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'*-+*89 n a case of serious concern " #$ Ion the Covid-19 front, the overall daily cases on Thursday surged past 17,000 — the high- '*-+*89 those in 2020. est in eight weeks — with just Researchers, including six States accounting for 88.76 mid cases of new variants those from London School of per cent of the new deaths Aof mutated SARS-CoV-2 Hygiene and Tropical pushing India’s death toll to emerging in India, a new Medicine estimate that the 1,57,435 and cases to modelling study has found novel variant has a 43-90 per 1,11,56,923. that a variant of the virus that cent higher reproduction As many as 89 fatalities causes Covid-19 in the UK in number than pre-existing vari- were recorded in the last 24 November 2020 is more trans- ants of SARS-CoV-2 in hours with Maharashtra missible than pre-existing England. reporting maximum 42, Kerala variants and will lead to a large Reproduction number 15 deaths and Punjab reported resurgence of Covid-19 indicates the average number 12 deaths. cases. of people who will contract a However, 23 States and The study should come as contagious disease from one UTs have not reported any a warning to India where infected person. deaths due to infections in the number of infections with the After emerging in last 24 hours. The rise in new mutant UK, South Africa, and November last year, evidence cases of this magnitude was last Brazil variants of SARS-CoV- began to emerge in December reported in the early week of '*-+*89 “We are not utilising it 2 jumped to 242 on Thursday. that VOC 202012/01 was January, pointed out experts. fully. We are either donating it The new Covid-19 UK strain rapidly outcompeting pre- The rate of active cases has he Delhi High Court to foreign countries or selling is more contagious and spread existing variants in southeast also been rising gradually, Governments, the recent surge Rajasthan, J&K (UT), Odisha, of the population in the city has TThursday asked the Centre it to them and are not vacci- faster, and vaccines could be England, the researchers said. pushing it to 1.55 per cent. As is due to the rise in marriage Uttar Pradesh, Himachal been exposed to the virus and to explain the rationale behind nating our own people. So less effective on these patients, They noted that as of per the Ministry’s data, there ceremonies and State and local Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, developed antibodies against it. keeping strict control over class there has to be that sense of according to a new modelling February 15, the variant com- are 1,73,413 active cases at bodies elections. In mid- Jharkhand, Puducherry, The study was jointly con- of persons who can be vacci- responsibility and urgency,” a study published in the journal prises roughly 95 per cent of present after 14,031 patients February, officials had said the Assam, Lakshadweep, ducted by the Centre for nated against Covid-19 cur- bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi Science. new SARS-CoV-2 infections were discharged in a day. average daily new infections Nagaland, Sikkim, Ladakh Cellular and Molecular Biology rently as under the present sys- and Rekha Palli said. However, the study has its in the UK, and has now been The experts have pointed oscillated between 9,000 and (UT), Tripura, A&N Islands, (CCMB), the ICMR-National tem those above the age of 60 The high court directed the limitation as it was based on a identified in at least 82 coun- out that number of possibilities 12,000 while the deaths were Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Institute of Nutrition (NIN) years or with comorbidities two institutes to file separate relatively smaller number of tries, including India. could be due to the stride between 78 and 120 while on Daman & Diu, Dadar & Nagar and the pharmaceutical com- can receive vaccination. affidavits on their capacity to intervention and vaccination India is taking all steps to ranging from the lax attitude of February 9, India had report- Haveli and Arunachal Pradesh. pany Bharat Biotech. The high court said the two manufacture the vaccines on scenarios. speed up vaccination pace people towards following ed 9,110 new cases, the lowest So far, 1,66,16,048 doses of “The data indicate that the institutes which have developed per day/ week/ month basis and The research noted that and hopes to inoculate around Covid protocols to the like- this year so far. Last year, the vaccine have been adminis- population of Hyderabad the vaccines COVISHIELD also the current optic of the without stringent control mea- 30 crore people by August this ability of “mutations and new lowest 9,633 cases were record- tered in the country since the might be slowly moving and COVAXIN — Serum vaccines and how much sures such as limited closure of year in the second phase. strains” causing the surge, as ed on June 3. drive began on January 16. towards herd immunity, which Institute of India and Bharat unused capacity is lying. educational institutions and a Estimates of its growth has been studied by the labo- The 23 States/UTs which Meanwhile, the latest will be certainly accelerated by Biotech — have more capacity They also have to indicate greatly accelerated vaccine rate, disease severity and ratories involved in the Covid have not reported any Covid- round of seroprevalence survey the ongoing vaccination effort,” to provide the vaccines but it if they can scale up their pro- roll-out, Covid-19 hospitali- impact are crucial for inform- detection across the country. 19 deaths in the last 24 hours conducted in Hyderabad has said Doctor Rakesh Mishra, the seems that their full capacity is duction capacities, it sations and deaths across ing policy responses, accord- According to State are: Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, showed that about 54 per cent CCMB director. not being exploited. said. England in 2021 will exceed ing to the researchers. % & ' & ( & O '*-+*89 he said. unprecedented opportunities !" The International North- for connectivity in the region, %&& #$ ith India underlining the South Transport Corridor is a the Minister said. ! Wneed for enhancing con- 7,200-km-long multi-mode Noting that in the modern ' nectivity for development, transport project for moving age, the correlation between External Affairs Minister S freight among India, Iran, connectivity and economic !" # Jaishankar on Thursday pro- Afghanistan, Armenia, growth has got even more pro- & posed the inclusion of Azerbaijan, Russia, Central nounced, Jaishankar said # ')*+ Chabahar port in the Asia and Europe. growth in trade, commerce, '*-+*89 ,O- International North-South “We also welcome the industrial development and '*-+*89 #$ Transport Corridor (INSTC). interest of Uzbekistan and technological advancement has he Supreme Court on The port is in Iran and Afghanistan to join the multi- gone hand in hand with ease of TThursday said that a few mid concerns among some #$ % India helped in its construc- lateral corridor project. connecting. over-the-top (OTT) platforms AOTT (Over-the-Top) play- &'& tion. The location of the Establishing an eastern corri- Maritime connectivity, in show some kind of porno- ers about the new digital media ('(" +. Chabahar port has the strate- dor through Afghanistan particular, has played a signif- graphic content at times, and rules, Information and !&" gic advantage and potential to would maximise its potential,” icant role in creating regional there should be a mechanism Broadcasting Minister Prakash provide connectivity among he said. corridors for trade and eco- to screen such programmes. als on their platforms,” the Javadekar on Thursday said his . ) / #" India, Iran, Afghanistan, “I am hopeful that during nomic linkages, as indeed for A Bench headed by Justice bench, also comprising Justice Ministry will partner with the Uzbekistan and other the INSTC Coordination cultural and intellectual Ashok Bhushan asked Solicitor RS Reddy, said. industry to make the audience " Commonwealth of region. Council meeting, member exchanges over the centuries, General Tushar Mehta to place Senior advocate Mukul experience better and asserted OL Independent States countries, Highlighting these points states would agree to the he pointed out and added that before it the recent guidelines Rohatgi, appearing for Purohit, the guidelines focus on self- M$ and boost trade. here on “Chabahar Day” at the expansion of the INSTC route they too assume a new promi- of the Government to regulate termed the case against her as classification of content instead Located in the Sistan- Maritime India Summit 2021, to include the Chabahar Port nence in contemporary times, social media platforms on “shocking” saying this woman of any form of censorship. O ' % Balochistan province on the the Minister expressed hope and also agree on expanding for being more competitive Friday, when it would hear the is an employee of Amazon Javadekar, after a meeting '$ *+P energy-rich Iran’s southern that member states involved the membership of this pro- and seamless. plea of Amazon Prime Video’s and she is neither a producer with representatives of OTT -./ 2 coast, the port can be easily with the INSTC will agree on ject,” Jaishankar said. The access of land-locked India head Aparna Purohit nor an actor but still she has platforms such as Netflix, 34 accessed from India’s western expanding membership of this He also said as the world economies to maritime move- challenging the Allahabad been made an accused in Amazon Prime, Hotstar and coast, bypassing Pakistan. project. goes through a fundamental re- ments has been a focus of High Court order rejecting around 10 cases relating to the Alt Balaji, also said that they Elaborating upon the Jaishankar said India has balancing, correcting many recent initiatives, he said. her anticipatory bail in con- web series across the country. have welcomed the #5 #6" importance of the Chabahar also proposed the inclusion of distortions of the past, it is only Recognising the importance nection with FIRs lodged Tandav, a nine-episode Government’s new guidelines. " port, Jaishankar said the shift Chabahar in the INSTC route. natural that connectivity of regional connectivity, India against her over web series political thriller starring The Centre on February 25 in the fulcrum of global eco- It is an important trade corri- should be central to that exer- made a landmark decision to “Tandav”. Bollywood A-listers Saif Ali notified rules for OTT plat- nomic growth towards Asia is dor project, wherein India is cise. The shift in the fulcrum of undertake an overseas port “A balance has to be struck Khan, Dimple Kapadia and forms and digitial news media, " 7 creating unprecedented oppor- partnering with 12 countries to global economic growth investment in Chabahar, as some OTT platforms are also Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, started requiring them to to havw a #$ tunities for connectivity in the establish an economic corridor, towards Asia is creating Jaishankar said. showing pornographic materi- streaming recently. grievance redressal system. &'5 ) * ! '((#+ # 79;28 MP government but due to several contentious reasons, offline espite a spike in Covid-19 exams were allowed eventual- Dfresh cases of infections in ly. various cities including Bhopal He also affirmed that fresh and Indore, School Education provisions have been put in ,: Minister Inder Singh Parmar place to check private schools affirmed that board exams will who charge fee at will. Any hairman of the All Parties be organised in offline mode. school will now have to seek CHurriyat Conference Talking to media on a pro- permission from the state gov- Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has posed national seminar on ernment before revising fee been set free by the local teachers’ education which takes with a valid reason, said Parmar. administration in place in Bhopal on March 5 queries of the media, Parmar allowed to hold exam for other Covid19 cases are on a Srinagar. and 6, Parmar said RSS joint said that sensing the impor- classes in online or offline constant rise in MP cities espe- The administration lifted general secretary Dattatreya tance of the board exam (10th mode, according to their con- cially Bhopal and Indore which the restrictions imposed on his Hosabale will chair the vale- and 12th), the State venience, claimed the minister. reported 111 and 162 fresh free movement days before the dictory function. Government is prepared to A review will take place in cases on Thursday. The state in Centre scrapped special status Educationists from across hold them in offline mode. May after the exams are over on last 24 hours has recorded 440 of J&K under Article 370 and the country will deliberate On being asked about re- the fresh academic session in new cases of split the erstwhile State into two upon ‘Rejuvenation of Teacher opening of schools upto mid- schools, said the minister rul- infections. Union Territories in the first Education in 21st century, said dle level, the minister claimed ing out any immediate plans for week of August 2019. the minister adding the semi- that at present the priority is to re-opening of schools. To add, Interestingly, even after the nar is being organised in imple- hold exams and guidelines for the state government had &'45 '6 '6 announcement was made pub- mentation of the National which have been released for allowed to run classes from IX lic and his well wishers con- Education Policy 2020 which government and private to XII. '010 210(0 3(0"0(0 gratulated him on the various ! "#$ # " among other things lays special schools. On being requirement of <= = < social media platforms deploy- % & & # ' ' emphasis on quality upgrada- Board exams are to be car- online exams, the minister said 7 >>?/3 ment of security forces tion of teachers. ried out in offline mode but that options like general pro- <44?? remained visible outside his While replying to the private schools have been motion were looked at by the residence. !"!#

' * 3 + 'R $ && ( 0 &( &(" ( # ) &* 4 /// 79;28 farmers are forced to sell their 79;28 made to provide quality ser- n a message to all citizens, of 79;28 agri land as they won’t have any vices to all urban bodies. Indore Ithe State, on the eve of his other option, Chadhuni he ranking of urban bodies MP Shankar Lalwani termed birthday, Chief Minister Shivraj ongress party in Madhya said. Twas released in New Delhi ! this achievement as the result Singh Chouhan has made an CPradesh hosted first Kisan “Once the foodgrain will be on Thursday after a study of the "# $ of the efforts of citizens, pub- appeal to all to plant saplings. Mahapanchayats at Delanpur stocked in limited numbers of Ease of Living and Municipal %! lic representatives, officers and Chouhan said that March 5 is in Ratlam district of Madhya companies, prices will sky- Performance Index of 111 cities ! employees. my birthday. It is always my Pradesh on Thursday. rocket like it happened in case of the country under the Smart ! ! $% Joint Secretary, Ministry of endeavour to ensure that every As announced earlier, of onion and pulses,” Chadhuni City Scheme by the Ministry of Urban Development and moment of my life is mean- Congress leaders tried making said greeting state farmers for Urban Development and ' Housing, Durgashankar ingful, not for ourselves but we it an apolitical event and extending support to agitating Housing, Government of India. ! ! Mishra, lauded Indore city and should work for our own peo- instead of sitting on stage, sat farm unions. Indore ranked first while said that other cities should ple and our people of the state. on the ground and also Congress party is trying its Bhopal ranked third in learn from it. He compliment- Chouhan further said that refrained from addressing the best to convey a message that Municipal Performance Index, an important role to play in the ed the municipal corporation we are already doing mean- event. Rajya Sabha MP Digvijay this is an agitation run by the among cities with more than 10 development of the city and for transforming a dirty drain ingful work through the gov- plant a tree on auspicious occa- Singh, ExMPCC chief Arun farmers and the grand old lakh population. Indore ranked Madhya Pradesh has set a good into a cricket playground and ernment, but then it came to sions. It is a matter of immense Yadav, former union minister party is only voicing concerns 9th in the country in the Ease example. a venue for wedding anniver- my mind that occasions like #9*.9*D' #*E joy that the forest area in Kantilal Bhuria and other lead- of the farmers. of Living Index. Expressing happiness over saries. birthdays should also be made +#9## F Madhya Pradesh is increasing. ers were present on the occa- Those in the event urged Congratulating Indore for the achievement, Chief It may be noted that a sur- purposeful. Earth is our moth- Efforts must be made to extend sion. Digvijaya Singh to speak on its success at the ranking release Minister Shivraj Singh vey was conducted by the er. She gives us everything, but E*J:* ##;88 the forest area. We will plant The party has planned a the occasion but he said that programme, Hardeep Singh Chouhan has congratulated Government of India in the we also have to give something ';##;.*8*7E#* trees not only for ourselves, but series of these mahapanchay- he was there in the event to lis- Puri, Minister of State the citizens, public representa- year 2020, aimed at improving back to her. With this purpose also for the state, country and ats in the Central Indian state ten to the farmers. Ahead of (Independent Charge), Urban tives and officials of the cities the livelihood amenities and in mind, I have pledged to plant F7E#9+F-#9 the world. to generate support for farm the event, Singh said that he Development and Housing, of Indore and Bhopal. He has urban body performance one plant every day for a year. The Chief Minister said agitation going on in the won’t speak on political issues Government of India said that said that the main goal of our indices of cities. About 32 lakh Chouhan said that the D8;-*E '+ that it is my request to all not national capital for several until the farmers’ events are this achievement is accredited government is to improve the citizens of 111 cities actively indiscriminate felling of trees is 7;:J:*# to celebrate my birthday with months. continuing. to the state Chief Minister standard of living of every cit- participated in it. Through this causing severe damage to the flowers and bouquets, instead Gurnam Singh Chadhuni, Ex-MPCC chief Arun Shivraj Singh Chouhan think- izen and provide them a prop- survey, feedback was obtained environment. The surface tem- saplings should be planted. the president of Bharatiya Kisan Yadav said that this is an apo- ing and hard working style. He er development oriented envi- on the standard of living, eco- perature of the Earth is increas- stake. We should take this Saplings may not necessarily be Union in his address slammed litical programme in which said that this is also the result ronment. nomic affordability and sus- ing steadily and it is estimat- impending crisis seriously and planted on my birthday. You the farm laws saying it will they were trying to associate of the consecutive first ranking Urban Development and tainability. The quality of ser- ed that by the year 2050 it will make meaningful efforts to can plant a sapling on any aus- make small level farmers com- every section and every polit- of Indore in the Cleanliness Housing Minister Bhupendra vices, financial status, planning, increase by 2 degree Celsius. save the environment from picious occasion of your life. pete with their counterparts in ical party against farm laws. Survey. Puri said that the Chief Singh has also extended con- use of technology and quality Then the conditions will be today itself. Adorning Mother Trees give oxygen, and oxygen developed countries who have Kisan Mahapanchayats are also Minister of the state, depart- gratulations and best wishes for of administration are included such in future that the very Earth with trees is an effective gives life. Hence tree is also life. vast resources and possess large scheduled in other districts mental ministers, mayor and the achievement. He said that to test the performance of the existence of human beings and means of protecting the envi- I will celebrate my birthday by pieces of agri land. including Dhar, Sheopur and municipal commissioner have every possible effort will be bodies. animals on Earth will be at ronment. I pray to all of you to planting saplings. These laws will ensure that Ujjain. )#) P , !! ! ( ( ) '+;E* was continuously posted for 79;28 4=7:++' on Mori Chunariya Rang De, more than 4 years and hence Kathak will conclude. GM Dhar Pradeep DGM Pradeep Saxena was he Bhopalites enjoyed a E# # ;D79;28 It was mesmerizing solo DSaxena, who carried a lot again transferred to Bhopal. It Tsponteneous presentation '+DD*E*'# Kathak performance, dazzling of improvement work includ- is to be noted that DGM of classical performances on with a very sophisticated, coming filling of potholes on the Dhar MPRDC looks after Thursday at The Pandit E;:2 ;D4)44 plex rhythm and precise B O T roads within one 1500 kilometers of road and Kirtiram Smriti Samaroh held expressions, left an indelible # # , &+ month, which gave a com- there are around 52 road in at Kala Bhavan auditorium, F*E 2*ED;E*+ mark on the hearts of the audi- ( - ! ' ' fortable drive to the people, these Dhar Division which Bhopal. !#9! ence and art lovers. was transferred suddenly in a consists of four district Dhar, The performance was Recently after setting new month from Dhar to Badwani, Alirajpur and organised in memory of E*'+#;' ;D dimensions of successful and Bhopal. Jhabua. Kathak Guru Pandit Karthik excellent presentation of her Interestingly, the reposting These four districts are Ram of Raigarh Gharana. It 9G"'* 9" Kathak in Ranchi, Jaipur, V &( $ !+, of the DGM Poonam basically tribal belt and rural was organised by Vrinda E79,' Anuradha Singh in Bhopal Kachawaha again on the post area and most of the road Kathak Center, Bhopal and enthralled everyone, repre- of DGM Dhar, who was post- construction are going in Directorate of Culture, Madhya 7* +* 9:++9 senting her rich art and culture, ed one month before from interior or in jungle area Pradesh. at the Pan Kartik Ram Smriti " ($!& Dhar after a service of more which includes 10 roads from The Bhopalites witnessd a !#9! function. than 4 years in Dhar has the loan of Asian develop- wondrous performance by Saurabh Tripathi, an 79;28 ing players from the Madhya been selected for the National become a talk of the town. The ment bank and 6 roads from Tabla player Ystad Farid many books written by famous Bharatanatyam dancer from Pradesh State Water Sports Training Camp. These include interesting fact in this posting the loan of New Development Hussain, Bharatnatyam expo- poets in Kathak. She have Varanasi, performed the he players of Madhya Academy. Namita Chandel, Kaveri is that the present M D Bank. Sources said Poonam nent Saurabh Tripathi and given a new height to pure Khanda caste Alaripu after TPradesh continue to give Academy players before Dheemar, Sushma Verma in MPRDC Shriman Shukla has Kachawaha being a lady offi- Kathak exponent V Anuradha Kathak with beautiful expres- Shri Ganesh Kautavam. After brilliant performances at leaving for Srinagar had a the Girls category and Sonu transferred Pradeep Saxena cer hesitated to go to various Singh. The performance by sions and beautiful tones of this, he performed Ashtapadi national and international courtsey meet with Director Verma, Devendra Sen, Balbir to Dhar from Ujjain and roads which are in jungle emerging artists was mes- handicrafts. composed by Jaydev followed sports. Sports and Youth Welfare Jat and Devvrat Singh in the Poonam Kachawaha from and interior rural areas. merising. She began her performance with "Chandan Chacharit", It is to be noted that as Pawan Jain at the city stadium. Boys category. Apart from this, Dhar to Bhopal on 23 MD MPRDC Shriman Ustad Farid Hussain and with Shiva Vandana in 5 vol- Raag Mohanam. many as 11 players from Sports Director Pawan Jain the team of Madhya Pradesh December 2020 and in the Shukla told The Pioneer that Akram Hussain are from Tonk, ume Sulafqa Tal. In three The final performance was Madhya Pradesh will partici- described India camp as very also includes Anjali Vashisht, meanwhile he got sick and I am updated regarding the Rajasthan. Both of them per- rhythms, she performed Parvati vandana, Mahalakshmi, pate in the national training important for the preparation Kirti Kewat, Neetu Verma and Sashank Mishra become the frequent transfer of Pradeep formed tabla jugalbandi. Ghughru in Pa Dhar Bol Paran Saraswati and Durga Devi in camp to be held in Srinagar. of Olympic qualification and Sushila Chanu. official M D for two Saxena and Poonam Next performance was by and 5 Raya, along with the vio- Kirtanam in Raag Malika and The camp will be held from encouraged the players to take The Chief Instructor of weeks. Kachawaha within a month V Anuradha Singh. She is a lin and performed Gungalru's Taal Malika. March 31 to prepare for the the national training camp Water Sports Kayaking- Sources say the former and I will look into this mat- world-renowned Kathak Jugalbandi. Later, 50 budding artists of Olympic qualification. seriously and practice it dili- Canoeing Academy Pijush DGM Poonam Kachawaha ter. Sources say DGM dancer, who is famous for her The raga was Hansdhwani. Bhopal in different groups of 5 It is noteworthy that gently and improve their Baroi and Nazis Mansuri, the again got the transfer order Pradeep Saxena is 214 num- latest research in Kathak, to She presented enchanting ren- - 55 years performed Kathak olympic will be held in sportsmanship. He wished all Kayaking-Canoeing Coach from the officiating M D bers senior to awaken Kathak in the heart of dition of Krishna's Kalia renditions of Shiva, Ganesh, Thailand from May 5 to 7. the players the best. from Bhopal have been Sashank Mishra again to the the DGM Poonam the masses. She has given new Mardan plot with violin jugal- Ram Bhajan besides Shuddha The selected players Seven sportspersons of appointed as the coaches of the same place Dhar where she Kachawaha innovations by combining bandi. She gave performance Kathak. include seven kayaking-canoe- Water Sports Academy have Indian team. ' '6 6 & 6 6 * 6 6 6 & - & + ( -&( $,( &

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Mythological Trail of Manav neck so that he spat the earth Mat Jao’ was staged at Shaheed car. He meets a girl there who on shadi.com and duping vic- Sangrahalaya has been pre- out. The Crow then flew back Bhavan here on Thursday. claims to be rural girl and gen- tim to the tune of Rs 1.26 lakh; sented online with its basic to Badadev taking the Directed by a renowned tle lady. She requests him to accused used to develop friend- WhatsApp to WhatsApp chat- information and photographs clay. theatre artiste of the city Anoop save her and provide shelter for ship and later dupe the victims. ting and WhatsApp. The and videos. Badadev created the uni- Joshi, the play was performed one night. He agrees and brings Police have recovered 16 woman asked victim that she About this exhibition, verse. He created all the crea- by Third Bell, Bhopal. her home. Soon he falls for her. Mobile phones, 13 ATM cards, has a gift from foreign to pay Praveen Kumar Mishra, tures. The remaining clay he Notably, the play is adapt- But next morning the girl 11 bank pass books, 09 bank custody charge of luggage and Director, IGRMS said that – thatched on the net that ed from two stories originally reveals her true identity as a cheque books, 92 SIMs, 04 posed as Janta Courier Service besides Lillar kothi there are Makramal (the spider) had written in Marathi by Vijay prostitute and tells him that she Pendrive, 01 DVD writer. person in Delhi. different varieties of kothi or woven over the water surface Tendulkar as Ratra and Kalekh. just wanted to experience how Police said that the accused The victim transferred Rs granary depending upon the and placed all the creatures on Further, these two stories were homely life feels, rejects him identified Alika Ishoma Steven 1.26 lakh to the accused. Later size and purpose. For example, it. Thereafter the man asked translated into Hindi by a and goes away. (Nigerian) and presently staying when she checked jee- paulas small kothis, bijdaani They use geru (ochre), chhui Floating on the Lotus leaf, “What do I and my children senior theatre artist Uday Interestingly, years before, in New Delhi and used to oper- vansaathi.com accused had kothi for keeping seeds. The mitti (white soil), coal dust Badadev (the supreme god of eat?” Badadev broke three Shahne as Anudit and the lead character was played by ate Beauty Parlor and Tharamavi created profile with different seeds are cleaned and pre- (black colour) and indigo. The Gonds) felt like creating the strands of hair from his head Punsarjit. These stories were Chandrahas Tiwari. The play (Mizoram) and presently staying details after which she came to served inside the bijdaani floor is also covered with dif- universe. He looked around and threw them on the earth. performed as Please Mat Jao. was further adorned with the at New Delhi, were nabbed after know about the fraud. The vic- kothi and taken out only dur- ferent patterns called dhigna. for clay but there was water all They immediately turned into The play showcases two dif- music of Tagore, O Henry, Bowl the victim found that the tim was not aware regarding ing puja time. They celebrate Nah Dora is a kind of protec- over. He made a crow out of Mango, Teak and Kasi trees. ferent perspectives of two dif- and Bidesia by Morris Lazras accused had updated his profile the fake profile. Bidri in the month of June, tion shield like to bind the wall the dirt rubbed off his chest Badadev also gave him some ferent people and how the des- and light design by Tanaji Rao. on other matrimonial sites with Based on the complaint they collect grains from all the of the house. Grains are nor- and sent him to find the tools and asked him to make tiny tests them in different ways. The ending of the play different details. after the preliminary investi- granaries in the house and mally taken out of the granary earth. The crow flew miles something out of the trees. The unassuming but intel- was an emotional moment for The victim lodged a com- gation the police have regis- then kept for worship after- only after making the Nah and when he was tired he sat Man began the work, but ligent beloved who has been all the artists as they give their plaint with the cybercrime cell tered a case under sections 419 wards taken to the agricultur- Dora. on a claw. As soon as he sat on whenever he struck the wood deserted by a man for a rich girl, best performance. It was a regarding the accused whom and 420 of IPC and 66 C of the al field for sawing. About the Lilar Kothi, P. it, he heard a voice, who is sit- with pickaxe, the woodpeck- is leading a listless life. After mesmerizing moment for the she contacted after finding IT Act and nabbed the accused. The Gond woman deco- Anuradha, Sangrahalaya ting on my claw?" 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79;28 Their was four transform- 79;28 Kurn, Violin by Santosh Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, ers at the power grid. From the Sarolia, on Harmonium by Maniram, Ajit Kumar, Dharam assive fire broke out at grid Damoh, Bina, Itarsi , nder Gamak series Virendra Kurn, on Nagadi by Singh , Maheshware Prasad MAmoni Power grid of Govindpura, Vidisha, UBhopalites enjoyed won- Manoj Horse and Dholak by and Vinay Kumar Madhya Pradesh Power Bairagarh, Sujalpur, Astha, drous performances on Ankit Malviya. performed. Transmission Company Mughalia Chhap. The load Thursday at Madhya Pradesh Kurad has been singing Gudumaza dance is a tra- Limited (MPPCTL) at Bhopal, interconnect system has man- State Tribal Museum. Kabir for seven years, he is ditional dance of Dhulia's tribe. Sukhisewania area, which aged supply from remaining Vijender Singh Kurad and receiving the education of the This tribe is also a very com- turned one section of it into transformers. group performed, 'Kabir early singing from your father plete tradition of Gudum ashes. The incident took place The reason of the fire is Singon' and Hamiram and Shankarlal Kurad and are cur- Instrumentary Player. Through in the morning on Thursday; short circuit. The estimated loss group, performed the presen- rently receiving Kabir singing the clarinet of Gudum, Duff, huge quantity of oil was in the is over Rs 5 crores. In the tation of Gond Tribal Dance from Padmashree Prahalad Mananjeera, Timki and per- section which made the fire morning at 6 transformer num- 'Gudumaza'. Tipania, on many big forums of form to the tunes of Gond massive incurring a loss which ber 3 stopped working and Vijender Singh Kurad and the country. Karma and Saila songs. could run in crores of rupees. soon caught fire. The fire ten- group started Kabir singing by Next presentation was Especially on marriage and Soon after the fire broke ders put hard efforts for two Guruvandna Balihari Gurudev. Gond tribal dance 'Gudumaza' other rituals, the artists of this fire brigade and senior officials hours to pacify the fire. This was followed with other by Triam and colleagues, in caste are essentially invited for were informed. The fire sta- In-charge of Sukhisewania Kabir Gayan. which Anil Kumar, Jagdish the demand. With the rhythm tions across the State capital said that the VB Singh said that He was accompanied by Kumar, God Maravi, Land and rhythm in colorful vehicle were informed and fire tender no was injured in the fire and Jackie Mandor, on Sehwandi / Kumar, Chandrabhan, only and waist, dancing with differ- vehicles were rushed to the no casualty was reported in the Mananjeera by Shankarlal Kumar, Ved Kumar, Lalit ent currencies. spot. incident but massive loss at At the power grid sub sta- power grid took place. The fire tion 400/220 KB transformer tenders were rushed and start- number 3 caught fire and soon ed rescue operation and paci- , # transformer started to melt. fied the fire. 23 4 ' / " (& & 79;28 spat and soon turned weapons and the five escaped violent. the spot. 5& !6 nraged over a petty dispute The victim in his com- Based on the complaint &01 Ea 38-year-old man was plaint stated that when he was after the preliminary investi- attacked by five miscreants trying to have food Kapil and gation, the police have regis- 79;28 identified as Bunty capital. with sharp-edged weapons at Jaiprakash stopped him and tered a case under section 307 Kuchbandia(30), Ayub From Bunty 12 small ("* Sahastakhedi village during an scuffled with him and soon of the IPC. Police have nabbed he Talaiya has nabbed four Khan(22), Rachna packets weighing 50 gm, from event in the night on they turned physical and later Kapil. Prakash and Manish Tdrug peddlers including Kuchbandia(40) and Anita Ayub 15 small packets weigh- 6 6 # vided formal spaces. Wednesday ; Khajuri Sadak two Gaurav, Shubham and while Shubham and Gaurav are two women at Itwara and Kuchbandia(30). ing 70 gm, Rachna was hav- .9'+E9 In terms of quality of life, police have nabbed three Manish joined them and one of absconding. recovered 52 small packets of Police said that the details ing 15 small packets weighing Chandigarh, which is a joint accused while two remained the accused attacked him with Any other reason behind Cannabis drugs from their of procurement and delivery of 70 gm and Anita was carrying he City Beautiful has capital of Punjab and Haryana, absconding. a sharp edged weapon. the attack could not be ruled possession. The police have the drugs would be searched in 10 packets weighing Tplunged from fifth rank to managed to get 20th rank with Police said that the victim In his complaint, the victim out and in the further investi- registered a case and started the further investigation. After 50 gm. 29th in the ‘ease of living index a score of 54.42. While the Manish Tyagi and accused are told the police that when the gation accused would be investigation. the initial investigation police After the police received 2020’ released by the Central overall performance remained relatives and during a reli- accused came and started a ver- quizzed for the same, said Police said that acting on a have registered a case under information two teams includ- Government on Thursday. poor, Chandigarh emerged as gious feast they had asked bal spat he opposed which police. tip-off regarding drug ped- sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS ing women constables were Chandigarh also failed to find a best city in terms of education Manish to have food after angered them and he was The condition of the victim dlers involved in carrying and Act. formed and searched the areas its place in the best performing with first rank and 83.27 score. guests which started a verbal attacked with sharp edged is reportedly stable. selling drugs were nabbed at During the investigation where the drug peddlers were municipalities and had to be Among other parameters, Itwara and when they were providing modus operandi waiting for customers. The content with 23rd rank in the the city was ranked at 12th searched 52 small packets accused revealed that accused crime record and details of ‘municipal performance index’. position with a score of 60.13 Cannabis was recovered from would bring drugs illegally in their involvement in the drug In the category of cities in terms of sustainability and their possession. large quantities and would sell peddling would be investigat- with a population of above one 35th rank with a score of 72.80 The nabbed accused were in small packets in the state ed. million, Chandigarh-the first percent in citizen perception. planned city of Independent The union territory con- India was ranked 29th among tinued to disappoint when it 111 cities with an average score came to the performance of the , 7 of 53.51 points out of 100 in the civic body. The municipal per- ‘ease of living index’ (EoLI). formance index (MPI) exam- In 2018, Chandigarh was ined the local government ranked as fifth most liveable practice in five areas of services, city in the country with a score finance, policy, technology and of 53.16 points. governance with 20 varied sec- .9'+E9 issue, it is the moral duty of the issue and no stone will be left This time, Bengaluru in tors namely revenue manage- House to intervene in the mat- unturned for this noble cause. Karnataka emerged as the best ment, expenditure manage- xpressing concern over the ter,” said the Speaker while urg- The non-official resolu- city in the government’s EoLI ment, fiscal responsibility, fis- Edepleting groundwater level ing the Punjab Government to tion was collectively moved by while in the less than million cal decentralisation, digital in the State, the Punjab Vidhan depute the Principal Secretary Congress MLAs Harminder population category, Shimla governance, digital access, dig- Sabha on Thursday passed a (Water Resources Department) Singh Gill, Navtej Singh in Himachal was ranked the ital literacy, plan preparation, unanimous resolution urging for assisting the committee. Cheema, Dalbir Singh Goldy highest in ease of living. plan implementation, plan the Punjab Government to He said that besides look- Khangura, Barindermeet Singh The ease of living index was enforcement, transparency and take immediate steps for saving ing into this grave matter, the Pahra, Rajinder Singh, Pritam based on four pillars including accountability, human resource the groundwater of the State. Committee will also propose Singh Kotbhai and Hardayal quality of life, economic abili- among others. Besides, Punjab Vidhan ways and means to recharge the Singh Kamboj, which was pre- ty, sustainability and citizen With 23rd ranking, the Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh water table so that this precious sented in the Assembly by Gill. perception spanning across cat- average city score of also announced to constitute a natural resource can be saved Beginning the discussion, egories of education, health, Chandigarh was 43.13. In high-level committee for for the coming generations. Gill said that the groundwater housing and shelter, mobility, terms of finance management, exploring the ways and means Unanimously welcoming level in Punjab is continuous- safety and security, recreation, it was ranked at 37th position to recharge the water table. the announcement of the ly falling and 109 blocks of level of economic development, with a score of 48.68 percent. The decision came after Speaker, the entire House Punjab have come under the economic opportunities, envi- As far as planning is con- Congress MLA Kuldeep Singh thanked him by thumping the dark zone. ronment, green spaces among cerned, the civic body was Vaid, while participating in tables. Earlier, taking part in the He advocated a change in others. ranked at poor 43 with a low the debate on the deteriorating discussion, the Cabinet farming practices to save and The city fared badly in the score of 26.77 points. groundwater table in the State, Minister Manpreet Singh Badal recharge the ground water level ranking of economic ability The cash-strapped munic- proposed the constitution of a and Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa of the State while asking to which is seen as a major factor ipal corporation of Chandigarh # # # 6 7 ( ' committee to study the matter. said that the water is the most move towards focusing on sow- to the poor performance in the managed to score 60.69 points 89& ' Immediately swinging into precious resource for human ing less water guzzling crops. EoLI. It was ranked 34th with achieving 15th rank in services, action, the Speaker announced existence. Former Minister Rana a low score of 9.90 in econom- 14th rank with a score of 32.77 to constitute the panel that They said that the State Gurjit said that it was very ic ability. The economic cate- in technology and 13th rank would submit its report with- Government is duty-bound to important to recharge the gory evaluated the cities on with a score of 54.19 in gover- in three months. save the water for our coming groundwater or else in the increase in tax collection and nance. “The matter is too serious generations. Both the Ministers coming 20-25 years, Punjab’s construction permits, unem- Notably, the MPI assess- and as the worthy members of said that the Government is land will be converted into a ployment rate and percentage ment was undertaken for the the House have taken up this already sensitized towards this desert. of vendors registered and pro- first time in the country. ' & :

a report on the “Municipal ) 3 0 Performance Index 2020” in a bid to determine elements that 5 1 * 0606 prevent efficient local governance in service delivery mech- anisms, planning, financial sys- '*-+*89 and Urban Affairs Minister tems, and governance practice. Hardeep Singh Puri on In the million-plus category, engaluru has been rated the Thursday. Chennai, Surat, Indore has emerged as the Bmost liveable city in India Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, highest ranked municipality, in the Government’s “Ease of Vadodara, Indore and Greater followed by Surat and Bhopal Living Index”. The others, in Mumbai are the other seven while Guwahati, Kota and the order of ranking, are Pune, cities that have found place in Srinagar ranked lowest. Among Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, the top 10 among the million- municipalities catering to a Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, plus cities. population of a less than a mil- Vadodra, Indore and Greater Of the 49 cities ranked on lion, New Delhi Municipal Mumbai. livability index in the “million- Council has emerged as the The lowest on the list are: plus population” category, leader, followed by Tirupati and Bareilly, Dhanbad and Srinagar. Delhi ranked at the 13th posi- Gandhinagar while Shillong, Interestingly, in the 2018 tion, Meerut at 36 and Imphal and Kohima munici- “Ease of Living Index”, Pune Faridabad 40 position and cities in 2020 has put 111 cities infrastructure. According to palities were ranked lowest. was ranked the most liveable Bareilly, Dhanbad, Srinagar are in two categories, million-plus officials, the Ease of Living The MPI examined the city in the country. It was fol- at the bottom at 47, 48 and 49 and cities having population Index is an assessment tool that sectoral performance of 114 lowed by Navi Mumbai and position respectively. less than a million. “These evaluates the quality of life municipalities (with Delhi Greater Mumbai, which have Tirupati was at the fourth cities have emerged as models and the impact of various ini- being assessed separately for slipped to the sixth and the position and Chandigarh fifth of development who will tiatives for urban development. NDMC, and the three 10th rank respectively in the in 2018, but in the 2020 Ease of inspire others to perform bet- In this category, Municipal Corporations) 2020 edition of the East of Living Index, Tirupati and ter. Further, their peers will also Bhubaneshwar was ranked sec- across five verticals which com- Living Index. Chandigarh have slipped to the benefit from emulating their ond, Silvassa came third. They prise of 20 sectors and 100 indi- Besides, Shimla topped the 46th and the 29th position best practices,” Puri said. were followed by Kakinada, cators in all totality. The five list among 62 cities having respectively. Interestingly, no city from Salem, Vellore, Gandhinagar, verticals under MPI include less than one million popula- Prime Minister Narendra West Bengal figures in the Gurgaon, Davangere and services, finance, policy, tech- tion followed by Bhubaneswar, Modi’s constituency Varanasi ranking list. The assessment Tiruchirapalli. Muzaffarpur nology and governance, the while Muzaffarpur in Bihar was ranked 33 position in 2018 exercise was carried out last was at the bottom of the list of report noted. The Citizen occupies the bottom place in which has been ranked at the year just before the lockdown. 62 cities that were ranked on Perception Survey (CPS) was the rankings. 27 position in 2020. Performance of the cities have livability index in the “less undertaken from January 16 to The city ranking based on Unlike the first ease of liv- been measured on four broad than million population” cate- March 20, 2020. A total of 3.22 the Ease of Living Index 2020, ing index (EoLI) report of parameters — governance and gory. million citizens from 111 cities was released by Union Housing 2018, the latest ranking of social, physical and economic The Ministry also drafted participated in the survey. !"!# - 78 R %%9 %%+ 7 (# 74 2 84 $& % &'( '$3"6 & 2" on single pier with 6-lane '*-+*89 service roads. There will be a fully automated tolling system n a move indicating that the '*-+*89 the representation of Indian with 22 lanes toll plaza. The IUnion Territory of Jammu & institutions in globally entire project will be equipped Kashmir’s wait for regaining its welve Indian institutions acclaimed and reputed rank- with Intelligent Statehood would not be over Thave made it to the top 100 ings like QS. These rankings Transportation System (ITS). anytime soon, the Centre has of the world. IIT Bombay, IIT and ratings have fostered The project has a total esti- given a one-year extension to the Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT healthy competition amongst mated consumption of two Delimitation Commission, Kharagpur, IISC Bangalore, Indian Institutions motivat- lakh MT of steel, which is 30 headed by retired Supreme IIT Guwahati,, IIM Bangalore, ing them towards global excel- times of that of the Eiffel Court judge Ranjana Prakash IIM Ahmedabad, JNU, Anna lence, he added. Tower. The total estimated Desai, mandated for redrawing University, University of Delhi, Nishank said India’s high- consumption of 20 lakh Cum the boundaries of Assembly and O P Jindal University have er education system plays a of Concrete is six times of the and Lok Sabha seats in the UT. found top billing in the latest vital role in driving the nation’s Burj Khalifa building. It means, the Assembly and QS World University Rankings competitiveness. “Today, India '*-+*89 air pollution in Delhi-NCR,” Gadkari said that the Parliamentary polls will only be by Subject 2021. is a leading nation with the Gadkari said while addressing Dwarka Expressway would held after the delimitation exer- and Kashmir Reorganisation and Kashmir. Amongst these top 100 highest number of higher edu- ndia’s First Grade Separated the media after the inspection also be the first instance of a cise, and for conducting the (Amendment) Bill of 2021 in the The proceedings of the ranked institutions, IIT Madras cation institutions across the IUrban Expressway, called of project. project where Tree Plantation polls, the UT has to be declared Lok Sabha. commission, which has five has been ranked 30th in the globe with significant progress Dwarka Expressway in nation- Being built in four pack- of approximately 12,000 trees a State first. Sources said there were MPs from the erstwhile state of world for Petroleum in the last few years in terms al Capital region, will be ages, total length of the has been undertaken, keeping Interestingly, the north-east- some legal issues in notification Jammu and Kashmir as ex-offi- Engineering, IIT Bombay has of enrolment in higher educa- thrown open for the public by Expressway is 29 kilometres protection of the environ- ern states of Assam, Arunachal part relating delimitation in the cio members, have been boy- been ranked 41st and IIT tion which now stands at 37.4 August 15 in 2022, marking the out of which 18.9 kilometre ment in view. He further said Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland four north-eastern states. “So cottedby the National Kharagpur has been ranked million. 75th anniversary of India’s length falls in Haryana while that “based on this experience, have been excluded from the possibly a fresh notification Conference (NC) that has three 44th in the world for Minerals He also highlighted the Independence. Union remaining 10.1 kilometre the method will be replicated mandate of the Commission. may be issued after addressing representatives in the panel. and Mining Engineering, and achievements of the Transport Minister Nitin length is in Delhi. It starts across the country”. The Union Ministry of Law the legal anomalies”, sources Before Parliament passed University of Delhi has been Government in addressing the Gadkari made an announce- from Shiv-Murti on National The Minister stated that & Justice has issued a notifica- added. the Jammu and Kashmir ranked 50th in the world for gender gap in higher educa- ment in this regard on Highway-8 and ends near Delhi-Gurugram section of tion extending the tenure of The Commission has held Reorganisation Act in August Development Studies. tion, wherein now women Thursday. Kherki Daula Toll Plaza. National Highway-8, a part of Justice (Retd.) Ranjana Desai, its first meeting last month in 2019, the effective strength of the Education Minister constitute 48.6% of the total Gadkari during the review The Minister said that the Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad- delimitation commission by one which the National Conference Jammu and Kashmir Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ enrolment,” said Nishank on of the progress of the 29-km project, once complete, will be Mumbai arm of Golden year. The commission’s term members skipped the meeting Assemblywas 87, including four while addressing and unveiling the occasion. state-of-the-art Dwarka an engineering marvel of Quadrilateral (GQ), is was coming to end on March 5, saying that the party has chal- seats from Ladakh, which is now the QS World University CEO, NITI Aayog expressway directed the stake- India as it has several unique presently carrying traffic of 2021. According to the notifi- lenged the Jammu and Kashmir a separate Union Territory with- Rankings expressed his happi- Amitabh Kant, Chairman, holders of the project to expe- features. This will have longest over three lakh Passenger Car cation, the Commission’s man- Reorganisation Act in the out a legislature. The strength of ness and congratulated the UGC, Prof Dhirendra P Singh; dite the construction activities (3.6 kilometre) and widest (8 Units (PCUs), which is much date would now only be to Supreme Court and the matter the realigned Jammu and Institutions for securing posi- Chairman, NAAC, Dr and help further decongest lane) Urban Road Tunnel in beyond design capacity of carry out the exercise in Jammu is pending. Kashmir Assembly is 107 now tions in the top 100 in the QS Virendar S Chauhan, Delhi NCR and look forward India. The project’s road net- this 8-lane highway, leading to & Kashmir Union Territory. The panel was set up last with 24 seats to continue to Subject Rankings for the year Chairman, AICTE, Dr Anil D to reduce pollution quickly. work will also comprise of severe congestion and with the Union home minister Amit year to redraw the electoral remain vacant as those fall in 2021. Sahasrabudhe; Vice President, The project is part of the four levels, i.e., tunnel / under- construction of the present Shah had last month told the constituencies of Jammu and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir He said, over the last few QS Rankings, Ben Sowter, Centre’s ambitious Bharatmala pass, at-grade road, elevated project, 50 to 60 per cent traf- Lok Sabha that Jammu and Kashmir and four northeastern (PoK). years the Government’s con- Head of Evaluation, QS Project and with a cost of flyover and flyover above fly- fic on National Highway-8 Kashmir will get back the status States — Assam, Manipur, The Government had in tinuous focus on improve- Rankings, Leigh Kamolins, 8,662 crore “it will be the over. will be reduced. The project of a state at an appropriate time. Arunachal Pradesh and August 2019 revoked Article ment and reform in Indian Head of Institutions and other first-ever elevated Urban It will also comprise will also provide around 50, The home minister was replying Nagaland. However, the one- 370, which gave special status to higher education has resulted dignitaries were also virtually Expressway in India and will India’s first 9-kilometre long 000 direct or indirect employ- to the discussion on the Jammu year extension is only for Jammu Jammu and Kashmir. in significant improvement in present on the occasion. immensely help reducing the 8-lane flyover (34-metre wide) ment opportunities. ,! ! ! $ * 0 $ ! ! 1.2 # ' '*-+*89 nance in States surrounding , &, '*-+*89 India and in the IOR,” Rawat lagging the fast-changing said. ormer Congress chief Rahul #: Fwar fighting doctrines all Stressing the need to take '*-+*89 During the hearing, FGandhi on Thursday over the world, Chief of note of transformational con- Solicitor General Tushar accused the Centre of carrying Defence Staff(CDS) General cepts, the CDS said the armed he Supreme Court on Mehta, appearing for out raids against those who are Bipin Rawat on Thursday forces and defence establish- TThursday was told by Uttar Pradesh Government pro-farmers. He used three 3 ) said India faces bigger threats ment has to be prepared for Punjab Government and gang- referred to the prison rules and popular Hindi idioms— than other military in the threats for military primary ster-turned-politician Mukhtar said that though the State does ‘Ungliyon pe nachana’, ‘Bheegi '*-+*89 cism against key institutions Bollywood stars and attack- world and it should prepare to arising from China and Ansari that Yogi Adityanath- not have fundamental rights, billi banna’ and ‘Khisiyani billi “weakens democracy”. ing the government “without face the twin challenge to its Pakistan. led Government has got no but it can espouse the cause and khamba noche’ – which he he BJP on Thursday hit Pointing to the criticism any evidence”. security from China and Making these points in fundamental right to seek his the fundamental rights of the believed are meaningful in the Tback at Congress leader attracted by the IT raids, this Bhatia asked Rahul to Pakistan. The country should his address in a webinar on transfer from Rupnagar jail to victims and it may assume the current perspective amidst the Rahul Gandhi and his party week, against some film stars, answer questions which BJP also undertake reforms in the “Transformation: Imperatives a district jail in Banda in Uttar position of the victim. ongoing confrontation between for criticising the Modi Bhatia said “not making president J P Nadda had defence sector, especially to for Indian Armed Forces” Pradesh. He said that the submission the Government, farmers. Government on all law work in the country is in asked him like the one as conduct joint battles in digi- organised by the College of The Uttar Pradesh gov- that the State does not have any Rahul’s scathing comments issues “without any evidence” the character of the “why he doesn’t attend tized battle space, he stressed. Defence Management ernment has moved the top fundamental right is wrong as on the Modi-led Government be it that of Coronavirus Congress” and claimed that Parliamentary Defence Underlining these prior- (CDM), Secunderabad, Rawat court seeking a direction to the the State can always assume the came as income-tax raids con- vaccine, Election theCommittee meetings ?”. ities here on Thursday, Rawat said India is facing complex Punjab government and role of the victim and the soci- tinued at the homes and offices Commission’s poll date Modi-government has given “Rahul asks many ques- said with China’s growing security and a challenging Rupnagar jail authority to ety at large. Mehta said that of Bollywood personalities announcement, abrogation a “ free-hand to probe “ tions but runs away when he military prowess, it will make environment. immediately hand over the Ansari had flouted the jail Taapsee Pannu, Anurag of Article 370 or the Income cases on the basis of merit is posed with some basic all efforts to assert its domi- Calling for reforms in the custody of Ansari, an MLA manual rules and right of the Kashyap and others. In his Tax raids on the Bollywood without discriminating as queries” Bhatia said. nance in states around India Indian defence sector, Rawat from Mau constituency, to the victim and the State at large three-pronged attack, Rahul stars. who is a star or not. He said Congress leader and the strategically said organisational structure district jail Banda. cannot be overlooked and the alleged that the Central Addressing a press con- He accused the Congress should at least answer ques- important Indian Ocean for conventional wars or lim- A bench of Justices Ashok accused cannot be allowed to Government makes the ference here, BJP spokesper- of discrediting the key insti- tion asked by the Congress region. ited conflicts already exists, Bhushan and R S Reddy said jettison the fair trial. Income Tax department dance son Gaurav Bhatia alleged tutions saying it iwas during dissident G-23 group leaders “Threats for which our but they need to be re-mod- that it will pronounce its ver- He said that this court to its tunes, friendly media gets that the Congress and the the UPA regime when the as why his party has tied up military must be organised elled, re-equipped and re- dict on the plea of Uttar under Article 142 can order cowed down before the Centre other opposition parties are Supreme Court had called with a “communal outfit” like primarily comes from China oriented to conduct joint bat- Pradesh government and peti- transfer of Ansari from Punjab and the Central Government attacking a constitutional CBI a “caged parrot”. Indian Secular Front in West and Pakistan. In future, China tles in digitised battle space to tion of Ansari seeking transfer jail to a jail in Uttar Pradesh as raids those supporting farmers. body like the Election The BJP leader accused Bengal. “ Is it Panth Nirpex?”, will continue to assert itself, have necessary flexibility for of the cases against him outside around 14 and15 cases are at He used the hashtag Commission for announcing Congress of playing politics he quizzed, seeking to establish domi- other types of operations. the State. final stages. ‘ModiRaidsProFarmers’ with the eight-phased poll in West around Covid vaccine, EC hoping Rahul would heed the his tweet in Hindi to take a dig Bengal. He said casual criti- and the IT raids on advise of his party leaders. at the Government. -5 R Pannu and Kashyap, both launched the now shuttered border issue with China to zling free press and trying to 2 known to be outspoken in production house Phantom attack the Centre. “GOI control the media narrative. their views on a range of Films were carried out across believes media management is Party spokesperson Supriya issues, were shooting in Pune 30 locations in Mumbai and a substitute for geopolitical Shrinate said, “A Government . and are understood to have Pune. They were part of a tax strategy. China has already communication report has been questioned by the tax evasion probe against Phantom made us pay a price for this. revealed some very disturbing sleuths as part of the prelimi- Films. Continuing down this path will facts. There were five Union .7+ : nary questioning that takes Later during the day , the be disastrous for India,” he said. cabinet ministers and four place during raids. The search- Congress leader also cited At a Press conference, the ministers of State who were es against Pannu and Kashyap another media report on the Congress also cited a media part of this.” as well as his partners who government’s handling of the report to accuse BJP of muz- ; ing oil from it. 6 # '*-+*89 The extracted oil is being sold at 9,500 per kg and traying cattle in his farm- used in preparing perfumes Sland, the monkey menace in and essences by pharmaceuti- his region and the uncertain cal industries. The income of '*-+*89 income from conventional farmers which was around '*-+*89 the CBI Director well in #9*#;2.;:E# paddy and maize crops pushed 40,000 to 50,000 per advance, at least one to two he Supreme Court on E'#*+#9E** Ajay Sharma, a farmer from hectare from traditional crops ith the post of CBI months before the date on TThursday directed that Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba has increased to about WDirector lying vacant for which the vacancy to the post elderly people be given prior- -**! O#*#; district, to start experimenting 1,00,000 per hectare by cul- over a month now, a plea has is about to arise. ity in admission and treat- with aromatic plants like wild tivation and extraction of wild been filed in the Supreme Court “The director of the CBI is ment at private hospitals 88#9* ##* marigold a few years ago. The marigold oil, said IHBT seeking a direction to the Centre the final authority in the orga- besides at government medical #;E* 2;'+#; risk he undertook then has Bioresource Technology munity in technical collabo- Director Sanjay Kumar. to forthwith appoint a regular nization. He supervises all the institutions amid the COVID- started yielding results now. (IHBT), ration with the Palampur- Rakesh Kumar added that chief of the premier anti-cor- work in the CBI and is respon- 19 pandemic. #9*DE* 9 Sharma and around 40 Chamba district is among based CSIR lab in Parwai vil- the initiative was started in ruption investigation agency. sible for the constitution of A bench of justices Ashok farmers who formed a Self 112 most backward (aspira- lage, Bhatiyat Block in 2016-17 as a pilot project and In its petition, the NGO investigating teams for probing Bhushan and R S Reddy mod- :* #;' Help Group (SHG) in the tional) districts of the country Chamba. have expanded in Mandi and Common Cause has alleged cases. Hence, this court and later ified its earlier order of August +*7F!:E region have started reaping identified under the The SHG called Green surrounding villages. that the Government has failed on Parliament have made deter- 4, 2020, by which it had direct- benefits from Marigold flower Aspirational Districts’ Valley Kissan Sabha Parwai According to him wild to appoint a regular CBI mined efforts to enhance the ed only government hospitals #;2E;G+* cultivation, used in a pletho- Programme piloted by NITI has been formed and linked to animals are not attracted to the Director as per section 4A of the functional autonomy of the to give priority in admission E*8*D#;#9* ra of industries like perfumery Aayog in January 2018 where Himachal Gramin Bank, wild marigold and the crop is Delhi Special Police CBI director and limit the extent and treatment of elderly people and pharmaceuticals. the Central Government has Parchhod, for further financial ready to be harvested within Establishment (DSPE) Act, on of executive discretion in the looking at their vulnerability to *8+*E8F2*;28* However, this could be special focus to help farmers help, said IHBT scientist five or six months. the expiry of term of Rishi matter of appointment of this coronavirus. made possible with the help of become Atmanirbhar (self- Rakesh Kumar. “We have set up 50 oil pro- Kumar Shukla on February 2 key functionary,” the plea The bench took note of interventions made by scien- sustaining), given that the dis- He said that as a value cessing units, 35 of them in and instead appointed Praveen underscored. submission of senior advocate states to respond to the fresh tists from Society for trict has shown relatively less- addition, a distillation unit of Himachal Pradesh and the Sinha as an interim Director of The appointment of CBI Ashwani Kumar, petitioner in- suggestions made by Kumar to Technology and Development er progress in key social areas. 250 kg capacity has been rest in the union territory of the agency till appointment of director is made on the recom- person that except Odisha and provide relief to the elderly (STD), Mandi Core Support Under the Government’s installed at Parwai village Jammu and Kashmir, a regular chief or until further mendation of a committee con- Punjab no other state has given people. group, SEED Division, Aromatic Mission, the STD while scientists from the IHBT Uttarakhand, Manipur and orders. sisting of the Prime Minister, details about the steps taken in During the hearing, Kumar Department of Science and initiated cultivation and pro- trained the farmers into agro- Mizoram. These facilities can The plea, filed through leader of the single largest oppo- pursuance of the earlier direc- said the states need to issue Technology (DST) under the cessing of aromatic plants technology of wild marigold, also process other aromatic advocate Prashant Bhushan, sition party in the Lok Sabha tions issued by the top court on fresh Standard Operating Union Science and (wild marigold, improved vari- extraction of oil, packing, and crops such as lemongrass and has also sought a direction to and the Chief Justice of India or his plea. Procedures (SOPs) in pur- Technology Ministry and the ety from the stable of IHBT) storage of oil started cultivat- palmarosa, etc., besides wild the Centre to initiate and com- any judge of the Supreme Court The top court granted suance to the directions issued CSIR lab Indian Himalayan involving the farming coming wild marigold and distill- marigold,” added the scientist. plete the process of selection of nominated by the CJI. three weeks’ time to all the by the court. !"!# 3

:!Q' R R 21 # 2 7$<&. # - 9+4 < - % !;8!# Assembly segment in the 2019 and NCP, Shiv Sena too has E'E general elections. backed Banerjee in the upcom- !;8!# lowing a skirmish with TMC K-8 hief Minister Mamata Suvendu, a former points- ing Bengal Assembly elections. workers. n Army jawan was found CBanerjee is almost certain man of Banerjee, in Calling her the “real Bengal he Trinamool Congress has The TMC leader has writ- Adead here on Thursday in t least 12 people from to contest from only one seat — Nandigram, had earlier chal- tigress,” senior Sena leader and Twritten to the Election ten that Jain’s action post vio- a suspected case of suicide, offi- AMyanmar Have crossed Nandigram. Sources in the lenged the Chief Minister say- Rajya Sabha Member, Sanjay Commission of India seeking lence was “completely biased, cials said. the Indian border and took Trinamool Congress said that ing if she contested from this Raut, on Thursday said his the removal of Deputy Election partisan, reeked of partiality Rifleman Anup Kumar refuge in Mizoram around a the Chief Minister, a sitting seat he would ensure that she party would not be contesting Commissioner Sudip Jain as in- and tainted.” (28), who was month after the neighbouring MLA from Bhawanipore where was defeated by at least half-a- what appears to be a “Didi vs charge of Bengal Assembly In the aftermath of the vio- posted on sen- countrys military ousted the she has been living for decades, lakh votes. All” fight this time. Mr Raut elections. lence “Sduip Jain furnished an try duty at the elected Government of Aung would not contest from her This after Banerjee told a further tweeted, “We wish The letter has been written erroneous and biased report Badamibagh San Suu Kyi, officials said on present seat and would move to huge rally at Nandigram that Mamata Didi a ‘roaring’ suc- by TMC Rajya Sabha Leader based on which, the Election cantonment in Thursday. Nandigram in East Midnapore she would contest from this cess...” Derek O’Brien who has Commission of India in an Jammu and Eight people have entered instead. place which was “lucky” for her. Sena, SP and RJD support accused Jain of “bias” towards unprecedented manner, barred Kashmir, was Serchhip district while four Considered a “den of the Banerjee’s calculations are notwithstanding, the “BJP will a particular political party. In election campaigning two days found hanging from the ceiling others reached Champhai dis- Adhikari family” led by former however different. According win more than 200 seats” in the letter, the TMC leader has prior to the polling date. of the sentry post at the main trict. Bengal Minister and BJP leader to TMC sources Nandigram — Bengal, saffron leader Tejaswi referred to certain actions taken “Only one political party, gate at Batwara here with a light A senior police officer said Suvendu Adhikari and his a former Left bastion — which Surya on Thursday said adding by the Dy EC ahead of the 2019 Bharatiya Janata Party, was machine gun’s loop. that the identity of the refugees father Sisir Adhikari, a veteran still has a considerable number “Mamata Banerjee’s days as a general elections. allowed to complete its election Kumar hailed from is yet to be ascertained. However, they were MP, Nandigram has a Muslim of Left supporters who have Chief Minister are numbered… O’Brien has referred to the campaigning for that day Haryana’s Bhiwani, the officials Serchhip Deputy stopped by Assam Rifles per- vote share of about 23.5 per- been at the receiving end of On the 3rd of May, Bengal will steps taken by Jain after the before such a bar was said, adding that the reason Commissioner Kumar Abhisek sonnel guarding the border, cent. political violence perpetrated have a BJP Chief Minister.” violence during the road show announced. No explanation behind his taking the extreme told PTI that five people, who she said. In Banerjee’s place, party by the TMC men then led by Referring to the misrule of Home Minister Amit Shah was sought, no show-cause step was not immediately include members of a family, Assam Rifles Deputy MLA and Minister Sobhandeb the Adhikari’s might not vote and violence he said, “This is in Kolkata when a half-bust was issued, no action was taken known. crossed the international bor- Inspector General Digvijay Chattopadhyay will contest for him enabling the Chief the legacy of the communists statue of Pandit Ishwar by the Election Commission of On Wednesday, a 24-year- der and entered the district on Singh said that the force was from Bhawanipore, sources Minister to scrape through which Mamata Banerjee has Chandra Vidyasagar was van- India against the perpetrators, old Army jawan shot himself Thursday, while three others directed not to allow any ille- said adding the first list of the with a solid 62,000 votes of the carried forward but there will dalised by alleged BJP men. ie, Amit Shah or his entourage. dead in Rajouri district and an did so on March 3. gal entry from the neighbour- party’s candidates would be out Muslims. be no more bloodshed and The saffron workers from Jain’s actions were completely Army officer of the rank of a The eight people are cur- ing country. on Friday. The TMC had Meanwhile, in a related political murder” in Bengal Shah’s rally had allegedly raid- biased, partisan, reeked of par- lieutenant colonel committed rently lodged at a community Zuali said that the state trailed by a few thousand votes development after Rashtriya “because BJP will have its Chief ed the Vida Sagar College tiality and tainted,” O’Brien suicide at an Army depot in the hall in Lungkawlh village, government has recently issued from the Bhawanipore Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party Minister.” and destroyed the statue fol- reportedly wrote. Khonmoh area here. around 8 kilometres from the a Standard Operating Indo- Myanmar border, and Procedure (SOP) in view of the they were provided with food possible influx of refugees 5 by the district administration, from Myanmar following the (' >9+ ).,! < ( ! " he said. coup. He said that details of the “Although civil society refugees are not yet available. organisations are willing to ?)&(( " 9++=3- !( Deputy Commissioner of harbour refugees from Champhai, Maria CT Zuali, Myanmar, the Mizoram gov- '*-+*89 Rehman has threatened voters. ‘Those who betray Mamata said that four people from ernment can’t act on its own Kolkata: A number of celebs and allied fields. The singer While addressing a public meet- now. Post elections, we will Myanmar have crossed over to without the direction of the — a popular singer, an actor said that she will be at the BJP delegation led by Union ing in Murshidabad, Rehman meet them and the game will be the district recently. Centre as it is an internation- and a actor-director joined party’s service in whichever AMinister Dharmendra asked people to vote for TMC played by us,’ added Rahman. The entry of people from al affair,” she said. Trinamool Congress in poll- way it deems fit. Pradhan and Bhupender Yadav and reminded them that those In another complaint, the the neighbouring country has Besides, the state govern- bound West Bengal on Subhadra, a popular small on Thursday met Election who choose to betray Mamata BJP leader stated that that been communicated to the ment will not have sufficient Thursday. screen actor, said only Banerjee Commission (EC) officers and Banerjee even after enjoying her term of 125 municipal corpo- state Home Department and resources to feed the refugees Popular singer Aditi can save the state from the “fas- lodged a complaint against government’s benefits will be rations in West Bengal includ- Home Minister Lalchamliana unless assistance is received Munshi, actor Subhadra cist BJP turning it into anoth- TMC MLA Hamidul Rehman dealt with post-elections. He ing Kolkata Municipal will issue a statement on the from the Centre, she added. Mukherjee and actor-director er Uttar Pradesh. over his remark at a public said that BJP is a party of liars Corporation ended a year ago matter in the assembly on Mizoram shares a 404 km Dheeraj Pandit joined TMC “If BJP comes to power (in meeting made on March 2. and the left-Congress alliance is but the TMC government had Monday, an official said. long porous border with '*-+*89 during the day at Trinamool West Bengal) it will decide The BJP leaders also appealed of no use. Voting for them appointed party leaders as More than 100 people Myanmar where the military Bhavan. what you will eat,” she said. the EC to remove administra- would be helping BJP because administrators of these local from Myanmar also attempted junta took over the govern- he Election Commission Aditi said only TMC The actor said that she had tors of local bodies appointed by they are nothing but their bodies. The BJP leaders have to cross the international bor- ment on February 1. A num- Ton Thursday started a supremo Mamata Banerjee joined the saffron party in 2019 the state government. stooges. He urged people to not demanded removal of these der to seek refuge in Mizoram ber of pro-democracy protes- Covid-19 vaccination drive for thinks or works so much for after hearing Modi’s call of The BJP leaders alleged waste their precious votes and administrators to ensure free recently, the Champhai deputy tors were killed in clashes with its officers and staff working at people in the performing arts ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas’. PTI that TMC MLA Hamidul go for Trinamool Congress. and fair polls. commissioner told PTI. security forces there. the Nirvachan Sadan with former Chief Election Commissioner MS Gill taking # the first shot. !" ( +" &&( Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Sushil Q$%'!( 2" *> ' Chandra and Rajiv Kumar will get vaccinated after all officials .9*'' freebie culture in 1967 with the a revolutionary decision to and staff of the commission are then Chief minister and the provide women solace from Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala in preventing COVID- 19,” the state.In the last one week inoculated, an official state- Imphal: A terrorist of outlawed olour television sets, mix- towering leader of Dravidian spending long hours in kitchen Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Vijayan said. alone, the number of patients ment said. Kangleipak Communist Party Cers, grinders, mobile tele- politics, CN Annadurai and now the Prime minister on Thursday urged people to It has also been reported has dropped by 13 per cent.It Arora had recently (KCP), who escaped from jail in phones, clothes are some of the promising 3 measures of rice Narendra Modi has replicated take the indigenous Covaxin that it can prevent the viral dropped by 30 per cent in a announced that all staff on poll Manipur earlier while undergo- freebies rolled out by political for Rupees 1. This had a huge the same move after so many vaccine without any hesitation infection with very severe symp- month,” Vijayan said, quoting duty for the upcoming assem- ing trial in the sensational 2003 parties in Tamil Nadu and has impact and DMK romped years”. on the basis of the latest report toms and effectively figures. bly elections have been kidnapping and murder of an 8- always included these freebies home for the first time in There are divided opinions of the Indian Council of checkCoronavirus related He said vaccines were gen- declared as ‘frontline workers’ year old girl, was reportedly shot in their election manifestos. Tamil Nadu unseating the on the Governments dolling Medical Research, the country’s deaths, he said. erally well-received in the state and will be vaccinated before dead by the United Nation The state of Tamil Nadu is Congress government led by out such schemes to the peo- apexresearch body, about its As per ICMR, Covaxin also and 3,47,801 health workers assuming their election duties. Liberation Front (UNLF), media facing a huge deficit with the Bhakthavalsalam. In 2006 ple. third phase clinical trials. has the ability to neutralize the have received the shot till The vaccination would report said on Thursday quot- revenue deficit at 65,994 crores DMK supremo, Muthuvel Senior Journalist PK People had some doubts UK variant strain of SARS- Wednesday. encourage the poll duty officers ing a UNLF statement. despite being a revenue surplus Karunanidhi announced a Sreenivasan while speaking to about the Covaxin, manufac- CoV-2. Kerala now has adequate to perform their duty without The 3-page UNLF state- state a few years ago. The highly populist scheme of free IANS said,” These are populist tured by the Bharat Biotech with “Therefore, based on these stock of COVID-19 vaccine fear of Covid-19, Arora had ment in Manipuri language said state’s total debt by March 2022 colour televisions, I kg of rice schemes and not freebies as the support of the ICMR,he said evidence, people should be and the union health minister said. The commission had on that Thokchom Nando Singh will be around 5.70 lakh crore, at 2 rupees, free gas connection made out. Studies had revealed at a press meet here. ready to accept Covaxin along has informed that 21 lakh doses February 26 announced polls was shot dead on Tuesday in an a whopping sum by any mea- and free gas stoves for all that in remote areas of Tamil There was some reluctance with Covishield vaccine,” the would reach the state on March in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil undisclosed location by the sures. women in Tamil Nadu. The Nadu after the Colour TV sets among the public to take the Chief Minister added. 9, he said. Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. underground outfit, who also Despite all these hiccups DMK won the election easily. were provided by the DMK vaccine as part of the delay in Stating that the total num- The state government has Under the special vaccina- released photo of his body. The and states fortunes nose diving Spokesman of the DMK, government, the crime rates getting the results of its third ber of people under treatment also requested the Centre to take tion drive, lakhs of polling UNLF, one of the oldest militant the political parties are on a Saravanan Annadurai while had come down. In a similar phase trials, he said. for COVID-19 in Kerala till steps for the smooth registration officials in the five states and groups in Manipur, in its state- freebie culture with one party speaking to IANS said: “These vein the fixed deposit schemes “ICMR has now released Wednesday was 45,995, he said in the designated platform, the the union territory will be ment said that it had “tried” overtaking the other in promis- are not freebies but populist for the girl child by the TN the interim results of the third it was the lowest figure after Chief Minister said, adding that inoculated before proceeding Nando Singh and “eliminated” ing the people with gifts and schemes and in 2006 when we governments had increased phase clinical trials.According to September 25 last year. the number of vaccination cen- on election duty, the state- him for his barbaric crime other freebies. provided free gas stoves and the social indicators for the it, the vaccine has shown an “It shows that the disease tres would be increased in a ment said. against the minor girl. IANS DMK commenced the subsidised gas cylinders it was State.” interim efficacy of 81 per cent tends to subside very rapidly in phased manner. PTI 3!$( # 3" ( !): R 2 "+=3 !!$ /;' ' ' 0/6 (! 4 ( & & ! @> $ Bengaluru: Karnataka house soon after and suspend- Amaravati(AP): The Andhra Assembly speaker, ed the MLA from Bhadravati, ,2:E '+9'E ally used for cultivation by a Pradesh Government on Vishweshwara Hegde Kaageri for a week. farmer. Thursday issued an order for on Thursday suspended Karnataka leader of the 19-year-old girl living n agriculture census will be “The data helps us in for- returning 2,180 acres of land, Congress MLA B K Sangamesh opposition, Siddaramaiah, Awith her lover after eloping Aconducted in Gujarat this mulating agri policies and which was originally sought to for one week for displaying described the ‘One Nation, with him within days after year as part of a pan-India exer- strategies to boost the sector,” be acquired for the Kakinada ‘indecent and disrespectful’ One Election’ push as being her marriage with another per- cise to collect various data Faldu said. Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) behaviour in the Assembly by part of the agenda of the son was allegedly strangled to related to the key sector, Citing the past data, some way back in 2007, to the farm- taking off his shirt. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh death by her father in Dausa Agriculture Minister RC Faldu opposition Congress MLAs ers following a protracted Sangamesh, who won the (RSS), the ideological mentor district, police said on informed the legislative claimed that the number of struggle. Assembly seat from Bhadravati of the ruling BJP, as his party Thursday. Assembly here on Thursday. small and marginal farmers, The farmers who constituency in Shivamogga MLAs raised slogans against Accused Shankar Lal Faldu said data regarding who own less than 2 hectares of owned the land refused to district, will not be allowed to the issue. Saini, 50, surrendered to the farmers’ land holdings, collect- land, has decreased in Gujarat part with their property enter the Legislature till March The idea mooted by Prime police soon after killing his ed from the periodic exercise, because of the “wrong policies” nor receive compensation and 12. Minister Narendra Modi after 6 '6 ,: Chinar — a Community Radio daughter Pinki and confessed is crucial for formulating poli- of the BJP government. carried out an agitation for This incident took place taking office in 2014, many BJP station dedicated to the peace to his crime, said Assistant cies for the agriculture sector. Countering them, the min- many years. when the Congress party was leaders have backed the pro- fter winning the hearts and and development of Kashmir. Police Commissioner Deepak “An agriculture census is ister said the number of such Based on the recommen- in front of the speaker to posal to hold all elections Aminds of the Kashmiri peo- He said, two more community Kumar. conducted (across the country) farmers has in fact increased. dations made by a six-member Oppose the ruling party’s deci- together, from Lok Sabha to ple on ground zero, the Indian radio stations are in the pipeline He said Saini was taken every five years. It was first con- “The number of (small and committee headed by sion to take-up debate on - one state assemblies and local bod- Army has now set its eyes on and would be inaugurated soon. into custody and a case of mur- ducted in Gujarat and in the marginal) farmers has actually Agriculture Minister K Kanna nation one election - for two ies, arguing that this will orient ruling the ‘AirWaves’ too. The tagline of the commu- der was registered against him country in 1970-71 and the last increased as land gets divided Babu, the government ordered days starting from Thursday. various elected bodies fully To begin with, the Indian nity radio service has been at Kotwali police station. one was conducted in 2015-16, between each family member that the 2,180 acres of land be However, Sangamesh had towards development as the Army had initially launched a scripted carefully ‘Har Dil ki He said Pinki was married which was the tenth edition of and each one of them becomes returned to the farmers so that his own reasons to oppose in current cycle of frequent polls community radio service in Dhadkan’. to a man against her wishes on the census. a farmer. the KSEZ could go ahead and this manner alleging that rul- across the country hampers the South Kashmir district of “The idea is to connect February 16 but she returned to “Results of the last census “Similarly, land under cul- industries established. ing party BJP leaders were work. Anantnag more than four with the masses through this her parental home three days were released in 2020,” Faldu tivation has also increased as The Union Ministry of harassing his family members But Congress members months ago. After receiving a platform and provide an oppor- later and eloped with her lover informed the House during farmers are allowed to buy Commerce and Industry noti- and him by filing false com- decided to protest against the huge response from the com- tunity to the younger generation Roshan on February 21. Question Hour. wasteland adjacent to their fied the KSEZ in the year 2007 plaints against them. ruling party decision to hold mon masses in the region, to find a foothold by showcas- Following her elopement, He said results are usually farms and make it cultivable for establishing a port-based Sangamesh protesting by two-day special session on - senior Army officers then decid- ing their rich talent, Lt-Gen BS her father had also lodged a published four to five years after with their efforts,” said Faldu. Multiproduct SEZ spread over removing his shirt was similar one nation one elections and ed to replicate the model and Raju said, explaining the idea police complaint, alleging the census is conducted. Periodic agriculture cen- several villages under U to a 2010 protest in which trooped into the well in front expand its reach among the behind launching the radio ser- abduction of his daughter, the “The next agriculture cen- suses are the main source of Kothapalli and Thondangi Goolihatti Shekhar a minister of the speaker. local masses in the North vices. ACP said. sus would take place this year information on basic charac- mandals in East Godavari dis- in Yediyurappa’s cabinet ripped The moment, Sangmesh Kashmir districts as well. He said through the radio He said Pinki’s family (in India and Gujarat). The teristics of operational holdings trict. off his shirt in the Assembly removed his shirt, KPCC pres- On Thursday, Lt- Gen BS service people across Sopore, members eventually traced her main aim of the exercise is to such as land-use, cropping pat- The KSEZ could not take and was disqualified. ident and Congress MLA JN Raju, Corps commander of the Bandipore and Baramulla dis- and brought her back home fetch data regarding opera- tern, irrigation status, tenancy off as intended because of Furious over the Ganesh who rushed towards Srinagar based Chinar Corps tricts can listen and contribute where his father strangled her tional land holding, which and dispersal of holdings, many unresolved issues, main- Sangamesh’s way to protest, the him made him wear his shirt formally inaugurated Radio on a daily basis. to death. means the land which is actu- among others. PTI ly that related to land. PTI speaker Kaageri adjourned the besides covering him. IANS !"!# (

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Rosy and romanticised Muslim wife’s faith. These tenets sibilities they face. If the boy Sharia. This has particular pictures of interfaith mar- also hold that while Muslims is Muslim, his faith enjoins ';#E*G*E 78*" outcomes, as under Sharia, riages carry the serious believe in all previous religions upon him to produce as many 8+;* non-Muslim women have to propensity of harming non- and Prophets of God and children as possible so that ';#2*E# first convert to Islam because Muslim women, who might respect them, a non-Muslim they achieve demographic this is a condition for mar- make hasty and misinformed does not return the favour. A preponderance. This is borne 2; # F riage. Thus, any non-Muslim decisions only to repent and non-Muslim husband might out by the Hadith (The woman marrying a Muslim suffer later. not explicitly express this, but a Traditions, the second holy man instantly forfeits all her (The writer is a Muslim wife cannot expect her book after the Quran; The rights as she transits from a well-known columnist and an husband to respect her faith. Dictionary of Islam by legal regime with more rights author. The views expressed Muslims believe in only the Hughes). Concerned Hindus to one with fewer rights. This are personal.) ##2 #5##6.,#52 SOUNDBITE

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survey conducted by Transparency International (TI) last year found that India Ahas the highest rate of bribery in the Asian region. The survey titled, ‘Global Corruption - /0 7829 Barometer (GCB), Asia’ revealed that the nation also had the highest rate of people using person- 0 >3 < # al connections to access public services. The coun- ) try has a bribery rate of 39 per cent while 46 per / > 6 ( cent people use “familiarity” to get access to services. The report noted that “slow and complicat- ( ed bureaucratic process, unnecessary red tape and $ / / % unclear regulatory frameworks force citizens to ) )( seek out other solutions to access basic services , ( through networks of familiarity and petty corruption (in India).” H ( The nation’s quest for economic dynamism has 6 been severely stifled by chronic corruption. The country needs to urgently modernise its institu- ( tions and end the culture of rent-seeking and cut- .9 ting corners if it wants the wheel of its economy '#9*8 #D;:E to roll seamlessly. Corruption is both anti-nation- +*.+* "+* 2#* al and anti-poor because the resources meant for *G*E8 S "( poverty alleviation schemes get siphoned off by ;G*E'*'# # ( dishonest politicians and bureaucrats. It is among 2E;E* D;E the most debilitating economic illnesses that afflict #9*-*8DE*;D large parts of the world. India is now caught in a CDCD #9*E:E82;;E" situation where many sectors are steeped in 2;G*E#FE*' endemic corruption, including those charged with *'+*.$*#9*E controlling it — from the legislators who write the #9*'*# -*E* laws, to the judiciary which makes them roadwor- ';#. #-+*;E constable rather than an officer into “Just as it is impossible to know reflects a strain of amorality in our thy and the police which is charged with enforc- #9*E*-*E*#;; an honest person. Higher officials when a fish moving in water is character: A willingness to tolerate ing them. 'F9;8* get so carried away by the glamour drinking it, so it is impossible to find corner-cutting and rule-breaking in In the last four decades, despite several 78;-''#; and competition evident among out when Government servants in the successful pursuit of wealth and Government programmes for the welfare of the their peers, and the aspirations of charge of undertakings misappro- power. “Corruption, of course, is not rural poor, poverty remains endemic. Either the #9*$#9*.E:*8 their families, that malpractices priate money.” unique to India,” he writes in ‘Being nets were not cast wide or there were too many E*8#F #9# and bribes become a part of their The phrase, “probity in public Indian’. “What is unique is the holes blown into them. The cruel reality is that :.9;D#9* lives. Surely education is a failure life” has become an oxymoron. level of its acceptance, and the cre- ) 6 much of the public spending does not reach the 2:78. 2*'+' here. Voters favour a familiar fam- The time to start popping the corks ative ways in which it is sustained. H poor. It is either sponged off by the delivery mech- +;* ';#E*.9 ily pedigree, partly because of a cul- would be when corrupt officials are Indians do not subscribe to antisep- anism consisting of consultants, advisors, their #9*2;;E$# tural reverence for the family and actually convicted and penalised. tic definitions of rectitude… Their *#9*E 2;'*+ / equipment and studies — or it gets pocketed. This because of feudal habits that go back Unfortunately, our criminal justice understanding of right and wrong has become a touchstone for all public-funded pro- ;DD7F#9* centuries. These traditions are more system has a truly pathetic record is related far more to efficacy than " ( grammes and is now parroted in all Indian devel- +*8G*EF important in politics than individ- on this front. As long as that absolute notions of morality.” .9 # ( opment literature. Low-level graft remains perva- *.9' ual qualities or merits in India and remains true, much publicised Most Indian businesses cannot ( # sive. Much of the Western world aid is running .;' #';D they strike at the very core of arrests serve little or no purpose. survive or remain competitive with- " down the bureaucratic ratholes. Corruption is a .;' :8#'# " democracy. Grassroots activists and They certainly do not act as effec- out stashing away undeclared earn- ( huge, insidious problem in our country that has +G ;E "#9*E student leaders with no patronage tive deterrents to potential bribe- ings. Almost everybody who has ) eaten into every aspect of life. It can lead to dis- *J:2*'#'+ matter little, and given the huge takers or bribe-givers. Corruption sold a house has taken one part of ( trust in the Government, generating civil strife, #:+* K;E# money and muscle power involved is too often seen as merely a moral the payment in cash and evaded tax violence, and conflict. *# 2;.!*#*+ in elections, outsiders can only issue. Not enough people realise just on it. Huge quantities of secret % While the poor do not have the money to bribe dream of power. In fact, the impact how crippling an economic factor wealth are still a part of our system. public servant to avail services that are their right, of nepotism goes beyond politics, it can be. The cost of the bribes The solution lies in ensuring . , ! 7.,!8 / they have a vote that the politician wants. The with the reign of dynasties extend- clearly must be factored into the that the Central Bureau of politician does a little bit to make life a little more ing to most businesses too. business model and hence into the Investigation remains free of .,! tolerable for the poor — a seat in a good school Like the mythological hydra, costs. Government interference and that !, , for the lucky few, a Government job for the even corruption is a many-headed foe The country’s economic system whistle-blowers, witnesses and jour- luckier, on occasion the unexpected munificence that insinuates itself into every part is fused with many strands of cor- nalists working on corruption cases H ( ( of a loan waiver or, more commonly, a phone call of the social fabric — weakening the ruption and organised systems of are protected. The Government " )S that helps them get a police case registered. For body politic and jeopardising tax evasion. Cases of people greas- must realise that increasing corrup- H all this, the politician gets the gratitude of his vot- prospects for economic growth. It ing palms to get a college scholar- tion can act as a speed breaker in the ers. However, he then also has little reason to can wither only after the heads are ship, tax refund or mortgage from Indian growth story. There is a need # .9 improve the system by reforming it. lopped off. a State-owned bank are now com- for a strong political will to untan- .9 ( The state of affairs is grim, as every village offi- It has been a long-standing monplace. Petty corruption includes gle it. Without a strong civil society cial must be paid not just to expedite the appli- problem that successive slipping banknotes to the police and or an independent judiciary to cation form for development schemes but specif- Governments have battled and to officials to get paperwork done. check Government power, the polit- ) ically for not obstructing it. There is no easy solu- The writer is a mostly failed to quell. In his mag- Businessmen have to offer “seed ical class can become complacent. tion to the problem. The corrupt police officials well-known development num opus ‘Arthashastra’, w r i t t e n money” to avoid red tape. We have a long distance to cover to have a rollicking time at the expense of helpless professional. nearly three centuries before the Writer and former diplomat get rid of corruption and it may citizens. In fact, there is no link between corrup- The views expressed are Pavan Varma suggests that the per- require longer sprints as time is run- personal. Christian era, Kautilya, the classi- $ / S tion and poverty. 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echnology has been one Most interestingly, private ing applications with content For example, music teach- progress to the next level. Some oped. Teachers can drop the of the mainstays of music tutors — who probably argued libraries, backing music tracks ers are able to assign an exercise of these systems give detailed one-size-fits-all approach that Teducation, particularly the most against technology- and practice tools for instru- with a predetermined difficul- visual heatmaps of a student’s works rather poorly in creative contemporary music and its driven learning and teaching in ments, voice instruction and so ty level and a target practice performance, with granular arts education. production and sound engi- place of the tried and tested tra- on, that integrate into LMS or score to student groups or indi- feedback on areas that have met While this recent and swift neering since the late 2000s. ditional approach of in-person remote teaching using video viduals. The students can then expectations and those needing adoption of technologies for However, the adoption rate instruction — were the first to calling apps. practice the material on their improvement. pedagogical purposes is main- was probably slower than antic- , #65) jump on the bandwagon. LMS are excellent cloud- own with the app giving high- Technology-enabled peda- ly driven by the pressure to ipated due to the general resis- Consequently, they taught based tools to extend learning ly specific feedback on how well gogy also helps to build highly enhance remote learning in tance to change and the reluc- music using every possible beyond face-to-face time, and they are doing, and the areas effective differentiated learning light of the social distancing and tance to shift to newer methods technological means, from more importantly to build a that need improvement. Once experiences, which are rather lockdown conditions necessitat- of learning and teaching. Skype to Zoom to Google social learning ecosystem act with each other, share and the student attains the target challenging otherwise in a ed by the Coronavirus pandem- Interestingly, music technology, Hangouts. In most of such around the class. There are a discuss topics of interest online, score, the teacher assigns a group setting with traditional ic, they are more than likely to which we should clearly differ- cases, the technology integra- number of such solutions avail- and learn from each other’s new difficulty level, much like teaching approaches. One of the find a permanent place in entiate from the technology for tion started and ended with able now, mostly on a per-user works. This provides invaluable a game. biggest benefits of technology- music education since both pedagogical purposes, has been these video calling apps that subscription model that is benefits over just focusing on Similar gamified learning enabled pedagogy is its focus on students and teachers will find adopted widely and is frequent- allowed remote teaching and increasingly becoming afford- instrumental or voice mastery. technologies also exist for student-centred learning, tak- obvious enhancements to their ly adapted by music educators learning and did not extend to able in markets like India and Newer learning technolo- instrument and voice learning. ing the attention away from the learning and teaching experi- in line with music industry more immersive and interactive South Asia. gies that either work as stand- Many of these systems provide teacher as the sole enabler of ences. practices. learning systems. LMS allow teachers to alone mobile or web-based comprehensive content libraries learning. With technology- Institutions are likely to The year 2020 presented Increasingly, we are now administer independent learn- apps or integrate into LMS organised in terms of progres- enabled learning, the teacher adopt and scale such technolo- many with a make-or-break sit- seeing larger music schools ing content to a class or individ- help further enhance the music sive difficulty levels. Teachers has the flexibility to adopt a gies aggressively since they uation due to the pandemic and tapping into comprehensive ual learners, provide feedback learning experience. Many are able to assign target goals for more efficient role of a learning introduce efficiencies and help music education providers, The writer is Dean, The learning management systems to students using text, audio or schools employ music notation practice, and once a student facilitator, provide necessary collect extremely valuable data both institutions and teachers True School of Music, (LMS), customised mobile apps video, conduct online assess- and ear training applications achieves the desired proficien- personalised interventions and that will help design newer and were swift to drop all inhibi- Vijaybhoomi University. and subscription-based music ments that could be auto-grad- with preloaded content libraries cy, conduct an assessment with- allow each learner to grow at more effective curriculum, The views expressed are tions and embrace technology personal. learning services such as music ed and so on. More important- for independent learning and in the app, using similar content their own pace while focusing learning programmes and to aid pedagogy. notation applications, ear train- ly, LMS allow students to inter- practice. to validate the learning and on the core areas to be devel- delivery methods. !"!# !=

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Nay Pyi Taw: Demonstrators are used to sanctions and we five decades had languished in Myanmar protesting last survived those sanctions in under strict military rule that +$ ! !( $ month’s military coup returned the past,’” she said. When she led to international isolation to the streets Thursday, also warned the army that and sanctions. As the generals undaunted by the killing of at Myanmar would become iso- loosened their grip, culminat- Geneva, Switzerland: At least had corroborated information least 38 people the previous day lated, she said, “the answer was, ing in Suu Kyi’s rise to power 54 people have been killed and that at least 54 people had been by security forces. We have to learn to walk with after 2015 elections, the inter- over 1,700 detained since killed by police and military New protests were held in only a few friends.’” national community respond- Myanmar’s February 1 coup, the officers since February 1. at least three areas of Yangon, The coup reversed years of ed by lifting most sanctions and UN rights chief said Thursday, “The actual death toll, how- the country’s largest city, that slow progress toward democ- pouring investing into the demanding that the military ever, could be much higher as have been scenes of violence for racy in Myanmar, which for country. AP “stop murdering” protesters. these are the figures the office the past few days. Police again The comments come after has been able to verify,” it used force to try to disperse the the deadliest day of protests in stressed. crowds, according to social *R * Myanmar, with at least 38 dead The killings have escalated media accounts. Wednesday in rallies where sharply in recent days. Protests also continued In security forces were seen firing The rights office had veri- Mandalay, the second-biggest # into crowds. fied 30 of the 38 deaths report- city. A formation of five fight- UN rights chief Michelle ed by other UN entities on er planes flew over the city on && Bachelet urged security forces to Wednesday, saying the killings Thursday morning in what “halt their vicious crackdown on by security forces had taken appeared to be a threatening Singapore: Armed Myanmar “It’s just the tip of the ice- peaceful protesters”. place in Yangon, Mandalay, show of force. soldiers and police are using berg,” said MIDO executive “Myanmar’s military must Sagaing, Magway and Mon. The UN Special envoy for TikTok to deliver death threats director Htaike Htaike Aung, stop murdering and jailing pro- Another person was docu- Myanmar, Christine Schraner to protesters against last month’s who noted that there’s “hun- testers,” she said in a statement. mented killed on Tuesday and Burgener, said 38 people were coup, researchers said, prompt- dreds” of videos of uniformed “It is utterly abhorrent that 18 people on Sunday, with five killed Wednesday, a figure con- ing the Chinese video-sharing soldiers and police on the app. security forces are firing live prior to that. sistent with other reports. app to announce it was remov- A spokesman for the army ammunition against peaceful It said it was difficult to doc- The death toll was the # &# ing content that incites violence. and junta did not respond to a protesters across the country,” ument injuries, but that “at a highest since the Feb. 1 Digital rights group request for comment. she added. minimum, hundreds have been takeover, when the military The UN Security Council Any kind of coordinated their own sanctions. Myanmar ICT for Development One video from late Bachelet added that she wounded during protests”. ousted the elected govern- has scheduled closed-door con- action at the United Nations UN Envoy Schraner (MIDO) said it had found over February reviewed by Reuters was “also appalled at the docu- Since the coup, more than ment of leader Aung San Suu sultations on Friday on calls to will be difficult since two per- Burgener said she warned 800 pro-military videos that shows a man in army fatigues mented attacks against emer- 1,700 people have also been Kyi. More than 50 civilians, reverse the coup — including manent members of the Myanmar’s army that the menaced protesters at a time of aiming an assault rifle at the gency medical staff and ambu- “arbitrarily arrested and mostly peaceful protesters, are from UN Secretary-General Security Council, China and world’s nations and the Security increasing bloodshed - with 38 camera and addressing pro- lances attempting to provide detained in relation to their par- confirmed to have been killed Antonio Guterres — and stop Russia, are likely to veto it. Council “might take huge protesters killed on Wednesday testers: “I will shoot in your care to those who have been ticipation in protests or by police and soldiers since the escalating military crack- Some countries have already strong measures.” alone according to the United fucking faces... and I’m using injured”. engagement in political activi- then. down. imposed or are considering “And the answer was, We Nations. real bullets.” AFP The UN rights office said it ty,” the statement said. AFP C4D ( ! C& (@ " 8 ; 40 " & "!4 Hong Kong: A Hong Kong ! B !! '("& court on Thursday denied bail - 9'#;' houses across the country in voting rights champion John to 32 out of 47 pro-democra- Wellington: A New Zealand memoration of the March 15, the wake of Donald Trump’s Lewis held for years. cy activists charged under a man is facing criminal charges 2019, attacks. ouse Democrats passed repeated false claims of a “This bill is the Good !#9'+: guerrilla name, Biplav. The Beijing-imposed national secu- after allegedly posting online He said that had been Hsweeping voting and stolen 2020 election. Yet Trouble’ he fought for his rebels also call themselves the rity law, ending a four-day threats against two planned before the threats ethics legislation Wednesday it faces an uncertain fate in entire life.” epal’s Government signed Nepal Communist Party. marathon court hearing. Christchurch mosques that came to light. over unanimous Republican the Democratic-controlled To Republicans, however, Na peace agreement This group is known for The group of activists was were the sites of a terrorist Price declined to give opposition, advancing to the Senate, where it has little it would give license to Thursday with a small com- violence, threats and enforcing charged with conspiracy to attack that left 51 people dead. details of the alleged threats or Senate what would be the chance of passing without unwanted federal interference munist rebel group widely general strikes. commit subversion under the Police on Thursday arrest- name the man ahead of his first largest overhaul of the US changes to procedural rules in states’ authority to conduct feared because they were It had split from the Maoist law and detained on Sunday ed the 27-year-old man and scheduled court appearance election law in at least a gen- that currently allow their own elections — ulti- known for violent attacks, Communist party, which over their involvement in an charged him with threatening on Friday. eration. Republicans to block it. mately benefiting Democrats extortion and bombings. fought government troops unofficial primary election last to kill. “Any threat made on our House Resolution 1, which The stakes in the outcome through higher turnout, most The government agreed between 1996 and 2006 when year that authorities said was a If found guilty, he faces a community and our people is touches on virtually every are monumental, cutting to the notably among minorities. to lift a ban on the group, it gave up its armed revolt, plot to paralyze Hong Kong’s maximum prison sentence of a threat on our society, and will aspect of the electoral process, foundational idea that one “Democrats want to use release all their party members agreed to UN-monitored peace government. seven years. not be tolerated,” Price said. was approved on a near person equals one vote, and their razor-thin majority not and supporters in jail and talks and joined mainstream The mass charges against Police Superintendent John “Any messages of hate or party-line 220-210 vote. carrying with it the potential to pass bills to earn voters’ drop all legal cases against politics. the activists were the most Price told reporters the threats people wanting to cause harm It would restrict partisan to shape election outcomes for trust, but to ensure they don’t them, while the group agreed The Maoist fighting had sweeping action taken against were made earlier this week on in our community, they will be gerrymandering of congres- years to come. It also offers a lose more seats in the next to give up all violence and left 17,000 people killed, hun- the city’s pro-democracy camp the website 4chan, which has held to account.” sional districts, strike down test of how hard President Joe election,” House Minority resolve any issues through dreds missing and many more since the national security law been used as a forum in the Police initially arrested two hurdles to voting and bring Biden and his party are will- Leader Kevin McCarthy said peaceful dialogue, the gov- maimed. was implemented last June. past by white supremacists. men and executed search war- transparency to a murky cam- ing to fight for their priorities, from the House floor Tuesday. ernment said in a statement The peace agreement with With the 32 activists remand- The arrest comes as rants at two Christchurch paign finance system that as well as those of their voters. The measure has been a after peace talks. the rebel group comes at a time ed in custody until the next Muslims prepare to mark the addresses. One of the men was allows wealthy donors to This bill “will put a stop at priority for Democrats since Details of the agreement when the prime minister and court hearing on May 31, it second anniversary of a white later released without being anonymously bankroll political the voter suppression that they won their House majori- would be made public at a joint his government are facing a means that a majority of Hong supremacist gunman’s attack at charged. causes. we’re seeing debated right ty in 2018. But it has taken on ceremony Friday with Prime political crisis since a split Kong’s pro-democracy figures the mosques. In the 2019 attack, gunman The bill is a powerful now,” said Rep Nikema added urgency in the wake of Minister Khadga Prasad Oli developed in his own ruling will now be in jail or in self-exile Price said there would be Brenton Tarrant slaughtered counterweight to voting rights Williams, a new congress- Trump’s false claims, which and the leader of the rebel party and the Supreme Court abroad amid an ongoing crack- an enhanced police presence at worshippers at the mosques restrictions advancing in woman who represents the incited the deadly storming of group Netra Bikram Chand, reinstated the Parliament he down on dissent in the semi- the mosques during the com- during Friday prayers. AP Republican-controlled state- Georgia district that deceased the US Capitol in January. who is better known by his had dissolved. autonomous Chinese city. AP - R ) 2" !, ( &' + & + 2('(( " * Dhaka: HT Imam, the politi- ! ($ ( Jangebe (Nigeria): Hundreds grabbed their daughters and cal adviser to Bangladeshi of Nigerian girls abducted last left after shots rang out. Many Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, London: Buckingham Palace the confidence of a third mem- week from a boarding school in were worried about traveling died on Thursday at a military has launched an investigation ber of staff. the country’s northwest have on the area’s dangerous roads hospital here. into allegations that Meghan “We are clearly very con- been returned to their families at night. Imam, 81, breathed his last Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, cerned about allegations in the amid chaos as security forces The girls, aged 10 and up, at 1.15 am. He was undergoing bullied staff during her time as ‘Times’ following claims made opened fire on a gathering had been abducted from the treatment at the Combined a frontline royal with Prince by former staff of the Duke and outside the school where the Government Girls Secondary Military Hospital in Dhaka, Harry in Britain. Duchess of Sussex,” reunions were held Wednesday. School in Jangebe in Nigeria’s Awami League Office Secretary Markle, 39, lived at Buckingham Palace, which is One person died and two northwest Zamfara state and Biplab Barua Kensington Palace for nearly a responsible for all Royal were injured in the mayhem, were released Tuesday after said in a social year after her marriage to Household staff, said in a state- according to local media negotiations. Zamfara Gov. media post. Prince Harry, 36, the Duke of ment. reports. The forces opened fire Bello Matawalle said that 279 Imam, who Sussex, in May 2018. “Accordingly, our HR team after stones were thrown at girls had been freed. was the cabinet The probe comes as The will look into the circumstances Government officials, appar- Upon their release, the girls secretary to the Times published a leaked email outlined in the article. Members ently in frustration at the were brought to the govern- 1971 wartime on Wednesday from a staff of staff involved at the time, drawn-out procedure, said the ment’s provincial offices, government, member alleging that the for- including those who have left reports. Government House, in Gusau was hospitalised with various mer American actress drove the Household, will be invited Anxious and angry parents for presentation, before being age-related problems, Dhaka two personal assistants out of to participate to see if lessons who were reunited with the medically examined and reunit- Tribune reported. 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SBI which owns 55 per cent Wsaid it has rolled out WhatsApp said there has cent to USD 51.47 billion dur- The foreign inflows are a reported plan to make banks If the RBI forces promot- in SBI Life will have to sell one-to-one voice and video been a significant increase in ing April-December 2020-21, major driver of economic cap their stakes in insurance er banks/NBFCs to lower their shares worth Rs 32,200 crore. calls on its desktop app, a people calling one another on according to government data growth and an important arms at 20 per cent, says a stakes to 20 per cent, this can The total value their excess move that will now allow users WhatsApp over the last year released on Thursday. source of non-debt finance for report. significantly increase free float holding is worth Rs 1,20,100 to make calls through their lap- and often for long conversa- India has attracted 22 per the economic development of Quoting unnamed RBI in the four listed insurance crore, says the report. tops or desktop PCs. tions. cent higher FDI inflow (includ- industry ministry said. India. officials, a media report earli- arms of HDFC, ICICI Bank Almost all state-run banks The Facebook-owned “Last New Year’s Eve, we ing re-invested earnings) of The inflows increased by “The steps taken in this er this week said the monetary and SBI worth Rs 1.2 lakh crore and large private sector banks company said voice and video broke the record for the most USD 67.54 billion during the 37 per cent in the third quar- direction during the last six and authority is not comfortable alone, Kotak Securities said in also have unlisted life and non- calls on the platform are end- calls ever made in a single day first nine months of the current ter (October-December 2020) a half years have borne fruit, as with banks owning controlling a report on Thursday. life insurance ventures. to-end encrypted, and so with 1.4 billion voice and video fiscal as against USD 55.14 bil- of 2020-21 to USD 26.16 bil- is evident from the ever- stake in non-core businesses HDFC owns 50 per cent in Calling for maintaining WhatsApp can’t hear or see calls. With so many people still lion in the same period of lion. increasing volumes of FDI like insurance ventures which HDFC Life and bringing it the status quo, the report said them whether the call is made apart from their loved ones, 2019-20. In December, FDI surged inflows being received into the are capital guzzlers and wants down to 20 per cent would banks owning insurance com- from phones or computers. and adjusting to new ways of “FDI equity inflow grew by 24 per cent to USD 9.22 billion, country. 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India was the only country between demand and avail- On infrastructure devel- kets tumbled as another rise in Bank by 2.1 per cent and ICICI close at 72.83 against the US ers, a company statement said. “For buyers, it pro- in the top 20 to see triple-digit ability of electricity in the state, opment, the vision document US bond yields fanned fears of Bank by 1.73 per cent. dollar due to a rebound in the HFN Mandi leverages vides not only access to the growth in wearables in 2020 according to a vision document said that the number of con- higher inflation that may Larsen & Toubro declined greenback in overseas mar- technology to provide nation- largest selection of crops under and continues to be the third- by APEN. sumers in the state as of 2020 prompt central banks to raise by 2.31 per cent, NTPC by 1.6 kets and muted domestic equi- wide farmers and buyers on a a single roof at attractive prices, largest wearables market glob- The ‘Vision Document is 2,99,825 with the peak and interest rates. per cent, Bharti Airtel by 1.24 ties. single transparent online plat- but also provides a seamless ally, showed IDC Worldwide 2021’ was presented by the off-peak demand being 179 Intra-day, the 30-share per cent and Reliance by 1.17 At the interbank forex form. It aims to provide farm- experience of purchasing agri- Quarterly Wearable Device Association of Power MW and 120 MW respective- BSE barometer fell as much as per cent. 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ndia’s handicraft market, the true Edition’ survey conducted by the All epitome of India’s vibrant culture India Artisans and Craftworkers Iand heritage, has a glorious his- Welfare Association (AIACA), wage tory of several centuries. However, losses, cashflow crunches, cancella- the once-prosperous Indian craft tion/withholding of orders, and sup- sector of the country has been in deep ply disruptions in the raw material trouble since the beginning of the value chain make for some major =1? 17%& pandemic. A source of sustenance of challenges faced by India’s craft a conservative estimate of staggering enterprises. 9-10 million artisans, craft is one of The sector has been suffering > 42 the worst-affected sectors that is from a lack of access to credit and trying to find ways to revive itself. working capital. According to the eems like the good old days ly worked to make the design The current situation signals the need Sixth Economic Census, India has an Sof Indian fashion are back... industry lead from the front for a fresh set of structural reforms overwhelming presence of micro- After more than a decade-and- and leave a global footprint. for the crafts industry to move businesses and small proprietary a-half, Lakme Fashion Week The pandemic has darkened ahead. businesses. Though craft businesses (LFW) and the Fashion Design the clouds, this will add a sil- The striking appeal of premium in the country fall within the spec- Council of India (FDCI) will ver lining to the business of handicraft goods produced by Indian trum of such businesses, their oper- present a joint fashion week. fashion and help sharpen the artisans has fascinated not just the ations are unorganised, which hin- The Phygital Fashion Week needs of the fast-changing domestic market but also the global ders their ability to avail financing ushers in an era of positivity to world. Lakme, RISE Worldwide one. To put it in context, Indian and credit from the formal financial drive growth in the industry in and FDCI will now have a handicrafts and handlooms are a sector. Over 80 per cent of small pro- the post-pandemic world. shared purpose and belonging 24,300-crore industry and con- prietary businesses in India are self- Leaders of the industry — as we both reinvent the wheel tribute 10,000 crores to India’s financed. Barely two per cent bor- FDCI, Lakme and RISE in uncertain times. We are export earnings annually, according rowed from financial institutions. Worldwide make history with delighted to present this fash- to the Twelfth Five Year Plan. Artisanal trade is the second women running only 14 per cent of taken to conduct branding and mar- with the GOI envisioning a contribu- this event, kickstarting of an era ion week together.” Additionally, the Indian Trade Portal largest employer among the develop- Indian businesses and most self- keting campaigns to promote the dis- tion of $2 trillion from micro, small of effective co-operation and Ashwath Swaminathan, asserts that India is the second- ing countries behind agriculture, financed). Women in our country tinctiveness of Indian art and craft. and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as meaningful initiatives. Head of Innovations at Lakme largest exporter of handloom prod- articulating unique expressions of rarely own property that could serve We must reposition the sector as India eyes becoming a $5 trillion Combining forces Lakme said, “Our association with the ucts globally. The exports of Indian arts, culture and heritage. In a report as collateral for start-up loans. They crafts and creative enterprises (CCEs) economy by 2024, along with a tar- Fashion Week jointly organised Indian fashion industry runs handloom products were valued at ‘Policy Gaps Study on the Crafts have less education than men, on an and engage it deeper with e-com- get of generating fifty million addi- by Lakme & RISE Worldwide deep as Lakme has been a key USD 353.9 million in the period Sector in India’ presented by AIACA, average. When they do work, they merce. tional jobs from the sector. The def- (formerly IMG Reliance) and driver of its growth for the past 2017-2018. the challenges being faced by arti- receive lower wages than their male Reskilling and rebuilding capa- inition of Small and Micro enterpris- FDCI will present a joint sched- 20 years. We look forward to The reality on the ground, how- sans/entrepreneurs in the crafts sec- counterparts and generally occupy bilities in the sector will help quick- es have been changed (as per the ule this season at LFW. The this partnership opening up ever, seems different. Despite a show tor are well analysed. First, there are low-skill jobs in agriculture and ser- en the recovery and make the sector Finance Minister’s announcement event will have a special “unity new avenues of growth for all of promise and potential, the Indian large-scale gaps in fulfilling the man- vices, often in the informal economy. resilient, especially for smaller arti- on May 13, 2020), with a revision of logo” designed to mark this stakeholders. We continue to craft sector doesn’t get the serious dates of the government schemes Moving ahead, it is amply clear sans. upwards limits, a focus on annual occasion. remain true to the pillars of the attention it should. The Fourth All themselves, in terms of infrastructure that the need of the hour necessitates Broad financial recommenda- turnover and a removal of the differ- It will feature the best of Lakme Fashion week which India Handloom Census (2019-2020) provision, access to credit, skills a revisiting of traditional approach- tions include expectations of a stim- ences between service and manufac- curation and designers from are discoverability, sustainabil- says that the total number of house- training, marketing etc. The lack of es towards income generation and ulus from the government for craft turing MSMEs. This would clearly Delhi, Mumbai and across ity and talkability as we present holds engaged in weaving and allied penetration by scheduled banks into livelihoods. There is a need to rede- based enterprises, including measures have an implication for craft enter- India. FDCI & LFW will joint- the best in Indian fashion and activities amounts to 3.14 million; rural areas, lack of financial literacy fine the mechanics of work with like reduction/deferral in GST across prises in the country. ly present the Opening Show beauty this season to a global two-thirds (66.3 per cent). Already and entrepreneurial skills among women artisans and entrepreneurs categories, soft loans and interest free The road ahead: This sector cur- on March 16 and will culminate audience.” facing this uncertain livelihood sit- the artisans and lack of institution- and look at promoting well-ground- working capital loans to aid produc- rently needs a helping hand to pre- with the Lakme Absolute Jaspreet Chandok, Head - uation, the crafts sector is now fight- alisation of craft persons are signif- ed, economically and environmental- tion and the easing of access to raw vent widespread job losses and deal Grand Finale on March 21. The Lifestyle Businesses at RISE ing for survival amid the pandemic. icant inhibitors. An enabling fiscal ly sustainable models of social busi- material supplies. with bank loan defaults. Considering event will also feature talent Worldwide said, “Our ultimate Low pay, lack of exposure, financial and tax environment is required in ness and enterprise as a way ahead. Globally, many countries have the gravity of the current situation, discovery programme GenNext goal is the development of eco- constraints, and inadequate client order to drive entrepreneurial activ- Here are a few revival measures that announced large bailout packages in multiple stakeholders across the for designers as well as promote systems that we operate in and coverage are some of the most com- ities by artisans. will help alleviate the financial as well the form of soft loans or government- crafts value chain — entrepreneurs, modelling talent through we feel this partnership will mon challenges faced by India’s craft Women artisans have struggled as marketing difficulties of the sec- backed collateral-free loans, tax hol- merchandisers, NGOs and craft FDCI’s #GetNoticed Model help elevate the fashion indus- sector in the post-lockdown era. It is to be recognised as potential earners tor: idays, a moratorium on liabilities to cooperatives and coalitions — have Hunt besides other innova- try to new heights. We are glad no surprise then, that the ongoing and entrepreneurs in their own right Individuals and NGOs must protect their small businesses. In come together to revive the sector. tions. Both FDCI and LFW will to partner with the FDCI and pandemic has only made the strug- because of various reasons — work- come together to take the initiative India, the Government has Their support would be critical to continue their buyer pro- look forward to jointly present gles harder. Speaking statistically, an ing double hard to be taken serious- of raising funds for relief distribution announced a special economic pack- ensure the sustainability of India’s grammes launched last season Lakme Fashion Week this sea- initial estimate by EPCH pegs the ly as an entrepreneur/earner; lack of to promote craft businesses and age viz. Aatmanirbhar Bharat craft enterprises at this critical time. as well. son as we RISE as one.” possible losses of the handicrafts sec- female mentors and role models; keep the tradition of handicrafts Abhiyaan with relief and credit sup- (The writer is the Executive Sunil Sethi, Chairman (The show is going to take tor to the tune of 8,000-10,000 crore restrictive gender roles, revealed by alive. port measures for various sectors Director of AIACA — All India FDCI commented, “The place from March 16 to 21 and post pandemic. the funding patterns of investors and Since the crafts sector is slow- including MSMEs (Micro, Small and Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Fashion Design Council of the schedule will be released According to ‘The Unlock the 14 per cent statistic (i.e. of ly losing its grip, steps should be Medium Enterprises). This is in line Association.) 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Adding to that authentic- representing different regions ity, Kelly Marie Tran will voice the lead of India, battling it out against character Raya, making her an addition each other in a musical to the long list of Disney’s warrior princess championship. Each of these after Elsa (Frozen 2), Mulan, etc. Along six teams supported by lead- with her, the Crazy Rich Asian-fame ing Bollywood and sports Awkwafina aces the voice of Sisu, a drag- 2($!*** celebrities has top playback on from the fantasy lands of Kumandra. singers as their captains, one reality show star, and one The mystical land of Kumandra $$$ fresh voice. 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ngland’s batsmen lost the battle of both mind and Eskills in yet another shod- , dy performance to surrender the momentum to India with 9*+7+ Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin calling the shots on the ngland pacer Jofra opening day of the fourth and EArcher was not consid- final Test here on Thursday. ered for the fourth Test due After five innings, England to a persisting elbow injury crossed the 200-run mark but and some of the squad a total of 205 in 75.5 overs was members including Ben certainly not what Joe Root had Stokes also have an upset expected when he called it stomach, the ECB said on B ( ) , E:F right at the toss on a day which Thursday. would have ideally been best for Archer had missed the batting. second Test in Chennai due ,(( * There was turn and bounce to the same issue. but the pitch was far from “Jofra Archer is not play- being a minefield that some of ing in this Test match due to .;;8+* Cup and India’s Yuvraj Singh, myself: ‘Go for it’.” the England batsmen save Ben his ongoing right elbow who also achieved the feat in Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Stokes (55, 121 balls) made it issue. The ECB medical team est Indies captain Kieron the 2007 T20 World Cup Mathews hailed his opposite out to be. will provide an update in due WPollard on Wednesday against England. number. “Pollard as we know For India, spinners Axar course,” read an update from became only the third man to Pollard was eventually out is very destructive,” Mathews Patel (26-7-68-4), the England cricket board. hit six sixes in an International for 38 off 11 balls as the West told the post-match presenta- Ravichandran Ashwin (19.5-4- : 6 ) 2 / : “Ben Stokes has had an over in his team’s four-wicket Indies chased 132 to win at the tion. 47-3) and Washington Sundar upset stomach, the same T20 victory over Sri Lanka. Coolidge Cricket Ground, “What I told Akila was to (7-1-14-1) toyed with the 7$*01 eries have scarred the English sible. Both played the spinners issue that has affected other The feat came in the sixth reaching their target in the go for his wicket even if he gets already messed up minds, clue- ,!+89:+ batsmen, was again menacing close to their body on most members the touring party. over of a bizarre West Indies 14th over when Jason Holder hit for six sixes. If he miscued less on how to deal with the in the first session with Siraj giv- occasions and especially on It is not expected to keep innings, bowled by off-spinner clobbered his side’s 13th six. one we could have got him out. conditions. -&!.-)%.&-/+5&%.8 ing him good support. the front-foot. him off the field,” it said. Akila Dananjaya who “I felt I could hit six sixes Unfortunately it didn’t hap- Mohammed Siraj (14-2- Stokes and Bairstow, during But on a track like this, no Archer returned to play moments earlier in his previ- after the third one,” said 33- pen.” 45-2) also played his part to and Stokes was on backfoot their 48-run stand, showed batsman would feel complete- the third Test in which he ous over had been celebrating year-old Pollard. Only eight men have hit perfection with the semi-new after initially trying to come for- that if one can trust their ly set and that’s what happened picked up a wicket. taking a hat-trick. “Once I had five sixes I six sixes in an over in all forms and old ball, hurrying the bats- ward preempting an off-break. defences, batting wasn't impos- with both Bairstow and Stokes. Pollard followed in the knew I had the bowler on the of cricket with fellow West men with sheer pace as he did The ball didn’t turn and hit the footsteps of South Africa’s back foot. He was going Indian Garfield Sobers the with Jonny Bairstow. back leg with clear indication of Herschelle Gibbs against the around the wicket and it was first to do so in an English India ended the day at 24 crashing into the leg stump. Netherlands in the 2007 World difficult for him. I just told county game in 1968. for 1 with wily old James Stokes’ dismissal, after a ,, * P Anderson (5-5-0-1) accounting good show, upset the team’s for an out-of-form Shubman rhythm just when it was look- Gill (0). Rohit Sharma (8 bat- ing to redeem itself after a 9*+7+ I have seen of him, he gets out '$;5'$<1 ting, 34 balls) and Cheteshwar poor first session. to in-swinging deliveries. So I Pujara (15 batting, 36 balls) Similarly for Lawrence, erfect execution brings wanted to bowl in one area . were holding fort for the home who was ready to play the Pwith it an inherent satisfac- and bring it back consistent- $'= side. attacking game, and Pope, tion which India speedster ly and it worked,” he said. ) ! " (!8 A cursory look at the intent on using his footwork to Mohammed Siraj felt after His skipper Virat Kohli on Chirag Shetty. England line-up, loaded with an defend while negating the turn. dismissing England captain the day mostly used him in World champion Sindhu " <(" extra batsman, will reveal that There was always going to be a Joe Root on the opening day short bursts and the plan was hardly broke any sweat, beating ( 9 four — Stokes, Bairstow (28, 67 delivery with their name writ- of the fourth Test on to hit one area consistently in USA’s Iris Wang 21-13, 21-14 in balls), Dan Lawrence (46 off 74 ten all over it. Thursday. order to create pressure. women’s singles, while former Johannesburg: Cricket South balls) and Ollie Pope (29 off 87 In case of Lawrence, he was Root was trapped before “Since the time of Ranji world number one Srikanth Africa on Thursday appointed balls) got starts but failed mis- beaten by the away turn when the wicket by Siraj, who Trophy, we learnt one thing notched up a 21-10, 14-21, 21- Temba Bavuma, who is rather erably on the conversion part. he danced down the track only bowled a beautiful inswinger that we have to bowl good 14 victory over world number 50 inexperienced for the role, and The others came in and to be stumped. which would have hit the areas and especially one area Thomas Rouxel. Dean Elgar as the national went without breaking a bead In case of Pope, the strate- middle and leg stump. Similarly, he had done without trying too many Jayaram eked out a hard- team captains for limited overs of sweat. It was as if already in gy that kept him on course “I wanted to set Root up his homework on Jonny things. It’s all about being fought 21-18, 17-21, 21-13 and Tests respectively. their minds, they were playing brought about his downfall. bowling away going deliveries. Bairstow’s apparent weakness patient. against third seed Dane Rasmus In a statement, CSA on a track they thought would He came out when Ashwin And then I thought during the against in-coming deliveries. “Virat bhai just told me to Gemke. Director of Cricket Graeme turn square. changed the line of his delivery, start of a new over, I should The in-cutter that got bowl one area and try build Praneeth, an Olympic hope- Smith thanked Quinton de Stokes was a cut above the dropping it a bit short and the bring one back in. I could exe- Bairstow was bowled at more the pressure. Ishant bhai also ful, later saw off Spain’s Pablo Kock for leading the side in rest both in defence and offence attempted flick went between cute it as I had planned and it than 146 kmph. said that don’t try too many Abian 21-12, 21-17 to join oth- what are tumultuous times for before a moment’s indecision his legs and Gill had a reflex gave me great satisfaction. “Bairstow, I wasn’t bowl- things because when you ers in last eight. South African cricket. Both cost him his wicket. catch at forward short leg. Mazaa aa gaya (It was fun),” ing him at a lot of pace at the build pressure, then automat- 7 *8 Satwik and Ashwini, who Bavuma and Elgar take over Washington angled one in Patel, whose straight deliv- Siraj said about dismissal. start. ...But whatever footages ically you get wickets.” had reached the semifinals at from de Kock, who led the lympic Silver medallist P V Toyota Thailand Open Super team temporarily. OSindhu and former cham- 1000 in January, defeated the “We are grateful to pion Kidambi Srikanth Indonesian combination of Quinton for the work he has ' ' -*+:15- advanced to the quarterfinals of Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha put in as captain of the team in PSL POSTPONED AFTER 3 MORE TEST +VE the singles competition along Haningtyas Mentari 21-18, 21- the limited overs formats and Karachi: # 2 8 with two other Indians at the 16 in a mixed doubles second- are indebted to him for step- 7:*'; E* tennis on Wednesday night to as she was ousted from the # Swiss Open badminton tourna- round match. ping up while the National register an impressive 6-4, 6- Qatar Total Open along with . ) /" ment here on Thursday. Satwik and Chirag, ranked Selection Panel continued its ndia’s Sumit 3 second round win over his her partner Andreja Klepac, # = While Sindhu and Srikanth 10th in the world, then dashed search for the Test captain,” INagal registered Chilean rival, who is ranked here on Thursday. had contrasting wins, Ajay the challenge of Indonesia’s said the former South the biggest win way above at the 22nd spot in Sania and her Slovenian M $; " Jayaram and last edition’s run- Pramudya Kusumawardana and Africa captain. of his career the ATP chart. partner lost 5-7, 6-2, 5-10 to $2.7.*; ners-up B Sai Praneeth too Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Bavuma has played 44 when he stunned Nagal will play Spain’s America’s Nicole Melichar and - ! M dished out superlative perfor- Rambitan 21-17, 20-22, 21-17 to Tests, six ODIs and 8 T20s second seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas, in what Dutch player Demi Schuurs in $ mances to make it to the last- also make it to the last eight. for South Africa while Cristian Garin will be the Indian’s maiden one hour and 28 minutes. PANGHAL LOSES IN BOXAM QUARTERS eight in the Super 300 event, the However, Sourabh Verma opening batsman Elgar of Chile in quarterfinal appearance at the Sania and Klepac split New Delhi: - ) first tournament in the extend- had a rough day as he lost 17- has played 67 Tests and straight sets to ATP Tour level. $10000 and earned 185 rank- 254 6 # ed Olympic qualification period. 21, 14-21 to Vitidsarn to crash eight ODIs. Bavuma will enter the quar- Ramos-Vinolas had ing points each. Since Sania ?4 7 7 # It was double delight for out of the men’s singles event. lead the Proteas in the terfinals of the defeated Domnik Koepfer of was not defending much * young Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Ashwini Ponnappa and N 2021 and 2022 T20 Argentina Open Germany 7-5, 6-4. points, it will help her improve * M $ # ; ) also as he progressed to the Sikki Reddy too were ousted World Cups as well as the ATP 250 tour- her ranking. 2" quarterfinals in both the mixed after losing 11-21, 15-21 to World Cup in 2023. Elgar nament here. SANIA OUSTED Sania will break back into $ doubles and men’s doubles com- Denmark’s Amalie Magelund will take the reins into the Nagal, Sania Mirza’s first tourna- top-200 and is expected to petitions with respective part- and Freja Ravn in the women’s next cycle of the World ranked 150, pro- ment in more than a year climb to the 177th spot from SHARATH KAMAL LOSES IN PRE-QUARTERS ners Ashwini Ponnappa and doubles second-round. Test Championship. 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M14 points behind Premier League MILAN SALVAGE POINT here late on Wednesday and will serve a five- “Yeah...The camp is likely to start from leaders Manchester City as Crystal Franck Kessie scored a 97th- NEERAJ IN LINE FOR BRONZE day quarantine. March 9. Whoever is available would take Palace held them to yet another goalless minute penalty to rescue a 1-1 draw for Rome: O E '& CSK tweeted a picture of Dhoni at the part in the training sessions,” he said. draw on Wednesday. AC Milan at home to Udinese on 7 Former India batsman Ambati Rayudu tests...,” he added. Sunday’s Manchester derby against City, Rodrigo Becao’s !O " also reached Chennai on Wednesday while The Indian players in the CSK will be who are on a record-breaking 21-game second-half header $ the Tamil Nadu players in the squad will be a part of the camp, he said, adding they winning streak. at the San Siro com- "'& EO#3)? joining a little later. would be arriving in batches. 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