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Yes, that is the price tag Vistara, which currently Covid-19 vaccines — Covaxin mittee of the Central Drugs shots of the same vaccine. for a Delhi-London British operates flights on the Delhi- and Covishield — showed Standard Control “Though India so far has Airways flight for August 26. London as well as the better immunogenicity than Organisation had in July rec- followed homologous "# Following an outcry over the but the prices skyrocketed just Delhi-London flights of Vistara Mumbai-London route, said two doses of the same vaccine. ommended a trial of mixing approaches (two doses of one $ exorbitant hike in airfares by before August 8, the day the and Air India for August 26 on Sunday: “Pricing is always The study was conducted Covishield and Covaxin. The vaccine) with Covishield and ! * airlines after the United UK moved India from the was also priced between 1.2 a function of supply and on 18 people of Uttar Pradesh’s trial will be conducted by the Covaxin, eighteen individuals, Kingdom (UK) allowed Indian ‘Red List’ to the ‘Amber List’, lakh and 2.3 lakh amid the demand. There are only 15 Siddharth Nagar who mistak- Christian Medical College in under the national pro- +$ travelers to enter the country, thus allowing Indian travellers rush for college admissions in flights a week allowed cur- enly received doses of two sep- Vellore on 300 healthy volun- gramme, inadvertently L with certain conditions from to visit London. the UK. rently on the India-UK route arate vaccines a few months teers. received Covishield as the first +, Sunday, the Directorate- On Saturday, Sanjeev The relaxation from UK, for Indian carriers and when ago. While that will be a prop- jab and Covaxin as the sec- -M General of Civil Aviation Gupta, Secretary, Inter-State too, has come at the time there is relaxation and more The finding of the study, er clinical trial to investigate ond,” it said. ../ (DGCA) has asked airlines to Council Secretariat, Union when huge traffic is expected capacity allowed, it will auto- which has been uploaded on the effectiveness of the cock- “To the best of our knowl- submit details of fares, they Home Ministry, had com- on the Delhi-London route matically bring down prices.” medRxiv, but is yet to be peer- tail of Covishield and Covaxin, edge, this is the first study have been charging for India- plained on Twitter that an because of the admissions. While there have been reviewed showed that immu- the ICMR’s study titled which reports the effects of UK flights in August. economy class ticket on British Officials of the DGCA said that lower and upper limits on all nisation with a combination of ‘Serendipitous Covid-19 heterologous prime-boost vac- %&% * -01 A round trip between New Airways’ Delhi-London flight it has asked the airlines that domestic airfares in India since an adenovirus vector plat- Vaccine-Mix in Uttar Pradesh, cination with an adenovirus / 2#3 Delhi and London by Air India for August 26 was priced at operate India-UK flights cur- May 25 last year, no such lim- form-based vaccine, followed India: Safety and vectored vaccine followed by * 4 in general cost somewhere 3.95 lakh. He added that the rently to submit details about its have been imposed on by inactivated whole virus Immunogenicity Assessment an inactivated whole virus 5 - between 55,000 to 70,000, economy class ticket on the their fares. According to offi- international airfares. vaccine, was not only safe but of a Heterologous Regime’ vaccine,” the researchers said. also delivered better immuno- was based on the goof-up that The researchers compared genicity. Covishield, manu- took place in May. There was the safety and immunogenic- O factured by Pune’s Serum no immediate adverse impact ity profile of those people ( Institute of India, is the aden- of the mix-up on the benefi- who received two doses of dif- " #$ ovirus vector platform-based ciaries. Now, a further study ferent vaccines, against that of - vaccine, while Covaxin, devel- has revealed that the mix-up individuals receiving either %&' oped and manufactured by has actually worked in their Covishield or Covaxin. +, % 567.6 ( the investigation of 12 FIRs / from the CID, of Andhra he CBI has arrested two Pradesh. The cases were taken " OP " ## P Tmore persons in an on- over by the CBI in pursuance going investigation of a case of the orders of the Andhra 567.6 ( relating to making derogatory Pradesh High Court in posts on social media against response to a writ petition. he National Investigation $ % judges and the judiciary. The original FIRs were TAgency (NIA) on Sunday ( . The two arrested accused, registered on the complaints conducted searches at multi- Pattapu Aadarsh and Lavanuru The first arrest in the case was from the Registrar General of ple locations in 14 districts of BHUBANESWAR: A lower- $ Samba Siva Reddy, will be pro- made by the CBI on July 9. The the Andhra Pradesh High Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in ing of guards on the parts of duced before the Competent accused Lingareddy Rajasekhar Court. The cases were regis- connection with the Jamaat- the media in general and the Court, Guntur, Andhra Reddy, earlier working in tered under various sections of e-Islami (JeI) terror funding Government about the spread P Pradesh, officials said. Earlier Kuwait, was also remanded to the Indian Penal Code relating case. of coronavirus for last several on July 28, the agency had judicial custody by the court. to promoting enmity between The searches were con- weeks seems to be incompre- arrested two accused — Dhami Till now, five people have various groups on grounds of ducted in conjunction with hensible in view of the sub- (05678 Reddy Konda Reddy (current- been arrested by CBI in the religion, intentional insult and the Jammu & Kashmir Police stantial numbers of Covid-19 ly in judicial custody) and case. The CBI had registered a criminal intimidation besides and the Central Reserve positive cases being reported oraput Coffee", which is produced in a certain Pamula Sudheer (currently in case on November 11 last year relevant provisions of the Police Force (CRPF) at 56 daily in the State.While Karea of Koraput district, is going to make its police custody till August 10). against 16 people and took over Information Technology Act. locations in Srinagar, Government officials consis- presence in every corner of the country and Budgam, Ganderbal, tently try to downplay the abroad.The Tata Coffee has agreed to sell Koraput Baramulla, Kupwara, extents of infections and Coffee through the Tribal Development Bandipora, Anantnag, deaths, the media hardly high- Cooperative Corporation of Odisha Limited Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam, light the incidences as if the (TDCCOL). The Tata Coffee is going to buy cof- Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar and pandemic is all but gone. In fee from Odisha for the first time with an empha- Rajouri districts of the Valley. the result, the people obviously sis on maintaining its uniqueness. The agency conducted feel that the danger is virtual- Respecting the contribution of coffee farmers the searches at the premises of ly no more there and markets in the expansion and enrichment of coffee farm- office-bearers of the banned and many other public places ing in Koraput, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on association, its members and are seen crowded with no real Sunday lauded the effort of Sulochana Khar of also offices of trusts purport- Covid-appropriate behaviour Kasampadar village and said that by selling more edly run by the JeI. During being followed. The shutdown than 200 kg of coffee seeds to the TDCCOL, the searches, various incrim- measures are no longer Sulochana has become a source of inspiration for inating documents and elec- enforced as was done in the others as a successful coffee farmer. tronic devices were seized early stages of the outbreak of “The determination and commitment of farm- from the premises of the sus- pandemic. The Government’s ers like her to meet the demand of Koraput cof- pects.The case was registered awareness campaign about the fee is commendable," Patnaik said. "The cooper- by the NIA on February 5 this deadly disease and its devas- ation of Tata Coffee in the efforts of the State year following an order from tating impact on aspects of life Government for the socioeconomic development 21, the TDCCOL collected 24,790 kg of coffee cher- the Union Home Ministry and livelihoods has since long of coffee farmers would be of great help. It will play ries from 193 tribal farmers of Laxmipur, relating to separatist and flagged off even though, to cite a key role in protecting the livelihoods of tribals Kashipur, Dasmantapur, Nandpur, Lamtaput, secessionist activities of the an instance, as many as 1,243 during the Covid crisis," the CM said. The State Koraput and Pattangi blocks in Koraput district. JeI, under Unlawful Activities new Covid cases were report- Government has come up with a special plan to The target is to produce coffee on more than 80 (Prevention) Act, even after ed on Sunday after a day of a protect the livelihoods of tribals through Koraput hectares of land in year 2021-22. This year, coffee its proscription on February marginally-declined number coffee. As of June 2021, more than 30,000 fami- farmers are expected to produce more coffee than ! " $ 28, 2019, the agency said. “ of 1,096. PNS lies is granted 46,000 acres of forestland. In 2020- they did last year because of skill training. + , P P !!"# $%& -. ' . ( )$* (05678 BHUBANESWAR: State capi- ( tal Bhubaneswar on Sunday or the first time since the registered 264 fresh Covid-19 "()*+,-.** per cent. The active cases stood Kalahandi and Ganjam two FCovid-19 pandemic, stu- )* positive cases. With this, the $ at 12,129.Out of the new cases, each and Deogarh one. Besides, dents of ITIs, polytechnics and total tally in the city increased 637 were from quarantine and 84 cases were reported from the technical education institu- Q, R to 1,02,061 in the city.Notably, 525 local contacts.Khordha State pool. Meanwhile, anoth- tions would attend physical the city had recorded 334 pos- $ district reported the day's high- er 69 patients succumbed to the classes from Monday.Minister ' itives on Saturday.Out of the " /" * est 399 cases followed by disease in the last 24 hours, for Skill Development and 165.8. new cases, 213 were local con- Cuttack with 177. mounting the total death toll to Technical Education tacts and 51 quarantine cases. 001*, The districts which report- 6,435 in the State, the Health Premananda Naik on Sunday nternationally-acclaimed The local contacts included 18 1/2.3,"/21. ed below-100 cases were and Family Welfare announced that the technical Ipainter Soumyaranjan cases in Chandrasekharpur, 14 $ Jagatsinghpur with 88, Puri Department said. The maxi- education institutions would Pattanayak, who has received each in Khandagiri and Old 69, Nayagarh 56, Angul 53, mum 21 deaths were reported reopen for final year students several awards and felicitation Town, 13 in Patia, 10 in Laxmi (05678 Jajpur 50, Baleswar 49, from Khordha district followed only from Monday. worldwide, was one among Sagar, Jharpada and Nayapalli Mayurbhanj 35, Kendrapada by 13 from Cuttack, eight from He further stated that the the 72 participants in a virtu- and eight each in Mancheswar he State on Sunday report- 32, Dhenkanal 29, Bhadrak Sambalpur, six each from students would attend physical al art show “Olympia” organ- and Patrapada.The active cases Ted a high of 1,243 new 22, Keonjhar 15, Sundargarh Sundargarh and Baleswar, five classes while adhering to the ised by the Indian the Olympic Committee in Soumyaranjan. The 36-year-old in the city stood at 2,824. Covid-19 positive in the 30 dis- 14, Rayagada 13, Sambalpur 10, each from Bargarh and Covid protocols. Use of mask Contemporary Artists’ order to encourage the Indian artist of Town Balarampur has Meanwhile, 15 more patients tricts and the State pool, with Bargarh nine, Balangir six, Keonjhar, four from and sanitiser would be com- Association. The show was players in the Olympic. And been working as the Art succumbed to the disease in the which the total positives’ tally Kandhamal and Subarnapur Jharsuguda and one from pulsory at the premises of the inaugurated by former India Soumyaranjan created a paint- Instructor at the Kakat city, pushing the total death toll surged to 9,87,070.A total of five each, Jharsuguda and Deogarh. However, another institutions. If any institution Hockey Captain Dillip Tirkey. ing with the title “Glory”. “I am Mangala Upper Primary to 911. However, 231 persons 69,427 samples were tested in Boudh four each, Malkangiri 1,463 patients recovered on fails to follow the Covid pro- The paintings in the show happy that my painting has School and is also the director recovered on the day, increas- the last 24 hours and the test and Gajapati three each, the day, increasing the total tocols, stringent action would were displayed from July 23 to been displayed at the Tokyo of Kendrapada-based Krishna ing the total recoveries to positivity rate (TPR) was 1.79 Nabarangpur, Nuapada, recoveries to 9,69,916. be taken against the violator. August 8 with permission from Olympic Memorial Hall,” said School of Art and Crafts. 98,305. PNS !" #%& ' ( ) !* +,- &
Incity /0 R - ' . $ / (05678 8- arliamentarians from POdisha have urged Union Housing and Urban Affairs *- Minister Hardeep Singh Puri for improvement of the (05678 ed at the Baramunda police stormwater drainage systems (05678 any place by following Covid- outpost, tried to prevent them, in urban areas of the State appropriate behaviour. The he Commissionerate police they attacked him and hit him under the AMRUT pro- he State Government has State-level and district-level Ton Saturday arrested and with an iron rod on the head. gramme. Trelaxed weekend shutdown functions for hoisting the forwarded to court six trans- When the Havildar shout- Accompanied by in three cities for a few hours National Flag shall be organ- genders on the charge of attack- ed for help, some locals nabbed Dhenkanal Lok Sabha mem- next Sunday for the 75th ised as per the circulars/guide- ing on-duty police personnel in the transgenders and informed ber Mahesh Sahoo and Rajya Independence Day celebra- lines issued by the Home (05678 Bhubaneswar. the Bharatpur police who Sabha member Mamata tions. As per the order by the Department. The arrested transgenders rushed to the spot and arrest- Mohanta, Rajya Sabha mem- Office of Special Relief However, the Government AS officer of 2005 Batch R were identified as Raju Behera ed them. The victim, who sus- ber Subash Chandra Singh Commissioner (SRC), the offices may celebrate the IVineel Krishna has been alias Rini (19), Sagar Das alias tained serious injury on the met the Union Minister and weekend shutdown imposed in Independence Day with not empanelled in the Joint Shalini (21), Papun Sethi alias head, was admitted to the submitted a letter requesting 3,700 crore for the develop- that the drainage systems are Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri more than 10 staff in Secretary (JS) rank in the Rupa (19) and Nanda Jena Capital Hospital. him for approval of the pro- ment of stormwater drainage in poor conditions in these would be relaxed up to 11 am Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri Government of India. He is the alias Suni of Kargil slum in the “Six transgenders have jects. systems in AMRUT cities. urban areas due to environ- on August 15 allowing citizens and not more than 20 staffs in most fortunate one in receiving Pokhariput area, Tofan Nayak been arrested for assaulting a “The Centre has launched However, after repeated mental decline and unautho- to hoist the Tricolour at their other places. this rank in his entire batch in alias Dipali (19) of Tarini slum policeman at the Baramunda the Atal Mission for requests, the Union Ministry rised constructions. Since the premises. All other conditions con- the Odisha Cadre. and Sujit Mallick alias Rehana Bus Stand. An attempt to mur- Rejuvenation and Urban of Housing and Urban Affairs project for developing prop- The day would be cele- tained in an order issued by the Krishna is now serving as (19) of Kalinga Studio area in der case under Section 307 Transformation (AMRUT) has not approved the projects er stormwater drainage sys- brated in the three cities with SRC on July 31 shall remain Special Secretary to the Chief Ghatikia. against the accused has been with an aim of providing over past years,” the letter stat- tems in urban zones costs 10 persons and strict adherence unchanged. The Government Minister. He is also Secretary of An attempt to murder case registered. They have been for- basic civic amenities like ed. more, the State Government to Covid safety protocols such has lifted lockdown restric- Sports and Youth Services. He against all the six accused has warded to court,” said DCP water supply, sewerage, urban A large number of needs more funds from the as social distancing, mask tions with effect from August is monitoring the industry, been registered and they were Umashankar Dash. “Police transport, parks, etc., in urban drainage systems in many Centre, Singh said and wearing and proper sanitisa- 1 allowing all activities in the infrastructure, tourism and forwarded to court, police said. patrolling has been intensified areas. urban areas of Odisha have requested the Union Minister tion. In other places of the State. As per the Covid guide- social sectors. Under Krishna’s The incident took place on in the capital city and we are The Odisha Government, collapsed, resulting in water- to grant approval for pending State, the citizens would unfurl lines for the month of August, leadership, the State’s sports Friday night when the trans- keeping an eye on the activities as per Service Level logging in major towns such projects under AMRUT for the National Flag at their however, the weekend shut- sector is going to experience genders tried to loot a passen- of the transgenders at night to Improvement Plan (SLIP) as Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, improvement and moderni- premises subject to the condi- down shall continue in sea changes and is all set to ger near the bus stand. As prevent any anti-social activi- under AMRUT, had submit- Brahmapur, Puri and Cuttack, sation of stormwater drainage tion that not more than 20 per- Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri scale up to next level, said a Havildar Dinesh Biswal, post- ties,” added Dash. ted a project with a cost of Rs Subash Singh said, adding systems. sons shall be congregated ay till September 1. senior officer. O* 0 1 "%& 31"/ -- +$-D#, 1"!/' * 0 / O $ # $ P 0 0"0 2% (05678 Jagabandhu Sarangi, treasurer (05678 / ' !70 honour that Dhyan Chand Amir Prasad Sahu, members "$0P 890 acquired for himself and for the (05678 he Odisha Durneeti Banaja Tripathy, Upasana Rao, he State Government has then British India,” said TSangharsa Mancha Khitish Paltasingh, Tadministered 18,329 doses (05678 about the impact of Covid on BHUBANESWAR: The Voltaire. He further said the joint forum of the General (ODSM), Bhubaneswar, under- Dinabandhu Sarangin, N V of Covid-19 vaccines to pris- the supply chain network in Freethought Party of India move has only widened the AInsurance employees took a plantation drive at Choudhury, Kamini oners locked up in different webinar entitled India. He pointed out various (FPI) has criticised the renam- political rift between the BJP unions held a one-day strike Adruta, an orphanage for des- Samantaray, Prasanna Ku jails. The Directorate of Prisons A“Changing Dynamics of problems and challenges faced ing of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Congress led by Rahul here on August 4 opposing the titute girl children, in Tripathy and former District and Correctional Services Businesses and their specifically in the auto- Award after Major Dhyan Gandhi, son of Rajiv. “PM General Insurance Kantabada village near the city. Judge Uma Charan Mishra headed by DG of Prisons Sustainability during Covid-19 mobile and airlines sector. In Chand. FPI general secretary B Modi said he did this as many Privatization Bill passed in the The Mancha also donated dry and Sudhir Mohanty were pre- Santosh Upadhyay coordinat- Pandemic” was organised by his discourse, he cited that the Ramchandra CST Voltaire said Indians wrote to him, request- Lok Sabha on August 2. ration items and vegetables for sent. Necessary support was ed with the Health Department the DAV School of Business maximum level of unemploy- the Prime Minister could have ing him to rename the Khel They demanded wage revi- the inmates. Mancha chair- given by Dr Aditya Kumar for this programme. Management (DSBM) on ment generated is in the instituted a special award for Ratna Award after Dhyan sion pending since August 1, man Dr Nandanandan Das, Mohanty, founder of Adruta, Official sources said 16,253 Friday. Odisha State Open tourism sector. the hockey icon of yesteryears Chand. 2017, family pension enhance- State general secretary Dr and their staff members. prisoners have received the University Vice Chancellor Ritesh Behera and or given him a special honour But the question is when ment to 30per cent and pension first dose of vaccines while Prof (Dr) AK Mohapatra and Sudesnaa Lenka of BCom 6th instead of renaming the Khel the PM is not having the mind under the 1995 pension 2,076 got both doses till August Vice Chairman and Managing semester presented papers on Ratna Award after him by to listen to the agitating farm- scheme. “If the Government 4. At the all-India level, Director, RSB Global, SK “A Roadmap of Resilience and dropping the name of former ers who have been on the will not consider our four 1,65,108 prisoners have got Behera attended as guests. Sustainability of Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi. Voltaire said roads for the last eight months, demands at the earliest, the the first dose and 1,65,108 the Prof Mohapatra highlight- MSMEs”, whereas, Banshika Rajiv Gandhi’s contribution to how he is saying that he was joint forum will intensify the second one. ed about the various signs of Satapathy and Indira the country and world is moved by the letters and tele- agitation,” warned the leaders. The vaccination of prison- the revival of Indian economy Priyadarshini of BBA 6th unparalleled.“Did India make phonic calls to drop the name Shyam Sundar Mohapara, ers is included and recorded which is slowly recovering after semester presented papers a mistake in naming the Khel of Rajiv and bring in the name SK Majhi, Dusmanta Das, under the vaccination of getting affected due to the “Role of Indian MSMEs in the Ratna Award after Rajiv of Dhyan Chand? This sort of Bamadev Mishra, Ajay ‘Persons without Prescribed pandemic. He stated that the Dynamics of Global Supply Gandhi? Did he not sacrifice dirty petty politics must be Mohanty, Nirad Dixit, Kabi Identity Cards’. It means the only solution to cope up with Chain Network”. President, his life for India and Sri Lanka? buried in the earliest for the Chandra Das, Gysuddin Khan prisoners are getting the jabs the changing scenario is to re- DSBM MM Panda, Principal His contributions to India can’t good of Indian democracy,” and Ramesh Nayik among oth- without having any identity strategize innovation and cre- Dr DN Mishra among others be compared with the sporting added Voltaire. ers were present. proof card. ativity. Behera deliberated also spoke.
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Court, passed oral remarks agencies.” The CJI interestingly rid of the sedition law in 2009, saying, Section 124A is used... spread by the journalist and the used by the Government of the lack of accountability. Why addressed to Attorney General asked why a colonial law used but we have still retained the It is a serious threat to the func- court held that being a jour- day most conveniently to cur- has it continued in the statute KK Venugopal and Solicitor against Mahatma Gandhi and colonial law of Section 124A of tioning of individuals and par- nalist he was very much with- tail the right to freedom of book even after 75 years of our General Tushar Mehta, Bal Gangadhar Tilak has still the IPC. ties.”In another instance, the in his rights to address “issues expression of the citizens and Independence?” In this context, “Sedition is a colonial law. It managed to survive after 75 Parliamentary Supreme Court recently of great concern so that ade- to muzzle the voice of dissent it is worth mentioning the suppresses freedoms. It was years of Independence. Undersecretary of State at the quashed an FIR registered quate attention could be whenever the Government gets opinion of the Constituent used against Mahatma Gandhi, The fact remains Tilak was UK Ministry of Justice Claire against a senior journalist, who bestowed to the prevailing into awkward situations or Assembly of India, which Tilak... thrice charged and twice con- Ward in the event of repealing is a recipient of Padma Shri problems”. faces any criticism. aggressively opposed the sedi- Is this law necessary after victed for sedition by the of the sedition law said, award and many other recog- In the meantime, senior The arbitrary use of sedi- tion law as it was viewed by it 75 years of Independence?” British Raj for his publications “Sedition and seditious and nitions. journalist Arun Shourie and tion law or Section 124 is best as a restriction to freedom of The CJI observed that the sedi- in Marathi newspaper ‘Kesari’, defamatory libel are arcane He was charged under the NGO Common Cause have summed up by the Chief Justice speech and expression, which tion law is prone to misuse by which was his way of venting offences–from a bygone era sedition law for reporting about moved to the Supreme Court to with his observation that the makes one think if the sedition the Government and that “The criticism or disapproval of the when freedom of expression the situation consequent upon quash Section 124A contend- sweeping powers of Section law is a living paradox in the use of sedition is like giving a policies and functioning of the wasn’t seen as the right it is the imposition of the first lock- ing that a "presumption of 124A enables even a village face of our Constitution. saw to the carpenter to cut a British administration and for today…” down and highlighting the constitutionality does not apply police officer to infringe the piece of wood and he uses it to demanding Swarajya. In fact, we need to under- need for adequate testing facil- to pre-constitutional laws as right to liberty and free speech (The writer is a lawyer and cut the entire forest itself”. During his trial, Tilak take serious thinking about ities, PPE suits, N95 masks and those laws have been made by of citizens. public policy expert and a He further remarked, “If voiced his demand before the the continuation of the sedition ventilators and for emphasising foreign legislature or body". The CJI observed, “If a Distinguished Adjunct Professor '#' you look at the history of use jury that time has come for the law having colonial roots at the disruption of supply chains. And this is something police officer wants to fix any- of Law and Media Studies at of this Section 124A of IPC, Press in India to be treated at least after what the Chief Justice In this case, the court which raises serious questions body in a village for something, School of Mass Communication, few days back, Chief Justice you will find that the convic- par with the Press in England. has said, “The situation on the found no merit in the prose- about the constitutionality of he can use Section 124A... KIIT Deemed to be University. ARamana, heading a three- tion rate is very low. There is And 100 years after that inci- ground is grave... If one party cution’s allegation that false the sedition law; especially it People are scared. Our concern He can be reached at sjyotiran- judge Bench of the Supreme misuse of power by executive dent, the United Kingdom got does not like what the other is information or rumours were has been observed that it is is misuse of the law and the [email protected]) ! " # $ % S ' " (
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C 8 E 4 A The Minister said this Government incorporating fter setting of NTPC's Lara Pujari explained that 15 km * replying to a question of readiness to provide infra- APower Project in area from the project are taken / * Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari. In structure and meet the expen- Chhattisgarh, the residents of to be the affected area and the 7 / order to make it more specif- diture , along with the consent Kandheikela, Badimal, citizens have every right for the / ic, the Minister said that the of the Chief Justice of the con- Charpali, Remada, Pithinda CSR activities. * Odisha Government has cerned HC and consent of the and Kanaktora panchayat He requested the Minister / 8 E -/ . requested for setting up of Governor of the concerned under 19 mouzas have been for continuing CSR activities in 8 1 - / - 8 * 1 - Orissa High Court Benches in State. affected by the polluted air and the six affected panchayats !. 4 - 1 - 6 ! western and southern region of But this has not been done release of waste water of the every year besides stopping * the State. specifically, the Minister said. plant. They have been con- pollution by NTPC. - / “But the Central With such an answer from the stantly complaining about it but The Minister informed that 1- level ST/SC officers, one can Government has requested the Law and Justice Minister on the to no avail. efforts have been made to imagine how he will behave State Government of Odisha to floor of the Parliament, the On Thursday, Bargarh utilise CSR funds through the with block level officers from : P work out details of the pro- people of the western and MP Suresh Pujari raised the concerned district Collector these communities and C posed Bench including its loca- southern region have lost hope issue in the Parliament and for which Rs 70 lakh has been 8>4. address the grievances of poor 2 5 * 0 tion in consultation with the for HC benches in their respec- requested the concerned Union given. Out of the sum, Rs 46 beneficiaries under MGNRE- * . 2 7 Orissa High Court,” replied the tive places that they have been Minister to give necessary lakh has been utilised and the eople from different walks GA,” said BAMCEF district Minister. He further informed demanding for decades. instructions to NTPC to con- rest will be utilised very soon. Pof life have condemned a president Abhimanyu * casteist remarks given by Kandhapani and additional Ombudsman (MGNREGA) general secretary Minarao -E - 5 * of Rayagada Laxmi Narayan Ulaka. ! 5 * 307 - - - Padhi in Whatsapp against They demanded that Rayagada Sub-Collector Padhi be removed from his # # OP Jindal School, DAV-Savitri Bauji and performed several Pratap Chandra Pradhan, present post of Ombudsman # Jindal paid their tribute to online competitions. Additional Tehsildar Sunil and informed that they will Chandra Khora and DIPRO soon send a memorandum to 540 the nation whom people Basant Kumar Pradhan. the Governor with copies to respectfully called as Bauji. To The trio had held a meet- Tribal Minister Jagannath he Jindal Steel and Power mark the occasion as a service ing recently of religious lead- Saraka, MP Saptagiri Ulaka, TLimited (JSPL) observed to mankind, Jha and Mittal ers of Rayagada town on MLA Makaranda Muduli, the 91st Birth Anniversary of also inaugurated a voluntary opening of religious institu- Chief Secretary, Principal its founder Om Prakash Jindal blood donation camp, organ- tions by adhering to Covid Secretary-Panchayati Raj, ST- with several social welfare ised by JSPL Foundation in norms. Padhi had comment- SC Commissioner, 5-T programmes. association with District Red ed satirically saying that Secretary, Rayagada Collector Led by Angul location Cross Blood Bank that wit- Government Brahmins and SP. head Hridayeshwar Jha and nessed a collection of 118 (Sarakari Brahmans) came All India Federation of Executive Director Damodar blood units. together to save the reli- Scheduled Castes/Tribes, Mittal, all the senior officials The JSPL Foundation gion(Dharama Rakhya). Backwards and Minorities and employees of JSPL with provided dry ration at various As the trio officers belong Employees Association (SCE- C 5 their family members and senior citizen homes, orphan to SC/ST communities, the WASTAMB) general secre- - -GG- *. periphery villagers paid their homes besides distressed peo- casteist remarks soon trig- tary Bommali Kanta Rao has 5 1 tribute to revered Jindal as ple and children. Similarly, gered a row. Registering their also condemned the casteist * * one of the great visionaries of staff members and students of protest the DIPRO and senior remarks by Padhi. journalist Badal Tah left the Odisha Adibasi Manch group and many group mem- district convenor Dibakar " - bers warned Padhi to refrain Sabar and many of his col- 7< from such comments. leagues disapproved of the The district unit of All tone used against the SC/ST 4 / "$$ # /1 India Backward(ST, SC, OBC) officers. It is learnt that Sub- ## and Minority Communities Collector, Additional 0 from the possession of the offence and nab them. a whopping Rs 7.9 crore from Employees Federation(BAM- Tehsildar and DIPRO have accused, said the Sambalpur Notably, police had seized a car in Koraput district on CEF) by Jalandhar Pushika, a already appraised the matter #$ $$" , SP. The counterfeit notes were fake notes with a face value of March 2, 2021. Dangaria Kandh demanded to district Collector Saroj in denominations of Rs 2000, that Padhi, who is spreading Kumar Mishra, / 08 Rs 500, Rs 200 and Rs 100. communal hatred amongst who is also the District !!08 Development Agency On the basis of a com- peacefully co-existing com- Programme Coordinator of (DRDA) revealed rampant olice busted a fake cur- plaint lodged by one Shankar munities of Rayagada, should MGNREGA. Mishra has also he district administration irregularities in many devel- Prency note racket in Singh of Sambalpur regarding be taken to task immediately been messaged, emailed and Tof Jajpur on Sunday opmental works, district Sambalpur town on Sunday circulation of Rs 100 fake and a case be registered tweeted by some sensitive placed three Government Collector Chakravarti Singh and arrested six persons who notes by unidentified per- against him under SC/ST journalists of Rayagada to officials under suspension on Rathore took the immediate were allegedly operating it. sons, a police team conduct- (Prevention of Atrocities ) act upon this with immediate the charges of large-scale action. The suspended offi- Fake currency notes having ed searches at various places Act. effect. DRDA PD Maheswar irregularities relating to cials are Panchayat Executive face value of Rs 13.85 lakh, a in the town and arrested the “If as Ombudsman, Padhi Nayak has been informed MGNREGA works in Jari Officer (PEO) Prakash Jena, printer, ink, markers and accused. Efforts were on by can use such kind of deroga- about the incident as DRDA gram panchayat under Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) stamps which were used to the cops to ascertain the tory and abusive language is the nodal agency in imple- Binjharapur block. As a probe Partha Thatoi and Assistant print the currency were seized involvement of others in the towards the efficient district menting the MGNREGA. by the District Rural Engineer Tushar Patra. 56/0
7 1 $" # Ranjan Deep. Sarita, student would be ruined unless zero connectivity.“We have schools including high +, , ,- ..., Dhamra, Basudevpur, Talapada, . of class V says her parents mobile towers are set up in received complaints many schools. Both the blocks, i.e. Chandipur and Chandaneswar refused to buy an android set the region.District Education times that students trek hilly Lanjigarh and Thuamul (05678 and Digha (West Bengal). The ' . for her despite repeated Officer (DEO) of Kalahandi, areas to connect to the net- Rampur, have around 400 alignment has been proposed demand. Another teacher, Susanta Kumar Chopdar said work and the scenario is quite schools. Even schools of ollowing a political tug-of- mostly as green field avoiding Arvind Sabar said the out of 13 blocks in the district, pathetic,” he said adding the Jaipatna and Koksara blocks Fwar and debates, an align- forests, Balukhand Wildlife rest of the students listen to Gopalpur primary school had remote pockets of Lanjigarh problems have been commu- face the poor internet con- ment for the Coastal Highway in Sanctuary, Bhitarkanika National (755 the audio. Teachers say once won the “Garima Award” in and Thuamul Rampur blocks nicated with the higher offi- nectivity. However, efforts are Odisha has been finalised by the Park so as to minimise the envi- the online class from youtube 2020 but for poor internet are surrounded by hills; so cials of the State. In on to resolve the issue as a State Government and the ronmental impact of it. Earlier, visit to the Gopalpur pri- is downloaded it is trans- connection, students’ talent is people have either poor or Kalahandi, there are 2,303 meeting led by Home National Highway Authority of highway had been proposed Amary school is enough to ferred so that absentees could suppressed. Parents of 10 stu- Minister Dibya Shankar India (NHAI). The Works from Gopalpur then to Satapada know how students are get- learn from it at their homes. dents have android phones Mishra was conducted recent- Department approved the plan across Chilika lake. ting online classes in But unfortunately the mobile and the internet cannot be ly in this regard where a deci- of NHAI and informed the lat- Now, it would start from Kalahandi owing to poor is not available with all of accessed at their homes. sion was taken that a device ter about its consent on Saturday. Tangi (NH-16) avoiding eco- internet connection. them because parents cannot The connectivity is either would be installed in some This was done after State sensitive Chilika lake.The State Poor connectivity has afford the price. poor or totally zero in the selected high schools for Government and NHAI officials Government has asked NHAI to forced the students to sit in “In the rural pockets peo- schools located in Madhupur, internet connectivity where discussed in detail about the pro- include NH from Brahmagiri to "Prahari Mandap" set up ple generally have only one Bhaluchanchara, Jamguda, students will take part in ject recently at a meeting held Satapada inproject. Further, ade- opposite of the school. phone which is taken away Talbeda under Gobardhanpur online classes. under the chairmanship of Chief quate cross drainage structures An android phone of a either by mother or father Gram Panchayat in Lanjigarh At present companies like Secretary SC Mahapatra. The should be provided to allow teacher along with a sound while going for daily work. block. In the remote pockets BSNL, JIO and Airtel are pro- 382-km-long highway would passage or runoff. The Works box is used to attend a pre The parents who cannot of Lanjigarh block, students viding the service but in pass through Tangi (NH-16), Department has urged NHAI to recorded class by the stu- afford android set use keypad trek 2-3 km in the hilly areas remote pockets lack of towers Brahmagiri, Puri, Konark, consult State Water Resources dents. Those sitting in front of phone which cannot access to access the internet con- has hampered the students’ Astarang, Naugaon, Paradip Department during design phase the mobile phone can view online classes,” said assistant nection. A villager, Sanatan online classes, the DEO Port, Ratanpur, Satabhaya, of highway project. the 3/6 inches screen and teacher of the school Manas Majhi, said students’ career added. 1 ' 2 " ! '(%P* Jena is one of the main culprits. caught on camera abusing vehi- (0 5 Pradesh, who use the local Government’s surrender pol- to lay down arms and return R In an incident, Jena allegedly cle owners in filthy language tribals as cannon fodder dur- icy. He appealed to all Maoists to mainstream of the society. illegally imposed a fine of Rs and also threatening them of woman Maoist shunned ing encounters. During 35,000 on a truck (TN57BC dire consequences. He also Athe path of violence and exchange of fire with securi- 9777), which was on its way to boasts of his connection in the returned to the social main- ty forces they are asked to be Tamil Nadu from the district power corridors and claims stream by surrendering before in the forefront. But the with proper load. that he also enjoys the patron- the Kandhamal police on senior leaders always escape When the vehicle owner P age of his seniors like the Sunday. from the spot. (05678 Ganesh Kumar complained to Regional Transport Officer and Kanti Malik alas Amita of The local cadres are being Jena and tweeted about this and the MVI and no harm would village Gangaranga under the used and later branded as ven as the Transport tagged it to Transport come if one complains. Baliguda police station in the police informers and killed. EDepartment has launched Commissioner Arun Bothra, The South Zone Motor district had been working The frequent operations of several citizen-centric services Jena panicked and tried to set- Transport Association has also with the KKBN unit of the police and the setting up of under the 5T initiative of the tle the matter by even agreeing filed a petition against Jena and outlawed CPI(Maoist) for the Company Operating Bases State Government, the high- to pay the fine himself! knocked at the doors of the 5T last four years. (COBS) by the BSF and CRPF handedness and abusive behav- It is alleged that Jena is Secretary and Transport She surrendered at the have hampered Maoist gueril- iour of some officials of the has upset the local populace mainly trying to target vehicles Commissioner demanding Baliguda police station in las movement. Chhatrapur RTO in Ganjam and triggered widespread commuting on the National action for the former’s excess- presence of Kandhamal SP Besides, people’s support district seems to have crossed resentment particularly among Highways from other Stats to es and harassment of innocent Vinit Agarwal. for the movement is waning all limits. vehicle owners even as they are collect bribes, even as many vehicle owners to collect bribes. Amita said she was disil- due to the mindless killings. Besides, these officials are struggling to make ends meet vehicles in the district are ply- But till now no action has lusioned with the behaviour The SP said Amrita would be alleged to be collecting bribes due to the Covid-19 pandem- ing without valid permits, been initiated against the offi- of the senior leaders of provided all support to lead a in the guise of enforcing the ic. It is alleged that Chhatrapur insurance and other docu- cial. This has raised many an Chhattisgarh and Andhra normal life as per the rules under the MV Act. This RTO Assistant MVI Akshya ments. Besides, Jena has been eyebrow. !" #%& ' ( ) !* +,- &
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Tdemanding a debate on gations to be discussed and the to be answerable in any way, The panel was to hold a the Pegasus snooping row and made by the Opposition MPs The CPI(M) accused the bureaucrats who were to tes- shape, or form on an issue of meeting on July 28 during farm laws during discussions of in the Upper House, with the government of “stealing” par- tify “appear to have been national and international which several issues including Bills in the Rajya Sabha was words “farmer” and “Pegasus” liamentary democracy, while instructed not to attend”. He, importance, has made a the Pegasus snooping allega- “deliberate” as part of a joint in the opening lines. TMC’s Sukhendu Shekar Roy however, expressed hope the “mockery of democracy and of tions were expected to be dis- strategy. The demands on the “You are not allowing the raised the issue of “freedom of snooping issue would be taken the ordinary Indians the gov- cussed. It had also summoned two issues, even during dis- discussion we have been asking speech in Parliament”. The up by the panel in the days to ernment claims to represent”. officials from the Ministry of 567.6 ( protein has remained con- cussions on Bills, have now for the past 14 days and the dis- other parties which have rep- come. Tharoor said for two years Electronics and Information served during the evolution of been compiled in a three- cussions we can do later. You resentation in the video include Tharoor has already writ- now the IT committee has Technology (MeitY), the cientists have discovered certain coronaviruses. That minute video in what the are passing that Bill now. If you Samajwadi Party, TRS, DMK ten to Lok Sabha Speaker Om been conducting discussions Ministry of Home Affairs and Shuman antibodies that can means it is much less prone to Opposition said was an attempt have courage, begin the dis- and AAP. Birla to take action against the on “Citizens’ data privacy and the Ministry of neutralise several different genetic changes and is similar to make the Government listen cussions on Pegasus now,” One of the leaders in the Ministry officials who skipped security and “cyber security, Communications coronaviruses and pave the in various coronaviruses, to them. Congress’s Mallikarjun Kharge video, Shiv Sena MP in Rajya the meeting. He said that the topics that also featured in its (Department of way for a pan-coronavirus vac- explained lead author Dora Admitting as much, TMC is heard saying in the video on Sabha Priyanka Chaturvedi actions of the three officials agenda under the previous Telecommunications) on the cine. These antibodies have Pinto, from varsity’s School of MP Derek O’Brien on Sunday the floor of the House. said in a democracy if the making “last-minute excuses” chairman, BJP’s Anurag subject ”Citizens data securi- been detected in some people Medicine in Seattle. said that their “strategy was The compilation includes government of the day has a to skip the meeting were a Thakur. ty and privacy”. However, the who have recovered from These include those origi- deliberate”. Opposition speakers like responsibility, so does the “grievous assault” on such The Pegasus issue there- meeting could not take place Covid-19, said the team at the nating in bats that have become “When the official chan- Vandana Chavan of the NCP opposition. panels’ prerogatives to sum- fore clearly falls under the as the BJP members of the University of Washington in a dangerous pathogens in people, nels are being denied, this is a who raised the Pegasus issue, CPI(M) leader and RS MP mon witnesses. purview of the IT committee panel did not sign the atten- study published in the journal and another subgenus that new way to reach the masses,” accusing the Government of Elamaram Kareem said that On Prime Minister and so it is only expected that dance register, even though Science. causes a serious human lung said O’Brien, who is also the “not listening to the people”. speaking during the discussion Narendra Modi’s remarks that its members will ask questions they were present in the meet- The study describes disease transmitted by drome- leader of the TMC in the Rajya RJD’s Manoj Jha too is on bills was the only way to the Opposition was insulting about it when these topics ing room, leading to a lack of research on five such human dary camels, as well as a few Sabha and from whose Twitter seen speaking on the spyware make the Government listen. Parliament, Tharoor told PTI arise, he said. quorum. monoclonal antibodies that other subgenera that cause handle the video was released. issue. “Pegasus has reached Senior Congress leader and can cross-react with a number simple common cold symp- With this being the last everyone’s house. We have to party spokesperson Manish of beta-coronaviruses. The toms. week of the Parliament Session, discuss this,” says Jha. Tewari said that what is hap- Tewari, slamming the govern- have been continuously wit- ing row. team examined certain mem- The team went on to test if the video urges “Mr Modi Congress’s Deepinder pening in the House is a “com- ment for getting bills passed nessing disruptions due to The Opposition has also ory B cells from Covid-19 con- the S2P6 stem helix antibody come listen to us”. Hooda raised the issue of farm- plete murder of democracy”. when the House is not in order. protests by opposition parties been strongly protesting against valescent donors. Memory B could protect against SARS- The video, which has been ers stating that he would talk “The institution of Parliament Since the start of the and a logjam has persisted the price rise issue and cells are white blood cells that CoV-2 by administering it to compiled using clips from about the matter if his “micro- is being trifled with by the Monsoon Session on July 19, over their demand for a dis- demanding the repeal of the recognise and respond to hamsters 24 hours before expo- RSTV, comprises statements phone is not switched off”. NDA-BJP government,” said parliamentary proceedings cussion on the Pegasus snoop- farm laws. pathogens that have tried to sure. They found that this anti- attack the body during a pre- body reduced the viral load of vious encounter. 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TAgency (NIA) has con- inhibiting the virus’ ability to The highest frequencies ongress on Sunday dared ducted searches in Karnataka fuse with cell occurred in people who had CTwitter India to lock its in connection with a human membranes.These antibodies recovered from Covid-19, then accounts, a day after the social trafficking case. target a structure, called stem were later vaccinated. Overall, media company locked party The searches were con- helix, in the spike protein of however, the data from this leader Rahul Gandhi’s handle ducted on Saturday at two these viruses. The spike protein study shows that, while it does over a post of his meeting the locations in Bengaluru City, is critical to the virus’ ability to occur, it is relatively rare for family of a nine-year-old Dalit Karnataka at the premises of a overtake host cells. SARS-CoV-2 to elicit plasma girl, who died after an alleged suspect, who is suspected to be The stem helix in the spike stem-helix antibody responses. sexual assault. involved in making fake ID "@TwitterIndia lock our proof documents for the accounts, we challenge you. Bangladeshi traffickers and the 567.6 ( it is important to consider this Nothing will stop us from fight- trafficked victims. & 567 ,, subject in a holistic manner in ing for justice & exposing the During the searches, vari- ith India presiding over the United Nations Security truth," the opposition party ous incriminating documents, Wthe United Nations Council. A comprehensive posted along with hashtag all six digital devices including prostitution instead,” the one child were rescued from Security Council (UNSC) for approach to maritime securi- party members calling them- hard disks and mobile phones agency said in a statement. the custody of human traffick- ,, this month, Prime Minister ty should protect and support selves Rahul. The opposition used for making the forged The case was originally ers. Narendra Modi on Monday legitimate maritime activities, party also tweeted the photo- documents were seized, the registered on June 8, 2021 at The NIA had re-registered will chair a high-level open while countering traditional graph of Rahul Gandhi meeting agency said. Ramamurthy Nagar Police the case July 13 under various 1 $' $ debate on “Enhancing and non-traditional threats the family of the nine-year-old “The women were traf- Station, Bengaluru City against Sections of the Indian Penal Maritime Security - A Case in the maritime domain,” it Dalit girl, who died after being ficked from Bangladesh to 13 accused persons relating to Code, Foreigners Act, 1946 for International said. raped by a priest and three India by accused persons on a raid conducted by Karnataka and relevant provisions of the Cooperation.” The meet will The oceans have played an other men at a crematorium the pretext of providing jobs in Police at a rented house where Immoral Traffic (Prevention) be held virtually. It is the first important part in India’s his- near Delhi Cantonment. India but were forced into seven Bangladeshi women and Act, 1956. time an Indian prime minis- tory right from the time of the "We are highly enraged ter is chairing a UNSC session. Indus Valley civilisation, it with what has happened, The high profile will be noted, adding that based on because this is extremely selec- attended by heads of several the country’s civilisational tive. I can write of 10 accounts, / - -. ! -," states and member states of ethos that see the seas as an 10 handles, that have pictures, the UNSC, officials said here enabler of shared peace and but, that is not the point, the on Sunday. “Modi would be prosperity, the Prime Minister point is that a Dalit girl, a very $, /1 the first Indian prime minis- had put forward the vision of poor child, a 9 year old ter to preside over a UN SAGAR - an acronym for child has been gang raped, 567.6 ( 11 and 12, the IMD Security Council Open “Security and Growth for all burnt alive, all that the parents said. Debate,” the Prime Minister’s in the Region” in 2015. have got her parts of her legs. he intensity of rainfall over Fairly widespread Office(PMO) said. This vision focuses on Can you imagine how trauma- Tsub-Himalayan West rainfall over As regards the meeting, cooperative measures for sus- tizing that must be and some- Bengal and Sikkim is likely to Uttarakhand, northern 567.6 ( WhatsApp. Enter OTP. Get officials said the debate will tainable use of the oceans, and body who want to stand with increase from August 11-12 as parts of Uttar Pradesh, your certificate in seconds," focus on ways to effectively provides a framework for a that family and ensure justice, the monsoon trough has shift- Bihar, Jharkhand and eople now no longer have to Mandaviya’s office tweeted. counter maritime crime and safe, secure, and stable mar- you drop his tweet and block ed close to the foothills, the gangetic West Bengal is Plog in into the CoWin por- Cumulatively, 50,68,10,492 insecurity, and strengthen itime domain in the region. his account, so to Twitter I will India Meteorological northeast Madhya Pradesh, it likely during the next four-five tal to download their vaccina- Covid vaccine doses have been coordination in the maritime In 2019, at the East Asia say, ‘Daro Mat, Ye Dara Nahin Department (IMD) said on added. days, Mohapatra said. tion certificate. administered in the country domain. Summit, this initiative was Sakte Humein’," said Congress Sunday. "Under the influence of Rainfall with isolated heavy Those who have been vac- through 58,51,292 sessions, The UNSC has discussed further elaborated through leaders Supriya Shrinate, Alka IMD Director General these systems, widespread rain- falls is very likely over Madhya cinated against Covid-19 can according to a provisional and passed resolutions on dif- the Indo-Pacific Oceans’ Lamba and Ragini Nayak at Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the fall activity with isolated heavy Pradesh and east Rajasthan now also get their vaccination report till 7 am on Sunday, with ferent aspects of maritime Initiative (IPOI) with a focus AICC Press conference. monsoon trough is moving falls is very likely over north- during next two days with sig- certificate through WhatsApp 55,91,657 doses being given in security and maritime crime, on seven pillars of maritime Shrinate regretted the fact towards the western foothills of east and sub-Himalayan West nificant reduction in intensity within seconds, Union Health a day. Five states — Madhya the PMO noted. However, security including Maritime that New India is counting the Himalayas. He said rainfall Bengal and Sikkim during the and distribution thereafter, he Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, this is the first time that mar- Ecology; Maritime Resources; more on crime against women is likely to decrease over north next five days," the IMD said. added. office said on Sunday. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh itime security will be dis- Capacity Building and and dalit, death tolls due to cal- Indian plains and increase Due to stronger south- Subdued rainfall is very "Revolutionising the com- — have administered more cussed in a holistic manner as Resource Sharing; Disaster lousness of government, unem- over the hills. westerly or southerly winds likely over peninsular India, mon man’s life using technol- than one crore cumulative an exclusive agenda item in Risk Reduction and ployment and many more The entire monsoon from the Bay of Bengal, the including Maharashtra and ogy! Now get Covid-19 vacci- doses of the Covid-19 vaccine such a high level open debate, Management; Science, unfortunate things. The trough is likely to shift close to intensity of rainfall is very Gujarat, and excluding Kerala, nation certificate through each to beneficiaries in the 18- it added. Technology and Academic Congress women leaders said the foothills of the Himalayas likely to increase over these Mahe and Tamil Nadu, where MyGov Corona Helpdesk in 3 44 age group, the ministry “Given that no country Cooperation; and Trade that Congress and their leaders during the next 24 to 48- areas from August 11.Isolated isolated heavy falls are very easy steps. Save contact num- said. India has reported 39,070 alone can address the diverse Connectivity and Maritime will continue to fight against the hours, the IMD said. A heavy to very heavy falls are likely during the next four-five ber: +91 9013151515. Type & daily new cases in the last 24 aspects of maritime security, Transport, it said. incumbent rotten system. cyclonic circulation lies over likely in the region on August days, the IMD added. send ‘covid certificate’ on hours. +' -/$ " #" 0 0
567.6 ( the widest part and height of 59 (PGD) and auxiliary equip- being targeted to coincide with of around 28 knots and cruis- m including the superstructure. ment were tested. celebrations to commemorate ing speed of 18 knots with an he first indigenously There are 14 decks in all, Trials, which were 75th anniversary of India’s endurance of about 7,500 nau- Tdesigned and built aircraft including five in the super- reviewed by Vice Admiral AK independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit tical miles. carrier INS Vikrant on Sunday structure. Chawla, Flag Officer Mahotsav’. Moreover, its induc- The Indian Navy has been successfully completed its The ship has over 2,300 Commanding-in-Chief tion will also strengthen India’s focusing on significantly bol- maiden sea trials which start- compartments, designed for a Southern Naval Command on position in the Indian Ocean stering its overall capabilities in ed on August 4. The warship crew of around 1700 people, the last day, have progressed as Region (IOR) and its quest for view of China’s growing efforts weighing more than 40,000 having gender-sensitive accom- planned and system parameters a blue-water Navy. At present, to increase its military presence tonnes will continue to under- modation spaces for women have been proved satisfactory. India has only one aircraft car- in the Indian Ocean Region. go more sea trials and is likely officers. The ship with high The successful completion rier INS Vikramaditya. The Indian Ocean, considered to be inducted into the Navy by degree of automation for of maiden trials sorties, despite INS Vikrant will accom- the backyard of the Indian the end of next year. machinery operation, ship nav- challenges faced due to Covid- modate up to 30 fighter jets and Navy, is critical to the country’s India has now joined the igation and survivability, has 19 pandemic and Covid pro- helicopters. The warship will strategic interests. elite group of nations building been designed to accommodate tocols in place, is testimony to have a fleet of Mig-29K fight- In order to achieve self- aircraft carrier. The other an assortment of fixed wing the dedicated efforts of large er jets and Ka-31 helicopters. reliance in shipbuilding, the nations are US, Russia, France Giving details of the sea tri- Trials progressed as equipment and systems prior and rotary aircraft. number of stakeholders for The ship is designed with Navy’s programme is rightly and UK. The public sector als, navy officials said here the planned and system parameters handing over the vessel to the During the maiden sailing, over a decade. This is a major a very high degree of automa- poised to provide requisite Cochin Shipyard Limited built warship successfully accom- proved satisfactory. The carri- Indian Navy. ship’s performance, including milestone activity and histori- tion for machinery operation, ‘Economic Stimulus’, with 44 the INS Vikrant at a cost of plished its maiden sea voyage er will continue to undergo The Indigenous Aircraft hull, main propulsion, Power cal event. ship navigation and surviv- ships and submarines on order more than 24,000 crores. on Sunday. series of sea trials to prove all Carrier is 262 m long, 62 m at Generation and Distribution The delivery of Vikrant is ability, ‘Vikrant’ has a top speed being built indigenously. &9 !" #%& ' ( ) !* +,-
+,-./0 - ' 6- ' 8 C0 G@I -- - -/ H & !//0 posing for a selfie and family pix in front of the illuminated O Chennai: Vaccine hesitancy 20.3 per cent in rural areas survey conducted in the he iconic 'Clock tower' clock tower during late evening was prevalent among 27.6 per expressed "unwillingness" to get state. Vaccine acceptance was Tlocated in the heart of stroll in the area. Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay quota, which was quashed by cent of people aged above 60 inoculated. Some of the reasons prevalent among 83.1 per cent Srinagar at Lal Chowk, which Another tourist landmark Raut on Sunday said unless the the Supreme Court earlier this years while the same was pre- for the vaccine hesitancy was people between 18-44 years , mostly remained out of bounds in the capital city, popularly 50 per cent cap on reservations year. sent in 16.9 per cent between fear of injections (48.4 per while it was 81.8 per cent especially for those interested known as ' Zero bridge', has is relaxed, the constitutional The demand for a debate the age group of 18 and 44 cent), fear of complications between 45-59 years and 72.4 in unfurling the national flag also been lit up in the same amendment on allowing states will be raised when the consti- years, a study by the Tamil after receiving the jabs (57.6 per per cent above the age of 60 during Republic day and color scheme to attract visitors to prepare their own OBC list tutional amendment issue Nadu government revealed on cent), long queue to get the jabs years. Nearly 82.5 per cent Independence day celebrations during the week-long celebra- will not help and the Maratha comes up in Parliament, the Sunday. (22.5 per cent), no person to of those residing in urban during trouble-torn years, has tions marking the I-day cele- quota cannot be restored. Rajya Sabha member said. As many as 18.2 per cent of accompany (21 per cent). areas and 79.7 per cent in now been illuminated with brations. Talking to reporters here "Unless the 50 per cent cap is people between the age group About 59.9 per cent peo- rural areas were willing to get 'Colors of India' by the Srinagar The historic Lal Chowk has after meeting Shiv Sena presi- relaxed, the Maratha quota of 45 and 59 years were also ple faced difficulty in collect- vaccinated, while 82.8 per cent Municipal Corporation (SMC) Lal Chowk in colors of the witnessed many historic events dent and Maharashtra Chief cannot be restored," he hesitant to receive the jabs, the ing details on where to receive people said the reason to get in the run up to the 75th Tricolour ahead of and political gatherings in the Minister Uddhav Thackeray, said. survey conducted by the the vaccines, while 24.5 per vaccinated was to prevent dis- Independence day Independence Day. New clocks past. Raut said he discussed the The Union Cabinet is learnt Directorate of Public Health cent doubted the efficacy of the ease while 23.7 people said it celebrations. fitted”, tweeted Mattu. Top leaders of the country issue and developments regard- to have cleared a Constitution and Preventive Medicine, in vaccines. The sample size was prevents spread to others. The Mayor of Srinagar Netizens celebrated the including former Prime ing it in Parliament with the amendment bill that seeks to July across Tamil Nadu, said. 1,596 people between 18-45 Following the results from Municipal Corporation Junaid decision to illuminate and con- Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, CM. He said state Public Works give power to states and UTs to According to the study, years, 771 between the study, the department of Azim Mattu was the first to gratulated the Mayor of founding president of the Department Minister Ashok make their own OBC lists. vaccine hesitancy was observed 45 and 59 years and 488 public health said post images of the illuminated Srinagar. National Conference Sheikh Chavan will hold a virtual The bill will now be intro- in 19.7 per cent men and 18.4 above the age of 60 years. As it would focus on awareness clock tower on his twitter time- The same has now become Mohd Abdullah have made meeting to inform leaders of all duced in Parliament for passage, per cent women, while 17.5 per many as 1,401 men and 1,453 activities to address the mis- line. “We have illuminated the the hot-spot for tourists and historic speeches in front of political parties about the sta- sources said in Delhi on cent people living in urban and women were covered in the conceptions. PTI Clock Tower (‘Ghanta Ghar’) at local visitors as they can be seen thousands of local residents. tus of the issue of Maratha Wednesday. PTI = / -- =-- / 1 - ' / +G 5' ( > ,. /0/ people will have to wait for 14 days after taking the second dose of vac- /0/ 12 1 vehicles’ were damaged by BJP men, the New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta n a big relief to Mumbaikars, the cine to board the train”. Trinamool leadership alleged adding the police Biswa Sarma will meet Prime Minister IMaharashtra Government on The chief minister said that the he daily Covid-19 deaths dropped to he Trinamool Congress on Sunday launched stood a silent spectator. Narendra Modi on Monday to discuss the Sunday announced that fully vac- fully vaccinated people could get T151 and infections came down to 5,508 Ta fierce attack on the BJP for unleashing a Subsequent to the attack 14 TMC men Assam-Mizoram border issue and the cinated people could travel by their train passes that will be avail- in Maharashtra on Sunday, even as 4,895 reign of terror in Tripura and vowed to uproot including the Bengal leaders were arrested by the restoration of peace in the entire north-east. suburban local trains in Mumbai able on smart phones, ward offices patients were discharged after full recov- the Biplab Deb Government from the north-east- police under National Disaster Management laws. The Chief Minister, accompanied by BJP from August 15, with a rider that and suburban railway stations. ery from various hospitals across the state. ern State in 2023 Assembly elections. They were granted bail on Sunday by local court. MPs from Assam, will also meet other Union a gap of 14 days was mandatory "Passengers can download train After the fatalities remained static at The TMC’s reaction came a day after alleged Banerjee rushed to Agartala on Sunday along Ministers including Home Minister Amit after taking the second dose of vac- passes through the mobile app. 187 for two consecutive days, the daily BJP men attacked Trinamool youth wing lead- with fellow MP Dola Banerjee and Bengal min- Shah. According to sources, the ongoing cine to the board train. Those who do not have smart deaths came down to 151, while the ers from Bengal who were visiting Tripura’s ister Batya Basu. unrest on the Assam-Mizoram border, as After weeks of speculation, phones can take photo passes from infections came down from 6,061 on Dhalai district to attend a party programme in “Instead of reaching them to the hospital or well as restoration of peace in the entire the Maharashtra Government municipal ward offices in the city Saturday to 5,508 on Sunday. pursuance of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata providing them with basic medical help the north-east will be the center of discussions relaxed the norms to allow as well as suburban railway sta- With 151 fresh fatalities, the total Banerjee’s bid to expand her party’s base in the injured leaders were arrested by the police,” during these meetings. Mumbaikars and their counter- tions,” Uddhav said. number of deaths in the state increased North East and elsewhere in the Banerjee who is also the nephew of the Bengal Sarma, who is in New Delhi since parts in the satellite towns in The chief minister said that the from 1,33,845 to 1,33,996, while the infec- country. Chief Minister said wondering “is Tripura out- Saturday, was unable to meet Shah earlier Mumbai Metropolitan Region state government might announce tions -- with 4,895 new cases – climbed “Tripura is a big sample of Narendra Modi’s side India? … does the Indian laws not apply in due to some reasons. (MMR) – who have taken two more relaxations for shops, malls, from 63,47,820 to 63,53,328. double-engine government … where the oppo- this region? … in every street corner the BJP men Sources also said that the Assam Chief doses of vaccine --to travel by sub- restaurants and places of religious As 4895 patients were discharged sition men are attacked every day … there is no are standing armed with weapons and wherev- Minister also held one-on-one meetings with urban trains on a condition that the worship after the state disaster from the hospitals across the state after full law and order in this State … the Biplab Deb er our leaders are going they are attacking them the state's BJP MPs on Sunday. 14 days’ gap was mandatory for the management task force reviews the recovery, the total number of people dis- Government is running reign of terror in with rods, lathis, brickbats … is this the sample Last month, tensions heightened people to board trains after taking situation on Monday. charged from the hospitals since the sec- Tripura and the Trinamool Congress has come ofModi’s double-engine Government.” between Mizoram and Assam over the the second dose of vaccine. The chief minister said that the ond week of March last year increased to liberate the local people from the BJP’s Earlier Banerjee tweeted “the GOONS of BJP boundary dispute after six Assam policemen Interacting with the people second wave of Covid-19 was still from 61,39,493 to 61,44,388. The recov- oppression,” Trinamool Congress national gen- have shown their TRUE COLOURS! This bar- and one civilian were killed in a fierce gun across the state through a webcast, not over. “If we have to arrest the ery rate in the state dropped from 96.72 eral secretary Abhishek Banerjee baric attack on Trinamool workers reveals the battle between two states on July 26. Maharashtra chief minister spread of virus, then the people will per cent to 96.71 per cent. who rushed to the north-eastern State on ''GOONDA RAJ'' in Tripura under Biplab''s Govt! However, the two states in a joint state- Uddhav Thackeray said: “From have to follow the pandemic pro- The total “active cases” in the state Sunday said. Your threats and attacks only prove your inhu- ment agreed to take forward the Centre's ini- August 15, people who have taken tocols strictly. Though the pace of increased from 71,050 to 71,510. The fatal- A cavalcade of TMC youth leaders includ- manity. DO WHAT YOU tiative of letting neutral forces patrol the dis- two doses of vaccine can travel by vaccination has increased, but it is ity rate in the state stood static at 2.1 per ing Jaya Dutta, Sudip Raha and Debangshu CAN~CHECK~Trinamoolwill not budge an puted areas of the inter-state border for suburban local trains. But, the not sufficient. cent. Bhattacharya were on Saturday attacked and their INCH!” maintaining peace. Agencies / " * ! , , #@#J- * 4 92 Guwahati: Raijor Dal chief Akhil Raijor Dal over the issue have Gogoi on Sunday said that an already taken place, with the legis- 5425 alliance of regional parties under the lator visiting Kolkata for discussions. leadership of West Bengal Chief Assam TMC president ssam Government has acquired the land and house Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the Gopinath Das said that the talks Athat once belonged to Bhupen Hazarika at making to oust the BJP from power were held in the West Bengal capi- Kuthori near the Kaziranga National Park to set up a at the Centre in 2024. tal. "There were no talks with Raijor cultural centre, an official said on Sunday. The Independent MLA Dal in Assam. Madam (Mamata Kaliabor Sub-divisional Officer P K Das had hand- from Assam also claimed that Banerjee) is pursuing it," he said. The ed over the seven bighas of land to the cultural depart- Banerjee has invited TMC does not have any MLA in the ment last month.The Assam government proposes to him to merge Raijor Dal with Assam assembly at present. set up a cultural project at the site in Nagaon district, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), and Gogoi said that Raijor Dal's efforts which will include a museum, a cinema hall and a a decision in this regard is likely to to form a confederation of region- library to preserve Hazarika''s creations, including his be taken at his party's executive al parties is in keeping with its belief songs and literary works, he said. meeting during the day. " We in the federal structure and the need The Bharat Ratna awardee had bought the land aim to form a confederation of to strengthen it. under the Kaliabor sub-division in 1974 and built a regional forces and project Mamata The Sibsagar MLA scripted his- house, naming it ''Apun Ghar'' (home of one''s own). Banerjee as its leader to remove the tory this year by becoming the first He also had plans to set up a cultural centre there, fam- Narendra Modi government from person in Assam to win an assem- ily members said. Hazarika had created several ever- power in 2024," he told reporters. bly election from behind the bars. green songs and written many literary pieces at this Gogoi claimed that Banerjee has Jailed since December 2019 for his house. assured him of the TMC Assam unit alleged role in violent anti-CAA stir Due to some unavoidable circumstances, howev- president's post if Raijor Dal is in the Assam, Gogoi walked out free er, he had to sell both the land and the house, but his merged with the ruling party in West on July 1 this year after a special fans and intellectuals had urged the state government Bengal. He said that three rounds NIA court cleared him of all to acquire those and set up a cultural centre in his " ,, O 9 ! +% of talks between the TMC and charges. PTI memory. PTI 0 * - > * 1A * / / O K / 8: 654 080 are given to an immediate for- on July 26, which coincided 0 1527 the government. Along with ments of the government to the Aizawl/Silchar/Hailakandi/G Suklabaidya on Saturday con- mer chief minister and with- with the completion of his two this, he directed senior party people. uwahati: Long lines of trucks vinced them it was safe to trav- ormer Karnataka Chief draw the order giving me a cab- years'' term in the office. iving an indication that leaders to spend the night at a “The opposition will try to from the rest of the country el across the border to FMinister B S Yediyurappa inet rank," Yediyurappa said in A day after his resignation, Gmany sitting legislators, booth. defame us. Defeat their nefar- rumbled into Mizoram across Mizoram. on Sunday urged Chief his letter to Bommai, which Yediyurappa had proposed including Ministers, could be "Now the workers should ious designs,” he said. a disputed border with neigh- Suklabaidya said move- Minister Basavaraj Bommai to was made available to the Bommai''s name as the leader denied ticket in the coming start strengthening the party at BJP state president bouring Assam on Sunday, ment of essential commodities withdraw his order to give media. at the BJP legislature party assembly elections, Bharatiya the booth level. Educate people Swatantra Dev Singh instruct- some 13 days after a bloody from Hailakandi district to him cabinet rank Bommai on Saturday had meet and was accordingly Janata Party's national presi- about the schemes of the state ed the leaders to strengthen the clash between the police forces Mizoram, which had been hit status. ordered giving facilities similar accepted by all and on July 28 dent Jagat Prakash Nadda said and Central governments. party at booth level and carry of the two States. since the violent face-off "I request you to provide to a minister to Yediyurappa. Bommai took oath as the new that performance would be Strengthen the booth and out the proposed programmes After assurances of police between the two states, too me only those facilities which Yediyurappa had resigned Chief Minister. PTI the criterion for ticket distrib- increase the number of work- of the organisation with enthu- escorts given on Saturday, resumed from Sunday. ution. ers. siasm. truckers in ones and twos start- Transportation through “Non-performing minis- The programmes of the “The party’s identity is ed moving out of Dholai near rail would begin once tracks, ters and MLAs will not get tick- organisation have to be imple- from the organisation itself. the tense border. where they which were damaged during ets this time,” Nadda said dur- mented cent per cent at the Organisation should be every- had parked their trucks, ever demonstrations following the ing the organisational meeting ground," he said and asked thing for you,” he added. since violence broke out. July 26 flare-up, are repaired, he of Braj region held in Agra on leaders to think how to make Party’s national general What was a trickle on added. Sunday. the organisation strong. secretary (organisation) BL Saturday night became a flood Kolasib Superintendent of In the meeting, which was Chief Minister Yogi Santosh, state in-charge Radha of vehicles moving in convoys, Police (SP), Vanlalfaka Ralte attended by Uttar Pradesh Adityanath, in his speech, elab- Mohan Singh, state general guarded by police escorts, fer- said more than 50 vehicles Chief Minister Yogi orated on the development secretary (organisation) Sunil rying essential supplies includ- have entered Mizoram since Adityanath, BJP state leaders works being done in the Braj Bansal and Deputy Chief ing medicines, diesel and cook- Saturday night till Sunday and ministers, Nadda said that region. He said SN Medical Ministers Dr Dinesh Sharma ing gas to landlocked Mizoram, morning. performance would be the only College would have a super and Keshav Prasad Maurya which had been complaining of “Traffic movement yardstick to decide tickets and specialty hospital and pro- also attended the meeting. shortages of medicines and between the two neighbouring people (legislators and minis- posed the Chhatrapati Shivaji Over 50 MLAs, seven min- gasoline. states as of now is quite ters) still had time to pull up Maharaj museum along with isters and five MLCs from the Truckers had kept their smooth…However, we are still their socks. He added that the medical colleges in Firozabad Braj region attended the meet- trucks parked and refused to on alert as untoward incident road to forming a government and Etah. ing. Among the state ministers, move even after an informal can happen at any time,” Ralte, in UP in 2022 passed through The chief minister said Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan, blockade enforced by locals in who is camping at Vairengte, the Braj region. that during the COVID-19 Shrikant Sharma, Ramnaresh Assam soon after violence told PTI over the phone. The BJP national presi- pandemic when the opposition Agnihotri, Sandeep Singh, broke out was lifted more than Cachar Superintendent of dent instructed all the MLAs was sleeping the government Mahesh Gupta, Chaudhary a week back. Police Ramandeep Kaur also and party’s state office-bearers was working to extend help to Udaybhan Singh and Dr GS They started moving after confirmed to PTI that vehicles to improve coordination the people. He asked party Dharmesh attended the meet- two Assam Ministers Ashok “have been moving under , *; , , ' between the organisation and workers to take the achieve- ing. Singhal and Parimal heavy police escorts. 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In the early games, S C war that followed between the by the poor although the technique of passing the ball the events were very few but ( boys when they turned men, Board of Control for Cricket from player to player as a later increased. Chariot and # # ( Dronacharya was a general. in India (BCCI) is lately replacement. For several play- horse racing came in. There But in later times, sports did rolling in wealth. ers, Indian hockey could not were no medals but wreaths not travel or touch villages until I do not know whether we 05 68 adjust to Astroturf or manda- and garlands. When the " 5 recently. Governments seldom would pay sufficient attention tory wearing of shoes. Earlier, Romans conquered Greece, 3 ( took any interest and most sports in setting up an academy for /6-28 there were years when our the Games carried on until # ( bodies were treated by their the poor to provide for the hockey wizards won because Emperor Theodosius I in 393 members as little political arenas vital need of diet and nourish- ..528?6 they played barefoot. AD who disapproved of young for self-promotion. As a result, ment, currently unaffordable 2820 ( In the 1936 Berlin men (there were no women regional representation was more for many a family in our Olympics, India faced participants) stripping. The +$ # important than players’ potential. country. In this context, the ? 4605 Germany in the hockey final. Olympics were revived at the It is said, “The battle of Odisha Government deserves 86 65 > At half-time, India led the initiative of Baron Coubertin Waterloo was won on the play- hearty congratulations for hosts by only 1-0. Maharaja of France in 1896 at Athens. ing fields of Eton”. This implies patronising hockey. On the 42?685/65 Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda, The numbers of coun- how sports help make capable contrary, West Bengal, which who was present in the stadi- tries and players have been military officers of young men. was once noted in football, 6 .2/2215> um, was concerned and visit- increasing, except at Moscow Sports build the physique, intro- allowed its clubs to recruit 56865. ed the dressing room. He in 1980 because of the boycott duce strategy and tactics in the players from other States and advised Dhyan Chand to play by 60 nations led by the West lives of youth and teach how to even overseas. In the process, /228 barefoot for the remainder of to oppose the Soviet Union’s outwit the opponent. While the local players declined in num- 2.67686 the match. The eventual score invasion of Afghanistan in East India Company and later the bers as well as quality. If other was India-5, Germany-1; 1979. The Olympics have also British Indian Government States could choose other 866.>(68 Dhyan Chand scored three of endured tragedy in the form employed Indian soldiers, they games a la Odisha, it would be the four goals. The result was of the massacre by terrorists of confined their choice to what a great national service. /6/68 not pleasing to Führer Adolf a dozen Israeli athletes in the they labelled ‘martial’ communi- It is also important to 62 Hitler, who was also watching 1972 Munich Games. ties, which meant a limited pool note that we were monopolists the contest. Nevertheless, he (The writer is a of selection in a vast country. In of the Olympic gold medal in 865=28 called Dhyan Chand later and well-known columnist, an any case, most of those recruit- hockey until 1960. Today, we 6 = 82/225 offered him the rank of a author and a former member ed were employed as sepoys, with are celebrating our men’s hock- colonel if the latter came over of the Rajya Sabha. The views no officerial exposure, a level ey team winning the bronze at to Germany as its citizen. expressed are personal.) they remained confined to. ((* ( ((7 ;+( * SOUNDBITE % , & ,, 2, +% Sir — India has colossally performed at the ! Tokyo Olympics. The performance by our athletes and glories earned are appreciat- ed wholeheartedly by the entire country. - 4 6 K 5 E They set an extraordinary example as some of them belong to poor families and are not + -. . as privileged as the others. If we celebrate K their success, we need to stand with their !A'5?A%&6 - ,. 7 struggle as well. K5?8 More priorities and better facilities #D 2 * + , ! should be extended to athletes. As we 24 - . know, quite a many of the talented young- E / * * )/ -.0 sters lack adequate support, which can be *2 -5 E - due to pressure from families or situations + 1 to focus more on academics than on sports. K+#@ * In this regard, the Governments should - - - 2 come forward to promote sports just like - O 2+@ 1 education, as Odisha did for hockey. M H More value should be attached to sports; : N 6B>%5 it will result in a shower of glories for our 2 K / 1 $ country. One hopes that the performance 7 5 of our athletes in the Tokyo Olympics will 5 M bring about a change in people’s mindset 2 * N towards sports. * O # ( Manoj Kumar Jena |Cuttack 4*2 4 -E + 3 ( 5 E - * * + O Sir — Many principals, parents and students %6?5 # ) * + ( K feel that schools in Mumbai should now be $; G$ * 6& 5%| reopened as COVID-19 cases have dropped significantly. The Maharashtra Government 5 E room makes more sense. the party’s quintessential leader and led it + S ( must hold a meeting with the disaster man- ( agement authorities to discuss the issue. An The continuous closure of schools is with a firm grip, serving as the Chief # expert committee must be formed to affecting the students’ mental health. The Minister for 14 years in five different examine the issue as several principals are result of this is that neither they are able to stretches. Amma, as she was fondly called, 4 of the opinion that schools could now be meet friends nor able to discuss their career symbolised the AIADMK much like the or education. The Education Department party represented her. 1 5 reopened as there is no danger, especially to the students. The fact of the matter is that of the State must issue the Standard Things went downhill soon after . # ( by-now frustrated, depressed, tense and Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Edappadi Palaniswamy and O reopening of schools as early as possible. Panneerselvam took over the party, and it >65! 5 2 ( anxious students are willing to come to K0 school but their parents are against it and Bhagwan Thadani |Mumbai was more about individuals than the # party and its governance. And the warring + there is a need to convince them. The parents and students should factions of EPS and OPS are far from H 6 )*+S ( mentally prepare themselves as it has been Sir — Perhaps for the first time since its resolving their differences. The AIADMK 7 ( 6 " 4 - over a year since the schools were shut formation in 1972, the AIADMK is in dan- of today is no longer the party with unity / 8 * P3 " down. Students have been taking online ger of disintegration as the demise of J and with military-like strict discipline it was classes and things need to be normalised Jayalalithaa has plunged the party in a lead- under Jayalalithaa’s regime, and it now M > ( now with all precautions taken against ership crisis over the last five years (‘Falling struggles with factionalism. *N Q 5 COVID-19. At times, it gets difficult to apart?’, August 7). Ranganathan Sivakumar |Chennai understand what is being taught in online Ever since the death of her political , $ mentor MGR, Jayalalithaa had emerged as 6%656C6' 6& (; classes, so imparting education in a class- 555;%<=>6 (?> K> !" #%& ' ( ) !* +,- &=
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On August 2,pointing to the "devastating adverse effect" of addictive online games on "the development of children", an addi- tional district judge in New Delhi wrote >54(66 to the Prime Minister for banning two 4/6 cerns and dangers of video gaming use violence; it also desensitises Video gaming is a multi-billion- online games - Free Fire and PUBG India 86 66(6 for children. them to violence in real life. dollar industry, more than the - on the lines of the government's earli- Numerous studies conducted "Gaming disorder" is listed as movies and DVDs combined. er decision to ban one of the most pop- 6086 4?54 all over the world have repeatedly a disease in WHO's "International Covid-19 has been a 'tipping point' ular mobile games called"Player 56082 (6/ drawn attention to the severity of Classification of Disease" and for online gaming, as the KPMG Unknown's Battlegrounds"(PUBG .2/565(6 their adverse effects on children, many countries have started treat- study titled "Beyond the Tipping Mobile) in the country. Drawing attention 856 54 which includeimpeding their phys- ing it. I know of an addicted boy Point" noted. Confined to their to the fact that the long hours spent by 2N.245A ical and mental development, who forgot how to speak and had homes for more than a year, both children in playing such games wreak increasing juvenile violence, and to be treated and counselled for children and adults have sought # havoc on their studies and social behav- 0.6(27 suicides. The games are designed more than six months before their escape from boredom through ( iour, he pleaded that a law is framed to (4/54 by experts trained in neurosciences, relearning how to speak again. Yet online gaming in massive numbers. ( restrict exposure of children to such 5 (546(6 psychology, and human behaviour governments have taken a benign FY21 has seen a major boom in # D games. This suggestion merits serious 80 0862= in order to make them addictive. stance all over the world, passing online gaming with over 433 mil- + consideration by the government, and not /5>86425 Playing them releases the pleasure- on the responsibility to parents lion users, with estimated revenue only for these two games. giving neurochemical dopamine in instead, without realising the lim- of Rs 136 billion which is poised to # 2=(685 + ( India banned PUBG on September 2, the brain telling it to "do it again." itations of such an approach. The grow to Rs 290 billion with 657 mil- 2020, along with 117 Chinese apps under 5?2 ?6.7( Studies show that gaming can industry also has its proponents lion users by FY25. India had Section 69A of the IT Act. PUBG was (4(68 change the structure of many who forcefully argue that video about 400 video gaming companies, # ( linked to Tencent, the Chinese multina- 24525 (6 regions of the brain involved with games also have positive connota- including respected names like # + ( tional technology giant. The game is .64568 higher cognition. The designers tions in children's education, life Infosys, TCS, and Zensar. India is 6 banned not only in India, but also in control the players' behaviour by skills,and brain functions, but the number one market for video 2582 (6 D D ( Pakistan, Afghanistan, Korea, Jordan, providing simple stimuli and these are far outweighed by their games, and domestic and foreign ( 2 Israel, Iraq,and even in its home country >68A reward them at strategic points. negative impacts. companies would use all their lob- " China, on account of itsbeing too addic- 6(?208> Children, especially those with Fifteen countries have banned bying power to prevent any ban or tiveand having serious effects on users' poor impulse control or struggling some forms of video games. China regulation upon such lucrative 2 ( 82?.54 health without warning them about the / 6/0 with studies andnot knowing the has imposed a time limit of 90 business. ( dangers of long screentimes (as if it would consequences,are most vulnerable minutes on weekdays, but they are The Chinese government is # 3 ( have made any difference) and for prop- 5.8678. to fallprey to their evil charm. difficult to regulate when played now going all out against its own ( agating violence. But the effect of the ban (6/ What follows is not only falling offline. The US Supreme Court giant technology companies, the lat- # ( in India was only temporary; in June this 864 grades, but also sleep deprivation, refused to regulate the sale of vio- est target being the for-profit year, the app was again made available on 25 fatigue, irritability when stopped lent video games in 2011, citing the onlinetutoring industry. The next . D D Google's Play Store under a new avatar, from playing, increased anxiety, First Amendment regarding free- target could well be Tencent whose "Battlegrounds Mobile India", with some obesity, aggressive behaviour, and- dom of speech which cannot be shares plummeted by 6.1 percent on D cosmetic changes like green blood instead lack of interest insocial interactions restricted by any law. The UK has August 3after a Chinese state- 6 ( of red (as if it reduces the effect of violent and other physical and mental a system of rating of games,like owned media article called gam- 2 content), etc. It has been blamed not only activities essential for healthy films, for different age groups, ingthe "opium of the mind". # ( for poor academic performance but also (The writer is a former growth. Video games provide an making it illegal to sell games rated Already under regulatory fire, the # 4 for violent behaviour and suicides among Director General of the easy escape for the children from 12, 16, or 18 to any child below that company has lost $400billion in # children, besides causing untold agony and Office of the Comptroller seeking more purposeful real-life age; but these ratings are inapplic- market value since February and its distress to the hapless parents, prompting & Auditor General of relationships with friends. Studies able to games bought online. India game may be ending in China. # ( India and currently, a a Goanese minister to call it "Demonic". using brain scans showed has no such system and no law to Before this lethal opium enslaves all Professor at the Arun Faced with ban threats, PUBGearlier Jaitley National Institute decreased activity in areas of the regulate video games, unlike the our children here, we need to act. + ( tried to placate parents and the govern- of Financial brain dedicated to self-control films for which we have the Otherwise, it might be too before E ( ment by promising to put time limits for Management. The views and an increase in emotional Central Board of Film an obese and intellectually stunted # its use, which hardly addresses the real con- expressed are personal.) arousal while playing games that Certification. generation comes of age to lead us. % ) " ! + " POINTCOUNTERPOINT ( # <'2 $ #$ ( " D# # " # #$# #( ( + " L # L ' ' 1- 8 -
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> - -' 8/ n a briefing to the UN 10 ing has raised growing con- ISecurity Council (UNSC), cerns about civilian casualties. London: Alok Sharma, the “This [IPCC report] is Shaharzad Akbar, Chairperson aliban fighters on Sunday On Saturday, Taliban fight- UK Minister in charge of the going to be the starkest warn- for the Afghanistan Ttook control of much of the ers entered the capital of COP26 climate summit talks in ing yet that human behaviour Independent Human Rights Capital of northern Jawzjan province after sweep- Glasgow in November, on is alarmingly accelerating glob- Commission, said that the first Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, ing through nine of 10 districts Sunday warned that the meet- al warming and this is why six months of this year has been including the Governor’s office in the province. Several other ing hosted by Britain later this COP26 has to be the moment the bloodiest for the war-torn and police headquarters, a of the country’’s 34 provincial year is the world’s last chance we get this right. We can’t country since 2009, with at least provincial council member capitals are threatened as to get a grip on climate change. afford to wait two years, five 1,677 civilians, including said. Taliban fighters sweep through The Indian-origin Cabinet years, 10 years – this is the women and children, dead, Ghulam Rabani Rabani large swaths of Afghanistan at Minister, who is the President- minister said he was simply moment,” Sharma warned. while 3,644 others injured. said fighting between insur- a surprising speed. designate of the United Nations throwing everything at achiev- “This is going to be a “If the current rates of vio- gents and Government forces Climate Change Conference ing a global consensus ahead of wake-up call for anyone who lence continue, I am heartbro- with a greater sense of urgency tions and would investigate had taken place around the or COP26 in Glasgow in the talks in Glasgow. hasn’t yet understood why this ken to note that there might be to the Afghan calls for civilian people travelling to and from Governor’s office and police 2 8 November, said in an interview “I have every week a large next decade has to be absolute- a grim new record of civilian protection, ceasefire, an end to Spin Boldak to prevent full headquarters but that later the that the world would face a cli- number of virtual meetings, but ly decisive in terms of climate harm by end of this year. With violence and meaningful and documentation of these atroc- Taliban had taken over the two mate catastrophe unless urgent I can tell you that having in- action. We will also get a pret- districts and now a provincial inclusive political process. ities.In Malistan, Ghazni buildings. They also had con- 2 action is agreed this year. person meetings with individ- ty clear understanding that city falling to the Taliban, mil- “Women in particular province, the commission con- trol of the main prison build- He also defended his recent ual ministers is incredibly vital human activity is driving cli- lions of Afghans are waiting in remember the past and present firmed that at least 27 civilians ing in Kunduz, he said. 10 hectic travel agenda, which and actually impactful. It mate change at alarming terror to see what comes next,” abuses of the Taliban against were murdered in targeted Rabani said fighting was came under some media criti- makes a vital difference, to rates… Every fraction of a Akbar told the UNSC. their freedoms and their per- killings by the Taliban. continuing at the city’s airport rovincial Afghan lawmak- cism for his ministerial exemp- build those personal relation- degree rise [in temperature] “This Council and its sons, and dread what is to In one instance, Taliban and other parts of the city. Pers say the Taliban have tion from Covid-19 self-isola- ships which are going to be makes a difference and that’s members still have the leverage come. As you know, many are sought the help of an unarmed Kunduz is a strategic crossroads taken control of another tion rules on return from red incredibly important as we why countries have to act now,” to stop the bleeding of Afghans joining the ranks of those try- guard to move the bodies of with good access to much of provincial capital, the fourth list countries. look to build consensus,” said he told the newspaper. and prevent catastrophes. This ing to flee this worsening civilians and then killed the northern Afghanistan as well as to fall into insurgent hands in “You’re seeing on a daily the minister, who has travelled The November summit in Council can save lives. We will storm,” he added. guard in an attempt to elimi- the capital, Kabul, about 200 less than a week, in a punish- basis what is happening across to countries such as Bangladesh Scotland is widely seen as vital need the council to utilise the In Spin Boldak, Kandahar, nate witnesses. miles (335 kilometers) away. ing blow to government the world. Last year was the and Bolivia in recent weeks. if climate change is to be brought full range of political, diplo- the Commission’s findings con- In Helmand, residents of A Taliban surge has inten- forces. hottest on record, the last decade His interview comes ahead under control, and leaders from matic, human rights and firm that the Taliban dragged the provincial capital of sified as US and NATO troops The Taliban forces over- the hottest decade on record,” he of a report by the 196 countries will meet to try humanitarian tools and inter- out and killed at least 40 civil- Lashkar Gah are stuck between wrap up their withdrawal ran Taleqan, the capital of the told the ‘Observer’ newspaper. Intergovernmental Panel on and agree on action. Meanwhile, ventions to save lives and pre- ians associated with the gov- Taliban attacks and govern- from the country. With northern Takhar province on “I don’t think we’re out of Climate Change (IPCC), the the UK also faces challenges over vent further and more horrif- ernment, in a campaign of tar- ment airstrikes, fearing for Taliban attacks increasing, Sunday, capturing the final time but I think we’re getting world’s leading authority on cli- its own fossil fuel projects, with ic atrocities. geted, extrajudicial killings. their lives every minute and Afghan security forces and areas it hadn’t previously con- dangerously close to when we mate science, out on Monday campaigners questioning new “We urge the Council, the Following media and deprived of access to their government troops have retal- trolled after a monthslong might be out of time,” he said. showing the true impact of oil drilling being planned. UN and international human human rights reporting, basic rights. iated with airstrikes aided by siege, the two lawmakers from On his own travel, the extreme weather. PTI rights mechanisms to respond Taliban imposed strict restric- the United States. The fight- the province said. 0/ 8 1 O=> 3 7 R-. &(? " --- ,, - @ R - - 8# / Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister ' 5 Mustafa al-Kadhimi , P 25.25 Maybe it’s time we looked announced that his t least 45 Houthi rebels at Rishi as the next Secretary of Government and the political 21>2 Awere killed in multiple ritish Prime Minister Boris State for Health. He could parties are determined to hold (52/65( across all spectrums,” he said. airstrikes by the Saudi-led coali- BJohnson is said to have potentially do a very good job the Parliamentary elections as “As a regional grouping, mid a continued resur- tion and in ground clashes been furious over a letter being there.’ In an open meeting, after scheduled on October 10. ifty-four years on, the ASEAN has so far been suc- Agence, the single-day with the Yemeni Government leaked to the media last week, ranting about Rishi, he then Al-Kadhimi’s comment FAssociation of Southeast cessful in ensuring that its Covid-19 cases in Japan hit a army in the oil-rich province of which claimed his Chancellor suggested the Chancellor could came during his meeting with Asian Nations (ASEAN) has people enjoy relative peace, new record, while the number Marib in the last 24 hours, mil- Rishi Sunak had written to be demoted in the next reshuf- leaders of the political parties succeeded in ensuring peace, stability, security and steady of people hospitalised in Tokyo itary sources have push for easier international fle, the source said. in the presence of Parliament stability, security and steady development.” also reached a fresh high, confirmed. Covid-19 travel norms ahead of The newspaper pointed Speaker Mohammed al- development, Cambodian Hun Sen said Cambodia is according to local media “In the western district of a planned review. out that Johnson is known for Halbousi, head of the Supreme Prime Minister Hun Sen said in committed to sustaining reports. Sirwah, the airstrikes targeted The reaction followed his off-the-cuff remarks, often Judicial Council, the country’s a message to mark the ASEAN ASEAN as a region of critical On Saturday, the country a rebel makeshift operational media reports that the Indian- made in jest. electoral commission, and the Day on Sunday. importance for global trade, registered 15,753 new Covid room, killing at least 12,” one of origin finance minister had While Downing Street UN Assistance Mission for “Together, we have investment and supply chains cases, which increased the the sources in Marib told written to his boss, calling for refused to comment on private Iraq, the Prime Minister’s embarked on a long and ful- through generating maximum overall infection tally to Xinhua news agency on a significant easing of the coro- conversations, allies of Sunak media office said in a state- filling journey to nurture the benefits from the existing free 10,01,281, while the total death Concerns are growing over Saturday. navirus travel restrictions, insisted he remains focussed on ment. growth of this regional organi- trade agreements and the toll stood at 15,255, reports a potential collapse of the med- “In the adjacent district of warning that they were dam- his current brief to revive the He stressed his govern- zation into a closely-knitted and Regional Comprehensive Xinhua news agency.Tokyo, ical system and the further Rahabah, to the south of aging the economy. COVID-hit UK economy. ment’s insistence on holding people-oriented entity,” he said. Economic Partnership (RCEP). which hosting the Olympics spread of the Delta variant Sirwah, the airstrikes destroyed According to The Sunday The Chancellor is solely the elections on time and con- ASEAN comprises Brunei, While seeking to bind all while under a state of emer- during the Bon holiday period several pick-up vehicles carry- Times, which reported on focused on securing the coun- firmed its ability to provide an Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Southeast Asian nations as a gency, reported 4,566new cases since people usually return to ing rebel combatants, killing the letter last Sunday, Johnson try’s economic recovery and appropriate atmosphere for Malaysia, Myanmar, the strong family, ASEAN will on Saturday, exceeding 4,000 their hometowns or travel else- more than 20,” he added. is said to have been apoplec- continuing to protect and cre- them, Xinhua news agency Philippines, Singapore, strive to further deepen and infections for the fourth where during this period. Another military source tic with anger and even sug- ate jobs, ITV News quoted a reported. Thailand and Vietnam, reports broaden relations and cooper- straight day.Strains are grow- To curb the resurgence of said the army repelled a fierce gested a demotion for Sunak Treasury Department source as “Al-Kadhimi and the polit- Xinhua news agency. ation with external partners in ing over hospitals in Tokyo, as the Covid-19 infections, the attack launched by the Houthi from the powerful Treasury saying. Meanwhile, Sunak is ical parties renewed the call for Hun Sen said ASEAN has the spirit of equality, mutual the number of inpatients hit Olympics were mostly held rebels from three directions department to take charge of preparing for a tough budget, the political blocs that boy- always been an integral part of interest and respect, he added. 3,485, which surpassed the without spectators. on its positions in the moun- Health. The problem was that known as the autumn cotted the elections to reverse Cambodia’s foreign policy. Hun Sen said he is confident record of 3,427 in early The state of emergency for tains of Al-Bayadh and Al- the first Johnson knew of the Spending Review, in the com- their decision,” the statement “Through ASEAN frame- that ASEAN “is well prepared to January.The latest figures were Tokyo will not end when the Abzakh in Rahabah letter was when details of it ing weeks. There have been said. work, we have been able to max- overcome all the unprecedented released a day after Japan’s Paralympics are scheduled to district. appeared in the media, the reports of how this has put him He also suggested forming imize opportunities to cultivate challenges in order to prove cumulative total of confirmed begin on August 24. “Thirteen rebels were report said. Quoting a senior on a collision course with his a committee of political parties friendly ties and cooperation once again that we have the Covid-19 cases topped 1 mil- The Japanese government killed on the ground, while source from a meeting, it said boss Johnson, who is deter- to open a dialogue with the with countries in the region and determination and capability to lion.The turning point of the has recently expanded the state dozens fled,” he told Xinhua. that Johnson then went on to mined on spending on projects boycotting parties to persuade external partners around the further strengthen and promote Covid-19 pandemic seems yet of emergency and also decid- Both strategic mountains say in the presence of around while budgets remain con- them to change their decision, globe for the sake of upholding peace, stability, security and to come amid the spread of the ed to put more prefectures and most of Rahabah district a dozen officials that he had strained due to the costs it added. durable peace, security, pros- prosperity in the region for the highly contagious Delta vari- under a quasi-state of emer- were recaptured by the army been thinking about a change. incurred due to the pandemic. perity, and national development well-being of our peoples”. ant. gency. last week. ! , 2 " 6 4 , 3 , , < , ' , 7(5425 country due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. 6(78 S President Joe Biden is Covid-19 cases, hospitali- . ,, Upushing harder on vac- sations, and deaths have con- he Provincial Assembly of cines and masks as Covid-19 tinued to increase in most =28 0.68. 6 are still below peaks seen early 806 Germany, the United States,’’ TPakistan’s Khyber cases are surging across the parts of the country, especial- this year before vaccines he said as the country’s vac- Pakhtunkhwa has unanimous- ly in communities with lower he Covid-19 outbreak in became widely available. More espite a sluggish start, cine verification program ly passed a resolution con- vaccination coverage, accord- Tthe United States crossed than 44,000 Americans are Dthe European Union’s went into effect Friday. demning the attack on a Hindu ing to the Centers for Disease 100,000 new confirmed daily currently hospitalized with Covid-19 vaccination drive People in Italy must now temple in the country’s Punjab Control and Prevention infections Saturday, a mile- COVID-19, according to the has caught up to that of the show proof they have had at province. (CDC). rent data - that masks do not stone last exceeded during the CDC, up 30% in a week and United States, where the slow- least one vaccine dose, recov- Hundreds of people, car- The outlook is especially necessarily protect against the winter surge and driven by the nearly four times the number down of the country’s once- ered from COVID-19 or rying sticks, stones and bricks dire in the South. The States of virus. highly transmissible delta vari- in June. More than 120,000 vaunted campaign has con- recently tested negative for the attacked the temple at Bhong Florida and Louisiana recent- Recent weeks have also ant and low vaccination rates in were hospitalized in January. tributed to the virus’s deadly virus if they want to dine city of Rahim Yar Khan district, ly set seven-day case records, seen a marked increase in the the South. The seven-day average for comeback. indoors, use gyms or go to some 590 kms from Lahore, Xinhua news agencuy quoted number of private sector com- Health officials fear that deaths rose from about 270 In mid-February, less than concerts, theaters, museums burning parts of it and dam- report by The New York Times panies promoting vaccinations cases, hospitalisations and deaths per day two weeks ago 4 per cent of people living in and tourist sites such as the aging the idols on Wednesday as saying on Saturday. for those who want to return to deaths will continue to soar if to nearly 500 a day as of Friday, the 27-nation EU were at least Colosseum. in protest against the release by In Florida, coronavirus the office. more Americans don’t embrace according to Johns Hopkins partially vaccinated against European authorities a court of an eight-year-old hospitalizations are roughly In a sharp about face of the vaccine. Nationwide, 50% of University. Deaths peaked at the coronavirus, compared attribute success in Italy and Hindu boy, who was arrested equal to their previous peak previous statements, recent residents are fully vaccinated 3,500 per day in January. with nearly 12 per cent in the elsewhere to nationalized for allegedly urinating in a from last summer. days saw Biden say he would and more than 70% of adults Deaths usually lag behind hos- US, according to Our World health care and a history of local seminary. In Louisiana, intensive care like to see companies move have received at least one dose. pitalizations as the disease nor- in Data, an online science public confidence in the safe- An FIR has been registered units are strained and young toward mandates. “Our models show that if mally takes a few weeks to kill. publication connected to the ty of immunizations. under terrorism and other sec- adults are contracting serious Biden has announced that we don’t (vaccinate people), we The situation is particularly University of The EU’s slow process for tions of the Pakistan Penal cases of the virus. all federal workers must be vac- could be up to several hundred dire in the South, which has some Oxford. Now the EU has sur- approving the vaccinations Code against over 150 people The resurgence has cinated or be required to wear thousand cases a day, similar to of the lowest vaccination rates in passed the US by that same set the bloc back at the begin- for their involvement in attack- prompted the CDC to issue masks and undergo regular our surge in early January,” the U.S. And has seen smaller measure, with some 60 per ning, but that is now paying ing the temple. new guidelines on mask wear- testing. Centers for Disease Control hospitals overrun with patients. cent of the bloc’s residents dividends because it is instill- The resolution at the ing, and some areas are return- The President also said he and Prevention director In the Southeast, the num- receiving at least one dose, ing more confidence in the provincial assembly of Khyber ing to restrictions seen last year believes more cities and states Rochelle Walensky said on ber of hospitalized COVID-19 versus less than 58 per cent of rapidly developed formulas, Pakhtunkhwa condemning the during the height of the pan- should institute rules like those CNN this week. patients jumped 50% to a daily Americans. said Dr. Peter Liese, a attack on the Hindu temple was demic. in New York City, where cus- It took the US about nine average of 17,600 over the last In Italy, where roughly European Parliament member moved by minority Member of Mask wearing has been a tomers at restaurants, gyms and months to cross 100,000 average week from 11,600 the previous 63 per cent of people 12 and from Germany. the Provincial Assembly (MPA) subject of controversy in the other venues are required to be daily cases in November before week, the CDC says. Florida, older are fully protected, While the US and Britain Ravi Kumar to which the house United States for more than a vaccinated. peaking at about 250,000 in early Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Premier Mario Draghi took a issued emergency authoriza- gave a unanimous approval on year, with a significant chunk So far, 50 per cent of the January. Cases bottomed out in North Carolina, South victory lap this past week. tions of vaccines to get shots Friday. of the population refusing to US. population, or more than June, averaging about 11,000 per Carolina, Tennessee and “I said that I don’t want to into arms quickly, the EU The house also passed a wear masks for many different 165.9 million people, have been day, but six weeks later the Kentucky represent 41% of the celebrate successes, but it must went through the longer resolution for the establishment reasons. Some believe such fully vaccinated against Covid- number is 107,143. nation’s new hospitalisations, be said that Italy has inocu- process of granting full of the Commission for choices are up to the individ- 19, according to the Hospitalisations and deaths the CDC says, twice their over- lated more doses per 100 approvals, putting it weeks Minority Affaires in Khyber ual, others believe - against cur- CDC. are also increasing, though all all share of the population. inhabitants than France, behind. Pakhtunkhwa. !" #%& ' ( ) !* +,- 0 &?
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CarTrade, Highdell Investment panies launching their initial Cement manufacturer owns 34.44 per cent stake, 567.6 ( 567.6 ( share sales this week to raise Nuvoco Vistas’ initial public MacRitche Investment has over 14,628 crore collective- offering (IPO) comprises fresh 26.48 per cent shareholding NB Housing Finance ddressing acute shortage ly. issue of shares worth 1,500 and Springfield Venture Pexpects to manage its bad Aof containers, controlling This comes after four crore and an offer for sale of International holds 7.09 per loans better from this month high shipping freights and companies - Devyani 3,500 crore by promoter cent stake in the company. onwards, when the deadline of month onwards even as we ensuring timely refund of International, Krsnaa Niyogi Enterprise. The company has fixed a going soft on borrowers pro- have managed to pull back pending dues are crucial to Diagnostics, Windlas Biotech The public issue, with a price band of 1,585-1,618 a vided by the courts ends on some NPAs. We have pulled take the country’s overall and Exxaro Tiles- launched price band of 560-570 a share share for the IPO, which will be August 31, and would ask the back about 80 crore of NPA exports to $400 billion by the their initial share-sales last will open for public subscrip- open for public subscription borrowers to start repaying if in July itself,” Hardayal Prasad, end of this fiscal, according to week to mobilize 3,614 crore. tion on August 9 and conclude during August 9-11. they are capable to do so, a top managing director and CEO of exporters. So far in the current fiscal, on August 11. At the upper end of the company official said. PNB Housing Finance, told The other factors that 16 companies have raised Proceeds of the fresh issue price band, the IPO is expect- The company’s gross non- PTI in an interview. could help in increasing ship- 30,666 crore through IPOs will be used for the repayment ed to mobilise 2,998.51 crore. performing assets (NPAs) The restrictions led to a lit- ments include ensuring that against 31,277 crore by 30 of certain loans availed the Founded in 2009, jumped to six per cent of the tle bit of problems on the negotiations for various free- firms in the entire 2020-21. company and general corporate CarTrade is backed by marquee gross advances (or 3,625 recovery front, he said. trade agreements (FTAs) lead Going forward, market purpose. investors -- Warburg Pincus, crore) in the quarter ended He added that if someone to greater market access for analysts expect the IPO envi- Nuvoco Vistas is a cement Temasek, JP Morgan and June 30, 2021, from 2.7 per cent has borrowed money from the Indian goods; attracting Ludhiana Hand Tools From the Government side, ronment to remain buzzing manufacturer with a consoli- March Capital. by the end of June 2020, main- company, the person is bound export-oriented foreign direct Association President SC Saraf suggested amending during the entire 2021-22. dated capacity of 22.32 The CarTrade platform ly on account of the impact of to return it unless there is a investment, credit to exporters Ralhan said that along with land laws so that exporters can Hemang Kapasi, Head of MMTPA. It has 11 cement allows customers to buy and the second wave of the pan- demise in a family, or some- at international rates; and shortage, high shipping buy land and get all clearances Equities at Sanctum Wealth plants comprising five inte- sell used cars as well as new demic. The increase in NPAs is one’s business is wiped out. investing in dedicated R&D freights are impacting domes- in a month’s time; allowing Management, said that as many grated units, five grinding units cars. also on account of legal for- “But, if you have bor- and design centres for focused tic exporters and both these bank finance at international as 40 IPOs are lined up for the and one blending unit. The firm is a multi-chan- bearance up to August 31, rowed, your business is run- products in each State. matters need attention of the price; and paying off pending rest of the year looking to It operates cement manu- nel auto platform with cover- 2021, as per high court orders, ning. I have every right to ask Leading leather exporter government as “we are tar- dues within a month by all raise 70,000 crore. facturing units in Chhattisgarh, age and presence across vehi- the company said after its June for my money,” Prasad said. and Farida Group Chairman geting $400 billion exports” in government departments. Nuvoco Vistas Jharkhand, West Bengal, cle types and value-added ser- quarter earnings last week. However, the company Rafeeq Ahmed said exporters the current financial year. Current FIEO President A Corporation, part of the Nirma Rajasthan and Haryana. vices through its brands -- Various courts and high will be considerate enough to are facing huge problems with Exports during April- Sakthivel also recommended Group, and online auto classi- CarTrade Tech’s initial CarWale, CarTrade, Shriram courts across the states indi- find a solution on a case-to- regard to container shortage, July 2021 jumped 73.86 per the Centre for augmenting fied platform CarTrade Tech share-sale will be entirely an Automall, BikeWale, CarTrade cated to the lenders not to take case basis, if there are genuine and this issue needs to be cent to $130.56 billion, against cash flow to exporters; and will launch their initial share- offer for sale (OFS) of Exchange, Adroit Auto and any legal or administrative borrowers facing any kind of resolved immediately. $75.10 billion in the year-ago providing freight subsidy to sales on Monday, while that of 18,532,216 equity shares. AutoBiz. action during the second wave problem to repay, he added. Federation of Indian period. FIEO former presi- adjust abnormal hike of ship- Aptus Value Housing Finance Among the investors par- Aptus Value Housing of the pandemic, which main- The company’s Covid-19- Export Organisations (FIEO) dent S K Saraf suggested ping rates. and Chemplast Sanmar will be ticipating in the OFS are-- Finance’ IPO consists of fresh ly spread during April and related restructured loans stood Director General Ajay Sahai exporters to do aggressive He also urged the gov- open for public subscription on CMDB II (22.64 lakh equity issue of equity shares aggre- May. at 1,733 crore as of June 30, said, “Container shortage issue marketing by looking at new ernment to release pending Tuesday, information with shares), Highdell Investment gating to 500 crore and an “During the quarter, there 2021. It posted a five per cent is the most serious one and it market options; investing in claims of exporters under dif- exchanges showed. Ltd (84.09 lakh shares), offer for sale of up to were 45 days of lockdown. So, fall in its net profit to 243 will affect manufacturing, as technology to improve quali- ferent schemes like MEIS The companies are raising Macritchie Investments Pte Ltd 64,590,695 equity shares by there was hardly any activity in crore in the first quarter ended goods will pile up in factories”. ty and productivity, and dou- (Merchandise Exports from funds to retire their debt, fund- (50.76 lakh shares), Springfield pomoter and existing share- this period. “We expect to June 2021, as against 257 Sharing a similar view, bling of existing capacities. India Scheme). ing capital expenditure require- Venture International (17.65 holders. manage these better from this crore in the year-ago quarter. !< #! ! "# " = H - R $% % & " ! 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Once the December 2020 back to India’s equities segment As per the RFP, the RBI is T(RBI) has extended the the Government decided to scrap “The shares the firm held in ruling of the international tribunal and made a net investment of he Reserve Bank of India looking for office premises restrictions on Karnataka- retrospective taxation but the Cairn India (renamed Vedanta on the arbitration initiated by 975 crore in the first week of T(RBI) is looking for addi- with minimum 2,601 based Millath Co-operative international embarrassment Ltd) were attached by the income Cairn came overturning the levy August. The FPIs have made a tional office space in the finan- sq/mtr(28,000 sq/ft) and max- Bank by three months till could have been avoided had tax department soon after it of taxes on the reorganisation of comeback after a net outflow of cial capital near its head office imum 7,618 sq/mtr (82,000 November 7. ‘attached’ shares of Britain’s Cairn served an initial assessment of India business that Cairn carried 11,308 crore in July. in south Mumbai, or in the sq/ft) carpet area located in This extension is subject to Energy Plc not been sold, accord- 10,247 crore tax demand on in 2006 before listing the local The week-ended Friday Bandra Kurla Complex area. south Mumbai within a radius review, said an RBI statement. ing to tax and legal experts. Cairn Energy in January 2014. unit, “the government could have witnessed surge in the Indian According to the RBI, it of 1.5 km from its Central The restrictions were last On Thursday, the “Most of these shares were just released those shares and the equity market with both the wants office space with a size Office Building in Fort, extended till August 8. Government introduced a Bill in sold within two years of serving matter would have ended,” he BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 on of 2,601 to 7,681 square metres, Mumbai and/or in BKC. “The RBI is satisfied that in grant or renew any loans and Parliament to scrap the rule that a formal tax demand in March said. E-mails sent to the finance the National Stock Exchange for which it has issued a Offers of property situated the public interest, it is neces- advances, make any invest- gave the tax department power to 2015,” a leading tax expert said, ministry as well as the Central touching new highs. On Request for Proposals (RFP) for on leasehold land with residual sary to extend the period of ment, incur any liability includ- go 50 years back and slap capital requesting not to be identified. Board of Direct Taxes seeking August 5, the Sensex touched “outright purchase of office lease period at least 30 years operation of the Directive ing borrowal of funds and gains levies wherever ownership The tax department rea- comments remained unanswered. a record high of 54,717.24 premises” in Mumbai. will also be considered by the DCBS.CO.BSD III.D-12 acceptance of fresh deposits, had changed hands overseas but soned the decision to the fact that “There is no right or wrong deci- crore. The market surged in The central bank “intends RBI, the document added. /12.23.096/2018-19 dated April disburse or agree to disburse business assets were in India. The Cairn had begun the process to sion. Decisions are bad or good. line with the global cues and on to purchase vacant and peace- Anuj Puri, chairman, 26, 2019 issued to Millath Co- any payment whether in dis- 2012 legislation was used to levy sell its residual stake in 2014 and The share sale decision was a bad the back of robust Q1 earnings. ful possession of office space ANAROCK Property operative Bank Limited, charge of its liabilities and a cumulative of 1.10 lakh crore the company would have fled the one,” another legal expert said. having clear and marketable Consultants, said that as per Devangere, Karnataka,” the obligations or otherwise. of tax on 17 entities, including UK country after that, leaving no title, for its use in south ANAROCK Research, total statement said. The bank would also not telecom giant Vodafone, but sub- avenues to recover the levy. Mumbai and/or in Bandra leasable space at BKC is As per the RBI’s direc- enter into any compromise or stantial punitive action was taken “But, what is being over- Kurla Complex (BKC) area approximately 8.7 million sq/ft tions, the co-operative bank arrangement and sell, transfer only in the case of Cairn. looked is the fact that Cairn near to its existing establish- area out of which 8-10 per cent shall not, without prior or otherwise dispose of any of The income tax department couldn’t have sold the shares as ments...,” the RFP document is lying vacant. approval of RBI in writing its properties or assets. not just sold Cairn’s near 10 per they were already attached by the 3% 7> !?5 2/ * ,
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Iam sure you will like When we quiz him on the chal- marking a hat-trick of back-to-back it,” he says with a smile. lenges he experienced while hosting wins. Sharad’s Dreamz Production the show, he is quick to retort, “Reality In 2016, he raked in the rewards House, a well-known name in the toh mere khoon me hai (Reality runs of the glory he had attained in the pre- modelling and fashion industry, is in my veins). After over six years in vious year. From 2016 to 2018, he por- promoting the young talents of India the industry, it comes naturally to me. trayed Lakhan ‘Lucky’ Singh Ahlawat through various ventures like Mr & Earlier this year, I was roped in by in &TV’s Badho Bahu. Since 2016, Miss Super Model International and Flipkart Video to host their quiz Narula has also been a ‘gang leader’ Provogue Personal Care Mr India. As show so it is not really uncharted ter- in each season of MTV Roadies. In we wait for Prince to join us, Sharad ritory. However, it is great fun to be 2018, he played Aryan in Laal Ishq, tells us that Prince has a lot going on, a part of a show like Extreme following which he portrayed but at the moment he has been Survivors, which involved a lot of Shahnawaz in Colors TV’s Naagin 3. focussing on the projects of his record stunts and action. I have to say that In 2019, Narula made his digital debut label, Wiinning Records. my time as a ‘gang leader’ in the with ZEE5’s Bombers as Bali. Next, as Right on cue, Prince shows up Roadies came in handy here. if on a whim, he participated in Star and profusely apologises, sharing However, I have developed a change Japanese animated science fiction film written Plus’ Nach Baliye 9, to win his fourth that he was in the middle of a music in mentality. Earlier, it was all about and co-directed by Hideaki Anno and produced by consecutive reality show. video shoot for his label. entertaining people. Now, while that Studio Khara. It is the fourth and final film in the Against the backdrop of this win- His judgement is impeccable as he is all well and good, I have grown to Rebuild of Evangelion film series of the Neon ning mentality comes the news that sees our initial question coming from realise that I would to cause some real Genesis Evangelion franchise. It releases on August he would be hosting a new web a mile away and laughs it off when we change and help inspire people. I 13 on Amazon Prime Video. series, Extreme Survivors. From a ask him how is Extreme Survivors dif- hope through this show I have been model, to a reality TV persona, to an ferent from other reality TV shows able to effect growth in participants actor and now a web series host, these which promise high octane stunts, and the audience, but there is always are not unfamiliar grounds as he has such as Roadies or Khatron Ke Khiladi. room for improvement. I have come been hosting Flipkart Video’s Khel “You might think that these shows are a long way, yes, but there is a long Paheliyon Ka, a riddle-themed inter- similar to each other, and on face way to go, yet!” active quiz show. value it might seem like they might While Khatron Ke Khiladi, Roadies In these times when people pre- seem to bear a close resemblance to and Extreme Survivors may be designed fer binge-watching shows and web each other. However, if you watch differently, we ask him is there any series at their convenience from the these shows you will realise that each chance of seeing him in Khatron Ke confines of their homes, content has one of the shows you mentioned is Khiladi, since he is well acquainted with grown to become somewhat redun- designed in a different vein altogeth- the other two shows now? dant. New times need newer solutions, er. The concept is implemented by the “Who would turn down an which is why producers and directors director, and after watching Extreme opportunity to work with Rohit are leaving no stone unturned to make Survivors, you would have to agree Shetty sir? Well, I have. (laughs) It sure they create content which can that Sharad bhai has done a splendid was not by design of course, I just keep people engaged and invested. job. I believe that if you really love could not commit to the show This is where Extreme Survivors, something and work towards it to the because of pre-existing commit- directed by Sharad Chaudhary, holds preneur working in the field for over “We have devoted a lot of time best of your ability without worrying ments. But you may rest assured, promise a breath of fresh air in times eight years, expresses that the buzz and energy to this show, and the about the results, you will achieve it you will see me on his show soon, The film’s story is based during 1971 Indo-Pak war when lukewarm reality shows and surrounding Extreme Survivors is no results are out there for everyone to without fail. Sharad and I have poured if not on the next season, the one when the IAF airstrip at Bhuj was destroyed in combat. web-series are a dime a dozen. fluke as it would be promising for see. The first two episodes of Extreme a lot of love into the show, and I after that. I can’t wait to win my fifth Subsequently, 300 local women from Gujarat, led by IAF squadron leader Vijay Karnik, heroically reconstruct the Sharad, who happens to be a cast- audiences who love adventure and Survivors is streaming now on the TV would urge you to watch the show,” reality show, after all,” he shares airbase. 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the ‘system’ itself creates barriers for aiding these students to access high- many who do not have the privilege er education. Students coming from of accessing opportunities. It started lower class-lower caste and tribal 8!>24 8(/10/8 5105!)" 10 years ago, in 2011. Raju Kendre, backgrounds do not have the same then an 18-year-old boy, was in Pune privileges. Many of us in the rural for admission to undergraduate stud- areas face a tough time with limited - ies. Owing to financial constraints, he access and a grave digital divide,” said had to give up the opportunity. Today, Raju, while elaborating on Eklavya’s O - he is transforming the education sce- philosophy. The movement has helped nario in Maharashtra’s rural region by over 130 students from rural areas of helping tribal and marginalised com- Maharashtra access opportunities munities access higher education. such as scholarships and placements. ndia gained freedom from Not only this, Raju’s determination Students who registered in Ekalavya’s IBritish raj, 75 years ago on and belief in himself and the grit to mentorship programme are placed in August 15, as a result of sacri- follow the unconventional path has premier institutions like TISS, JNU, fices made by leaders like won him the prestigious Chevening Azim Premji University, Delhi School Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Scholarship offered by the Foreign, of Social Work and IIT’s Development Patel, Pandit Nehru, Maulana Commonwealth and Development Studies programs. Azad and thousands of others Office, Government of United After his success here, he started who suffered grievously at the Kingdom (UK) to pursue his higher preparing for opportunities abroad to hands of Britishers. Many sons education. encourage students to aim beyond and daughters of India even “I dedicate this scholarship to for Eklavya, a grassroots mentorship hold their leaders accountable. We conventional options. Raju received lost their lives in India’s free- first-generation learners,” Raju wrote platform for first-generation learners wanted to prove this commitment offers from 18 universities in the UK dom movement. All those to his programme officer at the from tribal and other marginalised with actions and not just words,” he alone but there was a severe dearth of who took part in this struggle, Chevening Secretariat as he con- communities. remarked. They lost the polls but 21- funding. Chevening Scholarships are which devoured innumerable ideologies, corruption, com- firmed his opportunity to study in the While pursuing his undergradu- year-old Raju set up a progressive one of the most competitive scholar- lives and enormous wealth, munal violence, caste distinc- UK for the next academic year. He has ate education, he joined Maitri — an precedent. “Today, local youth have ships known for selecting potential made their sacrifices because tions and so on. We tend to been asserting this during his press organisation — working in Melghat, mobilised themselves actively. They leaders from over 166 countries across they thought that India, after forget that independence is not interviews and in his social media a distant region on the foothills of are forming independent panels and the world. For the 2021-22 academic independence, would regain only living freely but also posts to highlight an important Satpura hills in Amravati district some have won these polls too,” he calendar, they received over 63,000 peace and prosperity. Our allowing others to live freely. ground reality. “There are so many like bordering Madhya Pradesh. This said while describing the political sit- applicants globally, an unprecedent- forefathers had a beautiful All this makes one wonder if me who have the credentials but lack region suffers from a high death rate uation today. ed figure. Over 5,000 of these candi- vision of a united India which are we really independent? Are mentorship to access opportunities in among children due to malnutrition After he graduated from TISS, dates were shortlisted for the interview was free from poverty, com- we worthy of any praise? Most our system,” expressed Raju. As the and lack of adequate healthcare. Raju was selected in the Chief round in March-April. While the munal hatred, slavery to for- of us would agree that at this results of the prestigious scholarship Maitri organises a volunteering camp Minister’s fellowship programme exact number is yet unknown, the eign habits and goods and had point what we have is not ‘Ram were declared on June 29, Raju’s during monsoons where social work- commissioned by the Maharashtra cohort from India has 35-40 members. the complete liberty to build Rajya’, which is described as a story went viral on social media. ers and volunteers from across the State Government. During the fellow- Raju is one of them and he will be the future, styled by Mahatma place or a period where every- Raju was born to a family of farm- state visit the place and work towards ship, he witnessed the system’s func- joining the School of Oriental and Gandhi as the ‘Ram Rajya’. one — right from the king ers in Pimpri-Khandare, a small vil- improving the condition of the local tioning from within. “Maharashtra African Studies (SOAS), the With a dream in their eyes and down to the most ordinary lage in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district populace. He mentions that this was was at the forefront of the progressive University of London to pursue a mas- zest in their heart, they fought subject — is righteous and in the Vidarbha region. The area is a critical moment in his life when he movement. But there were instances ter’s degree in development studies. for our freedom till their very pure, which is the essence of known for faring poorly on develop- decided to pursue this cause further. While talking about his experience at which made me realise that the state’s While discussing his goals after last breath to ensure that we do true religion, is visible every- ment indicators compared to the rest Melghat transformed Raju’s career the institute’s Tuljapur campus, he commitment to implementing social Chevening, Raju shared, “I want to not have to face what they had where. But in present India of the state. He studied in the local path. “My experiences have shaped my revealed, “TISS helped me to structure justice measures was quite slow, espe- establish a dedicated institution — to. But today, when we look at one finds, corruption not char- zilla parishad school until the eighth decisions. And the time I spent at my thoughts. It helped me to devise cially for geographically distant areas India’s first tribal university — for the present state of our beloved acter, poverty not purity, and standard, scoring good grades consis- Melghat made me realise that my a plan from theory to action”. generally populated by scheduled first-generation learners. I want to use country, we are unable to violence and vandalism rather tently. When he turned 14, he left for problems were part of a larger sys- His plan started taking shape castes and tribes,” he said, citing one my experience to make things better match it with the vision they than virtues that are thriving Bharat Vidhyalaya, Buldhana. The temic issue. Many of us from rural when he took a break from the course of the learnings from the programme. for the next generation. Eklavya, as a had envisaged. visibly. With such a scenario, school is known for admitting meri- areas of India are still struggling to in 2015 to contest the Gram Panchayat Raju strongly believes that Dalits, movement, will create 2000 such Today we proudly say that if we want to have real free- torious students from nearby areas for access the most basic facilities polls in his village. A local youth coali- Bahujan and Adivasi students have to leaders in the next few years.” we are a free country, but our dom, we will have to liberate further education. promised to us by our Constitution,” tion was formed where the group access formal education to uplift Raju’s story is a testimony to one behaviour suggests that we are ourselves from the chains of After returning from Pune, Raju he said, describing the initiation of his addressed development concerns of themselves. Intending to set up local of the gaps in our approach in ensur- still not free. How? Because we five vices of lust, anger, greed, completed his bachelor’s degree from journey. In 2014, he passed the the village — from education to libraries in distant villages of ing social justice. Accessibility, alone, are full of bitterness towards ego and attachment. As long as Maharashtra’s open university. “I had entrance to the Tata Institute of Social water. To prove their commitment to Vidarbha, he started a book collection is not enough if there are no mentor- other religions, traditions and we have not secured a release no one to guide me properly. As a Sciences (TISS), one of the premier the cause, Raju mentions that his drive after the fellowship. He is ship opportunities to help students always try to suppress the from these five well-known first-generation learner, it’s important institutes in the country, for develop- panel printed their manifesto on encouraging more and more stu- from the margins enter the main- growth of others. We are tied enemies, we cannot call our- to have the right mentor to steer your ment studies. He joined the Master’s bond papers and distributed it around dents to read and think. stream. in shackles of terrorism, false selves truly independent. path,” he shared. This sowed the seed programme in rural development. the village. “People have the right to “I believe that a good mentor can L& ;
Dear Anthia, badass. I mean, they look like mop heads Why is it that octopuses are always the that have just finished mopping up marsh- bad guys in films? For some reason, they mallows, so you can see why they evolved seem to freak most people out which must %-(' ($ * -5$- + active camouflage. We’ve all heard of a be bad for their PR. Oh… and what is the headless chicken, but octopuses have a plural of octopus (octopus, octopuses, octopi ‘brain’ in each arm, allowing them to pick or octopodes)? That question seems to real- ' -., --. - - - , their nose after being decapitated (assum- ly bug the grammar Nazis. ing they still had a nose, or rather that they LOL- Dr Achtbeine D66 3+ 3::3# - '. had a nose in the first place… OK, bad example). Hello, Dr Arschgeig, They’ve been known to rob fishermen, Time, like toilet paper, is a precious thing. drive-through carwashes? Of course, you do! pus is a word derived from Greek so using juggle hermit crabs, intentionally flood Some hoard it, waste it even; others recog- And all these things have clear traits in com- the Latin pluralisation ‘octopi’ makes you less aquariums and engineer electrical outages, nise its value and so expend it wisely, fru- mon: they’re wet and they’re tentacle-y. Ergo intelligent than Caesar AND HE’S DEAD. alongside solving Rubik’s cubes faster than gally, in moderation. Writing to newspaper ipso facto quid pro quo et cetera, octopi give That leaves us with just two forms, any human could. One octopus in a UK columns about octopus oppression places people the creeps. from which you’re free to pick and choose. aquarium learnt to break out of its tank at you firmly in the former category, as a bane It goes beyond that, however. ‘Octopus’ If perchance you are a pretentious nitwit, night and snack on fish from a nearby tank to society. So with that poo-pooing complete, rhymes with hippopotamus — a creature then octopodes would be the correct before returning innocently in time for the let me address your absurd remarks… notorious for killing people, tallying 500 Greek plural and if you’d rather not have keeper’s morning arrival. And who could Famous for its guile, its gangly arms and human fatalities each year. It also rhymes your head flushed down a toilet then octo- forget Paul, the German octopus, who cor- its grudge with grammarians, the octopus has with hopeless, ignoramus, and autobus — all puses is the safer option. Better yet, steer rectly predicted the results of all seven of captured the hearts and souls of generations words with bad associations. Come to think clear of the subject altogether. Octopodes Germany’s games and the final of the 2010 — which is probably why it now has three of it, ‘octopus’ is only a few letters off Oedipus, are solitary animals after all, so whoever FIFA World Cup? hearts itself. It graced the stage in the worst the Greek 'hero' who killed his father and started the whole futile debate was as sadis- In the end, our world is filled with ever Spider-Man film, as a Bach-playing married his mother. So the creature’s clear- tic and manipulative as the inventor of ignorant people who call octopuses octopi, organ fanatic in the pirate movie nobody can ly fallen in with the wrong crowd. English grammar. who think they have six or 10 legs and spell, and just last year starred in the Oscar- Other traits probably don’t help either. So where does that leave us? On the serve them up on fish menus alongside winning documentary Octosox about how Octopuses have blue blood, just like spiders, first count, the octopus (or octopus for cuttlefish, starfish, crayfish, jellyfish and our eight-legged friends propped up the sock scorpions, vampires and the Queen. No pop- Dutch-speakers) has long been held as the shellfish, none of which belong to that elite industry during its slump in the pandemic ularity points there. The very name, ‘octo- villain of legend. From the infamous class. Octopuses are smarter than we are, when everyone had zip-tied their purse pus,’ is an anagram of itself (switch the ‘o’s) ralise? To be or not to bees? Octopus, octo- sors, but one sciss? I don’t think so. No, the Kraken to the sea monster of Jules Verne’s so they become the de facto bad guys to strings. All of which goes to show that there’s which surely is evidence of witchcraft. And puses, octopodes or octopi? ‘one octopus, two octopus’ formulation is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to Ursula in heal our wounded self-esteem. In the age- one lie to every two truths told. some scientists believe that they’re aliens, or All of these forms are considered right simply asking for trouble, like the nerdy kid The Little Mermaid and countless other fic- old words of Harry Wormwood, “I’m The same applies to your letter — yes, rather squids mutated by DNA carried on by different dictionaries and warring gram- walking into class on his first day with big titious beasts, octopuses frighten folks. Even smart, you’re dumb; I’m big, you’re little; octopuses make excellent evil geniuses; yes, an ancient meteorite. Pretty tenta-cool if you mar gangs. I disagree. 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Ahis pocket, star javelin a top class field. also very good. Olympics with a haul of seven given India two Olympic thrower Neeraj Chopra’s next But he said he was happy to “I knew at the point of medals, including a Gold. medallists — Sushil Kumar THOSE WHO WERE SO target is breaching the 90m have got the chance to compete. release both will go far. That As the Tokyo Olympics and Yogeshwar Dutt. CLOSE YET SO FAR mark soon in the coming events. Asked how he was able to must have put pressure on the come to a close, let’s take a In fact, Chopra, who come up with big throws in his other athletes.” look at the medallists and PV SINDHU: BRONZE WOMEN’S HOCKEY clinched the country’s maiden those who came within touch- TEAM athletics medal to become only ing distance of glory but From a bottom-place fin- the second Indian to win an couldn’t quite make it to the ish at Rio 2016, the Indian individual Gold in the Olympics, " -. podium. women’s team capped a went for it while trying for the remarkable journey at Tokyo Games record (90.57m) on NEERAJ CHOPRA: GOLD Olympics, finishing a cred- Saturday but could not accom- . ; itable fourth. plish it. Although the team’s “Javelin throw is a very Panipat: A strong determina- Chopra, who played a key dream of securing its maiden technical event and a lot tion, discipline and hardwork role in shaping his career, Olympic medal remained depends on the day’s form. backed by family’s unflinching agreed with his brother. unfulfilled as it lost 3-4 to Anything can happen. So, my support played a key role in “God has answered our One of the strongest next target is to breach the 90m star javelin thrower Neeraj prayers. “It is not only a play- medal contenders heading to (mark),” Chopra said after his Chopra’s success at his maid- er’s hard work and strong the Tokyo Olympics, PV historic feat. en Olympic Games in Tokyo. determination that counts, Sindhu delivered once again. “I was just focussing on Chopra’s father Satish strong family support, constant This time snatching a Bronze. Olympics this year. Now that I Chopra, who has a farming encouragement and motiva- The 26-year-old etched have won the Gold, I will plan background, credited family tion and inculcating good val- her name among the all-time ahead for the upcoming compe- support behind his son’s ues is important. Neeraj have greats after winning women’s titions. After coming to India, I achievement. all these which helped him singles Bronze medal to add to will again look for a foreign visa “When one’s child pursue his aim,” Bhim Chopra the Silver she won at Rio de to take part in international achieves success and brings said. They say save the best for Janeiro five years back. She events,” he added. glory to the nation, there are Chopra’s native Khandra last and for India it came true became the first Indian After pulling out of the no words to express happiness village, near Panipat burst into at the Tokyo Games. Javelin woman and second overall Gateshead Diamond League on of parents and entire family. celebratory mood after their thrower Neeraj Chopra from the country to achieve July 13, Chopra had said that he We live in a joint family and we very own child shone bright at became only the second the feat. could participate in the remain- are four brothers. Neeraj sport’s biggest stage on Indian to win an individual Such was her dominance ing legs of the elite one-day !& , P! +% (Chopra) has been lucky in the Saturday evening. Gold in the Olympics. at the Tokyo Games that she meeting series after the sense that he got full support Even elderly women in the After romanticising sto- dropped only two games, both Great Britain in the closely Olympics. not take any pressure and was son to worry. I was able to focus from entire family, who con- village and family have been ries about ‘nearly there’ for in the semifinal loss to Tai Tzu contested Bronze medal play- The Lausanne (August 26) going about his job just like he on my performance. That has stantly encouraged and moti- dancing and singing after he years, India finally had its first Ying, in six matches. off, the side recorded its best and Paris (August 28) legs as well does at any other international helped me win Gold. vated him to pursue his pas- had won a Gold and heaped track-and-field medal win- ever finish at the Games. as the Zurich finals (September event. “Yes, I did think about India sion,” he told the media. praise on the son-of-the-soil ner, thanks to Chopra’s throw MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM: After three losses on the 9) will have men’s javelin events. “There was no pressure and not winning a medal in athlet- The athlete’s mother Saroj for making India proud. of 87.58m. BRONZE trot, everyone had written The Olympics is the grand- I was taking it (Olympics) just ics but once I get hold of my added: “Today, he has lived up Satish said he was confi- The 23-year-old, a them off. But a moment of est stage for any athlete and can like any other event. It was like javelin, all these things do not to everyone’s expectations and dent that his son would win a Subedar with 4 Rajputana brilliance by skipper Rani be intimidating but not for 23- I have played against these ath- come to my mind.” made India proud,” she said. medal, but was not sure about Rifles in the Indian Army, has Rampal that led to a late year old Chopra, who said he did letes before and there’s no rea- He was short on prepara- Chopra’s uncle Bhim the colour of the medal. PTI been a consistent performer strike by Navneet Kaur in the since bursting into the scene game against Ireland kept the with a historic Gold in the team’s quarterfinal hopes alive. junior world championships A win against South < > in 2016 with an Under-20 Africa, that saw Vandana world record of 86.48m which Kataria strike a hat-trick, and still stands. Four decades of pain and a favourable result helped His other achievements disappointment was washed ensure India’s passage to the %> R include Gold medals in the away as the Indian men’s quarterfinal, where drag flick 2018 Commonwealth Games hockey team clinched the specialist Gurjit Kaur rose to New Delhi: Star India wrestler taped knee in the Bronze bout. and the Asian Games, besides Bronze, the country’s 12th the occasion when it mattered Bajrang Punia on Sunday But I don’t feel comfortable. It the top finish in the 2017 Olympic medal in the sport the most, converting a PC revealed that his knee injury feels like someone has tied my Asian Championships. that came after a gap of 41 against the mighty forced him to skip mat training leg, so I told them even if injury years. Australians. for nearly three weeks which happens I can rest later but if I MIRABAI CHANU: SILVER It wasn’t Gold but it was With the odds stacked severely hampered his Olympic don’t win medal now all the enough to spearhead the firmly against them a brave preparations and he took the work will be lost, so I went all revival of the sport in a coun- and determined women’s team mat for the Bronze play-off out,” he said. try that attaches so much sen- etched its name in the histo- without any knee protection, Asked why he chose to timental value to it. ry books by entering its maid- going against the advice of his compete when he had skipped While Manpreet inspired en Olympic semifinals. support staff. the Poland Open to train, the the team with his leadership, Bajrang had skipped the 27-year-old said he needed to , , B.B.+ 4 , 4 , D+ B.B. goalkeeper PR Sreejesh had a DEEPAK PUNIA Poland Open, the last ranking assess himself. phenomenal tournament, After an impressive cam- event before the Tokyo Games, “Injuries can happen in standing like a wall when the paign that saw him race to the arguing that he needed train- training also. And most of the The pint-sized weightlifter opposition mounted an attack. semifinals, Deepak Punia was ing more than the points and injuries happen during training 8 $ from Manipuri lifted the spir- only 10 seconds away from a headed to Russia, where he because in the tournaments its of the entire nation as she LOVLINA BORGOHAIN: medal, but the 22-year-old trained and also ended up you are completely focussed. In ended a 21-year wait for a BRONZE debutant ended up conceding injuring his right knee by training, you do a lot of differ- medal in weightlifting, clinch- a take-down in the 86kg choosing to compete in ent things. ing a Silver medal in the 49kg freestyle Bronze medal play- a local event. “I needed to see where I category to open India’s off. He was off-colour in stand in terms of prepara- Nottingham: Persistent rain account on the very first day his first three bouts in tions, so I had to compete,” proved to be anti-climactic as of competitions on July 24. ADITI ASHOK Tokyo but played his he said defending his India, who had a realistic shot The 26-year-old lifted a Aditi Ashok captured the usual tactical and decision. at victory in the series-opener, total of 202kg (87kg+115kg), imagination of the entire aggressive game The 27-year-old were forced to share points finally exorcising the ghosts of country as sports lovers in the do-or-die said he will continue with England after entire fifth her disastrous outing in the turned on their tv sets in the Bronze medal to compete in the day’s play was washed out, 2016 Rio Games where she wee hours to watch golf, try- bout and com- 65kg category till here on Sunday. had failed to log a single legit- ing their hardest to under- fortably beat the Paris Games. India needed to score 157 imate lift. stand the concepts of the Daulet “There is no runs on the final day but the game. Niyazbekov scope to move to rain did not allow a single ball. RAVI DAHIYA: SILVER Ranked 200 in the world, from 74kg. Next year As part of the new World The 23-year-grappler Competing in her maiden the 23-year-old from Kazakhstan to we have the CWG Test Championship cycle, both born in the Nahri village of the Olympics, Borgohain carved a Bengaluru competed toe-to- earn a podium and the Asian India and England log home Sonepat dis- niche for herself in the histo- " , , finish on Games. I have four points each. + 3 % + trict in ry of Indian women’s boxing Olympic debut. missed the Gold Only 250 plus overs out of Haryana by clinching a Bronze — “I could not do medal now but a maximum 450 were possible scoring 209 runs despite over- India would be getting the stormed to India’s lone boxing medal at mat training for will work on due to the inclement weather as cast conditions which would ‘Test batsman’ KL Rahul back, the final of the Tokyo Games. nearly 25 days. I was my weaknesses and India, chasing a target of 209, have certainly aided seam and which going forward should the men’s not able to run as well try to get a top-finish were well-placed at 52 for 1 in swing bowling. benefit the visitors. 57kg BAJRANG PUNIA: after the injury. Before in Paris,” he said. 14 overs at the end of fourth However there are a lot of One can’t deny the contri- freestyle BRONZE a tournament like Bajrang said he day. takeaways for India from the bution of Jasprit Bumrah, who event with- A favourite heading into Olympics even miss- will start rehabilita- While cricket remains a opening Test of the series. is again back in his element out any fuss. the Games, Bajrang didn’t ing one day’s training tion after going home game of glorious uncertainties, The Indian team in recent with a nine wicket haul. Although, quite live up to the sky-high is not good,” Bajrang and will get ready for Virat Kohli and his men cer- times, save the series in 2007 However the top order he fetched a expectations of becoming the said during a media the World tainly had a better shot at full and the one in 2014, have batsmen would like to give a Silver, his immense strength first Indian wrestler to win the toe against the best golfers in interaction. Championships, set to 12 points from the match. always lost the opening Test in better account of themselves in and stamina along with tech- Gold, but the 27-year-old did the world. But, alas it wasn’t “My coaches and be held in Oslo, It would have taken a spe- England and this was a wel- the next Test which will be nical prowess impressed one return from Tokyo with a meant to be as after coming physio wanted me to Norway from cial bowling effort from come change in that respect. played at the Lord’s from and all. Bronze medal, an impressive agonisingly close, Aditi fin- continue to play with October 2-10. PTI England to stop India from The biggest positive for August 12. PTI Dahiya is a product of the feat in a nation starved for suc- ished fourth. / Q -.; 0"> !
8 6 25 10 league titles with the club. Messi was at pains to say “I gave everything for this that “nothing has been signed ionel Messi fought back tears club from the first day that I with anyone” and insisted that a Lon Sunday as he began a arrived right to the last. I never picture of him which has made press conference at which he imagined having to say goodbye. waves on social media in recent confirmed he is leaving “In recent days I have given days of him on holiday with PSG Barcelona, where he has played lots of thought to what I can say stars including Neymar and his entire career. and truth to tell I can’t think of Angel Di Maria was ‘just a The 34-year-old anything. photo’. Argentinian superstar, six times “This is really difficult for He said there was no ques- a Ballon d’Or winner, has been me after so many years spent tion of his having engineered a out of contract since the end of here — my entire life. I’m not path to the Parc des Princes, June and Barca say they cannot ready for this,” he said. adding that there had been afford to keep him, with Messi “We have had some good interest from other clubs. , admitting that a move to Paris times, some bad times too — but “When the press release (of Saint-Germain is a ‘possibility’. people always showed me the his departure) was published, I Paris: Paris Saint-Germain at a corner. “This year, my family and I @ ', , , & , 0AB C @ same love,” said Messi, who received a lot of calls from might be closing in on signing However, PSG were back were convinced we were going ' ;& , D;& , said leaving was ‘sad and hard’. interested clubs,” he told Lionel Messi but another level in the 19th minute thanks to stay here, at home — this is As thousands of Barca fans reporters who applauded him Argentinian was their match- to a thumping finish by their what we wanted more than showings in Europe by the club with former clubmate Neymar were in agreement in principle milled outside in disbelief at his for several minutes as he took winner on Saturday as Mauro own Moroccan defender anything,” said Messi as he where he has won four at PSG. with the player and his exit, Messi told reporters one day the stage at the start of the press Icardi’s goal secured a 2-1 vic- Achraf Hakimi. struggled to contain his emo- Champions Leagues but ended “I would’ve liked to have entourage on a new five-year he hoped to be back in some conference and again as he left tory against newly-promoted Icardi then scored what tions. up staying. won another Champions deal on much reduced wages. capacity. the stage to embrace staff in the Troyes in their opening game proved to be the winner just “I have still not come to Last year, he explained, “I League,” he added while stress- “The truth is I don’t know “I hope I can come back and club’s trophy room. of the new Ligue 1 season. two minutes later, controlling terms with the reality of leaving was convinced I knew what I ing that “I don’t regret anything, what to say,” said Messi, who be part of this club at some “For the moment nothing is Second-tier champions a Kylian Mbappe cutback and this club now, changing my life. wanted to say, but this year is not I tried to give my best and I’m signed for the Catalan giants as moment, in any way and bring arranged but, yes, we are in dis- Troyes had gone in front inside slotting home. I love this club. the same”, stressing his prefer- ending my career here with a a 13-year-old. something to help this club to be cussion,” said the Argentinian, eight minutes to the delight of The Argentine striker is Last year he sought to engi- ence was to prolong his stay good number of titles”. “After 21 years I am leaving the best in the world.” who insisted he has always been their fans at the Stade de l’Aube one of those who may have the neer a release from his contract rather than contemplate what Last month Barcelona, bat- with my three Catalan Argentine ‘totally transparent’ on his inten- when Moroccan defender most to lose with the possible in frustration at some poor now seems a likely reunion tling huge debts, had said they children,” said Messi, who won ‘NOTHING SIGNED’ tions. Oualid El Hajjam headed home arrival of Messi. AFP