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Congress was quick to accuse The insurgents have cap- the Prime Minister of playing exhibits his love for Pakistan tured much of northern, west- “divisive and diversionary pol- and congratulates the neigh- ern and southern Afghanistan itics”. bouring country on March 22, in a breakneck offensive less “Partition’s pains can never the day Muslim League passed than three weeks before the be forgotten. Millions of our crisis in India and Pakistan. Mahotsav”, will salute those the ‘Partition Resolution’ in United States is set to with- sisters and brothers were dis- “May the sons and daughters of the 1940, and congratulates it on draw its last troops, raising placed and many lost their #PartitionHorrorsRemembran country who had to sacrifice every August 14. But when fears of a full militant takeover lives due to mindless hate and ceDay keep reminding us of the their lives during the partition elections near, he starts diver- or another Afghan civil war. violence. In memory of the need to remove the poison of of India. sionary politics at home,” However, Afghan struggles and sacrifices of our social divisions, disharmony Denouncing the Prime Surjewala said. President Ashraf Ghani deliv- Hoda Ahmadi, a lawmaker after local elders intervened to completely. The Taliban mean- people, 14th August will be and further strengthen the Minister’s move, Congress chief The Congress leader also ered a televised speech on from the province. She said the negotiate a pullout. He said the while attacked the northern observed as Partition Horrors spirit of oneness, social har- spokesperson Randeep shared Prime Minister’s con- Saturday, his first public Taliban have reached the Char governor and other officials city of Mazar-e-Sharif from Remembrance Day,” said Modi mony and human empower- Surjewala said while on one gratulatory letters to Pakistan appearance since the recent Asyab district, just 11 kilo- surrendered and were on their several directions, setting off in a series of tweets. ment,” the Prime Minister said side the Prime Minister con- on August 14 and tweets on Taliban gains, in which he meters (7 miles) south of way to Kabul. heavy fighting on its outskirts, The partition of India in his tweet. gratulates Pakistan on their March 22. He said the day will vowed not to give up the Kabul. Sayed Hussan Gerdezi, a according to Munir Ahmad involved the division of two The Union Home Ministry Independence Day, on the keep reminding the country of “achievements” of the 20 years The insurgents also cap- lawmaker from the neighbor- Farhad, a spokesman for the provinces, Bengal and Punjab soon issued a notification other side he indulges in the need to remove the poison since the US toppled the tured the capital of Paktika, ing Paktia province, said the provincial governor. The based on district-wise non- declaring that August 14 will be Pakistan-bashing the moment of social divisions and further Taliban following the 9/11 bordering Pakistan, according Taliban seized most of its local Taliban have made major Muslim or Muslim majorities observed as Partition Horrors elections are near. “The divisive strengthen the spirit of oneness. attacks. The Taliban captured to Khalid Asad, a lawmaker capital, Gardez, but that battles advances in recent days, involving displacement of an Remembrance Day.In a notifi- duplicity of the Prime Minister Pakistan’s Independence Day all of Logar province, just from the province. He said with Government forces were including capturing Herat and estimated 1.5 core people along cation, the Home Ministry said stands exposed,” he said in a falls on August 14. India will south of the capital, Kabul, and fighting broke out in Sharana still underway. The Taliban Kandahar, the country’s sec- religious lines. It led to unprece- the people of India, while cel- statement.“When there are no celebrate its 75th Independence detained local officials, said early on Saturday but ended said they controlled the city ond and third-largest cities. dented violence and refugee ebrating “Azadi ka Amrit elections, the Prime Minister Day on Sunday. '((# ) R * *$$ 6 ' !!" ith a culture of quality Wresearch and the quest for empirical accuracy, the KIIT # $% University contributes effec- tively for taking India to the top && of the global knowledge econ- omy, said Union Minister of 6 ' Education and Skill Development & hubaneswar on Saturday Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Bregistered 307 Covid-19 Pradhan at the 17th Annual positive cases. With this, the Convocation of the university total tally in the capital city on Saturday. increased to 1,03,622.Notably, Total 7,032 students of the the city had recorded 292 pos- 2020-21 graduating batch developed through education is students. KIIT Chancellor Prof itives on Friday.Out of the 307 received their degrees at the compassion towards our fellow Ved Prakash said the new cases, 241 were local con- virtual ceremony. The beings. Amma heartily Government of India has cho- tacts and 66 were from quar- University also conferred applauds Prof Achyuta sen KIIT as an Institution of antine. Honoris Causa Degrees of Samanta, founder, KIIT & Eminence (IoE) in 2019. It The local contacts includ- DLitt upon Mata KISS, as he has chosen to offer signifies that KIIT has emerged ed 18 cases in Nayapalli fol- Amritanandamayi Devi his humanitarian service in as one of most premier uni- lowed by 16 in Khandagiri, 12 (Amma), and Vallabh “Kalinga”, which is a soil of versities in country. each in Patia and Old Town Bhanshali, cofounder, ENAM compassion.” VC Prof Sasmita Samanta and eight in Baramunda. Securities and founder of Desh Bhanshali said Prof said prestigious Times Higher The active cases in the city Apnayen Sahayog Foundation Samanta has set a high bar in Education World University stood at 3,050.Meanwhile, two and founder-Director, FLAME achievement, empathy and Ranking 2021 ranked KIIT more patients succumbed to University; and Prof Jean- commitment. “The batch of 201-300 globally in its Impact the disease, pushing the total Marie Lehn, Chemistry Noble 2021 has fared well with their Rankings 2021. KIIT has also death toll to 967 in the city. Prize winner, France. erudite and resilience despite ranked 86th globally in SDG 4 However, 213 persons recov- Dedicating the honour to her challenges posed by the Covid- “Reduced Inequalities” cate- ered from the virus in the last devotees, Amma said, “The 19 pandemic,” said Prof gory. Sixty-one research schol- 24 hours, increasing the total most important thing to be Samanta in his message to the ars were awarded PhD. recoveries to 99,584. / ! %% % $ 27. / %% # %#% $ 28 23 each, Dhenkanal 11, Bargarh and Malkangiri 10 each, witter on Saturday restored 4 5 4 30678 Balangir, Rayagada and Tthe account of Congress Kalahandi seven each, Gajapati leader Rahul Gandhi, alongside 66 9 six, Deogarh and Boudh four those of party and its other 6087 each, Koraput three, Ganjam leaders, amid ongoing friction K two and Jharsuguda and between social media platform ! K # 6 ' Subarnapur one each.Besides, and the party over its members $ % 94 cases were reported from the sharing pictures of the family of % & he State on Saturday report- State pool. a rape victim. The micro-blog- ' () *$ Ted a high of 1,132 new Meanwhile, another 66 ging site said it restored Rahul’s # Covid-19 positive cases in the patients succumbed to the dis- account after Congress leader +,) 30 districts and the State pool, ease, mounting the total death submitted a consent letter from - . with which the total tally rose toll to 6,823 in the State. The the family of a victim of alleged to 9,93,507. The cumulative maximum 15 deaths were rape and murder in city for use O P samples tested so far were reported from Cuttack district of images but continues to with- 1,69,57,359 and the active cases followed by 12 from Nayagarh, hold tweets that contain images / L#* stood at 10,632. Out of the new five from Angul, four from saying they violate India’s laws. M & % cases, 657 were from quaran- Nabarangpur, three each from “Satyameva Jayate (truth alone !$ tine and 475 local contacts. Jajpur, Kendrapada and triumphs),” the Congress tweet- %*% %% Khordha district reported Sambalpur, two each from ed in its first reaction after its $ 23 L$ %%M the day's highest 410 cases fol- Baleswar, Bargarh, Balangir, official handle was unlocked. % 24 lowed by Cuttack with 197, Jagatsinghpur and Puri and Rahul’s and Congress’ accounts & Baleswar 70, Jagatsinghpur 42, one each from Koraput and were temporarily suspended last && Mayurbhanj