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According to official was established in the premis- under Plant site police station Rourkela.Anju soon lodged a Besides, 769 electric poles, 293 sources, an estimated 8.71 lakh es of ESI Hospital at JKPur. accommodateincreasing num- He said, “While industries limits. An elderly woman, who complaint in the Plant site he severe cyclonic storm km roads, 781 Government domestic animalswere affected There was no Covid Hospital in ber of cases. So, many Covid- like Tatas in Gopalpur and is a relative of Anju, identified police station about TYaas has made extensive buildings and 402 fish ponds in Yaas including 3, 30,511 live- Rayagada. 19 patients are moving toneigh- Duburi(Jajpur),Jindal in Angul as Sarjit Kaur, had come to the plan of Sarjit. As per damage in costal Kendrapada were alsodamaged in Yaas. stock and 4, 9,444poultry. As But by end of 2020, 110 bouring AP or and Rourkela Steel Plant in Rourkela from Amritsar during direction of Rourkela SP district. As per a preliminary As per the report, nearly many as 279 livestock, includ- beds got ready including eight Bhubaneswar/Cuttack, etc and Sundargarh haveestablished the month of April and had vis- Mukesh KumarBhamo, a police report of district administra- 15.22 lakh population of 1,592 ing 14 big animals, fivesmall Intensive CareUnits (ICUs), facing lots ofdifficulties. Covid Hospitals as Centres of ited Anju’s house. team went to Amritsar to res- tion, it is pegged at 70.1 crore. villages wereaffected .The dis- animals and 260 poultry per- four High Dependency Units Though there are several Excellence, we have writtento Sarjit had convinced Anju cue the victim girl. According to official trict administration assessed ished. The district administra- (HDUs) and four ventila- advanced medical equip- Utkal Alumina of Birla, which to send her young daughter, her The Rourkela police took sources, around 85 per cent of the damage caused to277 tionpegged the loss to livestock tors.Though still the DCHC at mentsdumped at the hospital, has established a world-class elderdaughter and her elder help from their Amritsar coun- area in thedistrict has report- hectares of agriculture fields to and poultry at 4.71 crore. JK Pur has not been reflected most of them are not used due bauxite refinery in Kashipur, to daughter's two minor sons to terpart in therescue operation. edly been affected in the be 29.20 crore. As many as eight boats in OdishaGovernment’s health to lack oftrained technicians. establish another Covid Amritsar and allthe four had Anju’s elder daughter and her cyclone Yaas , while thedistrict Among the houses dam- were damaged whereas 402 portal, CDM and PHO Dr The deaths have highly Hospital in Rayagadain part- accordingly gone with Sarjit to two minor sons werealso res- recorded zero human causali- aged, while 488 were kutcha fish ponds and 16fish seed Artabandhu Nayak said that increased. During the last- nership with Government of Amritsar. cued. Accused Sarjit and her ty. But 279 domestic ani- houses, 53 huts and257 cow- farms were damaged in the the same is a Dedicated Covid month of May, the number of Odisha.” After reaching at Amritsar, husband were not present mals,including two spotted sheds and a pucca house were cyclonic storm. The damage of Hospital (DCH) as there is pro- deceased persons has crossed Meanwhile, the district Sarjit took them to her house inhouse. deer, and poultry, perished in damaged in the storm. The thefishery sector was worth Rs vision of ICUs, HDUs and the number of the first surge, Collector has inaugurated a 50- andallegedly kept them captive Plant site police station the gale. housedamage has been esti- 2.1 crore. Beside this, 19 poles ventilators. said senior scribe and secretary bedCCC established by the and engaged both the sisters in IIC SK Meher said, “The As many as 799 houses mated at 23.24 crore, in 33 KVline, 216 of 11 KV line, The only Government of Media Cares,Rayagada Utkal Alumina at Oshapada. householdworks. Sarjit also accused areabsconding and were damaged whereas an esti- informed districtCollector 13 DTS and 511 electric poles Covid hospital is not able to Ranjan Rath. fixed the marriage of the they will be nabbed soon.” mated 277 hectares of agricul- Amrit Ruturaj. were damaged inYaas.  $ 02  #  456,0   BED; D(0)D3 7389:(6$!  $0    24   #  "         #  @  Similarly, Haryana has  /' received 182 tankers filled with BHUBANESWAR: On the total of 1,469 tankers or 3331.793 MT of oxygen. 41 he NTPC Talcher Kaniha occasion of the Seva Divas Acontainers carrying tankers with 660.051 MT of Tcelebrated Swachhta celebrated on May 30 across the 27,088.928 MT medical oxygen oxygen have been sent so far to Pakhwada from May 16 to 31 country to mark the comple- have been dispatched under Maharashtra, while 667.231 in line with the Government of tion of the second year of the escort and supervision of the MT of oxygen filled in 41 India’s objective of spreading second term of Modi Govt, BJP Odisha police so far from tankers have been dispatched awareness about Swachhta and office-bearers and volunteers Rourkela, Jajpur, and to Chhattisgarh. its importance. donated blood in Odisha. As Dhenkanal and Angul districts As many as 67 tankers Swachhta Pakhwada was the period is also being of Odisha to 16 deficit States have carried around 1297.662 Santosh Kumar Patnaik, who launched by a pledge in a spe- observed as seven years of the and union territories in the MT of oxygen to Uttar Pradesh was chief guest, said, "I'm real- cial event for propagating Modi Government, the party country. More are leaving on and 67 tankers with 1182.6 MT D.(D/'.' ly deeply saddened by the awareness of cleanliness among units organised special Seva Saturday. of oxygen have been sent to demise of such a great leader. employees by CGM (Talcher programmes in all the 6,798 During last 44 days, as Madhya Pradesh till date, 22 '' 0.)'/( His death created an irre- Kaniha)Sudip Nag. Shivam gram panchayats and all urban many as 125 tankers were dis- tankers with 410.24 MT of placeable loss to our organisa- Srivastava GM (O&M), depart- areas in the State by distribut- patched from Angul with oxygen have been sent so far to  4(04 tion.” Union general secretary mental heads and employees villages was done with the Mishra, departmental heads ing masks, sanitisers, dry food 2036.562 MT, 335from Delhi, four tankers with 107.89 Ranjan Kumar also paid his last were present on the occasion support of the fire department and employees from HR, RLI rations, oximeters, PPE kits and Dhenkanal with 5558.12 MT, MT sent to Punjab. bhiram Samal, an executive respects to Samal. Among oth- through video conferencing on May 21. and T/S Civil. animal fodders. The pro- 295 from Jajpur with 5976.139 12 tankers with 235.19 MT Amember of the Eastern ers, union vice-president Dilip mode. With an aim to create An online talk was given by gramme was held in the party’s MT and 717 from Rourkela sent to Karnataka, three India Oil Refinery Workers' Kumar Behera, Oil Refinery The fortnight drive includ- awareness about the impor- principal DAV school Laxmi all organisational districts with 13518.107 MT. tankers with 66.14 MT sent to Union and president of the Oil Contract Labour Cooperative ed various activities like online tance of greenery and clean Demta on ‘Swachhata where senior leaders partici- A total of 436 tankers with Bihar, two tankers with 25.29 Refinery Workers' Cooperative Society secretary Niranjan quiz, painting and essay com- environment, a tree plantation Pakhwada’ sensitising the pated as observers. 8548.096 MT of oxygen have MT sent to Society, passed away on June 2. Samal, Paradip Port Land Loser petitions, cleanliness in the drive was organised at RLI teachers and Staff. A talk was been sent so far to Andhra Chandigarh,21tankers with A condolence meeting was Farmers' Association president township, offices and markets. Centre of NTPC Kaniha on also organised by RLI-Talcher Pradesh, and 374 tankers with 405.068 MT sent to Kerala, one held at the Zero Point Union Chinmay Das and secretary Sanitation activities like fog- May 22. Kaniha on containment of 6610.309 MT of oxygen to tanker with 29.1 MT sent to office maintaining Covid Mihirkant Sahoo, Trinath ging, pesticide spraying and Chandan and Bakul trees covid by Dr Puspanjali Nayak, Telangana. Tamil Nadu has West Bengal and two tankers guidelines. Biswal and Bikash Behera also supplying bleaching powder were planted by CGM Nag, Consultant (Medical) provid- received 194 tankers filled with with 39.42 MT of oxygen have Union president and emi- paid homage to the departed in the township. As a CSR ini- Shivam Srivastava, Rajnish ing necessary information on 3472.848 MT of medical oxy- been sent so far to Rajasthan in nent trade union leader soul. tiative, sanitization of nearby 20 Rastogi, GM(HR), Dr Aparajita staying safe. gen. last 44days.   
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 with only one doctor in the members out of the country’s single-day rise in infections in The reason for not select- by persons occupying high southern Union territory losing over 12 lakh doctors. around two months, on ing them was not cited despite posts is valid. his life. Two deaths each were The second wave of pan- Saturday. a Right to Moreover, the two officers  .'&('/0 Chandigarh, Sirsa, Jind, recorded in Tripura, Goa and demic had stretched healthcare The death toll from Information(RTI)application, had to submit a contempt peti- Karnal, Panipat and Ambala. Uttarakhand, three each in system in the country, with COVID-19 climbed to he said. The two officers tion in the apex court to get its armers’ body Samyukta Farmers leaders Rakesh Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana shortage of oxygen, medicines 3,44,082 with 3,380 new fatal- received good reports from order implemented. Following FKisan Morcha (SKM) agi- Tikait and Gurnam Singh and Punjab, whereas, five doc- and hospital beds reported ities, while the number of their reporting officers and this, a notice was issued and the tating for repeal of central Chaduni along with scores of tors lost their lives in Kerala, from across the country. The active cases was recorded were recommended for eleva- Military Secretary branch of farm laws, will hold protest their associates on Saturday Manipur and Chhattisgarh, the daily case count had crossed below 20 lakh for the fifth con- tion to the rank of Major the Army cleared the promo- events all over the country on gathered at Sadar police sta- IMA said. the 4 lakh-mark in first week secutive day. General but it did not take tion order of both officers. Sunday in memory of six Kranti Diwas’. tion in Fatehabad, demanding farmers who lost lives in The call for observing the release of fellow farmers. alleged police firing in ‘Sampoorna Kranti Diwas’ They also sought the regis- Mandsaur, MP in 2017 when was given by the Samyukta tration of a case against local 0     
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Bangkok:Representatives of “Any discussions, any after being detained on suspi- sands of people lost their lives has retained Pakistan on compliant' with seven recom- In the first FUR of the Association of Southeast meeting about the future of the cion of publicising a com- when China's military put "enhanced follow-up" status mendations and ‘non-compli- February last year, Pakistan's Asian Nations met with people of Myanmar must memoration of China's dead- down student-led pro-democ- for outstanding requirements, ant' with two out of a total 40 progress was largely found Myanmar's junta leader on include the people of Myanmar, ly crackdown in Beijing's racy protests in Tiananmen and Islamabad will continue to recommendations. unchanged - non-compliant Friday, six weeks after an emer- (their) voices must be heard,” Tiananmen Square, and said Square. China's ruling report back to it on the coun- All in all, Pakistan is now on four counts, partially com- gency regional summit on the said spokesperson Sa Sa. her arrest was meant to have a Communist Party has never try's progress to strengthen its compliant or largely compliant pliant on 25 counts and large- coup in the country drew The appointment of an chilling effect on marking the allowed public events on the implementation of anti-money with 31 out of 40 FATF rec- ly compliant on nine recom- promises of progress toward a ASEAN envoy was one of five anniversary. mainland to mark the anniver- laundering and combating ommendations. mendations. solution but produced no tan- points agreed at the regional Chow Hang Tung had sary. financing terror measures, The reporting date for this Since then, the govern- gible results. summit in Jakarta in April, helped organize previous can- Chinese officials have said according to a media report on evaluation was October 1, 2020, ment worked aggressively and State broadcaster MRTV which Min Aung Hlaing dlelight vigils on June 4, and that the country's rapid eco- Saturday. which means Islamabad may improved its effectiveness on showed Senior Gen. Min Aung attended over the objection of her arrest Friday coincided nomic development since what Pakistan was put on the have made further progress the AML/CFT system. Hlaing meeting with Brunei opponents who said the invita- with the 32nd anniversary of they call the “political tur- grey list by the Paris-based since then that would be eval- Minister for Energy Second Foreign Minister tion legitimized his power grab. the Tiananmen crackdown in logic” in her arrest, and said moil” of 1989 proves that deci- Financial Action Task Force uated at a later stage. Hammad Azhar, who is also Erywan Yusof and ASEAN Shortly afterward, a 1989. authorities aimed to “frighten” sions made at the time were (FATF) in June 2018 and the “Pakistan will move from head of the task force on FATF, Secretary-General Lim Jock spokesperson for the military Police said Chow was people and prevent them from correct. country has been struggling to enhanced (expedited) to welcomed the re-rating, saying Hoi, but provided only a broad government said it would only arrested on suspicion of publi- marking the Tiananmen crack- Although police on Friday come out of it. The Asia Pacific enhanced follow-up, and will the results proved the sinceri- outline of their discussions. allow the envoy to visit after it cizing an unauthorised assem- down. closed off parts of Victoria Group (APG) is a regional continue to report back to the ty along with resolve of the gov- Earlier this week, an had achieved security and sta- bly. The vigil was banned for a She said those working to Park and arrested Chow, hun- affiliate of the FATF. APG on progress to strength- ernment in complying with Indonesian diplomat said the bility in the country. second year running, with prevent the commemoration dreds of Hong Kongers were The second Follow-Up en its implementation of anti- the FATF requirements. delegation's purpose was to The military ousted the authorities in the semi- were covering “the crimes of undeterred, gathering to walk Report (FUR) on Mutual money laundering and com- FATF's Mutual Evaluation seek Myanmar's approval of an democratically elected gov- autonomous Chinese city citing the killers in 1989” and “help- around the perimeter of the Evaluation of Pakistan released bating financing terror Report (MER) of jurisdictions ASEAN special envoy for the ernment of Aung San Suu Kyi pandemic-related social dis- ing and consolidating this park. Many dressed in black by the APG also downgraded (AML/CFT) measures,” the is assessed in two domains - crisis, who is yet to be named. on February 1, saying her tancing restrictions. unjust one-party dictatorship.” and used their phones' flash- the country on one criteria. APG said. technical compliance or legal He said the choice of the envoy party's landslide victory in “Somehow this prohibi- Chow is a key member of lights instead of candles. The report said Pakistan Pakistan submitted its third instruments (40 FATF recom- involved both sides, making elections last November result- tion on promoting an unlawful, the Hong Kong Alliance in Across the city, street was re-rated to ‘compliant' sta- progress report in February mendations) and demonstra- progress slow. ed from massive voter fraud. prohibited assembly became a Support of Patriotic booths were also set up and tus on five counts and on 15 2021 which is yet to be evalu- tion of effectiveness (11 imme- Friday's meeting received a It has not produced credi- prohibition on promoting any Democratic Movements of small groups gathered in vari- others to ‘largely compliant' ated. diate outcomes). cool response from members of ble evidence to back its claim. remembrance of the June 4 China, which has organized the ous locations to light candles. and on yet another count to “Overall, Pakistan has Pakistan's MER was adopt- Myanmar's opposition shadow Security forces have brutal- massacre, in any form, in any annual vigil in the city's Police said at least six peo- ‘partially compliant'. made notable progress in ed in October 2019 in which government. The National ly suppressed widespread pop- place, in any format by anyone,” Victoria Park. In recent days, ple — four men and two Dawn newspaper reported addressing the technical com- the country was rated compli- Unity Government said at a rare ular protests against the military Chow told reporters after her she said she would still go to women aged between 20 and that overall, Pakistan is now pliance deficiencies identified ant and largely complaint in 10 online news conference that takeover, firing live ammunition release on bail Saturday. the park on her own, despite 75 — were arrested across fully ‘compliant' with seven in its Mutual Evaluation Report out of 40 recommendations. ASEAN should meet with them into crowds and carrying out She said the government the ban, and urged others to Hong Kong as of 11.30 p.M. recommendations and ‘largely (MER) and has been re-rated PTI as well, not just the military. waves of arrests. 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Trump's suspension, we believe Covid-19 vaccines to India and US vaccines to help its friend just three countries - the US, erated in adolescents and high- Biden has dismissed a fresh A Capitol statement pro- Facebook, along with other his actions constituted a severe other countries and urged him and important ally. India and China, a senior ly effective in preventing Covid- Republican infrastructure pro- vided no detail about their major media platforms Twitter violation of our rules which to take all necessary measures “A return to normalcy and adviser at the World Health 19. Canada, the US and the EU posal that offered modestly discussion or the new and YouTube, had suspended merit the highest penalty avail- to ensure their equitable an eventual end to this brutal Organisation said. have already authorised the more spending but fell short of offer. Trump's accounts after the able under the new enforce- administration across the pandemic will require some Senior Advisor to WHO Pfizer vaccine in children as “his objectives to grow the Making the pitch for Capitol Hill riots, alleging that ment protocols,” Nick Clegg, world. global cooperation,” Hyde- Director-General Tedros young as 12. And the UK has economy,” the White House Republicans, Capito had the Republican leader's rhetoric vice president of global affairs, US President Joe Biden on Smith said. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Bruce just approved the use of the said. suggested around a $50 bil- had instigated the attack. Facebook said in a blog post on Thursday announced that the Senator John Cornyn, Co- Aylward made the comments at Pfizer vaccine in children aged His reaction Friday cast lion boost above the previ- On January 6, thousands of Friday. PTI US will allocate 75 per cent - Chair of the Senate India a Press briefing on Friday. 12 to 15. But there may a case further doubt on the two ous Republican offer of $928 supporters of outgoing President nearly 1.9 crore of the first Caucus said, “I applaud the “This week, we will see over for holding out on an immedi- parties' prospects for strik- billion, the White House Trump had stormed the Capitol tranche of 2.5 crore doses - of Biden Administration's com- two billion doses… we will ate rollout, for several reasons. ing compromise on one of said, still leaving the GOP building and clashed with police, unused COVID-19 vaccines mitment to getting COVID-19 probably pass the two billion Whether a vaccine is ben- the administration's chief well short of the $1.7 trillion resulting in four deaths, and from its stockpile through the vaccines to countries that need doses… landmark in terms of eficial for someone depends on legislative priorities as dead- that Biden is seeking. UN-backed COVAX global them most.” “As Co-Chair of the the number of doses of the vac- three things: how likely they are lines slip and time runs out In a further sign that a vaccine sharing programme to Senate India Caucus, I believe cines and new COVID vaccines to become seriously ill from the to make progress toward a deal with Capito was seem- countries in South and this is an excellent opportunity that have actually been devel- infection, how effective the deal. ing increasingly less likely, Southeast Asia as well as Africa. to help India respond to their oped. These have been distrib- vaccine is, and the risks of vac- The White House the White House said Biden The move is part of his current, dangerous surge,” uted now in over 212 countries,” cination. released the statement after told Capito that he would administration's framework for Cornyn said in a tweet. Aylward said. “If we look at that Children have less severe Biden spoke by phone with “continue to engage a num- sharing 80 million (8 crore) vac- Congressman Dwight two billion doses, over 75 per Covid-19 than adults. A recent West Virginia Sen. Shelley ber of Senators in both par- cines globally by the end of June. Evans said he supports Biden's cent of it has gone to just 10 study across seven countries Moore Capito, the chief ties in the hopes of achieving India's Ambassador to the plan to send vaccine doses to countries. And in fact three suggests that there were less GOP negotiator. Both sides a more substantial package.” US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu had India and other countries. countries - China, the US and than two in a million Covid said the two would speak For weeks, the president said India will be a significant Congresswoman Sheila India - account for about 60 per deaths in children. Even if the again on Monday, but has been engaged in talks recipient of US vaccines as Jackson Lee, who was recently cent of those doses,” he said. vaccine is highly effective in Biden's team made clear the with GOP senators trying to India has been included in both engaged in discussions with the He said COVAX has played children, it can only eliminate president will be casting strike a compromise on the identified categories in the Indian-American community an important role in distribut- an already tiny risk. Of course, about for talks with other Biden's top legislative a pri- allocation announced today- in Houston over the devastating ing the COVID-19 doses to 127 there are other problems, such senators. ority, the big infrastructure direct supply to neighbours COVID-19 conditions in India, countries and getting several as long Covid, but we don't “The President investment package. and partner countries, and applauded Biden for the step. countries to start their vacci- know yet how common this is expressed his gratitude for While the two sides under the COVAX initiative. PTI nation drives. PTI in children. her effort and goodwill, but appear to have narrowed the We also have to weigh the also indicated that the cur- price gap between his initial benefits against vaccine side- rent offer did not meet his $2.3 trillion proposal and the  45*  . 
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To address the ministers from the Group of crore mark for the eighth taxpayers were given various till first week of July to file the asked insurers to accelerate issue of delays arising out of Seven leading industrialised straight month in May, indi- relief measures in the form of returns without any late fee and the disbursement of pending states sending documents, nations signed the pact on the cating that the impact of the waiver/reduction in interest interest, and the revenue from claims under the Pradhan Sitharaman said that a new sys- second and final day of meet- devastating second wave of on delayed return filing for 15 these taxpayers is deferred till Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima tem has been put in place ings in London. mum tax rate of 15 per cent for The meeting of finance Covid infections on the econ- days for filing of returns in then. Yojana (PMJJBY). whereby a simple certificate “I’m delighted to announce multinational companies in ministers came ahead of an omy may have been limited. May on account of second “The actual revenues for During a virtual meeting from the District Magistrate that G-7 Finance Ministers each country they operate in. annual summit of G-7 leaders Tax collections on sale of wave of the Covid pandemic, the month of May 2021 thus with the heads of insurance and endorsed by the nodal today, after years of discussions, US Treasury Secretary scheduled for June 11-13 in goods and rendering of services it added. would be higher and would be companies, she stressed on the state health authority will be have reached a historic agree- Janet Yellen, who attended the Carbis Bay, Cornwall. The UK in May at 1.02 lakh crore were During May 2021, rev- known when all the extended importance of streamlining the sufficient to process these ment to reform the global tax London meetings, said the is hosting both sets of meetings 27 per cent lower than April enues from import of goods dates expire,” the Ministry process and documentation claims. She also appreciated the system to make it fit for the agreement “provides tremen- because it holds the group’s 2021, but 65 per cent higher were 56 per cent higher, and added. requirements under the efforts of New India Assurance global digital age and crucial- dous momentum” towards rotating presidency. than May 2020 when the the revenues from domestic Deloitte India Senior schemes so that the claims are Co which has been entrusted to ly to make sure that it’s fair, so reaching a global 15 per cent The G-7 has also been fac- nation was under complete transactions (including Director MS Mani said collec- disbursed speedily, an official manage the scheme and cited that the right companies pay rate that “would end the race- ing pressure to provide vaccines lockdown, impacting econom- import of services) are 69 per tions above  1 lakh crore per- statement said. the example of Ladakh where a the right tax in the right places,” to-the-bottom in corporate for low-income countries fac- ic activity. cent higher than that of May taining to the transactions in The finance minister claim was settled within four Sunak said in a video message taxation, and ensure fairness ing new surges of Covid-19 “The gross GST revenue 2020. the month of April 21 indicate observed that under the hours of receiving the District posted on Twitter. for the middle class and work- infections and to finance pro- collected in the month of May The collection figure that the economic impact of the PMGKP scheme, a total of 419 Magistrate certificate and urged The G-7 ministers agreed ing people in the US and jects to combat climate change. 2021 is 1,02,709 crore of crossed  1 lakh crore despite lockdowns has been much claims have been paid as on to maintain a similar approach in principle to a global mini- around the world.” which CGST is 17,592 crore, the fact that most of the states lower than expected. date, amounting to 209.5 crore in future. >    78;        '     (   )  0  O       787/4(   
       
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However, his al team and efforts are on for Agarkar, 43, said he can- Test Championship final against New team came up short in the final stages of a rapprochement between him not imagine a dry pitch in Zealand, said former India wicketkeeper both the tournaments. and the coaches, including June in England and expect- Parthiv Patel. “This is the ultimate format While India lost to Pakistan in the 2017 head coach Misbah-ul-Haq. ed seam bowlers to get some of cricket. Everyone wants to become a Test Champions Trophy final by 180 runs, they Khan disclosed that Amir help. player and now there’s a World Cup of Test lost to New Zealand in the 2019 50-over had met him in the UK and he “We still don’t know what Championship,” said Patel. World Cup semi-final by 18 runs. had poured out his grievances the conditions are likely to be, “Now there is a chance for Virat Kohli The Kane Williamson-led side that against the team management. but we presume in England — - who has been eluded from the ICC tro- defended 239 against India will again to be “I also made it clear to him with the Dukes ball in partic- phy, he has led India in couple of ICC tour- India’s rival, in the WTC final. that the path he adopted was ular — there will always be not right as a senior player,” he help for seam bowlers. You said. until they are in charge.. can’t imagine a pitch being “I think Amir is a valuable Khan said Amir’s issue was very dry in mid-June,” he player for us even now and we a complicated one but can be    .'&('/0 added. Southee gets five as England slip further will now make efforts to bring resolved. The Southampton wicket about rapprochement between He also made it clear that asprit Bumrah, Ishant has supported seam bowlers him and the coaches.” the PCB had no grievances JSharma and Mohammed in county matches during the   /D.(D. England's middle and lower Khan, however, was not with out-of favor batsman Shami should start for India in early part of this summer. middle-order. able to give a deadline when Umar Akmal, who completed this month’s World Test Pakistan’s Mohammad New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson picked the Amir could be back in the a 12-month ban for not report- Championship (WTC) final Abbas and South Africa’s Kyle Tim Southee’s five-wicket haul other two wickets. Only open- Pakistan team when asked if he ing spot-fixing approaches against New Zealand, former Abbott, who represent home left England tottering at 207 for er Rory Burns could offer any would be available for the made last year and also paid a India pacer Ajit Agarkar has county Hampshire, have been seven an hour after lunch on resistance after skipper Joe World T20 this year. fine of 4.2 million rupees to the said. among wickets at the ground fourth day of first Test at Lord’s Root fell early on fourth day for Amir, 29, had announced board. “Bumrah, Shami - the with both picking a six-wick- on Saturday. 42 to Jamieson. his retirement from interna- “In fact I have just complet- No.1 bowler for me in the et haul each. Southee (5/41 in 23 overs), With a day lost and the tird tional cricket last December ed the 2 month rehabilitation Indian Test line-up - and While Abbas has picked who had removed Zak Crawley and fourth innings yet to start, due to his differences with the program for Umar with our Ishant Sharma, who has got- 18 wickets, Abbott has scalped on the second day, returned on it looks that the first of the two coaching duo of Misbah-ul- Anti-Corruption department ten better over his career. So, 15 in four matches at the Day 4 with impact after the Tests will end in a draw. Haq and Waqar Younis. and Umar can start the rehab those three certainly will start venue. third day’s play was washed out. Brief scores (at lunch, Day Amir had insisted that soon,” Khan said. and if it is a green seaming Three of the four county He picked the wickets of Ollie 4) Misbah and bowling coach “He is a Pakistan player wicket, you might see a fourth matches this season have so Pope (22), Daniel Lawrence (0), New Zealand 378 all out vs Waqar have not been fair and we wish him well and he one for all you know,” said far seen at least one innings James Bracey (0) and Ollie England 207/7 in 85 overs (R with him and he will not make can resume his cricket career Agarkar on Star Sports. ending inside 100 runs. Robinson (0) to run through Burns batting 86) himself available for selection soon.” ) !   *  +' - 

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