$## !" #$% !" !" # $%&'( % &%& +%(!,- ' %()* + #! - / / 525 * * . / 0/ 0.0* . 1 / ** /* *. *** 677 / * *5 * . 2 0 3 42 & $ $ '( )( & *+% $ "" ) * +,)+-+%. %+/ R " ! & R ()*(+ , ! " # since the Covid-19 outbreak. “We must remember that ndia and Bangladesh must we’ve similar opportunities in Iremain vigilant and united to fields of trade and commerce, but $ % counter threats like terrorism as at the same time, we’ve similar well as ideas and powers behind threats like terrorism. The ideas such inhumane acts, Prime and powers behind such types of Minister Narendra Modi said on inhumane acts are still active. We rime Minister Narendra Friday as he hailed must remain vigilant and unit- PModi on Friday for the first ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur ed to counter them,” he added. time boarded the Air India Rahman’s leadership and the Modi recalled the role One aircraft to fly to contributions of the Indian played by the Indian Army in Bangladesh. The newly- Army in Bangladesh’s 1971 Bangladesh’s freedom war. inducted custom-made Boeing Liberation War against Pakistan. “I salute the brave sol- 777 aircraft has been acquired Addressing the main gold- diers of the Indian Army who to facilitate VVIP movements en jubilee celebrations of stood with the brothers and within India and on state vis- Bangladesh’s Independence and sisters of Bangladesh in its abroad. the birth centenary of its Muktijuddo. Those who gave The B777 aircraft, which founder here in the presence of their blood in Muktijuddo, has registration number VT- his counterpart Sheikh Hasina sacrificed themselves, and ALW, was delivered by Boeing and President Abdul Hamid, played a very big role in real- to the Indian Government in Modi said both nations possess ising the dream of independent October last year. President airport around 10.30 am on Force One in terms of securi- the power of democracy, with Bangladesh,” said Modi, who Ram Nath Kovind inaugurat- Friday, officials said. ty measures. a clear vision to move forward. was wearing a “Mujib Jacket” ed Air India One when he Another custom-made The planes are to fly only “That India and as tribute to Bangladesh’s boarded the B777 aircraft on its B777 aircraft, with registration President, Vice President and Bangladesh move forward Father of the Nation, said that inaugural flight to Chennai in number VT-ALV, was also Prime Minister. These two together is equally important Bangabandhu had a mes- November 2020. delivered by the American air- aircraft were part of Air India’s for the development of this merising personality and was The aircraft, which has craft giant to the Indian commercial fleet for a few entire region,” said Modi, who blessed with an unwavering call sign AI1 or Air India One, Government in October last months in 2018 before they is visiting Bangladesh on his commitment to further human departed from Delhi around 8 year. Both of them will be on were sent back to Boeing for first trip to a foreign country empowerment. *" * $ am and landed at the Dhaka par with the US President’s Air retrofitting for VVIP travel. ! " Centre for Disease Control # (NCDC). The team also has experts from the AIIMS, also said silence prevailed on Raipur and All India Institute onsidering the “grim” pan- the LoC for the first time in the of Hygiene and Public Health. Cdemic situation and the ndia and Pakistan on Friday last five to six years. At the The team to Chandigarh is led need to prevent the spread of Ireviewed the ceasefire situa- same time, he cautioned that by Additional Secretary and Covid-19 across the country, tion on the Line of Control the terror infrastructure, Financial Adviser in the the Road Transport Ministry (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir including terrorist launch-pads Textiles Ministry Vijoy Kumar has again advised enforce- and agreed to maintain peace on the Pakistani side, remained n the wake of sharp surge in Singh and also has experts ment authorities to treat as and continue the dialogue intact. ICovid-19 cases in drawn from the RML Hospital valid all the vehicle related process. This meeting between The meeting last month Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh, and the Safdarjung Hospital in documents such as fitness, the Brigadiers of the two was held between the Director the Union Health Ministry has Meanwhile, a record 5.5 New Delhi, it said. permit, registration and dri- Armies was the first one since Generals of Military rushed there two high-level crore people have been vacci- These teams will work with ving licence whose validity both the sides on February 24 Operations (DGsMO) where- multidisciplinary teams even as nated through 9,01,887 sessions the respective Governments expired on February 1, 2020, agreed to uphold ceasefire on in both the Armies agreed to there has been big spurt in throughout the country of the State and the UT to or would expire by June 30, the 750-km long LoC. adhere to the 2003 ceasefire infection in Maharashtra, according to a provisional ascertain the reasons behind 2021. The crucial meeting came pact on the LoC. The truce Punjab, Karnataka and Gujarat report till 7 am on Friday. the surge, assist in undertaking The Road Ministry has after Amy Chief General MM was called in order to avoid taking the total daily tally to The Ministry said the team gap analysis and recommend said all such vehicle-related Naravane on Thursday said not casualties of innocent citi- above 62,000. At least 257 peo- to Chhattisgarh is headed by Dr requisite Covid-19 control, and documents may be treated to a single shot was fired since the zens on both sides of the ple died on Friday. SK Singh, Director, National containment measures. be valid till June 30, 2021. agreement last month. He border. $%& %'( ! " tions, but after a few minutes, “In more than 20 districts in several places in Punjab. At a the stations were reopened. Bihar, more than 200 places in few places in Haryana too, ! )% he 12-hour nationwide A railway spokesperson Punjab and also in Haryana, shutters were down in support TBharat Bandh call given by said four Shatabdi trains were people made the Bandh a big of the Bandh. People protested farmers to protest against the cancelled, 35 other passenger success. In Karnataka and at Attari, near the Indo-Pak " three controversial farm laws trains were detained and the Andhra Pradesh as well, the border, blocking the National ( * %+,- "" * " received good response in movement of 40 goods trains impact of the Bandh was Highway to Wagah. In view of ! )" " . " . ' Punjab and Haryana on Friday. was affected by the protests. impressive,” he said. the ‘Holla Mohalla’ festival at seeking separation of owner- However, it evoked mixed or Train movement was disrupt- The leaders of the farmers Sri Anandpur Sahib, vehicles health official requesting ship interests in Tata Sons Pvt no impact in other parts of the ed at 44 locations that fall claimed they blocked national carrying devotees were being anonymity said, “If you observe n a big victory for the Tata Ltd (TSPL). The SP Group country. under the Delhi, Ambala, and highways and other key roads allowed to commute. The pro- harkhand recorded its high- Thursday’s health data, Ranchi IGroup, the Supreme Court owns 18.37 per cent shares in The Bandh had a minimal Ferozepur divisions. at 32 locations across Punjab testers have even arranged ‘lan- Jest positivity rate this year on is the only district, where coro- on Friday upheld its removal of TSPL, and the next fight could impact in Delhi. Markets at However, there was no and Haryana, and squatted on gar’ for the devotees at the Thursday with 278 fresh coro- na cases are in three digits. Out Cyrus Mistry as the executive be over its valuation. Connaught Place, Karol Bagh, report of any untoward inci- railway tracks at several loca- protest sites. na cases reported across the of 236 cases reported in State, chairman of the $100 billion “A person who tries to set Kashmere Gate, Chandni dent from anywhere in the tions. Since morning, farmers Haryana BKU leader State with average daily cases Ranchi accounts for 170 cases salt-to-software conglomerate, his own house on fire for not Chowk and Sadar remained country. in the two States gathered at Gurnam Singh Chaduni, in a soaring by 100 per cent in just while in rest other districts the bringing the curtains down getting what he perceives as open. Private vehicles or pub- Emergency medical ser- several highways and roads, video message on Friday, one week. number of fresh cases is less on a bitter four-year long pub- legitimately due to him, does lic transport such as auto rick- vices were exempted from the including in Bathinda, appealed to the protesting This is the highest single than 20. Hazaribagh and lic and legal battle. not deserve to continue as shaws, cabs and buses were ply- blockade. Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, farmers to ensure the smooth day spike in cases this year fol- Jamtara districts which last year Setting aside NCLAT’s part of any decision making ing normally. The Delhi Metro Farmers’ leader Darshal Mohali, Rohtak, Ferozepur, passage of essential supplies or lowed by the State recording reported for maximum cases on order which had restored body (not just the Board of a Rail Corporation (DMRC) had Pal has claimed that Bharat Pathankot, Jhajjar, even sick persons travelling in 236 cases on January 9. Out of Thursday both the districts Mistry to the top post, the apex company),” the SC said, in a to briefly close the entry and Bandh was a success in many Jind, Panchkula, Kaithal, private vehicles or those trav- these 236 reported cases, the reported only one fresh case.” court in a unanimous 3-0 deci- hard-hitting observation, exit gates of the Tikri Border, States including Punjab, Yamunanagar and Bhiwani dis- elling in neighbouring areas. maximum cases 170 cases were The official said, “The sion dismissed a plea of questioning the conduct of Bahadurgarh City and Haryana, Karnataka, Andhra tricts. “We have to protest peaceful- reported from Ranchi. This is Government has issued direc- Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group Mistry. Brigadier Hoshiar Singh sta- Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha. Shops remained closed at ly,” Chaduni said. the second consecutive rise in tions to intensify testing in Covid cases within a week as Ranchi along with focus on on Wednesday 93 cases were SMS system to check the spread reported in Ranchi. of pandemic in State Capital. With a surge in corona The SMS system is sanitisation, " " cases, the State health depart- masks and social distancing.” " " ment is on alert mode. Health Meanwhile, with Ranchi secretary KK Soan has direct- recording more than 50 per cent ed all Deputy Commissioners of daily fresh cases, the Ranchi Public Prosecutor were block and Sosai Mouza of Authority of India and UNDP. (DCs) to be on alert mode. He district administration has asked appointed as members. Burmu block and it was The distribution of electric has asked all DCs to increase people to celebrate Holi the fes- hief Minister Hemant Soren In the light of the report approved to allot land for SC / scooty among the health work- the number of corona patient tival of colour and Shab-e- Chas approved the draft received from Saraikela ST entrepreneurs at 50 per ers by the Airport Authority of beds in hospitals. The Health Barat from their houses. Resolution related to the pro- Kharsawan, Khunti, Chaibasa, cent amount. India under the CSR Fund is a Secretary has issued a directive Holi the festival of colour posal of the Home Department Dumka and Sahibganj in this In the meeting, budget commendable step. for arranging 11,000 beds. falls on March 29, while Shab- relating to the withdrawal of all regard, the decision has been approval was given for Work is being done in the Ranchi district administration e-Barat, also called as the night recorded cases against people, taken by the Government to Jharkhand Industrial Area area of education, health, infra- has been asked to arrange for of forgiveness, to be observed against whom FIRs were regis- oppose amendments to the Development Authority structure development in 13 1,500 corona beds. on March 28 till the morning tered while they were protesting Chotanagpur Tenancy Act and (JIADA), in which income of villages of Namkum block Meanwhile, Health of March 29. against the amendment in the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act 182.3 crore and expenditure of under CSR fund by Airport Minister Banna Gupta on The State Government has Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act and and withdraw the cases related 162.72 crore have been pro- Authority of India. Friday indicated that with a already put a ban on Ramnavmi Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act. to stone pelting. posed. It was informed at the Also, the facility of “Johar surge in corona cases in the and Sarhul procession this year The State Cabinet in its first It is to be known that 23 meeting that the payment of Hospital Mobile Medical Unit” past one week the State gov- due to spread of corona pan- meeting on 29 December 2019, cases have been registered in arrears of land value was post- is being provided to the com- ernment is looking at the situ- demic in the State. had decided to withdraw all the various police stations regard- poned during the lockdown mon people in 13 villages of ation. Gupta said, “Chief IMA State vice president recorded cases related to ing Pathalgadi. %) $ *) 0 ( period. Subsequent approval Namkum block. Under this, Minister Hemant Soren is Dr Pradeep Singh said, “The Patthalgadi. Three-tier com- Notably, Patthalgadi in cer- ! ( . " ! was granted on this. the health of the common peo- reviewing the Corona situation second wave of corona is at the mittees were formed in the dis- tain parts of State had become a The CM on Friday also dis- ple is done free of cost by the on a daily basis. If there is a door step of Jharkhand as it is tricts to withdraw cases filed in major issue during the regime of development, a meeting of the tum approval was granted to tributed electronic scooty team of doctors and nurses. surge in corona cases the state oblivious from the number of various police stations regard- the BJP Government a couple of Jharkhand Industrial Area reserve 5.46 acres of land in among 10 ANMs (Corona Today, under the CSR Fund of government will take strin- fresh cases reported in the ing Pathalgadi. years ago, when there was a huge Development Authority was industrial area Chapawar for Warriors) in Jharkhand Ministry the Airport Authority of India, gent measures to check the past one week. Last year too we In this committee, Deputy protest against the Government held in the Jharkhand Ministry herbal and dairy. In the meet- Campus. He said that the work 09 ANM of Namkum block and spread of pandemic.” recorded a surge in corona Commissioner cum District by tribal people residing in dif- today under the chairmanship ing, land was reserved for meat is being done today with the 01 ANM of Ranchi Sadar were Followed by Ranchi, max- cases about 45 days after num- Magistrate as Chairman and ferent districts of the State. of CM Hemant Soren. processing and food processing joint efforts of the District provided a total of 10 ANM with imum cases have been report- bers soared in Maharashtra Superintendent of Police and Meanwhile, in another In the meeting, post-par- at Barhi Mouza of Chanho Administration and Airport electronic scooty by the CM. ed from East Singhbhum. A and Gujarat.” ! "
. % ! % "/#' 01 1 2 " # / - / 1 colours will be treated as a 45*. Ravi Bharati, city manager of — all of them are already aware of crime. " ' JNAC, said that the step has been precautions to be taken, if they do , $ 9 / /. : Police also geared up to istrict Administration on taken to arrest the spread of the not implement mask wearing and . nab public tipplers. Drinking in DFriday sealed Yes Bank premis- virus. He said that residents should ensure safe distance, the city police 0 //* / public is a nuisance to a severe 0 es at Sakchi after eight of its employ- not leave their homes unnecessar- will initiate legal action. This has potential to result in brawls and ees and customers tested positive. ily, if it's urgent they need to go out already started,” said the 0/ / 2 1 /0* quarrels. This also affects the ith the number of corona positive on rise in The action was taken by then they must use masks, as well official. */1* peace and tranquillity of the Wthe State as well as in Dhanbad the district Jamshedpur Notified Area as wash hands with soap and sani- He called upon the people to okaro district administra- area and creates problems in administration has directed organisations having Committee. The bank was sealed tiser at regular intervals. enforce wearing masks and social Btion issued instructions / 4 * maintaining law and order, large footfalls to get corona test of staff along with and authorities ordered proper He added that shops should distancing in public spaces. He ahead of Holi, Shab-e-Barat, police said. incoming persons from other states. sanitisation of the area. The allow only a limited number of cus- urged citizens to enforce mask and Easter and asked the mass- / Misuse of social media The direction was given by deputy commis- health department conducted tests tomers into the premises at a time. wearing and social distancing. es to observe the festivals by would not be tolerated; strin- sioner Uma Shankar Singh during a review meet- of the bank staff. Out of 40 eight “Social distancing is a need of the Orders have also been issued to following the COVID-19 place, processions and DJs will gent action would be taken ing here. tested positive. The city has wit- hour and we shall enforce it,” he identify shops or market places that guidelines issued by the be banned, he said. against those who use social Organisations like IIT-ISM,BIT SINDRI, nessed more than 18,000 positive added. “People visiting shops, are inviting crowds and not paying Government. Throwing water (colour) media to create unrest in soci- CIMFR besides others have been asked to get a cases so far. banks, offices, and establishments heed to the safety norms. As the second wave of balloons or playing obscene ety and disturb communal har- corona test for each incoming person, who has Coronavirus spread across the songs can land one in jail this mony in the district, said SP reached Dhanbad from other states. country rapidly, the Centre Holi. Police have also placed a Chandan Jha. The Social Media It's worth mentioning that both the technical advised States and UTs to limit ban on playing obscene songs, Monitoring Cell of the district institutions the IIT and BIT have opened for hold- !!$ * *)% ) or do away with mass gather- DJ during Holi celebrations; police are at work, continuously ing physical classes after a gap of almost a year. ings during these festivals. appealed mass to celebrate the monitoring Facebook and Amidst the rising trend of the Corona virus in dif- 45*. red, blue and yellow with the festi- Sale of liquor, throwing festival in a peaceful environ- WhatsApp communications,” ferent states all students need to undergo corona val of colours and city markets are water (colour) bombs and play- ment. “Exhibition of certain he said. test as per district administration directive who s the city gears up for fun-filled witnessing enthusiastic crowds, ing obscene songs or DJ would pictures and symbols and Strict action would be reach respective institutions . Aday of excitement on Holi, Pappu motivated people to play safe be completely banned, said shouting of slogans are also taken against those found The authorities of both educational institutions social worker Pappu Sardar is on a and don’t waste water. He also dis- Kuldip Kumar City DSP banned to avoid communal guilty, said SP. “Though, we are have been asked to abide by the directive. mission to spread the message to tributed gifts for children. Bokaro. tension,” he said. waiting for the government The health authorities have also been asked play safe this time. Pappu is known for celebrating Keeping in mind the new In an effort to bring relief guidelines for Holi,” he added. to step up tests and contact tracing activities too Amidst ongoing spreading of Home, the ardent Madhuri fan cel- Madhuri's birthday since the mid- strain of Coronavirus, we will to the unwilling persons and Police will also keep a close in light of the rising numbers of incoming peo- the second wave of Covid-19, Pappu ebrated the festival of colours by fly- 90s and shot into the limelight for have to celebrate Holi cau- women who are wary of mis- vigil on rash driving during ple in the district owing to the festival on Friday went to Cheshire Home ing away colourful balloons to the his attraction towards the actress. In tiously this year. In view of the creants during Holi season, Holi celebrations. They intend season. to celebrate Holi. He gave a message sky. Following all Covid safety 2008 he even got the opportunity to increasing number of cases of the district administration has to maintain the strict imple- At same time tests at railway stations for pas- of social distancing and asked peo- guidelines he also danced with meet Madhuri. Moreover, his day Coronavirus in many States, said that harassing anyone by mentation of traffic rules and sengers coming from other states also have been ple to follow Covid safety norms. people and spread happiness. began with offering pujas for the any kind of crowd in a public throwing water bombs or offenders will be punished. increased as per the directive. Along with inmates of Cheshire As people get prepared to turn actress. + %
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lactating assistant police Aconstable, Asha Kumari, got relief from SP Palamau Sanjeev Kumar. She used to breast feed her six months old girl baby Parinidhi right on the highway patrol car 3. She told this correspondent that she has no way out except to carry her daughter and breast feed her in the highway patrol car 3 on the national highway 75. was brought to the notice of the This lactating assistant SP Palamu Sanjeev Kumar, police constable had a word of who took immediate action praise for her two male cops asking the sergeant major in the who used to see she did not Daltonganj's police line to with- face any more problems. draw this assistant police con- Her in-charge police offi- stable Asha Kumari from the cial Ramanand Paswan said highway patrol car 3. that they try to ensure that she Sanjeev Kumar said he has doesn't have much problem but given strict instructions to the when it comes to her breast police line officials not to press feeding her baby they used to in any lactating cop on such walk down from the patrol car highway patrol duty at all. to give her privacy and digni- The SP said this lactating ty of breast feeding. assistant police constable is in Sources said this matter the police line. -" " * /1 Police have recovered 24 mobile phones, 18 ATM cards, eoghar Police arrested 9 twelve bank passbooks, two Dcyber criminals from cheques books, 34 SIM cards, Chandna, Dumaria under two laptops, two motorcycles, Sonaraithhadhi police station one Mahindra XUV and Rs and Ghormara villages under 35,000 cash from those who Mohanpur police station. have been arrested. The gang leader Subham Giving information about Kumar Mandal is prime the case, the SP, Anjani Kumar accused in case 32/21 and Sinha said that the police had cheated Rs 105000 from a received information about the Gangadhar Rajak of village cheating of these people by var- Charkama in Deoghar district. ious cyber criminals in The arrested youth have Chandana, Dumaria, and been identified as Anil Ghormara villages of the police Mandal,23, Karanti Kumar,19, station area of the district by Pravin Kumar,20, Prabhakar making fake bank officers for Mandal,21, Mannu Yadav,23, KYC updates and other things. Ajit Kumar,19, Dinesh After which the police formed a Kumar,19,Santosh Mandal,19, team and raided the villages and and Shubham Kumar 20. arrested nine cyber criminals. 0* "# % $ # +# 0/ /
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population of the state who use roads. stone unturned to make Ranchi trict, the Ramgarh adminis- travellers but also creating mass these walls as selfie points. Ranchi Municipal one of the cleanest and beau- tration collaborated with many awareness. With the collabo- Local tourists visiting the state Commission Commissioner, tiful cities of India '', He added. youth organizations, NGOs, rative effort, over 300 govern- capital are also appreciating this Mukesh Kumar Said that Ramgarh town is the dis- volunteer painters and initiat- ment buildings, schools and # unique initiative taken by the “Major locations across the city trict headquarters of Ramgarh ed the ‘PAINT MY CITY’ other places of gathering have state government and clicking are being painted with tradi- district and is situated 45kms campaign. The administration been painted depicting key 0 " selfies to share the same across tional and modern art forms from the state capital, Ranchi. assigned different areas to the messages through traditional social media. whereas 10 green walls are Ramgarh has coal mines, volunteers. The organizations Jharkhand paintings. Recently during his visit to being placed across the city to stone crushers, brick chim- were given directions to create The core idea is to beauti- Birsa Smriti Park being devel- make people aware about the neys in abundance and coal- paintings on the wall in such a fy the city and educate people hief Minister Hemant oped in Ranchi, the CM con- importance of green and clean laden trucks called ‘Hyvas’ are way that the beauty of the city about different government CSoren has envisioned to ducted a surprise inspection of locality. Also, almost 450 loca- a common sight across the is enhanced and at the same schemes, the importance of showcase the true beauty of )" ). " O. . "P" ! * ! the state capital and instructed tions have been marked across district. However, recently time key messages of awareness sanitation, nutrition, health Jharkhand to the rest of the concerned officials to work the RMC area which was full of done wall paintings are chang- are delivered. and promote local art and cul- world. The Government is across the State. the State Urban Development extensively on the cleanliness garbage. All these places are ing the look and feel of the The government provided ture. The initiative was initial- working tirelessly to establish With the vision to generate Authority of Jharkhand came and beautification of the city. being cleaned in mission mode.” district for the better. The them with all the required ly targeted at government a new identity for the state in awareness around cleanliness up with the initiative ‘Ramnik His instructions included “As per the vision of the vibrant colours and vivid rep- tools and paint materials. buildings, schools, and com- the field of tourism. among the residents of the Ranchi’. The walls, which used painting of all the stained walls government and honourable resentation along with mes- Within a few weeks, the walls mon public spaces in the city. Additionally, other small ini- state capital and give the city a to be full of stains and dirt, have in the city, increased plantation chief minister Shri Hemant sages of mass awareness is of Ramgarh District have not In future, the plan is to take the tiatives are also being taken up unique identity, the Ranchi now become attraction points, on the road dividers and reduc- Soren, the Ranchi Municipal noteworthy. only become a matter of dis- initiative to the rural areas as for beautification of cities Municipal Corporation under especially among the young tion in the blowing dust on Corporation will not leave any In a bid to beautify the dis- cussion among bystanders and well. * -+&
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State BJP Secretary and party’s victory of Ganga Narayan Singh.” show of strength by the UPA two others by polls as the seat ! 1 .20 * !" $'% * 7=6B7 <0%"+ *" + 7D C '6 " Hatia MLA, Naveen Jaiswal Jaiswal's statement assumes camp, with major allies JMM, has been held by both BJP and " " " ' " 0 $ " # $# $ #! $% ! "##%# said, “The party on Thursday importance as in the 2019 elec- Congress and RJD pitching JMM on earlier occasions. In . " 34" " .. *! $" $% $ $ $ #$!!# !<'> 5@ evening announced the name tion Singh had contested victory for Hassan. 2005 and 2014, BJP candidate +"+) "! $ 1 ))" <$ % ! !% # $ ! +$ $ 5+ of Singh for the Madhupur seat. Madhupur on Sudesh Mahto- Chief Minister Hemant Raj Paliwar won the seat while !" #$$ $ #$ " 7= $ 7B@ =7=' $ He is a popular leader in led Ajsu Party ticket in the 2019 Soren, Parliamentary affairs JMM Haji Hussan Ansari had . ' " $ "##% $@ # #+$ $ +$# 7D Madhupur as being an AJSU Assembly elections but fin- minister Alamgir Alam, won the seat in 2009 and 2019. #" $# % "% $ +# #$$# #$ $ candidate he polled 45,000 ished third, garnering about Agriculture Minister Badal, Sources said that as the State. $+% $# #$$ %# ! ! + votes in the 2019 election 45,000 votes. While JMM’s Haji Labour resources minister Madhupur has not remained a Chief General Manager of $% 7= $# which is not an easy task.” Hussain Ansari won the seat, Satyanand Bhokta, MLAs Irfan bastion for either JMM or n an attempt to review of NABARD, AK Padhi suggest- He further said, “The victo- BJP’s Raj Paliwar came second. Ansari, Deepika Pandey Singh Saffron parry camp, both the Ifinancial inclusion and finan- ed that agriculture and its ry of Singh in Madhupur is sure JMM’s Ansari was polled and others attended a public parties are working hard to win cial literacy in Jharkhand, a allied sector is a key area where $ !# $! 9 : -! as apart from his personnel 38.40 per cent votes getting meeting after the nomination the election. special meeting of State Level the bank can increase CD %! "$% ! !% "$$ Bankers Committee (SLBC) Ratio because a large number % 4*** !$# $ % *$!+ @ Jharkhand was organised on of people are involved in the $@ $ ! +$ Friday in the State Capital sector that needs credit. 5$# $ % $ $ The meeting was attended Speaking on the occasion, "$"$# # L1 1 M by Deputy Governor of Reserve MK Jain said that other ambi- 0 $ #$ % $@ $ !$# 4*** $! +$ ) "! Bank of India, MK Jain, tious schemes of social securi- $ "$ +$ 5$#@ # % $! Executive Director of Bank of ty scheme, Pradhan Mantri ! +!% 4 ! -% $ ! "$# 6( ! & & India, PR Rajagopal, Secretary, Suraksha Bima Yojana and !$# 4*** "$"$! $ % $% "$$ . " 0 ! Planning-cum-Finance Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti 6( !$# "##! $ $ #! ! # # $ Department, Government of Bima Yojana, stressed the need "$"$# # % " # "$"$ %$ ! $ patients, doctors said, suffered % Jharkhand, Himani Pandey and for banks to do more. In a back- # %#$ $ 6( ! % %$# $ # # from diseases such as schizo- Deputy General Manager of ward state like Jharkhand, all he Women and Child phrenia and bipolar disorders SLBC, Ganesh Toppo. In addi- stakeholders are required to * ) TWelfare Department, in col- and have been staying at tion, General Manager, Reserve work together in the area of +$ $ H ##$ "+$! laboration with the Health the institute for more than five Bank of India, Regional Office, financial inclusion and financial +$+ 4" # +%+$! @ Department, will come up with years. he ‘Bharat Bandh’ announced by Joint Forum of United Jharkhand, Sanjeev Dayal, literacy. “The State still has a *@ $! "# $ # # $ halfway homes in three of the In many cases, police TFarmers Front and Central Trade Unions against three Chief General Manager, very large section of the popu- #"$ 0@ !@ # % most populated cities in the patrolling vans pick up mental agricultural laws, four labour codes and the Electricity NABARD, AK Padhi were also lation deprived of banking ser- " + +$ $! "+$ $! State – Ranchi, Jamshedpur and health patients from the roads Amendment Bill 2021 in the State on Friday had mixed impact present on the occasion. vices; there is a need to connect H ##$ $# $ $"# $#@ Dhanbad – in a bid to help men- and take them to RINPAS. in Jharkhand. Addressing the gathering, them to banks. For this, banks $ $#@ +# ! <+# # "#@ tal health patients adjust with the Most of such patients, doctors The impact of the Bharat Bandh was not visible in Ranchi. Finance Secretary Himani need to create financial aware- ! !$$ ! #+ $ #$$+$ "## $ # mainstream society after they say, are abandoned by their Everything was normal in Ranchi district. The District Pandey said that the CD Ratio ness by organizing Financial # I+""! $ % $ "$+ $$ $@ # " undergo treatment at psychiatry families and do not have a Administration has imposed prohibitory orders from 6 am to of the State is not very good and Literacy Camp in the village. <#$+ "# !$$ +" $ 'B77 !% * +I+ ""$# institutes and are fit to leave the place they could return to after 10 pm in the entire city except for the ‘dharna’ demonstration it is continuously falling. “Banks Regarding the goal of making $ ##$ #+ $ #$ ! "+# I+$$ hospital premises, officials said treatment. site located in Pun-dag. It prohibits gathering with 5 or more need special attention in prior- East Singbhum district in the #%@ $$ #%@ $$ ! % $ "$+ on Tuesday. Dr. Siddharth Sinha, a people. Demonstrations or processions were not allowed to ity sector lending. Banks should State a 100 percent digital dis- #$ $ $ $#@ #+ $ $ "## “The halfway homes will Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at take place anywhere in the city. There is no effect of the ‘bandh’ expedite the acceptance of appli- trict,” he added. Jain said that 97 # +#+ #$ % # $+# $# ##$ come up in the next financial RINPAS said that the count of in most of the districts of the State. Market shops were opened cations made by the State per cent achievement has been #$$<<$<$ $ $ year in Ranchi, Dhanbad and such patients has reduced at the like normal days. Operation of passenger buses to freight vehi- Government for providing KCC made in this area and it is Jamshedpur. Our department hospital lately, but there were cles continued uninterrupted. In the morning, some people of dairy and fishery farmers expected that 100 per cent 1 ) and the health department will still several such patients wait- took to the streets with a red flag and demonstrated but the under the Self-Reliant India achievement will be made soon. 5 # $! $ 5. $ ! #$$+$ 5! jointly work in this project,” ing for discharge. “There are ‘bandh’ did not affect daily life of the people of the State. Campaign,” she added. Pandey Referring to the excessive *#@ % # 5. # "$ said Women and Child Welfare quite a few patients in male as Even after the implementation of Section 144, a call was also drew attention of banks to NPA in PMEGP and agricul- !+$@ # ! # ! Secretary Avinash Kumar. well as female sections of the made in Ranchi in support of ‘Bharat Bandh’ by United Kisan the lack of proper participation tural loans in the State, Jain said !"% $ % $@ A halfway home, popular in institute with nowhere to go Morcha. Left parties and trade union workers took out a pro- in education loans in proportion that the State Government and $ #$$+$# "$"$ $ some western countries, is a despite being ready for dis- cession at Albert Ekka Chowk in support of the ‘bandh’ and to the population of scheduled all banks need to work togeth- $%@ $%@ # ! $ %! place that allows people with charge,” he said. blocked the road at around 11 pm. The protesters claimed castes and scheduled tribes in er in this regard. $$# $ +$ $ $#" mental and emotional disabilities Special Secretary in the that the ‘bandh’ received overwhelming support from the gen- $ $ #$$+$# 5. # $ " $ % $ to learn social skills necessary to women and child welfare eral public. The 12-hour shutdown period was reduced to 6 # $@ !+$@ % $@ # ! # *%! re-integrate into the society. department, DK Saxena, who is hours due to festivals and the spread of Corona in Ranchi. "# 5. %! $ *! *%@ The facility, officials said, a member of the team working The Left parties congratulated the people of Jharkhand for $@ 5 ! *+ 3#@ +$ $ C will not only give mental health on the project, said that after the success of ‘bandh’. / 5*@ % 0 ! $ + # patients a new lease of life, but spending several years in men- Jharkhand State Kisan Sangharsh Coordination "#$ $ # also ease the pressure on State - tal asylums, patients face many Committee State convenor Sufal Mahato said that the run psychiatry institutes which challenges in adjusting to the movement received wide public support and even during the 1 have become dumping yard of mainstream society. The halfway ‘bandh’, farmers of Jharkhand and Ranchi are standing with 1 *"$# *" # +%+$! $! 4 "#!$ !$ mental health patients who are homes, he added, will impart farmers’ agitation. He said that business organizations are also 3 4#@ $+ !@ 1 5 $ staying at the institutes even after livelihood skills to the inmates giving full support in the movement.Farmers' organizations $! $$ 1 *"$# "! !# being treated as their families and it is expected that their fam- have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Friday after the comple- #"$# "#$# $ !" $ #"$# ! have refused to accept them. ilies too might start accepting tion of four months of the agitation in Delhi. #"$#"## $ / $# Doctors at the Ranchi them once they heal complete- Police-administration in Jharkhand was in alert mode due #@ 4# #! $ #+## 1 *"$# Institute of Neuro Psychiatry ly and are ready to lead a nor- to ‘Bharat Bandh’. Special Security arrangements have been *" ! #! $$ #"$# #"% ! $ and Allied Sciences (RINPAS), mal life. made in the coal sector. As a precaution, police forces along $ +$@ #"$# " $ <+! !" $ "#$ the largest state-run psychiatry “As the name suggests, with magistrates have been deployed at every Chowk. The #! $$ $ $+ $ %! $ !# institute in Ranchi, claim that halfway homes, are a stoppage prohibition is in force from 5 am to 10 pm in Ranchi. A new 5+" "$ $ ## %## more than 50 patients are stay- for mental health patients in guide line has been issued to the Ranchi district administration +% $# $+ $@ "# $ !# ! ing at the institute after being their journey from a mental asy- regarding the nationwide ‘bandh’ announced by the United %) $ " " " * * ! ## $ $$ treated as they had no other lum to the mainstream society,” Kisan Morcha on Friday. Any type of rally or procession has !* *( 6 78) " . " place to go. Some of these said been banned in view of the transition from Covid-19. ! * #$+!$# * 0 + *@ ! +# ! !# $ $ " $ $ * . % / "! =7=7<=' !+$! * / "! -+!$ -$ % ! $$ ! "" #!$ +#! ' # 0 - # " $ "" &'( $ #"$ $ ! ) '* " " #$ !# $ # " # #0 , -" $ P" well as encashment of the & # bonds, happening only through banking channels, is 0 ) always reflected in documents 1" - that eventually come to the ! public domain. “All that is required is a lit- resident Ram Nath Kovind tle more effort to cull out such worse”, he said. Pvisited the Army’s Research information from both sides “You must vote for a and Referral hospital on Friday (purchaser of bond and polit- Government that will put after he complained of chest ical party) and do some ‘match head of the first round of Assam once again on the path discomfort in the morning. the following’. Therefore, it is Avoting for the Assembly of peace and development.” As per a statement from not as though the operations elections in Assam on Saturday, According to Singh, the hospital, he is undergoing under the scheme are behind former Prime Minister what he called his “friendship” leadership of Tarun Gogoi in Congress was committed to a routine check-up and is iron curtains incapable of Manmohan Singh on Friday with former Chief Ministers 2001-2016 that Assam made a protecting the unique language, under observation. His condi- being pierced,” the Bench said. appealed to the people to “vote Hiteshwar Saikia and Tarun “new beginning” towards peace culture and history of Assam. tion is stable, the hospital said. political parties by corporate The court also termed as wisely” for a Government that Gogoi. and development. Singh went on to list the “President of India visited houses, as apprehended by the misconceived the apprehen- upholds the constitution and Manmohan Singh, 88, was “However it is now facing five promises in the Congress Army Hospital (R&R) follow- he Supreme Court on NGOs. It said as the purchase sion of the NGOs that foreign democracy. He said if the a Rajya Sabha member from a very serious setback. Society manifesto, which include not ing chest discomfort this TFriday dismissed pleas of the bonds and their encash- corporate houses may buy the Congress comes to power, it Assam from 1991 to 2019, is being divided on the basis of implementing the Citizenship morning. He is undergoing seeking stay on further sale of ment can only happen through bonds and attempt to influence will not implement the after which he was elected to religion, culture and language. Amendment Act (CAA), jobs routine check-up and is under electoral bonds ahead of banking channels and only the electoral process in the Citizenship Amendment Act the Upper House of parliament The basic rights of the common for unemployed youth in the observation,” the hospital said Assembly polls, saying the those customers who fulfil country, saying that under the (CAA). from Rajasthan. man are being denied. There is public and private sector, in a medical bulletin. His con- scheme was in place since KYC norms can engage in scheme, the bonds can be pur- “You must vote for a “The people of Assam an atmosphere of tension and increasing the wages of tea dition is stable,” it said. Prime 2018, the bonds were released such transactions details of chased only by a person who Government that will care for enabled me to serve our coun- of fear. The ill-conceived notes plantation workers, free elec- Minister Narendra Modi at periodical intervals without which would be with the State is a citizen of India or incor- every citizen, for every com- try as Finance Minister of ban and badly implemented tricity of up to 200 units for enquired about the President’s any impediment and safe- Bank of India as it was the sole porated or established here. munity. You must vote for a India for five years and as GST (Goods and Services Tax) every home and 2,000 health and prayed for his well guards were in place to prevent authority for issuance and The Bench also rejected Government that will ensure Prime Minister for 10 years. have weakened the economy,” allowance for every housewife. being. their misuse. encashing of the bonds. the NGO’s contention that the inclusive growth,” he said Today I am speaking as one of said the former PM. “Brothers and sisters. Your “PM @narendramodi A Bench headed by Chief “Moreover, any expendi- Reserve Bank of India was hrough a video message. you. Once again the time has Lakhs of people and future and the future of your spoke to Rashtrapati Ji’s son. He Justice S A Bobde said it saw no ture incurred by anyone in pur- opposed to the scheme, saying The Congress lost power in come for you to cast your bal- women had lost their liveli- children is in your hands,” he enquired about the President’s justification to grant stay at this chasing the bonds through that the central bank of the Assam in 2016 after 15 years as lot... You must vote wisely,” hoods, youths were desperate said, appealing for votes for the health and prayed for his well- stage and dismissed the two banking channels, will have to country was concerned with the the BJP ousted the party’s Singh said. for decent jobs, the rise in Congress. being,” read a tweet from the applications moved by NGOs be accounted as an expenditure issue of the bonds in scrip form Government led by then Chief The people of Assam prices of fuel and cooking gas Assam will vote from Prime Minister’s office. Union to put on hold any further sale in his books of accounts. The rather than in demat form. Minister Tarun Gogoi. endured terrible suffering had made life difficult for the Saturday to April 6 in three Home Minister Amit Shah also of the electoral bonds ahead of trial balance, cash flow state- “What RBI wanted to “For many years, Assam through a long period of insur- common man, “the poor are rounds for a new Government. enquired about President’s the upcoming Assembly elec- ment, profit and loss account achieve was, in their own has been my second home,” gency and unrest, said the for- becoming poorer and COVID- The results will be declared on health after he went for a check- tions in Tamil Nadu, West and balance sheet of companies words, the twin advantage of said the former PM referring to mer PM, and it was under the 19 is making matters much May 2. up in the Army hospital. Bengal, Assam, Kerala and which purchase electoral bonds (i) providing anonymity to Union territory of Puducherry will have to necessarily reflect the contributor; and (ii) ensur- from March 27 to April 29. the amount spent by way of ing that consideration for “In light of the fact that the expenditure in the purchase of transfers is through banking (electoral bond) scheme was electoral bonds,” the apex court channels and not cash or other 4% " *2 .$! introduced on January 1, 2018, said in its order. means. that the bonds are released at It further said that the “In fact RBI called the periodical intervals in January, financial statements of com- electoral bonds as ‘an enduring The CPI(M) also wrote to polls to elect a new legislative April, July and October of panies registered under the reform, consistent with the the poll body questioning its Assembly in Kerala would be every year, that they had been Companies Act 2013 are filed government’s digitization push’. day after Kerala Chief decision to put in abeyance of held on April 6. Is it legally ten- so released in the years 2018, with the Registrar of Therefore, the concerns AMinister Pinarayi Vijayan three RS sears elections. able to hold an exercise, where 2019 and 2020 without any Companies and were accessible expressed by RBI, to the form and the CPI(M) questioned Nilotpal Basu, a member of the the members of an outgoing impediment and that certain online on the website of the and not to the substance, can- the “political intervention” Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) met Assembly vote on April 12 to safeguards have already been Ministry of Corporate Affairs not really advance the case of behind the poll body’s deci- members of the Election elect Rajya Sabha members, provided by this court in its for anyone. the petitioner(s),” it said. sion to put in abeyance the Commission. whereas the polls to elect a new interim order dated April 12, The NGOs had claimed The court also said in its schedule for the Rajya Sabha A spokesperson of the poll Assembly would have already 2019, we do not see any justi- that there was a serious appre- order that repeated applica- election to three seats from watchdog responded to taken place on April 6, the law fication for grant of stay at this hension that any further sale of tions for the same relief cannot the State, the Election Vijayan’s charge on ministry had asked. stage,” the apex court said. electoral bonds before the be filed merely because the Commission on Friday said a Twitter on Friday, saying the The election to the three The NGOs — Association upcoming Assembly elections, bonds are being issued at peri- call on holding the election “decision of conducting elec- Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala for Democratic Reforms and including in West Bengal and odical intervals of time. will be taken shortly by it tions to the 3 Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant the next month Common Cause had also Assam, would further “increa- The bench said that under strictly within the existing for three seats to Council of Vijayan said the election to the in Kerala will be shortly taken was to be held on April 12. sought stay on sale of the elec- seillegal and illicit funding of the electoral bonds scheme of legislative framework. States (Rajya Sabha) from three Rajya Sabha seats from by ECI strictly within the exist- Abdul Wahab of the IUML, toral bonds during the pen- political parties through shell 2018 they available for pur- The Election Commission Kerala.... In the meanwhile, a Kerala was put in abeyance. ing legislative K K Ragesh of the CPI(M) and dency of the PIL filed pertain- companies”. chase for 10 days each in (EC) also said the Union law reference has been received “ECI says Law Ministry rec- framework including provi- Vayalar Ravi of the Congress ing to funding of political par- “Since the scheme man- January, April, July and ministry has “no remit” to from the Ministry of Law and ommended so. Art. 324 (of the sions of RP (Representation of are retiring on April 21. ties and alleged lack of trans- dates political parties to file October and once the apex make recommendations on Justice. Pending examination of Constitution) vests the power the People) Act, 1951. “M/o The notification for the parency in their accounts. audited statementof accounts court put in place an interim the schedule of Rajya Sabha the reference, the commission to conduct the election only in Law & Justice has no remit to biennial elections was to be The Bench, also compris- and also since the Companies arrangement in April 2019, elections. has decided to keep the afore- the ECI. Why the political make recommendation on issued on Wednesday. Rajya ing Justices A S Bopanna and Act requires financial state- applications for stay of sale of The EC issued a statement mentioned proposed notifica- intervention? Why has ECI schedule of RS elections.” Sabha elections are usually V Ramasubramanian, observed mentsof registered companies the bonds cannot be moved on Wednesday, saying, “The tion and schedule in abeyance succumbed to it? Indian Sources said on held before the expiry of the that there may not be complete to be filed with the Registrar of every time a window is opened commission...Had announced till further orders.” Constitution has been violated, Wednesday that the law min- terms of the retiring mem- anonymity in financing of Companies,the purchase as for issuing them. schedule for biennial election In a tweet on Thursday, yet again!” istry had pointed out that the bers. ;<=" )* * % " ( *P "$ &" " ! ) * said after assessing the authorities to scrupu- situation, guidelines for lously enforce COVID- nion Home Ministry effective control of 19 appropriate behav- Uon Friday asked States COVID-19 were issued iour and SOPs in all and Union territories to by the Ministry of Home public gatherings dur- regulate crowd during Affairs on March 23 and it ing the upcoming festi- upcoming festivals like has been emphasised that vals. Further, Bhalla said, Holi, Easter and Eid in states and UTs should COVID appropriate the campaign should also view of rising cases of strictly enforce the ‘test- behaviour, such as wearing be intensified for creating Covid-19. In a letter to track-treat’ protocol. of mask and maintaining public awareness. Chief Secretaries of all “In view of upcoming social distancing, as man- “As has been empha- States and Union festivals such as Holi, dated in aforesaid guide- sized time and again by Territories, Union Home Shab-e-Barat, harvesting lines and in the National health experts, strict Secretary Ajay Bhalla festivals, Easter, Eid-ul- Directives for COVID- 19 adherence to COVID pointed out that the coun- Fitr, etc. The State Management,” the com- appropriate behaviour in try is passing through a Governments and UT munication said. public places and gather- critical juncture as administrations should The Home Secretary ings will help in breaking COVID-19 cases and take necessary measures to also asked Chief the chain of transmission deaths have been on the regulate crowds during Secretaries to issue neces- and reduce the incidence rise. these festivals by ensuring sary instructions to district of COVID cases in the The Home Secretary strict observance of administrations and police country,” he said. ! " * ..## " # ' " on TMC turncoat Suvendu, Chief Minister said, “The BJP * % who is pitted from Nandigram has two syndicates. One is a Assembly seat battling incum- rioter, has sponsored riots in Q R bent Chief Minister Mamata Delhi, Gujarat and UP. The 1 * 0@2 Banerjee. Alleging that the other person is only growing TMC Government was encour- his own beard but slowing / in “outsiders” to capture power aging infiltration in Bengal he down the industrial growth of 455. Flag on all government build- in Bengal, Shah said “this is the said that appeasement politics the country. ings and offices across the dis- itizenship Amendment Act narrow-mindedness of the pursued by Mamata Banerjee In an apparent reference to he Union Territory admin- trict. Cwill be implemented simul- Chief Minister … Netaji has been primarily responsible the Prime Minister she said Tistration headed by Lt- "It has been impressed taneously in the entire country, Subhas Chandra Bose was not for unchecked infiltration in “sometimes he compares him- Governor Manoj Sinha has upon all district, sectoral, tehsil Home Minister Amit Shah has an outsider in Gujarat. He was this side of the border adding self with Gandhi ji, now set itself a target to paint and block level officers to com- told in an interview to a private the valiant son of India … he “once BJP comes to power not Rabindranath Tagore and even the skyline of Jammu & ply with the directions therein Bengali television channel. was made the president of the a bird will come in from other Swami Vivekananda and on Kashmir in patriotic colours of and ensure that the National Replying to a question as to Congress Party not as a so- any face. We have remained Banerjee Government which countries.” Only the refugees other occasions he names India. Flag is flown on all why CAA has been mentioned called outsider. It is my demo- faceless while contesting elec- started the probe initially has driven out of those countries national properties including According to a Press Government buildings within in the election manifesto in cratic right as the citizen of tions in many States… A strong devoured the entire records of would be given citizenship stadiums after himself” release issued by the a period of 15 days. The district Bengal but not in Assam, he India to come to Bengal and no face will emerge after the elec- the scam and is not sharing the through CAA. Referring to him as a self- Department of Information heads have further been said, “Mamata Banerjee one can stop me from coming tions and he will be a details with the CBI … but Meanwhile, the Chief absorbed person who attaches and Public Relations, "a deci- instructed to submit the opposed CAA while, Assam here.” Bhumiputra of Bengal … he when we come to power we Minister continued to rain fire his photographs with corona sion has been taken to hoist the progress report on a daily basis Government did not oppose it Replying to the logic being will be the Chief Minister will have access to all the on Prime Minister Narendra vaccine advertisements, sends National Flag on all Govern- in this regard" , stated a press … this is the reason why we proffered by the Opposition here.” details … we will probe the Modi and Shah in her election his photograph to space … One ment buildings in Jammu & statement issued by the office have kept it in the manifesto parties that the BJP has no On why the Central agen- cases through an SIT and send campaign. Flipping back their day he will sell the entire coun- Kashmir". of Deputy Commissioner here in Bengal … CAA will Chief Ministerial face he said cies become active about all the accused to jail.” accusation that the TMC ran try and name it after himself…. According to the press Anantnag. definitely be implemented and “we have been successful in Narada and Sharada chit fund “We are not changing the extortion syndicates she said it He seems to have a loosened statement, "the necessary Earlier, the school educa- … simultaneously all over the other States without projecting cases only before the elections ideology, rather those who are was not the Trinamool but the screw” the Chief Minister who instructions were issued by tion department in J&K had country.” On the oft raised Chief Ministerial faces… We and why even after 8 years no coming to the party are fol- BJP that ran on syndicates. even used slang a day before the Lt-Governor Manoj Sinha directed all the heads of the allegations made by the Chief came to power in UP and headway has been made in the lowing our ideology," Union Singling out the two top while referring to the Prime himself while chairing a high institutions to adopt “grey and Minister that BJP was bringing Jharkhand, without projecting probe he said “Mamata Home Minister further added leaders of the saffron outfit the Minister said. level meeting with the white colour scheme” for gov- Divisional Commissioners, ernment school buildings Deputy Commissioners and besides installing “a signboard Superintendents of Police of standard design with tri- - ' ( !$) & through video conferencing colour of national flag in the here at civil secretariat late background”.The heads of the Thursday evening". institutions have been also & 345+6 Responding to the diktat, instructed to mention all the *' &" ( "the Office of Divisional details of the school on the Commissioner Jammu Friday signboard. April 30, 2021 has festo. taken by Women SHG's which / Midnapore’s 7 constituencies Meanwhile, even as the directed all the Deputy been set as the final deadline to "A BJP government at the were affected by the Covid-19. and 124 companies for West Left-Congress Morcha lodged Commissioners and Heads of complete the project. nion Finance Minister Centre and the union territo- There will be 50 per cent n a charged up scenario Midnapore’s 6 seats. Four seats a complaint with the the Departments to implement The Lt Governor, while UNirmala Sitharaman ry will ensure implementation reservation for women employ- Iwhere the ruling Trinamool of Jhargram district will also go Commission saying people the directions of Lieutenant reviewing the activities under released the election mani- of all central schemes. The ees in government institutions Congress and the BJP are to polls on Saturday. Salboni from other States had put up in Governor, J&K UT regarding the “Azaadi ka Amrut festo of the BJP for the April 6 previous state government did and in local body elections, the locked in a neck and neck fight, and Kharagpur in most of the private hotels in the hoisting of National flag on all Mahotsav’, also asked the dis- Puducherry Assembly polls on not do this fearing that the manifesto promised, besides Bengal is all set to go to its first West Midnapore had been State reports of violence con- the Government buildings trict officers to identify people Friday with a slew of welfare credit would go to the central free public transport for phase of the eight-phase placed under high alert by the tinued to come from various within next fifteen days". from their areas who have measures and promising cre- government and Prime women. Assembly elections on administration, sources said. parts of it. As per a communiqué by played an important role in the ation of 2,50,000 jobs for the Minister Narendra Modiji," the The BJP also promised Saturday. TMC had won 27 out of A TMC party office was the Divisional Commissioner, freedom struggle and felicitate youth. minister said. free healthcare for women, set- Elections will be held for 30 these 30 seats in the 2016 elec- blown up at Kotulpur in Jammu, the Deputy them in the ongoing celebra- Puducherry will get The manifesto promises ting up of sanitary napkin seats across five districts of East tions and BJP was not a major Bankura district injuring at Commissioners/Divisional tions. "Special Union Territory" sta- measures aimed at the empow- vending machines at schools, and West Midnapore, Bankura, player in the last polls. While least three persons after bombs Heads of various Departments In view of the upcoming tus. This will ensure devolution erment of women, besides colleges, public places, PDS Jhargram and Purulia. In the first the Trinamool is eying a hat- they were allegedly making of Jammu Division have been Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra the Lt of funds from 25 per cent to 40 making Puducherry a spiritu- outlets and Anganwadis. phase 191 candidates including trick challenger BJP that has went off, sources said. asked to ensure strict compli- Governor also directed the per cent as was done in Jammu al hub and provide free and The manifesto promises 21 women are in the fray. occupied the second place Elsewhere ISF supporters were ance of the directions of the Deputy Commissioners to con- and Kashmir. quality education to girls from to built a 150 ft statue of poet A massive security ban- shoving out the Left in the past beaten up by the TMC men at Lieutenant Governor, J&K, as struct fully functional toilet The manifesto also Kindergarten to Post-Graduate Subramania Bharathy and set dobast has been made by the couple of years is determined Bhangore near Kolkata sources per the provisions of Flag Code complexes at prominent places promised to meet the aspira- level. The BJP has also up new tourism centres across Election Commission which to wrest power from Mamata said. of India within next fifteen in all the districts through tions of the people as it is final- promised free scooters to girls Puducherry to promote has arranged for 187 compa- Banerjee this time round. The Friday’s incident days, under intimation to the which the Yatra passes, within ized after getting feedback in colleges. tourism. It also promised to nies of central forces in The Sanyukta Morcha comes after four persons --- Div com office. the next two months. He called from the public. The BJP had The promises also include constitute new IT Parks, Textile Purulia’s 9 seats with 2491 formed by the Left-ISF- three of the BJP and one of the In Kashmir valley, Deputy for synergizing the inter- gathered opinion from around interest-free loans of up to Rs parks, an elevated railway line booths, 82 companies for Congress alliance is also striv- TMC --- were reportedly mur- Commissioner Anantnag Dr departmental efforts to provide 50,000 people of Puducherry 5 lakh for women self-help to Chennai via Bankura’s 4 seats with 1328 ing to spring a surprise in the dered between Wednesday and Piyush Singla too issued a cir- the best in class facilities to the before preparing the mani- groups and also waiver of loans Mammalapuram. booths, 148 companies for East elections. Thursday. cular for hoisting of National visiting yatri’s. 0 1$($ 2 0 Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath people, these food processing backbone of the project. ucts will be set up in Aligarh, Purvanchal. for that purpose. *' 2,$(3 Government is trying to units will also make the farm- The government has made Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Kanpur The spokesman said that The government is com- increase self-employment ers of the villages economical- amendments in its food pro- Dehat, Jaunpur and Mathura, there is an emphasis on setting pletely focused on bringing up among the youth in rural Uttar ly self-reliant and fulfil the cessing industry policy and while Aurraiya and Kasganj up food processing units based more units to the state so that )( Pradesh through food pro- resolve of rural development. will be ready to provide will have units for making on maize cultivation in western with more employment oppor- cessing units. According to the govern- employment to around 3 lakh ghee. and central Uttar Pradesh. tunities, farmers can also get Under the current food ment spokesman, the state gov- people by bringing investment Products based on green It is noteworthy that in maximum benefit from these Lucknow: Despite the The UP government has processing industries policy, ernment will create new jobs in of more than Rs 20,000 crore. chillies will be set up in order to promote food pro- units. Opposition campaign against also recorded the highest con- capital grants and rebate in the rural areas through its To increase employment Varanasi and Deoria, mango in cessing industries in Uttar The government has also the Yogi Adityanath viction rate in the cases of interest are being provided to 62,122 units. and self-employment in rural Lucknow, Amroha and Sitapur, Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath proposed a plan to set up agri- Government on the law-and- crimes against women and those who are setting up such A record investment of Rs areas, the units are being set up Kala Namak rice in Basti, government is giving an culture and food processing order issue, the latest data cyber-crime in the country, units. 10,500 crore has been made in according to the area wise Gorakhpur and Siddhartha exemption in mandi rates to industries on the vacant land of released by the National Crime says the report by NCRB. Apart from providing the food processing industry agricultural production. Nagar, banana chips in agricultural processing units big mandis in the state. Records Bureau (NCRB) states Uttar Pradesh has taken employment opportunities to which is considered to be the Units related to milk prod- Kushinagar and potato in and new rules have been made IANS that the crime situation in the several steps to check crime State has improved. against women which include The NCRB data says that anti-Romeo squads, UP-122 " UP has witnessed a sharp India App, night security cover # # " N+!+$M $# #$ )', reduction of 45.43 per cent in scheme, women helpdesks and rape cases and has the lowest pink booths. Kochi: The Kerala High Court approached the Chief Electoral allowed to vote and action +# figures of crimes against A total of 25,895 criminals on Friday asked the Election Officer, in the state five times under the Indian Penal Code ,$$ &&P ' ,Q women compared to the 21 have been sent behind bars till Commission to respond to the with a complaint that there are and the Peoples Representation "% major states of the country. the year 2019. petition of Leader of over four lakh fraudulent vot- Act should be taken against all This has played an impor- Despite being the most Opposition Ramesh ers in the 140 Assembly con- the government officials who ,$(" $, ### #$ tant role in changing the image populous state, UP has also Chennithala after he stituencies, having their names played a role in issuing such and perception of Uttar seen reduction in cases of mur- approached the court seeking in multiple constituencies. fake cards. New Delhi: Aapke Dwar Pradesh globally and re-estab- der. its intervention in the "fraud- He has been releasing the However, Teeka Ram Ayushman campaign has lishing its identity. With a density of 690 per- ulent" voters list for the April details of this 'duplication' in Meena, the Chief election offi- crossed a crucial milestone by According to an official sons per square km, Uttar 6 Assembly polls. The high the past week in various con- cer (CEO) in Kerala has asked verifying more than 9 lakh eli- release, the state has seen a sig- Pradesh has witnessed a sharp court will now take up this peti- stituencies that he has been all the 14 district collectors to gible beneficiaries in a day nificant fall in the number of decline of 19.80 per cent from tion on Monday. touring. Chennithala in his conduct a detailed probe into under Ayushman Bharat- rape cases from 3419 cases in the year 2016 to 2020, in cases Chennithala's public inter- petition has demanded all such the complaints, and then will Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya 2016 to 2317 cases in the year of murder. est litigation, according to him, people, who have multiple present his views before the Yojna scheme. 2020. IANS was a forced one as he had identity cards, should not be court. IANS In the last 24 hours, the NHA's has recorded the veri- fication of over 9.42 lakh (9,42,231) eligible beneficiaries O' $ * A ) * * under AB-PMJAY scheme to enable them to seek free med- ical benefits upto Rs 5 lakhs per husband Rajesh Mohite, who cide note that Shivkumar, given Maharashtra Forest Guard- official car a gang of forest family per year. *. / works as a treasury officer at to excessive drinking, used to Forester’s Union has demand- smugglers that was escaping by With this achievement, Chikhaldara in Amravati dis- harass her, heap abuses on her, ed strict action against a train to Madhya Pradesh. NHA has registered over 2 /-- trict, was away at work. make lewd comments, dropped Shivkumar. At the next railway station, crore (2,30,06,678) potential The police recovered a hints at getting physical, give Giving details of the man- she intercepted the gang trying beneficiaries under AB PM- 5.50 four-page suicide note near her difficult assignments and ner in which Shivkumar used to smuggle out over five tonnes JAY scheme in this calendar RFO’s blood-splattered body. on one occasion, he had back to harass Deepali, the Union of a valuable jungle year. day after a female Range In her note addressed to her salary. General Secretary Indrajit produce 'lac', arrested them, During the ongoing Aapke AForest Officer (RFO) post- MS Reddy, Field Director of Deepali had reportedly on Baraskar said: “In 2020, when seized the consignment, and Dwar Ayushman campaign, in ed in the Amravati-based Melghat Tiger Reserve and a few occasions complained she was pregnant, in early- brought the gangsters back to the past 24 hours (25 March) Melghat Tiger Reserve (MRT) Additional Principal Chief about Shivkumar to his senior February, Shivkumar com- Maharashtra. Chhattisgarh has alone verified committed suicide after alleg- Conservator of Forest, Deepeli MTR Field Director, M.S. pelled Dipali to accompany Deepali had become a ter- Chennai: The Tiruchirappalli She said freight cost of more than 6 lakh (6,27,097) ing harassment at the hands of alleged that DFO Vinod Reddy (IFS), but in vain. him on a gruelling 3-days for- ror for local mafias who based ICAR-National Research banana can be brought down beneficiaries while Madhya her superior officer, the police Shivkumar was an officer who Talking to media persons est patrol, walking or driving attempted to steal forest pro- Centre for Banana (NRCB) is drastically if the export con- Pradesh has verified 1,23,488 on Friday arrested Deputy used to harass her. in Pune, Maharashtra’s deputy hundreds of kms ignoring her duce or poach big and small hopeful that the shipment of 10 signment is sent by a ship beneficiaries. Uttar Pradesh Conservator of Forests (DCF) She said in her note that chief minister Ajit Pawar said: condition and her complaints animals. “There were many ton of Nendran banana sent by instead of air lifting the same. has conducted the verification Vinod Shivkumar in Nagpur stern action be taken against “We have ordered a detailed to Reddy was not addressed”. occasions when she chased sea from Kerala reaches UK Uma said the protocol fol- of about 80,337 beneficiaries, while he was trying to flee to Shivkumar, an IFS officer, so investigation into the circum- “Consequently, upon them caught red handed,” her safely soon and exporters start lowed for the sea shipment Madhya Pradesh (1,23,488), his native town in Karnataka. that no other employee or offi- stances leading to the lady for- return she suffered a miscar- friend Rohan Bhate said. the sea route, said a top official. includes scientific preharvest Punjab (38, 488), Uttarakhand In a disturbing incident, cial underwent the ordeal that est officer’s suicide. If she had riage and was in deep depres- In a related development, "We had developed special bunch care management like (7,460), Haryana (8,247) and RFO Deepali Chavan-Mohite she had undergone at the hands any kind of harassment, black- sion,” Baraskar alleged. BJP’s women wing leader protocol for sending bananas micronutrients, growth regu- Bihar (16,070) respectively. (33)—a dare-devil officer of the latter. mail or torture, we will not Deepali, who joined the Chitra Wagh has demanded by sea. One consignment of lators, male flower removal, It may be noted that Aapke known in the local forest circles After perusing the contents spare the person who abetted Maharashtra forest depart- that both Shivkumar and Field bananas reached Dubai. Then covering the bunch and others. Dwar Ayushman Campaign as “Lady Singham” -- shot her- of the suicide note left by the her suicide”. ment, Deepali had come down Director of Melghat Tiger the Vegetable and Fruit According to her, airlifted was launched on 1 February to self with her service revolver at lady forest officer, the Amravati "We will take strict action with a heavy hand on illegal Reserve MS Reddy be booked Promotion Council - Keralam bananas may not be of uniform create large scale awareness her official quarters at Harisal launched a search and traced against those found responsi- encroachers in the forests, rub- for culpable homicide not had requested us to develop the maturity and may not match about AB PM-JAY health in Gugamal division at around Shivkumar to Nagpur railway ble for her death," added state bing in the process the local amounting to murder. protocol for Nendran banana with international grading insurance scheme among all noon on Thursday. station where they arrested Home Minister Anil politicians and mafia the wrong “Deepali’s complaints against variety for shipment to UK," standards. beneficiaries residing in the all At the time of the incident, him on Friday, while he was Deshmukh. way. Shivkumar were not acted S.Uma, Director, NRCB told The Nendran banana sent parts of the country especially Deepali was alone at her home. trying to board a Bengaluru- Meanwhile, in a letter writ- Known for her honesty upon by Reddy. Both IANS. to the UK is for the Indian in rural and interiors parts so Her mother Shakuntala bound train to head to his ten to chief minister Uddhav and uprightness, Deepali had Shivkumar and Reddy must be Kerala is famous for the expats there targeting the that beneficiaries can avail Chavan with whom she used to native town in Karnataka. Thackeray and Amravati’s created a sensation in the state booked for culpable homicide Nendran banana variety and it Malayalam New Year Vishu cashless healthcare benefit upto live had left for Satara in west- Among other things, Guardian Minister Yashomati forest department five years not amounting to murder,” is used for making chips and that will be celebrated on April Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year. ern Maharashtra, while her Deepali has alleged in her sui- Thakur, the Nagpur-based ago, when she chased in her Wagh said. others. 14. IANS PNS ! " ( 4( &, $4"2 !" #$% !" . 2(+)/ .''%& ! 4%.)6 " % :7 6 45 = 3 # $ $ $ +$ # $$ $#@ $ ""+ ! 7 ! $ >??? (( 3 / >??@ >??< $ $! # !%$ ! !+ ! $ $ !!# o one remembers his # real name, Ganga ( A+ Sagar Talwar, but his + S + nom de plume, Sagar NSarhadi, is a household name in , B popular Hindi cinema as a story * # and screenplay writer whose incredible creations Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Noorie, Faasle, Anubhav, Zindagi, Chandni, P + Q ) + Rang and Kaho Na Pyar Hai, = % among others, are pieces of gem. 3 / CDE@ >?CC = And, of course, his immortal cre- 3 ation, Bazaar. My first interaction with Sagar Saab was in 2005 when he (( # made his last feature film, , Chausar. As the festival pro- ( 3 grammer at the Osian’s-Cinefan , >?>C ( Asian Film Festival, my respon- sibility was to present meaning- + B * ful cinemas to the festival. To be CC honest, I was attracted towards + S = Chausar not only for its content ) R% # S but also the name behind it – Sagar Sarhadi. At the time, +// # #S though old, he was quite active. ing to the hotel, he came out take good care of these books. make Bazaar, but Sagar Sa’ab : - S >?CC He brought a VCD of Bazaar for and started walking on the I wanted to gift all my Urdu was reluctant to pass on the + 3 3 / me as a token of affection. Of street to see the city. books to the library, but they story to anyone. He wanted to course, I got him to sign on the Meanwhile, he was telling to don’t want these since they make the film by himself. He cover. What still remains with his companion: “This say there are no Urdu read- proudly said: “That time I gave # 9 + >??D # me is the simplicity of the Santanu is a big guy. He ers. So the books are lying Smita Patil 25,000 as the G / ) >??E extremely talented man. No humbly invited me to attend with me only.” remuneration and 20,000 to 3 / / fuss, no celebrity tantrums. An the literary festival, and I He used to praise his Naseeruddin Shah.” Many H independent film festival cura- thought it must be a small birthplace, Abbotabad, now people talk about his affection tor considers such personalities affair with some like-minded in Pakistan, and also in news towards Smita but, in our sev- 9 CDE@ a precious asset to promote people in a homely atmos- * * because of Osama bin Laden. eral conversations, honestly, I # *S $ / 3 + cinematic culture. phere. But he put me in a five- 2*@ Sagar Sa’ab was so much never found any such thing. S # After Chausar, we invited star hotel, that too air-condi- influenced by the scenic In 2019, at the Kolkata him to attend the Jagran Film tioned. Being a communist at / 1 * 5.* beauty of Abbotabad that the International Film Festival, he Festival in Meerut, Uttar heart, how can I stay here?” /-- */5 story of Noorie was complete was a special invitee to pay Pradesh. At the small hotel we That defines Sagar Sarhadi. based on that background. tributes to Khayaam Sa’ab. 0 were put up in, his only demand In 2017, the Dehradun 5/ 2 The shooting, however, has The whole city was covered was to have some “good vegeta- International Film Festival ** * / been done in Kashmir. with the posters and banners bles”. But the waiter insisted on honoured him with the The memories of the old of Chief Minister Mamata a mixed-vegetable dish. Sagar Lifetime Achievement Award. 3 good days were always fresh Banerjee. He innocently Sa’ab said: “I came all the way The award was presented to * in his mind, though by the asked one of the organisers: from Bombay, which is a con- him by the then Chief time he had become forgetful “Why is there no film poster crete jungle, to your city, which Minister Harish Rawat. O * -/ and repeated the same con- but only her face?” is totally surrounded by green- Before the event, we went to 5/2 - /5 versation. But his association In his last days, after see- ery. Why can’t you give me some his Mumbai home in Sion to with Yash Chopra was known ing Sagar Saab’s struggle for good, green vegetable? Why invite him. The small flat with 2/@ 3 to everyone. From Kabhi survival, whenever we invit- you emphasising on mixed veg- a nice place to sit and brain- *. Kabhie to Silsila to Chandni, ed him, the organiser must etables that must be seven days storm for projects turned out an amazing journey altogeth- offer some monetary assis- old?” Everyone started laughing. to be a nice place to recollect - 5 .* 2 er. He recalls that he first went tance to the veteran writer. After a long gap, we invited beautiful memories. * 2 to the south, then to Shimla, Since he didn’t ask for money him as a speaker to the Kalinga I saw the Black Lady, the */* 0 Delhi and Punjab. At the from anyone, I strongly feel, Literary Festival in prestigious Filmfare Award end of it, when he submitted even the super rich Hindi Bhubaneswar in 2016. By the trophy, among the various -/ *. the bills to Yash Chopra, the film industry is partly respon- time, the veteran had already awards on his rack. A huge 1 * * latter jokingly said: “Kya kilo- sible for such neglect as his. crossed his 80s and needed an collection of books, too, metre ke hisaab se likhte ho? (The writer is a Delhi- assistant to travel. And, of mostly written in Urdu. Very (Do you write on the basis of based film festival curator, film- course, on a simple, low-cost sadly, Sagar Sa’ab said: “You kilometres travelled?)”. maker and producer. The views flight. Immediately after reach- know, now I am old. I can’t Yash Chopra was keen to expressed are personal.) * " B ) 6 7 7 SOUNDBITE Q $ +!#$!@ , 7 ! "# $ % '' # ## Sir —A request by the State Government is #$$! %% +" the primary requisite for the Central Bureau ! ')(@ 7 8- of Investigation (CBI) to probe any case $ $ %$ M# % M "< $ # % $ $ $ +%< ! $ +$+# related to corruption, economic offences or ! $ " 9 4( #$# $ ! $ $+ +" ! % "$< any other crime that occurred within the $ %$%# ! + ! "## " # ! ! $ #$ ) limits of the State. But the Supreme Court +$# and the High Courts can order a CBI inves- %<$% $# $ # "< #"4" 2 ( # + $ " * tigation in any case without the State’s nod. K 3#A$ Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala, $ # !! $ $$ ! $ $ + Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Mizoram and # $##% $ # "# ! ( $ !#" $ "$$ ! $ %% # M #! Jharkhand are the seven States that have $ $# taken back the “general permission” grant- " # $$ $ +$+ ! $ # < #$%@ %$ ! "$ #$ 5#$ $# !+$ ##+# ( ed to the CBI to probe cases within their +# $ jurisdiction. The CBI’s slide began the day +% $# $ " !+ ( $ $ ! +$ $# ! $ $ # $+! # "" @ it started dancing to the tune of the ! +$ $ % <%# ! $<# ,- $ . Government at the Centre. ##@ M$ %$ $ ) S ) ( Top Opposition leaders were targeted # "$ #% $$ $# %# $ ! #$M# # "" S # by the Centre by using the CBI as a #% $ $ # $# $$ $ $ 2 "$ 4 <+< I # +!! $ ! $ @ " $ #$ $ #! 0 ! $ ) /S weapon against them. The Chief Ministers K 0# 4# of the Opposition parties literally shiver at #" $ +%#$# $ $ #$ $$ $ +!! $ the thought of the CBI probing politically- $+ $# #$% $ # !#< #$ %<$% +#$ P Q 2 "% $ !+# $% # # $ ! ## # +%#$# % $ $ ## "< # % sensitive cases in their States. The agency is $ ! / ( considered as a “caged parrot”. Political K $ $$%@ % !% # % +$+ $ !M# " # "! "# $ $ $% $$ $ $ #$ # $# ! $ +% 3 * $ ( observers are aghast at the recommenda- %% + tions of the parliamentary committee ask- $ # # # ! # #$ +" L $% $# ! $ $ $ ,- S ( < +$+% # $ ! $%$ A+@ + I+$ ing the Government to assess the need for %" ! # +" # +%#$# ! $ " #$+"!+# 3 "( amending existing laws or bring out a new 2 $ !$ ) ( legislation to clearly define the mandate of 8 2 ! ( the CBI and vest more powers in it. The rec- and relates to them; one of her many ruler of the emirate of Dubai, Sheikh K 4# - 4 5,- + .6 ommendation came after the CBI apprised strengths is that people relate to her subcon- Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has died. P +($Q the panel that its investigations are imped- sciously. In 1971, when the UAE was formed as an $ ! #$ ed by the withdrawal of “general consent” It is brave of her to stand up to the BJP independent nation, he was appointed the +" # #$ # 4 / # ,- by the States, mainly those ruled by the that is using all its might to wrest power first Finance Minister in the federal Cabinet $ / +S / Opposition parties. The federal system of from Didi. With great personal charisma and occupied this position till his demise. +$+ S 7 ) S ( governance in India has clearly demarcat- and mass appeal, Didi is well-positioned to He was the world’s longest serving Finance "# # %# ,- ed powers between the Centre and the stop the BJP juggernaut. While we need Minister, working for nearly five decades. #% $ $ States.The CBI is an agency that has no more women in leadership positions, the Hamdan was a great statesman who played # $# $$ + $ - -(8 ) + 9 autonomous powers. Prior consent from the BJP leaders, quite regrettably, have stooped a pivotal role in shaping the economic and " $ #$ $ #! ) S 3 State concerned is mandatory. so low as to make comments on her dress industrial policies of the UAE. P Q / and the bandage around her broken leg. The 27 2 ;" 48 3 "4 Ganapathi Bhat | Akola Great people die leaving a legacy to be K <+<I $ / ( BJP has failed to fulfil its promises at the proud of and achievements that are long national level, the State may not fall for its remembered even after their demise. His Sir — Mamata Banerjee, the central figure sugarcoated promises of “asol poriborton” death is an irreparable loss not only for peo- $ %## # # ( in West Bengal elections, represents the and “Sonar Bangla”. ple of Dubai and the UAE but for the Gulf $ " ## @ $ 3 $ : : quintessence of Bengali culture; she is G David Milton | Tamil Nadu Cooperation Council (GCC) countries +! #%+! $ / ( ( looked up to for her leadership qualities, her and beyond. % %$# ;<<< + inexhaustible energy and her devotion to Ramesh G Jethwani | Bengaluru duty. She has an emotional connect with + Sir — It’s a sad news that the United Arab $ )) " $# 2 $ # people cutting across all sections of society Emirates’ Finance Minister and the deputy 2 3"4 2567 "87 L*A *% + ! " 9 4( &, $4"2 !" #$% !" FIRSTCOLUMN 7 (2.)2/.&42 +)/8%9((.$) 6* 1,41 $ +$ # + # $ #$@ +$ %% % $ $ $+% #+# # $ $$# - - -% 0 ! 8 he eldest is 56-years-old and the youngest is 21. Despite this age difference, the mem- Tbers of the all-women rural band in India ‘Arohini’ are united in a common bond to push 0 5 78 for women’s empowerment. All band members ( + ( are marginalised village women who were almost never allowed to leave the house. But ever + >?CI + since ‘Arohini’ was born, they became agents of change in Uttar Pradesh (UP). “I was married young and not allowed to (G ! / . study. I got the opportunity to express my pain ( ( and life of oppression through this band. Now + I write and sing songs to raise awareness ( against chid marriage so that other girls can be R S stopped from meeting this fate,” says 56-year-old # , Pushplata Devi. % >?CI In fact, a majority of the 20-member band were child brides. Both their natal and marital families did not consider education important . % and denied them opportunities to pursue stud- -/ 52 3 @ , $ J 5 , ies. This is not unusual for a State where every 0 1 " " $ ! J $ 6 one in five girls has been married before the legal /- 0 # + age of 18. Neither is it surprising that UP tops 13 ( the list of the most out-of-school girls in the // . 2 realise their potential. It also rolls In order to give representation evidence that MS provided the P country and has scored the lowest on the gen- / back years of untiring work to raise to all districts where the MS impetus for women to challenge der equality indicators among all States, accord- awareness of women’s rights and works, all women groups were rigid social norms is reflected in Q 2 1* .* ing to the 2018, Sustainable Development Index 1 / their empowerment through liter- asked to showcase their talent. Out their stories, their increased par- ( report by the NITI Aayog, the Government’s pol- -/ 5 / * acy programmes. For this to hap- of these, 20 women were chosen ticipation and greater voice in icy institution. /.1 */1* pen on a sustained basis for three and then trained. To give them an household decisions. Greater However, this is what the band was hoping * / /* decades in a State steeped in patri- identity, the band was named awareness and knowledge has to change. Supported and trained by the State . archy, is admirable. ‘Arohini’ (meaning moving for- improved their mobility and boost- Mahila Samakhya (MS), an organisation work- / 0 / /- Expectedly, this wasn’t easy in ward). It was decided that band ed their visibility in public spaces. ing for rural women’s development that is run 5 1 the beginning because the first members would wear identical The performance at various dis- by the Government, the band travelled to dif- @ =77D@ hurdle that the women had to pink kurtas, black salwars, and yel- trict and State public events is just ferent districts across UP, singing songs of overcome was opposition from low turbans during their perfor- one example. women empowerment. Through their songs, the 5 1 /- their own families. So MS first mances. When the women and child band tried to debunk myths related to menstru- /5 0 / began by bolstering the women’s This uniform has become a rights forum project started under al hygiene, early marriage, domestic violence and ') 2 * /- 1 self-confidence before embarking prized possession of 32-year-old the direction of the State the critical need for the girl child’s education. But * 1 * on their education programme. It band member Seema Kumari. A Government in 2017 to eliminate since December 2020, the band and over 600 MS . *0 was only after they learnt about resident of Araria district, Kumari child marriage, they took the lead. women employees have been out of work after 5 */5 . their rights that the women gath- had to drop out of school and get They took the help of their collec- the Government issued a formal notice of clo- / / 2 * ered the courage to step out of their married at the age of 15. “Since tives to prevent 437 child mar- +S sure of the MS programme. This came as a dou- * */ /* houses and form collectives. then, my only identity has been riages over the next two years. + ble whammy, with the women already reeling 1 * 1 “When I first started going for the that of a wife, daughter-in-law and Work by all such women and under a financial crisis due to the non-payment 'B<'> MS meetings, my family forcibly mother. When I wear this uniform child rights forums set up in each # of salaries since 2018. Their situation was fur- * 2 / stopped me from going out of the and sing, it gives me an identity of of the 19 districts has come to a ther exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic in 0 house. They said a woman’s place my own. Now I have a voice in the halt now. Just as it has in the 150 March 2020 and the subsequent lockdown in the * /5 was in the house and not outside. decisions in my house,” she reveals. MS Nari Adalats (women’s courts). country. But I was determined. I was also For Maya Devi, being a part of Thanks to these courts, women S / /5 Although the State Government has often =7* beaten up, but even then I didn’t the band gave her the opportuni- had access to affordable and + >?CD + :K" stated its commitment towards empowerment give up and became a member of ty to learn new things and use the speedy justice that addressed com- / + - of women and promised requisite funding for the MS women’s group. Thanks to learning to inform others through plaints of violence and economic % related programmes, it has not deemed it nec- them, I also started to study again. songs. She now knows that under discrimination. With courts being ( essary to address the resource crunch faced by Then I became a member of the the Prohibition of Child Marriage closed, many women will no 3 the MS. The Budget allocation for the pro- band,” recalled Pushplata Devi. Act (PCMA), 2006, the marriage longer have access to justice. gramme running in 19 districts has been steadi- It was when feisty women like of a woman below 18 years of age Crimes against women, espe- ly dipping. In 2018-19, the State Government Pushplata began articulating their is illegal and is punishable with cially from the Dalit, Adivasi and 3 + approved 10 crore for it while presenting the thoughts and hopes through songs imprisonment up to two years. She Muslim communities, are on the annual Budget but released only half the at the MS meetings that the idea also knows that girls aged 15-19 are rise in the State. The child sex ratio + amount. As a result, the remaining sum of 5 of forming a band that could use twice as likely to die in childbirth stands at 885 girls per 1,000 boys. + K + ( crore lapsed as it couldn’t get used. their stories to inspire others ger- as compared to women in their This is likely to skew further in B S Any hope that this lapse would be rectified minated. Smriti Singh, then State 20s. favour of boys, according to recent in the 2019-2020 State Budget was dashed when Director, felt that with a member- “When we give this informa- research which indicates that UP - ( only 2 crore was allocated. With such a mea- ship of over 1,20,000 rural women tion through our songs, it is bet- is likely to have the most missing gre budget, it was only a matter of time before in 19 districts, the band was the ter understood by the communi- female births due to son prefer- + the programme, running in the State for the last perfect platform to showcase their ties because the message is given ence. This underlines again just " 30 years, collapsed. The writer is a senior talent. She wanted the band to give in an entertaining way. We know why programmes like MS that pro- journalist. The views The closure of MS means the end of the expressed members the chance to fulfil their we are making an impact when mote gender equality are urgent- dreams of over 2,00,000 rural women who got are personal. dreams and also motivate other they share their problems with us ly needed. Is the Government lis- ( an opportunity to exercise their agency and women to come forward. and seek our help,” she said. The tening? O ( # POINTCOUNTERPOINT 1 * 11 # ( *) * *P # 1 * * * L0 L 5 ! " !6 ; R ater and soil are water and more than three bil- example of how to meet the every year, especially in demand-driven approach to tralised, village-based essential for sustain- lion people face shortage of threat of chronic water short- Punjab. The Central Water solve the potable water prob- demand-driven governance Wing life on Earth. water for a few months every ages. This is because though 90 Commission (CWC) has indi- lem by creating lakes, de-silt- by the communities, coupled Each year, the World Forest year. per cent of Israelis live in cated that per capita water ing ponds and the use of the with innovative technology Day is celebrated on March 21 Water scarcity repeatedly water scarce areas, they have availability in the country has Narmada water through the based on real-time monitor- and, since 1993, March 22 is occurs in areas with scanty solved their problem. already reduced by one-fourth Sardar Sarovar canal network. ing. Recently the ‘Jal Jeevan observed as World Water Day. rainfall and high population India is one of the top 10 to 1,368 cubic metres a year It tapped every drop of rain Abhiyan’ has been launched to All across the globe, land, for- 44 density or in areas where water-rich countries with over the past seven decades. It water in the farms and as a further scale up rain water har- est and water resources have intensive agricultural is prac- more than 4,000 Billion Cubic is also ironical that some of the result the irrigated area of the vesting and focus is on mobil- been degraded due to overex- tised and those which are Meter (BCM) of water avail- heavy rainfall districts like State has jumped from 38 isation of women groups at the ploitation by humans. Because heavily industrialised. The ability (sufficient to cater to Palakkad in Kerala and lakh hectares in 2011 to 68.88 grassroot level. of the growing population, countries in Asia and Africa four-five times our current Hooghly in West Bengal, that lakh hectares today. The larger participation of these resources are under are the most water-stressed, population). However, ironi- witness more than the average The creation of the civil society is the key to suc- stress and their blatant misuse and that includes India. cally, as many as 256 districts rainfall, are water stressed for Ministry of Jal Shakti in 2019 cess of any Government pro- has made the condition worse. It seems that the world in the country are facing acute the blocks in country are a few months each year. In was to implement and repli- gramme. Before the ‘Jal Jeevan The problem is compounded leaders are only paying lip ser- water crisis. It has also been water-deficient with respect to Palakkad, it is due to uneven cate the Gujarat model all Mission’ the Joint Forest by the climate change threat vice as nothing substantial estimated by the NITI Aayog the groundwater levels. More distribution of rainfall and over the country. Of the 19 Management was successful that is looming large over has been done to deal with the that 70 per cent of our water than 60 per cent of the farm- overuse by brick kilns and crore households in the coun- because it involved the com- mankind. water crisis. We must remem- resources are contaminated ers depend on groundwater for farmers, while in Hooghly it is try, till 2019, only a little over munities to manage the forests. Forests are essential for ber that due to climate change and 600 million people are fac- irrigation. The way the farm- due to overuse by industries. three crore homes had access If the Jal Shakti Ministry suc- sustaining the flow of water in and lopsided development, ing severe water stress. It is fur- ers of Punjab, Haryana and But where there is a will to tap water for drinking. In ceeds in supplying potable rain-fed rivers, for aquifer many civilisations, including ther estimated that more than Western Uttar Pradesh are there is a way. Israel has solved the last one year, another four water to every household it recharge and maintaining the our own Indus Valley civilisa- 200,000 people die every year utilising ground water, the its water shortage by building crore families have been cov- will be one of the biggest pub- level of ground water. Water is The writer is Chairman tion vanished. due to inadequate access to day is not far when food grain desalination and water-treat- ered. The ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ lic welfare programmes post- of the Centre for Resource the most precious gift of Management. The The countries in the safe water. production will come to a ment plants and by adopting has made a mark within one Independence. It will bring nature but, across the world, views expressed Middle East are the most According to a report of standstill in these areas. innovative agricultural prac- year of its launch and the rea- health and prosperity and over one billion people have are personal. threatened by water scarcity, the Central Ground Water The water table is already tices. Back home, Gujarat has sons for its success is the fact reduce the mortality rate in no access to safe drinking however, Israel is a brilliant Board (CGWB) 70 per cent of going down by a few metres created a people-centric that it focuses on decen- rural areas. ! " #: , ## B$* * % O "" A * ;"### " #'' * 1/ democracies working together,” & : he said while answering a ques- he United States, working tion on US-China relations Twith its partners and allies under his watch. is going to hold China “We are going to make it "accountable" in the region clear that, in order to deal with 0 <3= and also press Beijing to follow these things, we are going to the rules on a range of issues, hold China accountable to fol- 3=3>/3 % including the South China Sea, low the rules, to follow the President Joe Biden has said. rules, whether it relates to the Washington: US President Addressing his first formal South China Sea or the North Joe Biden has said his plan is news conference in the White China Sea or the agreement to run for re-election in 2024, 0 House on Thursday, Biden made on Taiwan or a whole signalling that at the age of 82 referred to his recent meeting range of other things,” he years he may seek a second 21/ with leaders of the Quad coun- asserted. term in the White House. tries involving India, Australia The virtual summit on Biden also said he “would he death toll for protesters and Japan and said that soon he March 12 was attended by fully expect” that Vice Tconfirmed killed in is going to invite an alliance of President Biden, Prime . ##9' President Kamala Harris Myanmar since last month's democracies to come to Minister Narendra Modi, would be his running mate for military takeover has surpassed Washington DC to “discuss Australian Prime Minister ## a second term and described 300, a group that verifies details the future”. Scott Morrison and Japanese her as a “great partner”. of deaths and arrests ( +"! ! " ) ) “Earlier this month, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. * 1/ the world, once US demand for The confirmation by Biden announced on Friday. * ) * ) ( apparently got the Chinese In a joint statement, the shots is met. in response to a question at his Myanmar's Assistance attention, that's not why did it, four leaders of the Quad had coalition of nongovern- Biden has repeatedly said his maiden solo news conference Association for Political The Army's seizure of against Myanma Economic I met with our allies and — pledged to strengthen cooper- Amental organisations is primary focus is on ensuring all on Thursday thus sets the stage Prisoners said its tally of 320 power halted the Southeast Holdings Public Company how we're going to hold China ation on the "defining chal- calling on President Joe Biden Americans can get vaccinated, for a potential clash with his pre- dead includes only documented Asian nation's move toward Limited and Myanmar accountable in the region, lenges of our time" and said to immediately begin develop- and on Thursday he outlined a decessor Donald Trump, who cases, with the actual number of democracy that began when Economic Corporation Limited Australia, India, Japan, the they will continue to prioritise ing plans to share an expected new goal to deliver 200 million so far has not ruled out his 2024 casualties “likely much higher.” Suu Kyi's party took office in targets the army's control of large United States, the so-called the role of international law in surplus of hundreds of millions doses cumulatively over his first re-election bid and thrown a few It said 11 people were killed 2016 for its first term, after parts of the country's economy, Quad, because we have to have the maritime domain. of Covid-19 vaccine doses with 100 days in office. indications in this regard. PTI Thursday, when it also man- more than five decades of mil- “which is a vital financial lifeline aged to verify 23 deaths that itary rule. for the military junta.” 7 occurred previously. The movement against the The sanctions against the ) ## 2 2 The group also said that as junta and its takeover received two companies and their hold- 7 of Thursday, 2,981 people had a major boost on Thursday ings block access to any prop- 2 been arrested, charged or sen- when the United States and erty they control in the United @% - P tenced in the crackdown since Britain announced tough sanc- States and effectively bars any * the Feb. 1 coup that ousted the tions against two military- US person or company from Dubai: A fuel tank at an oil eight bomb-carrying drones 1 #"46 4= .* *$ elected Government of Aung owned conglomerates with vast conducting any sort of business 2 ## facility in Saudi Arabia caught launched by the Houthi rebels. *$$ $ 0 -! San Suu Kyi. 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The North's official Korean country and deterring all sorts Duncan Smith and Foreign when someone activated the parents at a school in the an investigation, with Head Abiy only in the past week Central News Agency said the of military threats existing on Affairs Committee chairman emergency brakes of a passen- Midlands region of England, Teacher Gary Kibble apologis- has acknowledged the presence 4" $ "4 = .$! two “new-type tactical guided the Korean Peninsula.” Tom Tugendhat, Nusrat Ghani, ger train that was headed to the where a teacher was suspended ing "unequivocally". of soldiers from Eritrea, long an *$$# # #! $ # %% Q'B projectiles” accurately hit the Japanese officials said both Tim Loughton and House of Mediterranean city of after an "inappropriate" cartoon "It is never acceptable to enemy of the Tigray leaders $ + #$ target off the eastern coast on weapons tested Thursday were Lords peers Baroness Kennedy Alexandria. of the Prophet Mohammed was threaten or intimidate teachers. who once dominated Ethiopia's +$# $ #$ 0 $ Thursday. 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"Equity market has been Texchange (forex) kitty rose yen held in the foreign restoring Cyrus Mistry as exec- Bopanna and V quity indices ratcheted PowerGrid, IndusInd Bank, consolidating under fear of USD 233 million to USD exchange reserves. utive chairman of the con- Ramasubramanian said it is il marketing companies Ehigher on Friday after two ITC and Maruti were the lag- losing its traction of econom- 582.271 billion in the week to Value of the gold reserves glomerate.Tata Steel jumped allowing the appeals filed by Oon Friday went on pause sessions of heavy losses as gards, dropping up to 0.97 per ic growth recovery. Positive US March 19, the Reserve Bank of increased for the second con- 6.05%, Tata Power Company Tata Group. mode and decided against investors snapped up recently- cent. job data and climb in fourth- India (RBI) said on Friday. secutive week, and was up 4.92%, Tata Communications "The order of National revising petrol and diesel after battered banking and finance On a weekly basis, the quarter US GDP to 4.3 per cent The overall reserves had USD 80 million to USD 34.63 4.11 per cent and Tata Motors Company Law Appellate cutting its retail rates in the stocks in lockstep with a Sensex declined 849.74 points helped to reduce the gravity of risen USD 1.74 billion to USD billion in the reporting week, 3.78% on the BSE. Tribunal (NCLAT) dated previous two days. rebound in global markets. or 1.70 per cent, while the Nifty the contraction. 582.04 billion in the previous the RBI data showed. Among others, Tata December 18, 2019 is set aside," Accordingly, the pump A recovering rupee also reporting week. The special drawing rights Metaliks gained 3.08%, Tata the bench said. price of petrol and diesel bolstered market sentiment, The increase in the over- (SDRs) with the International Investment Corporation 2.59 The court said, "All the remained at previous days level traders said. A " $"3 all reserves during the report- Monetary Fund (IMF) fell by %, Tata Steel Long Products questions of law are liable to be of 90.78 and 81.10 a litre The 30-share BSE Sensex ing week was largely on USD 2 million to USD 1.5 bil- 2.57%, Tata Consumer answered in favour of the respectively in the national surged 568.38 points or 1.17 # "!" account of a swelling of the for- lion in the reporting week. Products jumped 2.04%, Voltas appellants Tata Group and the capital. per cent to finish at 49,008.50. 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It seems that musicians about the auction result, NFTs no longer need the film indus- and how the crypto art boom try to sustain themselves. On is affecting him and other that note, singer Shweta Shetty, artists who haven’t previously who recently releases her latest had a way to guarantee exclu- single Jine Mein Hai Mazaa, sive ownership of digital works, shares five best indie songs of which by their nature can nor- all times. mally be freely copied. Beeple spoke with the us Krishna by Colonial via a Zoom call. This interview Cousins has been edited and condensed Just the voices of Hariharan for clarity. and Lesle Lewis are magic. The flow of Hindi and English Why do you think your art- lyrics have been so meticulous- work Everydays: The First ly-crafted. Ragas to rich pop... feel it is difficult to just stand 5,000 Days fetched such a It’s a perfect 10 for me. It’s still the moment this song high price? unmatched! starts to play. There are a couple of rea- sons. One, it represents 13 Made In India by Alisha Q Funk by Shaan, Babul years of work. You can very eas- Chinai Supriyo, Sagarika and me ily see that this is something I loved Biddu’s (Appaiah) It was one of the first re- that took a very, very, very long an earlier sale and founded an The biggest thing he actu- (and thinking), “There’s noth- erally 100 per cent complete. There is definitely some disco beats and the whole feel mixed song in the 90s and what time to make. Another part of NFT investment fund, was ally bought is a relationship ing there.” It’s more like, think (Metakovan) had the NFT, I froth. There is absolutely a lot the song. There is no one like a rage it was. Each one a pop- it is a lot of excitement around trying to pump up prices of with me to promote his pur- about it like a piece of art that had $55 million in Ethereum, of excitement. And some peo- him when it comes to disco. ular artist in their own right NFTs. The people in this space, his holdings? chase. He and I are very can like live on and take dif- which was immediately going ple are putting money into People have tried to copy him coming together under one the people who bid on them, I Say somebody goes out aligned. I want to see this art- ferent forms over time versus, up and down (in value). things that I can almost guar- but failed miserably. He is roof. This song is complete think they personally under- and buys a painting for $5 mil- work go up in value. He wants like, you’re buying nothing. (Beeple said he has con- antee you are going to be famous for his hookline, be it mayhem on and off the stage. stand what NFTs are going to lion. So that person has $5 mil- to see the artwork go up in verted all the cryptocurrency worthless. Johnny Joker or Made in India. This song started the re-mix be much more than the rest lion invested in the career of value, which benefits me. So For the first time, Christie’s to cash and flashed his cryp- So it’s one of those things Once his hookline enters your rage. than the general public. The that artist. If the next painting the idea that he bought noth- accepted cryptocurrency as tocurrency app showing a where people are going to ears, it just doesn’t leave. Of technology is simple enough goes for way less, what does that ing is kind of misleading. payment for a sale. But some balance of about $56 million rush in like there’s going to be course, Alisha is brilliant too Saiyaan Ji by Yo Yo Honey that it can be used for many dif- say about the $5 million you’ve (Beeple noted that he people wonder if this trans- — his take after Christie’s a ton of money. But again, just and so is her voice. Singh and Neha Kakkar ferent things. And a lot of peo- spent? It’s kind of how the art retains the copyright to action actually happened. took its cut.) According to like the internet (dot-com Honey Singh is the only ple are comparing it to the market works. So I think a lot Everydays.) I’m very interest- Have you been paid? Christie’s this is something boom), there was a bubble Tunak Tunak Tun by Daler rapper/singer that has caught beginning of the internet. of people are trying to look for ed in having (the artwork) Of course, 100 per cent. that usually takes like two and the bubble burst, but it Mehndi my eye among many talented some crazy scheme or scam take a bunch of different That’s the craziest part about months. didn’t make people stop using What a beat, what energy artists around. I love the atti- How do you respond to con- here. I personally don’t see it. forms to promote it, to display this. So literally the thing the internet. So people need to and Daler’s powerful vocals... tude, production and video, cerns that the buyer it, to educate people about closed Thursday morning. By There are so many NFT be careful. It’s very speculative. Could crack every disco’s and everything about this song. Metakovan, who bought 20 of What exactly did Metakovan how it was made. So I think Friday night at about mid- projects now. Are we in the It’s very early days. strobe light. I guess it’s one of Incredibly catchy and a sensa- your other NFT artworks in buy? people are looking at this night the transaction was lit- midst of an NFT bubble? L( the favourites of everybody. I tional groove! %? %? allavi Joshi won the MAKE IT BIG PNational Award as Best Supporting Actress for husband O ) #"$ - )& P (" (EB$ ( 2 B..( ( Vivek Agnihotris The Tashkent Files, while the director took * home the award for the same "$*00<; '$Q "& ' '$ ( film in the Best Dialogues cat- ctor Ayushmann unique and inspiring stories and egory. ' ( ;< AKhurrana is a self show everyone where the heart of This is Pallavi’s second made success story for my country lies. I guess that’s what National Award. She had ear- of people who refused to even the youth of the coun- has resonated the most with peo- lier received a Special Jury watch the film because it is try. He is an inspira- ple and, in turn, resonated with the Award at the 1994 ceremony made by Vivek. There are peo- tion to all the out- brands that I currently endorse.” for her role in Woh Chhokri. ple who said that the film is a siders who want to According to the Indian For Vivek Agnihotri, this is the ‘laughing stock’ and absolute- make it big in any Institute of Human Brands survey, first time he has been given a ly ‘disgusting’. With the award industry through India identifies most with National Award. that we got for ‘Best Dialogues’ sheer talent and hard Ayushmann as he is currently the “There is no ego clash it only shows that their words work. During the Most Relatable Star in the coun- between me and Vivek. Rather were wrong and they all tried pandemic, try. As a rank outsider to we feel proud of each other’s to do nothing but sabotaged the Ayushmann’s brand Bollywood, his journey to stardom achievement. I know it is quite film,” Pallavi claimed. equity soared as India is inspiring for the youth of the natural in a patriarchal society Asked if she and Vivek turned to a more relat- country who want to dream big and the kind of social condi- Agnihotri faced such a situation able star who stood for without any apprehension. The tioning men have on the because of their political ideol- strong values. According Duff & Phelps Most Valuable achievement of their wives, ogy, and Pallavi said, “Yes, and to a recent survey, Celebrity in India report highlight- but since the beginning of our I’ll explain how. Differences of Ayushmann is in the elite ed Ayushmann as the fastest grow- journey our equation as a cou- opinion and healthy debate league of endorsers who the ing icon on social media, as his fol- ple was different,” Pallavi said. are part of a democracy and brands are lining up to sign lowing has increased by 70 per She continued: “When I that has always existed. But because of his credibility as cent. married him, I was quite a pop- things have changed post-2014. the poster boy of content Ayushmann says that he will ular face on TV and there Just because Vivek and I open- cinema in India. Along with continue to be disruptive and try were times when we would go ly said we admire the leadership Akshay Kumar, Virat Kohli and give fresh cinema every time to restaurants and my fans will of Prime Minister Narendra and Ranveer Singh, he comes on the big screen. walk up to me and ask Vivek to Modi, a section of people even Ayushmann is one of the He says, “I truly believed that click my picture with them. So, within our fraternity give us the topmost endorsers in India the audience wanted to see new, yes, as a wife it did cross my cold shoulder. You critic a film currently with over 20 plus big disruptive cinema and I’m glad mind that I hope my fame does or an actor based on their skill brands to his credit. that my vision for content stands not hurt his male ego. But with set, why base it on their polit- Ayushmann says, “It is truly vindicated today. I’m happy that I time I realised it never did.” ical ideology?” humbling to know that the people could provide people with whole- “This was my second “Abusing people on social of India find me relatable. It’s a some entertainment that could National Award and Vivek’s media, ridiculing their work — huge compliment because I do also spark a necessary conversa- first, and I was happier for him. talented but differently — like their own right. Especially for ering it received criticism from is this a true expression of free- consider myself to be one of the tion about change in society. I’m I think as mature individuals Vivek could be a very bad men feeling proud of your wife many quarters in the media dom? I do not abuse and will masses and my journey is the same at a very exciting phase in my life we also understand that when actor and I could be a very bad should not hurt your ego,” she and the audience upon release. never do such a thing to any- as every Indian who is trying to where I want to do the best cine- you are an actress, the chances film director. I don’t think it is added. “Look, you can like, dislike one even though their political make a name, build a legacy ma that is being made by my are there that your face would fair to set the parameter of Pallavi being the producer or even be critical about a film, ideology differs from mine. through pure dedication and hard industry and hopefully create an be more recognised than that someone’s talent, based on of the film also mentioned but there is a difference That is how my mind function,” work. I have tried to bring out impact in the minds of people of a filmmaker. I know he fame. I think that goes for every how the National Award gives between critiquing and ridicul- Pallavi signed off. their lives on screen, tell their through the stories I tell.” feels proud of me. We both are couple who are successful in validation to the film, consid- ing a film. There was a section L( $ ! " '' '$$ %/00 0$0 (? archeologists and historians. At first, I was hesitant, but that gave way to excitement… I also knew that whatever we make is always going to be less offen- ! - sive than those films before us — films that have up until now ignored Mary’s truth and mis- ctor Amit Sadh, who will soon be seen has been very kind to him. represented women. An inex- Ain the web series 7 Kadam, says that “The Indian film industry has given cusable travesty. the biggest change in Bollywood over the me a lot. I learned a lot and I have no com- years has been the process of casting plaints. I keep looking forward to better- How important is it to stay actors. ing myself, my craft, and my work. The true to the reality of the sub- The actor says that thanks bond, the love I share with my people, ject in a religiously sensitive to casting directors, more peo- my audience, my fans is my biggest film like this one? Does that ple are getting work now. reward. I am proud to represent affect the creative process? “I think the biggest change myself as an artist from Indian cin- In a way, this was about in the industry is the process of ema,” said he. stripping away all the noise, the casting. I am grateful to all my Talking about 7 Kadam, Amit ideological arguments and get- great casting directors — Tess says that he is happy that the audi- ting back to the core message Joseph, Shruti Mahajan, Shanu, and ence will finally get to watch it. lost to institutions powered Mukesh Chhabra, who I respect "I had signed this project in by control and guilt. The core and will always be grateful 2014 and started filming message being that god is with- for casting me in Kai for it in 2015. All I can in us and we can change the Po Che. If these cast- recollect is that the world through our act of love ing directors weren’t excitement was really and kindness. around, I wouldn’t high. As an actor, I be around.” he said. can say that one of the You managed to bring The actor adds biggest joy is getting together a powerful ensemble that there are a lot my work, which was consisting of Rooney Mara, of other changes in stuck, is releasing. Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel the industry that At this moment, I Ejiofor and others. Could you are making it a am very happy and tell us about working with better workplace. have a broad smile this bunch of talented cast “We are on my face when and crew? evolving, we are I know all my This was the most talented changing, we work is now out cast and crew anyone could were a great of its vault," he muster. We all felt we were industry, and we says. making something profound will continue to He hopes the and important, radical in a way be a great indus- series is loved by A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY that felt right. try. There is no everyone. criticism here or "This is a What do you think may be (anything) nega- family-themed the pull of this film for the tive. It is just great; series; football 5 $"$;5 ' $ ' 2 ' & "(!$! $ Indian audience, who don’t we will keep get- happens to be one follow Christianity? ting better, loving aspect of it. I hope & 3 ( !'" '&, $'' $ $ 3' &&4) This is not a religious film, each other, com- that the audience rather a spiritual meditation on municating with will connect with this Jesus’s journey seen through each other, making better story that we are bringing the eyes of Mary. It explores and great films,” he said. to them; many nuances universal themes of family, He says that the industry are relatable," he says. customs, gender politics, and brims with reality to detail. Indian audience, I hope, will appreciate the humanity this film holds… Something I expe- rience in India every time I am there. Were there any challenges in directing a film like this? There is always this fear of misrepresenting figures so beloved. History is mostly about filling in the gaps from what we think we understand and what we know, and this subject matter holds such wide- ly disparate views. So deciding on the path to take was felt What prompted you to help unearth their stories I will. with a real sense of responsibil- make Mary Magdalene as one ity. But it was invigorating to may not call it a ‘commercial How much research went bring a reality to the landscapes film’ for the masses? into the making? Were you at and worlds, and a fresh dimen- I think rarely do ‘commer- any point hesitant in going sion to Jesus seen through the cial films for the masses’ delve ahead with this subject since eyes of Mary. deep. So unless they do, I it may be controversial? won’t be playing. Ultimately, I The script and every facet What are your forthcoming was moved by this script of production underwent projects? If and how COVID because of its deep mediation immense research, from lots of have affected them? on spirituality and humanity. I different theological and his- I have a few things in var- am not religious, but this ver- torical texts, along with bibli- ious stages of development. sion of the story really resonat- cal and historical consultants And yes COVID has impacted ed with me. I was particularly — Jewish, Greek Orthodox, them, largely through actors’ upset to learn how Mary has Catholic. We also drew from avails and border closures. It is been misrepresented for thou- the Gospel of Mark, primarily, frustrating on one hand, but sands of years, so felt even to the Gospel of Mary. The core this time at home with the fam- more compelled to make it. team also visited Magdala at ily has been well needed. Women have been silenced the ‘Sea of Galilee’, and (The film premieres on (" F ( * ")(&$ 2 % 3 for far too long, and if I can Jerusalem, meeting various April 2 at 9 pm on Sony PIX.) 2 /- VALOUR, ENERGY AND GRIT ** 45/. ## $$ # # $ $ $ + *$ A+ ! 0 Rajamouli reveals, “I use my imagination to create a world that #"! could have made them what $ $ #$# they are. I am excited for the world to see it all come to life and he excitement around SS show us what these superheroes TRajamouli’s Pan-India film could have done to get so far!” RRR has been at its peak. The Talking of why he chose to film will be released in 10 lan- tell the story of them in a fiction- guages, and has recorded incom- al form, he shares, “The film is a 5 $& ( $ ! ing offers worth over 348 crore fictional take on two real men for theatrical rights of only five Alluri Sitarama Raju and languages. Komaram Bheem who inspired RRR tells the fictional tale of me with their stories. It excites $2 (2 & two real fighters, Komaram me to even think of what would Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju, have inspired them to do things ritish singer-songwriter Dua Lipa a talented pop star and global icon! word for word. We’ve made an Indian who made a difference in the his- that made them such legends, Bhas released a remix of her hit sin- Dua Lipa’s music is something we all version of the song, and I can’t wait to tory of freedom struggle, which such superhumans.” gle Levitating. The remix has been love, hence, it’s quite an honour for me share it with the world!” says Sukriti is why they stand out even today. The film brings an ensemble done by Indian composer-singer to be doing the official India remix, Kakar. Taking a new direction, cast starring Jr NTR, Ram Amaal Mallik. giving an Indian touch to one of her This comes just a week after Dua Rajamouli wishes to depict the Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, “I am so thrilled with the response biggest tracks.” Lipa stunned the global audience with heroes in a monumental way Olivia Morris, Samuthirakani from my Indian fans to Future The 30-year-old composer roped her performance of Levitating at the against the typical rebellion and and Allison Doody. Recently, Nostalgia (the album that features in twin sisters Prakriti and Sukriti 2021 Grammy Awards, where she struggling phase, showing them the makers also released the first Levitating). I had an amazing time in Kakar sing the funk-driven number won the Best Pop Vocal Album award as the real fictional superheroes look of Alia Bhatt as Sita. And India in 2019, and so I always wanted and has used traditional Indian ele- for her 2020 album Future Nostalgia. that they can now be looked back now the first look of actor Ram to do something special for them. ments such as the ‘tumbi’ to give it a “We feel elated to be coming as. “I want to paint the entire can- Charan as Alluri Sitarama Raju Indian music icon Amaal Mallik has ‘desi’ twist. together. Congratulations are in order vas with a new brush altogether has been unveiled. In the picture, remixed the track, adding his touch “Dua Lipa was the reason I wrote for Dua on her Grammy win, and I so that the universe I create Ram can be seen donning a with beautiful Indian instruments. my first single in 2019. I’ve been fol- think it’s the best time to be dropping contains valour, energy, and grit,” dhoti and has a bow and arrow This is my gift to my Indian fans, and lowing her work so closely since the this track of ours. I look forward to the he says explaining the thought. pointing at a fiery red sky. I hope you all will love the remix as very beginning. We’ve been so inspired reception,” adds Amaal, who in the Elaborating on his approach It will have a worldwide much as I do,” she says. by her work for as long as I can past had also collaborated with the to narrating RRR and his fiction- release on October 13, 2021 on Amaal adds, “It is a tremendous remember. Levitating has been literal- Irish rock band U2 for a reprise ver- al take on the film’s storyline, the festive occasion of Dursshera. feeling to be collaborating with such ly everywhere, and everyone knows it sion of their track Beautiful Day. ! " "$ ' . +O# ndia were left shell-shocked by Jonny Bairstow (124) and Ben IStokes’ (99) relentless assault as N#+$ +$ $ world champions England chased down a mammoth 337-run target " in the second ODI with utmost ease #O %#$+ to level the three-match series 1-1 here on Friday. . England did not throw it away like the opening game and capi- - % & 0 ; is skipper Virat Kohli after one talised on a flying start provided by Hof his Test hundreds, had ges- Bairstow (124 off 112) and Jason tured that his bat does all the talk- Roy (55 off 52) to gun down the tar- <<*G C % ing and on Friday teammate KL get in just 43.3 overs with six wick- Rahul had a unique “shut out the ets in hand. noise” celebration after reaching the Stokes (99 off 52) played a overs, including the set Stokes and ‘WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT’ three figure mark in the second breathtaking knock and missed Bairstow. India skipper Virat Kohli on ODI against England. out on a deserving hundred after a But debutant Liam Livingstone Friday said star all-rounder Hardik Rahul scored 108 off 114 balls blazing 165-run stand with (27 not out off 21) and Dawid Pandya has not bowled in the on Friday, following an unbeaten 62 Bairstow. A mind-boggling 87 runs Malan (16 not out off 23) held their ongoing ODI series as part of his in the first ODI. He pointed his bat were scored between the 31st and nerve to take the team home safe- workload management ahead of towards the dressing room before 35th over. Stokes and Bairstow ly. It was England’s fifth highest crucial assignments like the tour of covering his ears to indicate that he shared 17 sixes between them. chase in ODI cricket. England later this year. didn’t pay heed to any critical “We were bitterly disappointed Earlier, Rahul, who anchored Pandya had bowled well in the comments for his failures in the in the first game with the way we the innings, hit seven fours and two T20 series, giving India an extra T20 series. played in the chase, but it was pret- sixes in his 114-ball knock while option. In ODIs, India have stuck “It (the celebration) is just to ty clear that we were going out with Pant plundered seven sixes and to the usual five-bowler strategy. shut out the noise, not to disrespect the same intent as we always do,” three boundaries to help the hosts “We need to manage his anyone,” he told the host broadcast- Stokes said after the game. go well past the 300-run mark. (Hardik) body. Need to understand ed during the innings break. “Great chase, really happy that Skipper Virat Kohli (66 off 79) where we need this skill set. (We) “There are people out there we managed to get over the line eas- and Rahul laid the foundation for did utilise him in the T20Is but in who try to pull you down, at times ily specially when India set a chal- the big total with their 121-run the ODIs, it’s about managing his you need to neglect them. So that’s lenging total,” he added. third wicket stand after being put workload,” Kohli said in just a message to shut out that The third and final game is in to bat at the Maharashtra Cricket the post-match pre- noise,” the relief was palpable in his scheduled here on Sunday. Association stadium. sentation. voice. India amassed 336 for six cour- Opener Shikhar Dhawan (4) fell “We have “I was disappointed after the tesy KL Rahul (108 off 114) and cheaply after he nicked a Reece Test T20 series, but that’s how the game Rishabh Pant (77 off just 40) after Topley delivery to Ben Stokes in the cricket in goes. Few quality shots eased my England won the toss and opted to slips. England nerves. Really happy I was able to field again. Kohli joined Rohit Sharma coming up too. So build those partnerships with Virat After Roy’s dismissal, Stokes hit (25), who looked in his elements its important for us to and Rishabh. sixes for fun, 10 in total, to make the and hit three boundaries off Topley have him fit,” added Kohli, seemingly daunting task a rather (2/50). hinting that Pandya could be in the comfortable one for the visitors. But in the next over, Curran scheme of things for that high-pro- Bairstow, who struck his 11th (1/47) cut short his stay at the file series in August. ODI hundred, too was not far crease. Rohit flicked a full pitched The 27-year-old Pandya under- behind with seven sixes and 11 delivery straight to Adil Rashid at went a back surgery in October fours. short fine leg, as India slipped to 2019 and made a comeback with Barring pacers Bhuvneshwar 37/2. the IPL last year but did not bowl. Kumar and Prasidh Krishna, the Kohli and Rahul kept the score- He did bowl once during the Indian bowlers had no answer to board ticking, with the captain limited overs series in Australia but the onslaught of Stokes and being the bit more aggressive one, that was that. Bairstow, who produced a display while Rahul initially played second 4 * A $ * *! 0 * * " H ( He was part of the Test squad of sensational hitting. fiddle. for the home series against The duo was brutal against the Kohli, who got a ‘life’ on 35 outside edge was caught by Buttler, pulled Rashid for his first six, his his six-hitting show with Hardik England and used the time on the Indian spin combination of Kuldeep when Buttler dropped a regulation with India at 158/3. trademark pull-shot and did not Pandya (35 off 16) joining the fun sidelines to get ready for his full Yadav (0/84 in 10 overs) and Krunal chance off Adil Rashid, notched up Rahul then put his foot on the look back. as India amassed 126 runs in the fledged bowling comeback with the Pandya (0/72 in 6), who conceded his 62nd fifty with a single. accelerator, while mostly relying on Left-handed Pant smacked suc- final 10 overs. T20s. as many as 14 sixes. The duo then completed their pulls and drives. cessive sixes off Stokes in the 41st This was the second instance He last played Test cricket for Like the previous game, 100-run stand off 119 balls, with- Rahul, who hit his fifth ODI over, completing his second ODI when India hit successive 300 plus India back in 2018, incidentally in England self-destructed by losing out any fuss. However, Rashid century and Pant then launched fifty, in 28 balls. scores in five ODIs, the other one England. His appearances in the three quick wickets in the middle (1/65) removed Kohli, whose thick himself into England attack. Pant After Rahul fell, Pant continued being in 2017. longest format add up to only 11. & ," "& ,<5 $ * $# /# 5#$# # # Sometimes the small things gles quarterfinals. +% can hurt you, the (dropped) Star doubles player Ashwini catches and the run-out Ponnappa dished out a superb / */. fortably saved the match at chances.” game as she first paired up with 236/4, having been set the Conway capitalised on the N Sikki Reddy to notch up a patient, unbeaten maiden unlikely target of 375. tourists’ woes and his century stunning 21-14, 21-18 win over ATest hundred by After missing out on hun- was just reward for the South England’s third seeded duo of Nkrumah Bonner anchored a dreds in each of his first two Africa-born batsman, who has Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith day of West Indies batting Test matches in Bangladesh been in outstanding form since in women’s doubles. resistance against Sri Lanka as last month, the Jamaican he was first selected for the Ashwini then combined the home side ground through right-hander was not to be Blacks Caps late last year. with Dhruv Kapila to outwit the fifth and final day of the denied third time round on a His performances include England’s Max Flynn and Jessica first Test to ensure a draw on day when the home side 72 in the second ODI and an Pugh 21-13, 21-18 in mixed Thursday. needed his brand of res- unbeaten 99 when he was left doubles quarterfinals. In just his third Test, olute solidity once it was stranded in a T20 match against Young Ira Sharma also was the 32-year-old Bonner fur- determined that getting Australia last month. no match for Christophersen, ther enhanced an already 341 more runs on the G ! ! P ! ) H I%% Mitchell looked like he * 2019 in the Indonesia Masters going down 11-21, 8-21 in burgeoning reputa- final day with nine would suffer a similar fate in 500 tournament which she had another women’s singles quarter- tion as a middle- wickets in hand was 1/ the hunt for the 319 target, all Wellington before scrambling ndian ace Saina Nehwal eked won. finals. order batsman with not a realistic out for 154 after 42.4 overs, with home to bring up his century on Iout a thrilling three-game The fourth seeded Indian, Earlier, the Indian men’s considerably more prospect. aiden centuries for Devon Mahmudullah’s unbeaten 76 the last ball of the innings as win over USA’s Iris Wang to who had withdrawn from the doubles pair of Krishna Prasad substance than He featured in MConway and Daryl the only highlight as eight bats- wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim advance to the women’s singles All England Championships Garaga and Vishnu Vardhan style. a 105-run third- Mitchell set up a crushing 164- men failed to reach double fig- tried to stump him. semifinals but Kidambi Srikanth last week due to an injury, had Goud Panjala outwitted world He compiled a wicket partner- run win for New Zealand in the ures. Both Conway and Mitchell crashed out of the men’s singles to dug deep to script a 21-19, 17- No 47 French duo of Christo dogged 113 not ship with Kyle third One-Day International in Jimmy Neesham and Matt were making only their third competition at the Orleans 21, 21-19 win over world No 36 Popov and Toma Junior Popov out in just over Mayers which Wellington on Friday, giving the Henry did the damage for New ODI appearances for New Masters tourney here on Friday. Wang in a gruelling quarterfinals 21-17, 10-21, 22-20 in an hour seven hours dur- occupied almost hosts a series clean sweep. Zealand with the ball, taking Zealand after debuting in the It is the first semifinals in match that lasted exactly an and three minutes to make it to ing which he three hours and effec- Conway blasted 126 from 5/27 and 4/27 respectively. series opener against two years for world No 20 hour. the semifinals. faced 274 balls, tively killed off Sri 110 balls and Mitchell finished “We were just not good Bangladesh in Dunedin last Saina, who is desperate to accu- Former world number one The English pair had ended stroking 13 Lankan hopes of com- on 100 not out after New enough,” Bangladesh skipper week. mulate ranking points to make Srikanth, however, cut a sorry the campaign of Indian seventh fours and one pleting an excellent fight- Zealand won the toss and elect- Tamim Iqbal said. “No doubt The teams will met next in it to her four Olympics at the figure as he went down 19-21, seeds MR Arjun and Dhruv six. It ensured back from a poor first day ed to bat, making 318/6. the Black Caps played unbeliev- a three-match T20 series open- Tokyo Games. Her last semifi- 17-21 to France’s Toma Junior Kapila 21-19, 18-21, 23-21 in the his team com- with victory. Bangladesh were never in ably well but we didn’t perform. ing in Hamilton on Sunday. nal appearance was in January Popov in a 31-minute men’s sin- quarterfinals. */ / 5 Once on the pitch Joachim Elsewhere, first-half goals Ollie Watkins scored their first Loew’s side got off to a rapid from Domenico Berardi and International goals as England latan Ibrahimovic made a * start, with Goretzka and Kai Ciro Immobile were enough for thumped San Marino 5-0, with Zwinning return to Havertz firing the hosts into a Italy to ease past the Northern Dominic Calvert-Lewin hitting International football with two-goal lead inside seven min- Ireland 2-0 in their first World a brace and stand-in captain Sweden on Thursday after near- points ahead of Greece and the 57th minute after Inigo utes. Cup match since their humiliat- Raheem Sterling also netting in ly five years away as Germany Spain, who played out a surpris- Martinez fouled Giorgios Manchester City’s Ilkay ing failure to qualify for the 2018 a comfortable win. came out for human rights in ing 1-1 draw in Granada. Masouras. Gundogan continued his fine tournament in Russia. Robert Lewandowski struck their opening qualifier for the Alvaro Morata opened the Germany lined up with T- recent goalscoring form, collect- They sit second in Group C, with seven minutes remaining in 2022 World Cup in Qatar. scoring with a superb control shirts that spelled out Human ing the ball 10 minutes after the level on points with Switzerland Budapest to earn Poland a late Ibrahimovic set up Viktor and finish from Koke’s clipped Rights ahead of their 3-0 Group break and drilling home a low who beat Bulgaria 3-1. point in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Claesson’s 35th-minute winner pass in the 33rd minute. But the J win over Iceland amid con- shot. James Ward-Prowse and Hungary. in the 1-0 win over Georgia at Greeks levelled through their cerns over alleged human rights the Friends Arena just outside only shot of the entire match, abuses in Qatar, the controver- Stockholm in his 117th appear- Anastasios Bakasetas’ penalty in sial hosts of next year’s finals. ance for his national team, his first since Euro 2016. The AC Milan forward had to hold back the tears as he spoke to reporters on Monday about his interna- tional comeback, and he was in my first International match. It good spirits after a win that puts was a lot of adrenaline,” Sweden top of Group B. Ibrahimovic told Sverige Radio. “It felt good. It felt like it was Sweden lead their group two