurgency, such as Atakeover of Afghanistan, a fundamentalist group swept tory also boosted the fortunes of the US occupation.” Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya. convoy of militants drove into Kabul on August 15 after of their rivals in Afghanistan — In Pakistan, the leader of There are echoes of 2014, through the city of Idlib in the Government collapsed and a local branch of the Islamic Jaish-e-Mohammad, when the ISIS group sprang northwestern Syria in cars embattled President Ashraf State network. On Thursday, Mohammad Azhur, used the from the chaos of conflicts in bearing the group’s white-and- Ghani fled the country. the affiliate claimed responsi- group’s publication to cheer the Iraq and Syria, seized a giant black flags, honking horns and Since then, tens of thou- bility for the suicide attack Taliban victory, saying it will stretch of territory straddling firing their guns in the air. sands of people desperate to that killed scores of people out- inspire mujahedeen, or holy both countries, and declared a The celebrations by an al- escape a country governed by side Kabul’s airport, including warriors, “the world over to “caliphate” after US-trained Qaida affiliate in a remote cor- the Taliban have been trying to 13 US service members. continue their struggle for Iraqi forces collapsed. Terrorist ner of war-torn Syria were an flee or already have been evac- The Taliban now must Islam.” The group’s fighters attacks in Europe and beyond expression of the triumph felt uated in a mammoth Western contend with an emboldened took credit for the 2019 attack followed before ISIS was defeat- by radical Islamic groups from airlift. ISIS, which is challenging their in Kashmir that killed 40 ed in 2017, but attempts to the Gaza Strip to Pakistan and “The events unfolding in rule with militants that are far Indian soldiers and brought the regroup have been seen in the West Africa who see America’s Afghanistan have given jehadi more radical. The group’s ranks nuclear-armed neighbours to past two years, with new violence-marred exit from groups and US adversaries rea- have been bolstered after the the brink of war. attacks in Iraq and Syria. Afghanistan an opportunity son to celebrate, and America’s Taliban freed prisoners during Amir Rana, executive A report to the UN to reassert their presence. allies in the region reason to an advance through director of the Islamabad-based Security Council last week said For such groups, the chaot- feel anxious,” said Abu Afghanistan. Pakistan Institute of Peace the threat to international secu- ic US departure following the Haniyeh. “They now feel that An editorial in the Islamic Studies, said the events in rity from the ISIS is rising, collapse of security forces it had America might drop them one State group’s newsletter last Afghanistan could inspire pointing to an “alarming” trained for two decades is a gift, day, same as it did the week derided the Taliban, hard-line Sunni groups who are expansion of its affiliates in underlining their message that Government of Ashraf Ghani.” accusing them of collaborating waging sectarian battles against Africa and its focus on a come- Washington eventually aban- There are concerns that with the US. Shia. The anti-Shia groups back in Syria and Iraq. dons its allies, and that defeat- Afghanistan will once again “America actually did it. Lashkar-e-Janghvi and Sipah- The report said ISIS and ing powerful armies is possible become a base for militants to They finally raised a ‘Mullah e-Sahaba Pakistan have cham- other terrorist groups have with enough patience. plot against the West, much like Bradley,” the editorial said, pioned the Taliban victory, taken advantage of “the dis- “The success of the Taliban the September 11, 2001, attacks using a name it has coined for raising fears they could restart ruption, grievances and devel- opens the way for radical that triggered the US invasion. the Taliban in an apparent ref- their deadly activities. opment setbacks” caused by the groups to step up their recruit- “This is the story that is erence to the US fighting vehi- Heni Nsaibia, a senior Covid-19 pandemic. ment operations globally. It is going to impact and influence cle. The group also promised a Sahel researcher at the Armed Abu Haniyeh, the analyst much easier for them now, and jehadi fighters around the globe new phase in its “blessed jehad” Conflict Location & Event in Amman, said the perceived there is more receptivity,” said for the next decade, the same against the West. Data Project, said the Taliban defeat of US forces in Hassan Abu Haniyeh, an expert way as the victory over the Analysts say the Taliban’s takeover would be a motiva- Afghanistan by a radical group on Islamic militants based in Soviets in Afghanistan in the success and the US withdraw- 4 0)+ & tional boost for extremists in is reverberating among frus- Amman, Jordan. ‘80s inspired the jehadis around al galvanises and gives a moti- West Africa, showing that trated individuals around the Despite the billions of dol- the world during the whole vational boost to America’s patience and perseverance can world and will have wide- lars spent by the US and NATO 1990s and even afterwards,” adversaries and jehadi groups in a speech on August 27 that region.” no occupation can last forever. pay off. spread ramifications in the over nearly 20 years to build up said Elie Tenenbaum, director around the world. what is unfolding in In northern Syria, a state- The leader of the radical The biggest danger, accord- coming years. Afghan security forces, the of security studies centre at the Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Afghanistan “is a portrayal of ment by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Palestinian Islamic Hamas ing to the analysts, is in unsta- “It gives hope for extrem- Taliban seized nearly all of French Institute of the leader of Lebanon’s Shia America’s full defeat and the US the al-Qaida affiliate there, movement, which rules the ble countries with a weak ist groups the world over,” he Afghanistan in just over a week International Relations. militant group Hezbollah, said demise and failure in the said the Taliban victory proved Gaza Strip, congratulated the Central Government and a said. AP - ( - ; axu ! ( K,
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