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Tdidate Ramji Gautam for party has challenged their affi- go still higher as the Election This is the first major elec- the Rajya Sabha was held valid davit, saying the four MLAs Commission is updating the tion being conducted amid the on Wednesday even after four were present at the time of the data with more inputs from 71 raging Covid-19 pandemic in party MLAs claimed that their nomination on Monday. constituencies spread across the country. According to the signatures on it were forged . He said the party had sent 16 districts. provisional data, the highest But the papers filed by the pictures to the Returning Election Commission poll percentage is recorded in Samajwadi Party-supported Officer to substantiate this. Secretary-General Umesh Banka district at 59.57 per independent candidate Prakash The four MLAs were Sinha told reporters that the cent. It had recorded 56.43 per Bajaj were rejected after a reportedly accompanied by “projected” voter turnout was cent in 2015 polls. scrutiny of the nominations two others when they met the expected to be more than those While the overall number filed for the November 9 polls Returning Officer, submitting in the last Assembly and Lok was satisfactory for a State like for 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh in writing that their signa- Sabha polls. Bihar which is not known for which are falling vacant. tures on senior party leader The large turnout of huge turnouts, the police firing “The nomination of Bajaj Ramji Gautam’s nomination “maskless” people in the rallies during the immersion of has been rejected. Gautam’s papers were forged . of political leaders during the Goddess Durga’s idols two days papers have been found valid,” One of the rebels admitted last two weeks showed that ago played a spoiler in Munger. the office of the Returning that she met Samajwadi Party despite repeated appeal by the .The district registered the least Officer said. president Akhilesh Yadav, while Prime Minister himself, the voter turnout at 47.36 per cent. With the rejection of busi- some others in the group of six people were not ready to live It had recorded 52.24 per cent nessman Bajaj’s nomination, all a third of BSP’s total strength under the fear of the virus turnout in 2015. 10 candidates in the fray from in the assembly — expressed anymore. On Wednesday, they The poll panel said since UP are expected to win unop- dissatisfaction over the way exhibited the same disdain for                                          the announcement of the elec- posed. their own party treated them. the virus and queued up before          !" tions, 534 arms, 193 cartridges Earlier, in the day four of They, however, did not the polling booths, much to the and three bombs were seized the 10 BSP MLAs who had pro- specifically target Bahujan relief of poll officials. and the Maoists. The situation Polling was conducted till 26 Naxal-affected constituen- 2015 was just 271 votes. from the areas that went to posed Gautam’s name had filed Samaj Party supremo The majority of the 71 is near normal and the influ- 3 pm in four Naxal-affected cies, polling was held till 4 pm. The presence of Chirag polls in the first phase. As many an affidavit, saying their sig- Mayawati. seats came under what was ence of the Maoists is limited constituencies of Chainpur, Of the 71 seats, 12 of them Paswan-led LJP has turned the as 159 people were detained as natures on the papers were Without taking names, a once known as the “flaming to only some pockets now. Nabinagar, Kutumba, and were decided by very narrow contest interesting as his party a preventive measure during forged. BSP leader indirectly laid the fields of Bihar” due to bloody Still, in the 35 Naxal-hit areas, Rafiganj while in the other five margins in the 2015 polls. The has fielded candidates on each the polling on Wednesday, the Their dramatic claim came blame for the dramatic devel- clashes between the private the polling hours were cur- Naxal-hit constituencies it went victory margin of the CPI(M- and every seats against the poll panel said. amid hints from them and opment on the SP, with which army of upper caste landlords tailed. up to 5 pm. In the remaining L) candidate from Tarari in JD(U) candidate. Incidentally, Continued on Page 11 two other BSP MLAs that they Continued on Page 11     !     P     P            "   "#                                            !  !  "  ""        international scheduled flights   #" $    ! may be allowed on selected $        ! !          routes by the competent      "   #"  authority on case to case basis,   !     K         67 /74 the circular added.   67 /74 &  " K    The scheduled interna-  **     67 /74 '   (  "    he Directorate General of tional passenger services have day after the US assured    )"       TCivil Aviation (DGCA) on been suspended in India since AIndia of its support in ll schools in will        & $ Wednesday extended the sus- March 23 due to the pandem- “defending its sovereignty,” in Acontinue to be closed till pension of scheduled interna- ic. But special international a sharp reaction on Wednesday further orders in view of the       tional commercial passenger flights have been operating China said the border standoff June 15 in the Galwan valley in Beijing “the border affairs Covid situation, Deputy Chief       services to/from India till under the Vande Bharat in Ladakh was a bilateral mat- where 20 Indian Army per- between China and India are Minister Manish Sisodia  !"# $ *  +, ! November 30 amid the coron- Mission since May and under ter and there was no “space” for sonnel, including commanding matters between the two coun- announced on Wednesday. The    !     avirus pandemic. Fresh con- the bilateral ‘air bubble’ with a third party. Beijing also said officer, were killed. tries.” number of cases in the nation-    "  !    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Wherever schools have ""     /  In a circular, the DGCA     in response to the USA to democracy, the rule of law consultations and negotiations,” conference. reopened, Covid-19 cases 0 .      said, “In partial modification of Secretary of State Mike transparency...I am glad to say he said. It was in an obvious ref- Parents of children have among children have risen. So   .   ! "  circular dated 26-06-2020, the *     + Pompeo’s statement that the US that the US and India are tak- erence to the military and welcomed the Government’s we have decided that as of now O 1 "    competent authority has fur-  *    , stands firmly with India to con- ing steps to strengthen our diplomatic level talks between decision to keep schools closed schools in the national capital  /   /   " ther extended the validity of front threats to its sovereignty. cooperation against all manner India and China to resolve the till further notice. will not reopen. They will con-     &!"$ circular issued on the subject :Hong Kong has He made these observations in of threats and not just those standoff. While online learning has tinue to be closed till further cited above regarding sched- banned Air India flights from New Delhi after the 2+2 min- posed by the Chinese commu- Wang criticised the US’ been challenging and does not orders,” Sisodia said.  P    uled international commercial Mumbai till November 10 after isterial level dialogue with nist party,” Pompeo had said. Indo-Pacific concept, saying match the social environment Universities and schools O    P  passenger services to/from a few passengers on its flight India where the aggressive and Beijing termed his state- “the Indo-Pacific strategy pro- of a school, nothing is more across the country have been &'(     India till 2359 hrs IST of 30th earlier this week tested positive expansionist behaviour of ment as an attempt to impose posed by the US is preaching important than the safety of closed since March 16, when     "    November 2020”. for Covid-19 post arrival, a China and the ongoing tension American hegemony in the outdated Cold War mentality “our children”, said parents. the Centre announced a coun-       The DGCA further stated senior Government official at the Line of Actual Control region. Reacting to the US and preaching confrontation The Delhi Government trywide classroom shutdown as  O !!   that the restrictions shall not said on Wednesday. This is the (LAC) figured prominently. push for closer defence ties and geopolitical game. It is had earlier announced that part of measures to contain the " !    apply to all-cargo operations fourth time that Air India Pompeo also referred to with India, Chinese Foreign aimed to uphold the hegemo- schools will remain closed till spread of the novel coron- #O         and flights specifically flights from India have been the bloody clash between the Ministry spokesman Wang ny of the US. October 31. avirus.  !"  !      approved by DGCA. However, banned by Hong Kong. Indian and Chinese troops on Wenbin told a media briefing Continued on Page 11 “We keep getting feedback Continued on Page 11  L"  !"  M$    &'   "            cases in the last 18 days while       in the last seven days, it added  P  -     "  "  "     !  ! 341,541 cases. The Ministry of    ./   *  Health and Family Welfare has )  )  edge but the actual number of lockdown between March to claimed that India has man- New Delhi: Delhi’s daily coro- New Delhi: Union Minister 4 56* marriages is much more than June across India. aged to sustain its global posi- navirus cases crossed the Smriti Irani on Wednesday said what is being reported,” “From our experiences and tion of recording one of the 5,000-mark for the first time she has tested Covid positive or Champa, 13, marriage Sangeeta Sharma, member, data reported with the district lowest Covid cases as well as on Wednesday after a spike in and asked those who came in Fmeant wearing new clothes, Child Welfare Committee in helplines shows that the major-   67 /74 deaths per million population. cases in the past few days. contact to get themselves tested. eating good food and dancing Lucknow, State capital of Uttar ity of the cases have not been Continued on Page 11 with her friends. On June 20 Pradesh said. reported. If demographic sur- ven as India has been show- this year she was to get married Following the spread of vey data on district/State level Eing signs of flattening the                  along with two other minor the Covid pandemic and intro- prevalence of child marriage is curve lately, the number of  89.:;.,<= ;>.;9> 8;.+=.;?9 girls of 14 and 15 years of age. duction of lockdown and social taken into consideration, the coronavirus infections crossed ()()( 5 =.8<.+=; 88.,;9 +.>;.9=< Belonging to the lower caste distancing, many people lost reported cases are just tip of the eight million marks on family in Firozpur village in jobs and other income streams iceberg,” Priyanka Sreenath, Wednesday.   1  &  =.88.=<: 9.9<: +.++.?,, impoverished Chandauli dis- became uncertain, especially Deputy Director MAMTA, an While the overall number  " 6  +.8;.<>: 8,.?=> 9.+:.:8= trict of Uttar Pradesh, the par- for people among the poorer NGO that works with girl of new cases remained sub-   3/4/.00  &  ;.+9.,>; 9.?:= ;.;>.:=? ents of these girls wanted to get strata. As the pressure on but it jumped to 117 in just child, said. dued, Delhi, Kerala, rid of the burden of their household finances mount, three months of lockdown Poverty and social norms Maharashtra, West Bengal and    +/4/1+4 5 " ;.88.;9: 8.;,; >.89.9?< daughters. A mass marriage marrying girls off, even at a from April to June 2020. are considered the primary Karnataka continued to buck / " >.+,.,8; 0/120 >.>;.<;, was planned secretly to save young age, is being seen as an Similarly in Chhattisgarh only factor which forces parents to the trend.        " >.98.+,> 9.99; >.8+.?<= money. 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They 1 <.,;.+=? ?8; 8.?8.,<+ lockdown and Covid pandem- marriages has actually gone up place between November and want to get rid of them at the # 8.=?.=;; 8.=9+ 8.+<.,<= ic when strict guidelines are in some provinces of India dur- March while 27 cases of child earliest because they believe by New Delhi: A 41-year-old doctor working with the South Delhi   8.=8.:=> 8.?>9 8.:+.;=, issued and police are on high ing the Covid pandemic. In the marriage were reported marrying off their daughter Municipal Corporation died of Covid-19 on Tuesday, officials 0# 8.+,.,:> >.+,; 8.:>.,?: alert. But actually child mar- central Indian State of Madhya between April and June. they will be able to save some said. The doctor posted at Maternity and Child Welfare Centre riages have taken place secret- Pradesh the number of child The ChildLine India claims expenses,” Surojit Chatterjee of Rangpuri, Mahipal Pur had joined Covid-19 duty in April.   &  8.9=.;=> <.=?= 8.::.<>< ly. Some marriages were avert- marriages between November that 5,214 marriages were Save The Children said. ed after they came to knowl- 2019 and March 2020 was 46 reported in just four months of Continued on Page 11    !"#$"%"%

     "     2$    4 56* he Uttar Pradesh government will Tbear all expenses of NEET topper   4 56* Akanksha Singh, who created history by scoring 100 per cent marks in the few days after the coron- National Eligibility Entrance Aavirus vaccine was Examination. promised for free for Bihar, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Uttar Pradesh government too met Akanksha and her family at his res- announced that the vaccine idence on Wednesday and said his gov- would be provided free of cost ernment would be sponsoring her in the state. MBBS education (including expenses of The vaccines are likely to mess and hostel). be available in the market by Congratulating Akanksha for her March 2021. success, the chief minister said that by UP Health Minister Jai scoring 720 out of 720 marks, Akanksha Pratap Singh, at a function on had made her town, Kushinagar, as well Tuesday night, said that the as Uttar Pradesh, proud. “Akanksha is state government would pro- a role model for every girl,” he said . vide free vaccines to the peo- The chief minister also inspired ple of the state though the vac- Akanksha to pursue her dreams and cine was expected to be avail- work hard to achieve her goals. able in the market by March The CM will also be writing a let- 2021. ter to the NEET Board asking it to rank “Our efforts to improve cancer patients in UP. from the infection and have her as first topper. Akanksha secured '   (        )**!  $ $#        +$       Covid-19 handling will contin- The COVID-19 death toll been discharged, Additional 2nd position under the exam rules ue. During the coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh rose to 6,940 Chief Secretary (Medical and which state that in the case of a tie, the It is to be mentioned that Standing in front of him, “I fell short a planned strategy to achieve success the crisis, we worked as a team and on Tuesday with 38 more fatal- Health) Amit Mohan Prasad younger candidate will get the 2nd posi- Akanksha’s father took early retirement of words to express my feelings,” she next time,” she added. the results of it are for everyone ities, while 2,018 fresh cases told reporters. tion. in 2017 to support her throughout her said. The NEET topper also expressed to see. The government has also were reported on Wednesday, The number of active cases Felicitating Akanksha’s parents with NEET preparations. Her mother, Ruchi Sharing the success mantra with fel- her desire to pursue research in neuro managed to prevent dengue a health bulletin issued here in UP has come down by a shawl and Akanksha and her broth- Singh, works as a teacher in a govern- low students, Akanksha said that smart surgery after completing her MBBS and encephalitis,” Singh said, said. around 60 per cent since er with android tablets, the CM asked ment school in Kushinagar. work was also required with hard from AIIMS, Delhi. adding that the Health depart- At present, there are 26,276 September 17 during which the her father, Rajendra Kumar Rao, who After meeting the chief minister, work. The function was also attended by ment was striving for arrange- active cases in the state, while state witnessed a peak of over was a sergeant in the Indian Air Force, Akanksha said that it was her dream to “Instead of getting depressed from cabinet minister Suresh Khanna, Chief ments for better treatment of 4,40,847 people have recovered 68,000 cases, Prasad said. to inspire today’s youth to join the IAF. meet Yogiji and today it was fulfilled. failure, you must learn from it and make Secretary RK Tiwari, and other leaders. 4 H  !   <$: !

  4 56* patient Sameena. The doctor said the accused   4 56* from people who did not even able to establish the rule of l pain. It was the last nail in the like Bihar, Delhi, Maharashtra, cheated him of 2.5 cr in total for selling him spare the fodder meant for cat- aw and ensured all-round coffin of terrorism and and Punjab had no problems he desire to get all his wishes fulfilled with- the magical lamp. ntensifying his attack on tle,” Yogi Adityanath said, development as per the resolve now our jawans have a free in reaching back to their Tout making much efforts landed a London- The doctor later approached Meerut’s Senior Iopposition parties during adding that it was because of of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha hand”, he said and added, homes safely. We ensured returned doctor in trouble when two tantriks in Superintendent of Police (SSP) in this regard and the election campaign in Bihar, them that the youths of Bihar Bharat’. “Now anyone can go to food, water and shelter at Meerut duped him of 2.5 crore by selling him sought his help to nab the accused. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister were deprived of their identi- Taking a jibe at the Kashmir, buy land and make a every point and deployed state the magical ‘Aladdin’ lamp. Brahampuri Circle Officer Amit Rai said Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday house.” transport buses for them,” he The two promised the doctor that a ‘genie’ they had arrested the two men, Islamuddin said that Nitish Kumar had L7 1607  E  47 6  1$ Emphasising on the action said. would do magic for him and he could easily get and his friend Anees, for the alleged fraud. The brought the state back to glory against mafia and goons in UP, The UP chief minister is all his wishes fulfilled. police are also making efforts to nab the from the dirty politics of nepo- 671/ *( 17 16/ 74 0 *6. Yogi said that while many of scheduled to address a series of The incident took place in the Khairnagar woman. tism, giving development a /7E74*&76 1 7 *7 7 them were behind bars, others election meetings in Bihar as a area under Brahmpuri police station of the city. new meaning. would follow soon. much sought after campaigner The victim identified, as Dr Laeek Khan, has          “The change is visible in (4  *( 1607$ 6 <,8?. 7 “Bulldozers are busy for the NDA. approached police against the cheats. The cops In Muzaffarnagar, a 55-year-old woman was Bihar. Instead of caste and demolishing their ill-gotten also swung into action and managed to nab the allegedly beaten to death by four people for religion, development has &7*&47 *(  1 E*7/ (* properties and so far, we two culprits. opposing their attempts to harass her daughters become the fulcrum of /7E74*&76 D E* 60 6 (1E* have confiscated properties Reports said that in 2018, a patient named at Nara village under Mansurpur police station, change. In 2019, the people worth over 2,000 crores,” he Sameena came in contact with the doctor. Later, police said. of Bihar voted for development *( & 7  6 7 6176/1 */ said. the doctor frequently visited her home for her Mansurpur police station SHO KP Singh by voting in favour of Prime 16/    7 ** 7 &7*&47  44 Referring to the rich her- treatment. said a case was registered against four people — Minister Narendra Modi and itage shared by the people of The doctor said he met a tantrik Akash, Gopi, Binendra, and Rajesh — who were this time too the people E*7 (* 7 /7E74*&76 *( 7 UP and Bihar, the UP CM said named Islamuddin at the lady’s house. The absconding. will vote for the development &** 16/ 7 (17M “people of Bihar and Jharkhand tantrik made big promises about his magical According to the complaint lodged by the of the poor and the farmer,” are like our brothers and sis- powers. family members, the four neighbours were the UP CM said while ters”. Islamuddin promised the doctor to make harassing the young women of the family and addressing three election ty. Congress, the UP CM pointed “Bihar is even the maternal him a billionaire. After this, the tantrik and his were bitterly resisted by their mother. meetings in Goriakothi He said the opposition out that terrorist attacks place of Sita Maata... let the friend promised the doctor to give him a mag- On Monday evening, the four accused (Siwan), East Champaran parties could not be trusted were frequent during the coronavirus crisis get over, we ical ‘Aladdin’ lamp. According to the doctor, the entered the house and attacked the woman iden- and West Champaran in and should never be given a UPA regime but now our will ensure that a representative two accused often made him see the 'genie' tified as Sevti Devi (55). Bihar. chance to return to power. brave soldiers do not even of each and every village of appearing from the lamp. She was severely beaten up by the men. She He said during the Reminding the people of hesitate to cross the borders Bihar gets an opportunity to Whenever the doctor asked the tantriks to was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) the commendable work done and kill the terrorist in their get the blessings of Lord Ram take the lamp to his home, they scared him, say- pronounced dead. The body was sent for post- regime, the poor, the farmers by the NDA government in hidings. in Ayodhya,” he said. ing it would bode ill to him if he touched the mortem. and the youths were never on Bihar, Yogi Adityanath point- “August 5, 2019 was a his- “It was during the early lamp. Meanwhile, police raided the residences of their political agenda. “For ed out that the NDA govern- toric day when Article 370 was coronavirus pandemic times Later, the doctor realised that the ‘genie’ was all four accused to arrest them but they were them, only their family mat- ment, under the chief minister- abolished and many political that we ensured that our broth- none other than Islamuddin, the husband of his found missing. ters… what can you expect ship of Nitish Kumar, was entities are still feeling the ers coming from various states .    "   ! 4           4 56* Khan assailed the high Last week, Allahabad High ment, it is based on evidence,” The unsuccessful Bahujan court order quashing his elec- Court had asked ECI to start the top court had said. Samaj Party candidate had said he Supreme Court tion as MLA from Suar con- the process forthwith for hold- Khan had on December 17 in his election petition in the TWednesday said it would stituency on the grounds that ing bypoll in Suar constituen- approached the top court chal- high court that educational consider next week a plea of he was underage and did not cy, which falls in Rampur dis- lenging the high court verdict certificates, passport and visa of Mohammad Abdullah Azam qualify for the 2017 polls. trict of the state. which had ruled that he was Abdullah Khan mentioned Khan, son of Samajwadi Party A bench headed by Chief On January 17, the top not qualified to contest the January 1, 1993 as the SP MP Azam Khan, against the Justice SA Bobde was informed court had refused to stay the election of the Legislative MLA’s date of birth. Allahabad High Court order by senior advocate Rakesh Allahabad High Court verdict Assembly as he had not turned The high court had unseat- quashing his election to the Dwivedi, appearing for annulling the election of Khan. 25 when he filed the nomina- ed the Suar MLA after exam- Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Election Commission of India It had issued notice and sought tion papers for the 2017 polls. ining the entire facts as borne (ECI), that an appeal has also response from ECI and the In his election petition out of various documents, been filed against the high defeated BSP candidate Nawaz against Khan in the high court, including the service record of court order on the limited Ali Khan, who had challenged Kazim Ali Khan had contend- Khan’s mother. It too had men- aspect with regard to certain Khan’s election. ed that the elected MLA’s actu- tioned January 1, 1993 as his observations. It said some doubts had al date of birth was January 1, date of birth. Dwivedi told the bench, been created by placing of 1993 and not September 30, The court had directed its also comprising Justices A S The bench then said it documents other than school 1990, as claimed in the nomi- registrar general to intimate the Bopanna and V would be better if the court records to show that Khan was nation paper. substance of the verdict to the NOTICE Ramasubramanian, that the hears both the appeals togeth- qualified to contest the election. Khan was elected as MLA ECI and the UP Assembly ECI appeal was not listed for er and adjourned the matter for “We have read the on a Samajwadi Party ticket on Speaker to take follow-up hearing on Wednesday. next week. Allahabad High Court judg- March 11, 2017. actions. I have changed my name from Gagan Deep Singh to Jagan Deep Singh. In future I shall be .1++ .) known as Jagan Deep Singh     ""  S/o Amar Jeet Singh, 8/7,    Nagar Mahapalika colony, Dada Nagar, Kanpur. !    !   Lucknow (PNS): In its NOTICE effort to open new opportuni-   4 56* ing 420 (fraud), 467 (forgery for ties in the state, particularly valuable security), 468 (forgery eastern Uttar Pradesh, the UP ix people have been booked for purpose of cheating), 471 I Service No.-4568909 Y Rank government will organise a Sin connection with alleged (using a genuine a forged doc- Hav. DURGENDRA SINGH three-day national webinar corruption in the recruitment ument) and 120 B (conspiracy), Son of Shri Matola Singh. My from November 27. The state of cooperative employees dur- he added. daughter's name ASHIKA government is preparing to ing the previous Samajwadi Besides them the FIR men- Parth Sarthi, a class VI stu- SINGH wrongly written in my bring together experts, minis- Party government in Uttar tions other ‘unnamed’ officials dent of City Montessori School, service record. Her correct ters, legislators and officers Pradesh, a senior official said of UP Cooperative Bank and Rajajipuram Campus I, won name is ANSHIKA SINGH for from all over the country to be on Wednesday. UP Cooperative institutional gold medal at an online abacus all future purposes. part of this initiative, a senior The FIR has been lodged service board, he said. competition organised at zonal official said, adding that Chief on Tuesday evening against Uttar Pradesh Chief level. The competition was NOTICE Minister Yogi Adityanath will the then managing directors of Minister Yogi Adityanath had organised under the aegis of also hold discussions with min- Uttar Pradesh Cooperative on October 23 directed that the educational institute isters and officers of the Central Bank Limited, Hiralal Yadav FIR be lodged after a Special Brainobrain in which students My original pass cerficates of and state governments. “The and Ravikant Singh; former UP Investigation Team submitted of several noted schools partic- class 10th year 2011 (ICSC government is going to lay Cooperative Institutional its report in the matter. ipated to showcase their analyt- BOARD) has been lost irre- down a strategic plan for bet- Service Board chairman According to the ical skills. Parth Sarthi opted trievably Roll No- T/1936/147 ter industry prospects, agricul- Ramjatan Yadav; secretary spokesperson, there were alle- for various abacus tricks to Pass out from ST FRANCIS ture, employment, education Rakesh Mishra; member gations of corruption in the solve mathematical problems SCHOOL Ramnagar Varanasi and business enhancement of Santosh Kumar Srivastava; and recruitment of assistant man- and emerged winner. Finder Contact: no. 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tary said most of the tests '0 !  would be done on people who were likely to come in contact  with people in view of the fes-  6  tivals. However, the tally of COVID-19 cases in UP 2$ 0  reached 4,76,024 on   !"! Wednesday out of which 4,43,579 have recovered and   4 56* 25,487 are admitted to the   4 56* and principals. We are looking with more than 80 per cent hospitals or are in home isola- at a total figure of 200-250 being above 65 years of age,” he pprehending another surge tion. he Health department will interns for this work,” he pointed out. He said the num- Ain the COVID-19 cases in Altogether 2,049 fresh Tbe focusing on surveil- added. ber of Covid positive pregnant the state during the coming fes- cases of COVID-19 were lance of urban part of the dis- On why this idea was women has also decreased tivals, the Uttar Pradesh gov- reported during the past 24 trict with the dip in coron- taken up, he said, “It was taken and the occupancy now is ernment has announced a spe- hours in the state while 2,742 avirus cases. Health officials up because when these doctors about 65-70 patients per day, cial drive with focus on group people recovered. The recovery said they were involving med- carry out supervision of the which was around 110 to 115 Covid tests of vendors, beauty percentage in the state has also ical interns from both private families, it will give a stricter patients per day earlier. parlour operators and workers increased to 93.18 points, and government medical col- message to people. These doc- Meanwhile, National in sweet shops who will come which is higher than the leges to supervise the work tors will also be moving in the Botanical Research Institute in contact with the masses. national average. done by surveillance teams. fields in areas which have had (NBRI) will be carrying out a The 16-day-long group Prasad said that the num- “Now the concentration maximum corona cases,” he sero-survey of its staff mem- testing will start from ber of active patients was will be on entire Lucknow, said. He said though there bers to determine the levels of Wednesday. decreasing day by day and the though we will continue to was a dip in the cases in areas antibodies in people. It will be “These tests will be carried decline was 63 per cent since monitor areas with maximum with maximum cases, there done as a part of IGIB, New # $                -  #          out on people who will come in September 17 last — the day cases like Gomtinagar, was a possibility that the cases Delhi, study on the same. ./0   $ -1..2340$  .5 6   '       contact with people in connec- the peak was witnessed. The Indiranagar, Chinhat and could rise again. About the old Director SK Barik said they tion with the festivals of Karva positivity rate in October has Alambagh. We are planning to part of the city, the official said would do it shortly and on a   4 56* smooth movement of vehicles. underway in railways to facil- Chauth and Diwali,” Additional also come down to 2 per cent. have support from medical they did not have too many voluntary basis. It may be The minister said these itate passengers. Construction Chief Secretary (Health) Amit On Tuesday, a total of 1,54,450 colleges and will be deploying cases of coronavirus there. noted that sero-survey has efence Minister Rajnath are the problems affecting the works were also underway Mohan Prasad said during his samples were tested. their interns for supervisory “The phase of maximum cases been carried out by CIMAP DSingh laid the foundation common man. He said some of under the Smart City project in daily press briefing. In Lucknow, 294 persons work. On Tuesday, we had a has already passed by. If the and CDRI. stone of 176 development these works were being which LMC was playing a vital Prasad said on the opening tested positive on Wednesday meeting with authorities at transmission is interrupted Besides, Birbal Sahni works worth Rs 5112.86 lakh launched and some were role, he added. day, the tests will be conduct- while 255 patients recovered. medical colleges and they and surveillance activities Institute of Palaeosciences under the 14th Finance already underway. “I am happy that Lucknow ed on auto and three-wheeler Th death toll in the state capi- agreed to provide us interns increased, there won’t be any (BSIP), which was identified as Commission at a programme “Lucknow is one of the got a good rank in the cleanli- drivers and rickshaw-pullers tal stands at 872. The new who would check on the sur- cases in these areas,” he said. the fastest testing lab three organised at LMC headquarters fastest developing cities not ness survey, but we need to while on the second day, the patients included 25 from Rae veillance teams and do sup- Meanwhile, spokesperson months back, continues to on Wednesday. Singh took part only in the state but also in the bring it the top three cities in workers of beauty parlours and Bareli road, 24 from portive supervision,” a senior of Ram Manohar Lohia have no pendency. Director in the programme through country. Bigger structures are terms of cleanliness,” Singh mehndi outlets would be test- Gomtinagar, 21 from official at CMO office said. Institute of Medical Sciences Vandana Prasad said they have video-conferencing. being developed in the city and said. He added that the bene- ed. Thereafter, tests would be Indiranagar, 19 from Chowk, He said the interns would Dr Shrikesh Singh said the tested over 80,000 samples till He said the money would it is necessary to have the basic fits of development works carried out on the workers of 18 from Cantt, 17 from be provided by KGMU, number of Covid patients now. “We have a small team of be used in construction and infrastructure in place,” he should reach all sections of the sweet shops, restaurants, reli- Ashiyana, 14 from Madiaon, 12 Integral hospital, Era and TS admitted in the hospital has eight members but they are repair of basic infrastructural said. society. The programme also gious places, shopping malls from Mahanagar, and 10 each Mishra hospitals. “KGMU will decreased and the occupancy well organised. Three months works like drains, roads and Singh said two flyovers witnessed the presence of and their security guards and from Jankipuram & Alambagh. give us 40-50 interns and the now is 70 per cent. “However, ago, ICMR had identified us as footpaths. He said these works had already been inaugurated mayor Sanyukta Bhatia and electronic shops in a phased There were five deaths in rest of the colleges will con- older people are still getting the fastest testing lab and we would help in solving the prob- recently and work for the third municipal commissioner Ajay manner, he added. Lucknow and two of the firm their figures after having infected. Most of our ICU continue to have no penden- lems of people caused by water- overbridge was nearing com- Dwivedi. Officials said these The additional chief secre- deceased belonged to Lucknow. a talk with their management beds have elderly patients, cy,” Prasad said. logging and would also resolve pletion. He said several big works were likely to be com- traffic issues and help in infrastructure works were pleted by December 25.            ! $!%$!  Lucknow (PNS): In a bid to provide good study in the area of higher education. He further said   4 56* sons after which a case was Chaand reached Rahul’s bullet pierced through The police said Rahul was material to students of higher education in the if students faced any problems, there is a helpline. lodged against the accused house to meet him for some Chaand’s right arm and Rahul booked for attempt to murder. state, Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma inaugurated He also extended thanks to the teachers who constable allegedly shot at and he was arrested. work on Tuesday. Around 11 fled the scene. He was arrest- The police failed to explain a digital library on Wednesday. made a valuable contribution of e-content for Ahis friend as he suspected As per reports, Chaand am, when both were chit chat- ed by a police team later. from where Rahul got the Speaking at the launch, he said it was a 134 subjects in both Hindi and English. latter’s affair with his wife. Khan of Durgaganj in Kakori ting, Rahul’s wife made a call Victim’s brother Arif Khan, country-made pistol. unique start and looking into the scenario where Principal Secretary, Higher Education, The incident took place in was friends with the constable, to Chaand and Rahul lost his who lodged a case in this con- The police spokesman said students are unable to afford expensive e-jour- Monica Garg said when development had Kakori on Tuesday afternoon identified as Rahul, who is cool after seeing his wife’s nection, said Chaand was Rahul is a native of Bahraich nals and e-books, they would be benefited by slowed down across the world because of the and the victim is a business- presently posted at Gosainganj number flash on Chaand’s admitted to KGMU Trauma and the police recovered the this digital library. He said students could down- coronavirus pandemic, UP government had man. Police sat on the case as police station. Rahul and his mobile. It led to a verbal spat Centre. He said Rahul suspect- country-made pistol from his load qualitative study material free of cost from taken it upon itself to take the youth on the path the accused involved was a wife, also a constable, live at a during which Rahul whipped ed that his wife had an affair possession. He added that the the digital library. The Deputy CM said the of progress. She said the aim of the digital library constable, but brother of the rented accommodation in out a country-made pistol and with Chaand and he shot at police challaned Rahul under library has witnessed more than 61,500 hits, was that student could easily access study mate- victim informed mediaper- Bhattha Tola, Kakori. shot at Chaand. However, the him with an intention to kill. Arms Act as well. which shows that it would bring a huge change rial prepared by experts.   4 56* worked at Siyaram Brick Field dead. Shekhar and Chander in Gosainganj and had gone to suffered limb fractures. wo persons were killed in Rajajipuram along with driver Meanwhile, helper of a   4 56* Ttwo separate incidents of Shekhar and Chander to truck was killed in a road road mishap on Wednesday. A unload goods. After complet- mishap at Kisan Path in family attacked daughters 35-year-old labourer was killed ing the task, they left for Chinhat police station area Aof an ex-armyman over a while a truck driver and Gosainganj, but the truck early morning on Wednesday. trivial issue. A woman from the another labourer were injured developed a technical snag at As per reports, a truck laden other group was also hurt in in a road mishap at Shaheed at Shaheed Path around 3 am. with wheat and driven by the incident. Police accepted Path in Sushant Golf City Keshu, Chander and Lorik from Shahjahanpur to complaints from both the sides (SGC) police station area early Shekhar were standing beside Bihar was hit by another truck and registered a cross-FIR in morning. the truck when another truck laden with potatoes near this connection. Kin of the for- The deceased was identi- hit their vehicle from behind. Anaura Kalan village around mer armyman alleged that fied as Keshu of Rehmat Nagar The trio suffered injuries and 6 am. Sandeep Yadav (28) of police played safe in the in Gosainganj. The injured Keshu died on the spot. Hours Azamgarh, who was sitting in case and overlooked their truck driver (Shekhar) and later, police were informed the cabin of the truck laden grievances. labourer (Chander) were about the incident. A police with potato, suffered injuries. As per reports, ex-army- admitted to a hospital with team reached there and rushed He was rushed to a hospital man, Chandu Lal of fractured limbs. the injured to a hospital where where he was declared brought Gayatripuram, and his wife As per reports, Keshu Keshu was declared brought dead. Muni Devi were at home and their daughter Saloni was washing the floor. The waste water was flowing through a &!% , ! "   ramp outside the house. Chandu Lal’s other daughters, "% ( !    Sanjana and Aradhya, were also there as they had come to Lucknow (PNS): National Academy of Medical Lucknow (PNS): Two miscreants duped a see him. Sciences (NAMS) has selected principal scientist, cook of Kasturba Gandhi Hostel in Chinhat Seeing waterlogging on the Division of Molecular Parasitology and on Wednesday morning. The victim, identi- road, neighbour Ramdev Immunology, CDRI, Dr Satish Mishra for ‘Dr Tulsi fied as Radha Devi (47) of Barabanki, was Yadav, his wife and their chil- Das Chugh Award’ for the year 2020 in recognition going to her workplace when the miscreants dren came out of their house of his research work on malaria parasite’s life cycle, intercepted her. The duo, clad in saffron robes, carrying sticks and attacked which is a complex process involving two hosts and told Radha that they belong to an ashram in Saloni and her sisters. Saloni three invasive stages. The invasion in both mam- Haridwar. They told Radha that her husband’s suffered head injuries while her mals and mosquitoes requires a coordinated drinking habit was the cause of troubles in her sisters also suffered injuries in sequence of events to be played out successfully. His life. They then told a spellbound Radha that the attack. During the brawl, a work focused on ‘Secreted Protein with Altered they could help her husband quit drinking. woman from Ramdev’s family Thrombospondin Repeat (SPATR)’. NAMS encour- Radha asked them how and they told her to also suffered injuries. ages and sponsors nation-wide CME programmes, put all the ornaments that she was wearing and Police sat on the case and symposia, workshops etc. Over the years, it has cash in their hands and they would pray for tried to convince both the par- recognised the outstanding achievements made by her. The woman put off her ornaments and ties to strike a dialogue, and scientists in the field of medicine and allied sciences handed it to the miscreants, who disappeared later registered a cross-FIR and conferred fellowship as well as membership on with the jewellery and cash in no time. Radha when the family of Chandu Lal selected persons through a peer-reviewed process sought help from her family members and did not agree for compromise. and finally voting by all the fellows. later lodged a case in this connection. ) *$ &! !%)%!

  4 56* Himachal and wildlife areas However, he pointed out Hira said Corbett Wildlife like Ranthambore were much that very few bookings were Park did remarkably well till ourism is picking up with in demand. made through travel agents recently. “We are expecting Tpeople from city choosing He said people were because the prices of hotels Dudhwa National Park to do hills and wildlife areas as their indulging in ‘revenge tourism’, have come down drastically well when it opens on getaways. They are also find- which is a new terminology. with up to 50 per cent discount November 1,” he said. ing an added advantage in “People had been confined to offers through websites. In UP, Agra and Varanasi massive discounts offered by their homes for so long that “Most of these bookings have witnessed an increase in hotels. they now want to move out are not done much in advance the influx of tourists. Tourists Chairman of UP and and a similar surge was seen or through proper planning are avoiding dhabas and Uttarakhand Indian when Europe opened briefly. the way it would happen ear- choosing high-end restaurants Association of Tour Operators The preferred distance range lier,” he said. He added that and hotels following basic Prateek Hira said that with is 500 kilometers and people Nainital, Mussoorie, Ranikhet sanitisation measures. long weekends, tourism was opt for their own vehicles and Atal Bihari Tunnel in He said hotels were mak- picking up and destinations even for destinations like Himachal Pradesh were the ing inclusive packages as they such as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh,” he said. much preferred places. want to cash in.    !"#$"%"% 4 &+9( "    

ing 676 active cases. The recov- (SSPG) Hospital, Kabirchaura, ing 242 red zones. Five green       144111/ during the day. should be empowered to take place again and those removed       E1161 ery has improved to 94.33 per 280 at adjacent Government zones have been converted Meanwhile, the Allahabad action against those involved should be given an alternative cent and mortality rate to 1.60 Women’s Hospital, 96 at Swami into red zones again. There are he fluctuations in the coro- High Court has said that strict with the police. The court has place. . s many as 81 new COVID- per cent. Vivekanand Government 2,056 green zones with nine Tna transmission remain adherence to masks and social directed the state government The court has sought a A19 patients have been Meanwhile, Chief Medical Hospital, Bhelupur and 116 at new ones. The district police intriguing. In Sangam nagari, distancing is mandatory to to appoint health officers in report from Advocate detected in the district on Officer (CMO) Dr. VB Singh LBS Hospital, Ramnagar were arrested as many as 38 persons within the last 24 hours, the prevent the spread of the sec- each municipal corporation Commissioner Chandan Wednesday, increasing the total has informed that in the first found negative. However, one under Section 151 of CrPC number of infected people ond wave of corona infection. and said that fogging and sani- Sharma and Shubham Dwivedi number of cases to 16,656. report of the day, 55 positive out of 80 at CHC Shivpur and while challaned under Section exceeded 100 late on Tuesday. For this, the police should tisation should be continued to in the parking case in Civil The day also saw one more patients were found out of and one out of 155 at SSH BHU 188 and took action under Covid infection has been con- keep a strict vigil in every prevent infection. This order Lines Prayagraj. On their report death, increasing the toll to 268. 3,323 reports received. Till were detected positive. Section 51 of Disaster firmed in 110 persons out of street and street locality so has been given by the bench regarding Nawab Yusuf Road, During the day, the follow-up then, the total test reports Earlier, two males aged 75 Management Act against 13 3731 suspected tested on the that no person comes out of the comprising Justice Siddharth the court has asked the negative reports included 102 received were 3,13,023 and the and 62 from Munari persons. same day. Once again, more house without wearing a mask. Verma and Justice Ajit Kumar Municipal Corporation to fix patients. Out of them, 101 results of 1,623 are awaited. Out (Choubeypur) and Shivpur During checking at various than 149 people outnumbered The court has asked the task while hearing the case related the street lights. On noting the have been recovered from of them, 2,96,393 were nega- respectively succumbed to points, 1,456 vehicles were the Corona. Among these, 28 force monitoring it to give to the Covid and parking. lack of facilities in the parking home isolation and one from tive, while 16,630 positive. The COVID-19 at Sir Sundarlal challaned and 11 seized. Apart patients were discharged form such powers so that it can do The court said that illegal lot behind the Yatri Hotel and the hospital, increasing the total number of samples col- Hospital (SSH), Banaras Hindu from this,  2,65,500 were different Covid hospitals. its job easily. Apart from possession of hawkers, vendors Rajkaran Palace, the court has number to 12,904 and 2,808 lected was 3,30,655. Besides, University (BHU). With the realised from 251 vehicles, Home isolation of 121 people Prayagraj, this order has been be removed from 57,136 places directed to provide all the nec- respectively. The total number under ongoing mass/ group addition of four new red zones, while 38,800 from 992 per- was completed. directed to implement in in Prayagraj. 28 vending zones essary facilities in the parking of patients who have been antigen tests, all 390 tests at the total number of hotspots sons for moving on the roads The number of Covid Kanpur, Varanasi, Lucknow have been earmarked in the lot, toilets etc. recovered so far is 15,712, leav- Shree Shiv Prasad Gupta has increased to 2,298 includ- without wearing masks. active patients in the district and Agra. Next phase the court city. It is directed to submit a Ramanuj Tiwari has filed has increased to 1364. will also pass orders for other report on this issue. The court an application in the court on According to CMO Dr GS districts of the state. has directed to provide proper the issue of closing the roads of Bajpai, so far 16,368 people The court had directed the space to hawkers removed cantonment area for common have become infection free by DGP to submit an action plan from 9,39,759 sites in the entire people. Senior advocate Anoop 8.     "  ! staying in home isolation. to prevent corona infection. state. Trivedi spoke on this. He cited According to Nodal Officer Accordingly, the DGP filed an The court was informed the order of the Central for Corona Dr Rishi Sahai, the affidavit detailing the efforts that construction is being done Government that the roads in       E1161 names one CIT of the railways being made for prevention. on the roadside near the CMO Cantt areas cannot be closed and three advocates have been Expressing satisfaction on the Housing and Revenue Council. for the movement of common nnoyed with the anti- infected on Tuesday. At the DGP’s affidavit, the court said On this, the court has asked the people. The court has also Alabourer policy of the gov- same time, the infected also that to prevent the second municipal corporation and directed the advocate of the ernment at Centre, the include two advocates, one of wave of infection, it is necessary Prayagraj Development Government of India to file the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh the advocates posted in the that every road and locality Authority whether the con- orders issued in this regard by (BMS) on Wednesday took District Court. Among the should be monitored in small struction is being done under the Ministry of Defense. It is out protest march and made infected, 75 people underwent streets. A large number of the master plan or not. The also said that if they failed to some demands including the RTPCR, 30 people got their police personnel should be lawyers report stated that give a written order to close the restoration of old pension corona check done through deployed on busy roads, while encroachment has been done road the next hearing, then the scheme. antigens and five people under- two constables should be again after removing encroach- responsibility officer should On the call given by central went a trunat test, which was deployed at both ends of low ments at many places. On this, be present in the court with the leadership, the workers of BMS reported positive. A total of traffic roads. the court has said that no record. The petition will be and it’s sister organisations 3,731 people were screened Monitoring policemen encroachment should take heard on November 9. gathered at main post office in Nadesar and took out a protest march to raise their voice against the Central Government for its anti- labourer and privatisation pol- icy.       144111/ Commissioner to intervene. Despite the earning profit The Divisional Commissioner manifolds, the Central fficials of the Prayagraj reserved his order, which Government has decided to ODevelopment Authority, was to be released on October hand over some lucrative pub- #$                     district administration and the 28. lic undertakings into private police were all prepared to The PDA team backed by hands which is against the stop the privatisation of prof- lic undertakings. ment departments including demolish a lavishly construct- a heavy police force and a interest of employees, the itable public undertakings and The march culminated at railway, power, postal, trans- ed five storeyed marketing good number of JCB members of organisation said it should also restore the old district headquarter and a port, BHEL and others joined complex of the mafia don Vijay machines reached adding, the goverment has pension scheme in the larger delegation of organisation sub- the march and prominent Mishra, Gyanpur MLA, in Georgetown police station in made some changes in the interest of employees, they mitted a memorandum of their among them were Jamuna Pal, Allahpur locality under the an anticipation that they will labour laws which is against the demanded and added, the gov- demands to the representative Rakesh Pandey, Ayodhya Georgetown police station, but get the order of the Divisional interest of labourers. ernment should also adjust of the District Magistrate. The Prasad Shukla, Narendra the Divisional Commissioner, Commissioner in the The government should apprentice trainees in the pub- employees of various govern- Mishra and Visheshakar Rai. who happens to be the ex-offi- forenoon hours to demolish cio chairman of the PDA, the above property. They kept stayed the action, and will be on waiting up to 4 pm, but pass an order in this regard on could not proceed forward as November 6. the reports revealed that the Vijay Mishra had raised $         Divisional Commissioner will this unauthorised construc- pass his order on November 6, tion by using his muscle 2020.       E1161 capacities on the Railways, Goyal holds a BA (Hons) in power in Allahpur besides Minister Yogi Adityanath, this through their sources, family Vijay Mishra has also built including DRM/ Jaipur, Economics degree from Lady many others in the same area. marketing complex of Vijay members of the mafia turned a house in Allahpur besides a njali Goyal, an Indian Executive Director Finance Shri Ram College, Delhi Under the drive against mafia Mishra had been spotted by politician moved an applica- hospital complex by the side ARailways Accounts Service (Budget) and Executive University (DU) and a Masters dons launched by the Chief the PDA. Getting information tion requesting the Divisional of this marketing complex. officer of 1985 batch through Director Finance degree in Advanced Economics UPSC examination, has taken (Establishment) in Railway from Delhi School of the charge as the new General Board. Economics, DU. Manager (GM) of Diesel While on deputation to She has several published Locomotive Works (DLW) on other Ministries, she held the articles to her credit, .!!      7' Wednesday afternoon. Prior to charge of Advisor (Project covering subjects like high joining this post, she was Appraisal) in NITI Aayog and speed Railways in India, sus- Principal Executive Director Director Finance in tainable development of (Accounts), Railway Board. Department of Woman and Railways and general budget- She has worked in various Child Development. Anjali ing. !     

      144111/ way, if one estimates the sions of Circle II. Meanwhile, found so far. Where more tur- amount to be recovered from there was a glut of complaints bulence has been found in 8     !)  ith the aim of saving smart meters running 30 times of smart meters jumping and meters, they have also been Welectricity along with faster then it will reach crores. running fast, but the officers replaced. Now in the high-level reading and billing, consumers It is being said that if more than were busy covering it continu- investigation, after hearing the       E1161 to conduct door-to-door sur- emphasised at both the rural done on Wednesday and are forced to shell out more  600 is being charged on one ously. Cross check meters were report of the smart meter run- vey with the help of ANMs and and urban levels,’ he said, Saturday in the predetermined money through the smart meter, then an additional load installed in hundreds of homes ning fast, the officials are tight istrict Magistrate (DM), Asha-Anganwadi workers and appealing to the people to con- week apart from additional meters installed in their hous- of  4.90 crore per month is on the basis of complaints, but lipped over the issue. Dwho is also the Chairman chalk out plans of vaccination, tact concerned ANMs/ Asha- day on Monday. According to es in the city. Meters that were being put on the pocket of the then smart meters were justi- Any complaints of jumping of District Health Committee, ensuring the availability of vac- Anganwadi workers on the him, list of vaccination installed as economical and public. According to the data, fied by smudging. It is being smart meters are being Kaushal Raj Sharma has direct- cines. scheduled dates for vaccination –deprived persons is being convenient have been found to the plan to install a smart said that in the 13 months since resolved. No such complaints ed the Health department to Sharma also instructed the of those children and prepared by the ASHA and run 30 times faster during the meter was first started in the July 19, more than 65 crore have been confirmed yet in launch a special quarterly vac- Health department that cold pregnant women who could Anganwadi workers apart from testing. That is, the public Rambagh division of Circle I have been recovered from the Prayagraj, said the Chief cination campaign from chain should be streamlined not be vaccinated due to lock- including the same from the complaints of meter speeding on July 10, 2019. pockets of the public. This Engineer OP Yadav. There have November this year to January and details of persons to be down. families of migrant laborers. have proved to be true. A total A few days later, a total of amount may be even higher been complaints of smart meter next year for those children and deployed in the special cam- Chief Medical Officer Support will be provided from of 82,000 smart meters have 68,000 smart meters were when examined. running fast. Its investigation is pregnant women who were paign should be made apart (CMO) Dr VB Singh informed the collaborating institutions been installed in all the seven installed in Karelabagh, Naini, Officials of the Electricity also being done by installing a deprived of the same during the from making the co-ordination that the campaign would be (WHO, UNICEF and UNDP divisions of the city. Kalyani Devi. After this, 14,000 department said that com- cross meter. No comment nationwide lockdown imposed with other relevant depart- conducted as per instructions etc.) in this work. All the In general, a house is esti- smart meters have also been plaints about smart meter about the mess can be made for preventing the spread of ments. received from Additional Chief incharge medical officers have mated to consume 200 units of installed in the Tagore Town, speeding are being examined, now, added Ramesh Yadav, worldwide coronavirus pan- ‘The campaign should be Secretary, Government of UP. been directed for the success- electricity per month. In this Myohal and Bamharauli divi- but no such muddle have been Executive Engineer (Meter). demic. He also asked the made 100 per cent successful It will be conducted three days ful operation of the campaign,’ Health department and ICDS and monitoring should be a week as vaccination will be he added.       4        144111/ during a hearing. Later the drawing money from the bank Court. Yadav also cheated by       E1161 investigation revealed that it account. The district adminis- him in the name of getting a he Special MP/MLA Court was a self designed attack, and tration, the Prayagraj job in the High Court. When o facilitate the beneficiaries Tof Prayagraj is in no mood the case is still being heard by Development Authority and he could not get a job, he start- Tof the Pradhanmantri to give any relief to the mafia the MP/MLA Court. Worried the police have already razed to ed asking for money, but the Svanidhi Yojana, the UCO don Atique Ahmed who is over the increasing number of earth a good number of prop- same not paid back to him. Bank organised a loan distrib- languishing in Ahmedabad Jail. encounters with the top crim- erties of Atique, his family During this, it was found that ution camp at its zonal office in Fearing his encounter or acci- inals, and road accidents of the members and close associates there is a gang of Shamim who Mahamoorganj, here and allot- dent while travelling from vehicles carrying them, Atique worth crores of rupees. used to cheat the unemployed ted UPI Code number to them Ahmedabad to Prayagraj for is avoiding his entry in Uttar CHEATING CASE: A people in the name of getting by distributing loan under the hearing, Atique had made a Pradesh, and with an intention case of cheating lakhs of rupees jobs in the High Court and scheme. request for exemption from avoid a journey to Yogi’s state, from the gullible youths has Supreme Court. The gang The zonal head personal presence in the court the mafia don had moved an come to light in the name of members have cheated more Ghanshyam Parmar allotted and hearing through video application with a request of his getting them a job in the than 70 lakh from several peo- UPI Code number and distrib- conferencing, but the court hearing through video confer- Supreme Court and Allahabad ple. The victim first com- uted loan to the beneficiaries did not grant the permission, encing from the Ahmedabad High Court. Retired army per- plained about the case at the Chatori Lal for tea stall, Gopal and he will have to be present jail itself. He had mentioned sonnel Rajpati Yadav has filed Utraon police station, but all his Kannoujia for vegetable shop, in the court on the next date of health grounds, but the court a case against Shamim grievances were not heed by the Manoj for the shop of paan, hearing in the case related to declined to give any such con- Siddiqui, Ramesh Chandra police there then the victim Rajesh Sahani for food stall and `self designed attack’ in the cession to Atique Ahmed. In Yadav of Nawabganj, Pramod complained the same to the Sunita Pandey for vegetable Kutchery premises of yet another action against Sharma of Handia, Anees alias higher authorities. After this, shop. Allahabad, and a murder Atique Ahmed the Laddoo, Mohammad Saif, Kaif, the police have initiated a case Speaking on the occasion, attempt of 2016. The court has Government has seized 11 Pawan and Manoj Kumar. The against nine people by filing a Parmar said that the Central directed to ask the Home bank accounts of the mafia Utraon police have started case against them. Police said Government launched this Secretary Uttar Pradesh to don, seven of them were in investigating the matter after the case is two years old. Some scheme is to benefit such street 8   9': $;             arrange for the presence of Prayagraj itself. The other registering an FIR in this con- of the gang accused had cheat- vendors so as they could regain    !    Atique Ahmed in person in the accounts were in other cities nection. Retired army person- ed the victim Rajpati in the their loss suffered during the court on the next date of hear- including Delhi, and the bank nel Rajpati Yadav, resident of name of getting the land. lockdown and informed, the ing. About a decade back accounts were having about Rs Utraon alleged that Shamim However, the police claimed beneficiaries can get loan dig- a total of 1,568 loans under the those who graced the occasion Singh, Saif Mohammed, Amit Atique had survived an attack 1 crore in balance. This action Siddiqui used to dupe gullible that many startling facts can itally through UPI Code. scheme including 410 of only were the sub-zonal head SK Khanna, Prashant Rathore and on him in Allahabad Kutchery under the Gangster Act will bar youths by posing himself as come up in the investigation of The zonal office distributed city areas. Prominent among Sinha, Chief Manager Bipin Ashutosh Srivastava. by lying down on the ground the family members from with- deputy registrar of the High the case.   !"#$"%"% 5

-1     "  /"   ):- 8 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $+ ,-#. Northern, Central and Western Railway as well as held key posts " +$     inay Kumar Tripathi took over of Divisional Railway Manager, Vcharge as General Manager of Allahabad, North Central Railway North Eastern Railway (NER) on (NCR), Chief Electrical surgery departments would Tuesday. Earlier, he was posted as Locomotive Engineer and       516& also be started. Additional Member/Traction in Additional General Manager of The additional chief secre- Railway Board, New Delhi. Western Railway (WR). He has dditional Chief Secretary tary said patients who wanted Tripathi did BTech (Electrical attended higher management A(Medical Education)       516& to undergo surgery would have Engineering) from Roorkee and training programme in Rajneesh Dube has given a to take appointment in joined railways through Indian Switzerland and USA, CPRO PK green signal to LLR Hospital to anpur Nagar reported 79 more coronavirus positive cases on advance. Railway Service of Electrical Singh said. Tripathi was involved start surgical and super spe- KWednesday evening. He said there was appre- Engineers (IRSEE) batch of 1983. in the commissioning of the state- ciality OPDs with some con- Chief Medical Officer Dr Anil K Mishra said that 79 more hension that the second wave       516& His first posting was as an assistant of-the-art three-phase locomo- ditions. people had tested positive for coronavirus infection between of COVID-19 was likely to electrical engineer on Northern tives and their indigenization. Interacting with GSVM Tuesday evening and Wednesday evening taking the tally of con- strike in December and keep- alf-a-dozen bookies were Railway. In his distinguished career Tripathi has VK Tripathi has wide experience of railway man- Medical College authorities firmed cases to 27,717 cases. He said no COVID-19 death in the ing this in mind, every arrange- Harrested from the house of successfully discharged his duties on various agement and administration. He is equally pop- through video conference, the city was reported till Wednesday evening keeping the death toll ment had to be made well in a Samajwadi Party leader in important posts of Electrical Department on ular among officers and staff. additional chief secretary said to 728. The CMO said at present 1078 active cases were under- advance. Rawatpur village under that only after observation of going treatment. Dr Mishra said 4018 samples were sent for test- Dube said a target of 500 Kalyanpur police station on the patients waiting for surgery, ing in the city. ICU beds was set for Kanpur Wednesday. elective operation theatre Nagar out od which 450 ICU Police recovered Rs.11.38 should also be started OPDs. department also be started but beds had been set up. He said lakh in cash and over a dozen 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $+ ,-#. Gorakhpur Junction railway station as soon as He directed the GSVM Dube said it was high time on fixed days and strictly as per not only the government hos- mobile phones from the spot. train No 03020 departed one person was Medical College Principal Dr that the OPDs of general the Covid protocol. pitals, even private hospitals On a tip-off, the team set nder the programmes being held on the caught by the RPF staff with a stolen bag of a RB Kamal to amicably work surgery, orthopaedic surgery, He added that soon the would have to be prepared for up by SP (West) Anil Kumar Uoccasion of Police Flag Day from October passenger. A case was registered against the per- out the days and timings of the ENT and ophthalmology OPD of neurology and neuro any eventuality. Verma and SP (South) Deepak 21 to 31 on Tuesday at Second Battalion, Railway son concerned after taking action under the Bhuker raided the house of SP Protection Special Force (RPSF), Rajahi Camp, Railway Act. On October 26 a woman along with leader Rama Yadav and arrest- Gorakhpur, a Run for Unity was organised from a two-month-old baby was standing on the west ed him along with Kaptan battalion headquarters via Air Force to side of the platform of Khalilabad station by the Yadav and others. Nandanagar police outpost and back to the place staff of post Khalilabad,       During interrogation, of its origination. The Run with the intention of com- Rama Yadav said he was for Unity was flagged off by mitting suicide After ques- involved in online betting and Command Officer of Second tioning her the RPF staff through ‘dabba’ for the past sev- Battalion, Railway Protection called her family members eral years. He said many politi- Special Force, Gorakhpur, and handed her over to  9   cians also used to visit his Anirudh Chaudhary, CPRO them, Chief Public Relations place for betting. PK Singh said. In this Run Officer (CPRO) Pankaj for Unity officials and jawans Kumar Singh said. On       516& *      of the Second Battalion and October 26 the RPF post, The Chakeri police arrest- Training Centre, RPSF, par- Chhapra, during patrolling anpur Divisional ed four thieves on Wednesday. ticipated enthusiastically. at the Chhapra railway sta- KCommissioner Raj On being caught red-hand- Thereafter at the parade tion found a 16-year-old Shekhar, while carrying out a ed committing theft in a house ground situated on the Battalion campus 100 girl in an abandoned condition. She was hand- special inspection of Awas on October 24, the thieves had metre and 400 metre races were also organised ed over to the women’s help booth, Chhapra. On Vikas here on Wednesday, said brutally beaten up the man between participants of different categories. On Monday RPF post and Crime Intelligence Branch, the issue of delay in the sanc- who nabbed them and escaped. the occasion Command Officer of Second Gonda, in a joint operation caught one person tion of the budget for the The victim had lodged a com- Battalion, Anirudh Chaudhary, principal, each with three and two e-tickets from a betel upkeep and maintenance of plaint and the police succeed- Railway Protection Special Force Training shop on Baggi Road and a shop in Utraula respec- Awas Vikas would be taken up ed in arresting the thieves from Centre besides all officials and jawans were pre- tively. A case was registered by taking action under with the housing commission- Ahirwa Chauraha when they sent. the Railway Act. On Monday RPF, DLW, er for immediate release of were planning to leave the city. ONE CAUGHT WITH BAG: The Railway Varanasi, under the Police Flag Week pro- funds. Ramesh Chandra Sonkar Protection Force (RPF), North Eastern Railway gramme honoured the son of a constable He directed Kanpur of Safipur-II, Chakeri, said on (NER), makes constant efforts to protect pas- Ravindra Pratap Singh and in honour of the Municipal Commissioner October 24, he had caught sengers and provide them better travel facilities. martyr the park located in Reserve Line was Akshay Tripathi to ensure that Dipak Yadav, Akash Yadav, In the same sequence, on October 26 at named Shaheed Smriti Upvan, Varanasi. the Kanpur Nagar Nigam took Kanhaiya Yadav and Sandeep over the Awas Vikas roads as Dhobi red-handed while steal- soon as possible. ing iron pipe from his rooftop. He was irked at the poor However, they brutally beat *  "   8, "    "" !  " ' upkeep and the bad conditions him up with sticks and escaped of the roads. with threats of dire conse- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  1* 2#. routine patrolling were tipped minor daughter away. The divisional commis- quences. off by informer that some per- FEARED DROWNED: A sioner issued a stern warning Station House Officer Ravi alganj police arrested one sons were gambling at Imam boy who had jumped into the to officials to ensure removal Srivastava said on the infor- Laccused and recovered 10 Chowk in Chetganj locality. Ganga on Tuesday in a bid to of garbage and development of <     '   - # $    $      mation of local residents, the litres of illicit liquor on Tuesday. The police raided the place and save his sister was feared ponds on priority and report police arrested the accused According to a report found six persons on the spot. drowned. As per the reports, along with proper videography one week and send the pro- He said the estimate was The residents of the local- from Ahirwa-II Chauraha on received here, Lalganj police They recovered 580 along Dara (15), son of Uday Pratap, to the commissionerate latest posal to the housing commis- sent to Awas Vikas two ity complained to the divi- Wednesday when they were during routine patrolling inter- with the playing cards and a resident of Bhatewra village by November 10. sioner and also to the govern- months back but no decision sional commissioner about planning to leave the city. cepted a suspect at Lalimaati 1,030 on frisking the gam- under Chilh police station, He said during the inspec- ment for approval and further had been taken till date. the irregularities committed of Tiraha who during interroga- blers. The police arrested Islam, was going to Mirzapur city with tion, it was found that a over necessary action. Meanwhile, if the Awas Awas Vikas Parishad officials * tion confessed his involvement Chandbabu, Ameeruddin, his sister, Roshani (17), on a two-kilometre stretch of road The municipal commis- Vikas Parishad headquarters in the development of local A cloth manufacturing unit in the illicit liquor trade. The Shahbaz Ansari, Pappu Jaiswal boat. When it reached near the in Awas Vikas colony was in a sioner said the taking over of issued conditions in principle ponds and also their con- in Ruma Industrial Area, police arrested the accused and Ajay Jaiswal, resident of bank of Sundarghat Roshani veritable mess and not the Awas Vikas Parishad roads and approval for the above , nivance in illegal construction Maharajpur, suddenly caught identified as Raj Singh, son of Chetganj locality. After com- suddenly jumped in the river. motorable. was pending and for this the the Kanpur Nagar Nigam may of buildings and basements fire on Wednesday. Local police Dharmraj Singh, a resident of pleting the legal formalities To save her Dara also jumped He issued directives to the Kanpur Nagar Nigam had go ahead with the repair of the which were posing great secu- and fire brigade personnel Khajuri under Lalganj police the police sent them to jail. In in river. When the passengers Awas Vikas superintending submitted an estimate of Rs 53 roads after making arrange- rity and health hazard for the reached the spot and con- station, and recovered the illic- another case Chilh police had on the boat cried for help a engineer and chief executive of crore to Awas Vikas for full ments of necessary funds from residents. trolled the fire. Electric short- it liquor from his possession. arrested Vijay Yadav, son of boatman, Raju, rushed to their Kanpur Nagar Nigam to joint- repair of all the roads median its own resources and the KNN Chief Engineer circuit was stated to be the Meanwhile the Katra Heera Lal Yadav, a resident of rescue but could only save ly finalise the issue and to development, development of money could be adjusted once Kailash and Awas Vikas SE cause of incident. Kotwali police arrested six Vitthalpur village from Goa. Roshani. The City Kotwali come to a mutual agreement intersections and also con- the budget was allocated to the Ramayan Saran accompanied The estimated loss of goods gamblers and recovered 1,610 An FIR was lodged against him police had launched a opera- about the works and amount struction of new drain along KNN from the Awas Vikas the divisional commissioner and property could not be from them. The personnel of by a man who had claimed that tion to trace Dara, last reports to be spent on them in the next the full road length. Parishad headquarters. during the inspection. ascertained so far. Laldiggi police outpost during the accused had lured his received here said. $,* $ Q):$       8PSS@TQPI9@IU  / 0 /* action and one of them is the use of technolo- gy which can help in promoting openness and he Vigilance Awareness Week started at transparency. Eradication of corruption from     !" R TNTPC Unchahar. The programme was our society is a legal obligation but also a moral inaugurated by Executive duty of every Indian, said KANPUR (PNS): Director system on par with the rest of being and for the first time, the       516& Director (Human CGM Bholanath. During Research, Chandra Shekhar the world. He said this would 21st-century skills would run Resources) Sanjay Singh and the Vigilance Awareness Azad University of Agriculture also address the major short- like a thread through the cur- ttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Director Kumar Chief General Manager Week many programmes and Technology, Dr HG comings of the existing educa- riculum and be woven across UKeshav has underlined the need for private public partici- (CGM), NTPC Unchahar, are going to be organised Prakash, while addressing a vir- tion policy and create a liber- disciplines, crafts, practices pation in metro construction for faster execution of the project. Bholanath, while adhering to like online speech and tual seminar on National al education model that would and teaching strategies. He Addressing a virtual panel discussion of 9th Metro Rail Covid-19 prevention norms. quiz competitions along Education Policy, 2020 said help students develop well- said students in senior schools India, Virtual Summit 2020 on Wednesday on the topic The NTPC Unchahar has with creating awareness the new policy stressed on rounded personalities, social had always grappled with the ‘Strategies and opportunities in building a world class urban also planned to organise about corruption, mea- imparting skill-based education skills and technical expertise. problem of selecting subjects metro facility in India’, he said smart mobility was the need various programmes among sures for fighting it, slo- to increase employability He said aligning Indian across streams. He said with of the hour as regular vehicular traffic was contributing to high children based on the theme gan writing etc contest. among youth. education with international increased flexibility across arts level of pollution. of vigilance, ‘Satark Bharat, Samriddh Bharat’ Senior officials like Asit Dutta, Arindam He said this would train trends, the move to end rote and humanities, their choices He actively involved other panellists from the metro rail (Vigilant India, Prosperous India). On the Banerjee, Keshav Kumar, SK Jha, Deeptendu students to learn useful skills learning, the proposed changes had increased manifold. industry to share their expert views on the future of metro rail occasion ED (HR) Sanjay Singh said corruption Mandal, NKP Reddy, Vandana Chaturvedi and that would help them get jobs in the examination system and Dr Prakash said the great- sector as the contemporary mode of mass rapid transporta- is a complex problem which needs multi-faceted others were present on the occasion. which would help address the the plan to allow students to est challenge was teacher train- tion for the urban population. technological, sociological and have multiple entry and exit ing and said teachers need to He said metros were very important for the urban cities leadership issues that the coun- points from a programme have an understanding of the which were overpopulated and expanding. He said metro served " "  "        try and the global businesses without losing any of the cred- method in which this extreme- the purpose of high passenger ferrying capacity rail system. would face in the times to its earned were all intended to ly creative curriculum had to be Keshav said for metro construction, Rs 6 lakh crore of QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@  ' ()* ities while DCVO RK Singh proposed the vote come. He said the policy raised align India’s education system transacted. He said at the grass- investment was required from the government which was quite of thanks. At DRM (NER) office the main func- the bar for quality education in with the latest global trends. roots level, the quality of edu- high and put extra pressure on government coffers. He said igilance Awareness Week was inaugurated tion was held at Premchand conference room India and also ensured that He added that the NEP would cation left much to be desired. the PPP model should be encouraged to make it more viable Vat several places in the city on Tuesday, in which Divisional Railway Manager Vijay Indian youth had various give teachers autonomy in He said a large number of in- in the current scenario. including Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) and Kumar Panjiar administered the oath to officials avenues to upskill and train selecting appropriate pedagogy service teachers had no pro- Keshav also emphasised upon the importance of non-fare Varanasi Division of North-Eastern Railway and employees to maintain honesty and trans- themselves for jobs and voca- and encourage them to also fessional qualifications and revenue in supporting the operational metro projects. (NER). The campaign will parency in every area of tions in India. Dr Prakash said ensure socio-emotional learn- were tasked with innumerable The other eminent panellists included PRK Murthy, continue till November 2. their activities. ADRM to say that Indian youth would ing of their students, which was administrative and social Director (Projects), MMRDA; Abhay Mishra, CEO & MD, In DLW, General Manager (Infra) Praveen Kumar, be future-ready would cer- a critical aspect of holistic responsibilities, leaving them Mumbai Metro One; Mayank Jain, J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd; (GM) Yashpal Singh ADRM (Operations) SPS tainly not be any exaggeration. development. with little time for hands-on and Sanjay Saxena, Senior VP & Head of Heavy Equipment administered the oath to Yadav, SDPO Sanath Jain, He added that under the new Dr Prakash said the NEP teaching, let alone training. Business Unit, Sany Heavy Industry India. officers and employees SDCM Sanjeev Sharma, policy, vocational exposure had come at a time when He said if one wanted the The virtual discussion also highlighted other important online. Besides, a lecture SDOM Rohit Gupta, SDE would be at early ages in the schools had to adjust to new NEP to succeed, every stake- issues like financial sustainability of metro projects under on vigilance was organised (Coordination) Rajeev schools. He said students would societal demands and expecta- holder at the state, district, sub- construction and upcoming projects, new models to make cost in Technical Training Agrawal and SDFM Preeti also be taught coding in schools tions by transforming them- district, and block level would of Centre (TTC) auditorium. Verma and many others from Class 6 (middle schools) selves and much of the energy have to take ownership of the running the projects more feasible, introduction of new Prof Puneet K Bindlish of were present, pledging to onwards to equip them with that would drive the economy NEP. He said the principals had technologies for the faster execution and implementation of Indian Institute of discharge their duties with the skills required to succeed in would be generated in the to be trained in advance. He metro projects, minimisation of labour to expedite the con- Technology, Banaras honesty and transparency. the 21st century and this was classrooms. He said it was said it was important to plan struction work at site, introduction of centralised casting yard Hindu University (IIT, Meanwhile, under the expected to help India maintain clear that without a skilled the mapping of resources and to reduce the time of commissioning. BHU), while delivering auspices of the Department its standing as the information workforce, no community skill-sets of teachers before the Keshav, who was the moderator of the panel discussion, lecture on ‘Integrative intelligence led self-man- of Posts, Postmaster General (Varanasi Region) technology (IT) capital of the would prosper and no industry policy was actually rolled out. concluded that Make in India agement for preventive vigilance in organisa- Krishna Kumar Yadav inaugurated the lamp at world. would thrive and despite the He said the entire educa- initiative should be encouraged for localised manufactur- tions’ suggested the four principles, including the Regional Office located at Cantt. head post Dr Prakash said it was best efforts of educationists, tion system would need to ing and assembling of equipment, developing new technolo- identification of problem, discussion of the core office building to mark the beginning of a week- almost universally accepted governments and other stake- have an adaptive approach to gies indigenously to achieve project timeline with improved issue, bringing the issue to ideal stage by sug- long campaign with a call for ‘Vigilant India, that a liberal education was the holders, schools were strug- ensure that children succeeded efficiency. gestion and achieving the ideal state by slving Prosperous India.’ Yadav also administered a best way to prepare students for gling to meet the evolving and found their place under the He also elaborated upon the importance of integrated ten- the problem. PCMM DS Jungpangi, PFA Yogesh pledge of integrity to all officers and employees. the future and by giving stu- needs of students and their sun, nationally and globally dering of rolling stock & signalling for Kanpur and Agra metro Srivastava, PCE Rajesh Agrawal, CMM YB PMG said for eradication of corruption, every- dents the flexibility to choose future employers. Prominent among those projects for faster completion and within the allocated bud- Shahare, CESE MK Gupta, CEE (inspection) one needs to work together and as a government subjects from both science and He said the NEP clearly who took part in the seminar get. Pawan Priya Raju, CSO Nitin Mehrotra, CPRO organisation we have to lead from the front. humanities, as was the norm in stated that the importance of included Dr Sanjiv Kumar, Dr He added with the new strategic implementation cost Vaibhav Sohane and many other senior officers Assistant Director Shambhu Rai, Accountant many countries, it would be school curriculum was inex- DD Yadav, Dr Sunil Pandey reduction could be achieved, resolving interface issues and con- were present. CVO PK Chaudhary welcomed the Mahendra Pratap Verma and many other bringing the Indian education tricable from human well- and Dr VK Verma. tractors could mobilise the resources effectively. participants throwing light on week-long activ- senior officers were also present.   !"#$"%"%

    -          1 manner, the state government ed in south Mumbai. On October 16, the with valid tickets/passes would recommended the following In his letter, Nimbalkar Maharashtra government had be permitted travel during    7 1 I 1J that our PM keeps making farm laws, he said its “pilot ore than a week after time slots—from the day’s first stated the schedule suggested gone to town, saying that it non-peak hours (11 am to 3 speeches with Bihar Chief project” was implemented in Mwomen commuters were local to 7.30 am for any person by the state government would allow all ladies to trav- pm and from 7 pm onwards ongress leader Rahul Minister and talks about Bihar in 2006 when the allowed to travel by suburban with valid ticket or pass, from required an increased number el by suburban trains for a till the local services for the CGandhi Wednesday other countries, but not the mandi system was abolished trains for a specified number of 8 am to 10.30 am for essential of local trains to meet the specified number of hours day), besides the existing attacked Prime Minister problems confronting our in the state. “What Nitish hours during a day in Mumbai services with valid QR Code, demand of the categories of during a day in Mumbai and emergency/essential workers Narendra Modi, saying he country such as unemploy- Kumar did in Bihar in 2006, and surrounding areas, the I card along with valid ticket or commuters specified by it. Mumbai Metropolitan Region who are allowed. talks about other countries in ment,” he said. He said the Narendra Modi is doing in Maharashtra Government on pass, from 11 am to 4.30 pm for Nimbalkar asked the (MMR) from October 17. Earlier after initial refusal his speeches but not about the prime minister and the Bihar Punjab, Haryana and across Wednesday mounted any person with valid ticket or Central and Western Railways However, both the WR by the WR and CR to allow the problems facing India such as chief minister used to raise the country,” Gandhi said. pressure on the Central and pass, from 5pm to 7.30 pm for to give their inputs on the sug- and CR refused to oblige the women commuters to travel by unemployment. the issue of unemployment The Congress has fielded Western Railways to restart essential services with valid gestions made by the state state government on the a specified number of hours Gandhi, who arrived in earlier but no longer now. Pravesh Kumar Mishra for local trains to cater to the peo- QR Code, I card along with government. ground it had not got a go- during a day in Mumbai and West Champaran district for “Now, the PM does not say the Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha ple living in Mumbai and valid ticket or pass and from 8 It may be recalled that on ahead from the Railway Board. MMR, the ruling Maha Vikas his second round of cam- in his speeches that he would bye-election, while Rajesh Mumbai Metropolitan Region pm till local for any person October 20, the Indian Both the WR and CR also told Aghadi (MVA) leaders had paigning in the ongoing state give two crore jobs. Because Singh has been nominated for (MMR). with ticket or pass. Railways on Tuesday permit- the state government that it come down heavily on the elections, also attacked Bihar the people of Bihar have the assembly poll from there. In a letter shot off to the In its letter, the state gov- ted the WR and CR to allow all was working out necessary Centre for its refusal to accept Chief Minister Nitish Kumar realised that he had lied. “I The by-poll to Valmiki Nagar Central and Western Railways, ernment also recommended ladies to travel by suburban modalities to permit women its request the WR and CR to over unemployment and the can guarantee that if the PM Lok Sabha constituency has Maharashtra’s secretary for the operation of ladies special trains for a specified number commuters. On its part, the start suburban train services issue of migration. comes today and promises been necessitated due to Disaster Management, Relief trains – one local each in every of hours during a day in Western Railway asked the for women. Addressing his rally at two crore jobs to youths, death of JD(U) MP and Rehabilitation Kishor Raje hour. Mumbai and Mumbai State Government authorities Later on October 21, the Valmiki Nagar, the former perhaps the crowd would Baidyanath Mahto. Nimbalkar stated: “The State In all, a staggering 85 lakh Metropolitan Region (MMR) to convey the quantum of – following Congress president said he shoo him off, telling him The Lok Sabha by-poll is looking to open up the local commuters travel daily in sub- from October 21. The move passengers likely to increase intervention by the Railway was pained to see that Prime that he had lied,” Gandhi will be held on November 7 train services to the general urban trains on the Main and had come after initial hiccups due to the state government’s Ministry -- allowed ladies to Minister Modis effigy was said. The Congress knows and the results will be public while ensuring adher- Harbour lines of the Central that saw the Western Railway decision. travel by suburban trains for a burnt in Punjab on the occa- how to run a country, how to announced on November 10 ence to following all COVID 19 Railway and the Western (WR) and Central Railway In its identical letters to specified number of hours sion of Dusshera, and added stand with farmers and give alongside the results of Bihar protocols”. Railway to and fro from the (CR) refuse to toe the line the Western Railway and during a day in Mumbai and that it reflected the “anger” of employment, but “we don''t assembly elections. Later in In an effort to ensure that distant suburbs to their offices, drawn by the Maharashtra Central Railway, the state gov- Mumbai Metropolitan Region youths and farmers. know how to lie”, he the day, Rahul Gandhi is this is done in a staggered a majority of which are locat- government. ernment said that all women (MMR) from October 21. “Youths and farmers of said. scheduled to address a rally at Punjab and Bihar and youths Criticising the Centre Kusheswar Asthan in of Uttar Pradesh are angry over the three recently passed Darbhanga. $   =>?    1  

   )1 release. repealed. The Jammu and Kashmir JKNPP chairman and former lamming the decision of the unit of the Congress also joined minister Harh Dev Singh said, SUnion Government which the other mainstream parties in “It is an insult to the vision of last paved the way for people from opposing the new land laws Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari outside Jammu & Kashmir to notified by the Centre for the Singh who had introduced state buy land in the Union Territory union territory. subject in 1927 to protect the the common man on the streets “The Congress party rejects jobs and lands of locals. The saf- of Jammu on Wednesday erupt- the new land laws and vows to fron party arbitrarily notified the ed in anger while questioning fight for the protection of peo- new law against the wishes of the the rationale behind not pro- ple''s rights,” JKPCC president people”, he said. tecting the land rights despite Ghulam Ahmad Mir said while “The new draconian land receiving assurances at the high- addressing a public gathering in law enacted by the govern- est level. the Gurez area of Bandipora dis- ment is a breach of trust of the Along with the workers of trict. people of J&K and Jammu the political parties, opposing He termed the new land region in particular. The BJP the new land laws, several local laws as an assault on the rights time and again assured the residents, students, business- of people and said the Congress people that their right of land men and others reacted strong- party would not accept such and jobs shall be safe guard- ly to the announcement. “anti-J&K decisions” by the ed at all costs post abrogation Meanwhile in Srinagar, the Centre. of article 370 but the notifi- All Parties Hurriyat Conference The People’s Alliance for cation of the obnoxious law (APHC) called for a complete Gupkar Declaration, an amal- has sent ripples and shock shutdown on October 31 to gam of various mainstream par- waves among the people who protest against the new land ties in Jammu and Kashmir are feeling cheated”, Singh laws . “APHC headed by house including the National said. He said the the regime was arrested chairman Mirwaiz Conference and the Peoples hell bent to change the demog- Umar Farooq and senior lead- Democratic Party (PDP), had raphy of the UT and Jammu ers like Abdul Ghani Bhat, Bilal also condemned the amend- province in particular. Ghani Lone and Masroor Abbas ments to the land laws and “Jammu region has been Ansari have strongly denounced pledged to fight it on all fronts. bearing the brunt of the illegal the incessant anti-people orders In Jammu, settlement of Rohingyas and being issued by the govern- The People’s Democratic Bangladeshis will the new land ment of India at frequent inter- Party (PDP) and National law not enable them to buy plots vals to intimidate and psycho- Panthers Party (NPP) also held here and provide them an logically torture the people of separate protests demanding opportunity to settle perma- J&K,” said APHC in a press that the new land laws be nently”?, he asked. K               ""  

New Delhi: Uttarakhand Semwal — seeking quashing alleged money transfers to Chief Minister Trivendra of FIR lodged against them in accounts of his relatives in Singh Rawat moved the July this year under various 2016 to support an Supreme Court on provisions of the IPC. appointment of a person in Wednesday against the While quashing the FIR, that State to head the Gau Nainital High Court order for the high court ordered CBI Seva Ayog. CBI probe into the allegations probe into the allegations lev- Rawat moved the top of corruption levelled against elled against the Uttarakhand court by filing an appeal him by a journalist. Chief Minister Trivendra against the high court judge- The High Court verdict came Singh Rawat. ment through lawyer Divyam on two separate petitions filed Sharma accused Rawat, Agarwal, who has not yet by two journalists— Umesh who was then Jharkhand in- divulged the grounds of the Sharma and Shiv Prasad charge of the BJP, of challenge. PTI

  67 /74 resumes office. place. “The Vice Chancellor is Joshi had, meanwhile, mid the ongoing admis- not administering the univer- notified the appointment of a Asion process, the Centre on sity in accordance with (statu- new Registrar, Vikas Gupta, Wednesday suspended Delhi tory) provisions...which has whose interview had been University Vice Chancellor caused mis-governance and completed and appointment Yogesh Tyagi on the orders of malfunctioning of University of cleared by the executive coun- President Ram Nath Kovind. Delhi. This is not conducive for cil on Wednesday. The President has also direct- appropriate academic as well as However, the same day, ed initiation of an enquiry administrative environment of Tyagi had approved and noti- against Tyagi over allegations of the university,” said a four-page fied the appointment of PC Jha dereliction of duty. order by the MoE. as Acting Registrar and direc- The move by the Ministry “The President of India in tor of the South Campus. of Education (MoE) comes his capacity as Visitor of the The Ministry then inter- amid a power tussle in the University, on consideration vened in the power tussle Central university. The of facts and material available between the Vice Chancellor President, who is the Visitor to on record, has ordered to con- and the pro-Vice Chancellor, the university, has placed Tyagi duct an enquiry into the alle- saying appointments made by under suspension to ensure gations of dereliction of duties Tyagi were not “valid” as he is that the enquiry is fair and that and lack of commitment and on leave. he is not able to tamper with devotion to duty against him. The power tussle intensi- material records or coerce the The President has also been fied with Jha writing to the witnesses, an MoE official pleased to place Tyagi under Ministry citing himself as “act- order said. suspension with immediate ing Registrar” and saying all “All orders issued by or effect until further orders as he decisions taken by Tygai are in issued with the approval of may influence/coerce the wit- accordance with university Tyagi during the period of his nesses and tamper with the norms. The Ministry took absence on medical ground are material records of the univer- objection to the letter and set aside and to be treated as sity so as to ensure fair enquiry,” directed the varsity to take null and void,” the official said. and MoE official said. strict action against him. Tyagi has been on leave A controversy erupted last Other charges against since July 2 when he was week when Tyagi removed Tyagi include inordinate delays admitted to AIIMS under Joshi as pro-VC on Thursday in appointments of Registrar, emergency medical condition. and appointed Geeta Bhatt, Principals of various colleges The Government had on July the director of the Non- and his “biases” towards the 17 given Pro-VC PC Joshi the Collegiate Women’s Education colleges governed by the Delhi charge of VC, until Tyagi Board of the university, in his Government.   !"#$"%"%

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  67 /74 Twitter India, sources added. playing Indian map improperly said in an emailed statement, come from them. Twitter Asia, saying any disrespect towards They were questioned for and incorrectly is an offence of “The recent geotagging issue based in Singapore, mainly the country’s sovereignty and #    Parliamentary committee more than two hours by the treason and attracts imprison- was swiftly resolved by our deals with advertisement rev- integrity is totally unaccept- Aon Wednesday came down panel members, mainly on ment of seven years,” she said. teams. We are committed to enues and takes all major deci- able. In a strongly-worded let- heavily on Twitter for showing Ladakh being shown as part of Lekhi said Twitter was also openness, transparency around sions related to the region, ter, Ajay Sawhney, Secretary in    Ladakh as part of China, say- China on the Twitter app. asked about its banning poli- our work and will remain in some members opined. the Ministry of Electronics ing it amounted to treason and “The committee was of the cy. “Shadow banning, banning regular touch with the Officials who deposed and Information Technology an explanation must be ten- unanimous opinion that policy… there is no clarity Government to share timely before the panel on behalf of (MeitY), asked Twitter CEO   67 /74 in Jammu and Kashmir, the dered by the US-based parent Twitter’s explanation on show- about it. Such actions are very updates.” Twitter India included Jack Dorsey to respect the NIA said in a statement. of the social media platform in ing Ladakh as part of China subjective... Twitter is becom- Multiple sources in the Shagufta Kamran, senior man- country’s sensitivities, sources he National Investigation Those whose premises form of an affidavit, sources in was inadequate,” Lekhi ing a law onto themselves and panel said Twitter officials ager, public policy; Ayushi in the ministry had said. TAgency (NIA) on have been searched include the panel said. informed media after the under these circumstances, “begged apology” for Ladakh Kapoor, legal counsel; Pallavi Twitter also came under Wednesday conducted search- residence and office of Appearing before the joint meeting. they are violating Article 19 of being shown as part of China Walia, policy communications; heavy criticism and faced a es at 10 locations in Srinagar Khurram Parvez (co-ordinator committee of Parliament on The Twitter representa- the Constitution about the on its app, but they were told and Manvinder Bali, corporate backlash from social media and Bandipora (Jammu and of J&K Coalition of Civil Data Protection Bill, chaired by tives told the panel that the freedom of expression,” she by members that whatever security. Officials from the users after its geotagging fea- Kashmir) and one in Bangalore Society), his associates Parvez BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, rep- social media company respects said. they wanted to say on the issue Ministry of Electronics, ture displayed “Jammu & in connection with a case per- Ahmad Bukhari, Parvez resentatives of Twitter India the sensitivities of India, she Sources said some mem- should be given in writing in Information and Technology, Kashmir, the People’s Republic taining to certain NGOs and Ahmad Matta and Bengaluru- “begged apology”, but they said. “But, it is not only a ques- bers also raised questions form of an affidavit by Twitter and the Ministry of Law and of China” in a live broadcast Trusts raising funds in India based associate Swati were told by the members that tion of the sensitivity of India about Twitter’s transparency Inc, the parent company of the Justice also deposed before from Leh’s Hall of Fame, a war and abroad in the name of Sheshadri, Parveena Ahanger, it was a criminal offence that or Indians. It is a question policy and its actions during social media platform. the panel. memorial for fallen soldiers in charitable activities and then Chairperson of Association questioned the sovereignty of about national integrity and elections, especially vis-a-vis They said Twitter India is The Indian Government the Union Territory of Ladakh. using those funds for carrying of Parents of Disappeared the country and an affidavit sovereignty of the country, their policies in other coun- “just a marketing arm” of US- on October 22 had warned At that time, Twitter had called out secessionist and separatist Persons (APDPK) and offices must be submitted by Twitter and not respecting that is a tries. Asked for their com- based parent Twitter Inc, and Twitter about its location set- it a technical issue that had activities in the Valley. of NGO Athrout and GK Inc, not by its ‘marketing arm’ criminal offence. And dis- ments, a Twitter spokesperson therefore a written reply should ting that showed Leh in China, been swiftly resolved. The case was registered by Trust, the NIA said. federal anti-terror investiga- Several incriminating tion agency on October 8 this documents and electronic 9.+>=   year under Indian Penal Code devices have been seized and >P<   "     *         (IPC) Sections relating to are being analysed for further criminal conspiracy and sedi- action. Further investigation !   tion besides relevant provi- in the case is continuing, it ).= 1   '            sions of the Unlawful added. Activities (Prevention) Act on Officials said a number of   67 /74   )-   67 /74 receipt of credible information other such entities are under O that certain NGOs and Trusts the scanner of the agency and ong Kong has banned Air O5 0  "  ritically endangered vul- are collecting funds domesti- action against them is being     1 HIndia flights from Mumbai Ctures threatened by an cally and abroad through so- contemplated. till November 10 after five pas-        array of human activities, such called donations and business The move is expected to he Covid-19 deaths in sengers from Mumbai tested as direct and indirect poison- contributions and are then further check terror financing TMaharashtra went down positive for the coronavirus ing, habitat loss, degradation, utilising these funds for seces- through legitimate channels, below the 100 mark for the sec- infection on arrival there.   67 /74 Government for bringing electrocution and collision with sionist and terrorist activities they added ond time in three days and that This is the fourth time that passengers who tested posi- power turbines and trains, will too after a gap of five months, Air India flights from India have ong Kong has banned tive for the infection after soon have dedicated rescue as 91 people succumbed to the been banned by the Hong Kong HAir India flights from arrival. centres in four regions of the ;$      pandemic, while 6,738 more Government for bringing pas- Mumbai till November 10 The previous bans were country where they can be tested people tested positive for sengers who tested positive for after five passengers from on the airline’s Delhi-Hong treated and then released in the coronavrius in various parts of the infection after arrival. The Mumbai tested positive for Kong flights during wild. the state. previous bans were on the air- the coronavirus infection on September 20-October 3 and These centres are proposed       A day after it logged 115 line’s Delhi-Hong Kong flights arrival there. This is the August 18-August 31 and at Pinjore in North India, deaths and 5,363 new infected during September 20-October 3 fourth time that Air India October 17-October 30. This Bhopal in Central India, vultures which are often over- cases. Maharashtra continued and August 18-August 31 and flights from India have been time the ban is reportedly on Guwahati in North-east India looked and perceived as lowly to witness a near flattening of October 17-October 30. This banned by the Hong Kong flights from Mumbai alone. and Hyderabad in South India. scavengers even as they play a .==   the Covid-19 curve, as the time the ban is reportedly on Currently, there are no dedi- crucial role in the environ- deaths dropped by 24 to touch flights from Mumbai alone. that that “passengers travelling ernment in July. cated rescue centres for treat- ments in which they live. a daily fatality tally of 91, while According to officials, a on (its) flights to Kuala Lumpur Moreover, all international ment of the scavenging raptors. The Government had for-   67 /74 the infections rose by 1,375 tak- passenger from India was (KUL) must ensure that their passengers are required to Besides rescue centres, mulated first “National Action ing infected cases to 6,738. among five who boarded an Air final destination should be undergo a post-flight COVID- additional vulture conservation Plan (2006)” on vulture con- s many as one hundred The deaths had on Monday India flight from Mumbai on Kuala Lumpur itself. Passengers 19 test at the Hong Kong air- breeding units will be set up servation spanning three years Apotters families in Nanded dropped to 84, a tally that Monday. The other four were who intend to travel onward via port. each in Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, till 2009, providing strategies, and Parbhani districts of should be seen in the context confirmed to be Covid-19 KUL should not book with us Besides India, a pre-flight Maharashtra, Karnataka and actions for containing the Maharashtra took a leap of the fact that the previous low patients on Tuesday. due to Covid-related travel COVID-19 negative certifi- Tamil Nadu. Presently, there decline of vulture population, towards empowerment when and distribution of advanced of 97 deaths was witnessed way “Subsequently, the Mumbai- restrictions. cate is mandatory for all pas- are four conservation and especially the three Gyps Minister for MSME Nitin equipment under Kumhar back on May 26. Hong Kong flights have been Passengers from India can sengers from Bangladesh, breeding centres at Pinjore, species i.e. Oriental White- Gadkari distributed electric Sashaktikaran Yojana, the pro- With 91 deaths reported on barred from October 28 to arrive in Hong Kong only if Ethiopia, France, Indonesia, Assam, Madhya Pradesh and backed Vulture (Gyps ben- potter wheels and other mod- ductivity and income of potters Wednesday, the total number November 10 by the Hong they have a COVID-19 negative Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, West Bengal. galensis), Slender billed ern equipment to them after has increased manifolds. The deaths rose from 43,463 to Kong government,” officials certificate from a test done the Philippines, Russia, South The measures are part of Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris), they completed 10-day train- scheme will further be imple- 43554. Similarly with 6,738 added. within 72 hours prior to the Africa, the UK and the US, the Government’s revised Long billed Vulture (Gyps ing given by the by KVIC. mented in other remote areas of infections, the total infected Air India Express has journey, according to rules according to the Hong Kong “Action Plan for Vulture indicus) through ex-situ, in- The potters belong to 15 Maharashtra and other states,” cases jumped from 16,54,028 to advised passengers in a tweet issued by the Hong Kong gov- government’s rules. Conservation 2020-2025” situ vulture conservation. villages - 10 villages in Nanded Gadkari said. 16,60,766. which has identified priority The Government will also and 5 villages in Parbhani dis- KVIC Chairman Vinai As 8,430 more people were actions and additional action work on establishing the sys- tricts. The distribution of Kumar Saxena, who joined the discharged from various hos- points for the conservation of tem which automatically equipment will benefit at least Minister through video-con- pitals in the state, the number vultures, aiming to prevent removes a drug from veteri- 400 members of the commu- ference, said that more than of people discharged from var- the poisoning of principal food nary use if it is found to be nity by increasing their pro- 18,000 electric chaaks have so ious hospitals after full recov- of vultures i.e., the cattle car- toxic to vultures with the help ductivity and their income.. far been distributed across the ery since the second week of casses, with veterinary non- of the Drug Controller Gneral Gadkari lauded the country benefiting nearly 80,000 March this year went up to   67 /74 ernment will ensure they get all The conference ends on steroidal anti-inflammatory of India. Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana people of the community. 14,86,926. The recovery rate in the required equipment, he Thursday. drug (NSAID) and carry out Also, conservation breed- of the KVIC saying this was the He said the average income the state rose from 89.3 per cent n the midst of prevailing ten- said. Expressing his gratitude to safety-testing of new medicine ing programme of Red Headed first-of-its-kind initiative taken of potters under Kumhar to 89.53 per cent. Ision at the Line of Actual Making these remarks dur- the soldiers, he remarked “It is on vultures, prior to commer- Vulture and Egyptian Vulture since independence to Sashaktikaran Yojana has gone Of the fresh 91 deaths, Control(LAC) in Ladakh, ing his address at the four-day our national responsibility to cial release. will be initiated wherein at least strengthen and improve the liv- up from nearly 3,000 per Mumbai accounted for a max- Defence Minister Rajnath Army Commanders’ ensure availability of best This was decided at a one Vulture Safe Zone will be ing of potters in the country. month to nearly 10,000 per imum of 31 deaths, while there Singh on Wednesday said talks Conference here, Rajnath weapons, equipment and cloth- meeting of the Standing established in each State for the “Empowering the margin- month. “Empowering every were 10 deaths in Nagpur, 7 in were on for peaceful resolution expressed confidence while ing to our troops braving Committee of the National conservation of the remnant alized potters’ community and potter in the country is the sole Pune, 6 in Nashik, 5 in Thane, of the crisis. troops are standing firm, the extreme weather and hostile Board of Wildlife (NBWL) of populations in that State, as per reviving the dying art of pottery objective of the program and 4 in Solapur, 3 each in The troops were standing ongoing talks for peaceful res- forces to defend our territori- the Union Environment the revised national action is the dream of the the Prime KVIC will spare no effort in Kolhapur, Jalna and Wardha, 2 firm at the border and the gov- olution of crisis will continue. al integrity.” Ministry aiming to protect plan as cleared by the NBWL. Minister. With proper training achieving this goal,” he said. each in Palghar, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon, Sangli and Akola and one death each in Raigad, Nandurbar, Sindhudurg, 7/      !   " "  ! Ratnagiri, Aurangabad, Washim, Gondia, Chandrapur      5*  the entourage reached the investigating teams. The agency. This is a blot on the face and Gadchiroli. Kochi office of the ED, officials woman , who has not com- of Kerala and hence Vijayan With 31 fresh deaths, the Sivsankar, the former from the Customs Department pleted her matriculation course should resign immediately,” Covid-19 toll in Mumbai toll Mprincipal secretary to joined the team and interro- was appointed as boss of the said Chandi while speaking to shot up from 10,165 to 10196, Chief Minister Pinarayi gated Sivsankar. The question- Space Park, a Kerala reporters on Wednesday. while the infected cases rose by Vijayan, was taken into custody ing is continuing even at the Government undertaking at The arrest of Rabins K 1m354 to trigger a jump in the by a team of Enforcement time of going to Press. the instance of Sivsankar. Hameed, the Dubai based head infections from 252,886 to Directorate officials on Both the Customs and ED With the ED officials tak- of the gold smuggling syndicate 2,54,240. Wednesday morning from a had informed the High Court ing Sivsankar into custody, the from Kochi airport on Monday      5*4511 with Trinamool Congress deal- Meanwhile, the mortali- private hospital in that it was imperative that continuation of Pinarayi and the statement by K T ing a body blow to BJP’s aspira- ty rate in the state stood at Thiruvananthapuram. Earlier Sivsankar, who was not coop- Vijayan as chief minister has Rameez, a lead smuggler, to the engal Governor Jagdeep tions in large parts of Darjeeling 2.62 per cent. The number of the Kerala High Court dis- erating with the investigating become untenable, according Customs have put the Kerala BDhankhar will shift to and Terrai region. “active cases” in the state missed the anticipatory bail agencies, be questioned in cus- to former Chief Minister Government in an unenviable Darjeeling Raj Bhavan on An “absconder” charged dropped from 1,31,544 to application moved by tody. The ED had submitted a Oommen Chandy. position. B V Kumar, former November 1, and he will stay with sedition etc, Gurung sud- 1,29,746. Sivsankar. The route is now sealed cover containing sensi- The former chief minister, chief of the Directorate of there for a month, a commu- denly resurfaced in Kolkata last Pune district, which con- clear for the agency to arrest tive documents which nail 6 for the first time since the gold Revenue Intelligence, said nique from the Governor’s week after three years and tinued to be the worst-affected Sivsankar in connection with Sivsankar to the gold smug- smuggling scam hogged the Sivsankar has landed in major House in Kolkata said on announced his re-alliance with city-district in Maharashtra, his roles in gold smuggling, gling cartel consisting of loop” about the gold smuggling limelight, demanded the trouble. “The joint grilling by Tuesday. Dhankhar’s Darjeeling TMC putting BJP on the back saw the total number of cases misuse of official position and Swapna Suresh, Sarith and through diplomatic channel. immediate resignation of Customs and ED would be an trip will end on November 30 foot. Its clout with the Gorkha increase from to 3,30,805 to money laundering. Sandeep Nair. The three king- The close liaison between Vijayan. “This is the first time entirely different experience during which he will take part population explained much of 3,31,592 while the total num- The former high profile pins in their statements to the Sivsankar and the controversial in the history of Kerala, the and they would extract all rel- in a number of undisclosed the saffron party’s stupendous ber of deaths in Pune increased IAS officer was brought to investigating agencies had told woman Swapna Suresh led to chief of the CMO has been evant details from him,” said programmes, sources. performance in last year parlia- from 6629 to 6636. Kochi by the ED officials. Once that Sivsankar “was in the his fall, said sleuths in the taken into custody by a central Kumar. But before he moves to mentary elections in parts of Darjeeling the Governor will North Bengal. meet Home Minister Amit Shah The Governor who is in Delhi on Wednesday where expected to brief the Home $8 / @ @ @ @ he is likely to appraise him Minister about the law and order about the law and order situation situation in Bengal during his in Bengal, sources said. A Raj visit to Delhi ahead of his trip to Bhavan communique said on Darjeeling is also likely to be New Delhi: Prime Minister Direct to Bank scheme. Lalu Prasad, Modi said those Mithila of which this north Bihar’s economic turnaround. formed were so obsessed with Wednesday, “West Bengal briefed about his ‘responsibilities’ Narendra Modi on Wednesday Modi, who addressed pub- who witnessed the old times Bihar town became the capital “The people of Bihar have their “commission” that they Governor Shri Jagdeep during his stay in North Bengal, launched the second leg of his lic rallies at Darbhanga and know well that nothing much later on, Modi said those who made up their mind to inflict never cared about connectivi- Dhankhar would be on an offi- experts say. “Since we function in campaign for Bihar Assembly Muzaffarpur and Patna also can be expected from “jungle used to taunt the BJP over the yet another defeat on those ty for regions like Mithila. A cial visit to Delhi from Oct 28- a democracy anyone is free to elections and attacked the pointed to the voters that his raj ke yuvaraj” and there is a delay in construction of Ram responsible for the ‘jungle raj’ project like ‘Kosi Mahasetu’ 30. Governor Dhankhar leaves visit any place in India and the main Opposition’ Rashtriya government fulfilled the need to defeat such forces along temple were now forced to where crime graph had soared could be completed only when for Delhi on the evening of Oct Government is least bothered Janata Dal’ (RJD) for presiding promise of the construction of with coronavirus pandemic in applause. to an extent that living a nor- the NDA was in power both in 28 and returns to Kolkata on Oct about such movements. It is over a “”jungle Raj” during its a Ram temple at Ayodhya by the state. He alleged that the “I am happy to be here, in mal life became difficult for the the state and the Centre, he 30. His engagements include true about the Governor too. But 15-year-long rule. The PM laying its foundation. He was RJD has a “copyright over kid- the birth place of Mother Sita. common people, our mothers added. The prime minister, calling on the Union Home the timing of his visit to referred to RJD leader Tejashwi joined in the public meetings by nappings” in the state and the Construction of temple at and sisters,” Modi said in an who spoke at length about the Minister Shri Amit Shah on Oct Darjeeling and long-stay there is Yadav as the “yuvraj of the jun- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. voters to view the assembly Ayodhya has also begun. Those obvious attack on the RJD- measures taken by the Centre 29.” Besides, it also said that the significant because of the setback gle” raj and warned people not Promising that the NDA elections as “an opportunity to siyasi log (political opponents) Congress combine, without for the development of Mithila Governor will shift to Darjeeling the BJP has suffered organiza- to elect a party whose very rule would make Bihar a “self- re-elect those who pulled Bihar who used to taunt us with the mentioning either by name. as well as those proposed for the on November 1 and stay there tionally in North Bengal, partic- name would drive away reliant” and “developed state”, out of darkness”. question what is the date (for “They committed finan- future, sought to strike a chord till November 30. “Mr ularly Darjeeling in the recent investors. Modi urged the people to “It is a party which patro- commencement of construc- cial irregularities in the name of with the local populace by Dhnakhar will be staying at the times,” said a Bengal Minister The Prime Minister defeat the opposition which, he nised criminals and ensured the tion), have now been forced to waiving farm loans. They took recalling legendary Maithili Raj Bhavan in Darjeeling,” the adding “he may use Darjeeling claimed that development has said had launched the state in riches of one family grew,” he clap in applause,” Modi said . bribes to give jobs. The NDA poet Vidyapati and uttering statement said. Raj Bhavan as a second BJP party speeded up in the state under a “jungle raj” and embezzled remarked, making a reference The prime minister, who stands for development. Beware phrases in the local language. The Governor’s visit to office after the Kolkata Raj the Nitish Kumar government’s funds meant for development to the corruption scandals shared the stage with the Chief of those who are greedily eye- Modi said the Bihar’s infra- Darjeeling assumes importance Bhavan… but that will hardly rule and also mentioned cen- schemes. In a jibe at the involving Prasad and his fam- Minister , heaped praise on the ing the funds earmarked for structure and connectivity was against the backdrop of undi- affect the local politics as people tral government direct sending ‘Mahagadhbandan’ leader ily members. Invoking the latter, calling him the “bhaavi progress,” said Modi. He said ignored by the RJD regimes and vided Gorkha Janmukti Morcha have understood the difference of about one lakh crore to Tejjaswi Yadav who is the son imagery of Goddess Sita and mukhyamantri” (prospective those who were in power before made it economically back- president Bimal Gurung quitting between Mamata Banerjee and farmer’s bank account under of former Bihar Chief Minister her father Janaka, the king of CM) and credited him with the NDA government was ward and poor. the BJP fold and joining hands BJP.”   !"#$"%"% 8 -% -) ! $!A  "    @ / "&    $!A  "  A $$:-,(/1$..(+) (R       !        ! "                "  !""           "      "     O                  !     O      )   !  "       " . !"   "  . !  "                           !                                8+'*>!5?                                   !                                 8+'*>!5?  *    >                 @ ./07

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The BJP is seeking to capture this bastion of the east but its lead-  8+'*>!5? 1      *   >          ! ers rue that since the unfortunate    @        345? <   D   *  35  passing away of Dr Syama Prasad  E4                  54   Mookerjee in 1953, Bengal has not produced a single leader who par-         <-+ +       #1 37    ticularly cared for the Hindus. >        5F4!EG4 3I+           That’s because the State has always         S             prided its cultural identity over the religious one.                   *        Also, there was nothing concrete  ) )!8'!3 (   )             done for the Hindu refugees of East                  Bengal post-Partition and it was pretty much left to the State to han- -                     dle the fallout. Instead of helping     K                  them out, the then Prime Minister,   )          <            Jawaharlal Nehru, wrote several                   < times to Chief Minister Bidhan Roy in this vein. To quote from the PM’s     !            !   ! letter, dated August 16, 1948, “There the Hindu Mahasabha won four Bengali? We are the majority in Pakistan. Most of the Muslims in recognise the difference between   0  8   ) $              is no reasonable solution of the prob- MLA seats but only in Bankura Pakistan,” Jinnah was provoked Bangladesh were converted by the locals and the once outsiders.                ( 8   #   lem if there is a large influx from East district. The Jana Sangh and its to counter them. He asked them maulvis, who in turn had settled For instance, Khwaja Bengal. That is why I have been ter- allies could win little electoral if Bengalis of East Pakistan had in Chittagong for generations. Nazimuddin, the second Prime A(8#B *   533     *     !   !    ! ribly anxious throughout to prevent support. Nor could they field a any notable exploits or achieve- These Muslim clergymen had Minister of Pakistan, belonged to           #1    -         this, whatever might happen... I single popular leader since the ments to their credit.The accompanied Arab traders since a family of settlers whereas             "S           ! think that it was a very wrong thing death of Dr SP Mookerjee. It is response to this was the first agi- the 11th century. Except for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a for some of the Hindu leaders of East true that Professor Haripada tation on the streets of Dhaka. being formally Muslims, the local ethnic Bengali, as is his    (8#    0            ! Bengal to come to West Bengal.” On Bharati was a respected person Before long, Sheikh Mujibur inhabitants of the then east daughter. But Khaleda Zia, the                      ! August 22, Nehru wrote another let- but he was not a vote puller. For Rahman, the father of Pakistan remained culturally previous Prime Minister, clearly      >   EF !       . ter and I am quoting only a high- this, the substantial reason lies in Bangladesh’s current Prime Bengali. Many of them wore dho- appears to be from a settler fam- light: “If that (crossover) happened his Bengali genius as well as the Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned tis and the women mostly dressed ily. #    1    37  33   " (     "    on a mass scale it would be a disas- kindness of his heart. And this is from the Muslim League, inau- in saris. Incidentally, even in One cannot deny an under-   !                ! ter of the first magnitude. I shudder something that the BJP needs to gurated the Awami League and Kolkata, Hindu gentlemen wore current of Hindu-Muslim differ-                 !  at the prospect.” When Nehru tried understand. led the movement for the asser- lungis at home. ences regardless of what I have similar arm-twisting in Punjab, it Whether Christian, Muslim or tion of East Bengal and its even- When referring to their fellow described above. The word      *       $             ! was reported that his life was threat- Hindu, the people in this State are tual secession from what was the Muslims, the Bengali bhadralok Hindutva was believed to have    <                       ened. Bengali first and everything else, initial Aligarh dream of not only often called them “bechara been first used in a writing in <                       ! Ironically, in the years before the including religion, comes later. a Muslim homeland but also a Musalman.” The explanation was 1863 by Raj Narayan Bose, the Partition and for a while thereafter, For example, to illustrate this con- new Medina. that the richer Hindus had maternal grandfather of Sri !               -  the Congress was known as a tention, the national anthem of The abolition of the Caliphate exploited and socially discrimi- Aurobindo. The Anushilan                        Hindu party. All this goodwill Bangladesh is a song written by in 1924 by Mustafa Kamal Pasha, nated against the Muslims, espe- Samiti was founded in Bengal as                   0   drowned in the rivers of Bengal. The Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. the great moderniser of Turkey, cially in the villages. To the was Hindu Mela. Similarly, beneficiaries of the refugee voters in Reportedly, the finest singer of was a big blow to the momins of extent, when they were invited for whenever a Muslim thinks of a                     the following decades were the Rabindra sangeet today is the Sunni Islam. The scholars at dinner to a Hindu wedding, Bengali Hindu and his socio-eco-  "         !     "    ! communist parties, who had active- Dhaka-based Rezwana Aligarh University wanted they had to clear their own thalis nomic superiority, he resents                     ! ly supported the Partition. The Choudhury Bannya, who wears Pakistan to throw up a new and often clean them as well. The him. He expresses his resentment   3454          34L4       ! Jana Sangh, Rashtriya Swayamsevak a sari and a tika. Religion does Caliph. But the East Bengalis servants served only the Hindu by being more Muslim than Sangh (RSS) and the Hindu not inhibit her, like many other were not a party to these dreams. guests. In any case, most Muslims normally so. Otherwise, he looks  33     >            " Mahasabha tried hard to be of help Muslim women in Bangladesh. In fact, in 1946-47, Fazlur in East Bengal were treated like upon the Hindu as a fellow     !                to the refugees but in Bengal of that The root of the Bangladesh lib- Rahman, who was the Chief serfs by the Hindu zamindars. Bengali. He does swing between   0  - .  A0-.B              time, they had very few workers and eration movement was language Minister of the eastern wing for They never dared to describe using akash paatal and asmaan fewer resources. They were com- more than anything else. In a few years and a popular peas- Hindus as kafirs even when talk- zameen (heaven and earth), as           A       pletely overshadowed by the com- February 1948, Qaid-e-Azam ant leader, and Abdul Rahim, ing among themselves. Most of has been noticed in Bangladeshi @ B    S     )             munists. What a paradox! One-third Muhammad Ali Jinnah visited were negotiating with Sarat the offenders who abducted media. Given this backdrop, it is      "           ! of the refugee voters became the Dhaka for the first time and hap- Chandra Bose, Netaji Subhas Hindu girls and created trouble clear that West Bengal is politi- eventual votebank of the Left Front. pened to address university stu- Chandra Bose’s elder brother, for to chase out Hindu property cally very different from say, the                      ! The sun virtually set on the Bengal dents. He asserted that Pakistan a united Bengal as the third owners during Partition were Hindi heartland States.     #          P   +  Congress in 1977 over four decades would have one national lan- dominion after Independence. those who had come from out- (The writer is a well-known +Q            *         ago. guage and that was Urdu. When The other two dominions would side and settled in Bengal. columnist and an author. 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2,((3  !     @            S        @   "                )   F     + 3L @               # "               ( !,             @                              ( !,       3456         + 5       !  P       A         @    B . + 3L                            . 04            ;             *  ! +      A   G44!   $#)     he world economy has witnessed a turbulent    B        0    time ever since the pandemic began in @               TDecember 2019. Leading economies like the ( !,    M (        US, Australia and the UK had directed a lot of anger           5GL444    and censure against China for the economic and humanitarian crises it had triggered. The global                 rumblings made it clear that the trade from China 3444                  ! would come under wider sanctions and the world  "              would seek alternatives in other export powerhous-                 es. Plus, the present global order would lean towards                8  a multi-polar world. )   "  +  A8)"+B @        ! The estimates published by the Trade Map           8)"+      reveal that despite such assertions and a seeming-       @        S ! ly sturdy worldwide dissent, exports from China                      showed remarkable resilience. Comparing the leather, metals, minerals and the trans-                  " monthly Chinese exports data from December 2019 portation industry. While there is some- (the pre-pandemic level) to that of July this year, what stable world trade in agri-food prod- @                Trade Map shows that overall exports seamlessly ucts, it has not been the case for China.         7 * 16/ resumed the pre-pandemic level. The data never- 071 *6 Whether it is fruits, nuts, meat, seafood "    A B          theless uncovers how variegated were the retorts of or foodgrains, exports have slowed down      .)           F  economies to the Chinese export basket during the &7 */ *( significantly with the exceptions of dairy  + 3L   @          global crisis.  60 60 produce, tea, coffee and spices.                   Figure 1 shows that out of the 20 largest D7 This decline in food exports is the      A   F47 B O        importers, that comprise just about three-quarters 1607 77 result of increased trade barriers, the     7          " @  of total Chinese exports, nine importers have already 07 16/ 7 Corona outbreak and supply chain disrup-      !     54    ! surpassed the pre-pandemic level. That includes the 1 4 D * 157 tions, along with shifting consumer pref-                US, Australia and the UK. The three economies *7 erences. The sluggishness in the metals which are far from the pre-pandemic level are India, 1/)76 and minerals industry comes from weak-          "      Indonesia and Singapore. The remaining are strug- ened industrial activities worldwide. The         *        1 715767/ gling but within a 10 per cent range of their pre- D 7 **61H headwinds in all the sub-sectors of the         @     5??G   " pandemic level. Figure 2 relooks at these numbers transportation industry, including auto-               on the basis of year-over-year change in Chinese 6/ 7/ *7$ motive, railways, shipping and aircraft, are     + 33  @      -  exports. Most of the importing countries, includ- *7E7. 7 due to the restricted community mobili-    "              ! ing all the nine importers who surpassed the pre- 6 71 60 6  .@'     A2=2=     2=.B ty because of the lockdown, and the slow-  O    3L    /    pandemic level, and Vietnam, Malaysia, Russia and * *( 7 # @       ing down of economic activities in many *              Singapore perform better than the global average. &16/7 16/ countries that led to limited spending on          " -       ! In this case as well, India and Indonesia perform *7 (*  *6 capital-intensive goods.            ( !,       way below average. These numbers should be put 7F D. So, is this fall in export of agri-food in the present context of slowing down of the world 76E *676 products and other goods pandemic-         !           economy and wavering of international trade. induced? The answer is that the contagion   544!             16/ 04*14 Except for China, no other major economy has 714 1D is just part of the reason. A glimpse at the        !      K     shown a positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) year-over-year trend of these products    S            ! growth rate in the second quarter (Q2 April-June) 471/ * indicates that the exports for many of these           @ S " !    of this year as per data published by the International (7 products were already slowing down due  *  !          Monetary Fund (IMF). Of all these, the two &4 1 *6 6 to the trade wars and a mounting protec-   )  @     #     worst-hit economies are the UK and India. From 7 /D61  tionist regime globally. The outbreak             ( !,    the available data in Trade Map, we found that the 7776  61 just further accelerated this decline.   @    A        B "  UK, the US, Germany and France have nearly hit 16/ 7 *4/ Despite the severe fall in world trade           !     their pre-pandemic level in total imports. However, 6 7 4*60 6 and a strong anti-China sentiment, thus for India, as the figures from the Ministry of far it is business as usual, at least in the            "   Commerce suggest, the total imports of July are still short run. Factors such as “first in, first                @ S lower than that of December 2019. A strict nation- out” from the pandemic, which exclusive-      SN  @      wide lockdown (causing demand distress and slug- ly enabled China to ramp up production             gish supply), and a raging contagion are the main for COVID-19 essentials, along with var-   0       34       reasons for such results. Interestingly, the relative 6  2@'     A2=2=  A2=.B ious comparative advantages such as                 8 rise of Chinese imports is steeper than the overall # @       scale production, technology and higher    )   .   "       imports for India. The maximum buoyancy for global exposure, impeded immediate           )       ! imports, including Chinese imports, is shown by changes. The costs and gestation period         the UK, despite a severe contraction in the quar- and what are those products? To answer In particular, exports of textile arti- of bringing systemic changes were huge "          @      ! ter-on-quarter GDP growth. these questions, we explored the trends cles like rugs, curtains and kitchen linen and the ability to make those adjustments   ( !,         @      So, are there “green shoots” all over for Chinese in the export basket over a one-year peri- more than tripled this year. Similarly, toys, was weakened by the Corona-induced exports? Two economies — South Korea and od. At the outset, let us see the usual sus- right from dolls, figurines and pedal cars woes. However, the increasing costs of the   5??3!?G   (  @        Indonesia — tend to suggest differently. In terms pects that are driven by the upsurge in to video game consoles, too, registered a pandemic and more focus on equity, envi- 574444                  ! of their GDP growth rate, they are among the least- global demand and are mostly relating to big boost. Exports of miscellaneous ronment and global health may lead to  <         ( !,   affected major economies in the pandemic-induced consumer durables and essentials in the chemical products, including laboratory- further implications in the dynamics                ! contraction. For Indonesia, whether in terms of pandemic times. Mechanical appliances based and industry-based chemicals, between China and the world in the long  8   K              attaining the pre-pandemic level or year-over-year like air conditioners and refrigerators; showed a consistent and significant run. Amid all these dramatic changes, par-       "         growth, imports from China fall short significant- electronic goods like televisions and med- growth. Meanwhile, the decline in world ticularly in the context of India’s socio-eco-                 ly. For South Korea, Chinese imports remain short ical equipment like ventilators and sur- trade marks a nearly one-fourth drop nomic difficulties since March, we can’t         !    ! of the pre-pandemic level but exceed the year-over- gical instruments sustained decent over- overall by the end of Q2 this year. Thus, but help think of the “Ides of March.” In   (      S          year imports. Again, these results should not be a all growth. Their share in total exports there are some “brown shoots” visible in our case they have come … but not gone.   big concern for China as similar to India, Chinese increased from 45 per cent to 47 per cent the Chinese exports, too, as the nation is (Yadav and Kumar are Research imports for these two economies are also increas- during the year. Nevertheless, the biggest facing the brunt of the global downturn Scholars at the Indian Institute of Foreign A S  R     ing faster than overall imports. winners were apparel, toys, chemicals and in some of its key sectors. The worst-hit Trade, New Delhi and Indian Institute of     !SB How did China manage to resume its exports pharmaceutical products. sectors are agri-food products, footwear, Management, Shillong, respectively.) D t†ˆ t‘sy „y‰sˆyysq‚ uu†xu“xuu‚‰ vxuus „ ƒ•‘ˆ„y„w auƒ‘‰„ q‚‚ “s‚yƒqusxq„wu xy€qs ‘ˆv t‰us‘ˆy•

the MSP (Minimum Support Price) through hurdles. The challenges there is an urgent need to innovate and needs to be shifted in consonance with The importance of agricultural will be impacted due to the entry of big thrown up by the environment in the evolve agricultural methods and initia- the changing weather patterns so that adaptation to climate change in the cur- players and whether the Government form of rising temperatures and errat- tives that are capable of rescuing them the crop is in tandem with the weath- rent period cannot be stressed enough will continue to buy farm produce at ic rainfall, too, need to be met and from the grip of climate change. There er trends. They recommended sowing as food security and nutrition levels the same price and quantity as before. responded to by the growers effective- is also a need to provide a sustainable at the end of July or the beginning of have been compromised exponential- With the only means of voicing ly and innovatively. The Government solution that can be amplified across August in order to improve the qual- ly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. their concern being protests, the grow- must enable farmers to deal with this the sector on a large scale. An exam- ity of crop and provide ideal crop matu- India accounts for 17.7 per cent of the ers have of late tried to convey their instead of giving the impression of ple of how this turnaround can be rity time. world’s population and a failure of the feelings and insecurities regarding the being callous about their welfare. affected is available in a study published The study is an essential tool that agricultural system in the form of yield Acts through demonstrations in Delhi, As politics rages over the Acts, in the journal Earth System Science. provides baseline observations for and quality deterioration at this criti- 5< Punjab and other parts of the country. worrisome developments are escaping The research focussed on rice ensuring future crop planning and cal juncture can present a catastroph- Sadly, their outcry has fallen on deaf the attention of policy-makers and the crops, which are the mainstay of South maximising yield that accounts for cli- ic scenario. The multiple challenges ears till now. This muted response from authorities concerned. A decade-wise India’s agriculture. Rice also happens mate variables, maximum and mini- posed by the environment, policy he rapidly worsening condition the Government has now increased the observation of rainfall patterns shows to be a major part of the diet of the mum temperatures, rainfall and solar issues and the long-standing systemic of the environment is increasing- farming community’s distress. This that from October to December, rain- southern population. The study con- radiation. The fact that the study was glitches can spell disaster for the agri Tly creating harsh terms for agri- angst is expected to reach a crescendo fall has been at a record low of 100.06 centrated on how the rise in temper- able to asses future crop yield projec- sector. Unless the writing on the wall culture in India. The sudden floods, in November when the agricultural mm for the 2010-2019 period as com- atures, followed by scanty rainfall, tion amid constant carbon dioxide and is understood and deciphered in time, such as those experienced by Telangana community is planning to scale up the pared to 106.29 mm during the simi- was impacting the rice yield in Kerala, meteorological values is crucial. India may be staring at a food crisis last week, and unexpected droughts in protests. lar period in 2000-2010. The average which was the chosen field of obser- Furthermore, the tool of Growing post the COVID-19 outbreak. many areas coupled with a sheer drop Already, the country’s farm sector post-monsoon rainfall has fallen below for farmers, who had to bend over vation. The participants, who includ- Degree Days (GDD) incorporated Food production is critical to in yield per acre are creating financial is besieged by chronic problems such 110 mm. Coupled with this, droughts backwards to take the yield out of the ed experts from Japan, recommended into the study helped provide robust keep the wheels of the economy turn- havoc for the farming community. as mounting debt, poor quality seeds are getting more frequent and pro- parched land. altering the varieties of rice to a more outcomes and observations. For the ing. We mustn’t allow climate change Moreover, the recently-passed farm and overuse of pesticides besides the longed each year. Mid-2018 saw heat- The adverse impact of the wors- heat-resistant strain that could with- uninitiated, GDD is a measure to esti- to hijack our food security. This is only Acts have added to the woes of the vagaries of the environment. However, waves fanning across India followed by ening environment on agriculture stand the fluctuating temperatures mate the growth and development of possible by being a step ahead of cli- already burdened growers. Farmers being a hardy community and the scanty rainfall in the same year and in cannot be reversed overnight but the and yet be resilient enough to deliver plants in the growing season. The study mate change complications. have become unsure of the future, espe- spine of the Indian economy, the 2019 as well. These circumstances exac- lot of the farmers cannot be allowed to an adequate crop yield. The experts also was conducted using the CERES-Rice (The writer is an environmental cially regarding the produce and how farmers have always fought their way erbated the already daunting challenges deteriorate further as well. Therefore, opined that the traditional sowing time Cropping System Model. journalist)   !"#$"%"% 10

) !%* .1 6   - D '   "  (   R ! !      @!"    &)*!          !   00    67 /74 Atmanirbhar in every possible way and to elevate the country’s    67 /74    67 /74 he Government is in the image globally. ABC    Tfinal stages of preparing a Parkash said that Covid-19 he 15th Finance rivate sector lender RBL new National Retail Trade has had an impact on the peo- TCommission is on course PBank on Wednesday Policy, Minister of State for ple, economy and the busi- to finalise its report by reported over two-fold jump in Commerce and Industry Som nesses, but the industry has October 30, an official state- its standalone net profit to    67 /74 Parkash said on Wednesday. worked along with the gov- ment said on Wednesday. 144 crore for the second quar- “We are in the final stage of ernment to contain the spread The Commission’s ter ended September 30. nvestors’ wealth drafting a National Logistics of the virus. Chairman NK Singh along The bank had posted a net Iplunged by 1.56 Policy, a New Industrial Policy, He also said that the gov- with its members on profit of 54 crore in the same lakh crore on a e-commerce Policy and a ernment has already launched Wednesday held a virtual quarter previous fiscal. Wednesday as markets National Retail Trade policy,” a series of programmes to meeting with the Chairmen Its total revenue grew by 6 witnessed a massive he said at the inaugural virtu- transform India into a global    5*4511 55-60 a kg from a high of Rs of two previous Finance per cent during July-September sell-off amid muted al session of ‘FICCI MASS- economic hub. 67.50 a few days ago. Some Commissions -- C period of 2020-21 to 1,388 global sentiments. MERIZE 2020’. “In the last few years, we he skyrocketing onion parcels of onion from Rangarajan and Vijay Kelkar crore as against 1,310 crore a The 30-share BSE The national retail trade have seen significant improve- Tprices in The retail market Afghanistan and Egypt have -- respectively. year ago, RBL Bank said in a Sensex plummeted policy is being formulated to ments in ease of doing business are likely to ease as imported arrived in the wholesale mar- Rangarajan and Kelkar regulatory filing. 599.64 points or 1.48 support the development of the ranking, which has been pos- bulbs have put a break, at least ket which helped ease the chaired the 12th and 13th The net interest income per cent lower to end sector that will benefit 65 mil- sible due to transformative temporarily, on the rise in price,” agri analyst Sibu Finance Commissions, grew by 7 per cent to 932 the day at 39,922.46 lion small traders, besides con- measures taken by the govern- wholesale prices in Kolkata, Malakar said. respectively. “The Chairmen crore. The net interest margin points. tributing a signif- officials said on Wednesday. Officials said that Nafed of the previous Finance was flat at 4.34 per cent, the During the day, the index Broking Ltd, said. icant chunk to National Agricultural had created a buffer stock of 1 Commissions appreciated the bank said. plunged 747.5 points to IndusInd Bank was the top India’s GDP, he Cooperative Marketing lakh tonne this year to manage tough challenge faced by the The bank’s gross non-per- 39,774.60. laggard in the Sensex pack, added. Federation of India Ltd (Nafed) onion prices. It is almost dou- 15th Finance Commission, forming assets jumped to 3.34 Following the selloff in declining 3.45 per cent, fol- Parkash said has also offloaded a large por- ble that of the previous year. given the background of the per cent of the gross advances equities, the market capitalisa- lowed by HDFC, ICICI Bank, that the govern- tion of its buffer stock of onion, According to reports, Covid-19 pandemic, the at the September-end FY21, tion of BSE-listed companies Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance ment will extend which too helped in containing Nafed had already released resultant loss of economic compared to 2.60 per cent a dropped by 1,56,739.58 crore and HDFC Bank. all support to the the price rise, they said. 43,000 tonne from the buffer activity and its impact on fis- year ago. to 1,58,22,119.75 crore. BSE bankex, finance and e-commerce and Since the last few weeks, stock and another 22,000 tonne cal parameters of the gener- However, net NPAs “Markets traded under metal indices fell up to 2.28 per retail industry onion prices have remained will be offloaded in the first al government,” the state- improved to 1.38 per cent as pressure and lost over a per cent while telecom and capital through various northbound after crop loss in week of November. ment said.The 15th Finance against 1.56 per cent. cent. After the flat start, the goods indices climbed as much policies. south India due to incessant Rabindranath Kole, a Commission is mandated to In value terms, the gross benchmark gradually inched as 2.90 per cent. The minister rain. The retail price of the bulb member of the West Bengal make their final report for NPAs stood at 1,911.72 crore lower amid muted global sen- In the broader market, the also urged the had crossed Rs 90 a kg in governments task force on 2021-26 available by October at the end of Q2FY21 com- timents due to rising cases in BSE mid-cap and small-cap industry to come Kolkata. agriculture, said that the price 30, 2020. The Commission pared to 1,539.10 crore. Net US and Europe,” Ajit Mishra, indices dipped up to 0.93 per forward and con- “Wholesale prices at Posta of onion would remain firm till remains on course to com- NPAs were down at 775.77 VP (Research) at Religare cent. tribute towards making India ment,” he said. market have come down to Rs December. plete their task, it added. crore from 912.30 crore.

  BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11,922.60 11,929.40 11,684.85 11,729.60 -159.8 Script Open High Low LTP LTI 2900 2948.05 2875 2889.4 GSFC 63.2 67.7 63.2 65.1 UCOBANK 12.01 12.2 11.68 11.86 SYMPHONY 872.55 880 866 869.1 BHARTIARTL 446 488 442 447.75 14.4 RELIANCE 2044 2057.9 2006.9 2010.7 AMBUJACEM 252.5 254.65 250.45 251.75 NAM-INDIA 272.9 277.15 270 272.9 BEML 626.5 628.5 615.35 619.65 MRPL 28.9 28.95 28.15 28.35 UPL 440.35 454.5 437.5 450.5 11.95 INDUSINDBK 617 617 586.1 592.75 APOLLOHOSP 2108 2132.2 2064.95 2080.3 SUVENPHAR 339.8 359.25 337.6 342.25 WELCORP 115.15 116.5 113 113.8 GSPL 204.95 204.95 193.95 194.75 GLENMARK 485 489.05 475.55 479.15 CRISIL 1950 1956.45 1929.75 1944.95 WHIRLPOOL 2038.05 2060 2036 2046.65 GESHIP 234.3 234.3 226.75 228.4 M&M 599 613 594.2 605 7.85 INFY 1100 1104.45 1069.6 1076.6 BHARTIARTL 446.4 487.8 443.2 451.45 CROMPTON 304.4 306.9 296.2 298 SHILPAMED 456.1 460.95 442 443.1 KALPATPOWR* 250.95 250.95 244.05 248.5 GRSE 196.45 198.1 195 195.45 EICHERMOT 2,125.45 2,146.35 2,100.50 2,142.00 23.75 HDFC 2041.25 2041.25 1965 1969.05 COFORGE 2226.95 2279 2226.9 2240.15 CYIENT 415 427 415 421.35 VARROC 296.25 302.95 295 295.55 GPPL 87 87.9 85.55 85.85 HEROMOTOCO 2,995.00 3,035.00 2,930.35 2,938.90 26.95 TATAMOTORS 138.2 143.15 133.5 134.8 GAIL 85 85 82.9 83.1 CGCL 243.55 248 238.6 245.65 DCBBANK 83.3 83.3 77.2 77.75 TASTYBIT 10363.95 10434.35 10250.3 10361.8 LT 989.95 994.65 974.2 986 4.05 TCS 2653 2656.35 2607.2 2621.75 TRENT 702.4 703 672.7 685.25 NBCC 22.5 23.25 22.5 22.95 PTC 46.05 46.75 46.05 46.2 IFCI 6.05 6.16 5.91 5.98 WIPRO 335.75 339.85 334.4 335 0.95 BAJFINANCE 3453 3488.95 3350 3370.35 ICICIPRULI 419.6 422 403.85 408.55 NOCIL 142.95 143 138.75 139.45 CAPPL 511.2 524.4 511.2 513.95 FORCEMOT 1060 1076.8 1036.5 1040.65 MARUTI 7,194.95 7,332.00 7,110.00 7,173.00 14.6 HDFCBANK 1230 1231.7 1201.35 1205.35 BATAINDIA 1333 1352.4 1320.25 1324.35 ALKEM 2690 2693.75 2652.05 2684.2 SOUTHBANK 6.65 6.65 6.56 6.58 ASTERDM 143.9 143.9 137.4 137.85 BAJAJFINSV 5,678.00 5,743.00 5,605.00 5,670.20 2.95 HINDUNILVR 2182.5 2182.5 2144.15 2164.45 KPRMILL 690.3 782.95 690.3 717.95 DEEPAKFERT 146 148 144.8 145.65 ITI 117.5 121.3 117.5 118.3 VAIBHAVGBL 1963.95 1963.95 1875 1880.9 IOC 78.1 78.35 77.1 78 -0.1 AXISBANK 510 517.5 493.6 504.85 IOC 78.1 78.4 77.1 78.05 JBCHEPHARM 1050 1050 1000 1011.85 DALBHARAT 831.85 844.9 820.15 825 TIMETECHNO 39 39.2 37.7 37.95 HDFCLIFE 590.75 594.8 583.65 586 -1.3 MARUTI 7170 7329.75 7106.5 7182.45 APLAPOLLO 3081.95 3195.45 3022.75 3135 AMBER 2190 2225 2143.7 2158.6 ECLERX 694 709.2 693 699.4 WABAG 190 190 187.8 188.25 SBILIFE 777 778.2 766 772.55 -1.9 DRREDDY 5114.45 5148 4921.5 4949.8 DIXON 9405 9600 9069.55 9170.6 RAYMOND 285.5 285.5 275.3 277.85 PCJEWELLER 14.9 15.75 14.9 15.28 RAJESHEXPO 468 468 450 454.3 HINDUNILVR 2,183.95 2,183.95 2,144.10 2,156.90 -5.8 ADANIGREEN 776.7 776.7 765 776.7 SYNGENE 568.6 568.6 536.05 546.2 APLLTD 970 974.95 950.85 962.85 LINDEINDIA 832.35 844.1 812.3 818.5 STARCEMENT 84 84.9 81.95 82.45 TCS 2,650.00 2,655.95 2,606.00 2,619.50 -10.65 HEROMOTOCO 2987 3034.5 2930 2945.8 JUBLFOOD 2158.55 2222.9 2158.55 2179 EMAMILTD 371.95 379.75 359.25 362.85 ASTRAL 1156.35 1156.35 1116.05 1120.7 DHANUKA 711 724.25 711 714.3 AXISBANK 510.8 517.5 493.5 505.9 -2.2 HCLTECH 852 852 821.7 829.6 HINDZINC 213.5 215.85 209.15 210.25 AFFLE 2690 2701.5 2575.7 2582.95 ZYDUSWELL 1897 1897 1837.15 1843.25 INDOCO 263.9 264.1 254.75 255.4 BAJAJ-AUTO 2,947.00 2,967.00 2,890.20 2,932.90 -14.45 ICICIBANK 412.5 412.5 395 396.15 ABCAPITAL 65.2 69.55 65.2 66.85 NCC 34.85 35.1 33.6 34.2 UFLEX 348.25 352.75 336.15 337.7 OIL 88.15 88.2 87.5 87.75 ONGC 67.25 67.4 66.1 66.5 -0.35 LT 985 994.85 974.15 983.65 NETWORK18 36.25 36.95 34.55 34.85 MOIL 132.1 133.7 128.45 131.2 SHK 86.55 87.3 84.4 85.05 CIPLA 771.4 780 762.15 766 -4.25 SBIN 195.3 195.3 189.05 190.5 HERITGFOOD 316.65 318.2 287.05 304.9 HUDCO 32.35 32.45 31.2 31.75 TEAMLEASE 2240 2320 2231.7 2278.75 DIVISLAB 3,159.75 3,210.90 3,110.00 3,138.70 -18.15 ASIANPAINT 2200 2218.2 2150.6 2159.2 PFIZER 5100 5127.05 4998 5084.55 JKLAKSHMI 287.7 288 284.1 287.3 SHOPERSTOP 180.05 180.5 175 176.2 POWERGRID 174.55 174.55 171.55 172.5 -1 KOTAKBANK 1580 1580 1541.5 1552.2 AJANTPHARM 1573.6 1604.1 1569 1589.55 VINATIORGA 1222.9 1245.55 1217.25 1219.75 NESCO 500 513.25 497 504.8 TATAMOTORS 139 143.25 133.5 134.75 -0.9 TITAN 1242 1242 1186 1217.9 CHENNPETRO 76.25 77.35 74.55 74.95 TATAMETALI 546 554 530.1 534.55 FINEORG 2685.75 2721.85 2665.65 2683.35 GRASIM 789.7 789.7 773.05 773.6 -5.5 IDEA 8.65 9.05 8.57 8.68 HAL 702 712.4 696.25 700.55 NLCINDIA 49 49 47.8 48.05 JAGRAN 36.9 36.9 36.05 36.2 GRAPHITE 181.2 182.5 176.45 176.9 ZENSARTECH 188.4 193 186.75 187.65 GALAXYSURF 1696 1696.5 1654.2 1682.5 BRITANNIA 3,572.20 3,599.80 3,524.95 3,545.00 -27.25 ITC 168.25 168.25 165.05 165.55 TECHM 828.1 836 801.15 803.95 IDFC 29.9 29.9 28.9 29.15 PARAGMILK 110.95 110.95 105.8 106.1 DBCORP 76.6 77 73.4 75.35 BPCL 348.25 349.6 342.45 345.5 -3.15 SBICARD 817 819.9 806.8 808.7 ORIENTELEC 204.15 209 201.05 203.2 ARVINDFASN 126 127.55 122.5 124.2 CHOLAHLDNG 383 384.95 376 379.5 ITC 168.5 168.5 165 165.5 -1.7 SUNPHARMA 472.3 475.5 461.6 463.35 CCL 248.05 250 244.2 246.05 PHOENIXLTD 554.7 583 554.7 576.2 IOB 9.17 9.35 9.17 9.31 TITAN 1,231.80 1,241.00 1,185.35 1,218.00 -13.8 NESTLEIND 17199.95 17295.4 16937.9 17119.95 SPICEJET 51.25 52.3 50.3 50.6 PGHH 10475.4 10475.4 10275.45 10396.55 DCMSHRIRAM 338.75 343.75 335.5 338.4 JSWSTEEL 309.05 315.15 304 305.5 -3.45 WIPRO 335 339.8 334.45 335.6 REDINGTON 122.25 126.4 121.55 122.65 UNIONBANK 23.5 24.2 23.5 23.9 WESTLIFE 375.15 375.3 368.95 370 INFY 1,095.50 1,104.75 1,070.05 1,077.50 -13.35 HDFCLIFE 590.55 594.8 584 586.4 LALPATHLAB 2273 2275 2224.05 2262.15 RCF 43.45 43.45 42.8 42.9 NIACL 102.95 102.95 101.3 101.65 RELIANCE 2,041.80 2,057.70 2,007.40 2,008.90 -25.6 ULTRACEMCO 4560 4571.25 4452.95 4465.2 SUNTECK 274 277.15 263.15 265.95 VENKYS 1460.05 1493 1453.7 1469.7 TIMKEN 1093.45 1100 1066.55 1071.35 NESTLEIND 17,150.00 17,295.00 16,934.30 17,002.00 -227.85 M&M 599 613 594.3 603.95 IDBI 37.6 37.95 37.05 37.25 JSLHISAR 92.1 94 91.8 92.65 FLUOROCHEM 475 481.95 440.65 465.35 COALINDIA 113.95 114 112.4 112.4 -1.55 TATASTEEL 411.05 418 400.5 402.3 SUDARSCHEM 462.45 468.7 453 456.15 FINCABLES 279.9 286.1 278 278.65 DBL 334.65 334.75 326.9 327.95 GAIL 84.95 84.95 82.8 83 -1.2 FEDERALBNK 54.3 54.3 51.6 52.2 RVNL 18.65 18.7 18.1 18.3 RELAXO 659 674 659 663.85 TVSSRICHAK 1475.65 1492.35 1424.5 1444 ASIANPAINT 2,199.80 2,218.55 2,150.15 2,161.10 -33.35 DLF 165 165 155.3 156.1 KAJARIACER 582.5 587 565.1 571.2 NHPC 20.1 20.25 20.05 20.05 NAVNETEDUL 77.5 78.5 77.15 77.5 SUNPHARMA 473 475.75 461.4 462.2 -8.25 RBLBANK 176.05 179.65 172.7 175.65 RAMCOCEM 787.7 788.95 769.3 770.2 GILLETTE 5298.55 5313.15 5241 5259.4 NBVENTURES 54.55 55.55 53.75 53.95 HDFCBANK 1,228.00 1,232.00 1,201.50 1,210.30 -22.8 ASHOKLEY 81.75 83.3 79.35 80.3 PETRONET 234 236 227.5 228.45 TORNTPOWER 315.65 319.1 306.3 307.15 BALMLAWRIE 101.1 102.85 100 100.25 MAHSEAMLES 220.2 224.25 220.2 222 KOTAKBANK 1,575.00 1,575.00 1,541.00 1,556.00 -31.65 POWERGRID 174.4 174.4 171.45 172.9 GEPIL 318 318 243 248.6 SUPREMEIND 1496 1499.8 1446.65 1459.2 GODREJAGRO 518 524.95 517.1 523.45 FDC 352.2 352.6 342.55 344.05 HCLTECH 852 852 821.6 829.9 -17.35 JSWSTEEL 308.2 315 304 305.7 BERGEPAINT 610.5 624.95 603.9 606.4 CENTRALBK 10.99 11.1 10.93 10.96 CHAMBLFERT 168.5 168.5 166.45 167.15 SIS 357.95 363.55 355 356.8 NTPC 89.45 90.65 87.5 87.55 -1.9 MRF 68150 68150 65342.35 66760.85 GMM 3601.1 3653.55 3555 3572.35 IBREALEST 50.45 50.45 47.8 48.2 LUXIND 1355.15 1415 1341 1396.25 AIAENG 1730.05 1765 1729.1 1755.1 SBIN 195 195 189.05 190.5 -4.15 DMART 2199.95 2250 2176 2239.7 CADILAHC 421.9 427.5 417 418.45 GMRINFRA 24.05 24.15 23.55 23.65 INOXLEISUR 263 266 260.35 262.8 PRSMJOHNSN 74.1 75 72.15 72.85 TATASTEEL 411.45 418.2 400.45 401.8 -9.2 JUSTDIAL 660.3 703.75 641.1 676.25 STAR 738 761.45 738 749.2 CUMMINSIND 457.45 462.2 440 442.6 INDIANB 59.5 59.8 59.1 59.3 KNRCON 253 253 243.15 245.35 HINDALCO 174.45 177.1 169.25 170.45 -4 ESCORTS 1230.05 1261.9 1188.6 1205.55 CANBK 87.6 88.6 86.45 87.05 MPHASIS 1365 1375.95 1324.05 1341.4 MINDACORP 69 70.4 67.8 68.05 VRLLOG 164.7 164.7 152.35 152.6 SHREECEM 21,560.20 21,788.00 21,231.20 21,231.20 -503.15 IBULHSGFIN 148 148.5 141.2 143.3 TATACHEM 321 325.2 318.6 322.1 VIPIND 276.75 281 275.3 277.3 AEGISLOG 219.9 219.9 212.5 213 SUNDRMFAST 425.9 432.35 420.95 422.65 LICHSGFIN 302 302 293.25 294.95 QUESS 416.55 417 406.3 407.75 ATUL 6106.05 6150 6070 6133.95 IIFL 79.9 79.9 76.7 77.1 BAJFINANCE 3,448.95 3,489.90 3,347.90 3,372.00 -81.25 CIPLA 771 779.5 762.25 765.15 BPCL 348.3 349.5 342.6 345.55 COALINDIA 114.45 114.45 112.3 112.65 TIINDIA 648.9 658.45 640 645.5 KPITTECH 99 101.55 97.35 97.8 J&KBANK 14.84 14.84 14.61 14.76 ULTRACEMCO 4,593.90 4,593.90 4,453.00 4,456.55 -110.4 BAJAJ-AUTO 2945 2965 2892.05 2943.95 INDIGO 1309.8 1334.4 1289.2 1293.05 GODFRYPHLP 907.75 910.75 894.95 899.1 THERMAX 778 782.15 765.7 777.6 TTKPRESTIG 5828.9 5839.45 5711.1 5739.4 TECHM 830 836.45 801 805.7 -22.95 JINDALSTEL 191.65 200.35 189.2 190.55 MGL 849.15 850.1 818.05 822.9 STRTECH 153.75 156.7 150.6 151.25 LAXMIMACH 4000.05 4032 4000 4003.55 MOTILALOFS 575 575 562.55 565.4 ICICIBANK 409.9 409.9 394.8 397.25 -12.7 VEDL 94.6 98.55 93.65 95.5 RECLTD 101 102.85 100.1 100.8 BIRLACORPN 638 646.8 630.3 639.2 GARFIBRES 1961 1961 1923.3 1936.6 TNPL 102.85 103.55 101.1 101.5 ADANIPORTS 363 370 352 353 -11.4 CONCOR 397 400.75 385.55 390.05 ADANIPORTS 364.7 369.9 352.5 353.45 NATCOPHARM 915 931.6 908.4 928 ASHOKA 62.6 63 61.6 62 INDUSINDBK 614.5 615.95 586.1 594.5 -19.5 DEEPAKNI 745.05 775 738 757.35 FSL 75.45 76.5 73.2 73.8 KEI 351.4 351.4 336.05 340.75 GREAVESCOT 71.45 72.3 69.4 70.6 DRREDDY 5,110.00 5,150.00 4,920.00 4,935.00 -164.4 EICHERMOT 2123.3 2146.1 2103.3 2138.25 HDFCAMC 2288.05 2300 2271 2282.1 COCHINSHIP 355 358.75 346.05 348.6 VSTIND 3460 3495 3416.5 3436.05 HDFC 2,045.00 2,045.00 1,965.00 1,969.10 -72.25 UPL 440 454.2 438 450.55 AARTIIND 996 1025 994.7 1011.25 HONAUT 29180 29500 28550 28598.4 JINDALSAW 61 61.3 59.75 60.05 NTPC 89.55 90.65 87.5 88.1 EXIDEIND 162.5 165.55 158.3 158.85 RALLIS 255 259.5 252.45 254.3 UJJIVANSFB 31.4 31.6 31 31.1     M&MFIN 125.7 126.4 120.25 121.35 SIEMENS 1267.15 1293.75 1252.65 1285 SOBHA 294 294 281.3 282.4 JAMNAAUTO 41.6 42.05 40.85 41.05 PVR 1093 1114 1073.4 1082.5 POLYCAB 940.1 960.9 931 936.6 JYOTHYLAB 139.1 139.65 132.5 135.6 CARERATING 306.95 314.2 302 304.9 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BRITANNIA 3574 3599 3525.15 3539.55 MCX 1776 1826 1753 1766.1 ORIENTCEM 66.95 67.4 64.25 65.8 LAOPALA 205.15 213.5 203.7 204.15 NIFTY NEXT 50 27,560.00 27,577.00 27,197.15 27,236.20 -225.95 MOTHERSUMI 109.4 111.7 105.8 106.3 PFC 88.95 88.95 85.1 85.8 ABB 934 937.95 904 908.7 BAYERCROP 5304 5385.05 5269.65 5353.45 ADANIGREEN 776.85 776.85 776.8 776.85 36.95 TATACONSUM 500.5 505 489.55 492.85 PIIND 2157.9 2183.35 2088.75 2111.05 ENGINERSIN 66 66.8 64.6 64.85 3MINDIA 18500 18533.35 18343.95 18469.35 DMART 2,197.00 2,249.00 2,175.00 2,236.00 59.8 BLUEDART 3300.1 3349.2 3175 3188.1 BEL 89.05 90.05 87.7 88.25 INDIACEM 117.4 118.65 115.6 115.95 MINDAIND 328.25 330 316.9 320.55 MARICO 353.2 365 349.85 364.5 8 IPCALAB 2355 2455.55 2314.4 2334.95 BHEL 29.7 29.7 28.45 28.65 IEX 194.6 195.75 193.1 193.5 HATHWAY 29.05 30.45 28.2 28.9 SIEMENS 1,266.55 1,294.00 1,249.00 1,285.65 19.1 HINDALCO 174.25 177 169.3 170.45 SUNTV 431.5 435.8 418.05 422.45 LEMONTREE 28.1 28.55 27.4 27.8 WELSPUNIND 74.5 76.4 74 74.4 HAVELLS 726 731.7 715.35 729 4.55 DIVISLAB 3179 3210 3110.3 3134.7 ASTRAZEN 4400 4455 4380 4406.2 ADVENZYMES 307.25 318.95 307.2 313.8 NH 336.7 344.75 331 338.45 BAJAJHLDNG 2,275.00 2,307.45 2,244.25 2,275.00 9.8 ACC 1664 1679.9 1620.6 1640.1 ICICIGI 1251 1251 1229 1231.8 HFCL 16.95 17.1 16.7 16.8 GUJGAS 296.7 297 293.4 294.55 PGHH 10,444.95 10,444.95 10,247.80 10,413.00 24.45 BANKBARODA 42.5 43.15 41.65 42.05 IGL 409.9 413.6 404.55 406.6 JMFINANCIL 81.85 81.85 79.8 80.75 UJJIVAN 211.85 212.9 208.35 209.2 ALKEM 2,694.95 2,694.95 2,652.00 2,685.00 5.7 INFRATEL 191.8 194.35 183.75 186 UBL 913.75 923.75 902 906.7 PRESTIGE 247.05 249.1 241.25 244.6 SUMICHEM 274.8 277 270 270.55 COLPAL 1,540.00 1,559.80 1,521.05 1,540.00 -2.55 MINDTREE 1386.05 1391.65 1317 1327.6 GODREJCP 686 690.7 673.05 677.6 HEIDELBERG 187.5 191 182 185.15 GUJALKALI 317.95 320.95 314 315.35 HDFCAMC 2,301.00 2,304.95 2,270.00 2,290.00 -5.4 MARICO 357.5 365 350.1 363.1 TVSMOTOR 407.25 439 407.25 426.75 KANSAINER 518.25 525 500.5 509.55 DISHTV 12.09 12.09 11.75 11.81 LTI 2,915.00 2,948.80 2,874.60 2,890.00 -8.75 SUZLON 3.99 4.09 3.96 4.09 MANAPPURAM 159.65 161.1 155.7 157.3 HIMATSEIDE 126.5 131.9 126.5 126.5 CERA 2645.7 2742.25 2633.9 2670.45 PIDILITIND 1,528.00 1,546.00 1,512.00 1,520.05 -5.95 CASTROLIND 114 120.3 114 115.85 RADICO 446.6 459.75 442.2 453.7 BAJAJCON 187.05 189.7 181.8 184.1 SKFINDIA 1528.8 1529.55 1496 1512.4 BERGEPAINT 613 625.3 603.8 604.4 -3.95 SRTRANSFIN 733 733 707.25 711.85 SBILIFE 779.95 779.95 766 770.75 HEG 701.5 705 688.1 692.3 SUPRAJIT 182 184.5 180.2 180.55 SBICARD 818.65 819.8 807 808.8 -5.4 PEL 1304.6 1311.35 1270.1 1282.05 CUB 156.9 159.95 150.9 153.45 INDIAMART 5023.35 5024 4856.55 4916.95 AVANTI 494.75 498.4 490.1 491.8 IGL 409 413.8 404.4 406.4 -2.8 BAJAJFINSV 5660 5743 5605.9 5645.35 DABUR 522.25 525.75 515.4 516.7 BBTC 1235.1 1241 1203.3 1210.9 OBEROIRLTY 440.25 447.75 436 438.2 NAUKRI 3,576.00 3,653.95 3,500.10 3,552.00 -25.8 AUROPHARMA 799 799.5 771.65 775.95 VBL 673.8 680 658.7 664.35 PGHL 5119 5350 5080 5117.65 GODREJIND 377 382.25 371.85 373.1 CREDITACC 641.4 645.75 630.9 635.55 GODREJCP 689.35 691 672.85 680.05 -5.3 SAIL 34.1 34.95 33.8 34.4 CANFINHOME 454.5 459.6 441.1 449.45 REPCOHOME 200.85 201.6 198.5 200.85 TATAINVEST 836.1 863.05 836.1 853.8 BRIGADE 173.5 181.4 172 179.15 HINDPETRO 173.5 175.8 171.35 171.85 -1.7 MUTHOOTFIN 1250.1 1254.2 1193.95 1200.65 BALRAMCHIN 162.5 169.9 160.55 161.8 COROMANDEL 704 729.4 704 725.65 BDL 300.35 301.05 291 294.4 MHRIL 169.4 170.35 164 164.85 ICICIPRULI 421.2 422.15 403.45 408 -4.2 TATAMTRDVR 57.2 60.1 56.25 56.65 BSOFT 186.7 191 182.25 183.55 JSWENERGY 60.2 61.75 60 60.2 DCAL 157.5 158.8 154.1 155.2 NILKAMAL 1321.45 1325.45 1310.2 1314.45 ICICIGI 1,255.00 1,255.00 1,228.05 1,236.00 -12.9 TORNTPHARM 2602 2646.6 2527 2545.55 CEATLTD 1154 1170.35 1110.05 1146.45 OFSS 3210 3210 3158 3177.55 HINDCOPPER 34.25 34.65 33.45 33.65 JTEKTINDIA 77.8 77.8 75 75.3 OFSS 3,234.00 3,234.00 3,155.00 3,185.25 -33.35 ZEEL 187 187 180.5 181.5 NATIONALUM 30.4 30.75 30 30.3 SONATSOFTW 352 355.2 345.4 347.4 SWSOLAR 227.1 228.95 220.6 223.1 ALLCARGO 119 120.7 118.9 119.75 DABUR 523.15 526 515.4 517.7 -5.5 SHREECEM 21601 21788 21248.7 21349.6 JSL 57.3 60.5 56.5 59.8 MIDHANI 177.1 179.05 174.5 175.15 KRBL 263.25 265.3 259.1 260.1 GICRE 121.5 122 118.45 118.7 GICRE 120.65 120.7 118.65 119.35 -1.3 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 1 E*7 ing the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. ing. countries, special international flights can in the neighborhood. She said as her moth- blocs and to stoke geopolitical competition, /7(D **61 The BSP had on Monday fielded Sushma Patel, however, admitted hav- be operated by their airlines between their er and brother go to work, she has to in a bid to maintain the dominance of the Gautam, its national coordinator and ing met the SP chief who she claimed had territories. remain all alone at home which causes US, organise closed and exclusive ideo- Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Bihar in-charge for the November 9 bien- called them. But she refused to elaborate. The second wave of the rise in the threat to her safety. logical cliques,” the statement said. Arora said the Election Commission was nial elections for the 10 Uttar Pradesh seats Meanwhile, senior BSP leader and coronavirus infection in various European “So when the mother asked for mar- “discouraged” from holding the Bihar that are falling vacant in the Rajya Sabha. MLA Uma Shankar Singh indirectly countries has further fuelled concerns that riage, I gave her consent,” she told the offi- 144 /74  **4 Assembly polls amid the Covid-19 pan- The BSP doesn’t have the numbers in blamed the SP for Wednesday’s develop- the industry might need to wait for a sub- cials. demic, but the poll panel was of the view the assembly to win an RS seat on its own ments. stantial amount of time before returning Ramesh Jatav, father of 12 children * 71 6 4*7/ that carrying out the electoral exercise was but party leaders had indicated that it may Singh claimed that nomination of to the pre-Covid operations. including six girls in Bahraich district was a “leap of faith and not a leap in the dark”. get the support of other non-BJP parties industrialist Prakash Bajaj for the Rajya DGCA had previously extended the reprimanded after he tried to get his 17- The previous highest single-day spike In a break from the past, the CEC in the state. Sabha, filled just two minutes before the suspension of all scheduled international year-old daughter to get married forcibly. of 4,473 cases was recorded on September attended the poll panel briefing here on The four MLAs who submitted an affi- deadline Tuesday, was part of a conspira- commercial passenger flights a number of The girl was against marriage and she 16. voter turnout in the first phase of the Bihar davit saying their signatures were forged cy . times as the spread of coronavirus infec- called up the Women Helpline for help. A nationwide lockdown was imposed Assembly elections held on Wednesday. are Aslam Raini, Aslam Chaudhary, He said the rebels were with party tion remains unabated. In its previous “In our society it is normal for a girl on March 25. Usually, the briefing is held by the deputy Mujtaba Siddiqui and Hakim Lal Bind. workers till the morning and wondered order, it had extended the suspension till to get married once she is 15 or 16 years While several restrictions have been election commissioners concerned. The Along with them, two others, Hargovind what could have happened in a short while October 31 and in its previous to previous of age. It is difficult to resist the social pres- eased in different ‘unlock’ phases, educa- Chief Election Commissioner and fellow Bhargava and Sushma Patel, also met the for them to change their minds. order, it had extended the suspension of sures. I have six daughters and I need to tional institutions continue to remain election commissioners announce sched- Returning Officer, Raini told reporters. They were with us all through the the flights till September. get them married at the earliest,” Jatav said. closed. According to ‘Unlock 5’ guidelines, ule for the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. Raini and Mujtaba Siddiqui told nomination process. We have sent the pic- While domestic flights resumed on In India the legal marriage age of boys States can take a call on reopening schools “We (EC), in a way I would say, were reporters that they were unhappy with the tures of the nomination to the Returning May 25, the Government has kept a is 21 years and that of girls it is 18 years. in phases. also discouraged as to why elections are interference of BSP coordinators. “There Officer, he said, asserting that the MLAs check on international operations. To prevent child marriage the Government Several States have also begun the being held amid Covid. But you would is no respect in the party for us. I com- were present when the Gautam’s papers of India enacted the Prohibition of Child process of reopening schools. recall I had said on September 25 (when plained about a personal problem recent- were filed. 1D 60 *((  6* Marriage Act, 2006 which came into Earlier, schools were allowed to call Bihar poll schedule was announced) that ly to our leader Lalji Verma, but to no “If they had any objection, they should effect from November 1, 2007. students from Class 9 to 12 to school on for EC, this poll is a leap of faith and not avail,” Allahabad MLA Siddiqui said, have given it to the RO by Tuesday. Why 0 4 6 / 7 1  (Name of girls have been changed to voluntary basis from September 21. leap in the dark,” Sunil Arora said. while making clear that he had no com- now?” Singh questioned. conceal their identity) Another senior poll panel official plaints against Mayawati. Mujtaba said he Everyone knows how this has hap- In Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh an *E / 144D   later said the “projected” turnout was has been with the party for 25 years and pened. They cannot take such a big step alcoholic daily wage labourer took Rs 41 16/H*(( expected to be more than that in the 2015 is a three-term MLA. without any allurement. They should tell 50,000 for the marriage of his 13-year-old =,4. 1  E7 17 Assembly polls and the Lok Sabha elec- Shravasti MLA Aslam Raini said how much they got, Singh added, insinu- daughter from the boy’s family. The father  41714 17 1&7 *(( tions. He said of the 16 districts which went when he recently contracted coronavirus ating horse-trading of the MLAs. was unemployed. The marriage was avert- to polls in this phase, 12were Left-wing and posted a video clip from the hospital, Altogether, 11 candidates, including ed by members of civil society. The girl The Chinese embassy in a statement The Ministry claimed that against the extremism (LWE) affected. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath came to his eight from the BJP, have filed their papers informed the team that she was against the here also said “boundary question is a global figure for infections per million is “Out of the 12, four are considered as help and this was disliked by his own party for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar marriage and her father was forcibly get- bilateral matter” and there is “no space” for 5,552, India is reporting 5,790 cases per extreme Left-wing affected,” he said, while men. Pradesh going to the polls in the bienni- ting her married. a third party to intervene. million population. The USA, Brazil, expressing happiness at the smooth con- “I was in hospital and the BSP coor- al elections. There are cases too where girl agree for It said the development of ties between France, UK, Russia and South Africa are duct of the polling exercise. Based on the dinators were moving about in my con- Given the overwhelming strength of marriage despite knowing that child mar- two countries should not “infringe upon witnessing much higher numbers. terrain and inputs provided by the district stituency telling people not to meet their the BJP in the UP Assembly, all eight can- riage is illegal. legitimate rights and interests of a third “The Covid-19 deaths per million pop- authorities, poll timings were shorter in the MLA,” he claimed. didates including Union Minister Hardeep Neetu, in Shivpuri Madhya Pradesh, party” and should be conducive to region- ulation in India is 87, substantially lower LWE districts. “It’s the same problem with all six of Singh Puri, fielded by the ruling party are was to get married on April 20. Her fam- al peace, stability and development. than the world average of 148. The coun- In the 2015 Assembly polls, the voter us. Behenji (Mayawati) is not to be expected to be elected. ily is a marginalised landless poor family “The boundary question is a bilater- try’s case fatality rate at present is 1.50 per turnout in phase one was 54.94 per cent, blamed, but the coordinators have acted Of the 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar and lives in thatched house. Mother and al matter between China and India. The cent. India continues to report a trend of while in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the in a manner which has depressed us and Pradesh that are falling vacant, three younger brother of Neetu work as daily two sides have been discussing disen- steadily decreasing active cases,” the corresponding figure was 53.54 per cent, we thought what is the use of remaining were earlier held by the BJP, four by the SP, wage labourers while Neetu stays at home gagement and deescalation in the border Ministry claimed. the CEC said. with such a party,” the MLA said. two by the BSP and one by the Congress. and takes care of household responsibili- areas through diplomatic and military After a brief lull, Kerala has reported When asked about the future course ty. Neetu and her brother are school channels. China and India have the wis- 8,790 new cases, including 94 health 71 5 (* &H1 57/ of action, Raini said there is a general &76 *6 *( 04*14 dropouts. Neetu left studies to take care of dom and ability to handle their differences workers, taking the total count to 3.98 lakh, impression that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav disabled sister who died 2 years ago. properly. There’s no space for a third party while the toll climbed to 1,403 with 27 6/7&76/76N & 7 gives respect to his party men. (4 0 7O76/7/ Her marriage was stopped after to intervene,” it said. more fatalities. The State had reported * 77 6* 677 There were also reports that after administration came to know that she was China also charged the US with pitch- 5,457 cases on Tuesday and 4287 on meeting the Returning Officer, the BSP India has formed air bubble pacts with minor. Neetu told officials that she was ing an Indo-Pacific strategy to maintain its Monday. Three districts accounted for over 747 7/ MLAs drove to the Samajwadi Party around 18 countries, including the US, the aware that marriage was illegal but she did dominance. “The ‘Indo-Pacific strategy’ 1000 cases today-- Ernakulam 1,250, the office to meet Yadav. Later, two of them UK, the UAE, Kenya, Bhutan and France. not oppose it as she was frightened by proposed by the US is to stir up con- highest, followed by Kozhikode (1149) and Mayawati’s party was in alliance dur- told reporters that there was no such meet- Under an air bubble pact between two some of the incidence of the molestations frontation among different groups and Thrissur (1018).   !"#$"%"% 2

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ajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Rsaid that to save time, money and resources, IT-based and paperless governance is the need of the hour. All departments should innovate and move in the direction of this system. This will not only fulfill the resolve of sensitive, transparent and account- able governance but also better service delivery to the common man. The minister addressed a virtual inau- orest Fresh Naturals included. guration program of e-pensions and e- Fand Organics, a new Adapting Go Vocal accounting system prepared by the finance range of tribal produce, for Local, a mantra in department in collaboration with NIC on was unveiled by Tribes 9+ *+- + these troubled times, Tuesday. He appreciated the e-pension and India on Monday. TRIFED has been striv- e-accounting system designed for simplifi- On a weekly basis, ing to ameliorate the con- cation of pension and accounting system, and 100 new products will be  %%$"!  %6 dition of the distressed said that the personnel retiring from this will launched and included and affected tribal people get rid of complicated formalities and will not in the Tribes India cata- by putting in place sever- have to go round for pension acceptance. logue. The first set of !&(!7$6!&)! al path-breaking initia- This will save time and provide mental peace 100 products have been tives, in addition to its to the workers who retire from service tax. Finance Niranjan Arya said that the launched online. These  !!&&%"!&))! existing flagship pro- Also, there will be ease in other accounting Integrated Financial Management System and the subsequently grammes and implemen- functions including payment of salaries, (IFMS) was introduced for better financial included products will al immunity-boosting include golden-green and Tamil Nadu; masks made pickles like jackfruit and tations, which have medical, travel etc. bills of the personnel. management of the state government. He be available in 125 out- products through differ- red apples from Kinnaur, by the Meena tribes of olive, juices like bel, and emerged as a panacea Gehlot said that IT has a significant con- informed that financial management has lets, mobile vans and on ent channels will help Himachal Pradesh; bas- Rajasthan; varieties of joha and red rice. and relief. tribution in terms of financial discipline, been strengthened through softwares like e- online platforms such as ensure that people adopt kets and boxes made organic, immunity- All the produce have Keeping in line with monitoring of development projects, econ- Kuber, pay-manager, e-grass, treasury etc. the Tribes India e-mar- a sustainable and whole- from Munj grass from booster churan and been sourced from trib- the clarion call of the omy, efficiency and time in government Due to this, more than 25,000 personnel who ketplacesome way of living. This Uttarakhand; seeded kadha from the Gond, als pan-India from states Atmanirbhar Abhiyan, work. In view of this, the IT department retire every year from the e-pension system, (tribesindia.com) and e- will go a long way in pro- tamarind, cloves, euca- Bhil tribes of Madhya such as Chhattisgarh, TRIFED has also should create a team of technically skilled will take less than 15 minutes to fill their tailers. moting and empowering lyptus oil, coffee powder Pradesh; Mahua bamboo Jharkhand, Uttarakhand launched an exclusive e- people who can create software and pro- application form. Government Secretary, Pravir Krishna, tribals (both artisans and from the Nilgiri tribe in candles made by the and the Northeast to marketplace for tribal grammes as per the technical requirements Finance (Budget) T Ravikant informed that Managing Director, forest dwellers) across Bhilala tribes from name a few. producers — forest of the government. The CM also said that these two new systems will save the state gov- TRIFED, said, “We are the country. The sale pro- Shivganga and Jhabua In addition to these, dwellers and artisans, to despite the challenge of COVID-19, the state ernment 80 crore of stationery, TA-DA proud to unveil Forest ceeds of these goods, irre- of Madhya Pradesh; certain products that facilitate the purchase of government has given impetus to develop- allowance of personnel and printing cost. Fresh Organics, our new spective of the channel, organic, immunity- have been processed, MFPs, handicrafts and ment projects. He asked the officials of the Principal Secretary, Information range of tribal produce will directly go to the boosting powders such packaged under the Van handlooms online. finance department to strengthen financial Technology Dinesh Kumar, Government and products. We will be tribals.” as Giloy powder, Dhan tribal startups, a TRIFED is currently in management. Attempts should be made to Secretary Personnel Hemant Gera, including 100 new tribal These new prod- jamun powder and a component of the MSP the process of taking on- ensure that the condition of the overdraft Government Secretary Finance (Revenue) produce, predominantly ucts, sourced from range of pulses and scheme, which has board approximately five does not occur. Dr. Prithviraj, Commissioner Information natural produce and different parts of khichdi mixes emerged as a source of lakh tribal producers Chief Secretary Rajiv Swaroop said that Technology Mr. Virendra Singh, Special immunity boosters, the country will from Maharashtra employment generation across the country and e-pension and e-accounting system is a big Secretary Finance (Expenditure) Sudhir sourced from tribal com- enhance Tribes and Gujarat. From for tribal gatherers and sourcing their natural step in the direction of paperless governance. Sharma and other officers were present on munities from across India’s vast and rich the Northeast, prod- forest dwellers and the produce and handcrafted This will bring transparency in the function- the occasion. Treasury officers and region- India. The inclusion of repertoire. The prod- ucts being included homebound tribal arti- goods. ing as well as improve the government pay- al pension officers also joined the program organic, essential natur- ucts launched so far are different kinds of sans, have also been ment system. Additional Chief Secretary through VC.

Government of India and of the Union Government >;"+ Uttarakhand Tourism Prahlad Patel, Acharya Devrat, Development Board (UTDB), Bhikku Sangha Sena, Founder      Ministry of Tourism, Maha Bodhi International Government of UK, Swami Meditation Centre, Leh      &   " !        6 Vivekanand Meditation Ladakh Vice Chairman Pyramid, Ludhiyana, Pyramid Valley International, awaBadlo, an initiative of GAIL 1  ! "     D / 5  E  "" Atmshakti Dhyan Kshetra, Shreyans Daga. H(India) Ltd, has launched an Kurukshetra, Haryana. The The three-day event will online campaign, titled he pandemic sweeping the lockdown has indeed united commence everyday from 6 #MotherEarthBlesses, for creating Tworld has set forth a new us all, beyond the boundaries am to 8.30 am — Music med- awareness about clean air and bet- way of living, standing as a of cultures, time and distance itation with Patri ji, followed ter environment. The initiative reminder that compassion is and truly is an example of one- by Enlightenment sessions by invites netizens to take responsibil- the only way humans can go ness in action. Masters on various topics such ity towards saving environment forth in the coming times. It The objective of this event as Past Life Regression, Mind and adopt befitting lifestyle habits is also a reminder that holis- is to bring the Masters and the and Health Management such as planting trees, cycling, tic health, which includes Seekers from across the coun- using Psycho Neurobics, inner walking, carpooling, using public physical, mental, emotional, try on a common platform to child healing and Astral transport, conserving energy and and spiritual well-being is of share, learn and grow from the Healing workshop. The event using cleaner energy options. This utmost priority. Now, more collective wisdom. It will com- will progress with experience- initiative inspires and motivates than ever, all the like-minded prise of meditation sessions, sharing sessions by Pyramid younger generation to act upon organisations need to collab- workshops, spiritual literature masters, followed by cultural curbing air pollution. orate to work together to stalls and cultural perfor- programmes from 6 pm to 9 3    ! An engagement contest has spread the message of medita- mances. It will prove to be an pm. been initiated for large participation tion and compassion as a tool exciting fair for all meditators, A special programme on of people who are enthused to for holistic well-being. healers and spiritual seekers, the ‘Sharad Poornima’ has $!%4 share their stories, poems, and slo- Keeping up with the sce- including medical doctors, been planned, which will go gans in both photo as well as video nario, the Pyramid Spiritual academic scientists, students, Live from Hyderabad and will hoomi Pujan of new ESIC ment. He announced that its showing their positive inclination Societies Movement and businessmen and many more be telecasted across India and BHospital, Bareilly, UP, was facilities will be made available towards preserving environment Swami Narayan Ashram are spiritual masters and scientists global channels by Patri ji done by Santosh Kumar to common people with a and cleaner inhabitant. Around 10 presenting a digital Maha Yog from across the world. along with some other inter- Gangwar, Minister of State nominal fee. He also revealed most interesting stories with befit- Dhyan Kumbh IV, from The event will be inaugu- national artists. One can be a (Independent Charge) for that the hospital will be turned ting photos and videos will be October 30 to November 1. rated on October 30 with part of the event through Labour & Employment, into a model hospital in future. acknowledged for recognition. The purpose of this Dhyan Ganga Aarti by the founder of PSSM’s satellite channels, Government of India on Estimated to be done on a plot The initiative aims to inspire Kumbh is to spread the mes- PSSM Founder Brahmarshi PMC T and PMC Hindi (unit Sunday. He said that this hos- area of 4.67 acres with an esti- people for celebrating the festivities sage of vegetarianism, medita- Patri, Swami Narayan Ashram, of One Media). pital will aim at easing the dif- mated cost of 90 crore, the by being responsible to each other tion, pyramid energy and Chief Administrator Sunil Let’s all come together, cel- ficulties of IPs and beneficia- hospital will prove to be ben- in view of the current COVID-19 enlightenment to one and all. way of collaborations with Centre, Ladakh), Swami Baghat, B K Shivani, ebrate life and humanity! One ries as earlier they had to eficial to about two lakh ESI pandemic and also being responsi- The aim is to expand the MIMC (Mahabodhi Narayan Ashram supported by Padmashri Dr D R can also subscribe to PMC either travel to AIIMS, Delhi or beneficiaries of Bareilly and ble to mother earth for a better envi- foray and extend the family by International Meditation Ministry of Tourism, Karthikeyan, Cabinet Minister Hindi on YouTube. Lucknow for medical treat- nearby areas. ronment.

Chief Technical Examiner of Central Vigilance Commission, Shailendra Singh & %$"!$! interacted in another webinar with the employees and officers of NDMC on the technical issues of transparent tendering process and their specifications. He stressed upon the importance of self- explanatory provisions of the tender to avoid the delay in execution of work. on Tuesday at its corporate office in services in all organisations. Training Faridabad and various power stations/ pro- and capacity building of staff is an impor- PFC jects/ regional offices and field units. It will tant component supporting this object.” The Power Finance Corporation Ltd go on till November 2. This was remarked by Central Vigilance (PFC) began observing the Vigilance On this occasion, A.K. Singh, CMD, Commissioner, Sanjay Kothari in his Awareness Week 2020 from Tuesday, Chief Vigilance Officer. NSIC NHPC administered the oath of “Integrity keynote address in a webinar organised by which will go on till November 2. Ravinder Messages from President of India, Vijayendra, IAS, CMD, NSIC, admin- Pledge” to the senior officers and employ- New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Prime Minister of India, Vice-President of istered the “Integrity Pledge for ees. Ratish Kumar, Director (Projects), on the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week India and Central Vigilance Commission Organisations” on the Vigilance Awareness N.K. Jain, Director (Personnel), Y.K. — ‘Sarthak Bharat, Samridh Bharat’ — were echoed during the ceremony by Week. P Udayakumar, Director (P&M), Chaubey, Director (Technical), R.P. Goyal, from October 27 to November 2 at Palika Executive Directors. Rao said, “Everyone Gaurang Dixit, Director (Finance), NSIC Director (Finance) and A.K. Srivastava, Kendra on Tuesday. must imbibe the quality of being vigilant and Rajan Trehan, CVO, NSIC along with CVO, NHPC were also present along with Chairman, NDMC, Dharmendra said in day-to-day routine to protect against the company’s employees were also present other senior officers and employees of the tion of corruption in order to ensure eco- that only those organisations that can man- untoward incidents. Preventive Vigilance on the occasion. The campaign affirms company. Speaking on the occasion A.K. nomic, political and social progress of our age their resources efficiently and effective- is basically a checkpoint to understand if their integrity and probity through citizen highlighted on the theme and appealed all country. He called upon all to be vigilant ly achieve success. “So, it is our responsi- we are adhering to the laid down guide- participation. All employees have been employees to follow all procedures and and show honesty and integrity and sup- bility to ensure transparency, accountabil- lines.” advised to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines guidelines to ensure transparency and port the fight against corruption. Integrity ity, fairness and objectivity so that NDMC’s and focus on internal (housekeeping) accountability while working. Pledge was also administered at other resources can be utilised optimally to the NFL activities which are to be taken up in cam- He also released Chetna, the e-mag- offices of metro railway. benefit of the public at large without any Singh Dhillon, CMD, PFC along with P K Virendra Nath Datt, CMD, National paign mode. The week, started from azine of the company’s vigilance division. leakage,” he added. Singh, Director (Commercial) & Addl Fertilizers Limited (NFL), administered the Tuesday will be observed till November 2 During this week, the company is organ- NDMC The webinar was attended by the heads Charge of Director (Projects) and Vigilance Oath to employees, commenc- with the theme of ‘Satark Bharat, Samriddh ising activities such as quizzes, debates, “The citizens and organisations must and senior officers of all urban civic bod- Parminder Chopra, Director (Finance) ing the Vigilance Awareness Week, on Bharat’ (Vigilant India, Prosperous India). essay writing, poetry competitions etc. for look inwards at a time when the world is ies of Delhi like North MCD, East MCD, administered “Satyanishtha Pratigya” Tuesday. Lalit Mohan Pandey, CVO, its employees across all its locations. The facing an unprecedented crisis. All organ- South MCD, DDA and Delhi Cantt. (Integrity Pledge) to all employees of the Nirlep Singh Rai, Director (Technical), YP NHPC Limited competitions shall be conducted on an isations should focus on improvement of Additional Chief Secretary (Urban corporation to mark the beginning of Bhola, Director (Finance) were also pre- online platform in view of the ongoing internal processes and activities during this Development), Delhi Government shared week. PFC’s Vigilance Unit is organising sent on the occasion. pandemic. year. Systematic improvements may be car- his experience on the best practice and various events/workshops and competi- ried out to improve the delivery of public innovation to increase the transparency. tions on the theme, ‘Satark Bharat, Secretary, NDMC, Amit Singla pre- Samriddh Bharat’ to raise awareness Metro Railway, Kolkata is observing sented his vote of thanks and the welcome among its employees. Vigilance Awareness Week till November address was given by Chief Vigilance 2. As a part of this programme, S.K. Officer, Sanjay Kumar Tyagi on the occa- PNB Srivastava, Additional General Manager, sion. The Punjab National Bank (PNB) par- Metro Railway, administered the “Integrity Former senior diplomat, quiz master ticipated in the Integrity Pledge taking cer- Hydropower company and a ‘Mini Pledge” to his officers and staff at Metro and motivational speaker, Dr Deepak emony, commencing the Vigilance Ratna’ Category-I enterprise of the govern- Rail Bhavan on Tuesday in order to main- Vohara talked about ‘Ethics in Public Life’, Awareness Week on Tuesday. The pledge ment, NHPC Limited, commenced the tain probity and rule of law in all walks of and said that the entire society is being was administered by CH SS Malikarjuna observance of Vigilance Awareness Week life. affected by corruption and breach of Rao, Managing Director and Chief themed Vigilant India, Prosperous India Srivastava emphasised on eradica- integrity at many levels. 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They need to be at the top of Not considered for the tour Skipper Virat Kohli (9) per- KKR with 12 points from 12 their game against the CSK batting of Australia despite his consistent ished early as RCB slipped to games would like to win the next two unit that has been frustratingly run in domestic cricket and 95/2, but Padikkal continued his encounters to ensure a smooth pas- inconsistent but is more than capa- IPL, Suryakumar led MI’s chase onslaught against Chahar, ham- sage while CSK, currently at the bot- ble of being destructive on its day. of 165 and helped the defending mering a six and two fours, as tom of the eight-team table, are only Against CSK, which is missing champions reach the target with RCB got 16 runs in the 15th over.  ' P       # $   playing for pride. out on the play-offs for the first time five balls to spare. 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Gurkeerat Mann made a  1"     " !  !   !  spots are decided. end the season on a high, apart from picked up his 100th IPL wicket fours. A determined Surya kept Padikkal then went on the quick 14 but Mumbai Indians, ' $ & " "     "  !"      It won’t get too easy for KKR hurting the chances of play-off in the form of RCB captain Virat playing shots at will and ham- offensive against James known for their effectiveness in       !"      ! "  against CSK, who handed an eight- hopefuls. Kohli, who, incidentally, also was mered three boundaries in the Pattinson, collecting two fours, the death, allowed RCB only 35 !  "             wicket thrashing to Royal The CSK bowlers choked a his first scalp in the lucrative 16th over as the equation came as RCB raced to 54 for no loss in runs in the last five overs. >>H H" $ L& "       "      Challengers Bangalore in their pre- strong RCB batting unit with a per- event. down to 35 runs from 24 balls.    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K      Ttional Day/Night warm-up game in and Manuka Oval, Canberra (December 2). ed to adopt a cautious approach after        H      .  Sydney as a tune-up to the series-opening That will be followed by the three-match consultation with the BCCI’s medical   ! " .      !    .  Pink Ball Test against Australia in Adelaide T20 International Series at Manuka Oval, team as the senior wicketkeeper-  ""  "   "   H  "   ""  from December 17, the host board Canberra (December 4) and the Sydney batsman is Australia-bound after the !! ".M 0"   "        announced on Wednesday unveiling the full Cricket Ground (December 6, 8). T20 event.    $ L !        schedule of the 69-day engagement. The Adelaide fixture will be the first Saha had picked up the niggle ". !      "!    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Nick Hockley, CA’s Interim CEO, said Saha is part of India’s Test team on October 31). Let’s keep our fingers 4 / 4 88 + ; P,$,?< +9 As per BCCI’s demands, there is a week’s that the Boxing Day Test might feature spec- which will play four games starting crossed,” the official said. 1 8< + : P,$,>, +9 gap between the Boxing Day Test at the Australia stated. tators at the MCG as the board is coordi- mid-December during the tour, which There is a possibility that Saha MCG and the New Year’s Test at the SCG. “...CA can also confirm dates for tour nating with the Victorian State Government begins next month. may be advised to skip the next two 9 5>. 8< 9 9 H,$,;? +4 “India’s squad will arrive in Sydney on matches ahead of the Test series. India A will on the issue. A senior BCCI source said that all games and in case Sunrisers make it . 55/ 8< 9 9 H,$;+? +4 November 12 subject to Australian Border take on Australia A at Drummoyne Oval “...We are working with the Victorian the franchises have been told to be a to play-offs, he would be fully fit. Force travel authorisation and the appropri- (New South Wales) (December 6-8), and Government and the Melbourne Cricket bit cautious with regards to fitness of During an IPLT20.com interview 0 / 8< : + P,$>?9 + ate departure-approvals. The team will India will play Australia A in a day-night Club on plans to safely host spectators at the national team players. with star spinner Rashid Khan, Saha  // 8< : + H,$:,: + quarantine in Sydney prior to the first match match at the Sydney Cricket Ground iconic event with details to be confirmed in “It doesn’t look very serious at the said that he would “hopefully” soon of the series on November 27,” Cricket (December 11-13),” the release stated. due course,” Hockley said. moment but there is a three-day gap recover from injury. PTI 3 5 8< ; = H,$9,< 3 4!)$ 4 %!   1/ / A 0-0 draw at Shakhtar, taken 79th-minute goal. goals by Dominik Szoboszlai    during which Inter hit the Leon Goretzka put Bayern and Mergim Berisha either Liverpool’s defensive woes ith one point from its crossbar twice, came a week ahead in the 13th, but the side of halftime. deepened as Fabinho was *  # +    Wopening two games, Real after a 2-2 draw with champions gave up plenty of forced off with a hamstring Madrid is facing another fight Mönchengladbach. chances before Anton  injury during the first half of *  1 74*61 to preserve its proud record of Madrid is in bigger trouble, Miranchuk finally took one in Playing without a striker the win over Midtjylland. qualifying for the knockout though, in its 25th campaign in the 70th. didn’t stop Man City racking The Brazil midfielder has osep Maria Bartomeu stage in all of its seasons in the the Champions League, in Bayern opened with a 4-0 up the goals against Marseille. been filling in at center back Jresigned as Barcelona presi- Champions League. which the team has never been win over Atletico Madrid, Sergio Aguero is back on for Virgil van Dijk, who is like- dent on Tuesday, along with his It could have been a whole eliminated in the group stage. which got its Group A cam- the sidelines with a hamstring ly out for many months after board of directors, and left with lot worse for the record 13- Last season, Zinedine paign back on track by rallying injury and with Gabriel Jesus damaging cruciate knee liga- a bombshell admission that he time European champions on Zidane’s side started in almost to beat Salzburg 3-2. also injured, City started at the ments. With Joel Matip cur- had accepted a proposal for the Tuesday, though. identical fashion, losing its Joao Félix scored twice, Stade Velodrome with Ferran rently struggling for fitness, club to play in “a future Heading into the 87th opener — 3-0 to Paris Saint- including the winner Torres then Raheem Sterling Liverpool has just one fit European Super League”. minute against Borussia Germain — and then drawing in the 85th minute. filling in as the makeshift senior center half in Joe Bartomeu’s departure Mönchengladbach, 2-2 in its second match Marcos Llorente center forward. Gomez. comes following mounting pres- Madrid was losing 2-0 against Club Brugge. opened the scor- Both of them scored, A 19-year-old, Rhys sure from fans and his public and on course for four The overall standard of ing for Atlético either side of a goal by Williams, replaced Fabinho falling-out with Lionel Messi. straight losses in the its group is tougher before Ilkay Gundogan as City and Liverpool was shaky at His resignation could affect Barcelona to play in “a future Champions League for this time round. champion for the first time. Salzburg went backed up its 3-1 win over times against the competition the future of Messi, who will European Super League” which the first time. “This is going to be Liverpool is the other team ahead through Porto last week. Porto newcomers from Denmark. now be given a new project after “would guarantee the financial However, goals by a difficult year for to have won both of its games rebounded from that loss However, Jota scored in trying to leave in August. stability of the club”. Karim Benzema and then everyone,” Zidane said. so far, with Diogo Jota scoring by beating the 55th for a historic goal for “I want to communicate my An election for Bartomeu’s Casemiro — in the third Defending champion the club’s 10,000th goal of its Olympiakos 2-0 Liverpool and substitute resignation along with the rest successor will take place with- minute of stoppage time — res- Bayern Munich is having no 128-year history to set up a 2- thanks to goals by Mohamed Salah converted a of the board,” said Bartomeu in in three months, with an inter- cued a 2-2 draw for the Spanish such trouble, with a 2-1 victo- 0 home win over FC Fábio Vieira and stoppage-time penalty. an official announcement. “It’s im board taking charge in the champions, who opened with ry at Lokomotiv Moscow Midtjylland. Sérgio Oliveira. Duván Zapata scored a composed and relaxed deci- meantime. a 3-2 loss at home to Shakhtar extending its winning run in It was the 100th twice in six minutes as sion, agreed with all my fellow Bartomeu’s six-year tenure Donetsk last week. the Champions League to 13    victory for Porto in Atalanta rallied for a point directors.” saw a dramatic decline in the Next up for Madrid is a games. Bayern went unpunished the European Cup against Ajax, who went 2-0 However, it was his revela- performances of the team, cul- double-header against Inter Also on a maximum of six for a sloppy performance in and Champions ahead thanks to Dušan Tadic's tion about a Super League minating in the 8-2 defeat by Milan, the team which was points is Manchester City after Moscow as Joshua Kimmich League. penalty and a scruffy goal which seems certain to make Bayern Munich in last season's supposed to be its toughest a 3-0 win at Marseille, as the prolonged the German Olympiakos opened from Lassina Traoré. Atalanta the biggest waves beyond Champions League. rival in Group B but which is English team continues its lat- team’s winning streak in the with a 1-0 win over is two points behind Liverpool Catalonia. He then oversaw Messi, the also still without a win. est bid to become European competition with a brilliantly Marseille. in second place. Bartomeu said he accepted club’s greatest ever player, trying a proposal on Monday for to leave for free.