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Our fatal- TACK: Bhubaneswar again The local contacts includ- area formed over the Bay of Americans and preventing ity rate at 0.57% is one of the reported a spike in positive ed four cases of Old Town; Bengal. them from contracting or sub- hief Minister Naveen lowest in the country.” cases on Tuesday with 149 three of Salia Sahi; two of The Collectors were asked contracting foreign workers, CPatnaik on Tuesday called “For us every life is pre- new ones. With this, the capi- Ganganagar; two of Jayadev to closely watch and monitor mainly those with H-1B visas. upon the people to observe a cious and saving each person is tal city’s total tally of positive Vihar; two of Laxmisagar near the situation as waterlogging The move came over a silent prayer in the honour of our mission,” he said. cases rose to 3,217. post office; two of Jharpada; might occur in low-lying areas. month after the Trump admin- deceased Covid warriors at 6 The Chief Minister also Notably, the city had reg- two of Baramunda HB Colony; Meanwhile, the well- istration on June 23 suspend- the federal government lives by programmes and destroy pm on Wednesday. warned officers that delay in istered 89 cases on Monday. two of Nayapalli Iskcon Basti; marked low-pressure area over ed the H-1B visas along with a very simple rule, hire American jobs,” said Trump, He also urged people to payment of financial support, Out of the 149 new cases, and two of Unit-8. the north-Bay of Bengal has other types of foreign work American,” Trump told who was surrounded across the take oath to praise Covid war- as announced by the 98 cases were detected from With the new cases, the resulted in heavy to very heavy visas until the end of 2020 to reporters in the Oval Office of Cabinet Room table with indi- riors’ continued efforts and Government, to families of quarantine centres and 51 were city’s total active cases rose to rainfall in some parts of the protect American workers in a the White House on Monday viduals campaigning against abide by the Government’s deceased Covid warrious local contacts, the 1,254. However, 1943 patients State as per the Regional Office crucial election year. before signing the order against job outsourcing. Covid guidelines in true spir- would not be tolerated at Bhubaneswar Municipal have recovered while 18 have of IMD here. The H-1B visa, most hiring H-1B visa holders for Prominent among them it. all. Corporation said. died of the deadly disease so far. The districts of Baleswar, sought-after among Indian IT federal contracts. were Sara Blackwell, founder The quarantine cases On Tuesday, Cuttack reg- Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, professionals, is a non-immi- Trump told reporters that and president of Florida-based included 19 from Siripur istered 91 more positive cases, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, grant visa that allows US com- his administration will not tol- Protect US Workers organisa- Kandha Sahi linked with an taking the city’s total to 1,182. 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Dharmendra Pradhan has test- In a tweet, Pradhan stated, case; six of Dumduma Of the home quarantine warning for 17 districts includ- hire tens of thousands of no American workers are The H-1B visa has an ed positive for Covid-19. He “After I developed suspected Raghunath Nagar; four of Unit- cases, 28 were from the Behera ing Ganjam, Balangir, Boudh, employees each year from replaced ever again. H-1B annual numerical limit cap of has been admitted to Medanta symptoms of COVID-19, I 6 linked with an earlier case; Sahi containment zone in Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj, Puri, countries like India and China. should be used for top highly 65,000 visas each fiscal year as Hospital in Gurugram for past underwent coronavirus tests. three of Badagada Brit Colony; Malgodown, 14 from the Old Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada and “Today I am signing an paid talent to create American mandated by the few days. The sample report showed I three, all employees of a Rausapatna containment zone Jharsuguda. 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Khordha districts. were local contacts. 24,482. The highest 258 recov- Panda, Technical Advisor to the However, he advised peo- diagnosed and treated early,” he  & ),'-(" The deceased in Ganjam The day’s highest cases of ered in Ganjam district, fol-     Health and Family Welfare ple not to worry as the number added. included a 40-year-old man of 288 were reported from lowed by 218 in Khordha, 128    Department. of recoveries is also increasing Meanwhile, Health and  P    Ganjam locality and a 50-year- Ganjam district followed by in Rayagada, 122 in However, Institute of Life with 23,000 patients having Family Welfare ACS PK ((  .   old man, a 46-year-old man, a Khordha 201, Cuttack (121), Sundargarh, 121 in Puri, 120 in  Sciences (ILS) Director Dr already been cured. Mohapatra said the State   60 year-old man, a 70-year-old Sambalpur 82, Keonjhar 66, Gajapati, 84 in Koraput, 68 in     Ajay Parida said the pandem- The projection on fresh Government is improving woman and a 60-year-old man Sundargarh 64, Kandhamal 62, Cuttack, 58 in Baleswar, 34 in ic would be stable in the State cases and fatalities in August infrastructure for Covid-19 /  "'*# elsewhere. Dhenkanal 51, Koraput 49, Nabarangpur, 30 in     by the last week of August after was made on the basis of the management in view of the rise 
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*'*( included a 40-year-old man of Jajpur 39, Gajapati 38, Baleswar Malkangiri, 19 in Keonjhar, 16 sons dying in the first three Dr Parida said, “It cannot As many as 200 more ICU Jajpur, a 55-year-old man of 37, Malkangiri 34, Puri 34, in Balangir, 12 in Baragarh, 12   days of August, the death toll be said right now as to what beds would be added to the Khordha and a 57-year-old Nayagarh 31, Mayurbhanj 28, in Kendrapada, 11 in in the State has mounted to would be the total number of existing number of 500 ICU BHUBANESWAR: man of Puri district. Jagatsinghpur 20, Kendrapada Jharsuguda, 10 in Nayagarh,     4 216. The State’s infection stood positive cases in August as the beds in the State, he said. Coronavirus claimed nine Meanwhile, the spike in 12, Bargarh 10 Balangir five, nine in Boudh, eight in at 37,681 on Tuesday. virus has different strains.” At present, 6,760 CCHs are more lives in the State on Covid-19 cases continued, with Nuapada three, Jharsuguda Nauapada, seven in ith the number of per- “At this stage of the pan- He said most of the Covid- operational in 6,798 gram pan- Tuesday, taking the total death 1,384 new cases on the day. three, Boudh two and Mayurbhanj, five in Wday Covid positive cases demic, numbers will rise. We 19 deaths are linked to pre- chayats and 1,482 cluster-level toll to 216. Out of nine, six per- With this, the total tally in the Nabarangpur two. Dhenkanal, four in Bhadrak, rising by over 1,000 since July may add another 50K cases in existing ailments or comor- TMCs have been set up with sons died in hotspot Ganjam State reached 37,681. Of the However, a record 1,409 two each in Angul and 21, the State’s caseload may August with around another bidities. “Death of sympto- 71,754 beds and 14,094 persons district. The other deaths were new cases, 889 were detected in patients recovered on Tuesday, Jagatsinghpur and one each in increase by 50,000 and toll by 200 deaths,” said Prof Panda in matic patients with no comor- are now in hospital isolation. registered in Puri, Jajpur and quarantine centres and 495 taking the total recoveries to Deogarh and Kalahandi. PNS %&'()&)(+'(+&, &%-%. /00             "*     , - ,  spreading at a rapid pace. munity transmission? 6) When will vaccine be ment, but these strains might When no source of infec- available? spread rapidly. We need to oronavirus infection in 3) Are we doing enough tion is identified in more than Currently more than 160 control the infection.     
COdisha, like elsewhere, in testing? 20 per cent of positive cases, vaccines are being researched the country is spreading at an Delhi is doing more than then we are in community across the globe, 26 entered 8) What should be the alarming rate with scare and 25,000 tests in a day, resulting transmission stage. The local into human trials, 4 in the 3rd strategy for Odisha?     $ They are Anshuman Raj Services. suspicion writ large. Normal in a downward infection trend. cases are increasing and con- or final phase of the trial . We are in the right direc- (107), Anup Das (120), Nabal Chief Minister Naveen life has been disrupted and Odisha's population is 2.5 times stitute more than 38 per cent of Oxford vaccine is the front run- tion. Surveillance , testing , (' .  Kumar Jain (125), Sailaja Das Patnaik and Union Minister livelihoods seriously hit. Dr of Delhi. Presently, we do more total, but we are able to trace ner, and Serum Institute of tracing , treating , strengthening 0   " (190), Rahul Mishra (202), Dharmendra Pradhan con- Manoj Kumar Sahu, than 14,000 tests a day. Our test the source of infection in more India has taken the responsi- infrastructure need to continue 
' Hema Nayak (225), Arushi gratulated the successful can- Gastroenterology, answers positivity rate is more than 10 than 80 per cent of cases. bility of mass production and effectively door to door. We Mishra (229), Ashish Das didates. some of the basic questions per cent which clearly depicts distribution . Moderna vaccine have to increase the number of . ' (291), Ankit Shankar Mishra “Congratulate all the suc- over the disease. that the infection is spreading 5) Is plasma therapy the has started the large final stage tests significantly, there should    (294), Sonali Mishra (300), cessful candidates from Odisha significantly. India is doing effective solution till the vac- trial on 30,000 volunteers. Two be wide spread and easy avail- Divya Mishra (312), Arghya who have cleared UPSC exam- 1) What is the present sce- more than 6 lakh tests a day, cine is developed ? of our indigenous vaccine can- ability of testing facilities. The 1    Pattnaik (361), Jubin ination. May they work with nario in Odisha? and increasing it to 10 lakh a Plasma therapy has been didates (Covaxin and Zycov-D) community participation and  $ Mohapatra (379), Samir Kumar dedication to take welfare ini- Till May end, there were day, resulting in declining used since more than 100 years have started the phase I human cooperation of people is Jena (441), Manas Ranjan Sahu tiatives to grassroots bringing 2,104 cases, June (5,212) and by positivity rate to 9 per cent for various infectious diseases trial. If everything goes in the extremely important to win the     (567), Shivam Mishra (712), visible changes in people’s lives. July, the number was 28 26,113 from 13 per cent last week. with mixed results . In Corona right path and the vaccine is war .There should not be any Om Prasad Mohanty (715) Wish them bright careers,” (78% of total cases) . The infec- Kerala, Assam population is infection it is recommended for found to be safe and effective, stigmata associated with coro-     4 and Bibhuti Bhushan Nayak tweeted Patnaik. tion is increasing exponential- much less than Odisha, still patients with moderate symp- it is expected towards the year na infection, the infected peo- (819). “I hope successful candi- ly and showing its true nature. they do more tests. The aim is toms on oxygen and deterio- end or first quarter of the ple and those who were cured wo candidates from Odisha A total of 829 candidates dates will work for develop- to keep the positivity rate below rating in spite of coming year. But the way the of Covid- 19 must be treated Thave been ranked in the have been selected to various ment in grassroots level and 2) Why are the positive 5 per cent. It is only possible if Dexamethasone. Plasma ther- infection is spreading, if not with empathy. The non Covid Top-10 of the Union Public Civil Services through the 2019 will be part in the making of cases showing an increasing we sincerely search for infec- apy is not for all critically ill controlled, there may not be health issues must be taken care Service Commission (UPSC) edition of the exam. Pradeep powerful Bharat,” Pradhan said trend ? tion and do aggressive testing. patients, but it is found to be many takers for the vaccine of simultaneously by tele - con- examination, results of which Singh has topped the exam. while congratulating As we are doing more tests As India is indigenously pro- very effective in selective when it is available. sultation facility in every hos- were declared on Tuesday. The UPSC conducts the them. the number is increasing , this ducing the kits in sufficient groups. Plasma donation is an pital and by mobile doorstep While Abhishek Saraf has Civil Services exam every year PCC president Niranjan is not completely true. If you number, we need to increase extremely safe procedure, those 7) Five different strains/ healthcare like Danvantari Rath ranked eighth, Sanjita for selection of candidates to Patnaik too congratulated the see the proportion of increase the tests significantly and the who have recovered should clades of Corona virus in as in Ahmedabad. Mohapatra emerged 10th in the Indian Administrative Service candidates. He expressed hap- in cases, it is much more than testing facilities should be avail- come forward with noble Odisha found. Should we be Civil Services examination. (IAS), Indian Foreign Service piness for two candidates from the increase in tests; so the able liberally and wide spread. intention and save many lives worried? (The writer is a senior doc- Besides, 18 others from the (IFS), Indian Police Service Odisha getting ranks in truth is, there are many active . This will not affect treat- tor gastroenterology. Mob: State have got different ranks. (IPS) and other Central Top 10. cases and the infection is 4) Have we reached com- ment and the vaccine develop- 8384886518) &    (      * )(  2   
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JNU Vice Chancellor grated manner. eight public servants and 66 gling within the Congress has happening today in Rajasthan Khattar-led BJP Government Rajasthan chief minister Amid internal rift at its Jagadesh Kumar Mamidala said Additionally, the University proprietors of hotels, resorts now surfaced in Punjab. could have been avoided,” in Haryana. Ashok Gehlot, who earlier peak for two weeks last month, that funds allotted will be used also mentioned that the Special and guest houses. Earlier, a Punjab Congress chief Jakhar said. Congress’ chief used harsh words against his senior Congress leaders for the construction of a vast Centre for E-learning would Preliminary Enquiry was con- Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday said he Pointing out that Bajwa spokesman Randeep former Deputy CM, struck a including Rahul Gandhi and range of infrastructure-related benefit approximately 1.1 lakh ducted by the CBI on the has written to party president and Dullo had been engaging Surjewala on Tuesday main- softer note saying he would Priyanka Gandhi tried their projects on campus. candidates on an average who directions of the High Court of Sonia Gandhi seeking imme- in anti-party activities and tained that the only condition welcome his deputy back and best to ask Pilot not to aggra- “The funds allotted by fail to secure admission at the J&K in the matter. diate action for anti-party activ- were in touch with BJP for for talks with the dissident other dissident MLAs as well vate the crisis and get back to HEFA shall be utilised for the central varsity every year. “It was alleged that the ities against the party’s two quite some time by talking Rajasthan MLAs is that they if the party’s high command the party fold. construction of hostels for stu- “The Special Centre for E- public servants having domin- Rajya Sabha MPs Pratap Singh against their own party and leave the BJP’s “suraksha forgave them. Other leaders who dents and researchers of School learning shall impart education ion/jurisdiction over land in Bajwa and Shamsher Singh targeting the Amarinder Singh chakra” (protection). “If the high command for- reached out to Pilot then were of Engineering and Atal Bihari by offering online degree pro- Patnitop, in conspiracy with the Dullo who have gone to town government, Jakhar said their “Innocent kids are being gives them (dissident MLAs), former Union Minister P Vajpayee School of Management grams to many such students Owners/Proprietors of the attacking its own Government attacks had increased after the killed, gang rapes are taking I will hug them. I have no pres- Chidambaram and powerful & Entrepreneurship, Trans- who could not be admitted to Hotels/Guest Houses/Resorts, over the tragic hooch inci- Chief Minister announced his place, people are being beaten tige point,” Gehlot said while party functionary Ahmed Disciplinary Academic JNU. These students can bene- etc. had allowed illegal con- dent. decision to contest the 2022 up in Gurugram. There is no talking to the media outside a Patel. Research, Advanced Animal fit from the expertise of JNU struction/illegal use of the said Both Bajwa and Dullo have elections. police available for them, but Jaisalmer hotel, where the “None, perhaps in the his- Research Facility...” Mamidala faculty,” the statement added. land in violation of law, lead- petitioned the Punjab “It is time to stem the rot 1,000 policemen are deployed MLAs loyal to him were shift- tory of Congress might have said in a University Press state- Often in the news for all the ing to loss to the Government,” Governor demanding a CBI and save the Congress from for the security of 19 upset ed ahead of the assembly ses- received so much of pampers ment. wrong reasons, the JNU has the CBI said in a statement. and ED probe into the hooch the petty machinations of the MLAs. The legislators should sion from August 14. as Sachin Pilot received in He further said that the over 8,000 students who are It was further alleged that tragedy and directly blamed likes of Bajwa and Dullo, first give up the Haryana Gehlot has also rejected terms of about 20 senior lead- Advanced Instrumentation accommodated in 18 hostels many Hotels/Guest Houses Chief Minister Capt. who have no shame in biting police’s security, and friend- the claim of dissident ers including Rahul and Research Facility, incubation with one even for married stu- were constructed without any Amarinder Singh for turning a the hand that feeds them,” ship and hospitality of the BJP, Congress MLAs that their Priyanka asking him to paci- centre for start-up companies, dents. permission and were not reg- blind eye to the alert they had Jakhar said. return home and only then work was not being done. fy. We will try again ahead of special care centre for E-learn- Despite the students’ unrest, istered with PDA. It was also sounded earlier. Jakhar in his letter to Sonia will the dialogue take place,” The rift in the State the Assembly session,” ing and a lecture hall complex the University received a record alleged that officials did not Jakhar described the attack sought strict action against the said Surjewala on the sidelines Congress came to the fore Surjewala said. will be set up, among other 1,35,462 applications, which is take any action despite being of the two MPs on their own two MPs who were “disgrace- work. 22% higher than last year, for aware of such encroachment. government as a ‘copy-paste fully exploiting” a tragedy to chief said men like these, who before they can cause any seri- Jakhar described the action The statement further admission to various courses In some cases, no compound- job’ of what happened in further their own political did not have even the courage ous damage. Enough is enough of the two MPs to approach the added that the unified and inte- this year. In 2019, the universi- ing fee was allegedly deposited Rajasthan in January when in ambitions and interests. to face elections, were no asset now and he has demanded Governor as a manifestation of grated Enterprise Resource ty had received 1,08,982 appli- by the Hotels, the agency the wake of 107 infant deaths Asserting that the actions of the to the party. serious action against them their desperate desire to grab Planning system will help in cations for admissions to several alleged in the FIR. . there, Sachin Pilot had flayed duo could not be tolerated any “Such back-stabbing mem- from the party president,” the high seat of power by hook ensuring that all academic and undergraduate, postgraduate, The searches were con- his own government that added longer, the Punjab Congress bers should be shown the door Jakhar said. or by crook. administrative processes can be MPhil and PhD courses. ducted at the offices and resi- dential premises of the three former CEOs of PDA and offi-  " " "
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AScientists from Amity portionate cases will be regis- and Intelligence Corps in addi- a comprehensive and aggres- bureaucracy and diplomats World Uyghur Congress University’s ASET Design Centre has tered after verification of the he Army will soon start the tion to the existing streams of sive policy on China, Congress in providing strong, deft and director for China Affairs developed the prototype of a cost- seized documents relating to Tprocess of screening (SSCW) are being considered Judge and Advocate General leader Abhishek Singhvi has resolute handling of the Ilshat H. Kokbore, in his pre- effective, multi-mode portable assets. women officers for giving them and all of them have been (JAG) and Army Educational said. He also advocated a Chinese challenge on all sentation, highlighted the ventilator specifically designed for The three former CEOs of Permanent Commission(PC). instructed to submit their appli- Corps (AEC). three-pronged shift in the fronts, be it geopolitical, eco- alleged human rights abuses Covid-19 patients. PDA accused in the case are It will convene a special cation forms, option certificate The orders follow the strategy to deal with the east- nomic or military. by China on the minority Some of the salient features of SM Sahni, KK Gupta and Dr Selection Board for this pur- and other related documents to Supreme Court verdict in ern neighbour. “India and China are two Uighur community in East this smart ventilator are volume and MM Malik, Additional pose and athe women officers Army headquarters not later February in which it directed Airing these views in a swords in one scabbard called Turkestan. He said in 2014, pressure control in accordance with Transport Commissioner of wanting to opt for PC will have than August 31, it stated. the government that women seminar recently, Singhvi was Asia. There has to be forced Tibetans organised an event the age of the patient: The Jammu Rakesh Kumar Srangal, to submit relevant documents Specimen formats and officers in the Army be grant- in favour of the three-pronged respectability between the on persecuted communities of ventilator offers a feature to adjust Joint Transport Commissioner by August 31. detailed checklists have been ed PC and command postings strategy including New Delhi two. In the real world, both China. “Out of many leaders, the breath volume supply to the Raman Kumar Kesar, Deputy Towards this end, detailed included in the administrative in all services other than com- investing in building military respect and outward likeabil- only I was able to attend patient according to their age. Commissioner of Sales Tax administrative instructions instructions in order to facilitate bat. More than 300 women offi- capability, increasing diplo- ity are consequences of fear. while all others were not On the advice of the medical Recovery Rajinder Singh and have been issued to all affect- correct documentation, the cers are likely to benefit from the matic heft by aligning with The need is to generate fear allowed,”he added. experts, the operator just needs to Inspectors Amresh Jasrotia and ed women officers for submis- Army said adding the selection new order. like-minded groupings such as about India in China. Only Recalling the intolerable select the required age and the ven- Zaheer Abbas. sion of applications for con- board will be scheduled imme- Due to the prevailing Quad and inflicting econom- this is going to set the equi- human rights violations on tilator will supply the necessary sideration by the board, the diately after receipt and verifi- restrictions imposed in view of ic injury to China. librium between the two him and his family, Ilshat volume and pressure of the breath- Army said in a statement on cation of applications. the COVID situation, multiple At a webinar organised by giants,” the Congress leader said because he was outspo- ing air automatically to the patient, "%'A Tuesday. On July 23, the Defence means of dissemination of Law and Society Alliance, a said. ken against the Communist the University said in a statement. 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,-     5 continue to remain in a 'state of strength to their political adver- ground zero. ment said , "in the last one year ture development projects were The government made the pened due to the lean structure shock' and find it difficult to saries. These events could not On the security front the several flagship projects have to be built up in Jammu and amendments in Jammu and of the government. "Compared ost Abrogation of Article stomach the fact that the rul- be held due to Covid-19 pan- joint teams of security forces been completed and work is Kashmir under the Prime Kashmir Reservation Rules, to the previous set up the deci- P370 and reorganisation of ing dispensation in New Delhi demic. In Jammu region, have been tracking down hid- going on a large number of lan- Minister’s Development providing reservation to the sion making has been little the erstwhile State of Jammu & has 'dumped' them and instead of consolidating its ing terrorists and neutralising guishing projects to ensure Package (PMDP). Between people residing in 508 villages faster in the new dispensation". Kashmir into two Union stopped paying attention to base the Bharatiya Janta Party them to create a conducive their timely completion". November 2015 and October along the IB, in direct recruit- Sharing a report card of his Territories the majority of their 'brand of politics'. is also facing resistance for fail- atmosphere for initiating the He said, "506 languishing 2019, only 18 projects were ments, professional institutions own department Navin Kashmir based mainstream Ironically, the vacuum cre- ing to come up to the expecta- stalled political process in the projects costing Rs. 665 crores completed. and post-graduate Choudhary said, "around 10.50 political leaders, belonging to ated by these mainstream play- tions of the people in the last region. stand completed while 963 In the last one year the gov- courses.Another senior IAS lakh farmers have been the National Conference (NC), ers is yet to be filled by any sig- one year. Under the leadership of Lt- projects costing Rs. 2256 crores ernment also fulfilled its com- officer, currently holding the enrolled for Kisan Credit Card Peoples Democratic Party nificant player in the kashmir On the other hand the Governor Girish Chandra are scheduled for completion mitment of issuing Domicile charge of Agriculture, Animal scheme in Jammu and (PDP) and the Congress party valley. common masses, in both the Murmu, "the period was by March, 2021". certificates to West Pakistani and Sheep Husbandry depart- Kashmir". Out of this 4 lakh are still struggling to 'resurrect' Former Ministers and a regions, are yet to come out of utilised by the top bureaucrats According to official refugees, Valmiki Community, ment, Navin Choudhary told cards were distributed during their image in the eyes of their couple of ex- legislators had the hangover of experiencing a to formulate structured policies sources, the pace of work on Gorkhas, earlier considered as The Pioneer, "while preparing special drives in the recent supporters. joined hands together and 'roller coaster' ride. for different sectors to ensure different projects sanctioned non state subjects and were for the Investors' meet we weeks. He said, due to prevail- Though some of them founded Jammu and Kashmir On its part, the Union ease of business". To promote under the Prime Ministers deprived of their citizenship finalised sector wise policy ing circumstances centering including PDP Chief Apni party under the leader- Territory administration is e-governance the entire gov- Development Package has been rights. framework of different depart- around Covid-19 pandemic, we Mehbooba Mufti are still under ship of Syed Altaf Bukhari but claiming they are working ernment machinery has been expedited. During the period the gov- ments to attract investment in are focusing on strengthening detention but all those who are even they have failed to estab- round the clock to bring back augmented to reach out to the Till June 2018 before the ernment also approved reser- Jammu and Kashmir.He said, the primary sector in Jammu out are 'purportedly' avoiding lish their foothold in the valley the derailed political process on masses. At present at least 27 BJP-PDP alliance govt col- vation benefits to people living in the wake of Covid-19 pan- and Kashmir. The manufac- attending political functions in the absence of any mass con- track and embark on the road different services have been lapsed only 26 percent of the along the international border demic the investors meet could turing and the services sector due to growing 'mistrust' tact programme. They have to prosperity. extended to speed up public total fund was utilised .At pre- (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir. not be organised but the poli- has taken a major hit so in between them and their fol- only restricted their activity to In the absence of the elect- delivery mechanisms . sent around 49 percent i.e Rs The Social Welfare cy environment shortages were order to protect the economy lowers.So far only Omar meeting central BJP leaders and ed government in office the Speaking to The Pioneer, 28,768 crore has been utilised. Department had recently noti- addressed. and small farmers we are Abdullah has gone public with Union Ministers and address- 'trimmed' down government a senior IAS officer, Rohit The total package was fied reservation rules for peo- He said, "we had no extending them financial ser- his political statements trig- ing a press conference to high- machinery is working 'effec- Kansal currently holding the worth 80,000 crores ple residing within 0 to 6 km of tourism policy, Horticulture vices and opening the doors for gering a divide within his own light their grievances. They tively' and 'efficiently' to ensure charge of Power Development Rs 58,627 crore was allo- International Border (IB), after policy and now we have poli- them to sustain themselves party. are yet to hold a public con- timely completion of flagship Department and Spokesman of cated for the Union Territory of amending Jammu and Kashmir cy documents of 22 sectors in instead of getting into the trap Majority of these leaders vention to demonstrate their developmental projects on Jammu and Kashmir govern- J&K. "A total of 63 infrastruc- Reservation Act-2005. place". He said all this hap- of local money lenders. -> ?- ')$(!!!A  0# 4/ " '"  * 2345 , .    during the last 24 hours. While  +  ': ;$'#%#'2( ') /    ore than 1,000 new per- Thiruvananthapuram had 242 Msons tested positive for new patients, 237 of them were , .     , .     ments related to the arrest of Swapna Covid-19 in Kerala on Tuesday. contracted through local trans- Suresh and Sandeep Nair, the kingpins -    .  results of 11 candidates have A release by the Government of mission. Similarly, in Ernakulam hough Tamil Nadu lost 108 of its citizens to source in the National of the smuggling operation, to the spe-  been withheld. Kerala said the State saw 1,083 where 135 persons were diag- TCovid-19 and 5,063 new persons testing posi- AInvestigation Agency (NIA) prob- cial court hearing their bail application. The results are on the basis new persons getting diagnosed nosed with the disease, 122 tive for the pandemic on Tuesday, the day had some ing the gold smuggling scam in Kerala “The court has asked us to ensure that lready in the Indian of the written examination with Covid-19 on Tuesday. Out were affected because of local encouraging news too. told The Pioneer that investigation is there are sufficient proof so that we ARevenue Service, Pradeep held in September 2019 and the of this, 902 persons contracted transmission. Across the State, 6,501 persons were discharged moving in the right direction and could slap the UAPA charge against Singh from Haryana has interviews for a personality the pandemic through local Chief Minister Pinarayi from hospitals and left for their homes getting cured speed and more powerful people the accused. We handed over the topped the 2019 UPSC Civil test held between February transmission. Vijayan called off his media of Covid-19. Till date a total of 2.08 lakh persons would be taken into custody soon. “It materials for the consideration of the Services Examination while and August 2020 and in Though 1,021 persons were interaction in the last minute have been cured of the pandemic. is a slow process but that is how probes court and there are sufficient grounds Pratibha Verma from Uttar between suspended during the cured of the pandemic and left though it was announced that he While the State had 56, 698 active cases on into cases like this take place. under which we could bring them Pradesh made it to the top Corona related country wide the hospitals for home, things would be briefing the media Monday, the numbers came down to 55, 152 by Whatever information we have col- under the UAPA (Unlawful Activities among the women candi- lockdown. are becoming worse in the State. about the Covid update. Tuesday evening, said the bulletin issued by the lected is capable to take us to the Prevention Act),” said Jaishankar V dates.There are a total of 19 The 10% EWS was imple- All 14 districts saw more persons Those who infected with the Government of Tamil Nadu. doorsteps of the powerful and mighty,” Nair, lawyer representing the agency women candidates in the first mented for the first time this getting afflicted with the coro- virus on Tuesday include 16 The 125 laboratories across the State tested said the official. in this case. 50 rankers. year, with 78 candidates select- navirus through local transmis- health workers and 35 jawans of 52,955 persons on Tuesday, establishing Tamil The NIA on Tuesday took into Interestingly, the Kerala Police The Union Public Service ed under that category. sion. There were 71 persons who the ITBP station at Alappuzha. Nadu’s lead over all other States in testing maximum custody two more persons from does not figure anywhere in this Commission on Tuesday Apart from 304 successful could not pinpoint the source The day also saw the hospital- number of persons. Malappuram district who are involved investigation. The general feeling is declared the results of the Civil candidates in the general cat- from where they got infected. ization of 1,241 patients. There The situation in Chennai showed some improve- in distributing the smuggled gold to that the State’s police force is under Services Examination 2019 egory, there were 251 Three persons lost their lives are 509 hotspots in the State. ment as the number of persons tested positive for the end users and diverting the money orders from its top bosses not to help which includes for the first time from Other Backward Classes, the pandemic came down to 1,023. There is a strong to terrorist organizations. Shafeeq and the NIA but even to derail the probe. a 10 percent quota for 129 from Scheduled Castes feeling that situation in Chennai is gradually Sharagfuddeen were arrested based on The allegation that Swapna Suresh and Economically Weaker Sections and 67 from Scheduled improving. But the same could not be said about the the details furnished by T K Rameez Sarith could escape from Kerala to (EWS) as one of the various Tribes. three neighboring districts of the Metropolis. who has been arrested earlier by the Bangalore (from where the NIA categories like General and The successful candidates Chengalpet (245), Kancheepuram (220) and NIA. arrested them) only because of the tacit other reserved categories. Of will join the Indian Thiruvallur (358) remained areas of concern simi- Meanwhile, the agency handed support of the Kerala the total of 927 vacancies, 78 Administrative Service, Indian lar to Virudhunagar in south (424). over the case diary and other docu- Police. candidates have made it under Foreign Service, Indian Police EWS. Service and Central Services According to the results Group A and B, in accordance declared by UPSC this year, 829 with their merit list. There 3 "  "" '& "   ;!$'!-:+'$5C candidates have been selected were a total of 927 vacancies for the various services, includ- reported by the government in       )0"220 #$ ing 66 who have been provi- these services, says a UPSC sionally recommended. The statement. ,-     5 RS Pura and Higher secondary "  " 
 from Govt Boys school, RS ixteen candidates including Pura. After completing his  1   4 the Bhanbel police station in Stwo girls, belonging to the Computer engineering he went Noida, where she worked before remotest and border areas of to New Delhi to prepare for new twist has emerged in marriage. When she came to Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh UPSC examinations. After fail- Athe Varisha murder case. know that her maternal side had on Tuesday cracked the presti- ing in the first three attempts he Recently, after identifying the identified the body of a wrong gious Civil services examina- cracked the exam last year dead body found in a trolley bag woman as her body and cre- tion-2019 with flying colors. securing 268 th rank and this in Ghaziabad as family prefer- mated her, she reached the Topping the charts from year he improved his ranking ence, it was buried by the fam- police station and told the Jammu region, Abhishek and made it to the top 50. Two ily members and her in-laws whole truth. Augustya, secured AIR 38. other candidates who made it to were sent to jail for murder. But, After which the Aligarh He comes from the family the list Dr Asrar Ahmad now Varisha has returned alive. Police informed the of POJK refugees currently set- Kitchloo (248) and Asif Yousuf She herself reached Bulandshahr Police about the tled in the border belt of RS Tantray (328), come from dis- Aligarh's Gandhi Park station case. After which there was a stir Pura. tant areas of Bhaderwah and and told about the whole in Bulandshahar and Ghaziabad Abhishek is currently Kulgam. episode. Bulandshahr police police. Bulandshahr police undergoing training at the Dr Asrar, son of a doctor has taken her from Aligarh reached Aligarh and the Aligarh Shimla based National cracked the prestigious exam in police in their custody. police handed over the victim to Academy of Audit and his third attempt. He considered A woman arrived at Gandhi Bulandshahr police. Now she Accounts. He had secured AIR Shah Faesal, topper from Park police station in Aligarh will be presented in court on 268 in UPSC 2018. Kashmir valley, as his first role district on Monday evening. She Tuesday. Also, the police has Three other candidates model along with other suc- told the police that she was mar- taken her mother from Aligarh from Jammu, Sunny Gupta cessful candidates from the ried to a young man Aamir, res- as well. secured AIR (148), Dev Ahuti erstwhile Doda district namely ident of Upar kot area of This was the case (177) and Parth Gupta 240. Dr Sehrish Asgar, Vimarsh ??Bulandshahr on June 1. On On June 1, Varisha's was Speaking to The Pioneer Aryan and Abhishek Sharma. July 1, a month after her mar- married to Aamir Khan, a res- over the telephone from Shimla, Sharing mantra of his success, riage, she came to her maternal ident of Mohalla Uparkot in Abhishek Augustya credited his Dr Asrar Kitchloo said, to crack home in Aligarh. After which, Nagar Kotwali area of success to the overall support UPSC examination the aspiring on July 17, she reached back to ??Bulandshahar district. But, extended by his family and candidates should log out of the her in-laws. on July 23, after about 53 days close friends who motivated social media platforms and It is alleged that upon arriv- of marriage, Varisha went miss- him throughout the long jour- maintain consistency in their ing at the in-laws house, the ing under suspicious circum- ney. Abhishek’s father is lectur- studies. accused in-laws snatched her stances. In the case, her husband er in government higher sec- Several other successful jewelery and accused her had reported missing in Nagar ondary school in Sai close to candidates hailed from remote maternal side of stealing the Kotwali. Indo-Pak border and his moth- areas and made it to the final list jewelry. On opposing she was On July 27, four days after er is a teacher in a private of successful candidates by sheer beaten up by her husband on Varisha's disappearance, the school. His sister is pursuing PG dint of hard work. Instead of July 22. Due to this, she left her body of an unknown woman in surgery from GMC Jammu. attending coaching classes of in-laws house in the afternoon was found in a trolley bag in An alumni of National established institutes, the major- of 23 July. New Hindon area of Institute of Technology, ity of these students preferred However, she did not go to ??Sahibabad police station area Srinagar, Abhishek completed self study and focused on their her maternal home and went to of ??Ghaziabad. his schooling from DAV school goal from the very beginning. %&'()&)(+'(+&, &%-%. /00   - 66 +2#''082'$ )%'## 7"#'##  !$82'$ )%'## ' (&)*+ '*, '
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It also This is evident from the fact that cial exclusion. ficient by a long chalk    R S               2   # mentioned that such huge amounts SBI has been recovering less In the latest report of its The Government should         (     5 2 $  A52$B are being technically written off by than one per cent of its write- Internal Working Group to clarify its approach to steer the   >          #S         the NDA Government. Moreover, offs each year. As per reports, review agricultural credit, the PSBs out of the crisis. It should recently, the Union Government SBI’s technical write-off of bad ?4   RBI said that the impact of the come up with a white paper that                   ( announced that only five PSBs loans in the last eight years    institutional framework put in must be prepared in consultation   ! %        "    (  #  would continue to exist and that the amounted to 1.23 lakh crore,  place has largely leveraged for- with top economists, former                 2   rest of the unmerged banks would while recovery from bad debts mal credit to the agriculture Finance Ministers and RBI be sold off to private bidders in the during the same period was less 4  sector. From 37.71 billion in Governors among others. The                   ( name of recapitalisation. Only last than 9,000 crore, which is less 1981 (approximately 16 per white paper should include      7               year, the Government had merged than one per cent of the collec- 44 cent of the agricultural GDP in divestment plans for PSBs. A >  5  C                   10 State-owned banks into four, tion efficiency every year.    1980-81), the SCBs’ outstand- thorough investigation into the creating a handful of larger banks Around 84,545 fraud cases ing advances to agriculture divestment process, too, is a               *         in the process. — involving about 1.85 lakh  and allied activities have grown must. Further, steps must be    (2            >-$    On the one hand, the crore — were reported by    significantly to 13,694.56 bil- taken to ensure utmost trans-                    * %   Government is trying to infuse pri- scheduled commercial banks lion in 2017-18, which formed parency in the valuation of vate capital into the PSBs and on and select FIs during 2019-20 >4 4>   approximately 16 per cent of brand, network and the value for        7           7   ( the other, it is forcing both the State as per RBI in an RTI response.  4  total bank credit ie, 86,254.25 the number of accounts created               Bank of India (SBI) and Life This takes the total loss to 3.6 billion and approximately 51 over the last 51 years through +     D 3              Insurance Corporation (LIC) to bail lakh crore due to frauds in the 4 ?4 48 per cent of agriculture and significant brand-building. out failed private sector banks last six years (FY 2014-15 to 4 allied GVA at current prices. The Government also      D 7           ?  * D such as Yes Bank. The statements 2019-20). Since July 19, 1969, Merely privatising the PSBs needs to clarify the future of               >-$S     and actions of the Government when 14 banks were nation-     will get us nowhere. Along with bank employees. The challenge  !++              ! wh€hi appear to contradict each other. A alised, they have been con- ?   this move, the need is for sec- is also for it to continue provid- u‚‚€v3  !++   * >           comparison of the BSE PSU bank tributing immensely to build tor-specific reforms. In his ing cheap agricultural credit to index vis-a-vis BSE Sensex from credit lines for the marginalised  >4 8 book, What the Economy Needs the farmers once the entire   ?  *    !++           ! 2014 to 2020 reveals that the for- sectors like agriculture. The 4  Now, Rajan has suggested that banking sector becomes driven       2        >-$      mer has seen no growth in the last National Credit Council, in its privatisation be just one ele- by the private sector. No doubt,                     six years while the latter has seen meeting held in July 1968,  ? ment of the overall reform the state of the PSBs has been a steady rise. The BSE PSU bank emphasised that commercial process. It should not become of great concern to a common          >   !++   >-$     index has instead fallen by 2.63 per banks should finance priority   the foremost plank in banking citizen of our country. The    )                cent, while the overall index has sectors like agriculture and ?   sector reform and is fraught country needs them to perform                   ( grown approximately by 11 per cent small-scale industries. with adverse consequences. better. Delayed recognition of on a CAGR basis. This clearly Over the years, the priori- 4   To put it simply, Rajan is of the inevitable has haunted      ! #        (    reflects that investors are not happy ty sector lending norms have   the view that “simple” India’s financial sector. Reforms               4      with the way the PSBs have been seen major changes and have, solutions like privatising PSBs must come quick.                    >   functioning. in fact, evolved with a greater may be no panacea. (The writer is professor of On the one hand, the focus on those segments that Consolidation and privatisation finance and national spokesper-  >-$S                    Government is pushing for a tech- have traditionally been neglect- of PSBs can have little to do son of the Congress. Views  (,        S           ( nical write-off of bad loans, on the ed from accessing credit. Thus, with setting Indian banking expressed are personal)        ! hw’h      >-$        < 8  24= -   "%'+#'E2#$F "#)#2' " '
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The   6  #          other major changes included the abolition of the bicameral legislature and its replacement by a uni- +            cameral arrangement and reduction in the life of 2               ( the Assembly from six to five years. There is now            )       only one flag in J&K i.e. the Tricolour. Though polit-          !S      ( ically, the revocation of Articles 35A and 370 marks                6 (   the fulfilment of the BJP’s long-held election   ? +  #  (           promise, emotional integration may take more time ?       (%             + and requires imaginative and sustained handling by  ?   !     !        various primary and secondary stakeholders.         * .I 6  )  6   Institution-building for good governance:            -    +  *   Good governance is predicated upon a reasonably 44 robust institutional framework in terms of both K4      + $ O          % structure and agency. While a lot has been done in  O #  !      #      (  terms of the structure, the agency needs due atten- 4   Government-funded schemes and pro- Restoring basic services: Connected ficult, though not impossible.    *$ ! +       !    tion, keeping the long-term horizons in view. jects. This energisation of the administra- with the above is the task of restoring basic Political party development: Though            C$(.       J&K never had direct British rule or the Indian 4 tive structure and agency, coupled with services like 4G, which will go a long way the timing of the electoral event is the sole        3           Civil Service (ICS). The All India Services (AIS) were  enforcing accountability and productivi- to assuage the grievances of the younger discretion of the Election Commission of +  * #  *           ( extended to it as late as the 1960s and have not yet 44 ?H ty, especially at the cutting edge levels, will generation and help businesses. Essential India, election to the State Assembly is the   +       C$(. bloomed in the real sense. Till recently 50 per cent  & reduce citizens’ trust deficit, enhance social services like high-speed internet, power logical next step. Since political parties are +  !    3   !  =    ( local induction — especially when the State services    capital and mainstream the marginalised and water supply must keep pace with the a necessary part of the electoral and   6           (     are themselves recruited on a very narrow, limit- 48 population — the processes of social engi- citizens’ expectations. While there is a democracy-building processes, they need #              + ed-to-J&K base — was a regressive policy that has 4  neering necessary for inclusive develop- marked improvement in the supply of to come out of their current, self-imposed been done away with. For administrative integra- 4 4 ment. quality electricity in the twin capitals and hibernation. All parties need also to seri-  $          *  $   tion and for higher standards of public administra- People as stakeholders: Inclusive major towns, similar improvement is yet ously go in for “political party develop-    !               4 tion, the UT should have 100 per cent direct recruit 4 development based on civic engagement to be registered with regard to rural areas. ment.” They should groom ideologues <      #  !  *     - $  AIS officers. Fortunately, the IAS, IPS and IFS cadres has to be a genuinely participatory exer- People often complain that every wind and with a grip over the political economy and        have been reviewed and are being expanded short- 5  cise, in which all delegated responsibili- rainstorm leads to a power breakdown. public policy issues, those who can link #               ( ly. There are quite a few bright wo/men in the State N 4  ty is discharged by the elected represen- Better power and water supply and other up the macro and micro, and devise vision,  3 !              services; they need encouragement, exposure and  O  tatives; all decision-making has to be managerial issues must be tackled with the mission, strategy and plan of action to       # P>  !Q       training. Post-1990, the J&K Police managed to get 4  theirs. The traditional, bureaucratic and people’s participation, taking PRIs on establish a bottom-up interface with the E     %       ! 2  enormous authority, manpower, infrastructure 4& technocratic approach, jokingly called board, with the Divisional Commissioners voters, especially the younger ones.          !       and funds. But they need to adequately attend to 4    “you participate, I decide”, has to be and District Development Commissioners All parties perhaps need a new ped-     6            maintaining law and order, crime management and ?4   replaced by a pro-people orientation in the playing the key role of coordination and agogy and communication approach, normal policing. This must be done in a manner  4 Government machinery, especially in monitoring. through social media platforms, emails               > ( that is transparent and ensures public access as well the State Rural Development and Strengthening the rule of law: The and text messages. They also need to                 (   as accountability at various levels of the civil set-up. 4 4 Panchayati Raj Department and in the rule of law is a basic ingredient of a demo- strengthen the governance institutions       #        6  Civic engagement: To build a progressive and Urban Development Department, besides cratic system, free society and a market- because people’s political behaviour is                   modern UT, the focus must be on strengthening, ?    others having a significant public contact. led economy. It postulates that all citizens always influenced by the institutions, polit-           even re-doing, from the perspective of the user-cit-  45 The newly-empowered Panchayati are equal before law, none is above the law, ical and administrative. Collectively all of 6     D 3          izens, the institutions of governance so that they 4    Raj Institutions (PRIs) and municipal bod- none can be condemned unheard, none them have a responsibility to ensure that      )  +  !    ( speedily and professionally respond to public   4  ies must not be seen as the Government’s can be a judge in his own cause; there democracy delivers, and delivers to the sat-                  issues, people’s problems and local needs. Civic ?   departmental appendages or field units, would be no arbitrariness in decisions isfaction of the electorate at large.    "  (( (         engagement and public outreach programmes like 4   as the officers tend to be seen, but as sep- taken by public authorities. The celebrat- Limitation of stereotypes: It has            #    “Back to Villages”, devolution of more powers includ- arate loci of power. Better functioning bod- ed historian and author, Niall Ferguson, been seen that J&K-related stereotypes ing control over staff, functions and funds to the ies must be given additional responsibil- avers that the decline in the rule of law is don’t generally capture the essence of all        $   + elected municipal and panchayat bodies, block ities and funds so as to build their stake a major factor contributing to the degen- that is good, bad and ugly, and only E  * + ?           development councils (BDCs) et al are indeed wel- in local area development. A new and eration of nations. strengthen the archetypal discourse fix-      3        P#     come steps. Giving good monthly honoraria to all, revamped grievance redress mechanism In almost every Assembly session in ated on the romantic-emotive. The                 having life insurance and providing the protocol (complaints registering methodology) J&K, there have been acrimonious debates, need of the hour is a broad spectrum of  >                ( equivalence of District Magistrate to all the BDC needs to be put in place so that people can inter alia, on the alleged backdoor appoint- new, bold, long-term and sustainable pol-                 Chairmen will boost their morale and motivate oth- raise their voice about all that is unwant- ments, political bigwigs being asked to rec- icy initiatives and their time-bound,     #            ers to join public life, thereby strengthening the local ed or unacceptable. The old practice of ommend names for selection of candi- effective and professional implementa-                 democratic institutions. However, the new initia- officers holding regular camps in villages dates, appointments through relaxation of tion. Lieutenant-Governor GC Murmu        Q tives must be supplemented by a “Back to Basics” and at the tehsil headquarters needs to be rules and so on. In this backdrop, the rule will do well to nudge political parties to #                + programme in every department, both in the UT strengthened and institutionalised. All of law needs to be strengthened and re- resume political activity sooner than later. secretariat and in the field, so as to attend to the basic vacant seats in panchayats, BDCs and established, wherever required, in the day- He is already consolidating on the work    0119 # %    ././   0119 but forgotten/ignored/diluted aspects pertaining to other bodies must be filled up through to-day working of the administration at done by the Union Ministries and the UT                the very raison d’être of governance. early elections. Now that the 73rd and 74th various levels, and it needs to be visible. administration but the efforts need to be #                  At the core of this approach lies the need for constitutional amendments have been The task may require training and re- speeded up and expanded as early as pos-   *    (%      >    an enhanced civic engagement and to afford an extended to J&K, bringing about positive training the decision-makers, their inten- sible. There cannot be a trust deficit for             opportunity to the enlightened citizens, especially changes is both imperative and logical. sive monitoring and introduction of long. AUur v‡r v†h†rv‚ w‚ˆ hyv†‡B urban, to relate to and become a part of the system, The statutory post of the ombudsman for checks and balances as well as giving pun- (The writer is a retired IAS officer of thereby enhancing the “ownership” of the the PRIs also needs to be filled up early. ishments for wrongdoing. It is indeed dif- the J&K cadre) '  ( +   ( >

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  Colombo: Sri Lankans will vote Kabul/New Delhi: Of the 11 ideology” and recruited the .(  *  in the twice-postponed parlia- ISIS suicide bombers involved main accused Abdul Rashid. mentary election on Wednesday in the Afghanistan prison break She “compelled her husband to with the powerful Rajapaksa terror attack that left 39 people divorce her and upon her London: British lawmakers family-run party expected to dead on Monday, one was a compulsion, her husband pro- investigating rights violations gain control of the assembly that doctor from Kerala. nounced third talaq in the by Hong Kong police have could allow them to amend the Official sources told IANS month of Ramadan, 2015. urged the UK Government to Constitution to restore presi- that the ISIS suicide bomber Immediately after the third sanction the city’s leader for dential powers. has been identified as talaq, she had left her place of allowing “excessive police vio- Over 16 million people are Kallukettiya Purayil Ijas, a work at Kollam and gone to lence” toward humanitarian eligible to vote to elect 196 out physician and resident of the house of Ijas at Kasargod workers helping those injured of a total of 225 lawmakers for Kasargod in Kerala. for attending the secret, pro- in pro-democracy protests. the next five years. Twenty- On Sunday evening, as per ISIS classes conducted by Tuesday’s report from the “clearly a systematic and quite nine others will be named from official sources in Kabul, 11 Abdul Rashid,” the NIA bipartisan All Party deliberate” change that aligned a national list according to the ISIS terrorists stormed the chargesheet said. Parliamentary Group on Hong more with policing in mainland number of votes received by Jalalabad prison to break free The NIA investigation Kong said first aid workers, as China. each party. their cadres, killing 39 people. revealed that Abdul Rashid, well as doctors and nurses, have The report’s authors said The counting would take In a fierce gun-battle which Yasmeen and others were been subjected to intimidation, they drew their conclusions place only on the following lasted for almost 24 hours, the involved in activities to further threats, physical violence and after receiving over 1,000 pieces morning - a departure from the Afghan security forces killed all the objectives of the ISIS in arrests during months-long of written evidence and hear- practice of counting the ballots the 11 attackers. Kerala and other places of clashes between police and ing many firsthand experi- from 8 pm on the election Ijas, according to the custody of Afghan authorities. tigation revealed that the miss- International Airport in New India. Fifteen people, including protesters that began in the city ences from witnesses. night. President Gotabaya National Investigation Agency In July 2016, a parent from ing persons had left India to Delhi while attempting to flee Ijas, had fled from Kerala to join last year. It called for Britain to Rajapaksa hopes for a two- (NIA) which has been investi- Kasargod had lodged a police join the ISIS. India for Afghanistan along the terror group in Nangarhar “The Hong Kong Police urgently impose sanctions on thirds majority for the Sri Lanka gating his case, went to complaint, stating that his 30- During the investigation by with her child. province in Afghanistan. Force’s treatment of humani- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam People’s Party (SLPP) in the gen- Afghanistan to join the Islamic year-old son Abdul Rashid was Kerala Police, the role of 29- As per the Kerala police, Though the NATO and Afghan tarian aid workers and their and the city’s police commis- eral election so that he can State’s Khorasan Province missing along with his wife year-old Yasmeen Mohammad Yasmeen was actively aiding forces claim to have killed most interference within hospitals sioner. amend the Constitution to branch of Daesh, the global Ayisha (Sonia Sebastian) and Zahid, a resident of Batla Abdul Rashid in his activities, ISIS members in Nangarhar, have resulted in injured pro- The semi-autonomous city restore presidential powers Islamist terror group, in 2016. child for almost two months House in Jamia Nagar, New including raising funds to sup- sources said many escaped from testers not receiving the has seen its most violent anti- curbed by a 2015 constitution- As per the NIA chargesheet after they had gone to Mumbai. Delhi, but originally from port the ISIS. The case was the area unscathed. In the required medical care in time government protests in the al change. His older brother and in the case, Ijas had gone to Around the same time, 14 Sitamarhi district in Bihar, as a handed over to the NIA after chargesheet, the NIA listed Ijas, or at all,” the report said. past year, as demonstrations former president Mahinda Afghanistan along with his preg- other cases of missing people, co-conspirator of Abdul Rashid she was arrested. a resident of Hamsa Sagar, Lawmaker Alistair against a proposed law that Rajapaksa, who is seeking nant wife Reffeala. While Ijas at including Ijas, were registered was revealed. The NIA investigation Thekkepuram, near the gov- Carmichael, who co-chairs the would allow suspects to be reelection as prime minister, is the time was 33 years old, his by their parents and relatives She was arrested on August revealed that Yasmeen “was ernment hospital in Padana, parliamentary group, said the extradited to China grew into assured of a sweeping victory as wife was 26. Sources said in the police station of the 1, 2016, after she got inter- highly influenced and radi- Kasargod, as an accused and violence was “not the actions of a much wider protest move- the main Opposition is badly Reffeala and their child are in the same area. Preliminary inves- cepted at the Indira Gandhi calised with the pro-jihadi absconder in the case. IANS a few rogue officers” and was ment. AP divided. PTI " ;& 5     ;.  (  6  R   ("  6 " " Q (% (R  8
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Nsaid Malaysian police lawyers as amici curiae in the appointed the three lawyers on in its petition has claimed that London: The UK government “We do not accept the alle- United States on Tuesday of He has given ByteDance raided its Kuala Lumpur office case of Kulbhushan Jadhav as it Monday as it held a hearing of Jadhav refused to file a review on Tuesday said that it will be gations Joint Council for the “bullying” over popular video until mid-September to strike Tuesday, calling it a “trou- ordered the Pakistan govern- the petition filed by the petition or an application to suspending the use of a digital Welfare of Immigrants made in app TikTok, after President a deal, a tactic that is almost bling escalation” in a govern- ment to give “another chance” Pakistan government to appoint reconsider the verdict against tool to process visas amid a legal their Judicial Review claim Donald Trump ramped up unheard of. ment crackdown on media to India to appoint a counsel for a lawyer for Jadhav. him by the military court. challenge that claimed it and whilst litigation is still pressure for its US operations “It’s got to be an American freedom. the death-row prisoner. Amicus Curiae is a lawyer “We feel that in order to amounted to “racism” as the ongoing it would not be appro- to be sold to an American com- company... it’s got to be owned Police opened an investi- Jadhav, the 50-year-old appointed by a court to assist in ensure the effectiveness of the computer algorithm discrimi- priate for the department to pany. here,” Trump said on Monday. gation last month into an Al retired Indian Navy officer, any matter or case. review and reconsideration of nated against applicants on the comment any further,” the In the latest diplomatic “We don’t want to have any Jazeera documentary on the was sentenced to death by a The court also ordered a the conviction and sentence of basis of nationality by design. spokesperson said. spat between the world’s two problem with security.” treatment of undocumented Pakistani military court on larger bench to be set up for the Commander Jadhav, a reason- The Joint Council for the From Friday, the current biggest economies, Beijing hit The US and China have migrants after officials com- charges of espionage and ter- case. It also directed the regis- able opportunity ought to be Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) Streaming Tool will no longer back after Trump gave TikTok clashed over various fronts plained it was inaccurate and rorism in April 2017. trar of the court to fix the pro- extended to the latter and the and digital rights group be used, with a redesign expect- six weeks to arrange a sale of its recently, essentially barring biased. Seven Al Jazeera staff India approached the ceedings at 2 pm on September Government of India to arrange Foxglove, which had initiated ed to be in place in a few US operations -- and said that Chinese telecoms company members have been grilled by International Court of Justice 3 before a larger bench. legal representation and to file the Judicial Review challenge months’ time by autumn. his government wanted a Huawei from the US market police as part of the probe for against Pakistan for denial of “We appoint Mr Abid a petition. against the system in the High In the interim period, the financial benefit from the deal. and waging a global campaign alleged sedition, defamation consular access to Jadhav and Hassan Manto, Mr Hamid “We, therefore, at this stage Court in London in June, cel- Home Office said the streaming “This goes against the prin- to isolate the company over and violating the challenging the death sentence. Khan, Senior Advocates of the restrain ourselves from ebrated the suspension of the or sifting of the “overwhelming ciples of the market economy national security concerns. Communications and The Hague-based ICJ ruled Supreme Court and former appointing a counsel on behalf artificial intelligence (AI) based majority” of visa applications and the (World Trade Beijing slammed the latest Multimedia Act. in July 2019 that Pakistan must presidents of the Supreme Court of Commander Jadhav and Streaming Tool, which will will take place by reference to Organization’s) principles of move as “political manipula- Al Jazeera, a Qatari-state undertake an “effective review Bar Association, and Mr advise the Government of take effect from Friday. person-centric attributes, such openness, transparency and tion”. Wang told a regular press owned broadcaster, said in a and reconsideration” of the Makhdoom Ali Khan, Senior Pakistan to extend an oppor- “We have been reviewing as evidence of previous travel, non-discrimination,” said for- briefing Tuesday: “The US, statement that police seized conviction and sentence of Advocate Supreme Court and tunity to Jadhav and the how the visa application and nationality will not be eign ministry spokesman Wang without providing any evi- two computers during Jadhav and also to grant con- former Attorney General of Government of India for streaming tool operates and taken into account. Wenbin. dence, has been using an Tuesday’s raid, which it called sular access to India without Pakistan, as amici curiae for our arranging legal representation will be redesigning our process- The Streaming Tool is said The app has been under abused concept of national “an attack on press freedom as further delay. legal assistance in general and, in terms of Article 32(1)(c) of es to make them even more to have used a traffic-light formal investigation on US security... unjustifiably sup- a whole.” It urged Malaysian A two-member bench of in particular, to ensure that the the Convention and in accor- streamlined and secure,” a UK system to grade every entry national security grounds, and pressing certain non-US com- authorities to cease the crim- the Islamabad High Court judgement of the International dance with the applicable laws,” Home Office spokesperson visa application to the UK Trump said that Microsoft was panies.” AFP inal investigation. 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November 2019 liberalised fuel retail marketing of motor spir- within three years of the start Eemphatic comeback on HCL Tech, UltraTech Cement BSE energy, finance, real- Moody’s Investors Service said “Meanwhile, the econom- licensing regime, the Ministry it (petrol) and high-speed of operations. Tuesday after four straight ses- and Infosys were among the ty, bankex, auto, healthcare on Tuesday. However, the ic downturn is increasing risks of Petroleum and Natural Gas diesel (diesel). The retailers will neces- sions of losses as market heavy- laggards, shedding up to 2.75 and metal indices rallied up to agency said that recent struc- for borrowers and conse- said any entity with a net “The simplified guidelines sarily have to set up five per weights Reliance Industries per cent. 5.60 per cent, while IT and teck tural changes and the credit quently likely to trigger a dete- worth of 250 crore can get a aim at increasing private sector cent of the total outlets in and HDFC Bank saw robust According to traders, ended in the red. enhancement build-up has par- rioration in asset quality at least licence to retail petrol and participation in the marketing rural areas within five years. buying amid firm global cues. stock-specific action in index- Broader BSE mid-cap and tially offset the growing credit through the remainder of the diesel to either bulk or retail of petrol and diesel,” it said. “An The new policy liberalis- The BSE Sensex soared heavyweights drove the mar- small-cap indices jumped up to challenges. year,” Rustagi said. consumers. For those seeking entity desirous of seeking es fuel retailing by increasing 748.31 points or 2.03 per cent kets higher. 1.23 per cent. “The high take-up of coro- Specifically, slowing authorisation for both retail authorisation for either retail or private sector participation, to close at 37,687.91, while the Further, strong foreign Asian markets closed navirus-related payment mora- growth is dampening demand and bulk should have a mini- bulk must have a minimum net including foreign players. “It NSE Nifty rallied 203.65 points fund inflows and positive cues higher, tracking gains in Wall toriums and the economic for freight transport for com- mum net worth of 500 crore worth of 250 crore at the time will also encourage dispensing or 1.87 per cent to 11,095.25. from global markets cheered street following better US man- downturn triggered by the mercial vehicle operators, while at the time of application, it said of making an application — of alternate fuels and augmen- Reliance Industries was the investors. ufacturing data. pandemic are disrupting the also weighing on the earnings in a statement. 500 crore in case of authori- tation of retail network in top gainer in the Sensex pack, Exchange data showed that Stock exchanges in Europe cash flow of ABS transactions and profitability of most Last year, the Government sation for both retail and bulk.” remote areas and ensure high- surging 7.10 per cent, after foreign institutional investors were also trading on a positive and as a result, are raising liq- MSMEs. As per the statement, had relaxed norms for retailing Applications, it said, may er levels of customer service,” reports said the company was purchased equities worth  note in early deals as investors uidity risks,” Dipanshu Rustagi, a further risk lies in the finan- of auto fuels, allowing non-oil be submitted in the prescribed the statement added. close to inking a deal to acquire 7,818.49 crore on a net basis on shrugged off escalating US- a Moody’s Assistant Vice cial deterioration evident at companies to venture into the form directly to the ministry. The Central Government the retail assets of Future Monday. “Reliance led the day’s China tensions and rising coro- President and Analyst, said in many Indian financial institu- business — a move that could “For retail authorisation, had last set fuel marketing Group. show for the bulls and we saw navirus cases. a statement. tions that sponsor ABS deals, help private and foreign firms the entity is required to set up conditions in 2002 and the HDFC Bank jumped 3.94 support in late afternoon trade Global oil benchmark Accordingly, for Indian since the credit quality of to enter the world’s fastest- at least 100 retail outlets,” the November 2019 change was per cent after the RBI approved from key pivotals like HDFC Brent crude was trading 1.61 auto ABS that Moody’s rates, Indian ABS is dependent on growing market. statement said adding that the based on the recommenda- the appointment of insider Bank and Maruti as Mcap to per cent lower at USD 43.44 per and are mostly backed by sponsors’ ongoing servicing of Prior to that, a company new policy has opened up the tion of a high-level expert Sashidhar Jagdishan as the next GDP rose to around 78 per barrel. commercial vehicles, 70-100 securitised portfolios. had to invest 2,000 crore in marketing sector of petroleum committee.

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Maruti In just four years and two istered 7.1 per cent decline to iron ore in July. “During this Teconomic turbulence has ing finance companies’ also It further noted that the May as compared to April. Suzuki has a 51 per cent share months, the brand grossed up 6.89 million tonne in April- period, despite the current subdued India’s Q1FY21 secu- declined during this quarter rise in Covid-19 cases and Industrial output increased in the domestic passenger car 1 million customers in June this fiscal, in the wake of uncertain situation due to ritisation volumes substantial- due to lower demand from the subsequent intermittent lock- across all sectors and sub-sec- market. Since the launch with September 2019 and by July slump in fuel demand due to Covid-19, NMDC has been ly to 7,500 crore, said domes- borrowers and the increased downs make the recovery tors within IIP in May as the sole brand S-Cross, Nexa 2020, added 1 lakh more cus- Covid-19 induced lockdown. able to achieve excellent phys- tic credit rating agency ICRA. focus of the on collections prospects fragile and called against April. now sells five premium mod- tomers to take the total cus- Coal India Ltd (CIL) had ical performance through its On a year-on-year basis, rather than disbursements. for constant and dynamic mon- Signs of further recovery els of Maruti. tomer family to 1.1 million. allocated 7.42 million tonne continual push towards high- the Q1FY21 volumes fell from “Though the securitisa- itoring. Pinning hopes on the were witnessed in June with (MT) of coal in the year-ago er volumes which saw produc- 50,300 crore in Q1FY 2020. tion volumes were significant- farm sector, the report said, India’s Manufacturing PMI period, according to tion of 2.19 MT and sales 2.57 Such a drop in the volumes, is ly lower during Q1FY2021, agriculture is set to cushion the improving from 30.8 in May Government data. MT that grew by 13 per cent primarily attributable to the the market saw an uptick in shock of the Covid pandemic 2020 to 47.2 in June 2020 with However, the coal and 7% over the corresponding disruptions caused by the volumes in June 2020. More on the Indian economy in output and new orders con- allocated by the PSU in June period last year, respectively,” a Covid-19 pandemic, said the than two-third of the total vol- 2020-21. “With the forecast of tracting at much softer rates increased to 3.68 press release from the countrys rating agency. umes in Q1FY2021 were com- a normal monsoon at 102 per than seen in April and May, it MT, compared to 2.07 MT largest iron ore miner said on “The nationwide lockdown pleted in June 2020,” Abhishek cent of long-period average said. Services PMI recovered in the corresponding month of Tue.Sumit Deb, Chairman- severely impacted the income Dafria, Vice President and (LPA), agriculture, which con- from 12.6 in May 2020 to 33.7 2019-20, it said. cum-Managing Director of generation capability of large Head - Structured Finance tributes about 15 per cent of in June 2020, owing to some Coal distribution through NMDC said the last few number of borrowers. This Ratings at ICRA said in the total gross value added, is set to stabilization in output levels e-auction was introduced with months have been quite chal- made the investors vary of statement.“We expect the over- cushion the shock of COVID with around 59 per cent of a view to provide access to coal lenging for the entire industry investing in fresh securitisation all volumes to see further pandemic on the Indian econ- firms reporting no change in for such buyers who are not due to the COVID-19 pan- transactions given the possible increase in the coming quarters omy in 2020-21,” it said. output, 4 per cent reporting able to source the dry fuel demic situation impacting the deterioration in the loan repay- supported by the improvement Timely and proactive growth and 37 per cent report- through the available institu- performance of all major pro- ing capability of retail borrow- in collections being seen across exemptions from COVID- ing reduction since May, it tional mechanism, as per the ducers. “However this chal- ers,” ICRA said in a statement. asset classes that would restore induced lockdowns to the sec- added. There was also an information available on CIL lenge was treated as an oppor- “The RBI’s loan moratori- investor confidence. The trac- tor facilitated uninterrupted uptick in infrastructure and website. tunity by us to accelerate our um policy, though provided tion will also be s upported by harvesting of rabi crops and construction activities in the The purpose of e-auction is efforts towards stabilizing the relief to retail borrowers, was NBFCs who have already enhanced sowing of kharif unlocking phase, it said, to provide equal opportunity to production and continuously detrimental to securitisation recommenced disbursements, crops, it said, adding, a record adding, contraction in pro- all intending buyers for pur- improving our production market as investors stayed away albeit lower a mounts at pre- procurement of wheat has duction of finished domestic chasing coal through single processes. Going forward from pools with irregular cash sent, and would utilize securi- enabled a flow of around  steel recovered from 41 per window service. NMDC will strive to maximize flows in the initial months.” tisation of their pooled assets as 75,000 crore to the farmers cent in May to 31.1 per cent in Coal India accounts for cost efficiencies to improve its Furthermore, the rating a funding tool. which will boost private con- June 2020. over 80 per cent of domestic bottom-line,” Deb said. PTI coal output. CIL’s coal allocation under spot e-auction scheme had declined to 29.83 MT in 2019- 2020, over 34.34 MT allocated in 2018-19. %&'()&)(+'(+&, &%-%. /00
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Even when the cri- up of which products are enticing many institutions and organisa- nities have been cropping up for with Disability and offering them In these unprecedented times, customers interact less physically and sis ebbs, people are likely to continue to what type of customers are essential tions have developed and inte- the differently abled to explore. meaningful industry relevant skill technology and digitisation will more through the online route. Digital conduct a part of their thought-lead- elements of data analytics that organi- grated technology in their regular Adaptive technologies that based training. play an enormous role in making services providers will tell you how there ership events through webinars as sations need to use more to boost their functionalities, what do we see as would help the differently abled in EdTech applications: Content learning for the differently abled has been a surge in organisations seek- more and more people realise that they online sales. a scope for the differently abled all senses have been implement- accessibility plays an important more accessible and inclusive. ing to create new websites or update serve the same purpose at a fraction of Content is the king: Businesses and how do they fit the bill in ed by multiple organisations such role in imparting knowledge and However, technology can alone existing ones, creating elaborate social the cost. Webinars that have now filled must focus on expanding social media these challenging times within the as On-screen boards, text-to- skilling the differently abled. not achieve these aspects unless media campaigns and launching new e- the gap of traditional conferences are presence by creating intelligent and mainstream career opportunities. speech synthesizers, magnification Content that is easily accessible there is a positive participation commerce channels. Truth be told, likely to become a mainstream mar- attractive content. With the shift from Before COVID-19 where the applications, screen readers, elec- through applications that are and communication across all organisations that embrace this trans- keting strategy in the new normal. outbound marketing to inbound mar- focus to impart education for the tronic pointing devices, alternative developed to be user friendly stakeholders to equally contribute formation quickly and more compre- Increased usage of data analytics: keting, it becomes essential to engage differently abled was through art keyboards, computers with visu- have proven to be great sources of for making learning more acces- hensively are the ones that are more like- In a digital age, data analytics has always consumers in subjects they might find and therapy, a lot has changed al output and voice output and education. Institutions both in sible through effective and effi- ly to survive as compared to those who been a valuable proposition. However, interesting. However, it is important to since then. There has been a mas- many more. The Government urban and rural areas can utilise cient delivery channels. With are resistant to change. as organisations increase their digital understand that content distributed on sive shift where the differently also has laid various training and the bandwidth connectivity and strong emphasis on technical edu- Here are some more changing presence, the importance of creating social media should not be totally pro- abled were first considered to be skilling programs exploring impart skill trainings through cation, the National Education phases of entrepreneurship that are useful databases has only increased. motional in nature as it kills consumer restricted with the jobs they were Digital Literacy for the different- online platforms and content that Policy also suggested that the adjusting to the new normal: With more people spending longer time interest. 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Casillas said announcing his retirement was one of the "hardest" and "most diffi- cult" days of his career. His contract with Porto ended after the team defeat- ed Benfica last weekend to win the Portuguese Cup. He didn’t play but celebrated with his teammates and lift- ed the trophy. Casillas joined Porto in 2015 after helping Real Madrid win five Spanish league titles and three Champions League trophies. He also helped Spain win one   4 World Cup and two European Championships. ormer Spain and Real Real Madrid called FMadrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas "one of the biggest Casillas officially announced legends of our club and of the end of his playing days on world football" and "the best Tuesday, more than a year goalkeeper in the history of after his last match. Real Madrid and Spanish The 39-year-old Casillas football.” was with Portuguese club “Today one of the most Porto but hadn’t played com- important footballers in our petitively since a heart attack 118 years of history calls it a in May last year. day as a professional player, “What is important is a player we love and admire, the path you travel and the a goalkeeper who has made people who accompany you, the Real Madrid legacy big- not the destination to which ger with his work and exem- it takes you,” Casillas said on plary behavior both on and Twitter. off the pitch,” Real Madrid “With hard work, you said in a statement. will always arrive where you “He was formed here and want. I can say, without a defended our shirt for 25 doubt, that it has been the years, becoming one of our path and the destination that most emblematic captains of I've always dreamed about.’ all time.”