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Wednesday wrote to top chairperson Sonia Gandhi, reported 354 deaths, the Opposition leaders, including NCP’s Sharad Pawar, DMK’s       Union Minister Giriraj Singh, highest single-day spike in 104     " Sonia Gandhi and Sharad MK Stalin, Samajwadi Party’s who linked Mamata with the days, the Centre on Pawar, saying the time has Akhilesh Yadav, RJD’s Tejashwi ention of her “gotra” or Rohingyas and the infiltra- Wednesday asked States and  #    come for a “united and effec- Yadav, Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Msub-caste by Mamata tors.Claiming that he “never Union Territories to identify tive struggle against BJP’s Thackeray, JMM’s Hemant Banerjee tended to add more felt the need to reveal my low vaccine-coverage pockets, attacks on democracy and the Soren, AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal, toxicity to the never-so-wit- gotra… But Mamata Didi due particularly in districts report- Constitution” and “presenting BJD’s , YSR nessed polarised campaign to the fear of PM Modi and ing a surge in new infections, a credible alternative to the Congress’ Jagan Reddy, NC’s with the BJP and AIMIM chief due to the fear of losing polls and take corrective action. people of India”. Farooq Abdullah, PDP’s Asaduddin Owaisi attacking has told her gotra,” Singh won- Five States namely She said the talks on form- Mehbooba Mufti and the Bengal Chief Minister for dered “if Sandilya is also the Maharashtra, Karnataka, ing an anti-BJP alliance should CPI(ML)’s Dipankar trying to appease the majori- gotra of Rohingyas and infil- Kerala, Punjab and be held after the Assembly Bhattacharya. ty electorate while the trators.” He also said that the cumulatively elections, results for which            Trinamool Congress hitting Chief Minister was “scared accounted for 79.30 per cent of will be declared on May 2.    !   " back comparing some of saf- now, that’s why sometimes the total active cases in the Facing a tough battle fron leaders with rakshas or she’s questioning the Election country. Maharashtra leads against the BJP in the demons. Commission, sometimes she’s with over 61 per cent of the Assembly polls, Mamata’s let- It all started when the attacking BJP workers like active caseload of the country. ter is being seen as an attempt Chief Minister referred to her Suvendu (Adhikari) and some- National Health Authority to portray herself as a rallying PO  P  visit to a temple. She said that times using her gotra. But I can (NHA) CEO and Empowered ing the day. point for all parties opposed to while offering the puja she say with certainty that she will Group on Covid Vaccination On vaccination coverage of the BJP which has mounted an mentioned her “gotra” as “Maa, lose these elections.” chairperson Dr RS Sharma healthcare workers (HCWs) aggressive campaign to dis-        Maati, Manush” though she TMC MP Mohua Moitra and Union Health Secretary and frontline workers (FLWs), lodge her from power in West also told the priests that she was quick to react. Taking on Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high- the States and the UTs were Bengal after a 10-year rule.       son of DMK leader MK Stalin, languages in their originally belonged to the the Union Minister, Moitra level meeting with Health advised to ensure that only eli- Mamata is pitted against his and Dayanidhi Maran, grand speeches.The Election Sandilya gotra, one of the said whether he belonged to Secretaries, mission directors of gible beneficiaries were regis- former lieutenant Suvendu he DMK, which pre-poll nephew of Karunanidhi. Commission has issued a highest sub-castes of the the “Chotiwala Raksha clan” NHM and immunisation offi- tered and inoculated under Adhikari. Tsurveys predicted would With the word about these notice to A over his com- Brahmins. (ponytailed demonic clan). cers of all States and UTs dur- the respective categories. Incidentally, around 23 sweep the elections in Tamil public utterances apparently ments and asked him to Mamata earlier said, “I She wrote “Union Minister Opposition parties had come Nadu, is now on the defensive antagonising a large section of explain his remarks, failing visited a temple where the Giriraj says Mamata’s from together at the “United India following the alleged “deroga- women voters in the State and which the poll body will “take priest asked my ‘gotra’. I told ‘Rohingya clan’. Proud of it. Far Rally” organised by Mamata in tory” speeches against women the AIADMK and the BJP a decision without any further him Maa Maati Manush better than being from the Q-R   January 2019 to resolve to in general and the late moth- raking it up continuously, a reference” to the former Union (TMC’s campaign slogan hail- Chotiwala rakshasa clan!”The defeat the BJP in the Lok er of Chief Minister Edappadi perturbed Stalin has been Minister.Raja replied that he ing Mother earth and people), BJP leaders like MP Locket Sabha elections that year. But Palaniswami in particular by forced to issue a circular to the had not said anything that but actually I’m sandilya.”As a Chatterjee, immediately joined the BJP not only made a big the likes of former Union DMK cadre cautioning them violated the Model Code of prompt reaction came from a the twitter war attacking &./  '0 dent in Mamata’s own citadel Minister A Raja, Udhayanidhi, against using abusive and filthy Conduct. sharp-tongued BJP leader and Moitra. * .#   #   $    R      , !R /-         ,* In view of the same, and as   % & '(P ! "#"    informed earlier that the          Ministry had conveyed to the #+     States/UTs in the past to use  *  O' (  P $ %&& ' he Centre has asked the only the official logo of PMAY- TOdisha Government not G,” wrote Sinha in the letter.      Bench headed by Chief Justice   to co-brand the Pradhan “The contribution of min-   Dipankar Datta, who repeat- Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin imum State share from State he Reserve Bank of India he Bombay High Court on edly asked the former as to why he Supreme Court- (PMAY-G) houses with the resources is a commitment by Ton Wednesday extended arnataka Chief Minister TWednesday put Mumbai’s his client had approached the Tappointed committee to logo of Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana the State Government for the timeline by six months to KBS Yediyurappa is facing former Police Commissioner High Court seeking a CBI study the three new contro- (BPGY). Union Rural implementation of the comply with its guidelines “double trouble” as his Cabinet Param Bir Singh virtually in the investigation without an FIR. versial agricultural laws has Development Department Centrally-Sponsored Scheme related to recurring online colleague KS Eswarappa on dock, by demanding to know as submitted its report to the Secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha and it does not confer the transactions with Additional Wednesday met State Governor to why he did not file an FIR $ &   apex court on March 19 in a has written to Chief rights to the State Government Factor of Authentication Vajubhai R Vala and com- against State Home Minister sealed cover, one of its mem- Secretary Suresh Chandra for use of any other logo other (AFA), but reprimanded play- plained against him for direct Anil Deshmukh in the graft &    bers said on Wednesday. Mahapatra in this regard. than PMAY-G. This will also ers saying non-compliance is interference in the affairs of his case before coming to the court )$  *+# R Farmers have been protest- “I wish to reiterate here that lead to misinterpretation of the a “serious concern”. department. to seek a CBI probe into his ing seeking repeal of the three the scheme PMAY-G has been scheme among the PMAY-G RBI had directed all banks In another development, within the BJP, the rift, this charges of corruption against   ,-* contentious farm laws on the approved by the Union Cabinet beneficiaries about the benefits including RRBs, NBFCs, and the Karnataka High Court time round, has come out all the latter. The court reserved its borders of New Delhi for the as a centrally sponsored of the scheme,” said Sinha. payment gateways to comply granted permission for a probe too open and there seems to be ruling on the maintainability of Mumbai: The gelatin sticks past five months now. scheme. It is to be implement- “In view of above, the use with AFA for automatic pay- into “Operation Kamala ho holding back by both sides. Singh’s petition. found in an SUV near indus- The SC had on January 11 ed in its original form and of a State scheme, i.e., BPGY ment by March 31, 2021, in (lotus)” that involved gaining In a five-page letter, Eswarappa Senior Advocate Vikram trialist Mukesh Ambani’s resi- stayed the implementation of under the name of PMAY-G. logo is not permissible under order to make digital transac- majority for the BJP in the State complained to Governor about Nankani, appearing for Singh dence in Mumbai last month the three laws till further The scheme is to be imple- provisions of the PMAY-G. I tion safe and protect cus- Assembly in 2019. Though “serious lapses and authoritar- in the case, came in for intense were procured by suspended orders and appointed a four- mented as such and under the would, therefore, once again tomers from fraudulent trans- Yediyurappa and Eswarappa ian way of running the admin- grilling from a High Court police officer Sachin Waze, member panel to resolve the agreed funding pattern, and no request you to use official logo actions. are old sworn political rivals istration by CM”. NIA sources claimed. impasse. other name can be appended. of PMAY-only,” he concluded.  0 #       & 2  )/  .      +&    !  *     + ++34 *           light to moderate rain or thun-  -         dershowers are very likely to    1 occur at one or two places over      the districts of , , $      , Nayagarh, ven as the Regional Office of Jagatsinghpur, , Gajapati,     During the Question Hour, akistan will buy sugar and     Ethe Indian Meteorological Kendrapada and dry weather is Congress MLAs created ruckus Pcotton from India, newly Department (IMD) here sound- expected to prevail over the rest      over the hike in the power tar- appointed Finance Minister  ed orange alert for heat wave in districts of Odisha on April 3. iff issue forcing Speaker Surjya Hammad Azhar announced on 21 districts in the State for the The IMD also issued yellow    Narayan Patro to adjourn the Wednesday, lifting a ban on      next 48 hours, as many as 13 warning for thunderstorm and House till 11.30 am. Soon after their import from the neigh- places recorded maximum tem- lightning with gusty surface     the House reassembled, Leader bouring country imposed in the ovid-19 cases continued perature above 41 degrees wind speed reaching 30 to 40 of Opposition Pradipta Kumar wake of heightened tension neighbouring country India, Cto surge in State with Celsius on Wednesday. kmph which is very likely to andemonium prevailed in Naik (BJP) too raised the mat- over Kashmir in 2019. the price of sugar is quite cheap,” reporting of 297 new positive Capital city occur at one or two places over Pthe State Assembly on ter during the Zero Hour. The decision was taken at he said. “Hence, we have decid- cases on Wednesday in 24 dis- recorded the State’s highest max- the districts of Ganjam, Puri, Wednesday as Opposition BJP He demanded that the the meeting of the Economic ed to resume sugar trade with tricts and the State pool, imum temperature of 44.2 Khordha, Nayagarh, and Congress robustly opposed Government ask the Odisha Coordination Committee India”. increasing the total tally to      degrees Celsius. record- Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack on the recent hike in electricity tar- Electricity Regulatory (ECC), which was chaired by Azhar also said that 34,0,917. ed 43.6 degrees followed by April 3. iff. They demanded immediate Commission (OERC) to with- Finance Minister Azhar. Azhar Pakistan will import cotton While the day’s figure was here are now speculations Baleswar with 43 degrees, On April 4, the weather rollback of the tariff hike alleg- draw the hike of tariff. said that the meeting discussed from India starting June this the highest in the last two Tas to whether the hiked Chandbali 42.6 degrees, office predicted light to moder- ing that it has affected the Congress Legislature Party 21 items on the agenda, includ- year.Adviser to the Prime months, the State has been electricity tariff would be 42.5 degrees and Malkangiri, ate rain or thundershower at one common people, who are Leader Narasimha also ing import of cotton and sugar Minister of Pakistan for reporting more than 200 cases pegged down after Energy Gajapati and Boudh 42 degrees or two places over Baleswar, already reeling under the raised the issue and criticised from India, which it allowed Commerce and Investment, for seven days in a row.Of the Minister Dibyashankar Mishra each. registered 41.7 , , Kendrapada, adverse impact of the Covid-19 the Government. after detailed discussion. Dawood welcomed the deci- new cases, 174 cases were made a statement in the State degrees, and Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, pandemic. As the uproar continued, The resumption of import sions taken by the ECC. detected in quarantine centres Assembly that the Government 41.5 degrees each Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, The BJP also raised the the Speaker called an all-party of these goods will lead to par- “All steps be taken through while 123 were local contact would move the Odisha and Titilagarh and Nayagarh Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, issue of the use of Biju Pucca meeting to resolve the issues. tial revival of bilateral trade rela- cross-border imports of cotton cases. Electricity Regulatory 41.2 each, the IMD said. , Kandhamal, Ghar Yojana (BPGY) logo by After the meeting, the Speaker tions, which were suspended yarn including by land. A sum- report- Commission (OERC) soon for The IMD issuing orange Koraput, Rayagada and dry the State Government on the directed the Government to after the August 5, 2019 decision mary will be presented at the ed the day’s highest 57 cases fol- a reconsideration of its recent warning forecasted that heat weather over the rest districts of houses constructed under the take note of the issues. of India to revoke the special next ECC to ensure availability lowed by Sundargarh with 38, decision for a tariff increase of wave conditions are likely to Odisha.Similarly, yellow warning Pradhan Mantri Awas Yajana- However, despite the ruling, the status of Jammu & Kashmir. of cotton and yarn in the com- Khordha 33, Nuapada 31, 30 paise per unit. occur at isolated places over the was issued for thunderstorm Gramin (PMAY-G). pandemonium continued. The private sector was ing months,” Dawood tweet- 18, Cuttack 17, The Minister’s statement districts of Sundargarh, with lightning with gusty surface Notably, The Centre has The BJD, on the other allowed to import 5 lakh tonnes ed.Finance Minister Azhar told 17 and Keonjhar 12. followed continued pandemo- , Bargarh, Sambalpur, wind speed reaching up to 30 to asked the State Government to hand, blamed the opposition of white sugar from India, he the media that demand for cot- Currently, the active cases nium in the Assembly with Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, 40 kmph at one or two places refrain from co-branding parties for stalling the House said.He also said that the gov- ton in Pakistan was increasing stood at 2,013 and the cumu- Opposition BJP and Congress Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, over Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, PMAY-G houses with the logo without discussing the matters. ernment had allowed sugar to but it had not produced quali- lative samples tested were vociferously protesting the Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Cuttack, of the Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana. Party legislator Amar Prasad be imported from other coun- ty cotton last year hence it had 90,43,972.However, 161 power rate revision at a time Nayagarh, Khordha, Subarnapur, Jagatsinghpur, Koraput, The Assembly witnessed Satpathy said both BJP and tries, however, the price of the given the green signal for the patients recovered on the day, when people are reeling under Boudh, Kandhamal, Balangir, Rayagada, Kandhamal, several adjournments following Congress are habituated in cre- commodity in other countries product to be imported from taking the total recoveries to the adverse economic impact Kalahandi and Nuapada on Nayagarh, Khordha and Ganjam the uproar by the opposition ating disturbances in Assembly was also high.“However, in our other countries. 33,7091 in the State. due to Covid-19 pandemic. April 1 and 2. The IMD also said districts. parties over the twin issues. proceedings.   !"#$!$"   

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The accused were forwarded to he State Government has '    $ dation regarding the reserva- Fee) Act, 2007 to give effect to       court being booked under sec- Tspent a whopping Rs 6,690 tion.The committee has sub- the above.” Following the rec- tion 302 and 34 of IPC and crore under the Krushak mitted its report to the state ommendations, the state n a reply in the State    Arms Act sections 25 and 27 Assistance for Livelihood and     Government with following Government directed that 15% IAssembly on Wednesday, and they were further sent to Income Augmentation (KALIA) recommendations: of seats in medical and engi- Agriculture and Farmers n connection with murder of jail under judicial custody fol- Yojana during the last three fter Chief Minister Naveen neering colleges of the state be Empowerment Minister Arun Ia trawler owner that took lowing rejection of their bail years, informed Agriculture APatnaik recently moved a 1. 15% reservation in reserved for the students, who Sahoo said the per capita place on March 15, the Marine petitions . Minister Arun Sahoo in the resolution in the State favour of the students of have passed Class-X Board income of the farmers of the police of Balramgadi on It may be noted on the State Assembly on Wednesday. Assembly for a 15-per cent Government High Schools in Examination conducted by the State has increased from Rs Wednesday arrested two of the fateful day , Bijay Pradhan Replying to a question by BJP reservation for Government the admission to Board of Secondary Education 23,276 in 2002-03 by almost accused, including a shooter. (52), a trawler owner was MLA Nauri Nayak, Sahoo said school students in engineering Medical/Technical Education (BSE) and also have passed four times in 2016-17 to Rs The accused was identified gunned down by unknown that in 2018-19 fiscal, a sum of and medical colleges, the State courses of the State be extend- Class 12 Board Examination 92,772. It was more than dou- as identified as Sk Issaq (27) of miscreants in his vessel when Rs 2175.66 crore was spent Government has issued an ed. under the Council of Higher bled in 2012-13 to Rs 53,540. provider in the State and have Nuanai village under he ran to save his life after sus- towards the financial assistance official notification in this Secondary Education (CHSE) While replying to the ques- contributed a total of 21.27 per Chandupur police station. A taining initial attack with sharp for 51.05 lakh marginal and regard. 2. Such reservation is to be Odisha from any Government tion of BJP MLA Mohan Majhi, cent (based on 2020-21 esti- country made pistol and two weapons. landless farmers. In 2019-20, the In the notification, the operated horizontally, covering Higher Secondary School or Sahoo said the first and second mate) to the State’s Gross live rounds were seized from The police had arrested beneficiaries received Rs 3,243.01 Odisha Skill Development and all vertical reservation as well Junior College. assessments of 2012-13 were Domestic Product (SGDP), his possession , said police, eight persons earlier while the crore under the scheme. Technical Education as general unreserved groups. In December last year, the based on the National Sample only by overall development of identifying the other accused Superintendent of Police had Families of as many as 53.55 Department has reiterated that State Cabinet had approved the Survey (NSS) and the 2016-17 agriculture and farmers, as Sk Roht(32), a resident of informed that the murder was lakh marginal and landless farm- that a high-power committee 3. The Government can reservation of seats for eligible assessment was based on Odisha can achieve real eco- Mirzapur village under fallout of previous grudge, ers have been provided with was constituted on January 8 issue Notification in exercise of Government school students NABARD’s national rural nomic development. That’s the Balramgadi marine police sta- besides claiming more culprits financial assistance under under the chairpersonship of power under Section-9 of the in engineering and medical financial Inclusion survey. The reason the State Government is tion. involved in the case would be KALIA Yojana during 2020-21 retired Judge of Orissa High Odisha Professional Education colleges. The reservation will Minister stated that as the agri- bringing out special The police also seized a nabbed. Following tip-off raids, financial year. Till February this Court Justice AK Mishra to Institutions (Regulation of be implemented from next culture and allied sectors are Agriculture Budgets since SUV from the possession of Sk the accuse duo were appre- year, Rs 1,272. 19 crore has been make necessary recommen- Admission and Fixation of academic year onwards. the single-largest employment 2013-14, added Sahoo. Rohit which was used for the hended , said police. spent, Sahoo added. 6   %,0   O%P         ! # ! -,&- %$   !    

    Ranjan Das (13) were taking      ((4 )* /)* * bath in the river, when the river      current dragged them to the ix officers from Ganjam were awarded with the DGP Disc     caught hold of the cash bag of the guide. mid. The locals with the help of Son the occasion of the 86th formation day of the Nowhere the MoBus staff pulled or pushed pall of gloom descended in fire tender personnel managed on Wednesday. ‘Mo Bus’ passenger fell off a moving the passenger during the incident,” said the AGobaragadia village under to rescue Uday and Dibya. In a Two ASPs, two DSPs and three IICs from Ganjam were Avehicle near Hanspal in Bhubaneswar CRUT in a release. Dhumat GP of Kendrapada rescue and search operation, the awarded with DGP Disc for performing duties efficiently and on Tuesday evening and sustained critical “The passenger was destined to get block following a fellow village body of Soumya was fished out with dedication. The officers awarded are ASPs Thakur Prasad injuries. He was admitted to the Capital down at Hanspal. The bus duly stopped at youth drowned and another from the river water. But Smruti Patro and Ashok Kumar Hospital. Hanspal bus stop and a woman commuter minor boy went missing at Ranjan, a class 9th student, was Mohanty, While the victim Nirmalendu Parida got into the bus. However, the concerned Brahmani river. yet to be traced as he was feared Purushottampur PS IIC alleged that he was pushed by the ‘Mo Bus’ passenger continued to argue with the Two other youths were res- drowned. Mallik, Polsara guide, the Capital Region Urban Transport guide and did not get down at the stop. cued by the locals and fire ten- Nikirai police rushed to the PS IIC Jitendra Mallik (CRUT) in a statement on Wednesday As he was standing very close to the der personnel.The unfortunate spot and managed to seize the and Kodala PS IIC refuted the allegation and released a door keeping his back towards it, he got event occurred as the ill fated body whereas two rescued Debasish Mahanty. DSP CCTV footage claiming that the passen- stuck in the gate when the automatic door youths were going to take bath youths were rushed for medical Samuel Pradhan was ger was standing close to the door of the closed. fell down causing alleged injury to him,” in the river after playing Holi treatment to the District awarded with the DGP bus before he fell down. “As seen from the The passenger tried to force open it CRUT said. A probe into the incident has in their village. Uday Ranjan Headquarters Hospital, Commendation Roll for video footage, the passenger had an alter- and can be seen banging the door. It been ordered by the CRUT. The concerned Das. Dibyaranjan Das , Soumya informed district Fire Officer 2020- 21, the Ganjam cation with the guide over fare and tried appears that somebody pressed the emer- staff has been taken off the duty till com- Ranjan Das (21) and Smruti Birabhadra Tudu. police said. to pull him out of the bus. The passenger gency button to help the passenger but he pletion of the investigation. .  7 & 8*     9:;<= 789   -     !  ,- .   ! # (   , # &     , /    $      +   (   *     56 **  "     ) #        # $%     midst the rising COVID- A19 cases across the State,     he dropout rate in upper pri-      cardiologist at the KIMS the virus has spread to anoth-     Tmary schools in State stood Ahospital here has done er university after Ravenshaw. n the wake of detection of at 4.75% in year 2019-20 while wonder breathing a new life Reportedly, a woman he Commissionerate police ICovid positive cases in many figure for primary schools dur-     into a three-day-old baby, who Lecturer of the Rama Devi Ton Tuesday busted a sex educational institutions in the ing period was 1.53%, informed was suffering from heart-relat- Women’s University here has racket operating from an apart- State in a week, the School and Mass Education n his reply to a question of ed ailments, by conducting a tested positive for the virus. She ment in the area in Bhubaneswar Municipal Minister Samir Ranjan Dash in ICongress MLA Tara Prasad difficult surgery. has kept under isolation. the city and rescued two Corporation (BMC) has inten- Assembly on Wednesday while Bahinipati in the State Conducting an operation Meanwhile, the entire women of Puri and sified enforcement of Covid replying to a question by Assembly on Tuesday on ille- on a baby of just three days old administrative building of the Kendrapada districts. restrictions at the Utkal Loisingha MLA Mukesh gal apartments in and, that too, a surgical inter- university has been sanitised to The woman from Puri was University here ahead of Vice- Mahaling. The highest dropout Bhubaneswar, Housing and vention into the heart is no prevent spread of the virus in said to be the kingpin and she President M Venkaiah Naidu’s rate in upper primary schools Urban Development Minister mere task. This feat was the campus. was running the racket from visit the university on April 3 was registered in Nabarangpur Pratap Jena said the achieved by known cardiologist Besides, Covid-19 test of the flat which is owned by her to attend its 50th convocation. district with 13.35% while Government has approved Dr Anupam Jena who did the students and staffs of the pre- mother, police said. Police raid- The civic body authorities Gajapati recorded highest plans of at least 1,643 apart- operation on the baby, whose mier educational institution ed the flat of the Saishree started Covid testing at the dropout rate in primary schools ments’ in the State capital and blood vessels, called the aorta, who have come in contact Enclave on the Bargarh Canal university on Wednesday. It has at 5.28%. of them 487 are illegal struc- were narrowing leading to fur- with the infected teacher road and arrested two cus- decided to test RT-PCR and On positive side, tures and the Government has ther debilitation of the baby’s recently would be conducted tomers hailing from Ganjam. antigen of all staffs involved in Kendrapada, Sambalpur and ordered to demolish 194 apart- heart. tomorrow, sources said. The society members had the ceremony. Khordha districts reported zero ment blocks.Jena said that all Now, the baby is fit and Notably, students and staffs of earlier informed the All officials, guests and dropout in upper primary the apartments have been con- fine after a two-hour-long of the adequate state-of-the-art cessful operation, KIMS several colleges and coaching Laxmisagar police regarding academicians to be on dais as schools while figure was nil for structed in and around the city. operation. "While such a rare equipment and infrastructure founder Dr Achyuta Samanta centres in the State capital, the sex racket operating in a flat well as students who will Angul, Balangir, Cuttack, The Government has closed surgery is first of its kind in as well as the life-support sys- expressed his pleasure and including XIMB, IIT of the apartment, following receive certificates from the Ganjam, Jajpur, Khordha, cases of 57 such complaints of Odisha, it is also an exemplary tem available at the KIMS, the congratulated Dr Jena and his Bhubaneswar and Allen which the cops were keeping a Vice-President will undergo Nuapada and Sambalpur dis- irregularities and 91 cases are one in entire eastern India," operation could be possible, he team while wishing quick recu- Coaching Institute, have con- watch. Further investigation RT-PCR test. tricts in primary schools. under active consideration. said Dr Jena. However, because added.Knowing about the suc- peration of the baby. tracted the virus recently. into the incident was underway. "  2,"3'455R3/3             

ufacturers likely to benefit the car owners will be hit hard and maintenance by owners, par- attract ordinary vehicle buyers. sold to scrap-yards were ille- scarce capital in a poor coun- ground today are such that it most.However, global experi- smaller truck owners will be ticularly the rich who are igno- They will do even better by gally resold to Africa and try. Refurbished, warranted would be difficult to frame a ence from earlier scrap policies thrown out of the livelihood or rant. Indian authorities must raising subsidies on electric Eastern Europe. The govern- vehicles have a thriving mar- scrap policy that will ade- highlights their shortcomings. bit. The big-time, wealthy vehi- make mandatory vehicular vehicle purchases like they are ment had paid around 125 mil- ket, even in the US. Such quately revive the demand for Scrapping older vehicles makes cle manufacturers will only testing every two years as in doing to the solar power sec- lion Euros for these vehicles to refurbished vehicles will be trucks. Even if they manage to for bad policy if the older vehi- gain the most only in the short the US. tor.One big truth authorities be destroyed so that people especially attractive for export come out with one, it will be cles have been well-maintained run as a study across countries These programmes should seem not to know: older vehi- would buy new, more fuel-effi- to other developing countries. fiscally unviable and the or fitted with new engines as suggests that a scrap policy be seen as a decent, highly- cles in rural areas will replace cient cars. Even un-refurbished vehicles chances of it hurting the Modi often happens in India. brings forward new vehicle acceptable source of govern- transportation of goods and German environmental will have an export market as Government’s political capital Thousands of owners have purchases by a few months but ment revenue. That will also people by tractors, which are group Deutsche Umwelthilfe was proved by the German is high on account of the social 20-year-old cars in the US does not improve long-run improve the political motiva- extremely fuel-intensive and predicted a doubling of illicit experience in 2009. consequences it will unleash. that pass toughest emission sales. A 2009 study by the tion to check bribes for bogus dangerously-polluting. exports by the end of the year, This will export pollution Indians are not yet so tests with flying colours where- renowned consulting firm clearances. Many NGOs working in which came true. So, the scrap- to other low-intensity coun- wealthy to buy more than one as five-year-old cars fume toxin Macroeconomic Advisers had Vehicles failing emission rural areas are hamstrung for ping policy caused damage to tries, reducing the problem in car per generation. Even today, beyond endurance. Sensible showed that in the US, the tests in many countries are typ- funds and mobility. In the all on several fronts. India India. It will not reduce glob- grandpa’s car is kept in mint owners keep vehicles in mint scrap policy had affected every ically sold to rural areas at developed countries, many must be conscious of these al carbon emissions, but old condition for specific seasons: condition, most so in India stakeholder adversely. lower prices. This improves people gift old cars to the vol- findings. vehicles are tiny contributors to the car has always been main- -  0   where cars are treasured with Like anywhere else, due to affordability and living stan- untary organisations, which Instead of forcing older that global problem. tained as a living family mem- immense sentimental value. the pandemic, India’s auto dards there. use them for charitable work or vehicles to be scrapped, the Today, the demand for ber to which enormous senti- he Government of India So, it’s not ‘age’ but ‘fitness’ industry was badly hit during Rural areas have relative- even for gifting to really-needy Government should bring in commercial vehicles, particu- mental value is attached. And Tseems to have suddenly which should determine scrap- 2020 and would have wel- ly cleaner air that can tolerate agencies involved in do-good place a policy of incentivising larly trucks, is at a decadal low. it has saved the cost of having woken up to realise that a big ping of any vehicle. comed a boost then, but sales some additional vehicular pol- activities. export to countries, mostly in The trucking sector is suffer- a new one as use of private cause of environmental pollu- The next big issue is the are booming again today and lution. This will not, of course, Using public funds to Africa, with very low vehicle ing from an unprecedented vehicles is becoming difficult tion is old vehicles running on livelihood of countless people the industry needs no artificial reduce overall carbon emis- incentivise scrapping makes densities that unfailingly capacity overhang. This prob- due to traffic issues and high fossil fuels. So, having old engaged in the fair trading of boost at all. sions but will redistribute other less sense than incentivisation import second-hand vehicles lem for the industry began cost of fossil fuels. vehicles scrapped will save used vehicles. They will It is true badly-maintained pollutants to areas where they sales to rural NGOs and pan- since they cannot afford new long before coronavirus Lastly, Government offi- India. become unemployed overnight vehicles, and not the aged reduce damage to human chayats. Incidentally, Germany ones. reached Indian shores or, for cials, including the lawmakers Owners scrapping vehi- with their age-old livelihood ones, cause pollution. health. had a cash-for-clunkers pro- Ideally, the Government that matter, surfaced in and the executive, be sensitised cles voluntarily will get subsi- source gone forever. Authorities must definitely Upcoming electric vehicles gramme in 2009, subsidising should incentivise a scheme by Wuhan. to know that rather than scrap- dies too. The demand for new The elderly among them ban vehicles that cannot pass will bring down air pollution scrapping to revive its car auto companies to refurbish The scrap policy may ping fossil-fuel vehicles, special cars will go sky-high, thereby will never be able to pick up stringent emission tests. significantly; the Governments industry. old vehicles to pass emission appear to be the best stimulus funds be made available to sub- boosting the auto industry. new skills for a living. Besides, Pollution has nothing to do should focus on a smooth Germany’s police union, standards and give new buyers for reviving the industry. And sidise fantastic battery-pow- So, the policy seems to be an scrapping old vehicles will with age. Everywhere, one gets shifting from the fossil to elec- the Bund Deutscher a limited warranty. 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-  0 'P   Q      > 8     :         R 6             psita Priyadarsini from IOdisha won Mrs Femina personality title at Mrs Femina          City Commissioner of Police ed have multiple cases pending competition held online on Soumendra Priyadarshi at a against them. Police said Nayak Tuesday. She confirmed it on he monthly session of the n a major crackdown on media briefing here on and Samal work for the dread- Facebook. “Hi everyone, the TMukta Bichar Manch Iantisocial elements, the Wednesday. All the seven were ed mafia don Tito alias Sayed journey for 6 weeks in Mrs (MBM), Khariar was held on Cuttack city police have arrest- forwarded to court after they Usman Ali of Kendrapada. Femina 2021 has come to an Sunday at the Kalyan Mandap ed seven notorious criminals were arrested under several Nayak had been released on end. I bagged the prestigious after the sessions being dis- ised today," he added. Tiwari opposed the motion as and seized seven pistols and 65 Sections of the IPC and the bail only a fortnight ago and he title of Mrs Femina personali- continued for nearly a year Guidelines like wearing of the first sword crossing took live ammunitions from their Arms Act, he said. was named as an accused in a ty ??, awarded to the contestant because of the Covid pandem- masks, proper sitting arrange- place. Advocate Kishor Kumar possession. Detailing the criminal murder case. “The duo is noto- with a fabulous personality for ic."Although the virus is yet to ment and sanitisation were Bag made a spirited presenta- While at least two gun antecedents of the arrested rious and continues their crim- round four. exit fully, life is limping back to strictly followed. tion in defence of the motion. peddlers were negotiating deals seven, Priyadarshi said one inal activities in murder, kid- I am glad that I made it so normalcy. Thus, we started In view of the election to Umakanta Sahu, Lecturer, in illegal arms and ammunition Bijay Nayak of Kendrapada napping, extortion and smug- far and looking forward to meetings with Covid warriors some State Assemblies under- Political Science, DAV Auto with five other criminals, the district and his associate Bijay gling of arms and ammunition work with Femina on future and survivors in January this way, the MBM chose a topic of College, Titilagarh, made a police raided the spot and Samal of Jagatsingpur district with an aim to spread ventures” she stated. “In the year," said MBM convenor relevance for discussion, "Fair passionate plea opposing the apprehended them on Tuesday had gathered in the city to trade gangster Tito’s criminal net- end of the day life is a journey Shreekant Chatterjee. "We had election is not possible in the motion. afternoon. “The Chauliaganj in illegal weapons. work in Cuttack, Kandrapada, and we learn every single day. a delayed Pala presentation by present situation”.Sashikanta Shreekant Chatterjee made police getting a tipoff raided the “The duo had summoned Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur and I will continue to make my city “Thank you all for your love Arjun Chhatria and his team Khamari, one of the founding an overall summary of issues spot near Kaliabuda and appre- the prospective buyers to Bhadrak districts,” said a Press and state proud on whatever and support. This incredible for February on behalf of MBM members of MBM, set the ball involved, which was followed hended the gun peddlers and Kaliabuda to strike a deal, he release issued by city DCP opportunities I get in near journey was not possible with- and the first regular MBM rolling by defending the topic. by a question-answer session, five buyers,” informed Twin said, adding that all the arrest- Prateek Singh. future,” she said, adding, out your constant support.” monthly seminar was organ- Advocate Dinesh Kumar which was lively as usual. &  6  <      =$ ((*!&&) *')( "   *     chanting Gandhiji’s favourite     > bhajan "Vaishnava Janato..."    suspicious movement alone and conducted Padyatra near the station, the members    through the streets, especially he World Human Rights of auto-rickshaw association the streets mostly inhabited by TProtection Organisation caught him and quizzed about         Dalits and minority commu- (WHRPO) handed over a miss- his whereabouts. After being     nity. ing minor boy of West Bengal confirmed about his missing, The volunteers during their to his parents on Sunday. The the association members he Aryabhatta Foundation Padyatra appealed the people the third and 5th day of the Ranjan Swain was the chief boy, Prince Gour (12) belong- informed the WHRPO mem- Tobserved a week-long cen- with folded hands to abjure vio- celebration, symposiums were guest and the meeting was ing to Raniganj, Sansol of West bers for assistance. tenary celebration of Bapu's lence, stay away from intoxi- organized on "Gandhi and presided over by Sudhir Raut. Bengal, had gone missing for The WHRPO after bring- arrival at Brahmapur in asso- cation, maintain cleanliness in environment" and Gandhi and The successful students in five days from his native place. ing the boy under its custody ciation with the Forum For the environment they reside, “Women Empowerment" Gandhi Quiz and Gandhi He was rescued from near contacted his parents in Ganjam here from March 23 and fight against communal respectively in which environ- Bhajan were awarded in the the railway station in Puri on Raniganja via local police there. to 29. hatred. The volunteers stressed mentalists Samantara and Sahu function. Similarly, on the last Saturday and handed over to “The boy was habitually run- Gandhi had arrived at on protection of enviromment. graced as the keynote speakers. of day of the celebration held his father Ganesh Gaur in the ning away from his house Cuttack on March 23, 1921 and The Padyatris led by On 6th day of the celebra- on March 29, the Padyatris presence of his mother and rail- without informing his parents. had reached the Brahmapur Foundation chairman Sudhir tion, a grand Padyatra was recalled Gandhiji's arrival at the way police. As per the As per his parents, it was 8th town on March 29. During the Raut were joined by well organized which culminated at railway station and conducted WHRPO, Prince was habitual time for Prince to go missing week-long programme, every known environmentalist Prulla Sankalp School followed by a Padyatra through the route in running away from home, his parents, he had left his ting down from train at Puri from home,” said WHRPO morning hundreds of volun- Samantara and Gandhian public meeting where the Gandhi had passed through up who has gone missing 8th time house, come to and station, he was roaming near district president Gaurishankar teers led by the foundation scholar and former Director of Principal of Parala Maharaja to Gandhiji's statue at Gandhi till today. Without informing caught a train to Puri. After get- here aimlessly. Doubting his alias Sukuta Singhari. conducted Prabhat Pheri PMO Satyanarayan Sahu. On Engineering College Prof Dr Nagar. 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ed me to lead the forum at that, except all the district our branch was, Utkal for security of State's border invitation cards for the social Bhubaneswar, on their birth change of the name of Bay-of- Bhubaneswar. branches, new branches can Sammilani Mancheswar and social and cultural integri- functions of Odia people. In and death anniversaries every Bengal to Sagar etc. He told me that, in also be made in the Industrial Industrial Estate, and it was ty of the Odias residing inside the Rahagiri programme, we year. This is an extremely The size of our branch may be Brahmapur, Cuttack, areas. inaugurated by former or outside the State. are also organising Odiagiri, important activity because, comparatively smaller, but the and many other places, the By then, as I was a lawyer Minister, Biswabhusana The branch published where we performed live Odia we should always remember level of work we do are well Sammilani was active, but in and tax consultant and maxi- Harichandan. In the inaugur- many books named Utkal quiz. The children of different their sacrifices, their hard recognized in the State as well the State capital, it is in a dor- mum of my clients were in the al meeting the branch was Prabhat, Chirabandania, age groups participated and work and devotion to build as in the country. mant position and would industrial belts in Khordha presided over by the Utkal Smruti Dibasa, Red Cross ra fulfilled our motive of spread- Odisha, and keep them alive We hope to continue with remain so if the leadership was districts like Mancheswar, Sammilani State president Katha and Voluntary Blood ing awareness about our moth- with. our work of enriching our cul- not taken up by a deserving Chandaka, Rasulgarh, Basanta Kumar Panigrahi and Donation. er tongue. We also raised our voice ture and language and be suc- person. Bhagabanpur and Khordha advisor Padma Charana Nayak Besides, it is bringing up a To solve our State border many a time for a lot of criti- cessful in our long-term goal At that time inIndustrial Estate. I made many was the speaker. Today, we can quaterly news buletin in the problems, we visited Kotia cal issues like Kotia, of keeping our language and Bhubaneswar there was only to become life members of proudly say that we have com- name of Panchayat of Koraput district Sankhamedi villages and culture alive and making them     one branch of Utkal Utkal Sammilani. pleted 15 successful years since Samachara Patrika. The Utkal and border areas of Baleswar Udayapur seashore, non-Odia renowned across the globe. Sammilani and I was only a life Thereafter, the State its birth. Prabhata Book has five edi- district too. Rajyasabha Members, With completion of fif- n the year 2005, when there member of that particular Executive Committee accept- In last 15 years of service tions, and we also organise The most important activ- Polabharam project, Bande teenth year, we are extremely Iwas leadership crisis in the branch. After the request of ed our proposal and our Utkal Sammilani Mancheswar Odia Olympiad every year for ity which is done by our Utkal Janani as State song, proud to be the office bearer Utkal Sammilani, the then the State president, I wanted to branch was initiated and inau- Industrial Estate Branch has the school students. We have branch is to give respect and installation of Utkal Gourab and member of Utkal State president of the do something; hence I brought gurated from an auspicious initiated and performed many taken a first of its initiative in gratitude to eminent person- statue in Sammilani Mancheswar Sammilani late Basanta a by-law from the State office day, that is, from Utkal Divas things for our State in the field the name of Dhanyabad alities of Odisha by garlanding Parliament Bhaban, Bharat Industrial Estate Branch. Panigrahi called me and insist- and after studying that I found on April 1, 2006. The name of of language, literature, culture, Yojona to supp or t the Odia their statues, present in Ratna to Biju Pattnaik and Bande Utkal Janani.   "#$!$"  &

           $    6 * A <    &   -$ $        to incentivising manufacturing of four major food product segments: ready-to-         cook/ready-to-eat foods, processed fruits and vegetables, marine products and moz-    zarella cheese. Innovative and organic products of small-to- he Drugs Controller medium enterprise (SMEs), TGeneral of India has including eggs, poultry meat, extended the shelf life of egg products in these seg- Covishield, the Oxford- ments, are also covered under AstraZeneca COVID-19 vac- the first component. The sec-    archive incorrect and dupli- cine, from six to nine months ond component relates to sup- cate entries on the Co-WIN from its manufacturing date.    who was also present at the port for branding and mar- day before the start of the platform, identify pockets of In a letter to the Serum briefing, said that the keting abroad to incentivise ACovid-19 vaccination low vaccination coverage – Institute of India, world’s he Union Cabinet on Government in the Budget emergence of strong Indian drive for all people above 45 health facility, professional largest vaccine manufacturer, TWednesday approved a had announced a PLI scheme brands. and as India reported 53,480 association, blocks, districts – the DCGI V G Somani production-linked incentive for 12-13 sectors. Already, PLI Highlighting the key fea- fresh infections and 354 for taking corrective action, said the SII is permitted to ‘Extension of Shelf Life of vials available on hand, sub- (PLI) scheme for the food pro- has been announced for six tures of the scheme, Food deaths — the highest single- and ensure saturation of vac- apply the shelf life of nine Covishield Vaccine’ in ject to the condition that the cessing sector, entailing an out- sectors. Processing Industries Secretary day spike since December 17, cination of these groups on months to unlabelled vials multi-dose glass vial (10 details of such stock, batch- lay of 10,900 crore. The effort is to take the Pushpa Subrahmanyam said, the Centre on Wednesday priority. States and UTs were available on hand. Shelf life is dose-5ml) from six wise, shall be The Cabinet approved the country’s food processing to a “The Government will issue an asked States and Union asked to conduct regular the length of time for which months to nine months. submitted to this office and scheme which will help create next level amid the rising glob- expression of interest (EoI) by Territories to identify low reviews of capacity utilisa- an item remains fit for use. “You are permitted to Central Drugs Laboratory, 2.5 lakh jobs by 2026-27, boost al demand for Indian ready to the end of April.” The require- vaccine-coverage pockets, par- tion at private COVID The DCGI said it has no apply the shelf life of Kasauli,” Somani said in the exports and facilitate expan- eat foods, organic products, ment for the respondents is to ticularly in districts reporting Vaccination Centres (CVCs). objection in respect of nine months to unlabelled letter. sion of food processing capac- processed fruits and vegetables, commit to a minimum sales a surge in new infections, They were also asked to ity to generate processed food marine products and moz- and minimum level of invest- and take corrective action. undertake GIS analysis of output worth 33,494 crore. zarella cheese, said Goyal. ment to each segment and if Five States namely CVCs to identify the need for The incentive under the The Minister said the they achieve both, then for the Maharashtra, Karnataka, more such facilities, and scheme would be paid for six objectives of the scheme are to incremental sales, a percentage Kerala, Punjab and address apprehensions of pri- >6" - <     ? years ending 2026-27. support food manufacturing of that amount will be given as Chhattisgarh cumulatively vate CVCs regarding vaccine “The PLI for the food pro- entities with stipulated mini- subsidy the following year, she accounted for 79.30% of the supply and guidelines, the cessing sector with 10,900 mum sales and that are willing said. The selected applicant total active cases in the coun- statement said.   @$ * $    crore-incentive has been to make minimum stipulated will be required to undertake try. Maharashtra leads with The States and UTs were approved. The decision is a fit- investment for expansion of investment in plant and more than 61% of the active also advised to ensure that ting tribute to our farmers,” processing capacity and brand- machinery in the first two caseload of the country. there was no sedimentation of    hospital of my choice in any Food Minister Piyush Goyal ing abroad to incentivise emer- years i.e. in 2021-22 and 2022- National Health Authority vaccine stocks at any level of city”. said while briefing the media gence of strong Indian brands. 23. Investment made in 2020- (NHA) CEO and Empowered storage, and that their distri- ormer Prime Minister and “I am grateful to Prime about the Cabinet decisions. According to the 21 fiscal will also be counted for Group on COVID bution was based on con- FJanata Dal (Secular) chief H Minister @narendramodi for Information and Broadcasting Government, the first compo- meeting the mandated invest- Vaccination chairperson Dr R sumption to avoid overstock- D Deve Gowda, 87, on calling and enquiring after my Minister Prakash Javadekar, nent under the scheme relates ment. S Sharma and Union Health ing or under-stocking at cold Wednesday confirmed that he health. I am also deeply moved Secretary Rajesh Bhushan chain points and CVCs. They tested positive for coronavirus. by his offer to get me treated chaired a high-level meeting were asked to conduct regular “My wife Chennamma and in any hospital of my choice in >-    with health secretaries, mis- reviews of vaccine stocks and I have tested positive for mer PM and enquired about any city. I assured him that I sion directors of NHM and consumption to identify gap Covid-19. We are self-isolating his and his wife’s health. “Spoke am being looked after well in <    3  immunisation officers of all areas and address the same, along with other family mem- to former PM Shri , but will keep him States and UTs during the day. the ministry said. The Centre bers. I request all those who @HDDevegowda Ji and informed,” Devegowda tweet- On vaccination coverage also advised the States and came in contact with us over enquired about his and his ed.  6     of healthcare workers (HCWs) UTs to maintain vaccine the last few days to get them- wife’s health. Praying for their Karnataka CM B S $     and frontline workers (FLWs), wastage at less than one per selves tested. I request party quick recovery,” he tweeted. Yediyurappa and leader of    the States and the UTs were cent (current National workers and well-wishers not Thanking PM Modi for Opposition Siddaramaiah were advised to ensure that only eli- Wastage Percentage being six to panic,” he tweeted. checking in on him, Gowda among top leaders from the he Enforcement Directorate gible beneficiaries were regis- per cent). They were asked to Prime Minister Narendra said he is “deeply moved by his state to wish Devegowda and    /72  T(ED) has filed Prosecution tered and inoculated under ensure timely utilisation of Modi said he spoke to the for- offer to get me treated in any his wife a speedy recovery. Complaint (chargesheet) against the respective categories. available stock to avoid expiry 124 individuals, companies and “A key theme underlying of vaccines and update the firms in Adarsh Credit the meet was the identification vaccine consumption data on peak of 1,017,754. India’s share any COVID-19 deaths in the Nicobar Islands, Nagaland and Cooperative Society Ltd.in con- of low vaccine coverage pock- Co-WIN and eVIN portals. of global active COVID-19 last 24 hours. These are Arunachal Pradesh. nection with a money launder- ets particularly in districts India on Wednesday cases now stands at 2.51 per Rajasthan, Assam, Odisha, On the vaccination front, ing case. showing COVID-19 surge and reported a net increase of cent (one in 40). The country Ladakh (UT), Dadra and the ministry said that more The chargesheet follows for taking corrective actions 11,846 in active COVID-19 is sixth among the most affect- Nagar Haveli and Daman and than 6.30 crore (6,30,54,353) attachment of properties worth there,” the ministry said in a cases to take its count to ed countries by active cases. Diu, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, vaccine doses have been 1,489 crore. statement. 552,566. That is a little over 54 However, at least 14 Lakshadweep, Meghalaya, administered through Besides Adarsh Credit They were also advised to per cent of the September 18 States/UTs have not reported Mizoram, Andaman and 10,46,757sessions. Cooperative Society Ltd. (ACCSL), others named in the charge sheet are Mukesh Modi ,": $     and directors/partners/persons   !3  $   " responsible for running the Group as also Riddhi Siddhi      *   Group of Companies, Virendra   Modi Group of Companies and $   $   4     /2    New Delhi: India has slipped tions are held by women and others. 28 places to rank 140th among there are only 8.9 per cent This Prosecution Complaint New Delhi: The Central     156 countries in the World firms with female top man- has been filed consequent to Reserve Police Force (CRPF)      Economic Forum’s Global agers,” the report said. attachment of movable and on Wednesday suspended its Gender Gap Report 2021, Further, the estimated immovable properties of 1,489 chief sports officer DIG Khajan New Delhi: Ahead of becoming the third-worst per- earned income of women in crore spread across states of Singh and coach Inspector Bahraini Foreign Minister New Delhi: A special NIA ing to instructions by their former in South Asia. India is only one-fifth of Rajasthan, Haryana, New Delhi, Surjit Singh after a preliminary Abdullatif bin Rashid Al court here has sentenced a LeT handlers based in Pakistan According to the report, men’s, which puts the country Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar probe found them guilty of Zayani’s India visit, the two Pakistani LeT terrorist to 10 and Pakistan-occupied India has closed 62.5 per cent among the bottom 10 global- Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the sexual harassment of women ly harassed women constables countries on Wednesday years’ imprisonment for con- Kashmir (PoK), the official of its gender gap till date. The ly on this indicator, it said. ED said. personnel, official sources said. as well and later used them as reviewed cooperation in areas spiring to carry out terrorist said. country had ranked 112th Discrimination against The attachment order has They said a committee “their accomplices”. of oil and gas, trade and attacks at different places in Ali was arrested from among 153 countries in the women is also reflected in the been confirmed by PMLA headed by CRPF Inspector The woman, who joined investment, defence and secu- India, including Delhi, after Kupwara and a large number of Global Gender Gap Index health and survival subindex Adjudicating Authority. General Charu Sinha, based in the CRPF in 2010, was stated rity, healthcare and renewable crossing over to Jammu and arms such as AK-47 rifle, Under 2020. statistics. With 93.7 per cent The ED had initiated inves- Srinagar, has found the charges to have later retracted her energy. Kashmir following instructions Barrel Grenade Launcher Noting that the decline of this gap closed to date, tigation on the basis of FIR reg- of sexual harassment levelled allegations during police The review was carried from his handlers across the (UBGL), ammunition, hand also took place on the eco- India ranks among the bottom istered by Rajasthan Police against them by a 30-year-old probe. out at a virtual meeting of border, an official said on grenades, UBGL shells, military nomic participation and five countries in this against Mukesh Modi, Rahul woman constable prima facie Sources had said in senior officials of the two Wednesday. map, wireless set, GPS, com- opportunity sub-index, albeit subindex. Modi and others of Adarsh valid. December that the woman sides as part of the prepara- Bahadur Ali, the Pakistani pass, Indian currency, Fake to a lesser extent, the report Wide gaps in sex ratio at Group, officials of ACCSL “Deputy Inspector General had recorded her statement tion for the upcoming India- Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, was Indian Currency Notes were said birth are due to the high inci- besides other private persons for Khajan Singh and Inspector before a magistrate under Bahrain High Joint convicted by the special judge seized from him, he said. India’s gender gap on this dence of gender-based sex- the offences of cheating, crimi- Surjit Singh have been sus- CrPC section 164 where she Commission (HJC) dialogue, for NIA cases in Patiala House During investigation, Ali dimension widened by 3 per selective practices. In addition, nal breach of trust, forgery of pended following the recom- allegedly retracted her allega- the Ministry of External Court on Friday under sections revealed details about recruit- cent this year, leading to a 32.6 more than one in four women valuable security and criminal mendations of the prelimi- tions against the two CRPF Affairs (MEA) said. of the IPC, the UA(P) Act, the ment, various LeT training per cent gap closed till date. has faced intimate violence in conspiracy. Money laundering nary probe conducted by the sports officers. The third HJC will be Arms Act, the Explosives Act, camps, training to terrorists for Most of the decline her lifetime, the report said. investigation revealed that force,” a senior officer said. Former CRPF Director held in New Delhi on April 7 the Explosive Substances Act, handling weapons, explosives occurred on the political “Conversely, 96.2 per cent ACCSL lured common investors Khajan Singh, the chief General Anand Prakash and the meeting will be co- the Foreigners Act and the and modus operandi for moti- empowerment subindex, of the educational attainment by offering high interest rates on sports officer of the country’s Maheshwari, who retired in chaired by External Affairs Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act. vating newly-recruited cadres where India regressed 13.5 subindex gender gap has been their deposits. The funds so col- largest paramilitary force, had February, had told reporters Minister S Jaishankar and his The court sentenced him to for Jihad and terror acts in percentage points, with a sig- closed, with parity achieved in lected were siphoned off to won a silver medal at the 1986 during a press conference in Bahraini counterpart 10 years’ rigorous imprison- India by LeT leaders and also nificant decline in the number primary, secondary and ter- Mukesh Modi’s Seoul Asian Games in the January that all due Abdullatif bin Rashid Al ment and also imposed a fine. the details of LeT launching of women ministers (from tiary education. companies/firms and his rela- 200m butterfly event which legal processes would be fol- Zayani, it said. The case, registered in July pads in PoK, the NIA official 23.1 per cent in 2019 to 9.1 per Yet, gender gaps persist in tives and associates in garb of was India’s first medal in swim- lowed in this case and anyone About the meeting of the 2016, pertains to a larger con- said. cent in 2021). terms of literacy: one third of loans illicitly availed and inte- ming at the event since the found guilty would be pun- senior officials, the MEA said spiracy hatched by the LeT, a The NIA had filed a “Among the drivers of this women are illiterate (34.2 per grated with their real estate 1951 edition. ished based on the recom- both sides highlighted their proscribed terrorist organisa- chargesheet against Ali in decline is a decrease in cent) compared to 17.6 per- businesses, it said. Khajan Singh had earlier mendations of the committee. strong bilateral ties spanning tion based in Pakistan, to com- January, 2017. women’s labour force partici- cent of men,” it added. The funds were diverted off denied the allegations and told The CRPF, an about 3.25 a wide range of areas, adding mit terror attacks in India, Later, two other Pakistani pation rate, which fell from Among India’s neigh- by Mukesh and others. Mukesh PTI that these charges lakh personnel strong force, it was reflected in the excel- according to the NIA official. LeT terrorists, Saad and Darda, 24.8 per cent to 22.3 per bours, ranked 65, in collusion with his relatives were “absolutely false and this first inducted women in lent cooperation in handling As part of the conspiracy, were killed in an encounter in cent. In addition, the share of Nepal 106, Pakistan 153, Virendra Modi, Bharat Modi, was done just to spoil his combat ranks in 1986 and it the COVID-19 situation. Ali along with his two associ- February 2017 in Kupwara. women in professional and Afghanistan 156, Bhutan 130 Rahul Modi, Rohit Modi and image”. has six all-women battalions at “Both sides also reviewed ates, Abu Saad and Abu Darda, During investigation, two technical roles declined fur- and Sri Lanka 116. Priyanka Modi, and associates In a complaint filed at present with an overall their cooperation in different all trained terrorists of the LeT, associates/supporters of Ali, ther to 29.2 per cent. Among regions, South including the Society’s officials, Baba Haridas police station in strength of about 8,000 per- areas, including oil and gas, had illegally infiltrated into Zahoor Ahmad Peer and Nazir The share of women in Asia is the second-lowest per- siphoned off depositors’ funds Delhi in December last year, sonnel in them. trade and investment, defence Jammu and Kashmir with the Ahmad Peer, both residents of senior and managerial posi- former on the index, with from ACCSL by way of inter the woman constable accused It also has women per- and security, food security, intention to carry out terrorist Jammu and Kashmir, were also tions also remains low: only 62.3 percent of its overall linked fraudulent transactions, the duo of raping her and sonnel in sports and other healthcare, renewable energy, attacks at different places in arrested, the NIA official said. 14.6 per cent of these posi- gender gap closed. PTI the ED said. alleged that they had sexual- administrative wings. 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  maximum temperatures are that the relief will, however, be South Peninsular India and for minimum temperatures temperatures are likely over few of country especially abatement of heat wave con- likely over most of south India, short as another heatwave is few subdivisions of east indicates that above normal subdivisions of northwest, cen- Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, ditions over Rajasthan from fter a brutal and harsh parts of , northeast likely over the plains by April (Gangetic West Bengal), north- minimum temperature are like- tral, east and extreme north Punjab, Odisha and today (March 31),” the IMD Awinter, the northern and and extreme . 3. east (Sikkim & Sub Himalayan ly over few subdivisions of India,” the IMD said. Maharashtra. The national said in its forecast. eastern parts of the country Maximum temperature is like- According to the IMD, the West Bengal and Assam and west coast (Konkan and Goa Currently, moderate La capital reeled under a “severe” IMD Director General need to brace for a hotter than ly to be higher as much as 0.62 probability forecast for maxi- extreme north India (J&K and and Coastal Karnataka) and Niña conditions are prevailing heatwave on Monday as the Mrutunjay Mohaptra said usual summer this year. The degree Celsius from its normal. mum temperatures indicates Ladakh) are likely to experience west India (Saurashtra and over equatorial Pacific and sea maximum temperature shot up there was pressure variation India Meteorological The IMD also said that the above normal maximum tem- below normal maximum tem- Kutch),”it said. surface temperatures (SSTs) to 40.1 degrees Celsius, mak- between the area stretching Department (IMD) on north and Northwestern Part of peratures over most of the peratures. Remaining subdivi- “The above normal sea- are below normal over central ing it the hottest day in March from the Gujarat coast to Wednesday predicted that day the country is expected to get subdivisions of north, north- sions of the country are likely sonal minimum temperatures and eastern equatorial Pacific in 76 years. “Maximum tem- Haryana. Plus, there was trans- temperatures are likely to be some relief from a heat wave west and few subdivisions of to experience climatological are likely over few subdivisions Ocean. peratures are very likely to fall fer of heat from Rajasthan above normal over north and over the next two days with east central India (, probability for season aver- along the west coast and west Over the last 4-5 days, the by 3-5 degrees Celsius over the which was already reeling east India from April to June temperatures expected to down Chhattisgarh and Odisha). aged maximum temperature. India. However, below normal mercury has touched over 40 plains of northwest India dur- under the heatwave. This led to and below normal seasonal by 3 to 5 degree Celsius. It said Most of the subdivisions of “The probability forecast season averaged minimum degrees Celsius in several parts ing the next 2 days leading to the heating of plains.   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This is Nandigram, 12 hours before the Nandigram constituency has ticularly Mr Suvendu Adhikari deployed in East , Nadda leading three massive rallies !'&*);6*'45%# $46%##')+ clear surrender before defeat.” India’s most googled and dis- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been given additional secu- 210 companies in West at Dhaniakhali, Purushura in Hooghly Meanwhile, tension ran high at cussed Assembly constituencies facing her onetime lieutenant rity,” an official said. Midnapore, 170 in South 24 and Belur-Bally in Howrah said the ing… I have reports how goons from Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas after go to the second phase of polling, and BJP leader Suvendu Nandigram which has a total Parganas and 72 in , assemblage of large number of people other states have entered Nandigram to the Trinamool Congress and BJP sup- the Election Commission of Adhikari who claims to know the of 355 polling booths --- 75 per sources said . While TMC and in the BJP rallies only showed the pos- intimidate the voters. The villagers of porters attacked each other prompting India on Wednesday imposed area like the back of his hand, cent of them with webcasting BJP are contesting from all the 30 sible results of the elections. Balarampur and many other areas are the police to resort to a lathi-charge prohibitory orders in the entire “being the Bhumi Putra (son of facility --- has two blocks seats, CPI(M) is in the fray in 15. “The BJP will not have to predict the being hounded out. They are intimi- sources said. East Midnapore block banning the soil). Sharp and energetic Nandigram – I and Nandigram Its alliance partners of Congress results … rather it is the huge see of dating voters,” she said adding his The violence occurred soon after entry and exit of people via DYFI State president Minakshi – II. With little more than 62,000 and ISF are competing in 13 and humanity that you can see joining our party was lodging a complaint with the TMC candidate and film director Raj road or ferry a senior official in Mukherjee is contesting from votes the minority voters com- two seats respectively. Out of the rallies which speak for themselves. The ECI. Chakrabarty went inside the district the administration said. here on a CPI(M) ticket backed prise about 23.5 percent of the 30 seats which will go to polls on people have made up their mind. They “They are sending in criminals administrative headquarters to file his Following intelligence by the Congress and ISF. total electorate. Thursday, 23 were won by TMC are voting the TMC out of power,” from UP, Bihar and other BJP-ruled nomination, sources said. reports and anticipating vio- Apart from this a 22-mem- The second phase of in the 2016 assembly elections, Nadda said at Belur in Howrah. States,” she said adding “even the polic- The slogan shouting supporters of lence the EC has not only rushed ber quick response team has Assembly poll will decide the fate five were won by the Left Front The BJP president who earlier paid men are being brought from other States TMC and BJP threw bricks at each other additional 22 companies of cen- been formed to rush to the spots of 171 candidates --- including whereas the Congress and BJP a visit to the Ramakrishna Mission whose Chief Ministers are coming in and a gunshot too was fired, sources tral forces and given permission to follow up on the reports of the Chief Minister, Adhikari, won one each. headquarters at Belur Math said Bengal to campaign for the BJP. Is it a said. The police later recovered a coun- to shoot in self-defence (after a violence, sources said adding TMC MP Manas Bhunia, crick- Sources in the Commission “Mamata Didi is going … the large fair deal…” she asked. try gun though the administration said CPF personnel was injured in an Nagendra Tripathi an SP-level eter-turned-BJP nominee Ashok also said that the security of turnout not of BJP workers but the com- Her nephew and TMC MP that there was no firing incident. Five attack in the first phase of elec- IPS officer has been posted as the Dinda. Two retired IPS officers cricket and BJP candidate Ashok mon people only shows what the results Abhishek Banerjee said in an apparent persons had been arrested after the inci- tions) but also clamped Section in-charge of Nandigram police Bharati Ghosh from BJP and Dinda had been increased fol- are going to be in Bengal. He was cam- bid to draw sympathy said “it is strange dent, sources said. 144 of the CrPC in the area. station. This, while Praveen Humayun Kabir from TMC face lowing Wednesday’s attack on paigning for BJP candidate Vaishali that against one woman the entire Elsewhere at Bijpur in the adjoin- The prohibitory orders Tripathi a DIG will monitor the each other at Debra seat in West him. Dinda has been given “Y- Dalmiya a former TMC MLA and administration of the country including ing constituency a skirmish between the would be implementable from situation from across the Haldi Midnapore. More than 75 lakh plus” security sources said. His daughter of former BCCI president the Prime Minister, Home Minister, two parties led to the vehicles of TMC wee hours of Thursday. While all River from Haldia. Besides, a voters in 30 seats will exercise vehicle was smashed and one of Jagmohan Dalmiya.” other Ministers, Chief Ministers and big candidate Subodh Adhikari being dam- roads leading to Nandigram round-the-clock monitoring will their franchise on Thursday. his party man was severely The Chief Minister on the other leaders have opened fronts … but still aged by alleged BJP men. In retaliation have been blocked with severe be conducted from Kolkata 120 Elections will take place in four injured in the attack allegedly by hand attacked the BJP for pushing in we have faith in our people that they will the TMC men attacked the vehicle of naka checking (police checking) km away. districts. the TMC men. Dinda too was goons from outside States to rig the elec- vote for the TMC.” BJP candidate Subhrangshu Roy the son taking place the ferry service too The security of the candi- There are3210 polling sta- injured in the attack. tions. “Is Election Commission listen- The BJP leadership scoffed at the of party vice president Mukul Roy. %  P   3  *   P $*A  6 ?& 7 !     2    Asia, the Home Minister said that Rs 53,000 crore were sanctioned by  $    ! ! Assam would be made Modi, while six big bridges were &' ( nion Home Minister Amit 'Aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant) and constructed over the Brahmaputra KOCHI: The Punnapra-Vayalar agitation II,” said M P Ajit Kumar, member , Indin UShah said on Wednesday that the youth of the state would no River while Rs 46,000 crore pro- in Kerala’s Alappuzha district that saw Council of Historical Research in a state- BJP will not allow Assam to again longer need to go out of the state jects are being implemented in the many coir workers carrying spears falling ment released to the media.     consumed liquor on Holi and become a hub for illegal migrants in search of jobs. gas and oil sectors. to the bullets of armed police during the The statement was in response to their health deteriorated at and the international borders Shah said: "The BJP govern- "Stopping the poaching of intervening nights of October 27 and 28, Sandeep Vachaspathi, the BJP candidate at ight persons died in two night. would be sealed to curb unlawful N   13 Assam's famed rhinos, the BJP 1946 has come back to the centre stage 75 Alappuzha offering floral tributes to the Eseparate incidents in Bihar The other deceased per- migration. government freed the Kaziranga years after the incident. unarmed and innocent workers of coir fac- -- six in Nawada and two in sons have been identified as Shah said that while the BJP    National Park of illegal encroach- Workers in coir factories in and tories who were shot dead by the armed Begusarai -- after they report- Ajay Yadav (Gondpur), Government is trying to make 24   ers," Shah said. around Alappuzha were forced by the then police of the then Travancore State when edly consumed spurious liquor Sailendra Yadav (Gondpur), Assam an illegal migration-free  43 Accusing the Congress for leadership of the Communist Party of India they tried to finish them off. The workers in the last 24 hours. Loha Singh Thathera (Kharidi state, the Congress has forged an  2    not solving the problem of insur- to attack the armed police deployed by the were buried at Valiya Chudukaadu in The family members of Bigha) and Kumar. alliance with the All India United gency leading to the killing of hun- then Dewan of Travancore C P Alappuzha. the deceased claimed that they They were admitted to Democratic Front (AIUDF) head-   2  dreds of people in the state, the Ramaswami Iyer. The massacre of the Dr Kumar said the British had trans- consumed liquor on the day nearby private hospitals ed by Badruddin Ajmal, who, 17@771 Home Minister said that the Modi workers by the police is projected as the ferred power to the interim government led Holi on Monday, after which where they died on Tuesday according to the BJP leader, always  1   O government took the initiative for part of the freedom movement by the CPI by Jawaharlal Nehru on September 2, 1946 their health conditions deteri- evening and Wednesday patronises illegal migration. signing of the Bodo Accord, and this helped the party to win the first as a prelude to the country getting freedom orated by the night. morning. Announcing to reopen the ment has made Assam an agitation paving the way for permanent general election held to the assembly of the from the colonial rulers. “When the whole The first incident was "We had admitted Dinesh closed paper mills in the State, the free, terrorism free and corruption peace in Assam. unified Kerala in 1957. of India woke up to welcome the freedom reported from Gondpur and Singh to a private hospital former BJP national President, free state. Now Assam would soon "I promise to all of you that the “It was not at all part of the freedom at midnight, the Communists turned their Kharidi Bigha localities under where he died on Tuesday while addressing three election ral- be a flood free state as well. Central government would imple- movement. The claim by the CPI that the back and celebrated ‘Pakistan Day’. the Nawada Sadar block. evening. He had consumed lies in Bijni, Hajo and Dispur, said "Every year, 7.5 per cent soil ment every single promise made Punnapra Vayalar agitation was part of ‘Punnapra-Vayalar’ is only one among the However, the district admin- liquor on Holi," Priyanka Devi, that huge bamboo resources are erosion takes place due to floods in the Bodo agreement before India’s freedom struggle is in fact a trav- many stories of the Communist leaders’ istration of Nawada has not the wife of Dinesh Singh, told available in Assam and papers in the Brahmaputra river. Satellite 2022 for a peaceful Assam," he stat- esty of truth. The Communists had sup- treachery to its ignorant but spirited fol- yet confirmed that the deaths mediapersons in Nawada. would be made in the state's paper survey projects, including the cre- ed. ported Britain when patriots fought for lowers,” he said. were caused by the con- Meanwhile, Prince mills to meet the country's require- ation of mega reservoirs, would be The second phase of polling in India. The CPI stood with the Communist The historian said there were many sumption of spurious liquor. Tamanna, the district vice pres- ment. undertaken to prevent the recur- Assam would be held on Thursday, fatherland, Russia, switching sides favour- activists of the Punnapra Vayalar agitation Two of the deceased have ident of RJD in Nawada, Two Assam paper mills in ring floods." while the third and final phase will ing the latter. The party that pooh-poohed who draw monthly pensions under the title veeb identified as Dinesh Singh claimed that eight persons lost Nagaon and Hailakandi districts Detailing the development be conducted on April 6. The Britain and called the British war against of freedom fighters. “This practice has to alias of Kharidi Bigha their lives in Kharidi Bigha are closed for more than five projects undertaken by the BJP results will be declared on May 2. Russia as ‘Imperialist War” turned to the go. There are many in the ICHR whose and Ramdev Yadav of while seven died in the years. government at the Centre headed The first phase of elections was British side and called it “Peoples War” mission is to perpetuate the claims made Gondpur. Their family mem- Gondpur locality after con- Claiming to make Guwahati by Prime Minister Narendra modi, held on March 27 with a voter when Britain declared help to Russia fol- by the CPI leaders to distort and mutilate bers have claimed that they had suming spurious liquor. the startup capital of Southeast Shah said that road projects worth turnout of nearly 80 per cent. lowing the German attack in World War Indian history,” he said. .PNS ) 6 * Q* -        ,  *A BC(   "&  0 R($   * 5- '/))*     5 Commissioner that round the clock       Besides Vijayan, the CPI leader security arrangement is in place at /( Kanam Rajendran too told Mani to ore than three weeks after over the holding centre and all necessary he controversial love jehad has mind his language and not to attack the M150 Rohingyas-illegal immi- facilities to maintain standard of liv- $) Tcaused a rift between the Kerala Muslims over hearsay. Mani blamed the grants from Myanmar were shifted ing in consonance with human Congress (Mani) and the CPI(M). media for distorting his words viz-a-viz to a holding centre at Hiranagar in dignity like clean drinking water, The Mani Group of the Kerala Congress the Love Jihad and chose to remain Kathua the administration of the electricity with generator, proper Ballia (UP): A young man was led by Jose K Mani is upset over the silent over the issue. Union Territory of Jammu and sanitation/drainage system, accom- killed in UP's Ballia district for indifference of the CPI(M) towards the But on Wednesday, the councilors Kashmir Wednesday said the modation with proper allegedly smearing colour on a ever increasing number of Christian of Pala Municipality belonging to the process for their deportation to the bedding/lighting, etc., are available distant female relative during girls eloping with Muslim youth who Kerala Congress (Mani) and CPI(M) country of origin has been initiat- in the holding centre. He also Holi. promise them of marriage after getting had fisticuffs and came to blows in the ed. informed that special medical diet The body of Durgesh converted to . council hall over local issues. A big According to a statement issued is being provided to pregnant Paswan, 19, with stab wounds Jose K Mani, who dumped the showdown was averted by the inter- by the Department of Information women, old and infirm internees. on his back and chest, was Congress-led UDF and crossed over to vention of Municipal officials and and Public Relations, "as per the After taking the round of the found late on Tuesday night the CPI(M) led LDF, expressed his con- police, according to one of the coun- provision of Foreigners Act 1946 centre the Divisional from Chhotaki Seria village. cern and apprehension over the ever cilors. Pala is the assembly constituen- certain illegal immigrants have Commissioner expressed satisfac- Two men belonging to the increasing instances of Love Jihad fea- cy represented by late K M Mani been kept at the notified holding accommodate illegal immigrants. Saba Shawl; CMO, CEO, besides tion over the facilities being pro- same village have been arrested turing Christian girls. (father of Jose K Mani) in the legisla- centres by the authorities and the According to the statement senior officers of Handicraft, Social vided to the internees by the author- in connection with the crime. Mani extended his full support to tive assembly. process for their deportation to the issued by DIPR, "Divisional Welfare, Municipality, Sports and ities. He took a round of various sec- According to reports, the stance of the Kerala Catholic The ‘diktat’ issued by the CPI(M) country of origin has been initiat- Commissioner, Jammu, Dr. Raghav other concerned. tions including school, vocational Durgesh had smeared colour on Bishops’ Council, the apex body of the not to speak anything against the Love ed". Langer Wednesday visited holding During their visit to the hold- centre, playing area & other sections the sister-in-law of the accused, Catholic Church in a meeting he had Jihad has upset Jose K Mani, who till Meanwhile, several senior offi- centre at Hiranagar to assess the ing centre, "The In-charge holding of the holding centre. He also inter- , during Holi celebra- with representatives of the KCBC on crossing over to the LDF, was one of the cers of Jammu division on facilities being provided to the centre apprised the Divisional acted with the inmates and inquired tions on Monday after which Monday. But the CPI(M), which leads supreme leaders of the UDF. Discussion Wednesday visited 'holding centre' internees at the holding centre Commissioner about the status of about their wellbeing. they had a quarrel. the LDF is reported to have informed is on in the party about future course at Hiranagar to take stock of the notified by the Home Department internees and the facilities being During the visit he also direct- Superintendent of Police Mani about the displeasure of Chief of action but the senior leaders have facilities being provided to the ille- of UT of J&K". provided to the internees which ed the CEO, CMO, ICDS and other Vipin Tada said: "On Tuesday Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over his asked Mani not to do anything in haste. gal immigrants. Dr Langer was accompanied by include, inter-alia, telephone/inter- line departments to provide all night, Karan called Durgesh for public speech. Vijayan is strict in his At the end of the day, it is almost The centre has been notified by Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, view facility, medical care and necessary support and facilities at a meeting and then killed him stance of not attacking or blaming the clear that the KC(M) is not at all happy the Home department of Union Rahul Yadav; SSP Kathua, R.C. recreation facilities". the holding centre as per guidelines with the help of his friend, Muslims. with the LDF. Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to Kotwal; Staff Officer to DG Prisons, He informed the Divisional issued in this regard. Sanjeev. IANS 2"& - ($ $     '     '( $*,-)()  * D *   -2.    *   ;      2  Aligarh: A new twist has come in the two year court, there too she blamed this act on Amit. At      Gujarat, , Tamil Nadu and   1   2  old case of rape with a minor girl and her get- the same time, the Amit refused this charge with Kerala for Holi. 7 people, including seven people ting pregnant from Barla region. The DNA of the claim and the requested for DNA matching. even students tested positive for coron- "The administrative officers from block wall of a house suddenly 1from the same family of Ishapur the child who was given birth by the minor has Later, on the court's order, the sample of DNA Savirus on Wednesday at the Rajendra to district level have been alerted. They were Acollapsed in Gopi, a village colony, have been infected with the not matched from the accused youth who was sampling of the child and Amit, was done in the Agriculture University Pusa in Samastipur asked to keep testing visitors at bus stand, in Akirabad. A child was corona virus. Health department offi- sent to jail for the misdemeanor. After receiv- lockdown period in the year 2020 and was sent district. Following the development, the vice railway stations, hospitals, primary health buried in it. Here, people came cials are on alert after the cases has ing this report (negative) from the State Forensic to the State Forensic Science Laboratory, chancellor of the university shut the hostel centres, blocks etc. The officers have been to the spot after hearing the escalated. Science Laboratory, the court released the Lucknow Milan. Now its report has come neg- premises and and initiated rapid antigen and also directed to strongly take action against sound of the fall of the wall. On the day of Holi, 4 people were accused on bail before Holi. When the accused ative in the month of February.On the basis of RT-PCR tests. violators not following social distancing People removed the bricks of found infected with the corona virus. reached the village, there was a stir in the vil- the report in this case, the accused side filed a The cases of Covid-19 have been rising norms and wearing masks at common and the fallen wall, but the girl was The authorities are on alert after lage. Now the victim's family is accusing the bail application in the court, which was grant- in Bihar with health department registering market places," said Mangal Pandey, Bihar dead by then. reports of 13 people being infected accused side of turning the report over. ed by the Sessions Court a day before Holi and 1,487 cases in last 10 days, of which over 600 Health Minister. The village Gopi resident have came. Seven people from the The incident is of February 2019. When the granted bail to Amit. were in last three days, an official said. "The situation in Bihar, compared to Pravesh Kumar Kushwaha same family of Ishapur Colony have farmer family of a 13-year-old girl studying in Two days before Holi, Amit reached his vil- "We have started contact tracing of stu- other state is not bad. We are keeping close works in village. On Tuesday been found infected. A 66-year-old the eighth standard came to know that their lage and thr victim's family was stunned to see dents. Accordingly 100 students are under- watch on the development but the situation night, he was sleeping at home woman from the family was found daughter was five months pregnant. When asked him. When the victim's family contacted the going Corona test every day. We have also has not reached that stage where we should with the family. At that time, infected three days ago. Family mem- about it, she accused the 28-year-old man, Amit police and advocates, it was found that he had formed a isolation center in the premises," impose a lockdown. As per the guidelines the youngest of the four chil- bers underwent a corona test before from the village that when she was alone at home, got bail on the basis of DNA report coming neg- said Ramesh Chandra Srivastava, the VC. of Union Ministry of Health, it has allowed dren (Tanu, 6) went to drink going to Rajasthan. At that time the the accused had been raping her for a long time ative. "All Corona positive patients are admit- us to take decision according to the situa- water on the tap in the house. report of other people except the and threatening her. In the conversation, the father of the minor ted there. I appeal the the parents of students tion," Pandey said. At that time, The wall near the woman was negative. But now 7 of The matter was brought to the notice of the told that he has received information from the to not to panic. We are providing best med- "In the build-up to and following Holi, tap suddenly fell on her. Due to them has tested positive. This is a mat- authorities and a case was registered against Amit police that the DNA report of the accused has ical facilities. The situation is under control," we have initiated special drive on the direc- which Tanu (6) died a painful ter of stress as the family also visited at Barla police station and he was sent to jail. come negative. But we do not trust this. Of Srivastava said. tion CM Nitish Kumar to conduct test at air- death on the spot. In the to Rajasthan. Sampling in Aligarh has Chargesheet was also filed in the court and ses- course, the accused side has forged the reports. The health department suspects that the ports, railway stations, bus stands etc. We morning, the family cremated been increased and health department sion trial started in the court. On the contrary, we have also started receiving figures rose due to large number of migrant have conducted 65,104 Rapid antigen test on Tanu at the crematorium near is keeping a vigilant eye on those com- A few months later, the teenager gave birth threats that we will have to suffer the conse- labourers returning home from Maharastra, March 28; 70,062 on March 29 and 29,224 the village. ing from outside. to a child. After this, when she was asked in the quences of sending to jail. PNS Delhi and NCR cities, Punjab, Haryana, in the last 24 hours," Pandey said.   "#$!$" 3

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Moreover, professionally evaluating them I have seen this on a Tesla 5   battery from empty to 50 there need to be major                    for a decade and while I gener- Model 3 where the brilliant per cent might take just 12-15 advancements in battery and  3                ally refrain from making abso- autonomous driving feature   minutes on a fast charger, the charging technology, but if lutist statements, one thing is works well, but like running a 24   remaining 50 per cent could mass adoption of EVs is the true, range or mileage is a func- graphics intensive game on a take 45 minutes. It therefore primary goal here, we need to 4+(  tion of how a person drives a car. computer, it sucks up energy     might be faster to charge a car address Range Anxiety. The It is also true that the figures because the processors are  42  halfway, drive till the next biggest irony about EVs today, advertised by carmakers and working like crazy. The point charging station and charge particularly with the subsidies certified by the Automotive here is that just like in petrol 2 1   halfway again. on them, is that the biggest Research Association of India are or diesel cars where we have      And we need to speak of beneficiaries are the top tier of extremely optimistic because the learnt to ignore the “adver- charging because batteries Indian society. The buyers will real world is extremely different tised” fuel economy and just 2 4 are expensive; the range issue not go for EVs for altruistic rea- from the ideal situations that the use it as an indicator, we   64 can be solved with a large bat- sons, they will buy them tests are conducted in. Everything should do the same with EVs. tery pack under the floor. But because it makes economic and from the number of people in the But we can’t, because    batteries are 40-50 per cent of practical sense. 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Yangon: Kachin guerrillas military “ground troops are attacked a police outpost in advancing into our territories $>/)&'(  .   * northern Myanmar early on from all fronts” and it may have Wednesday, local media report- to respond. The KNU is the ed, in an indication of the main political body represent- ))) "(()    ?'$  deepening involvement of eth- ing the Karen minority. nic minority armed forces in The conflict in eastern MAE SAM LAEO: The mili- the main political body repre- Washington: The recent witnessed just this past week- the country''s popular move- Myanmar expanded the crisis tary launched more airstrikes senting the Karen minority, actions of the Myanmar mili- end an attack that killed about ment seeking to unseat the regionally, as an estimated on Tuesday in eastern said the airstrikes were the tary against its own civilians 100 civilians. Some people junta that seized power in 3,000 Karen took temporary Myanmar after earlier attacks latest case of Myanmar's mili- are reprehensible, US simply caught in the crossfire, February. shelter in neighbouring forced thousands of ethnic tary breaking a cease-fire agree- Secretary of State Antony others just expressing peace- The action follows conflict Thailand. Thai authorities said Karen to flee into Thailand and ment and it would have to Blinken has said. fully their views." in eastern Myanmar, where Wednesday only about 200 further escalating violence two respond. Over 500 people have This follows a series of Karen guerrillas seized an army remained in the country and months after the junta seized The attacks came as protests been killed in a violent crack- other attacks, and increasing- outpost Saturday and were preparing to go back They would like them to form western Myanmar — have pub- power. Thailand's PM said the continued in Myanmar cities down on protesters by the ly disturbing and even horri- Myanmar''s military followed across the border. what they are calling a federal licly denounced the coup and villagers who fled the weekend against the coup Feb. 1 that security forces ever since the fying violence, he added. with airstrikes that killed about Leaders of the protest army as a counterweight to the said they will defend protesters airstrikes returned home of ousted an elected civilian gov- junta overthrew the elected "One thing is clear. It's that 10 villagers and drove thou- movement against the mili- government armed forces. in the territory they control. their own accord, denying that ernment and reversed a decade government of Aung San Suu the people of Burma are sands more across the border tary''s February 1 ouster of the It is unclear what, if any, More than a dozen of his country's security forces of progress toward democracy Kyi in a coup last month. speaking clearly. They don't into Thailand. elected government of Aung progress has been made toward Myanmar''s ethnic minorities had forced them back. in the Southeast Asian country. "The actions that we've want to live under military After the airstrikes, the San Suu Kyi have been seeking that goal, though several of the have been seeking greater But the situation in eastern Hundreds of civilians have been seen by the Burmese military rule and that is evident from Karen National Union issued a an alliance with the ethnic major groups — including the autonomy for decades, going Myanmar appeared to be get- killed by security forces trying in terms of its attacks on civil- what we're seeing and hearing statement from one of its minorities'' armed groups to Kachin, the Karen and the through cycles of armed con- ting more, not less, dangerous. to put down opposition to the ians are reprehensible," every single day in Burma," armed units saying Myanmar boost pressure on the junta. Rakhines'' Arakan Army in flict and uneasy ceasefires. AP The Karen National Union, coup. AP Blinken said on Tuesday. "We Blinken said. PTI "     '  * AB:B<  *    

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Philippine officials said 44 draw these vessels flying its structure. )('& $$*) )2$('&(=)) "&  " >/&*$)(')# ernise 20,000 miles of high- The gathering of the Chinese “maritime militia” ves- flag,” the National Task Force This is a once-in-a-centu-  (=) &*    &>/()&( ) /))/* &/&9)& ways, roads and main streets. Chinese-flagged vessels, along sels were still moored Monday for the West Philippine Sea said ry capital investment in ( (& )(<, )/* $)* )* *  =(( It will fix the 10 most eco- with four Chinese navy ships at at Whitsun Reef, which Manila in a statement. America, according to offi- '' )(=(&)(&$ # &)& !"= )*')( nomically-significant bridges in a Chinese-occupied manmade calls Julian Felipe. More than “Neither the Philippines cials. ( )& $$*) )" $' ') (#L &&)*/) = need of reconstruction and island base, “is hazardous to 200 other vessels from the nor the international commu- It will also position the *())(''(/!$))&) )/) & &! *&) repair the worst 10,000 small- navigation and safety of life at Chinese flotilla have apparent- nity will ever accept China's United States to out-compete  ) '#<, ((  )= &*)# *&*=S/) &)( er bridges, reconnecting com- sea" and may damage coral ly dispersed to five other areas assertion of its so-called 'indis- China, they said. <$$*)())() $'("*)) #L / /)')  munities across the country. reefs and threaten the in the Spratly group of islands, putable integrated sovereignty' “By investing about USD  $'()$' * )$&&&)()'& $)= &9)!) It will double federal fund- Philippines' sovereign rights, a including three Chinese-occu- over almost all of the South 2 trillion over the next eight "((' ) /')( ) ))$) $) /&$"&    )" ing for public transit, buy down ))B/)) )   )/($& /)=) government body overseeing pied artificial islands, they said. China Sea.” The interagency years, we can transform our ))())# 9&!)) "& the repair backlog, and bring ')(#  ')(&#  #S  the disputed waters said. Four Chinese navy ships body led by President Rodrigo current and future infrastruc- bus and rail service to new China has ignored a were at Chinese-occupied Duterte's national security ture and fundamentally change communities and neighbour- Philippine government diplo- Mischief Reef, the Philippine adviser released surveillance life for Americans,” officials President Biden's Made in reduce deficits in the years after. in the 1960s, the last time we hoods, especially those that matic protest and a call more officials said. China took con- photos of the Chinese flotilla in said ahead of the presidential America corporate tax plan, the “This plan will bring pub- made transformative invest- have been structurally exclud- than a week ago by Philippine trol of the reef in 1995, draw- the disputed areas. AP visit to Pittsburgh. plan would be fully paid for lic investment as a share of the ments in our nation's infra- ed from resources and oppor- “If passed alongside within the next 15 years and economy back to where it was structure,” they said. tunity. PTI <67%.  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And assault as a hate crime for wasn't immediately known & &)!B/()& * safety, the BBC and a journal- The BBC and Sudworth on the stand Wednesday in the this human was denied that attacking an Asian American whether he had a lawyer who (&')) $) )&))(# ist organisation said. declined further comment. trial of the fired police officer right.” Hansen was among woman near New York City's could speak on his behalf. The BBC said Wednesday Sudworth has reported from charged in Floyd's death. several onlookers to testify Times Square, police said early The victim was identified      2 that John Sudworth had relo- China for nine years. He won Genevieve Hansen, one of Tuesday to what they saw of on Wednesday. as Vilma Kari, who immigrat-   cated to Taiwan and would a George Polk Award last year several bystanders seen and Floyd's May 25 death. They Police said Brandon Elliot, ed from the Philippines, her -%)C)35B (' *   continue to be the British pub- for his reporting on internment heard shouting at Derek described their increasing frus- 38, is the man seen on video daughter told The New York ( *&&) )( /) lic broadcaster's China corre- camps for Muslims in the Chauvin as he pinned Floyd tration, anger and despair as kicking and stomping the Times; the newspaper did not ($(())( /)')( spondent. Xinjiang region. China says the facedown outside a conve- they begged Chauvin to take woman on Monday. They said identify Kari's daughter. = &=) &) The Foreign camps were vocational training nience store last May, described his knee off Floyd's neck. Elliot was living at a hotel that Philippine Ambassador /''  * )) Correspondents' Club of China centers and denies any abuses. her desperation Tuesday as Witness after wit- serves as a homeless shelter a to the US Jose Manuel ("  (()('   ) said that Sudworth had left last China has held a she recounted how she was ness described how Chauvin few blocks from the scene of Romualdez said the victim is ( /)*)& week “amid concerns for his series of news conferences to unable to come to Floyd's aid was unmoved by their pleas, the attack. Elliot, who is Black, Filipino American. The coun- ')=$&')(& safety and that of his family.” refute reports of human rights or tell police what to do, such including the teenager who was convicted of stabbing his try's foreign secretary, Teodoro &(&# The organisation said that violations in Xinjiang by the as administering chest com- shot the harrowing video of the mother to death in the Bronx Locsin Jr, condemned the Sudworth's wife, Yvonne BBC and other foreign media. pressions. arrest that set off nationwide in 2002, when he was 19. He attack in a Twitter post, saying,       Murray, a correspondent for Chinese state media “There was a man being protests. She said the officer was released from prison in “This is gravely noted and will -   Irish broadcaster RTE, had left and officials have accused the killed,” said Hansen, who tes- gave the crowd a “cold” and 2019 and is on lifetime parole. influence Philippine foreign -%)C)35B()) with him.“John's work has British broadcaster of deliber- tified in her dress uniform “heartless” stare. AP He faces charges of assault policy.” AP !()()))('  $ exposed truths the Chinese ate misinformation. AP )5/B/))/ ) )())A#KP#$# $"& ) &(&I >*)$J# 1#2   3      A " ')**/     ;2 44+###4 ! &(' N Washington: Pfizer announced for ages 16 and older. But vac- given dummy shots, Pfizer  #6 B/(((&)4&$ Wednesday that its COVID-19 cinating children of all ages will reported. /)=2$  * Rome: Italy on Wednesday The Italian Foreign Jakarta (Indonesia): A woman vaccine is safe and strongly pro- be critical to stopping the pan- It's a small study, that has- "&1 (&) ordered two Russian Embassy Ministry said it summoned entered the Indonesian tective in kids as young as 12, demic — and helping schools, n't yet been published, so $$/  &&< officials expelled and arrested Russian Ambassador Sergey National Police Headquarters a step toward possibly begin- at least the upper grades, start another important piece of   /(&)&( /(( an Italian Navy captain on Razov to protest the “grave inci- in Jakarta and pointed a gun at ning shots in this age group to look a little more normal evidence is how well the shots ')&)) (= spying charges after police dent" after a sting operation on several officers before being before they head back to school after months of disruption. revved up the kids' immune )$(&())$)# caught the Italian allegedly the outskirts of Rome alleged- shot dead by police, in the lat- in the fall. In a study of 2,260 US vol- systems. Researchers reported giving classified documents to ly caught the Italian and one of est in a series of suspected mil- Most COVID-19 vaccines unteers ages 12 to 15, prelim- high levels of virus-fighting   -  one of the Russians in exchange the Russians in a “clandestine itant attacks in the world's being rolled out worldwide are inary data showed there were antibodies, somewhat higher   2  for money. operation” to exchange the most populous Muslim nation. for adults, who are at higher no cases of COVID-19 among than were seen in studies of %3%'B&) Foreign Minister Luigi Di documents late Tuesday. Authorities had earlier risk from the coronavirus. fully vaccinated adolescents young adults. *)/(&(& Maio told a joint session of the Italy's Carabinieri para- imposed a counterterrorism Pfizer's vaccine is authorised compared to 18 among those AP '))*!) * &< Italian Parliament's foreign military police said in a state- crackdown and were on height- ,O*(= *>)(  relations committees that the ment that the Italian naval ened alert for possible attacks )((/( /&*) alleged incident was a “hostile officer, who is a frigate captain, against police and places of "()(/&'*() *   ')( )/(& /)/ act of extreme gravity." had been arrested. AP worship following a suicide ()*)& ) /)(# bombing at a Roman Catholic 9&( N* &9 $$))&!    cathedral during Palm Sunday O   Mass on Sulawesi island which )( $,O-,:<"&'$) - D- .   2  G P wounded at least 20 people.  ! :( B"&(& Television video on    Bengalis. To this day, no apol- ) +    &A@@=@@@&(( 9( Wednesday showed an uniden- ogy has been forthcoming...An '$ ))/&! tified woman wearing a long former Pakistani diplomat apology is the most courteous -'5*+'+B )(()"$((*: /(& ) ) ( black robe and a blue veil Ahas said Islamabad should thing," Husain Haqqani, who   $("&) "(*)(&)= walking near a parking lot at offer a "formal apology" to the served as Pakistan's ambas- $)$=$&)$  ()  ((&# the police headquarters toward people of Bangladesh for the sador to the US from 2008 to */(& ")<''& the police chief's office build- "genocide" committed by its 2011, was quoted as saying by *&(=&')/*   H ing. She pointed a gun at sev- military in 1971, according to The Daily Star newspaper on ) *&&&/ *) ;  eral police officers before being media reports. Wednesday. '(  B& % $!B/)')&P@A shot dead by other officers. 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Already, PLI has been Washington: India's economy The slowdown was caused 90,82,057.95 crore in 2020-21 he government has '$) ),OP-=( he Government on The effort is to take the announced for six sectors. has bounced back amazingly by a decline in private con- driven by an extraordinary Tmopped up Rs 32,835 crore &R,()  7@7,# TWednesday approved a country's food processing to a "Today, PLI for the food pro- from the COVID-19 pandem- sumption growth and shocks to rally in the equity market, from CPSE share sale and buy- !/),.$$!( production-linked incentive next level amid the rising glob- cessing industries has been ic and nationwide lockdown the financial sector (the collapse where the benchmark Sensex backs, thus exceeding the dis- '()*/( (PLI) scheme for the food pro- al demand for Indian ready to approved," he added. over the last one year, but it is of a large non-bank finance jumped 68 per cent. investment target set in the ()"&(') ')&) cessing sector, entailing an out- eat foods, organic products, According to the govern- not out of the woods yet, institution), which compound- In an unprecedented rally, revised estimates (RE) for cur- $)*# lay of Rs 10,900 crore. processed fruits and vegetables, ment, the first component according to the World Bank, ed pre-existing weaknesses in the 30-share BSE Sensex rent fiscal. The Union Cabinet, marine products and moz- under the scheme relates to which in its latest report has investment, it said. jumped 20,040.66 points or 68 The realisation is, howev-  chaired by Prime Minister zarella cheese, he said. incentivising manufacturing of predicted that the country's real Given the significant per cent this fiscal year, brav- er, lower than the record Rs 2.10 . B- Narendra Modi, approved the The government said the four major food product seg- GDP growth for fiscal year uncertainty pertaining to both ing many uncertainties due to lakh crore originally budgeted.  ) $$)) scheme which will help create objectives of the scheme are to ments: ready-to-cook/ready- 21/22 could range from 7.5 to epidemiological and policy COVID-19-led disruptions. In the RE, the target was scaled I J= & &(" 2.5 lakh jobs by 2026-27, boost support food manufacturing to-eat foods, processed fruits 12.5 per cent. developments, the real GDP Market analysts termed down to Rs 32,000 crore as )())(=$)( exports and facilitate expansion entities with stipulated mini- and vegetables, marine prod- The Washington-based growth for FY21/22 can range 2020-21 a roller coaster ride for COVID-19 pandemic delayed )$(&/*))   of food processing capacity to mum sales and that are willing ucts and mozzarella cheese. global lender, in its latest South from 7.5 to 12.5 per cent, not only Indian markets but planned big ticket disinvest- =)( "  & generate processed food output to make minimum stipulated Innovative and organic Asia Economic Focus report depending on how the ongoing also for equity indices global- ments. I J(&&(&# worth Rs 33,494 crore. The investment for expansion of products of small-to-medium released ahead of the annual vaccination campaign proceeds, ly due to the pandemic. In a tweet, Department of incentive under the scheme processing capacity and brand- enterprise (SMEs), including Spring meeting of the World whether new restrictions to But with markets making a Investment and Public Asset   would be paid for six years end- ing abroad to incentivise emer- eggs, poultry meat, egg prod- Bank and the International mobility are required, and how comeback towards the latter Management Secretary Tuhin 2   ing 2026-27. gence of strong Indian ucts in these segments, are Monetary Fund (IMF), said quickly the world economy part of the fiscal year, investors Kanta Pandey said the total (') )4 <,O "The PLI for the food pro- brands. also covered under the first that the economy was already recovers, the World Bank said. were rewarded with high DIPAM receipts in 2020-21 '&$ =))  )&) cessing sector with Rs 10,900 Information and component. The second com- slowing when the COVID-19 “It is amazing how far returns. Thanks to the improved stand at Rs 71,857 crore, $'(')(& crore-incentive has been Broadcasting Minister ponent relates to support for pandemic unfolded. India has come compared to a investor sentiment, the market which include disinvestment &(/')&)(/''  approved. The decision is a fit- Prakash Javadekar, who was branding and marketing After reaching 8.3 per year ago,” Hans Timmer, World capitalisation of BSE-listed com- receipts of Rs 32,835 I!))&/)(&) ting tribute to our farmers," also present at the briefing, abroad to incentivise emer- cent in FY17, growth deceler- Bank Chief Economist for the panies zoomed Rs 90,82,057.95 crore and dividend /)J=&/() /) ( Food Minister Piyush Goyal said that the government in gence of strong Indian ated to 4.0 per cent in FY20, it South Asia Region, told PTI in crore to reach Rs 2,04,30,814.54 receipts of Rs 39,022 $)&( &&/ said while briefing the media the Budget had announced a brands. said. an interview. PTI crore in 2020-21. PTI crore.  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Uttarakhand Agricultural Tcal deficit at the end of online mentorship, 14 teams, the rates being offered by peers General Manager flagged off *$/&(=B/) Minflation targetting, the To keep inflation under the Produce Marketing Board for February worked out to be 76 comprising 27 youths, were in the market. This will also the 390th electric locomotive of $")( (&)7@7@<7, government on Wednesday specified level, the government abusing its dominant position per cent of the revised estimate, reconvened for the Young Social help PFC and REC to contin- WAG-9HC series bearing no. ( $"!)= extended 4 per cent retail infla- in 2016 decided to set up the with respect to wholesale pro- indicating that it is likely to Entrepreneurs Global's Pitching ue their business growth going 33114 from CLW accompanied &**)/($&() tion target for the Reserve Monetary Policy Committee curement and distribution of remain within the projections for Change finale, at which they forward in addition to main- with senior officers, staff & )'&$ # Bank of India for the next five headed by RBI Governor alcoholic beverages in made by Finance Minister presented their social enter- taining reasonable spreads. supervisors. years. entrusted with the task of fix- Uttarakhand. Nirmala Sitharaman last month. prise ideas virtually to a panel of Under the current mecha- ing the benchmark policy rate The watchdog has also The minister had revised judges. nism, the RBI has been man- (repo rate). directed the board to deposit the fiscal deficit projections for These teams - from dated by the government to The six-member MPC, the fine within 60 days as well 2020-21 to Rs 18.48 lakh crore Bangladesh, China, India, maintain retail inflation at 4 per which had its first meeting in as "cease and desist" from or 9.5 per cent of the GDP from Indonesia, Nigeria, the cent with a margin of 2 per cent October 2016, was given the indulging in anti-competitive the original budget estimate of Philippines, , and on either side. mandate to maintain annual practices. 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fabulous hotels to help you relax and recharge for the next day. Amritsar,   ! too, is well accessible by train, bus and flight. .      If you want to experience cold weather, a quiet environment and  ?' bewitching grasslands, then Ooty is the place for you. Surrounded by mag- ctor Bhumi Pednekar has shown that she is nificent waterfalls and amazing colo- Ainclined to choose social entertainers that win big nial architecture, this small gem in at the box office. Thorough her performances in films Tamil Nadu delivers a lively experi- like Toilet, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, Bala, Dum Laga ence to travellers planning to stay for Ke Haisha, Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitaare, Lust a couple of days. You can find plenty Stories, and more, she has shown her inclination to rep- of mesmerising sites such as resent women to be real on screen. The actor feels the Avalanche Lake, Kalhatty Waterfalls, industry still stereotypes women and she gets quite Deer Park and more that serve as the affected by it. perfect excuse to relax your worries. “I often choose films that have a strong social mes- Ooty also houses the Nilgiri mountain sage but I also think of picking projects that will do railway where the song Chaiyya commercially well. This is important because such Chaiyya was shot. For all the films need to reach out to a lot of people to drive home RELAX,RELAX, REWINDREWIND Shahrukh Khan fans out there, here the message and intent. I try going for cinema that kind is another reason to visit this beauti- of balances both,” says Bhumi. ful hill station. It is accessible by train She adds, “When you think about Toilet, it is one and bus. Tip: Never miss a train jour- of my most commercial socially relevant films. But the ney in the Nilgiri ranges. kind of reach the film had or the kind of impact the film had, I was amazed. After the film released, there ANDAND REFRESHREFRESH  . were campaigns where fathers and Also known as Puducherry, this mothers were at the forefront saying UT of India is a dreamy escape for a ‘no toilet no bride’. That was so fan- traveller from the hustle and bustle of tastic.” city life. All the hotels, shops and Bhumi further says, “Ayushmann restaurants in Pondicherry sell an and I did a film together – Shubh    *!        * : amazing vision of French aesthetics, Mangal Saavdhan that speaks of magnified by the Indian designers and human sexuality and is some- - 23" 64. 6".   *     $     artists. Places like Botanical Gardens, thing that is not spoken Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville about. I did Lust Stories that ast year, the pandemic-induced can relax your soul and make you speaks about gender gap, lockdown across the world cherish the Indian culture different- class divide and woman Ldelayed numerous travel plans. ly. You can also find plenty of beach- sexuality which is some- With a high risk of infection sur- es there that serve as the hot spot for thing that is not spoken at rounding us, people were confined to activities like surfing, scuba diving, all. Women are shown as their homes for the longest time. But parties and more. Pondycherry is people that have no ambi- as things have started to take pace in well accessible by train and bus from tions, no sexual desires and 2021, more and more people are Chennai. that is something I again packing their bags to resume their want to change.” travel plans. However, with several    Bhumi wants to keep countries still showing their door to If you are tired of attending parties picking films that change the outside world, it is domestic trav- and want a spiritual break, Tirupati is the narrative of repre- el that is booming like never before the place to head to. Best known for the sentation of women with an extra push towards stayca- Lord Venkateswara Temple, lakhs of in cinema. She says, tions. tourists visit this place every year to “Through my cine- Indians are increasingly heading praise its architecture and take bless- ma, I try in por- towards off-beat locations to stay at ings from the almighty Venkateshwara. traying women prominent or luxury properties that You can also find the archaeological that exist, offer staycation packages, allowing museum that displays an extensive col- women that are them to relax, rewind, and refresh in lection of Hindu gods, allowing tourists real. Women a home away from home environ- ferent fun to travel. The beaches of the you, their local food is a must-try, with open arms. The moment you to capture the Indian culture from the need good ment. Such trips are easy on the wal- state, each having its own identity, is which is a mixture of Portuguese and enter Amritsar, you can smell food first seat. Besides these, Tirupati is representa- let (as compared to an international what attracts tourists from all over the Indian backgrounds. It will surely give cooking in open kitchens and the blessed with several waterfalls, hills and tion in getaway) and allow you to be a tourist globe. Usually, the beaches in the a twist to your taste buds. In short, melody of devotional music soothing greenery, which delights a nature lover cinema. I in your home country. If you are in South are quieter than those located Goa promises to deliver a blissful your earbuds. Amritsar is blessed with in every manner. Tirupati is well see dire need of some downtime, just pack in the North. If you are a party ani- experience to every traveller who magnificent sites such as Wagah bor- accessible by train, bus and flight. women your bags and book a week-long mal, you know where to head to. If you steps foot inside its territory. It is well der, Jallianwala Bagh and more, which So, what are you waiting for? not siesta at properties in any of the below- want a distraction from the beaches, accessible by train, bus and flight. The rewinds our history and are a treat to Book your tickets to any of the above having mentioned destinations: temples and wildlife sanctuaries will journey to Goa is most scenic by train. look at. Finally, how can we forget the destinations and enjoy the much- the cor- happily do the job. Goa is filled with local Punjabi food? In every street of needed break with your friends and rect repre-  beautiful hotels and ghats where you   this city, you will find hundreds of family. sentation on Making a Goa plan with your can spend your entire trip lazing with The city of rich culture and tra- food corners waiting to please your (The writer is the co-founder and screen. It really friends or your loved ones adds a dif- your loved ones. 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ctor Ranveer Singh’s passion pro- hustle in me to make my own luck in Aject IncInk completes two years. order to become something.” P 1#3#4 # 1Q The youth icon had founded this ini- ! $  He further says, “People who work tiative with Navzar Eranee. He is just as hard, often don’t get that chance extremely proud of how it has become and may never get it. Mine was a mil- )  5  (())$/))5 "  a creative platform for budding, talent- .   .2733  2,"   !*  ! lion to one shot, I was prepared to risk ed musicians and is empowering them it all and I found my opportunity. Even )()(     (/*) to shine bright.         !   though I often felt discouraged I per- Ranveer says, “When I had decid- severed. I just want to say if you don’t adar Jain is eagerly waiting ed to chase my dream of becoming an    get it, if you fall, don’t stay down, get up, Afor the release of his next, actor years ago, it wasn’t easy getting my keep playing. Always be inspired to play. Hello Charlie, a film that is gar- foot in the door. I was fortunate enough I want to lead by example. So, that’s nering him praise from all to build my career through a combina- what we will do through IncInk. Keep quarters. In this hilarious com- tion of hard work, passion and self- playing, falling and getting up for the edy, Aadar will be seen forging belief. I told myself back then that when run again. The child in you makes you an unlikely friendship with a I become relatively successful, I will try joyous, discover and rediscover him gorilla, which is actually Jackie and do something for my fellow dream- always.” Shroff in disguise. For Aadar, ers. That’s when the germ of IncInk was About IncInk’s genre-fluid vision sharing screen space with the sown in my head.” forward, Navzar says, “The collective is yesteryears superstar was a He adds, “Today, I feel grateful to open. We want to discover and work true blue fan moment! have been able to provide a platform to genre-agnostic so whether it’s electron- The actor says, “I’ve always some outstanding new talents. I am ica or jazz musician/band or singer- been a big Jackie Shroff fan and blown away by the music that these bril- songwriter or folk musicians from the after working with him, I’ve liant young artistes have created and I interiors of India — we don’t want to become an even bigger fan of am continually impressed at their abil- be confined or be boxed into just this his. He’s a rockstar in the truest ity to express and create art that is dis- or that. This is a callout to all then artists sense and hands down the ruptive. The entire team at IncInk has who are authentic in their vision and coolest person I’ve met! I had given it their all in backing these talents craft, if you have that edge — we are on.” a blast working with him. We and I thank them with all my heart. The He adds, “IncInk is not just a label. share a great bond and I just team’s effort has been relentless in It’s a philosophy that lives true. All have the most amount of love fuelling the passion of these poets and artists at the collective are handpicked and respect for him as an actor singers.” for the highly skilled artisan and we and as a human being.” Ranveer feels the discoveries made want to continue to collaborate with cre- Aadar adds, “I’ve known by IncInk, Kaam Bhaari, Spitfire, Devil ative artists. As an artist’s collective, we him for many years now even – The Rhymer and SlowCheeta, have will not be limited to music releases, before I became an actor. We turned out to be prodigies and he could- videos but we expand on to bigger met first on the sets of Farah n’t be happier to see them soar. visions being executed via — IP’s, Khan’s Happy in “They have evolved into serious products and collaborations.” which I worked as an assistant musical prodigies of our generation who scope of work and become an artist col- someone so they feel included, that Navzar further reveals, “We will director. I always wanted to are now being appreciated far and wide. lective that serves as a platform for new, would be fulfilling.” perform artistic collaborations and share screen space with him, so The music label has tried to be a vehi- un-showcased artists and ideas across He adds, “I would be going back empower the creation of a product that to finally get the opportunity to really encouraging and moti- We heard a lot of young cool cle for their artistic growth, becoming India and diversify into all genres. into the past and inspiring that younger moves the soul. Every artist will have a work alongside him in Hello vating for a young actor like African music together and the wind beneath the wings of these rare Ranveer says, “Being fluid in this me to never be dejected, to work hard- share and everyone will play a part. Our Charlie was really special for me.” exchanged many interesting gems. I am proud of what the team has endeavour through genre music, video, er and keep experimenting, trying new work with the deaf community with the me.” Aadar cherishes every stories about my family and achieved in a short span of two years, visual art and experiences is what we do things and playing with ideas. When Indian Sign Language (ISL) initiatives Jackie was a big motivator minute that he has shared with his.” and I’m thrilled about the vibrancy and here. Ink is a beacon for artists. I would something doesn’t work, no problem, has been something that moved my soul for Aadar on the sets. He says, Jackie on the sets. He says, The film is directed by diversity we have added to the music like it to be a lighthouse on the shore. build again. I would nurture the child from the beginning. We want to help in “To be honest, he just always “Every minute with Jackie Pankaj Saraswat and produced scene in India,” he says. 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Reinstating the point, Cschemes to far-flung tribal economy and has Moreover, the tribals from renowned physician and for- areas of the country so that emerged as a beacon of change the UT will have access to larg- mer Cabinet Minister, each and every tribal is posi- for the tribals. The Van Dhan er markets through the Tribes Government of India, CP tively impacted, TRIFED has Yojana (VDY), a programme India network — both the Thakur, said that the youth recently signed a for value addition, branding & physical outlets and online. should be equipped for the Memorandum of marketing of MFPs by estab- TRIFED is currently empan- new India. He also empha- Understanding with the lishing Van Dhan Kendras to elling new tribal suppliers sised the need for unlearning Administration of Dadra & facilitate the creation of sus- from this region and soon the and relearning to make them Nagar Haveli and Daman & tainable livelihoods for the Tribes India catalogue will major contributors to the Diu for the implementation of forest-based tribes is a compo- also start including tribal prod- Indian GDP. the MSP for MFP Scheme and nent of the same scheme. ucts from Dadra & Nagar Dr Snehasis the Van Dhan Yojana. The Van Dhan tribal start- Haveli and Daman & Diu, Mukhopadhyay of Purdue As a part of its mission to ups have also emerged as a thus, enabling a far wider University reinforced the con- improve the livelihoods of the source of employment gener- reach to the unique products cept of smart city, the use of tribals (both forest dwellers and ation for tribal gatherers and of this region. algorithms, and data analysis artisans) and work towards Price (MSP) & development of Tribal Affairs that aims to forest dwellers and the home- Generating income and to create smart cities and tribal empowerment, TRIFED value chain for MFP’ will be provide remunerative and fair bound tribal artisans. livelihoods for tribal people organisations. He stressed the has been carrying out several implemented in the union ter- prices to tribal gatherers of for- This partnership with the through such flagship schemes idea of new India through a programmes and initiatives. ritory. To begin with there are est produces. The fair prices Administration of Dadra & like the MSP for MFP, Van much faster pace of technol- Under this agreement, the plans to set up one Van Dhan provided is almost three times Nagar Haveli and Daman & Dhan Yojana and other signif- ogy adaptation but with mechanism for marketing of Vikas Kendra. higher than what is available to Diu and the subsequent imple- icant initiatives is what human monitoring to create a Minor Forest Produce (MFP) The MSP for MFP is a flag- them otherwise and trebles mentation of tribal betterment TRIFED is relentlessly working cost-effective organisation. through Minimum Support ship scheme of the Ministry of their overall income. Over the schemes will definitely ensure towards. Dr Kundana Lal of Vitti Technologies emphasised the fact that while India has all the resources, government entities including government depart- Powergrid acquires BBTL under TBCB ments need to digitalise at an even faster pace, and entity ower Grid Corporation of works in Rajasthan under build, dynamism is the call of the inline with private organisa- corrections required to outper- PIndia Limited (Powergrid) has own, operate and maintain hour. tions i.e. without any political form global competitors. acquired Bikaner-II Bhiwadi (BOOM) basis for 35 years. The Dr Antarpreet Singh interventions so that they are Entrepreneur Rahul Deo, Transco Limited (BBTL) under project is an Inter-State Director Indian School of made accountable and target in his closing speech, summed Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Transmission System project and Business spoke about the basic driven for the new India. up the programme with the (TBCB), which is the project is scheduled to be completed in 18 principles of AI. He stressed The Chancellor request to collate all the inputs company to establish months. that India’s target for technol- Confederation of Indian and submit a report to the Transmission System During the FY 2020-21, bid- ogy contribution to GDP was University, Dr Priyaranjan Government of India stressing Strengthening Scheme for evacu- ding for five Inter-State one trillion by 2021 as com- Trivedi, spoke on the need for that we are already late in the ation of power from solar energy Transmission projects have been pared to Google’s 2.5 trillion, a far more developed curricu- new industrialization and zones in Rajasthan (8.1 GigaWatt) undertaken till date and Powergrid however, we have achieved lum for graduates of tomorrow India stands at 6th in the under phase II - Part F. has been declared as the success- only one per cent of the actu- and to take the course into rank for the global ranking in The project comprises of 400 ful bidder in all the five projects. al target as envisioned by the consideration with developed use of technology, which is KiloVolt (kV) Double Circuit Acquisition of Bikaner-II IT Ministry in 2018. organisations globally. He also indicating China as number (D/C) Transmission lines which Bhiwadi Transco Limited is the IAS and ex-nominee stressed the need to make one. traverse in Rajasthan and Haryana second in the series of five projects United Nations, Dr PSUs more productive through The programme was with establishment of a new 400 and acquisition of the remaining Markendeya Rai, spoke about Independent Monitoring addressed by eminent scholars kV switching sub-station, STAT- three project companies is under- (    $    <  : GG 3 EG           the need to remove red Systems and HR experts to and speakers from the govern- COM, and sub-station extension way.   $G tapeism and create PSU’s evaluate on monthly basis the ment. ,54(   #

TPC Dadri organised an business scenarios. organisation. Nonline communication He also highlighted the C Sivakumar, Group GM, workshop for their senior importance of effective com- NTPC Dadri, inaugurated the executives on the topic effec- munication for brand building session and closing remarks tive communication for brand and promotion. He also were made by KS Murthy, promotion and invited Naresh evinced Corporate Head of HR. They urged the Kumar, Senior General Communications senior officials connected Manager (Corporate Management techniques to online to adopt the suggested Communications) POWER- promote brand image of the communication strategies. The GRID to conduct this work- company through various session was followed with a shop as guest faculty. He brand case studies of private question-answer session with gave a comprehensive and and public sector. Kumar senior officials. Pankaj Narain elaborate presentation on the urged the senior officials to Saksena, Manager (Corporate topic and talked about strate- make good use of all available Communications), NTPC gic corporate communica- media resources including Dadri, compèred the proceed- 1133 tion management in this social media platforms for cre- ings of the virtual communi- competitive world for new ating brand image of the cation workshop.

timely financial support However, he was unable to pay Afrom SAIL’s Barsua Iron the last semester fees. As it came ugdha Sinha, Government Mines in Odisha has backed to notice, SAIL Management MSecretary, Department of Arts and Sushil Munda to seamlessly took the initiative to extend Culture, said that Rajasthan has a unique :1 +##31# continue his study in IIT financial assistance to Sushil to identity on the tourism map due to its Guwahati. A Chemical pay the semester fees of rich art and culture heritage. Engineering student of IIT 32,000. The amount has been Sinha was speaking at the Jawahar organised among limited visitors, taking organised. The exhibition, Sono- Guwahati, Sushil was in need handed over to his father Singa Kala Kendra on the occasion of Rajasthan full precautions during the Corona peri- Rajasthan, which depicts the art of the to pay his semester fees of the Munda by the Chief General Day in a seminar organised by the od. state, was displayed. college. Coming from an Manager, Barsua Iron Mines, Department of Tourism, Arts and In the seminar, Dr Vidya Sagar Dr Punita Singh, Joint Director, underprivileged tribal family of SAIL. With joy in his eyes, Culture and Lalit Kala Akademi on the Upadhyay, Dr Kumar Ashutosh and Tourism Department, proposed the vote Sundargarh district in Odisha, Singa expressed gratitude to theme of ‘Role of Tourism in Promoting Priyadarshan Lakhawat, associated with of thanks. On this occasion, Additional Sushil sought a financial trac- SAIL. The company has a plan Tourism’. He threw light on the interre- tourism training, expressed their views Director of Tourism Department, tion. His father is a driver at to extend the support to Sushil lations of tourism and art by making on the importance of local arts and cul- Manisha Arora and officials of various local private mines in family. Despite all the odds, for the remaining semesters too. them aware of the importance of ture along with tourist places in encour- departments were present. Sundargarh. His skimpy Sushil completed his study in Besides academics Sushil is Rajasthan Day. aging tourism and increasing the move- It is noteworthy that the foundation monthly income of 6,000 is local schools and got admission also a district level Hockey Director of Tourism Department, ment of tourists. day of Rajasthan is celebrated every year too less to run his 12-member in IIT Guwahati for 2018-22. player in Odisha. Nisht Jain, said that this seminar has been Two different exhibitions were on March 30 as Rajasthan Day.

he Chief Minister of Rajasthan, The Chief Minister has    TAshok Gehlot, has instructed appealed to the Patwaris, who are the state to take strict steps to save boycotting the work, to return to the state from the second wave of 2 & + work in view of the situation. He Coronavirus. He said that due to said that all the Patwaris had also   GG&  negligence in the cradle of the played an important role in the COVID protocol in the past, the 0   ."6,3"5    !  past as frontline workers. It is cases have increased rapidly. In expected that they will return to ealme introduced its latest Youth view of this, he extended the time       *    *   *  work, realising their responsibili- rFlagships — the realme 8 series of night curfew and re-enforced ty towards the survival of the peo- and 8 Pro. These two smartphones other restrictions. He said that no ple of the state. The state govern- are power packed with unique fea- compromise would be made in the ment will try to take appropriate tures and design. The 8 series has prevention of the disease. The decisions on their legitimate been crafted with excellence, bring- government will take every neces- demands. ing trendsetting features in camera, sary step for it. Medical Minister Dr Raghu vividly immersive display, powerful Gehlot was reviewing the vac- Sharma said that it is necessary to performance and fast charging cination drive through a video con- take strict action to prevent the capabilities. It promises a compre- ference on Wednesday. He said that spread of Corona. He added that hensive experience for smartphone in the areas where more cases are Rajasthan was at the forefront of users at the most democratised reported, district collectors will be the management of Corona due to price. able to take a decision regarding timely decisions taken in the past. Commenting on the occasion the closure of educational institu- Medical and Health Secretary, of the launch, Madhav Sheth, Vice tions in consultation with the state Siddharth Mahajan, gave a presen- President and CEO, realme India realme UI 2.0 out of the box. To government. tation regarding the status of and Europe, said, “With this series, enable consumers in purchasing the The district administration Coronavirus and vaccination in the we have introduced many trendset- 8 series smartphones, the brand has police and local body team will state. He informed that the num- ting technology. Camera has always got the real upgrade programme. It check the borders. He said that the bers of active cases have increased been a top-of-the-line feature of is available on Flipkart in partner- commercial establishments in to 8,155 in the state. The case dou- realme number series’ and one of its ship with its Smart Upgrade Plan which the Corona protocol is vio- bling time has also come down to strongest suits with not only lead- and also in the brand’s mainline lated, the violator as well as the more people gather for the ceremo- regularly review the positivity rate, rapidly in our country as well. If we 312 days and the positivity rate was ing hardware in the segment but stores. concerned establishment operator ny than the prescribed limit. mortality rate, testing etc. He said, do not wish to lose the battle, it is 1.21 per cent in the week of 3 to 9 deep customised software with its With the programme, con- will also be held responsible and Gehlot said that in the urban “Special emphasis should be placed necessary that people travel to March, which has increased to 3.16 unique algorithm. Continuing with sumers are required to pay only 70 such establishments can also be areas of the state, night curfew has on contact tracing, micro contain- other states only when it is per cent in the week of 24 to 30 the same, we have introduced series per cent of the original price of the seized. He directed that the joint been imposed from 11 o’clock in ment zones and testing. Re-create absolutely necessary. He said that March. 8 with new camera features like smartphone during check-out. After teams of the district administra- the night. Along with Ajmer, the control rooms set up at the dis- these tough steps may cause some Chief Secretary, Niranjan Arya, Starry Time-lapse Video and Tilt- 12 months, the buyer can make pay- tion, police and local bodies should Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, trict level. Incident command sys- inconvenience to the people, but it Director General of Police, ML shift Time-lapse Video. It is ment of remaining 30 per cent and visit the markets to ensure compli- Udaipur, Sagwara and Kushalgarh, tem should be reinforced. No is necessary to take such decisions Lathar, Principal Secretary equipped with a 108 MP Ultra retain the existing smartphone. ance of the COVID protocol in the there will now be night curfew in mask, no entry should be strictly for the protection of life. Finance, Akhil Arora, Medical Quad Camera. It will also allow the However, in case a consumer wish- establishments. These teams will Chittorgarh and Aburoad. In addi- followed. The pace of vaccination He said that vaccination is the Education Secretary, Vaibhav users to experience a 64 MP AI es to upgrade their smartphone with conduct intensive inspections till tion, in all the urban areas, now the should be increased further.” strongest weapon to prevent Galaria, Autonomous Government Quad Camera, which is a step the latest in the plan, they can return April 11, and will also be able to markets will be closed at 9 o’clock. Gehlot said that Rajasthan has Corona. We have to insist on vac- Secretary, Bhavani Singh Detha, above most conventional camera the current smartphone and initiate fines and seize proceedings The Chief Minister instructed been far ahead in the fight against cination. He instructed the district Information and Public Relations systems.” upgrade to a new one, again by pay- if violations are found. Besides, the the District Collectors to prepare the pandemic. But in the last few collectors that the targeted targets Commissioner, Mahendra Soni Both, realme 8 Pro and realme ing only 70 per cent of the new operators of the wedding places an action plan for their respective days, along with other states of the of vaccination should be attained and other senior officials were pre- 8 are the first phones to come with smartphone’s price. will also be responsible where districts regarding the Corona and country, cases have increased as soon as possible. sent in the meeting.   "#$!$"  > Maxi fits what RCB require in middle order: Hesson P        A    ( Q11#    ((,  lenn Maxwell’s aggressive batting during the middle overs and 1## Gback-end will add dimension to playing cricket still gives me their side and also help Big Show to play that satisfaction. freely, feels RCB Director of Cricket Mike 71+1 “I have set a standard for Hesson. myself and if I don’t meet that, Maxwell, a perennial under-per- London: England’s director of crick- I don’t need anyone else but I former but someone who has always et Ashley Giles says the ECB would will blame myself. I need to ask raked in moolah at the IPL auctions, was like to stay away from any conflict myself, did I put in the opti- snapped for 14.25 crore by the Royal with players on their participation in mum effort that was required,” Challengers Bangalore after Punjab the IPL as it could well mean losing he said just before moving into Kings decided to release him. the top ones if they are forced to the team bubble. “He (Maxwell) is fantastic and fits in choose between franchise and nation- The owner of 700-plus the middle-order for us. We wanted to al duty. International wickets is prag- have a player of his quality during mid- The former spinner, who played matic about how he approach- dle overs and at the back-end as well, he 54 Tests, 62 ODIs between 1997-2006, es the game in his 23rd profes- brings in huge amount of experience,” feels any standoff with the players on sional season, having made his Hesson said at a virtual media confer- the matter could have dangerous Test debut in 1998. ence, indicating that Maxwell is that implications for England cricket. “Yes, I am not a 20 year- impact player in the middle-order which “Right now I think our players old anymore and won’t be RCB lacked last year. love playing for England,” Giles said training like I did then. But “On his day, he can turn a game on on BBC’s Tuffers and Vaughan show. yes, as a 40 year-old, I know I its head. We need to use him in a space “I don’t want that to be a kiss of am fit and will certainly do where we can maximise his skills and we death. I think we have to understand what is required to succeed at are looking at how we do that,” the for- that it could be a danger in the future. this level. mer New Zealand coach said. “We don’t particularly want to go “The expectation is still Hesson wants Maxwell to under- toe-to-toe with our players over IPL going to be there and respon- stand his role. participation in the long run because sibilities that were there when “I am waiting to speak to him and we may face losing some of our best   “I have got nothing to I was playing for India be clear about his role. It’s just been a few players,” he added. prove to anyone. My intention remains,” said one of the most days. Amongst peers, he is going to bat, England rotated their all-format arbhajan Singh is still is to play well, enjoy my stint successful bowlers in IPL his- so its better he understands his role players for the tour of Sri Lanka and playing because he out there in the middle and tory with 150 scalps. implicitly. He has good skills, highly India, keeping in mind the busy H“wants to” and he experienced and will also be part of lead- schedule throughout the year. “will”, asserts the veteran off- ership group.” However, all of them have been spinner, as combative at 40 as " 0   The 6 feet 9 inch Kyle Jamieson has allowed to stay for the entirety of the he was in his heydays and least been one of New Zealand’s heroes in Test IPL, which means those involved in bothered by the people ques- cricket but Hesson feels that even in the final stages are most likely to miss tioning his willingness to carry     ? ! India, the bounce he can extract due to the opening Test against New on. his height will be very handy for RCB. Zealand, slated to begin on June 2. One of India’s greatest “As I said, in some grounds, we will The series against the Black Caps spinners is back in IPL this want bowlers who would bowl predom- was planned after the NOCs for IPL year with the Kolkata Knight inantly cutters and in some other ground, were granted to the players. “That Riders after skipping the last here the ball swings and there is bounce, window was clear for anyone who got season for CSK in the UAE Kyle will be deadly. 3$   3 H      $  <    ,      to the later stages of IPL to play in the and wants to now “enjoy every “It’s about complementing with *   =      * ,   E2E/    "4 I  whole competition,” Giles said. “That moment of whatever cricket is skills and what brings to the group, obvi- is how their contracts were agreed. We left” in him. ously with bat he has skills about being Kyle will get that bounce and bring in dif- to bat at the top of the order. It’s a posi- don’t think it is right to renege on that “Lot of people think ‘Bhai a power player,” Hesson justified the ferent challenge. Saini has a little bit more tion, he knows well. He is in fine touch. agreement,” he added. yeh kyun khel raha hain?' insane bidding of the young Black Cap. pace and bowls a different length. They “I thought the way he played in Currently, there are 12 England Arrey bhai yeh unki soch hai, As far as the Indian pace bowling will be used in different phases of the T20s against England and how he con- cricketers, some with million dollar meri naahi. Meri soch hai ki group is concerned, Hesson is looking game.” trolled the tempo, on his day when he contracts, playing in the IPL. main abhi khel sakta hoon, toh at ‘horses for courses’ while picking Hesson was also pleased with the does for RCB.” These include Jos Buttler, Ben main khelunga (People think between Navdeep Saini and kind of form skipper Virat Kohli, who On uncapped Indian players, Hesson Stokes, Johnny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, ‘why is he playing but that’s Mohammed Siraj. will be opening in the upcoming season. mentioned the names of Rajat Patidar of Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Sam your opinion. From where I    10 matches will be held. “Siraj is exceptional with new ball. “I think Virat is so experienced with MP and Mohammed Azharudeen of Billings, Dawid Malan and, Jofra see myself, I want to play and “If you look at the He has ability to swing the new ball while what he does with RCB and he is going Kerala as the talents to look out for. Archer if deemed fit. PTI I will play),” Harbhajan said. eteran off-spinner options that we have and the VHarbhajan Singh’s inclu- conditions that we might sion may have raised quite a play in probably particular-   /     few eyebrows but Kolkata ly in Chennai, which notori- Q-   Knight Riders skipper Eoin ously can turn or at least raise ,>  Morgan on Wednesday said the eyebrows of our spinners & B it has boosted their spin which is hard to do.    force keeping in mind of “It’s an area that if we  *    ! R B  )/2 Chennai’s slow turners in play well in the tournament ndia captain Virat Kohli the upcoming IPL. I think our spinners will Iretained his top spot in the The 40-year-old, who have bowled well and con-   “I think it’s something on    ICC rankings for ODI batsmen, skipped the IPL last year, was tributed in that regard,” the every player’s wish list to play while pacer Jasprit Bumrah bought by the two-time IPL World Cup winning English hennai Super Kings all- under MS. I think it’s the confi- ngland opener Jason Roy on slipped a place to fourth position champions at his base price skipper said. Crounder Moeen Ali on dence and the clarity he gives EWednesday replaced in the bowler’s list released on of 2 crore after he had gone Morgan, who was Wednesday vouched for people. It’s exciting,” he added. Mitchell Marsh in the Sunrisers Wednesday. Kohli, who had unsold in the first round. appointed skipper midway Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s cap- Moeen, who said he was squad for the Indian scores of 56 and 66 in the first He will join the likes of into their dwindling cam- taincy and said most cricketers looking forward to playing Premier League after the and second ODIs against Sunil Narine, Shakib-al- paign last season, said this look forward to play under him under Dhoni, said it is very Australian all-rounder made England, has 870 points in his Hasan, Kuldeep Yadav and time the squad is well-round- as he helps them improve their important to have strong lead- himself unavailable due to per- kitty. Bumrah, who was rested Varun Chakravarthy in ed and the biggest strength game. ership and coaches who stay sonal reasons. from white-ball series against KKR’s spin department. would be their middle-order. “I’ve spoken to players who calm. “It’s very important to have “Sunrisers Hyderabad have England, slipped a place to “Adding Harbhajan to “The one positive, have played under MS and they strong leadership and coaches signed up England batsman 1 +&#7 1 fourth among bowlers and has our squad has strengthened amongst others last year was tell me how he improves their who stay calm, who take the Jason Roy as replacement for 690 points. India limited overs us in a really good way. the versatility within our game. I believe a great captain pressure off the players as much Mitchell Marsh, who has made vice-captain Rohit Sharma is When you look at our spin middle order and the flexibil- does that,” the England all- as they can and are consistent. himself unavailable for the entire 3#11##7 1 ! ranked third, behind Pakistan’s department as a whole, on ity to either promote Sunil or rounder was quoted as saying by We are very lucky we have that,” season owing to personal rea- Babar Azam, while KL Rahul paper, it’s one of the best in promote myself or DK. the CSK website. he added. sons,” read an IPL update. New Delhi: Delhi Capitals head nament. “Unfortunate that has moved up from 31st to 27th the tournament and that’s “The strength within the coach Ricky Ponting is con- Shreyas will miss the tourna- spot. All-rounder Hardik factual,” the KKR skipper middle order is, if we play vinced that leading the side in ment, but looking forward to Pandya has achieved a career- said in a virtual media con- well, there’s a lot of teams the upcoming IPL season will seeing @RishabhPant17 grab best 42nd position among bats- ference. who will not enjoy playing make swashbuckling wicket- his opportunity. It’s well men after scores of 35 and 64, Owing to the pandemic, against us. It is one of the keeper-batsman Rishabh Pant deserved for his recent perfor- and Rishabh Pant has entered IPL 2021 will be held across strengths of our side, we an even better player. Pant was mances and he’s coming in the top 100. Seam bowler six venues from April 9-May need to make the right call in named the captain of Delhi with a lot of confidence. I’m Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who took 30 with no team getting to when to play the best hand. Capitals for the upcoming IPL convinced captaincy will make three for 42 in the final match, play at home. And that’s one of the things after regular skipper Shreyas him an even better player,” has gained nine slots to reach the The tournament will that we learned from last Iyer was ruled out of the tour- Ponting tweeted. PTI 11th position. kick-start in Chennai where year,” he said.