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Sarangi, who is Baleswar MP, operation in Nayagarh dis- ing tubectomy at the Daspalla Khordha district followed by five were Angul 99, Bhadrak 95, reporting weekly positivity rate weeks. While Khordha district was dropped from Ministry. trict.The NHRC also asked Community Health Centre on each from Bargarh, Dhenkanal Dhenkanal 93, Jagatsinghpur of more than 10per cent reported 58 deaths, the highest  
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Forty-five nidentified miscreants he Commissionerate police cops was captured on a CCTV Family Welfare Department the ‘Odisha Mo Parivar’ under Odia labourers were offered Ulooted jewelleries worth Ton Wednesday dismissed camera which later went viral Bijay Mohapatra on guidance and leadership of free dry foods for 15 days. lakhs of rupees from a jewellery two Home Guards from ser- on social media and was aired Wednesday told reporters that Delhi nodal officer of outfit and Financial assistance was offered shop at Patitatabana Chhack in vice in connection with the on some television channels. many shops and markets have chairman of Kalinga Bharati to kids of family who have lost Khordha town on Tuesday brutal assault on a minor tea Following the news and been sealed in last five to six Foundation Er Akshaya Kumar their parents, father or mother. night.   @-)@ attire and cuisine in the USA. seller here who had allegedly the hue and cry over it, the days as huge crowds were wit- Samal provided oxygen to Senior members of Sri The burglars entered the OCC chairman Dr Aditya kept his father's tea shop open DCP had suspended the PCR nessed at several places. needy, arranged beds for infect- Jagannath Chetana Samnwaya shop by breaking open the he United States of America Samal said the centre would beyond the deadline during officials and directed a probe “It was predicted that ed, extended financial support Samiti like Sanjay Kumar shutters. Getting information, Trecently witnessed the strengthen the bondage lockdown. against two other personnel. Covid-19 third wave will arrive from Chief Minister’s Relief Behera and Sudhansu Padhi, police rushed to the spot and opening up of an centre for between the Odia community DCP Umashankar Dash But despite the DCP’s action, in the State around September. Fund and effectively completed besides Resident Commissioner collected fingerprints , CCTV Odia culture at Houston in the staying in Houston and near- also recommended dismissal there were strong demands But it may come before that if cremations of dead. The services Odisha Bhawan Ravikant, Joint footage and other evidence State of Texas. Named as Dr SK by areas. of an Odisha Armed Police for exemplary punishment such a situation continues,” he to Covid patients were highly Resident Commissioner Preeti with the help of a forensic team. Dash Centre for Odia Culture, OCC president Dr Force jawan, who had earlier against the police personnel for cautioned. Dr Mohapatra successful owing to coordina- RanjanNayak and DDO Police sources reveal that the coveted institution was Debanand Pati said a long been suspended in connection the excess and highhanded- claimed that the rate of infec- tion among New Delhi NCR Rashmi Mallick, among others, the miscreants have reported- inaugurated by renowned sci- cherished dream of the Odia with the case. ness. tion has declined and would be team, Odisha Bhawan officers also extended help. ly cut out the CCTV camera entist and prominent philan- residents of Houston has been The incident had occurred Taking suo motu cogni- under control soon, hopefully. connection before going on a thropist from Minneapolis Dr fulfilled. The OCC hosted a fes- at Kesura under the Badagada sance of the matter, the Odisha However, it may increase again loot rampage inside the shop. Sita Kantha Dash along with tival to instal the four deities police station on June 29. PCR State Commission for if people don’t follow Covid- The police are also questioning wife noted poetess Kalpana Lord Balabhaadra, Goddess personnel of the Badagada Protection of Child Rights appreciate behaviour. locals to collect clues about the Dash in a spectacular ceremo- Subhadra, Lord Jagannath and police station allegedly kicked (OSCPCR) directed the DCP Quoting a recent study, he burglary and the miscreants ny. Lord Sudarshan in the new the boy mercilessly for keeping to submit a report on the inci- informed that the infection involved in it. The magnificent archaeo- building. the shop open beyond the dent. OSCPCR Chairperson rate of vaccinated people is a However, the shop owner logical structure was built by Celebrated spiritual permissible time of 6 am to 1 Sandhyabati Pradhan said the mere .13 per cent and multiple said though he was sure about the Orissa Culture Center preachers Swami Sarbapriya pm during the partial lock- commission would also inquire studies are being done on this. the extent of the loot, gold and (OCC), which would work for Nanda and Dr Suryanarayan down. Without inquiring into into the circumstances that Regarding vaccination of silver worth lakhs were missing the Odia residents in Greater Nanda presented their illumi- the matter, the police person- led to the employment of a expectant mothers, he said, from his shop. Police suspect Houston. Dr Dash said the cen- nating religious discourses. nel allegedly mercilessly kicked child in the shop. If required, “There is specific SOP for the hand of professionals in the tre shall play a vital role in The other highlights of event and thrashed the boy in the the boy would be rehabilitated inoculation of pregnant women loot, as the CCTV installed in propagating and popularising included opening of Ananda absence of his father. They also under the Government that may affect baby. We will the shop was tampered with Odishan art, culture, heritage, Bazar and inauguration of allegedly snatched some eata- schemes, she said. gradually go by SOP for drive.” before execution of the crime. sculpture, tradition, tourism, Sitaram Foundation Hall. (+, NO7 2.( %   E6   !'  (  !')* ( 

ing its three-day stir. the scam has exposed the CHAMPUA: Purusottam support of Mahakud. But after Memorandums are being sent misdeeds done in the allot- Gagrai ( Dadu), a tribal BJD some days, a dispute started to the Governor through ments.“PMAY is a flagship leader of Joda block, joined the between her and Mahakud BDOs. The party demands programme of the Modi BJP at the BJP office at over mining business as the exemplary punishment to the Government, but the State Keonjhar on Wednesday. MLA’s husband Bhakta people directly involved in the Government rather than giv- Gagrai, known as a longtime Mahanta wanted to interfere in scam. ing benefits to the poor have supporter of former Champua every work of the mining sec- While the State allotted many houses to BJD MLA Santatan Mahakud, was tor. Now, Mahakud’s original Government has failed to workers. The Central team elected as Sarpanch of supporters, who had merged in equally distribute 8,17,000 has bared the ground reality Anseikala GP. Last time, he was the BJD, are quitting the party PMAY houses allotted by the where it found there has been also elected as a PS Member of after reports of Meenakshi’s BHUBANESWAR: The BJP Rs 1,000 crore in allotment of Centre, where nine districts irregularity in allotment of at the same GP. Present Champua betrayal of Mahakud. When on Wednesday trained its gun PMAY houses.The party got nil four districts got very least one lakh houses,” BJP BJD MLA Minakshi Mahanta, asked about the reason of his against the State Government staged protests before block negligible allotments. A State president Samir who won the 2019 elections by joining the BJP, Gagrai said that for an alleged corruption of offices across the State start- Central team investing on Mohanty said. PNS a landslide margin, had the being inspired by PM Modi and BJP State leader Murali Sharma, he took the decision. & #    !

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So, he chose to take a the highest civilian award of and dry fruits that were in good people, he set up his own times. A the-then ICS officer remained at the top without Indians know too well. Dilip five-year sabbatical from Pakistan in 1998. He was demand. Young Yusuf was put sandwich stall with the help of got less than 300 rupees per competition for long. Because Kumar was the first actor to movies between 1976 and 1981. appointed the Sheriff of in charge of the fruits counter. a Parsi café owner and an month, which was also con- he chose his films with care, win the Filmfare Best Actor He returned to the films in Bombay by the Governor of Incidentally, Raj Kapoor’s elderly Anglo-Indian couple. sidered princely. across 60 long years he acted in Award in 1956 for ‘Daag’. 1981 as character actor in Maharashtra for three years family also had come to live in The sandwich stall became Around 1944, Devika Rani only 69 movies. Subsequently, he won the ensemble movies such as from 1979 to 1982. He was also Nashik as his father Pritweeraj very popular and soon he had asked Yusuf to change his ‘Mughal-E-Azam’ is his same award seven more times, ‘Kranti’, ‘Vidhaata’, ‘Shakti’, nominated as a Member of the Kapoor, one of the doyens of made a whopping saving of name to Dilip Kumar as she highest-grossing film till date of which four were consecu- ‘Mashaal’, and ‘Dharam Rajya Sabha by the Indian Indian cinema, had set up 5,000 rupees when a kilogram intended to shape and present on a purchase power parity tively bagged. He held record Adhikari’. He continued play- National Congress from 2000 home there. Dilip Kumar did of gold cost only 3,000 rupees. him as an actor. Thus, Yusuf basis. The film ran in big the- for the highest number of ing similar roles in ‘Kanoon to 2006. his schooling from the Barnes In 1942, he met one Dr was gone making room for atres for 11 years. The success Filmfare Awards till Shah Rukh Apna Apna’, ‘Saudagar’ and As Dilip Kumar was shy of School in Deolali. Masani, who was keen to assist Dilip Kumar. By now, Dilip streak continued with ‘Ganga Khan equalled him in 2011. ‘Qila’, his last movie made in self-praise and publicity, hard- Raj Kapoor was his child- his father in the family finances. Kumar had learnt all the ways Jamuna’, ‘Leader’, ‘Dil Diya He was the first actor to 1998. ly do people know he was a      hood friend and they grew up Dr Masani, who admired of the movie world. He was cast Dard Liya’, ‘Ram aur Shyam’ charge Rs 1 lakh per movie Until date, Dilip Kumar avowed philanthropist. Apart together in the same cos- Yusuf’s English, took him to the in the lead role in ‘Jwar Bhata’ and ‘Aadmi’. during the 1950s. His acting holds the record of having from countless contributions to ilip Kumar will remain mopolitan neighbourhood. On Bombay Talkies in Malad for in 1945. But he gave his first hit Someone wrongly branded style was greatly influenced bagged the maximum number the poor and needy, he donat- Dlive in human minds as more than one occasion, the some professional work. ‘Jugnu’ three years later in Dilip Kumar a tragedy king. He by actor Ashok Kumar, who he of awards among all actors in ed substantially for the long as movies keep exciting illustrious senior Kapoor had Actress Devika Rani, who which he starred opposite Noor was superb in all his comedies considered his guru for the lat- India, including 10 Filmfare improvement of the Bandra people. Before Independence, openly expressed his love and owned Bombay Talkies, found Jehan. like ‘Aan’, ‘Kohinoor’, ‘Azad’, ter, already a big star by 1940, Awards for Best Actor, a areas, including Bandstand Dilip Kumar was born affection for Yusuf for being the Peshawar boy suave and This was followed by huge ‘Gunga Jamuna’, ‘Ram aur told Dilip Kumar to act natu- Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Promenade and the gardens at Mahammad Yusuf Khan in extremely organised and disci- sophisticated with a fair com- hits like ‘Mela’ and ‘Shaheed’ in Shyam’, ‘Gopi’ and more. rally. Award, Filmfare Special Bandra Fort at Land’s End. native Peshawar to landlord plined when Raj was consid- mand over the English and 1948. Dilip Kumar became the After becoming a world- Ashok Kumar was the big Recognition Award and 19 After a long battle with old father Lala Ghulam Sarwar Ali ered restless and naughty. Urdu languages. She enticed biggest star of India particularly famous movie star, he could guy who recommended Dilip nominations for Filmfare Best age ailments, Yusuf of Khan who owned fruit As a teenager, Dilip Kumar him to the glamour world in movies that required intense afford the luxury of turning Kumar in most of the initial Actor Award. Peshawar, Dilip Kumar of the orchards in Peshawar and in had run away from home in promising him a great career. method acting. Not surpris- down the lead role in the movies that made him big. This He received the Padma movie world was called away by Deolali of Nasik district of 1940 after an argument with his Yusuf joined the Bombay ingly, the 1950s were ruled by Hollywood blockbuster truth is not discussed popularly. Bhushan in 1991, Dadasaheb Lord, the creator to enjoy his Maharashtra. The family had a father. He chose to begin life Talkies as a scriptwriter for a Dilip Kumar. ‘Andaz’ in 1949 ‘Lawrence of Arabia’. 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Savarkar’s analysis of outlook of Dr Mookerji. “Patel diabolic plan of United Lohia.The first was a real leader try’s Swadeshi Government of Narendra Damodardas councils, and was popularly Indian political scenario and is a Congress man with a Sovereign Bengal and he forced because he spoke for the largest and by persons with whom he Modi , decimating the National known as the Royal Bengal his gospel of unalloyed nation- Hindu mind, you be a Hindu a partition within a partition. group which opposed Nehru’s had struggled and shared Congress to a miserable forty- Tiger. alism convinced him to be the Sabhaite with a Congress He indeed snatched West policies. In oratory and debat- power. That could be a fitting four seats . Even subject to Syama Prasad inherited only effective antidote to mind,” Gandhiji told him Bengal from the jaws of MA ing skill, he surpassed all oth- termination to his warring life, compulsion of coalition poli- many of his father’s great qual- Muslim separatism and the before parting. Jinnah. ers who have followed him.” but the tragic circumstances tics, his party, keeping alive the ities both through inheritance divide-and-rule policy of the When Syama Prasad’s last About this triumph of hav- All his life Syama Prasad leading to his untimely death memory of his struggle for and acquisition. Many are not alien rulers. ditch effort to avoid vivisection ing achieved the partition of fought valiantly for his coun-    would ever remain an indelible integration of Jammu and aware that Syama Prasad He decided to join Hindu of the Motherland had failed, Bengal, Dr Mookerji had try’s freedom both social eco- blot on much talked of India’s Kashmir, has succeeded amidst regarded Odisha as ‘Gurudeber Mahasabha, became its vice since he felt that the Congress remarked to Nehru, when the nomic as well as political; for ike the death of two other glorious democracy. insurmountable odds, in abro- Desh’, since Madhusuudan Das president and subsequently leaders in their impatience and latter accused him of concur- civil liberties of the people Lillustrious sons of Mother Syama Prasad’s ideas and gation of Article 370 of the , while in Calcutta also hap- owing to Savarkar’s continued hunger for power had conced- ring in the partition proposal, and for the unity of his moth- India, Netaji and Shastriji legacy, however, survived glow- Constitution. pened to be his private tutor. ill health, became its president. ed to the demand of partition Dr Mookerji had retorted, erland. After independence, before him, Syama Prasad ingly, with the result that long Recently, the Modi The sterling qualities of his It also earned Gandhiji’s and he rightly foresaw that it “While Congress partitioned he fought for upholding Mookerji’s death still remains after his martyrdom, the BJP, Government opened the nine father and his teacher had approval, who had said , “ may lead to the whole of Bengal India, I partitioned Pakistan.” democracy against growing shrouded in mystery. And no successor to the Bharatiya Jana km long magnificent all-weath- resulted in making him a Somebody was needed to lead and Punjab going to the would- When an angry Nehru fascism of the men in power.” attempt so far has been made Sangh that he had founded, er tunnel reducing the time of staunch nationalist. He also the Hindus after Malavyaji.” ; to be Pakistan, he directed his gave the threat, “I shall crush He truly became a martyr to to remove the veil over it. 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She was administered the oath Cabinet to 11. <   Ministers, the Congress said its While the Congress said the brought the nation to the brink from the State making way into In 2014, four MPs from of office as a minister of state When the Modi continuous demand for the Finance Minister, Home of poverty after turning away the Modi Cabinet on Karnataka were inducted into (MoS). Cabinet took oath in 2019, it in the new council of ministers scalp of Health Ministers stands Minister and the Defence from its responsibility in the Wednesday. the Cabinet – DV Sadananda Bhoumik had secured was criticised for scanty repre- . vindicated. The grand old party Minister too should have been Corona epidemic,” asked Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Gowda, H N Ananth Kumar, 5,73,532 votes and was elect- sentation of women with only While Pratima Bhaumik from said it is a candid submission axed as they failed in their Surjewala. If performance and Chandrashekhar, G M Siddeshwar and Venkiah ed from West Tripura con- three Cabinet Ministers and Tripura also took oath for a cab- of the Government’s “monu- respective roles, Trinamool governance were the criteria Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Naidu (Rajya Sabha Member). stituency with a margin of three Ministers of State. With inet berth, Surat MP Darshana mental failure” in managing the Congress said when the full cup- then the first person to be Karandlaje, Chitradurga MP In 2019, Gowda, along with 3,05,689 votes against her Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigning, Vikram Jardosh also got an Covid-19 pandemic. board is in bad shape, what do sacked should be Modi as he has Abbaiah Narayanaswamy and Pralhad Joshi, Nirmala closest candidate Subal the number of Cabinet opportunity in Modi cabinet. A Former Union Minister P you do by just changing the cab- brought the government and the Bidar MP Bhagawanth Seetharaman and Suresh Bhowmik from Congress. Ministers came down to two — Lok Sabha MP for Udupi, Chidambaram took a swipe at inet. entire country to a standstill, he Gurubasappa Khubha joined Angadi were inducted. Bhowmik, who was Nirmala Sitharaman and Smriti Sushri Shobha Karandlaje rep- Prime Minister Narendra Samajwadi Party Chief said. the Council of Ministers and Identified as one among inducted into Tripura chief Irani. resents Udupi, Karnataka Modi, saying if things go Akhilesh Yadav said that the “Progress and peace and took oath as Ministers of State the few firebrand leaders of the minister Biplab Kumar Deb’s The seven women Chikmagalur in Karnataka, the right, the credit will go to him overhaul reflect that the gov- harmony have been thrown while Cabinet Minister DV ruling party for being vocal team in January 2016 as state MPs who were sworn in on former state minister is now and if they do not, it will fall ernment so far is failure and into the dustbin of history and Sadananda Gowda, who was with her remarks on contem- general secretary, is known for Wednesday are likely to get serving her second term as an on the minister concerned. such cosmetic changes will hard- the present prime minister from Karnataka, has been porary issues, Karandlaje is her social work. ministers of state with the num- MP. Another senior Congress ly do anything untill the com- would be remembered as an dropped. also BJP’s state Vice-President. She is one of the four MPs ber of Cabinet ministers A Lok Sabha MP for leader Jairam Ramesh said plete train is changed. Yadav autocrat, who decimated India’s The induction of Khubha The 54-year-old originally from the northeast to find a remaining two. Niranjan Jyoti, Kodarma Jharkhand Annpurna Vardhan has been made a who face a major challenge in economy, who ensured India is a clear signal of BJP’s intent hails from Puttur in Dakshina place in the Modi dispensa- Renuka Singh, and Debasree Devi also got a berth on Modi scapegoat for the failures at the next year assembly elections was pushed into an to grow stronger in Bidar that Kannada. While she identifies tion with the others being for- Chaudhury were the ministers council of ministers on the highest level. against BJP was also critical the abyss of unemployment and has traditionally been a herself as a social worker, mer Assam chief minister of state. Wednesday. She has served as “The resignations of the all segment of the society were who ensured that India’s strength Congress stronghold while Karandlaje is a postgraduate in Sarbananda Sonowal, Among them, minister in Jharkhand holding Union Health Minister and not represented in the reshuffle. as the super power of the 21st Narayanaswamy is from the Social Work (MSW) and Manipur MP Rajkumar Debasree Chaudhury has been portfolios like irrigation, women the MoS Health Congress chief spokesperson century was grossly under- Dalit community. Sociology (MA). She is also Ranjan Singh and Kiren Rijiju, dropped in this reshuffle. and child welfare, registration. is a candid confession Randeep Surjewala said if the mined,” the Congress leader Both Chandrashekhar and close to chief minister BS who has been promoted and Alliance partner Anupriya She also served as that the Modi government cabinet expansion was to be alleged. Surjewala also said if Karandlaje are from the dom- Yediyurappa. made a Cabinet Singh Patel who was dropped in minister of state for mines and has utterly failed in managing done on the basis of perfor- performance and governance inant Vokkaliga community Her remarks against Minister.Arunachal Pradesh Modi.1 was reinducted. A Lok geology in the Bihar govern- the pandemic,” mance then the prime minister were the criteria, Defence which has given one Prime alleged attacks on right-wing continues to be represented by Sabha MP from Mirzapur in ment when she was only 30. Chidambaram wrote on should have been the first one to Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister and seven Karnataka workers in communally sen- Kiren Rijiju Uttar Pradesh, Anupriya Singh Another first-time woman MP Twitter. be removed for his failures in Minister Amit Shah and Finance chief ministers till date. sitive areas of coastal Sonowal, under whom the Patel had served as Union min- Bharti Pravin Pawar who took “There is a lesson for providing governance. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Narayanaswamy is from Karnataka have, in a way, con- BJP won the second term in ister of state for health in her Oath on Wednesday is Lok ministers in these resigna- “The present cabinet expan- too should be sacked, citing their the Madiga community tributed to her increased pop- Assam had made way for earlier stint. Prominent lawyer Sabha member from Nashik tions. If things go right the sion is not performance or gov- failures to tackle the border (scheduled caste) and ularity among party cadres in Himanta Biswa Sarma, was and two time New Delhi Lok Maharashtra and is a medico by credit will go to the PM, if ernance driven, but is a distrib- standoff with China in eastern Bhagwanth Gurubasappa the state and even nationally to earlier an MoS in the Modi Sabha seat Meenakshi Lekhi is profession and is being specu- things go wrong the Minister ution of spoils of power and Ladakh. Khuba is from Lingayat com- an extent. government’s first tenure. a new much awaited induction lated to get MoS Health. will be the fall guy.  P#  " "4 4   ! '   !         Q  "   :         9       9(

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He was involved in killing aram Vir Chakra awardee brigade, intelligence and police Burhan Wani, was neutralised of SPO Mudasir Ahmad Dar of PCaptain Vikram Batra, force of many police stations by the joint team of security Untoo Hamam Sopore on 28- whose war cry during Kargil reached. forces in Handwara area of 07-2013, attack on Sarpanch war ' Yeh Dil Maange More' Evidence was collected North Kashmir's Kupwara dis- Khazir Mohd Parray of had caught the fancy of the from the spot. According to the trict early Wednesday morning. Krankshivan on 26-07-2013, nation, was given a befitting police, prima facie someone According to police, the killing of Sarpanch Habib Ullah tribute by his then com- may have thrown an explosive HM commander was a diplo- Mir of Goripora Bomai, attack manding officer and sitting material in the garbage, due to ma holder in computer appli-            (     on Panch Mst Zoona Begum of GoC-in-C Northern which there was a loud explo- cation and was chiefly respon-    (   &  +, Hardshiva Sopore, attack on Command Lt-Gen YK Joshi sion. At the same time, city sible for misusing social media police party at Hygam Sopore as he flew over “Batra Top” in MLA Sanjeev Raja and SP City & new methods of communi- was active in the area since tioning, he identified himself as said terrorist picked up his hid- along with his associates on 26- a Sukhoi-30 MK to com- Kuldeep Singh Gunawat also cation for terrorism. 2012 Mehraj-ud-din Halwai @Ubaid den AK-47 rifle and started fir- 04-2013, in which 04 police- memorate his 'BalidanDiwas' reached the spot. The MLA He was also instrumental According to a police Son of Abdul Khaliq resident of ing indiscriminately upon the men got killed besides, on Wednesday. said that the matter should be in motivating and recruitment spokesman, Mehrazuddin Khushal Mattoo Sopore, an joint search party which led to decamped with three weapons On 07 Jul 1999, Captain thoroughly investigated. of youth into terrorist ranks Halwai was caught by a police active terrorist commander of an encounter. In the ensuing of the killed policemen, killing Vikram Batra, sacrificed his There is a ruined building of besides raising funds for pro- team, deployed on Covid proscribed terror outfit HM. firefight the said terrorist got of Hurriyat activists Sheikh life and was given the highest Defence PRO in a state- Nawab Sahib Kheruwala in motion of terrorist enforcement appropriate Police spokesman said, “on killed”. Altaf-ur-Rehman of Iqbal wartime gallantry award ment said, “Capt Batra contin- Mohalla Madar Gate area. activities. behaviour, in a very dramatic his disclosure multiple CASOs According to police, Nagar Sopore & Khursheed posthumously. ues to motivate the present gen- According to the police, the fur- In a tweet Kashmir Zone sequence of events. were launched by Handwara “Incriminating material, arms Ahamd Bhat of Bomai Sopore, According to a Defence eration of officers and would nace used to run here till 6 police said, “A contemporary During the routine check- Police, Army, CRPF and SSB in & ammunition including one killing of ex-terrorists Mehraj- PRO,” this gesture epitomises do so in perpetuity. It is most months ago. Everything was of HM’s notorious terrorist ing of vehicles at a security which at village area Pazipora Ak-47, 04 Magazines, Power ud-Din Dar of Badambagh the enduring relation between befitting that his gallant action going normal in the market in Burhan Wani. While Burhan checkpoint in Handwara a Renan Kralgund Handwara, bank, blanket, medicines, etc Sopore & Aijaz Ahmad Reshi a Commanding Officer and his be commemorated by his then late evening on tuesday, when was engaged in a series of pedestrian was behaving in a when CASO was started, the were recovered from the said of Mundji Sopore. officer. Lt Gen YK Joshi paid Commanding Officer of 13 the sound of a loud bang creat- civilian/security forces killings very suspicious manner. After said terrorist tried to pinpoint hideout (encounter site)”. Besides, he was involved in homage to his fallen comrade JAK RIF whose contribution to ed panic in the area. People also in South Kashmir, he was tactfully apprehended the location where he had kept As per police records, the attacks on various establish- from the sky, an apt recognition the war effort were recognised got scared because similar blasts Mehrazuddin Halwai was by the joint naka party he was his arms and ammunition”. said terrorist was a categorized ments including the attack on of IAF’s contribution to the by award of VrC for exceptional had happened a few months involved in killing of civil- shifted to a nearby police post “Upon reaching the dis- A++ terrorist and was group Hotel Heemal Srinagar”, the ground operations in leadership in face of the adver- back in Mohalla Khatikan of ians/SFs in NorthKashmir”. He for questioning. During ques- closed hideout location, the commander of proscribed ter- police spokesman added. Operation VIJAY”. sary”. Dehli Gate area. PNS 1     O, <>? "
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In a statement, the ministry clar- tion can serve as reservoirs for “This is the first report of a parotid, submandibular and control along with a group of other ter- Moderna Covid-19 shots through the ified that all the states and Union SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing respiratory virus's capacity to minor salivary glands from 24 rorists, in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri Covax facility by August even as the coun- Territories were informed well in advance Covid-19, magnifying its infec- infect and replicate in salivary patients who died from Covid-19 was neutralised by the alert troops try’s cumulative vaccination coverage about the doses that will be available in tious potential, according to a glands. Until now it was thought and molecular analysis detected early Wednesday morning. surpassed 36 crores in the last 24 hours. July, including the supply to private hos- team of researchers from Brazil. that only viruses that cause high- the presence of the virus in more This is one of the first infiltration Covax, led by the GAVI vaccine alliance pitals. The discovery, reported in ly prevalent diseases such as her- than two-thirds. bids reported in the area after the “Alert Army troops thwarted the and the World Health Organization The States have been advised to plan an article published in the Journal pes used salivary glands as reser- Further examination by an agreement was reached between India infiltration bid by suitably employing an (WHO), could ship the U.S.-made doses their Covid-19 vaccination sessions based of Pathology, helps explain why voirs. The discovery may help electron microscope detected and Pakistan to adhere to the ceasefire integrated surveillance grid alongwith to India as early as this month. “It's a on the availability of the vaccine doses. the virus is so abundant in sali- explain why SARS-CoV-2 is so not just the presence of the virus agreement along the LoC and the domination by fire, and engaging the ter- donation through Covax,” said the source. Following discussions with the vaccine va and has enabled scientists to infectious,” Bruno Fernandes but also its replication in cells and International border on February 25, rorists in a fierce firefight in which one In the meantime, the Union Health manufacturers, the health ministry had develop saliva-based diagnostic Matuck, doctoral candidate at the type of organelle it uses to 2021 terrorist was neutralised and his body Ministry said that more than 1.67 Cr communicated to all the states that they tests for Covid-19. USP's Dental School. As SARS- replicate. According to Defence PRO, Lt-Col has been recovered”. (1,67,26,613) balance and unutilized will receive more than 12 crore Covid vac- Researchers at the University CoV-2 is highly infectious com- “We observed several virus- Devender Anand, “In the early hours of Defence PRO said, “war-like stores Covid Vaccine doses are still available with cine doses in July. of Sao Paulo (USP) analysed pared with other respiratory es clustering in salivary gland 07 Jul 2021, a group of Pakistani ter- including an AK 47 rifle, four magazines the States/UTs and private hospitals to be Till Wednesday morning, over 2.19 samples from three types of sali- viruses, they raised the hypoth- cells, which showed that they rorists made an attempt to infiltrate of AK 47 with ammunition and two administered. Till Wednesday morning, crore doses were sent to all the states and vary gland obtained during a esis that it may replicate in cells were replicating there. They across the Line of Control in the hand grenades have been recovered from over 2.19 crore Covid vaccine doses were Union Territories from July's supply, minimally invasive autopsy pro- of the salivary glands and hence weren't in these cells passively,” Nowshera Sector of Rajouri”. the terrorist”. sent to all the states from July's supply, the according to the statement. cedure performed on 24 patients be present in saliva without com- Matuck said. /  &%  -(7   ;'  8     !"       P<   #  " $    *  % ,     )(    gradually contemplating steps to  +O        ing me.” ?@9 life the lock down. “We cannot kee   -?@     Communities Pvt Ltd. from the ?@? He further said, “I am on extending the lock down proceeds of crime. unable to convince myself erala on Wednesday logged indefinitely. Now, the ball is in the n the directions of Chief he Enforcement Both these companies are n a landmark judgment, the that there is a conflict of inter- K15,600 new Covid-19 cases court of the people. They have to OMinister Yogi Adityanath to TDirectorate (ED) has pro- controlled by the promoters of ICalcutta High Court on est. The applicant has taken and a Test Positivity Rate of 10.36 do their part in observing the not spare anyone found guilty, visionally attached three land Unitech Group and Proceeds of Wednesday imposed a fine of too somber a view of the per cent, said the release issued by social distancing and wearing a Deputy Superintendent of parcels worth 106.08 crore, in Crime have been transferred to 5 lakh on Bengal Chief integrity of a Judge. However, Health Minister Veena George. face masks. I find open violation Police rank officer of Uttar Gurugram in connection with these companies after sub- Minister Mamata Banerjee I am going to recues myself The State also saw 143 patients of the restrictions by many peo- Pradesh Police faces legal action a money laundering probe stantial layering in Singapore for “putting the judiciary in a from hearing the case, … A succumbing to the pandemic ple,” said Dr T N Suresh, presi- after being booked on charges of against the Unitech Group. and Cayman Island, the agency bad light.”' deliberate or conscious taking the toll till date to 14,108. dent, Kerala Government Medical raping a woman by promising to The attached land parcels said. Justice Kausik Chanda margin of about 1,900 votes. attempt was made to affect my Neighboring State of Tamil Association, the umbrella orga- marry her. had been purchased by two On March 4, the ED had who heard the recusal petition The case was listed for judgment.” Nadu registered 3,367 new cases nization of all Government The case was registered dummy entities Erode Projects conducted a search operation filed by the Chief Minister — hearing in the Bench of Justice The Court said that the on Wednesday. The Directorate of Medical Doctors in the State. against the DySP in Pratapgarh Pvt. Ltd. and Kore at 35 premises of Shivalik who questioned his impar- Chanda. Subsequently decision of recusal was taken Health and Preventive Medicine He said the Government has where he was posted earlier, Communities Pvt. Ltd. from Group, Trikar Group, Unitech tiality on the grounds that Banerjee filed a petition ask- so that “trouble-mongers” said in a release that 64 lives were done its best. “The hike in the police said on Wednesday. the companies of Unitech Group and Carnoustie Group prior to be sworn in as a High ing for shifting of the Bench don't get an “opportunity to claimed by the pandemic during number of cases is the fall out of Reports said that the victim, Group. located in the National Capital Court Judge he was related to on the grounds of conflict of keep the controversy alive… It the last 24 hours and this took the the lifting of the lock down. This a resident of Madhya Pradesh, The ED had initiated Region (NCR) and the BJP — imposed the fine of interest and judicial bias. will be contrary to the inter- total number of deaths in the State could be controlled only with the accused the officer of raping her money laundering investiga- Mumbai. 5 lakh for questioning the She objected to Justice ests of justice if such unwar- to 33,196. The State tested more active cooperation of the general in 2019 on the false promise of tion on the basis of various After analysis of seized integrity of judiciary. He Chanda hearing her petition ranted problem continues than 1.5 lakh persons on public,” the doctor told The marrying her but later denying FIRs filed by homebuyers records followed by the dis- directed, the funds thus real- citing “likelihood of bias due along with trial.” Wednesday. Pioneer. it, police said. against Unitech Group and its closures of various persons, the ized would be used by the to associations he had with the The matter was likely to be Wednesday’s figures in Kerala Malappuram district con- “An FIR on charges of rape promoters before the Delhi diversion and layering of pro- families of the lawyers who BJP during his days as a referred to acting Chief Justice are more than what was record- tinues to be the hotspot in Kerala was registered against former Police. ceeds of crime was unearthed. had been affected by the coro- lawyer.”' Rajesh Bindal who could then ed on Tuesday, (14, 373 cases). and recorded 2,052 new patients. DySP Navneet Nayak on Total ‘Proceeds of Crime’ Earlier, the ED had attached na pandemic. Expressing his strong dis- assign it to some other While, 1, 50, 630 samples were According to Chief Minister Tuesday evening, based on a in this case is 5,063.05 crore immovable properties to the Justice Chanda was hear- pleasure over the issue, the Bench. tested on Wednesday, the State Pinarayi Vijayan, who presided complaint of a woman, who as determined till now, the tune of 431 crore belonging to ing the original petition filed Judge who left the case said, Banerjee’s advocate Sanjay Health Department said it had over a review meeting, steps were alleged that in 2019, during his agency said. . Trikar Group, Carnoustie by the Chief Minister who “The unfortunate part is that Basu later said that the peti- tested 1, 31,000 samples on on to vaccinate all school and col- posting at circle officer, he raped The ED probe revealed Group and Shivalik Group. challenged the counting of the letter written to the acting tioner would prefer an appeal. Tuesday. lege students in the State as part her after promising to marry that the attached land parcels With this attachment, the total the Nandigram Assembly Chief Justice (by the petition- “We will take steps to chal- The hike in the number of of the Government’s move to her,” Additional Superintendent were purchased by Erode attachment in this case has polls. She had lost to defen- er) was leaked with highly lenge that and I am sure we cases comes at a time when the reopen the educational institu- of Police in Pratapgarh, Surendra Projects Pvt Ltd. and Kore reached to 537 crore. dant Suvendu Adhikari by a confidential contents malign- will be successful,” he said. State Government is slowly and tions by stages. Dwivedi, said on Wednesday. *   &
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One need not research ership after each election is: In the end, the BJP drew a Maharashtra Legislative  deeply to find out why former “There was large-scale vote blank despite fielding some of the Assembly and was sworn in as party president Rahul Gandhi transfer between the LDF and best names in Kerala’s social life a Union Minister, which can at ?)) @! chose Wayanad to contest the UDF to get the BJP candi- like the legendary E Sreedharan best be termed a backdoor from. Does anyone remember dates defeated.” They don’t and Dr Jacob Thomas, the former entry. The Minister concerned ) -)3 the name of his rivals in the like to see the reality in the eye: super cop known for his fight and the party’s State chief 2019 Lok Sabha election from It is not one or 100 votes get- against corruption. have formed a caucus not to   @ the constituency? ting transferred. 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Palm oil about shopping in-store as they are reaping the rewards of history of Indian aviation 10 Indians strongly believe WLighting on Wednesday is a key ingredient for making compared with their global investing in a strong online industry with the signing of that digital wallets have made s the Gvernment plans to said the second Covid wave is soaps. counterparts in the wake of presence, “while the news has first aircraft purchase order by shopping easier and a vast Ago full throttle on disin- expected to slow down growth In March and June, the Covid-19, a new report showed been littered with stories of a GIFT city (Gujarat majority (98 per cent) of those vesting several public sector in the rural FMCG market in company had increased the on Wednesday. businesses who have not iden- International Finance Tec) surveyed have shopped at an assets and enterprises in non- the current fiscal and that the price of the soap and the total Consumers on the whole tified these changing demands based leasing company under online-only retailer in the past core sectors along with situation was challenging for hike was around eight per cent. are demanding integrated going bust,” Fletcher said in a the Atmanirbhar Bharat 12 months, a new global report strengthening PSUs in the the business in the June quar- With online channels wit- omni-channel offerings from statement. Abhiyan of the Government of showed on Wednesday. strategic sectors, it has decid- ter. nessing almost a two-fold sales retailers and brands. Two-thirds (64 per cent) of India. Pradeep Singh Kharola, The survey by from glob- ed to bring the Department of Now, the company expects growth in various FMCG seg- While 86 per cent of Indian global shoppers say that they Secretary, Ministry of Civil al payments provider Public Enterprises under the growth to be almost equal in ments, the company would shoppers think that retailers prefer to shop with brands Aviation (MOCA) presided Blackhawk Network found, Finance Ministry. both rural and urban markets also be introducing more e- need to get better at giving that have both an online and over the signing of the purchase which mined the views of The department, which for FMCG products this fiscal commerce first products. them products, services and offline presence, while 59 per agreement between Vman 13,000 global shoppers, also was under the Ministry of unlike last financial year when Wipro Consumer Care & experience that they want from cent of consumers said they Aviation, GIFT City, found that 69 per cent of Heavy Industries and Public sector undertakings (PSUs) the rural markets recorded Lighting CEO and Wipro online shopping. wished brands would commu- Gandhinagar and Airbus respondents will shop more fre- Enterprises so far, would look under the Voluntary higher growth. Enterprises Executive Director 67 per cent of Indian con- nicate seamlessly with them Helicopters SAS (Marignane, quently at retailers that accept into the residual work relating Retirement Scheme, would also A leading player in the Vineet Agrawal said the trend sumers refuse to shop with any- across all channels, digital and France) in an event held today digital payments. to erstwhile Bureau of Public be looked into by the depart- FMCG space, Wipro of increased sales through one who does not meet their physical. at the Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, India has emerged as a Enterprises including the ment. Consumer Care & Lighting is online channels is expected to demands, according to ‘Future The report revealed that in New Delhi. Shri Vishok forerunner in mobile com- Industrial Management Pool. Review of capital projects not anticipating any further stay. Shopper Report 2021’ by glob- a post-pandemic world, online Mansingh, CEO, Vman and merce adoption in comparison It would also look into and expenditure in Central increase in the price of Santoor al communications firm shopping will account for over Mr. Remi Maillard, President, to its global counterparts. coordination of matters of gen- PSEs also would be taken care Wunderman Thompson half (51 per cent) of retail sales Airbus India and Managing eral policy affecting all public of by the department, a gazette Commerce. globally with 72 per cent of Director, South Asia region sector enterprises (PSEs), and notification said. “eCommerce can no longer global shoppers saying that signed the agreement. Shri evaluation and monitoring the The department also deals be treated as the supplementary online shopping came to their Sanjeev Kumar, Chairman AAI performance of PSEs, including in measures aimed at improv- sales channel. rescue in 2020 and nearly and Shri Amber Dubey, Joint the Memorandum of ing performance of Central Global shoppers have three-quarters (73 per cent) Secretary, MoCA along with Understanding (MoU) mech- PSEs and other capacity build- clearly stated that, in the future, saying e-commerce would be other senior officials were pre- anism. ing initiatives of PSEs. it will be their primary chan- more important to them in sent during the signing agree- Matters relating to perma- It will also render advice nel for retail purchasing,” said 2021. ment. nent machinery of arbitration relating to revival, restructur- for the PSEs, and counselling, ing or closure of PSEs includ- training and rehabilitation of ing the mechanisms required, employees in Central public among other responsibilities.      ) ,


    
  
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elhi Development infrastructure and transport & situation, commercial use to be aul George Global School, located in the Authority conducted an mobility. Some valuable sugges- allowed in LDRA, land require- Pheart of the city at Alaknanda, South Donline webinar on the tions provided during the webi- ments for additional housing Delhi, has opened its premises for commu- Master Plan Delhi (MPD)-2041 nar were: MPD 2041 to be GIS need to be mentioned, develop- nity welfare, supporting the nation’s vacci- with the citizens of Delhi on July based plan, last mile connectiv- ment of rental housing, inter- nation drive and contributing efficiently and 6. The purpose of the webinar ity to be focussed on by promot- linkage of MPD 2041 with sub effectively towards a safer, Covid-free India. was to facilitate the general ing more intermediate public regional plan for NCR, vertical The school, under Muthoot Group’s public to understand the plan, transport (IPT) modes, mention mixed use needs to allowed Education Division, has stepped forward in provisions and various policies of homeless population in terms everywhere in order to pro- participating in the welfare of society. As a that have been made part of the of their entitlements, facilities mote, urban extension road part of its CSR initiative, The Muthoot Group draft for MPD 2041, placed in mandated for night shelters (UER) with metro or BRT ser- has time and again taken up innumerable the public domain on June 9, should be detailed out, woman vices needs to be provided, zero novel initiatives to bring a fundamental inviting public suggestions and work force participation to be setback is preferable as it enables change in society. Alexander George objections. This was the second reflected in provisions for hous- safe streets for women and chil- Muthoot, Deputy Managing Director of The online webinar in a series of four ing (rental/ affordable housing dren, plot sizes for redevelop- Muthoot Group and Vice-Chairman of Paul webinars scheduled to be held policy), measures for decarbon- ment should be kept at mini- George Global School emphasises, “We from July 1-20. In this webinar, isation to be provided in the mum, circle rates need to be continue to remain dedicated and commit- issues related to Chapters 7 to 12 mobility sector for MPD, rationalised based on incentive ted in line with the vision of our Group comprising shelter, social infra- requirement of alternate roads to basis, road network needs to be Chairman Late MG George Muthoot and structure and transport & bring down the traffic load on part of redevelopment. strive to do our best for the noble cause of mobility were presented. A total the main arterial roads, housing The next webinar will be community welfare, now and always.” of 190 participants, including backlog need to be addressed, organised on July 13 (Tuesday) Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the general public, senior offi- need for specific guidelines for from 3 PM to 4:30 PM and the the school along with its parent company, cers of DDA and the National urban peripheral rural area, discussion will cover chapters 13 The Muthoot Group, successfully conduct- Institute for Urban Affairs approach of mixed use develop- to 18 which detail the physical ed a two-day vaccination drive, thereby (NIUA), attended the Webinar ment zones to be adopted on the infrastructure (chapters 13-16) encouraging people to actively participate as and the comments/suggestions Authority. introduced the main objectives ing the various plans and poli- lines to the TOD corridors, and spatial development frame- responsible citizens in the nation’s drive to provided by participants were Senior Officer from DDA of the webinar, followed by a cies of the draft Master Plan- healthcare infrastructure to work (chapters 17, 18) of the fight against COVID-19 collectively. The noted by the Delhi Development addressed the participants and presentation by NIUA explain- 2041 related to shelter, social address the extreme pandemic draft for MPD-2041. camp was organized in partnership with the Aravali Apartments’ Residents’ Welfare Association and Max Smart Hospital, Saket at the Paul George Global School (PGGS) AA 
  % campus for the people residing in the school vicinity.   %"  ‘Kokernag to be promoted on a scale befitting its prestige’ As an educational institution, PGGS is playing a significant role to create a safer bubble for the people to join hands as a com-   # K   ecretary, Tourism and Culture, munity and shield themselves and in turn the SSarmad Hafeez visited picturesque children too. The school's world-class state TPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited Kokernag earlier this week and threw of the art infrastructure, with an eco- N(NVVN) a wholly-owned subsidiary of open many tourist facilities for the con- friendly and energy-efficient operational NTPC Ltd, has invited tenders for the deploy- venience of the visitors. module, was offered as a hygienically safe ment of hydrogen fuel cell buses (FCEBs) in Interacting with locals and visitors, platform for people from all walks of life to Delhi and Leh. Hafeez said the government intends to walk in for their vaccination. The go-green The bid document sale commenced on June promote Kokernag to its befitting pres- design of the school ensured that the peo- 30 and will continue till July 16. tige and has many initiatives planned for ple coming in for the vaccination are kept These e-buses would be zero-emission vehi- the same. safe and made comfortable in every possi- cles in true form, as the hydrogen would be gen- The Tourism Secretary shared that ble manner. erated from renewable energy making it a pure as a matter of policy the Department has As a part of ongoing CSR initiatives, the green initiative, ushering a new era of hydrogen- decided to expose lesser-known desti- school believes in creating possibilities and based zero-emission futuristic mobility solutions. nations to tourists. He said destinations touching lives by reaching out to the com- The green hydrogen would be supplied to the like Sonmarg, Yousmarg, Doodpathri et munity not just for educational purposes but buses by NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd. Green al are already being brought in the vis- also by living up to the requirements of the hydrogen is produced using renewable energy and ible spectrum of tourists and dedicat- prevailing times as with COVID-19, when electrolysis to split water. Also, NVVN is provid- ed areas housing adventure sports, all need to join hands to heal the world. We ing a comprehensive mobility solution in all e- recreational activities and promotion- believe, in leading by example and thus, with vehicle segments targeting the reduction of car- al activities shall be initiated soon at such initiatives, we look forward to bring- bon footprint and achieving energy security. Kokernag, to make it equally attractive ing a radical change in society and redefin- Earlier this year, NVVN executed a turnkey for tourists. tourist destinations across Jammu & ness camps for the locals and stakehold- N Itoo and Vivekanand Rai were pre- ing the roles schools must play towards nur- project of supplying 40 e-buses and building charg- Hafeez mentioned that the govern- Kashmir. For this, he said, regular san- ers alike, for maintaining the ecology of sent on the occasion, along with the turing young minds in giving back to soci- ing stations in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, ment has also decided that cleanliness itation drives are being held at the tourist tourist places for their upkeep. CEO of Kokernag Development ety. We feel ecstatic with the successful run in a move to reduce pollution in the region. and sanitation shall be maintained at all destinations besides conducting aware- Directors, Tourism, Kashmir, Dr G Authority and other senior officers. of the drive.

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